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) October September Monthly 2009 2009 (R) Change Total, Balance of Payments Basis 138,361 137,683 679 Net Adjustments 473 366 107 Total, Census Basis 137,889 137,317 572 Foods, feeds, and beverages 6,910 6,704 206 Cane and beet sugar 134 69 65 Fish and shellfish 1,070 1,028 41 Feedstuff and foodgrains 293 257 36 Other foods 742 715 28 Vegetables 668 647 20 Fruits, frozen juices 883 864 19 Wine, beer, and related products 619 604 15 Bakery products 530 518 12 Cocoa beans 118 107 11 Nuts 113 104 9 Green coffee 274 270 5 Meat products 487 482 4 Nonagricultural foods, etc. 60 57 4 Dairy products and eggs 115 115 (-) Tea, spices, etc. 98 105 -7 Alcoholic beverages, excluding wine 420 443 -24 Food oils, oilseeds 287 320 -32 Industrial supplies and materials 41,065 42,864 -1,798 Crude oil 17,192 19,562 -2,370 Fuel oil 2,459 2,812 -353 Copper 307 403 -96 Electric energy 171 232 -61 Chemicals-organic 1,376 1,424 -49 Coal and related fuels 141 185 -43 Tobacco, waxes, etc. 465 484 -19 Nickel 174 190 -16 Plywood and veneers 141 156 -16 Paper and paper products 512 523 -11 Pulpwood and woodpulp 209 220 -11 Zinc 114 122 -8 Synthetic rubber--primary 139 146 -6 Tin 40 42 -3 Nontextile floor tiles 156 158 -2 Cotton cloth, fabrics 79 80 -2 Shingles, wallboard 510 512 -1 Stone, sand, cement, etc. 294 294 -1 Glass-plate, sheet, etc. 77 77 (-) Hair, waste materials 49 48 (-) Cotton, natural fibers 5 4 (-) Chemicals-fertilizers 670 669 1 Blank tapes, audio & visual 105 103 1 Hides and skins 7 5 1 Leather and furs 39 37 2 Liquefied petroleum gases 820 815 6 Wool, silk, etc. 43 38 6 Newsprint 95 90 6 Materials, excluding chemicals 94 87 7 Farming materials, livestock 90 82 8 Finished textile supplies 254 244 10 Sulfur, nonmetallic minerals 55 43 11 Chemicals-other, n.e.c. 693 681 12 Finished metal shapes 1,043 1,030 13 Steelmaking materials 352 339 14 Synthetic cloth 353 338 15 Plastic materials 799 779 20 Chemicals-inorganic 437 415 22 Natural rubber 106 80 26 Bauxite and aluminum 749 722 27 Nonferrous metals, other 200 171 29 Lumber 251 218 34 Nuclear fuel materials 525 492 34 Iron and steel, advanced 477 431 46 Iron and steel products, n.e.c. 460 399 62 Petroleum products, other 2,357 2,282 74 Industrial supplies, other 1,720 1,638 83 Gas-natural 1,215 1,095 120 Iron and steel mill products 821 654 167 Nonmonetary gold 875 707 168 Other precious metals 749 506 243 Capital goods, except automotive 32,037 30,911 1,126 Computers 3,844 3,131 713 Semiconductors 2,035 1,884 151 Computer accessories 5,008 4,870 138 Civilian aircraft 752 636 116 Medicinal equipment 2,083 1,992 91 Engines-civilian aircraft 1,064 978 87 Electric apparatus 2,413 2,331 82 Photo, service industry machinery 1,006 938 68 Drilling & oilfield equipment 350 289 61 Materials handling equipment 643 589 54 Measuring, testing, control instruments 1,049 1,025 24 Business machines and equipment 354 344 10 Nonfarm tractors and parts 86 77 8 Excavating machinery 302 294 8 Marine engines, parts 70 63 7 Textile, sewing machines 117 113 4 Spacecraft, excluding military 8 5 4 Railway transportation equipment 88 87 1 Vessels, except scrap (-) (-) (-) Generators, accessories 1,444 1,444 (-) Commercial vessels, other 5 7 -2 Specialized mining 39 45 -6 Food, tobacco machinery 181 188 -7 Laboratory testing instruments 319 327 -8 Wood, glass, plastic 339 356 -17 Agricultural machinery, equipment 407 425 -18 Pulp and paper machinery 256 277 -21 Parts-civilian aircraft 756 787 -31 Industrial engines 1,112 1,159 -47 Telecommunications equipment 3,113 3,169 -56 Metalworking machine tools 469 531 -62 Industrial machines, other 2,323 2,549 -226 Automotive vehicles, parts, and engines 16,762 16,345 417 Consumer goods 36,375 35,386 989 Pharmaceutical preparations 7,415 6,833 582 Other household goods 4,773 4,565 208 Apparel, household goods - cotton 3,798 3,599 199 Photo equipment 509 419 90 Apparel, textiles, nonwool or cotton 2,240 2,163 78 TV's, VCR's, etc. 3,105 3,034 71 Furniture, household goods, etc. 1,566 1,504 62 Numismatic coins 160 100 60 Household appliances 1,476 1,417 59 Apparel,household goods-nontextile 569 544 25 Camping apparel and gear 546 523 23 Footwear 1,211 1,192 19 Apparel, household goods - wool 234 216 18 Musical instruments 115 99 16 Gem stones, other 205 195 10 Writing and art supplies 936 927 10 Toiletries and cosmetics 517 512 5 Cookware, cutlery, tools 505 500 5 Records, tapes, and disks 201 200 1 Nursery stock, etc. 114 115 -1 Glassware, chinaware 143 144 -1 Rugs 125 129 -5 Motorcycles and parts 100 118 -18 Stereo equipment, etc 431 451 -20 Books, printed matter 276 302 -26 Jewelry 792 839 -48 Pleasure boats and motors 96 151 -55 Gem diamonds 1,150 1,268 -118 Artwork, antiques, stamps, etc. 508 633 -125 Toys, games, and sporting goods 2,558 2,693 -135 Other goods 4,738 5,107 -369 _________________ Item(1) Year-to-date Year-to-date Year-to-date 2009 2008 Change Total, Balance of Payments Basis 1,269,441 1,823,080 -553,639 Net Adjustments 3,692 12,421 -8,729 Total, Census Basis 1,265,749 1,810,659 -544,910 Foods, feeds, and beverages 67,934 74,461 -6,527 Cane and beet sugar 1,010 871 139 Fish and shellfish 10,921 11,717 -796 Feedstuff and foodgrains 3,143 3,878 -735 Other foods 7,110 7,480 -369 Vegetables 6,210 6,484 -274 Fruits, frozen juices 7,965 8,153 -188 Wine, beer, and related products 6,173 7,103 -930 Bakery products 5,230 5,385 -155 Cocoa beans 874 664 210 Nuts 1,056 1,197 -141 Green coffee 2,872 3,224 -353 Meat products 5,362 6,177 -815 Nonagricultural foods, etc. 557 575 -18 Dairy products and eggs 1,197 1,384 -187 Tea, spices, etc. 987 1,063 -76 Alcoholic beverages, excluding wine 4,125 4,571 -446 Food oils, oilseeds 3,141 4,534 -1,393 Industrial supplies and materials 370,751 687,041 -316,290 Crude oil 148,125 306,348 -158,223 Fuel oil 22,382 36,767 -14,385 Copper 2,918 6,316 -3,398 Electric energy 1,733 3,229 -1,495 Chemicals-organic 13,251 19,099 -5,848 Coal and related fuels 1,825 4,072 -2,247 Tobacco, waxes, etc. 4,582 5,332 -750 Nickel 1,305 3,111 -1,807 Plywood and veneers 1,390 2,075 -685 Paper and paper products 4,980 6,503 -1,522 Pulpwood and woodpulp 1,954 3,478 -1,524 Zinc 957 1,532 -575 Synthetic rubber--primary 1,280 1,914 -634 Tin 398 663 -264 Nontextile floor tiles 1,571 2,152 -580 Cotton cloth, fabrics 747 1,100 -354 Shingles, wallboard 5,125 6,973 -1,848 Stone, sand, cement, etc. 2,911 4,413 -1,502 Glass-plate, sheet, etc. 741 944 -202 Hair, waste materials 456 666 -210 Cotton, natural fibers 45 72 -27 Chemicals-fertilizers 6,561 12,787 -6,226 Blank tapes, audio & visual 1,194 1,468 -274 Hides and skins 87 136 -49 Leather and furs 370 581 -212 Liquefied petroleum gases 7,423 16,788 -9,365 Wool, silk, etc. 416 749 -333 Newsprint 1,279 1,972 -693 Materials, excluding chemicals 924 1,132 -207 Farming materials, livestock 919 1,066 -146 Finished textile supplies 2,396 3,031 -635 Sulfur, nonmetallic minerals 585 1,575 -990 Chemicals-other, n.e.c. 6,066 7,692 -1,626 Finished metal shapes 10,107 15,003 -4,896 Steelmaking materials 3,028 9,547 -6,520 Synthetic cloth 3,316 4,584 -1,268 Plastic materials 7,470 11,411 -3,940 Chemicals-inorganic 4,236 6,525 -2,289 Natural rubber 990 2,376 -1,386 Bauxite and aluminum 6,711 11,141 -4,430 Nonferrous metals, other 1,920 3,745 -1,824 Lumber 2,242 3,980 -1,738 Nuclear fuel materials 4,462 5,177 -716 Iron and steel, advanced 4,395 6,983 -2,587 Iron and steel products, n.e.c. 5,200 8,554 -3,355 Petroleum products, other 22,942 46,616 -23,674 Industrial supplies, other 15,816 20,188 -4,372 Gas-natural 12,370 30,876 -18,506 Iron and steel mill products 7,078 18,896 -11,818 Nonmonetary gold 6,995 5,437 1,558 Other precious metals 4,579 10,269 -5,690 Capital goods, except automotive 301,082 384,237 -83,155 Computers 31,561 34,717 -3,156 Semiconductors 17,422 22,044 -4,622 Computer accessories 42,304 52,133 -9,830 Civilian aircraft 7,870 10,219 -2,349 Medicinal equipment 20,168 22,313 -2,144 Engines-civilian aircraft 10,225 12,058 -1,833 Electric apparatus 22,135 30,264 -8,129 Photo, service industry machinery 9,349 12,092 -2,742 Drilling & oilfield equipment 6,291 9,612 -3,321 Materials handling equipment 6,878 10,122 -3,243 Measuring, testing, control instruments 9,314 12,599 -3,285 Business machines and equipment 3,367 4,559 -1,192 Nonfarm tractors and parts 790 1,362 -572 Excavating machinery 3,353 7,164 -3,811 Marine engines, parts 622 848 -226 Textile, sewing machines 934 1,208 -274 Spacecraft, excluding military 21 13 8 Railway transportation equipment 961 1,391 -430 Vessels, except scrap 2 (-) 1 Generators, accessories 14,087 17,420 -3,333 Commercial vessels, other 77 78 -1 Specialized mining 516 783 -267 Food, tobacco machinery 1,792 2,128 -335 Laboratory testing instruments 3,040 3,606 -566 Wood, glass, plastic 3,605 5,070 -1,465 Agricultural machinery, equipment 4,658 6,314 -1,656 Pulp and paper machinery 2,712 4,280 -1,567 Parts-civilian aircraft 7,164 7,661 -497 Industrial engines 11,481 15,301 -3,821 Telecommunications equipment 29,787 38,170 -8,383 Metalworking machine tools 4,844 8,068 -3,224 Industrial machines, other 23,750 30,639 -6,889 Automotive vehicles, parts, and engines 125,298 201,820 -76,522 Consumer goods 352,713 407,590 -54,878 Pharmaceutical preparations 66,647 67,176 -529 Other household goods 49,859 51,545 -1,686 Apparel, household goods - cotton 36,454 41,539 -5,085 Photo equipment 4,295 6,287 -1,992 Apparel, textiles, nonwool or cotton 22,499 25,417 -2,918 TV's, VCR's, etc. 29,719 35,383 -5,664 Furniture, household goods, etc. 15,703 20,050 -4,347 Numismatic coins 1,429 887 543 Household appliances 14,006 16,205 -2,199 Apparel,household goods-nontextile 5,739 6,765 -1,027 Camping apparel and gear 5,613 6,406 -792 Footwear 11,610 12,965 -1,354 Apparel, household goods - wool 2,313 3,149 -836 Musical instruments 1,086 1,427 -342 Gem stones, other 1,889 2,316 -427 Writing and art supplies 9,596 11,228 -1,633 Toiletries and cosmetics 4,939 5,665 -727 Cookware, cutlery, tools 4,808 5,548 -741 Records, tapes, and disks 2,018 2,692 -674 Nursery stock, etc. 1,125 1,238 -113 Glassware, chinaware 1,333 1,829 -496 Rugs 1,231 1,622 -391 Motorcycles and parts 2,249 3,422 -1,173 Stereo equipment, etc 4,136 5,648 -1,511 Books, printed matter 2,936 3,800 -863 Jewelry 6,960 9,789 -2,829 Pleasure boats and motors 1,220 2,241 -1,021 Gem diamonds 10,090 17,399 -7,310 Artwork, antiques, stamps, etc. 5,032 8,063 -3,031 Toys, games, and sporting goods 26,178 29,889 -3,711 Other goods 47,971 55,510 -7,539 (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-09-186, BEA-09-52), Bureau of the Census, Foreign Trade Division, October 2009. For more information, contact Nick Orsini (301-763-6959) or Maria Iseman (301-763-2311), Foreign Trade Division.