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) November October Monthly 2008 2008 (R) Change Total, Balance of Payments Basis 149,661 173,845 -24,184 Net Adjustments 720 784 -64 Total, Census Basis 148,941 173,061 -24,120 Foods, feeds, and beverages 7,256 7,687 -431 Fruits, frozen juices 774 985 -211 Fish and shellfish 1,136 1,235 -99 Wine, beer, and related products 659 723 -64 Cane and beet sugar 112 149 -37 Alcoholic beverages, excluding wine 458 491 -33 Green coffee 299 320 -22 Vegetables 631 649 -17 Nuts 98 115 -17 Bakery products 515 530 -15 Tea, spices, etc. 102 117 -15 Other foods 740 754 -14 Nonagricultural foods, etc. 72 68 4 Dairy products and eggs 144 139 4 Feedstuff and foodgrains 347 342 5 Cocoa beans 66 50 16 Food oils, oilseeds 487 464 23 Meat products 616 554 62 Industrial supplies and materials 48,243 64,738 -16,495 Crude oil 17,890 27,962 -10,072 Petroleum products, other 2,810 4,415 -1,606 Fuel oil 2,029 3,397 -1,368 Gas-natural 1,689 2,245 -555 Liquefied petroleum gases 915 1,462 -547 Iron and steel mill products 1,717 2,135 -419 Bauxite and aluminum 1,010 1,329 -319 Chemicals-fertilizers 1,408 1,696 -288 Steelmaking materials 792 1,057 -264 Finished metal shapes 1,330 1,530 -200 Copper 299 454 -154 Electric energy 240 381 -141 Nonmonetary gold 303 444 -140 Plastic materials 1,061 1,169 -108 Chemicals-organic 1,929 2,033 -104 Pulpwood and woodpulp 259 352 -94 Coal and related fuels 354 444 -90 Nickel 159 216 -57 Industrial supplies, other 1,926 1,975 -49 Iron and steel products, n.e.c. 903 944 -41 Iron and steel, advanced 682 721 -39 Chemicals-other, n.e.c. 699 733 -34 Shingles, wallboard 618 648 -31 Sulfur, nonmetallic minerals 160 184 -25 Synthetic cloth 427 447 -20 Nonferrous metals, other 299 316 -17 Hair, waste materials 66 79 -13 Newsprint 187 199 -12 Finished textile supplies 286 295 -9 Cotton cloth, fabrics 98 107 -9 Nontextile floor tiles 213 219 -6 Hides and skins 8 12 -4 Glass-plate, sheet, etc. 91 94 -4 Zinc 91 94 -3 Paper and paper products 631 633 -2 Farming materials, livestock 99 101 -1 Cotton, natural fibers 4 4 -1 Wool, silk, etc. 62 63 (-) Blank tapes, audio & visual 123 121 2 Leather and furs 54 52 2 Lumber 341 337 4 Nuclear fuel materials 489 484 5 Materials, excluding chemicals 109 104 5 Plywood and veneers 193 186 7 Stone, sand, cement, etc. 418 410 8 Tin 59 48 11 Synthetic rubber--primary 267 254 14 Natural rubber 256 230 25 Chemicals-inorganic 735 702 33 Tobacco, waxes, etc. 653 604 49 Other precious metals 802 617 185 Capital goods, except automotive 35,108 37,322 -2,214 Computers 2,957 3,537 -581 Telecommunications equipment 3,409 3,689 -280 Generators, accessories 1,676 1,940 -263 Semiconductors 1,896 2,144 -248 Computer accessories 4,200 4,431 -231 Industrial engines 1,484 1,638 -154 Electric apparatus 2,741 2,874 -133 Engines-civilian aircraft 1,051 1,164 -113 Medicinal equipment 2,132 2,245 -112 Industrial machines, other 2,883 2,967 -84 Metalworking machine tools 728 777 -49 Parts-civilian aircraft 539 579 -40 Photo, service industry machinery 1,093 1,119 -26 Marine engines, parts 68 92 -24 Measuring, testing, control instruments 1,147 1,170 -23 Railway transportation equipment 123 144 -21 Textile, sewing machines 88 109 -21 Laboratory testing instruments 362 381 -19 Business machines and equipment 395 410 -15 Pulp and paper machinery 388 402 -15 Commercial vessels, other 4 12 -8 Nonfarm tractors and parts 115 122 -7 Specialized mining 66 67 -1 Vessels, except scrap (-) (-) (-) Food, tobacco machinery 210 208 2 Excavating machinery 706 701 6 Spacecraft, excluding military 9 1 8 Materials handling equipment 978 964 13 Wood, glass, plastic 485 462 24 Drilling & oilfield equipment 1,481 1,454 27 Agricultural machinery, equipment 707 638 69 Civilian aircraft 986 879 107 Automotive vehicles, parts, and engines 16,418 17,597 -1,179 Consumer goods 36,562 40,347 -3,785 Pharmaceutical preparations 5,420 6,821 -1,401 TV's, VCR's, etc 2,611 3,215 -604 Other household goods 4,774 5,091 -317 Toys, games, and sporting goods 2,915 3,097 -182 Household appliances 1,554 1,726 -173 Photo equipment 464 632 -168 Gem diamonds 1,127 1,288 -161 Apparel, household goods - cotton 4,249 4,351 -102 Footwear 1,275 1,370 -95 Furniture, household goods, etc. 1,873 1,947 -74 Jewelry 841 912 -71 Apparel, textiles, nonwool or cotton 2,494 2,565 -71 Stereo equipment, etc 443 509 -66 Artwork, antiques, stamps, etc. 718 784 -65 Motorcycles and parts 316 371 -54 Records, tapes, and disks 220 266 -46 Numismatic coins 158 202 -44 Camping apparel and gear 641 684 -43 Writing and art supplies 1,097 1,130 -34 Cookware, cutlery, tools 570 589 -19 Apparel, household goods - wool 284 298 -14 Books, printed matter 351 361 -11 Pleasure boats and motors 151 161 -10 Gem stones, other 212 221 -10 Glassware, chinaware 173 181 -8 Apparel,household goods-nontextile 647 651 -4 Nursery stock, etc. 116 114 2 Musical instruments 143 138 5 Rugs 158 139 19 Toiletries and cosmetics 569 533 36 Other goods 5,353 5,370 -17 _________________ Item(1) Year-to-date Year-to-date Year-to-date 2008 2007 Change Total, Balance of Payments Basis 1,967,238 1,796,503 170,735 Net Adjustments 11,724 10,088 1,637 Total, Census Basis 1,955,513 1,786,415 169,098 Foods, feeds, and beverages 81,747 74,777 6,971 Fruits, frozen juices 9,067 8,286 781 Fish and shellfish 12,840 12,468 373 Wine, beer, and related products 7,754 7,644 110 Cane and beet sugar 983 755 228 Alcoholic beverages, excluding wine 4,981 5,059 -78 Green coffee 3,535 3,014 521 Vegetables 7,144 6,590 554 Nuts 1,309 1,129 180 Bakery products 5,901 5,515 386 Tea, spices, etc. 1,167 1,034 133 Other foods 8,195 7,799 395 Nonagricultural foods, etc. 645 423 222 Dairy products and eggs 1,523 1,441 82 Feedstuff and foodgrains 4,226 2,670 1,556 Cocoa beans 711 557 154 Food oils, oilseeds 5,014 3,056 1,958 Meat products 6,752 7,337 -585 Industrial supplies and materials 729,775 574,436 155,339 Crude oil 322,810 211,194 111,616 Petroleum products, other 48,800 43,880 4,921 Fuel oil 38,796 28,363 10,433 Gas-natural 29,252 29,421 -169 Liquefied petroleum gases 17,701 12,425 5,277 Iron and steel mill products 20,325 17,136 3,188 Bauxite and aluminum 12,137 12,453 -316 Chemicals-fertilizers 14,749 8,626 6,122 Steelmaking materials 10,322 6,600 3,722 Finished metal shapes 16,243 15,603 640 Copper 6,615 7,175 -560 Electric energy 3,464 2,699 764 Nonmonetary gold 5,741 4,279 1,462 Plastic materials 12,426 11,675 752 Chemicals-organic 21,055 17,430 3,624 Pulpwood and woodpulp 3,749 3,446 303 Coal and related fuels 4,395 2,248 2,147 Nickel 3,281 4,418 -1,137 Industrial supplies, other 22,035 21,478 557 Iron and steel products, n.e.c. 9,458 8,464 994 Iron and steel, advanced 7,636 7,175 461 Chemicals-other, n.e.c. 8,361 7,773 588 Shingles, wallboard 7,563 9,195 -1,631 Sulfur, nonmetallic minerals 1,738 800 939 Synthetic cloth 4,999 5,143 -144 Nonferrous metals, other 4,038 3,365 673 Hair, waste materials 731 729 2 Newsprint 2,164 2,202 -38 Finished textile supplies 3,306 3,263 43 Cotton cloth, fabrics 1,194 1,362 -168 Nontextile floor tiles 2,357 2,584 -227 Hides and skins 147 142 6 Glass-plate, sheet, etc. 1,032 1,089 -58 Zinc 1,622 2,599 -977 Paper and paper products 7,110 7,299 -189 Farming materials, livestock 1,162 1,081 81 Cotton, natural fibers 76 74 2 Wool, silk, etc. 819 799 21 Blank tapes, audio & visual 1,598 2,003 -405 Leather and furs 634 735 -101 Lumber 4,284 6,272 -1,988 Nuclear fuel materials 5,688 5,106 582 Materials, excluding chemicals 1,237 1,244 -7 Plywood and veneers 2,263 2,709 -447 Stone, sand, cement, etc. 4,806 5,773 -968 Tin 722 516 207 Synthetic rubber--primary 2,192 1,823 369 Natural rubber 2,641 1,923 718 Chemicals-inorganic 7,249 5,652 1,597 Tobacco, waxes, etc. 5,986 4,844 1,142 Other precious metals 11,064 10,149 915 Capital goods, except automotive 419,371 406,775 12,596 Computers 37,844 37,031 812 Telecommunications equipment 41,540 40,160 1,380 Generators, accessories 18,980 17,842 1,138 Semiconductors 23,845 24,370 -526 Computer accessories 56,502 59,154 -2,652 Industrial engines 16,787 14,360 2,428 Electric apparatus 32,993 32,564 430 Engines-civilian aircraft 13,073 11,855 1,218 Medicinal equipment 24,370 22,602 1,768 Industrial machines, other 33,387 31,729 1,659 Metalworking machine tools 8,881 7,973 908 Parts-civilian aircraft 8,210 7,559 652 Photo, service industry machinery 13,022 12,760 262 Marine engines, parts 906 942 -36 Measuring, testing, control instruments 13,742 13,708 34 Railway transportation equipment 1,514 1,434 80 Textile, sewing machines 1,299 1,222 77 Laboratory testing instruments 3,969 3,333 636 Business machines and equipment 4,688 5,942 -1,254 Pulp and paper machinery 4,979 5,041 -63 Commercial vessels, other 90 283 -193 Nonfarm tractors and parts 1,475 1,471 5 Specialized mining 829 787 42 Vessels, except scrap (-) (-) (-) Food, tobacco machinery 2,343 2,162 181 Excavating machinery 7,893 8,047 -154 Spacecraft, excluding military 22 94 -72 Materials handling equipment 11,080 10,494 586 Wood, glass, plastic 5,522 5,814 -293 Drilling & oilfield equipment 11,092 7,394 3,698 Agricultural machinery, equipment 7,253 6,433 819 Civilian aircraft 11,240 12,213 -974 Automotive vehicles, parts, and engines 219,006 238,197 -19,191 Consumer goods 444,685 435,165 9,520 Pharmaceutical preparations 72,476 66,179 6,296 TV's, VCR's, etc 38,457 36,157 2,300 Other household goods 56,586 51,224 5,362 Toys, games, and sporting goods 32,823 31,398 1,424 Household appliances 17,842 18,166 -324 Photo equipment 6,802 6,822 -20 Gem diamonds 18,460 17,172 1,288 Apparel, household goods - cotton 45,560 46,689 -1,129 Footwear 14,207 13,994 212 Furniture, household goods, etc. 21,877 23,044 -1,167 Jewelry 10,683 12,401 -1,719 Apparel, textiles, nonwool or cotton 27,709 28,979 -1,270 Stereo equipment, etc 6,290 7,550 -1,261 Artwork, antiques, stamps, etc. 8,801 9,951 -1,149 Motorcycles and parts 3,761 3,773 -12 Records, tapes, and disks 2,933 3,039 -106 Numismatic coins 1,045 300 745 Camping apparel and gear 7,082 7,156 -74 Writing and art supplies 12,305 12,020 284 Cookware, cutlery, tools 6,117 6,049 68 Apparel, household goods - wool 3,461 3,535 -75 Books, printed matter 4,167 4,239 -72 Pleasure boats and motors 2,374 2,719 -345 Gem stones, other 2,527 2,468 60 Glassware, chinaware 1,995 2,171 -176 Apparel,household goods-nontextile 7,421 7,331 90 Nursery stock, etc. 1,347 1,415 -68 Musical instruments 1,568 1,478 90 Rugs 1,776 1,946 -170 Toiletries and cosmetics 6,235 5,798 437 Other goods 60,929 57,066 3,863 (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-09-04, BEA-09-01), Bureau of the Census, Foreign Trade Division, November 2008. For more information, contact Nick Orsini (301-763-6959) or Maria Iseman (301-763-2311), Foreign Trade Division.