                                        
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)                                October      September     Monthly
                                       2008         2008 (R)      Change

Total, Balance of Payments Basis         174,609      177,353        -2,744
Net Adjustments                              792        1,460          -668
Total, Census Basis                      173,817      175,892        -2,076

Foods, feeds, and beverages                7,679        7,598            81

Fruits, frozen juices                        984          838           146
Cane and beet sugar                          149           94            55
Food oils, oilseeds                          464          423            41
Cocoa beans                                   50           33            17
Fish and shellfish                         1,234        1,220            14
Alcoholic beverages, excluding wine          490          476            13
Tea, spices, etc.                            116          108             8
Other foods                                  755          751             3
Wine, beer, and related products             721          718             3
Nonagricultural foods, etc.                   68           69            -1
Dairy products and eggs                      138          142            -4
Green coffee                                 320          326            -5
Bakery products                              530          543           -13
Feedstuff and foodgrains                     341          366           -25
Nuts                                         115          143           -27
Vegetables                                   649          678           -29
Meat products                                554          670          -116

Industrial supplies and materials         65,143       65,247          -104

Petroleum products, other                  4,408        4,953          -545
Liquefied petroleum gases                  1,465        1,832          -367
Gas-natural                                2,239        2,564          -325
Chemicals-fertilizers                      1,696        1,899          -203
Other precious metals                        606          748          -142
Fuel oil                                   3,395        3,532          -137
Coal and related fuels                       446          581          -135
Copper                                       448          551          -103
Iron and steel mill products               2,140        2,241          -102
Nonmonetary gold                             441          540           -99
Steelmaking materials                      1,056        1,135           -79
Industrial supplies, other                 1,979        2,046           -66
Natural rubber                               230          295           -65
Chemicals-other, n.e.c.                      732          797           -65
Tin                                           48          100           -52
Electric energy                              381          431           -51
Chemicals-inorganic                          700          749           -49
Nonferrous metals, other                     317          359           -42
Zinc                                          94          135           -40
Lumber                                       337          376           -38
Paper and paper products                     633          663           -30
Plastic materials                          1,169        1,197           -28
Shingles, wallboard                          648          675           -27
Iron and steel, advanced                     721          744           -23
Blank tapes, audio & visual                  121          142           -21
Sulfur, nonmetallic minerals                 185          198           -13
Finished textile supplies                    294          307           -13
Newsprint                                    199          210           -11
Pulpwood and woodpulp                        344          354           -10
Wool, silk, etc.                              63           70            -8
Plywood and veneers                          186          192            -7
Cotton cloth, fabrics                        107          113            -6
Cotton, natural fibers                         4            6            -1
Leather and furs                              52           54            -1
Synthetic cloth                              446          447            -1
Nontextile floor tiles                       218          219           (-)
Hides and skins                               12           11             1
Materials, excluding chemicals               103          102             1
Glass-plate, sheet, etc.                      94           94             1
Farming materials, livestock                 101           98             2
Stone, sand, cement, etc.                    407          405             2
Nickel                                       216          213             3
Iron and steel products, n.e.c.              941          936             4
Hair, waste materials                         79           69            10
Nuclear fuel materials                       484          472            12
Synthetic rubber--primary                    251          233            18
Tobacco, waxes, etc.                         605          573            33
Finished metal shapes                      1,540        1,496            44
Bauxite and aluminum                       1,323        1,115           208
Chemicals-organic                          2,038        1,724           314
Crude oil                                 28,399       26,252         2,147

Capital goods, except automotive          37,292       38,735        -1,443

Computer accessories                       4,431        5,057          -626
Telecommunications equipment               3,695        4,006          -311
Parts-civilian aircraft                      579          743          -164
Drilling & oilfield equipment              1,455        1,607          -152
Electric apparatus                         2,872        2,970           -98
Photo, service industry machinery          1,118        1,206           -88
Agricultural machinery, equipment            636          715           -79
Civilian aircraft                            877          948           -72
Pulp and paper machinery                     397          461           -63
Measuring, testing, control instruments    1,168        1,231           -63
Materials handling equipment                 971        1,019           -48
Industrial machines, other                 2,960        3,002           -42
Engines-civilian aircraft                  1,163        1,197           -34
Wood, glass, plastic                         469          503           -34
Semiconductors                             2,144        2,176           -31
Specialized mining                            67           95           -28
Nonfarm tractors and parts                   122          147           -25
Metalworking machine tools                   778          801           -22
Textile, sewing machines                     109          128           -19
Industrial engines                         1,626        1,637           -11
Food, tobacco machinery                      207          207           (-)
Vessels, except scrap                        (-)          (-)           (-)
Spacecraft, excluding military                 1            1           (-)
Business machines and equipment              410          409             1
Railway transportation equipment             144          139             5
Commercial vessels, other                     12            5             6
Laboratory testing instruments               379          365            14
Excavating machinery                         701          687            14
Marine engines, parts                         92           63            29
Medicinal equipment                        2,240        2,195            46
Generators, accessories                    1,926        1,824           102
Computers                                  3,544        3,192           352

Automotive vehicles, parts, and engines   17,545       18,466          -921

Consumer goods                            40,674       40,208           466

Pharmaceutical preparations                7,150        6,378           772
Apparel, household goods - cotton          4,351        3,996           356
Other household goods                      5,085        4,749           336
Numismatic coins                             202          106            96
Artwork, antiques, stamps, etc.              780          702            78
Apparel, textiles, nonwool or cotton       2,564        2,504            60
Footwear                                   1,369        1,332            37
Camping apparel and gear                     685          657            29
Household appliances                       1,730        1,702            29
Cookware, cutlery, tools                     587          559            28
Records, tapes, and disks                    266          241            25
Writing and art supplies                   1,131        1,128             3
Motorcycles and parts                        371          373            -2
Glassware, chinaware                         180          185            -5
Apparel, household goods - wool              298          304            -6
Musical instruments                          138          143            -6
Books, printed matter                        361          368            -6
Rugs                                         139          150           -11
Nursery stock, etc.                          114          127           -13
Toiletries and cosmetics                     531          552           -21
Gem stones, other                            221          246           -24
Apparel,household goods-nontextile           649          690           -41
Stereo equipment, etc                        510          559           -49
Furniture, household goods, etc.           1,945        2,003           -58
Pleasure boats and motors                    162          220           -58
Photo equipment                              632          696           -64
Jewelry                                      907          980           -73
Toys, games, and sporting goods            3,097        3,267          -169
TV's, VCR's, etc                           3,218        3,570          -352
Gem diamonds                               1,298        1,723          -425

Other goods                                5,484        5,638          -154
                                        

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

Total, Balance of Payments Basis       1,818,340    1,623,839       194,501
Net Adjustments                           11,012        9,456         1,556
Total, Census Basis                    1,807,328    1,614,383       192,946

Foods, feeds, and beverages               74,484       67,675         6,809

Fruits, frozen juices                      8,292        7,508           784
Cane and beet sugar                          871          685           185
Food oils, oilseeds                        4,528        2,648         1,880
Cocoa beans                                  645          520           125
Fish and shellfish                        11,703       11,376           327
Alcoholic beverages, excluding wine        4,521        4,548           -27
Tea, spices, etc.                          1,065          938           127
Other foods                                7,455        7,042           413
Wine, beer, and related products           7,094        6,935           159
Nonagricultural foods, etc.                  572          380           192
Dairy products and eggs                    1,378        1,299            79
Green coffee                               3,237        2,716           521
Bakery products                            5,386        5,003           383
Feedstuff and foodgrains                   3,878        2,393         1,485
Nuts                                       1,211        1,025           186
Vegetables                                 6,513        5,981           532
Meat products                              6,136        6,677          -542

Industrial supplies and materials        681,936      515,238       166,698

Petroleum products, other                 45,983       39,235         6,748
Liquefied petroleum gases                 16,790       10,805         5,985
Gas-natural                               27,557       27,120           437
Chemicals-fertilizers                     13,340        7,764         5,576
Other precious metals                     10,251        9,273           978
Fuel oil                                  36,765       25,416        11,350
Coal and related fuels                     4,043        2,010         2,033
Copper                                     6,310        6,613          -303
Iron and steel mill products              18,613       15,825         2,788
Nonmonetary gold                           5,435        3,862         1,573
Steelmaking materials                      9,530        5,956         3,574
Industrial supplies, other                20,113       19,441           673
Natural rubber                             2,385        1,735           650
Chemicals-other, n.e.c.                    7,662        7,049           614
Tin                                          663          463           200
Electric energy                            3,224        2,415           809
Chemicals-inorganic                        6,513        5,126         1,387
Nonferrous metals, other                   3,739        2,978           761
Zinc                                       1,531        2,391          -859
Lumber                                     3,943        5,750        -1,807
Paper and paper products                   6,479        6,643          -164
Plastic materials                         11,365       10,573           791
Shingles, wallboard                        6,945        8,387        -1,442
Iron and steel, advanced                   6,954        6,512           442
Blank tapes, audio & visual                1,476        1,846          -370
Sulfur, nonmetallic minerals               1,579          715           864
Finished textile supplies                  3,020        2,952            67
Newsprint                                  1,977        2,033           -56
Pulpwood and woodpulp                      3,482        3,103           379
Wool, silk, etc.                             756          729            28
Plywood and veneers                        2,070        2,481          -411
Cotton cloth, fabrics                      1,096        1,238          -142
Cotton, natural fibers                        72           68             4
Leather and furs                             579          667           -87
Synthetic cloth                            4,571        4,656           -84
Nontextile floor tiles                     2,144        2,353          -210
Hides and skins                              139          131             8
Materials, excluding chemicals             1,127        1,124             3
Glass-plate, sheet, etc.                     940          984           -43
Farming materials, livestock               1,062          972            90
Stone, sand, cement, etc.                  4,386        5,248          -863
Nickel                                     3,122        4,061          -939
Iron and steel products, n.e.c.            8,552        7,713           839
Hair, waste materials                        665          666            -1
Nuclear fuel materials                     5,199        4,521           678
Synthetic rubber--primary                  1,922        1,651           271
Tobacco, waxes, etc.                       5,334        4,256         1,078
Finished metal shapes                     14,923       14,140           783
Bauxite and aluminum                      11,121       11,340          -219
Chemicals-organic                         19,131       15,778         3,353
Crude oil                                305,357      186,469       118,888

Capital goods, except automotive         384,233      368,923        15,310

Computer accessories                      52,302       53,935        -1,633
Telecommunications equipment              38,136       36,221         1,915
Parts-civilian aircraft                    7,670        6,825           845
Drilling & oilfield equipment              9,611        6,656         2,955
Electric apparatus                        30,250       29,567           683
Photo, service industry machinery         11,928       11,599           330
Agricultural machinery, equipment          6,544        5,744           800
Civilian aircraft                         10,251       11,194          -943
Pulp and paper machinery                   4,586        4,598           -12
Measuring, testing, control instruments   12,593       12,440           153
Materials handling equipment              10,109        9,572           538
Industrial machines, other                30,497       28,647         1,850
Engines-civilian aircraft                 12,021       10,711         1,310
Wood, glass, plastic                       5,044        5,265          -221
Semiconductors                            21,948       22,111          -162
Specialized mining                           762          731            32
Nonfarm tractors and parts                 1,359        1,329            30
Metalworking machine tools                 8,155        7,279           876
Textile, sewing machines                   1,211        1,102           109
Industrial engines                        15,291       12,940         2,352
Food, tobacco machinery                    2,133        1,949           184
Vessels, except scrap                        (-)          (-)           (-)
Spacecraft, excluding military                13           94           -80
Business machines and equipment            4,293        5,486        -1,193
Railway transportation equipment           1,391        1,312            79
Commercial vessels, other                     86          271          -185
Laboratory testing instruments             3,605        3,004           601
Excavating machinery                       7,187        7,302          -114
Marine engines, parts                        838          861           -23
Medicinal equipment                       22,233       20,470         1,763
Generators, accessories                   17,290       16,189         1,101
Computers                                 34,894       33,520         1,374

Automotive vehicles, parts, and engines  202,537      216,098       -13,561

Consumer goods                           408,449      394,851        13,599

Pharmaceutical preparations               67,385       60,234         7,151
Apparel, household goods - cotton         41,312       42,506        -1,194
Other household goods                     51,806       46,315         5,490
Numismatic coins                             887          256           630
Artwork, antiques, stamps, etc.            8,079        8,975          -896
Apparel, textiles, nonwool or cotton      25,214       26,345        -1,131
Footwear                                  12,931       12,740           191
Camping apparel and gear                   6,442        6,526           -84
Household appliances                      16,292       16,517          -225
Cookware, cutlery, tools                   5,546        5,479            67
Records, tapes, and disks                  2,713        2,746           -33
Writing and art supplies                  11,208       10,897           311
Motorcycles and parts                      3,445        3,470           -25
Glassware, chinaware                       1,821        1,970          -149
Apparel, household goods - wool            3,177        3,200           -23
Musical instruments                        1,425        1,339            86
Books, printed matter                      3,816        3,846           -30
Rugs                                       1,618        1,765          -147
Nursery stock, etc.                        1,232        1,282           -50
Toiletries and cosmetics                   5,665        5,249           415
Gem stones, other                          2,316        2,232            84
Apparel,household goods-nontextile         6,773        6,630           143
Stereo equipment, etc                      5,846        6,971        -1,124
Furniture, household goods, etc.          20,002       20,922          -920
Pleasure boats and motors                  2,223        2,471          -248
Photo equipment                            6,338        6,154           184
Jewelry                                    9,837       11,201        -1,364
Toys, games, and sporting goods           29,909       28,528         1,381
TV's, VCR's, etc                          35,849       32,603         3,246
Gem diamonds                              17,343       15,479         1,864

Other goods                               55,689       51,598         4,091
                                                  

(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-08-178, BEA-08-53), Bureau of the Census, Foreign
Trade Division, October 2008.  For more information, contact Nick Orsini
(301-763-6959) or Maria Iseman (301-763-2311), Foreign Trade Division.
