                                        
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)                                February     January       Monthly
                                       2007         2007 (R)      Change

Total, Balance of Payments Basis         152,914      156,218        -3,304
Net Adjustments                              317          360           -43
Total, Census Basis                      152,597      155,858        -3,261

Foods, feeds, and beverages                6,607        6,575            32

Vegetables                                   650          562            88
Meat products                                694          626            67
Cocoa beans                                  106           62            44
Other foods                                  685          644            41
Fruits, frozen juices                        755          718            37
Nuts                                         102           83            19
Dairy products and eggs                      132          130             2
Feedstuff and foodgrains                     209          210            -1
Nonagricultural foods, etc.                   29           32            -2
Green coffee                                 222          225            -3
Tea, spices, etc.                             73           83           -10
Bakery products                              469          482           -13
Food oils, oilseeds                          196          222           -26
Fish and shellfish                         1,144        1,177           -33
Cane and beet sugar                           37           72           -34
Alcoholic beverages, excluding wine          425          468           -42
Wine, beer, and related products             679          782          -102

Industrial supplies and materials         44,045       47,919        -3,874

Crude oil                                 15,205       17,691        -2,485
Petroleum products, other                  2,848        3,649          -801
Fuel oil                                   1,820        2,098          -279
Blank tapes, audio & visual                  162          356          -194
Chemicals-organic                          1,355        1,538          -183
Liquefied petroleum gases                    850        1,014          -163
Copper                                       519          656          -138
Lumber                                       536          648          -111
Zinc                                         247          353          -107
Shingles, wallboard                          820          888           -69
Iron and steel products, n.e.c.              684          748           -64
Nonmonetary gold                             322          383           -61
Plastic materials                            964        1,014           -50
Coal and related fuels                       158          199           -41
Pulpwood and woodpulp                        263          300           -37
Newsprint                                    208          239           -31
Finished metal shapes                      1,334        1,354           -20
Natural rubber                               131          148           -17
Nonferrous metals, other                     243          257           -15
Farming materials, livestock                  98          112           -14
Chemicals-other, n.e.c.                      676          688           -13
Hides and skins                               10           22           -13
Chemicals-fertilizers                        685          696           -12
Bauxite and aluminum                       1,158        1,166            -8
Wool, silk, etc.                              68           75            -7
Nickel                                       316          321            -5
Iron and steel mill products               1,628        1,632            -4
Glass-plate, sheet, etc.                      95           97            -3
Materials, excluding chemicals               111          113            -3
Cotton, natural fibers                         5            6            -1
Tin                                           47           47            -1
Sulfur, nonmetallic minerals                  63           63            -1
Plywood and veneers                          217          217           (-)
Synthetic rubber--primary                    150          149             1
Hair, waste materials                         68           65             2
Nontextile floor tiles                       229          226             3
Stone, sand, cement, etc.                    524          520             4
Leather and furs                              68           64             4
Synthetic cloth                              434          431             4
Iron and steel, advanced                     636          631             6
Finished textile supplies                    289          282             7
Cotton cloth, fabrics                        128          119            10
Paper and paper products                     665          640            26
Nuclear fuel materials                       277          241            36
Electric energy                              178          139            39
Steelmaking materials                        517          471            46
Tobacco, waxes, etc.                         452          392            60
Industrial supplies, other                 1,947        1,875            71
Chemicals-inorganic                          539          456            83
Other precious metals                        896          763           132
Gas-natural                                2,206        1,665           541

Capital goods, except automotive          36,244       36,694          -450

Computers                                  3,402        3,808          -406
Metalworking machine tools                   679          770           -91
Medicinal equipment                        1,943        2,028           -85
Measuring, testing, control instruments    1,136        1,220           -84
Civilian aircraft                          1,110        1,185           -76
Business machines and equipment              689          763           -74
Specialized mining                            40           99           -59
Industrial engines                         1,180        1,221           -41
Electric apparatus                         2,846        2,879           -33
Wood, glass, plastic                         490          515           -25
Materials handling equipment                 938          960           -22
Railway transportation equipment             109          126           -17
Laboratory testing instruments               254          270           -16
Computer accessories                       5,581        5,597           -16
Commercial vessels, other                      7           19           -12
Semiconductors                             2,280        2,290           -10
Food, tobacco machinery                      179          189           -10
Parts-civilian aircraft                      632          640            -8
Industrial machines, other                 2,730        2,731            -2
Spacecraft, excluding military               (-)          (-)           (-)
Vessels, except scrap                        (-)          (-)           (-)
Nonfarm tractors and parts                   125          122             4
Excavating machinery                         713          707             6
Drilling & oilfield equipment                589          581             8
Agricultural machinery, equipment            542          523            20
Marine engines, parts                         96           73            23
Textile, sewing machines                     130          107            24
Photo, service industry machinery          1,118        1,093            24
Engines-civilian aircraft                    937          912            25
Pulp and paper machinery                     476          431            45
Generators, accessories                    1,514        1,398           116
Telecommunications equipment               3,778        3,435           343

Automotive vehicles, parts, and engines   21,004       21,073           -69

Consumer goods                            39,603       38,512         1,091

Toys, games, and sporting goods            3,058        2,645           413
Household appliances                       1,791        1,565           226
Other household goods                      4,889        4,679           211
Records, tapes, and disks                    278          104           175
Gem diamonds                               1,622        1,484           138
Jewelry                                    1,222        1,113           109
Apparel, textiles, nonwool or cotton       2,646        2,553            93
Photo equipment                              546          457            89
Footwear                                   1,321        1,236            85
Writing and art supplies                   1,098        1,018            80
Apparel, household goods - wool              320          288            32
Cookware, cutlery, tools                     569          544            25
Motorcycles and parts                        373          353            20
Pleasure boats and motors                    240          224            16
Camping apparel and gear                     648          632            16
Toiletries and cosmetics                     483          469            14
Musical instruments                          137          132             5
Rugs                                         171          170             1
Nursery stock, etc.                          128          132            -4
Artwork, antiques, stamps, etc.              805          811            -6
Glassware, chinaware                         191          197            -6
Gem stones, other                            221          228            -7
Apparel,household goods-nontextile           682          692           -10
Numismatic coins                              19           30           -11
Books, printed matter                        366          378           -11
Furniture, household goods, etc.           2,118        2,135           -17
TV's, VCR's, etc                           3,261        3,330           -70
Apparel, household goods - cotton          3,999        4,121          -122
Pharmaceutical preparations                5,757        5,898          -141
Stereo equipment, etc                        644          894          -250

Other goods                                5,094        5,085             8
                                        

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

Total, Balance of Payments Basis         302,073                      7,059
Net Adjustments                              734                        -56
Total, Census Basis                      301,339                      7,115

Foods, feeds, and beverages               12,109                      1,074

Vegetables                                 1,186                         26
Meat products                              1,365                        -45
Cocoa beans                                  130                         38
Other foods                                1,244                         85
Fruits, frozen juices                      1,208                        265
Nuts                                         179                          6
Dairy products and eggs                      253                          9
Feedstuff and foodgrains                     321                         98
Nonagricultural foods, etc.                   85                        -24
Green coffee                                 359                         88
Tea, spices, etc.                            145                         11
Bakery products                              899                         52
Food oils, oilseeds                          378                         39
Fish and shellfish                         2,107                        214
Cane and beet sugar                          194                        -84
Alcoholic beverages, excluding wine          794                         99
Wine, beer, and related products           1,263                        197

Industrial supplies and materials         99,867                     -7,903

Crude oil                                 35,126                     -2,230
Petroleum products, other                  7,477                       -980
Fuel oil                                   4,690                       -772
Blank tapes, audio & visual                  705                       -186
Chemicals-organic                          3,031                       -138
Liquefied petroleum gases                  2,566                       -702
Copper                                     1,172                          3
Lumber                                     1,794                       -610
Zinc                                         247                        354
Shingles, wallboard                        2,229                       -521
Iron and steel products, n.e.c.            1,291                        141
Nonmonetary gold                             940                       -236
Plastic materials                          2,350                       -371
Coal and related fuels                       380                        -24
Pulpwood and woodpulp                        495                         68
Newsprint                                    526                        -79
Finished metal shapes                      2,408                        280
Natural rubber                               313                        -34
Nonferrous metals, other                     442                         58
Farming materials, livestock                 185                         25
Chemicals-other, n.e.c.                    1,339                         25
Hides and skins                               30                          2
Chemicals-fertilizers                      1,574                       -194
Bauxite and aluminum                       2,116                        208
Wool, silk, etc.                             147                         -5
Nickel                                       380                        257
Iron and steel mill products               3,552                       -293
Glass-plate, sheet, etc.                     187                          5
Materials, excluding chemicals               229                         -5
Cotton, natural fibers                        14                         -3
Tin                                           54                         40
Sulfur, nonmetallic minerals                 138                        -12
Plywood and veneers                          469                        -36
Synthetic rubber--primary                    323                        -24
Hair, waste materials                        122                         11
Nontextile floor tiles                       487                        -32
Stone, sand, cement, etc.                  1,110                        -66
Leather and furs                             140                         -8
Synthetic cloth                              897                        -32
Iron and steel, advanced                   1,222                         45
Finished textile supplies                    539                         32
Cotton cloth, fabrics                        296                        -49
Paper and paper products                   1,313                         -8
Nuclear fuel materials                       456                         63
Electric energy                              488                       -171
Steelmaking materials                      1,083                        -95
Tobacco, waxes, etc.                         800                         43
Industrial supplies, other                 3,635                        187
Chemicals-inorganic                          896                         99
Other precious metals                      1,227                        432
Gas-natural                                6,236                     -2,365

Capital goods, except automotive          66,555                      6,383

Computers                                  5,285                      1,925
Metalworking machine tools                 1,575                       -126
Medicinal equipment                        3,673                        298
Measuring, testing, control instruments    2,164                        193
Civilian aircraft                          1,916                        379
Business machines and equipment            1,432                         20
Specialized mining                           115                         24
Industrial engines                         2,235                        167
Electric apparatus                         5,321                        404
Wood, glass, plastic                       1,110                       -105
Materials handling equipment               1,947                        -49
Railway transportation equipment             227                          8
Laboratory testing instruments               482                         42
Computer accessories                      10,753                        424
Commercial vessels, other                     13                         13
Semiconductors                             4,512                         58
Food, tobacco machinery                      350                         18
Parts-civilian aircraft                    1,003                        269
Industrial machines, other                 4,608                        853
Spacecraft, excluding military                 3                         -3
Vessels, except scrap                        (-)                        (-)
Nonfarm tractors and parts                   258                        -11
Excavating machinery                       1,767                       -347
Drilling & oilfield equipment                713                        458
Agricultural machinery, equipment          1,140                        -75
Marine engines, parts                        137                         32
Textile, sewing machines                     225                         12
Photo, service industry machinery          2,285                        -74
Engines-civilian aircraft                  1,685                        165
Pulp and paper machinery                     857                         50
Generators, accessories                    2,342                        570
Telecommunications equipment               6,420                        794

Automotive vehicles, parts, and engines   43,481                     -1,404

Consumer goods                            69,469                      8,646

Toys, games, and sporting goods            4,368                      1,334
Household appliances                       3,016                        340
Other household goods                      8,996                        572
Records, tapes, and disks                    244                        138
Gem diamonds                               2,799                        306
Jewelry                                    2,137                        198
Apparel, textiles, nonwool or cotton       4,896                        302
Photo equipment                              166                        837
Footwear                                   2,311                        246
Writing and art supplies                   1,955                        161
Apparel, household goods - wool              563                         45
Cookware, cutlery, tools                   1,028                         86
Motorcycles and parts                        656                         69
Pleasure boats and motors                    483                        -19
Camping apparel and gear                   1,221                         59
Toiletries and cosmetics                     913                         39
Musical instruments                          277                         -8
Rugs                                         362                        -21
Nursery stock, etc.                          245                         14
Artwork, antiques, stamps, etc.            1,329                        286
Glassware, chinaware                         395                         -6
Gem stones, other                            407                         43
Apparel,household goods-nontextile         1,285                         90
Numismatic coins                              84                        -35
Books, printed matter                        694                         49
Furniture, household goods, etc.           3,965                        288
TV's, VCR's, etc                           6,266                        325
Apparel, household goods - cotton          7,388                        732
Pharmaceutical preparations                9,436                      2,219
Stereo equipment, etc                      1,584                        -45

Other goods                                9,859                        320
                                                  

(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-07-50, BEA-07-014), Bureau of the Census, Foreign
Trade Division, February 2007.  For more information, contact Nick Orsini
(301-763-6959) or Vanessa Ware (301-763-2311), Foreign Trade Division.
