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) October September Monthly 2008 2008 (R) Change Total, Balance of Payments Basis 174,609 177,353 -2,744 Net Adjustments 792 1,460 -668 Total, Census Basis 173,817 175,892 -2,076 Foods, feeds, and beverages 7,679 7,598 81 Fruits, frozen juices 984 838 146 Cane and beet sugar 149 94 55 Food oils, oilseeds 464 423 41 Cocoa beans 50 33 17 Fish and shellfish 1,234 1,220 14 Alcoholic beverages, excluding wine 490 476 13 Tea, spices, etc. 116 108 8 Other foods 755 751 3 Wine, beer, and related products 721 718 3 Nonagricultural foods, etc. 68 69 -1 Dairy products and eggs 138 142 -4 Green coffee 320 326 -5 Bakery products 530 543 -13 Feedstuff and foodgrains 341 366 -25 Nuts 115 143 -27 Vegetables 649 678 -29 Meat products 554 670 -116 Industrial supplies and materials 65,143 65,247 -104 Petroleum products, other 4,408 4,953 -545 Liquefied petroleum gases 1,465 1,832 -367 Gas-natural 2,239 2,564 -325 Chemicals-fertilizers 1,696 1,899 -203 Other precious metals 606 748 -142 Fuel oil 3,395 3,532 -137 Coal and related fuels 446 581 -135 Copper 448 551 -103 Iron and steel mill products 2,140 2,241 -102 Nonmonetary gold 441 540 -99 Steelmaking materials 1,056 1,135 -79 Industrial supplies, other 1,979 2,046 -66 Natural rubber 230 295 -65 Chemicals-other, n.e.c. 732 797 -65 Tin 48 100 -52 Electric energy 381 431 -51 Chemicals-inorganic 700 749 -49 Nonferrous metals, other 317 359 -42 Zinc 94 135 -40 Lumber 337 376 -38 Paper and paper products 633 663 -30 Plastic materials 1,169 1,197 -28 Shingles, wallboard 648 675 -27 Iron and steel, advanced 721 744 -23 Blank tapes, audio & visual 121 142 -21 Sulfur, nonmetallic minerals 185 198 -13 Finished textile supplies 294 307 -13 Newsprint 199 210 -11 Pulpwood and woodpulp 344 354 -10 Wool, silk, etc. 63 70 -8 Plywood and veneers 186 192 -7 Cotton cloth, fabrics 107 113 -6 Cotton, natural fibers 4 6 -1 Leather and furs 52 54 -1 Synthetic cloth 446 447 -1 Nontextile floor tiles 218 219 (-) Hides and skins 12 11 1 Materials, excluding chemicals 103 102 1 Glass-plate, sheet, etc. 94 94 1 Farming materials, livestock 101 98 2 Stone, sand, cement, etc. 407 405 2 Nickel 216 213 3 Iron and steel products, n.e.c. 941 936 4 Hair, waste materials 79 69 10 Nuclear fuel materials 484 472 12 Synthetic rubber--primary 251 233 18 Tobacco, waxes, etc. 605 573 33 Finished metal shapes 1,540 1,496 44 Bauxite and aluminum 1,323 1,115 208 Chemicals-organic 2,038 1,724 314 Crude oil 28,399 26,252 2,147 Capital goods, except automotive 37,292 38,735 -1,443 Computer accessories 4,431 5,057 -626 Telecommunications equipment 3,695 4,006 -311 Parts-civilian aircraft 579 743 -164 Drilling & oilfield equipment 1,455 1,607 -152 Electric apparatus 2,872 2,970 -98 Photo, service industry machinery 1,118 1,206 -88 Agricultural machinery, equipment 636 715 -79 Civilian aircraft 877 948 -72 Pulp and paper machinery 397 461 -63 Measuring, testing, control instruments 1,168 1,231 -63 Materials handling equipment 971 1,019 -48 Industrial machines, other 2,960 3,002 -42 Engines-civilian aircraft 1,163 1,197 -34 Wood, glass, plastic 469 503 -34 Semiconductors 2,144 2,176 -31 Specialized mining 67 95 -28 Nonfarm tractors and parts 122 147 -25 Metalworking machine tools 778 801 -22 Textile, sewing machines 109 128 -19 Industrial engines 1,626 1,637 -11 Food, tobacco machinery 207 207 (-) Vessels, except scrap (-) (-) (-) Spacecraft, excluding military 1 1 (-) Business machines and equipment 410 409 1 Railway transportation equipment 144 139 5 Commercial vessels, other 12 5 6 Laboratory testing instruments 379 365 14 Excavating machinery 701 687 14 Marine engines, parts 92 63 29 Medicinal equipment 2,240 2,195 46 Generators, accessories 1,926 1,824 102 Computers 3,544 3,192 352 Automotive vehicles, parts, and engines 17,545 18,466 -921 Consumer goods 40,674 40,208 466 Pharmaceutical preparations 7,150 6,378 772 Apparel, household goods - cotton 4,351 3,996 356 Other household goods 5,085 4,749 336 Numismatic coins 202 106 96 Artwork, antiques, stamps, etc. 780 702 78 Apparel, textiles, nonwool or cotton 2,564 2,504 60 Footwear 1,369 1,332 37 Camping apparel and gear 685 657 29 Household appliances 1,730 1,702 29 Cookware, cutlery, tools 587 559 28 Records, tapes, and disks 266 241 25 Writing and art supplies 1,131 1,128 3 Motorcycles and parts 371 373 -2 Glassware, chinaware 180 185 -5 Apparel, household goods - wool 298 304 -6 Musical instruments 138 143 -6 Books, printed matter 361 368 -6 Rugs 139 150 -11 Nursery stock, etc. 114 127 -13 Toiletries and cosmetics 531 552 -21 Gem stones, other 221 246 -24 Apparel,household goods-nontextile 649 690 -41 Stereo equipment, etc 510 559 -49 Furniture, household goods, etc. 1,945 2,003 -58 Pleasure boats and motors 162 220 -58 Photo equipment 632 696 -64 Jewelry 907 980 -73 Toys, games, and sporting goods 3,097 3,267 -169 TV's, VCR's, etc 3,218 3,570 -352 Gem diamonds 1,298 1,723 -425 Other goods 5,484 5,638 -154 _________________ Item(1) Year-to-date Year-to-date Year-to-date 2008 2007 Change Total, Balance of Payments Basis 1,818,340 1,623,839 194,501 Net Adjustments 11,012 9,456 1,556 Total, Census Basis 1,807,328 1,614,383 192,946 Foods, feeds, and beverages 74,484 67,675 6,809 Fruits, frozen juices 8,292 7,508 784 Cane and beet sugar 871 685 185 Food oils, oilseeds 4,528 2,648 1,880 Cocoa beans 645 520 125 Fish and shellfish 11,703 11,376 327 Alcoholic beverages, excluding wine 4,521 4,548 -27 Tea, spices, etc. 1,065 938 127 Other foods 7,455 7,042 413 Wine, beer, and related products 7,094 6,935 159 Nonagricultural foods, etc. 572 380 192 Dairy products and eggs 1,378 1,299 79 Green coffee 3,237 2,716 521 Bakery products 5,386 5,003 383 Feedstuff and foodgrains 3,878 2,393 1,485 Nuts 1,211 1,025 186 Vegetables 6,513 5,981 532 Meat products 6,136 6,677 -542 Industrial supplies and materials 681,936 515,238 166,698 Petroleum products, other 45,983 39,235 6,748 Liquefied petroleum gases 16,790 10,805 5,985 Gas-natural 27,557 27,120 437 Chemicals-fertilizers 13,340 7,764 5,576 Other precious metals 10,251 9,273 978 Fuel oil 36,765 25,416 11,350 Coal and related fuels 4,043 2,010 2,033 Copper 6,310 6,613 -303 Iron and steel mill products 18,613 15,825 2,788 Nonmonetary gold 5,435 3,862 1,573 Steelmaking materials 9,530 5,956 3,574 Industrial supplies, other 20,113 19,441 673 Natural rubber 2,385 1,735 650 Chemicals-other, n.e.c. 7,662 7,049 614 Tin 663 463 200 Electric energy 3,224 2,415 809 Chemicals-inorganic 6,513 5,126 1,387 Nonferrous metals, other 3,739 2,978 761 Zinc 1,531 2,391 -859 Lumber 3,943 5,750 -1,807 Paper and paper products 6,479 6,643 -164 Plastic materials 11,365 10,573 791 Shingles, wallboard 6,945 8,387 -1,442 Iron and steel, advanced 6,954 6,512 442 Blank tapes, audio & visual 1,476 1,846 -370 Sulfur, nonmetallic minerals 1,579 715 864 Finished textile supplies 3,020 2,952 67 Newsprint 1,977 2,033 -56 Pulpwood and woodpulp 3,482 3,103 379 Wool, silk, etc. 756 729 28 Plywood and veneers 2,070 2,481 -411 Cotton cloth, fabrics 1,096 1,238 -142 Cotton, natural fibers 72 68 4 Leather and furs 579 667 -87 Synthetic cloth 4,571 4,656 -84 Nontextile floor tiles 2,144 2,353 -210 Hides and skins 139 131 8 Materials, excluding chemicals 1,127 1,124 3 Glass-plate, sheet, etc. 940 984 -43 Farming materials, livestock 1,062 972 90 Stone, sand, cement, etc. 4,386 5,248 -863 Nickel 3,122 4,061 -939 Iron and steel products, n.e.c. 8,552 7,713 839 Hair, waste materials 665 666 -1 Nuclear fuel materials 5,199 4,521 678 Synthetic rubber--primary 1,922 1,651 271 Tobacco, waxes, etc. 5,334 4,256 1,078 Finished metal shapes 14,923 14,140 783 Bauxite and aluminum 11,121 11,340 -219 Chemicals-organic 19,131 15,778 3,353 Crude oil 305,357 186,469 118,888 Capital goods, except automotive 384,233 368,923 15,310 Computer accessories 52,302 53,935 -1,633 Telecommunications equipment 38,136 36,221 1,915 Parts-civilian aircraft 7,670 6,825 845 Drilling & oilfield equipment 9,611 6,656 2,955 Electric apparatus 30,250 29,567 683 Photo, service industry machinery 11,928 11,599 330 Agricultural machinery, equipment 6,544 5,744 800 Civilian aircraft 10,251 11,194 -943 Pulp and paper machinery 4,586 4,598 -12 Measuring, testing, control instruments 12,593 12,440 153 Materials handling equipment 10,109 9,572 538 Industrial machines, other 30,497 28,647 1,850 Engines-civilian aircraft 12,021 10,711 1,310 Wood, glass, plastic 5,044 5,265 -221 Semiconductors 21,948 22,111 -162 Specialized mining 762 731 32 Nonfarm tractors and parts 1,359 1,329 30 Metalworking machine tools 8,155 7,279 876 Textile, sewing machines 1,211 1,102 109 Industrial engines 15,291 12,940 2,352 Food, tobacco machinery 2,133 1,949 184 Vessels, except scrap (-) (-) (-) Spacecraft, excluding military 13 94 -80 Business machines and equipment 4,293 5,486 -1,193 Railway transportation equipment 1,391 1,312 79 Commercial vessels, other 86 271 -185 Laboratory testing instruments 3,605 3,004 601 Excavating machinery 7,187 7,302 -114 Marine engines, parts 838 861 -23 Medicinal equipment 22,233 20,470 1,763 Generators, accessories 17,290 16,189 1,101 Computers 34,894 33,520 1,374 Automotive vehicles, parts, and engines 202,537 216,098 -13,561 Consumer goods 408,449 394,851 13,599 Pharmaceutical preparations 67,385 60,234 7,151 Apparel, household goods - cotton 41,312 42,506 -1,194 Other household goods 51,806 46,315 5,490 Numismatic coins 887 256 630 Artwork, antiques, stamps, etc. 8,079 8,975 -896 Apparel, textiles, nonwool or cotton 25,214 26,345 -1,131 Footwear 12,931 12,740 191 Camping apparel and gear 6,442 6,526 -84 Household appliances 16,292 16,517 -225 Cookware, cutlery, tools 5,546 5,479 67 Records, tapes, and disks 2,713 2,746 -33 Writing and art supplies 11,208 10,897 311 Motorcycles and parts 3,445 3,470 -25 Glassware, chinaware 1,821 1,970 -149 Apparel, household goods - wool 3,177 3,200 -23 Musical instruments 1,425 1,339 86 Books, printed matter 3,816 3,846 -30 Rugs 1,618 1,765 -147 Nursery stock, etc. 1,232 1,282 -50 Toiletries and cosmetics 5,665 5,249 415 Gem stones, other 2,316 2,232 84 Apparel,household goods-nontextile 6,773 6,630 143 Stereo equipment, etc 5,846 6,971 -1,124 Furniture, household goods, etc. 20,002 20,922 -920 Pleasure boats and motors 2,223 2,471 -248 Photo equipment 6,338 6,154 184 Jewelry 9,837 11,201 -1,364 Toys, games, and sporting goods 29,909 28,528 1,381 TV's, VCR's, etc 35,849 32,603 3,246 Gem diamonds 17,343 15,479 1,864 Other goods 55,689 51,598 4,091 (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-08-178, BEA-08-53), Bureau of the Census, Foreign Trade Division, October 2008. For more information, contact Nick Orsini (301-763-6959) or Maria Iseman (301-763-2311), Foreign Trade Division.