                                        
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)                                October      September     Monthly
                                       2007         2007 (R)      Change

Total, Balance of Payments Basis         167,850      166,208         1,642
Net Adjustments                              945        1,103          -159
Total, Census Basis                      166,905      165,105         1,801

Foods, feeds, and beverages                6,875        6,989          -114

Fish and shellfish                         1,049        1,122           -73
Wine, beer, and related products             671          707           -36
Fruits, frozen juices                        776          804           -28
Green coffee                                 344          362           -18
Food oils, oilseeds                          285          299           -14
Alcoholic beverages, excluding wine          454          463           -10
Tea, spices, etc.                            104          113            -8
Other foods                                  700          700           (-)
Nonagricultural foods, etc.                   42           41           (-)
Cocoa beans                                   45           43             1
Meat products                                683          681             2
Bakery products                              511          507             5
Nuts                                         110          104             6
Feedstuff and foodgrains                     275          267             7
Cane and beet sugar                           89           81             8
Dairy products and eggs                      151          132            19
Vegetables                                   586          561            26

Industrial supplies and materials         54,617       52,739         1,878

Crude oil                                 21,476       19,693         1,783
Petroleum products, other                  4,140        3,814           327
Liquefied petroleum gases                  1,331        1,144           187
Chemicals-organic                          1,791        1,637           154
Iron and steel mill products               1,482        1,339           143
Copper                                       747          639           107
Finished metal shapes                      1,467        1,394            73
Tobacco, waxes, etc.                         449          399            50
Nonferrous metals, other                     348          312            36
Nonmonetary gold                             463          435            28
Gas-natural                                2,052        2,035            17
Electric energy                              244          227            16
Zinc                                         257          248             9
Nontextile floor tiles                       231          225             7
Glass-plate, sheet, etc.                     102           96             6
Tin                                           46           45             1
Cotton, natural fibers                         6            5             1
Iron and steel, advanced                     676          676           (-)
Leather and furs                              63           63            -1
Blank tapes, audio & visual                  156          157            -2
Stone, sand, cement, etc.                    518          521            -3
Newsprint                                    177          180            -3
Wool, silk, etc.                              73           76            -3
Farming materials, livestock                  79           83            -4
Nuclear fuel materials                       672          676            -4
Hides and skins                                7           12            -5
Cotton cloth, fabrics                        124          132            -8
Hair, waste materials                         57           68           -11
Materials, excluding chemicals               108          121           -13
Finished textile supplies                    296          311           -15
Synthetic rubber--primary                    156          173           -16
Shingles, wallboard                          802          821           -19
Chemicals-inorganic                          507          528           -21
Synthetic cloth                              479          500           -22
Sulfur, nonmetallic minerals                  60           86           -26
Bauxite and aluminum                       1,164        1,190           -26
Pulpwood and woodpulp                        306          333           -26
Coal and related fuels                       209          235           -26
Plywood and veneers                          246          274           -28
Chemicals-fertilizers                        799          827           -28
Paper and paper products                     647          678           -31
Iron and steel products, n.e.c.              755          789           -34
Fuel oil                                   2,646        2,688           -42
Nickel                                       304          355           -50
Natural rubber                               163          216           -53
Lumber                                       504          560           -56
Chemicals-other, n.e.c.                      712          769           -57
Industrial supplies, other                 1,985        2,044           -59
Plastic materials                          1,051        1,126           -75
Steelmaking materials                        617          700           -84
Other precious metals                        867        1,084          -217

Capital goods, except automotive          37,733       38,204          -471

Computer accessories                       5,125        5,416          -291
Generators, accessories                    1,625        1,730          -105
Electric apparatus                         2,979        3,077           -98
Computers                                  3,355        3,451           -96
Business machines and equipment              548          626           -79
Industrial engines                         1,344        1,415           -71
Excavating machinery                         724          789           -64
Metalworking machine tools                   698          755           -57
Pulp and paper machinery                     421          468           -47
Photo, service industry machinery          1,144        1,172           -28
Food, tobacco machinery                      208          221           -13
Parts-civilian aircraft                      724          734           -10
Nonfarm tractors and parts                   131          139            -9
Materials handling equipment                 978          986            -7
Laboratory testing instruments               328          334            -6
Measuring, testing, control instruments    1,223        1,226            -3
Specialized mining                            59           61            -1
Vessels, except scrap                        (-)          (-)           (-)
Textile, sewing machines                     120          118             2
Spacecraft, excluding military                12            9             3
Wood, glass, plastic                         541          537             4
Railway transportation equipment             149          142             7
Medicinal equipment                        2,144        2,127            17
Engines-civilian aircraft                  1,223        1,204            19
Marine engines, parts                         92           72            21
Commercial vessels, other                     32            6            26
Agricultural machinery, equipment            725          696            29
Semiconductors                             2,263        2,230            32
Drilling & oilfield equipment                645          595            50
Industrial machines, other                 3,058        2,993            66
Telecommunications equipment               3,901        3,792           109
Civilian aircraft                          1,212        1,083           129

Automotive vehicles, parts, and engines   22,397       22,326            72

Consumer goods                            39,944       39,499           445

Pharmaceutical preparations                6,335        5,417           918
Gem diamonds                               1,797        1,460           336
Toys, games, and sporting goods            2,869        2,677           191
Photo equipment                              600          579            21
Pleasure boats and motors                    225          206            19
Stereo equipment, etc                        670          656            15
Gem stones, other                            236          228             8
Numismatic coins                              28           24             4
Nursery stock, etc.                          130          129             1
Motorcycles and parts                        318          319            -1
Apparel, household goods - wool              331          332            -1
Musical instruments                          130          138            -8
Records, tapes, and disks                    306          315            -9
Books, printed matter                        384          393            -9
Glassware, chinaware                         201          211           -10
Toiletries and cosmetics                     545          559           -14
Jewelry                                    1,102        1,117           -15
Apparel,household goods-nontextile           637          654           -17
Rugs                                         166          185           -19
Cookware, cutlery, tools                     551          573           -22
TV's, VCR's, etc                           3,483        3,514           -31
Camping apparel and gear                     652          685           -34
Writing and art supplies                   1,088        1,128           -40
Household appliances                       1,583        1,656           -73
Artwork, antiques, stamps, etc.              838          912           -74
Footwear                                   1,260        1,352           -92
Furniture, household goods, etc.           2,092        2,184           -92
Apparel, textiles, nonwool or cotton       2,579        2,713          -133
Other household goods                      4,612        4,779          -167
Apparel, household goods - cotton          4,196        4,403          -207

Other goods                                5,339        5,348            -9


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

Total, Balance of Payments Basis       1,620,031    1,548,251        71,780
Net Adjustments                            9,839        6,249         3,591
Total, Census Basis                    1,610,192    1,542,003        68,189

Foods, feeds, and beverages               67,911       62,104         5,806

Fish and shellfish                        11,410       10,975           435
Wine, beer, and related products           6,953        6,441           512
Fruits, frozen juices                      7,560        6,172         1,388
Green coffee                               2,764        2,328           436
Food oils, oilseeds                        2,652        2,210           442
Alcoholic beverages, excluding wine        4,526        4,080           446
Tea, spices, etc.                            946          798           148
Other foods                                7,040        6,617           423
Nonagricultural foods, etc.                  382          384            -2
Cocoa beans                                  504          563           -59
Meat products                              6,761        6,237           524
Bakery products                            4,994        4,666           328
Nuts                                       1,026          942            84
Feedstuff and foodgrains                   2,394        1,779           615
Cane and beet sugar                          689        1,217          -528
Dairy products and eggs                    1,288        1,196            92
Vegetables                                 6,022        5,499           524

Industrial supplies and materials        511,908      506,793         5,116

Crude oil                                185,170      183,159         2,010
Petroleum products, other                 39,094       37,579         1,515
Liquefied petroleum gases                 10,805       12,450        -1,645
Chemicals-organic                         15,651       15,548           103
Iron and steel mill products              15,881       18,684        -2,803
Copper                                     6,583        7,111          -528
Finished metal shapes                     14,096       13,499           597
Tobacco, waxes, etc.                       4,265        3,981           284
Nonferrous metals, other                   2,976        2,624           352
Nonmonetary gold                           3,879        4,814          -935
Gas-natural                               25,415       24,057         1,358
Electric energy                            2,229        1,838           390
Zinc                                       2,404        1,725           678
Nontextile floor tiles                     2,333        2,501          -169
Glass-plate, sheet, etc.                     985        1,068           -83
Tin                                          465          342           123
Cotton, natural fibers                        68           68            -1
Iron and steel, advanced                   6,516        6,311           204
Leather and furs                             665          692           -27
Blank tapes, audio & visual                1,846        3,626        -1,780
Stone, sand, cement, etc.                  5,234        5,601          -367
Newsprint                                  2,027        2,581          -554
Wool, silk, etc.                             722          705            17
Farming materials, livestock                 955          854           101
Nuclear fuel materials                     4,606        2,866         1,740
Hides and skins                              125          122             2
Cotton cloth, fabrics                      1,235        1,451          -216
Hair, waste materials                        667          642            25
Materials, excluding chemicals             1,122        1,174           -52
Finished textile supplies                  2,950        2,757           193
Synthetic rubber--primary                  1,645        1,699           -55
Shingles, wallboard                        8,359       10,377        -2,018
Chemicals-inorganic                        5,151        4,790           361
Synthetic cloth                            4,645        4,501           144
Sulfur, nonmetallic minerals                 723          703            20
Bauxite and aluminum                      11,340       11,989          -649
Pulpwood and woodpulp                      3,108        2,617           490
Coal and related fuels                     2,010        2,288          -277
Plywood and veneers                        2,473        2,715          -242
Chemicals-fertilizers                      7,873        6,513         1,360
Paper and paper products                   6,649        6,846          -197
Iron and steel products, n.e.c.            7,719        7,064           655
Fuel oil                                  25,395       23,509         1,886
Nickel                                     4,041        2,610         1,431
Natural rubber                             1,736        1,696            39
Lumber                                     5,758        7,516        -1,758
Chemicals-other, n.e.c.                    7,056        6,716           340
Industrial supplies, other                19,404       18,534           870
Plastic materials                         10,604       11,329          -725
Steelmaking materials                      5,952        5,454           498
Other precious metals                      9,300        6,895         2,405

Capital goods, except automotive         369,348      346,837        22,512

Computer accessories                      52,893       56,268        -3,375
Generators, accessories                   16,214       13,286         2,927
Electric apparatus                        29,534       27,894         1,640
Computers                                 33,812       28,052         5,760
Business machines and equipment            6,612        7,278          -666
Industrial engines                        12,958       11,660         1,298
Excavating machinery                       7,276        8,740        -1,464
Metalworking machine tools                 7,236        7,948          -713
Pulp and paper machinery                   4,607        4,407           200
Photo, service industry machinery         11,610       12,242          -633
Food, tobacco machinery                    1,959        1,712           247
Parts-civilian aircraft                    6,805        5,384         1,421
Nonfarm tractors and parts                 1,334        1,365           -32
Materials handling equipment               9,567        9,693          -126
Laboratory testing instruments             2,996        2,476           519
Measuring, testing, control instruments   12,135       11,054         1,080
Specialized mining                           729          687            42
Vessels, except scrap                        (-)           29           -29
Textile, sewing machines                   1,117          990           127
Spacecraft, excluding military                94           89             5
Wood, glass, plastic                       5,271        5,609          -338
Railway transportation equipment           1,313        1,340           -28
Medicinal equipment                       20,551       19,275         1,276
Engines-civilian aircraft                 10,701        9,149         1,552
Marine engines, parts                        863          769            94
Commercial vessels, other                    153           63            90
Agricultural machinery, equipment          5,814        5,655           159
Semiconductors                            22,159       22,871          -713
Drilling & oilfield equipment              6,774        4,927         1,846
Industrial machines, other                28,708       24,013         4,695
Telecommunications equipment              36,360       33,312         3,049
Civilian aircraft                         11,198        8,598         2,600

Automotive vehicles, parts, and engines  215,886      212,600         3,286

Consumer goods                           393,574      364,492        29,082

Pharmaceutical preparations               60,035       53,181         6,854
Gem diamonds                              15,476       14,305         1,171
Toys, games, and sporting goods           28,447       22,940         5,506
Photo equipment                            6,111        5,679           433
Pleasure boats and motors                  2,481        2,518           -37
Stereo equipment, etc                      7,005        8,436        -1,430
Gem stones, other                          2,212        2,086           126
Numismatic coins                             258          293           -35
Nursery stock, etc.                        1,284        1,208            76
Motorcycles and parts                      3,503        3,886          -383
Apparel, household goods - wool            3,209        2,939           270
Musical instruments                        1,331        1,376           -45
Records, tapes, and disks                  2,729        1,075         1,654
Books, printed matter                      3,843        3,576           267
Glassware, chinaware                       1,952        1,985           -33
Toiletries and cosmetics                   5,232        4,815           416
Jewelry                                   11,120       10,844           276
Apparel,household goods-nontextile         6,616        6,391           225
Rugs                                       1,764        1,782           -19
Cookware, cutlery, tools                   5,451        5,230           220
TV's, VCR's, etc                          32,024       29,211         2,813
Camping apparel and gear                   6,517        6,619          -102
Writing and art supplies                  10,875       10,319           556
Household appliances                      16,594       15,391         1,204
Artwork, antiques, stamps, etc.            9,085        7,196         1,889
Footwear                                  12,731       12,132           599
Furniture, household goods, etc.          20,951       20,500           451
Apparel, textiles, nonwool or cotton      26,302       25,780           523
Other household goods                     46,064       42,773         3,291
Apparel, household goods - cotton         42,373       40,026         2,347

Other goods                               51,564       49,176         2,387


(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-07-174, BEA-07-55), Bureau of the Census, Foreign
Trade Division, October 2007.  For more information, contact Nick Orsini
(301-763-6959) or Maria Iseman  (301-763-2311), Foreign Trade Division.
