                          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) - Revis
                                        

Item(1)                                January      December      Monthly
                                       2007         2006 (R)      Change

Total, Balance of Payments Basis         156,280      157,429        -1,148
Net Adjustments                              356          305            51
Total, Census Basis                      155,925      157,123        -1,199

Foods, feeds, and beverages                6,579        6,439           140

Fish and shellfish                         1,178        1,076           102
Vegetables                                   562          503            59
Wine, beer, and related products             782          741            41
Fruits, frozen juices                        720          690            30
Alcoholic beverages, excluding wine          470          440            30
Meat products                                627          615            12
Dairy products and eggs                      131          121            10
Feedstuff and foodgrains                     209          206             3
Nuts                                          83           80             2
Bakery products                              482          482             1
Green coffee                                 225          225             0
Tea, spices, etc.                             83           87            -4
Nonagricultural foods, etc.                   32           39            -7
Cane and beet sugar                           69           90           -21
Other foods                                  643          676           -33
Food oils, oilseeds                          220          258           -38
Cocoa beans                                   62          109           -47

Industrial supplies and materials         47,921       47,565           356

Crude oil                                 17,718       16,691         1,026
Fuel oil                                   2,098        1,839           259
Petroleum products, other                  3,656        3,514           142
Copper                                       669          538           131
Zinc                                         353          252           101
Chemicals-fertilizers                        696          608            88
Other precious metals                        762          718            45
Nickel                                       321          278            42
Lumber                                       648          616            32
Chemicals-other, n.e.c.                      689          659            29
Pulpwood and woodpulp                        300          280            21
Farming materials, livestock                 111           91            20
Plywood and veneers                          217          201            16
Natural rubber                               148          137            12
Hides and skins                               22           14             8
Iron and steel, advanced                     630          622             8
Glass-plate, sheet, etc.                      97           91             6
Hair, waste materials                         66           61             5
Tin                                           47           44             4
Iron and steel products, n.e.c.              747          743             4
Cotton, natural fibers                         7            7             0
Finished textile supplies                    281          283            -2
Leather and furs                              64           66            -2
Wool, silk, etc.                              75           78            -3
Materials, excluding chemicals               115          119            -4
Stone, sand, cement, etc.                    521          528            -8
Newsprint                                    239          248            -9
Synthetic rubber--primary                    148          160           -11
Coal and related fuels                       199          212           -14
Nontextile floor tiles                       226          243           -16
Cotton cloth, fabrics                        119          145           -26
Tobacco, waxes, etc.                         393          420           -27
Sulfur, nonmetallic minerals                  63           91           -27
Nonferrous metals, other                     256          284           -28
Shingles, wallboard                          890          919           -29
Synthetic cloth                              430          460           -30
Paper and paper products                     639          670           -31
Chemicals-inorganic                          442          481           -38
Blank tapes, audio & visual                  357          396           -39
Finished metal shapes                      1,358        1,397           -39
Iron and steel mill products               1,645        1,689           -44
Plastic materials                          1,016        1,061           -46
Bauxite and aluminum                       1,163        1,210           -47
Electric energy                              139          187           -48
Nonmonetary gold                             382          432           -50
Steelmaking materials                        467          539           -72
Chemicals-organic                          1,524        1,610           -86
Industrial supplies, other                 1,879        1,982          -103
Liquefied petroleum gases                    983        1,165          -182
Gas-natural                                1,665        1,906          -240
Nuclear fuel materials                       241          581          -339

Capital goods, except automotive          36,689       35,428         1,261

Computers                                  3,809        2,558         1,251
Industrial machines, other                 2,737        2,510           227
Civilian aircraft                          1,187        1,071           116
Semiconductors                             2,285        2,218            67
Measuring, testing, control instruments    1,222        1,172            50
Medicinal equipment                        2,028        1,986            42
Business machines and equipment              764          739            25
Materials handling equipment                 958          940            18
Electric apparatus                         2,871        2,854            17
Wood, glass, plastic                         510          494            16
Food, tobacco machinery                      189          174            15
Commercial vessels, other                     19            5            14
Railway transportation equipment             126          112            14
Specialized mining                            99           87            12
Telecommunications equipment               3,430        3,418            11
Laboratory testing instruments               271          261            11
Drilling & oilfield equipment                576          566            10
Parts-civilian aircraft                      637          631             6
Vessels, except scrap                          0            0             0
Textile, sewing machines                     102          103            -1
Nonfarm tractors and parts                   122          123            -1
Pulp and paper machinery                     428          432            -4
Marine engines, parts                         72           78            -7
Spacecraft, excluding military                 0           19           -18
Computer accessories                       5,603        5,622           -20
Industrial engines                         1,218        1,251           -32
Metalworking machine tools                   771          811           -40
Agricultural machinery, equipment            520          567           -47
Excavating machinery                         706          797           -90
Engines-civilian aircraft                    916        1,021          -105
Generators, accessories                    1,417        1,527          -110
Photo, service industry machinery          1,095        1,279          -184

Automotive vehicles, parts, and engines   21,249       22,699        -1,450

Consumer goods                            38,394       39,773        -1,378

Apparel, household goods - cotton          4,118        4,659          -541
TV's, VCR's, etc                           3,340        3,869          -530
Toys, games, and sporting goods            2,641        3,152          -512
Apparel, textiles, nonwool or cotton       2,555        2,792          -237
Stereo equipment, etc                        896          978           -83
Jewelry                                    1,118        1,188           -70
Camping apparel and gear                     632          686           -54
Footwear                                   1,236        1,289           -53
Writing and art supplies                   1,019        1,072           -53
Apparel, household goods - wool              287          336           -49
Toiletries and cosmetics                     468          499           -31
Cookware, cutlery, tools                     544          565           -20
Gem stones, other                            226          241           -15
Gem diamonds                               1,486        1,496           -11
Musical instruments                          132          140            -8
Apparel,household goods-nontextile           691          699            -8
Glassware, chinaware                         197          205            -8
Books, printed matter                        377          382            -5
Household appliances                       1,564        1,567            -3
Rugs                                         171          172            -1
Records, tapes, and disks                    103          103             0
Numismatic coins                              30           29             2
Pleasure boats and motors                    224          216             8
Nursery stock, etc.                          132          123             9
Motorcycles and parts                        353          326            27
Furniture, household goods, etc.           2,135        2,069            66
Artwork, antiques, stamps, etc.              810          739            71
Other household goods                      4,676        4,514           162
Pharmaceutical preparations                5,776        5,597           179
Photo equipment                              455           68           387

Other goods                                5,092        5,219          -127
                                        
                               _________________

Item(1)                                Year-to-date Year-to-date  Year-to-date
                                       2007         2006 (R)      Change

Total, Balance of Payments Basis         156,280      153,460         2,820
Net Adjustments                              356          401           -46
Total, Census Basis                      155,925      153,059         2,866

Foods, feeds, and beverages                6,579        6,180           399

Fish and shellfish                         1,178        1,099            79
Vegetables                                   562          603           -40
Wine, beer, and related products             782          660           122
Fruits, frozen juices                        720          605           115
Alcoholic beverages, excluding wine          470          396            75
Meat products                                627          666           -40
Dairy products and eggs                      131          138            -7
Feedstuff and foodgrains                     209          161            48
Nuts                                          83           81             2
Bakery products                              482          458            24
Green coffee                                 225          169            56
Tea, spices, etc.                             83           73            10
Nonagricultural foods, etc.                   32           44           -12
Cane and beet sugar                           69          126           -57
Other foods                                  643          633            10
Food oils, oilseeds                          220          197            23
Cocoa beans                                   62           71            -9

Industrial supplies and materials         47,921       50,269        -2,348

Crude oil                                 17,718       16,603         1,115
Fuel oil                                   2,098        2,753          -655
Petroleum products, other                  3,656        4,108          -452
Copper                                       669          581            87
Zinc                                         353          115           238
Chemicals-fertilizers                        696          871          -175
Other precious metals                        762          621           142
Nickel                                       321          199           122
Lumber                                       648          956          -308
Chemicals-other, n.e.c.                      689          702           -13
Pulpwood and woodpulp                        300          260            41
Farming materials, livestock                 111           88            23
Plywood and veneers                          217          257           -40
Natural rubber                               148          180           -32
Hides and skins                               22           16             6
Iron and steel, advanced                     630          629             1
Glass-plate, sheet, etc.                      97           95             2
Hair, waste materials                         66           60             6
Tin                                           47           34            13
Iron and steel products, n.e.c.              747          637           110
Cotton, natural fibers                         7            9            -2
Finished textile supplies                    281          282            -1
Leather and furs                              64           71            -6
Wool, silk, etc.                              75           66             9
Materials, excluding chemicals               115          116            -1
Stone, sand, cement, etc.                    521          548           -27
Newsprint                                    239          276           -37
Synthetic rubber--primary                    148          160           -11
Coal and related fuels                       199          194             4
Nontextile floor tiles                       226          250           -24
Cotton cloth, fabrics                        119          153           -34
Tobacco, waxes, etc.                         393          401            -7
Sulfur, nonmetallic minerals                  63           74           -11
Nonferrous metals, other                     256          249             7
Shingles, wallboard                          890        1,148          -258
Synthetic cloth                              430          468           -38
Paper and paper products                     639          678           -39
Chemicals-inorganic                          442          434             9
Blank tapes, audio & visual                  357          381           -24
Finished metal shapes                      1,358        1,217           140
Iron and steel mill products               1,645        1,666           -21
Plastic materials                          1,016        1,216          -201
Bauxite and aluminum                       1,163        1,153            11
Electric energy                              139          246          -107
Nonmonetary gold                             382          500          -117
Steelmaking materials                        467          512           -45
Chemicals-organic                          1,524        1,596           -72
Industrial supplies, other                 1,879        1,844            35
Liquefied petroleum gases                    983        1,466          -484
Gas-natural                                1,665        2,937        -1,272
Nuclear fuel materials                       241          195            46

Capital goods, except automotive          36,689       34,079         2,610

Computers                                  3,809        2,694         1,115
Industrial machines, other                 2,737        2,362           375
Civilian aircraft                          1,187        1,084           103
Semiconductors                             2,285        2,248            36
Measuring, testing, control instruments    1,222        1,131            91
Medicinal equipment                        2,028        1,923           105
Business machines and equipment              764          743            22
Materials handling equipment                 958        1,002           -44
Electric apparatus                         2,871        2,712           160
Wood, glass, plastic                         510          546           -35
Food, tobacco machinery                      189          174            14
Commercial vessels, other                     19            7            12
Railway transportation equipment             126          112            14
Specialized mining                            99           56            43
Telecommunications equipment               3,430        3,321           109
Laboratory testing instruments               271          252            20
Drilling & oilfield equipment                576          414           162
Parts-civilian aircraft                      637          497           140
Vessels, except scrap                          0            0             0
Textile, sewing machines                     102          117           -15
Nonfarm tractors and parts                   122          134           -12
Pulp and paper machinery                     428          483           -55
Marine engines, parts                         72           73            -1
Spacecraft, excluding military                 0            1            -1
Computer accessories                       5,603        5,412           191
Industrial engines                         1,218        1,116           102
Metalworking machine tools                   771          855           -85
Agricultural machinery, equipment            520          589           -69
Excavating machinery                         706          858          -152
Engines-civilian aircraft                    916          809           107
Generators, accessories                    1,417        1,196           221
Photo, service industry machinery          1,095        1,157           -62

Automotive vehicles, parts, and engines   21,249       22,269        -1,020

Consumer goods                            38,394       35,146         3,248

Apparel, household goods - cotton          4,118        3,827           291
TV's, VCR's, etc                           3,340        3,103           236
Toys, games, and sporting goods            2,641        2,162           479
Apparel, textiles, nonwool or cotton       2,555        2,471            84
Stereo equipment, etc                        896          889             7
Jewelry                                    1,118        1,063            54
Camping apparel and gear                     632          611            21
Footwear                                   1,236        1,170            66
Writing and art supplies                   1,019          979            40
Apparel, household goods - wool              287          296            -8
Toiletries and cosmetics                     468          462             6
Cookware, cutlery, tools                     544          529            16
Gem stones, other                            226          227            -1
Gem diamonds                               1,486        1,337           149
Musical instruments                          132          143           -11
Apparel,household goods-nontextile           691          665            26
Glassware, chinaware                         197          207           -10
Books, printed matter                        377          358            19
Household appliances                       1,564        1,505            59
Rugs                                         171          177            -6
Records, tapes, and disks                    103          129           -26
Numismatic coins                              30           40            -9
Pleasure boats and motors                    224          234           -10
Nursery stock, etc.                          132          121            11
Motorcycles and parts                        353          307            46
Furniture, household goods, etc.           2,135        2,116            19
Artwork, antiques, stamps, etc.              810          703           107
Other household goods                      4,676        4,594            82
Pharmaceutical preparations                5,776        4,635         1,141
Photo equipment                              455           87           369

Other goods                                5,092        5,116           -24
                                                  

(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 27 of this release, or at
www.census.gov/ft900 or www.bea.gov/bea/di/home/trade.htm.
                                                  
SOURCE: Report FT900 (CB-07-36, BEA-07-08), Bureau of the Census, Foreign
Trade Division, January 2007.  For more information, contact Nick Orsini
(301-763-6959) or Vanessa Ware (301-763-2311), Foreign Trade Division.
