Part A: Seasonally Adjusted
Exhibit 7. IMPORTS OF GOODS BY END-USE CATEGORY AND COMMODITY
                                                                           
(In millions of dollars.  Details may not equal totals due to rounding.
The commodities in this Exhibit are ranked on the year-to-year change
within each major commodity grouping. (-) Represents zero or less than
one half unit of measurement shown.
                                                                           
                                                                           

                                                                  Year-to-year
Item(1)                                Annual 2005  Annual 2003   Change

Total, Balance of Payments Basis       1,967,853    1,861,380       106,474

Net Adjustments                           10,892        7,441         3,450

Total, Census Basis                    1,956,962    1,853,938       103,023

Foods, feeds, and beverages               81,683       74,938         6,746

Fruits, frozen juices                      9,038        7,543         1,495
Feedstuff and foodgrains                   2,940        2,201           739
Food oils, oilseeds                        3,378        2,682           695
Vegetables                                 7,211        6,579           632
Alcoholic beverages, excluding wine        5,546        4,930           616
Other foods                                8,529        7,985           544
Meat products                              8,010        7,468           542
Wine, beer, and related products           8,354        7,834           520
Green coffee                               3,237        2,829           407
Bakery products                            6,015        5,631           383
Fish and shellfish                        13,547       13,203           344
Tea, spices, etc.                          1,129          976           153
Dairy products and eggs                    1,580        1,443           136
Nuts                                       1,223        1,114           109
Nonagricultural foods, etc.                  462          455             7
Cocoa beans                                  660          714           -54
Cane and beet sugar                          826        1,349          -523

Industrial supplies and materials        634,746      601,988        32,758

Crude oil                                237,212      216,627        20,584
Fuel oil                                  31,325       27,072         4,253
Petroleum products, other                 48,324       44,232         4,092
Gas-natural                               32,034       28,278         3,756
Other precious metals                     11,083        8,326         2,757
Chemicals-fertilizers                      9,524        7,683         1,842
Nuclear fuel materials                     5,540        3,989         1,551
Nickel                                     4,727        3,216         1,511
Industrial supplies, other                23,503       22,408         1,095
Electric energy                            2,969        2,167           801
Steelmaking materials                      7,295        6,513           781
Finished metal shapes                     17,033       16,373           660
Iron and steel products, n.e.c.            9,179        8,553           626
Nonferrous metals, other                   3,721        3,146           576
Pulpwood and woodpulp                      3,743        3,189           554
Zinc                                       2,782        2,261           521
Chemicals-other, n.e.c.                    8,529        8,044           485
Tobacco, waxes, etc.                       5,287        4,807           480
Chemicals-inorganic                        6,193        5,735           458
Chemicals-organic                         19,145       18,851           294
Iron and steel, advanced                   7,822        7,575           247
Finished textile supplies                  3,572        3,325           247
Synthetic cloth                            5,636        5,397           239
Farming materials, livestock               1,189        1,031           157
Tin                                          553          435           118
Natural rubber                             2,119        2,029            90
Sulfur, nonmetallic minerals                 891          857            34
Hair, waste materials                        791          770            21
Wool, silk, etc.                             874          858            15
Hides and skins                              152          149             3
Cotton, natural fibers                        79           81            -2
Leather and furs                             801          826           -25
Synthetic rubber--primary                  1,973        2,024           -51
Materials, excluding chemicals             1,357        1,412           -54
Glass-plate, sheet, etc.                   1,185        1,262           -77
Nontextile floor tiles                     2,806        2,982          -176
Plywood and veneers                        2,927        3,120          -193
Coal and related fuels                     2,492        2,697          -204
Paper and paper products                   7,960        8,186          -226
Cotton cloth, fabrics                      1,487        1,739          -252
Copper                                     7,788        8,168          -380
Liquefied petroleum gases                 14,118       14,498          -380
Stone, sand, cement, etc.                  6,294        6,700          -406
Plastic materials                         12,828       13,453          -625
Newsprint                                  2,384        3,073          -690
Nonmonetary gold                           4,677        5,643          -966
Bauxite and aluminum                      13,443       14,530        -1,088
Lumber                                     6,769        8,698        -1,930
Blank tapes, audio & visual                2,152        4,400        -2,248
Shingles, wallboard                        9,965       12,226        -2,261
Iron and steel mill products              18,513       22,370        -3,857

Capital goods, except automotive         444,486      418,259        26,227

Computers                                 40,766       33,771         6,995
Industrial machines, other                34,818       29,066         5,753
Telecommunications equipment              44,055       40,004         4,051
Generators, accessories                   19,463       16,281         3,181
Civilian aircraft                         13,280       10,607         2,673
Electric apparatus                        35,587       33,587         2,000
Drilling & oilfield equipment              7,956        6,130         1,827
Engines-civilian aircraft                 12,869       11,156         1,712
Industrial engines                        15,739       14,090         1,649
Parts-civilian aircraft                    8,259        6,622         1,637
Medicinal equipment                       24,689       23,138         1,551
Measuring, testing, control instruments   14,975       13,670         1,305
Laboratory testing instruments             3,658        3,007           650
Agricultural machinery, equipment          7,108        6,794           315
Food, tobacco machinery                    2,364        2,073           291
Commercial vessels, other                    289           72           217
Pulp and paper machinery                   5,522        5,335           187
Textile, sewing machines                   1,345        1,181           164
Marine engines, parts                      1,040          917           123
Specialized mining                           855          843            12
Spacecraft, excluding military               118          108            10
Nonfarm tractors and parts                 1,615        1,629           -14
Vessels, except scrap                          0           29           -29
Railway transportation equipment           1,553        1,603           -50
Materials handling equipment              11,482       11,627          -144
Wood, glass, plastic                       6,400        6,622          -222
Semiconductors                            26,615       27,375          -760
Photo, service industry machinery         13,896       14,700          -804
Metalworking machine tools                 8,669        9,572          -903
Excavating machinery                       8,730       10,358        -1,628
Business machines and equipment            6,377        8,717        -2,339
Computer accessories                      64,393       67,575        -3,182

Automotive vehicles, parts, and engines  258,920      256,627         2,293

Consumer goods                           474,892      442,639        32,253

Pharmaceutical preparations               71,733       64,366         7,367
Toys, games, and sporting goods           34,413       28,833         5,580
Other household goods                     56,022       51,870         4,152
TV's, VCR's, etc                          39,789       35,869         3,920
Artwork, antiques, stamps, etc.           10,860        8,674         2,187
Apparel, household goods - cotton         50,861       48,712         2,149
Records, tapes, and disks                  3,332        1,280         2,053
Gem diamonds                              18,937       17,285         1,652
Household appliances                      19,794       18,436         1,357
Writing and art supplies                  13,141       12,461           681
Photo equipment                            7,429        6,841           589
Footwear                                  15,256       14,704           551
Furniture, household goods, etc.          25,135       24,626           509
Toiletries and cosmetics                   6,337        5,832           505
Apparel, textiles, nonwool or cotton      31,604       31,161           443
Jewelry                                   13,546       13,202           343
Books, printed matter                      4,636        4,319           317
Apparel, household goods - wool            3,854        3,553           301
Apparel,household goods-nontextile         8,021        7,735           287
Cookware, cutlery, tools                   6,608        6,352           255
Gem stones, other                          2,702        2,547           154
Nursery stock, etc.                        1,549        1,457            92
Numismatic coins                             341          340             2
Rugs                                       2,120        2,135           -15
Glassware, chinaware                       2,369        2,396           -27
Musical instruments                        1,618        1,651           -32
Pleasure boats and motors                  2,945        2,983           -38
Camping apparel and gear                   7,780        7,997          -217
Motorcycles and parts                      4,086        4,631          -545
Stereo equipment, etc                      8,071       10,391        -2,320

Other goods                               62,234       59,487         2,747
                                                                           
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(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 the FT900 release, or at www.census.gov/ft900
or www.bea.gov/newsreleases/international/trade/tradnewsrelease.htm.
                                                                           
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SOURCE: Report U.S. International Trade in Goods and Services: Annual
Report for 2007 (CB-08-89, BEA-08-26), Bureau of the Census, Foreign
Trade Division.  For more information, contact Nick Orsini (301-763-6959)
or Maria Iseman (301-763-2311), Foreign Trade Division.
