                                        
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)                                May          April         Monthly
                                       2009         2009 (R)      Change

Total, Balance of Payments Basis         119,382      119,925          -543
Net Adjustments                              345          408           -63
Total, Census Basis                      119,037      119,516          -479

Foods, feeds, and beverages                6,778        6,724            55

Alcoholic beverages, excluding wine          432          333            99
Green coffee                                 316          284            33
Cane and beet sugar                          147          119            28
Dairy products and eggs                      119           92            27
Food oils, oilseeds                          300          289            12
Tea, spices, etc.                            103           94             9
Vegetables                                   593          587             6
Nonagricultural foods, etc.                   49           47             2
Nuts                                         103          104           (-)
Bakery products                              517          521            -4
Fruits, frozen juices                        761          766            -4
Other foods                                  683          689            -6
Feedstuff and foodgrains                     308          330           -23
Wine, beer, and related products             602          626           -24
Cocoa beans                                   66           91           -25
Meat products                                530          566           -36
Fish and shellfish                         1,148        1,186           -38

Industrial supplies and materials         33,059       33,716          -656

Crude oil                                 12,905       13,779          -874
Chemicals-organic                          1,073        1,242          -169
Nuclear fuel materials                       354          506          -151
Iron and steel mill products                 538          651          -113
Liquefied petroleum gases                    586          690          -103
Nickel                                        90          153           -62
Iron and steel products, n.e.c.              453          510           -57
Chemicals-inorganic                          343          390           -47
Nonmonetary gold                             558          586           -27
Hides and skins                                4           23           -20
Pulpwood and woodpulp                        145          164           -19
Blank tapes, audio & visual                  124          140           -16
Electric energy                              149          162           -13
Steelmaking materials                        234          246           -12
Nontextile floor tiles                       160          165            -5
Hair, waste materials                         43           48            -5
Zinc                                          83           87            -4
Wool, silk, etc.                              36           40            -4
Materials, excluding chemicals                88           92            -4
Newsprint                                    135          138            -2
Sulfur, nonmetallic minerals                  55           56            -1
Leather and furs                              34           35            -1
Cotton, natural fibers                         4            5            -1
Finished textile supplies                    231          232           (-)
Plywood and veneers                          143          142             1
Glass-plate, sheet, etc.                      71           71             1
Cotton cloth, fabrics                         72           70             2
Synthetic rubber--primary                    112          109             2
Copper                                       271          265             6
Farming materials, livestock                 110          100             9
Iron and steel, advanced                     408          398            11
Natural rubber                                83           72            11
Lumber                                       208          196            12
Shingles, wallboard                          504          492            13
Stone, sand, cement, etc.                    289          276            13
Synthetic cloth                              329          316            14
Gas-natural                                1,257        1,238            19
Tin                                           52           32            21
Chemicals-fertilizers                        624          601            23
Chemicals-other, n.e.c.                      560          536            24
Finished metal shapes                        959          932            27
Petroleum products, other                  1,799        1,772            27
Other precious metals                        455          426            29
Nonferrous metals, other                     199          164            35
Paper and paper products                     496          461            35
Industrial supplies, other                 1,542        1,481            60
Tobacco, waxes, etc.                         446          381            65
Plastic materials                            725          654            71
Coal and related fuels                       210          125            86
Bauxite and aluminum                         631          530           101
Fuel oil                                   2,076        1,738           338

Capital goods, except automotive          28,913       28,643           269

Computer accessories                       4,026        3,634           392
Telecommunications equipment               3,018        2,767           251
Wood, glass, plastic                         443          358            85
Semiconductors                             1,727        1,644            83
Photo, service industry machinery            944          909            35
Electric apparatus                         2,104        2,070            33
Business machines and equipment              346          328            17
Pulp and paper machinery                     233          216            17
Railway transportation equipment             104           94            10
Measuring, testing, control instruments      876          867             9
Agricultural machinery, equipment            479          471             8
Commercial vessels, other                      9            3             6
Medicinal equipment                        1,997        1,994             3
Vessels, except scrap                        (-)          (-)           (-)
Spacecraft, excluding military                 1            1           (-)
Excavating machinery                         305          308            -3
Nonfarm tractors and parts                    67           71            -4
Specialized mining                            49           55            -5
Food, tobacco machinery                      169          176            -7
Engines-civilian aircraft                  1,074        1,085           -11
Laboratory testing instruments               258          275           -16
Marine engines, parts                         50           67           -17
Textile, sewing machines                      77           99           -22
Parts-civilian aircraft                      669          693           -24
Metalworking machine tools                   405          431           -26
Generators, accessories                    1,296        1,326           -30
Industrial engines                         1,103        1,147           -45
Industrial machines, other                 2,226        2,279           -54
Materials handling equipment                 606          661           -56
Drilling & oilfield equipment                539          609           -71
Computers                                  2,944        3,072          -129
Civilian aircraft                            769          931          -162

Automotive vehicles, parts, and engines   10,230       10,467          -238

Consumer goods                            35,466       35,546           -80

Pharmaceutical preparations                6,092        7,278        -1,186
Numismatic coins                              96          206          -109
Jewelry                                      613          715          -102
Motorcycles and parts                        242          326           -84
Records, tapes, and disks                    217          281           -64
Gem stones, other                            165          195           -30
Nursery stock, etc.                          103          123           -20
Apparel,household goods-nontextile           565          581           -16
Glassware, chinaware                         126          131            -5
Rugs                                         120          122            -2
Musical instruments                          103          105            -2
Pleasure boats and motors                    114          114           (-)
Apparel, household goods - wool              243          239             4
Camping apparel and gear                     570          566             4
Cookware, cutlery, tools                     473          468             5
Toiletries and cosmetics                     477          472             5
Books, printed matter                        275          269             6
Writing and art supplies                     934          922            12
Furniture, household goods, etc.           1,573        1,550            23
Photo equipment                              422          390            32
Stereo equipment, etc                        440          400            39
Artwork, antiques, stamps, etc.              480          436            44
Household appliances                       1,485        1,402            83
Footwear                                   1,157        1,063            94
Apparel, textiles, nonwool or cotton       2,366        2,251           115
Gem diamonds                               1,048          925           123
Toys, games, and sporting goods            2,674        2,547           127
Apparel, household goods - cotton          3,727        3,516           212
TV's, VCR's, etc.                          3,174        2,908           266
Other household goods                      5,390        5,042           348

Other goods                                4,591        4,421           171
                                     

_________________

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

Total, Balance of Payments Basis         612,717      901,251      -288,534
Net Adjustments                            1,955        7,162        -5,208
Total, Census Basis                      610,762      894,089      -283,326

Foods, feeds, and beverages               33,915       36,545        -2,630

Alcoholic beverages, excluding wine        1,999        2,199          -199
Green coffee                               1,328        1,499          -171
Cane and beet sugar                          530          356           173
Dairy products and eggs                      622          713           -90
Food oils, oilseeds                        1,657        2,155          -498
Tea, spices, etc.                            487          519           -33
Vegetables                                 2,969        3,191          -222
Nonagricultural foods, etc.                  274          241            33
Nuts                                         529          573           -44
Bakery products                            2,587        2,679           -92
Fruits, frozen juices                      3,821        3,956          -136
Other foods                                3,469        3,724          -256
Feedstuff and foodgrains                   1,680        1,966          -286
Wine, beer, and related products           3,075        3,528          -453
Cocoa beans                                  436          426            10
Meat products                              2,846        3,117          -271
Fish and shellfish                         5,607        5,704           -97

Industrial supplies and materials        174,047      328,535      -154,488

Crude oil                                 63,817      144,875       -81,058
Chemicals-organic                          6,503        9,313        -2,810
Nuclear fuel materials                     2,189        2,211           -22
Iron and steel mill products               4,203        8,617        -4,414
Liquefied petroleum gases                  3,633        7,906        -4,273
Nickel                                       672        1,785        -1,113
Iron and steel products, n.e.c.            3,116        4,001          -885
Chemicals-inorganic                        2,252        3,027          -775
Nonmonetary gold                           2,964        3,006           -42
Hides and skins                               58           75           -17
Pulpwood and woodpulp                        961        1,784          -823
Blank tapes, audio & visual                  634          762          -128
Electric energy                              948        1,595          -647
Steelmaking materials                      1,615        4,124        -2,509
Nontextile floor tiles                       797        1,084          -287
Hair, waste materials                        237          318           -80
Zinc                                         419          890          -471
Wool, silk, etc.                             216          392          -176
Materials, excluding chemicals               481          578           -97
Newsprint                                    762          984          -222
Sulfur, nonmetallic minerals                 311          648          -337
Leather and furs                             186          307          -121
Cotton, natural fibers                        23           42           -19
Finished textile supplies                  1,205        1,523          -318
Plywood and veneers                          666        1,050          -384
Glass-plate, sheet, etc.                     346          459          -114
Cotton cloth, fabrics                        352          540          -188
Synthetic rubber--primary                    613          823          -210
Copper                                     1,406        3,093        -1,687
Farming materials, livestock                 473          548           -75
Iron and steel, advanced                   2,280        3,370        -1,090
Natural rubber                               591        1,085          -493
Lumber                                     1,104        2,134        -1,031
Shingles, wallboard                        2,592        3,618        -1,026
Stone, sand, cement, etc.                  1,459        2,312          -853
Synthetic cloth                            1,659        2,334          -674
Gas-natural                                7,296       15,570        -8,274
Tin                                          198          340          -141
Chemicals-fertilizers                      3,358        5,105        -1,747
Chemicals-other, n.e.c.                    2,850        3,827          -977
Finished metal shapes                      5,330        7,362        -2,032
Petroleum products, other                 10,847       22,253       -11,406
Other precious metals                      1,951        5,432        -3,481
Nonferrous metals, other                     964        1,924          -961
Paper and paper products                   2,474        3,288          -814
Industrial supplies, other                 7,710       10,090        -2,380
Tobacco, waxes, etc.                       2,335        2,577          -242
Plastic materials                          3,628        5,636        -2,009
Coal and related fuels                       869        1,438          -570
Bauxite and aluminum                       3,225        5,244        -2,019
Fuel oil                                   9,271       17,238        -7,967

Capital goods, except automotive         149,131      193,304       -44,173

Computer accessories                      19,006       27,079        -8,073
Telecommunications equipment              14,487       19,200        -4,713
Wood, glass, plastic                       1,958        2,590          -632
Semiconductors                             8,112       11,233        -3,122
Photo, service industry machinery          4,655        6,112        -1,457
Electric apparatus                        10,931       15,467        -4,537
Business machines and equipment            1,744        2,332          -588
Pulp and paper machinery                   1,367        2,220          -854
Railway transportation equipment             523          661          -138
Measuring, testing, control instruments    4,463        6,468        -2,005
Agricultural machinery, equipment          2,621        3,105          -483
Commercial vessels, other                     45           42             3
Medicinal equipment                       10,099       11,052          -954
Vessels, except scrap                          2          (-)             1
Spacecraft, excluding military                 5            5           (-)
Excavating machinery                       1,961        3,648        -1,688
Nonfarm tractors and parts                   405          701          -295
Specialized mining                           269          366           -96
Food, tobacco machinery                      874        1,060          -186
Engines-civilian aircraft                  5,310        5,979          -669
Laboratory testing instruments             1,488        1,773          -285
Marine engines, parts                        302          455          -153
Textile, sewing machines                     449          598          -148
Parts-civilian aircraft                    3,486        3,900          -414
Metalworking machine tools                 2,610        4,034        -1,425
Generators, accessories                    7,074        8,291        -1,217
Industrial engines                         5,993        7,396        -1,403
Industrial machines, other                12,059       15,435        -3,375
Materials handling equipment               3,669        5,060        -1,391
Drilling & oilfield equipment              4,367        3,691           676
Computers                                 14,823       17,717        -2,894
Civilian aircraft                          3,972        5,632        -1,660

Automotive vehicles, parts, and engines   53,041      105,295       -52,254

Consumer goods                           176,906      203,082       -26,176

Pharmaceutical preparations               32,602       32,910          -308
Numismatic coins                             896          360           536
Jewelry                                    3,261        5,069        -1,808
Motorcycles and parts                      1,527        1,636          -108
Records, tapes, and disks                  1,069        1,416          -347
Gem stones, other                            929        1,172          -243
Nursery stock, etc.                          559          631           -72
Apparel,household goods-nontextile         2,980        3,445          -465
Glassware, chinaware                         646          931          -285
Rugs                                         616          843          -227
Musical instruments                          565          704          -139
Pleasure boats and motors                    638        1,192          -555
Apparel, household goods - wool            1,192        1,621          -429
Camping apparel and gear                   2,964        3,126          -162
Cookware, cutlery, tools                   2,375        2,688          -313
Toiletries and cosmetics                   2,401        2,800          -400
Books, printed matter                      1,458        1,948          -490
Writing and art supplies                   4,962        5,584          -622
Furniture, household goods, etc.           7,984       10,124        -2,139
Photo equipment                            1,900        3,227        -1,327
Stereo equipment, etc                      1,955        2,884          -930
Artwork, antiques, stamps, etc.            2,474        4,249        -1,775
Household appliances                       6,943        7,864          -921
Footwear                                   5,822        6,402          -580
Apparel, textiles, nonwool or cotton      11,489       12,746        -1,257
Gem diamonds                               4,407        8,895        -4,488
Toys, games, and sporting goods           13,433       14,680        -1,247
Apparel, household goods - cotton         18,396       20,830        -2,434
TV's, VCR's, etc.                         14,923       17,588        -2,665
Other household goods                     25,540       25,520            20

Other goods                               23,723       27,327        -3,604
                                                  

(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-09-101, BEA-09-32), Bureau of the Census, Foreign
Trade Division, May 2009.  For more information, contact Nick Orsini
(301-763-6959) or Maria Iseman (301-763-2311), Foreign Trade Division.
