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) August July Monthly 2008 2008 (R) Change Total, Balance of Payments Basis 188,543 194,949 -6,407 Net Adjustments 635 1,028 -393 Total, Census Basis 187,908 193,922 -6,014 Foods, feeds, and beverages 7,786 7,544 242 Food oils, oilseeds 558 479 79 Wine, beer, and related products 759 709 50 Meat products 625 582 43 Cane and beet sugar 120 84 37 Alcoholic beverages, excluding wine 468 448 20 Other foods 747 731 16 Vegetables 678 663 15 Nuts 136 122 15 Nonagricultural foods, etc. 76 62 14 Fish and shellfish 1,198 1,186 12 Dairy products and eggs 128 121 7 Fruits, frozen juices 898 891 7 Tea, spices, etc. 109 109 (-) Bakery products 547 549 -2 Cocoa beans 44 63 -20 Green coffee 322 344 -21 Feedstuff and foodgrains 371 400 -29 Industrial supplies and materials 73,652 79,857 -6,206 Crude oil 33,441 39,578 -6,137 Petroleum products, other 4,460 5,057 -596 Fuel oil 3,981 4,519 -539 Nickel 233 315 -81 Nonmonetary gold 443 524 -81 Finished metal shapes 1,562 1,624 -62 Electric energy 296 355 -59 Liquefied petroleum gases 1,780 1,836 -56 Plastic materials 1,131 1,173 -42 Nuclear fuel materials 791 830 -39 Iron and steel mill products 1,930 1,960 -30 Bauxite and aluminum 1,147 1,173 -27 Paper and paper products 634 652 -18 Newsprint 187 202 -15 Zinc 119 133 -15 Nontextile floor tiles 213 221 -8 Lumber 382 389 -8 Stone, sand, cement, etc. 424 431 -8 Plywood and veneers 212 219 -7 Chemicals-other, n.e.c. 777 783 -6 Pulpwood and woodpulp 346 352 -6 Tin 56 60 -4 Cotton, natural fibers 5 7 -2 Glass-plate, sheet, etc. 98 99 (-) Leather and furs 55 55 (-) Hides and skins 14 13 1 Hair, waste materials 69 67 2 Blank tapes, audio & visual 156 151 5 Materials, excluding chemicals 124 117 7 Wool, silk, etc. 79 71 8 Tobacco, waxes, etc. 549 540 9 Synthetic rubber--primary 220 208 12 Shingles, wallboard 698 685 13 Nonferrous metals, other 364 350 14 Cotton cloth, fabrics 126 110 16 Farming materials, livestock 110 93 17 Finished textile supplies 317 296 20 Natural rubber 290 266 24 Synthetic cloth 471 443 28 Chemicals-organic 2,046 2,006 41 Sulfur, nonmetallic minerals 221 175 46 Industrial supplies, other 2,072 2,026 46 Iron and steel products, n.e.c. 948 901 47 Coal and related fuels 602 555 48 Copper 843 795 48 Iron and steel, advanced 770 709 61 Chemicals-inorganic 738 625 114 Steelmaking materials 1,250 1,113 137 Other precious metals 1,261 1,021 240 Gas-natural 2,866 2,565 302 Chemicals-fertilizers 1,744 1,410 335 Capital goods, except automotive 38,244 39,012 -769 Computer accessories 5,095 5,302 -206 Semiconductors 2,095 2,252 -157 Civilian aircraft 773 926 -153 Computers 3,531 3,642 -111 Engines-civilian aircraft 1,131 1,212 -80 Measuring, testing, control instruments 1,210 1,278 -68 Drilling & oilfield equipment 960 1,022 -61 Generators, accessories 1,768 1,812 -43 Railway transportation equipment 130 168 -38 Industrial machines, other 3,058 3,092 -35 Food, tobacco machinery 210 231 -22 Wood, glass, plastic 497 516 -18 Pulp and paper machinery 462 476 -14 Textile, sewing machines 128 142 -14 Marine engines, parts 67 79 -13 Business machines and equipment 418 430 -11 Metalworking machine tools 835 846 -11 Photo, service industry machinery 1,189 1,194 -5 Commercial vessels, other 6 9 -3 Spacecraft, excluding military 1 3 -2 Vessels, except scrap (-) (-) (-) Agricultural machinery, equipment 670 668 2 Nonfarm tractors and parts 139 136 4 Specialized mining 84 78 6 Laboratory testing instruments 370 358 12 Materials handling equipment 1,085 1,070 15 Excavating machinery 728 708 21 Parts-civilian aircraft 822 792 29 Telecommunications equipment 3,898 3,859 38 Electric apparatus 3,031 2,980 51 Medicinal equipment 2,240 2,181 59 Industrial engines 1,611 1,550 61 Automotive vehicles, parts, and engines 19,211 20,443 -1,232 Consumer goods 43,366 41,073 2,293 Pharmaceutical preparations 7,789 6,310 1,478 Apparel, household goods - cotton 4,329 3,930 400 Apparel, textiles, nonwool or cotton 2,618 2,466 153 Toys, games, and sporting goods 3,218 3,078 140 Footwear 1,379 1,254 125 Motorcycles and parts 412 309 103 Camping apparel and gear 728 631 97 Photo equipment 583 546 37 Apparel,household goods-nontextile 672 637 35 Numismatic coins 101 66 35 Cookware, cutlery, tools 613 588 25 Toiletries and cosmetics 624 601 23 Writing and art supplies 1,141 1,120 21 Pleasure boats and motors 239 225 14 Rugs 167 153 13 Musical instruments 158 146 12 Stereo equipment, etc 656 647 10 Nursery stock, etc. 127 118 9 Furniture, household goods, etc. 2,060 2,061 -1 Gem stones, other 221 222 -1 Books, printed matter 375 379 -4 Glassware, chinaware 174 178 -4 Jewelry 967 975 -7 Records, tapes, and disks 257 265 -8 Apparel, household goods - wool 304 317 -13 Gem diamonds 1,747 1,763 -16 Household appliances 1,688 1,737 -48 Artwork, antiques, stamps, etc. 664 738 -73 Other household goods 5,674 5,773 -99 TV's, VCR's, etc 3,679 3,842 -162 Other goods 5,650 5,992 -342 _________________ Item(1) Year-to-date Year-to-date Year-to-date 2008 2007 Change Total, Balance of Payments Basis 1,465,978 1,289,548 176,430 Net Adjustments 8,749 7,486 1,263 Total, Census Basis 1,457,229 1,282,061 175,167 Foods, feeds, and beverages 59,200 53,790 5,410 Food oils, oilseeds 3,641 2,071 1,570 Wine, beer, and related products 5,654 5,536 118 Meat products 4,912 5,300 -389 Cane and beet sugar 628 519 109 Alcoholic beverages, excluding wine 3,551 3,608 -57 Other foods 5,950 5,630 320 Vegetables 5,186 4,791 395 Nuts 952 809 143 Nonagricultural foods, etc. 436 298 138 Fish and shellfish 9,249 9,164 85 Dairy products and eggs 1,097 1,016 81 Fruits, frozen juices 6,469 5,945 524 Tea, spices, etc. 840 729 112 Bakery products 4,313 3,985 328 Cocoa beans 562 439 123 Green coffee 2,590 2,099 491 Feedstuff and foodgrains 3,171 1,852 1,319 Industrial supplies and materials 551,426 406,594 144,832 Crude oil 250,596 144,444 106,152 Petroleum products, other 36,621 30,956 5,665 Fuel oil 29,735 20,089 9,646 Nickel 2,692 3,396 -704 Nonmonetary gold 4,445 2,988 1,457 Finished metal shapes 11,887 11,285 602 Electric energy 2,412 1,996 416 Liquefied petroleum gases 13,493 8,331 5,162 Plastic materials 8,998 8,402 597 Nuclear fuel materials 4,336 3,232 1,105 Iron and steel mill products 14,242 13,089 1,153 Bauxite and aluminum 8,677 9,058 -380 Paper and paper products 5,181 5,315 -134 Newsprint 1,569 1,670 -102 Zinc 1,302 1,904 -602 Nontextile floor tiles 1,705 1,890 -185 Lumber 3,230 4,699 -1,470 Stone, sand, cement, etc. 3,574 4,208 -635 Plywood and veneers 1,690 1,960 -270 Chemicals-other, n.e.c. 6,130 5,578 552 Pulpwood and woodpulp 2,784 2,467 316 Tin 516 376 140 Cotton, natural fibers 62 57 5 Glass-plate, sheet, etc. 753 787 -34 Leather and furs 473 538 -65 Hides and skins 116 109 7 Hair, waste materials 517 540 -23 Blank tapes, audio & visual 1,213 1,536 -323 Materials, excluding chemicals 922 897 24 Wool, silk, etc. 621 580 41 Tobacco, waxes, etc. 4,156 3,409 747 Synthetic rubber--primary 1,438 1,326 111 Shingles, wallboard 5,619 6,765 -1,146 Nonferrous metals, other 3,062 2,317 744 Cotton cloth, fabrics 877 987 -110 Farming materials, livestock 863 786 78 Finished textile supplies 2,419 2,350 68 Natural rubber 1,860 1,362 498 Synthetic cloth 3,677 3,691 -14 Chemicals-organic 15,359 12,480 2,878 Sulfur, nonmetallic minerals 1,196 572 624 Industrial supplies, other 16,086 15,447 640 Iron and steel products, n.e.c. 6,674 6,187 487 Coal and related fuels 3,020 1,566 1,454 Copper 5,291 5,216 75 Iron and steel, advanced 5,490 5,172 319 Chemicals-inorganic 5,062 4,093 969 Steelmaking materials 7,345 4,671 2,673 Other precious metals 8,938 7,361 1,577 Gas-natural 22,754 22,367 387 Chemicals-fertilizers 9,748 6,089 3,660 Capital goods, except automotive 308,192 293,312 14,880 Computer accessories 42,814 43,280 -465 Semiconductors 17,629 17,628 1 Civilian aircraft 8,427 8,901 -474 Computers 28,156 26,595 1,561 Engines-civilian aircraft 9,654 8,295 1,359 Measuring, testing, control instruments 10,194 9,928 265 Drilling & oilfield equipment 6,541 5,423 1,118 Generators, accessories 13,540 12,877 663 Railway transportation equipment 1,108 1,023 86 Industrial machines, other 24,520 22,593 1,926 Food, tobacco machinery 1,719 1,530 189 Wood, glass, plastic 4,078 4,177 -99 Pulp and paper machinery 3,730 3,706 25 Textile, sewing machines 972 863 109 Marine engines, parts 684 699 -15 Business machines and equipment 3,475 4,506 -1,031 Metalworking machine tools 6,579 5,843 736 Photo, service industry machinery 9,603 9,302 301 Commercial vessels, other 68 233 -165 Spacecraft, excluding military 11 72 -62 Vessels, except scrap (-) (-) (-) Agricultural machinery, equipment 5,193 4,406 786 Nonfarm tractors and parts 1,090 1,048 43 Specialized mining 600 609 -9 Laboratory testing instruments 2,862 2,363 499 Materials handling equipment 8,115 7,622 493 Excavating machinery 5,797 5,806 -9 Parts-civilian aircraft 6,349 5,390 959 Telecommunications equipment 30,440 28,588 1,853 Electric apparatus 24,408 23,545 862 Medicinal equipment 17,796 16,265 1,531 Industrial engines 12,040 10,194 1,846 Automotive vehicles, parts, and engines 166,452 171,852 -5,401 Consumer goods 327,357 315,499 11,858 Pharmaceutical preparations 53,694 48,405 5,290 Apparel, household goods - cotton 32,962 34,047 -1,086 Apparel, textiles, nonwool or cotton 20,145 21,091 -947 Toys, games, and sporting goods 23,544 22,848 696 Footwear 10,231 10,171 60 Motorcycles and parts 2,701 2,830 -129 Camping apparel and gear 5,100 5,221 -121 Photo equipment 5,010 4,942 68 Apparel,household goods-nontextile 5,433 5,317 115 Numismatic coins 578 205 373 Cookware, cutlery, tools 4,399 4,359 39 Toiletries and cosmetics 4,582 4,158 424 Writing and art supplies 8,949 8,687 262 Pleasure boats and motors 1,842 2,023 -181 Rugs 1,329 1,415 -86 Musical instruments 1,145 1,070 75 Stereo equipment, etc 4,776 5,725 -949 Nursery stock, etc. 991 1,023 -32 Furniture, household goods, etc. 16,052 16,691 -638 Gem stones, other 1,848 1,767 81 Books, printed matter 3,087 3,070 17 Glassware, chinaware 1,455 1,567 -111 Jewelry 7,947 8,954 -1,007 Records, tapes, and disks 2,206 2,130 76 Apparel, household goods - wool 2,575 2,545 30 Gem diamonds 14,291 12,280 2,010 Household appliances 12,857 13,262 -405 Artwork, antiques, stamps, etc. 6,595 7,200 -605 Other household goods 41,966 36,882 5,084 TV's, VCR's, etc 29,068 25,613 3,455 Other goods 44,602 41,014 3,588 (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-08-153, BEA-08-47), Bureau of the Census, Foreign Trade Division, August 2008. For more information, contact Nick Orsini (301-763-6959) or Maria Iseman (301-763-2311), Foreign Trade Division.