                                        
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)                                March        February      Monthly
                                       2008         2008 (R)      Change

Total, Balance of Payments Basis         173,337      179,369        -6,031
Net Adjustments                            1,579        1,667           -88
Total, Census Basis                      171,758      177,701        -5,943

Foods, feeds, and beverages                7,128        7,215           -87

Fish and shellfish                         1,043        1,205          -162
Fruits, frozen juices                        697          816          -119
Wine, beer, and related products             677          738           -60
Meat products                                619          654           -35
Cocoa beans                                   91          125           -34
Cane and beet sugar                           51           72           -22
Bakery products                              516          526           -10
Dairy products and eggs                      145          151            -5
Vegetables                                   646          648            -2
Nuts                                         104          103             1
Tea, spices, etc.                            106           98             8
Green coffee                                 284          275             9
Nonagricultural foods, etc.                   54           44            10
Other foods                                  780          742            38
Alcoholic beverages, excluding wine          428          379            49
Feedstuff and foodgrains                     421          307           114
Food oils, oilseeds                          466          331           135

Industrial supplies and materials         61,583       63,629        -2,045

Crude oil                                 26,370       28,949        -2,578
Petroleum products, other                  3,668        4,104          -436
Industrial supplies, other                 1,941        2,064          -123
Iron and steel mill products               1,491        1,587           -96
Natural rubber                               157          233           -76
Shingles, wallboard                          662          725           -63
Steelmaking materials                        718          776           -58
Iron and steel, advanced                     641          691           -51
Nonferrous metals, other                     343          387           -43
Chemicals-fertilizers                      1,043        1,081           -38
Gas-natural                                2,934        2,971           -37
Synthetic cloth                              452          483           -31
Nontextile floor tiles                       194          222           -28
Stone, sand, cement, etc.                    440          460           -21
Finished textile supplies                    287          306           -19
Lumber                                       389          408           -19
Tin                                           58           76           -18
Synthetic rubber--primary                    151          166           -15
Sulfur, nonmetallic minerals                 126          139           -13
Paper and paper products                     634          647           -13
Nickel                                       311          323           -12
Hair, waste materials                         58           66            -9
Wool, silk, etc.                              68           76            -8
Leather and furs                              60           66            -6
Plastic materials                          1,127        1,131            -4
Hides and skins                               15           18            -3
Chemicals-inorganic                          580          583            -3
Tobacco, waxes, etc.                         517          518            -2
Cotton, natural fibers                         9            9           (-)
Materials, excluding chemicals               115          114             1
Cotton cloth, fabrics                        108          107             1
Glass-plate, sheet, etc.                      88           86             2
Zinc                                         195          192             3
Blank tapes, audio & visual                  149          143             5
Newsprint                                    204          193            11
Bauxite and aluminum                       1,027        1,015            11
Plywood and veneers                          196          184            11
Electric energy                              282          270            12
Chemicals-other, n.e.c.                      746          724            22
Finished metal shapes                      1,421        1,390            30
Copper                                       612          580            31
Farming materials, livestock                 146          113            33
Pulpwood and woodpulp                        375          333            42
Coal and related fuels                       286          235            50
Nonmonetary gold                             701          619            82
Chemicals-organic                          1,793        1,674           119
Nuclear fuel materials                       443          317           126
Iron and steel products, n.e.c.              859          699           160
Fuel oil                                   3,272        3,066           206
Other precious metals                      1,236        1,004           232
Liquefied petroleum gases                  1,889        1,302           586

Capital goods, except automotive          37,648       38,490          -841

Telecommunications equipment               3,595        3,926          -332
Industrial machines, other                 2,997        3,234          -237
Materials handling equipment                 939        1,057          -119
Metalworking machine tools                   748          843           -96
Industrial engines                         1,389        1,478           -89
Excavating machinery                         654          734           -80
Electric apparatus                         3,019        3,098           -79
Business machines and equipment              374          447           -72
Wood, glass, plastic                         485          557           -71
Pulp and paper machinery                     417          485           -68
Computers                                  3,371        3,438           -68
Medicinal equipment                        2,117        2,174           -57
Parts-civilian aircraft                      732          789           -57
Measuring, testing, control instruments    1,260        1,312           -52
Semiconductors                             2,175        2,219           -44
Photo, service industry machinery          1,173        1,212           -39
Agricultural machinery, equipment            607          620           -13
Commercial vessels, other                      8           11            -2
Specialized mining                            69           69           (-)
Vessels, except scrap                        (-)          (-)           (-)
Spacecraft, excluding military                 1          (-)             1
Nonfarm tractors and parts                   134          133             1
Railway transportation equipment             120          110             9
Laboratory testing instruments               336          325            11
Marine engines, parts                         99           82            18
Food, tobacco machinery                      234          212            22
Textile, sewing machines                     135          109            27
Engines-civilian aircraft                  1,174        1,142            32
Drilling & oilfield equipment                723          643            80
Generators, accessories                    1,697        1,572           125
Civilian aircraft                          1,289        1,134           155
Computer accessories                       5,575        5,322           252

Automotive vehicles, parts, and engines   20,338       22,426        -2,089

Consumer goods                            39,539       40,667        -1,128

Furniture, household goods, etc.           1,784        2,108          -324
Toys, games, and sporting goods            2,712        2,983          -271
Other household goods                      4,731        4,981          -250
Apparel, textiles, nonwool or cotton       2,376        2,570          -194
Footwear                                   1,191        1,372          -181
Jewelry                                      951        1,064          -114
Writing and art supplies                   1,059        1,170          -111
Apparel,household goods-nontextile           652          753          -101
Household appliances                       1,477        1,561           -83
Artwork, antiques, stamps, etc.              837          919           -82
Cookware, cutlery, tools                     493          572           -79
Stereo equipment, etc                        507          560           -53
Camping apparel and gear                     601          654           -53
Apparel, household goods - wool              314          363           -49
Gem stones, other                            213          259           -47
TV's, VCR's, etc                           3,387        3,429           -42
Motorcycles and parts                        349          385           -36
Toiletries and cosmetics                     549          576           -28
Musical instruments                          142          156           -14
Glassware, chinaware                         176          190           -14
Books, printed matter                        360          373           -13
Rugs                                         166          172            -6
Pleasure boats and motors                    227          228            -1
Nursery stock, etc.                          133          125             8
Records, tapes, and disks                    280          269            11
Numismatic coins                              78           53            24
Apparel, household goods - cotton          4,136        4,075            60
Gem diamonds                               1,823        1,728            94
Photo equipment                              664          538           125
Pharmaceutical preparations                7,172        6,478           694

Other goods                                5,521        5,275           247
                                        

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

Total, Balance of Payments Basis         526,885      471,001        55,884
Net Adjustments                            4,050        2,594         1,457
Total, Census Basis                      522,835      468,407        54,428

Foods, feeds, and beverages               21,497       20,016         1,481

Fish and shellfish                         3,418        3,500           -82
Fruits, frozen juices                      2,360        2,212           148
Wine, beer, and related products           2,114        2,124            -9
Meat products                              1,913        2,003           -90
Cocoa beans                                  308          232            76
Cane and beet sugar                          182          187            -5
Bakery products                            1,564        1,466            98
Dairy products and eggs                      457          381            76
Vegetables                                 1,927        1,818           109
Nuts                                         307          284            23
Tea, spices, etc.                            303          247            56
Green coffee                                 815          648           167
Nonagricultural foods, etc.                  140           98            41
Other foods                                2,199        2,106            93
Alcoholic beverages, excluding wine        1,233        1,363          -130
Feedstuff and foodgrains                   1,044          662           382
Food oils, oilseeds                        1,213          685           528

Industrial supplies and materials        189,214      142,239        46,975

Crude oil                                 84,984       51,513        33,471
Petroleum products, other                 11,790       10,220         1,570
Industrial supplies, other                 5,935        5,677           258
Iron and steel mill products               4,536        4,682          -146
Natural rubber                               547          459            88
Shingles, wallboard                        2,106        2,490          -383
Steelmaking materials                      2,146        1,559           586
Iron and steel, advanced                   1,966        1,932            34
Nonferrous metals, other                   1,095          764           331
Chemicals-fertilizers                      3,104        2,177           927
Gas-natural                                7,652        6,455         1,197
Synthetic cloth                            1,407        1,342            65
Nontextile floor tiles                       620          692           -72
Stone, sand, cement, etc.                  1,384        1,615          -231
Finished textile supplies                    903          863            40
Lumber                                     1,245        1,773          -528
Tin                                          192          126            66
Synthetic rubber--primary                    455          463            -7
Sulfur, nonmetallic minerals                 343          193           149
Paper and paper products                   1,948        1,980           -32
Nickel                                     1,009        1,066           -57
Hair, waste materials                        188          202           -14
Wool, silk, etc.                             225          207            18
Leather and furs                             190          206           -16
Plastic materials                          3,324        3,015           309
Hides and skins                               45           49            -3
Chemicals-inorganic                        1,725        1,482           243
Tobacco, waxes, etc.                       1,507        1,257           251
Cotton, natural fibers                        27           18             9
Materials, excluding chemicals               339          344            -5
Cotton cloth, fabrics                        314          369           -55
Glass-plate, sheet, etc.                     266          285           -19
Zinc                                         577          829          -251
Blank tapes, audio & visual                  454          684          -230
Newsprint                                    591          655           -64
Bauxite and aluminum                       2,995        3,429          -434
Plywood and veneers                          613          653           -40
Electric energy                              777          528           248
Chemicals-other, n.e.c.                    2,248        2,058           190
Finished metal shapes                      4,218        4,070           147
Copper                                     1,709        1,703             6
Farming materials, livestock                 364          318            46
Pulpwood and woodpulp                      1,028          886           142
Coal and related fuels                       752          554           198
Nonmonetary gold                           1,922        1,121           801
Chemicals-organic                          5,151        4,401           750
Nuclear fuel materials                     1,208          813           395
Iron and steel products, n.e.c.            2,297        2,195           101
Fuel oil                                  10,543        6,573         3,970
Other precious metals                      3,163        2,657           507
Liquefied petroleum gases                  5,089        2,634         2,454

Capital goods, except automotive         113,796      109,308         4,488

Telecommunications equipment              11,391       10,887           504
Industrial machines, other                 9,078        8,116           962
Materials handling equipment               2,974        2,853           121
Metalworking machine tools                 2,348        2,190           158
Industrial engines                         4,271        3,652           618
Excavating machinery                       2,214        2,157            57
Electric apparatus                         9,069        8,644           425
Business machines and equipment            1,281        2,122          -841
Wood, glass, plastic                       1,579        1,532            46
Pulp and paper machinery                   1,420        1,372            47
Computers                                 10,592       10,486           105
Medicinal equipment                        6,447        5,988           459
Parts-civilian aircraft                    2,293        1,935           358
Measuring, testing, control instruments    3,858        3,549           310
Semiconductors                             6,589        6,737          -148
Photo, service industry machinery          3,563        3,369           194
Agricultural machinery, equipment          1,859        1,552           307
Commercial vessels, other                     29           39           -10
Specialized mining                           214          246           -31
Vessels, except scrap                        (-)          (-)           (-)
Spacecraft, excluding military                 2            1             1
Nonfarm tractors and parts                   401          377            25
Railway transportation equipment             355          373           -18
Laboratory testing instruments             1,025          828           197
Marine engines, parts                        263          276           -14
Food, tobacco machinery                      618          561            58
Textile, sewing machines                     330          330             1
Engines-civilian aircraft                  3,386        2,915           471
Drilling & oilfield equipment              2,092        1,831           261
Generators, accessories                    4,791        4,451           341
Civilian aircraft                          3,509        3,353           157
Computer accessories                      15,955       16,586          -631

Automotive vehicles, parts, and engines   63,342       63,371           -29

Consumer goods                           118,977      118,351           626

Furniture, household goods, etc.           5,938        6,302          -363
Toys, games, and sporting goods            8,668        8,492           176
Other household goods                     14,524       13,530           994
Apparel, textiles, nonwool or cotton       7,351        7,908          -556
Footwear                                   3,806        3,797             9
Jewelry                                    3,079        3,373          -294
Writing and art supplies                   3,333        3,225           109
Apparel,household goods-nontextile         2,098        2,029            70
Household appliances                       4,471        4,958          -488
Artwork, antiques, stamps, etc.            2,559        2,702          -142
Cookware, cutlery, tools                   1,586        1,637           -50
Stereo equipment, etc                      1,641        2,217          -575
Camping apparel and gear                   1,857        1,938           -81
Apparel, household goods - wool              970          978            -8
Gem stones, other                            706          641            65
TV's, VCR's, etc                          10,234        9,833           401
Motorcycles and parts                      1,046        1,222          -176
Toiletries and cosmetics                   1,651        1,498           153
Musical instruments                          427          409            18
Glassware, chinaware                         549          582           -33
Books, printed matter                      1,154        1,119            35
Rugs                                         514          522            -8
Pleasure boats and motors                    700          755           -55
Nursery stock, etc.                          379          373             6
Records, tapes, and disks                    832          640           192
Numismatic coins                             189           82           107
Apparel, household goods - cotton         12,143       12,557          -414
Gem diamonds                               5,182        4,613           569
Photo equipment                            1,744        1,674            70
Pharmaceutical preparations               19,644       18,745           899

Other goods                               16,008       15,123           886
                                                  

(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-08-77, BEA-08-20), Bureau of the Census, Foreign
Trade Division, March 2008.  For more information, contact Nick Orsini
(301-763-6959) or Maria Iseman (301-763-2311), Foreign Trade Division.
