                                        
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)                                May          April         Monthly
                                       2008         2008 (R)      Change

Total, Balance of Payments Basis         183,312      183,009           303
Net Adjustments                              756        1,590          -834
Total, Census Basis                      182,555      181,418         1,137

Foods, feeds, and beverages                7,643        7,379           265

Fish and shellfish                         1,214        1,087           127
Meat products                                640          569            71
Vegetables                                   678          624            54
Fruits, frozen juices                        842          797            45
Green coffee                                 364          327            37
Feedstuff and foodgrains                     473          449            24
Nuts                                         141          118            24
Wine, beer, and related products             705          692            14
Nonagricultural foods, etc.                   51           47             4
Tea, spices, etc.                            104          106            -2
Bakery products                              551          557            -7
Dairy products and eggs                      128          139           -11
Cocoa beans                                   47           57           -11
Cane and beet sugar                           78           96           -18
Food oils, oilseeds                          450          470           -20
Other foods                                  750          772           -22
Alcoholic beverages, excluding wine          428          471           -43

Industrial supplies and materials         67,169       67,502          -332

Petroleum products, other                  4,447        5,005          -558
Iron and steel mill products               1,625        1,976          -351
Gas-natural                                3,081        3,391          -311
Nuclear fuel materials                       330          561          -231
Fuel oil                                   3,218        3,446          -228
Crude oil                                 29,698       29,809          -111
Coal and related fuels                       291          366           -75
Nonferrous metals, other                     370          439           -69
Natural rubber                               234          280           -46
Nickel                                       365          405           -41
Hides and skins                                8           26           -19
Nonmonetary gold                             530          548           -18
Tobacco, waxes, etc.                         526          544           -18
Zinc                                         159          162            -3
Leather and furs                              58           60            -2
Lumber                                       404          405            -1
Hair, waste materials                         61           62            -1
Wool, silk, etc.                              82           82           (-)
Cotton, natural fibers                         8            7             1
Paper and paper products                     656          654             1
Blank tapes, audio & visual                  152          150             2
Bauxite and aluminum                       1,100        1,098             2
Newsprint                                    199          196             2
Iron and steel products, n.e.c.              817          815             3
Synthetic rubber--primary                    177          173             3
Cotton cloth, fabrics                        109          105             4
Sulfur, nonmetallic minerals                 148          142             5
Glass-plate, sheet, etc.                      98           90             8
Chemicals-other, n.e.c.                      784          776             9
Plywood and veneers                          219          210             9
Materials, excluding chemicals               124          114            11
Shingles, wallboard                          705          692            13
Finished textile supplies                    310          295            15
Nontextile floor tiles                       224          209            15
Farming materials, livestock                 117          101            16
Tin                                           83           66            17
Stone, sand, cement, etc.                    463          443            20
Synthetic cloth                              470          441            29
Plastic materials                          1,110        1,081            29
Pulpwood and woodpulp                        399          364            34
Finished metal shapes                      1,520        1,484            36
Industrial supplies, other                 2,048        2,003            45
Copper                                       715          670            45
Chemicals-inorganic                          677          629            48
Iron and steel, advanced                     716          658            57
Electric energy                              370          291            79
Other precious metals                      1,179          982           197
Chemicals-fertilizers                      1,214        1,002           211
Steelmaking materials                      1,070          849           221
Liquefied petroleum gases                  1,524        1,286           238
Chemicals-organic                          2,180        1,857           323

Capital goods, except automotive          39,829       39,112           717

Generators, accessories                    1,871        1,517           354
Computers                                  3,855        3,566           288
Computer accessories                       5,621        5,444           178
Industrial engines                         1,604        1,484           120
Pulp and paper machinery                     510          397           113
Telecommunications equipment               3,894        3,829            66
Drilling & oilfield equipment                828          768            61
Industrial machines, other                 3,174        3,119            55
Business machines and equipment              476          433            43
Photo, service industry machinery          1,241        1,207            34
Textile, sewing machines                     144          111            33
Parts-civilian aircraft                      819          794            25
Wood, glass, plastic                         508          485            23
Materials handling equipment               1,040        1,023            17
Railway transportation equipment             162          149            13
Laboratory testing instruments               381          373             8
Spacecraft, excluding military                 3            1             2
Marine engines, parts                         93           93           (-)
Vessels, except scrap                        (-)          (-)           (-)
Commercial vessels, other                      9            9           (-)
Food, tobacco machinery                      218          222            -4
Semiconductors                             2,282        2,287            -4
Specialized mining                            73           78            -5
Nonfarm tractors and parts                   132          139            -7
Measuring, testing, control instruments    1,311        1,324           -13
Excavating machinery                         674          696           -22
Engines-civilian aircraft                  1,247        1,270           -23
Agricultural machinery, equipment            651          675           -24
Metalworking machine tools                   796          888           -92
Medicinal equipment                        2,218        2,312           -94
Electric apparatus                         3,075        3,215          -141
Civilian aircraft                            919        1,205          -286

Automotive vehicles, parts, and engines   20,632       21,474          -842

Consumer goods                            41,715       40,194         1,521

TV's, VCR's, etc                           4,189        3,441           748
Toys, games, and sporting goods            3,024        2,719           305
Apparel, household goods - cotton          4,320        4,017           303
Furniture, household goods, etc.           2,091        1,935           157
Gem diamonds                               1,960        1,811           149
Household appliances                       1,693        1,577           115
Other household goods                      5,524        5,447            77
Motorcycles and parts                        361          285            76
Apparel, textiles, nonwool or cotton       2,654        2,587            67
Cookware, cutlery, tools                     555          515            40
Camping apparel and gear                     646          610            36
Gem stones, other                            250          216            35
Apparel,household goods-nontextile           717          695            22
Glassware, chinaware                         195          175            20
Footwear                                   1,290        1,277            13
Toiletries and cosmetics                     563          552            11
Writing and art supplies                   1,112        1,104             9
Books, printed matter                        379          375             4
Rugs                                         164          161             3
Numismatic coins                              85           85           (-)
Musical instruments                          137          142            -5
Stereo equipment, etc                        551          557            -6
Nursery stock, etc.                          117          125            -8
Apparel, household goods - wool              338          348           -10
Jewelry                                      974          994           -21
Photo equipment                              709          734           -25
Records, tapes, and disks                    264          305           -42
Pleasure boats and motors                    224          269           -45
Artwork, antiques, stamps, etc.              788        1,033          -245
Pharmaceutical preparations                5,841        6,105          -264

Other goods                                5,566        5,757          -192
                                        

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

Total, Balance of Payments Basis         895,166      795,528        99,638
Net Adjustments                            6,382        4,730         1,652
Total, Census Basis                      888,784      790,798        97,985

Foods, feeds, and beverages               36,374       33,189         3,185

Fish and shellfish                         5,669        5,735           -67
Meat products                              3,078        3,322          -244
Vegetables                                 3,178        3,006           171
Fruits, frozen juices                      3,975        3,667           308
Green coffee                               1,552        1,234           318
Feedstuff and foodgrains                   1,967        1,128           839
Nuts                                         571          493            78
Wine, beer, and related products           3,468        3,414            54
Nonagricultural foods, etc.                  239          174            66
Tea, spices, etc.                            520          428            92
Bakery products                            2,677        2,458           219
Dairy products and eggs                      722          628            94
Cocoa beans                                  427          357            71
Cane and beet sugar                          356          311            46
Food oils, oilseeds                        2,144        1,136         1,008
Other foods                                3,721        3,484           237
Alcoholic beverages, excluding wine        2,110        2,215          -105

Industrial supplies and materials        324,656      246,737        77,919

Petroleum products, other                 21,475       18,469         3,005
Iron and steel mill products               8,461        8,295           166
Gas-natural                               14,114       13,421           692
Nuclear fuel materials                     2,137        1,372           766
Fuel oil                                  17,237       11,775         5,462
Crude oil                                143,995       87,199        56,797
Coal and related fuels                     1,409          932           478
Nonferrous metals, other                   1,926        1,376           550
Natural rubber                             1,074          780           294
Nickel                                     1,791        2,069          -278
Hides and skins                               78           72             5
Nonmonetary gold                           2,996        1,807         1,189
Tobacco, waxes, etc.                       2,603        2,098           505
Zinc                                         892        1,258          -366
Leather and furs                             305          339           -34
Lumber                                     2,074        2,949          -876
Hair, waste materials                        312          337           -25
Wool, silk, etc.                             399          362            37
Cotton, natural fibers                        42           35             8
Paper and paper products                   3,261        3,307           -46
Blank tapes, audio & visual                  760        1,052          -292
Bauxite and aluminum                       5,196        5,610          -414
Newsprint                                    992        1,074           -82
Iron and steel products, n.e.c.            3,974        3,774           200
Synthetic rubber--primary                    815          810             6
Cotton cloth, fabrics                        530          610           -79
Sulfur, nonmetallic minerals                 647          349           298
Glass-plate, sheet, etc.                     458          483           -25
Chemicals-other, n.e.c.                    3,812        3,446           366
Plywood and veneers                        1,048        1,145           -97
Materials, excluding chemicals               576          563            13
Shingles, wallboard                        3,570        4,228          -657
Finished textile supplies                  1,510        1,452            58
Nontextile floor tiles                     1,065        1,162           -97
Farming materials, livestock                 555          501            54
Tin                                          341          204           137
Stone, sand, cement, etc.                  2,289        2,641          -352
Synthetic cloth                            2,323        2,280            43
Plastic materials                          5,577        5,158           419
Pulpwood and woodpulp                      1,800        1,523           277
Finished metal shapes                      7,267        6,854           413
Industrial supplies, other                10,014        9,544           470
Copper                                     3,093        3,110           -17
Chemicals-inorganic                        3,033        2,494           539
Iron and steel, advanced                   3,332        3,187           145
Electric energy                            1,447        1,232           215
Other precious metals                      5,380        4,686           694
Chemicals-fertilizers                      5,282        3,722         1,560
Steelmaking materials                      4,089        2,850         1,239
Liquefied petroleum gases                  7,899        4,934         2,965
Chemicals-organic                          9,400        7,809         1,591

Capital goods, except automotive         192,542      181,615        10,927

Generators, accessories                    8,313        7,803           510
Computers                                 17,639       16,588         1,051
Computer accessories                      26,906       27,610          -704
Industrial engines                         7,371        6,161         1,210
Pulp and paper machinery                   2,342        2,330            12
Telecommunications equipment              18,837       17,592         1,245
Drilling & oilfield equipment              3,689        3,302           387
Industrial machines, other                15,392       13,617         1,775
Business machines and equipment            2,198        2,882          -685
Photo, service industry machinery          6,062        5,782           280
Textile, sewing machines                     581          549            32
Parts-civilian aircraft                    3,924        3,278           646
Wood, glass, plastic                       2,579        2,596           -18
Materials handling equipment               5,038        4,760           278
Railway transportation equipment             665          637            29
Laboratory testing instruments             1,783        1,462           321
Spacecraft, excluding military                 5            3             3
Marine engines, parts                        449          451            -2
Vessels, except scrap                        (-)          (-)           (-)
Commercial vessels, other                     46           61           -15
Food, tobacco machinery                    1,071          931           141
Semiconductors                            11,139       11,088            51
Specialized mining                           366          392           -26
Nonfarm tractors and parts                   688          637            51
Measuring, testing, control instruments    6,488        6,121           368
Excavating machinery                       3,618        3,626            -8
Engines-civilian aircraft                  5,950        4,973           977
Agricultural machinery, equipment          3,204        2,669           536
Metalworking machine tools                 4,102        3,670           432
Medicinal equipment                       11,057       10,076           980
Electric apparatus                        15,405       14,542           863
Civilian aircraft                          5,633        5,427           206

Automotive vehicles, parts, and engines  106,428      106,267           161

Consumer goods                           201,463      197,721         3,742

TV's, VCR's, etc                          17,675       15,948         1,727
Toys, games, and sporting goods           14,340       14,331            10
Apparel, household goods - cotton         20,721       21,310          -589
Furniture, household goods, etc.           9,997       10,355          -358
Gem diamonds                               8,911        7,670         1,241
Household appliances                       7,741        8,287          -546
Other household goods                     25,663       22,982         2,681
Motorcycles and parts                      1,627        1,864          -237
Apparel, textiles, nonwool or cotton      12,605       13,204          -600
Cookware, cutlery, tools                   2,669        2,698           -29
Camping apparel and gear                   3,140        3,257          -117
Gem stones, other                          1,174        1,088            86
Apparel,household goods-nontextile         3,487        3,316           171
Glassware, chinaware                         926          973           -47
Footwear                                   6,386        6,341            45
Toiletries and cosmetics                   2,790        2,557           234
Writing and art supplies                   5,551        5,368           183
Books, printed matter                      1,967        1,897            70
Rugs                                         843          867           -24
Numismatic coins                             360          123           237
Musical instruments                          704          671            34
Stereo equipment, etc                      2,885        3,700          -815
Nursery stock, etc.                          627          635            -8
Apparel, household goods - wool            1,628        1,602            26
Jewelry                                    5,034        5,596          -562
Photo equipment                            3,272        3,065           208
Records, tapes, and disks                  1,415        1,195           220
Pleasure boats and motors                  1,195        1,262           -67
Artwork, antiques, stamps, etc.            4,272        4,176            96
Pharmaceutical preparations               31,859       31,383           476

Other goods                               27,321       25,269         2,052
                                                  

(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 A-1 of this release, or at
www.census.gov/ft900 or
www.bea.gov/newsreleases/international/trade/tradnewsrelease.htm.
                                                  
SOURCE: Report FT900 (CB-08-104, BEA-08-33), Bureau of the Census, Foreign
Trade Division, May 2008.  For more information, contact Nick Orsini
(301-763-6959) or Maria Iseman (301-763-2311), Foreign Trade Division.
