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) October September Monthly 2007 2007 (R) Change Total, Balance of Payments Basis 167,850 166,208 1,642 Net Adjustments 945 1,103 -159 Total, Census Basis 166,905 165,105 1,801 Foods, feeds, and beverages 6,875 6,989 -114 Fish and shellfish 1,049 1,122 -73 Wine, beer, and related products 671 707 -36 Fruits, frozen juices 776 804 -28 Green coffee 344 362 -18 Food oils, oilseeds 285 299 -14 Alcoholic beverages, excluding wine 454 463 -10 Tea, spices, etc. 104 113 -8 Other foods 700 700 (-) Nonagricultural foods, etc. 42 41 (-) Cocoa beans 45 43 1 Meat products 683 681 2 Bakery products 511 507 5 Nuts 110 104 6 Feedstuff and foodgrains 275 267 7 Cane and beet sugar 89 81 8 Dairy products and eggs 151 132 19 Vegetables 586 561 26 Industrial supplies and materials 54,617 52,739 1,878 Crude oil 21,476 19,693 1,783 Petroleum products, other 4,140 3,814 327 Liquefied petroleum gases 1,331 1,144 187 Chemicals-organic 1,791 1,637 154 Iron and steel mill products 1,482 1,339 143 Copper 747 639 107 Finished metal shapes 1,467 1,394 73 Tobacco, waxes, etc. 449 399 50 Nonferrous metals, other 348 312 36 Nonmonetary gold 463 435 28 Gas-natural 2,052 2,035 17 Electric energy 244 227 16 Zinc 257 248 9 Nontextile floor tiles 231 225 7 Glass-plate, sheet, etc. 102 96 6 Tin 46 45 1 Cotton, natural fibers 6 5 1 Iron and steel, advanced 676 676 (-) Leather and furs 63 63 -1 Blank tapes, audio & visual 156 157 -2 Stone, sand, cement, etc. 518 521 -3 Newsprint 177 180 -3 Wool, silk, etc. 73 76 -3 Farming materials, livestock 79 83 -4 Nuclear fuel materials 672 676 -4 Hides and skins 7 12 -5 Cotton cloth, fabrics 124 132 -8 Hair, waste materials 57 68 -11 Materials, excluding chemicals 108 121 -13 Finished textile supplies 296 311 -15 Synthetic rubber--primary 156 173 -16 Shingles, wallboard 802 821 -19 Chemicals-inorganic 507 528 -21 Synthetic cloth 479 500 -22 Sulfur, nonmetallic minerals 60 86 -26 Bauxite and aluminum 1,164 1,190 -26 Pulpwood and woodpulp 306 333 -26 Coal and related fuels 209 235 -26 Plywood and veneers 246 274 -28 Chemicals-fertilizers 799 827 -28 Paper and paper products 647 678 -31 Iron and steel products, n.e.c. 755 789 -34 Fuel oil 2,646 2,688 -42 Nickel 304 355 -50 Natural rubber 163 216 -53 Lumber 504 560 -56 Chemicals-other, n.e.c. 712 769 -57 Industrial supplies, other 1,985 2,044 -59 Plastic materials 1,051 1,126 -75 Steelmaking materials 617 700 -84 Other precious metals 867 1,084 -217 Capital goods, except automotive 37,733 38,204 -471 Computer accessories 5,125 5,416 -291 Generators, accessories 1,625 1,730 -105 Electric apparatus 2,979 3,077 -98 Computers 3,355 3,451 -96 Business machines and equipment 548 626 -79 Industrial engines 1,344 1,415 -71 Excavating machinery 724 789 -64 Metalworking machine tools 698 755 -57 Pulp and paper machinery 421 468 -47 Photo, service industry machinery 1,144 1,172 -28 Food, tobacco machinery 208 221 -13 Parts-civilian aircraft 724 734 -10 Nonfarm tractors and parts 131 139 -9 Materials handling equipment 978 986 -7 Laboratory testing instruments 328 334 -6 Measuring, testing, control instruments 1,223 1,226 -3 Specialized mining 59 61 -1 Vessels, except scrap (-) (-) (-) Textile, sewing machines 120 118 2 Spacecraft, excluding military 12 9 3 Wood, glass, plastic 541 537 4 Railway transportation equipment 149 142 7 Medicinal equipment 2,144 2,127 17 Engines-civilian aircraft 1,223 1,204 19 Marine engines, parts 92 72 21 Commercial vessels, other 32 6 26 Agricultural machinery, equipment 725 696 29 Semiconductors 2,263 2,230 32 Drilling & oilfield equipment 645 595 50 Industrial machines, other 3,058 2,993 66 Telecommunications equipment 3,901 3,792 109 Civilian aircraft 1,212 1,083 129 Automotive vehicles, parts, and engines 22,397 22,326 72 Consumer goods 39,944 39,499 445 Pharmaceutical preparations 6,335 5,417 918 Gem diamonds 1,797 1,460 336 Toys, games, and sporting goods 2,869 2,677 191 Photo equipment 600 579 21 Pleasure boats and motors 225 206 19 Stereo equipment, etc 670 656 15 Gem stones, other 236 228 8 Numismatic coins 28 24 4 Nursery stock, etc. 130 129 1 Motorcycles and parts 318 319 -1 Apparel, household goods - wool 331 332 -1 Musical instruments 130 138 -8 Records, tapes, and disks 306 315 -9 Books, printed matter 384 393 -9 Glassware, chinaware 201 211 -10 Toiletries and cosmetics 545 559 -14 Jewelry 1,102 1,117 -15 Apparel,household goods-nontextile 637 654 -17 Rugs 166 185 -19 Cookware, cutlery, tools 551 573 -22 TV's, VCR's, etc 3,483 3,514 -31 Camping apparel and gear 652 685 -34 Writing and art supplies 1,088 1,128 -40 Household appliances 1,583 1,656 -73 Artwork, antiques, stamps, etc. 838 912 -74 Footwear 1,260 1,352 -92 Furniture, household goods, etc. 2,092 2,184 -92 Apparel, textiles, nonwool or cotton 2,579 2,713 -133 Other household goods 4,612 4,779 -167 Apparel, household goods - cotton 4,196 4,403 -207 Other goods 5,339 5,348 -9 _________________ Item(1) Year-to-date Year-to-date Year-to-date 2007 2006 Change Total, Balance of Payments Basis 1,620,031 1,548,251 71,780 Net Adjustments 9,839 6,249 3,591 Total, Census Basis 1,610,192 1,542,003 68,189 Foods, feeds, and beverages 67,911 62,104 5,806 Fish and shellfish 11,410 10,975 435 Wine, beer, and related products 6,953 6,441 512 Fruits, frozen juices 7,560 6,172 1,388 Green coffee 2,764 2,328 436 Food oils, oilseeds 2,652 2,210 442 Alcoholic beverages, excluding wine 4,526 4,080 446 Tea, spices, etc. 946 798 148 Other foods 7,040 6,617 423 Nonagricultural foods, etc. 382 384 -2 Cocoa beans 504 563 -59 Meat products 6,761 6,237 524 Bakery products 4,994 4,666 328 Nuts 1,026 942 84 Feedstuff and foodgrains 2,394 1,779 615 Cane and beet sugar 689 1,217 -528 Dairy products and eggs 1,288 1,196 92 Vegetables 6,022 5,499 524 Industrial supplies and materials 511,908 506,793 5,116 Crude oil 185,170 183,159 2,010 Petroleum products, other 39,094 37,579 1,515 Liquefied petroleum gases 10,805 12,450 -1,645 Chemicals-organic 15,651 15,548 103 Iron and steel mill products 15,881 18,684 -2,803 Copper 6,583 7,111 -528 Finished metal shapes 14,096 13,499 597 Tobacco, waxes, etc. 4,265 3,981 284 Nonferrous metals, other 2,976 2,624 352 Nonmonetary gold 3,879 4,814 -935 Gas-natural 25,415 24,057 1,358 Electric energy 2,229 1,838 390 Zinc 2,404 1,725 678 Nontextile floor tiles 2,333 2,501 -169 Glass-plate, sheet, etc. 985 1,068 -83 Tin 465 342 123 Cotton, natural fibers 68 68 -1 Iron and steel, advanced 6,516 6,311 204 Leather and furs 665 692 -27 Blank tapes, audio & visual 1,846 3,626 -1,780 Stone, sand, cement, etc. 5,234 5,601 -367 Newsprint 2,027 2,581 -554 Wool, silk, etc. 722 705 17 Farming materials, livestock 955 854 101 Nuclear fuel materials 4,606 2,866 1,740 Hides and skins 125 122 2 Cotton cloth, fabrics 1,235 1,451 -216 Hair, waste materials 667 642 25 Materials, excluding chemicals 1,122 1,174 -52 Finished textile supplies 2,950 2,757 193 Synthetic rubber--primary 1,645 1,699 -55 Shingles, wallboard 8,359 10,377 -2,018 Chemicals-inorganic 5,151 4,790 361 Synthetic cloth 4,645 4,501 144 Sulfur, nonmetallic minerals 723 703 20 Bauxite and aluminum 11,340 11,989 -649 Pulpwood and woodpulp 3,108 2,617 490 Coal and related fuels 2,010 2,288 -277 Plywood and veneers 2,473 2,715 -242 Chemicals-fertilizers 7,873 6,513 1,360 Paper and paper products 6,649 6,846 -197 Iron and steel products, n.e.c. 7,719 7,064 655 Fuel oil 25,395 23,509 1,886 Nickel 4,041 2,610 1,431 Natural rubber 1,736 1,696 39 Lumber 5,758 7,516 -1,758 Chemicals-other, n.e.c. 7,056 6,716 340 Industrial supplies, other 19,404 18,534 870 Plastic materials 10,604 11,329 -725 Steelmaking materials 5,952 5,454 498 Other precious metals 9,300 6,895 2,405 Capital goods, except automotive 369,348 346,837 22,512 Computer accessories 52,893 56,268 -3,375 Generators, accessories 16,214 13,286 2,927 Electric apparatus 29,534 27,894 1,640 Computers 33,812 28,052 5,760 Business machines and equipment 6,612 7,278 -666 Industrial engines 12,958 11,660 1,298 Excavating machinery 7,276 8,740 -1,464 Metalworking machine tools 7,236 7,948 -713 Pulp and paper machinery 4,607 4,407 200 Photo, service industry machinery 11,610 12,242 -633 Food, tobacco machinery 1,959 1,712 247 Parts-civilian aircraft 6,805 5,384 1,421 Nonfarm tractors and parts 1,334 1,365 -32 Materials handling equipment 9,567 9,693 -126 Laboratory testing instruments 2,996 2,476 519 Measuring, testing, control instruments 12,135 11,054 1,080 Specialized mining 729 687 42 Vessels, except scrap (-) 29 -29 Textile, sewing machines 1,117 990 127 Spacecraft, excluding military 94 89 5 Wood, glass, plastic 5,271 5,609 -338 Railway transportation equipment 1,313 1,340 -28 Medicinal equipment 20,551 19,275 1,276 Engines-civilian aircraft 10,701 9,149 1,552 Marine engines, parts 863 769 94 Commercial vessels, other 153 63 90 Agricultural machinery, equipment 5,814 5,655 159 Semiconductors 22,159 22,871 -713 Drilling & oilfield equipment 6,774 4,927 1,846 Industrial machines, other 28,708 24,013 4,695 Telecommunications equipment 36,360 33,312 3,049 Civilian aircraft 11,198 8,598 2,600 Automotive vehicles, parts, and engines 215,886 212,600 3,286 Consumer goods 393,574 364,492 29,082 Pharmaceutical preparations 60,035 53,181 6,854 Gem diamonds 15,476 14,305 1,171 Toys, games, and sporting goods 28,447 22,940 5,506 Photo equipment 6,111 5,679 433 Pleasure boats and motors 2,481 2,518 -37 Stereo equipment, etc 7,005 8,436 -1,430 Gem stones, other 2,212 2,086 126 Numismatic coins 258 293 -35 Nursery stock, etc. 1,284 1,208 76 Motorcycles and parts 3,503 3,886 -383 Apparel, household goods - wool 3,209 2,939 270 Musical instruments 1,331 1,376 -45 Records, tapes, and disks 2,729 1,075 1,654 Books, printed matter 3,843 3,576 267 Glassware, chinaware 1,952 1,985 -33 Toiletries and cosmetics 5,232 4,815 416 Jewelry 11,120 10,844 276 Apparel,household goods-nontextile 6,616 6,391 225 Rugs 1,764 1,782 -19 Cookware, cutlery, tools 5,451 5,230 220 TV's, VCR's, etc 32,024 29,211 2,813 Camping apparel and gear 6,517 6,619 -102 Writing and art supplies 10,875 10,319 556 Household appliances 16,594 15,391 1,204 Artwork, antiques, stamps, etc. 9,085 7,196 1,889 Footwear 12,731 12,132 599 Furniture, household goods, etc. 20,951 20,500 451 Apparel, textiles, nonwool or cotton 26,302 25,780 523 Other household goods 46,064 42,773 3,291 Apparel, household goods - cotton 42,373 40,026 2,347 Other goods 51,564 49,176 2,387 (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-07-174, BEA-07-55), Bureau of the Census, Foreign Trade Division, October 2007. For more information, contact Nick Orsini (301-763-6959) or Maria Iseman (301-763-2311), Foreign Trade Division.