                                        
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)                                July         June          Monthly
                                       2008         2008 (R)      Change

Total, Balance of Payments Basis         195,651      187,523         8,128
Net Adjustments                            1,029          707           322
Total, Census Basis                      194,622      186,816         7,805

Foods, feeds, and beverages                7,558        7,500            58

Fruits, frozen juices                        892          706           186
Cocoa beans                                   63           28            35
Food oils, oilseeds                          480          450            30
Cane and beet sugar                           84           68            16
Bakery products                              549          540            10
Tea, spices, etc.                            109          104             5
Nonagricultural foods, etc.                   61           59             2
Nuts                                         122          124            -2
Vegetables                                   665          667            -2
Dairy products and eggs                      121          127            -5
Wine, beer, and related products             710          719            -9
Fish and shellfish                         1,187        1,202           -15
Other foods                                  732          750           -18
Green coffee                                 344          371           -27
Feedstuff and foodgrains                     401          433           -31
Meat products                                582          628           -45
Alcoholic beverages, excluding wine          455          525           -70

Industrial supplies and materials         80,398       73,363         7,035

Crude oil                                 39,871       33,605         6,266
Fuel oil                                   4,570        4,007           563
Nuclear fuel materials                       756          482           274
Copper                                       796          561           235
Finished metal shapes                      1,623        1,434           189
Steelmaking materials                      1,131          970           161
Chemicals-fertilizers                      1,471        1,337           134
Coal and related fuels                       551          455            97
Chemicals-organic                          2,009        1,926            83
Iron and steel mill products               1,956        1,884            71
Tobacco, waxes, etc.                         544          477            67
Plastic materials                          1,173        1,118            55
Industrial supplies, other                 2,028        1,975            53
Pulpwood and woodpulp                        352          302            51
Iron and steel products, n.e.c.              902          853            50
Electric energy                              355          314            41
Natural rubber                               266          229            37
Chemicals-other, n.e.c.                      789          755            34
Nonmonetary gold                             531          499            32
Iron and steel, advanced                     708          680            28
Paper and paper products                     652          634            18
Shingles, wallboard                          685          667            18
Bauxite and aluminum                       1,177        1,161            16
Sulfur, nonmetallic minerals                 176          160            16
Newsprint                                    202          187            16
Synthetic rubber--primary                    209          194            15
Nontextile floor tiles                       221          206            15
Materials, excluding chemicals               116          105            12
Plywood and veneers                          220          212             8
Blank tapes, audio & visual                  151          145             6
Lumber                                       390          385             5
Glass-plate, sheet, etc.                      99           98             2
Hides and skins                               13           11             1
Tin                                           60           59             1
Cotton cloth, fabrics                        111          110             1
Finished textile supplies                    295          295             1
Synthetic cloth                              444          444             1
Cotton, natural fibers                         7            7           (-)
Stone, sand, cement, etc.                    433          433           (-)
Wool, silk, etc.                              71           74            -2
Hair, waste materials                         67           69            -3
Leather and furs                              55           58            -3
Farming materials, livestock                  94          107           -13
Zinc                                         134          158           -24
Chemicals-inorganic                          632          670           -37
Nickel                                       315          353           -38
Nonferrous metals, other                     353          428           -75
Liquefied petroleum gases                  1,867        1,972          -105
Other precious metals                      1,000        1,242          -241
Petroleum products, other                  5,118        5,647          -528
Gas-natural                                2,645        3,209          -564

Capital goods, except automotive          39,049       38,441           607

Computers                                  3,643        3,347           296
Generators, accessories                    1,811        1,656           156
Drilling & oilfield equipment              1,022          871           152
Materials handling equipment               1,069          926           143
Industrial machines, other                 3,093        2,973           120
Semiconductors                             2,253        2,142           111
Measuring, testing, control instruments    1,280        1,224            56
Metalworking machine tools                   841          793            48
Wood, glass, plastic                         528          485            42
Photo, service industry machinery          1,195        1,159            35
Industrial engines                         1,543        1,509            35
Pulp and paper machinery                     474          446            28
Food, tobacco machinery                      231          207            24
Textile, sewing machines                     142          121            22
Agricultural machinery, equipment            671          651            20
Telecommunications equipment               3,871        3,853            18
Railway transportation equipment             168          152            16
Laboratory testing instruments               357          349             8
Nonfarm tractors and parts                   135          128             7
Specialized mining                            78           72             6
Commercial vessels, other                      9            7             3
Spacecraft, excluding military                 3            2             2
Business machines and equipment              429          429           (-)
Vessels, except scrap                        (-)          (-)           (-)
Electric apparatus                         2,982        2,993           -11
Marine engines, parts                         80           93           -12
Parts-civilian aircraft                      794          818           -24
Excavating machinery                         711          745           -35
Medicinal equipment                        2,190        2,320          -130
Engines-civilian aircraft                  1,217        1,364          -147
Civilian aircraft                            926        1,096          -171
Computer accessories                       5,302        5,511          -209

Automotive vehicles, parts, and engines   20,429       20,530          -101

Consumer goods                            41,236       41,331           -95

Pharmaceutical preparations                6,408        7,585        -1,176
Artwork, antiques, stamps, etc.              739          927          -187
Gem diamonds                               1,789        1,872           -82
Photo equipment                              549          611           -61
Apparel, household goods - cotton          3,931        3,983           -52
Motorcycles and parts                        309          355           -46
TV's, VCR's, etc                           3,840        3,876           -37
Writing and art supplies                   1,121        1,138           -17
Rugs                                         154          167           -13
Gem stones, other                            223          231            -8
Apparel, household goods - wool              318          325            -7
Records, tapes, and disks                    265          270            -5
Nursery stock, etc.                          118          119            -2
Apparel,household goods-nontextile           637          638            -1
Glassware, chinaware                         178          179           (-)
Musical instruments                          146          138             8
Apparel, textiles, nonwool or cotton       2,468        2,459             9
Jewelry                                      980          971             9
Books, printed matter                        379          366            13
Numismatic coins                              66           52            14
Camping apparel and gear                     631          602            29
Toiletries and cosmetics                     603          566            37
Footwear                                   1,253        1,215            39
Pleasure boats and motors                    228          182            46
Household appliances                       1,737        1,689            48
Stereo equipment, etc                        647          588            59
Cookware, cutlery, tools                     589          527            62
Furniture, household goods, etc.           2,062        1,936           126
Toys, games, and sporting goods            3,080        2,908           172
Other household goods                      5,787        4,857           929

Other goods                                5,952        5,652           300
                                         

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

Total, Balance of Payments Basis       1,278,136    1,124,352       153,784
Net Adjustments                            8,116        6,451         1,664
Total, Census Basis                    1,270,021    1,117,901       152,120

Foods, feeds, and beverages               51,428       46,827         4,601

Fruits, frozen juices                      5,572        5,183           389
Cocoa beans                                  518          411           107
Food oils, oilseeds                        3,083        1,745         1,339
Cane and beet sugar                          508          422            86
Bakery products                            3,765        3,485           280
Tea, spices, etc.                            732          622           111
Nonagricultural foods, etc.                  360          255           104
Nuts                                         816          701           115
Vegetables                                 4,509        4,202           307
Dairy products and eggs                      969          886            83
Wine, beer, and related products           4,895        4,816            79
Fish and shellfish                         8,051        8,011            40
Other foods                                5,204        4,902           302
Green coffee                               2,268        1,793           475
Feedstuff and foodgrains                   2,801        1,602         1,198
Meat products                              4,287        4,642          -355
Alcoholic beverages, excluding wine        3,090        3,148           -59

Industrial supplies and materials        478,315      353,111       125,203

Crude oil                                217,448      124,962        92,486
Fuel oil                                  25,804       17,331         8,473
Nuclear fuel materials                     3,471        2,600           871
Copper                                     4,450        4,404            46
Finished metal shapes                     10,325        9,860           465
Steelmaking materials                      6,113        3,978         2,135
Chemicals-fertilizers                      8,066        5,366         2,700
Coal and related fuels                     2,415        1,343         1,072
Chemicals-organic                         13,315       10,938         2,378
Iron and steel mill products              12,309       11,624           684
Tobacco, waxes, etc.                       3,610        2,996           614
Plastic materials                          7,868        7,323           545
Industrial supplies, other                14,015       13,461           555
Pulpwood and woodpulp                      2,437        2,159           279
Iron and steel products, n.e.c.            5,728        5,401           327
Electric energy                            2,116        1,743           374
Natural rubber                             1,570        1,181           389
Chemicals-other, n.e.c.                    5,358        4,884           474
Nonmonetary gold                           4,009        2,640         1,369
Iron and steel, advanced                   4,720        4,525           194
Paper and paper products                   4,547        4,632           -85
Shingles, wallboard                        4,922        5,934        -1,012
Bauxite and aluminum                       7,534        7,873          -339
Sulfur, nonmetallic minerals                 975          498           477
Newsprint                                  1,381        1,481          -100
Synthetic rubber--primary                  1,219        1,158            61
Nontextile floor tiles                     1,493        1,648          -156
Materials, excluding chemicals               797          787            10
Plywood and veneers                        1,479        1,706          -227
Blank tapes, audio & visual                1,057        1,389          -332
Lumber                                     2,848        4,123        -1,274
Glass-plate, sheet, etc.                     654          686           -32
Hides and skins                              102           97             5
Tin                                          460          319           141
Cotton cloth, fabrics                        751          861          -110
Finished textile supplies                  2,102        2,046            56
Synthetic cloth                            3,207        3,223           -16
Cotton, natural fibers                        57           50             6
Stone, sand, cement, etc.                  3,152        3,686          -533
Wool, silk, etc.                             542          507            34
Hair, waste materials                        448          473           -25
Leather and furs                             419          473           -55
Farming materials, livestock                 755          689            67
Zinc                                       1,184        1,689          -506
Chemicals-inorganic                        4,331        3,568           764
Nickel                                     2,459        2,916          -457
Nonferrous metals, other                   2,701        2,020           680
Liquefied petroleum gases                 11,744        6,950         4,794
Other precious metals                      7,656        6,464         1,192
Petroleum products, other                 32,222       26,926         5,296
Gas-natural                               19,968       19,520           449

Capital goods, except automotive         269,984      256,028        13,956

Computers                                 24,627       23,172         1,455
Generators, accessories                   11,771       11,101           670
Drilling & oilfield equipment              5,581        4,807           775
Materials handling equipment               7,028        6,661           368
Industrial machines, other                21,463       19,592         1,870
Semiconductors                            15,534       15,380           155
Measuring, testing, control instruments    8,985        8,653           332
Metalworking machine tools                 5,739        5,166           572
Wood, glass, plastic                       3,593        3,655           -62
Photo, service industry machinery          8,414        8,137           277
Industrial engines                        10,423        8,837         1,586
Pulp and paper machinery                   3,266        3,229            37
Food, tobacco machinery                    1,509        1,323           185
Textile, sewing machines                     844          763            81
Agricultural machinery, equipment          4,524        3,788           737
Telecommunications equipment              26,554       24,903         1,651
Railway transportation equipment             979          909            69
Laboratory testing instruments             2,490        2,060           431
Nonfarm tractors and parts                   951          908            42
Specialized mining                           516          539           -23
Commercial vessels, other                     62          217          -155
Spacecraft, excluding military                10            4             6
Business machines and equipment            3,056        3,974          -918
Vessels, except scrap                        (-)          (-)           (-)
Electric apparatus                        21,379       20,573           806
Marine engines, parts                        618          616             2
Parts-civilian aircraft                    5,529        4,680           849
Excavating machinery                       5,071        5,085           -14
Medicinal equipment                       15,564       14,191         1,372
Engines-civilian aircraft                  8,528        7,188         1,341
Civilian aircraft                          7,654        7,854          -200
Computer accessories                      37,720       38,062          -342

Automotive vehicles, parts, and engines  147,227      149,924        -2,697

Consumer goods                           284,154      276,267         7,887

Pharmaceutical preparations               46,004       42,884         3,120
Artwork, antiques, stamps, etc.            5,932        6,180          -248
Gem diamonds                              12,569       10,706         1,863
Photo equipment                            4,431        4,318           113
Apparel, household goods - cotton         28,634       29,738        -1,104
Motorcycles and parts                      2,289        2,506          -217
TV's, VCR's, etc                          25,386       22,262         3,124
Writing and art supplies                   7,809        7,571           237
Rugs                                       1,163        1,230           -67
Gem stones, other                          1,627        1,535            93
Apparel, household goods - wool            2,272        2,233            39
Records, tapes, and disks                  1,949        1,813           136
Nursery stock, etc.                          864          896           -32
Apparel,household goods-nontextile         4,761        4,661            99
Glassware, chinaware                       1,281        1,366           -84
Musical instruments                          986          938            48
Apparel, textiles, nonwool or cotton      17,529       18,457          -929
Jewelry                                    6,985        7,859          -874
Books, printed matter                      2,712        2,684            28
Numismatic coins                             478          169           309
Camping apparel and gear                   4,371        4,575          -203
Toiletries and cosmetics                   3,960        3,617           344
Footwear                                   8,851        8,880           -29
Pleasure boats and motors                  1,606        1,784          -178
Household appliances                      11,169       11,631          -462
Stereo equipment, etc                      4,120        5,070          -950
Cookware, cutlery, tools                   3,786        3,802           -16
Furniture, household goods, etc.          13,994       14,584          -590
Toys, games, and sporting goods           20,329       20,079           250
Other household goods                     36,305       32,238         4,068

Other goods                               38,913       35,742         3,171
                                                   

(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-08-137, BEA-08-40), Bureau of the Census, Foreign
Trade Division, July 2008.  For more information, contact Nick Orsini
(301-763-6959) or Maria Iseman (301-763-2311), Foreign Trade Division.
