                                        
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
                                       2007         2007 (R)      Change

Total, Balance of Payments Basis         166,557      163,346         3,211
Net Adjustments                            1,110          676           434
Total, Census Basis                      165,447      162,670         2,777

Foods, feeds, and beverages                6,934        6,731           203

Wine, beer, and related products             739          686            53
Bakery products                              541          495            46
Green coffee                                 287          242            45
Meat products                                687          655            33
Feedstuff and foodgrains                     248          223            26
Alcoholic beverages, excluding wine          484          462            23
Fish and shellfish                         1,149        1,128            22
Vegetables                                   598          592             6
Nuts                                         106          103             3
Cocoa beans                                   26           23             2
Other foods                                  710          708             2
Tea, spices, etc.                             98           98           (-)
Dairy products and eggs                      127          128            -1
Nonagricultural foods, etc.                   39           43            -4
Fruits, frozen juices                        752          766           -14
Cane and beet sugar                           48           63           -15
Food oils, oilseeds                          293          316           -22

Industrial supplies and materials         53,879       52,830         1,050

Crude oil                                 18,954       18,617           337
Fuel oil                                   2,944        2,614           330
Nuclear fuel materials                       764          441           323
Nonmonetary gold                             507          357           150
Liquefied petroleum gases                  1,081          937           144
Industrial supplies, other                 1,996        1,916            80
Copper                                       683          611            72
Tobacco, waxes, etc.                         491          421            70
Paper and paper products                     689          638            51
Other precious metals                        923          874            49
Plastic materials                          1,131        1,083            48
Iron and steel, advanced                     688          648            40
Bauxite and aluminum                       1,154        1,119            35
Chemicals-fertilizers                        862          835            28
Chemicals-inorganic                          558          533            26
Stone, sand, cement, etc.                    533          508            25
Chemicals-other, n.e.c.                      735          713            21
Nontextile floor tiles                       257          239            19
Lumber                                       598          581            17
Steelmaking materials                        576          561            15
Iron and steel products, n.e.c.              840          831             9
Iron and steel mill products               1,780        1,772             9
Farming materials, livestock                  94           86             8
Shingles, wallboard                          874          869             5
Blank tapes, audio & visual                  171          167             4
Glass-plate, sheet, etc.                     103          101             2
Hides and skins                               11           10             1
Cotton cloth, fabrics                        127          126             1
Leather and furs                              67           66           (-)
Synthetic cloth                              469          469           (-)
Materials, excluding chemicals               112          113            -1
Finished textile supplies                    295          297            -2
Cotton, natural fibers                         7            9            -2
Hair, waste materials                         68           70            -2
Synthetic rubber--primary                    172          174            -2
Wool, silk, etc.                              72           75            -3
Coal and related fuels                       201          208            -7
Newsprint                                    200          212           -13
Plywood and veneers                          272          287           -14
Finished metal shapes                      1,513        1,528           -15
Sulfur, nonmetallic minerals                  66           82           -16
Pulpwood and woodpulp                        315          334           -19
Tin                                           40           73           -33
Nonferrous metals, other                     306          342           -37
Nickel                                       399          460           -61
Zinc                                         180          241           -61
Natural rubber                               161          236           -75
Electric energy                              190          274           -84
Chemicals-organic                          1,495        1,590           -96
Gas-natural                                2,935        3,073          -138
Petroleum products, other                  4,221        4,408          -187

Capital goods, except automotive          37,081       37,178           -97

Computers                                  3,079        3,546          -467
Civilian aircraft                          1,068        1,316          -248
Engines-civilian aircraft                  1,035        1,169          -134
Computer accessories                       4,985        5,119          -133
Pulp and paper machinery                     412          459           -47
Photo, service industry machinery          1,170        1,208           -38
Wood, glass, plastic                         515          547           -32
Semiconductors                             2,104        2,133           -29
Laboratory testing instruments               275          301           -26
Textile, sewing machines                      96          121           -25
Railway transportation equipment             124          149           -24
Medicinal equipment                        2,058        2,074           -16
Specialized mining                            67           81           -14
Food, tobacco machinery                      190          201           -12
Commercial vessels, other                     15           22            -7
Marine engines, parts                         81           83            -3
Vessels, except scrap                        (-)          (-)           (-)
Spacecraft, excluding military                 1            1             1
Measuring, testing, control instruments    1,240        1,231             9
Nonfarm tractors and parts                   149          139            10
Materials handling equipment                 952          941            12
Electric apparatus                         3,062        3,046            15
Business machines and equipment              680          642            39
Parts-civilian aircraft                      708          669            39
Telecommunications equipment               3,643        3,601            42
Agricultural machinery, equipment            573          523            50
Metalworking machine tools                   790          731            59
Excavating machinery                         767          700            67
Industrial engines                         1,386        1,275           111
Generators, accessories                    1,710        1,598           112
Industrial machines, other                 3,187        2,897           290
Drilling & oilfield equipment                960          658           302

Automotive vehicles, parts, and engines   22,598       21,498         1,099

Consumer goods                            39,678       39,239           439

Other household goods                      4,885        4,339           545
Artwork, antiques, stamps, etc.            1,153          957           196
Furniture, household goods, etc.           2,180        2,092            88
Motorcycles and parts                        336          284            52
Apparel,household goods-nontextile           699          663            36
Footwear                                   1,278        1,245            33
Household appliances                       1,697        1,665            32
Toiletries and cosmetics                     542          521            20
Writing and art supplies                   1,107        1,090            16
Nursery stock, etc.                          137          125            13
Apparel, textiles, nonwool or cotton       2,618        2,608            11
Rugs                                         182          182           (-)
Musical instruments                          134          135            -1
Camping apparel and gear                     664          666            -2
Cookware, cutlery, tools                     549          550            -2
Glassware, chinaware                         193          197            -4
Photo equipment                              628          633            -5
Numismatic coins                              20           26            -5
Stereo equipment, etc                        706          713            -7
Gem stones, other                            216          224            -9
Pleasure boats and motors                    271          282           -11
Apparel, household goods - wool              305          318           -12
Records, tapes, and disks                    300          318           -18
Apparel, household goods - cotton          4,151        4,170           -19
Books, printed matter                        387          407           -20
TV's, VCR's, etc                           2,972        3,012           -40
Gem diamonds                               1,466        1,510           -44
Jewelry                                    1,077        1,193          -116
Pharmaceutical preparations                6,044        6,171          -127
Toys, games, and sporting goods            2,781        2,944          -163

Other goods                                5,277        5,193            84
                                        

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

Total, Balance of Payments Basis       1,121,092    1,074,166        46,926
Net Adjustments                            6,775        4,285         2,489
Total, Census Basis                    1,114,317    1,069,880        44,437

Foods, feeds, and beverages               47,047       42,949         4,098

Wine, beer, and related products           4,870        4,451           419
Bakery products                            3,483        3,253           230
Green coffee                               1,724        1,476           248
Meat products                              4,745        4,399           346
Feedstuff and foodgrains                   1,599        1,185           414
Alcoholic beverages, excluding wine        3,158        2,853           305
Fish and shellfish                         8,062        7,632           431
Vegetables                                 4,303        3,823           480
Nuts                                         700          664            36
Cocoa beans                                  387          351            36
Other foods                                4,888        4,607           282
Tea, spices, etc.                            615          551            64
Dairy products and eggs                      877          823            54
Nonagricultural foods, etc.                  256          275           -19
Fruits, frozen juices                      5,222        4,204         1,018
Cane and beet sugar                          422          856          -434
Food oils, oilseeds                        1,735        1,546           189

Industrial supplies and materials        351,709      353,155        -1,446

Crude oil                                124,796      128,140        -3,345
Fuel oil                                  17,309       16,496           814
Nuclear fuel materials                     2,602        2,125           478
Nonmonetary gold                           2,672        3,464          -792
Liquefied petroleum gases                  6,951        8,647        -1,697
Industrial supplies, other                13,381       12,798           583
Copper                                     4,389        4,333            56
Tobacco, waxes, etc.                       3,004        2,761           243
Paper and paper products                   4,630        4,750          -121
Other precious metals                      6,451        4,561         1,890
Plastic materials                          7,333        7,993          -660
Iron and steel, advanced                   4,518        4,344           174
Bauxite and aluminum                       7,743        8,106          -363
Chemicals-fertilizers                      5,554        4,758           796
Chemicals-inorganic                        3,579        3,331           248
Stone, sand, cement, etc.                  3,667        3,939          -271
Chemicals-other, n.e.c.                    4,896        4,701           194
Nontextile floor tiles                     1,635        1,746          -111
Lumber                                     4,100        5,530        -1,430
Steelmaking materials                      3,959        3,774           184
Iron and steel products, n.e.c.            5,378        4,854           524
Iron and steel mill products              11,557       12,421          -864
Farming materials, livestock                 702          614            88
Shingles, wallboard                        5,886        7,452        -1,566
Blank tapes, audio & visual                1,389        2,480        -1,091
Glass-plate, sheet, etc.                     685          742           -57
Hides and skins                               94           89             5
Cotton cloth, fabrics                        853        1,028          -175
Leather and furs                             474          493           -19
Synthetic cloth                            3,207        3,134            74
Materials, excluding chemicals               787          827           -40
Finished textile supplies                  2,032        1,907           125
Cotton, natural fibers                        50           49             1
Hair, waste materials                        475          444            31
Synthetic rubber--primary                  1,145        1,176           -31
Wool, silk, etc.                             500          493             8
Coal and related fuels                     1,341        1,486          -145
Newsprint                                  1,477        1,825          -347
Plywood and veneers                        1,695        1,887          -192
Finished metal shapes                      9,820        9,154           666
Sulfur, nonmetallic minerals                 502          493             9
Pulpwood and woodpulp                      2,161        1,761           399
Tin                                          316          226            90
Nonferrous metals, other                   2,018        1,793           225
Nickel                                     2,892        1,622         1,271
Zinc                                       1,679        1,005           673
Natural rubber                             1,172        1,151            21
Electric energy                            1,581        1,417           163
Chemicals-organic                         10,698       10,642            57
Gas-natural                               18,840       17,246         1,594
Petroleum products, other                 27,135       26,949           186

Capital goods, except automotive         255,905      239,815        16,090

Computers                                 23,660       19,606         4,054
Civilian aircraft                          7,813        6,168         1,645
Engines-civilian aircraft                  7,144        6,260           884
Computer accessories                      37,208       38,960        -1,752
Pulp and paper machinery                   3,212        3,026           186
Photo, service industry machinery          8,118        8,450          -332
Wood, glass, plastic                       3,668        3,978          -310
Semiconductors                            15,358       15,802          -444
Laboratory testing instruments             2,039        1,711           329
Textile, sewing machines                     784          707            77
Railway transportation equipment             908          902             6
Medicinal equipment                       14,174       13,356           817
Specialized mining                           539          475            64
Food, tobacco machinery                    1,312        1,194           118
Commercial vessels, other                     98           46            53
Marine engines, parts                        617          551            66
Vessels, except scrap                        (-)           28           -28
Spacecraft, excluding military                 4           87           -82
Measuring, testing, control instruments    8,443        7,672           771
Nonfarm tractors and parts                   919          969           -50
Materials handling equipment               6,629        6,767          -137
Electric apparatus                        20,545       19,231         1,314
Business machines and equipment            4,804        5,101          -297
Parts-civilian aircraft                    4,632        3,600         1,032
Telecommunications equipment              25,012       22,878         2,134
Agricultural machinery, equipment          3,755        3,896          -142
Metalworking machine tools                 5,129        5,534          -405
Excavating machinery                       5,057        6,125        -1,068
Industrial engines                         8,820        7,996           824
Generators, accessories                   10,935        8,937         1,998
Industrial machines, other                19,650       16,557         3,093
Drilling & oilfield equipment              4,918        3,247         1,671

Automotive vehicles, parts, and engines  149,035      148,966            68

Consumer goods                           275,127      251,059        24,068

Other household goods                     32,088       29,457         2,631
Artwork, antiques, stamps, etc.            6,282        4,913         1,369
Furniture, household goods, etc.          14,582       14,260           322
Motorcycles and parts                      2,543        2,694          -151
Apparel,household goods-nontextile         4,687        4,464           223
Footwear                                   8,826        8,330           496
Household appliances                      11,705       10,582         1,123
Toiletries and cosmetics                   3,579        3,337           242
Writing and art supplies                   7,532        7,163           368
Nursery stock, etc.                          902          833            69
Apparel, textiles, nonwool or cotton      18,381       17,721           660
Rugs                                       1,224        1,260           -36
Musical instruments                          935          964           -29
Camping apparel and gear                   4,533        4,521            13
Cookware, cutlery, tools                   3,769        3,620           149
Glassware, chinaware                       1,339        1,375           -35
Photo equipment                            4,304        3,879           425
Numismatic coins                             169          228           -59
Stereo equipment, etc                      4,990        5,822          -832
Gem stones, other                          1,516        1,453            63
Pleasure boats and motors                  1,810        1,791            19
Apparel, household goods - wool            2,242        2,044           198
Records, tapes, and disks                  1,785          765         1,020
Apparel, household goods - cotton         29,359       27,310         2,049
Books, printed matter                      2,684        2,481           203
TV's, VCR's, etc                          21,736       19,765         1,971
Gem diamonds                              10,635       10,057           578
Jewelry                                    7,832        7,451           381
Pharmaceutical preparations               42,962       36,931         6,031
Toys, games, and sporting goods           20,196       15,588         4,609

Other goods                               35,495       33,936         1,559
                                                  

(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-07-125, BEA-07-40), Bureau of the Census, Foreign
Trade Division, July 2007.  For more information, contact Nick Orsini
(301-763-6959) or Vanessa Ware (301-763-2311), Foreign Trade Division.
