                                        
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)                                September    August        Monthly
                                       2009         2009 (R)      Change

Total, Balance of Payments Basis         137,953      128,847         9,106
Net Adjustments                              368          434           -66
Total, Census Basis                      137,585      128,412         9,173

Foods, feeds, and beverages                6,752        6,718            34

Fruits, frozen juices                        885          786            99
Cocoa beans                                  107           70            37
Alcoholic beverages, excluding wine          446          430            16
Vegetables                                   648          633            15
Fish and shellfish                         1,029        1,017            12
Food oils, oilseeds                          320          317             3
Tea, spices, etc.                            105          105           (-)
Nonagricultural foods, etc.                   57           57           (-)
Cane and beet sugar                           69           76            -7
Nuts                                         104          112            -7
Dairy products and eggs                      115          122            -7
Other foods                                  737          747           -10
Wine, beer, and related products             604          617           -13
Meat products                                482          499           -17
Feedstuff and foodgrains                     257          283           -26
Bakery products                              519          548           -29
Green coffee                                 270          300           -31

Industrial supplies and materials         42,953       37,491         5,462

Crude oil                                 19,562       15,501         4,061
Fuel oil                                   2,812        2,356           456
Liquefied petroleum gases                    815          505           310
Finished metal shapes                      1,062          922           139
Copper                                       403          274           129
Iron and steel mill products                 654          528           126
Chemicals-organic                          1,424        1,311           113
Nuclear fuel materials                       491          379           113
Electric energy                              232          139            93
Gas-natural                                1,095        1,014            81
Nonmonetary gold                             714          646            68
Nickel                                       190          127            63
Bauxite and aluminum                         724          674            51
Steelmaking materials                        341          292            49
Chemicals-inorganic                          416          376            40
Tobacco, waxes, etc.                         485          454            31
Chemicals-other, n.e.c.                      683          654            29
Pulpwood and woodpulp                        220          195            25
Paper and paper products                     523          501            22
Chemicals-fertilizers                        669          648            21
Plywood and veneers                          156          139            17
Zinc                                         122          106            15
Iron and steel, advanced                     432          417            15
Iron and steel products, n.e.c.              398          386            13
Synthetic rubber--primary                    146          139             7
Natural rubber                                80           73             7
Finished textile supplies                    244          240             5
Hair, waste materials                         49           44             4
Nontextile floor tiles                       159          156             3
Hides and skins                                5            5           (-)
Materials, excluding chemicals                87           87           (-)
Cotton, natural fibers                         4            5            -1
Stone, sand, cement, etc.                    295          296            -2
Industrial supplies, other                 1,644        1,646            -2
Synthetic cloth                              339          341            -2
Farming materials, livestock                  82           85            -3
Tin                                           42           45            -3
Wool, silk, etc.                              38           41            -4
Coal and related fuels                       185          189            -4
Cotton cloth, fabrics                         80           85            -4
Leather and furs                              37           41            -5
Glass-plate, sheet, etc.                      76           82            -6
Plastic materials                            779          786            -7
Shingles, wallboard                          512          520            -8
Blank tapes, audio & visual                  103          111            -8
Newsprint                                     90          100           -11
Sulfur, nonmetallic minerals                  45           61           -15
Lumber                                       217          236           -19
Nonferrous metals, other                     171          204           -32
Other precious metals                        507          596           -89
Petroleum products, other                  2,311        2,735          -424

Capital goods, except automotive          30,842       30,052           790

Industrial machines, other                 2,543        2,356           187
Civilian aircraft                            615          451           164
Computers                                  3,130        3,029           102
Metalworking machine tools                   520          421            99
Industrial engines                         1,156        1,058            98
Electric apparatus                         2,335        2,256            80
Generators, accessories                    1,406        1,326            79
Measuring, testing, control instruments    1,026          952            74
Parts-civilian aircraft                      788          722            66
Engines-civilian aircraft                    969          907            62
Telecommunications equipment               3,162        3,109            53
Computer accessories                       4,868        4,817            52
Excavating machinery                         300          260            40
Business machines and equipment              344          305            40
Agricultural machinery, equipment            426          400            26
Textile, sewing machines                     113           89            23
Railway transportation equipment              87           77            11
Food, tobacco machinery                      188          182             6
Spacecraft, excluding military                 5            1             4
Laboratory testing instruments               331          328             3
Commercial vessels, other                      7            7           (-)
Vessels, except scrap                        (-)          (-)           (-)
Nonfarm tractors and parts                    77           80            -3
Marine engines, parts                         65           69            -4
Pulp and paper machinery                     280          286            -6
Wood, glass, plastic                         355          363            -8
Specialized mining                            45           54            -9
Semiconductors                             1,886        1,902           -16
Photo, service industry machinery            937          985           -48
Materials handling equipment                 590          665           -74
Medicinal equipment                        1,997        2,074           -78
Drilling & oilfield equipment                289          522          -233

Automotive vehicles, parts, and engines   16,411       14,714         1,697

Consumer goods                            35,508       34,842           667

Pharmaceutical preparations                6,919        6,695           224
Artwork, antiques, stamps, etc.              634          469           166
Toys, games, and sporting goods            2,693        2,540           153
Gem diamonds                               1,268        1,117           152
Jewelry                                      853          732           121
TV's, VCR's, etc.                          3,038        2,929           109
Pleasure boats and motors                    152           99            53
Household appliances                       1,416        1,372            44
Footwear                                   1,193        1,164            30
Records, tapes, and disks                    200          182            18
Numismatic coins                             100           83            17
Gem stones, other                            195          186             9
Glassware, chinaware                         145          137             8
Rugs                                         130          123             6
Nursery stock, etc.                          115          112             3
Cookware, cutlery, tools                     499          497             3
Musical instruments                           99          102            -2
Writing and art supplies                     929          933            -3
Books, printed matter                        302          307            -5
Stereo equipment, etc                        451          461           -10
Camping apparel and gear                     523          535           -12
Apparel,household goods-nontextile           545          557           -12
Toiletries and cosmetics                     513          529           -15
Apparel, household goods - wool              217          235           -18
Motorcycles and parts                        119          141           -22
Apparel, household goods - cotton          3,601        3,633           -32
Furniture, household goods, etc.           1,505        1,548           -42
Other household goods                      4,567        4,631           -64
Photo equipment                              419          518           -99
Apparel, textiles, nonwool or cotton       2,166        2,277          -112

Other goods                                5,119        4,596           524
                                        

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

Total, Balance of Payments Basis       1,131,350    1,647,857      -516,507
Net Adjustments                            3,222       11,563        -8,341
Total, Census Basis                    1,128,128    1,636,294      -508,166

Foods, feeds, and beverages               61,072       66,813        -5,741

Fruits, frozen juices                      7,103        7,202           -99
Cocoa beans                                  756          608           148
Alcoholic beverages, excluding wine        3,708        4,094          -386
Vegetables                                 5,542        5,837          -295
Fish and shellfish                         9,851       10,493          -642
Food oils, oilseeds                        2,854        4,073        -1,220
Tea, spices, etc.                            889          948           -59
Nonagricultural foods, etc.                  497          507           -10
Cane and beet sugar                          876          722           154
Nuts                                         944        1,084          -140
Dairy products and eggs                    1,083        1,243          -160
Other foods                                6,390        6,723          -333
Wine, beer, and related products           5,554        6,397          -843
Meat products                              4,875        5,609          -733
Feedstuff and foodgrains                   2,850        3,536          -686
Bakery products                            4,701        4,851          -150
Green coffee                               2,597        2,883          -286

Industrial supplies and materials        329,775      620,957      -291,182

Crude oil                                130,934      276,988      -146,054
Fuel oil                                  19,923       33,370       -13,447
Liquefied petroleum gases                  6,602       15,326        -8,724
Finished metal shapes                      9,095       13,458        -4,363
Copper                                     2,611        5,862        -3,251
Iron and steel mill products               6,258       16,744       -10,486
Chemicals-organic                         11,875       17,099        -5,224
Nuclear fuel materials                     3,936        4,693          -757
Electric energy                            1,563        3,013        -1,450
Gas-natural                               11,155       28,435       -17,280
Nonmonetary gold                           6,127        4,997         1,130
Nickel                                     1,130        2,897        -1,767
Bauxite and aluminum                       5,965        9,879        -3,914
Steelmaking materials                      2,678        8,477        -5,799
Chemicals-inorganic                        3,799        5,826        -2,027
Tobacco, waxes, etc.                       4,117        4,731          -615
Chemicals-other, n.e.c.                    5,374        6,958        -1,584
Pulpwood and woodpulp                      1,745        3,123        -1,378
Paper and paper products                   4,468        5,871        -1,403
Chemicals-fertilizers                      5,891       11,152        -5,261
Plywood and veneers                        1,249        1,888          -639
Zinc                                         842        1,435          -593
Iron and steel, advanced                   3,920        6,261        -2,341
Iron and steel products, n.e.c.            4,739        7,618        -2,879
Synthetic rubber--primary                  1,141        1,661          -520
Natural rubber                               884        2,146        -1,262
Finished textile supplies                  2,143        2,737          -594
Hair, waste materials                        407          590          -183
Nontextile floor tiles                     1,416        1,942          -525
Hides and skins                               80          124           -44
Materials, excluding chemicals               830        1,025          -195
Cotton, natural fibers                        40           68           -27
Stone, sand, cement, etc.                  2,618        4,009        -1,391
Industrial supplies, other                14,102       18,202        -4,101
Synthetic cloth                            2,964        4,138        -1,174
Farming materials, livestock                 829          964          -134
Tin                                          359          614          -255
Wool, silk, etc.                             373          683          -310
Coal and related fuels                     1,683        3,628        -1,945
Cotton cloth, fabrics                        668          994          -327
Leather and furs                             331          529          -199
Glass-plate, sheet, etc.                     664          849          -185
Plastic materials                          6,671       10,252        -3,581
Shingles, wallboard                        4,616        6,337        -1,722
Blank tapes, audio & visual                1,089        1,345          -255
Newsprint                                  1,184        1,772          -588
Sulfur, nonmetallic minerals                 532        1,390          -858
Lumber                                     1,990        3,642        -1,652
Nonferrous metals, other                   1,720        3,431        -1,711
Other precious metals                      3,830        9,636        -5,806
Petroleum products, other                 20,614       42,149       -21,535

Capital goods, except automotive         268,975      347,031       -78,056

Industrial machines, other                21,419       27,687        -6,267
Civilian aircraft                          7,098        9,375        -2,276
Computers                                 27,718       31,305        -3,587
Metalworking machine tools                 4,364        7,291        -2,928
Industrial engines                        10,366       13,676        -3,311
Electric apparatus                        19,727       27,404        -7,677
Generators, accessories                   12,605       15,510        -2,905
Measuring, testing, control instruments    8,266       11,433        -3,167
Parts-civilian aircraft                    6,409        7,078          -669
Engines-civilian aircraft                  9,153       10,908        -1,755
Telecommunications equipment              26,666       34,457        -7,791
Computer accessories                      37,294       47,656       -10,362
Excavating machinery                       3,056        6,475        -3,419
Business machines and equipment            3,013        4,130        -1,117
Agricultural machinery, equipment          4,252        5,678        -1,426
Textile, sewing machines                     817        1,098          -281
Railway transportation equipment             873        1,247          -374
Food, tobacco machinery                    1,611        1,918          -307
Spacecraft, excluding military                13           12             1
Laboratory testing instruments             2,724        3,231          -507
Commercial vessels, other                     72           66             6
Vessels, except scrap                          2          (-)             1
Nonfarm tractors and parts                   704        1,239          -536
Marine engines, parts                        554          752          -199
Pulp and paper machinery                   2,459        3,901        -1,442
Wood, glass, plastic                       3,266        4,603        -1,337
Specialized mining                           477          716          -239
Semiconductors                            15,388       19,916        -4,528
Photo, service industry machinery          8,343       10,932        -2,590
Materials handling equipment               6,236        9,148        -2,912
Medicinal equipment                       18,089       20,029        -1,940
Drilling & oilfield equipment              5,941        8,158        -2,217

Automotive vehicles, parts, and engines  108,602      183,902       -75,300

Consumer goods                           316,460      367,530       -51,070

Pharmaceutical preparations               59,318       60,455        -1,137
Artwork, antiques, stamps, etc.            4,525        7,295        -2,770
Toys, games, and sporting goods           23,620       26,843        -3,223
Gem diamonds                               8,940       16,134        -7,195
Jewelry                                    6,182        8,892        -2,710
TV's, VCR's, etc.                         26,618       32,079        -5,461
Pleasure boats and motors                  1,126        2,080          -954
Household appliances                      12,528       14,525        -1,997
Footwear                                  10,401       11,611        -1,210
Records, tapes, and disks                  1,817        2,430          -612
Numismatic coins                           1,269          684           585
Gem stones, other                          1,684        2,094          -410
Glassware, chinaware                       1,190        1,650          -460
Rugs                                       1,107        1,477          -370
Nursery stock, etc.                        1,011        1,121          -110
Cookware, cutlery, tools                   4,303        4,966          -663
Musical instruments                          971        1,288          -317
Writing and art supplies                   8,662       10,112        -1,450
Books, printed matter                      2,661        3,437          -777
Stereo equipment, etc                      3,706        5,147        -1,440
Camping apparel and gear                   5,067        5,736          -669
Apparel,household goods-nontextile         5,170        6,100          -929
Toiletries and cosmetics                   4,424        5,123          -699
Apparel, household goods - wool            2,079        2,851          -773
Motorcycles and parts                      2,151        3,056          -905
Apparel, household goods - cotton         32,658       37,260        -4,602
Furniture, household goods, etc.          14,138       18,131        -3,993
Other household goods                     45,087       46,404        -1,317
Photo equipment                            3,787        5,675        -1,888
Apparel, textiles, nonwool or cotton      20,262       22,874        -2,612

Other goods                               43,245       50,061        -6,816
                                                  

(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-09-171, BEA-09-09), Bureau of the Census, Foreign
Trade Division, September 2009.  For more information, contact Nick Orsini
(301-763-6959) or Maria Iseman (301-763-2311), Foreign Trade Division.
