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) June May Monthly 2008 2008 (R) Change Total, Balance of Payments Basis 186,730 183,109 3,621 Net Adjustments 711 754 -43 Total, Census Basis 186,019 182,355 3,664 Foods, feeds, and beverages 7,496 7,640 -144 Fruits, frozen juices 705 840 -135 Feedstuff and foodgrains 432 473 -41 Cocoa beans 28 47 -19 Nuts 124 141 -17 Meat products 627 639 -12 Vegetables 666 677 -11 Bakery products 540 550 -10 Cane and beet sugar 68 78 -10 Fish and shellfish 1,201 1,208 -7 Food oils, oilseeds 459 460 -1 Dairy products and eggs 127 127 -1 Other foods 749 750 (-) Tea, spices, etc. 104 104 (-) Green coffee 372 365 7 Nonagricultural foods, etc. 59 51 9 Wine, beer, and related products 719 704 15 Alcoholic beverages, excluding wine 517 427 89 Industrial supplies and materials 72,663 67,067 5,596 Crude oil 33,013 29,675 3,338 Petroleum products, other 5,609 4,429 1,180 Fuel oil 3,957 3,209 748 Liquefied petroleum gases 1,947 1,530 417 Iron and steel mill products 1,868 1,632 235 Coal and related fuels 454 291 163 Nuclear fuel materials 559 426 133 Chemicals-fertilizers 1,277 1,189 88 Other precious metals 1,276 1,213 63 Nonferrous metals, other 425 363 62 Bauxite and aluminum 1,161 1,100 61 Gas-natural 3,128 3,081 47 Iron and steel products, n.e.c. 852 817 35 Steelmaking materials 1,020 993 27 Sulfur, nonmetallic minerals 161 140 21 Synthetic rubber--primary 194 177 17 Nonmonetary gold 524 513 10 Plastic materials 1,118 1,109 8 Hair, waste materials 70 62 8 Hides and skins 11 8 4 Leather and furs 59 58 1 Cotton cloth, fabrics 110 109 1 Glass-plate, sheet, etc. 97 98 -1 Cotton, natural fibers 7 8 -1 Zinc 157 159 -2 Natural rubber 229 234 -4 Chemicals-inorganic 669 674 -5 Wool, silk, etc. 73 80 -6 Blank tapes, audio & visual 145 152 -7 Plywood and veneers 211 219 -8 Farming materials, livestock 106 116 -10 Newsprint 187 199 -12 Nickel 353 366 -13 Finished textile supplies 296 311 -15 Nontextile floor tiles 207 224 -17 Lumber 384 404 -19 Materials, excluding chemicals 105 124 -20 Paper and paper products 634 656 -22 Synthetic cloth 442 466 -24 Tin 59 83 -24 Stone, sand, cement, etc. 430 460 -30 Chemicals-other, n.e.c. 753 787 -34 Iron and steel, advanced 680 716 -36 Shingles, wallboard 666 705 -38 Tobacco, waxes, etc. 471 512 -41 Electric energy 314 370 -56 Industrial supplies, other 1,976 2,046 -71 Pulpwood and woodpulp 301 382 -81 Finished metal shapes 1,435 1,521 -86 Copper 560 715 -155 Chemicals-organic 1,923 2,160 -237 Capital goods, except automotive 38,412 39,782 -1,370 Computers 3,345 3,853 -507 Generators, accessories 1,655 1,862 -207 Industrial machines, other 2,980 3,179 -199 Semiconductors 2,143 2,283 -140 Computer accessories 5,510 5,622 -112 Materials handling equipment 925 1,035 -110 Industrial engines 1,511 1,603 -93 Measuring, testing, control instruments 1,221 1,304 -83 Electric apparatus 2,992 3,074 -82 Photo, service industry machinery 1,159 1,239 -80 Pulp and paper machinery 449 514 -64 Telecommunications equipment 3,836 3,887 -51 Business machines and equipment 430 477 -46 Wood, glass, plastic 474 509 -35 Laboratory testing instruments 349 382 -33 Textile, sewing machines 121 144 -23 Food, tobacco machinery 207 218 -11 Nonfarm tractors and parts 128 132 -4 Railway transportation equipment 152 155 -3 Commercial vessels, other 7 9 -2 Spacecraft, excluding military 1 3 -1 Specialized mining 72 73 -1 Agricultural machinery, equipment 649 650 -1 Metalworking machine tools 797 797 (-) Vessels, except scrap (-) (-) (-) Marine engines, parts 92 90 2 Parts-civilian aircraft 816 812 3 Drilling & oilfield equipment 870 828 42 Excavating machinery 744 672 72 Medicinal equipment 2,313 2,215 97 Engines-civilian aircraft 1,368 1,243 125 Civilian aircraft 1,096 918 178 Automotive vehicles, parts, and engines 20,532 20,472 60 Consumer goods 41,263 41,840 -576 Other household goods 4,842 5,522 -680 Apparel, household goods - cotton 3,982 4,319 -336 TV's, VCR's, etc 3,872 4,185 -313 Apparel, textiles, nonwool or cotton 2,454 2,650 -196 Furniture, household goods, etc. 1,936 2,090 -154 Toys, games, and sporting goods 2,906 3,025 -119 Gem diamonds 1,841 1,957 -115 Photo equipment 608 707 -99 Apparel,household goods-nontextile 638 715 -77 Footwear 1,213 1,288 -75 Pleasure boats and motors 180 224 -44 Camping apparel and gear 602 644 -42 Numismatic coins 52 85 -33 Cookware, cutlery, tools 529 556 -27 Gem stones, other 230 250 -20 Apparel, household goods - wool 323 339 -16 Glassware, chinaware 178 193 -15 Books, printed matter 367 380 -13 Jewelry 966 974 -8 Motorcycles and parts 355 360 -5 Household appliances 1,691 1,694 -4 Toiletries and cosmetics 566 564 1 Musical instruments 138 136 2 Rugs 167 164 3 Nursery stock, etc. 120 117 3 Records, tapes, and disks 270 263 6 Writing and art supplies 1,137 1,111 26 Stereo equipment, etc 588 551 37 Artwork, antiques, stamps, etc. 924 783 142 Pharmaceutical preparations 7,589 5,993 1,596 Other goods 5,653 5,554 99 _________________ Item(1) Year-to-date Year-to-date Year-to-date 2008 2007 Change Total, Balance of Payments Basis 1,081,693 959,056 122,636 Net Adjustments 7,091 5,370 1,720 Total, Census Basis 1,074,602 953,686 120,916 Foods, feeds, and beverages 43,867 39,944 3,922 Fruits, frozen juices 4,678 4,426 253 Feedstuff and foodgrains 2,399 1,353 1,046 Cocoa beans 455 384 71 Nuts 694 596 98 Meat products 3,704 3,963 -259 Vegetables 3,843 3,603 240 Bakery products 3,216 2,956 260 Cane and beet sugar 424 374 50 Fish and shellfish 6,863 6,870 -6 Food oils, oilseeds 2,613 1,455 1,158 Dairy products and eggs 848 758 90 Other foods 4,471 4,190 281 Tea, spices, etc. 623 524 99 Green coffee 1,925 1,501 424 Nonagricultural foods, etc. 298 217 81 Wine, beer, and related products 4,185 4,101 84 Alcoholic beverages, excluding wine 2,627 2,674 -47 Industrial supplies and materials 397,217 299,564 97,653 Crude oil 176,985 105,874 71,110 Petroleum products, other 27,066 22,794 4,272 Fuel oil 21,184 14,389 6,795 Liquefied petroleum gases 9,851 5,871 3,981 Iron and steel mill products 10,336 9,988 348 Coal and related fuels 1,862 1,140 722 Nuclear fuel materials 2,791 1,812 979 Chemicals-fertilizers 6,534 4,540 1,994 Other precious metals 6,690 5,583 1,107 Nonferrous metals, other 2,344 1,723 621 Bauxite and aluminum 6,358 6,733 -375 Gas-natural 17,241 16,595 646 Iron and steel products, n.e.c. 4,825 4,594 231 Steelmaking materials 5,032 3,421 1,610 Sulfur, nonmetallic minerals 801 432 368 Synthetic rubber--primary 1,010 986 24 Nonmonetary gold 3,503 2,164 1,339 Plastic materials 6,694 6,234 460 Hair, waste materials 381 405 -24 Hides and skins 89 84 5 Leather and furs 364 406 -42 Cotton cloth, fabrics 640 735 -95 Glass-plate, sheet, etc. 555 585 -30 Cotton, natural fibers 49 43 6 Zinc 1,049 1,497 -448 Natural rubber 1,304 1,020 284 Chemicals-inorganic 3,699 3,016 683 Wool, silk, etc. 470 435 35 Blank tapes, audio & visual 905 1,220 -315 Plywood and veneers 1,259 1,436 -177 Farming materials, livestock 660 593 67 Newsprint 1,179 1,284 -105 Nickel 2,144 2,525 -381 Finished textile supplies 1,808 1,749 58 Nontextile floor tiles 1,272 1,398 -126 Lumber 2,458 3,533 -1,076 Materials, excluding chemicals 681 676 5 Paper and paper products 3,895 3,947 -52 Synthetic cloth 2,762 2,752 10 Tin 400 276 124 Stone, sand, cement, etc. 2,716 3,155 -439 Chemicals-other, n.e.c. 4,568 4,158 410 Iron and steel, advanced 4,012 3,839 173 Shingles, wallboard 4,236 5,084 -848 Tobacco, waxes, etc. 3,061 2,515 546 Electric energy 1,762 1,500 262 Industrial supplies, other 11,988 11,481 507 Pulpwood and woodpulp 2,085 1,841 244 Finished metal shapes 8,703 8,373 330 Copper 3,653 3,720 -67 Chemicals-organic 11,304 9,406 1,897 Capital goods, except automotive 230,906 218,801 12,105 Computers 20,983 19,971 1,011 Generators, accessories 9,959 9,428 531 Industrial machines, other 18,377 16,513 1,864 Semiconductors 13,282 13,240 42 Computer accessories 32,417 32,897 -480 Materials handling equipment 5,959 5,699 260 Industrial engines 8,881 7,437 1,445 Measuring, testing, control instruments 7,702 7,391 312 Electric apparatus 18,396 17,552 844 Photo, service industry machinery 7,219 6,974 245 Pulp and paper machinery 2,795 2,787 8 Telecommunications equipment 22,666 21,224 1,441 Business machines and equipment 2,628 3,418 -789 Wood, glass, plastic 3,054 3,135 -81 Laboratory testing instruments 2,133 1,776 358 Textile, sewing machines 702 661 41 Food, tobacco machinery 1,278 1,128 150 Nonfarm tractors and parts 815 772 43 Railway transportation equipment 811 785 26 Commercial vessels, other 53 84 -31 Spacecraft, excluding military 7 3 4 Specialized mining 439 473 -34 Agricultural machinery, equipment 3,852 3,211 641 Metalworking machine tools 4,901 4,408 493 Vessels, except scrap (-) (-) (-) Marine engines, parts 537 535 2 Parts-civilian aircraft 4,733 3,972 761 Drilling & oilfield equipment 4,558 3,960 598 Excavating machinery 4,360 4,331 29 Medicinal equipment 13,366 12,134 1,232 Engines-civilian aircraft 7,314 6,160 1,154 Civilian aircraft 6,728 6,743 -15 Automotive vehicles, parts, and engines 126,799 127,692 -892 Consumer goods 242,851 237,211 5,639 Other household goods 30,504 27,450 3,054 Apparel, household goods - cotton 24,703 25,537 -834 TV's, VCR's, etc 21,543 19,100 2,442 Apparel, textiles, nonwool or cotton 15,056 15,825 -770 Furniture, household goods, etc. 11,932 12,437 -504 Toys, games, and sporting goods 17,246 17,273 -27 Gem diamonds 10,750 9,188 1,561 Photo equipment 3,879 3,694 185 Apparel,household goods-nontextile 4,123 3,982 141 Footwear 7,597 7,603 -7 Pleasure boats and motors 1,375 1,523 -147 Camping apparel and gear 3,739 3,917 -178 Numismatic coins 411 149 262 Cookware, cutlery, tools 3,199 3,249 -50 Gem stones, other 1,404 1,312 92 Apparel, household goods - wool 1,952 1,920 32 Glassware, chinaware 1,103 1,169 -66 Books, printed matter 2,334 2,300 34 Jewelry 6,000 6,760 -760 Motorcycles and parts 1,980 2,173 -193 Household appliances 9,434 9,951 -518 Toiletries and cosmetics 3,357 3,081 276 Musical instruments 841 804 36 Rugs 1,009 1,047 -39 Nursery stock, etc. 747 762 -16 Records, tapes, and disks 1,684 1,513 171 Writing and art supplies 6,687 6,468 219 Stereo equipment, etc 3,473 4,389 -916 Artwork, antiques, stamps, etc. 5,191 5,123 68 Pharmaceutical preparations 39,600 37,510 2,089 Other goods 32,962 30,474 2,488 (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-08-121, BEA-08-37), Bureau of the Census, Foreign Trade Division, June 2008. For more information, contact Nick Orsini (301-763-6959) or Maria Iseman (301-763-2311), Foreign Trade Division.