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) February January Monthly 2008 2008 (R) Change Total, Balance of Payments Basis 180,216 174,180 6,036 Net Adjustments 1,680 804 877 Total, Census Basis 178,535 173,376 5,160 Foods, feeds, and beverages 7,247 7,154 93 Other foods 748 676 72 Fish and shellfish 1,212 1,169 43 Wine, beer, and related products 742 699 42 Cocoa beans 125 91 34 Green coffee 275 256 19 Vegetables 650 633 18 Meat products 656 639 16 Cane and beet sugar 73 59 14 Nuts 104 100 4 Bakery products 526 522 4 Nonagricultural foods, etc. 44 42 2 Tea, spices, etc. 98 99 -1 Feedstuff and foodgrains 308 316 -8 Dairy products and eggs 152 161 -9 Fruits, frozen juices 817 847 -30 Alcoholic beverages, excluding wine 381 427 -46 Food oils, oilseeds 336 416 -80 Industrial supplies and materials 64,064 64,002 62 Gas-natural 2,995 1,747 1,247 Other precious metals 1,091 924 167 Industrial supplies, other 2,068 1,929 139 Chemicals-fertilizers 1,109 980 129 Iron and steel mill products 1,575 1,458 117 Petroleum products, other 4,132 4,017 114 Natural rubber 233 158 75 Bauxite and aluminum 1,019 953 66 Steelmaking materials 716 652 64 Plastic materials 1,130 1,067 63 Sulfur, nonmetallic minerals 139 78 61 Iron and steel, advanced 693 634 59 Tobacco, waxes, etc. 526 472 54 Copper 566 517 49 Electric energy 270 224 46 Nonferrous metals, other 401 365 36 Nonmonetary gold 638 602 35 Synthetic rubber--primary 167 138 29 Tin 77 58 19 Nontextile floor tiles 222 205 17 Pulpwood and woodpulp 335 320 16 Synthetic cloth 485 472 13 Chemicals-inorganic 576 563 13 Cotton cloth, fabrics 107 99 9 Shingles, wallboard 728 719 8 Farming materials, livestock 113 106 7 Hides and skins 18 12 7 Materials, excluding chemicals 116 110 6 Coal and related fuels 235 231 4 Hair, waste materials 67 64 3 Leather and furs 66 63 3 Zinc 192 190 2 Cotton, natural fibers 9 9 (-) Finished textile supplies 308 310 -2 Newsprint 193 195 -2 Wool, silk, etc. 77 80 -3 Glass-plate, sheet, etc. 86 92 -5 Finished metal shapes 1,391 1,407 -16 Chemicals-organic 1,668 1,684 -17 Blank tapes, audio & visual 144 162 -18 Paper and paper products 648 668 -20 Stone, sand, cement, etc. 461 484 -23 Iron and steel products, n.e.c. 700 739 -38 Lumber 409 448 -39 Plywood and veneers 185 233 -48 Chemicals-other, n.e.c. 727 778 -51 Nickel 323 375 -52 Nuclear fuel materials 317 447 -130 Crude oil 29,198 29,665 -467 Liquefied petroleum gases 1,302 1,898 -596 Fuel oil 3,113 4,205 -1,092 Capital goods, except automotive 38,618 37,658 960 Industrial machines, other 3,245 2,846 398 Computer accessories 5,335 5,058 276 Electric apparatus 3,111 2,952 159 Industrial engines 1,498 1,404 95 Metalworking machine tools 847 757 90 Materials handling equipment 1,067 978 90 Engines-civilian aircraft 1,148 1,071 77 Telecommunications equipment 3,936 3,870 66 Generators, accessories 1,587 1,522 65 Civilian aircraft 1,138 1,087 51 Food, tobacco machinery 215 172 43 Photo, service industry machinery 1,212 1,177 35 Measuring, testing, control instruments 1,315 1,287 28 Medicinal equipment 2,181 2,156 25 Semiconductors 2,219 2,195 24 Textile, sewing machines 109 86 23 Wood, glass, plastic 555 536 19 Parts-civilian aircraft 790 772 18 Nonfarm tractors and parts 138 135 3 Commercial vessels, other 11 9 1 Marine engines, parts 82 81 (-) Vessels, except scrap (-) (-) (-) Spacecraft, excluding military (-) (-) (-) Specialized mining 70 76 -6 Agricultural machinery, equipment 622 631 -9 Business machines and equipment 447 460 -13 Railway transportation equipment 111 125 -14 Pulp and paper machinery 488 518 -30 Laboratory testing instruments 327 364 -37 Drilling & oilfield equipment 644 726 -82 Excavating machinery 733 825 -92 Computers 3,438 3,783 -344 Automotive vehicles, parts, and engines 22,354 20,579 1,775 Consumer goods 40,979 38,771 2,208 Pharmaceutical preparations 6,674 5,994 680 Other household goods 4,987 4,812 175 Apparel, textiles, nonwool or cotton 2,578 2,404 173 Apparel, household goods - cotton 4,085 3,931 153 Household appliances 1,563 1,433 131 Footwear 1,373 1,243 130 Artwork, antiques, stamps, etc. 933 803 130 Gem diamonds 1,759 1,631 128 Apparel, household goods - wool 369 293 77 Motorcycles and parts 385 312 73 Writing and art supplies 1,173 1,104 69 Furniture, household goods, etc. 2,113 2,046 67 Apparel,household goods-nontextile 757 693 64 Camping apparel and gear 657 602 55 Cookware, cutlery, tools 572 521 51 Toiletries and cosmetics 575 526 49 Gem stones, other 266 234 32 Musical instruments 157 129 27 TV's, VCR's, etc 3,431 3,418 13 Toys, games, and sporting goods 2,986 2,973 12 Jewelry 1,075 1,064 11 Glassware, chinaware 189 182 7 Nursery stock, etc. 126 120 5 Rugs 173 176 -3 Numismatic coins 54 58 -4 Photo equipment 538 542 -4 Records, tapes, and disks 270 283 -13 Stereo equipment, etc 561 575 -15 Pleasure boats and motors 228 245 -17 Books, printed matter 373 421 -48 Other goods 5,274 5,212 62 _________________ Item(1) Year-to-date Year-to-date Year-to-date 2008 2007 Change Total, Balance of Payments Basis 354,395 309,197 45,198 Net Adjustments 2,484 1,113 1,371 Total, Census Basis 351,911 308,084 43,827 Foods, feeds, and beverages 14,400 13,180 1,221 Other foods 1,425 1,358 67 Fish and shellfish 2,381 2,370 11 Wine, beer, and related products 1,441 1,454 -13 Cocoa beans 217 173 44 Green coffee 532 443 88 Vegetables 1,283 1,173 110 Meat products 1,295 1,304 -9 Cane and beet sugar 132 106 25 Nuts 204 182 21 Bakery products 1,048 961 87 Nonagricultural foods, etc. 86 61 25 Tea, spices, etc. 198 163 34 Feedstuff and foodgrains 624 417 207 Dairy products and eggs 313 260 54 Fruits, frozen juices 1,664 1,454 210 Alcoholic beverages, excluding wine 807 883 -75 Food oils, oilseeds 752 417 335 Industrial supplies and materials 128,066 92,527 35,539 Gas-natural 4,742 3,908 834 Other precious metals 2,015 1,653 362 Industrial supplies, other 3,998 3,798 200 Chemicals-fertilizers 2,089 1,373 716 Iron and steel mill products 3,032 3,097 -64 Petroleum products, other 8,149 6,464 1,685 Natural rubber 390 278 113 Bauxite and aluminum 1,972 2,374 -402 Steelmaking materials 1,368 950 417 Plastic materials 2,197 1,984 213 Sulfur, nonmetallic minerals 218 125 93 Iron and steel, advanced 1,326 1,269 57 Tobacco, waxes, etc. 998 846 152 Copper 1,083 1,174 -91 Electric energy 495 314 181 Nonferrous metals, other 766 493 272 Nonmonetary gold 1,240 694 545 Synthetic rubber--primary 305 298 6 Tin 135 92 43 Nontextile floor tiles 427 457 -30 Pulpwood and woodpulp 655 567 88 Synthetic cloth 956 883 73 Chemicals-inorganic 1,138 996 142 Cotton cloth, fabrics 206 247 -41 Shingles, wallboard 1,447 1,662 -215 Farming materials, livestock 219 206 13 Hides and skins 30 31 -1 Materials, excluding chemicals 226 222 4 Coal and related fuels 466 356 110 Hair, waste materials 131 134 -3 Leather and furs 130 133 -3 Zinc 383 585 -203 Cotton, natural fibers 18 12 6 Finished textile supplies 619 573 46 Newsprint 387 444 -57 Wool, silk, etc. 158 139 19 Glass-plate, sheet, etc. 178 191 -13 Finished metal shapes 2,797 2,704 93 Chemicals-organic 3,352 2,891 461 Blank tapes, audio & visual 306 513 -208 Paper and paper products 1,315 1,307 8 Stone, sand, cement, etc. 945 1,038 -93 Iron and steel products, n.e.c. 1,439 1,437 2 Lumber 856 1,172 -316 Plywood and veneers 417 433 -16 Chemicals-other, n.e.c. 1,505 1,358 147 Nickel 698 640 58 Nuclear fuel materials 764 519 246 Crude oil 58,863 33,739 25,124 Liquefied petroleum gases 3,200 1,833 1,367 Fuel oil 7,318 3,918 3,400 Capital goods, except automotive 76,276 73,133 3,143 Industrial machines, other 6,091 5,421 671 Computer accessories 10,393 11,199 -806 Electric apparatus 6,062 5,746 317 Industrial engines 2,902 2,405 497 Metalworking machine tools 1,604 1,442 162 Materials handling equipment 2,045 1,884 161 Engines-civilian aircraft 2,218 1,839 380 Telecommunications equipment 7,806 7,362 444 Generators, accessories 3,109 2,951 157 Civilian aircraft 2,224 2,295 -71 Food, tobacco machinery 387 351 36 Photo, service industry machinery 2,390 2,215 174 Measuring, testing, control instruments 2,602 2,361 241 Medicinal equipment 4,337 3,991 346 Semiconductors 4,414 4,555 -141 Textile, sewing machines 195 219 -24 Wood, glass, plastic 1,091 998 93 Parts-civilian aircraft 1,562 1,257 306 Nonfarm tractors and parts 273 248 25 Commercial vessels, other 20 26 -6 Marine engines, parts 163 168 -5 Vessels, except scrap (-) (-) (-) Spacecraft, excluding military 1 (-) 1 Specialized mining 146 139 7 Agricultural machinery, equipment 1,253 1,028 225 Business machines and equipment 907 1,464 -557 Railway transportation equipment 235 235 (-) Pulp and paper machinery 1,007 915 91 Laboratory testing instruments 690 528 162 Drilling & oilfield equipment 1,370 1,166 204 Excavating machinery 1,558 1,442 116 Computers 7,221 7,283 -63 Automotive vehicles, parts, and engines 42,932 41,246 1,687 Consumer goods 79,750 77,909 1,841 Pharmaceutical preparations 12,667 11,510 1,158 Other household goods 9,799 9,183 616 Apparel, textiles, nonwool or cotton 4,982 5,255 -273 Apparel, household goods - cotton 8,016 8,239 -223 Household appliances 2,996 3,356 -360 Footwear 2,616 2,587 29 Artwork, antiques, stamps, etc. 1,736 1,656 81 Gem diamonds 3,390 3,104 286 Apparel, household goods - wool 662 614 49 Motorcycles and parts 697 803 -106 Writing and art supplies 2,277 2,166 111 Furniture, household goods, etc. 4,159 4,362 -202 Apparel,household goods-nontextile 1,449 1,357 92 Camping apparel and gear 1,258 1,313 -55 Cookware, cutlery, tools 1,093 1,095 -2 Toiletries and cosmetics 1,101 977 123 Gem stones, other 500 442 58 Musical instruments 286 269 17 TV's, VCR's, etc 6,849 6,546 303 Toys, games, and sporting goods 5,959 5,487 472 Jewelry 2,138 2,271 -133 Glassware, chinaware 371 386 -15 Nursery stock, etc. 246 251 -5 Rugs 349 337 12 Numismatic coins 112 48 64 Photo equipment 1,080 1,073 8 Records, tapes, and disks 553 380 173 Stereo equipment, etc 1,136 1,622 -486 Pleasure boats and motors 474 475 -1 Books, printed matter 794 744 50 Other goods 10,486 10,090 396 (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-08-58, BEA-08-14), Bureau of the Census, Foreign Trade Division, February 2008. For more information, contact Nick Orsini (301-763-6959) or Maria Iseman (301-763-2311), Foreign Trade Division.