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) December November Monthly 2008 2008 (R) Change Total, Balance of Payments Basis 140,293 150,336 -10,043 Net Adjustments 333 721 -388 Total, Census Basis 139,960 149,615 -9,655 Foods, feeds, and beverages 7,103 7,275 -172 Food oils, oilseeds 315 487 -172 Feedstuff and foodgrains 316 346 -31 Fruits, frozen juices 783 764 18 Green coffee 262 299 -37 Vegetables 640 631 9 Fish and shellfish 1,123 1,142 -19 Other foods 742 744 -2 Bakery products 520 517 3 Cane and beet sugar 109 112 -3 Nonagricultural foods, etc. 62 72 -11 Cocoa beans 138 69 69 Nuts 90 97 -8 Tea, spices, etc. 109 103 6 Dairy products and eggs 157 147 10 Wine, beer, and related products 609 662 -53 Alcoholic beverages, excluding wine 473 465 8 Meat products 657 617 39 Industrial supplies and materials 42,890 48,492 -5,602 Crude oil 17,000 18,101 -1,101 Fuel oil 1,768 2,027 -259 Chemicals-fertilizers 884 1,392 -508 Liquefied petroleum gases 792 915 -123 Petroleum products, other 2,748 2,874 -126 Chemicals-organic 1,572 1,932 -360 Steelmaking materials 425 752 -328 Iron and steel mill products 1,277 1,719 -442 Coal and related fuels 262 358 -96 Chemicals-inorganic 627 740 -113 Nonmonetary gold 399 309 90 Tobacco, waxes, etc. 521 658 -137 Iron and steel products, n.e.c. 886 915 -29 Sulfur, nonmetallic minerals 96 161 -65 Natural rubber 217 256 -38 Electric energy 170 240 -70 Finished metal shapes 1,322 1,343 -21 Nonferrous metals, other 264 299 -35 Nuclear fuel materials 419 506 -87 Plastic materials 899 1,066 -167 Chemicals-other, n.e.c. 672 701 -30 Iron and steel, advanced 610 684 -74 Synthetic rubber--primary 204 264 -60 Industrial supplies, other 1,770 1,935 -165 Other precious metals 353 787 -434 Pulpwood and woodpulp 262 252 10 Tin 39 59 -21 Farming materials, livestock 83 100 -17 Finished textile supplies 267 286 -19 Hair, waste materials 64 67 -3 Hides and skins 11 8 3 Cotton, natural fibers 5 4 1 Wool, silk, etc. 52 62 -10 Newsprint 197 187 10 Materials, excluding chemicals 98 108 -10 Glass-plate, sheet, etc. 72 91 -19 Leather and furs 44 54 -11 Cotton cloth, fabrics 88 99 -11 Paper and paper products 565 634 -69 Nontextile floor tiles 184 213 -29 Synthetic cloth 356 429 -73 Bauxite and aluminum 884 1,005 -121 Blank tapes, audio & visual 114 124 -10 Plywood and veneers 132 195 -63 Copper 263 293 -30 Zinc 80 92 -11 Stone, sand, cement, etc. 378 416 -38 Nickel 134 159 -25 Gas-natural 1,539 1,653 -114 Shingles, wallboard 553 622 -69 Lumber 269 343 -74 Capital goods, except automotive 33,620 35,141 -1,520 Drilling & oilfield equipment 1,394 1,483 -88 Industrial engines 1,499 1,478 21 Medicinal equipment 2,131 2,138 -7 Industrial machines, other 2,954 2,886 67 Generators, accessories 1,694 1,669 25 Engines-civilian aircraft 990 1,052 -62 Metalworking machine tools 695 725 -30 Agricultural machinery, equipment 635 705 -70 Telecommunications equipment 3,187 3,420 -233 Laboratory testing instruments 372 361 11 Parts-civilian aircraft 689 539 150 Materials handling equipment 858 980 -122 Food, tobacco machinery 186 211 -26 Photo, service industry machinery 966 1,095 -128 Electric apparatus 2,584 2,747 -163 Railway transportation equipment 133 123 10 Specialized mining 91 66 25 Textile, sewing machines 94 89 5 Vessels, except scrap (-) (-) (-) Nonfarm tractors and parts 111 117 -6 Marine engines, parts 85 68 17 Spacecraft, excluding military 41 9 32 Computers 2,807 2,963 -156 Measuring, testing, control instruments 1,085 1,149 -63 Commercial vessels, other 9 4 5 Pulp and paper machinery 351 388 -37 Excavating machinery 574 707 -132 Wood, glass, plastic 417 487 -70 Civilian aircraft 1,187 983 204 Semiconductors 1,721 1,905 -184 Business machines and equipment 373 396 -22 Computer accessories 3,706 4,197 -491 Automotive vehicles, parts, and engines 14,888 16,423 -1,535 Consumer goods 36,440 36,931 -490 Pharmaceutical preparations 6,328 5,695 633 Other household goods 4,861 4,787 75 Toys, games, and sporting goods 2,932 2,934 -2 TV's, VCR's, etc. 2,820 2,579 241 Numismatic coins 213 158 55 Gem diamonds 1,173 1,163 9 Toiletries and cosmetics 528 567 -40 Writing and art supplies 1,070 1,101 -30 Footwear 1,195 1,283 -88 Cookware, cutlery, tools 550 572 -22 Musical instruments 131 144 -12 Apparel,household goods-nontextile 659 650 9 Gem stones, other 206 213 -7 Motorcycles and parts 361 316 45 Camping apparel and gear 647 641 5 Nursery stock, etc. 116 117 -1 Apparel, household goods - wool 264 287 -23 Books, printed matter 318 351 -33 Glassware, chinaware 166 173 -7 Rugs 138 158 -21 Records, tapes, and disks 195 219 -23 Photo equipment 346 469 -122 Pleasure boats and motors 172 153 19 Household appliances 1,422 1,564 -142 Apparel, textiles, nonwool or cotton 2,383 2,509 -126 Apparel, household goods - cotton 3,734 4,265 -531 Artwork, antiques, stamps, etc. 679 714 -35 Furniture, household goods, etc. 1,754 1,879 -126 Stereo equipment, etc 351 433 -81 Jewelry 729 839 -110 Other goods 5,018 5,353 -336 _________________ Item(1) Year-to-date Year-to-date Year-to-date 2008 2007 Change Total, Balance of Payments Basis 2,112,490 1,967,853 144,637 Net Adjustments 12,059 10,892 1,167 Total, Census Basis 2,100,432 1,956,962 143,470 Foods, feeds, and beverages 89,001 81,683 7,317 Food oils, oilseeds 5,336 3,378 1,958 Feedstuff and foodgrains 4,541 2,940 1,600 Fruits, frozen juices 9,749 9,038 710 Green coffee 3,804 3,237 568 Vegetables 7,774 7,211 563 Fish and shellfish 14,027 13,547 480 Other foods 8,973 8,529 444 Bakery products 6,438 6,015 423 Cane and beet sugar 1,091 826 265 Nonagricultural foods, etc. 708 462 247 Cocoa beans 879 660 218 Nuts 1,393 1,223 170 Tea, spices, etc. 1,281 1,129 152 Dairy products and eggs 1,686 1,580 106 Wine, beer, and related products 8,398 8,354 45 Alcoholic beverages, excluding wine 5,503 5,546 -43 Meat products 7,419 8,010 -591 Industrial supplies and materials 775,535 634,746 140,790 Crude oil 341,967 237,212 104,755 Fuel oil 40,563 31,325 9,238 Chemicals-fertilizers 15,132 9,524 5,608 Liquefied petroleum gases 18,493 14,118 4,375 Petroleum products, other 52,308 48,324 3,984 Chemicals-organic 22,673 19,145 3,528 Steelmaking materials 10,772 7,295 3,477 Iron and steel mill products 21,745 18,513 3,232 Coal and related fuels 4,660 2,492 2,168 Chemicals-inorganic 7,895 6,193 1,702 Nonmonetary gold 6,145 4,677 1,468 Tobacco, waxes, etc. 6,516 5,287 1,230 Iron and steel products, n.e.c. 10,397 9,179 1,218 Sulfur, nonmetallic minerals 1,837 891 947 Natural rubber 2,856 2,119 737 Electric energy 3,641 2,969 672 Finished metal shapes 17,663 17,033 630 Nonferrous metals, other 4,311 3,721 590 Nuclear fuel materials 6,124 5,540 584 Plastic materials 13,387 12,828 558 Chemicals-other, n.e.c. 9,066 8,529 537 Iron and steel, advanced 8,282 7,822 460 Synthetic rubber--primary 2,389 1,973 416 Industrial supplies, other 23,898 23,503 395 Other precious metals 11,387 11,083 304 Pulpwood and woodpulp 4,013 3,743 269 Tin 762 553 209 Farming materials, livestock 1,257 1,189 68 Finished textile supplies 3,584 3,572 12 Hair, waste materials 797 791 6 Hides and skins 157 152 5 Cotton, natural fibers 80 79 1 Wool, silk, etc. 872 874 -2 Newsprint 2,365 2,384 -19 Materials, excluding chemicals 1,338 1,357 -19 Glass-plate, sheet, etc. 1,107 1,185 -78 Leather and furs 679 801 -122 Cotton cloth, fabrics 1,287 1,487 -200 Paper and paper products 7,702 7,960 -258 Nontextile floor tiles 2,547 2,806 -259 Synthetic cloth 5,377 5,636 -260 Bauxite and aluminum 13,043 13,443 -400 Blank tapes, audio & visual 1,711 2,152 -440 Plywood and veneers 2,401 2,927 -526 Copper 6,872 7,788 -916 Zinc 1,707 2,782 -1,075 Stone, sand, cement, etc. 5,189 6,294 -1,106 Nickel 3,406 4,727 -1,321 Gas-natural 30,446 32,034 -1,588 Shingles, wallboard 8,149 9,965 -1,816 Lumber 4,578 6,769 -2,191 Capital goods, except automotive 453,755 444,486 9,268 Drilling & oilfield equipment 12,487 7,956 4,531 Industrial engines 18,323 15,739 2,585 Medicinal equipment 26,574 24,689 1,886 Industrial machines, other 36,466 34,818 1,647 Generators, accessories 20,740 19,463 1,278 Engines-civilian aircraft 14,092 12,869 1,224 Metalworking machine tools 9,566 8,669 897 Agricultural machinery, equipment 7,884 7,108 776 Telecommunications equipment 44,818 44,055 763 Laboratory testing instruments 4,351 3,658 694 Parts-civilian aircraft 8,914 8,259 655 Materials handling equipment 11,968 11,482 486 Food, tobacco machinery 2,541 2,364 177 Photo, service industry machinery 14,016 13,896 120 Electric apparatus 35,682 35,587 95 Railway transportation equipment 1,647 1,553 94 Specialized mining 920 855 65 Textile, sewing machines 1,398 1,345 53 Vessels, except scrap (-) (-) (-) Nonfarm tractors and parts 1,593 1,615 -21 Marine engines, parts 991 1,040 -49 Spacecraft, excluding military 63 118 -55 Computers 40,681 40,766 -85 Measuring, testing, control instruments 14,859 14,975 -116 Commercial vessels, other 99 289 -190 Pulp and paper machinery 5,322 5,522 -200 Excavating machinery 8,468 8,730 -263 Wood, glass, plastic 5,951 6,400 -450 Civilian aircraft 12,425 13,280 -856 Semiconductors 25,661 26,615 -953 Business machines and equipment 5,068 6,377 -1,309 Computer accessories 60,183 64,393 -4,210 Automotive vehicles, parts, and engines 233,634 258,920 -25,285 Consumer goods 482,469 474,892 7,577 Pharmaceutical preparations 79,407 71,733 7,674 Other household goods 61,583 56,022 5,561 Toys, games, and sporting goods 35,968 34,413 1,555 TV's, VCR's, etc. 40,934 39,789 1,145 Numismatic coins 1,258 341 917 Gem diamonds 19,781 18,937 844 Toiletries and cosmetics 6,781 6,337 445 Writing and art supplies 13,417 13,141 276 Footwear 15,466 15,256 210 Cookware, cutlery, tools 6,704 6,608 96 Musical instruments 1,706 1,618 87 Apparel,household goods-nontextile 8,087 8,021 65 Gem stones, other 2,749 2,702 47 Motorcycles and parts 4,118 4,086 32 Camping apparel and gear 7,731 7,780 -50 Nursery stock, etc. 1,470 1,549 -79 Apparel, household goods - wool 3,712 3,854 -141 Books, printed matter 4,490 4,636 -146 Glassware, chinaware 2,168 2,369 -201 Rugs 1,918 2,120 -202 Records, tapes, and disks 3,117 3,332 -215 Photo equipment 7,211 7,429 -218 Pleasure boats and motors 2,554 2,945 -391 Household appliances 19,360 19,794 -434 Apparel, textiles, nonwool or cotton 30,260 31,604 -1,344 Apparel, household goods - cotton 49,488 50,861 -1,373 Artwork, antiques, stamps, etc. 9,456 10,860 -1,405 Furniture, household goods, etc. 23,694 25,135 -1,441 Stereo equipment, etc 6,512 8,071 -1,559 Jewelry 11,368 13,546 -2,178 Other goods 66,038 62,234 3,803 (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-09-23, BEA-09-04), Bureau of the Census, Foreign Trade Division, December 2008. For more information, contact Nick Orsini (301-763-6959) or Maria Iseman (301-763-2311), Foreign Trade Division.