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) September August Monthly 2007 2007 (R) Change Total, Balance of Payments Basis 165,970 165,058 912 Net Adjustments 1,114 1,019 96 Total, Census Basis 164,856 164,040 816 Foods, feeds, and beverages 6,967 6,996 -30 Fish and shellfish 1,121 1,173 -52 Other foods 701 751 -50 Food oils, oilseeds 291 332 -41 Cane and beet sugar 78 97 -19 Vegetables 560 573 -13 Nuts 104 110 -6 Nonagricultural foods, etc. 40 44 -4 Tea, spices, etc. 112 114 -2 Alcoholic beverages, excluding wine 455 454 1 Dairy products and eggs 131 128 3 Wine, beer, and related products 709 705 4 Bakery products 506 493 14 Cocoa beans 43 29 15 Feedstuff and foodgrains 267 252 15 Green coffee 362 335 28 Meat products 681 651 31 Fruits, frozen juices 803 757 47 Industrial supplies and materials 52,489 52,869 -380 Gas-natural 2,035 2,488 -453 Liquefied petroleum gases 1,180 1,381 -201 Petroleum products, other 3,825 4,008 -183 Copper 639 807 -168 Iron and steel mill products 1,367 1,518 -152 Nickel 353 491 -138 Fuel oil 2,686 2,755 -69 Bauxite and aluminum 1,190 1,244 -54 Steelmaking materials 654 706 -53 Lumber 558 593 -35 Finished metal shapes 1,394 1,427 -33 Shingles, wallboard 822 848 -26 Nontextile floor tiles 225 242 -16 Nuclear fuel materials 617 632 -15 Paper and paper products 678 693 -15 Iron and steel products, n.e.c. 783 797 -14 Tin 45 58 -13 Tobacco, waxes, etc. 397 410 -13 Newsprint 180 193 -13 Farming materials, livestock 83 91 -8 Glass-plate, sheet, etc. 96 103 -7 Stone, sand, cement, etc. 521 525 -4 Finished textile supplies 308 312 -4 Leather and furs 63 65 -2 Cotton, natural fibers 5 7 -2 Hair, waste materials 68 68 (-) Hides and skins 12 11 1 Synthetic rubber--primary 172 171 1 Chemicals-inorganic 539 537 2 Wool, silk, etc. 77 72 4 Cotton cloth, fabrics 132 126 6 Nonferrous metals, other 311 303 8 Sulfur, nonmetallic minerals 85 76 9 Blank tapes, audio & visual 157 146 12 Coal and related fuels 235 223 12 Materials, excluding chemicals 120 108 13 Plywood and veneers 274 257 17 Pulpwood and woodpulp 333 308 25 Plastic materials 1,126 1,098 28 Zinc 248 220 28 Iron and steel, advanced 674 646 29 Natural rubber 216 184 33 Synthetic cloth 500 459 41 Industrial supplies, other 2,043 1,995 48 Electric energy 227 177 50 Nonmonetary gold 411 342 70 Chemicals-other, n.e.c. 769 680 89 Chemicals-organic 1,627 1,525 102 Chemicals-fertilizers 827 695 132 Other precious metals 1,052 912 140 Crude oil 19,549 19,139 410 Capital goods, except automotive 38,182 37,428 754 Computer accessories 5,414 5,143 271 Telecommunications equipment 3,802 3,657 145 Electric apparatus 3,075 2,935 140 Computers 3,449 3,346 103 Metalworking machine tools 756 654 102 Engines-civilian aircraft 1,214 1,120 94 Excavating machinery 786 706 81 Agricultural machinery, equipment 696 639 57 Laboratory testing instruments 332 295 36 Civilian aircraft 1,081 1,047 35 Industrial engines 1,393 1,364 29 Railway transportation equipment 141 113 28 Medicinal equipment 2,124 2,102 22 Textile, sewing machines 115 94 21 Materials handling equipment 986 965 20 Parts-civilian aircraft 731 712 20 Wood, glass, plastic 538 520 18 Vessels, except scrap (-) (-) (-) Food, tobacco machinery 215 216 -1 Photo, service industry machinery 1,170 1,176 -6 Business machines and equipment 624 632 -8 Nonfarm tractors and parts 139 146 -8 Specialized mining 61 70 -10 Commercial vessels, other 6 17 -11 Marine engines, parts 71 83 -12 Measuring, testing, control instruments 1,223 1,236 -13 Drilling & oilfield equipment 597 612 -15 Industrial machines, other 3,009 3,032 -23 Pulp and paper machinery 468 497 -29 Spacecraft, excluding military 10 68 -58 Semiconductors 2,230 2,306 -77 Generators, accessories 1,725 1,922 -198 Automotive vehicles, parts, and engines 22,447 22,136 311 Consumer goods 39,426 39,223 203 TV's, VCR's, etc 3,505 3,287 218 Other household goods 4,779 4,582 197 Furniture, household goods, etc. 2,182 2,092 91 Apparel, textiles, nonwool or cotton 2,710 2,628 83 Jewelry 1,116 1,067 49 Footwear 1,340 1,293 46 Camping apparel and gear 676 648 29 Apparel, household goods - wool 331 303 28 Cookware, cutlery, tools 572 556 15 Apparel,household goods-nontextile 653 638 14 Toiletries and cosmetics 559 548 11 Musical instruments 138 128 9 Glassware, chinaware 210 201 9 Books, printed matter 393 384 9 Nursery stock, etc. 128 124 4 Household appliances 1,654 1,654 (-) Writing and art supplies 1,127 1,129 -2 Rugs 185 189 -4 Gem stones, other 227 232 -4 Records, tapes, and disks 316 322 -6 Motorcycles and parts 319 324 -6 Numismatic coins 23 36 -12 Apparel, household goods - cotton 4,398 4,417 -19 Pleasure boats and motors 211 235 -25 Toys, games, and sporting goods 2,670 2,705 -35 Stereo equipment, etc 655 691 -36 Photo equipment 575 629 -54 Pharmaceutical preparations 5,434 5,550 -116 Artwork, antiques, stamps, etc. 912 1,050 -138 Gem diamonds 1,430 1,583 -153 Other goods 5,345 5,387 -42 _________________ Item(1) Year-to-date Year-to-date Year-to-date 2007 2006 Change Total, Balance of Payments Basis 1,451,943 1,394,555 57,388 Net Adjustments 8,905 5,591 3,314 Total, Census Basis 1,443,038 1,388,965 54,073 Foods, feeds, and beverages 61,014 55,715 5,300 Fish and shellfish 10,361 9,867 494 Other foods 6,341 5,930 411 Food oils, oilseeds 2,358 1,999 360 Cane and beet sugar 596 1,121 -525 Vegetables 5,435 4,943 493 Nuts 916 856 59 Nonagricultural foods, etc. 339 349 -10 Tea, spices, etc. 841 715 126 Alcoholic beverages, excluding wine 4,064 3,671 393 Dairy products and eggs 1,136 1,070 66 Wine, beer, and related products 6,284 5,761 523 Bakery products 4,483 4,187 296 Cocoa beans 459 520 -60 Feedstuff and foodgrains 2,119 1,577 541 Green coffee 2,420 2,035 385 Meat products 6,078 5,611 467 Fruits, frozen juices 6,784 5,503 1,281 Industrial supplies and materials 457,042 460,035 -2,993 Gas-natural 23,363 22,281 1,082 Liquefied petroleum gases 9,510 11,387 -1,877 Petroleum products, other 34,965 34,706 259 Copper 5,835 6,218 -383 Iron and steel mill products 14,427 16,655 -2,228 Nickel 3,736 2,322 1,413 Fuel oil 22,747 21,668 1,079 Bauxite and aluminum 10,177 10,733 -556 Steelmaking materials 5,288 4,880 408 Lumber 5,252 6,893 -1,641 Finished metal shapes 12,630 12,101 529 Shingles, wallboard 7,558 9,453 -1,895 Nontextile floor tiles 2,102 2,254 -152 Nuclear fuel materials 3,875 2,595 1,280 Paper and paper products 6,001 6,154 -153 Iron and steel products, n.e.c. 6,958 6,317 641 Tin 419 298 121 Tobacco, waxes, etc. 3,814 3,573 241 Newsprint 1,850 2,344 -494 Farming materials, livestock 876 786 91 Glass-plate, sheet, etc. 883 958 -74 Stone, sand, cement, etc. 4,716 5,045 -329 Finished textile supplies 2,652 2,471 181 Leather and furs 602 630 -28 Cotton, natural fibers 62 62 (-) Hair, waste materials 610 575 35 Hides and skins 117 110 7 Synthetic rubber--primary 1,488 1,540 -51 Chemicals-inorganic 4,656 4,319 337 Wool, silk, etc. 649 638 11 Cotton cloth, fabrics 1,111 1,308 -198 Nonferrous metals, other 2,627 2,317 310 Sulfur, nonmetallic minerals 662 628 34 Blank tapes, audio & visual 1,690 3,239 -1,549 Coal and related fuels 1,801 2,015 -214 Materials, excluding chemicals 1,013 1,059 -46 Plywood and veneers 2,227 2,462 -234 Pulpwood and woodpulp 2,801 2,335 466 Plastic materials 9,553 10,252 -699 Zinc 2,147 1,469 678 Iron and steel, advanced 5,839 5,664 175 Natural rubber 1,572 1,505 67 Synthetic cloth 4,166 4,046 120 Industrial supplies, other 17,418 16,619 799 Electric energy 1,985 1,715 270 Nonmonetary gold 3,393 4,358 -965 Chemicals-other, n.e.c. 6,343 6,051 292 Chemicals-organic 13,850 13,936 -87 Chemicals-fertilizers 7,073 5,956 1,117 Other precious metals 8,401 6,050 2,350 Crude oil 163,550 167,082 -3,532 Capital goods, except automotive 331,593 311,342 20,251 Computer accessories 47,766 50,602 -2,836 Telecommunications equipment 32,469 29,837 2,632 Electric apparatus 26,553 25,062 1,490 Computers 30,455 25,266 5,189 Metalworking machine tools 6,539 7,130 -592 Engines-civilian aircraft 9,488 8,155 1,333 Excavating machinery 6,549 7,879 -1,330 Agricultural machinery, equipment 5,089 5,022 67 Laboratory testing instruments 2,666 2,215 451 Civilian aircraft 9,984 7,807 2,177 Industrial engines 11,593 10,449 1,143 Railway transportation equipment 1,163 1,186 -23 Medicinal equipment 18,404 17,324 1,080 Textile, sewing machines 994 896 97 Materials handling equipment 8,588 8,715 -127 Parts-civilian aircraft 6,078 4,766 1,312 Wood, glass, plastic 4,730 5,079 -349 Vessels, except scrap (-) 29 -28 Food, tobacco machinery 1,744 1,532 212 Photo, service industry machinery 10,463 10,982 -518 Business machines and equipment 6,063 6,541 -478 Nonfarm tractors and parts 1,202 1,240 -38 Specialized mining 669 611 58 Commercial vessels, other 121 58 63 Marine engines, parts 771 691 79 Measuring, testing, control instruments 10,908 9,922 986 Drilling & oilfield equipment 6,131 4,339 1,793 Industrial machines, other 25,665 21,553 4,113 Pulp and paper machinery 4,187 3,915 271 Spacecraft, excluding military 82 88 -6 Semiconductors 19,896 20,576 -681 Generators, accessories 14,583 11,875 2,709 Automotive vehicles, parts, and engines 193,611 191,498 2,113 Consumer goods 353,556 326,403 27,153 TV's, VCR's, etc 28,533 26,024 2,509 Other household goods 41,451 38,265 3,187 Furniture, household goods, etc. 18,858 18,427 430 Apparel, textiles, nonwool or cotton 23,721 23,122 598 Jewelry 10,016 9,699 317 Footwear 11,458 10,850 607 Camping apparel and gear 5,856 5,919 -63 Apparel, household goods - wool 2,876 2,641 236 Cookware, cutlery, tools 4,899 4,692 207 Apparel,household goods-nontextile 5,978 5,737 241 Toiletries and cosmetics 4,686 4,323 363 Musical instruments 1,200 1,240 -39 Glassware, chinaware 1,750 1,776 -26 Books, printed matter 3,460 3,208 252 Nursery stock, etc. 1,154 1,079 75 Household appliances 15,009 13,799 1,210 Writing and art supplies 9,785 9,261 525 Rugs 1,598 1,625 -27 Gem stones, other 1,975 1,881 95 Records, tapes, and disks 2,424 974 1,450 Motorcycles and parts 3,184 3,491 -307 Numismatic coins 228 270 -42 Apparel, household goods - cotton 38,172 35,816 2,356 Pleasure boats and motors 2,260 2,289 -30 Toys, games, and sporting goods 25,570 20,470 5,101 Stereo equipment, etc 6,335 7,503 -1,168 Photo equipment 5,508 5,085 422 Pharmaceutical preparations 53,716 47,692 6,024 Artwork, antiques, stamps, etc. 8,247 6,408 1,840 Gem diamonds 13,649 12,837 812 Other goods 46,222 43,972 2,249 (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-07-160, BEA-07-52), Bureau of the Census, Foreign Trade Division, September 2007. For more information, contact Nick Orsini (301-763-6959) or Maria Iseman (301-763-2311), Foreign Trade Division.