                                        
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)                                June         May           Monthly
                                       2009         2009 (R)      Change

Total, Balance of Payments Basis         122,359      119,311         3,048
Net Adjustments                              247          311           -65
Total, Census Basis                      122,112      119,000         3,113

Foods, feeds, and beverages                6,861        6,782            79

Vegetables                                   648          593            55
Fruits, frozen juices                        815          762            53
Wine, beer, and related products             646          603            43
Green coffee                                 354          316            37
Cocoa beans                                  102           66            36
Other foods                                  707          683            25
Bakery products                              533          517            16
Nonagricultural foods, etc.                   57           49             8
Nuts                                         101          104            -2
Dairy products and eggs                      116          120            -4
Tea, spices, etc.                             94          103            -9
Feedstuff and foodgrains                     298          308           -10
Alcoholic beverages, excluding wine          414          434           -20
Meat products                                505          530           -25
Food oils, oilseeds                          271          299           -28
Fish and shellfish                         1,120        1,149           -29
Cane and beet sugar                           81          147           -67

Industrial supplies and materials         36,940       33,058         3,881

Crude oil                                 15,382       12,926         2,456
Fuel oil                                   2,855        2,072           782
Petroleum products, other                  2,492        1,788           704
Nonmonetary gold                             966          564           402
Chemicals-organic                          1,320        1,077           243
Liquefied petroleum gases                    784          586           198
Pulpwood and woodpulp                        199          145            54
Chemicals-inorganic                          382          356            26
Chemicals-fertilizers                        647          627            20
Chemicals-other, n.e.c.                      577          558            19
Zinc                                          97           83            14
Nonferrous metals, other                     210          199            11
Plastic materials                            735          726             9
Lumber                                       214          209             5
Sulfur, nonmetallic minerals                  59           54             5
Glass-plate, sheet, etc.                      76           71             5
Nuclear fuel materials                       359          354             4
Blank tapes, audio & visual                  128          124             4
Hides and skins                                7            4             3
Plywood and veneers                          146          143             3
Wool, silk, etc.                              39           36             3
Synthetic rubber--primary                    114          112             2
Materials, excluding chemicals                88           88             1
Cotton, natural fibers                         4            4           (-)
Coal and related fuels                       211          211           (-)
Leather and furs                              33           33           (-)
Cotton cloth, fabrics                         72           72           (-)
Farming materials, livestock                 107          110            -3
Shingles, wallboard                          501          505            -4
Nontextile floor tiles                       156          161            -5
Stone, sand, cement, etc.                    284          290            -6
Hair, waste materials                         35           42            -7
Finished textile supplies                    218          232           -14
Tin                                           37           52           -15
Other precious metals                        429          446           -17
Paper and paper products                     479          497           -18
Steelmaking materials                        197          217           -20
Newsprint                                    115          135           -20
Industrial supplies, other                 1,520        1,541           -21
Iron and steel, advanced                     386          410           -23
Electric energy                              125          149           -24
Synthetic cloth                              298          330           -32
Nickel                                        56           90           -34
Iron and steel products, n.e.c.              421          455           -34
Natural rubber                                47           83           -36
Copper                                       211          252           -41
Tobacco, waxes, etc.                         408          450           -42
Finished metal shapes                        902          970           -68
Bauxite and aluminum                         506          623          -117
Iron and steel mill products                 420          538          -118
Gas-natural                                  884        1,257          -373

Capital goods, except automotive          28,838       28,912           -74

Drilling & oilfield equipment                357          538          -182
Wood, glass, plastic                         295          445          -149
Telecommunications equipment               2,873        3,019          -146
Engines-civilian aircraft                    975        1,081          -106
Medicinal equipment                        1,903        1,997           -94
Agricultural machinery, equipment            393          480           -87
Photo, service industry machinery            880          943           -62
Industrial engines                         1,060        1,107           -48
Excavating machinery                         259          305           -45
Business machines and equipment              304          346           -43
Electric apparatus                         2,074        2,107           -33
Semiconductors                             1,702        1,722           -20
Railway transportation equipment              86          104           -18
Metalworking machine tools                   401          417           -16
Commercial vessels, other                      3            9            -6
Nonfarm tractors and parts                    67           68            -1
Vessels, except scrap                        (-)          (-)           (-)
Spacecraft, excluding military                 1            1           (-)
Specialized mining                            50           49             1
Food, tobacco machinery                      175          173             3
Textile, sewing machines                      81           76             5
Pulp and paper machinery                     248          233            14
Marine engines, parts                         66           51            15
Materials handling equipment                 612          589            23
Laboratory testing instruments               286          260            26
Parts-civilian aircraft                      708          669            39
Industrial machines, other                 2,268        2,223            45
Measuring, testing, control instruments      927          879            48
Computer accessories                       4,085        4,025            60
Generators, accessories                    1,411        1,275           136
Civilian aircraft                            953          776           177
Computers                                  3,337        2,947           390

Automotive vehicles, parts, and engines   11,015       10,156           858

Consumer goods                            33,807       35,501        -1,693

Toys, games, and sporting goods            2,231        2,669          -438
TV's, VCR's, etc.                          2,789        3,178          -389
Apparel, household goods - cotton          3,401        3,728          -328
Apparel, textiles, nonwool or cotton       2,128        2,366          -238
Footwear                                   1,065        1,158           -92
Household appliances                       1,426        1,485           -58
Camping apparel and gear                     512          569           -57
Motorcycles and parts                        195          242           -47
Artwork, antiques, stamps, etc.              439          480           -41
Stereo equipment, etc                        403          441           -38
Furniture, household goods, etc.           1,537        1,573           -36
Apparel, household goods - wool              217          244           -27
Cookware, cutlery, tools                     456          472           -16
Records, tapes, and disks                    203          217           -14
Pleasure boats and motors                    117          125            -9
Apparel,household goods-nontextile           556          564            -8
Pharmaceutical preparations                6,101        6,107            -6
Rugs                                         117          120            -3
Musical instruments                          101          103            -2
Writing and art supplies                     931          931           (-)
Toiletries and cosmetics                     480          476             4
Numismatic coins                             101           96             5
Glassware, chinaware                         131          126             6
Other household goods                      5,397        5,390             7
Nursery stock, etc.                          112          103             9
Gem diamonds                               1,067        1,057            10
Books, printed matter                        291          275            15
Jewelry                                      636          618            18
Gem stones, other                            186          165            21
Photo equipment                              481          422            59

Other goods                                4,651        4,590            62
                                        

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

Total, Balance of Payments Basis         735,005    1,088,854      -353,849
Net Adjustments                            2,168        8,083        -5,915
Total, Census Basis                      732,837    1,080,771      -347,934

Foods, feeds, and beverages               40,781       43,983        -3,203

Vegetables                                 3,618        3,843          -225
Fruits, frozen juices                      4,636        4,661           -25
Wine, beer, and related products           3,721        4,241          -519
Green coffee                               1,682        1,846          -165
Cocoa beans                                  538          455            83
Other foods                                4,176        4,477          -301
Bakery products                            3,120        3,219           -99
Nonagricultural foods, etc.                  331          300            31
Nuts                                         631          695           -64
Dairy products and eggs                      738          843          -105
Tea, spices, etc.                            580          624           -44
Feedstuff and foodgrains                   1,979        2,398          -420
Alcoholic beverages, excluding wine        2,416        2,704          -289
Meat products                              3,351        3,740          -389
Food oils, oilseeds                        1,927        2,610          -683
Fish and shellfish                         6,727        6,902          -174
Cane and beet sugar                          610          424           186

Industrial supplies and materials        210,985      401,755      -190,770

Crude oil                                 79,220      178,042       -98,822
Fuel oil                                  12,122       21,245        -9,123
Petroleum products, other                 13,328       27,819       -14,491
Nonmonetary gold                           3,935        3,504           430
Chemicals-organic                          7,827       11,239        -3,412
Liquefied petroleum gases                  4,417        9,879        -5,462
Pulpwood and woodpulp                      1,160        2,083          -922
Chemicals-inorganic                        2,647        3,692        -1,045
Chemicals-fertilizers                      4,008        6,377        -2,368
Chemicals-other, n.e.c.                    3,425        4,592        -1,167
Zinc                                         516        1,047          -531
Nonferrous metals, other                   1,174        2,351        -1,177
Plastic materials                          4,363        6,765        -2,402
Lumber                                     1,318        2,519        -1,201
Sulfur, nonmetallic minerals                 369          812          -443
Glass-plate, sheet, etc.                     422          557          -135
Nuclear fuel materials                     2,548        2,693          -145
Blank tapes, audio & visual                  762          905          -143
Hides and skins                               65           87           -22
Plywood and veneers                          812        1,262          -450
Wool, silk, etc.                             255          465          -210
Synthetic rubber--primary                    727        1,021          -295
Materials, excluding chemicals               568          684          -115
Cotton, natural fibers                        27           49           -22
Coal and related fuels                     1,079        1,893          -814
Leather and furs                             219          365          -146
Cotton cloth, fabrics                        424          651          -226
Farming materials, livestock                 579          655           -75
Shingles, wallboard                        3,093        4,303        -1,211
Nontextile floor tiles                       954        1,297          -343
Stone, sand, cement, etc.                  1,744        2,749        -1,005
Hair, waste materials                        272          386          -114
Finished textile supplies                  1,423        1,821          -398
Tin                                          236          398          -163
Other precious metals                      2,372        6,710        -4,338
Paper and paper products                   2,953        3,929          -976
Steelmaking materials                      1,794        5,103        -3,309
Newsprint                                    877        1,172          -295
Industrial supplies, other                 9,230       12,083        -2,852
Iron and steel, advanced                   2,667        4,053        -1,387
Electric energy                            1,073        2,013          -939
Synthetic cloth                            1,959        2,782          -823
Nickel                                       729        2,140        -1,412
Iron and steel products, n.e.c.            3,540        4,863        -1,323
Natural rubber                               639        1,320          -681
Copper                                     1,598        3,665        -2,066
Tobacco, waxes, etc.                       2,747        3,064          -317
Finished metal shapes                      6,243        8,794        -2,552
Bauxite and aluminum                       3,723        6,413        -2,690
Iron and steel mill products               4,623       10,548        -5,925
Gas-natural                                8,180       18,896       -10,716

Capital goods, except automotive         177,969      231,842       -53,873

Drilling & oilfield equipment              4,723        4,562           161
Wood, glass, plastic                       2,255        3,094          -838
Telecommunications equipment              17,361       22,961        -5,600
Engines-civilian aircraft                  6,292        7,362        -1,069
Medicinal equipment                       12,001       13,339        -1,338
Agricultural machinery, equipment          3,016        3,731          -715
Photo, service industry machinery          5,534        7,306        -1,772
Industrial engines                         7,057        8,935        -1,878
Excavating machinery                       2,219        4,381        -2,162
Business machines and equipment            2,048        2,791          -743
Electric apparatus                        13,008       18,490        -5,482
Semiconductors                             9,807       13,405        -3,597
Railway transportation equipment             608          813          -205
Metalworking machine tools                 3,022        4,831        -1,809
Commercial vessels, other                     48           48           (-)
Nonfarm tractors and parts                   474          834          -360
Vessels, except scrap                          2          (-)             1
Spacecraft, excluding military                 6            7            -1
Specialized mining                           319          458          -138
Food, tobacco machinery                    1,053        1,270          -217
Textile, sewing machines                     530          719          -189
Pulp and paper machinery                   1,615        2,638        -1,023
Marine engines, parts                        370          548          -179
Materials handling equipment               4,264        6,004        -1,739
Laboratory testing instruments             1,775        2,126          -351
Parts-civilian aircraft                    4,194        4,701          -507
Industrial machines, other                14,325       18,472        -4,147
Measuring, testing, control instruments    5,393        7,711        -2,318
Computer accessories                      23,091       32,482        -9,391
Generators, accessories                    8,464        9,970        -1,506
Civilian aircraft                          4,932        6,729        -1,797
Computers                                 18,162       21,126        -2,963

Automotive vehicles, parts, and engines   63,982      125,755       -61,772

Consumer goods                           210,748      244,520       -33,772

Toys, games, and sporting goods           15,659       17,611        -1,952
TV's, VCR's, etc.                         17,715       21,305        -3,590
Apparel, household goods - cotton         21,797       24,888        -3,090
Apparel, textiles, nonwool or cotton      13,617       15,250        -1,632
Footwear                                   6,888        7,647          -759
Household appliances                       8,369        9,527        -1,158
Camping apparel and gear                   3,475        3,736          -261
Motorcycles and parts                      1,723        1,975          -253
Artwork, antiques, stamps, etc.            2,913        5,115        -2,201
Stereo equipment, etc                      2,359        3,458        -1,099
Furniture, household goods, etc.           9,522       12,097        -2,575
Apparel, household goods - wool            1,410        1,937          -526
Cookware, cutlery, tools                   2,831        3,221          -390
Records, tapes, and disks                  1,272        1,681          -409
Pleasure boats and motors                    765        1,392          -627
Apparel,household goods-nontextile         3,534        4,097          -562
Pharmaceutical preparations               38,717       40,605        -1,887
Rugs                                         733        1,008          -275
Musical instruments                          666          844          -178
Writing and art supplies                   5,891        6,721          -831
Toiletries and cosmetics                   2,879        3,365          -486
Numismatic coins                             997          412           585
Glassware, chinaware                         777        1,111          -334
Other household goods                     30,937       30,400           537
Nursery stock, etc.                          671          752           -81
Gem diamonds                               5,482       10,751        -5,269
Books, printed matter                      1,748        2,320          -571
Jewelry                                    3,902        6,043        -2,140
Gem stones, other                          1,114        1,402          -288
Photo equipment                            2,381        3,851        -1,470

Other goods                               28,373       32,916        -4,544
                                                  

(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-09-126, BEA-09-36), Bureau of the Census, Foreign
Trade Division, June 2009.  For more information, contact Nick Orsini
(301-763-6959) or Maria Iseman (301-763-2311), Foreign Trade Division.
