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) March February Monthly 2009 2009 (R) Change Total, Balance of Payments Basis 120,312 121,580 -1,268 Net Adjustments 305 291 14 Total, Census Basis 120,007 121,289 -1,282 Foods, feeds, and beverages 6,725 6,690 35 Wine, beer, and related products 652 591 61 Other foods 752 700 52 Feedstuff and foodgrains 358 320 38 Green coffee 273 237 36 Fish and shellfish 1,089 1,058 31 Vegetables 580 552 27 Cane and beet sugar 105 84 21 Fruits, frozen juices 754 743 11 Tea, spices, etc. 102 94 8 Meat products 568 568 -1 Nuts 105 106 -1 Nonagricultural foods, etc. 53 63 -10 Bakery products 511 523 -11 Cocoa beans 69 97 -28 Alcoholic beverages, excluding wine 354 399 -45 Dairy products and eggs 116 170 -55 Food oils, oilseeds 283 383 -100 Industrial supplies and materials 33,983 34,698 -715 Gas-natural 1,223 1,834 -611 Iron and steel mill products 740 1,016 -276 Steelmaking materials 216 380 -164 Tobacco, waxes, etc. 447 581 -134 Finished metal shapes 1,043 1,130 -87 Iron and steel, advanced 417 472 -56 Paper and paper products 468 521 -52 Electric energy 194 241 -47 Nuclear fuel materials 363 402 -38 Chemicals-other, n.e.c. 543 572 -29 Nickel 141 169 -27 Synthetic cloth 316 341 -25 Newsprint 148 170 -22 Hides and skins 5 26 -22 Synthetic rubber--primary 104 125 -21 Pulpwood and woodpulp 205 225 -20 Finished textile supplies 227 246 -19 Shingles, wallboard 501 518 -17 Lumber 210 221 -11 Nontextile floor tiles 144 155 -10 Plastic materials 711 720 -9 Materials, excluding chemicals 92 101 -9 Fuel oil 1,696 1,705 -8 Plywood and veneers 120 128 -8 Hair, waste materials 41 48 -7 Cotton cloth, fabrics 62 66 -4 Stone, sand, cement, etc. 272 274 -2 Glass-plate, sheet, etc. 63 65 -2 Wool, silk, etc. 44 45 -1 Cotton, natural fibers 5 5 (-) Natural rubber 117 116 (-) Chemicals-organic 1,302 1,302 1 Blank tapes, audio & visual 122 120 2 Leather and furs 40 34 6 Industrial supplies, other 1,508 1,501 7 Other precious metals 324 316 8 Chemicals-inorganic 468 459 9 Sulfur, nonmetallic minerals 58 49 9 Tin 41 29 12 Chemicals-fertilizers 672 660 12 Iron and steel products, n.e.c. 645 631 13 Farming materials, livestock 100 86 14 Zinc 92 74 18 Coal and related fuels 168 145 23 Nonferrous metals, other 222 190 33 Petroleum products, other 2,285 2,248 37 Copper 330 276 55 Liquefied petroleum gases 744 661 84 Nonmonetary gold 750 617 133 Bauxite and aluminum 715 567 149 Crude oil 12,517 12,117 400 Capital goods, except automotive 29,279 29,795 -516 Industrial engines 1,087 1,239 -153 Industrial machines, other 2,351 2,478 -128 Parts-civilian aircraft 662 747 -84 Materials handling equipment 715 799 -84 Electric apparatus 2,107 2,191 -84 Excavating machinery 353 432 -79 Metalworking machine tools 545 611 -66 Medicinal equipment 2,000 2,052 -52 Computers 2,863 2,905 -41 Telecommunications equipment 2,830 2,870 -41 Wood, glass, plastic 343 383 -39 Laboratory testing instruments 304 333 -29 Textile, sewing machines 76 90 -14 Measuring, testing, control instruments 880 888 -8 Pulp and paper machinery 259 266 -7 Agricultural machinery, equipment 528 532 -4 Marine engines, parts 57 61 -4 Photo, service industry machinery 898 901 -3 Food, tobacco machinery 177 178 -2 Vessels, except scrap (-) 1 -1 Commercial vessels, other 7 8 -1 Specialized mining 53 54 (-) Spacecraft, excluding military 1 1 (-) Nonfarm tractors and parts 87 85 2 Business machines and equipment 338 333 6 Drilling & oilfield equipment 893 879 15 Railway transportation equipment 120 97 23 Generators, accessories 1,401 1,370 31 Engines-civilian aircraft 1,133 1,092 40 Civilian aircraft 796 748 48 Semiconductors 1,599 1,532 67 Computer accessories 3,817 3,642 175 Automotive vehicles, parts, and engines 10,563 10,538 25 Consumer goods 34,697 34,420 277 Toys, games, and sporting goods 2,671 2,295 376 Pharmaceutical preparations 7,002 6,775 227 Household appliances 1,382 1,185 197 Photo equipment 394 333 61 Numismatic coins 250 190 60 Furniture, household goods, etc. 1,509 1,466 43 Apparel, textiles, nonwool or cotton 2,212 2,185 27 Books, printed matter 309 285 24 Records, tapes, and disks 219 197 22 Stereo equipment, etc 370 349 21 Jewelry 580 572 9 Gem diamonds 813 807 6 Cookware, cutlery, tools 456 453 2 Apparel,household goods-nontextile 594 592 2 Writing and art supplies 1,001 1,000 1 Glassware, chinaware 121 124 -3 Footwear 1,127 1,132 -5 Nursery stock, etc. 105 113 -8 Rugs 115 126 -11 Musical instruments 103 117 -14 Camping apparel and gear 576 595 -19 Pleasure boats and motors 113 133 -20 Apparel, household goods - wool 215 243 -28 Toiletries and cosmetics 454 488 -34 Gem stones, other 175 211 -36 Motorcycles and parts 298 337 -39 TV's, VCR's, etc. 2,801 2,846 -45 Artwork, antiques, stamps, etc. 442 533 -91 Apparel, household goods - cotton 3,496 3,698 -203 Other household goods 4,794 5,040 -246 Other goods 4,760 5,149 -389 _________________ Item(1) Year-to-date Year-to-date Year-to-date 2009 2008 Change Total, Balance of Payments Basis 371,061 530,126 -159,065 Net Adjustments 960 4,035 -3,075 Total, Census Basis 370,101 526,091 -155,989 Foods, feeds, and beverages 20,255 21,391 -1,135 Wine, beer, and related products 1,799 2,080 -281 Other foods 2,102 2,209 -107 Feedstuff and foodgrains 1,042 1,044 -2 Green coffee 767 863 -97 Fish and shellfish 3,264 3,385 -121 Vegetables 1,773 1,873 -100 Cane and beet sugar 263 182 81 Fruits, frozen juices 2,249 2,309 -61 Tea, spices, etc. 292 311 -19 Meat products 1,720 1,871 -151 Nuts 316 310 5 Nonagricultural foods, etc. 178 141 36 Bakery products 1,544 1,574 -30 Cocoa beans 293 331 -38 Alcoholic beverages, excluding wine 1,160 1,224 -64 Dairy products and eggs 425 456 -31 Food oils, oilseeds 1,069 1,225 -156 Industrial supplies and materials 106,934 190,771 -83,837 Gas-natural 4,739 7,548 -2,809 Iron and steel mill products 3,044 4,903 -1,859 Steelmaking materials 1,100 2,190 -1,090 Tobacco, waxes, etc. 1,528 1,535 -8 Finished metal shapes 3,352 4,289 -937 Iron and steel, advanced 1,461 1,968 -506 Paper and paper products 1,502 1,959 -457 Electric energy 628 788 -160 Nuclear fuel materials 1,329 1,246 84 Chemicals-other, n.e.c. 1,751 2,261 -509 Nickel 431 1,018 -587 Synthetic cloth 1,011 1,418 -408 Newsprint 497 599 -102 Hides and skins 39 43 -4 Synthetic rubber--primary 384 464 -81 Pulpwood and woodpulp 649 1,039 -390 Finished textile supplies 739 908 -169 Shingles, wallboard 1,568 2,182 -614 Lumber 667 1,272 -605 Nontextile floor tiles 457 634 -177 Plastic materials 2,238 3,403 -1,165 Materials, excluding chemicals 300 339 -39 Fuel oil 5,457 10,573 -5,116 Plywood and veneers 383 620 -238 Hair, waste materials 145 188 -43 Cotton cloth, fabrics 208 317 -110 Stone, sand, cement, etc. 879 1,385 -506 Glass-plate, sheet, etc. 203 270 -67 Wool, silk, etc. 142 235 -94 Cotton, natural fibers 15 27 -12 Natural rubber 428 561 -133 Chemicals-organic 4,179 5,377 -1,198 Blank tapes, audio & visual 367 458 -91 Leather and furs 117 188 -71 Industrial supplies, other 4,644 5,988 -1,344 Other precious metals 1,067 3,214 -2,147 Chemicals-inorganic 1,520 1,730 -210 Sulfur, nonmetallic minerals 194 358 -163 Tin 114 193 -78 Chemicals-fertilizers 2,132 2,920 -788 Iron and steel products, n.e.c. 2,144 2,354 -210 Farming materials, livestock 268 340 -73 Zinc 250 572 -321 Coal and related fuels 538 752 -214 Nonferrous metals, other 601 1,121 -520 Petroleum products, other 7,007 12,231 -5,224 Copper 876 1,708 -832 Liquefied petroleum gases 2,357 5,089 -2,731 Nonmonetary gold 1,834 1,918 -84 Bauxite and aluminum 2,040 3,006 -966 Crude oil 37,411 85,072 -47,661 Capital goods, except automotive 90,760 113,820 -23,060 Industrial engines 3,677 4,297 -620 Industrial machines, other 7,564 9,136 -1,572 Parts-civilian aircraft 2,133 2,316 -183 Materials handling equipment 2,391 2,984 -593 Electric apparatus 6,690 9,144 -2,454 Excavating machinery 1,346 2,247 -901 Metalworking machine tools 1,795 2,417 -621 Medicinal equipment 6,132 6,547 -415 Computers 8,595 10,225 -1,630 Telecommunications equipment 8,436 11,138 -2,702 Wood, glass, plastic 1,149 1,590 -441 Laboratory testing instruments 947 1,033 -86 Textile, sewing machines 260 328 -68 Measuring, testing, control instruments 2,711 3,862 -1,150 Pulp and paper machinery 938 1,433 -495 Agricultural machinery, equipment 1,647 1,878 -231 Marine engines, parts 185 263 -78 Photo, service industry machinery 2,813 3,621 -808 Food, tobacco machinery 531 635 -103 Vessels, except scrap 1 (-) 1 Commercial vessels, other 34 29 6 Specialized mining 165 215 -50 Spacecraft, excluding military 4 2 2 Nonfarm tractors and parts 263 418 -154 Business machines and equipment 1,057 1,290 -233 Drilling & oilfield equipment 3,254 2,093 1,161 Railway transportation equipment 323 355 -31 Generators, accessories 4,479 4,947 -469 Engines-civilian aircraft 3,149 3,442 -292 Civilian aircraft 2,272 3,509 -1,237 Semiconductors 4,678 6,596 -1,918 Computer accessories 11,141 15,834 -4,693 Automotive vehicles, parts, and engines 32,631 64,239 -31,609 Consumer goods 104,943 119,844 -14,901 Toys, games, and sporting goods 8,083 8,655 -572 Pharmaceutical preparations 19,347 20,007 -660 Household appliances 3,919 4,497 -578 Photo equipment 1,069 1,847 -778 Numismatic coins 594 189 404 Furniture, household goods, etc. 4,787 5,989 -1,201 Apparel, textiles, nonwool or cotton 6,763 7,410 -648 Books, printed matter 920 1,213 -294 Records, tapes, and disks 566 842 -276 Stereo equipment, etc 1,079 1,741 -662 Jewelry 1,905 3,054 -1,149 Gem diamonds 2,436 5,176 -2,740 Cookware, cutlery, tools 1,423 1,609 -186 Apparel,household goods-nontextile 1,855 2,077 -222 Writing and art supplies 3,095 3,346 -251 Glassware, chinaware 387 558 -172 Footwear 3,604 3,835 -231 Nursery stock, etc. 335 388 -52 Rugs 378 518 -141 Musical instruments 355 427 -72 Camping apparel and gear 1,832 1,885 -53 Pleasure boats and motors 412 703 -291 Apparel, household goods - wool 685 939 -254 Toiletries and cosmetics 1,452 1,681 -229 Gem stones, other 573 712 -139 Motorcycles and parts 958 980 -22 TV's, VCR's, etc. 8,612 9,951 -1,339 Artwork, antiques, stamps, etc. 1,529 2,445 -916 Apparel, household goods - cotton 11,149 12,438 -1,289 Other household goods 14,839 14,730 109 Other goods 14,578 16,026 -1,448 (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-09-73, BEA-09-19), Bureau of the Census, Foreign Trade Division, March 2009. For more information, contact Nick Orsini (301-763-6959) or Maria Iseman (301-763-2311), Foreign Trade Division.