                                        
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)                                August       July          Monthly
                                       2008         2008 (R)      Change

Total, Balance of Payments Basis         188,543      194,949        -6,407
Net Adjustments                              635        1,028          -393
Total, Census Basis                      187,908      193,922        -6,014

Foods, feeds, and beverages                7,786        7,544           242

Food oils, oilseeds                          558          479            79
Wine, beer, and related products             759          709            50
Meat products                                625          582            43
Cane and beet sugar                          120           84            37
Alcoholic beverages, excluding wine          468          448            20
Other foods                                  747          731            16
Vegetables                                   678          663            15
Nuts                                         136          122            15
Nonagricultural foods, etc.                   76           62            14
Fish and shellfish                         1,198        1,186            12
Dairy products and eggs                      128          121             7
Fruits, frozen juices                        898          891             7
Tea, spices, etc.                            109          109           (-)
Bakery products                              547          549            -2
Cocoa beans                                   44           63           -20
Green coffee                                 322          344           -21
Feedstuff and foodgrains                     371          400           -29

Industrial supplies and materials         73,652       79,857        -6,206

Crude oil                                 33,441       39,578        -6,137
Petroleum products, other                  4,460        5,057          -596
Fuel oil                                   3,981        4,519          -539
Nickel                                       233          315           -81
Nonmonetary gold                             443          524           -81
Finished metal shapes                      1,562        1,624           -62
Electric energy                              296          355           -59
Liquefied petroleum gases                  1,780        1,836           -56
Plastic materials                          1,131        1,173           -42
Nuclear fuel materials                       791          830           -39
Iron and steel mill products               1,930        1,960           -30
Bauxite and aluminum                       1,147        1,173           -27
Paper and paper products                     634          652           -18
Newsprint                                    187          202           -15
Zinc                                         119          133           -15
Nontextile floor tiles                       213          221            -8
Lumber                                       382          389            -8
Stone, sand, cement, etc.                    424          431            -8
Plywood and veneers                          212          219            -7
Chemicals-other, n.e.c.                      777          783            -6
Pulpwood and woodpulp                        346          352            -6
Tin                                           56           60            -4
Cotton, natural fibers                         5            7            -2
Glass-plate, sheet, etc.                      98           99           (-)
Leather and furs                              55           55           (-)
Hides and skins                               14           13             1
Hair, waste materials                         69           67             2
Blank tapes, audio & visual                  156          151             5
Materials, excluding chemicals               124          117             7
Wool, silk, etc.                              79           71             8
Tobacco, waxes, etc.                         549          540             9
Synthetic rubber--primary                    220          208            12
Shingles, wallboard                          698          685            13
Nonferrous metals, other                     364          350            14
Cotton cloth, fabrics                        126          110            16
Farming materials, livestock                 110           93            17
Finished textile supplies                    317          296            20
Natural rubber                               290          266            24
Synthetic cloth                              471          443            28
Chemicals-organic                          2,046        2,006            41
Sulfur, nonmetallic minerals                 221          175            46
Industrial supplies, other                 2,072        2,026            46
Iron and steel products, n.e.c.              948          901            47
Coal and related fuels                       602          555            48
Copper                                       843          795            48
Iron and steel, advanced                     770          709            61
Chemicals-inorganic                          738          625           114
Steelmaking materials                      1,250        1,113           137
Other precious metals                      1,261        1,021           240
Gas-natural                                2,866        2,565           302
Chemicals-fertilizers                      1,744        1,410           335

Capital goods, except automotive          38,244       39,012          -769

Computer accessories                       5,095        5,302          -206
Semiconductors                             2,095        2,252          -157
Civilian aircraft                            773          926          -153
Computers                                  3,531        3,642          -111
Engines-civilian aircraft                  1,131        1,212           -80
Measuring, testing, control instruments    1,210        1,278           -68
Drilling & oilfield equipment                960        1,022           -61
Generators, accessories                    1,768        1,812           -43
Railway transportation equipment             130          168           -38
Industrial machines, other                 3,058        3,092           -35
Food, tobacco machinery                      210          231           -22
Wood, glass, plastic                         497          516           -18
Pulp and paper machinery                     462          476           -14
Textile, sewing machines                     128          142           -14
Marine engines, parts                         67           79           -13
Business machines and equipment              418          430           -11
Metalworking machine tools                   835          846           -11
Photo, service industry machinery          1,189        1,194            -5
Commercial vessels, other                      6            9            -3
Spacecraft, excluding military                 1            3            -2
Vessels, except scrap                        (-)          (-)           (-)
Agricultural machinery, equipment            670          668             2
Nonfarm tractors and parts                   139          136             4
Specialized mining                            84           78             6
Laboratory testing instruments               370          358            12
Materials handling equipment               1,085        1,070            15
Excavating machinery                         728          708            21
Parts-civilian aircraft                      822          792            29
Telecommunications equipment               3,898        3,859            38
Electric apparatus                         3,031        2,980            51
Medicinal equipment                        2,240        2,181            59
Industrial engines                         1,611        1,550            61

Automotive vehicles, parts, and engines   19,211       20,443        -1,232

Consumer goods                            43,366       41,073         2,293

Pharmaceutical preparations                7,789        6,310         1,478
Apparel, household goods - cotton          4,329        3,930           400
Apparel, textiles, nonwool or cotton       2,618        2,466           153
Toys, games, and sporting goods            3,218        3,078           140
Footwear                                   1,379        1,254           125
Motorcycles and parts                        412          309           103
Camping apparel and gear                     728          631            97
Photo equipment                              583          546            37
Apparel,household goods-nontextile           672          637            35
Numismatic coins                             101           66            35
Cookware, cutlery, tools                     613          588            25
Toiletries and cosmetics                     624          601            23
Writing and art supplies                   1,141        1,120            21
Pleasure boats and motors                    239          225            14
Rugs                                         167          153            13
Musical instruments                          158          146            12
Stereo equipment, etc                        656          647            10
Nursery stock, etc.                          127          118             9
Furniture, household goods, etc.           2,060        2,061            -1
Gem stones, other                            221          222            -1
Books, printed matter                        375          379            -4
Glassware, chinaware                         174          178            -4
Jewelry                                      967          975            -7
Records, tapes, and disks                    257          265            -8
Apparel, household goods - wool              304          317           -13
Gem diamonds                               1,747        1,763           -16
Household appliances                       1,688        1,737           -48
Artwork, antiques, stamps, etc.              664          738           -73
Other household goods                      5,674        5,773           -99
TV's, VCR's, etc                           3,679        3,842          -162

Other goods                                5,650        5,992          -342
                                        

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

Total, Balance of Payments Basis       1,465,978    1,289,548       176,430
Net Adjustments                            8,749        7,486         1,263
Total, Census Basis                    1,457,229    1,282,061       175,167

Foods, feeds, and beverages               59,200       53,790         5,410

Food oils, oilseeds                        3,641        2,071         1,570
Wine, beer, and related products           5,654        5,536           118
Meat products                              4,912        5,300          -389
Cane and beet sugar                          628          519           109
Alcoholic beverages, excluding wine        3,551        3,608           -57
Other foods                                5,950        5,630           320
Vegetables                                 5,186        4,791           395
Nuts                                         952          809           143
Nonagricultural foods, etc.                  436          298           138
Fish and shellfish                         9,249        9,164            85
Dairy products and eggs                    1,097        1,016            81
Fruits, frozen juices                      6,469        5,945           524
Tea, spices, etc.                            840          729           112
Bakery products                            4,313        3,985           328
Cocoa beans                                  562          439           123
Green coffee                               2,590        2,099           491
Feedstuff and foodgrains                   3,171        1,852         1,319

Industrial supplies and materials        551,426      406,594       144,832

Crude oil                                250,596      144,444       106,152
Petroleum products, other                 36,621       30,956         5,665
Fuel oil                                  29,735       20,089         9,646
Nickel                                     2,692        3,396          -704
Nonmonetary gold                           4,445        2,988         1,457
Finished metal shapes                     11,887       11,285           602
Electric energy                            2,412        1,996           416
Liquefied petroleum gases                 13,493        8,331         5,162
Plastic materials                          8,998        8,402           597
Nuclear fuel materials                     4,336        3,232         1,105
Iron and steel mill products              14,242       13,089         1,153
Bauxite and aluminum                       8,677        9,058          -380
Paper and paper products                   5,181        5,315          -134
Newsprint                                  1,569        1,670          -102
Zinc                                       1,302        1,904          -602
Nontextile floor tiles                     1,705        1,890          -185
Lumber                                     3,230        4,699        -1,470
Stone, sand, cement, etc.                  3,574        4,208          -635
Plywood and veneers                        1,690        1,960          -270
Chemicals-other, n.e.c.                    6,130        5,578           552
Pulpwood and woodpulp                      2,784        2,467           316
Tin                                          516          376           140
Cotton, natural fibers                        62           57             5
Glass-plate, sheet, etc.                     753          787           -34
Leather and furs                             473          538           -65
Hides and skins                              116          109             7
Hair, waste materials                        517          540           -23
Blank tapes, audio & visual                1,213        1,536          -323
Materials, excluding chemicals               922          897            24
Wool, silk, etc.                             621          580            41
Tobacco, waxes, etc.                       4,156        3,409           747
Synthetic rubber--primary                  1,438        1,326           111
Shingles, wallboard                        5,619        6,765        -1,146
Nonferrous metals, other                   3,062        2,317           744
Cotton cloth, fabrics                        877          987          -110
Farming materials, livestock                 863          786            78
Finished textile supplies                  2,419        2,350            68
Natural rubber                             1,860        1,362           498
Synthetic cloth                            3,677        3,691           -14
Chemicals-organic                         15,359       12,480         2,878
Sulfur, nonmetallic minerals               1,196          572           624
Industrial supplies, other                16,086       15,447           640
Iron and steel products, n.e.c.            6,674        6,187           487
Coal and related fuels                     3,020        1,566         1,454
Copper                                     5,291        5,216            75
Iron and steel, advanced                   5,490        5,172           319
Chemicals-inorganic                        5,062        4,093           969
Steelmaking materials                      7,345        4,671         2,673
Other precious metals                      8,938        7,361         1,577
Gas-natural                               22,754       22,367           387
Chemicals-fertilizers                      9,748        6,089         3,660

Capital goods, except automotive         308,192      293,312        14,880

Computer accessories                      42,814       43,280          -465
Semiconductors                            17,629       17,628             1
Civilian aircraft                          8,427        8,901          -474
Computers                                 28,156       26,595         1,561
Engines-civilian aircraft                  9,654        8,295         1,359
Measuring, testing, control instruments   10,194        9,928           265
Drilling & oilfield equipment              6,541        5,423         1,118
Generators, accessories                   13,540       12,877           663
Railway transportation equipment           1,108        1,023            86
Industrial machines, other                24,520       22,593         1,926
Food, tobacco machinery                    1,719        1,530           189
Wood, glass, plastic                       4,078        4,177           -99
Pulp and paper machinery                   3,730        3,706            25
Textile, sewing machines                     972          863           109
Marine engines, parts                        684          699           -15
Business machines and equipment            3,475        4,506        -1,031
Metalworking machine tools                 6,579        5,843           736
Photo, service industry machinery          9,603        9,302           301
Commercial vessels, other                     68          233          -165
Spacecraft, excluding military                11           72           -62
Vessels, except scrap                        (-)          (-)           (-)
Agricultural machinery, equipment          5,193        4,406           786
Nonfarm tractors and parts                 1,090        1,048            43
Specialized mining                           600          609            -9
Laboratory testing instruments             2,862        2,363           499
Materials handling equipment               8,115        7,622           493
Excavating machinery                       5,797        5,806            -9
Parts-civilian aircraft                    6,349        5,390           959
Telecommunications equipment              30,440       28,588         1,853
Electric apparatus                        24,408       23,545           862
Medicinal equipment                       17,796       16,265         1,531
Industrial engines                        12,040       10,194         1,846

Automotive vehicles, parts, and engines  166,452      171,852        -5,401

Consumer goods                           327,357      315,499        11,858

Pharmaceutical preparations               53,694       48,405         5,290
Apparel, household goods - cotton         32,962       34,047        -1,086
Apparel, textiles, nonwool or cotton      20,145       21,091          -947
Toys, games, and sporting goods           23,544       22,848           696
Footwear                                  10,231       10,171            60
Motorcycles and parts                      2,701        2,830          -129
Camping apparel and gear                   5,100        5,221          -121
Photo equipment                            5,010        4,942            68
Apparel,household goods-nontextile         5,433        5,317           115
Numismatic coins                             578          205           373
Cookware, cutlery, tools                   4,399        4,359            39
Toiletries and cosmetics                   4,582        4,158           424
Writing and art supplies                   8,949        8,687           262
Pleasure boats and motors                  1,842        2,023          -181
Rugs                                       1,329        1,415           -86
Musical instruments                        1,145        1,070            75
Stereo equipment, etc                      4,776        5,725          -949
Nursery stock, etc.                          991        1,023           -32
Furniture, household goods, etc.          16,052       16,691          -638
Gem stones, other                          1,848        1,767            81
Books, printed matter                      3,087        3,070            17
Glassware, chinaware                       1,455        1,567          -111
Jewelry                                    7,947        8,954        -1,007
Records, tapes, and disks                  2,206        2,130            76
Apparel, household goods - wool            2,575        2,545            30
Gem diamonds                              14,291       12,280         2,010
Household appliances                      12,857       13,262          -405
Artwork, antiques, stamps, etc.            6,595        7,200          -605
Other household goods                     41,966       36,882         5,084
TV's, VCR's, etc                          29,068       25,613         3,455

Other goods                               44,602       41,014         3,588
                                                  

(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-08-153, BEA-08-47), Bureau of the Census, Foreign
Trade Division, August 2008.  For more information, contact Nick Orsini
(301-763-6959) or Maria Iseman (301-763-2311), Foreign Trade Division.
