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) May April Monthly 2008 2008 (R) Change Total, Balance of Payments Basis 183,312 183,009 303 Net Adjustments 756 1,590 -834 Total, Census Basis 182,555 181,418 1,137 Foods, feeds, and beverages 7,643 7,379 265 Fish and shellfish 1,214 1,087 127 Meat products 640 569 71 Vegetables 678 624 54 Fruits, frozen juices 842 797 45 Green coffee 364 327 37 Feedstuff and foodgrains 473 449 24 Nuts 141 118 24 Wine, beer, and related products 705 692 14 Nonagricultural foods, etc. 51 47 4 Tea, spices, etc. 104 106 -2 Bakery products 551 557 -7 Dairy products and eggs 128 139 -11 Cocoa beans 47 57 -11 Cane and beet sugar 78 96 -18 Food oils, oilseeds 450 470 -20 Other foods 750 772 -22 Alcoholic beverages, excluding wine 428 471 -43 Industrial supplies and materials 67,169 67,502 -332 Petroleum products, other 4,447 5,005 -558 Iron and steel mill products 1,625 1,976 -351 Gas-natural 3,081 3,391 -311 Nuclear fuel materials 330 561 -231 Fuel oil 3,218 3,446 -228 Crude oil 29,698 29,809 -111 Coal and related fuels 291 366 -75 Nonferrous metals, other 370 439 -69 Natural rubber 234 280 -46 Nickel 365 405 -41 Hides and skins 8 26 -19 Nonmonetary gold 530 548 -18 Tobacco, waxes, etc. 526 544 -18 Zinc 159 162 -3 Leather and furs 58 60 -2 Lumber 404 405 -1 Hair, waste materials 61 62 -1 Wool, silk, etc. 82 82 (-) Cotton, natural fibers 8 7 1 Paper and paper products 656 654 1 Blank tapes, audio & visual 152 150 2 Bauxite and aluminum 1,100 1,098 2 Newsprint 199 196 2 Iron and steel products, n.e.c. 817 815 3 Synthetic rubber--primary 177 173 3 Cotton cloth, fabrics 109 105 4 Sulfur, nonmetallic minerals 148 142 5 Glass-plate, sheet, etc. 98 90 8 Chemicals-other, n.e.c. 784 776 9 Plywood and veneers 219 210 9 Materials, excluding chemicals 124 114 11 Shingles, wallboard 705 692 13 Finished textile supplies 310 295 15 Nontextile floor tiles 224 209 15 Farming materials, livestock 117 101 16 Tin 83 66 17 Stone, sand, cement, etc. 463 443 20 Synthetic cloth 470 441 29 Plastic materials 1,110 1,081 29 Pulpwood and woodpulp 399 364 34 Finished metal shapes 1,520 1,484 36 Industrial supplies, other 2,048 2,003 45 Copper 715 670 45 Chemicals-inorganic 677 629 48 Iron and steel, advanced 716 658 57 Electric energy 370 291 79 Other precious metals 1,179 982 197 Chemicals-fertilizers 1,214 1,002 211 Steelmaking materials 1,070 849 221 Liquefied petroleum gases 1,524 1,286 238 Chemicals-organic 2,180 1,857 323 Capital goods, except automotive 39,829 39,112 717 Generators, accessories 1,871 1,517 354 Computers 3,855 3,566 288 Computer accessories 5,621 5,444 178 Industrial engines 1,604 1,484 120 Pulp and paper machinery 510 397 113 Telecommunications equipment 3,894 3,829 66 Drilling & oilfield equipment 828 768 61 Industrial machines, other 3,174 3,119 55 Business machines and equipment 476 433 43 Photo, service industry machinery 1,241 1,207 34 Textile, sewing machines 144 111 33 Parts-civilian aircraft 819 794 25 Wood, glass, plastic 508 485 23 Materials handling equipment 1,040 1,023 17 Railway transportation equipment 162 149 13 Laboratory testing instruments 381 373 8 Spacecraft, excluding military 3 1 2 Marine engines, parts 93 93 (-) Vessels, except scrap (-) (-) (-) Commercial vessels, other 9 9 (-) Food, tobacco machinery 218 222 -4 Semiconductors 2,282 2,287 -4 Specialized mining 73 78 -5 Nonfarm tractors and parts 132 139 -7 Measuring, testing, control instruments 1,311 1,324 -13 Excavating machinery 674 696 -22 Engines-civilian aircraft 1,247 1,270 -23 Agricultural machinery, equipment 651 675 -24 Metalworking machine tools 796 888 -92 Medicinal equipment 2,218 2,312 -94 Electric apparatus 3,075 3,215 -141 Civilian aircraft 919 1,205 -286 Automotive vehicles, parts, and engines 20,632 21,474 -842 Consumer goods 41,715 40,194 1,521 TV's, VCR's, etc 4,189 3,441 748 Toys, games, and sporting goods 3,024 2,719 305 Apparel, household goods - cotton 4,320 4,017 303 Furniture, household goods, etc. 2,091 1,935 157 Gem diamonds 1,960 1,811 149 Household appliances 1,693 1,577 115 Other household goods 5,524 5,447 77 Motorcycles and parts 361 285 76 Apparel, textiles, nonwool or cotton 2,654 2,587 67 Cookware, cutlery, tools 555 515 40 Camping apparel and gear 646 610 36 Gem stones, other 250 216 35 Apparel,household goods-nontextile 717 695 22 Glassware, chinaware 195 175 20 Footwear 1,290 1,277 13 Toiletries and cosmetics 563 552 11 Writing and art supplies 1,112 1,104 9 Books, printed matter 379 375 4 Rugs 164 161 3 Numismatic coins 85 85 (-) Musical instruments 137 142 -5 Stereo equipment, etc 551 557 -6 Nursery stock, etc. 117 125 -8 Apparel, household goods - wool 338 348 -10 Jewelry 974 994 -21 Photo equipment 709 734 -25 Records, tapes, and disks 264 305 -42 Pleasure boats and motors 224 269 -45 Artwork, antiques, stamps, etc. 788 1,033 -245 Pharmaceutical preparations 5,841 6,105 -264 Other goods 5,566 5,757 -192 _________________ Item(1) Year-to-date Year-to-date Year-to-date 2008 2007 Change Total, Balance of Payments Basis 895,166 795,528 99,638 Net Adjustments 6,382 4,730 1,652 Total, Census Basis 888,784 790,798 97,985 Foods, feeds, and beverages 36,374 33,189 3,185 Fish and shellfish 5,669 5,735 -67 Meat products 3,078 3,322 -244 Vegetables 3,178 3,006 171 Fruits, frozen juices 3,975 3,667 308 Green coffee 1,552 1,234 318 Feedstuff and foodgrains 1,967 1,128 839 Nuts 571 493 78 Wine, beer, and related products 3,468 3,414 54 Nonagricultural foods, etc. 239 174 66 Tea, spices, etc. 520 428 92 Bakery products 2,677 2,458 219 Dairy products and eggs 722 628 94 Cocoa beans 427 357 71 Cane and beet sugar 356 311 46 Food oils, oilseeds 2,144 1,136 1,008 Other foods 3,721 3,484 237 Alcoholic beverages, excluding wine 2,110 2,215 -105 Industrial supplies and materials 324,656 246,737 77,919 Petroleum products, other 21,475 18,469 3,005 Iron and steel mill products 8,461 8,295 166 Gas-natural 14,114 13,421 692 Nuclear fuel materials 2,137 1,372 766 Fuel oil 17,237 11,775 5,462 Crude oil 143,995 87,199 56,797 Coal and related fuels 1,409 932 478 Nonferrous metals, other 1,926 1,376 550 Natural rubber 1,074 780 294 Nickel 1,791 2,069 -278 Hides and skins 78 72 5 Nonmonetary gold 2,996 1,807 1,189 Tobacco, waxes, etc. 2,603 2,098 505 Zinc 892 1,258 -366 Leather and furs 305 339 -34 Lumber 2,074 2,949 -876 Hair, waste materials 312 337 -25 Wool, silk, etc. 399 362 37 Cotton, natural fibers 42 35 8 Paper and paper products 3,261 3,307 -46 Blank tapes, audio & visual 760 1,052 -292 Bauxite and aluminum 5,196 5,610 -414 Newsprint 992 1,074 -82 Iron and steel products, n.e.c. 3,974 3,774 200 Synthetic rubber--primary 815 810 6 Cotton cloth, fabrics 530 610 -79 Sulfur, nonmetallic minerals 647 349 298 Glass-plate, sheet, etc. 458 483 -25 Chemicals-other, n.e.c. 3,812 3,446 366 Plywood and veneers 1,048 1,145 -97 Materials, excluding chemicals 576 563 13 Shingles, wallboard 3,570 4,228 -657 Finished textile supplies 1,510 1,452 58 Nontextile floor tiles 1,065 1,162 -97 Farming materials, livestock 555 501 54 Tin 341 204 137 Stone, sand, cement, etc. 2,289 2,641 -352 Synthetic cloth 2,323 2,280 43 Plastic materials 5,577 5,158 419 Pulpwood and woodpulp 1,800 1,523 277 Finished metal shapes 7,267 6,854 413 Industrial supplies, other 10,014 9,544 470 Copper 3,093 3,110 -17 Chemicals-inorganic 3,033 2,494 539 Iron and steel, advanced 3,332 3,187 145 Electric energy 1,447 1,232 215 Other precious metals 5,380 4,686 694 Chemicals-fertilizers 5,282 3,722 1,560 Steelmaking materials 4,089 2,850 1,239 Liquefied petroleum gases 7,899 4,934 2,965 Chemicals-organic 9,400 7,809 1,591 Capital goods, except automotive 192,542 181,615 10,927 Generators, accessories 8,313 7,803 510 Computers 17,639 16,588 1,051 Computer accessories 26,906 27,610 -704 Industrial engines 7,371 6,161 1,210 Pulp and paper machinery 2,342 2,330 12 Telecommunications equipment 18,837 17,592 1,245 Drilling & oilfield equipment 3,689 3,302 387 Industrial machines, other 15,392 13,617 1,775 Business machines and equipment 2,198 2,882 -685 Photo, service industry machinery 6,062 5,782 280 Textile, sewing machines 581 549 32 Parts-civilian aircraft 3,924 3,278 646 Wood, glass, plastic 2,579 2,596 -18 Materials handling equipment 5,038 4,760 278 Railway transportation equipment 665 637 29 Laboratory testing instruments 1,783 1,462 321 Spacecraft, excluding military 5 3 3 Marine engines, parts 449 451 -2 Vessels, except scrap (-) (-) (-) Commercial vessels, other 46 61 -15 Food, tobacco machinery 1,071 931 141 Semiconductors 11,139 11,088 51 Specialized mining 366 392 -26 Nonfarm tractors and parts 688 637 51 Measuring, testing, control instruments 6,488 6,121 368 Excavating machinery 3,618 3,626 -8 Engines-civilian aircraft 5,950 4,973 977 Agricultural machinery, equipment 3,204 2,669 536 Metalworking machine tools 4,102 3,670 432 Medicinal equipment 11,057 10,076 980 Electric apparatus 15,405 14,542 863 Civilian aircraft 5,633 5,427 206 Automotive vehicles, parts, and engines 106,428 106,267 161 Consumer goods 201,463 197,721 3,742 TV's, VCR's, etc 17,675 15,948 1,727 Toys, games, and sporting goods 14,340 14,331 10 Apparel, household goods - cotton 20,721 21,310 -589 Furniture, household goods, etc. 9,997 10,355 -358 Gem diamonds 8,911 7,670 1,241 Household appliances 7,741 8,287 -546 Other household goods 25,663 22,982 2,681 Motorcycles and parts 1,627 1,864 -237 Apparel, textiles, nonwool or cotton 12,605 13,204 -600 Cookware, cutlery, tools 2,669 2,698 -29 Camping apparel and gear 3,140 3,257 -117 Gem stones, other 1,174 1,088 86 Apparel,household goods-nontextile 3,487 3,316 171 Glassware, chinaware 926 973 -47 Footwear 6,386 6,341 45 Toiletries and cosmetics 2,790 2,557 234 Writing and art supplies 5,551 5,368 183 Books, printed matter 1,967 1,897 70 Rugs 843 867 -24 Numismatic coins 360 123 237 Musical instruments 704 671 34 Stereo equipment, etc 2,885 3,700 -815 Nursery stock, etc. 627 635 -8 Apparel, household goods - wool 1,628 1,602 26 Jewelry 5,034 5,596 -562 Photo equipment 3,272 3,065 208 Records, tapes, and disks 1,415 1,195 220 Pleasure boats and motors 1,195 1,262 -67 Artwork, antiques, stamps, etc. 4,272 4,176 96 Pharmaceutical preparations 31,859 31,383 476 Other goods 27,321 25,269 2,052 (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 A-1 of this release, or at www.census.gov/ft900 or www.bea.gov/newsreleases/international/trade/tradnewsrelease.htm. SOURCE: Report FT900 (CB-08-104, BEA-08-33), Bureau of the Census, Foreign Trade Division, May 2008. For more information, contact Nick Orsini (301-763-6959) or Maria Iseman (301-763-2311), Foreign Trade Division.