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) August July Monthly 2009 2009 (R) Change Total, Balance of Payments Basis 128,710 129,520 -810 Net Adjustments 394 251 143 Total, Census Basis 128,316 129,269 -953 Foods, feeds, and beverages 6,695 6,825 -130 Fish and shellfish 1,022 1,080 -58 Feedstuff and foodgrains 283 332 -49 Cane and beet sugar 76 122 -46 Green coffee 300 345 -45 Meat products 499 543 -44 Fruits, frozen juices 766 797 -31 Vegetables 633 645 -12 Wine, beer, and related products 617 612 5 Nonagricultural foods, etc. 57 51 6 Tea, spices, etc. 105 99 6 Alcoholic beverages, excluding wine 425 416 9 Nuts 111 97 14 Other foods 745 731 14 Dairy products and eggs 122 107 15 Food oils, oilseeds 316 291 26 Cocoa beans 70 41 29 Bakery products 546 516 31 Industrial supplies and materials 37,348 38,335 -988 Crude oil 15,469 16,565 -1,096 Liquefied petroleum gases 505 866 -361 Fuel oil 2,335 2,633 -298 Nonmonetary gold 638 845 -206 Bauxite and aluminum 674 843 -170 Nuclear fuel materials 379 518 -139 Copper 274 335 -62 Coal and related fuels 189 231 -42 Iron and steel products, n.e.c. 384 417 -33 Natural rubber 73 92 -19 Newsprint 100 117 -16 Chemicals-organic 1,315 1,317 -2 Plywood and veneers 139 141 -2 Blank tapes, audio & visual 111 113 -2 Materials, excluding chemicals 87 88 -1 Glass-plate, sheet, etc. 83 83 0 Hides and skins 5 5 0 Cotton, natural fibers 5 4 1 Chemicals-inorganic 375 374 1 Hair, waste materials 44 42 2 Sulfur, nonmetallic minerals 57 55 2 Farming materials, livestock 85 82 2 Wool, silk, etc. 41 39 3 Finished textile supplies 239 236 3 Cotton cloth, fabrics 85 79 6 Leather and furs 41 34 7 Nontextile floor tiles 155 148 8 Finished metal shapes 890 881 8 Zinc 106 98 8 Tin 45 36 9 Paper and paper products 501 492 9 Synthetic rubber--primary 138 130 9 Stone, sand, cement, etc. 294 284 10 Iron and steel, advanced 415 405 10 Synthetic cloth 341 326 15 Lumber 236 219 17 Tobacco, waxes, etc. 453 435 18 Steelmaking materials 290 270 20 Electric energy 139 119 20 Pulpwood and woodpulp 195 169 26 Shingles, wallboard 520 490 30 Chemicals-other, n.e.c. 650 612 37 Nonferrous metals, other 213 172 41 Nickel 127 84 43 Plastic materials 786 742 43 Industrial supplies, other 1,639 1,584 55 Iron and steel mill products 523 454 69 Chemicals-fertilizers 648 571 77 Gas-natural 1,001 863 138 Other precious metals 595 357 238 Petroleum products, other 2,716 2,241 475 Capital goods, except automotive 30,031 30,096 -65 Civilian aircraft 451 1,107 -656 Computers 3,028 3,399 -370 Engines-civilian aircraft 906 990 -84 Generators, accessories 1,333 1,413 -80 Industrial engines 1,058 1,102 -45 Railway transportation equipment 77 100 -24 Excavating machinery 256 276 -21 Business machines and equipment 305 316 -11 Agricultural machinery, equipment 399 410 -10 Food, tobacco machinery 186 191 -5 Specialized mining 54 58 -4 Commercial vessels, other 7 10 -3 Materials handling equipment 667 667 0 Spacecraft, excluding military 1 1 0 Vessels, except scrap (-) (-) 0 Pulp and paper machinery 282 280 2 Nonfarm tractors and parts 80 74 5 Textile, sewing machines 93 85 9 Metalworking machine tools 424 411 13 Marine engines, parts 67 52 15 Parts-civilian aircraft 720 702 18 Laboratory testing instruments 324 290 34 Medicinal equipment 2,066 2,019 48 Measuring, testing, control instruments 953 900 53 Wood, glass, plastic 367 293 74 Telecommunications equipment 3,111 3,035 76 Photo, service industry machinery 985 888 97 Electric apparatus 2,249 2,134 115 Drilling & oilfield equipment 522 395 127 Industrial machines, other 2,348 2,216 132 Semiconductors 1,900 1,765 135 Computer accessories 4,813 4,517 297 Automotive vehicles, parts, and engines 14,594 13,433 1,161 Consumer goods 34,728 35,432 -705 Pharmaceutical preparations 6,596 7,016 -421 Other household goods 4,631 4,953 -322 Toys, games, and sporting goods 2,540 2,729 -189 Artwork, antiques, stamps, etc. 468 509 -41 Motorcycles and parts 139 169 -30 Pleasure boats and motors 99 124 -24 Furniture, household goods, etc. 1,546 1,564 -18 TV's, VCR's, etc. 2,925 2,939 -13 Numismatic coins 83 87 -4 Musical instruments 101 104 -3 Gem stones, other 186 188 -2 Nursery stock, etc. 112 113 -2 Household appliances 1,372 1,373 0 Camping apparel and gear 535 533 2 Rugs 123 121 3 Apparel, household goods - cotton 3,632 3,628 3 Books, printed matter 308 304 4 Glassware, chinaware 137 130 7 Footwear 1,163 1,155 8 Jewelry 714 700 14 Apparel, household goods - wool 234 218 16 Records, tapes, and disks 182 164 18 Writing and art supplies 929 911 19 Cookware, cutlery, tools 497 476 21 Apparel,household goods-nontextile 557 534 23 Toiletries and cosmetics 526 502 24 Stereo equipment, etc 462 436 26 Photo equipment 518 469 49 Gem diamonds 1,137 1,083 54 Apparel, textiles, nonwool or cotton 2,275 2,203 73 Other goods 4,921 5,147 -227 _________________ Item(1) Year-to-date Year-to-date Year-to-date 2009 2008 Change Total, Balance of Payments Basis 993,260 1,470,169 -476,909 Net Adjustments 2,813 10,041 -7,227 Total, Census Basis 990,447 1,460,128 -469,682 Foods, feeds, and beverages 54,297 59,252 -4,955 Fish and shellfish 8,827 9,283 -455 Feedstuff and foodgrains 2,593 3,170 -577 Cane and beet sugar 808 628 179 Green coffee 2,327 2,526 -198 Meat products 4,393 4,955 -562 Fruits, frozen juices 6,198 6,379 -180 Vegetables 4,895 5,172 -277 Wine, beer, and related products 4,950 5,690 -740 Nonagricultural foods, etc. 440 438 2 Tea, spices, etc. 784 840 -56 Alcoholic beverages, excluding wine 3,258 3,631 -374 Nuts 839 947 -107 Other foods 5,651 5,969 -317 Dairy products and eggs 967 1,100 -133 Food oils, oilseeds 2,534 3,648 -1,114 Cocoa beans 649 569 80 Bakery products 4,182 4,308 -127 Industrial supplies and materials 286,679 555,063 -268,384 Crude oil 111,339 249,668 -138,329 Liquefied petroleum gases 5,787 13,494 -7,707 Fuel oil 17,089 29,845 -12,756 Nonmonetary gold 5,406 4,485 920 Bauxite and aluminum 5,240 8,723 -3,483 Nuclear fuel materials 3,445 4,221 -777 Copper 2,208 5,333 -3,125 Coal and related fuels 1,499 3,047 -1,548 Iron and steel products, n.e.c. 4,339 6,680 -2,340 Natural rubber 804 1,863 -1,059 Newsprint 1,094 1,562 -468 Chemicals-organic 10,455 15,270 -4,815 Plywood and veneers 1,093 1,694 -601 Blank tapes, audio & visual 986 1,205 -219 Materials, excluding chemicals 743 921 -178 Glass-plate, sheet, etc. 588 755 -167 Hides and skins 75 112 -37 Cotton, natural fibers 36 62 -26 Chemicals-inorganic 3,383 5,078 -1,695 Hair, waste materials 358 521 -163 Sulfur, nonmetallic minerals 483 1,199 -717 Farming materials, livestock 747 861 -113 Wool, silk, etc. 335 613 -278 Finished textile supplies 1,898 2,433 -535 Cotton cloth, fabrics 587 884 -297 Leather and furs 294 476 -182 Nontextile floor tiles 1,256 1,726 -470 Finished metal shapes 8,001 11,946 -3,945 Zinc 721 1,301 -581 Tin 317 515 -198 Paper and paper products 3,946 5,211 -1,265 Synthetic rubber--primary 995 1,438 -443 Stone, sand, cement, etc. 2,321 3,602 -1,280 Iron and steel, advanced 3,486 5,521 -2,035 Synthetic cloth 2,624 3,687 -1,063 Lumber 1,773 3,276 -1,503 Tobacco, waxes, etc. 3,632 4,153 -522 Steelmaking materials 2,335 7,357 -5,022 Electric energy 1,331 2,736 -1,406 Pulpwood and woodpulp 1,524 2,774 -1,250 Shingles, wallboard 4,102 5,675 -1,573 Chemicals-other, n.e.c. 4,687 6,167 -1,480 Nonferrous metals, other 1,559 3,069 -1,510 Nickel 940 2,684 -1,744 Plastic materials 5,891 9,068 -3,177 Industrial supplies, other 12,451 16,172 -3,721 Iron and steel mill products 5,599 14,570 -8,971 Chemicals-fertilizers 5,222 9,372 -4,150 Gas-natural 10,047 25,781 -15,733 Other precious metals 3,323 8,894 -5,571 Petroleum products, other 18,284 37,361 -19,077 Capital goods, except automotive 238,113 308,584 -70,471 Civilian aircraft 6,483 8,426 -1,943 Computers 24,587 28,100 -3,514 Engines-civilian aircraft 8,182 9,709 -1,526 Generators, accessories 11,207 13,646 -2,440 Industrial engines 9,209 12,045 -2,836 Railway transportation equipment 785 1,108 -323 Excavating machinery 2,752 5,792 -3,040 Business machines and equipment 2,669 3,689 -1,020 Agricultural machinery, equipment 3,825 5,016 -1,191 Food, tobacco machinery 1,427 1,709 -282 Specialized mining 432 621 -189 Commercial vessels, other 65 62 3 Materials handling equipment 5,648 8,135 -2,487 Spacecraft, excluding military 8 11 -2 Vessels, except scrap 2 (-) 1 Pulp and paper machinery 2,175 3,482 -1,307 Nonfarm tractors and parts 627 1,102 -475 Textile, sewing machines 709 977 -268 Metalworking machine tools 3,846 6,475 -2,629 Marine engines, parts 487 691 -204 Parts-civilian aircraft 5,618 6,295 -677 Laboratory testing instruments 2,389 2,859 -470 Medicinal equipment 16,084 17,816 -1,732 Measuring, testing, control instruments 7,241 10,185 -2,944 Wood, glass, plastic 2,914 4,090 -1,176 Telecommunications equipment 23,506 30,645 -7,138 Photo, service industry machinery 7,405 9,721 -2,316 Electric apparatus 17,385 24,477 -7,092 Drilling & oilfield equipment 5,652 6,552 -900 Industrial machines, other 18,868 24,671 -5,803 Semiconductors 13,500 17,773 -4,273 Computer accessories 32,423 42,701 -10,278 Automotive vehicles, parts, and engines 92,070 165,339 -73,269 Consumer goods 280,837 327,440 -46,603 Pharmaceutical preparations 52,299 54,103 -1,803 Other household goods 40,520 41,498 -978 Toys, games, and sporting goods 20,927 23,780 -2,854 Artwork, antiques, stamps, etc. 3,890 6,579 -2,689 Motorcycles and parts 2,030 2,699 -669 Pleasure boats and motors 973 1,855 -882 Furniture, household goods, etc. 12,631 16,141 -3,510 TV's, VCR's, etc. 23,576 28,557 -4,981 Numismatic coins 1,169 578 591 Musical instruments 871 1,144 -272 Gem stones, other 1,489 1,852 -363 Nursery stock, etc. 896 995 -100 Household appliances 11,113 12,880 -1,767 Camping apparel and gear 4,544 5,077 -533 Rugs 977 1,325 -348 Apparel, household goods - cotton 29,056 33,183 -4,127 Books, printed matter 2,360 3,070 -711 Glassware, chinaware 1,045 1,466 -422 Footwear 9,207 10,292 -1,086 Jewelry 5,311 7,947 -2,636 Apparel, household goods - wool 1,861 2,550 -689 Records, tapes, and disks 1,617 2,193 -576 Writing and art supplies 7,730 8,978 -1,249 Cookware, cutlery, tools 3,804 4,398 -594 Apparel,household goods-nontextile 4,625 5,420 -795 Toiletries and cosmetics 3,908 4,562 -654 Stereo equipment, etc 3,255 4,618 -1,363 Photo equipment 3,367 4,997 -1,630 Gem diamonds 7,691 14,338 -6,647 Apparel, textiles, nonwool or cotton 18,094 20,363 -2,269 Other goods 38,451 44,451 -6,000 (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-09-151, BEA-09-45), Bureau of the Census, Foreign Trade Division, August 2009. For more information, contact Nick Orsini (301-763-6959) or Maria Iseman (301-763-2311), Foreign Trade Division.