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. Revised . Item(1) April March Monthly 2009 2009 Change Total, Balance of Payments Basis 120,068 121,796 -1,728 Net Adjustments 411 430 -19 Total, Census Basis 119,656 121,365 -1,709 Foods, feeds, and beverages 6,724 6,797 -73 Other foods 688 743 -54 Alcoholic beverages, excluding wine 335 374 -40 Wine, beer, and related products 626 660 -34 Feedstuff and foodgrains 330 358 -28 Fruits, frozen juices 766 791 -25 Dairy products and eggs 93 112 -19 Meat products 566 573 -7 Nonagricultural foods, etc. 47 53 -6 Tea, spices, etc. 94 99 -6 Nuts 103 106 -3 Vegetables 587 588 -1 Bakery products 520 519 1 Food oils, oilseeds 288 284 4 Cane and beet sugar 119 105 14 Cocoa beans 91 65 26 Green coffee 284 255 29 Fish and shellfish 1,186 1,112 74 Industrial supplies and materials 33,770 34,503 -733 Petroleum products, other 1,776 2,417 -641 Nonmonetary gold 584 735 -152 Bauxite and aluminum 522 669 -147 Finished metal shapes 968 1,094 -126 Iron and steel mill products 652 777 -125 Iron and steel products, n.e.c. 513 633 -120 Chemicals-fertilizers 601 688 -87 Copper 246 325 -78 Chemicals-inorganic 391 466 -75 Chemicals-organic 1,244 1,313 -69 Plastic materials 655 714 -59 Tobacco, waxes, etc. 381 439 -58 Nonferrous metals, other 164 220 -55 Liquefied petroleum gases 690 744 -55 Natural rubber 72 120 -48 Industrial supplies, other 1,482 1,530 -48 Coal and related fuels 125 164 -39 Electric energy 162 195 -32 Pulpwood and woodpulp 164 194 -30 Iron and steel, advanced 398 426 -28 Lumber 196 222 -26 Shingles, wallboard 495 512 -17 Stone, sand, cement, etc. 276 288 -12 Chemicals-other, n.e.c. 536 547 -11 Paper and paper products 461 471 -10 Steelmaking materials 213 221 -8 Tin 32 40 -8 Newsprint 138 144 -6 Leather and furs 34 40 -6 Synthetic cloth 316 321 -5 Wool, silk, etc. 41 45 -4 Sulfur, nonmetallic minerals 57 61 -4 Zinc 87 91 -3 Cotton, natural fibers 5 5 (-) Materials, excluding chemicals 92 92 (-) Finished textile supplies 233 232 1 Synthetic rubber--primary 110 106 3 Hair, waste materials 48 44 3 Cotton cloth, fabrics 70 63 7 Glass-plate, sheet, etc. 71 64 8 Farming materials, livestock 101 91 9 Nontextile floor tiles 167 155 11 Nickel 153 139 13 Blank tapes, audio & visual 140 122 18 Hides and skins 23 4 19 Plywood and veneers 142 119 23 Fuel oil 1,734 1,696 38 Gas-natural 1,251 1,211 40 Other precious metals 421 328 93 Nuclear fuel materials 506 363 142 Crude oil 13,832 12,800 1,032 Capital goods, except automotive 28,643 29,559 -916 Drilling & oilfield equipment 608 858 -250 Computer accessories 3,636 3,831 -195 Metalworking machine tools 439 562 -123 Telecommunications equipment 2,769 2,860 -91 Industrial machines, other 2,266 2,347 -81 Materials handling equipment 645 725 -79 Generators, accessories 1,305 1,377 -72 Electric apparatus 2,071 2,139 -69 Agricultural machinery, equipment 471 536 -65 Excavating machinery 308 367 -59 Pulp and paper machinery 216 267 -52 Engines-civilian aircraft 1,091 1,135 -44 Laboratory testing instruments 278 318 -41 Measuring, testing, control instruments 865 895 -30 Railway transportation equipment 95 122 -27 Business machines and equipment 329 353 -24 Nonfarm tractors and parts 72 87 -15 Commercial vessels, other 3 6 -3 Spacecraft, excluding military 1 1 (-) Vessels, except scrap (-) (-) (-) Specialized mining 55 54 1 Parts-civilian aircraft 694 688 5 Food, tobacco machinery 176 170 6 Photo, service industry machinery 907 899 7 Marine engines, parts 67 57 10 Wood, glass, plastic 363 353 10 Medicinal equipment 1,994 1,978 16 Textile, sewing machines 99 78 21 Industrial engines 1,178 1,152 25 Semiconductors 1,640 1,612 28 Civilian aircraft 931 796 135 Computers 3,072 2,933 139 Automotive vehicles, parts, and engines 10,526 10,620 -93 Consumer goods 35,554 35,151 404 Pharmaceutical preparations 7,285 6,874 411 Other household goods 5,042 4,893 149 Gem diamonds 925 799 126 Jewelry 715 595 120 Records, tapes, and disks 281 218 63 TV's, VCR's, etc. 2,909 2,879 30 Nursery stock, etc. 123 99 24 Cookware, cutlery, tools 469 445 23 Photo equipment 391 371 19 Gem stones, other 196 180 16 Motorcycles and parts 326 311 15 Toiletries and cosmetics 471 462 10 Glassware, chinaware 131 123 8 Apparel, household goods - wool 238 230 8 Rugs 122 115 7 Musical instruments 107 104 3 Stereo equipment, etc 400 399 1 Pleasure boats and motors 110 117 -7 Apparel, household goods - cotton 3,520 3,528 -9 Apparel, textiles, nonwool or cotton 2,254 2,265 -11 Camping apparel and gear 565 581 -15 Artwork, antiques, stamps, etc. 436 453 -17 Furniture, household goods, etc. 1,551 1,573 -22 Household appliances 1,402 1,424 -23 Apparel,household goods-nontextile 581 608 -26 Books, printed matter 270 307 -37 Numismatic coins 206 250 -44 Footwear 1,065 1,159 -95 Writing and art supplies 919 1,022 -103 Toys, games, and sporting goods 2,543 2,764 -221 Other goods 4,438 4,735 -297 _________________ Item(1) Year-to-date Year-to-date Year-to-date 2009 2008 Change Total, Balance of Payments Basis 493,478 718,019 -224,541 Net Adjustments 1,613 6,274 -4,662 Total, Census Basis 491,865 711,744 -219,879 Foods, feeds, and beverages 27,138 28,965 -1,828 Other foods 2,785 2,972 -186 Alcoholic beverages, excluding wine 1,569 1,755 -186 Wine, beer, and related products 2,473 2,822 -350 Feedstuff and foodgrains 1,373 1,493 -120 Fruits, frozen juices 3,060 3,146 -87 Dairy products and eggs 503 582 -79 Meat products 2,316 2,483 -167 Nonagricultural foods, etc. 225 190 35 Tea, spices, etc. 383 414 -30 Nuts 426 437 -11 Vegetables 2,376 2,526 -150 Bakery products 2,070 2,133 -63 Food oils, oilseeds 1,356 1,695 -339 Cane and beet sugar 382 279 104 Cocoa beans 370 379 -8 Green coffee 1,012 1,153 -141 Fish and shellfish 4,459 4,508 -48 Industrial supplies and materials 141,041 260,558 -119,517 Petroleum products, other 9,053 17,697 -8,645 Nonmonetary gold 2,404 2,500 -96 Bauxite and aluminum 2,586 4,167 -1,580 Finished metal shapes 4,407 5,844 -1,437 Iron and steel mill products 3,666 6,885 -3,219 Iron and steel products, n.e.c. 2,666 3,183 -517 Chemicals-fertilizers 2,734 3,954 -1,220 Copper 1,117 2,378 -1,261 Chemicals-inorganic 1,910 2,372 -461 Chemicals-organic 5,432 7,267 -1,835 Plastic materials 2,904 4,515 -1,612 Tobacco, waxes, etc. 1,889 2,065 -176 Nonferrous metals, other 765 1,559 -794 Liquefied petroleum gases 3,047 6,376 -3,329 Natural rubber 509 846 -337 Industrial supplies, other 6,170 8,047 -1,877 Coal and related fuels 658 1,148 -490 Electric energy 799 1,261 -463 Pulpwood and woodpulp 816 1,411 -595 Iron and steel, advanced 1,871 2,656 -785 Lumber 895 1,731 -836 Shingles, wallboard 2,090 2,913 -822 Stone, sand, cement, etc. 1,170 1,856 -685 Chemicals-other, n.e.c. 2,290 3,042 -752 Paper and paper products 1,978 2,632 -654 Steelmaking materials 1,348 3,136 -1,789 Tin 146 259 -113 Newsprint 627 786 -159 Leather and furs 152 249 -97 Synthetic cloth 1,331 1,874 -543 Wool, silk, etc. 180 314 -134 Sulfur, nonmetallic minerals 257 504 -248 Zinc 336 735 -399 Cotton, natural fibers 19 34 -15 Materials, excluding chemicals 392 455 -63 Finished textile supplies 975 1,212 -237 Synthetic rubber--primary 501 642 -141 Hair, waste materials 194 255 -60 Cotton cloth, fabrics 281 429 -149 Glass-plate, sheet, etc. 275 361 -86 Farming materials, livestock 364 438 -74 Nontextile floor tiles 639 864 -225 Nickel 582 1,421 -839 Blank tapes, audio & visual 509 612 -103 Hides and skins 54 66 -12 Plywood and veneers 524 832 -308 Fuel oil 7,191 14,019 -6,827 Gas-natural 6,052 12,270 -6,218 Other precious metals 1,490 4,214 -2,724 Nuclear fuel materials 1,835 1,788 47 Crude oil 50,966 114,486 -63,520 Capital goods, except automotive 120,218 153,936 -33,717 Drilling & oilfield equipment 3,827 2,861 966 Computer accessories 14,982 21,565 -6,583 Metalworking machine tools 2,213 3,227 -1,015 Telecommunications equipment 11,471 15,337 -3,866 Industrial machines, other 9,820 12,270 -2,449 Materials handling equipment 3,047 4,028 -981 Generators, accessories 5,758 6,455 -697 Electric apparatus 8,828 12,386 -3,559 Agricultural machinery, equipment 2,143 2,483 -340 Excavating machinery 1,654 2,962 -1,308 Pulp and paper machinery 1,134 1,776 -642 Engines-civilian aircraft 4,243 4,725 -483 Laboratory testing instruments 1,232 1,397 -165 Measuring, testing, control instruments 3,586 5,178 -1,592 Railway transportation equipment 421 504 -83 Business machines and equipment 1,398 1,842 -443 Nonfarm tractors and parts 339 562 -223 Commercial vessels, other 36 34 2 Spacecraft, excluding military 5 3 2 Vessels, except scrap 2 (-) 1 Specialized mining 220 293 -73 Parts-civilian aircraft 2,818 3,113 -295 Food, tobacco machinery 705 840 -135 Photo, service industry machinery 3,708 4,882 -1,174 Marine engines, parts 252 365 -113 Wood, glass, plastic 1,520 2,065 -545 Medicinal equipment 8,101 8,812 -710 Textile, sewing machines 372 461 -89 Industrial engines 4,920 5,825 -904 Semiconductors 6,381 8,957 -2,576 Civilian aircraft 3,203 4,714 -1,511 Computers 11,879 14,012 -2,133 Automotive vehicles, parts, and engines 42,870 84,905 -42,035 Consumer goods 141,449 161,569 -20,120 Pharmaceutical preparations 26,517 26,449 69 Other household goods 20,151 20,230 -79 Gem diamonds 3,359 6,969 -3,610 Jewelry 2,648 4,083 -1,436 Records, tapes, and disks 853 1,151 -298 TV's, VCR's, etc. 11,750 13,736 -1,987 Nursery stock, etc. 456 509 -53 Cookware, cutlery, tools 1,903 2,133 -230 Photo equipment 1,478 2,545 -1,067 Gem stones, other 765 929 -164 Motorcycles and parts 1,285 1,316 -31 Toiletries and cosmetics 1,923 2,238 -315 Glassware, chinaware 521 739 -218 Apparel, household goods - wool 949 1,297 -349 Rugs 497 679 -182 Musical instruments 463 566 -103 Stereo equipment, etc 1,515 2,334 -819 Pleasure boats and motors 519 966 -447 Apparel, household goods - cotton 14,672 16,565 -1,893 Apparel, textiles, nonwool or cotton 9,126 10,100 -974 Camping apparel and gear 2,393 2,489 -96 Artwork, antiques, stamps, etc. 1,994 3,442 -1,448 Furniture, household goods, etc. 6,412 8,041 -1,629 Household appliances 5,458 6,199 -741 Apparel,household goods-nontextile 2,415 2,744 -329 Books, printed matter 1,183 1,572 -390 Numismatic coins 800 275 525 Footwear 4,667 5,112 -445 Writing and art supplies 4,026 4,462 -437 Toys, games, and sporting goods 10,755 11,700 -946 Other goods 19,149 21,811 -2,662 (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-09-86, BEA-09-19), Bureau of the Census, Foreign Trade Division, April 2009. For more information, contact Nick Orsini (301-763-6959) or Maria Iseman (301-763-2311), Foreign Trade Division.