                                        
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)                                June         May           Monthly
                                       2008         2008 (R)      Change

Total, Balance of Payments Basis         186,730      183,109         3,621
Net Adjustments                              711          754           -43
Total, Census Basis                      186,019      182,355         3,664

Foods, feeds, and beverages                7,496        7,640          -144

Fruits, frozen juices                        705          840          -135
Feedstuff and foodgrains                     432          473           -41
Cocoa beans                                   28           47           -19
Nuts                                         124          141           -17
Meat products                                627          639           -12
Vegetables                                   666          677           -11
Bakery products                              540          550           -10
Cane and beet sugar                           68           78           -10
Fish and shellfish                         1,201        1,208            -7
Food oils, oilseeds                          459          460            -1
Dairy products and eggs                      127          127            -1
Other foods                                  749          750           (-)
Tea, spices, etc.                            104          104           (-)
Green coffee                                 372          365             7
Nonagricultural foods, etc.                   59           51             9
Wine, beer, and related products             719          704            15
Alcoholic beverages, excluding wine          517          427            89

Industrial supplies and materials         72,663       67,067         5,596

Crude oil                                 33,013       29,675         3,338
Petroleum products, other                  5,609        4,429         1,180
Fuel oil                                   3,957        3,209           748
Liquefied petroleum gases                  1,947        1,530           417
Iron and steel mill products               1,868        1,632           235
Coal and related fuels                       454          291           163
Nuclear fuel materials                       559          426           133
Chemicals-fertilizers                      1,277        1,189            88
Other precious metals                      1,276        1,213            63
Nonferrous metals, other                     425          363            62
Bauxite and aluminum                       1,161        1,100            61
Gas-natural                                3,128        3,081            47
Iron and steel products, n.e.c.              852          817            35
Steelmaking materials                      1,020          993            27
Sulfur, nonmetallic minerals                 161          140            21
Synthetic rubber--primary                    194          177            17
Nonmonetary gold                             524          513            10
Plastic materials                          1,118        1,109             8
Hair, waste materials                         70           62             8
Hides and skins                               11            8             4
Leather and furs                              59           58             1
Cotton cloth, fabrics                        110          109             1
Glass-plate, sheet, etc.                      97           98            -1
Cotton, natural fibers                         7            8            -1
Zinc                                         157          159            -2
Natural rubber                               229          234            -4
Chemicals-inorganic                          669          674            -5
Wool, silk, etc.                              73           80            -6
Blank tapes, audio & visual                  145          152            -7
Plywood and veneers                          211          219            -8
Farming materials, livestock                 106          116           -10
Newsprint                                    187          199           -12
Nickel                                       353          366           -13
Finished textile supplies                    296          311           -15
Nontextile floor tiles                       207          224           -17
Lumber                                       384          404           -19
Materials, excluding chemicals               105          124           -20
Paper and paper products                     634          656           -22
Synthetic cloth                              442          466           -24
Tin                                           59           83           -24
Stone, sand, cement, etc.                    430          460           -30
Chemicals-other, n.e.c.                      753          787           -34
Iron and steel, advanced                     680          716           -36
Shingles, wallboard                          666          705           -38
Tobacco, waxes, etc.                         471          512           -41
Electric energy                              314          370           -56
Industrial supplies, other                 1,976        2,046           -71
Pulpwood and woodpulp                        301          382           -81
Finished metal shapes                      1,435        1,521           -86
Copper                                       560          715          -155
Chemicals-organic                          1,923        2,160          -237

Capital goods, except automotive          38,412       39,782        -1,370

Computers                                  3,345        3,853          -507
Generators, accessories                    1,655        1,862          -207
Industrial machines, other                 2,980        3,179          -199
Semiconductors                             2,143        2,283          -140
Computer accessories                       5,510        5,622          -112
Materials handling equipment                 925        1,035          -110
Industrial engines                         1,511        1,603           -93
Measuring, testing, control instruments    1,221        1,304           -83
Electric apparatus                         2,992        3,074           -82
Photo, service industry machinery          1,159        1,239           -80
Pulp and paper machinery                     449          514           -64
Telecommunications equipment               3,836        3,887           -51
Business machines and equipment              430          477           -46
Wood, glass, plastic                         474          509           -35
Laboratory testing instruments               349          382           -33
Textile, sewing machines                     121          144           -23
Food, tobacco machinery                      207          218           -11
Nonfarm tractors and parts                   128          132            -4
Railway transportation equipment             152          155            -3
Commercial vessels, other                      7            9            -2
Spacecraft, excluding military                 1            3            -1
Specialized mining                            72           73            -1
Agricultural machinery, equipment            649          650            -1
Metalworking machine tools                   797          797           (-)
Vessels, except scrap                        (-)          (-)           (-)
Marine engines, parts                         92           90             2
Parts-civilian aircraft                      816          812             3
Drilling & oilfield equipment                870          828            42
Excavating machinery                         744          672            72
Medicinal equipment                        2,313        2,215            97
Engines-civilian aircraft                  1,368        1,243           125
Civilian aircraft                          1,096          918           178

Automotive vehicles, parts, and engines   20,532       20,472            60

Consumer goods                            41,263       41,840          -576

Other household goods                      4,842        5,522          -680
Apparel, household goods - cotton          3,982        4,319          -336
TV's, VCR's, etc                           3,872        4,185          -313
Apparel, textiles, nonwool or cotton       2,454        2,650          -196
Furniture, household goods, etc.           1,936        2,090          -154
Toys, games, and sporting goods            2,906        3,025          -119
Gem diamonds                               1,841        1,957          -115
Photo equipment                              608          707           -99
Apparel,household goods-nontextile           638          715           -77
Footwear                                   1,213        1,288           -75
Pleasure boats and motors                    180          224           -44
Camping apparel and gear                     602          644           -42
Numismatic coins                              52           85           -33
Cookware, cutlery, tools                     529          556           -27
Gem stones, other                            230          250           -20
Apparel, household goods - wool              323          339           -16
Glassware, chinaware                         178          193           -15
Books, printed matter                        367          380           -13
Jewelry                                      966          974            -8
Motorcycles and parts                        355          360            -5
Household appliances                       1,691        1,694            -4
Toiletries and cosmetics                     566          564             1
Musical instruments                          138          136             2
Rugs                                         167          164             3
Nursery stock, etc.                          120          117             3
Records, tapes, and disks                    270          263             6
Writing and art supplies                   1,137        1,111            26
Stereo equipment, etc                        588          551            37
Artwork, antiques, stamps, etc.              924          783           142
Pharmaceutical preparations                7,589        5,993         1,596

Other goods                                5,653        5,554            99


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

Total, Balance of Payments Basis       1,081,693      959,056       122,636
Net Adjustments                            7,091        5,370         1,720
Total, Census Basis                    1,074,602      953,686       120,916

Foods, feeds, and beverages               43,867       39,944         3,922

Fruits, frozen juices                      4,678        4,426           253
Feedstuff and foodgrains                   2,399        1,353         1,046
Cocoa beans                                  455          384            71
Nuts                                         694          596            98
Meat products                              3,704        3,963          -259
Vegetables                                 3,843        3,603           240
Bakery products                            3,216        2,956           260
Cane and beet sugar                          424          374            50
Fish and shellfish                         6,863        6,870            -6
Food oils, oilseeds                        2,613        1,455         1,158
Dairy products and eggs                      848          758            90
Other foods                                4,471        4,190           281
Tea, spices, etc.                            623          524            99
Green coffee                               1,925        1,501           424
Nonagricultural foods, etc.                  298          217            81
Wine, beer, and related products           4,185        4,101            84
Alcoholic beverages, excluding wine        2,627        2,674           -47

Industrial supplies and materials        397,217      299,564        97,653

Crude oil                                176,985      105,874        71,110
Petroleum products, other                 27,066       22,794         4,272
Fuel oil                                  21,184       14,389         6,795
Liquefied petroleum gases                  9,851        5,871         3,981
Iron and steel mill products              10,336        9,988           348
Coal and related fuels                     1,862        1,140           722
Nuclear fuel materials                     2,791        1,812           979
Chemicals-fertilizers                      6,534        4,540         1,994
Other precious metals                      6,690        5,583         1,107
Nonferrous metals, other                   2,344        1,723           621
Bauxite and aluminum                       6,358        6,733          -375
Gas-natural                               17,241       16,595           646
Iron and steel products, n.e.c.            4,825        4,594           231
Steelmaking materials                      5,032        3,421         1,610
Sulfur, nonmetallic minerals                 801          432           368
Synthetic rubber--primary                  1,010          986            24
Nonmonetary gold                           3,503        2,164         1,339
Plastic materials                          6,694        6,234           460
Hair, waste materials                        381          405           -24
Hides and skins                               89           84             5
Leather and furs                             364          406           -42
Cotton cloth, fabrics                        640          735           -95
Glass-plate, sheet, etc.                     555          585           -30
Cotton, natural fibers                        49           43             6
Zinc                                       1,049        1,497          -448
Natural rubber                             1,304        1,020           284
Chemicals-inorganic                        3,699        3,016           683
Wool, silk, etc.                             470          435            35
Blank tapes, audio & visual                  905        1,220          -315
Plywood and veneers                        1,259        1,436          -177
Farming materials, livestock                 660          593            67
Newsprint                                  1,179        1,284          -105
Nickel                                     2,144        2,525          -381
Finished textile supplies                  1,808        1,749            58
Nontextile floor tiles                     1,272        1,398          -126
Lumber                                     2,458        3,533        -1,076
Materials, excluding chemicals               681          676             5
Paper and paper products                   3,895        3,947           -52
Synthetic cloth                            2,762        2,752            10
Tin                                          400          276           124
Stone, sand, cement, etc.                  2,716        3,155          -439
Chemicals-other, n.e.c.                    4,568        4,158           410
Iron and steel, advanced                   4,012        3,839           173
Shingles, wallboard                        4,236        5,084          -848
Tobacco, waxes, etc.                       3,061        2,515           546
Electric energy                            1,762        1,500           262
Industrial supplies, other                11,988       11,481           507
Pulpwood and woodpulp                      2,085        1,841           244
Finished metal shapes                      8,703        8,373           330
Copper                                     3,653        3,720           -67
Chemicals-organic                         11,304        9,406         1,897

Capital goods, except automotive         230,906      218,801        12,105

Computers                                 20,983       19,971         1,011
Generators, accessories                    9,959        9,428           531
Industrial machines, other                18,377       16,513         1,864
Semiconductors                            13,282       13,240            42
Computer accessories                      32,417       32,897          -480
Materials handling equipment               5,959        5,699           260
Industrial engines                         8,881        7,437         1,445
Measuring, testing, control instruments    7,702        7,391           312
Electric apparatus                        18,396       17,552           844
Photo, service industry machinery          7,219        6,974           245
Pulp and paper machinery                   2,795        2,787             8
Telecommunications equipment              22,666       21,224         1,441
Business machines and equipment            2,628        3,418          -789
Wood, glass, plastic                       3,054        3,135           -81
Laboratory testing instruments             2,133        1,776           358
Textile, sewing machines                     702          661            41
Food, tobacco machinery                    1,278        1,128           150
Nonfarm tractors and parts                   815          772            43
Railway transportation equipment             811          785            26
Commercial vessels, other                     53           84           -31
Spacecraft, excluding military                 7            3             4
Specialized mining                           439          473           -34
Agricultural machinery, equipment          3,852        3,211           641
Metalworking machine tools                 4,901        4,408           493
Vessels, except scrap                        (-)          (-)           (-)
Marine engines, parts                        537          535             2
Parts-civilian aircraft                    4,733        3,972           761
Drilling & oilfield equipment              4,558        3,960           598
Excavating machinery                       4,360        4,331            29
Medicinal equipment                       13,366       12,134         1,232
Engines-civilian aircraft                  7,314        6,160         1,154
Civilian aircraft                          6,728        6,743           -15

Automotive vehicles, parts, and engines  126,799      127,692          -892

Consumer goods                           242,851      237,211         5,639

Other household goods                     30,504       27,450         3,054
Apparel, household goods - cotton         24,703       25,537          -834
TV's, VCR's, etc                          21,543       19,100         2,442
Apparel, textiles, nonwool or cotton      15,056       15,825          -770
Furniture, household goods, etc.          11,932       12,437          -504
Toys, games, and sporting goods           17,246       17,273           -27
Gem diamonds                              10,750        9,188         1,561
Photo equipment                            3,879        3,694           185
Apparel,household goods-nontextile         4,123        3,982           141
Footwear                                   7,597        7,603            -7
Pleasure boats and motors                  1,375        1,523          -147
Camping apparel and gear                   3,739        3,917          -178
Numismatic coins                             411          149           262
Cookware, cutlery, tools                   3,199        3,249           -50
Gem stones, other                          1,404        1,312            92
Apparel, household goods - wool            1,952        1,920            32
Glassware, chinaware                       1,103        1,169           -66
Books, printed matter                      2,334        2,300            34
Jewelry                                    6,000        6,760          -760
Motorcycles and parts                      1,980        2,173          -193
Household appliances                       9,434        9,951          -518
Toiletries and cosmetics                   3,357        3,081           276
Musical instruments                          841          804            36
Rugs                                       1,009        1,047           -39
Nursery stock, etc.                          747          762           -16
Records, tapes, and disks                  1,684        1,513           171
Writing and art supplies                   6,687        6,468           219
Stereo equipment, etc                      3,473        4,389          -916
Artwork, antiques, stamps, etc.            5,191        5,123            68
Pharmaceutical preparations               39,600       37,510         2,089

Other goods                               32,962       30,474         2,488


(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-08-121, BEA-08-37), Bureau of the Census, Foreign
Trade Division, June 2008.  For more information, contact Nick Orsini
(301-763-6959) or Maria Iseman (301-763-2311), Foreign Trade Division.
