                                        
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)                                March        February      Monthly
                                       2007         2007 (R)      Change

Total, Balance of Payments Basis         160,330      152,560         7,769
Net Adjustments                            1,223          323           901
Total, Census Basis                      159,107      152,238         6,869

Foods, feeds, and beverages                6,903        6,578           324

Other foods                                  758          684            75
Alcoholic beverages, excluding wine          485          415            70
Food oils, oilseeds                          261          194            67
Cane and beet sugar                           80           35            46
Bakery products                              509          469            40
Fruits, frozen juices                        789          752            37
Feedstuff and foodgrains                     244          207            37
Meat products                                726          694            32
Tea, spices, etc.                             87           73            14
Nonagricultural foods, etc.                   37           29             8
Fish and shellfish                         1,146        1,139             8
Nuts                                         108          101             6
Wine, beer, and related products             673          677            -5
Green coffee                                 210          221           -12
Dairy products and eggs                      119          132           -13
Vegetables                                   612          650           -38
Cocoa beans                                   58          106           -48

Industrial supplies and materials         49,078       44,087         4,991

Crude oil                                 17,445       15,419         2,027
Petroleum products, other                  3,673        2,828           846
Fuel oil                                   2,638        1,820           819
Gas-natural                                2,519        2,206           313
Chemicals-organic                          1,534        1,331           203
Other precious metals                      1,019          885           133
Steelmaking materials                        635          506           129
Nonmonetary gold                             426          312           115
Nickel                                       419          313           106
Lumber                                       617          536            81
Iron and steel products, n.e.c.              754          682            72
Chemicals-fertilizers                        750          683            67
Stone, sand, cement, etc.                    581          522            58
Plastic materials                          1,011          963            48
Natural rubber                               177          131            46
Coal and related fuels                       198          158            40
Pulpwood and woodpulp                        302          263            39
Nonferrous metals, other                     271          237            34
Synthetic cloth                              456          431            25
Chemicals-other, n.e.c.                      697          675            22
Farming materials, livestock                 118           97            21
Nuclear fuel materials                       295          277            17
Electric energy                              193          178            14
Iron and steel, advanced                     649          635            14
Shingles, wallboard                          831          818            13
Copper                                       529          518            11
Synthetic rubber--primary                    160          149            11
Materials, excluding chemicals               119          109            10
Hides and skins                               17            9             7
Blank tapes, audio & visual                  170          164             6
Nontextile floor tiles                       233          229             5
Sulfur, nonmetallic minerals                  67           63             4
Paper and paper products                     668          664             4
Leather and furs                              72           68             4
Plywood and veneers                          219          216             3
Newsprint                                    211          208             2
Cotton, natural fibers                         6            5             1
Hair, waste materials                         69           68             1
Wool, silk, etc.                              66           67            -1
Finished textile supplies                    287          287            -1
Glass-plate, sheet, etc.                      93           94            -1
Finished metal shapes                      1,325        1,330            -5
Cotton cloth, fabrics                        123          128            -6
Tin                                           32           47           -15
Liquefied petroleum gases                    801          820           -19
Zinc                                         227          246           -19
Chemicals-inorganic                          497          523           -26
Tobacco, waxes, etc.                         414          451           -37
Bauxite and aluminum                       1,087        1,155           -68
Iron and steel mill products               1,537        1,625           -88
Industrial supplies, other                 1,844        1,938           -94

Capital goods, except automotive          36,099       36,177           -78

Telecommunications equipment               3,445        3,769          -324
Computer accessories                       5,405        5,569          -165
Industrial machines, other                 2,633        2,769          -136
Semiconductors                             2,193        2,276           -83
Civilian aircraft                          1,039        1,110           -71
Business machines and equipment              623          688           -65
Generators, accessories                    1,471        1,509           -39
Textile, sewing machines                     101          124           -23
Excavating machinery                         708          717            -9
Agricultural machinery, equipment            533          539            -6
Pulp and paper machinery                     469          473            -5
Vessels, except scrap                        (-)          (-)           (-)
Spacecraft, excluding military               (-)          (-)           (-)
Nonfarm tractors and parts                   129          125             4
Commercial vessels, other                     13            7             6
Computers                                  3,408        3,401             7
Marine engines, parts                        108           95            13
Electric apparatus                         2,858        2,837            22
Photo, service industry machinery          1,138        1,115            23
Food, tobacco machinery                      203          178            25
Railway transportation equipment             138          109            29
Laboratory testing instruments               288          254            35
Medicinal equipment                        1,980        1,941            38
Materials handling equipment                 977          934            44
Wood, glass, plastic                         525          479            46
Parts-civilian aircraft                      679          628            51
Industrial engines                         1,226        1,166            60
Specialized mining                           106           40            66
Measuring, testing, control instruments    1,206        1,133            73
Drilling & oilfield equipment                661          585            76
Metalworking machine tools                   764          682            82
Engines-civilian aircraft                  1,075          925           150

Automotive vehicles, parts, and engines   21,803       20,894           909

Consumer goods                            40,125       39,401           724

Pharmaceutical preparations                6,945        5,612         1,333
Artwork, antiques, stamps, etc.            1,119          804           316
Apparel, household goods - cotton          4,207        3,994           213
Motorcycles and parts                        460          373            87
Toiletries and cosmetics                     525          482            43
Apparel, household goods - wool              361          319            42
Pleasure boats and motors                    273          239            34
Photo equipment                              575          543            32
Numismatic coins                              34           18            15
Rugs                                         185          170            14
Books, printed matter                        377          366            11
Musical instruments                          135          137            -2
Apparel,household goods-nontextile           673          678            -5
Glassware, chinaware                         182          191           -10
Nursery stock, etc.                          113          128           -14
Camping apparel and gear                     631          647           -16
Gem stones, other                            200          218           -18
Records, tapes, and disks                    254          277           -22
Writing and art supplies                   1,072        1,100           -28
Apparel, textiles, nonwool or cotton       2,600        2,640           -40
Cookware, cutlery, tools                     519          568           -49
Toys, games, and sporting goods            2,987        3,051           -64
Stereo equipment, etc                        570          643           -73
Footwear                                   1,226        1,319           -93
Gem diamonds                               1,503        1,600           -97
Jewelry                                    1,115        1,215           -99
TV's, VCR's, etc                           3,146        3,260          -115
Furniture, household goods, etc.           1,994        2,117          -123
Household appliances                       1,600        1,808          -209
Other household goods                      4,544        4,883          -339

Other goods                                5,099        5,100            -1
                                        

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

Total, Balance of Payments Basis         451,974                     17,134
Net Adjustments                            1,122                        784
Total, Census Basis                      450,853                     16,350

Foods, feeds, and beverages               18,440                      1,616

Other foods                                1,907                        179
Alcoholic beverages, excluding wine        1,207                        161
Food oils, oilseeds                          649                         27
Cane and beet sugar                          391                       -204
Bakery products                            1,361                        100
Fruits, frozen juices                      1,863                        396
Feedstuff and foodgrains                     499                        163
Meat products                              2,069                        -22
Tea, spices, etc.                            228                         14
Nonagricultural foods, etc.                  128                        -30
Fish and shellfish                         3,235                        227
Nuts                                         267                         25
Wine, beer, and related products           1,874                        258
Green coffee                                 559                         97
Dairy products and eggs                      359                         22
Vegetables                                 1,666                        158
Cocoa beans                                  179                         46

Industrial supplies and materials        146,331                     -5,247

Crude oil                                 51,652                     -1,097
Petroleum products, other                 10,683                       -534
Fuel oil                                   6,525                         31
Gas-natural                                8,678                     -2,288
Chemicals-organic                          4,582                       -179
Other precious metals                      1,792                        875
Steelmaking materials                      1,630                        -18
Nonmonetary gold                           1,430                       -309
Nickel                                       627                        425
Lumber                                     2,611                       -811
Iron and steel products, n.e.c.            1,957                        227
Chemicals-fertilizers                      2,213                        -84
Stone, sand, cement, etc.                  1,673                        -50
Plastic materials                          3,461                       -473
Natural rubber                               481                        -25
Coal and related fuels                       614                        -60
Pulpwood and woodpulp                        730                        135
Nonferrous metals, other                     676                         89
Synthetic cloth                            1,340                        -23
Chemicals-other, n.e.c.                    1,997                         63
Farming materials, livestock                 294                         33
Nuclear fuel materials                       711                        102
Electric energy                              698                       -188
Iron and steel, advanced                   1,813                        102
Shingles, wallboard                        3,306                       -769
Copper                                     1,620                         84
Synthetic rubber--primary                    490                        -33
Materials, excluding chemicals               347                         -6
Hides and skins                               44                          4
Blank tapes, audio & visual                1,048                       -358
Nontextile floor tiles                       727                        -40
Sulfur, nonmetallic minerals                 200                         -7
Paper and paper products                   1,979                         -7
Leather and furs                             209                         -6
Plywood and veneers                          727                        -76
Newsprint                                    803                       -145
Cotton, natural fibers                        22                         -4
Hair, waste materials                        191                         11
Wool, silk, etc.                             211                         -3
Finished textile supplies                    798                         57
Glass-plate, sheet, etc.                     292                         -8
Finished metal shapes                      3,591                        418
Cotton cloth, fabrics                        445                        -75
Tin                                           84                         42
Liquefied petroleum gases                  3,473                       -839
Zinc                                         352                        475
Chemicals-inorganic                        1,396                         80
Tobacco, waxes, etc.                       1,161                         96
Bauxite and aluminum                       3,282                        126
Iron and steel mill products               5,252                       -459
Industrial supplies, other                 5,409                        248

Capital goods, except automotive         100,908                      8,061

Telecommunications equipment               9,692                        957
Computer accessories                      16,444                        127
Industrial machines, other                 6,877                      1,256
Semiconductors                             6,760                         -2
Civilian aircraft                          2,821                        513
Business machines and equipment            2,124                        -51
Generators, accessories                    3,540                        838
Textile, sewing machines                     313                         19
Excavating machinery                       2,547                       -415
Agricultural machinery, equipment          1,687                        -93
Pulp and paper machinery                   1,278                         94
Vessels, except scrap                          1                        (-)
Spacecraft, excluding military                 6                         -5
Nonfarm tractors and parts                   384                         -8
Commercial vessels, other                     19                         20
Computers                                  8,392                      2,225
Marine engines, parts                        221                         54
Electric apparatus                         8,009                        565
Photo, service industry machinery          3,391                        -45
Food, tobacco machinery                      508                         62
Railway transportation equipment             376                         -3
Laboratory testing instruments               713                         98
Medicinal equipment                        5,524                        424
Materials handling equipment               2,938                        -67
Wood, glass, plastic                       1,655                       -136
Parts-civilian aircraft                    1,536                        411
Industrial engines                         3,318                        295
Specialized mining                           174                         71
Measuring, testing, control instruments    3,262                        297
Drilling & oilfield equipment              1,202                        625
Metalworking machine tools                 2,456                       -240
Engines-civilian aircraft                  2,740                        172

Automotive vehicles, parts, and engines   64,441                       -670

Consumer goods                           105,984                     12,053

Pharmaceutical preparations               15,544                      2,911
Artwork, antiques, stamps, etc.            2,252                        482
Apparel, household goods - cotton         11,076                      1,245
Motorcycles and parts                      1,062                        123
Toiletries and cosmetics                   1,391                         84
Apparel, household goods - wool              845                        124
Pleasure boats and motors                    726                         10
Photo equipment                              248                      1,327
Numismatic coins                             128                        -46
Rugs                                         541                        -17
Books, printed matter                      1,038                         82
Musical instruments                          410                         -6
Apparel,household goods-nontextile         1,939                        103
Glassware, chinaware                         572                         -2
Nursery stock, etc.                          347                         25
Camping apparel and gear                   1,877                         33
Gem stones, other                            625                         21
Records, tapes, and disks                    354                        281
Writing and art supplies                   2,985                        206
Apparel, textiles, nonwool or cotton       7,295                        498
Cookware, cutlery, tools                   1,521                        111
Toys, games, and sporting goods            6,493                      2,190
Stereo equipment, etc                      2,339                       -231
Footwear                                   3,534                        247
Gem diamonds                               4,277                        310
Jewelry                                    3,226                        217
TV's, VCR's, etc                           9,406                        331
Furniture, household goods, etc.           5,905                        341
Household appliances                       4,516                        457
Other household goods                     13,512                        594

Other goods                               14,748                        537
                                                  

(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-07-65, BEA-07-20), Bureau of the Census, Foreign
Trade Division, March 2007.  For more information, contact Nick Orsini
(301-763-6959) or Vanessa Ware (301-763-2311), Foreign Trade Division.
