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) Revised . Item(1) March February Monthly 2007 2007 (R) Change Total, Balance of Payments Basis 160,330 152,560 7,769 Net Adjustments 1,223 323 901 Total, Census Basis 159,107 152,238 6,869 Foods, feeds, and beverages 6,903 6,578 324 Other foods 758 684 75 Alcoholic beverages, excluding wine 485 415 70 Food oils, oilseeds 261 194 67 Cane and beet sugar 80 35 46 Bakery products 509 469 40 Fruits, frozen juices 789 752 37 Feedstuff and foodgrains 244 207 37 Meat products 726 694 32 Tea, spices, etc. 87 73 14 Nonagricultural foods, etc. 37 29 8 Fish and shellfish 1,146 1,139 8 Nuts 108 101 6 Wine, beer, and related products 673 677 -5 Green coffee 210 221 -12 Dairy products and eggs 119 132 -13 Vegetables 612 650 -38 Cocoa beans 58 106 -48 Industrial supplies and materials 49,078 44,087 4,991 Crude oil 17,445 15,419 2,027 Petroleum products, other 3,673 2,828 846 Fuel oil 2,638 1,820 819 Gas-natural 2,519 2,206 313 Chemicals-organic 1,534 1,331 203 Other precious metals 1,019 885 133 Steelmaking materials 635 506 129 Nonmonetary gold 426 312 115 Nickel 419 313 106 Lumber 617 536 81 Iron and steel products, n.e.c. 754 682 72 Chemicals-fertilizers 750 683 67 Stone, sand, cement, etc. 581 522 58 Plastic materials 1,011 963 48 Natural rubber 177 131 46 Coal and related fuels 198 158 40 Pulpwood and woodpulp 302 263 39 Nonferrous metals, other 271 237 34 Synthetic cloth 456 431 25 Chemicals-other, n.e.c. 697 675 22 Farming materials, livestock 118 97 21 Nuclear fuel materials 295 277 17 Electric energy 193 178 14 Iron and steel, advanced 649 635 14 Shingles, wallboard 831 818 13 Copper 529 518 11 Synthetic rubber--primary 160 149 11 Materials, excluding chemicals 119 109 10 Hides and skins 17 9 7 Blank tapes, audio & visual 170 164 6 Nontextile floor tiles 233 229 5 Sulfur, nonmetallic minerals 67 63 4 Paper and paper products 668 664 4 Leather and furs 72 68 4 Plywood and veneers 219 216 3 Newsprint 211 208 2 Cotton, natural fibers 6 5 1 Hair, waste materials 69 68 1 Wool, silk, etc. 66 67 -1 Finished textile supplies 287 287 -1 Glass-plate, sheet, etc. 93 94 -1 Finished metal shapes 1,325 1,330 -5 Cotton cloth, fabrics 123 128 -6 Tin 32 47 -15 Liquefied petroleum gases 801 820 -19 Zinc 227 246 -19 Chemicals-inorganic 497 523 -26 Tobacco, waxes, etc. 414 451 -37 Bauxite and aluminum 1,087 1,155 -68 Iron and steel mill products 1,537 1,625 -88 Industrial supplies, other 1,844 1,938 -94 Capital goods, except automotive 36,099 36,177 -78 Telecommunications equipment 3,445 3,769 -324 Computer accessories 5,405 5,569 -165 Industrial machines, other 2,633 2,769 -136 Semiconductors 2,193 2,276 -83 Civilian aircraft 1,039 1,110 -71 Business machines and equipment 623 688 -65 Generators, accessories 1,471 1,509 -39 Textile, sewing machines 101 124 -23 Excavating machinery 708 717 -9 Agricultural machinery, equipment 533 539 -6 Pulp and paper machinery 469 473 -5 Vessels, except scrap (-) (-) (-) Spacecraft, excluding military (-) (-) (-) Nonfarm tractors and parts 129 125 4 Commercial vessels, other 13 7 6 Computers 3,408 3,401 7 Marine engines, parts 108 95 13 Electric apparatus 2,858 2,837 22 Photo, service industry machinery 1,138 1,115 23 Food, tobacco machinery 203 178 25 Railway transportation equipment 138 109 29 Laboratory testing instruments 288 254 35 Medicinal equipment 1,980 1,941 38 Materials handling equipment 977 934 44 Wood, glass, plastic 525 479 46 Parts-civilian aircraft 679 628 51 Industrial engines 1,226 1,166 60 Specialized mining 106 40 66 Measuring, testing, control instruments 1,206 1,133 73 Drilling & oilfield equipment 661 585 76 Metalworking machine tools 764 682 82 Engines-civilian aircraft 1,075 925 150 Automotive vehicles, parts, and engines 21,803 20,894 909 Consumer goods 40,125 39,401 724 Pharmaceutical preparations 6,945 5,612 1,333 Artwork, antiques, stamps, etc. 1,119 804 316 Apparel, household goods - cotton 4,207 3,994 213 Motorcycles and parts 460 373 87 Toiletries and cosmetics 525 482 43 Apparel, household goods - wool 361 319 42 Pleasure boats and motors 273 239 34 Photo equipment 575 543 32 Numismatic coins 34 18 15 Rugs 185 170 14 Books, printed matter 377 366 11 Musical instruments 135 137 -2 Apparel,household goods-nontextile 673 678 -5 Glassware, chinaware 182 191 -10 Nursery stock, etc. 113 128 -14 Camping apparel and gear 631 647 -16 Gem stones, other 200 218 -18 Records, tapes, and disks 254 277 -22 Writing and art supplies 1,072 1,100 -28 Apparel, textiles, nonwool or cotton 2,600 2,640 -40 Cookware, cutlery, tools 519 568 -49 Toys, games, and sporting goods 2,987 3,051 -64 Stereo equipment, etc 570 643 -73 Footwear 1,226 1,319 -93 Gem diamonds 1,503 1,600 -97 Jewelry 1,115 1,215 -99 TV's, VCR's, etc 3,146 3,260 -115 Furniture, household goods, etc. 1,994 2,117 -123 Household appliances 1,600 1,808 -209 Other household goods 4,544 4,883 -339 Other goods 5,099 5,100 -1 _________________ Item(1) Year-to-date Year-to-date Year-to-date 2007 2006 Change Total, Balance of Payments Basis 469,108 451,974 17,134 Net Adjustments 1,906 1,122 784 Total, Census Basis 467,202 450,853 16,350 Foods, feeds, and beverages 20,056 18,440 1,616 Other foods 2,086 1,907 179 Alcoholic beverages, excluding wine 1,368 1,207 161 Food oils, oilseeds 676 649 27 Cane and beet sugar 187 391 -204 Bakery products 1,461 1,361 100 Fruits, frozen juices 2,259 1,863 396 Feedstuff and foodgrains 662 499 163 Meat products 2,046 2,069 -22 Tea, spices, etc. 242 228 14 Nonagricultural foods, etc. 98 128 -30 Fish and shellfish 3,462 3,235 227 Nuts 291 267 25 Wine, beer, and related products 2,131 1,874 258 Green coffee 656 559 97 Dairy products and eggs 380 359 22 Vegetables 1,824 1,666 158 Cocoa beans 226 179 46 Industrial supplies and materials 141,084 146,331 -5,247 Crude oil 50,555 51,652 -1,097 Petroleum products, other 10,150 10,683 -534 Fuel oil 6,556 6,525 31 Gas-natural 6,390 8,678 -2,288 Chemicals-organic 4,403 4,582 -179 Other precious metals 2,667 1,792 875 Steelmaking materials 1,612 1,630 -18 Nonmonetary gold 1,121 1,430 -309 Nickel 1,053 627 425 Lumber 1,800 2,611 -811 Iron and steel products, n.e.c. 2,184 1,957 227 Chemicals-fertilizers 2,130 2,213 -84 Stone, sand, cement, etc. 1,623 1,673 -50 Plastic materials 2,988 3,461 -473 Natural rubber 456 481 -25 Coal and related fuels 554 614 -60 Pulpwood and woodpulp 865 730 135 Nonferrous metals, other 765 676 89 Synthetic cloth 1,318 1,340 -23 Chemicals-other, n.e.c. 2,060 1,997 63 Farming materials, livestock 327 294 33 Nuclear fuel materials 813 711 102 Electric energy 510 698 -188 Iron and steel, advanced 1,915 1,813 102 Shingles, wallboard 2,537 3,306 -769 Copper 1,703 1,620 84 Synthetic rubber--primary 458 490 -33 Materials, excluding chemicals 341 347 -6 Hides and skins 48 44 4 Blank tapes, audio & visual 690 1,048 -358 Nontextile floor tiles 687 727 -40 Sulfur, nonmetallic minerals 192 200 -7 Paper and paper products 1,972 1,979 -7 Leather and furs 204 209 -6 Plywood and veneers 652 727 -76 Newsprint 658 803 -145 Cotton, natural fibers 18 22 -4 Hair, waste materials 202 191 11 Wool, silk, etc. 208 211 -3 Finished textile supplies 856 798 57 Glass-plate, sheet, etc. 285 292 -8 Finished metal shapes 4,009 3,591 418 Cotton cloth, fabrics 369 445 -75 Tin 126 84 42 Liquefied petroleum gases 2,634 3,473 -839 Zinc 827 352 475 Chemicals-inorganic 1,476 1,396 80 Tobacco, waxes, etc. 1,257 1,161 96 Bauxite and aluminum 3,408 3,282 126 Iron and steel mill products 4,793 5,252 -459 Industrial supplies, other 5,657 5,409 248 Capital goods, except automotive 108,970 100,908 8,061 Telecommunications equipment 10,649 9,692 957 Computer accessories 16,571 16,444 127 Industrial machines, other 8,133 6,877 1,256 Semiconductors 6,759 6,760 -2 Civilian aircraft 3,334 2,821 513 Business machines and equipment 2,073 2,124 -51 Generators, accessories 4,378 3,540 838 Textile, sewing machines 332 313 19 Excavating machinery 2,131 2,547 -415 Agricultural machinery, equipment 1,594 1,687 -93 Pulp and paper machinery 1,373 1,278 94 Vessels, except scrap (-) 1 (-) Spacecraft, excluding military 1 6 -5 Nonfarm tractors and parts 376 384 -8 Commercial vessels, other 39 19 20 Computers 10,617 8,392 2,225 Marine engines, parts 275 221 54 Electric apparatus 8,574 8,009 565 Photo, service industry machinery 3,346 3,391 -45 Food, tobacco machinery 570 508 62 Railway transportation equipment 373 376 -3 Laboratory testing instruments 812 713 98 Medicinal equipment 5,949 5,524 424 Materials handling equipment 2,871 2,938 -67 Wood, glass, plastic 1,519 1,655 -136 Parts-civilian aircraft 1,948 1,536 411 Industrial engines 3,614 3,318 295 Specialized mining 245 174 71 Measuring, testing, control instruments 3,560 3,262 297 Drilling & oilfield equipment 1,827 1,202 625 Metalworking machine tools 2,216 2,456 -240 Engines-civilian aircraft 2,912 2,740 172 Automotive vehicles, parts, and engines 63,770 64,441 -670 Consumer goods 118,037 105,984 12,053 Pharmaceutical preparations 18,455 15,544 2,911 Artwork, antiques, stamps, etc. 2,734 2,252 482 Apparel, household goods - cotton 12,321 11,076 1,245 Motorcycles and parts 1,186 1,062 123 Toiletries and cosmetics 1,475 1,391 84 Apparel, household goods - wool 968 845 124 Pleasure boats and motors 736 726 10 Photo equipment 1,575 248 1,327 Numismatic coins 82 128 -46 Rugs 525 541 -17 Books, printed matter 1,120 1,038 82 Musical instruments 404 410 -6 Apparel,household goods-nontextile 2,043 1,939 103 Glassware, chinaware 570 572 -2 Nursery stock, etc. 373 347 25 Camping apparel and gear 1,910 1,877 33 Gem stones, other 646 625 21 Records, tapes, and disks 635 354 281 Writing and art supplies 3,190 2,985 206 Apparel, textiles, nonwool or cotton 7,793 7,295 498 Cookware, cutlery, tools 1,632 1,521 111 Toys, games, and sporting goods 8,683 6,493 2,190 Stereo equipment, etc 2,108 2,339 -231 Footwear 3,781 3,534 247 Gem diamonds 4,587 4,277 310 Jewelry 3,443 3,226 217 TV's, VCR's, etc 9,736 9,406 331 Furniture, household goods, etc. 6,246 5,905 341 Household appliances 4,973 4,516 457 Other household goods 14,106 13,512 594 Other goods 15,285 14,748 537 (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-07-65, BEA-07-20), Bureau of the Census, Foreign Trade Division, March 2007. For more information, contact Nick Orsini (301-763-6959) or Vanessa Ware (301-763-2311), Foreign Trade Division.