                                        
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)                                September    August        Monthly
                                       2008         2008 (R)      Change

Total, Balance of Payments Basis         177,677      188,944       -11,267
Net Adjustments                            1,461          646           815
Total, Census Basis                      176,216      188,298       -12,083

Foods, feeds, and beverages                7,604        7,793          -189

Food oils, oilseeds                          423          558          -134
Fruits, frozen juices                        840          898           -59
Wine, beer, and related products             719          760           -42
Cane and beet sugar                           93          120           -27
Cocoa beans                                   33           44           -10
Nonagricultural foods, etc.                   69           76            -7
Bakery products                              543          548            -5
Feedstuff and foodgrains                     366          371            -5
Tea, spices, etc.                            108          109            -1
Vegetables                                   678          679            -1
Green coffee                                 327          323             4
Alcoholic beverages, excluding wine          477          473             4
Other foods                                  752          747             5
Nuts                                         143          137             6
Dairy products and eggs                      143          129            14
Fish and shellfish                         1,221        1,198            23
Meat products                                670          625            46

Industrial supplies and materials         65,666       73,772        -8,106

Crude oil                                 26,548       33,551        -7,003
Other precious metals                        752        1,221          -469
Fuel oil                                   3,636        4,084          -448
Chemicals-organic                          1,724        2,056          -332
Gas-natural                                2,564        2,866          -302
Copper                                       570          862          -292
Nuclear fuel materials                       472          698          -226
Steelmaking materials                      1,091        1,243          -152
Finished metal shapes                      1,486        1,562           -75
Bauxite and aluminum                       1,118        1,151           -33
Industrial supplies, other                 2,043        2,075           -32
Coal and related fuels                       571          598           -27
Synthetic cloth                              448          473           -25
Iron and steel, advanced                     744          769           -24
Sulfur, nonmetallic minerals                 198          221           -23
Shingles, wallboard                          679          701           -22
Materials, excluding chemicals               103          124           -22
Nickel                                       214          234           -20
Plywood and veneers                          195          214           -19
Stone, sand, cement, etc.                    406          423           -17
Blank tapes, audio & visual                  142          156           -14
Cotton cloth, fabrics                        113          126           -14
Farming materials, livestock                  98          109           -12
Iron and steel products, n.e.c.              937          948           -11
Wool, silk, etc.                              73           82            -9
Finished textile supplies                    307          316            -9
Nonferrous metals, other                     359          366            -6
Lumber                                       376          382            -6
Glass-plate, sheet, etc.                      94           98            -5
Hides and skins                               11           14            -3
Leather and furs                              53           55            -2
Cotton, natural fibers                         6            5           (-)
Hair, waste materials                         69           69             1
Natural rubber                               295          290             6
Nontextile floor tiles                       221          214             7
Pulpwood and woodpulp                        354          346             8
Chemicals-inorganic                          752          740            12
Synthetic rubber--primary                    233          220            13
Zinc                                         135          119            16
Chemicals-other, n.e.c.                      799          780            19
Newsprint                                    210          187            22
Tobacco, waxes, etc.                         576          549            27
Paper and paper products                     664          635            29
Tin                                          100           56            44
Liquefied petroleum gases                  1,828        1,780            48
Plastic materials                          1,198        1,131            67
Nonmonetary gold                             550          452            98
Electric energy                              431          296           136
Chemicals-fertilizers                      1,891        1,741           150
Iron and steel mill products               2,255        1,919           336
Petroleum products, other                  4,974        4,462           512

Capital goods, except automotive          38,756       38,258           498

Drilling & oilfield equipment              1,615          968           647
Civilian aircraft                            948          772           176
Telecommunications equipment               4,003        3,893           110
Semiconductors                             2,176        2,095            81
Engines-civilian aircraft                  1,200        1,138            61
Generators, accessories                    1,825        1,768            57
Agricultural machinery, equipment            716          671            45
Industrial engines                         1,632        1,599            32
Measuring, testing, control instruments    1,232        1,210            22
Photo, service industry machinery          1,206        1,190            16
Specialized mining                            95           84            11
Railway transportation equipment             139          130            10
Nonfarm tractors and parts                   147          140             8
Wood, glass, plastic                         494          490             4
Pulp and paper machinery                     462          460             2
Spacecraft, excluding military                 1            1             1
Vessels, except scrap                        (-)          (-)           (-)
Textile, sewing machines                     130          130           (-)
Commercial vessels, other                      6            7           (-)
Laboratory testing instruments               369          370            -1
Food, tobacco machinery                      207          209            -2
Marine engines, parts                         63           67            -4
Business machines and equipment              409          418            -9
Metalworking machine tools                   798          832           -34
Computer accessories                       5,057        5,095           -37
Excavating machinery                         690          731           -41
Medicinal equipment                        2,197        2,243           -45
Industrial machines, other                 3,023        3,073           -50
Electric apparatus                         2,970        3,032           -62
Materials handling equipment               1,017        1,090           -74
Parts-civilian aircraft                      742          822           -79
Computers                                  3,187        3,532          -346

Automotive vehicles, parts, and engines   18,553       19,285          -732

Consumer goods                            40,144       43,576        -3,433

Pharmaceutical preparations                6,307        7,952        -1,645
Other household goods                      4,754        5,680          -926
Apparel, household goods - cotton          3,995        4,332          -337
Apparel, textiles, nonwool or cotton       2,502        2,620          -118
TV's, VCR's, etc                           3,568        3,673          -105
Stereo equipment, etc                        559          659           -99
Toiletries and cosmetics                     551          624           -72
Camping apparel and gear                     656          728           -72
Furniture, household goods, etc.           2,004        2,061           -57
Cookware, cutlery, tools                     560          614           -54
Gem diamonds                               1,724        1,778           -54
Footwear                                   1,333        1,379           -45
Motorcycles and parts                        372          412           -40
Pleasure boats and motors                    220          239           -18
Rugs                                         150          166           -16
Records, tapes, and disks                    241          257           -16
Writing and art supplies                   1,128        1,142           -14
Musical instruments                          143          157           -14
Books, printed matter                        368          375            -7
Nursery stock, etc.                          126          126           (-)
Apparel, household goods - wool              304          304           (-)
Numismatic coins                             106          101             5
Household appliances                       1,701        1,691            10
Glassware, chinaware                         186          175            11
Jewelry                                      982          970            13
Apparel,household goods-nontextile           692          673            19
Gem stones, other                            246          222            24
Artwork, antiques, stamps, etc.              703          666            37
Toys, games, and sporting goods            3,266        3,219            47
Photo equipment                              695          583           112

Other goods                                5,493        5,615          -122
                                        

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

Total, Balance of Payments Basis       1,644,055    1,455,755       188,301
Net Adjustments                           10,221        8,581         1,640
Total, Census Basis                    1,633,835    1,447,174       186,661

Foods, feeds, and beverages               66,812       60,753         6,058

Food oils, oilseeds                        4,064        2,375         1,689
Fruits, frozen juices                      7,309        6,732           577
Wine, beer, and related products           6,373        6,243           130
Cane and beet sugar                          721          600           122
Cocoa beans                                  595          478           117
Nonagricultural foods, etc.                  504          340           164
Bakery products                            4,857        4,492           364
Feedstuff and foodgrains                   3,537        2,119         1,418
Tea, spices, etc.                            948          837           112
Vegetables                                 5,865        5,378           487
Green coffee                               2,917        2,407           511
Alcoholic beverages, excluding wine        4,033        4,082           -49
Other foods                                6,701        6,335           366
Nuts                                       1,095          914           182
Dairy products and eggs                    1,241        1,150            91
Fish and shellfish                        10,469       10,287           182
Meat products                              5,581        5,986          -404

Industrial supplies and materials        617,212      460,099       157,113

Crude oil                                277,254      164,699       112,555
Other precious metals                      9,649        8,449         1,200
Fuel oil                                  33,474       22,777        10,697
Chemicals-organic                         17,092       14,093         3,000
Gas-natural                               25,318       24,605           713
Copper                                     5,881        5,861            20
Nuclear fuel materials                     4,715        3,908           807
Steelmaking materials                      8,429        5,361         3,069
Finished metal shapes                     13,374       12,687           687
Bauxite and aluminum                       9,801       10,210          -410
Industrial supplies, other                18,131       17,463           668
Coal and related fuels                     3,587        1,801         1,785
Synthetic cloth                            4,127        4,175           -48
Iron and steel, advanced                   6,234        5,840           393
Sulfur, nonmetallic minerals               1,394          656           738
Shingles, wallboard                        6,301        7,577        -1,276
Materials, excluding chemicals             1,024        1,018             7
Nickel                                     2,906        3,760          -854
Plywood and veneers                        1,887        2,239          -353
Stone, sand, cement, etc.                  3,979        4,731          -751
Blank tapes, audio & visual                1,355        1,692          -338
Cotton cloth, fabrics                        990        1,115          -125
Farming materials, livestock                 961          878            84
Iron and steel products, n.e.c.            7,612        6,961           651
Wool, silk, etc.                             697          656            41
Finished textile supplies                  2,726        2,659            66
Nonferrous metals, other                   3,423        2,631           792
Lumber                                     3,606        5,246        -1,640
Glass-plate, sheet, etc.                     846          884           -38
Hides and skins                              128          122             6
Leather and furs                             527          603           -76
Cotton, natural fibers                        68           62             6
Hair, waste materials                        586          607           -21
Natural rubber                             2,155        1,571           584
Nontextile floor tiles                     1,927        2,118          -191
Pulpwood and woodpulp                      3,138        2,794           344
Chemicals-inorganic                        5,815        4,612         1,203
Synthetic rubber--primary                  1,671        1,494           177
Zinc                                       1,437        2,144          -707
Chemicals-other, n.e.c.                    6,932        6,332           600
Newsprint                                  1,778        1,852           -73
Tobacco, waxes, etc.                       4,732        3,815           917
Paper and paper products                   5,846        5,989          -144
Tin                                          616          419           197
Liquefied petroleum gases                 15,321        9,475         5,846
Plastic materials                         10,197        9,506           691
Nonmonetary gold                           5,004        3,423         1,581
Electric energy                            2,843        2,206           637
Chemicals-fertilizers                     11,636        6,936         4,700
Iron and steel mill products              16,487       14,391         2,096
Petroleum products, other                 41,596       34,997         6,599

Capital goods, except automotive         346,962      331,219        15,743

Drilling & oilfield equipment              8,163        6,015         2,148
Civilian aircraft                          9,375        9,983          -608
Telecommunications equipment              34,439       32,361         2,077
Semiconductors                            19,804       19,862           -58
Engines-civilian aircraft                 10,861        9,521         1,339
Generators, accessories                   15,365       14,539           826
Agricultural machinery, equipment          5,909        5,067           842
Industrial engines                        13,660       11,590         2,070
Measuring, testing, control instruments   11,426       11,187           239
Photo, service industry machinery         10,810       10,459           351
Specialized mining                           695          670            25
Railway transportation equipment           1,247        1,164            83
Nonfarm tractors and parts                 1,238        1,188            49
Wood, glass, plastic                       4,565        4,722          -156
Pulp and paper machinery                   4,190        4,170            19
Spacecraft, excluding military                12           81           -69
Vessels, except scrap                        (-)          (-)           (-)
Textile, sewing machines                   1,104          984           119
Commercial vessels, other                     75          240          -165
Laboratory testing instruments             3,230        2,680           550
Food, tobacco machinery                    1,925        1,747           178
Marine engines, parts                        747          768           -22
Business machines and equipment            3,883        5,029        -1,146
Metalworking machine tools                 7,374        6,582           792
Computer accessories                      47,871       48,705          -833
Excavating machinery                       6,489        6,581           -91
Medicinal equipment                       19,995       18,359         1,636
Industrial machines, other                27,558       25,577         1,981
Electric apparatus                        27,378       26,577           802
Materials handling equipment               9,137        8,600           537
Parts-civilian aircraft                    7,091        6,121           971
Computers                                 31,345       30,089         1,256

Automotive vehicles, parts, and engines  185,079      193,928        -8,849

Consumer goods                           367,711      354,876        12,835

Pharmaceutical preparations               60,164       53,913         6,252
Other household goods                     46,726       41,625         5,100
Apparel, household goods - cotton         36,959       38,313        -1,354
Apparel, textiles, nonwool or cotton      22,649       23,754        -1,105
TV's, VCR's, etc                          32,630       29,114         3,515
Stereo equipment, etc                      5,337        6,355        -1,018
Toiletries and cosmetics                   5,133        4,704           429
Camping apparel and gear                   5,756        5,888          -132
Furniture, household goods, etc.          18,057       18,836          -778
Cookware, cutlery, tools                   4,959        4,926            33
Gem diamonds                              16,046       13,785         2,261
Footwear                                  11,564       11,486            78
Motorcycles and parts                      3,073        3,150           -77
Pleasure boats and motors                  2,061        2,238          -176
Rugs                                       1,479        1,598          -119
Records, tapes, and disks                  2,447        2,440             7
Writing and art supplies                  10,077        9,805           273
Musical instruments                        1,288        1,207            81
Books, printed matter                      3,455        3,463            -8
Nursery stock, etc.                        1,117        1,153           -36
Apparel, household goods - wool            2,878        2,873             5
Numismatic coins                             684          229           455
Household appliances                      14,561       14,907          -345
Glassware, chinaware                       1,641        1,772          -130
Jewelry                                    8,932       10,083        -1,151
Apparel,household goods-nontextile         6,125        5,983           142
Gem stones, other                          2,094        1,995            99
Artwork, antiques, stamps, etc.            7,300        8,117          -817
Toys, games, and sporting goods           26,812       25,624         1,188
Photo equipment                            5,706        5,541           165

Other goods                               50,060       46,299         3,761
                                                  

(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-08-166, BEA-08-50), Bureau of the Census, Foreign
Trade Division, September 2008.  For more information, contact Nick Orsini
(301-763-6959) or Maria Iseman (301-763-2311), Foreign Trade Division.
