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) May April Monthly 2007 2007 (R) Change Total, Balance of Payments Basis 162,299 158,278 4,021 Net Adjustments 1,182 1,197 -16 Total, Census Basis 161,118 157,081 4,036 Foods, feeds, and beverages 6,779 6,589 191 Fish and shellfish 1,193 1,090 103 Fruits, frozen juices 788 702 86 Wine, beer, and related products 692 628 63 Food oils, oilseeds 252 190 62 Bakery products 505 481 24 Alcoholic beverages, excluding wine 435 421 14 Nonagricultural foods, etc. 37 37 (-) Tea, spices, etc. 86 86 -1 Nuts 103 104 -1 Other foods 684 685 -1 Feedstuff and foodgrains 230 236 -7 Dairy products and eggs 116 126 -10 Cane and beet sugar 56 68 -13 Vegetables 639 659 -20 Meat products 687 712 -26 Green coffee 248 282 -34 Cocoa beans 29 81 -51 Industrial supplies and materials 52,589 50,178 2,411 Petroleum products, other 4,470 3,852 617 Crude oil 18,145 17,534 611 Iron and steel mill products 1,801 1,527 275 Gas-natural 3,243 3,014 229 Copper 789 602 186 Liquefied petroleum gases 1,241 1,057 183 Fuel oil 2,707 2,557 150 Other precious metals 1,027 961 66 Stone, sand, cement, etc. 537 475 63 Industrial supplies, other 1,929 1,868 61 Zinc 238 189 48 Finished metal shapes 1,373 1,341 32 Steelmaking materials 653 622 30 Plywood and veneers 256 228 28 Iron and steel products, n.e.c. 771 745 26 Chemicals-other, n.e.c. 707 683 25 Shingles, wallboard 842 818 25 Iron and steel, advanced 637 614 23 Coal and related fuels 200 178 22 Nickel 497 478 19 Finished textile supplies 296 282 14 Tin 45 31 14 Nontextile floor tiles 231 218 13 Nuclear fuel materials 298 286 12 Hair, waste materials 71 64 8 Farming materials, livestock 107 102 5 Pulpwood and woodpulp 314 309 5 Chemicals-organic 1,613 1,608 5 Glass-plate, sheet, etc. 100 97 4 Plastic materials 1,053 1,051 3 Paper and paper products 663 661 2 Materials, excluding chemicals 111 110 1 Hides and skins 14 13 1 Cotton, natural fibers 9 8 1 Leather and furs 68 67 (-) Electric energy 286 286 (-) Cotton cloth, fabrics 116 116 (-) Wool, silk, etc. 72 75 -2 Synthetic rubber--primary 168 171 -3 Chemicals-fertilizers 840 843 -3 Sulfur, nonmetallic minerals 76 84 -8 Synthetic cloth 459 471 -13 Tobacco, waxes, etc. 410 424 -13 Blank tapes, audio & visual 176 190 -15 Chemicals-inorganic 496 512 -16 Newsprint 194 216 -22 Nonferrous metals, other 289 315 -26 Lumber 562 591 -29 Natural rubber 133 181 -49 Bauxite and aluminum 978 1,051 -73 Nonmonetary gold 277 402 -125 Capital goods, except automotive 36,738 35,697 1,041 Telecommunications equipment 3,661 3,243 419 Photo, service industry machinery 1,251 1,127 124 Industrial engines 1,320 1,199 120 Industrial machines, other 2,790 2,676 114 Metalworking machine tools 766 657 110 Computers 3,319 3,213 105 Medicinal equipment 2,079 1,978 101 Laboratory testing instruments 372 302 70 Parts-civilian aircraft 688 633 55 Business machines and equipment 701 656 45 Wood, glass, plastic 562 523 39 Electric apparatus 2,920 2,881 39 Measuring, testing, control instruments 1,235 1,209 27 Agricultural machinery, equipment 547 526 21 Engines-civilian aircraft 1,054 1,035 19 Drilling & oilfield equipment 745 726 18 Excavating machinery 725 709 16 Specialized mining 80 66 13 Railway transportation equipment 136 127 9 Marine engines, parts 94 86 8 Commercial vessels, other 12 10 2 Spacecraft, excluding military 1 1 (-) Vessels, except scrap (-) (-) (-) Semiconductors 2,182 2,188 -6 Nonfarm tractors and parts 123 135 -12 Food, tobacco machinery 173 186 -13 Textile, sewing machines 106 131 -25 Generators, accessories 1,579 1,617 -38 Computer accessories 5,215 5,271 -57 Materials handling equipment 908 985 -76 Pulp and paper machinery 445 522 -78 Civilian aircraft 952 1,080 -128 Automotive vehicles, parts, and engines 20,567 21,075 -508 Consumer goods 39,316 38,743 573 Pharmaceutical preparations 6,223 5,860 363 Apparel, household goods - cotton 4,363 4,134 230 Jewelry 1,152 1,048 105 Apparel, textiles, nonwool or cotton 2,673 2,584 89 Cookware, cutlery, tools 560 475 85 Photo equipment 725 659 66 Gem diamonds 1,550 1,500 49 Apparel,household goods-nontextile 669 625 44 Furniture, household goods, etc. 2,020 1,979 41 Records, tapes, and disks 286 249 36 Books, printed matter 401 370 31 Toiletries and cosmetics 527 496 31 Pleasure boats and motors 265 239 26 Writing and art supplies 1,066 1,045 21 Gem stones, other 228 209 20 Footwear 1,266 1,248 18 Stereo equipment, etc 675 660 15 Numismatic coins 26 15 11 Nursery stock, etc. 138 127 11 Camping apparel and gear 638 628 9 Household appliances 1,702 1,695 7 Rugs 172 166 7 Apparel, household goods - wool 321 314 6 Glassware, chinaware 188 182 6 TV's, VCR's, etc 2,996 2,992 3 Musical instruments 130 127 3 Artwork, antiques, stamps, etc. 722 727 -6 Motorcycles and parts 268 430 -162 Other household goods 4,590 4,771 -180 Toys, games, and sporting goods 2,775 3,187 -412 Other goods 5,128 4,800 328 _________________ Item(1) Year-to-date Year-to-date Year-to-date 2007 2006 Change Total, Balance of Payments Basis 791,560 758,469 33,091 Net Adjustments 4,972 3,089 1,883 Total, Census Basis 786,588 755,380 31,208 Foods, feeds, and beverages 33,399 30,667 2,732 Fish and shellfish 5,787 5,514 274 Fruits, frozen juices 3,706 3,001 705 Wine, beer, and related products 3,446 3,167 279 Food oils, oilseeds 1,127 1,105 22 Bakery products 2,447 2,294 153 Alcoholic beverages, excluding wine 2,216 2,026 189 Nonagricultural foods, etc. 173 197 -24 Tea, spices, etc. 420 388 32 Nuts 491 466 25 Other foods 3,475 3,255 220 Feedstuff and foodgrains 1,128 825 302 Dairy products and eggs 621 582 39 Cane and beet sugar 311 637 -327 Vegetables 3,114 2,720 394 Meat products 3,403 3,218 185 Green coffee 1,194 1,014 180 Cocoa beans 339 257 82 Industrial supplies and materials 245,049 247,379 -2,330 Petroleum products, other 18,482 19,066 -583 Crude oil 87,164 88,881 -1,717 Iron and steel mill products 8,004 8,663 -658 Gas-natural 12,833 12,584 248 Copper 3,094 2,727 367 Liquefied petroleum gases 4,933 6,014 -1,081 Fuel oil 11,837 11,320 517 Other precious metals 4,646 3,117 1,529 Stone, sand, cement, etc. 2,627 2,801 -174 Industrial supplies, other 9,473 9,035 438 Zinc 1,257 636 621 Finished metal shapes 6,780 6,231 549 Steelmaking materials 2,832 2,611 221 Plywood and veneers 1,136 1,284 -148 Iron and steel products, n.e.c. 3,707 3,337 369 Chemicals-other, n.e.c. 3,448 3,330 118 Shingles, wallboard 4,145 5,357 -1,212 Iron and steel, advanced 3,182 3,063 119 Coal and related fuels 932 1,031 -100 Nickel 2,035 1,112 924 Finished textile supplies 1,441 1,354 87 Tin 203 154 49 Nontextile floor tiles 1,139 1,237 -98 Nuclear fuel materials 1,398 1,401 -3 Hair, waste materials 337 315 21 Farming materials, livestock 523 439 84 Pulpwood and woodpulp 1,508 1,276 232 Chemicals-organic 7,631 7,444 188 Glass-plate, sheet, etc. 482 506 -25 Plastic materials 5,121 5,731 -610 Paper and paper products 3,305 3,349 -44 Materials, excluding chemicals 564 593 -28 Hides and skins 73 66 6 Cotton, natural fibers 35 36 -2 Leather and furs 341 351 -10 Electric energy 1,116 1,012 105 Cotton cloth, fabrics 601 741 -140 Wool, silk, etc. 354 351 3 Synthetic rubber--primary 801 842 -41 Chemicals-fertilizers 3,869 3,568 301 Sulfur, nonmetallic minerals 354 337 16 Synthetic cloth 2,272 2,242 30 Tobacco, waxes, etc. 2,092 1,981 111 Blank tapes, audio & visual 1,052 1,795 -744 Chemicals-inorganic 2,490 2,392 98 Newsprint 1,066 1,309 -243 Nonferrous metals, other 1,370 1,240 131 Lumber 2,921 4,132 -1,210 Natural rubber 775 853 -79 Bauxite and aluminum 5,470 5,672 -201 Nonmonetary gold 1,801 2,460 -659 Capital goods, except automotive 181,792 169,906 11,886 Telecommunications equipment 17,782 16,368 1,414 Photo, service industry machinery 5,742 5,801 -59 Industrial engines 6,173 5,616 557 Industrial machines, other 13,584 11,668 1,916 Metalworking machine tools 3,607 3,967 -360 Computers 17,035 13,999 3,036 Medicinal equipment 10,041 9,335 705 Laboratory testing instruments 1,498 1,213 285 Parts-civilian aircraft 3,255 2,525 730 Business machines and equipment 3,481 3,669 -187 Wood, glass, plastic 2,614 2,834 -220 Electric apparatus 14,441 13,527 913 Measuring, testing, control instruments 5,988 5,466 522 Agricultural machinery, equipment 2,660 2,772 -111 Engines-civilian aircraft 4,999 4,462 538 Drilling & oilfield equipment 3,302 2,243 1,059 Excavating machinery 3,592 4,334 -741 Specialized mining 392 324 68 Railway transportation equipment 636 648 -12 Marine engines, parts 456 388 68 Commercial vessels, other 61 34 27 Spacecraft, excluding military 3 71 -69 Vessels, except scrap (-) 28 -28 Semiconductors 11,116 11,333 -217 Nonfarm tractors and parts 636 685 -49 Food, tobacco machinery 922 848 73 Textile, sewing machines 567 512 56 Generators, accessories 7,636 6,141 1,495 Computer accessories 27,099 27,693 -594 Materials handling equipment 4,746 4,850 -105 Pulp and paper machinery 2,343 2,159 184 Civilian aircraft 5,384 4,395 989 Automotive vehicles, parts, and engines 105,001 106,007 -1,006 Consumer goods 196,303 177,331 18,972 Pharmaceutical preparations 30,803 25,563 5,240 Apparel, household goods - cotton 21,046 19,156 1,889 Jewelry 5,562 5,289 273 Apparel, textiles, nonwool or cotton 13,159 12,588 570 Cookware, cutlery, tools 2,670 2,567 103 Photo equipment 3,043 2,751 292 Gem diamonds 7,657 7,195 462 Apparel,household goods-nontextile 3,327 3,213 114 Furniture, household goods, etc. 10,311 10,103 208 Records, tapes, and disks 1,168 558 610 Books, printed matter 1,890 1,768 122 Toiletries and cosmetics 2,516 2,361 154 Pleasure boats and motors 1,258 1,277 -19 Writing and art supplies 5,335 5,099 235 Gem stones, other 1,076 1,034 42 Footwear 6,305 5,984 321 Stereo equipment, etc 3,571 4,152 -581 Numismatic coins 123 187 -64 Nursery stock, etc. 640 590 50 Camping apparel and gear 3,205 3,217 -11 Household appliances 8,353 7,557 795 Rugs 860 895 -35 Apparel, household goods - wool 1,619 1,456 163 Glassware, chinaware 949 973 -24 TV's, VCR's, etc 15,751 13,700 2,051 Musical instruments 666 689 -23 Artwork, antiques, stamps, etc. 4,173 3,537 636 Motorcycles and parts 1,924 1,886 38 Other household goods 22,868 21,026 1,841 Toys, games, and sporting goods 14,475 10,958 3,517 Other goods 25,044 24,091 954 (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-07-100, BEA-07-33), Bureau of the Census, Foreign Trade Division, May 2007. For more information, contact Nick Orsini (301-763-6959) or Vanessa Ware (301-763-2311), Foreign Trade Division.