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 annual change within each major commodity grouping. (-) Represents zero or less than one half unit of measurement shown. (R) Revised Item(1) DECEMBER NOVEMBER Monthly 2009 2009 (R) Change Total, Balance of Payments Basis 150,942 142,882 8,060 Net Adjustments 358 417 -59 Total, Census Basis 150,584 142,465 8,119 Foods, feeds, and beverages 7,056 6,741 315 Food oils, oilseeds 318 349 -31 Meat products 513 508 5 Fish and shellfish 1,104 1,027 77 Wine, beer, and related products 643 616 27 Feedstuff and foodgrains 276 244 31 Alcoholic beverages, excluding wine 471 424 46 Other foods 725 688 37 Green coffee 251 268 -18 Vegetables 658 656 2 Dairy products and eggs 116 115 2 Fruits, frozen juices 820 789 31 Nuts 126 119 7 Tea, spices, etc. 108 109 (-) Bakery products 582 560 22 Nonagricultural foods, etc. 56 64 -8 Cane and beet sugar 96 87 8 Cocoa beans 194 120 75 Industrial supplies and materials 47,533 43,157 4,376 Crude oil 21,530 18,418 3,112 Petroleum products, other 3,278 2,978 300 Gas-natural 1,368 1,016 352 Fuel oil 2,399 2,321 78 Iron and steel mill products 941 755 186 Liquefied petroleum gases 902 767 135 Chemicals-fertilizers 804 715 88 Steelmaking materials 422 421 (-) Chemicals-organic 1,467 1,419 47 Other precious metals 591 685 -95 Finished metal shapes 1,153 1,038 114 Bauxite and aluminum 864 765 99 Industrial supplies, other 1,743 1,718 24 Iron and steel products, n.e.c. 495 403 93 Plastic materials 834 852 -18 Copper 444 414 30 Iron and steel, advanced 490 528 -38 Chemicals-inorganic 437 455 -18 Coal and related fuels 182 159 23 Shingles, wallboard 560 514 46 Nonferrous metals, other 255 246 9 Lumber 276 247 28 Nickel 153 165 -13 Stone, sand, cement, etc. 288 289 -1 Paper and paper products 525 512 13 Natural rubber 160 132 28 Electric energy 173 218 -45 Pulpwood and woodpulp 273 230 43 Chemicals-other, n.e.c. 755 756 -1 Synthetic cloth 366 387 -21 Sulfur, nonmetallic minerals 69 67 1 Tobacco, waxes, etc. 494 504 -10 Newsprint 83 82 1 Synthetic rubber--primary 137 149 -13 Plywood and veneers 143 132 11 Nuclear fuel materials 344 556 -212 Nontextile floor tiles 183 161 22 Finished textile supplies 292 275 17 Zinc 153 127 26 Cotton cloth, fabrics 90 87 3 Wool, silk, etc. 48 44 4 Blank tapes, audio & visual 114 120 -7 Tin 45 38 7 Leather and furs 40 37 3 Hair, waste materials 63 54 8 Materials, excluding chemicals 100 94 7 Glass-plate, sheet, etc. 77 82 -5 Farming materials, livestock 101 79 22 Hides and skins 9 8 1 Cotton, natural fibers 7 5 2 Nonmonetary gold 815 927 -111 Capital goods, except automotive 34,855 33,289 1,566 Electric apparatus 2,728 2,611 117 Industrial machines, other 2,588 2,537 51 Telecommunications equipment 3,826 3,593 234 Computer accessories 5,406 5,212 195 Drilling & oilfield equipment 304 278 26 Industrial engines 1,083 1,087 -3 Excavating machinery 304 285 19 Semiconductors 1,926 1,941 -15 Materials handling equipment 610 626 -16 Metalworking machine tools 460 439 21 Generators, accessories 1,494 1,394 100 Measuring, testing, control instruments 1,123 1,093 30 Civilian aircraft 859 590 269 Photo, service industry machinery 1,037 1,010 27 Medicinal equipment 2,100 2,040 60 Agricultural machinery, equipment 413 422 -8 Engines-civilian aircraft 1,030 1,041 -11 Pulp and paper machinery 260 249 11 Wood, glass, plastic 405 367 38 Business machines and equipment 389 346 44 Laboratory testing instruments 341 317 24 Nonfarm tractors and parts 91 86 5 Railway transportation equipment 98 84 14 Specialized mining 37 29 8 Food, tobacco machinery 200 196 4 Textile, sewing machines 108 107 1 Marine engines, parts 71 70 2 Parts-civilian aircraft 810 800 11 Spacecraft, excluding military 1 23 -21 Commercial vessels, other 8 5 3 Vessels, except scrap (-) (-) (-) Computers 4,742 4,412 330 Automotive vehicles, parts, and engines 18,295 16,683 1,612 Consumer goods 37,854 37,855 (-) Gem diamonds 1,473 1,212 261 Apparel, household goods - cotton 3,820 3,662 157 TV's, VCR's, etc. 3,236 3,086 150 Furniture, household goods, etc. 1,657 1,564 93 Toys, games, and sporting goods 2,569 2,642 -73 Apparel, textiles, nonwool or cotton 2,297 2,280 16 Artwork, antiques, stamps, etc. 648 857 -209 Jewelry 730 844 -114 Household appliances 1,629 1,520 109 Writing and art supplies 1,017 970 46 Photo equipment 564 570 -6 Motorcycles and parts 130 127 4 Stereo equipment, etc 450 404 46 Footwear 1,216 1,166 50 Other household goods 5,213 5,438 -225 Apparel,household goods-nontextile 629 585 44 Pleasure boats and motors 127 79 48 Books, printed matter 301 270 31 Apparel, household goods - wool 263 223 40 Camping apparel and gear 584 541 43 Cookware, cutlery, tools 535 509 26 Toiletries and cosmetics 521 533 -12 Records, tapes, and disks 220 215 5 Glassware, chinaware 159 151 7 Rugs 131 128 3 Gem stones, other 218 232 -13 Musical instruments 108 107 1 Nursery stock, etc. 118 109 9 Numismatic coins 238 118 121 Pharmaceutical preparations 7,054 7,712 -658 Other goods 4,991 4,741 250 _________________ Item(1) Annual Annual Annual 2009 2008 Change Total, Balance of Payments Basis 1,562,549 2,117,245 -554,697 Net Adjustments 4,464 13,605 -9,141 Total, Census Basis 1,558,085 2,103,641 -545,556 Foods, feeds, and beverages 81,585 88,997 -7,412 Food oils, oilseeds 3,808 5,336 -1,527 Meat products 6,382 7,419 -1,037 Fish and shellfish 13,009 14,023 -1,014 Wine, beer, and related products 7,432 8,397 -965 Feedstuff and foodgrains 3,663 4,540 -877 Alcoholic beverages, excluding wine 5,035 5,499 -464 Other foods 8,532 8,986 -454 Green coffee 3,375 3,804 -429 Vegetables 7,488 7,773 -285 Dairy products and eggs 1,421 1,681 -260 Fruits, frozen juices 9,509 9,742 -233 Nuts 1,305 1,393 -88 Tea, spices, etc. 1,203 1,280 -77 Bakery products 6,373 6,437 -64 Nonagricultural foods, etc. 677 709 -33 Cane and beet sugar 1,193 1,098 95 Cocoa beans 1,179 878 300 Industrial supplies and materials 461,109 779,481 -318,372 Crude oil 188,572 341,912 -153,340 Petroleum products, other 28,794 52,306 -23,512 Gas-natural 14,824 34,423 -19,599 Fuel oil 27,081 40,567 -13,486 Iron and steel mill products 8,655 21,743 -13,088 Liquefied petroleum gases 9,092 18,495 -9,403 Chemicals-fertilizers 8,109 15,095 -6,986 Steelmaking materials 3,826 10,797 -6,972 Chemicals-organic 16,149 22,691 -6,542 Other precious metals 5,848 11,398 -5,550 Finished metal shapes 12,233 17,664 -5,431 Bauxite and aluminum 8,297 13,077 -4,780 Industrial supplies, other 19,274 23,896 -4,622 Iron and steel products, n.e.c. 6,048 10,387 -4,339 Plastic materials 9,138 13,380 -4,242 Copper 3,782 6,880 -3,098 Iron and steel, advanced 5,396 8,292 -2,896 Chemicals-inorganic 5,112 7,890 -2,778 Coal and related fuels 2,166 4,685 -2,519 Shingles, wallboard 6,185 8,147 -1,962 Nonferrous metals, other 2,425 4,313 -1,888 Lumber 2,744 4,578 -1,833 Nickel 1,614 3,407 -1,793 Stone, sand, cement, etc. 3,487 5,189 -1,702 Paper and paper products 6,013 7,701 -1,688 Natural rubber 1,274 2,856 -1,582 Electric energy 2,071 3,644 -1,574 Pulpwood and woodpulp 2,446 4,012 -1,566 Chemicals-other, n.e.c. 7,561 9,067 -1,506 Synthetic cloth 4,062 5,373 -1,311 Sulfur, nonmetallic minerals 724 1,834 -1,110 Tobacco, waxes, etc. 5,570 6,519 -949 Newsprint 1,442 2,365 -923 Synthetic rubber--primary 1,565 2,389 -823 Plywood and veneers 1,663 2,402 -739 Nuclear fuel materials 5,362 6,085 -723 Nontextile floor tiles 1,913 2,547 -634 Finished textile supplies 2,957 3,586 -629 Zinc 1,233 1,707 -474 Cotton cloth, fabrics 923 1,287 -364 Wool, silk, etc. 508 869 -361 Blank tapes, audio & visual 1,422 1,709 -287 Tin 481 762 -281 Leather and furs 446 679 -233 Hair, waste materials 567 799 -232 Materials, excluding chemicals 1,114 1,339 -225 Glass-plate, sheet, etc. 901 1,108 -207 Farming materials, livestock 1,102 1,257 -155 Hides and skins 114 157 -42 Cotton, natural fibers 57 80 -23 Nonmonetary gold 8,766 6,139 2,627 Capital goods, except automotive 369,283 453,743 -84,460 Electric apparatus 27,456 35,659 -8,203 Industrial machines, other 28,824 36,658 -7,833 Telecommunications equipment 37,261 44,800 -7,539 Computer accessories 53,158 60,206 -7,049 Drilling & oilfield equipment 6,873 12,492 -5,619 Industrial engines 13,624 18,297 -4,672 Excavating machinery 3,917 8,446 -4,529 Semiconductors 21,326 25,655 -4,329 Materials handling equipment 8,078 11,980 -3,902 Metalworking machine tools 5,710 9,567 -3,858 Generators, accessories 16,909 20,755 -3,846 Measuring, testing, control instruments 11,534 14,850 -3,317 Civilian aircraft 9,298 12,390 -3,092 Photo, service industry machinery 11,393 14,207 -2,814 Medicinal equipment 24,292 26,572 -2,281 Agricultural machinery, equipment 5,532 7,575 -2,043 Engines-civilian aircraft 12,285 14,103 -1,819 Pulp and paper machinery 3,218 4,998 -1,781 Wood, glass, plastic 4,362 5,949 -1,586 Business machines and equipment 4,090 5,383 -1,293 Laboratory testing instruments 3,696 4,351 -655 Nonfarm tractors and parts 965 1,591 -626 Railway transportation equipment 1,143 1,647 -504 Specialized mining 583 941 -358 Food, tobacco machinery 2,187 2,527 -340 Textile, sewing machines 1,147 1,398 -250 Marine engines, parts 763 1,001 -238 Parts-civilian aircraft 8,763 8,920 -157 Spacecraft, excluding military 45 63 -18 Commercial vessels, other 89 91 -1 Vessels, except scrap 2 (-) 1 Computers 40,760 40,668 92 Automotive vehicles, parts, and engines 159,977 233,764 -73,787 Consumer goods 428,409 481,643 -53,233 Gem diamonds 12,738 19,744 -7,006 Apparel, household goods - cotton 43,935 49,488 -5,553 TV's, VCR's, etc. 36,106 40,983 -4,877 Furniture, household goods, etc. 18,936 23,695 -4,759 Toys, games, and sporting goods 31,395 35,970 -4,575 Apparel, textiles, nonwool or cotton 27,032 30,289 -3,257 Artwork, antiques, stamps, etc. 6,559 9,466 -2,907 Jewelry 8,623 11,358 -2,734 Household appliances 17,130 19,121 -1,991 Writing and art supplies 11,555 13,413 -1,858 Photo equipment 5,502 7,165 -1,663 Motorcycles and parts 2,508 4,118 -1,609 Stereo equipment, etc 5,027 6,498 -1,471 Footwear 14,012 15,463 -1,450 Other household goods 60,288 61,583 -1,295 Apparel,household goods-nontextile 6,924 8,086 -1,162 Pleasure boats and motors 1,430 2,563 -1,133 Books, printed matter 3,509 4,476 -966 Apparel, household goods - wool 2,756 3,707 -951 Camping apparel and gear 6,752 7,696 -945 Cookware, cutlery, tools 5,855 6,685 -829 Toiletries and cosmetics 6,004 6,786 -782 Records, tapes, and disks 2,455 3,114 -658 Glassware, chinaware 1,651 2,169 -518 Rugs 1,490 1,918 -428 Gem stones, other 2,324 2,747 -423 Musical instruments 1,295 1,706 -410 Nursery stock, etc. 1,351 1,470 -120 Numismatic coins 1,785 1,258 527 Pharmaceutical preparations 81,482 78,911 2,571 Other goods 57,722 66,013 -8,291 (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-10-20, BEA-10-04), Bureau of the Census, Foreign Trade Division, December 2009. For more information, contact Nick Orsini (301-763-6959) or Maria Iseman (301-763-2311), Foreign Trade Division.