                                        
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)                                February     January       Monthly
                                       2009         2009 (R)      Change

Total, Balance of Payments Basis         121,549      129,169        -7,620
Net Adjustments                              289          364           -75
Total, Census Basis                      121,260      128,806        -7,545

Foods, feeds, and beverages                6,706        6,841          -135

Vegetables                                   552          641           -88
Fish and shellfish                         1,059        1,118           -59
Feedstuff and foodgrains                     320          364           -43
Cocoa beans                                   97          126           -29
Green coffee                                 237          256           -18
Meat products                                569          584           -15
Food oils, oilseeds                          389          402           -13
Fruits, frozen juices                        743          751            -8
Alcoholic beverages, excluding wine          402          407            -4
Tea, spices, etc.                             94           97            -3
Nonagricultural foods, etc.                   63           62             1
Nuts                                         106          105             2
Cane and beet sugar                           84           74            10
Bakery products                              522          510            12
Dairy products and eggs                      170          139            31
Wine, beer, and related products             591          556            35
Other foods                                  706          650            56

Industrial supplies and materials         34,677       38,252        -3,575

Crude oil                                 12,150       12,777          -628
Fuel oil                                   1,720        2,056          -336
Liquefied petroleum gases                    661          952          -291
Iron and steel mill products               1,015        1,288          -273
Chemicals-organic                          1,305        1,575          -270
Iron and steel products, n.e.c.              622          868          -245
Petroleum products, other                  2,237        2,473          -236
Bauxite and aluminum                         537          758          -221
Nuclear fuel materials                       402          564          -163
Chemicals-fertilizers                        662          800          -139
Chemicals-inorganic                          458          594          -136
Industrial supplies, other                 1,501        1,636          -134
Steelmaking materials                        372          503          -131
Other precious metals                        318          427          -109
Iron and steel, advanced                     470          572          -102
Plastic materials                            720          807           -87
Coal and related fuels                       142          224           -82
Natural rubber                               116          194           -78
Chemicals-other, n.e.c.                      571          636           -66
Stone, sand, cement, etc.                    275          333           -58
Finished metal shapes                      1,140        1,178           -38
Sulfur, nonmetallic minerals                  51           87           -36
Synthetic rubber--primary                    125          155           -31
Shingles, wallboard                          521          550           -29
Finished textile supplies                    246          267           -21
Tin                                           29           45           -16
Lumber                                       221          236           -15
Synthetic cloth                              341          354           -13
Cotton cloth, fabrics                         67           79           -12
Glass-plate, sheet, etc.                      65           75           -10
Zinc                                          74           84           -10
Hair, waste materials                         47           57            -9
Leather and furs                              34           43            -9
Newsprint                                    170          179            -8
Wool, silk, etc.                              45           52            -8
Materials, excluding chemicals               101          108            -7
Plywood and veneers                          128          134            -6
Blank tapes, audio & visual                  119          125            -6
Nontextile floor tiles                       155          157            -2
Pulpwood and woodpulp                        218          219            -1
Copper                                       270          270           (-)
Cotton, natural fibers                         5            5           (-)
Nonferrous metals, other                     190          189             1
Farming materials, livestock                  86           82             3
Paper and paper products                     521          512             8
Hides and skins                               26            8            18
Nickel                                       167          122            46
Electric energy                              241          193            48
Tobacco, waxes, etc.                         587          500            87
Nonmonetary gold                             600          467           133
Gas-natural                                1,834        1,682           152

Capital goods, except automotive          29,771       31,686        -1,915

Drilling & oilfield equipment                844        1,482          -638
Generators, accessories                    1,380        1,708          -328
Industrial machines, other                 2,490        2,735          -245
Electric apparatus                         2,188        2,392          -205
Pulp and paper machinery                     267          413          -146
Excavating machinery                         432          562          -130
Industrial engines                         1,231        1,351          -120
Photo, service industry machinery            902        1,014          -112
Materials handling equipment                 800          876           -76
Measuring, testing, control instruments      886          944           -58
Agricultural machinery, equipment            530          587           -57
Business machines and equipment              333          386           -53
Wood, glass, plastic                         380          423           -43
Computer accessories                       3,648        3,682           -34
Medicinal equipment                        2,050        2,080           -30
Metalworking machine tools                   612          640           -28
Semiconductors                             1,532        1,547           -15
Commercial vessels, other                      7           19           -11
Railway transportation equipment              97          106            -8
Nonfarm tractors and parts                    85           92            -7
Marine engines, parts                         61           67            -6
Textile, sewing machines                      90           94            -5
Specialized mining                            54           58            -4
Spacecraft, excluding military                 1            2            -1
Food, tobacco machinery                      176          176           (-)
Vessels, except scrap                          1          (-)             1
Civilian aircraft                            748          729            20
Parts-civilian aircraft                      746          724            22
Laboratory testing instruments               332          309            23
Computers                                  2,904        2,827            77
Telecommunications equipment               2,872        2,736           136
Engines-civilian aircraft                  1,092          924           167

Automotive vehicles, parts, and engines   10,590       11,530          -940

Consumer goods                            34,432       35,826        -1,394

Toys, games, and sporting goods            2,296        3,117          -821
Furniture, household goods, etc.           1,469        1,812          -342
Apparel, household goods - cotton          3,699        3,955          -256
Footwear                                   1,135        1,345          -211
Apparel, textiles, nonwool or cotton       2,187        2,365          -178
Jewelry                                      575          753          -178
Household appliances                       1,184        1,353          -169
TV's, VCR's, etc.                          2,849        2,964          -115
Writing and art supplies                   1,002        1,094           -92
Apparel,household goods-nontextile           592          669           -78
Camping apparel and gear                     594          662           -67
Cookware, cutlery, tools                     453          515           -62
Books, printed matter                        285          325           -40
Pleasure boats and motors                    133          167           -33
Artwork, antiques, stamps, etc.              532          554           -22
Toiletries and cosmetics                     489          510           -21
Musical instruments                          116          136           -20
Glassware, chinaware                         123          142           -19
Stereo equipment, etc                        349          361           -12
Rugs                                         127          136           -10
Photo equipment                              333          342            -9
Gem diamonds                                 807          816            -8
Nursery stock, etc.                          114          116            -3
Motorcycles and parts                        338          323            15
Apparel, household goods - wool              245          227            18
Gem stones, other                            214          188            26
Other household goods                      5,041        5,006            35
Numismatic coins                             190          154            36
Records, tapes, and disks                    197          150            47
Pharmaceutical preparations                6,763        5,571         1,192

Other goods                                5,084        4,670           414
                                        

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

Total, Balance of Payments Basis         250,719      356,267      -105,549
Net Adjustments                              653        2,451        -1,799
Total, Census Basis                      250,066      353,816      -103,750

Foods, feeds, and beverages               13,547       14,289          -743

Vegetables                                 1,193        1,269           -76
Fish and shellfish                         2,176        2,332          -155
Feedstuff and foodgrains                     684          623            60
Cocoa beans                                  223          226            -3
Green coffee                                 493          545           -52
Meat products                              1,153        1,257          -104
Food oils, oilseeds                          791          765            26
Fruits, frozen juices                      1,494        1,636          -142
Alcoholic beverages, excluding wine          809          809           (-)
Tea, spices, etc.                            191          202           -11
Nonagricultural foods, etc.                  125           89            36
Nuts                                         211          207             4
Cane and beet sugar                          158          131            27
Bakery products                            1,033        1,057           -25
Dairy products and eggs                      309          307             2
Wine, beer, and related products           1,147        1,392          -246
Other foods                                1,356        1,441           -85

Industrial supplies and materials         72,929      128,988       -56,059

Crude oil                                 24,927       58,702       -33,775
Fuel oil                                   3,775        7,271        -3,495
Liquefied petroleum gases                  1,613        3,200        -1,587
Iron and steel mill products               2,303        3,317        -1,014
Chemicals-organic                          2,881        3,550          -670
Iron and steel products, n.e.c.            1,490        1,492            -2
Petroleum products, other                  4,710        8,501        -3,790
Bauxite and aluminum                       1,295        1,931          -636
Nuclear fuel materials                       966          765           201
Chemicals-fertilizers                      1,462        1,948          -486
Chemicals-inorganic                        1,052        1,146           -95
Industrial supplies, other                 3,137        4,017          -880
Steelmaking materials                        876        1,512          -636
Other precious metals                        745        1,986        -1,242
Iron and steel, advanced                   1,043        1,338          -296
Plastic materials                          1,527        2,252          -726
Coal and related fuels                       366          466          -100
Natural rubber                               311          407           -96
Chemicals-other, n.e.c.                    1,207        1,513          -306
Stone, sand, cement, etc.                    607          962          -355
Finished metal shapes                      2,319        2,845          -527
Sulfur, nonmetallic minerals                 138          227           -90
Synthetic rubber--primary                    280          316           -36
Shingles, wallboard                        1,071        1,503          -432
Finished textile supplies                    513          620          -107
Tin                                           74          131           -57
Lumber                                       457          875          -418
Synthetic cloth                              695          968          -273
Cotton cloth, fabrics                        146          207           -62
Glass-plate, sheet, etc.                     140          184           -43
Zinc                                         158          372          -214
Hair, waste materials                        104          132           -28
Leather and furs                              77          128           -51
Newsprint                                    349          394           -46
Wool, silk, etc.                              97          164           -67
Materials, excluding chemicals               208          225           -17
Plywood and veneers                          262          428          -166
Blank tapes, audio & visual                  245          309           -64
Nontextile floor tiles                       313          437          -124
Pulpwood and woodpulp                        437          656          -220
Copper                                       539        1,098          -558
Cotton, natural fibers                        10           18            -8
Nonferrous metals, other                     379          779          -400
Farming materials, livestock                 168          210           -42
Paper and paper products                   1,033        1,325          -292
Hides and skins                               35           31             4
Nickel                                       289          712          -423
Electric energy                              433          504           -71
Tobacco, waxes, etc.                       1,087          993            94
Nonmonetary gold                           1,068        1,221          -153
Gas-natural                                3,516        4,698        -1,182

Capital goods, except automotive          61,458       75,864       -14,407

Drilling & oilfield equipment              2,326        1,369           957
Generators, accessories                    3,088        3,207          -118
Industrial machines, other                 5,225        6,063          -838
Electric apparatus                         4,580        6,113        -1,533
Pulp and paper machinery                     681        1,009          -328
Excavating machinery                         994        1,583          -589
Industrial engines                         2,582        2,898          -317
Photo, service industry machinery          1,916        2,436          -520
Materials handling equipment               1,676        2,052          -376
Measuring, testing, control instruments    1,830        2,599          -768
Agricultural machinery, equipment          1,118        1,268          -151
Business machines and equipment              719          908          -189
Wood, glass, plastic                         803        1,114          -311
Computer accessories                       7,331       10,274        -2,943
Medicinal equipment                        4,131        4,396          -266
Metalworking machine tools                 1,252        1,672          -420
Semiconductors                             3,079        4,394        -1,314
Commercial vessels, other                     26           20             6
Railway transportation equipment             203          235           -32
Nonfarm tractors and parts                   176          278          -102
Marine engines, parts                        128          163           -35
Textile, sewing machines                     184          197           -13
Specialized mining                           111          145           -34
Spacecraft, excluding military                 3            1             2
Food, tobacco machinery                      352          404           -52
Vessels, except scrap                          1          (-)             1
Civilian aircraft                          1,477        2,220          -743
Parts-civilian aircraft                    1,470        1,579          -109
Laboratory testing instruments               642          700           -58
Computers                                  5,732        6,806        -1,074
Telecommunications equipment               5,608        7,478        -1,870
Engines-civilian aircraft                  2,016        2,286          -270

Automotive vehicles, parts, and engines   22,120       43,968       -21,848

Consumer goods                            70,258       80,216        -9,958

Toys, games, and sporting goods            5,413        6,007          -595
Furniture, household goods, etc.           3,281        4,122          -841
Apparel, household goods - cotton          7,654        8,312          -658
Footwear                                   2,480        2,616          -136
Apparel, textiles, nonwool or cotton       4,552        5,022          -470
Jewelry                                    1,328        2,099          -772
Household appliances                       2,536        2,989          -453
TV's, VCR's, etc.                          5,813        6,648          -835
Writing and art supplies                   2,095        2,277          -181
Apparel,household goods-nontextile         1,261        1,431          -170
Camping apparel and gear                   1,256        1,266           -10
Cookware, cutlery, tools                     967        1,111          -143
Books, printed matter                        611          803          -193
Pleasure boats and motors                    300          486          -186
Artwork, antiques, stamps, etc.            1,086        1,649          -562
Toiletries and cosmetics                     999        1,140          -141
Musical instruments                          253          288           -36
Glassware, chinaware                         265          384          -118
Stereo equipment, etc                        710        1,204          -494
Rugs                                         263          351           -88
Photo equipment                              676        1,159          -484
Gem diamonds                               1,623        3,352        -1,728
Nursery stock, etc.                          230          247           -17
Motorcycles and parts                        660          666            -6
Apparel, household goods - wool              472          651          -178
Gem stones, other                            402          491           -89
Other household goods                     10,046        9,846           200
Numismatic coins                             344          112           232
Records, tapes, and disks                    347          554          -207
Pharmaceutical preparations               12,334       12,932          -598

Other goods                                9,754       10,490          -736
                                                  

(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-09-54, BEA-09-13), Bureau of the Census, Foreign
Trade Division, February 2009.  For more information, contact Nick Orsini
(301-763-6959) or Maria Iseman (301-763-2311), Foreign Trade Division.
