                                        
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)                                August       July          Monthly
                                       2009         2009 (R)      Change

Total, Balance of Payments Basis         128,710      129,520          -810
Net Adjustments                              394          251           143
Total, Census Basis                      128,316      129,269          -953

Foods, feeds, and beverages                6,695        6,825          -130

Fish and shellfish                         1,022        1,080           -58
Feedstuff and foodgrains                     283          332           -49
Cane and beet sugar                           76          122           -46
Green coffee                                 300          345           -45
Meat products                                499          543           -44
Fruits, frozen juices                        766          797           -31
Vegetables                                   633          645           -12
Wine, beer, and related products             617          612             5
Nonagricultural foods, etc.                   57           51             6
Tea, spices, etc.                            105           99             6
Alcoholic beverages, excluding wine          425          416             9
Nuts                                         111           97            14
Other foods                                  745          731            14
Dairy products and eggs                      122          107            15
Food oils, oilseeds                          316          291            26
Cocoa beans                                   70           41            29
Bakery products                              546          516            31

Industrial supplies and materials         37,348       38,335          -988

Crude oil                                 15,469       16,565        -1,096
Liquefied petroleum gases                    505          866          -361
Fuel oil                                   2,335        2,633          -298
Nonmonetary gold                             638          845          -206
Bauxite and aluminum                         674          843          -170
Nuclear fuel materials                       379          518          -139
Copper                                       274          335           -62
Coal and related fuels                       189          231           -42
Iron and steel products, n.e.c.              384          417           -33
Natural rubber                                73           92           -19
Newsprint                                    100          117           -16
Chemicals-organic                          1,315        1,317            -2
Plywood and veneers                          139          141            -2
Blank tapes, audio & visual                  111          113            -2
Materials, excluding chemicals                87           88            -1
Glass-plate, sheet, etc.                      83           83             0
Hides and skins                                5            5             0
Cotton, natural fibers                         5            4             1
Chemicals-inorganic                          375          374             1
Hair, waste materials                         44           42             2
Sulfur, nonmetallic minerals                  57           55             2
Farming materials, livestock                  85           82             2
Wool, silk, etc.                              41           39             3
Finished textile supplies                    239          236             3
Cotton cloth, fabrics                         85           79             6
Leather and furs                              41           34             7
Nontextile floor tiles                       155          148             8
Finished metal shapes                        890          881             8
Zinc                                         106           98             8
Tin                                           45           36             9
Paper and paper products                     501          492             9
Synthetic rubber--primary                    138          130             9
Stone, sand, cement, etc.                    294          284            10
Iron and steel, advanced                     415          405            10
Synthetic cloth                              341          326            15
Lumber                                       236          219            17
Tobacco, waxes, etc.                         453          435            18
Steelmaking materials                        290          270            20
Electric energy                              139          119            20
Pulpwood and woodpulp                        195          169            26
Shingles, wallboard                          520          490            30
Chemicals-other, n.e.c.                      650          612            37
Nonferrous metals, other                     213          172            41
Nickel                                       127           84            43
Plastic materials                            786          742            43
Industrial supplies, other                 1,639        1,584            55
Iron and steel mill products                 523          454            69
Chemicals-fertilizers                        648          571            77
Gas-natural                                1,001          863           138
Other precious metals                        595          357           238
Petroleum products, other                  2,716        2,241           475

Capital goods, except automotive          30,031       30,096           -65

Civilian aircraft                            451        1,107          -656
Computers                                  3,028        3,399          -370
Engines-civilian aircraft                    906          990           -84
Generators, accessories                    1,333        1,413           -80
Industrial engines                         1,058        1,102           -45
Railway transportation equipment              77          100           -24
Excavating machinery                         256          276           -21
Business machines and equipment              305          316           -11
Agricultural machinery, equipment            399          410           -10
Food, tobacco machinery                      186          191            -5
Specialized mining                            54           58            -4
Commercial vessels, other                      7           10            -3
Materials handling equipment                 667          667             0
Spacecraft, excluding military                 1            1             0
Vessels, except scrap                        (-)          (-)             0
Pulp and paper machinery                     282          280             2
Nonfarm tractors and parts                    80           74             5
Textile, sewing machines                      93           85             9
Metalworking machine tools                   424          411            13
Marine engines, parts                         67           52            15
Parts-civilian aircraft                      720          702            18
Laboratory testing instruments               324          290            34
Medicinal equipment                        2,066        2,019            48
Measuring, testing, control instruments      953          900            53
Wood, glass, plastic                         367          293            74
Telecommunications equipment               3,111        3,035            76
Photo, service industry machinery            985          888            97
Electric apparatus                         2,249        2,134           115
Drilling & oilfield equipment                522          395           127
Industrial machines, other                 2,348        2,216           132
Semiconductors                             1,900        1,765           135
Computer accessories                       4,813        4,517           297

Automotive vehicles, parts, and engines   14,594       13,433         1,161

Consumer goods                            34,728       35,432          -705

Pharmaceutical preparations                6,596        7,016          -421
Other household goods                      4,631        4,953          -322
Toys, games, and sporting goods            2,540        2,729          -189
Artwork, antiques, stamps, etc.              468          509           -41
Motorcycles and parts                        139          169           -30
Pleasure boats and motors                     99          124           -24
Furniture, household goods, etc.           1,546        1,564           -18
TV's, VCR's, etc.                          2,925        2,939           -13
Numismatic coins                              83           87            -4
Musical instruments                          101          104            -3
Gem stones, other                            186          188            -2
Nursery stock, etc.                          112          113            -2
Household appliances                       1,372        1,373             0
Camping apparel and gear                     535          533             2
Rugs                                         123          121             3
Apparel, household goods - cotton          3,632        3,628             3
Books, printed matter                        308          304             4
Glassware, chinaware                         137          130             7
Footwear                                   1,163        1,155             8
Jewelry                                      714          700            14
Apparel, household goods - wool              234          218            16
Records, tapes, and disks                    182          164            18
Writing and art supplies                     929          911            19
Cookware, cutlery, tools                     497          476            21
Apparel,household goods-nontextile           557          534            23
Toiletries and cosmetics                     526          502            24
Stereo equipment, etc                        462          436            26
Photo equipment                              518          469            49
Gem diamonds                               1,137        1,083            54
Apparel, textiles, nonwool or cotton       2,275        2,203            73

Other goods                                4,921        5,147          -227
                                         

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

Total, Balance of Payments Basis         993,260    1,470,169      -476,909
Net Adjustments                            2,813       10,041        -7,227
Total, Census Basis                      990,447    1,460,128      -469,682

Foods, feeds, and beverages               54,297       59,252        -4,955

Fish and shellfish                         8,827        9,283          -455
Feedstuff and foodgrains                   2,593        3,170          -577
Cane and beet sugar                          808          628           179
Green coffee                               2,327        2,526          -198
Meat products                              4,393        4,955          -562
Fruits, frozen juices                      6,198        6,379          -180
Vegetables                                 4,895        5,172          -277
Wine, beer, and related products           4,950        5,690          -740
Nonagricultural foods, etc.                  440          438             2
Tea, spices, etc.                            784          840           -56
Alcoholic beverages, excluding wine        3,258        3,631          -374
Nuts                                         839          947          -107
Other foods                                5,651        5,969          -317
Dairy products and eggs                      967        1,100          -133
Food oils, oilseeds                        2,534        3,648        -1,114
Cocoa beans                                  649          569            80
Bakery products                            4,182        4,308          -127

Industrial supplies and materials        286,679      555,063      -268,384

Crude oil                                111,339      249,668      -138,329
Liquefied petroleum gases                  5,787       13,494        -7,707
Fuel oil                                  17,089       29,845       -12,756
Nonmonetary gold                           5,406        4,485           920
Bauxite and aluminum                       5,240        8,723        -3,483
Nuclear fuel materials                     3,445        4,221          -777
Copper                                     2,208        5,333        -3,125
Coal and related fuels                     1,499        3,047        -1,548
Iron and steel products, n.e.c.            4,339        6,680        -2,340
Natural rubber                               804        1,863        -1,059
Newsprint                                  1,094        1,562          -468
Chemicals-organic                         10,455       15,270        -4,815
Plywood and veneers                        1,093        1,694          -601
Blank tapes, audio & visual                  986        1,205          -219
Materials, excluding chemicals               743          921          -178
Glass-plate, sheet, etc.                     588          755          -167
Hides and skins                               75          112           -37
Cotton, natural fibers                        36           62           -26
Chemicals-inorganic                        3,383        5,078        -1,695
Hair, waste materials                        358          521          -163
Sulfur, nonmetallic minerals                 483        1,199          -717
Farming materials, livestock                 747          861          -113
Wool, silk, etc.                             335          613          -278
Finished textile supplies                  1,898        2,433          -535
Cotton cloth, fabrics                        587          884          -297
Leather and furs                             294          476          -182
Nontextile floor tiles                     1,256        1,726          -470
Finished metal shapes                      8,001       11,946        -3,945
Zinc                                         721        1,301          -581
Tin                                          317          515          -198
Paper and paper products                   3,946        5,211        -1,265
Synthetic rubber--primary                    995        1,438          -443
Stone, sand, cement, etc.                  2,321        3,602        -1,280
Iron and steel, advanced                   3,486        5,521        -2,035
Synthetic cloth                            2,624        3,687        -1,063
Lumber                                     1,773        3,276        -1,503
Tobacco, waxes, etc.                       3,632        4,153          -522
Steelmaking materials                      2,335        7,357        -5,022
Electric energy                            1,331        2,736        -1,406
Pulpwood and woodpulp                      1,524        2,774        -1,250
Shingles, wallboard                        4,102        5,675        -1,573
Chemicals-other, n.e.c.                    4,687        6,167        -1,480
Nonferrous metals, other                   1,559        3,069        -1,510
Nickel                                       940        2,684        -1,744
Plastic materials                          5,891        9,068        -3,177
Industrial supplies, other                12,451       16,172        -3,721
Iron and steel mill products               5,599       14,570        -8,971
Chemicals-fertilizers                      5,222        9,372        -4,150
Gas-natural                               10,047       25,781       -15,733
Other precious metals                      3,323        8,894        -5,571
Petroleum products, other                 18,284       37,361       -19,077

Capital goods, except automotive         238,113      308,584       -70,471

Civilian aircraft                          6,483        8,426        -1,943
Computers                                 24,587       28,100        -3,514
Engines-civilian aircraft                  8,182        9,709        -1,526
Generators, accessories                   11,207       13,646        -2,440
Industrial engines                         9,209       12,045        -2,836
Railway transportation equipment             785        1,108          -323
Excavating machinery                       2,752        5,792        -3,040
Business machines and equipment            2,669        3,689        -1,020
Agricultural machinery, equipment          3,825        5,016        -1,191
Food, tobacco machinery                    1,427        1,709          -282
Specialized mining                           432          621          -189
Commercial vessels, other                     65           62             3
Materials handling equipment               5,648        8,135        -2,487
Spacecraft, excluding military                 8           11            -2
Vessels, except scrap                          2          (-)             1
Pulp and paper machinery                   2,175        3,482        -1,307
Nonfarm tractors and parts                   627        1,102          -475
Textile, sewing machines                     709          977          -268
Metalworking machine tools                 3,846        6,475        -2,629
Marine engines, parts                        487          691          -204
Parts-civilian aircraft                    5,618        6,295          -677
Laboratory testing instruments             2,389        2,859          -470
Medicinal equipment                       16,084       17,816        -1,732
Measuring, testing, control instruments    7,241       10,185        -2,944
Wood, glass, plastic                       2,914        4,090        -1,176
Telecommunications equipment              23,506       30,645        -7,138
Photo, service industry machinery          7,405        9,721        -2,316
Electric apparatus                        17,385       24,477        -7,092
Drilling & oilfield equipment              5,652        6,552          -900
Industrial machines, other                18,868       24,671        -5,803
Semiconductors                            13,500       17,773        -4,273
Computer accessories                      32,423       42,701       -10,278

Automotive vehicles, parts, and engines   92,070      165,339       -73,269

Consumer goods                           280,837      327,440       -46,603

Pharmaceutical preparations               52,299       54,103        -1,803
Other household goods                     40,520       41,498          -978
Toys, games, and sporting goods           20,927       23,780        -2,854
Artwork, antiques, stamps, etc.            3,890        6,579        -2,689
Motorcycles and parts                      2,030        2,699          -669
Pleasure boats and motors                    973        1,855          -882
Furniture, household goods, etc.          12,631       16,141        -3,510
TV's, VCR's, etc.                         23,576       28,557        -4,981
Numismatic coins                           1,169          578           591
Musical instruments                          871        1,144          -272
Gem stones, other                          1,489        1,852          -363
Nursery stock, etc.                          896          995          -100
Household appliances                      11,113       12,880        -1,767
Camping apparel and gear                   4,544        5,077          -533
Rugs                                         977        1,325          -348
Apparel, household goods - cotton         29,056       33,183        -4,127
Books, printed matter                      2,360        3,070          -711
Glassware, chinaware                       1,045        1,466          -422
Footwear                                   9,207       10,292        -1,086
Jewelry                                    5,311        7,947        -2,636
Apparel, household goods - wool            1,861        2,550          -689
Records, tapes, and disks                  1,617        2,193          -576
Writing and art supplies                   7,730        8,978        -1,249
Cookware, cutlery, tools                   3,804        4,398          -594
Apparel,household goods-nontextile         4,625        5,420          -795
Toiletries and cosmetics                   3,908        4,562          -654
Stereo equipment, etc                      3,255        4,618        -1,363
Photo equipment                            3,367        4,997        -1,630
Gem diamonds                               7,691       14,338        -6,647
Apparel, textiles, nonwool or cotton      18,094       20,363        -2,269

Other goods                               38,451       44,451        -6,000
                                                   

(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-09-151, BEA-09-45), Bureau of the Census, Foreign
Trade Division, August 2009.  For more information, contact Nick Orsini
(301-763-6959) or Maria Iseman (301-763-2311), Foreign Trade Division.
