                                        
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)                                October      September     Monthly
                                       2009         2009 (R)      Change

Total, Balance of Payments Basis         138,361      137,683           679
Net Adjustments                              473          366           107
Total, Census Basis                      137,889      137,317           572

Foods, feeds, and beverages                6,910        6,704           206

Cane and beet sugar                          134           69            65
Fish and shellfish                         1,070        1,028            41
Feedstuff and foodgrains                     293          257            36
Other foods                                  742          715            28
Vegetables                                   668          647            20
Fruits, frozen juices                        883          864            19
Wine, beer, and related products             619          604            15
Bakery products                              530          518            12
Cocoa beans                                  118          107            11
Nuts                                         113          104             9
Green coffee                                 274          270             5
Meat products                                487          482             4
Nonagricultural foods, etc.                   60           57             4
Dairy products and eggs                      115          115           (-)
Tea, spices, etc.                             98          105            -7
Alcoholic beverages, excluding wine          420          443           -24
Food oils, oilseeds                          287          320           -32

Industrial supplies and materials         41,065       42,864        -1,798

Crude oil                                 17,192       19,562        -2,370
Fuel oil                                   2,459        2,812          -353
Copper                                       307          403           -96
Electric energy                              171          232           -61
Chemicals-organic                          1,376        1,424           -49
Coal and related fuels                       141          185           -43
Tobacco, waxes, etc.                         465          484           -19
Nickel                                       174          190           -16
Plywood and veneers                          141          156           -16
Paper and paper products                     512          523           -11
Pulpwood and woodpulp                        209          220           -11
Zinc                                         114          122            -8
Synthetic rubber--primary                    139          146            -6
Tin                                           40           42            -3
Nontextile floor tiles                       156          158            -2
Cotton cloth, fabrics                         79           80            -2
Shingles, wallboard                          510          512            -1
Stone, sand, cement, etc.                    294          294            -1
Glass-plate, sheet, etc.                      77           77           (-)
Hair, waste materials                         49           48           (-)
Cotton, natural fibers                         5            4           (-)
Chemicals-fertilizers                        670          669             1
Blank tapes, audio & visual                  105          103             1
Hides and skins                                7            5             1
Leather and furs                              39           37             2
Liquefied petroleum gases                    820          815             6
Wool, silk, etc.                              43           38             6
Newsprint                                     95           90             6
Materials, excluding chemicals                94           87             7
Farming materials, livestock                  90           82             8
Finished textile supplies                    254          244            10
Sulfur, nonmetallic minerals                  55           43            11
Chemicals-other, n.e.c.                      693          681            12
Finished metal shapes                      1,043        1,030            13
Steelmaking materials                        352          339            14
Synthetic cloth                              353          338            15
Plastic materials                            799          779            20
Chemicals-inorganic                          437          415            22
Natural rubber                               106           80            26
Bauxite and aluminum                         749          722            27
Nonferrous metals, other                     200          171            29
Lumber                                       251          218            34
Nuclear fuel materials                       525          492            34
Iron and steel, advanced                     477          431            46
Iron and steel products, n.e.c.              460          399            62
Petroleum products, other                  2,357        2,282            74
Industrial supplies, other                 1,720        1,638            83
Gas-natural                                1,215        1,095           120
Iron and steel mill products                 821          654           167
Nonmonetary gold                             875          707           168
Other precious metals                        749          506           243

Capital goods, except automotive          32,037       30,911         1,126

Computers                                  3,844        3,131           713
Semiconductors                             2,035        1,884           151
Computer accessories                       5,008        4,870           138
Civilian aircraft                            752          636           116
Medicinal equipment                        2,083        1,992            91
Engines-civilian aircraft                  1,064          978            87
Electric apparatus                         2,413        2,331            82
Photo, service industry machinery          1,006          938            68
Drilling & oilfield equipment                350          289            61
Materials handling equipment                 643          589            54
Measuring, testing, control instruments    1,049        1,025            24
Business machines and equipment              354          344            10
Nonfarm tractors and parts                    86           77             8
Excavating machinery                         302          294             8
Marine engines, parts                         70           63             7
Textile, sewing machines                     117          113             4
Spacecraft, excluding military                 8            5             4
Railway transportation equipment              88           87             1
Vessels, except scrap                        (-)          (-)           (-)
Generators, accessories                    1,444        1,444           (-)
Commercial vessels, other                      5            7            -2
Specialized mining                            39           45            -6
Food, tobacco machinery                      181          188            -7
Laboratory testing instruments               319          327            -8
Wood, glass, plastic                         339          356           -17
Agricultural machinery, equipment            407          425           -18
Pulp and paper machinery                     256          277           -21
Parts-civilian aircraft                      756          787           -31
Industrial engines                         1,112        1,159           -47
Telecommunications equipment               3,113        3,169           -56
Metalworking machine tools                   469          531           -62
Industrial machines, other                 2,323        2,549          -226

Automotive vehicles, parts, and engines   16,762       16,345           417

Consumer goods                            36,375       35,386           989

Pharmaceutical preparations                7,415        6,833           582
Other household goods                      4,773        4,565           208
Apparel, household goods - cotton          3,798        3,599           199
Photo equipment                              509          419            90
Apparel, textiles, nonwool or cotton       2,240        2,163            78
TV's, VCR's, etc.                          3,105        3,034            71
Furniture, household goods, etc.           1,566        1,504            62
Numismatic coins                             160          100            60
Household appliances                       1,476        1,417            59
Apparel,household goods-nontextile           569          544            25
Camping apparel and gear                     546          523            23
Footwear                                   1,211        1,192            19
Apparel, household goods - wool              234          216            18
Musical instruments                          115           99            16
Gem stones, other                            205          195            10
Writing and art supplies                     936          927            10
Toiletries and cosmetics                     517          512             5
Cookware, cutlery, tools                     505          500             5
Records, tapes, and disks                    201          200             1
Nursery stock, etc.                          114          115            -1
Glassware, chinaware                         143          144            -1
Rugs                                         125          129            -5
Motorcycles and parts                        100          118           -18
Stereo equipment, etc                        431          451           -20
Books, printed matter                        276          302           -26
Jewelry                                      792          839           -48
Pleasure boats and motors                     96          151           -55
Gem diamonds                               1,150        1,268          -118
Artwork, antiques, stamps, etc.              508          633          -125
Toys, games, and sporting goods            2,558        2,693          -135

Other goods                                4,738        5,107          -369
                                         

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

Total, Balance of Payments Basis       1,269,441    1,823,080      -553,639
Net Adjustments                            3,692       12,421        -8,729
Total, Census Basis                    1,265,749    1,810,659      -544,910

Foods, feeds, and beverages               67,934       74,461        -6,527

Cane and beet sugar                        1,010          871           139
Fish and shellfish                        10,921       11,717          -796
Feedstuff and foodgrains                   3,143        3,878          -735
Other foods                                7,110        7,480          -369
Vegetables                                 6,210        6,484          -274
Fruits, frozen juices                      7,965        8,153          -188
Wine, beer, and related products           6,173        7,103          -930
Bakery products                            5,230        5,385          -155
Cocoa beans                                  874          664           210
Nuts                                       1,056        1,197          -141
Green coffee                               2,872        3,224          -353
Meat products                              5,362        6,177          -815
Nonagricultural foods, etc.                  557          575           -18
Dairy products and eggs                    1,197        1,384          -187
Tea, spices, etc.                            987        1,063           -76
Alcoholic beverages, excluding wine        4,125        4,571          -446
Food oils, oilseeds                        3,141        4,534        -1,393

Industrial supplies and materials        370,751      687,041      -316,290

Crude oil                                148,125      306,348      -158,223
Fuel oil                                  22,382       36,767       -14,385
Copper                                     2,918        6,316        -3,398
Electric energy                            1,733        3,229        -1,495
Chemicals-organic                         13,251       19,099        -5,848
Coal and related fuels                     1,825        4,072        -2,247
Tobacco, waxes, etc.                       4,582        5,332          -750
Nickel                                     1,305        3,111        -1,807
Plywood and veneers                        1,390        2,075          -685
Paper and paper products                   4,980        6,503        -1,522
Pulpwood and woodpulp                      1,954        3,478        -1,524
Zinc                                         957        1,532          -575
Synthetic rubber--primary                  1,280        1,914          -634
Tin                                          398          663          -264
Nontextile floor tiles                     1,571        2,152          -580
Cotton cloth, fabrics                        747        1,100          -354
Shingles, wallboard                        5,125        6,973        -1,848
Stone, sand, cement, etc.                  2,911        4,413        -1,502
Glass-plate, sheet, etc.                     741          944          -202
Hair, waste materials                        456          666          -210
Cotton, natural fibers                        45           72           -27
Chemicals-fertilizers                      6,561       12,787        -6,226
Blank tapes, audio & visual                1,194        1,468          -274
Hides and skins                               87          136           -49
Leather and furs                             370          581          -212
Liquefied petroleum gases                  7,423       16,788        -9,365
Wool, silk, etc.                             416          749          -333
Newsprint                                  1,279        1,972          -693
Materials, excluding chemicals               924        1,132          -207
Farming materials, livestock                 919        1,066          -146
Finished textile supplies                  2,396        3,031          -635
Sulfur, nonmetallic minerals                 585        1,575          -990
Chemicals-other, n.e.c.                    6,066        7,692        -1,626
Finished metal shapes                     10,107       15,003        -4,896
Steelmaking materials                      3,028        9,547        -6,520
Synthetic cloth                            3,316        4,584        -1,268
Plastic materials                          7,470       11,411        -3,940
Chemicals-inorganic                        4,236        6,525        -2,289
Natural rubber                               990        2,376        -1,386
Bauxite and aluminum                       6,711       11,141        -4,430
Nonferrous metals, other                   1,920        3,745        -1,824
Lumber                                     2,242        3,980        -1,738
Nuclear fuel materials                     4,462        5,177          -716
Iron and steel, advanced                   4,395        6,983        -2,587
Iron and steel products, n.e.c.            5,200        8,554        -3,355
Petroleum products, other                 22,942       46,616       -23,674
Industrial supplies, other                15,816       20,188        -4,372
Gas-natural                               12,370       30,876       -18,506
Iron and steel mill products               7,078       18,896       -11,818
Nonmonetary gold                           6,995        5,437         1,558
Other precious metals                      4,579       10,269        -5,690

Capital goods, except automotive         301,082      384,237       -83,155

Computers                                 31,561       34,717        -3,156
Semiconductors                            17,422       22,044        -4,622
Computer accessories                      42,304       52,133        -9,830
Civilian aircraft                          7,870       10,219        -2,349
Medicinal equipment                       20,168       22,313        -2,144
Engines-civilian aircraft                 10,225       12,058        -1,833
Electric apparatus                        22,135       30,264        -8,129
Photo, service industry machinery          9,349       12,092        -2,742
Drilling & oilfield equipment              6,291        9,612        -3,321
Materials handling equipment               6,878       10,122        -3,243
Measuring, testing, control instruments    9,314       12,599        -3,285
Business machines and equipment            3,367        4,559        -1,192
Nonfarm tractors and parts                   790        1,362          -572
Excavating machinery                       3,353        7,164        -3,811
Marine engines, parts                        622          848          -226
Textile, sewing machines                     934        1,208          -274
Spacecraft, excluding military                21           13             8
Railway transportation equipment             961        1,391          -430
Vessels, except scrap                          2          (-)             1
Generators, accessories                   14,087       17,420        -3,333
Commercial vessels, other                     77           78            -1
Specialized mining                           516          783          -267
Food, tobacco machinery                    1,792        2,128          -335
Laboratory testing instruments             3,040        3,606          -566
Wood, glass, plastic                       3,605        5,070        -1,465
Agricultural machinery, equipment          4,658        6,314        -1,656
Pulp and paper machinery                   2,712        4,280        -1,567
Parts-civilian aircraft                    7,164        7,661          -497
Industrial engines                        11,481       15,301        -3,821
Telecommunications equipment              29,787       38,170        -8,383
Metalworking machine tools                 4,844        8,068        -3,224
Industrial machines, other                23,750       30,639        -6,889

Automotive vehicles, parts, and engines  125,298      201,820       -76,522

Consumer goods                           352,713      407,590       -54,878

Pharmaceutical preparations               66,647       67,176          -529
Other household goods                     49,859       51,545        -1,686
Apparel, household goods - cotton         36,454       41,539        -5,085
Photo equipment                            4,295        6,287        -1,992
Apparel, textiles, nonwool or cotton      22,499       25,417        -2,918
TV's, VCR's, etc.                         29,719       35,383        -5,664
Furniture, household goods, etc.          15,703       20,050        -4,347
Numismatic coins                           1,429          887           543
Household appliances                      14,006       16,205        -2,199
Apparel,household goods-nontextile         5,739        6,765        -1,027
Camping apparel and gear                   5,613        6,406          -792
Footwear                                  11,610       12,965        -1,354
Apparel, household goods - wool            2,313        3,149          -836
Musical instruments                        1,086        1,427          -342
Gem stones, other                          1,889        2,316          -427
Writing and art supplies                   9,596       11,228        -1,633
Toiletries and cosmetics                   4,939        5,665          -727
Cookware, cutlery, tools                   4,808        5,548          -741
Records, tapes, and disks                  2,018        2,692          -674
Nursery stock, etc.                        1,125        1,238          -113
Glassware, chinaware                       1,333        1,829          -496
Rugs                                       1,231        1,622          -391
Motorcycles and parts                      2,249        3,422        -1,173
Stereo equipment, etc                      4,136        5,648        -1,511
Books, printed matter                      2,936        3,800          -863
Jewelry                                    6,960        9,789        -2,829
Pleasure boats and motors                  1,220        2,241        -1,021
Gem diamonds                              10,090       17,399        -7,310
Artwork, antiques, stamps, etc.            5,032        8,063        -3,031
Toys, games, and sporting goods           26,178       29,889        -3,711

Other goods                               47,971       55,510        -7,539
                                                   

(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-09-186, BEA-09-52), Bureau of the Census, Foreign
Trade Division, October 2009.  For more information, contact Nick Orsini
(301-763-6959) or Maria Iseman (301-763-2311), Foreign Trade Division.
