                                        
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)                                November     October       Monthly
                                       2008         2008 (R)      Change

Total, Balance of Payments Basis         149,661      173,845       -24,184
Net Adjustments                              720          784           -64
Total, Census Basis                      148,941      173,061       -24,120

Foods, feeds, and beverages                7,256        7,687          -431

Fruits, frozen juices                        774          985          -211
Fish and shellfish                         1,136        1,235           -99
Wine, beer, and related products             659          723           -64
Cane and beet sugar                          112          149           -37
Alcoholic beverages, excluding wine          458          491           -33
Green coffee                                 299          320           -22
Vegetables                                   631          649           -17
Nuts                                          98          115           -17
Bakery products                              515          530           -15
Tea, spices, etc.                            102          117           -15
Other foods                                  740          754           -14
Nonagricultural foods, etc.                   72           68             4
Dairy products and eggs                      144          139             4
Feedstuff and foodgrains                     347          342             5
Cocoa beans                                   66           50            16
Food oils, oilseeds                          487          464            23
Meat products                                616          554            62

Industrial supplies and materials         48,243       64,738       -16,495

Crude oil                                 17,890       27,962       -10,072
Petroleum products, other                  2,810        4,415        -1,606
Fuel oil                                   2,029        3,397        -1,368
Gas-natural                                1,689        2,245          -555
Liquefied petroleum gases                    915        1,462          -547
Iron and steel mill products               1,717        2,135          -419
Bauxite and aluminum                       1,010        1,329          -319
Chemicals-fertilizers                      1,408        1,696          -288
Steelmaking materials                        792        1,057          -264
Finished metal shapes                      1,330        1,530          -200
Copper                                       299          454          -154
Electric energy                              240          381          -141
Nonmonetary gold                             303          444          -140
Plastic materials                          1,061        1,169          -108
Chemicals-organic                          1,929        2,033          -104
Pulpwood and woodpulp                        259          352           -94
Coal and related fuels                       354          444           -90
Nickel                                       159          216           -57
Industrial supplies, other                 1,926        1,975           -49
Iron and steel products, n.e.c.              903          944           -41
Iron and steel, advanced                     682          721           -39
Chemicals-other, n.e.c.                      699          733           -34
Shingles, wallboard                          618          648           -31
Sulfur, nonmetallic minerals                 160          184           -25
Synthetic cloth                              427          447           -20
Nonferrous metals, other                     299          316           -17
Hair, waste materials                         66           79           -13
Newsprint                                    187          199           -12
Finished textile supplies                    286          295            -9
Cotton cloth, fabrics                         98          107            -9
Nontextile floor tiles                       213          219            -6
Hides and skins                                8           12            -4
Glass-plate, sheet, etc.                      91           94            -4
Zinc                                          91           94            -3
Paper and paper products                     631          633            -2
Farming materials, livestock                  99          101            -1
Cotton, natural fibers                         4            4            -1
Wool, silk, etc.                              62           63           (-)
Blank tapes, audio & visual                  123          121             2
Leather and furs                              54           52             2
Lumber                                       341          337             4
Nuclear fuel materials                       489          484             5
Materials, excluding chemicals               109          104             5
Plywood and veneers                          193          186             7
Stone, sand, cement, etc.                    418          410             8
Tin                                           59           48            11
Synthetic rubber--primary                    267          254            14
Natural rubber                               256          230            25
Chemicals-inorganic                          735          702            33
Tobacco, waxes, etc.                         653          604            49
Other precious metals                        802          617           185

Capital goods, except automotive          35,108       37,322        -2,214

Computers                                  2,957        3,537          -581
Telecommunications equipment               3,409        3,689          -280
Generators, accessories                    1,676        1,940          -263
Semiconductors                             1,896        2,144          -248
Computer accessories                       4,200        4,431          -231
Industrial engines                         1,484        1,638          -154
Electric apparatus                         2,741        2,874          -133
Engines-civilian aircraft                  1,051        1,164          -113
Medicinal equipment                        2,132        2,245          -112
Industrial machines, other                 2,883        2,967           -84
Metalworking machine tools                   728          777           -49
Parts-civilian aircraft                      539          579           -40
Photo, service industry machinery          1,093        1,119           -26
Marine engines, parts                         68           92           -24
Measuring, testing, control instruments    1,147        1,170           -23
Railway transportation equipment             123          144           -21
Textile, sewing machines                      88          109           -21
Laboratory testing instruments               362          381           -19
Business machines and equipment              395          410           -15
Pulp and paper machinery                     388          402           -15
Commercial vessels, other                      4           12            -8
Nonfarm tractors and parts                   115          122            -7
Specialized mining                            66           67            -1
Vessels, except scrap                        (-)          (-)           (-)
Food, tobacco machinery                      210          208             2
Excavating machinery                         706          701             6
Spacecraft, excluding military                 9            1             8
Materials handling equipment                 978          964            13
Wood, glass, plastic                         485          462            24
Drilling & oilfield equipment              1,481        1,454            27
Agricultural machinery, equipment            707          638            69
Civilian aircraft                            986          879           107

Automotive vehicles, parts, and engines   16,418       17,597        -1,179

Consumer goods                            36,562       40,347        -3,785

Pharmaceutical preparations                5,420        6,821        -1,401
TV's, VCR's, etc                           2,611        3,215          -604
Other household goods                      4,774        5,091          -317
Toys, games, and sporting goods            2,915        3,097          -182
Household appliances                       1,554        1,726          -173
Photo equipment                              464          632          -168
Gem diamonds                               1,127        1,288          -161
Apparel, household goods - cotton          4,249        4,351          -102
Footwear                                   1,275        1,370           -95
Furniture, household goods, etc.           1,873        1,947           -74
Jewelry                                      841          912           -71
Apparel, textiles, nonwool or cotton       2,494        2,565           -71
Stereo equipment, etc                        443          509           -66
Artwork, antiques, stamps, etc.              718          784           -65
Motorcycles and parts                        316          371           -54
Records, tapes, and disks                    220          266           -46
Numismatic coins                             158          202           -44
Camping apparel and gear                     641          684           -43
Writing and art supplies                   1,097        1,130           -34
Cookware, cutlery, tools                     570          589           -19
Apparel, household goods - wool              284          298           -14
Books, printed matter                        351          361           -11
Pleasure boats and motors                    151          161           -10
Gem stones, other                            212          221           -10
Glassware, chinaware                         173          181            -8
Apparel,household goods-nontextile           647          651            -4
Nursery stock, etc.                          116          114             2
Musical instruments                          143          138             5
Rugs                                         158          139            19
Toiletries and cosmetics                     569          533            36

Other goods                                5,353        5,370           -17
                                        

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

Total, Balance of Payments Basis       1,967,238    1,796,503       170,735
Net Adjustments                           11,724       10,088         1,637
Total, Census Basis                    1,955,513    1,786,415       169,098

Foods, feeds, and beverages               81,747       74,777         6,971

Fruits, frozen juices                      9,067        8,286           781
Fish and shellfish                        12,840       12,468           373
Wine, beer, and related products           7,754        7,644           110
Cane and beet sugar                          983          755           228
Alcoholic beverages, excluding wine        4,981        5,059           -78
Green coffee                               3,535        3,014           521
Vegetables                                 7,144        6,590           554
Nuts                                       1,309        1,129           180
Bakery products                            5,901        5,515           386
Tea, spices, etc.                          1,167        1,034           133
Other foods                                8,195        7,799           395
Nonagricultural foods, etc.                  645          423           222
Dairy products and eggs                    1,523        1,441            82
Feedstuff and foodgrains                   4,226        2,670         1,556
Cocoa beans                                  711          557           154
Food oils, oilseeds                        5,014        3,056         1,958
Meat products                              6,752        7,337          -585

Industrial supplies and materials        729,775      574,436       155,339

Crude oil                                322,810      211,194       111,616
Petroleum products, other                 48,800       43,880         4,921
Fuel oil                                  38,796       28,363        10,433
Gas-natural                               29,252       29,421          -169
Liquefied petroleum gases                 17,701       12,425         5,277
Iron and steel mill products              20,325       17,136         3,188
Bauxite and aluminum                      12,137       12,453          -316
Chemicals-fertilizers                     14,749        8,626         6,122
Steelmaking materials                     10,322        6,600         3,722
Finished metal shapes                     16,243       15,603           640
Copper                                     6,615        7,175          -560
Electric energy                            3,464        2,699           764
Nonmonetary gold                           5,741        4,279         1,462
Plastic materials                         12,426       11,675           752
Chemicals-organic                         21,055       17,430         3,624
Pulpwood and woodpulp                      3,749        3,446           303
Coal and related fuels                     4,395        2,248         2,147
Nickel                                     3,281        4,418        -1,137
Industrial supplies, other                22,035       21,478           557
Iron and steel products, n.e.c.            9,458        8,464           994
Iron and steel, advanced                   7,636        7,175           461
Chemicals-other, n.e.c.                    8,361        7,773           588
Shingles, wallboard                        7,563        9,195        -1,631
Sulfur, nonmetallic minerals               1,738          800           939
Synthetic cloth                            4,999        5,143          -144
Nonferrous metals, other                   4,038        3,365           673
Hair, waste materials                        731          729             2
Newsprint                                  2,164        2,202           -38
Finished textile supplies                  3,306        3,263            43
Cotton cloth, fabrics                      1,194        1,362          -168
Nontextile floor tiles                     2,357        2,584          -227
Hides and skins                              147          142             6
Glass-plate, sheet, etc.                   1,032        1,089           -58
Zinc                                       1,622        2,599          -977
Paper and paper products                   7,110        7,299          -189
Farming materials, livestock               1,162        1,081            81
Cotton, natural fibers                        76           74             2
Wool, silk, etc.                             819          799            21
Blank tapes, audio & visual                1,598        2,003          -405
Leather and furs                             634          735          -101
Lumber                                     4,284        6,272        -1,988
Nuclear fuel materials                     5,688        5,106           582
Materials, excluding chemicals             1,237        1,244            -7
Plywood and veneers                        2,263        2,709          -447
Stone, sand, cement, etc.                  4,806        5,773          -968
Tin                                          722          516           207
Synthetic rubber--primary                  2,192        1,823           369
Natural rubber                             2,641        1,923           718
Chemicals-inorganic                        7,249        5,652         1,597
Tobacco, waxes, etc.                       5,986        4,844         1,142
Other precious metals                     11,064       10,149           915

Capital goods, except automotive         419,371      406,775        12,596

Computers                                 37,844       37,031           812
Telecommunications equipment              41,540       40,160         1,380
Generators, accessories                   18,980       17,842         1,138
Semiconductors                            23,845       24,370          -526
Computer accessories                      56,502       59,154        -2,652
Industrial engines                        16,787       14,360         2,428
Electric apparatus                        32,993       32,564           430
Engines-civilian aircraft                 13,073       11,855         1,218
Medicinal equipment                       24,370       22,602         1,768
Industrial machines, other                33,387       31,729         1,659
Metalworking machine tools                 8,881        7,973           908
Parts-civilian aircraft                    8,210        7,559           652
Photo, service industry machinery         13,022       12,760           262
Marine engines, parts                        906          942           -36
Measuring, testing, control instruments   13,742       13,708            34
Railway transportation equipment           1,514        1,434            80
Textile, sewing machines                   1,299        1,222            77
Laboratory testing instruments             3,969        3,333           636
Business machines and equipment            4,688        5,942        -1,254
Pulp and paper machinery                   4,979        5,041           -63
Commercial vessels, other                     90          283          -193
Nonfarm tractors and parts                 1,475        1,471             5
Specialized mining                           829          787            42
Vessels, except scrap                        (-)          (-)           (-)
Food, tobacco machinery                    2,343        2,162           181
Excavating machinery                       7,893        8,047          -154
Spacecraft, excluding military                22           94           -72
Materials handling equipment              11,080       10,494           586
Wood, glass, plastic                       5,522        5,814          -293
Drilling & oilfield equipment             11,092        7,394         3,698
Agricultural machinery, equipment          7,253        6,433           819
Civilian aircraft                         11,240       12,213          -974

Automotive vehicles, parts, and engines  219,006      238,197       -19,191

Consumer goods                           444,685      435,165         9,520

Pharmaceutical preparations               72,476       66,179         6,296
TV's, VCR's, etc                          38,457       36,157         2,300
Other household goods                     56,586       51,224         5,362
Toys, games, and sporting goods           32,823       31,398         1,424
Household appliances                      17,842       18,166          -324
Photo equipment                            6,802        6,822           -20
Gem diamonds                              18,460       17,172         1,288
Apparel, household goods - cotton         45,560       46,689        -1,129
Footwear                                  14,207       13,994           212
Furniture, household goods, etc.          21,877       23,044        -1,167
Jewelry                                   10,683       12,401        -1,719
Apparel, textiles, nonwool or cotton      27,709       28,979        -1,270
Stereo equipment, etc                      6,290        7,550        -1,261
Artwork, antiques, stamps, etc.            8,801        9,951        -1,149
Motorcycles and parts                      3,761        3,773           -12
Records, tapes, and disks                  2,933        3,039          -106
Numismatic coins                           1,045          300           745
Camping apparel and gear                   7,082        7,156           -74
Writing and art supplies                  12,305       12,020           284
Cookware, cutlery, tools                   6,117        6,049            68
Apparel, household goods - wool            3,461        3,535           -75
Books, printed matter                      4,167        4,239           -72
Pleasure boats and motors                  2,374        2,719          -345
Gem stones, other                          2,527        2,468            60
Glassware, chinaware                       1,995        2,171          -176
Apparel,household goods-nontextile         7,421        7,331            90
Nursery stock, etc.                        1,347        1,415           -68
Musical instruments                        1,568        1,478            90
Rugs                                       1,776        1,946          -170
Toiletries and cosmetics                   6,235        5,798           437

Other goods                               60,929       57,066         3,863
                                                  

(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-09-04, BEA-09-01), Bureau of the Census, Foreign
Trade Division, November 2008.  For more information, contact Nick Orsini
(301-763-6959) or Maria Iseman (301-763-2311), Foreign Trade Division.
