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) September August Monthly 2009 2009 (R) Change Total, Balance of Payments Basis 137,953 128,847 9,106 Net Adjustments 368 434 -66 Total, Census Basis 137,585 128,412 9,173 Foods, feeds, and beverages 6,752 6,718 34 Fruits, frozen juices 885 786 99 Cocoa beans 107 70 37 Alcoholic beverages, excluding wine 446 430 16 Vegetables 648 633 15 Fish and shellfish 1,029 1,017 12 Food oils, oilseeds 320 317 3 Tea, spices, etc. 105 105 (-) Nonagricultural foods, etc. 57 57 (-) Cane and beet sugar 69 76 -7 Nuts 104 112 -7 Dairy products and eggs 115 122 -7 Other foods 737 747 -10 Wine, beer, and related products 604 617 -13 Meat products 482 499 -17 Feedstuff and foodgrains 257 283 -26 Bakery products 519 548 -29 Green coffee 270 300 -31 Industrial supplies and materials 42,953 37,491 5,462 Crude oil 19,562 15,501 4,061 Fuel oil 2,812 2,356 456 Liquefied petroleum gases 815 505 310 Finished metal shapes 1,062 922 139 Copper 403 274 129 Iron and steel mill products 654 528 126 Chemicals-organic 1,424 1,311 113 Nuclear fuel materials 491 379 113 Electric energy 232 139 93 Gas-natural 1,095 1,014 81 Nonmonetary gold 714 646 68 Nickel 190 127 63 Bauxite and aluminum 724 674 51 Steelmaking materials 341 292 49 Chemicals-inorganic 416 376 40 Tobacco, waxes, etc. 485 454 31 Chemicals-other, n.e.c. 683 654 29 Pulpwood and woodpulp 220 195 25 Paper and paper products 523 501 22 Chemicals-fertilizers 669 648 21 Plywood and veneers 156 139 17 Zinc 122 106 15 Iron and steel, advanced 432 417 15 Iron and steel products, n.e.c. 398 386 13 Synthetic rubber--primary 146 139 7 Natural rubber 80 73 7 Finished textile supplies 244 240 5 Hair, waste materials 49 44 4 Nontextile floor tiles 159 156 3 Hides and skins 5 5 (-) Materials, excluding chemicals 87 87 (-) Cotton, natural fibers 4 5 -1 Stone, sand, cement, etc. 295 296 -2 Industrial supplies, other 1,644 1,646 -2 Synthetic cloth 339 341 -2 Farming materials, livestock 82 85 -3 Tin 42 45 -3 Wool, silk, etc. 38 41 -4 Coal and related fuels 185 189 -4 Cotton cloth, fabrics 80 85 -4 Leather and furs 37 41 -5 Glass-plate, sheet, etc. 76 82 -6 Plastic materials 779 786 -7 Shingles, wallboard 512 520 -8 Blank tapes, audio & visual 103 111 -8 Newsprint 90 100 -11 Sulfur, nonmetallic minerals 45 61 -15 Lumber 217 236 -19 Nonferrous metals, other 171 204 -32 Other precious metals 507 596 -89 Petroleum products, other 2,311 2,735 -424 Capital goods, except automotive 30,842 30,052 790 Industrial machines, other 2,543 2,356 187 Civilian aircraft 615 451 164 Computers 3,130 3,029 102 Metalworking machine tools 520 421 99 Industrial engines 1,156 1,058 98 Electric apparatus 2,335 2,256 80 Generators, accessories 1,406 1,326 79 Measuring, testing, control instruments 1,026 952 74 Parts-civilian aircraft 788 722 66 Engines-civilian aircraft 969 907 62 Telecommunications equipment 3,162 3,109 53 Computer accessories 4,868 4,817 52 Excavating machinery 300 260 40 Business machines and equipment 344 305 40 Agricultural machinery, equipment 426 400 26 Textile, sewing machines 113 89 23 Railway transportation equipment 87 77 11 Food, tobacco machinery 188 182 6 Spacecraft, excluding military 5 1 4 Laboratory testing instruments 331 328 3 Commercial vessels, other 7 7 (-) Vessels, except scrap (-) (-) (-) Nonfarm tractors and parts 77 80 -3 Marine engines, parts 65 69 -4 Pulp and paper machinery 280 286 -6 Wood, glass, plastic 355 363 -8 Specialized mining 45 54 -9 Semiconductors 1,886 1,902 -16 Photo, service industry machinery 937 985 -48 Materials handling equipment 590 665 -74 Medicinal equipment 1,997 2,074 -78 Drilling & oilfield equipment 289 522 -233 Automotive vehicles, parts, and engines 16,411 14,714 1,697 Consumer goods 35,508 34,842 667 Pharmaceutical preparations 6,919 6,695 224 Artwork, antiques, stamps, etc. 634 469 166 Toys, games, and sporting goods 2,693 2,540 153 Gem diamonds 1,268 1,117 152 Jewelry 853 732 121 TV's, VCR's, etc. 3,038 2,929 109 Pleasure boats and motors 152 99 53 Household appliances 1,416 1,372 44 Footwear 1,193 1,164 30 Records, tapes, and disks 200 182 18 Numismatic coins 100 83 17 Gem stones, other 195 186 9 Glassware, chinaware 145 137 8 Rugs 130 123 6 Nursery stock, etc. 115 112 3 Cookware, cutlery, tools 499 497 3 Musical instruments 99 102 -2 Writing and art supplies 929 933 -3 Books, printed matter 302 307 -5 Stereo equipment, etc 451 461 -10 Camping apparel and gear 523 535 -12 Apparel,household goods-nontextile 545 557 -12 Toiletries and cosmetics 513 529 -15 Apparel, household goods - wool 217 235 -18 Motorcycles and parts 119 141 -22 Apparel, household goods - cotton 3,601 3,633 -32 Furniture, household goods, etc. 1,505 1,548 -42 Other household goods 4,567 4,631 -64 Photo equipment 419 518 -99 Apparel, textiles, nonwool or cotton 2,166 2,277 -112 Other goods 5,119 4,596 524 _________________ Item(1) Year-to-date Year-to-date Year-to-date 2009 2008 Change Total, Balance of Payments Basis 1,131,350 1,647,857 -516,507 Net Adjustments 3,222 11,563 -8,341 Total, Census Basis 1,128,128 1,636,294 -508,166 Foods, feeds, and beverages 61,072 66,813 -5,741 Fruits, frozen juices 7,103 7,202 -99 Cocoa beans 756 608 148 Alcoholic beverages, excluding wine 3,708 4,094 -386 Vegetables 5,542 5,837 -295 Fish and shellfish 9,851 10,493 -642 Food oils, oilseeds 2,854 4,073 -1,220 Tea, spices, etc. 889 948 -59 Nonagricultural foods, etc. 497 507 -10 Cane and beet sugar 876 722 154 Nuts 944 1,084 -140 Dairy products and eggs 1,083 1,243 -160 Other foods 6,390 6,723 -333 Wine, beer, and related products 5,554 6,397 -843 Meat products 4,875 5,609 -733 Feedstuff and foodgrains 2,850 3,536 -686 Bakery products 4,701 4,851 -150 Green coffee 2,597 2,883 -286 Industrial supplies and materials 329,775 620,957 -291,182 Crude oil 130,934 276,988 -146,054 Fuel oil 19,923 33,370 -13,447 Liquefied petroleum gases 6,602 15,326 -8,724 Finished metal shapes 9,095 13,458 -4,363 Copper 2,611 5,862 -3,251 Iron and steel mill products 6,258 16,744 -10,486 Chemicals-organic 11,875 17,099 -5,224 Nuclear fuel materials 3,936 4,693 -757 Electric energy 1,563 3,013 -1,450 Gas-natural 11,155 28,435 -17,280 Nonmonetary gold 6,127 4,997 1,130 Nickel 1,130 2,897 -1,767 Bauxite and aluminum 5,965 9,879 -3,914 Steelmaking materials 2,678 8,477 -5,799 Chemicals-inorganic 3,799 5,826 -2,027 Tobacco, waxes, etc. 4,117 4,731 -615 Chemicals-other, n.e.c. 5,374 6,958 -1,584 Pulpwood and woodpulp 1,745 3,123 -1,378 Paper and paper products 4,468 5,871 -1,403 Chemicals-fertilizers 5,891 11,152 -5,261 Plywood and veneers 1,249 1,888 -639 Zinc 842 1,435 -593 Iron and steel, advanced 3,920 6,261 -2,341 Iron and steel products, n.e.c. 4,739 7,618 -2,879 Synthetic rubber--primary 1,141 1,661 -520 Natural rubber 884 2,146 -1,262 Finished textile supplies 2,143 2,737 -594 Hair, waste materials 407 590 -183 Nontextile floor tiles 1,416 1,942 -525 Hides and skins 80 124 -44 Materials, excluding chemicals 830 1,025 -195 Cotton, natural fibers 40 68 -27 Stone, sand, cement, etc. 2,618 4,009 -1,391 Industrial supplies, other 14,102 18,202 -4,101 Synthetic cloth 2,964 4,138 -1,174 Farming materials, livestock 829 964 -134 Tin 359 614 -255 Wool, silk, etc. 373 683 -310 Coal and related fuels 1,683 3,628 -1,945 Cotton cloth, fabrics 668 994 -327 Leather and furs 331 529 -199 Glass-plate, sheet, etc. 664 849 -185 Plastic materials 6,671 10,252 -3,581 Shingles, wallboard 4,616 6,337 -1,722 Blank tapes, audio & visual 1,089 1,345 -255 Newsprint 1,184 1,772 -588 Sulfur, nonmetallic minerals 532 1,390 -858 Lumber 1,990 3,642 -1,652 Nonferrous metals, other 1,720 3,431 -1,711 Other precious metals 3,830 9,636 -5,806 Petroleum products, other 20,614 42,149 -21,535 Capital goods, except automotive 268,975 347,031 -78,056 Industrial machines, other 21,419 27,687 -6,267 Civilian aircraft 7,098 9,375 -2,276 Computers 27,718 31,305 -3,587 Metalworking machine tools 4,364 7,291 -2,928 Industrial engines 10,366 13,676 -3,311 Electric apparatus 19,727 27,404 -7,677 Generators, accessories 12,605 15,510 -2,905 Measuring, testing, control instruments 8,266 11,433 -3,167 Parts-civilian aircraft 6,409 7,078 -669 Engines-civilian aircraft 9,153 10,908 -1,755 Telecommunications equipment 26,666 34,457 -7,791 Computer accessories 37,294 47,656 -10,362 Excavating machinery 3,056 6,475 -3,419 Business machines and equipment 3,013 4,130 -1,117 Agricultural machinery, equipment 4,252 5,678 -1,426 Textile, sewing machines 817 1,098 -281 Railway transportation equipment 873 1,247 -374 Food, tobacco machinery 1,611 1,918 -307 Spacecraft, excluding military 13 12 1 Laboratory testing instruments 2,724 3,231 -507 Commercial vessels, other 72 66 6 Vessels, except scrap 2 (-) 1 Nonfarm tractors and parts 704 1,239 -536 Marine engines, parts 554 752 -199 Pulp and paper machinery 2,459 3,901 -1,442 Wood, glass, plastic 3,266 4,603 -1,337 Specialized mining 477 716 -239 Semiconductors 15,388 19,916 -4,528 Photo, service industry machinery 8,343 10,932 -2,590 Materials handling equipment 6,236 9,148 -2,912 Medicinal equipment 18,089 20,029 -1,940 Drilling & oilfield equipment 5,941 8,158 -2,217 Automotive vehicles, parts, and engines 108,602 183,902 -75,300 Consumer goods 316,460 367,530 -51,070 Pharmaceutical preparations 59,318 60,455 -1,137 Artwork, antiques, stamps, etc. 4,525 7,295 -2,770 Toys, games, and sporting goods 23,620 26,843 -3,223 Gem diamonds 8,940 16,134 -7,195 Jewelry 6,182 8,892 -2,710 TV's, VCR's, etc. 26,618 32,079 -5,461 Pleasure boats and motors 1,126 2,080 -954 Household appliances 12,528 14,525 -1,997 Footwear 10,401 11,611 -1,210 Records, tapes, and disks 1,817 2,430 -612 Numismatic coins 1,269 684 585 Gem stones, other 1,684 2,094 -410 Glassware, chinaware 1,190 1,650 -460 Rugs 1,107 1,477 -370 Nursery stock, etc. 1,011 1,121 -110 Cookware, cutlery, tools 4,303 4,966 -663 Musical instruments 971 1,288 -317 Writing and art supplies 8,662 10,112 -1,450 Books, printed matter 2,661 3,437 -777 Stereo equipment, etc 3,706 5,147 -1,440 Camping apparel and gear 5,067 5,736 -669 Apparel,household goods-nontextile 5,170 6,100 -929 Toiletries and cosmetics 4,424 5,123 -699 Apparel, household goods - wool 2,079 2,851 -773 Motorcycles and parts 2,151 3,056 -905 Apparel, household goods - cotton 32,658 37,260 -4,602 Furniture, household goods, etc. 14,138 18,131 -3,993 Other household goods 45,087 46,404 -1,317 Photo equipment 3,787 5,675 -1,888 Apparel, textiles, nonwool or cotton 20,262 22,874 -2,612 Other goods 43,245 50,061 -6,816 (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-09-171, BEA-09-09), Bureau of the Census, Foreign Trade Division, September 2009. For more information, contact Nick Orsini (301-763-6959) or Maria Iseman (301-763-2311), Foreign Trade Division.