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 annual change within each major commodity grouping. (-) Represents zero or less than one half unit of measurement shown. (R) Revised Item(1) December November Monthly 2007 2007 (R) Change Total, Balance of Payments Basis 171,305 173,600 -2,295 Net Adjustments 799 642 157 Total, Census Basis 170,506 172,959 -2,452 Foods, feeds, and beverages 6,827 7,038 -211 Fruits, frozen juices 730 757 -27 Feedstuff and foodgrains 273 276 -3 Food oils, oilseeds 326 404 -77 Vegetables 594 587 6 Alcoholic beverages, excluding wine 495 527 -32 Other foods 728 765 -37 Meat products 615 636 -21 Wine, beer, and related products 725 689 36 Green coffee 223 305 -82 Bakery products 495 515 -20 Fish and shellfish 1,077 1,084 -8 Tea, spices, etc. 96 92 4 Dairy products and eggs 140 146 -7 Nuts 93 104 -10 Nonagricultural foods, etc. 40 42 -2 Cocoa beans 106 38 68 Cane and beet sugar 71 70 1 Industrial supplies and materials 60,004 59,212 791 Crude oil 26,857 25,226 1,632 Fuel oil 2,979 2,966 13 Petroleum products, other 4,382 4,682 -300 Other precious metals 964 863 101 Chemicals-fertilizers 849 825 24 Nuclear fuel materials 412 585 -173 Nickel 313 355 -41 Industrial supplies, other 2,027 2,079 -53 Steelmaking materials 688 653 35 Finished metal shapes 1,432 1,485 -53 Iron and steel products, n.e.c. 710 742 -32 Nonferrous metals, other 371 381 -10 Pulpwood and woodpulp 291 342 -51 Electric energy 241 299 -58 Zinc 178 205 -28 Chemicals-other, n.e.c. 766 719 48 Tobacco, waxes, etc. 455 585 -130 Chemicals-inorganic 538 517 21 Chemicals-organic 1,814 1,718 97 Iron and steel, advanced 639 665 -26 Finished textile supplies 310 312 -2 Synthetic cloth 501 489 12 Farming materials, livestock 109 111 -1 Tin 37 52 -15 Natural rubber 206 190 16 Sulfur, nonmetallic minerals 92 85 6 Hair, waste materials 60 62 -2 Wool, silk, etc. 79 69 10 Hides and skins 8 9 -1 Cotton, natural fibers 5 6 -1 Leather and furs 64 70 -7 Materials, excluding chemicals 118 121 -2 Synthetic rubber--primary 151 174 -23 Glass-plate, sheet, etc. 98 104 -7 Gas-natural 1,515 1,624 -109 Nontextile floor tiles 222 229 -8 Plywood and veneers 223 226 -3 Coal and related fuels 244 238 6 Paper and paper products 661 655 6 Cotton cloth, fabrics 129 125 4 Liquefied petroleum gases 1,737 1,621 116 Copper 613 571 42 Stone, sand, cement, etc. 529 533 -3 Plastic materials 1,137 1,096 42 Newsprint 187 171 16 Nonmonetary gold 347 417 -70 Bauxite and aluminum 999 1,168 -169 Lumber 489 515 -26 Blank tapes, audio & visual 149 160 -11 Shingles, wallboard 764 832 -69 Iron and steel mill products 1,311 1,284 27 Capital goods, except automotive 37,804 37,885 -81 Computers 3,842 3,323 519 Industrial machines, other 3,070 3,075 -4 Telecommunications equipment 3,876 4,097 -221 Generators, accessories 1,581 1,650 -69 Civilian aircraft 1,066 1,028 38 Electric apparatus 3,026 2,982 45 Drilling & oilfield equipment 567 738 -171 Engines-civilian aircraft 1,033 1,134 -101 Parts-civilian aircraft 682 771 -90 Industrial engines 1,366 1,425 -60 Medicinal equipment 2,104 2,173 -69 Measuring, testing, control instruments 1,229 1,233 -4 Laboratory testing instruments 316 339 -23 Agricultural machinery, equipment 688 726 -38 Food, tobacco machinery 193 218 -25 Pulp and paper machinery 488 437 51 Textile, sewing machines 118 117 1 Marine engines, parts 101 81 20 Commercial vessels, other 6 12 -6 Specialized mining 71 56 15 Spacecraft, excluding military 24 1 23 Nonfarm tractors and parts 152 139 13 Vessels, except scrap (-) (-) (-) Railway transportation equipment 120 122 -3 Materials handling equipment 995 921 73 Wood, glass, plastic 582 535 48 Semiconductors 2,229 2,259 -30 Photo, service industry machinery 1,124 1,164 -39 Metalworking machine tools 732 695 37 Business machines and equipment 570 566 5 Excavating machinery 701 769 -68 Computer accessories 5,152 5,100 52 Automotive vehicles, parts, and engines 20,421 22,522 -2,101 Consumer goods 40,210 40,705 -495 Pharmaceutical preparations 5,682 5,801 -120 Toys, games, and sporting goods 3,117 2,876 241 Other household goods 4,796 5,063 -266 TV's, VCR's, etc 3,863 3,702 162 Artwork, antiques, stamps, etc. 820 1,031 -211 Apparel, household goods - cotton 4,249 4,215 34 Records, tapes, and disks 289 292 -3 Gem diamonds 1,773 1,696 77 Household appliances 1,582 1,610 -29 Writing and art supplies 1,131 1,136 -5 Photo equipment 597 682 -85 Footwear 1,271 1,245 26 Furniture, household goods, etc. 2,113 2,115 -2 Toiletries and cosmetics 533 556 -23 Apparel, textiles, nonwool or cotton 2,644 2,649 -5 Jewelry 1,145 1,251 -106 Books, printed matter 404 388 16 Apparel, household goods - wool 310 354 -44 Apparel,household goods-nontextile 709 712 -3 Cookware, cutlery, tools 566 586 -20 Gem stones, other 240 236 5 Nursery stock, etc. 134 134 (-) Numismatic coins 42 44 -2 Rugs 173 185 -12 Glassware, chinaware 202 207 -5 Pleasure boats and motors 218 252 -34 Musical instruments 144 143 1 Camping apparel and gear 638 639 -2 Motorcycles and parts 304 293 12 Stereo equipment, etc 521 613 -92 Other goods 5,241 5,597 -356 _________________ Item(1) Year-to-date Year-to-date Year-to-date 2007 2006 Change Total, Balance of Payments Basis 1,964,922 1,861,380 103,542 Net Adjustments 11,280 7,442 3,839 Total, Census Basis 1,953,642 1,853,938 99,704 Foods, feeds, and beverages 81,709 74,938 6,772 Fruits, frozen juices 9,033 7,543 1,490 Feedstuff and foodgrains 2,943 2,201 742 Food oils, oilseeds 3,378 2,682 696 Vegetables 7,211 6,579 632 Alcoholic beverages, excluding wine 5,552 4,930 622 Other foods 8,531 7,985 547 Meat products 8,011 7,468 543 Wine, beer, and related products 8,358 7,834 524 Green coffee 3,237 2,829 408 Bakery products 6,016 5,631 385 Fish and shellfish 13,556 13,203 353 Tea, spices, etc. 1,130 976 154 Dairy products and eggs 1,580 1,443 136 Nuts 1,223 1,114 109 Nonagricultural foods, etc. 463 455 7 Cocoa beans 660 714 -54 Cane and beet sugar 826 1,349 -523 Industrial supplies and materials 630,870 601,988 28,882 Crude oil 237,369 216,627 20,741 Fuel oil 31,333 27,072 4,261 Petroleum products, other 48,368 44,232 4,136 Other precious metals 11,101 8,326 2,775 Chemicals-fertilizers 9,516 7,683 1,833 Nuclear fuel materials 5,545 3,989 1,555 Nickel 4,727 3,216 1,511 Industrial supplies, other 23,509 22,408 1,101 Steelmaking materials 7,264 6,513 751 Finished metal shapes 17,036 16,373 664 Iron and steel products, n.e.c. 9,181 8,553 628 Nonferrous metals, other 3,723 3,146 577 Pulpwood and woodpulp 3,744 3,189 555 Electric energy 2,713 2,167 546 Zinc 2,782 2,261 521 Chemicals-other, n.e.c. 8,539 8,044 494 Tobacco, waxes, etc. 5,296 4,807 489 Chemicals-inorganic 6,204 5,735 470 Chemicals-organic 19,159 18,851 308 Iron and steel, advanced 7,824 7,575 249 Finished textile supplies 3,573 3,325 248 Synthetic cloth 5,632 5,397 235 Farming materials, livestock 1,189 1,031 157 Tin 553 435 118 Natural rubber 2,126 2,029 97 Sulfur, nonmetallic minerals 897 857 40 Hair, waste materials 791 770 21 Wool, silk, etc. 870 858 12 Hides and skins 152 149 3 Cotton, natural fibers 79 81 -2 Leather and furs 801 826 -25 Materials, excluding chemicals 1,361 1,412 -51 Synthetic rubber--primary 1,972 2,024 -52 Glass-plate, sheet, etc. 1,186 1,262 -76 Gas-natural 28,151 28,278 -127 Nontextile floor tiles 2,794 2,982 -188 Plywood and veneers 2,924 3,120 -196 Coal and related fuels 2,492 2,697 -204 Paper and paper products 7,962 8,186 -223 Cotton cloth, fabrics 1,487 1,739 -252 Liquefied petroleum gases 14,162 14,498 -336 Copper 7,772 8,168 -396 Stone, sand, cement, etc. 6,296 6,700 -404 Plastic materials 12,830 13,453 -624 Newsprint 2,384 3,073 -690 Nonmonetary gold 4,627 5,643 -1,017 Bauxite and aluminum 13,468 14,530 -1,062 Lumber 6,773 8,698 -1,925 Blank tapes, audio & visual 2,152 4,400 -2,248 Shingles, wallboard 9,975 12,226 -2,252 Iron and steel mill products 18,505 22,370 -3,865 Capital goods, except automotive 444,828 418,271 26,558 Computers 40,919 33,771 7,148 Industrial machines, other 34,849 29,066 5,783 Telecommunications equipment 44,355 40,250 4,105 Generators, accessories 19,476 16,281 3,194 Civilian aircraft 13,290 10,607 2,683 Electric apparatus 35,558 33,556 2,002 Drilling & oilfield equipment 8,075 6,130 1,946 Engines-civilian aircraft 12,883 11,156 1,726 Parts-civilian aircraft 8,261 6,622 1,639 Industrial engines 15,726 14,090 1,636 Medicinal equipment 24,839 23,241 1,598 Measuring, testing, control instruments 14,609 13,363 1,245 Laboratory testing instruments 3,659 3,007 652 Agricultural machinery, equipment 7,110 6,794 317 Food, tobacco machinery 2,360 2,073 287 Pulp and paper machinery 5,523 5,335 188 Textile, sewing machines 1,344 1,181 163 Marine engines, parts 1,045 917 128 Commercial vessels, other 171 72 99 Specialized mining 858 843 14 Spacecraft, excluding military 118 108 10 Nonfarm tractors and parts 1,626 1,629 -3 Vessels, except scrap (-) 29 -29 Railway transportation equipment 1,553 1,603 -50 Materials handling equipment 11,482 11,627 -145 Wood, glass, plastic 6,397 6,622 -225 Semiconductors 26,612 27,375 -763 Photo, service industry machinery 13,911 14,700 -789 Metalworking machine tools 8,684 9,572 -889 Business machines and equipment 7,739 8,717 -977 Excavating machinery 8,737 10,358 -1,621 Computer accessories 63,056 67,575 -4,519 Automotive vehicles, parts, and engines 258,952 256,660 2,292 Consumer goods 474,864 442,595 32,269 Pharmaceutical preparations 71,679 64,366 7,313 Toys, games, and sporting goods 34,362 28,790 5,572 Other household goods 56,001 51,870 4,132 TV's, VCR's, etc 39,817 35,869 3,948 Artwork, antiques, stamps, etc. 10,863 8,674 2,189 Apparel, household goods - cotton 50,861 48,712 2,149 Records, tapes, and disks 3,334 1,280 2,054 Gem diamonds 18,952 17,291 1,660 Household appliances 19,796 18,436 1,360 Writing and art supplies 13,143 12,461 683 Photo equipment 7,439 6,841 599 Footwear 15,256 14,704 552 Furniture, household goods, etc. 25,145 24,626 519 Toiletries and cosmetics 6,337 5,832 505 Apparel, textiles, nonwool or cotton 31,611 31,161 450 Jewelry 13,550 13,202 348 Books, printed matter 4,638 4,319 320 Apparel, household goods - wool 3,854 3,553 302 Apparel,household goods-nontextile 8,024 7,735 290 Cookware, cutlery, tools 6,608 6,352 256 Gem stones, other 2,696 2,541 155 Nursery stock, etc. 1,549 1,457 92 Numismatic coins 342 340 3 Rugs 2,120 2,135 -15 Glassware, chinaware 2,370 2,396 -26 Pleasure boats and motors 2,953 2,983 -30 Musical instruments 1,619 1,651 -32 Camping apparel and gear 7,783 7,997 -214 Motorcycles and parts 4,084 4,630 -546 Stereo equipment, etc 8,075 10,391 -2,316 Other goods 62,419 59,487 2,932 (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 29 of this release, or at www.census.gov/ft900 or www.bea.gov/bea/di/home/trade.htm. SOURCE: Report FT900 (CB-08-27, BEA-08-05), Bureau of the Census, Foreign Trade Division, December 2007. For more information, contact Nick Orsini (301-763-6959) or Maria Iseman (301-763-2311), Foreign Trade Division.