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) August July Monthly 2007 2007 (R) Change Total, Balance of Payments Basis 165,537 166,380 -843 Net Adjustments 1,008 1,108 -100 Total, Census Basis 164,529 165,272 -743 Foods, feeds, and beverages 7,008 6,938 70 Cane and beet sugar 97 48 49 Green coffee 334 287 47 Other foods 752 711 41 Food oils, oilseeds 332 293 38 Fish and shellfish 1,179 1,153 25 Tea, spices, etc. 114 98 16 Fruits, frozen juices 760 753 7 Nonagricultural foods, etc. 44 39 5 Nuts 111 107 4 Feedstuff and foodgrains 252 249 4 Cocoa beans 29 26 3 Dairy products and eggs 129 127 2 Vegetables 574 597 -24 Alcoholic beverages, excluding wine 454 481 -28 Wine, beer, and related products 703 739 -36 Meat products 652 689 -37 Bakery products 493 541 -48 Industrial supplies and materials 53,165 53,854 -689 Gas-natural 2,488 2,935 -447 Iron and steel mill products 1,497 1,766 -269 Fuel oil 2,742 2,941 -199 Chemicals-fertilizers 685 860 -175 Petroleum products, other 4,054 4,218 -164 Nuclear fuel materials 656 788 -132 Nonmonetary gold 349 475 -126 Tobacco, waxes, etc. 407 495 -88 Finished metal shapes 1,428 1,501 -74 Chemicals-other, n.e.c. 681 733 -52 Iron and steel, advanced 647 689 -42 Iron and steel products, n.e.c. 800 840 -41 Chemicals-inorganic 529 559 -30 Shingles, wallboard 849 875 -26 Plastic materials 1,102 1,126 -24 Blank tapes, audio & visual 146 169 -23 Nontextile floor tiles 242 258 -16 Plywood and veneers 258 273 -15 Electric energy 177 190 -13 Synthetic cloth 459 469 -10 Stone, sand, cement, etc. 528 536 -8 Newsprint 193 200 -7 Pulpwood and woodpulp 308 315 -7 Lumber 593 599 -6 Farming materials, livestock 90 94 -4 Materials, excluding chemicals 108 110 -2 Leather and furs 65 67 -1 Hair, waste materials 68 68 -1 Cotton cloth, fabrics 126 127 -1 Glass-plate, sheet, etc. 103 103 (-) Synthetic rubber--primary 171 172 (-) Hides and skins 11 11 (-) Cotton, natural fibers 7 7 (-) Wool, silk, etc. 72 72 (-) Paper and paper products 694 691 4 Industrial supplies, other 1,998 1,994 4 Nonferrous metals, other 306 301 5 Sulfur, nonmetallic minerals 76 66 10 Finished textile supplies 312 295 17 Tin 58 40 18 Coal and related fuels 225 203 23 Natural rubber 184 161 23 Zinc 221 181 41 Chemicals-organic 1,541 1,494 46 Other precious metals 984 908 76 Bauxite and aluminum 1,245 1,155 90 Nickel 492 398 95 Copper 807 683 124 Steelmaking materials 714 546 169 Liquefied petroleum gases 1,344 1,080 264 Crude oil 19,326 19,020 306 Capital goods, except automotive 37,489 37,159 330 Computers 3,346 3,078 268 Generators, accessories 1,923 1,711 213 Semiconductors 2,307 2,105 202 Computer accessories 5,138 4,986 151 Pulp and paper machinery 506 421 85 Engines-civilian aircraft 1,118 1,046 72 Agricultural machinery, equipment 640 573 66 Spacecraft, excluding military 67 1 66 Medicinal equipment 2,108 2,063 45 Food, tobacco machinery 217 190 27 Laboratory testing instruments 296 274 22 Materials handling equipment 971 960 11 Wood, glass, plastic 526 520 6 Photo, service industry machinery 1,175 1,169 6 Marine engines, parts 84 80 4 Parts-civilian aircraft 715 711 4 Specialized mining 70 67 4 Commercial vessels, other 17 15 2 Vessels, except scrap (-) (-) (-) Nonfarm tractors and parts 147 147 -1 Textile, sewing machines 95 96 -1 Measuring, testing, control instruments 1,242 1,245 -4 Telecommunications equipment 3,636 3,641 -5 Railway transportation equipment 113 124 -11 Civilian aircraft 1,090 1,111 -21 Industrial engines 1,374 1,402 -28 Business machines and equipment 635 683 -48 Excavating machinery 708 767 -59 Electric apparatus 2,936 3,059 -122 Metalworking machine tools 656 790 -134 Industrial machines, other 3,026 3,161 -135 Drilling & oilfield equipment 608 963 -355 Automotive vehicles, parts, and engines 22,212 22,591 -378 Consumer goods 39,258 39,459 -201 Other household goods 4,583 4,887 -304 Pharmaceutical preparations 5,555 5,814 -259 Artwork, antiques, stamps, etc. 1,052 1,155 -104 Furniture, household goods, etc. 2,093 2,181 -88 Toys, games, and sporting goods 2,703 2,781 -77 Apparel,household goods-nontextile 639 699 -61 Pleasure boats and motors 235 275 -40 Household appliances 1,656 1,693 -37 Camping apparel and gear 647 663 -16 Stereo equipment, etc 690 704 -14 Nursery stock, etc. 124 137 -13 Motorcycles and parts 325 334 -9 Jewelry 1,072 1,078 -6 Musical instruments 129 134 -5 Books, printed matter 383 386 -3 Apparel, household goods - wool 305 306 -1 Photo equipment 631 628 3 Toiletries and cosmetics 548 542 7 Rugs 190 182 8 Cookware, cutlery, tools 558 551 8 Apparel, textiles, nonwool or cotton 2,629 2,620 8 Glassware, chinaware 202 193 9 Numismatic coins 36 20 15 Footwear 1,293 1,277 15 Gem stones, other 232 216 16 Records, tapes, and disks 320 301 19 Writing and art supplies 1,130 1,105 24 Gem diamonds 1,585 1,467 118 Apparel, household goods - cotton 4,422 4,150 272 TV's, VCR's, etc 3,291 2,977 314 Other goods 5,397 5,271 126 _________________ Item(1) Year-to-date Year-to-date Year-to-date 2007 2006 Change Total, Balance of Payments Basis 1,286,451 1,235,813 50,639 Net Adjustments 7,780 4,985 2,795 Total, Census Basis 1,278,671 1,230,827 47,844 Foods, feeds, and beverages 54,059 49,363 4,696 Cane and beet sugar 519 982 -463 Green coffee 2,058 1,743 315 Other foods 5,641 5,269 372 Food oils, oilseeds 2,068 1,782 286 Fish and shellfish 9,245 8,746 499 Tea, spices, etc. 729 632 97 Fruits, frozen juices 5,984 4,874 1,110 Nonagricultural foods, etc. 299 312 -13 Nuts 812 764 48 Feedstuff and foodgrains 1,852 1,388 464 Cocoa beans 416 461 -45 Dairy products and eggs 1,005 950 55 Vegetables 4,876 4,381 495 Alcoholic beverages, excluding wine 3,608 3,273 335 Wine, beer, and related products 5,573 5,095 478 Meat products 5,398 4,995 403 Bakery products 3,976 3,716 261 Industrial supplies and materials 404,848 408,167 -3,319 Gas-natural 21,328 20,066 1,261 Iron and steel mill products 13,040 14,566 -1,527 Fuel oil 20,048 19,234 815 Chemicals-fertilizers 6,237 5,380 857 Petroleum products, other 31,186 31,504 -317 Nuclear fuel materials 3,281 2,305 977 Nonmonetary gold 2,989 3,878 -889 Tobacco, waxes, etc. 3,414 3,162 252 Finished metal shapes 11,236 10,617 619 Chemicals-other, n.e.c. 5,576 5,348 228 Iron and steel, advanced 5,165 5,006 159 Iron and steel products, n.e.c. 6,178 5,584 594 Chemicals-inorganic 4,109 3,833 276 Shingles, wallboard 6,736 8,466 -1,730 Plastic materials 8,430 9,125 -694 Blank tapes, audio & visual 1,533 2,832 -1,299 Nontextile floor tiles 1,877 2,007 -130 Plywood and veneers 1,954 2,188 -234 Electric energy 1,758 1,624 134 Synthetic cloth 3,666 3,580 86 Stone, sand, cement, etc. 4,198 4,494 -297 Newsprint 1,670 2,096 -426 Pulpwood and woodpulp 2,469 2,046 422 Lumber 4,694 6,196 -1,503 Farming materials, livestock 793 696 97 Materials, excluding chemicals 893 941 -48 Leather and furs 539 561 -22 Hair, waste materials 543 508 35 Cotton cloth, fabrics 979 1,166 -187 Glass-plate, sheet, etc. 788 857 -70 Synthetic rubber--primary 1,316 1,369 -52 Hides and skins 105 99 6 Cotton, natural fibers 57 57 1 Wool, silk, etc. 573 567 5 Paper and paper products 5,325 5,452 -127 Industrial supplies, other 15,379 14,704 675 Nonferrous metals, other 2,319 2,051 269 Sulfur, nonmetallic minerals 577 547 30 Finished textile supplies 2,344 2,188 156 Tin 374 255 119 Coal and related fuels 1,568 1,751 -183 Natural rubber 1,356 1,361 -5 Zinc 1,901 1,238 663 Chemicals-organic 12,239 12,316 -77 Other precious metals 7,420 5,333 2,087 Bauxite and aluminum 8,988 9,445 -457 Nickel 3,383 1,982 1,402 Copper 5,197 5,234 -37 Steelmaking materials 4,643 4,298 345 Liquefied petroleum gases 8,293 10,085 -1,792 Crude oil 144,187 147,972 -3,785 Capital goods, except automotive 293,473 275,577 17,896 Computers 27,006 22,474 4,532 Generators, accessories 12,859 10,386 2,473 Semiconductors 17,666 18,249 -583 Computer accessories 42,346 44,774 -2,428 Pulp and paper machinery 3,727 3,469 258 Engines-civilian aircraft 8,272 7,163 1,109 Agricultural machinery, equipment 4,395 4,480 -86 Spacecraft, excluding military 72 87 -15 Medicinal equipment 16,286 15,311 975 Food, tobacco machinery 1,529 1,355 174 Laboratory testing instruments 2,335 1,972 363 Materials handling equipment 7,608 7,739 -130 Wood, glass, plastic 4,198 4,548 -350 Photo, service industry machinery 9,291 9,712 -421 Marine engines, parts 699 630 69 Parts-civilian aircraft 5,350 4,180 1,171 Specialized mining 609 541 68 Commercial vessels, other 115 52 63 Vessels, except scrap (-) 28 -28 Nonfarm tractors and parts 1,064 1,107 -43 Textile, sewing machines 879 805 74 Measuring, testing, control instruments 9,690 8,804 886 Telecommunications equipment 28,646 26,436 2,210 Railway transportation equipment 1,021 1,054 -33 Civilian aircraft 8,946 6,727 2,219 Industrial engines 10,210 9,253 957 Business machines and equipment 5,442 5,833 -392 Excavating machinery 5,765 7,039 -1,274 Electric apparatus 23,478 22,157 1,322 Metalworking machine tools 5,785 6,349 -564 Industrial machines, other 22,651 19,045 3,606 Drilling & oilfield equipment 5,529 3,818 1,712 Automotive vehicles, parts, and engines 171,240 170,294 946 Consumer goods 314,165 288,483 25,682 Other household goods 36,673 33,754 2,919 Pharmaceutical preparations 48,287 42,343 5,944 Artwork, antiques, stamps, etc. 7,337 5,687 1,650 Furniture, household goods, etc. 16,677 16,337 340 Toys, games, and sporting goods 22,899 18,055 4,845 Apparel,household goods-nontextile 5,326 5,102 224 Pleasure boats and motors 2,049 2,038 11 Household appliances 13,357 12,208 1,149 Camping apparel and gear 5,179 5,216 -37 Stereo equipment, etc 5,679 6,619 -940 Nursery stock, etc. 1,026 952 73 Motorcycles and parts 2,866 3,099 -233 Jewelry 8,906 8,587 318 Musical instruments 1,063 1,103 -40 Books, printed matter 3,066 2,846 220 Apparel, household goods - wool 2,548 2,337 211 Photo equipment 4,935 4,485 449 Toiletries and cosmetics 4,127 3,828 300 Rugs 1,414 1,450 -36 Cookware, cutlery, tools 4,329 4,155 174 Apparel, textiles, nonwool or cotton 21,012 20,352 659 Glassware, chinaware 1,541 1,574 -32 Numismatic coins 205 246 -41 Footwear 10,118 9,564 554 Gem stones, other 1,748 1,666 83 Records, tapes, and disks 2,106 872 1,234 Writing and art supplies 8,660 8,217 443 Gem diamonds 12,221 11,465 756 Apparel, household goods - cotton 33,780 31,466 2,313 TV's, VCR's, etc 25,032 22,860 2,172 Other goods 40,886 38,943 1,943 (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-07-143, BEA-07-49), Bureau of the Census, Foreign Trade Division, August 2007. For more information, contact Nick Orsini (301-763-6959) or Joe Kafchinski (301-763-2311), Foreign Trade Division.