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) November October Monthly 2007 2007 (R) Change Total, Balance of Payments Basis 173,656 167,791 5,865 Net Adjustments 637 945 -308 Total, Census Basis 173,018 166,846 6,173 Foods, feeds, and beverages 7,030 6,858 172 Food oils, oilseeds 403 277 126 Alcoholic beverages, excluding wine 522 448 74 Other foods 763 701 62 Fish and shellfish 1,084 1,049 35 Wine, beer, and related products 686 670 16 Bakery products 513 511 3 Nonagricultural foods, etc. 42 41 1 Vegetables 587 586 1 Feedstuff and foodgrains 274 274 -1 Dairy products and eggs 145 151 -6 Nuts 103 111 -7 Cocoa beans 37 45 -8 Tea, spices, etc. 92 105 -12 Cane and beet sugar 70 85 -15 Fruits, frozen juices 759 777 -17 Green coffee 312 345 -34 Meat products 636 683 -47 Industrial supplies and materials 59,175 54,520 4,654 Crude oil 25,223 21,507 3,716 Petroleum products, other 4,677 4,151 526 Fuel oil 2,965 2,639 326 Liquefied petroleum gases 1,577 1,330 247 Tobacco, waxes, etc. 576 444 132 Industrial supplies, other 2,078 1,984 93 Electric energy 305 244 61 Steelmaking materials 632 577 54 Nickel 353 303 49 Plastic materials 1,095 1,050 45 Chemicals-fertilizers 834 796 38 Pulpwood and woodpulp 341 307 34 Farming materials, livestock 109 79 30 Coal and related fuels 238 209 29 Shingles, wallboard 834 806 28 Nonferrous metals, other 376 348 27 Sulfur, nonmetallic minerals 86 60 26 Natural rubber 183 163 19 Finished textile supplies 312 293 18 Synthetic rubber--primary 174 156 17 Finished metal shapes 1,486 1,471 15 Stone, sand, cement, etc. 532 518 14 Lumber 514 502 12 Synthetic cloth 489 478 11 Materials, excluding chemicals 119 108 11 Other precious metals 855 845 11 Chemicals-inorganic 515 506 9 Paper and paper products 655 647 8 Leather and furs 70 62 8 Tin 52 46 6 Hair, waste materials 62 57 5 Blank tapes, audio & visual 160 155 4 Chemicals-other, n.e.c. 715 712 3 Glass-plate, sheet, etc. 104 102 2 Bauxite and aluminum 1,166 1,164 2 Cotton cloth, fabrics 126 124 1 Hides and skins 8 7 1 Cotton, natural fibers 6 6 (-) Nontextile floor tiles 231 234 -3 Wool, silk, etc. 69 74 -5 Newsprint 171 177 -6 Iron and steel products, n.e.c. 742 750 -8 Iron and steel, advanced 665 675 -10 Plywood and veneers 225 246 -21 Nonmonetary gold 424 446 -22 Nuclear fuel materials 585 613 -27 Zinc 206 257 -51 Chemicals-organic 1,729 1,798 -69 Copper 577 752 -175 Iron and steel mill products 1,289 1,489 -200 Gas-natural 1,664 2,052 -388 Capital goods, except automotive 37,849 37,687 162 Telecommunications equipment 4,088 3,892 196 Industrial engines 1,437 1,327 110 Drilling & oilfield equipment 735 642 93 Parts-civilian aircraft 770 722 47 Excavating machinery 769 723 46 Medicinal equipment 2,174 2,143 30 Generators, accessories 1,649 1,623 26 Photo, service industry machinery 1,162 1,142 19 Business machines and equipment 564 547 18 Food, tobacco machinery 218 203 15 Agricultural machinery, equipment 739 725 14 Pulp and paper machinery 433 421 12 Laboratory testing instruments 335 326 9 Measuring, testing, control instruments 1,227 1,221 6 Semiconductors 2,263 2,262 1 Vessels, except scrap (-) (-) (-) Industrial machines, other 3,063 3,063 -1 Textile, sewing machines 117 118 -1 Electric apparatus 2,982 2,983 -1 Nonfarm tractors and parts 133 135 -2 Metalworking machine tools 693 698 -5 Specialized mining 54 61 -6 Wood, glass, plastic 530 541 -11 Spacecraft, excluding military 1 12 -12 Marine engines, parts 79 92 -13 Commercial vessels, other 12 32 -20 Computers 3,329 3,354 -26 Computer accessories 5,098 5,125 -26 Railway transportation equipment 122 148 -26 Materials handling equipment 920 977 -56 Engines-civilian aircraft 1,128 1,220 -92 Civilian aircraft 1,028 1,211 -183 Automotive vehicles, parts, and engines 22,614 22,479 134 Consumer goods 40,762 39,966 796 Other household goods 5,055 4,611 444 Artwork, antiques, stamps, etc. 1,039 838 200 TV's, VCR's, etc 3,672 3,478 194 Jewelry 1,246 1,102 144 Apparel,household goods-nontextile 714 637 77 Photo equipment 675 599 75 Apparel, textiles, nonwool or cotton 2,648 2,576 72 Writing and art supplies 1,136 1,087 48 Cookware, cutlery, tools 585 550 35 Apparel, household goods - wool 359 331 28 Household appliances 1,608 1,581 27 Furniture, household goods, etc. 2,119 2,092 27 Pleasure boats and motors 248 225 23 Toys, games, and sporting goods 2,883 2,862 21 Apparel, household goods - cotton 4,214 4,195 20 Rugs 185 166 19 Numismatic coins 43 27 15 Musical instruments 143 130 13 Toiletries and cosmetics 555 546 10 Glassware, chinaware 206 200 6 Nursery stock, etc. 134 130 5 Books, printed matter 388 383 4 Gem stones, other 234 235 -1 Camping apparel and gear 640 644 -4 Footwear 1,241 1,249 -7 Records, tapes, and disks 289 306 -16 Motorcycles and parts 293 318 -25 Stereo equipment, etc 618 670 -52 Gem diamonds 1,706 1,783 -77 Pharmaceutical preparations 5,884 6,414 -530 Other goods 5,589 5,335 254 _________________ Item(1) Year-to-date Year-to-date Year-to-date 2007 2006 Change Total, Balance of Payments Basis 1,793,627 1,703,295 90,332 Net Adjustments 10,477 6,876 3,601 Total, Census Basis 1,783,150 1,696,419 86,731 Foods, feeds, and beverages 74,924 68,482 6,442 Food oils, oilseeds 3,047 2,427 620 Alcoholic beverages, excluding wine 5,043 4,494 549 Other foods 7,804 7,303 501 Fish and shellfish 12,495 12,080 415 Wine, beer, and related products 7,638 7,121 517 Bakery products 5,507 5,148 359 Nonagricultural foods, etc. 423 416 6 Vegetables 6,609 6,051 559 Feedstuff and foodgrains 2,667 1,995 672 Dairy products and eggs 1,433 1,324 109 Nuts 1,130 1,030 99 Cocoa beans 541 608 -68 Tea, spices, etc. 1,039 889 150 Cane and beet sugar 755 1,260 -504 Fruits, frozen juices 8,320 6,857 1,463 Green coffee 3,077 2,611 466 Meat products 7,397 6,867 530 Industrial supplies and materials 570,986 553,731 17,255 Crude oil 210,424 199,573 10,850 Petroleum products, other 43,782 40,701 3,081 Fuel oil 28,353 25,233 3,120 Liquefied petroleum gases 12,381 13,333 -953 Tobacco, waxes, etc. 4,836 4,394 442 Industrial supplies, other 21,481 20,456 1,025 Electric energy 2,534 1,993 540 Steelmaking materials 6,544 6,002 542 Nickel 4,393 2,937 1,455 Plastic materials 11,698 12,400 -703 Chemicals-fertilizers 8,703 7,098 1,605 Pulpwood and woodpulp 3,449 2,912 537 Farming materials, livestock 1,064 943 121 Coal and related fuels 2,248 2,484 -236 Shingles, wallboard 9,197 11,302 -2,105 Nonferrous metals, other 3,352 2,862 490 Sulfur, nonmetallic minerals 809 766 43 Natural rubber 1,919 1,891 28 Finished textile supplies 3,259 3,043 217 Synthetic rubber--primary 1,819 1,863 -45 Finished metal shapes 15,587 14,953 634 Stone, sand, cement, etc. 5,766 6,149 -383 Lumber 6,269 8,086 -1,817 Synthetic cloth 5,133 4,949 184 Materials, excluding chemicals 1,240 1,292 -51 Other precious metals 10,132 7,607 2,526 Chemicals-inorganic 5,666 5,257 409 Paper and paper products 7,303 7,514 -211 Leather and furs 735 760 -25 Tin 517 390 127 Hair, waste materials 729 707 22 Blank tapes, audio & visual 2,006 4,007 -2,001 Chemicals-other, n.e.c. 7,771 7,381 390 Glass-plate, sheet, etc. 1,089 1,171 -82 Bauxite and aluminum 12,506 13,257 -751 Cotton cloth, fabrics 1,361 1,596 -235 Hides and skins 133 136 -3 Cotton, natural fibers 74 75 -1 Nontextile floor tiles 2,567 2,738 -171 Wool, silk, etc. 791 782 9 Newsprint 2,198 2,826 -628 Iron and steel products, n.e.c. 8,456 7,812 644 Iron and steel, advanced 7,180 6,950 230 Plywood and veneers 2,699 2,919 -221 Nonmonetary gold 4,287 5,211 -924 Nuclear fuel materials 5,132 3,383 1,749 Zinc 2,610 1,997 612 Chemicals-organic 17,387 17,184 203 Copper 7,165 7,630 -465 Iron and steel mill products 17,178 20,637 -3,459 Gas-natural 27,079 26,187 892 Capital goods, except automotive 407,152 382,541 24,611 Telecommunications equipment 40,440 36,810 3,629 Industrial engines 14,377 12,863 1,514 Drilling & oilfield equipment 7,506 5,563 1,942 Parts-civilian aircraft 7,573 6,001 1,572 Excavating machinery 8,043 9,554 -1,510 Medicinal equipment 22,724 21,245 1,479 Generators, accessories 17,860 14,747 3,113 Photo, service industry machinery 12,769 13,415 -645 Business machines and equipment 7,176 7,984 -808 Food, tobacco machinery 2,172 1,895 277 Agricultural machinery, equipment 6,553 6,220 333 Pulp and paper machinery 5,041 4,897 144 Laboratory testing instruments 3,329 2,750 579 Measuring, testing, control instruments 13,358 12,200 1,158 Semiconductors 24,420 25,131 -711 Vessels, except scrap (-) 29 -28 Industrial machines, other 31,776 26,543 5,232 Textile, sewing machines 1,231 1,083 148 Electric apparatus 32,519 30,718 1,801 Nonfarm tractors and parts 1,471 1,504 -32 Metalworking machine tools 7,929 8,750 -820 Specialized mining 784 756 28 Wood, glass, plastic 5,800 6,113 -314 Spacecraft, excluding military 94 90 5 Marine engines, parts 942 838 104 Commercial vessels, other 165 68 97 Computers 37,139 31,025 6,115 Computer accessories 57,991 61,908 -3,917 Railway transportation equipment 1,433 1,491 -57 Materials handling equipment 10,485 10,682 -197 Engines-civilian aircraft 11,826 10,132 1,694 Civilian aircraft 12,224 9,536 2,688 Automotive vehicles, parts, and engines 238,582 234,029 4,554 Consumer goods 434,357 403,312 31,045 Other household goods 51,118 47,357 3,761 Artwork, antiques, stamps, etc. 10,124 7,919 2,205 TV's, VCR's, etc 35,691 32,522 3,169 Jewelry 12,366 12,017 348 Apparel,household goods-nontextile 7,330 7,057 273 Photo equipment 6,785 6,253 532 Apparel, textiles, nonwool or cotton 28,947 28,425 522 Writing and art supplies 12,010 11,382 628 Cookware, cutlery, tools 6,035 5,790 245 Apparel, household goods - wool 3,567 3,239 328 Household appliances 18,201 16,872 1,329 Furniture, household goods, etc. 23,071 22,541 530 Pleasure boats and motors 2,729 2,757 -28 Toys, games, and sporting goods 31,323 25,706 5,617 Apparel, household goods - cotton 46,586 44,300 2,286 Rugs 1,948 1,963 -15 Numismatic coins 299 311 -12 Musical instruments 1,474 1,514 -40 Toiletries and cosmetics 5,788 5,333 454 Glassware, chinaware 2,158 2,192 -34 Nursery stock, etc. 1,418 1,334 85 Books, printed matter 4,231 3,939 291 Gem stones, other 2,446 2,303 143 Camping apparel and gear 7,149 7,306 -157 Footwear 13,960 13,424 536 Records, tapes, and disks 3,018 1,177 1,840 Motorcycles and parts 3,796 4,266 -470 Stereo equipment, etc 7,624 9,451 -1,828 Gem diamonds 17,169 15,797 1,372 Pharmaceutical preparations 65,998 58,863 7,134 Other goods 57,148 54,325 2,824 (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-08-07, BEA-08-01), Bureau of the Census, Foreign Trade Division, November 2007. For more information, contact Nick Orsini (301-763-6959) or Maria Iseman (301-763-2311), Foreign Trade Division.