                                        
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)                                January      December      Monthly
                                       2009         2008 (R)      Change

Total, Balance of Payments Basis         129,164      140,017       -10,852
Net Adjustments                              377          342            34
Total, Census Basis                      128,788      139,674       -10,887

Foods, feeds, and beverages                6,853        7,109          -257

Other foods                                  656          752           -96
Meat products                                584          657           -73
Alcoholic beverages, excluding wine          406          465           -59
Wine, beer, and related products             557          608           -51
Cane and beet sugar                           81          115           -34
Fruits, frozen juices                        755          787           -32
Dairy products and eggs                      139          153           -14
Tea, spices, etc.                             96          108           -12
Cocoa beans                                  126          138           -11
Bakery products                              510          519            -9
Green coffee                                 256          262            -7
Fish and shellfish                         1,118        1,123            -5
Nonagricultural foods, etc.                   62           62           (-)
Vegetables                                   641          639             1
Nuts                                         105           90            15
Feedstuff and foodgrains                     364          316            48
Food oils, oilseeds                          397          315            82

Industrial supplies and materials         38,206       42,842        -4,636

Crude oil                                 12,725       16,983        -4,258
Petroleum products, other                  2,459        2,754          -295
Finished metal shapes                      1,172        1,319          -148
Bauxite and aluminum                         784          919          -135
Industrial supplies, other                 1,635        1,770          -134
Plastic materials                            808          899           -92
Nonferrous metals, other                     189          265           -76
Paper and paper products                     512          565           -53
Chemicals-fertilizers                        796          848           -52
Synthetic rubber--primary                    155          204           -49
Stone, sand, cement, etc.                    331          378           -46
Pulpwood and woodpulp                        219          262           -43
Iron and steel, advanced                     574          611           -38
Chemicals-other, n.e.c.                      636          671           -35
Lumber                                       236          269           -34
Chemicals-inorganic                          590          622           -32
Coal and related fuels                       223          250           -27
Nontextile floor tiles                       157          184           -27
Natural rubber                               194          217           -23
Tobacco, waxes, etc.                         508          529           -22
Newsprint                                    179          197           -18
Nickel                                       122          134           -13
Sulfur, nonmetallic minerals                  86           95            -9
Cotton cloth, fabrics                         79           87            -9
Hair, waste materials                         57           63            -7
Iron and steel products, n.e.c.              868          875            -7
Shingles, wallboard                          545          551            -6
Hides and skins                                8           11            -3
Farming materials, livestock                  82           83            -1
Synthetic cloth                              354          355            -1
Leather and furs                              43           44            -1
Cotton, natural fibers                         5            5           (-)
Finished textile supplies                    267          267           (-)
Wool, silk, etc.                              53           52           (-)
Glass-plate, sheet, etc.                      76           73             3
Plywood and veneers                          134          130             3
Chemicals-organic                          1,572        1,569             4
Zinc                                          84           80             4
Tin                                           45           39             6
Copper                                       277          271             6
Materials, excluding chemicals               108           98             9
Blank tapes, audio & visual                  125          113            13
Iron and steel mill products               1,288        1,274            14
Electric energy                              193          170            22
Nonmonetary gold                             465          392            73
Other precious metals                        426          353            73
Steelmaking materials                        528          445            83
Gas-natural                                1,682        1,539           143
Liquefied petroleum gases                    952          792           160
Nuclear fuel materials                       564          401           163
Fuel oil                                   2,041        1,768           273

Capital goods, except automotive          31,824       33,761        -1,938

Civilian aircraft                            728        1,187          -459
Telecommunications equipment               2,736        3,187          -451
Industrial machines, other                 2,861        3,087          -226
Electric apparatus                         2,393        2,584          -192
Semiconductors                             1,547        1,721          -174
Industrial engines                         1,351        1,493          -143
Measuring, testing, control instruments      940        1,082          -142
Engines-civilian aircraft                    933          996           -63
Metalworking machine tools                   636          698           -63
Laboratory testing instruments               310          373           -62
Agricultural machinery, equipment            590          639           -49
Medicinal equipment                        2,082        2,128           -46
Spacecraft, excluding military                 2           41           -39
Specialized mining                            58           91           -33
Railway transportation equipment             106          133           -28
Computer accessories                       3,683        3,709           -27
Marine engines, parts                         67           85           -18
Nonfarm tractors and parts                    92          109           -17
Excavating machinery                         561          574           -13
Food, tobacco machinery                      176          184            -8
Vessels, except scrap                        (-)          (-)           (-)
Textile, sewing machines                      94           93             1
Generators, accessories                    1,709        1,703             6
Wood, glass, plastic                         424          416             8
Commercial vessels, other                     19            9            10
Business machines and equipment              386          373            13
Materials handling equipment                 878          861            17
Computers                                  2,827        2,804            24
Parts-civilian aircraft                      725          691            34
Photo, service industry machinery          1,013          966            47
Pulp and paper machinery                     413          346            67
Drilling & oilfield equipment              1,486        1,397            89

Automotive vehicles, parts, and engines   11,516       14,808        -3,293

Consumer goods                            35,707       36,140          -432

Pharmaceutical preparations                5,445        6,103          -658
Gem diamonds                                 816        1,131          -315
Artwork, antiques, stamps, etc.              556          677          -122
Household appliances                       1,352        1,420           -69
Numismatic coins                             154          213           -60
Records, tapes, and disks                    152          197           -45
Motorcycles and parts                        322          361           -39
Cookware, cutlery, tools                     515          550           -35
Apparel, household goods - wool              226          254           -29
Glassware, chinaware                         143          167           -24
Gem stones, other                            186          206           -20
Toiletries and cosmetics                     510          528           -18
Apparel, textiles, nonwool or cotton       2,366        2,376           -10
Pleasure boats and motors                    166          172            -5
Photo equipment                              343          346            -4
Rugs                                         136          138            -2
Nursery stock, etc.                          116          116           (-)
Musical instruments                          136          131             5
Books, printed matter                        325          318             7
Stereo equipment, etc                        361          349            11
Apparel,household goods-nontextile           672          657            15
Camping apparel and gear                     661          646            15
Writing and art supplies                   1,093        1,069            24
Jewelry                                      752          722            29
Furniture, household goods, etc.           1,811        1,753            58
TV's, VCR's, etc.                          2,962        2,820           142
Footwear                                   1,343        1,192           151
Other household goods                      5,013        4,860           152
Toys, games, and sporting goods            3,120        2,933           187
Apparel, household goods - cotton          3,957        3,734           223

Other goods                                4,682        5,013          -331
                                        

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Item(1)                                Year-to-date Year-to-date  Year-to-date
                                       2009         2008          Change

Total, Balance of Payments Basis         129,164      175,260       -46,096
Net Adjustments                              377          794          -417
Total, Census Basis                      128,788      174,466       -45,678

Foods, feeds, and beverages                6,853        7,094          -241

Other foods                                  656          699           -43
Meat products                                584          613           -30
Alcoholic beverages, excluding wine          406          413            -7
Wine, beer, and related products             557          644           -87
Cane and beet sugar                           81           59            22
Fruits, frozen juices                        755          839           -84
Dairy products and eggs                      139          158           -19
Tea, spices, etc.                             96          101            -5
Cocoa beans                                  126           99            27
Bakery products                              510          525           -14
Green coffee                                 256          271           -15
Fish and shellfish                         1,118        1,157           -39
Nonagricultural foods, etc.                   62           41            21
Vegetables                                   641          645            -5
Nuts                                         105          104             1
Feedstuff and foodgrains                     364          316            47
Food oils, oilseeds                          397          409           -12

Industrial supplies and materials         38,206       64,216       -26,010

Crude oil                                 12,725       29,309       -16,584
Petroleum products, other                  2,459        4,116        -1,657
Finished metal shapes                      1,172        1,432          -261
Bauxite and aluminum                         784          981          -196
Industrial supplies, other                 1,635        1,964          -328
Plastic materials                            808        1,093          -285
Nonferrous metals, other                     189          361          -172
Paper and paper products                     512          674          -162
Chemicals-fertilizers                        796          966          -170
Synthetic rubber--primary                    155          139            16
Stone, sand, cement, etc.                    331          492          -161
Pulpwood and woodpulp                        219          320          -101
Iron and steel, advanced                     574          644           -71
Chemicals-other, n.e.c.                      636          779          -143
Lumber                                       236          455          -219
Chemicals-inorganic                          590          571            19
Coal and related fuels                       223          231            -8
Nontextile floor tiles                       157          209           -53
Natural rubber                               194          160            35
Tobacco, waxes, etc.                         508          477            30
Newsprint                                    179          195           -16
Nickel                                       122          366          -244
Sulfur, nonmetallic minerals                  86           80             6
Cotton cloth, fabrics                         79          101           -22
Hair, waste materials                         57           66            -9
Iron and steel products, n.e.c.              868          752           117
Shingles, wallboard                          545          744          -199
Hides and skins                                8            9            -1
Farming materials, livestock                  82           96           -14
Synthetic cloth                              354          478          -124
Leather and furs                              43           64           -21
Cotton, natural fibers                         5            9            -4
Finished textile supplies                    267          313           -46
Wool, silk, etc.                              53           80           -27
Glass-plate, sheet, etc.                      76           91           -15
Plywood and veneers                          134          229           -95
Chemicals-organic                          1,572        1,741          -169
Zinc                                          84          175           -91
Tin                                           45           53            -9
Copper                                       277          517          -240
Materials, excluding chemicals               108          110            -3
Blank tapes, audio & visual                  125          162           -37
Iron and steel mill products               1,288        1,608          -320
Electric energy                              193          241           -48
Nonmonetary gold                             465          602          -137
Other precious metals                        426          896          -470
Steelmaking materials                        528          693          -165
Gas-natural                                1,682        1,825          -143
Liquefied petroleum gases                    952        1,898          -946
Nuclear fuel materials                       564          447           117
Fuel oil                                   2,041        4,205        -2,164

Capital goods, except automotive          31,824       37,519        -5,695

Civilian aircraft                            728        1,087          -358
Telecommunications equipment               2,736        3,808        -1,072
Industrial machines, other                 2,861        2,868            -8
Electric apparatus                         2,393        2,990          -598
Semiconductors                             1,547        2,189          -642
Industrial engines                         1,351        1,397           -47
Measuring, testing, control instruments      940        1,283          -343
Engines-civilian aircraft                    933        1,055          -122
Metalworking machine tools                   636          766          -131
Laboratory testing instruments               310          363           -53
Agricultural machinery, equipment            590          645           -55
Medicinal equipment                        2,082        2,171           -89
Spacecraft, excluding military                 2          (-)             1
Specialized mining                            58           76           -18
Railway transportation equipment             106          125           -19
Computer accessories                       3,683        5,001        -1,319
Marine engines, parts                         67           81           -15
Nonfarm tractors and parts                    92          139           -46
Excavating machinery                         561          840          -279
Food, tobacco machinery                      176          180            -4
Vessels, except scrap                        (-)          (-)           (-)
Textile, sewing machines                      94           93             1
Generators, accessories                    1,709        1,583           125
Wood, glass, plastic                         424          544          -120
Commercial vessels, other                     19            9             9
Business machines and equipment              386          464           -78
Materials handling equipment                 878          984          -106
Computers                                  2,827        3,553          -726
Parts-civilian aircraft                      725          780           -55
Photo, service industry machinery          1,013        1,193          -179
Pulp and paper machinery                     413          522          -109
Drilling & oilfield equipment              1,486          726           760

Automotive vehicles, parts, and engines   11,516       21,201        -9,686

Consumer goods                            35,707       39,156        -3,448

Pharmaceutical preparations                5,445        5,909          -464
Gem diamonds                                 816        1,647          -831
Artwork, antiques, stamps, etc.              556          764          -208
Household appliances                       1,352        1,469          -117
Numismatic coins                             154           58            95
Records, tapes, and disks                    152          286          -134
Motorcycles and parts                        322          289            34
Cookware, cutlery, tools                     515          534           -19
Apparel, household goods - wool              226          308           -82
Glassware, chinaware                         143          192           -48
Gem stones, other                            186          234           -48
Toiletries and cosmetics                     510          552           -42
Apparel, textiles, nonwool or cotton       2,366        2,452           -86
Pleasure boats and motors                    166          255           -88
Photo equipment                              343          586          -243
Rugs                                         136          178           -42
Nursery stock, etc.                          116          119            -3
Musical instruments                          136          134             2
Books, printed matter                        325          424           -99
Stereo equipment, etc                        361          561          -200
Apparel,household goods-nontextile           672          688           -17
Camping apparel and gear                     661          614            47
Writing and art supplies                   1,093        1,130           -37
Jewelry                                      752        1,086          -334
Furniture, household goods, etc.           1,811        2,043          -232
TV's, VCR's, etc.                          2,962        3,307          -345
Footwear                                   1,343        1,261            81
Other household goods                      5,013        4,957            55
Toys, games, and sporting goods            3,120        3,054            66
Apparel, household goods - cotton          3,957        4,067          -110

Other goods                                4,682        5,281          -599
                                                  

(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-09-39, BEA-09-07), Bureau of the Census, Foreign
Trade Division, January 2009.  For more information, contact Nick Orsini
(301-763-6959) or Maria Iseman (301-763-2311), Foreign Trade Division.
