                                        
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)                                September    August        Monthly
                                       2007         2007 (R)      Change

Total, Balance of Payments Basis         165,970      165,058           912
Net Adjustments                            1,114        1,019            96
Total, Census Basis                      164,856      164,040           816

Foods, feeds, and beverages                6,967        6,996           -30

Fish and shellfish                         1,121        1,173           -52
Other foods                                  701          751           -50
Food oils, oilseeds                          291          332           -41
Cane and beet sugar                           78           97           -19
Vegetables                                   560          573           -13
Nuts                                         104          110            -6
Nonagricultural foods, etc.                   40           44            -4
Tea, spices, etc.                            112          114            -2
Alcoholic beverages, excluding wine          455          454             1
Dairy products and eggs                      131          128             3
Wine, beer, and related products             709          705             4
Bakery products                              506          493            14
Cocoa beans                                   43           29            15
Feedstuff and foodgrains                     267          252            15
Green coffee                                 362          335            28
Meat products                                681          651            31
Fruits, frozen juices                        803          757            47

Industrial supplies and materials         52,489       52,869          -380

Gas-natural                                2,035        2,488          -453
Liquefied petroleum gases                  1,180        1,381          -201
Petroleum products, other                  3,825        4,008          -183
Copper                                       639          807          -168
Iron and steel mill products               1,367        1,518          -152
Nickel                                       353          491          -138
Fuel oil                                   2,686        2,755           -69
Bauxite and aluminum                       1,190        1,244           -54
Steelmaking materials                        654          706           -53
Lumber                                       558          593           -35
Finished metal shapes                      1,394        1,427           -33
Shingles, wallboard                          822          848           -26
Nontextile floor tiles                       225          242           -16
Nuclear fuel materials                       617          632           -15
Paper and paper products                     678          693           -15
Iron and steel products, n.e.c.              783          797           -14
Tin                                           45           58           -13
Tobacco, waxes, etc.                         397          410           -13
Newsprint                                    180          193           -13
Farming materials, livestock                  83           91            -8
Glass-plate, sheet, etc.                      96          103            -7
Stone, sand, cement, etc.                    521          525            -4
Finished textile supplies                    308          312            -4
Leather and furs                              63           65            -2
Cotton, natural fibers                         5            7            -2
Hair, waste materials                         68           68           (-)
Hides and skins                               12           11             1
Synthetic rubber--primary                    172          171             1
Chemicals-inorganic                          539          537             2
Wool, silk, etc.                              77           72             4
Cotton cloth, fabrics                        132          126             6
Nonferrous metals, other                     311          303             8
Sulfur, nonmetallic minerals                  85           76             9
Blank tapes, audio & visual                  157          146            12
Coal and related fuels                       235          223            12
Materials, excluding chemicals               120          108            13
Plywood and veneers                          274          257            17
Pulpwood and woodpulp                        333          308            25
Plastic materials                          1,126        1,098            28
Zinc                                         248          220            28
Iron and steel, advanced                     674          646            29
Natural rubber                               216          184            33
Synthetic cloth                              500          459            41
Industrial supplies, other                 2,043        1,995            48
Electric energy                              227          177            50
Nonmonetary gold                             411          342            70
Chemicals-other, n.e.c.                      769          680            89
Chemicals-organic                          1,627        1,525           102
Chemicals-fertilizers                        827          695           132
Other precious metals                      1,052          912           140
Crude oil                                 19,549       19,139           410

Capital goods, except automotive          38,182       37,428           754

Computer accessories                       5,414        5,143           271
Telecommunications equipment               3,802        3,657           145
Electric apparatus                         3,075        2,935           140
Computers                                  3,449        3,346           103
Metalworking machine tools                   756          654           102
Engines-civilian aircraft                  1,214        1,120            94
Excavating machinery                         786          706            81
Agricultural machinery, equipment            696          639            57
Laboratory testing instruments               332          295            36
Civilian aircraft                          1,081        1,047            35
Industrial engines                         1,393        1,364            29
Railway transportation equipment             141          113            28
Medicinal equipment                        2,124        2,102            22
Textile, sewing machines                     115           94            21
Materials handling equipment                 986          965            20
Parts-civilian aircraft                      731          712            20
Wood, glass, plastic                         538          520            18
Vessels, except scrap                        (-)          (-)           (-)
Food, tobacco machinery                      215          216            -1
Photo, service industry machinery          1,170        1,176            -6
Business machines and equipment              624          632            -8
Nonfarm tractors and parts                   139          146            -8
Specialized mining                            61           70           -10
Commercial vessels, other                      6           17           -11
Marine engines, parts                         71           83           -12
Measuring, testing, control instruments    1,223        1,236           -13
Drilling & oilfield equipment                597          612           -15
Industrial machines, other                 3,009        3,032           -23
Pulp and paper machinery                     468          497           -29
Spacecraft, excluding military                10           68           -58
Semiconductors                             2,230        2,306           -77
Generators, accessories                    1,725        1,922          -198

Automotive vehicles, parts, and engines   22,447       22,136           311

Consumer goods                            39,426       39,223           203

TV's, VCR's, etc                           3,505        3,287           218
Other household goods                      4,779        4,582           197
Furniture, household goods, etc.           2,182        2,092            91
Apparel, textiles, nonwool or cotton       2,710        2,628            83
Jewelry                                    1,116        1,067            49
Footwear                                   1,340        1,293            46
Camping apparel and gear                     676          648            29
Apparel, household goods - wool              331          303            28
Cookware, cutlery, tools                     572          556            15
Apparel,household goods-nontextile           653          638            14
Toiletries and cosmetics                     559          548            11
Musical instruments                          138          128             9
Glassware, chinaware                         210          201             9
Books, printed matter                        393          384             9
Nursery stock, etc.                          128          124             4
Household appliances                       1,654        1,654           (-)
Writing and art supplies                   1,127        1,129            -2
Rugs                                         185          189            -4
Gem stones, other                            227          232            -4
Records, tapes, and disks                    316          322            -6
Motorcycles and parts                        319          324            -6
Numismatic coins                              23           36           -12
Apparel, household goods - cotton          4,398        4,417           -19
Pleasure boats and motors                    211          235           -25
Toys, games, and sporting goods            2,670        2,705           -35
Stereo equipment, etc                        655          691           -36
Photo equipment                              575          629           -54
Pharmaceutical preparations                5,434        5,550          -116
Artwork, antiques, stamps, etc.              912        1,050          -138
Gem diamonds                               1,430        1,583          -153

Other goods                                5,345        5,387           -42

_________________

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

Total, Balance of Payments Basis       1,451,943    1,394,555        57,388
Net Adjustments                            8,905        5,591         3,314
Total, Census Basis                    1,443,038    1,388,965        54,073

Foods, feeds, and beverages               61,014       55,715         5,300

Fish and shellfish                        10,361        9,867           494
Other foods                                6,341        5,930           411
Food oils, oilseeds                        2,358        1,999           360
Cane and beet sugar                          596        1,121          -525
Vegetables                                 5,435        4,943           493
Nuts                                         916          856            59
Nonagricultural foods, etc.                  339          349           -10
Tea, spices, etc.                            841          715           126
Alcoholic beverages, excluding wine        4,064        3,671           393
Dairy products and eggs                    1,136        1,070            66
Wine, beer, and related products           6,284        5,761           523
Bakery products                            4,483        4,187           296
Cocoa beans                                  459          520           -60
Feedstuff and foodgrains                   2,119        1,577           541
Green coffee                               2,420        2,035           385
Meat products                              6,078        5,611           467
Fruits, frozen juices                      6,784        5,503         1,281

Industrial supplies and materials        457,042      460,035        -2,993

Gas-natural                               23,363       22,281         1,082
Liquefied petroleum gases                  9,510       11,387        -1,877
Petroleum products, other                 34,965       34,706           259
Copper                                     5,835        6,218          -383
Iron and steel mill products              14,427       16,655        -2,228
Nickel                                     3,736        2,322         1,413
Fuel oil                                  22,747       21,668         1,079
Bauxite and aluminum                      10,177       10,733          -556
Steelmaking materials                      5,288        4,880           408
Lumber                                     5,252        6,893        -1,641
Finished metal shapes                     12,630       12,101           529
Shingles, wallboard                        7,558        9,453        -1,895
Nontextile floor tiles                     2,102        2,254          -152
Nuclear fuel materials                     3,875        2,595         1,280
Paper and paper products                   6,001        6,154          -153
Iron and steel products, n.e.c.            6,958        6,317           641
Tin                                          419          298           121
Tobacco, waxes, etc.                       3,814        3,573           241
Newsprint                                  1,850        2,344          -494
Farming materials, livestock                 876          786            91
Glass-plate, sheet, etc.                     883          958           -74
Stone, sand, cement, etc.                  4,716        5,045          -329
Finished textile supplies                  2,652        2,471           181
Leather and furs                             602          630           -28
Cotton, natural fibers                        62           62           (-)
Hair, waste materials                        610          575            35
Hides and skins                              117          110             7
Synthetic rubber--primary                  1,488        1,540           -51
Chemicals-inorganic                        4,656        4,319           337
Wool, silk, etc.                             649          638            11
Cotton cloth, fabrics                      1,111        1,308          -198
Nonferrous metals, other                   2,627        2,317           310
Sulfur, nonmetallic minerals                 662          628            34
Blank tapes, audio & visual                1,690        3,239        -1,549
Coal and related fuels                     1,801        2,015          -214
Materials, excluding chemicals             1,013        1,059           -46
Plywood and veneers                        2,227        2,462          -234
Pulpwood and woodpulp                      2,801        2,335           466
Plastic materials                          9,553       10,252          -699
Zinc                                       2,147        1,469           678
Iron and steel, advanced                   5,839        5,664           175
Natural rubber                             1,572        1,505            67
Synthetic cloth                            4,166        4,046           120
Industrial supplies, other                17,418       16,619           799
Electric energy                            1,985        1,715           270
Nonmonetary gold                           3,393        4,358          -965
Chemicals-other, n.e.c.                    6,343        6,051           292
Chemicals-organic                         13,850       13,936           -87
Chemicals-fertilizers                      7,073        5,956         1,117
Other precious metals                      8,401        6,050         2,350
Crude oil                                163,550      167,082        -3,532

Capital goods, except automotive         331,593      311,342        20,251

Computer accessories                      47,766       50,602        -2,836
Telecommunications equipment              32,469       29,837         2,632
Electric apparatus                        26,553       25,062         1,490
Computers                                 30,455       25,266         5,189
Metalworking machine tools                 6,539        7,130          -592
Engines-civilian aircraft                  9,488        8,155         1,333
Excavating machinery                       6,549        7,879        -1,330
Agricultural machinery, equipment          5,089        5,022            67
Laboratory testing instruments             2,666        2,215           451
Civilian aircraft                          9,984        7,807         2,177
Industrial engines                        11,593       10,449         1,143
Railway transportation equipment           1,163        1,186           -23
Medicinal equipment                       18,404       17,324         1,080
Textile, sewing machines                     994          896            97
Materials handling equipment               8,588        8,715          -127
Parts-civilian aircraft                    6,078        4,766         1,312
Wood, glass, plastic                       4,730        5,079          -349
Vessels, except scrap                        (-)           29           -28
Food, tobacco machinery                    1,744        1,532           212
Photo, service industry machinery         10,463       10,982          -518
Business machines and equipment            6,063        6,541          -478
Nonfarm tractors and parts                 1,202        1,240           -38
Specialized mining                           669          611            58
Commercial vessels, other                    121           58            63
Marine engines, parts                        771          691            79
Measuring, testing, control instruments   10,908        9,922           986
Drilling & oilfield equipment              6,131        4,339         1,793
Industrial machines, other                25,665       21,553         4,113
Pulp and paper machinery                   4,187        3,915           271
Spacecraft, excluding military                82           88            -6
Semiconductors                            19,896       20,576          -681
Generators, accessories                   14,583       11,875         2,709

Automotive vehicles, parts, and engines  193,611      191,498         2,113

Consumer goods                           353,556      326,403        27,153

TV's, VCR's, etc                          28,533       26,024         2,509
Other household goods                     41,451       38,265         3,187
Furniture, household goods, etc.          18,858       18,427           430
Apparel, textiles, nonwool or cotton      23,721       23,122           598
Jewelry                                   10,016        9,699           317
Footwear                                  11,458       10,850           607
Camping apparel and gear                   5,856        5,919           -63
Apparel, household goods - wool            2,876        2,641           236
Cookware, cutlery, tools                   4,899        4,692           207
Apparel,household goods-nontextile         5,978        5,737           241
Toiletries and cosmetics                   4,686        4,323           363
Musical instruments                        1,200        1,240           -39
Glassware, chinaware                       1,750        1,776           -26
Books, printed matter                      3,460        3,208           252
Nursery stock, etc.                        1,154        1,079            75
Household appliances                      15,009       13,799         1,210
Writing and art supplies                   9,785        9,261           525
Rugs                                       1,598        1,625           -27
Gem stones, other                          1,975        1,881            95
Records, tapes, and disks                  2,424          974         1,450
Motorcycles and parts                      3,184        3,491          -307
Numismatic coins                             228          270           -42
Apparel, household goods - cotton         38,172       35,816         2,356
Pleasure boats and motors                  2,260        2,289           -30
Toys, games, and sporting goods           25,570       20,470         5,101
Stereo equipment, etc                      6,335        7,503        -1,168
Photo equipment                            5,508        5,085           422
Pharmaceutical preparations               53,716       47,692         6,024
Artwork, antiques, stamps, etc.            8,247        6,408         1,840
Gem diamonds                              13,649       12,837           812

Other goods                               46,222       43,972         2,249

(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-07-160, BEA-07-52), Bureau of the Census, Foreign
Trade Division, September 2007.  For more information, contact Nick Orsini
(301-763-6959) or Maria Iseman  (301-763-2311), Foreign Trade Division.
