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.) . Item(1) April March Monthly 2008 2008 Change Total, Balance of Payments Basis 182,494 173,432 9,062 Net Adjustments 1,582 1,584 -2 Total, Census Basis 180,912 171,848 9,064 Foods, feeds, and beverages 7,369 7,088 281 Fruits, frozen juices 797 683 114 Alcoholic beverages, excluding wine 471 411 60 Cane and beet sugar 97 51 46 Bakery products 557 515 42 Fish and shellfish 1,081 1,048 33 Feedstuff and foodgrains 449 421 28 Vegetables 624 605 19 Nuts 117 103 14 Food oils, oilseeds 469 460 10 Green coffee 327 318 9 Other foods 771 764 7 Wine, beer, and related products 692 685 7 Tea, spices, etc. 106 109 -3 Nonagricultural foods, etc. 47 52 -6 Dairy products and eggs 138 149 -10 Meat products 569 613 -44 Cocoa beans 57 102 -45 Industrial supplies and materials 67,140 61,521 5,620 Crude oil 29,555 26,175 3,380 Petroleum products, other 4,952 3,661 1,291 Gas-natural 3,391 2,882 510 Iron and steel mill products 1,988 1,572 416 Fuel oil 3,467 3,303 164 Natural rubber 280 153 126 Nuclear fuel materials 599 481 118 Nickel 405 307 98 Nonferrous metals, other 438 341 97 Coal and related fuels 365 286 80 Copper 683 610 73 Steelmaking materials 731 671 59 Finished metal shapes 1,487 1,435 52 Chemicals-inorganic 620 583 38 Industrial supplies, other 2,000 1,963 37 Chemicals-other, n.e.c. 778 745 33 Iron and steel, advanced 658 626 32 Chemicals-organic 1,854 1,822 31 Bauxite and aluminum 1,098 1,072 26 Synthetic rubber--primary 174 149 25 Paper and paper products 654 632 23 Plywood and veneers 209 192 17 Stone, sand, cement, etc. 439 422 17 Chemicals-fertilizers 1,037 1,021 16 Shingles, wallboard 691 676 15 Hides and skins 26 13 13 Sulfur, nonmetallic minerals 142 130 12 Nontextile floor tiles 209 196 12 Tobacco, waxes, etc. 552 541 11 Lumber 405 394 11 Wool, silk, etc. 80 71 9 Electric energy 291 282 9 Finished textile supplies 295 287 7 Tin 68 62 6 Hair, waste materials 62 56 6 Glass-plate, sheet, etc. 90 87 4 Blank tapes, audio & visual 150 149 (-) Materials, excluding chemicals 114 114 (-) Leather and furs 60 60 (-) Cotton, natural fibers 7 9 -2 Cotton cloth, fabrics 105 110 -4 Newsprint 196 204 -8 Synthetic cloth 437 448 -11 Pulpwood and woodpulp 361 382 -21 Farming materials, livestock 101 129 -28 Zinc 162 200 -38 Iron and steel products, n.e.c. 814 857 -43 Plastic materials 1,088 1,145 -57 Nonmonetary gold 501 696 -196 Other precious metals 985 1,229 -245 Liquefied petroleum gases 1,286 1,889 -602 Capital goods, except automotive 39,132 37,882 1,249 Electric apparatus 3,221 3,022 199 Telecommunications equipment 3,823 3,653 170 Medicinal equipment 2,312 2,144 169 Computers 3,565 3,417 148 Metalworking machine tools 891 745 146 Engines-civilian aircraft 1,263 1,153 110 Industrial machines, other 3,166 3,061 105 Semiconductors 2,287 2,194 93 Industrial engines 1,487 1,394 93 Materials handling equipment 1,020 929 91 Agricultural machinery, equipment 674 610 65 Measuring, testing, control instruments 1,316 1,260 56 Parts-civilian aircraft 788 736 53 Business machines and equipment 432 382 51 Drilling & oilfield equipment 768 724 44 Laboratory testing instruments 372 333 39 Excavating machinery 693 664 29 Railway transportation equipment 142 120 23 Photo, service industry machinery 1,205 1,183 22 Wood, glass, plastic 484 475 9 Specialized mining 79 70 9 Commercial vessels, other 9 8 1 Vessels, except scrap (-) (-) (-) Nonfarm tractors and parts 139 139 (-) Spacecraft, excluding military 1 1 (-) Food, tobacco machinery 227 229 -3 Marine engines, parts 90 100 -10 Textile, sewing machines 111 130 -20 Pulp and paper machinery 404 425 -21 Civilian aircraft 1,205 1,289 -84 Computer accessories 5,448 5,563 -114 Generators, accessories 1,509 1,733 -224 Automotive vehicles, parts, and engines 21,303 20,299 1,004 Consumer goods 40,220 39,531 689 Other household goods 5,447 4,871 576 Artwork, antiques, stamps, etc. 1,029 798 230 Apparel, textiles, nonwool or cotton 2,583 2,373 211 TV's, VCR's, etc 3,436 3,334 102 Toys, games, and sporting goods 2,719 2,628 91 Household appliances 1,581 1,499 82 Furniture, household goods, etc. 1,934 1,861 73 Footwear 1,276 1,214 63 Apparel, household goods - wool 347 289 57 Pleasure boats and motors 268 216 52 Photo equipment 732 682 50 Apparel,household goods-nontextile 694 646 48 Jewelry 995 958 36 Writing and art supplies 1,102 1,066 36 Cookware, cutlery, tools 514 495 19 Records, tapes, and disks 306 289 17 Toiletries and cosmetics 551 539 12 Books, printed matter 417 409 8 Numismatic coins 85 78 7 Stereo equipment, etc 556 549 7 Musical instruments 141 138 2 Gem diamonds 1,813 1,812 1 Glassware, chinaware 174 174 (-) Gem stones, other 216 220 -4 Rugs 161 167 -6 Camping apparel and gear 609 619 -9 Nursery stock, etc. 124 139 -15 Motorcycles and parts 284 314 -30 Apparel, household goods - cotton 4,015 4,108 -93 Pharmaceutical preparations 6,114 7,044 -930 Other goods 5,748 5,526 221 _________________ Item(1) Year-to-date Year-to-date Year-to-date 2008 2007 Change Total, Balance of Payments Basis 711,340 633,645 77,695 Net Adjustments 5,617 3,608 2,009 Total, Census Basis 705,722 630,037 75,685 Foods, feeds, and beverages 28,721 26,469 2,252 Fruits, frozen juices 3,133 2,909 224 Alcoholic beverages, excluding wine 1,683 1,771 -88 Cane and beet sugar 279 255 24 Bakery products 2,126 1,956 170 Fish and shellfish 4,449 4,565 -116 Feedstuff and foodgrains 1,494 898 596 Vegetables 2,500 2,388 112 Nuts 429 390 39 Food oils, oilseeds 1,693 888 805 Green coffee 1,188 971 218 Other foods 2,971 2,798 173 Wine, beer, and related products 2,762 2,723 39 Tea, spices, etc. 416 340 75 Nonagricultural foods, etc. 188 137 51 Dairy products and eggs 594 508 86 Meat products 2,437 2,651 -214 Cocoa beans 380 324 57 Industrial supplies and materials 257,125 194,696 62,430 Crude oil 114,043 68,974 45,069 Petroleum products, other 16,975 14,182 2,793 Gas-natural 11,033 10,454 579 Iron and steel mill products 6,848 6,574 274 Fuel oil 14,040 9,153 4,887 Natural rubber 841 646 195 Nuclear fuel materials 1,844 1,073 771 Nickel 1,426 1,582 -156 Nonferrous metals, other 1,556 1,092 465 Coal and related fuels 1,117 732 386 Copper 2,391 2,321 69 Steelmaking materials 2,901 2,217 684 Finished metal shapes 5,750 5,469 281 Chemicals-inorganic 2,347 1,998 349 Industrial supplies, other 7,963 7,608 355 Chemicals-other, n.e.c. 3,029 2,741 288 Iron and steel, advanced 2,616 2,546 70 Chemicals-organic 7,217 6,222 995 Bauxite and aluminum 4,097 4,552 -455 Synthetic rubber--primary 640 640 -1 Paper and paper products 2,605 2,644 -39 Plywood and veneers 828 894 -65 Stone, sand, cement, etc. 1,822 2,108 -286 Chemicals-fertilizers 4,102 2,920 1,182 Shingles, wallboard 2,865 3,388 -523 Hides and skins 70 58 12 Sulfur, nonmetallic minerals 499 273 227 Nontextile floor tiles 840 927 -87 Tobacco, waxes, etc. 2,086 1,679 407 Lumber 1,670 2,381 -711 Wool, silk, etc. 315 289 26 Electric energy 1,077 948 129 Finished textile supplies 1,200 1,157 43 Tin 260 159 101 Hair, waste materials 250 267 -17 Glass-plate, sheet, etc. 360 385 -26 Blank tapes, audio & visual 609 880 -271 Materials, excluding chemicals 452 454 -2 Leather and furs 247 273 -26 Cotton, natural fibers 34 26 8 Cotton cloth, fabrics 421 492 -71 Newsprint 794 875 -81 Synthetic cloth 1,850 1,814 35 Pulpwood and woodpulp 1,398 1,207 191 Farming materials, livestock 437 398 40 Zinc 732 1,018 -285 Iron and steel products, n.e.c. 3,156 2,997 159 Plastic materials 4,474 4,120 354 Nonmonetary gold 2,418 1,523 895 Other precious metals 4,203 3,671 532 Liquefied petroleum gases 6,375 3,693 2,682 Capital goods, except automotive 152,732 144,942 7,790 Electric apparatus 12,335 11,609 726 Telecommunications equipment 14,937 13,981 956 Medicinal equipment 8,839 8,021 817 Computers 13,783 13,272 512 Metalworking machine tools 3,310 2,910 400 Engines-civilian aircraft 4,696 3,986 710 Industrial machines, other 12,265 10,829 1,436 Semiconductors 8,857 8,910 -53 Industrial engines 5,771 4,859 912 Materials handling equipment 3,995 3,849 146 Agricultural machinery, equipment 2,552 2,116 436 Measuring, testing, control instruments 5,169 4,867 303 Parts-civilian aircraft 3,099 2,577 523 Business machines and equipment 1,720 2,303 -583 Drilling & oilfield equipment 2,860 2,559 301 Laboratory testing instruments 1,402 1,130 272 Excavating machinery 2,940 2,900 40 Railway transportation equipment 497 500 -3 Photo, service industry machinery 4,819 4,544 275 Wood, glass, plastic 2,070 2,059 11 Specialized mining 294 313 -19 Commercial vessels, other 38 53 -16 Vessels, except scrap (-) (-) (-) Nonfarm tractors and parts 555 524 31 Spacecraft, excluding military 3 2 1 Food, tobacco machinery 858 749 109 Marine engines, parts 352 360 -7 Textile, sewing machines 438 445 -7 Pulp and paper machinery 1,839 1,861 -22 Civilian aircraft 4,714 4,430 283 Computer accessories 21,289 22,252 -963 Generators, accessories 6,434 6,173 261 Automotive vehicles, parts, and engines 85,624 85,535 89 Consumer goods 159,774 158,292 1,482 Other household goods 20,139 18,367 1,772 Artwork, antiques, stamps, etc. 3,480 3,403 77 Apparel, textiles, nonwool or cotton 9,947 10,545 -597 TV's, VCR's, etc 13,479 12,779 700 Toys, games, and sporting goods 11,316 11,547 -231 Household appliances 6,052 6,622 -570 Furniture, household goods, etc. 7,905 8,311 -406 Footwear 5,094 5,069 26 Apparel, household goods - wool 1,289 1,283 6 Pleasure boats and motors 970 1,004 -34 Photo equipment 2,562 2,390 172 Apparel,household goods-nontextile 2,770 2,653 117 Jewelry 4,060 4,452 -392 Writing and art supplies 4,436 4,291 146 Cookware, cutlery, tools 2,113 2,143 -31 Records, tapes, and disks 1,151 906 246 Toiletries and cosmetics 2,226 2,029 197 Books, printed matter 1,629 1,497 132 Numismatic coins 274 97 177 Stereo equipment, etc 2,333 3,017 -684 Musical instruments 566 539 27 Gem diamonds 6,953 6,114 839 Glassware, chinaware 730 780 -50 Gem stones, other 923 859 65 Rugs 678 693 -15 Camping apparel and gear 2,494 2,611 -117 Nursery stock, etc. 510 506 4 Motorcycles and parts 1,264 1,540 -275 Apparel, household goods - cotton 16,399 17,026 -627 Pharmaceutical preparations 26,027 25,218 809 Other goods 21,746 20,103 1,643 (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/newsreleases/international/trade/tradnewsrelease.htm. SOURCE: Report FT900 (CB-08-88, BEA-08-25), Bureau of the Census, Foreign Trade Division, April 2008. For more information, contact Nick Orsini (301-763-6959) or Maria Iseman (301-763-2311), Foreign Trade Division.