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) March February Monthly 2008 2008 (R) Change Total, Balance of Payments Basis 173,337 179,369 -6,031 Net Adjustments 1,579 1,667 -88 Total, Census Basis 171,758 177,701 -5,943 Foods, feeds, and beverages 7,128 7,215 -87 Fish and shellfish 1,043 1,205 -162 Fruits, frozen juices 697 816 -119 Wine, beer, and related products 677 738 -60 Meat products 619 654 -35 Cocoa beans 91 125 -34 Cane and beet sugar 51 72 -22 Bakery products 516 526 -10 Dairy products and eggs 145 151 -5 Vegetables 646 648 -2 Nuts 104 103 1 Tea, spices, etc. 106 98 8 Green coffee 284 275 9 Nonagricultural foods, etc. 54 44 10 Other foods 780 742 38 Alcoholic beverages, excluding wine 428 379 49 Feedstuff and foodgrains 421 307 114 Food oils, oilseeds 466 331 135 Industrial supplies and materials 61,583 63,629 -2,045 Crude oil 26,370 28,949 -2,578 Petroleum products, other 3,668 4,104 -436 Industrial supplies, other 1,941 2,064 -123 Iron and steel mill products 1,491 1,587 -96 Natural rubber 157 233 -76 Shingles, wallboard 662 725 -63 Steelmaking materials 718 776 -58 Iron and steel, advanced 641 691 -51 Nonferrous metals, other 343 387 -43 Chemicals-fertilizers 1,043 1,081 -38 Gas-natural 2,934 2,971 -37 Synthetic cloth 452 483 -31 Nontextile floor tiles 194 222 -28 Stone, sand, cement, etc. 440 460 -21 Finished textile supplies 287 306 -19 Lumber 389 408 -19 Tin 58 76 -18 Synthetic rubber--primary 151 166 -15 Sulfur, nonmetallic minerals 126 139 -13 Paper and paper products 634 647 -13 Nickel 311 323 -12 Hair, waste materials 58 66 -9 Wool, silk, etc. 68 76 -8 Leather and furs 60 66 -6 Plastic materials 1,127 1,131 -4 Hides and skins 15 18 -3 Chemicals-inorganic 580 583 -3 Tobacco, waxes, etc. 517 518 -2 Cotton, natural fibers 9 9 (-) Materials, excluding chemicals 115 114 1 Cotton cloth, fabrics 108 107 1 Glass-plate, sheet, etc. 88 86 2 Zinc 195 192 3 Blank tapes, audio & visual 149 143 5 Newsprint 204 193 11 Bauxite and aluminum 1,027 1,015 11 Plywood and veneers 196 184 11 Electric energy 282 270 12 Chemicals-other, n.e.c. 746 724 22 Finished metal shapes 1,421 1,390 30 Copper 612 580 31 Farming materials, livestock 146 113 33 Pulpwood and woodpulp 375 333 42 Coal and related fuels 286 235 50 Nonmonetary gold 701 619 82 Chemicals-organic 1,793 1,674 119 Nuclear fuel materials 443 317 126 Iron and steel products, n.e.c. 859 699 160 Fuel oil 3,272 3,066 206 Other precious metals 1,236 1,004 232 Liquefied petroleum gases 1,889 1,302 586 Capital goods, except automotive 37,648 38,490 -841 Telecommunications equipment 3,595 3,926 -332 Industrial machines, other 2,997 3,234 -237 Materials handling equipment 939 1,057 -119 Metalworking machine tools 748 843 -96 Industrial engines 1,389 1,478 -89 Excavating machinery 654 734 -80 Electric apparatus 3,019 3,098 -79 Business machines and equipment 374 447 -72 Wood, glass, plastic 485 557 -71 Pulp and paper machinery 417 485 -68 Computers 3,371 3,438 -68 Medicinal equipment 2,117 2,174 -57 Parts-civilian aircraft 732 789 -57 Measuring, testing, control instruments 1,260 1,312 -52 Semiconductors 2,175 2,219 -44 Photo, service industry machinery 1,173 1,212 -39 Agricultural machinery, equipment 607 620 -13 Commercial vessels, other 8 11 -2 Specialized mining 69 69 (-) Vessels, except scrap (-) (-) (-) Spacecraft, excluding military 1 (-) 1 Nonfarm tractors and parts 134 133 1 Railway transportation equipment 120 110 9 Laboratory testing instruments 336 325 11 Marine engines, parts 99 82 18 Food, tobacco machinery 234 212 22 Textile, sewing machines 135 109 27 Engines-civilian aircraft 1,174 1,142 32 Drilling & oilfield equipment 723 643 80 Generators, accessories 1,697 1,572 125 Civilian aircraft 1,289 1,134 155 Computer accessories 5,575 5,322 252 Automotive vehicles, parts, and engines 20,338 22,426 -2,089 Consumer goods 39,539 40,667 -1,128 Furniture, household goods, etc. 1,784 2,108 -324 Toys, games, and sporting goods 2,712 2,983 -271 Other household goods 4,731 4,981 -250 Apparel, textiles, nonwool or cotton 2,376 2,570 -194 Footwear 1,191 1,372 -181 Jewelry 951 1,064 -114 Writing and art supplies 1,059 1,170 -111 Apparel,household goods-nontextile 652 753 -101 Household appliances 1,477 1,561 -83 Artwork, antiques, stamps, etc. 837 919 -82 Cookware, cutlery, tools 493 572 -79 Stereo equipment, etc 507 560 -53 Camping apparel and gear 601 654 -53 Apparel, household goods - wool 314 363 -49 Gem stones, other 213 259 -47 TV's, VCR's, etc 3,387 3,429 -42 Motorcycles and parts 349 385 -36 Toiletries and cosmetics 549 576 -28 Musical instruments 142 156 -14 Glassware, chinaware 176 190 -14 Books, printed matter 360 373 -13 Rugs 166 172 -6 Pleasure boats and motors 227 228 -1 Nursery stock, etc. 133 125 8 Records, tapes, and disks 280 269 11 Numismatic coins 78 53 24 Apparel, household goods - cotton 4,136 4,075 60 Gem diamonds 1,823 1,728 94 Photo equipment 664 538 125 Pharmaceutical preparations 7,172 6,478 694 Other goods 5,521 5,275 247 _________________ Item(1) Year-to-date Year-to-date Year-to-date 2008 2007 Change Total, Balance of Payments Basis 526,885 471,001 55,884 Net Adjustments 4,050 2,594 1,457 Total, Census Basis 522,835 468,407 54,428 Foods, feeds, and beverages 21,497 20,016 1,481 Fish and shellfish 3,418 3,500 -82 Fruits, frozen juices 2,360 2,212 148 Wine, beer, and related products 2,114 2,124 -9 Meat products 1,913 2,003 -90 Cocoa beans 308 232 76 Cane and beet sugar 182 187 -5 Bakery products 1,564 1,466 98 Dairy products and eggs 457 381 76 Vegetables 1,927 1,818 109 Nuts 307 284 23 Tea, spices, etc. 303 247 56 Green coffee 815 648 167 Nonagricultural foods, etc. 140 98 41 Other foods 2,199 2,106 93 Alcoholic beverages, excluding wine 1,233 1,363 -130 Feedstuff and foodgrains 1,044 662 382 Food oils, oilseeds 1,213 685 528 Industrial supplies and materials 189,214 142,239 46,975 Crude oil 84,984 51,513 33,471 Petroleum products, other 11,790 10,220 1,570 Industrial supplies, other 5,935 5,677 258 Iron and steel mill products 4,536 4,682 -146 Natural rubber 547 459 88 Shingles, wallboard 2,106 2,490 -383 Steelmaking materials 2,146 1,559 586 Iron and steel, advanced 1,966 1,932 34 Nonferrous metals, other 1,095 764 331 Chemicals-fertilizers 3,104 2,177 927 Gas-natural 7,652 6,455 1,197 Synthetic cloth 1,407 1,342 65 Nontextile floor tiles 620 692 -72 Stone, sand, cement, etc. 1,384 1,615 -231 Finished textile supplies 903 863 40 Lumber 1,245 1,773 -528 Tin 192 126 66 Synthetic rubber--primary 455 463 -7 Sulfur, nonmetallic minerals 343 193 149 Paper and paper products 1,948 1,980 -32 Nickel 1,009 1,066 -57 Hair, waste materials 188 202 -14 Wool, silk, etc. 225 207 18 Leather and furs 190 206 -16 Plastic materials 3,324 3,015 309 Hides and skins 45 49 -3 Chemicals-inorganic 1,725 1,482 243 Tobacco, waxes, etc. 1,507 1,257 251 Cotton, natural fibers 27 18 9 Materials, excluding chemicals 339 344 -5 Cotton cloth, fabrics 314 369 -55 Glass-plate, sheet, etc. 266 285 -19 Zinc 577 829 -251 Blank tapes, audio & visual 454 684 -230 Newsprint 591 655 -64 Bauxite and aluminum 2,995 3,429 -434 Plywood and veneers 613 653 -40 Electric energy 777 528 248 Chemicals-other, n.e.c. 2,248 2,058 190 Finished metal shapes 4,218 4,070 147 Copper 1,709 1,703 6 Farming materials, livestock 364 318 46 Pulpwood and woodpulp 1,028 886 142 Coal and related fuels 752 554 198 Nonmonetary gold 1,922 1,121 801 Chemicals-organic 5,151 4,401 750 Nuclear fuel materials 1,208 813 395 Iron and steel products, n.e.c. 2,297 2,195 101 Fuel oil 10,543 6,573 3,970 Other precious metals 3,163 2,657 507 Liquefied petroleum gases 5,089 2,634 2,454 Capital goods, except automotive 113,796 109,308 4,488 Telecommunications equipment 11,391 10,887 504 Industrial machines, other 9,078 8,116 962 Materials handling equipment 2,974 2,853 121 Metalworking machine tools 2,348 2,190 158 Industrial engines 4,271 3,652 618 Excavating machinery 2,214 2,157 57 Electric apparatus 9,069 8,644 425 Business machines and equipment 1,281 2,122 -841 Wood, glass, plastic 1,579 1,532 46 Pulp and paper machinery 1,420 1,372 47 Computers 10,592 10,486 105 Medicinal equipment 6,447 5,988 459 Parts-civilian aircraft 2,293 1,935 358 Measuring, testing, control instruments 3,858 3,549 310 Semiconductors 6,589 6,737 -148 Photo, service industry machinery 3,563 3,369 194 Agricultural machinery, equipment 1,859 1,552 307 Commercial vessels, other 29 39 -10 Specialized mining 214 246 -31 Vessels, except scrap (-) (-) (-) Spacecraft, excluding military 2 1 1 Nonfarm tractors and parts 401 377 25 Railway transportation equipment 355 373 -18 Laboratory testing instruments 1,025 828 197 Marine engines, parts 263 276 -14 Food, tobacco machinery 618 561 58 Textile, sewing machines 330 330 1 Engines-civilian aircraft 3,386 2,915 471 Drilling & oilfield equipment 2,092 1,831 261 Generators, accessories 4,791 4,451 341 Civilian aircraft 3,509 3,353 157 Computer accessories 15,955 16,586 -631 Automotive vehicles, parts, and engines 63,342 63,371 -29 Consumer goods 118,977 118,351 626 Furniture, household goods, etc. 5,938 6,302 -363 Toys, games, and sporting goods 8,668 8,492 176 Other household goods 14,524 13,530 994 Apparel, textiles, nonwool or cotton 7,351 7,908 -556 Footwear 3,806 3,797 9 Jewelry 3,079 3,373 -294 Writing and art supplies 3,333 3,225 109 Apparel,household goods-nontextile 2,098 2,029 70 Household appliances 4,471 4,958 -488 Artwork, antiques, stamps, etc. 2,559 2,702 -142 Cookware, cutlery, tools 1,586 1,637 -50 Stereo equipment, etc 1,641 2,217 -575 Camping apparel and gear 1,857 1,938 -81 Apparel, household goods - wool 970 978 -8 Gem stones, other 706 641 65 TV's, VCR's, etc 10,234 9,833 401 Motorcycles and parts 1,046 1,222 -176 Toiletries and cosmetics 1,651 1,498 153 Musical instruments 427 409 18 Glassware, chinaware 549 582 -33 Books, printed matter 1,154 1,119 35 Rugs 514 522 -8 Pleasure boats and motors 700 755 -55 Nursery stock, etc. 379 373 6 Records, tapes, and disks 832 640 192 Numismatic coins 189 82 107 Apparel, household goods - cotton 12,143 12,557 -414 Gem diamonds 5,182 4,613 569 Photo equipment 1,744 1,674 70 Pharmaceutical preparations 19,644 18,745 899 Other goods 16,008 15,123 886 (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-08-77, BEA-08-20), Bureau of the Census, Foreign Trade Division, March 2008. For more information, contact Nick Orsini (301-763-6959) or Maria Iseman (301-763-2311), Foreign Trade Division.