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) September August Monthly 2008 2008 (R) Change Total, Balance of Payments Basis 177,677 188,944 -11,267 Net Adjustments 1,461 646 815 Total, Census Basis 176,216 188,298 -12,083 Foods, feeds, and beverages 7,604 7,793 -189 Food oils, oilseeds 423 558 -134 Fruits, frozen juices 840 898 -59 Wine, beer, and related products 719 760 -42 Cane and beet sugar 93 120 -27 Cocoa beans 33 44 -10 Nonagricultural foods, etc. 69 76 -7 Bakery products 543 548 -5 Feedstuff and foodgrains 366 371 -5 Tea, spices, etc. 108 109 -1 Vegetables 678 679 -1 Green coffee 327 323 4 Alcoholic beverages, excluding wine 477 473 4 Other foods 752 747 5 Nuts 143 137 6 Dairy products and eggs 143 129 14 Fish and shellfish 1,221 1,198 23 Meat products 670 625 46 Industrial supplies and materials 65,666 73,772 -8,106 Crude oil 26,548 33,551 -7,003 Other precious metals 752 1,221 -469 Fuel oil 3,636 4,084 -448 Chemicals-organic 1,724 2,056 -332 Gas-natural 2,564 2,866 -302 Copper 570 862 -292 Nuclear fuel materials 472 698 -226 Steelmaking materials 1,091 1,243 -152 Finished metal shapes 1,486 1,562 -75 Bauxite and aluminum 1,118 1,151 -33 Industrial supplies, other 2,043 2,075 -32 Coal and related fuels 571 598 -27 Synthetic cloth 448 473 -25 Iron and steel, advanced 744 769 -24 Sulfur, nonmetallic minerals 198 221 -23 Shingles, wallboard 679 701 -22 Materials, excluding chemicals 103 124 -22 Nickel 214 234 -20 Plywood and veneers 195 214 -19 Stone, sand, cement, etc. 406 423 -17 Blank tapes, audio & visual 142 156 -14 Cotton cloth, fabrics 113 126 -14 Farming materials, livestock 98 109 -12 Iron and steel products, n.e.c. 937 948 -11 Wool, silk, etc. 73 82 -9 Finished textile supplies 307 316 -9 Nonferrous metals, other 359 366 -6 Lumber 376 382 -6 Glass-plate, sheet, etc. 94 98 -5 Hides and skins 11 14 -3 Leather and furs 53 55 -2 Cotton, natural fibers 6 5 (-) Hair, waste materials 69 69 1 Natural rubber 295 290 6 Nontextile floor tiles 221 214 7 Pulpwood and woodpulp 354 346 8 Chemicals-inorganic 752 740 12 Synthetic rubber--primary 233 220 13 Zinc 135 119 16 Chemicals-other, n.e.c. 799 780 19 Newsprint 210 187 22 Tobacco, waxes, etc. 576 549 27 Paper and paper products 664 635 29 Tin 100 56 44 Liquefied petroleum gases 1,828 1,780 48 Plastic materials 1,198 1,131 67 Nonmonetary gold 550 452 98 Electric energy 431 296 136 Chemicals-fertilizers 1,891 1,741 150 Iron and steel mill products 2,255 1,919 336 Petroleum products, other 4,974 4,462 512 Capital goods, except automotive 38,756 38,258 498 Drilling & oilfield equipment 1,615 968 647 Civilian aircraft 948 772 176 Telecommunications equipment 4,003 3,893 110 Semiconductors 2,176 2,095 81 Engines-civilian aircraft 1,200 1,138 61 Generators, accessories 1,825 1,768 57 Agricultural machinery, equipment 716 671 45 Industrial engines 1,632 1,599 32 Measuring, testing, control instruments 1,232 1,210 22 Photo, service industry machinery 1,206 1,190 16 Specialized mining 95 84 11 Railway transportation equipment 139 130 10 Nonfarm tractors and parts 147 140 8 Wood, glass, plastic 494 490 4 Pulp and paper machinery 462 460 2 Spacecraft, excluding military 1 1 1 Vessels, except scrap (-) (-) (-) Textile, sewing machines 130 130 (-) Commercial vessels, other 6 7 (-) Laboratory testing instruments 369 370 -1 Food, tobacco machinery 207 209 -2 Marine engines, parts 63 67 -4 Business machines and equipment 409 418 -9 Metalworking machine tools 798 832 -34 Computer accessories 5,057 5,095 -37 Excavating machinery 690 731 -41 Medicinal equipment 2,197 2,243 -45 Industrial machines, other 3,023 3,073 -50 Electric apparatus 2,970 3,032 -62 Materials handling equipment 1,017 1,090 -74 Parts-civilian aircraft 742 822 -79 Computers 3,187 3,532 -346 Automotive vehicles, parts, and engines 18,553 19,285 -732 Consumer goods 40,144 43,576 -3,433 Pharmaceutical preparations 6,307 7,952 -1,645 Other household goods 4,754 5,680 -926 Apparel, household goods - cotton 3,995 4,332 -337 Apparel, textiles, nonwool or cotton 2,502 2,620 -118 TV's, VCR's, etc 3,568 3,673 -105 Stereo equipment, etc 559 659 -99 Toiletries and cosmetics 551 624 -72 Camping apparel and gear 656 728 -72 Furniture, household goods, etc. 2,004 2,061 -57 Cookware, cutlery, tools 560 614 -54 Gem diamonds 1,724 1,778 -54 Footwear 1,333 1,379 -45 Motorcycles and parts 372 412 -40 Pleasure boats and motors 220 239 -18 Rugs 150 166 -16 Records, tapes, and disks 241 257 -16 Writing and art supplies 1,128 1,142 -14 Musical instruments 143 157 -14 Books, printed matter 368 375 -7 Nursery stock, etc. 126 126 (-) Apparel, household goods - wool 304 304 (-) Numismatic coins 106 101 5 Household appliances 1,701 1,691 10 Glassware, chinaware 186 175 11 Jewelry 982 970 13 Apparel,household goods-nontextile 692 673 19 Gem stones, other 246 222 24 Artwork, antiques, stamps, etc. 703 666 37 Toys, games, and sporting goods 3,266 3,219 47 Photo equipment 695 583 112 Other goods 5,493 5,615 -122 _________________ Item(1) Year-to-date Year-to-date Year-to-date 2008 2007 Change Total, Balance of Payments Basis 1,644,055 1,455,755 188,301 Net Adjustments 10,221 8,581 1,640 Total, Census Basis 1,633,835 1,447,174 186,661 Foods, feeds, and beverages 66,812 60,753 6,058 Food oils, oilseeds 4,064 2,375 1,689 Fruits, frozen juices 7,309 6,732 577 Wine, beer, and related products 6,373 6,243 130 Cane and beet sugar 721 600 122 Cocoa beans 595 478 117 Nonagricultural foods, etc. 504 340 164 Bakery products 4,857 4,492 364 Feedstuff and foodgrains 3,537 2,119 1,418 Tea, spices, etc. 948 837 112 Vegetables 5,865 5,378 487 Green coffee 2,917 2,407 511 Alcoholic beverages, excluding wine 4,033 4,082 -49 Other foods 6,701 6,335 366 Nuts 1,095 914 182 Dairy products and eggs 1,241 1,150 91 Fish and shellfish 10,469 10,287 182 Meat products 5,581 5,986 -404 Industrial supplies and materials 617,212 460,099 157,113 Crude oil 277,254 164,699 112,555 Other precious metals 9,649 8,449 1,200 Fuel oil 33,474 22,777 10,697 Chemicals-organic 17,092 14,093 3,000 Gas-natural 25,318 24,605 713 Copper 5,881 5,861 20 Nuclear fuel materials 4,715 3,908 807 Steelmaking materials 8,429 5,361 3,069 Finished metal shapes 13,374 12,687 687 Bauxite and aluminum 9,801 10,210 -410 Industrial supplies, other 18,131 17,463 668 Coal and related fuels 3,587 1,801 1,785 Synthetic cloth 4,127 4,175 -48 Iron and steel, advanced 6,234 5,840 393 Sulfur, nonmetallic minerals 1,394 656 738 Shingles, wallboard 6,301 7,577 -1,276 Materials, excluding chemicals 1,024 1,018 7 Nickel 2,906 3,760 -854 Plywood and veneers 1,887 2,239 -353 Stone, sand, cement, etc. 3,979 4,731 -751 Blank tapes, audio & visual 1,355 1,692 -338 Cotton cloth, fabrics 990 1,115 -125 Farming materials, livestock 961 878 84 Iron and steel products, n.e.c. 7,612 6,961 651 Wool, silk, etc. 697 656 41 Finished textile supplies 2,726 2,659 66 Nonferrous metals, other 3,423 2,631 792 Lumber 3,606 5,246 -1,640 Glass-plate, sheet, etc. 846 884 -38 Hides and skins 128 122 6 Leather and furs 527 603 -76 Cotton, natural fibers 68 62 6 Hair, waste materials 586 607 -21 Natural rubber 2,155 1,571 584 Nontextile floor tiles 1,927 2,118 -191 Pulpwood and woodpulp 3,138 2,794 344 Chemicals-inorganic 5,815 4,612 1,203 Synthetic rubber--primary 1,671 1,494 177 Zinc 1,437 2,144 -707 Chemicals-other, n.e.c. 6,932 6,332 600 Newsprint 1,778 1,852 -73 Tobacco, waxes, etc. 4,732 3,815 917 Paper and paper products 5,846 5,989 -144 Tin 616 419 197 Liquefied petroleum gases 15,321 9,475 5,846 Plastic materials 10,197 9,506 691 Nonmonetary gold 5,004 3,423 1,581 Electric energy 2,843 2,206 637 Chemicals-fertilizers 11,636 6,936 4,700 Iron and steel mill products 16,487 14,391 2,096 Petroleum products, other 41,596 34,997 6,599 Capital goods, except automotive 346,962 331,219 15,743 Drilling & oilfield equipment 8,163 6,015 2,148 Civilian aircraft 9,375 9,983 -608 Telecommunications equipment 34,439 32,361 2,077 Semiconductors 19,804 19,862 -58 Engines-civilian aircraft 10,861 9,521 1,339 Generators, accessories 15,365 14,539 826 Agricultural machinery, equipment 5,909 5,067 842 Industrial engines 13,660 11,590 2,070 Measuring, testing, control instruments 11,426 11,187 239 Photo, service industry machinery 10,810 10,459 351 Specialized mining 695 670 25 Railway transportation equipment 1,247 1,164 83 Nonfarm tractors and parts 1,238 1,188 49 Wood, glass, plastic 4,565 4,722 -156 Pulp and paper machinery 4,190 4,170 19 Spacecraft, excluding military 12 81 -69 Vessels, except scrap (-) (-) (-) Textile, sewing machines 1,104 984 119 Commercial vessels, other 75 240 -165 Laboratory testing instruments 3,230 2,680 550 Food, tobacco machinery 1,925 1,747 178 Marine engines, parts 747 768 -22 Business machines and equipment 3,883 5,029 -1,146 Metalworking machine tools 7,374 6,582 792 Computer accessories 47,871 48,705 -833 Excavating machinery 6,489 6,581 -91 Medicinal equipment 19,995 18,359 1,636 Industrial machines, other 27,558 25,577 1,981 Electric apparatus 27,378 26,577 802 Materials handling equipment 9,137 8,600 537 Parts-civilian aircraft 7,091 6,121 971 Computers 31,345 30,089 1,256 Automotive vehicles, parts, and engines 185,079 193,928 -8,849 Consumer goods 367,711 354,876 12,835 Pharmaceutical preparations 60,164 53,913 6,252 Other household goods 46,726 41,625 5,100 Apparel, household goods - cotton 36,959 38,313 -1,354 Apparel, textiles, nonwool or cotton 22,649 23,754 -1,105 TV's, VCR's, etc 32,630 29,114 3,515 Stereo equipment, etc 5,337 6,355 -1,018 Toiletries and cosmetics 5,133 4,704 429 Camping apparel and gear 5,756 5,888 -132 Furniture, household goods, etc. 18,057 18,836 -778 Cookware, cutlery, tools 4,959 4,926 33 Gem diamonds 16,046 13,785 2,261 Footwear 11,564 11,486 78 Motorcycles and parts 3,073 3,150 -77 Pleasure boats and motors 2,061 2,238 -176 Rugs 1,479 1,598 -119 Records, tapes, and disks 2,447 2,440 7 Writing and art supplies 10,077 9,805 273 Musical instruments 1,288 1,207 81 Books, printed matter 3,455 3,463 -8 Nursery stock, etc. 1,117 1,153 -36 Apparel, household goods - wool 2,878 2,873 5 Numismatic coins 684 229 455 Household appliances 14,561 14,907 -345 Glassware, chinaware 1,641 1,772 -130 Jewelry 8,932 10,083 -1,151 Apparel,household goods-nontextile 6,125 5,983 142 Gem stones, other 2,094 1,995 99 Artwork, antiques, stamps, etc. 7,300 8,117 -817 Toys, games, and sporting goods 26,812 25,624 1,188 Photo equipment 5,706 5,541 165 Other goods 50,060 46,299 3,761 (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-08-166, BEA-08-50), Bureau of the Census, Foreign Trade Division, September 2008. For more information, contact Nick Orsini (301-763-6959) or Maria Iseman (301-763-2311), Foreign Trade Division.