Part A: Seasonally Adjusted Exhibit 8. Imports of Goods by End-Use Category and Commodity In millions of dollars. Details may not equal totals due to seasonal adjustments and rounding. The Commodities in this Exhibit are ranked on the month-to-month change within each major commodity grouping. (-) Represents zero or less than one half unit of measurement shown. (R) - Revis Item(1) January December Monthly 2007 2006 (R) Change Total, Balance of Payments Basis 156,280 157,429 -1,148 Net Adjustments 356 305 51 Total, Census Basis 155,925 157,123 -1,199 Foods, feeds, and beverages 6,579 6,439 140 Fish and shellfish 1,178 1,076 102 Vegetables 562 503 59 Wine, beer, and related products 782 741 41 Fruits, frozen juices 720 690 30 Alcoholic beverages, excluding wine 470 440 30 Meat products 627 615 12 Dairy products and eggs 131 121 10 Feedstuff and foodgrains 209 206 3 Nuts 83 80 2 Bakery products 482 482 1 Green coffee 225 225 0 Tea, spices, etc. 83 87 -4 Nonagricultural foods, etc. 32 39 -7 Cane and beet sugar 69 90 -21 Other foods 643 676 -33 Food oils, oilseeds 220 258 -38 Cocoa beans 62 109 -47 Industrial supplies and materials 47,921 47,565 356 Crude oil 17,718 16,691 1,026 Fuel oil 2,098 1,839 259 Petroleum products, other 3,656 3,514 142 Copper 669 538 131 Zinc 353 252 101 Chemicals-fertilizers 696 608 88 Other precious metals 762 718 45 Nickel 321 278 42 Lumber 648 616 32 Chemicals-other, n.e.c. 689 659 29 Pulpwood and woodpulp 300 280 21 Farming materials, livestock 111 91 20 Plywood and veneers 217 201 16 Natural rubber 148 137 12 Hides and skins 22 14 8 Iron and steel, advanced 630 622 8 Glass-plate, sheet, etc. 97 91 6 Hair, waste materials 66 61 5 Tin 47 44 4 Iron and steel products, n.e.c. 747 743 4 Cotton, natural fibers 7 7 0 Finished textile supplies 281 283 -2 Leather and furs 64 66 -2 Wool, silk, etc. 75 78 -3 Materials, excluding chemicals 115 119 -4 Stone, sand, cement, etc. 521 528 -8 Newsprint 239 248 -9 Synthetic rubber--primary 148 160 -11 Coal and related fuels 199 212 -14 Nontextile floor tiles 226 243 -16 Cotton cloth, fabrics 119 145 -26 Tobacco, waxes, etc. 393 420 -27 Sulfur, nonmetallic minerals 63 91 -27 Nonferrous metals, other 256 284 -28 Shingles, wallboard 890 919 -29 Synthetic cloth 430 460 -30 Paper and paper products 639 670 -31 Chemicals-inorganic 442 481 -38 Blank tapes, audio & visual 357 396 -39 Finished metal shapes 1,358 1,397 -39 Iron and steel mill products 1,645 1,689 -44 Plastic materials 1,016 1,061 -46 Bauxite and aluminum 1,163 1,210 -47 Electric energy 139 187 -48 Nonmonetary gold 382 432 -50 Steelmaking materials 467 539 -72 Chemicals-organic 1,524 1,610 -86 Industrial supplies, other 1,879 1,982 -103 Liquefied petroleum gases 983 1,165 -182 Gas-natural 1,665 1,906 -240 Nuclear fuel materials 241 581 -339 Capital goods, except automotive 36,689 35,428 1,261 Computers 3,809 2,558 1,251 Industrial machines, other 2,737 2,510 227 Civilian aircraft 1,187 1,071 116 Semiconductors 2,285 2,218 67 Measuring, testing, control instruments 1,222 1,172 50 Medicinal equipment 2,028 1,986 42 Business machines and equipment 764 739 25 Materials handling equipment 958 940 18 Electric apparatus 2,871 2,854 17 Wood, glass, plastic 510 494 16 Food, tobacco machinery 189 174 15 Commercial vessels, other 19 5 14 Railway transportation equipment 126 112 14 Specialized mining 99 87 12 Telecommunications equipment 3,430 3,418 11 Laboratory testing instruments 271 261 11 Drilling & oilfield equipment 576 566 10 Parts-civilian aircraft 637 631 6 Vessels, except scrap 0 0 0 Textile, sewing machines 102 103 -1 Nonfarm tractors and parts 122 123 -1 Pulp and paper machinery 428 432 -4 Marine engines, parts 72 78 -7 Spacecraft, excluding military 0 19 -18 Computer accessories 5,603 5,622 -20 Industrial engines 1,218 1,251 -32 Metalworking machine tools 771 811 -40 Agricultural machinery, equipment 520 567 -47 Excavating machinery 706 797 -90 Engines-civilian aircraft 916 1,021 -105 Generators, accessories 1,417 1,527 -110 Photo, service industry machinery 1,095 1,279 -184 Automotive vehicles, parts, and engines 21,249 22,699 -1,450 Consumer goods 38,394 39,773 -1,378 Apparel, household goods - cotton 4,118 4,659 -541 TV's, VCR's, etc 3,340 3,869 -530 Toys, games, and sporting goods 2,641 3,152 -512 Apparel, textiles, nonwool or cotton 2,555 2,792 -237 Stereo equipment, etc 896 978 -83 Jewelry 1,118 1,188 -70 Camping apparel and gear 632 686 -54 Footwear 1,236 1,289 -53 Writing and art supplies 1,019 1,072 -53 Apparel, household goods - wool 287 336 -49 Toiletries and cosmetics 468 499 -31 Cookware, cutlery, tools 544 565 -20 Gem stones, other 226 241 -15 Gem diamonds 1,486 1,496 -11 Musical instruments 132 140 -8 Apparel,household goods-nontextile 691 699 -8 Glassware, chinaware 197 205 -8 Books, printed matter 377 382 -5 Household appliances 1,564 1,567 -3 Rugs 171 172 -1 Records, tapes, and disks 103 103 0 Numismatic coins 30 29 2 Pleasure boats and motors 224 216 8 Nursery stock, etc. 132 123 9 Motorcycles and parts 353 326 27 Furniture, household goods, etc. 2,135 2,069 66 Artwork, antiques, stamps, etc. 810 739 71 Other household goods 4,676 4,514 162 Pharmaceutical preparations 5,776 5,597 179 Photo equipment 455 68 387 Other goods 5,092 5,219 -127 _________________ Item(1) Year-to-date Year-to-date Year-to-date 2007 2006 (R) Change Total, Balance of Payments Basis 156,280 153,460 2,820 Net Adjustments 356 401 -46 Total, Census Basis 155,925 153,059 2,866 Foods, feeds, and beverages 6,579 6,180 399 Fish and shellfish 1,178 1,099 79 Vegetables 562 603 -40 Wine, beer, and related products 782 660 122 Fruits, frozen juices 720 605 115 Alcoholic beverages, excluding wine 470 396 75 Meat products 627 666 -40 Dairy products and eggs 131 138 -7 Feedstuff and foodgrains 209 161 48 Nuts 83 81 2 Bakery products 482 458 24 Green coffee 225 169 56 Tea, spices, etc. 83 73 10 Nonagricultural foods, etc. 32 44 -12 Cane and beet sugar 69 126 -57 Other foods 643 633 10 Food oils, oilseeds 220 197 23 Cocoa beans 62 71 -9 Industrial supplies and materials 47,921 50,269 -2,348 Crude oil 17,718 16,603 1,115 Fuel oil 2,098 2,753 -655 Petroleum products, other 3,656 4,108 -452 Copper 669 581 87 Zinc 353 115 238 Chemicals-fertilizers 696 871 -175 Other precious metals 762 621 142 Nickel 321 199 122 Lumber 648 956 -308 Chemicals-other, n.e.c. 689 702 -13 Pulpwood and woodpulp 300 260 41 Farming materials, livestock 111 88 23 Plywood and veneers 217 257 -40 Natural rubber 148 180 -32 Hides and skins 22 16 6 Iron and steel, advanced 630 629 1 Glass-plate, sheet, etc. 97 95 2 Hair, waste materials 66 60 6 Tin 47 34 13 Iron and steel products, n.e.c. 747 637 110 Cotton, natural fibers 7 9 -2 Finished textile supplies 281 282 -1 Leather and furs 64 71 -6 Wool, silk, etc. 75 66 9 Materials, excluding chemicals 115 116 -1 Stone, sand, cement, etc. 521 548 -27 Newsprint 239 276 -37 Synthetic rubber--primary 148 160 -11 Coal and related fuels 199 194 4 Nontextile floor tiles 226 250 -24 Cotton cloth, fabrics 119 153 -34 Tobacco, waxes, etc. 393 401 -7 Sulfur, nonmetallic minerals 63 74 -11 Nonferrous metals, other 256 249 7 Shingles, wallboard 890 1,148 -258 Synthetic cloth 430 468 -38 Paper and paper products 639 678 -39 Chemicals-inorganic 442 434 9 Blank tapes, audio & visual 357 381 -24 Finished metal shapes 1,358 1,217 140 Iron and steel mill products 1,645 1,666 -21 Plastic materials 1,016 1,216 -201 Bauxite and aluminum 1,163 1,153 11 Electric energy 139 246 -107 Nonmonetary gold 382 500 -117 Steelmaking materials 467 512 -45 Chemicals-organic 1,524 1,596 -72 Industrial supplies, other 1,879 1,844 35 Liquefied petroleum gases 983 1,466 -484 Gas-natural 1,665 2,937 -1,272 Nuclear fuel materials 241 195 46 Capital goods, except automotive 36,689 34,079 2,610 Computers 3,809 2,694 1,115 Industrial machines, other 2,737 2,362 375 Civilian aircraft 1,187 1,084 103 Semiconductors 2,285 2,248 36 Measuring, testing, control instruments 1,222 1,131 91 Medicinal equipment 2,028 1,923 105 Business machines and equipment 764 743 22 Materials handling equipment 958 1,002 -44 Electric apparatus 2,871 2,712 160 Wood, glass, plastic 510 546 -35 Food, tobacco machinery 189 174 14 Commercial vessels, other 19 7 12 Railway transportation equipment 126 112 14 Specialized mining 99 56 43 Telecommunications equipment 3,430 3,321 109 Laboratory testing instruments 271 252 20 Drilling & oilfield equipment 576 414 162 Parts-civilian aircraft 637 497 140 Vessels, except scrap 0 0 0 Textile, sewing machines 102 117 -15 Nonfarm tractors and parts 122 134 -12 Pulp and paper machinery 428 483 -55 Marine engines, parts 72 73 -1 Spacecraft, excluding military 0 1 -1 Computer accessories 5,603 5,412 191 Industrial engines 1,218 1,116 102 Metalworking machine tools 771 855 -85 Agricultural machinery, equipment 520 589 -69 Excavating machinery 706 858 -152 Engines-civilian aircraft 916 809 107 Generators, accessories 1,417 1,196 221 Photo, service industry machinery 1,095 1,157 -62 Automotive vehicles, parts, and engines 21,249 22,269 -1,020 Consumer goods 38,394 35,146 3,248 Apparel, household goods - cotton 4,118 3,827 291 TV's, VCR's, etc 3,340 3,103 236 Toys, games, and sporting goods 2,641 2,162 479 Apparel, textiles, nonwool or cotton 2,555 2,471 84 Stereo equipment, etc 896 889 7 Jewelry 1,118 1,063 54 Camping apparel and gear 632 611 21 Footwear 1,236 1,170 66 Writing and art supplies 1,019 979 40 Apparel, household goods - wool 287 296 -8 Toiletries and cosmetics 468 462 6 Cookware, cutlery, tools 544 529 16 Gem stones, other 226 227 -1 Gem diamonds 1,486 1,337 149 Musical instruments 132 143 -11 Apparel,household goods-nontextile 691 665 26 Glassware, chinaware 197 207 -10 Books, printed matter 377 358 19 Household appliances 1,564 1,505 59 Rugs 171 177 -6 Records, tapes, and disks 103 129 -26 Numismatic coins 30 40 -9 Pleasure boats and motors 224 234 -10 Nursery stock, etc. 132 121 11 Motorcycles and parts 353 307 46 Furniture, household goods, etc. 2,135 2,116 19 Artwork, antiques, stamps, etc. 810 703 107 Other household goods 4,676 4,594 82 Pharmaceutical preparations 5,776 4,635 1,141 Photo equipment 455 87 369 Other goods 5,092 5,116 -24 (1) Detailed data are presented on a Census basis. The information needed to convert to a BOP basis is not available. NOTE: For information on data sources, nonsampling errors and definitions, see the information section on page 27 of this release, or at www.census.gov/ft900 or www.bea.gov/bea/di/home/trade.htm. SOURCE: Report FT900 (CB-07-36, BEA-07-08), Bureau of the Census, Foreign Trade Division, January 2007. For more information, contact Nick Orsini (301-763-6959) or Vanessa Ware (301-763-2311), Foreign Trade Division.