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) - Revis Item(1) January December Monthly 2008 2007 (R) Change Total, Balance of Payments Basis 173,294 170,942 2,352 Net Adjustments 811 798 12 Total, Census Basis 172,484 170,144 2,339 Foods, feeds, and beverages 7,127 6,803 324 Fruits, frozen juices 846 728 119 Fish and shellfish 1,163 1,072 91 Food oils, oilseeds 412 326 86 Feedstuff and foodgrains 315 271 45 Vegetables 630 594 37 Green coffee 257 223 33 Bakery products 522 494 28 Meat products 637 614 23 Dairy products and eggs 160 139 21 Nuts 99 93 6 Tea, spices, etc. 99 95 3 Nonagricultural foods, etc. 42 40 2 Cane and beet sugar 59 71 -12 Cocoa beans 91 106 -14 Wine, beer, and related products 697 721 -24 Other foods 671 725 -54 Alcoholic beverages, excluding wine 427 491 -64 Industrial supplies and materials 63,586 59,793 3,793 Crude oil 29,469 26,697 2,772 Fuel oil 4,159 2,971 1,188 Nonmonetary gold 628 397 231 Gas-natural 1,728 1,515 213 Liquefied petroleum gases 1,898 1,693 204 Iron and steel mill products 1,473 1,324 149 Chemicals-fertilizers 945 847 98 Nickel 374 313 61 Nuclear fuel materials 447 412 35 Pulpwood and woodpulp 318 289 28 Iron and steel products, n.e.c. 738 710 28 Chemicals-inorganic 561 537 24 Tin 57 37 20 Tobacco, waxes, etc. 464 444 20 Chemicals-other, n.e.c. 775 761 13 Blank tapes, audio & visual 161 149 13 Zinc 190 178 12 Plywood and veneers 233 222 11 Newsprint 195 187 8 Paper and paper products 667 661 7 Hair, waste materials 63 59 4 Hides and skins 12 8 4 Cotton, natural fibers 9 5 3 Wool, silk, etc. 80 79 1 Leather and furs 63 64 -1 Finished textile supplies 308 309 -2 Farming materials, livestock 105 109 -4 Glass-plate, sheet, etc. 91 98 -6 Materials, excluding chemicals 109 116 -7 Iron and steel, advanced 633 640 -7 Coal and related fuels 231 244 -13 Nonferrous metals, other 352 365 -13 Synthetic rubber--primary 138 152 -14 Sulfur, nonmetallic minerals 76 92 -16 Nontextile floor tiles 204 221 -16 Electric energy 224 241 -17 Finished metal shapes 1,404 1,430 -26 Steelmaking materials 693 720 -27 Synthetic cloth 471 501 -31 Cotton cloth, fabrics 98 129 -31 Natural rubber 158 198 -41 Lumber 447 489 -42 Stone, sand, cement, etc. 484 526 -42 Bauxite and aluminum 950 994 -44 Shingles, wallboard 717 763 -46 Plastic materials 1,066 1,137 -70 Copper 517 613 -96 Industrial supplies, other 1,925 2,023 -98 Other precious metals 827 951 -123 Chemicals-organic 1,675 1,804 -128 Petroleum products, other 3,978 4,370 -392 Capital goods, except automotive 37,518 37,708 -189 Industrial machines, other 2,836 3,053 -217 Business machines and equipment 460 566 -107 Generators, accessories 1,483 1,582 -99 Electric apparatus 2,942 3,025 -83 Computer accessories 5,049 5,127 -79 Computers 3,782 3,841 -59 Agricultural machinery, equipment 630 688 -58 Wood, glass, plastic 536 583 -47 Semiconductors 2,198 2,232 -34 Textile, sewing machines 87 119 -32 Materials handling equipment 969 994 -24 Food, tobacco machinery 169 193 -23 Spacecraft, excluding military (-) 24 -23 Marine engines, parts 82 99 -17 Nonfarm tractors and parts 130 139 -9 Telecommunications equipment 3,862 3,867 -4 Vessels, except scrap (-) (-) (-) Commercial vessels, other 9 6 3 Railway transportation equipment 124 119 5 Specialized mining 75 68 8 Civilian aircraft 1,083 1,066 17 Industrial engines 1,387 1,370 17 Metalworking machine tools 754 728 26 Engines-civilian aircraft 1,065 1,033 33 Pulp and paper machinery 516 483 33 Medicinal equipment 2,150 2,103 47 Laboratory testing instruments 360 314 47 Photo, service industry machinery 1,176 1,122 54 Measuring, testing, control instruments 1,281 1,223 59 Parts-civilian aircraft 772 681 92 Excavating machinery 825 700 125 Drilling & oilfield equipment 725 562 162 Automotive vehicles, parts, and engines 20,587 20,400 187 Consumer goods 38,468 40,209 -1,741 TV's, VCR's, etc 3,414 3,850 -436 Apparel, household goods - cotton 3,921 4,248 -327 Apparel, textiles, nonwool or cotton 2,394 2,639 -245 Gem diamonds 1,593 1,770 -177 Household appliances 1,429 1,580 -151 Toys, games, and sporting goods 2,968 3,112 -144 Jewelry 1,056 1,141 -85 Furniture, household goods, etc. 2,042 2,111 -69 Photo equipment 542 590 -48 Cookware, cutlery, tools 521 565 -45 Camping apparel and gear 599 637 -38 Footwear 1,240 1,268 -28 Artwork, antiques, stamps, etc. 795 823 -28 Writing and art supplies 1,103 1,131 -27 Apparel, household goods - wool 288 310 -22 Glassware, chinaware 183 201 -19 Apparel,household goods-nontextile 688 706 -18 Musical instruments 130 145 -14 Nursery stock, etc. 120 134 -14 Gem stones, other 230 240 -10 Toiletries and cosmetics 525 532 -7 Records, tapes, and disks 282 289 -6 Rugs 176 173 3 Motorcycles and parts 311 304 8 Other household goods 4,823 4,813 10 Numismatic coins 58 41 16 Books, printed matter 421 404 17 Pleasure boats and motors 242 213 29 Stereo equipment, etc 574 519 55 Pharmaceutical preparations 5,802 5,722 80 Other goods 5,196 5,231 -35 _________________ Item(1) Year-to-date Year-to-date Year-to-date 2008 2007 (R) Change Total, Balance of Payments Basis 173,294 155,122 18,172 Net Adjustments 811 580 231 Total, Census Basis 172,484 154,542 17,942 Foods, feeds, and beverages 7,127 6,582 546 Fruits, frozen juices 846 710 136 Fish and shellfish 1,163 1,184 -21 Food oils, oilseeds 412 223 189 Feedstuff and foodgrains 315 210 105 Vegetables 630 557 73 Green coffee 257 226 31 Bakery products 522 482 40 Meat products 637 636 2 Dairy products and eggs 160 127 33 Nuts 99 86 13 Tea, spices, etc. 99 86 13 Nonagricultural foods, etc. 42 32 10 Cane and beet sugar 59 72 -13 Cocoa beans 91 65 26 Wine, beer, and related products 697 771 -74 Other foods 671 649 23 Alcoholic beverages, excluding wine 427 467 -40 Industrial supplies and materials 63,586 47,997 15,589 Crude oil 29,469 18,148 11,321 Fuel oil 4,159 2,098 2,060 Nonmonetary gold 628 383 246 Gas-natural 1,728 1,684 44 Liquefied petroleum gases 1,898 1,014 884 Iron and steel mill products 1,473 1,544 -70 Chemicals-fertilizers 945 648 297 Nickel 374 325 49 Nuclear fuel materials 447 241 206 Pulpwood and woodpulp 318 296 22 Iron and steel products, n.e.c. 738 751 -14 Chemicals-inorganic 561 469 91 Tin 57 46 11 Tobacco, waxes, etc. 464 393 71 Chemicals-other, n.e.c. 775 679 96 Blank tapes, audio & visual 161 349 -187 Zinc 190 341 -151 Plywood and veneers 233 217 16 Newsprint 195 236 -41 Paper and paper products 667 640 27 Hair, waste materials 63 66 -3 Hides and skins 12 21 -9 Cotton, natural fibers 9 6 2 Wool, silk, etc. 80 76 4 Leather and furs 63 63 (-) Finished textile supplies 308 282 25 Farming materials, livestock 105 112 -7 Glass-plate, sheet, etc. 91 97 -6 Materials, excluding chemicals 109 113 -4 Iron and steel, advanced 633 624 8 Coal and related fuels 231 199 33 Nonferrous metals, other 352 257 95 Synthetic rubber--primary 138 149 -11 Sulfur, nonmetallic minerals 76 63 13 Nontextile floor tiles 204 225 -20 Electric energy 224 139 86 Finished metal shapes 1,404 1,356 48 Steelmaking materials 693 472 221 Synthetic cloth 471 433 38 Cotton cloth, fabrics 98 117 -19 Natural rubber 158 147 10 Lumber 447 644 -197 Stone, sand, cement, etc. 484 522 -38 Bauxite and aluminum 950 1,112 -163 Shingles, wallboard 717 847 -130 Plastic materials 1,066 1,000 67 Copper 517 656 -139 Industrial supplies, other 1,925 1,843 82 Other precious metals 827 768 60 Chemicals-organic 1,675 1,505 170 Petroleum products, other 3,978 3,581 397 Capital goods, except automotive 37,518 36,443 1,075 Industrial machines, other 2,836 2,609 227 Business machines and equipment 460 750 -291 Generators, accessories 1,483 1,407 76 Electric apparatus 2,942 2,855 86 Computer accessories 5,049 5,584 -535 Computers 3,782 3,806 -24 Agricultural machinery, equipment 630 501 129 Wood, glass, plastic 536 518 18 Semiconductors 2,198 2,290 -92 Textile, sewing machines 87 99 -12 Materials handling equipment 969 947 23 Food, tobacco machinery 169 181 -12 Spacecraft, excluding military (-) (-) (-) Marine engines, parts 82 73 9 Nonfarm tractors and parts 130 122 9 Telecommunications equipment 3,862 3,408 454 Vessels, except scrap (-) (-) (-) Commercial vessels, other 9 19 -9 Railway transportation equipment 124 126 -1 Specialized mining 75 99 -24 Civilian aircraft 1,083 1,185 -103 Industrial engines 1,387 1,230 156 Metalworking machine tools 754 743 11 Engines-civilian aircraft 1,065 912 154 Pulp and paper machinery 516 442 74 Medicinal equipment 2,150 2,019 130 Laboratory testing instruments 360 271 89 Photo, service industry machinery 1,176 1,093 83 Measuring, testing, control instruments 1,281 1,209 72 Parts-civilian aircraft 772 635 138 Excavating machinery 825 727 98 Drilling & oilfield equipment 725 581 144 Automotive vehicles, parts, and engines 20,587 20,412 175 Consumer goods 38,468 38,198 270 TV's, VCR's, etc 3,414 3,284 129 Apparel, household goods - cotton 3,921 4,104 -183 Apparel, textiles, nonwool or cotton 2,394 2,566 -172 Gem diamonds 1,593 1,518 74 Household appliances 1,429 1,559 -130 Toys, games, and sporting goods 2,968 2,574 395 Jewelry 1,056 1,078 -22 Furniture, household goods, etc. 2,042 2,105 -63 Photo equipment 542 506 37 Cookware, cutlery, tools 521 526 -5 Camping apparel and gear 599 647 -49 Footwear 1,240 1,240 (-) Artwork, antiques, stamps, etc. 795 803 -8 Writing and art supplies 1,103 1,036 68 Apparel, household goods - wool 288 278 10 Glassware, chinaware 183 190 -7 Apparel,household goods-nontextile 688 667 21 Musical instruments 130 130 (-) Nursery stock, etc. 120 129 -9 Gem stones, other 230 214 16 Toiletries and cosmetics 525 478 47 Records, tapes, and disks 282 102 180 Rugs 176 169 7 Motorcycles and parts 311 415 -104 Other household goods 4,823 4,448 374 Numismatic coins 58 30 28 Books, printed matter 421 376 44 Pleasure boats and motors 242 233 9 Stereo equipment, etc 574 903 -329 Pharmaceutical preparations 5,802 5,889 -87 Other goods 5,196 4,910 286 (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-08-42, BEA-08-08), Bureau of the Census, Foreign Trade Division, January 2008. For more information, contact Nick Orsini (301-763-6959) or Maria Iseman (301-763-2311), Foreign Trade Division.