                                        
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
                                       2007         2007 (R)      Change

Total, Balance of Payments Basis         165,537      166,380          -843
Net Adjustments                            1,008        1,108          -100
Total, Census Basis                      164,529      165,272          -743

Foods, feeds, and beverages                7,008        6,938            70

Cane and beet sugar                           97           48            49
Green coffee                                 334          287            47
Other foods                                  752          711            41
Food oils, oilseeds                          332          293            38
Fish and shellfish                         1,179        1,153            25
Tea, spices, etc.                            114           98            16
Fruits, frozen juices                        760          753             7
Nonagricultural foods, etc.                   44           39             5
Nuts                                         111          107             4
Feedstuff and foodgrains                     252          249             4
Cocoa beans                                   29           26             3
Dairy products and eggs                      129          127             2
Vegetables                                   574          597           -24
Alcoholic beverages, excluding wine          454          481           -28
Wine, beer, and related products             703          739           -36
Meat products                                652          689           -37
Bakery products                              493          541           -48

Industrial supplies and materials         53,165       53,854          -689

Gas-natural                                2,488        2,935          -447
Iron and steel mill products               1,497        1,766          -269
Fuel oil                                   2,742        2,941          -199
Chemicals-fertilizers                        685          860          -175
Petroleum products, other                  4,054        4,218          -164
Nuclear fuel materials                       656          788          -132
Nonmonetary gold                             349          475          -126
Tobacco, waxes, etc.                         407          495           -88
Finished metal shapes                      1,428        1,501           -74
Chemicals-other, n.e.c.                      681          733           -52
Iron and steel, advanced                     647          689           -42
Iron and steel products, n.e.c.              800          840           -41
Chemicals-inorganic                          529          559           -30
Shingles, wallboard                          849          875           -26
Plastic materials                          1,102        1,126           -24
Blank tapes, audio & visual                  146          169           -23
Nontextile floor tiles                       242          258           -16
Plywood and veneers                          258          273           -15
Electric energy                              177          190           -13
Synthetic cloth                              459          469           -10
Stone, sand, cement, etc.                    528          536            -8
Newsprint                                    193          200            -7
Pulpwood and woodpulp                        308          315            -7
Lumber                                       593          599            -6
Farming materials, livestock                  90           94            -4
Materials, excluding chemicals               108          110            -2
Leather and furs                              65           67            -1
Hair, waste materials                         68           68            -1
Cotton cloth, fabrics                        126          127            -1
Glass-plate, sheet, etc.                     103          103           (-)
Synthetic rubber--primary                    171          172           (-)
Hides and skins                               11           11           (-)
Cotton, natural fibers                         7            7           (-)
Wool, silk, etc.                              72           72           (-)
Paper and paper products                     694          691             4
Industrial supplies, other                 1,998        1,994             4
Nonferrous metals, other                     306          301             5
Sulfur, nonmetallic minerals                  76           66            10
Finished textile supplies                    312          295            17
Tin                                           58           40            18
Coal and related fuels                       225          203            23
Natural rubber                               184          161            23
Zinc                                         221          181            41
Chemicals-organic                          1,541        1,494            46
Other precious metals                        984          908            76
Bauxite and aluminum                       1,245        1,155            90
Nickel                                       492          398            95
Copper                                       807          683           124
Steelmaking materials                        714          546           169
Liquefied petroleum gases                  1,344        1,080           264
Crude oil                                 19,326       19,020           306

Capital goods, except automotive          37,489       37,159           330

Computers                                  3,346        3,078           268
Generators, accessories                    1,923        1,711           213
Semiconductors                             2,307        2,105           202
Computer accessories                       5,138        4,986           151
Pulp and paper machinery                     506          421            85
Engines-civilian aircraft                  1,118        1,046            72
Agricultural machinery, equipment            640          573            66
Spacecraft, excluding military                67            1            66
Medicinal equipment                        2,108        2,063            45
Food, tobacco machinery                      217          190            27
Laboratory testing instruments               296          274            22
Materials handling equipment                 971          960            11
Wood, glass, plastic                         526          520             6
Photo, service industry machinery          1,175        1,169             6
Marine engines, parts                         84           80             4
Parts-civilian aircraft                      715          711             4
Specialized mining                            70           67             4
Commercial vessels, other                     17           15             2
Vessels, except scrap                        (-)          (-)           (-)
Nonfarm tractors and parts                   147          147            -1
Textile, sewing machines                      95           96            -1
Measuring, testing, control instruments    1,242        1,245            -4
Telecommunications equipment               3,636        3,641            -5
Railway transportation equipment             113          124           -11
Civilian aircraft                          1,090        1,111           -21
Industrial engines                         1,374        1,402           -28
Business machines and equipment              635          683           -48
Excavating machinery                         708          767           -59
Electric apparatus                         2,936        3,059          -122
Metalworking machine tools                   656          790          -134
Industrial machines, other                 3,026        3,161          -135
Drilling & oilfield equipment                608          963          -355

Automotive vehicles, parts, and engines   22,212       22,591          -378

Consumer goods                            39,258       39,459          -201

Other household goods                      4,583        4,887          -304
Pharmaceutical preparations                5,555        5,814          -259
Artwork, antiques, stamps, etc.            1,052        1,155          -104
Furniture, household goods, etc.           2,093        2,181           -88
Toys, games, and sporting goods            2,703        2,781           -77
Apparel,household goods-nontextile           639          699           -61
Pleasure boats and motors                    235          275           -40
Household appliances                       1,656        1,693           -37
Camping apparel and gear                     647          663           -16
Stereo equipment, etc                        690          704           -14
Nursery stock, etc.                          124          137           -13
Motorcycles and parts                        325          334            -9
Jewelry                                    1,072        1,078            -6
Musical instruments                          129          134            -5
Books, printed matter                        383          386            -3
Apparel, household goods - wool              305          306            -1
Photo equipment                              631          628             3
Toiletries and cosmetics                     548          542             7
Rugs                                         190          182             8
Cookware, cutlery, tools                     558          551             8
Apparel, textiles, nonwool or cotton       2,629        2,620             8
Glassware, chinaware                         202          193             9
Numismatic coins                              36           20            15
Footwear                                   1,293        1,277            15
Gem stones, other                            232          216            16
Records, tapes, and disks                    320          301            19
Writing and art supplies                   1,130        1,105            24
Gem diamonds                               1,585        1,467           118
Apparel, household goods - cotton          4,422        4,150           272
TV's, VCR's, etc                           3,291        2,977           314

Other goods                                5,397        5,271           126
                                        

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

Total, Balance of Payments Basis       1,286,451    1,235,813        50,639
Net Adjustments                            7,780        4,985         2,795
Total, Census Basis                    1,278,671    1,230,827        47,844

Foods, feeds, and beverages               54,059       49,363         4,696

Cane and beet sugar                          519          982          -463
Green coffee                               2,058        1,743           315
Other foods                                5,641        5,269           372
Food oils, oilseeds                        2,068        1,782           286
Fish and shellfish                         9,245        8,746           499
Tea, spices, etc.                            729          632            97
Fruits, frozen juices                      5,984        4,874         1,110
Nonagricultural foods, etc.                  299          312           -13
Nuts                                         812          764            48
Feedstuff and foodgrains                   1,852        1,388           464
Cocoa beans                                  416          461           -45
Dairy products and eggs                    1,005          950            55
Vegetables                                 4,876        4,381           495
Alcoholic beverages, excluding wine        3,608        3,273           335
Wine, beer, and related products           5,573        5,095           478
Meat products                              5,398        4,995           403
Bakery products                            3,976        3,716           261

Industrial supplies and materials        404,848      408,167        -3,319

Gas-natural                               21,328       20,066         1,261
Iron and steel mill products              13,040       14,566        -1,527
Fuel oil                                  20,048       19,234           815
Chemicals-fertilizers                      6,237        5,380           857
Petroleum products, other                 31,186       31,504          -317
Nuclear fuel materials                     3,281        2,305           977
Nonmonetary gold                           2,989        3,878          -889
Tobacco, waxes, etc.                       3,414        3,162           252
Finished metal shapes                     11,236       10,617           619
Chemicals-other, n.e.c.                    5,576        5,348           228
Iron and steel, advanced                   5,165        5,006           159
Iron and steel products, n.e.c.            6,178        5,584           594
Chemicals-inorganic                        4,109        3,833           276
Shingles, wallboard                        6,736        8,466        -1,730
Plastic materials                          8,430        9,125          -694
Blank tapes, audio & visual                1,533        2,832        -1,299
Nontextile floor tiles                     1,877        2,007          -130
Plywood and veneers                        1,954        2,188          -234
Electric energy                            1,758        1,624           134
Synthetic cloth                            3,666        3,580            86
Stone, sand, cement, etc.                  4,198        4,494          -297
Newsprint                                  1,670        2,096          -426
Pulpwood and woodpulp                      2,469        2,046           422
Lumber                                     4,694        6,196        -1,503
Farming materials, livestock                 793          696            97
Materials, excluding chemicals               893          941           -48
Leather and furs                             539          561           -22
Hair, waste materials                        543          508            35
Cotton cloth, fabrics                        979        1,166          -187
Glass-plate, sheet, etc.                     788          857           -70
Synthetic rubber--primary                  1,316        1,369           -52
Hides and skins                              105           99             6
Cotton, natural fibers                        57           57             1
Wool, silk, etc.                             573          567             5
Paper and paper products                   5,325        5,452          -127
Industrial supplies, other                15,379       14,704           675
Nonferrous metals, other                   2,319        2,051           269
Sulfur, nonmetallic minerals                 577          547            30
Finished textile supplies                  2,344        2,188           156
Tin                                          374          255           119
Coal and related fuels                     1,568        1,751          -183
Natural rubber                             1,356        1,361            -5
Zinc                                       1,901        1,238           663
Chemicals-organic                         12,239       12,316           -77
Other precious metals                      7,420        5,333         2,087
Bauxite and aluminum                       8,988        9,445          -457
Nickel                                     3,383        1,982         1,402
Copper                                     5,197        5,234           -37
Steelmaking materials                      4,643        4,298           345
Liquefied petroleum gases                  8,293       10,085        -1,792
Crude oil                                144,187      147,972        -3,785

Capital goods, except automotive         293,473      275,577        17,896

Computers                                 27,006       22,474         4,532
Generators, accessories                   12,859       10,386         2,473
Semiconductors                            17,666       18,249          -583
Computer accessories                      42,346       44,774        -2,428
Pulp and paper machinery                   3,727        3,469           258
Engines-civilian aircraft                  8,272        7,163         1,109
Agricultural machinery, equipment          4,395        4,480           -86
Spacecraft, excluding military                72           87           -15
Medicinal equipment                       16,286       15,311           975
Food, tobacco machinery                    1,529        1,355           174
Laboratory testing instruments             2,335        1,972           363
Materials handling equipment               7,608        7,739          -130
Wood, glass, plastic                       4,198        4,548          -350
Photo, service industry machinery          9,291        9,712          -421
Marine engines, parts                        699          630            69
Parts-civilian aircraft                    5,350        4,180         1,171
Specialized mining                           609          541            68
Commercial vessels, other                    115           52            63
Vessels, except scrap                        (-)           28           -28
Nonfarm tractors and parts                 1,064        1,107           -43
Textile, sewing machines                     879          805            74
Measuring, testing, control instruments    9,690        8,804           886
Telecommunications equipment              28,646       26,436         2,210
Railway transportation equipment           1,021        1,054           -33
Civilian aircraft                          8,946        6,727         2,219
Industrial engines                        10,210        9,253           957
Business machines and equipment            5,442        5,833          -392
Excavating machinery                       5,765        7,039        -1,274
Electric apparatus                        23,478       22,157         1,322
Metalworking machine tools                 5,785        6,349          -564
Industrial machines, other                22,651       19,045         3,606
Drilling & oilfield equipment              5,529        3,818         1,712

Automotive vehicles, parts, and engines  171,240      170,294           946

Consumer goods                           314,165      288,483        25,682

Other household goods                     36,673       33,754         2,919
Pharmaceutical preparations               48,287       42,343         5,944
Artwork, antiques, stamps, etc.            7,337        5,687         1,650
Furniture, household goods, etc.          16,677       16,337           340
Toys, games, and sporting goods           22,899       18,055         4,845
Apparel,household goods-nontextile         5,326        5,102           224
Pleasure boats and motors                  2,049        2,038            11
Household appliances                      13,357       12,208         1,149
Camping apparel and gear                   5,179        5,216           -37
Stereo equipment, etc                      5,679        6,619          -940
Nursery stock, etc.                        1,026          952            73
Motorcycles and parts                      2,866        3,099          -233
Jewelry                                    8,906        8,587           318
Musical instruments                        1,063        1,103           -40
Books, printed matter                      3,066        2,846           220
Apparel, household goods - wool            2,548        2,337           211
Photo equipment                            4,935        4,485           449
Toiletries and cosmetics                   4,127        3,828           300
Rugs                                       1,414        1,450           -36
Cookware, cutlery, tools                   4,329        4,155           174
Apparel, textiles, nonwool or cotton      21,012       20,352           659
Glassware, chinaware                       1,541        1,574           -32
Numismatic coins                             205          246           -41
Footwear                                  10,118        9,564           554
Gem stones, other                          1,748        1,666            83
Records, tapes, and disks                  2,106          872         1,234
Writing and art supplies                   8,660        8,217           443
Gem diamonds                              12,221       11,465           756
Apparel, household goods - cotton         33,780       31,466         2,313
TV's, VCR's, etc                          25,032       22,860         2,172

Other goods                               40,886       38,943         1,943
                                                  

(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-07-143, BEA-07-49), Bureau of the Census, Foreign
Trade Division, August 2007.  For more information, contact Nick Orsini
(301-763-6959) or Joe Kafchinski  (301-763-2311), Foreign Trade Division.
