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) July June Monthly 2008 2008 (R) Change Total, Balance of Payments Basis 195,651 187,523 8,128 Net Adjustments 1,029 707 322 Total, Census Basis 194,622 186,816 7,805 Foods, feeds, and beverages 7,558 7,500 58 Fruits, frozen juices 892 706 186 Cocoa beans 63 28 35 Food oils, oilseeds 480 450 30 Cane and beet sugar 84 68 16 Bakery products 549 540 10 Tea, spices, etc. 109 104 5 Nonagricultural foods, etc. 61 59 2 Nuts 122 124 -2 Vegetables 665 667 -2 Dairy products and eggs 121 127 -5 Wine, beer, and related products 710 719 -9 Fish and shellfish 1,187 1,202 -15 Other foods 732 750 -18 Green coffee 344 371 -27 Feedstuff and foodgrains 401 433 -31 Meat products 582 628 -45 Alcoholic beverages, excluding wine 455 525 -70 Industrial supplies and materials 80,398 73,363 7,035 Crude oil 39,871 33,605 6,266 Fuel oil 4,570 4,007 563 Nuclear fuel materials 756 482 274 Copper 796 561 235 Finished metal shapes 1,623 1,434 189 Steelmaking materials 1,131 970 161 Chemicals-fertilizers 1,471 1,337 134 Coal and related fuels 551 455 97 Chemicals-organic 2,009 1,926 83 Iron and steel mill products 1,956 1,884 71 Tobacco, waxes, etc. 544 477 67 Plastic materials 1,173 1,118 55 Industrial supplies, other 2,028 1,975 53 Pulpwood and woodpulp 352 302 51 Iron and steel products, n.e.c. 902 853 50 Electric energy 355 314 41 Natural rubber 266 229 37 Chemicals-other, n.e.c. 789 755 34 Nonmonetary gold 531 499 32 Iron and steel, advanced 708 680 28 Paper and paper products 652 634 18 Shingles, wallboard 685 667 18 Bauxite and aluminum 1,177 1,161 16 Sulfur, nonmetallic minerals 176 160 16 Newsprint 202 187 16 Synthetic rubber--primary 209 194 15 Nontextile floor tiles 221 206 15 Materials, excluding chemicals 116 105 12 Plywood and veneers 220 212 8 Blank tapes, audio & visual 151 145 6 Lumber 390 385 5 Glass-plate, sheet, etc. 99 98 2 Hides and skins 13 11 1 Tin 60 59 1 Cotton cloth, fabrics 111 110 1 Finished textile supplies 295 295 1 Synthetic cloth 444 444 1 Cotton, natural fibers 7 7 (-) Stone, sand, cement, etc. 433 433 (-) Wool, silk, etc. 71 74 -2 Hair, waste materials 67 69 -3 Leather and furs 55 58 -3 Farming materials, livestock 94 107 -13 Zinc 134 158 -24 Chemicals-inorganic 632 670 -37 Nickel 315 353 -38 Nonferrous metals, other 353 428 -75 Liquefied petroleum gases 1,867 1,972 -105 Other precious metals 1,000 1,242 -241 Petroleum products, other 5,118 5,647 -528 Gas-natural 2,645 3,209 -564 Capital goods, except automotive 39,049 38,441 607 Computers 3,643 3,347 296 Generators, accessories 1,811 1,656 156 Drilling & oilfield equipment 1,022 871 152 Materials handling equipment 1,069 926 143 Industrial machines, other 3,093 2,973 120 Semiconductors 2,253 2,142 111 Measuring, testing, control instruments 1,280 1,224 56 Metalworking machine tools 841 793 48 Wood, glass, plastic 528 485 42 Photo, service industry machinery 1,195 1,159 35 Industrial engines 1,543 1,509 35 Pulp and paper machinery 474 446 28 Food, tobacco machinery 231 207 24 Textile, sewing machines 142 121 22 Agricultural machinery, equipment 671 651 20 Telecommunications equipment 3,871 3,853 18 Railway transportation equipment 168 152 16 Laboratory testing instruments 357 349 8 Nonfarm tractors and parts 135 128 7 Specialized mining 78 72 6 Commercial vessels, other 9 7 3 Spacecraft, excluding military 3 2 2 Business machines and equipment 429 429 (-) Vessels, except scrap (-) (-) (-) Electric apparatus 2,982 2,993 -11 Marine engines, parts 80 93 -12 Parts-civilian aircraft 794 818 -24 Excavating machinery 711 745 -35 Medicinal equipment 2,190 2,320 -130 Engines-civilian aircraft 1,217 1,364 -147 Civilian aircraft 926 1,096 -171 Computer accessories 5,302 5,511 -209 Automotive vehicles, parts, and engines 20,429 20,530 -101 Consumer goods 41,236 41,331 -95 Pharmaceutical preparations 6,408 7,585 -1,176 Artwork, antiques, stamps, etc. 739 927 -187 Gem diamonds 1,789 1,872 -82 Photo equipment 549 611 -61 Apparel, household goods - cotton 3,931 3,983 -52 Motorcycles and parts 309 355 -46 TV's, VCR's, etc 3,840 3,876 -37 Writing and art supplies 1,121 1,138 -17 Rugs 154 167 -13 Gem stones, other 223 231 -8 Apparel, household goods - wool 318 325 -7 Records, tapes, and disks 265 270 -5 Nursery stock, etc. 118 119 -2 Apparel,household goods-nontextile 637 638 -1 Glassware, chinaware 178 179 (-) Musical instruments 146 138 8 Apparel, textiles, nonwool or cotton 2,468 2,459 9 Jewelry 980 971 9 Books, printed matter 379 366 13 Numismatic coins 66 52 14 Camping apparel and gear 631 602 29 Toiletries and cosmetics 603 566 37 Footwear 1,253 1,215 39 Pleasure boats and motors 228 182 46 Household appliances 1,737 1,689 48 Stereo equipment, etc 647 588 59 Cookware, cutlery, tools 589 527 62 Furniture, household goods, etc. 2,062 1,936 126 Toys, games, and sporting goods 3,080 2,908 172 Other household goods 5,787 4,857 929 Other goods 5,952 5,652 300 _________________ Item(1) Year-to-date Year-to-date Year-to-date 2008 2007 Change Total, Balance of Payments Basis 1,278,136 1,124,352 153,784 Net Adjustments 8,116 6,451 1,664 Total, Census Basis 1,270,021 1,117,901 152,120 Foods, feeds, and beverages 51,428 46,827 4,601 Fruits, frozen juices 5,572 5,183 389 Cocoa beans 518 411 107 Food oils, oilseeds 3,083 1,745 1,339 Cane and beet sugar 508 422 86 Bakery products 3,765 3,485 280 Tea, spices, etc. 732 622 111 Nonagricultural foods, etc. 360 255 104 Nuts 816 701 115 Vegetables 4,509 4,202 307 Dairy products and eggs 969 886 83 Wine, beer, and related products 4,895 4,816 79 Fish and shellfish 8,051 8,011 40 Other foods 5,204 4,902 302 Green coffee 2,268 1,793 475 Feedstuff and foodgrains 2,801 1,602 1,198 Meat products 4,287 4,642 -355 Alcoholic beverages, excluding wine 3,090 3,148 -59 Industrial supplies and materials 478,315 353,111 125,203 Crude oil 217,448 124,962 92,486 Fuel oil 25,804 17,331 8,473 Nuclear fuel materials 3,471 2,600 871 Copper 4,450 4,404 46 Finished metal shapes 10,325 9,860 465 Steelmaking materials 6,113 3,978 2,135 Chemicals-fertilizers 8,066 5,366 2,700 Coal and related fuels 2,415 1,343 1,072 Chemicals-organic 13,315 10,938 2,378 Iron and steel mill products 12,309 11,624 684 Tobacco, waxes, etc. 3,610 2,996 614 Plastic materials 7,868 7,323 545 Industrial supplies, other 14,015 13,461 555 Pulpwood and woodpulp 2,437 2,159 279 Iron and steel products, n.e.c. 5,728 5,401 327 Electric energy 2,116 1,743 374 Natural rubber 1,570 1,181 389 Chemicals-other, n.e.c. 5,358 4,884 474 Nonmonetary gold 4,009 2,640 1,369 Iron and steel, advanced 4,720 4,525 194 Paper and paper products 4,547 4,632 -85 Shingles, wallboard 4,922 5,934 -1,012 Bauxite and aluminum 7,534 7,873 -339 Sulfur, nonmetallic minerals 975 498 477 Newsprint 1,381 1,481 -100 Synthetic rubber--primary 1,219 1,158 61 Nontextile floor tiles 1,493 1,648 -156 Materials, excluding chemicals 797 787 10 Plywood and veneers 1,479 1,706 -227 Blank tapes, audio & visual 1,057 1,389 -332 Lumber 2,848 4,123 -1,274 Glass-plate, sheet, etc. 654 686 -32 Hides and skins 102 97 5 Tin 460 319 141 Cotton cloth, fabrics 751 861 -110 Finished textile supplies 2,102 2,046 56 Synthetic cloth 3,207 3,223 -16 Cotton, natural fibers 57 50 6 Stone, sand, cement, etc. 3,152 3,686 -533 Wool, silk, etc. 542 507 34 Hair, waste materials 448 473 -25 Leather and furs 419 473 -55 Farming materials, livestock 755 689 67 Zinc 1,184 1,689 -506 Chemicals-inorganic 4,331 3,568 764 Nickel 2,459 2,916 -457 Nonferrous metals, other 2,701 2,020 680 Liquefied petroleum gases 11,744 6,950 4,794 Other precious metals 7,656 6,464 1,192 Petroleum products, other 32,222 26,926 5,296 Gas-natural 19,968 19,520 449 Capital goods, except automotive 269,984 256,028 13,956 Computers 24,627 23,172 1,455 Generators, accessories 11,771 11,101 670 Drilling & oilfield equipment 5,581 4,807 775 Materials handling equipment 7,028 6,661 368 Industrial machines, other 21,463 19,592 1,870 Semiconductors 15,534 15,380 155 Measuring, testing, control instruments 8,985 8,653 332 Metalworking machine tools 5,739 5,166 572 Wood, glass, plastic 3,593 3,655 -62 Photo, service industry machinery 8,414 8,137 277 Industrial engines 10,423 8,837 1,586 Pulp and paper machinery 3,266 3,229 37 Food, tobacco machinery 1,509 1,323 185 Textile, sewing machines 844 763 81 Agricultural machinery, equipment 4,524 3,788 737 Telecommunications equipment 26,554 24,903 1,651 Railway transportation equipment 979 909 69 Laboratory testing instruments 2,490 2,060 431 Nonfarm tractors and parts 951 908 42 Specialized mining 516 539 -23 Commercial vessels, other 62 217 -155 Spacecraft, excluding military 10 4 6 Business machines and equipment 3,056 3,974 -918 Vessels, except scrap (-) (-) (-) Electric apparatus 21,379 20,573 806 Marine engines, parts 618 616 2 Parts-civilian aircraft 5,529 4,680 849 Excavating machinery 5,071 5,085 -14 Medicinal equipment 15,564 14,191 1,372 Engines-civilian aircraft 8,528 7,188 1,341 Civilian aircraft 7,654 7,854 -200 Computer accessories 37,720 38,062 -342 Automotive vehicles, parts, and engines 147,227 149,924 -2,697 Consumer goods 284,154 276,267 7,887 Pharmaceutical preparations 46,004 42,884 3,120 Artwork, antiques, stamps, etc. 5,932 6,180 -248 Gem diamonds 12,569 10,706 1,863 Photo equipment 4,431 4,318 113 Apparel, household goods - cotton 28,634 29,738 -1,104 Motorcycles and parts 2,289 2,506 -217 TV's, VCR's, etc 25,386 22,262 3,124 Writing and art supplies 7,809 7,571 237 Rugs 1,163 1,230 -67 Gem stones, other 1,627 1,535 93 Apparel, household goods - wool 2,272 2,233 39 Records, tapes, and disks 1,949 1,813 136 Nursery stock, etc. 864 896 -32 Apparel,household goods-nontextile 4,761 4,661 99 Glassware, chinaware 1,281 1,366 -84 Musical instruments 986 938 48 Apparel, textiles, nonwool or cotton 17,529 18,457 -929 Jewelry 6,985 7,859 -874 Books, printed matter 2,712 2,684 28 Numismatic coins 478 169 309 Camping apparel and gear 4,371 4,575 -203 Toiletries and cosmetics 3,960 3,617 344 Footwear 8,851 8,880 -29 Pleasure boats and motors 1,606 1,784 -178 Household appliances 11,169 11,631 -462 Stereo equipment, etc 4,120 5,070 -950 Cookware, cutlery, tools 3,786 3,802 -16 Furniture, household goods, etc. 13,994 14,584 -590 Toys, games, and sporting goods 20,329 20,079 250 Other household goods 36,305 32,238 4,068 Other goods 38,913 35,742 3,171 (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-08-137, BEA-08-40), Bureau of the Census, Foreign Trade Division, July 2008. For more information, contact Nick Orsini (301-763-6959) or Maria Iseman (301-763-2311), Foreign Trade Division.