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) May April Monthly 2009 2009 (R) Change Total, Balance of Payments Basis 119,382 119,925 -543 Net Adjustments 345 408 -63 Total, Census Basis 119,037 119,516 -479 Foods, feeds, and beverages 6,778 6,724 55 Alcoholic beverages, excluding wine 432 333 99 Green coffee 316 284 33 Cane and beet sugar 147 119 28 Dairy products and eggs 119 92 27 Food oils, oilseeds 300 289 12 Tea, spices, etc. 103 94 9 Vegetables 593 587 6 Nonagricultural foods, etc. 49 47 2 Nuts 103 104 (-) Bakery products 517 521 -4 Fruits, frozen juices 761 766 -4 Other foods 683 689 -6 Feedstuff and foodgrains 308 330 -23 Wine, beer, and related products 602 626 -24 Cocoa beans 66 91 -25 Meat products 530 566 -36 Fish and shellfish 1,148 1,186 -38 Industrial supplies and materials 33,059 33,716 -656 Crude oil 12,905 13,779 -874 Chemicals-organic 1,073 1,242 -169 Nuclear fuel materials 354 506 -151 Iron and steel mill products 538 651 -113 Liquefied petroleum gases 586 690 -103 Nickel 90 153 -62 Iron and steel products, n.e.c. 453 510 -57 Chemicals-inorganic 343 390 -47 Nonmonetary gold 558 586 -27 Hides and skins 4 23 -20 Pulpwood and woodpulp 145 164 -19 Blank tapes, audio & visual 124 140 -16 Electric energy 149 162 -13 Steelmaking materials 234 246 -12 Nontextile floor tiles 160 165 -5 Hair, waste materials 43 48 -5 Zinc 83 87 -4 Wool, silk, etc. 36 40 -4 Materials, excluding chemicals 88 92 -4 Newsprint 135 138 -2 Sulfur, nonmetallic minerals 55 56 -1 Leather and furs 34 35 -1 Cotton, natural fibers 4 5 -1 Finished textile supplies 231 232 (-) Plywood and veneers 143 142 1 Glass-plate, sheet, etc. 71 71 1 Cotton cloth, fabrics 72 70 2 Synthetic rubber--primary 112 109 2 Copper 271 265 6 Farming materials, livestock 110 100 9 Iron and steel, advanced 408 398 11 Natural rubber 83 72 11 Lumber 208 196 12 Shingles, wallboard 504 492 13 Stone, sand, cement, etc. 289 276 13 Synthetic cloth 329 316 14 Gas-natural 1,257 1,238 19 Tin 52 32 21 Chemicals-fertilizers 624 601 23 Chemicals-other, n.e.c. 560 536 24 Finished metal shapes 959 932 27 Petroleum products, other 1,799 1,772 27 Other precious metals 455 426 29 Nonferrous metals, other 199 164 35 Paper and paper products 496 461 35 Industrial supplies, other 1,542 1,481 60 Tobacco, waxes, etc. 446 381 65 Plastic materials 725 654 71 Coal and related fuels 210 125 86 Bauxite and aluminum 631 530 101 Fuel oil 2,076 1,738 338 Capital goods, except automotive 28,913 28,643 269 Computer accessories 4,026 3,634 392 Telecommunications equipment 3,018 2,767 251 Wood, glass, plastic 443 358 85 Semiconductors 1,727 1,644 83 Photo, service industry machinery 944 909 35 Electric apparatus 2,104 2,070 33 Business machines and equipment 346 328 17 Pulp and paper machinery 233 216 17 Railway transportation equipment 104 94 10 Measuring, testing, control instruments 876 867 9 Agricultural machinery, equipment 479 471 8 Commercial vessels, other 9 3 6 Medicinal equipment 1,997 1,994 3 Vessels, except scrap (-) (-) (-) Spacecraft, excluding military 1 1 (-) Excavating machinery 305 308 -3 Nonfarm tractors and parts 67 71 -4 Specialized mining 49 55 -5 Food, tobacco machinery 169 176 -7 Engines-civilian aircraft 1,074 1,085 -11 Laboratory testing instruments 258 275 -16 Marine engines, parts 50 67 -17 Textile, sewing machines 77 99 -22 Parts-civilian aircraft 669 693 -24 Metalworking machine tools 405 431 -26 Generators, accessories 1,296 1,326 -30 Industrial engines 1,103 1,147 -45 Industrial machines, other 2,226 2,279 -54 Materials handling equipment 606 661 -56 Drilling & oilfield equipment 539 609 -71 Computers 2,944 3,072 -129 Civilian aircraft 769 931 -162 Automotive vehicles, parts, and engines 10,230 10,467 -238 Consumer goods 35,466 35,546 -80 Pharmaceutical preparations 6,092 7,278 -1,186 Numismatic coins 96 206 -109 Jewelry 613 715 -102 Motorcycles and parts 242 326 -84 Records, tapes, and disks 217 281 -64 Gem stones, other 165 195 -30 Nursery stock, etc. 103 123 -20 Apparel,household goods-nontextile 565 581 -16 Glassware, chinaware 126 131 -5 Rugs 120 122 -2 Musical instruments 103 105 -2 Pleasure boats and motors 114 114 (-) Apparel, household goods - wool 243 239 4 Camping apparel and gear 570 566 4 Cookware, cutlery, tools 473 468 5 Toiletries and cosmetics 477 472 5 Books, printed matter 275 269 6 Writing and art supplies 934 922 12 Furniture, household goods, etc. 1,573 1,550 23 Photo equipment 422 390 32 Stereo equipment, etc 440 400 39 Artwork, antiques, stamps, etc. 480 436 44 Household appliances 1,485 1,402 83 Footwear 1,157 1,063 94 Apparel, textiles, nonwool or cotton 2,366 2,251 115 Gem diamonds 1,048 925 123 Toys, games, and sporting goods 2,674 2,547 127 Apparel, household goods - cotton 3,727 3,516 212 TV's, VCR's, etc. 3,174 2,908 266 Other household goods 5,390 5,042 348 Other goods 4,591 4,421 171 _________________ Item(1) Year-to-date Year-to-date Year-to-date 2009 2008 Change Total, Balance of Payments Basis 612,717 901,251 -288,534 Net Adjustments 1,955 7,162 -5,208 Total, Census Basis 610,762 894,089 -283,326 Foods, feeds, and beverages 33,915 36,545 -2,630 Alcoholic beverages, excluding wine 1,999 2,199 -199 Green coffee 1,328 1,499 -171 Cane and beet sugar 530 356 173 Dairy products and eggs 622 713 -90 Food oils, oilseeds 1,657 2,155 -498 Tea, spices, etc. 487 519 -33 Vegetables 2,969 3,191 -222 Nonagricultural foods, etc. 274 241 33 Nuts 529 573 -44 Bakery products 2,587 2,679 -92 Fruits, frozen juices 3,821 3,956 -136 Other foods 3,469 3,724 -256 Feedstuff and foodgrains 1,680 1,966 -286 Wine, beer, and related products 3,075 3,528 -453 Cocoa beans 436 426 10 Meat products 2,846 3,117 -271 Fish and shellfish 5,607 5,704 -97 Industrial supplies and materials 174,047 328,535 -154,488 Crude oil 63,817 144,875 -81,058 Chemicals-organic 6,503 9,313 -2,810 Nuclear fuel materials 2,189 2,211 -22 Iron and steel mill products 4,203 8,617 -4,414 Liquefied petroleum gases 3,633 7,906 -4,273 Nickel 672 1,785 -1,113 Iron and steel products, n.e.c. 3,116 4,001 -885 Chemicals-inorganic 2,252 3,027 -775 Nonmonetary gold 2,964 3,006 -42 Hides and skins 58 75 -17 Pulpwood and woodpulp 961 1,784 -823 Blank tapes, audio & visual 634 762 -128 Electric energy 948 1,595 -647 Steelmaking materials 1,615 4,124 -2,509 Nontextile floor tiles 797 1,084 -287 Hair, waste materials 237 318 -80 Zinc 419 890 -471 Wool, silk, etc. 216 392 -176 Materials, excluding chemicals 481 578 -97 Newsprint 762 984 -222 Sulfur, nonmetallic minerals 311 648 -337 Leather and furs 186 307 -121 Cotton, natural fibers 23 42 -19 Finished textile supplies 1,205 1,523 -318 Plywood and veneers 666 1,050 -384 Glass-plate, sheet, etc. 346 459 -114 Cotton cloth, fabrics 352 540 -188 Synthetic rubber--primary 613 823 -210 Copper 1,406 3,093 -1,687 Farming materials, livestock 473 548 -75 Iron and steel, advanced 2,280 3,370 -1,090 Natural rubber 591 1,085 -493 Lumber 1,104 2,134 -1,031 Shingles, wallboard 2,592 3,618 -1,026 Stone, sand, cement, etc. 1,459 2,312 -853 Synthetic cloth 1,659 2,334 -674 Gas-natural 7,296 15,570 -8,274 Tin 198 340 -141 Chemicals-fertilizers 3,358 5,105 -1,747 Chemicals-other, n.e.c. 2,850 3,827 -977 Finished metal shapes 5,330 7,362 -2,032 Petroleum products, other 10,847 22,253 -11,406 Other precious metals 1,951 5,432 -3,481 Nonferrous metals, other 964 1,924 -961 Paper and paper products 2,474 3,288 -814 Industrial supplies, other 7,710 10,090 -2,380 Tobacco, waxes, etc. 2,335 2,577 -242 Plastic materials 3,628 5,636 -2,009 Coal and related fuels 869 1,438 -570 Bauxite and aluminum 3,225 5,244 -2,019 Fuel oil 9,271 17,238 -7,967 Capital goods, except automotive 149,131 193,304 -44,173 Computer accessories 19,006 27,079 -8,073 Telecommunications equipment 14,487 19,200 -4,713 Wood, glass, plastic 1,958 2,590 -632 Semiconductors 8,112 11,233 -3,122 Photo, service industry machinery 4,655 6,112 -1,457 Electric apparatus 10,931 15,467 -4,537 Business machines and equipment 1,744 2,332 -588 Pulp and paper machinery 1,367 2,220 -854 Railway transportation equipment 523 661 -138 Measuring, testing, control instruments 4,463 6,468 -2,005 Agricultural machinery, equipment 2,621 3,105 -483 Commercial vessels, other 45 42 3 Medicinal equipment 10,099 11,052 -954 Vessels, except scrap 2 (-) 1 Spacecraft, excluding military 5 5 (-) Excavating machinery 1,961 3,648 -1,688 Nonfarm tractors and parts 405 701 -295 Specialized mining 269 366 -96 Food, tobacco machinery 874 1,060 -186 Engines-civilian aircraft 5,310 5,979 -669 Laboratory testing instruments 1,488 1,773 -285 Marine engines, parts 302 455 -153 Textile, sewing machines 449 598 -148 Parts-civilian aircraft 3,486 3,900 -414 Metalworking machine tools 2,610 4,034 -1,425 Generators, accessories 7,074 8,291 -1,217 Industrial engines 5,993 7,396 -1,403 Industrial machines, other 12,059 15,435 -3,375 Materials handling equipment 3,669 5,060 -1,391 Drilling & oilfield equipment 4,367 3,691 676 Computers 14,823 17,717 -2,894 Civilian aircraft 3,972 5,632 -1,660 Automotive vehicles, parts, and engines 53,041 105,295 -52,254 Consumer goods 176,906 203,082 -26,176 Pharmaceutical preparations 32,602 32,910 -308 Numismatic coins 896 360 536 Jewelry 3,261 5,069 -1,808 Motorcycles and parts 1,527 1,636 -108 Records, tapes, and disks 1,069 1,416 -347 Gem stones, other 929 1,172 -243 Nursery stock, etc. 559 631 -72 Apparel,household goods-nontextile 2,980 3,445 -465 Glassware, chinaware 646 931 -285 Rugs 616 843 -227 Musical instruments 565 704 -139 Pleasure boats and motors 638 1,192 -555 Apparel, household goods - wool 1,192 1,621 -429 Camping apparel and gear 2,964 3,126 -162 Cookware, cutlery, tools 2,375 2,688 -313 Toiletries and cosmetics 2,401 2,800 -400 Books, printed matter 1,458 1,948 -490 Writing and art supplies 4,962 5,584 -622 Furniture, household goods, etc. 7,984 10,124 -2,139 Photo equipment 1,900 3,227 -1,327 Stereo equipment, etc 1,955 2,884 -930 Artwork, antiques, stamps, etc. 2,474 4,249 -1,775 Household appliances 6,943 7,864 -921 Footwear 5,822 6,402 -580 Apparel, textiles, nonwool or cotton 11,489 12,746 -1,257 Gem diamonds 4,407 8,895 -4,488 Toys, games, and sporting goods 13,433 14,680 -1,247 Apparel, household goods - cotton 18,396 20,830 -2,434 TV's, VCR's, etc. 14,923 17,588 -2,665 Other household goods 25,540 25,520 20 Other goods 23,723 27,327 -3,604 (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-09-101, BEA-09-32), Bureau of the Census, Foreign Trade Division, May 2009. For more information, contact Nick Orsini (301-763-6959) or Maria Iseman (301-763-2311), Foreign Trade Division.