                                        
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)                                November     October       Monthly
                                       2007         2007 (R)      Change

Total, Balance of Payments Basis         173,656      167,791         5,865
Net Adjustments                              637          945          -308
Total, Census Basis                      173,018      166,846         6,173

Foods, feeds, and beverages                7,030        6,858           172

Food oils, oilseeds                          403          277           126
Alcoholic beverages, excluding wine          522          448            74
Other foods                                  763          701            62
Fish and shellfish                         1,084        1,049            35
Wine, beer, and related products             686          670            16
Bakery products                              513          511             3
Nonagricultural foods, etc.                   42           41             1
Vegetables                                   587          586             1
Feedstuff and foodgrains                     274          274            -1
Dairy products and eggs                      145          151            -6
Nuts                                         103          111            -7
Cocoa beans                                   37           45            -8
Tea, spices, etc.                             92          105           -12
Cane and beet sugar                           70           85           -15
Fruits, frozen juices                        759          777           -17
Green coffee                                 312          345           -34
Meat products                                636          683           -47

Industrial supplies and materials         59,175       54,520         4,654

Crude oil                                 25,223       21,507         3,716
Petroleum products, other                  4,677        4,151           526
Fuel oil                                   2,965        2,639           326
Liquefied petroleum gases                  1,577        1,330           247
Tobacco, waxes, etc.                         576          444           132
Industrial supplies, other                 2,078        1,984            93
Electric energy                              305          244            61
Steelmaking materials                        632          577            54
Nickel                                       353          303            49
Plastic materials                          1,095        1,050            45
Chemicals-fertilizers                        834          796            38
Pulpwood and woodpulp                        341          307            34
Farming materials, livestock                 109           79            30
Coal and related fuels                       238          209            29
Shingles, wallboard                          834          806            28
Nonferrous metals, other                     376          348            27
Sulfur, nonmetallic minerals                  86           60            26
Natural rubber                               183          163            19
Finished textile supplies                    312          293            18
Synthetic rubber--primary                    174          156            17
Finished metal shapes                      1,486        1,471            15
Stone, sand, cement, etc.                    532          518            14
Lumber                                       514          502            12
Synthetic cloth                              489          478            11
Materials, excluding chemicals               119          108            11
Other precious metals                        855          845            11
Chemicals-inorganic                          515          506             9
Paper and paper products                     655          647             8
Leather and furs                              70           62             8
Tin                                           52           46             6
Hair, waste materials                         62           57             5
Blank tapes, audio & visual                  160          155             4
Chemicals-other, n.e.c.                      715          712             3
Glass-plate, sheet, etc.                     104          102             2
Bauxite and aluminum                       1,166        1,164             2
Cotton cloth, fabrics                        126          124             1
Hides and skins                                8            7             1
Cotton, natural fibers                         6            6           (-)
Nontextile floor tiles                       231          234            -3
Wool, silk, etc.                              69           74            -5
Newsprint                                    171          177            -6
Iron and steel products, n.e.c.              742          750            -8
Iron and steel, advanced                     665          675           -10
Plywood and veneers                          225          246           -21
Nonmonetary gold                             424          446           -22
Nuclear fuel materials                       585          613           -27
Zinc                                         206          257           -51
Chemicals-organic                          1,729        1,798           -69
Copper                                       577          752          -175
Iron and steel mill products               1,289        1,489          -200
Gas-natural                                1,664        2,052          -388

Capital goods, except automotive          37,849       37,687           162

Telecommunications equipment               4,088        3,892           196
Industrial engines                         1,437        1,327           110
Drilling & oilfield equipment                735          642            93
Parts-civilian aircraft                      770          722            47
Excavating machinery                         769          723            46
Medicinal equipment                        2,174        2,143            30
Generators, accessories                    1,649        1,623            26
Photo, service industry machinery          1,162        1,142            19
Business machines and equipment              564          547            18
Food, tobacco machinery                      218          203            15
Agricultural machinery, equipment            739          725            14
Pulp and paper machinery                     433          421            12
Laboratory testing instruments               335          326             9
Measuring, testing, control instruments    1,227        1,221             6
Semiconductors                             2,263        2,262             1
Vessels, except scrap                        (-)          (-)           (-)
Industrial machines, other                 3,063        3,063            -1
Textile, sewing machines                     117          118            -1
Electric apparatus                         2,982        2,983            -1
Nonfarm tractors and parts                   133          135            -2
Metalworking machine tools                   693          698            -5
Specialized mining                            54           61            -6
Wood, glass, plastic                         530          541           -11
Spacecraft, excluding military                 1           12           -12
Marine engines, parts                         79           92           -13
Commercial vessels, other                     12           32           -20
Computers                                  3,329        3,354           -26
Computer accessories                       5,098        5,125           -26
Railway transportation equipment             122          148           -26
Materials handling equipment                 920          977           -56
Engines-civilian aircraft                  1,128        1,220           -92
Civilian aircraft                          1,028        1,211          -183

Automotive vehicles, parts, and engines   22,614       22,479           134

Consumer goods                            40,762       39,966           796

Other household goods                      5,055        4,611           444
Artwork, antiques, stamps, etc.            1,039          838           200
TV's, VCR's, etc                           3,672        3,478           194
Jewelry                                    1,246        1,102           144
Apparel,household goods-nontextile           714          637            77
Photo equipment                              675          599            75
Apparel, textiles, nonwool or cotton       2,648        2,576            72
Writing and art supplies                   1,136        1,087            48
Cookware, cutlery, tools                     585          550            35
Apparel, household goods - wool              359          331            28
Household appliances                       1,608        1,581            27
Furniture, household goods, etc.           2,119        2,092            27
Pleasure boats and motors                    248          225            23
Toys, games, and sporting goods            2,883        2,862            21
Apparel, household goods - cotton          4,214        4,195            20
Rugs                                         185          166            19
Numismatic coins                              43           27            15
Musical instruments                          143          130            13
Toiletries and cosmetics                     555          546            10
Glassware, chinaware                         206          200             6
Nursery stock, etc.                          134          130             5
Books, printed matter                        388          383             4
Gem stones, other                            234          235            -1
Camping apparel and gear                     640          644            -4
Footwear                                   1,241        1,249            -7
Records, tapes, and disks                    289          306           -16
Motorcycles and parts                        293          318           -25
Stereo equipment, etc                        618          670           -52
Gem diamonds                               1,706        1,783           -77
Pharmaceutical preparations                5,884        6,414          -530

Other goods                                5,589        5,335           254
                                        

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

Total, Balance of Payments Basis       1,793,627    1,703,295        90,332
Net Adjustments                           10,477        6,876         3,601
Total, Census Basis                    1,783,150    1,696,419        86,731

Foods, feeds, and beverages               74,924       68,482         6,442

Food oils, oilseeds                        3,047        2,427           620
Alcoholic beverages, excluding wine        5,043        4,494           549
Other foods                                7,804        7,303           501
Fish and shellfish                        12,495       12,080           415
Wine, beer, and related products           7,638        7,121           517
Bakery products                            5,507        5,148           359
Nonagricultural foods, etc.                  423          416             6
Vegetables                                 6,609        6,051           559
Feedstuff and foodgrains                   2,667        1,995           672
Dairy products and eggs                    1,433        1,324           109
Nuts                                       1,130        1,030            99
Cocoa beans                                  541          608           -68
Tea, spices, etc.                          1,039          889           150
Cane and beet sugar                          755        1,260          -504
Fruits, frozen juices                      8,320        6,857         1,463
Green coffee                               3,077        2,611           466
Meat products                              7,397        6,867           530

Industrial supplies and materials        570,986      553,731        17,255

Crude oil                                210,424      199,573        10,850
Petroleum products, other                 43,782       40,701         3,081
Fuel oil                                  28,353       25,233         3,120
Liquefied petroleum gases                 12,381       13,333          -953
Tobacco, waxes, etc.                       4,836        4,394           442
Industrial supplies, other                21,481       20,456         1,025
Electric energy                            2,534        1,993           540
Steelmaking materials                      6,544        6,002           542
Nickel                                     4,393        2,937         1,455
Plastic materials                         11,698       12,400          -703
Chemicals-fertilizers                      8,703        7,098         1,605
Pulpwood and woodpulp                      3,449        2,912           537
Farming materials, livestock               1,064          943           121
Coal and related fuels                     2,248        2,484          -236
Shingles, wallboard                        9,197       11,302        -2,105
Nonferrous metals, other                   3,352        2,862           490
Sulfur, nonmetallic minerals                 809          766            43
Natural rubber                             1,919        1,891            28
Finished textile supplies                  3,259        3,043           217
Synthetic rubber--primary                  1,819        1,863           -45
Finished metal shapes                     15,587       14,953           634
Stone, sand, cement, etc.                  5,766        6,149          -383
Lumber                                     6,269        8,086        -1,817
Synthetic cloth                            5,133        4,949           184
Materials, excluding chemicals             1,240        1,292           -51
Other precious metals                     10,132        7,607         2,526
Chemicals-inorganic                        5,666        5,257           409
Paper and paper products                   7,303        7,514          -211
Leather and furs                             735          760           -25
Tin                                          517          390           127
Hair, waste materials                        729          707            22
Blank tapes, audio & visual                2,006        4,007        -2,001
Chemicals-other, n.e.c.                    7,771        7,381           390
Glass-plate, sheet, etc.                   1,089        1,171           -82
Bauxite and aluminum                      12,506       13,257          -751
Cotton cloth, fabrics                      1,361        1,596          -235
Hides and skins                              133          136            -3
Cotton, natural fibers                        74           75            -1
Nontextile floor tiles                     2,567        2,738          -171
Wool, silk, etc.                             791          782             9
Newsprint                                  2,198        2,826          -628
Iron and steel products, n.e.c.            8,456        7,812           644
Iron and steel, advanced                   7,180        6,950           230
Plywood and veneers                        2,699        2,919          -221
Nonmonetary gold                           4,287        5,211          -924
Nuclear fuel materials                     5,132        3,383         1,749
Zinc                                       2,610        1,997           612
Chemicals-organic                         17,387       17,184           203
Copper                                     7,165        7,630          -465
Iron and steel mill products              17,178       20,637        -3,459
Gas-natural                               27,079       26,187           892

Capital goods, except automotive         407,152      382,541        24,611

Telecommunications equipment              40,440       36,810         3,629
Industrial engines                        14,377       12,863         1,514
Drilling & oilfield equipment              7,506        5,563         1,942
Parts-civilian aircraft                    7,573        6,001         1,572
Excavating machinery                       8,043        9,554        -1,510
Medicinal equipment                       22,724       21,245         1,479
Generators, accessories                   17,860       14,747         3,113
Photo, service industry machinery         12,769       13,415          -645
Business machines and equipment            7,176        7,984          -808
Food, tobacco machinery                    2,172        1,895           277
Agricultural machinery, equipment          6,553        6,220           333
Pulp and paper machinery                   5,041        4,897           144
Laboratory testing instruments             3,329        2,750           579
Measuring, testing, control instruments   13,358       12,200         1,158
Semiconductors                            24,420       25,131          -711
Vessels, except scrap                        (-)           29           -28
Industrial machines, other                31,776       26,543         5,232
Textile, sewing machines                   1,231        1,083           148
Electric apparatus                        32,519       30,718         1,801
Nonfarm tractors and parts                 1,471        1,504           -32
Metalworking machine tools                 7,929        8,750          -820
Specialized mining                           784          756            28
Wood, glass, plastic                       5,800        6,113          -314
Spacecraft, excluding military                94           90             5
Marine engines, parts                        942          838           104
Commercial vessels, other                    165           68            97
Computers                                 37,139       31,025         6,115
Computer accessories                      57,991       61,908        -3,917
Railway transportation equipment           1,433        1,491           -57
Materials handling equipment              10,485       10,682          -197
Engines-civilian aircraft                 11,826       10,132         1,694
Civilian aircraft                         12,224        9,536         2,688

Automotive vehicles, parts, and engines  238,582      234,029         4,554

Consumer goods                           434,357      403,312        31,045

Other household goods                     51,118       47,357         3,761
Artwork, antiques, stamps, etc.           10,124        7,919         2,205
TV's, VCR's, etc                          35,691       32,522         3,169
Jewelry                                   12,366       12,017           348
Apparel,household goods-nontextile         7,330        7,057           273
Photo equipment                            6,785        6,253           532
Apparel, textiles, nonwool or cotton      28,947       28,425           522
Writing and art supplies                  12,010       11,382           628
Cookware, cutlery, tools                   6,035        5,790           245
Apparel, household goods - wool            3,567        3,239           328
Household appliances                      18,201       16,872         1,329
Furniture, household goods, etc.          23,071       22,541           530
Pleasure boats and motors                  2,729        2,757           -28
Toys, games, and sporting goods           31,323       25,706         5,617
Apparel, household goods - cotton         46,586       44,300         2,286
Rugs                                       1,948        1,963           -15
Numismatic coins                             299          311           -12
Musical instruments                        1,474        1,514           -40
Toiletries and cosmetics                   5,788        5,333           454
Glassware, chinaware                       2,158        2,192           -34
Nursery stock, etc.                        1,418        1,334            85
Books, printed matter                      4,231        3,939           291
Gem stones, other                          2,446        2,303           143
Camping apparel and gear                   7,149        7,306          -157
Footwear                                  13,960       13,424           536
Records, tapes, and disks                  3,018        1,177         1,840
Motorcycles and parts                      3,796        4,266          -470
Stereo equipment, etc                      7,624        9,451        -1,828
Gem diamonds                              17,169       15,797         1,372
Pharmaceutical preparations               65,998       58,863         7,134

Other goods                               57,148       54,325         2,824
                                                  

(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-08-07, BEA-08-01), Bureau of the Census, Foreign
Trade Division, November 2007.  For more information, contact Nick Orsini
(301-763-6959) or Maria Iseman (301-763-2311), Foreign Trade Division.
