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) November October Monthly 2009 2009 (R) Change Total, Balance of Payments Basis 143,006 138,648 4,359 Net Adjustments 411 469 -58 Total, Census Basis 142,595 138,178 4,417 Foods, feeds, and beverages 6,762 6,919 -157 Fruits, frozen juices 797 883 -86 Other foods 689 745 -56 Feedstuff and foodgrains 244 293 -49 Cane and beet sugar 87 134 -46 Fish and shellfish 1,031 1,070 -39 Vegetables 660 668 -8 Green coffee 270 274 -4 Wine, beer, and related products 616 619 -3 Dairy products and eggs 115 115 (-) Cocoa beans 121 118 2 Nonagricultural foods, etc. 63 61 3 Alcoholic beverages, excluding wine 427 424 3 Nuts 118 113 4 Tea, spices, etc. 109 98 11 Meat products 507 487 20 Bakery products 560 530 30 Food oils, oilseeds 348 287 61 Industrial supplies and materials 43,132 41,054 2,078 Crude oil 18,323 17,162 1,162 Petroleum products, other 3,022 2,359 663 Copper 420 314 106 Chemicals-other, n.e.c. 762 697 66 Steelmaking materials 409 352 57 Plastic materials 854 800 55 Electric energy 223 171 52 Nonferrous metals, other 246 200 46 Iron and steel, advanced 521 477 44 Nonmonetary gold 947 903 43 Chemicals-organic 1,418 1,379 39 Chemicals-fertilizers 709 671 38 Synthetic cloth 388 354 34 Tobacco, waxes, etc. 498 465 33 Nuclear fuel materials 556 525 31 Natural rubber 132 106 26 Pulpwood and woodpulp 232 209 22 Bauxite and aluminum 770 749 21 Finished textile supplies 275 255 20 Chemicals-inorganic 458 439 19 Coal and related fuels 159 141 18 Blank tapes, audio & visual 121 105 16 Zinc 127 114 13 Sulfur, nonmetallic minerals 71 58 13 Synthetic rubber--primary 149 139 10 Cotton cloth, fabrics 87 79 8 Hair, waste materials 55 49 6 Glass-plate, sheet, etc. 83 77 6 Nontextile floor tiles 163 158 5 Shingles, wallboard 516 512 4 Paper and paper products 513 512 1 Wool, silk, etc. 45 44 1 Cotton, natural fibers 5 5 1 Hides and skins 7 7 1 Materials, excluding chemicals 93 94 (-) Tin 39 40 -1 Leather and furs 37 39 -2 Lumber 249 251 -2 Industrial supplies, other 1,724 1,726 -2 Stone, sand, cement, etc. 288 292 -4 Nickel 166 174 -9 Plywood and veneers 132 141 -9 Farming materials, livestock 79 90 -11 Newsprint 82 95 -14 Finished metal shapes 1,023 1,041 -19 Iron and steel mill products 765 816 -50 Iron and steel products, n.e.c. 408 460 -52 Liquefied petroleum gases 767 820 -54 Other precious metals 686 749 -63 Fuel oil 2,321 2,438 -116 Gas-natural 1,008 1,201 -193 Capital goods, except automotive 33,166 31,949 1,217 Computers 4,408 3,844 564 Telecommunications equipment 3,591 3,110 480 Electric apparatus 2,614 2,413 201 Computer accessories 5,180 5,005 175 Industrial machines, other 2,477 2,313 164 Parts-civilian aircraft 798 754 44 Measuring, testing, control instruments 1,090 1,049 41 Wood, glass, plastic 362 338 24 Food, tobacco machinery 196 181 15 Spacecraft, excluding military 23 8 14 Agricultural machinery, equipment 419 410 10 Photo, service industry machinery 1,011 1,006 5 Nonfarm tractors and parts 86 85 1 Vessels, except scrap (-) (-) (-) Marine engines, parts 70 70 (-) Commercial vessels, other 4 5 -1 Laboratory testing instruments 318 321 -2 Railway transportation equipment 84 88 -5 Business machines and equipment 347 355 -7 Specialized mining 30 39 -9 Textile, sewing machines 107 117 -10 Pulp and paper machinery 244 255 -11 Engines-civilian aircraft 1,048 1,062 -14 Industrial engines 1,085 1,101 -17 Materials handling equipment 625 642 -17 Excavating machinery 286 303 -18 Generators, accessories 1,391 1,409 -18 Metalworking machine tools 427 461 -34 Medicinal equipment 2,041 2,084 -43 Drilling & oilfield equipment 276 350 -74 Semiconductors 1,939 2,038 -99 Civilian aircraft 590 731 -142 Automotive vehicles, parts, and engines 16,855 16,909 -54 Consumer goods 37,957 36,601 1,356 Other household goods 5,463 4,776 687 Artwork, antiques, stamps, etc. 852 508 343 Pharmaceutical preparations 7,816 7,627 189 Toys, games, and sporting goods 2,643 2,559 84 Gem diamonds 1,215 1,151 64 Photo equipment 563 509 54 Household appliances 1,523 1,476 47 Apparel, textiles, nonwool or cotton 2,285 2,241 44 Jewelry 833 791 42 Writing and art supplies 973 936 36 Gem stones, other 233 205 28 Motorcycles and parts 122 100 22 Apparel,household goods-nontextile 587 569 18 Toiletries and cosmetics 532 517 14 Records, tapes, and disks 215 201 14 Glassware, chinaware 149 143 6 Cookware, cutlery, tools 509 505 4 Rugs 129 125 3 Furniture, household goods, etc. 1,562 1,565 -4 Nursery stock, etc. 109 114 -5 Books, printed matter 270 276 -6 Apparel, household goods - wool 228 234 -6 Camping apparel and gear 540 546 -6 Musical instruments 108 115 -6 Pleasure boats and motors 79 97 -18 TV's, VCR's, etc. 3,079 3,108 -29 Stereo equipment, etc 400 431 -31 Footwear 1,165 1,212 -46 Numismatic coins 110 160 -49 Apparel, household goods - cotton 3,664 3,801 -136 Other goods 4,723 4,747 -24 _________________ Item(1) Year-to-date Year-to-date Year-to-date 2009 2008 Change Total, Balance of Payments Basis 1,412,734 1,974,894 -562,160 Net Adjustments 4,100 13,188 -9,088 Total, Census Basis 1,408,634 1,961,706 -553,072 Foods, feeds, and beverages 74,704 81,832 -7,128 Fruits, frozen juices 8,762 8,940 -178 Other foods 7,802 8,232 -430 Feedstuff and foodgrains 3,387 4,224 -837 Cane and beet sugar 1,097 983 114 Fish and shellfish 11,952 12,877 -925 Vegetables 6,870 7,132 -262 Green coffee 3,142 3,534 -392 Wine, beer, and related products 6,790 7,772 -982 Dairy products and eggs 1,312 1,530 -217 Cocoa beans 994 736 259 Nonagricultural foods, etc. 621 647 -27 Alcoholic beverages, excluding wine 4,557 5,039 -482 Nuts 1,174 1,297 -123 Tea, spices, etc. 1,096 1,170 -74 Meat products 5,868 6,792 -924 Bakery products 5,790 5,911 -121 Food oils, oilseeds 3,490 5,017 -1,527 Industrial supplies and materials 413,872 735,890 -322,018 Crude oil 166,418 324,661 -158,243 Petroleum products, other 25,966 49,545 -23,579 Copper 3,344 6,609 -3,265 Chemicals-other, n.e.c. 6,831 8,394 -1,563 Steelmaking materials 3,437 10,329 -6,892 Plastic materials 8,325 12,480 -4,155 Electric energy 1,956 3,436 -1,480 Nonferrous metals, other 2,166 4,047 -1,881 Iron and steel, advanced 4,916 7,679 -2,763 Nonmonetary gold 7,970 5,747 2,223 Chemicals-organic 14,673 21,037 -6,364 Chemicals-fertilizers 7,272 14,214 -6,942 Synthetic cloth 3,705 5,016 -1,311 Tobacco, waxes, etc. 5,080 5,974 -895 Nuclear fuel materials 5,018 5,684 -666 Natural rubber 1,123 2,632 -1,509 Pulpwood and woodpulp 2,186 3,736 -1,550 Bauxite and aluminum 7,481 12,134 -4,653 Finished textile supplies 2,672 3,318 -645 Chemicals-inorganic 4,696 7,255 -2,559 Coal and related fuels 1,984 4,435 -2,452 Blank tapes, audio & visual 1,315 1,593 -278 Zinc 1,084 1,623 -539 Sulfur, nonmetallic minerals 659 1,736 -1,076 Synthetic rubber--primary 1,429 2,178 -749 Cotton cloth, fabrics 834 1,199 -365 Hair, waste materials 511 734 -223 Glass-plate, sheet, etc. 824 1,035 -211 Nontextile floor tiles 1,736 2,359 -622 Shingles, wallboard 5,643 7,584 -1,941 Paper and paper products 5,493 7,134 -1,641 Wool, silk, etc. 462 814 -352 Cotton, natural fibers 50 76 -26 Hides and skins 94 145 -51 Materials, excluding chemicals 1,018 1,239 -221 Tin 437 722 -285 Leather and furs 407 635 -228 Lumber 2,491 4,310 -1,819 Industrial supplies, other 17,546 22,137 -4,592 Stone, sand, cement, etc. 3,198 4,813 -1,615 Nickel 1,470 3,271 -1,801 Plywood and veneers 1,522 2,270 -748 Farming materials, livestock 998 1,167 -169 Newsprint 1,361 2,166 -805 Finished metal shapes 11,128 16,341 -5,213 Iron and steel mill products 7,838 20,468 -12,630 Iron and steel products, n.e.c. 5,607 9,479 -3,872 Liquefied petroleum gases 8,190 17,703 -9,513 Other precious metals 5,264 11,047 -5,783 Fuel oil 24,682 38,799 -14,117 Gas-natural 13,364 32,755 -19,390 Capital goods, except automotive 334,159 419,603 -85,444 Computers 35,969 37,719 -1,750 Telecommunications equipment 33,374 41,633 -8,258 Electric apparatus 24,750 33,026 -8,276 Computer accessories 47,480 56,386 -8,905 Industrial machines, other 26,216 33,579 -7,363 Parts-civilian aircraft 7,960 8,220 -260 Measuring, testing, control instruments 10,405 13,753 -3,348 Wood, glass, plastic 3,966 5,531 -1,566 Food, tobacco machinery 1,988 2,338 -350 Spacecraft, excluding military 44 22 21 Agricultural machinery, equipment 5,080 6,967 -1,887 Photo, service industry machinery 10,361 13,222 -2,861 Nonfarm tractors and parts 875 1,481 -606 Vessels, except scrap 2 (-) 1 Marine engines, parts 692 916 -224 Commercial vessels, other 81 82 (-) Laboratory testing instruments 3,359 3,972 -613 Railway transportation equipment 1,045 1,514 -469 Business machines and equipment 3,715 4,978 -1,263 Specialized mining 546 850 -304 Textile, sewing machines 1,042 1,300 -258 Pulp and paper machinery 2,955 4,656 -1,701 Engines-civilian aircraft 11,271 13,108 -1,837 Industrial engines 12,554 16,797 -4,243 Materials handling equipment 7,503 11,098 -3,595 Excavating machinery 3,639 7,861 -4,222 Generators, accessories 15,444 19,074 -3,630 Metalworking machine tools 5,262 8,832 -3,569 Medicinal equipment 22,210 24,449 -2,240 Drilling & oilfield equipment 6,567 11,095 -4,528 Semiconductors 19,364 23,941 -4,577 Civilian aircraft 8,439 11,202 -2,763 Automotive vehicles, parts, and engines 142,301 218,534 -76,234 Consumer goods 390,896 444,946 -54,050 Other household goods 55,324 56,550 -1,226 Artwork, antiques, stamps, etc. 5,884 8,781 -2,897 Pharmaceutical preparations 74,676 72,893 1,782 Toys, games, and sporting goods 28,822 32,907 -4,085 Gem diamonds 11,306 18,573 -7,267 Photo equipment 4,858 6,782 -1,924 Household appliances 15,528 17,735 -2,207 Apparel, textiles, nonwool or cotton 24,785 27,906 -3,121 Jewelry 7,793 10,654 -2,861 Writing and art supplies 10,568 12,329 -1,761 Gem stones, other 2,122 2,533 -411 Motorcycles and parts 2,372 3,762 -1,390 Apparel,household goods-nontextile 6,326 7,426 -1,100 Toiletries and cosmetics 5,470 6,249 -778 Records, tapes, and disks 2,233 2,914 -681 Glassware, chinaware 1,482 2,001 -519 Cookware, cutlery, tools 5,317 6,127 -811 Rugs 1,360 1,778 -418 Furniture, household goods, etc. 17,264 21,924 -4,660 Nursery stock, etc. 1,234 1,355 -120 Books, printed matter 3,206 4,154 -947 Apparel, household goods - wool 2,541 3,440 -899 Camping apparel and gear 6,154 7,051 -897 Musical instruments 1,194 1,571 -377 Pleasure boats and motors 1,301 2,396 -1,095 TV's, VCR's, etc. 32,801 38,058 -5,257 Stereo equipment, etc 4,537 6,111 -1,574 Footwear 12,777 14,253 -1,477 Numismatic coins 1,540 1,045 495 Apparel, household goods - cotton 40,121 45,688 -5,567 Other goods 52,703 60,900 -8,197 (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-10-03, BEA-10-01), Bureau of the Census, Foreign Trade Division,November 2009. For more information, contact Nick Orsini (301-763-6959) or Maria Iseman (301-763-2311), Foreign Trade Division.