                          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) - Revis
                                        

Item(1)                                January      December      Monthly
                                       2008         2007 (R)      Change

Total, Balance of Payments Basis         173,294      170,942         2,352
Net Adjustments                              811          798            12
Total, Census Basis                      172,484      170,144         2,339

Foods, feeds, and beverages                7,127        6,803           324

Fruits, frozen juices                        846          728           119
Fish and shellfish                         1,163        1,072            91
Food oils, oilseeds                          412          326            86
Feedstuff and foodgrains                     315          271            45
Vegetables                                   630          594            37
Green coffee                                 257          223            33
Bakery products                              522          494            28
Meat products                                637          614            23
Dairy products and eggs                      160          139            21
Nuts                                          99           93             6
Tea, spices, etc.                             99           95             3
Nonagricultural foods, etc.                   42           40             2
Cane and beet sugar                           59           71           -12
Cocoa beans                                   91          106           -14
Wine, beer, and related products             697          721           -24
Other foods                                  671          725           -54
Alcoholic beverages, excluding wine          427          491           -64

Industrial supplies and materials         63,586       59,793         3,793

Crude oil                                 29,469       26,697         2,772
Fuel oil                                   4,159        2,971         1,188
Nonmonetary gold                             628          397           231
Gas-natural                                1,728        1,515           213
Liquefied petroleum gases                  1,898        1,693           204
Iron and steel mill products               1,473        1,324           149
Chemicals-fertilizers                        945          847            98
Nickel                                       374          313            61
Nuclear fuel materials                       447          412            35
Pulpwood and woodpulp                        318          289            28
Iron and steel products, n.e.c.              738          710            28
Chemicals-inorganic                          561          537            24
Tin                                           57           37            20
Tobacco, waxes, etc.                         464          444            20
Chemicals-other, n.e.c.                      775          761            13
Blank tapes, audio & visual                  161          149            13
Zinc                                         190          178            12
Plywood and veneers                          233          222            11
Newsprint                                    195          187             8
Paper and paper products                     667          661             7
Hair, waste materials                         63           59             4
Hides and skins                               12            8             4
Cotton, natural fibers                         9            5             3
Wool, silk, etc.                              80           79             1
Leather and furs                              63           64            -1
Finished textile supplies                    308          309            -2
Farming materials, livestock                 105          109            -4
Glass-plate, sheet, etc.                      91           98            -6
Materials, excluding chemicals               109          116            -7
Iron and steel, advanced                     633          640            -7
Coal and related fuels                       231          244           -13
Nonferrous metals, other                     352          365           -13
Synthetic rubber--primary                    138          152           -14
Sulfur, nonmetallic minerals                  76           92           -16
Nontextile floor tiles                       204          221           -16
Electric energy                              224          241           -17
Finished metal shapes                      1,404        1,430           -26
Steelmaking materials                        693          720           -27
Synthetic cloth                              471          501           -31
Cotton cloth, fabrics                         98          129           -31
Natural rubber                               158          198           -41
Lumber                                       447          489           -42
Stone, sand, cement, etc.                    484          526           -42
Bauxite and aluminum                         950          994           -44
Shingles, wallboard                          717          763           -46
Plastic materials                          1,066        1,137           -70
Copper                                       517          613           -96
Industrial supplies, other                 1,925        2,023           -98
Other precious metals                        827          951          -123
Chemicals-organic                          1,675        1,804          -128
Petroleum products, other                  3,978        4,370          -392

Capital goods, except automotive          37,518       37,708          -189

Industrial machines, other                 2,836        3,053          -217
Business machines and equipment              460          566          -107
Generators, accessories                    1,483        1,582           -99
Electric apparatus                         2,942        3,025           -83
Computer accessories                       5,049        5,127           -79
Computers                                  3,782        3,841           -59
Agricultural machinery, equipment            630          688           -58
Wood, glass, plastic                         536          583           -47
Semiconductors                             2,198        2,232           -34
Textile, sewing machines                      87          119           -32
Materials handling equipment                 969          994           -24
Food, tobacco machinery                      169          193           -23
Spacecraft, excluding military               (-)           24           -23
Marine engines, parts                         82           99           -17
Nonfarm tractors and parts                   130          139            -9
Telecommunications equipment               3,862        3,867            -4
Vessels, except scrap                        (-)          (-)           (-)
Commercial vessels, other                      9            6             3
Railway transportation equipment             124          119             5
Specialized mining                            75           68             8
Civilian aircraft                          1,083        1,066            17
Industrial engines                         1,387        1,370            17
Metalworking machine tools                   754          728            26
Engines-civilian aircraft                  1,065        1,033            33
Pulp and paper machinery                     516          483            33
Medicinal equipment                        2,150        2,103            47
Laboratory testing instruments               360          314            47
Photo, service industry machinery          1,176        1,122            54
Measuring, testing, control instruments    1,281        1,223            59
Parts-civilian aircraft                      772          681            92
Excavating machinery                         825          700           125
Drilling & oilfield equipment                725          562           162

Automotive vehicles, parts, and engines   20,587       20,400           187

Consumer goods                            38,468       40,209        -1,741

TV's, VCR's, etc                           3,414        3,850          -436
Apparel, household goods - cotton          3,921        4,248          -327
Apparel, textiles, nonwool or cotton       2,394        2,639          -245
Gem diamonds                               1,593        1,770          -177
Household appliances                       1,429        1,580          -151
Toys, games, and sporting goods            2,968        3,112          -144
Jewelry                                    1,056        1,141           -85
Furniture, household goods, etc.           2,042        2,111           -69
Photo equipment                              542          590           -48
Cookware, cutlery, tools                     521          565           -45
Camping apparel and gear                     599          637           -38
Footwear                                   1,240        1,268           -28
Artwork, antiques, stamps, etc.              795          823           -28
Writing and art supplies                   1,103        1,131           -27
Apparel, household goods - wool              288          310           -22
Glassware, chinaware                         183          201           -19
Apparel,household goods-nontextile           688          706           -18
Musical instruments                          130          145           -14
Nursery stock, etc.                          120          134           -14
Gem stones, other                            230          240           -10
Toiletries and cosmetics                     525          532            -7
Records, tapes, and disks                    282          289            -6
Rugs                                         176          173             3
Motorcycles and parts                        311          304             8
Other household goods                      4,823        4,813            10
Numismatic coins                              58           41            16
Books, printed matter                        421          404            17
Pleasure boats and motors                    242          213            29
Stereo equipment, etc                        574          519            55
Pharmaceutical preparations                5,802        5,722            80

Other goods                                5,196        5,231           -35

                               _________________

Item(1)                                Year-to-date Year-to-date  Year-to-date
                                       2008         2007 (R)      Change

Total, Balance of Payments Basis         173,294      155,122        18,172
Net Adjustments                              811          580           231
Total, Census Basis                      172,484      154,542        17,942

Foods, feeds, and beverages                7,127        6,582           546

Fruits, frozen juices                        846          710           136
Fish and shellfish                         1,163        1,184           -21
Food oils, oilseeds                          412          223           189
Feedstuff and foodgrains                     315          210           105
Vegetables                                   630          557            73
Green coffee                                 257          226            31
Bakery products                              522          482            40
Meat products                                637          636             2
Dairy products and eggs                      160          127            33
Nuts                                          99           86            13
Tea, spices, etc.                             99           86            13
Nonagricultural foods, etc.                   42           32            10
Cane and beet sugar                           59           72           -13
Cocoa beans                                   91           65            26
Wine, beer, and related products             697          771           -74
Other foods                                  671          649            23
Alcoholic beverages, excluding wine          427          467           -40

Industrial supplies and materials         63,586       47,997        15,589

Crude oil                                 29,469       18,148        11,321
Fuel oil                                   4,159        2,098         2,060
Nonmonetary gold                             628          383           246
Gas-natural                                1,728        1,684            44
Liquefied petroleum gases                  1,898        1,014           884
Iron and steel mill products               1,473        1,544           -70
Chemicals-fertilizers                        945          648           297
Nickel                                       374          325            49
Nuclear fuel materials                       447          241           206
Pulpwood and woodpulp                        318          296            22
Iron and steel products, n.e.c.              738          751           -14
Chemicals-inorganic                          561          469            91
Tin                                           57           46            11
Tobacco, waxes, etc.                         464          393            71
Chemicals-other, n.e.c.                      775          679            96
Blank tapes, audio & visual                  161          349          -187
Zinc                                         190          341          -151
Plywood and veneers                          233          217            16
Newsprint                                    195          236           -41
Paper and paper products                     667          640            27
Hair, waste materials                         63           66            -3
Hides and skins                               12           21            -9
Cotton, natural fibers                         9            6             2
Wool, silk, etc.                              80           76             4
Leather and furs                              63           63           (-)
Finished textile supplies                    308          282            25
Farming materials, livestock                 105          112            -7
Glass-plate, sheet, etc.                      91           97            -6
Materials, excluding chemicals               109          113            -4
Iron and steel, advanced                     633          624             8
Coal and related fuels                       231          199            33
Nonferrous metals, other                     352          257            95
Synthetic rubber--primary                    138          149           -11
Sulfur, nonmetallic minerals                  76           63            13
Nontextile floor tiles                       204          225           -20
Electric energy                              224          139            86
Finished metal shapes                      1,404        1,356            48
Steelmaking materials                        693          472           221
Synthetic cloth                              471          433            38
Cotton cloth, fabrics                         98          117           -19
Natural rubber                               158          147            10
Lumber                                       447          644          -197
Stone, sand, cement, etc.                    484          522           -38
Bauxite and aluminum                         950        1,112          -163
Shingles, wallboard                          717          847          -130
Plastic materials                          1,066        1,000            67
Copper                                       517          656          -139
Industrial supplies, other                 1,925        1,843            82
Other precious metals                        827          768            60
Chemicals-organic                          1,675        1,505           170
Petroleum products, other                  3,978        3,581           397

Capital goods, except automotive          37,518       36,443         1,075

Industrial machines, other                 2,836        2,609           227
Business machines and equipment              460          750          -291
Generators, accessories                    1,483        1,407            76
Electric apparatus                         2,942        2,855            86
Computer accessories                       5,049        5,584          -535
Computers                                  3,782        3,806           -24
Agricultural machinery, equipment            630          501           129
Wood, glass, plastic                         536          518            18
Semiconductors                             2,198        2,290           -92
Textile, sewing machines                      87           99           -12
Materials handling equipment                 969          947            23
Food, tobacco machinery                      169          181           -12
Spacecraft, excluding military               (-)          (-)           (-)
Marine engines, parts                         82           73             9
Nonfarm tractors and parts                   130          122             9
Telecommunications equipment               3,862        3,408           454
Vessels, except scrap                        (-)          (-)           (-)
Commercial vessels, other                      9           19            -9
Railway transportation equipment             124          126            -1
Specialized mining                            75           99           -24
Civilian aircraft                          1,083        1,185          -103
Industrial engines                         1,387        1,230           156
Metalworking machine tools                   754          743            11
Engines-civilian aircraft                  1,065          912           154
Pulp and paper machinery                     516          442            74
Medicinal equipment                        2,150        2,019           130
Laboratory testing instruments               360          271            89
Photo, service industry machinery          1,176        1,093            83
Measuring, testing, control instruments    1,281        1,209            72
Parts-civilian aircraft                      772          635           138
Excavating machinery                         825          727            98
Drilling & oilfield equipment                725          581           144

Automotive vehicles, parts, and engines   20,587       20,412           175

Consumer goods                            38,468       38,198           270

TV's, VCR's, etc                           3,414        3,284           129
Apparel, household goods - cotton          3,921        4,104          -183
Apparel, textiles, nonwool or cotton       2,394        2,566          -172
Gem diamonds                               1,593        1,518            74
Household appliances                       1,429        1,559          -130
Toys, games, and sporting goods            2,968        2,574           395
Jewelry                                    1,056        1,078           -22
Furniture, household goods, etc.           2,042        2,105           -63
Photo equipment                              542          506            37
Cookware, cutlery, tools                     521          526            -5
Camping apparel and gear                     599          647           -49
Footwear                                   1,240        1,240           (-)
Artwork, antiques, stamps, etc.              795          803            -8
Writing and art supplies                   1,103        1,036            68
Apparel, household goods - wool              288          278            10
Glassware, chinaware                         183          190            -7
Apparel,household goods-nontextile           688          667            21
Musical instruments                          130          130           (-)
Nursery stock, etc.                          120          129            -9
Gem stones, other                            230          214            16
Toiletries and cosmetics                     525          478            47
Records, tapes, and disks                    282          102           180
Rugs                                         176          169             7
Motorcycles and parts                        311          415          -104
Other household goods                      4,823        4,448           374
Numismatic coins                              58           30            28
Books, printed matter                        421          376            44
Pleasure boats and motors                    242          233             9
Stereo equipment, etc                        574          903          -329
Pharmaceutical preparations                5,802        5,889           -87

Other goods                                5,196        4,910           286


(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-08-42, BEA-08-08), Bureau of the Census, Foreign
Trade Division, January 2008.  For more information, contact Nick Orsini
(301-763-6959) or Maria Iseman (301-763-2311), Foreign Trade Division.
