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. Revised . Item(1) April March Monthly 2007 2007 Change Total, Balance of Payments Basis 158,187 161,798 -3,610 Net Adjustments 1,214 1,480 -266 Total, Census Basis 156,973 160,317 -3,344 Foods, feeds, and beverages 6,583 6,841 -258 Food oils, oilseeds 198 268 -70 Other foods 680 748 -69 Alcoholic beverages, excluding wine 415 480 -65 Fruits, frozen juices 701 759 -58 Wine, beer, and related products 628 671 -43 Fish and shellfish 1,090 1,132 -42 Bakery products 480 503 -23 Cane and beet sugar 68 80 -12 Feedstuff and foodgrains 236 244 -8 Nonagricultural foods, etc. 37 37 (-) Nuts 104 102 2 Tea, spices, etc. 86 84 2 Dairy products and eggs 126 121 6 Meat products 712 699 13 Vegetables 660 645 15 Cocoa beans 81 58 23 Green coffee 282 210 71 Industrial supplies and materials 50,025 49,727 298 Gas-natural 3,014 2,587 426 Liquefied petroleum gases 1,057 801 256 Petroleum products, other 3,888 3,735 152 Chemicals-organic 1,601 1,513 88 Copper 602 529 73 Electric energy 286 220 65 Nickel 471 425 47 Nonferrous metals, other 308 271 37 Chemicals-fertilizers 833 807 26 Chemicals-inorganic 509 486 23 Blank tapes, audio & visual 191 171 19 Plastic materials 1,050 1,032 18 Sulfur, nonmetallic minerals 84 69 15 Tobacco, waxes, etc. 423 411 12 Synthetic cloth 469 458 10 Plywood and veneers 228 219 8 Wool, silk, etc. 74 68 6 Synthetic rubber--primary 170 164 6 Newsprint 216 211 5 Glass-plate, sheet, etc. 96 93 3 Cotton, natural fibers 8 6 2 Natural rubber 181 182 (-) Steelmaking materials 606 608 -2 Pulpwood and woodpulp 316 318 -3 Tin 31 34 -3 Hides and skins 13 16 -3 Hair, waste materials 63 68 -5 Leather and furs 67 73 -6 Cotton cloth, fabrics 115 122 -7 Bauxite and aluminum 1,051 1,059 -8 Lumber 591 599 -9 Nuclear fuel materials 286 295 -9 Finished textile supplies 281 290 -9 Farming materials, livestock 101 110 -9 Industrial supplies, other 1,869 1,879 -10 Shingles, wallboard 816 826 -11 Materials, excluding chemicals 110 122 -12 Iron and steel products, n.e.c. 743 757 -13 Paper and paper products 659 673 -14 Chemicals-other, n.e.c. 683 700 -17 Nontextile floor tiles 218 235 -17 Coal and related fuels 178 198 -20 Finished metal shapes 1,341 1,365 -23 Nonmonetary gold 403 427 -24 Other precious metals 961 1,004 -44 Iron and steel, advanced 613 663 -49 Zinc 189 244 -55 Iron and steel mill products 1,523 1,584 -61 Stone, sand, cement, etc. 473 577 -104 Fuel oil 2,489 2,655 -166 Crude oil 17,476 17,764 -288 Capital goods, except automotive 35,602 36,192 -590 Telecommunications equipment 3,234 3,522 -288 Computer accessories 5,270 5,396 -127 Engines-civilian aircraft 977 1,075 -99 Metalworking machine tools 671 746 -75 Industrial engines 1,192 1,248 -56 Parts-civilian aircraft 632 678 -46 Specialized mining 66 106 -40 Marine engines, parts 83 109 -25 Photo, service industry machinery 1,128 1,153 -24 Food, tobacco machinery 186 210 -24 Laboratory testing instruments 274 298 -24 Medicinal equipment 1,976 1,996 -19 Industrial machines, other 2,679 2,696 -17 Wood, glass, plastic 518 533 -16 Electric apparatus 2,886 2,897 -11 Railway transportation equipment 127 138 -10 Agricultural machinery, equipment 525 536 -10 Excavating machinery 708 715 -8 Business machines and equipment 655 659 -3 Commercial vessels, other 10 13 -3 Vessels, except scrap (-) (-) (-) Spacecraft, excluding military 1 1 (-) Nonfarm tractors and parts 131 130 1 Semiconductors 2,188 2,185 3 Computers 3,212 3,209 3 Materials handling equipment 974 969 6 Measuring, testing, control instruments 1,200 1,186 14 Textile, sewing machines 130 111 20 Civilian aircraft 1,098 1,058 41 Pulp and paper machinery 522 458 64 Drilling & oilfield equipment 729 665 64 Generators, accessories 1,616 1,496 121 Automotive vehicles, parts, and engines 21,114 22,122 -1,008 Consumer goods 38,869 40,406 -1,536 Pharmaceutical preparations 5,997 7,227 -1,230 Artwork, antiques, stamps, etc. 727 1,053 -326 TV's, VCR's, etc 2,996 3,263 -267 Apparel, household goods - cotton 4,126 4,315 -189 Apparel, textiles, nonwool or cotton 2,583 2,650 -67 Cookware, cutlery, tools 477 541 -65 Apparel, household goods - wool 313 367 -53 Jewelry 1,049 1,098 -49 Apparel,household goods-nontextile 623 672 -49 Pleasure boats and motors 239 280 -41 Toiletries and cosmetics 497 519 -21 Rugs 166 185 -19 Numismatic coins 15 34 -19 Writing and art supplies 1,042 1,058 -16 Glassware, chinaware 181 195 -14 Musical instruments 127 140 -13 Records, tapes, and disks 250 258 -8 Books, printed matter 370 375 -5 Gem diamonds 1,502 1,507 -5 Camping apparel and gear 625 626 -1 Nursery stock, etc. 127 122 5 Motorcycles and parts 428 421 8 Gem stones, other 209 199 10 Furniture, household goods, etc. 1,978 1,943 35 Footwear 1,247 1,208 39 Stereo equipment, etc 661 602 59 Photo equipment 659 596 63 Household appliances 1,699 1,601 98 Toys, games, and sporting goods 3,186 3,013 174 Other household goods 4,769 4,339 430 Other goods 4,781 5,030 -249 _________________ Item(1) Year-to-date Year-to-date Year-to-date 2007 2006 Change Total, Balance of Payments Basis 629,170 602,552 26,618 Net Adjustments 3,808 2,500 1,308 Total, Census Basis 625,363 600,052 25,311 Foods, feeds, and beverages 26,613 24,586 2,027 Food oils, oilseeds 882 881 1 Other foods 2,786 2,589 197 Alcoholic beverages, excluding wine 1,775 1,623 152 Fruits, frozen juices 2,917 2,450 467 Wine, beer, and related products 2,755 2,526 229 Fish and shellfish 4,594 4,384 210 Bakery products 1,942 1,821 121 Cane and beet sugar 255 501 -247 Feedstuff and foodgrains 898 658 240 Nonagricultural foods, etc. 136 164 -28 Nuts 388 364 24 Tea, spices, etc. 334 314 20 Dairy products and eggs 505 466 39 Meat products 2,715 2,644 72 Vegetables 2,475 2,190 286 Cocoa beans 309 228 82 Green coffee 946 783 164 Industrial supplies and materials 192,307 194,667 -2,360 Gas-natural 9,590 10,107 -517 Liquefied petroleum gases 3,692 4,659 -967 Petroleum products, other 14,048 14,605 -557 Chemicals-organic 6,011 6,012 -1 Copper 2,306 2,027 279 Electric energy 831 808 23 Nickel 1,532 896 635 Nonferrous metals, other 1,074 960 114 Chemicals-fertilizers 3,019 2,897 122 Chemicals-inorganic 1,992 1,904 87 Blank tapes, audio & visual 876 1,422 -546 Plastic materials 4,067 4,641 -574 Sulfur, nonmetallic minerals 278 274 4 Tobacco, waxes, etc. 1,681 1,597 84 Synthetic cloth 1,811 1,804 7 Plywood and veneers 880 1,019 -139 Wool, silk, etc. 282 277 5 Synthetic rubber--primary 632 674 -42 Newsprint 871 1,053 -182 Glass-plate, sheet, etc. 381 396 -15 Cotton, natural fibers 26 29 -3 Natural rubber 642 631 11 Steelmaking materials 2,162 2,101 62 Pulpwood and woodpulp 1,200 1,020 181 Tin 158 117 41 Hides and skins 59 54 4 Hair, waste materials 265 253 12 Leather and furs 273 282 -8 Cotton cloth, fabrics 485 597 -112 Bauxite and aluminum 4,492 4,481 11 Lumber 2,360 3,371 -1,011 Nuclear fuel materials 1,100 1,058 42 Finished textile supplies 1,143 1,084 59 Farming materials, livestock 415 360 55 Industrial supplies, other 7,545 7,219 326 Shingles, wallboard 3,300 4,311 -1,011 Materials, excluding chemicals 453 477 -23 Iron and steel products, n.e.c. 2,934 2,633 301 Paper and paper products 2,640 2,676 -36 Chemicals-other, n.e.c. 2,742 2,657 85 Nontextile floor tiles 907 988 -80 Coal and related fuels 732 814 -82 Finished metal shapes 5,406 4,945 462 Nonmonetary gold 1,524 1,879 -355 Other precious metals 3,618 2,554 1,064 Iron and steel, advanced 2,544 2,446 98 Zinc 1,019 495 525 Iron and steel mill products 6,199 6,825 -626 Stone, sand, cement, etc. 2,088 2,237 -150 Fuel oil 9,061 8,613 448 Crude oil 68,961 69,428 -467 Capital goods, except automotive 144,959 135,314 9,645 Telecommunications equipment 14,112 13,094 1,018 Computer accessories 21,882 22,114 -231 Engines-civilian aircraft 3,887 3,555 332 Metalworking machine tools 2,855 3,174 -319 Industrial engines 4,846 4,504 342 Parts-civilian aircraft 2,566 2,005 561 Specialized mining 312 243 69 Marine engines, parts 360 297 63 Photo, service industry machinery 4,493 4,603 -110 Food, tobacco machinery 748 668 80 Laboratory testing instruments 1,099 963 135 Medicinal equipment 7,960 7,374 586 Industrial machines, other 10,797 9,215 1,582 Wood, glass, plastic 2,047 2,250 -203 Electric apparatus 11,527 10,737 790 Railway transportation equipment 500 511 -12 Agricultural machinery, equipment 2,112 2,248 -135 Excavating machinery 2,866 3,449 -582 Business machines and equipment 2,780 2,921 -141 Commercial vessels, other 49 25 24 Vessels, except scrap (-) 1 (-) Spacecraft, excluding military 2 9 -7 Nonfarm tractors and parts 508 528 -19 Semiconductors 8,935 9,068 -133 Computers 13,715 11,181 2,534 Materials handling equipment 3,827 3,890 -63 Measuring, testing, control instruments 4,745 4,340 405 Textile, sewing machines 461 411 50 Civilian aircraft 4,451 3,665 786 Pulp and paper machinery 1,897 1,739 159 Drilling & oilfield equipment 2,561 1,667 894 Generators, accessories 6,057 4,867 1,190 Automotive vehicles, parts, and engines 84,472 84,959 -486 Consumer goods 157,113 141,238 15,875 Pharmaceutical preparations 24,718 20,154 4,563 Artwork, antiques, stamps, etc. 3,451 2,818 633 TV's, VCR's, etc 12,759 10,932 1,827 Apparel, household goods - cotton 16,675 15,312 1,363 Apparel, textiles, nonwool or cotton 10,484 9,996 488 Cookware, cutlery, tools 2,111 2,049 62 Apparel, household goods - wool 1,297 1,157 141 Jewelry 4,411 4,204 207 Apparel,household goods-nontextile 2,655 2,574 81 Pleasure boats and motors 993 1,008 -15 Toiletries and cosmetics 1,990 1,883 107 Rugs 688 725 -36 Numismatic coins 98 148 -50 Writing and art supplies 4,266 4,057 209 Glassware, chinaware 760 775 -15 Musical instruments 536 551 -15 Records, tapes, and disks 883 452 431 Books, printed matter 1,488 1,397 91 Gem diamonds 6,109 5,713 396 Camping apparel and gear 2,564 2,562 2 Nursery stock, etc. 501 464 38 Motorcycles and parts 1,655 1,481 174 Gem stones, other 847 829 19 Furniture, household goods, etc. 8,290 8,052 239 Footwear 5,037 4,795 243 Stereo equipment, etc 2,897 3,295 -398 Photo equipment 2,318 2,199 119 Household appliances 6,654 6,030 624 Toys, games, and sporting goods 11,700 8,645 3,055 Other household goods 18,276 16,981 1,295 Other goods 19,897 19,288 609 (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-07-81, BEA-07-25), Bureau of the Census, Foreign Trade Division, April 2007. For more information, contact Nick Orsini (301-763-6959) or Vanessa Ware (301-763-2311), Foreign Trade Division.