                                        
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)                                November     October       Monthly
                                       2009         2009 (R)      Change

Total, Balance of Payments Basis         143,006      138,648         4,359
Net Adjustments                              411          469           -58
Total, Census Basis                      142,595      138,178         4,417

Foods, feeds, and beverages                6,762        6,919          -157

Fruits, frozen juices                        797          883           -86
Other foods                                  689          745           -56
Feedstuff and foodgrains                     244          293           -49
Cane and beet sugar                           87          134           -46
Fish and shellfish                         1,031        1,070           -39
Vegetables                                   660          668            -8
Green coffee                                 270          274            -4
Wine, beer, and related products             616          619            -3
Dairy products and eggs                      115          115           (-) 
Cocoa beans                                  121          118             2
Nonagricultural foods, etc.                   63           61             3
Alcoholic beverages, excluding wine          427          424             3
Nuts                                         118          113             4
Tea, spices, etc.                            109           98            11
Meat products                                507          487            20
Bakery products                              560          530            30
Food oils, oilseeds                          348          287            61

Industrial supplies and materials         43,132       41,054         2,078

Crude oil                                 18,323       17,162         1,162
Petroleum products, other                  3,022        2,359           663
Copper                                       420          314           106
Chemicals-other, n.e.c.                      762          697            66
Steelmaking materials                        409          352            57
Plastic materials                            854          800            55
Electric energy                              223          171            52
Nonferrous metals, other                     246          200            46
Iron and steel, advanced                     521          477            44
Nonmonetary gold                             947          903            43
Chemicals-organic                          1,418        1,379            39
Chemicals-fertilizers                        709          671            38
Synthetic cloth                              388          354            34
Tobacco, waxes, etc.                         498          465            33
Nuclear fuel materials                       556          525            31
Natural rubber                               132          106            26
Pulpwood and woodpulp                        232          209            22
Bauxite and aluminum                         770          749            21
Finished textile supplies                    275          255            20
Chemicals-inorganic                          458          439            19
Coal and related fuels                       159          141            18
Blank tapes, audio & visual                  121          105            16
Zinc                                         127          114            13
Sulfur, nonmetallic minerals                  71           58            13
Synthetic rubber--primary                    149          139            10
Cotton cloth, fabrics                         87           79             8
Hair, waste materials                         55           49             6
Glass-plate, sheet, etc.                      83           77             6
Nontextile floor tiles                       163          158             5
Shingles, wallboard                          516          512             4
Paper and paper products                     513          512             1
Wool, silk, etc.                              45           44             1
Cotton, natural fibers                         5            5             1
Hides and skins                                7            7             1
Materials, excluding chemicals                93           94           (-) 
Tin                                           39           40            -1
Leather and furs                              37           39            -2
Lumber                                       249          251            -2
Industrial supplies, other                 1,724        1,726            -2
Stone, sand, cement, etc.                    288          292            -4
Nickel                                       166          174            -9
Plywood and veneers                          132          141            -9
Farming materials, livestock                  79           90           -11
Newsprint                                     82           95           -14
Finished metal shapes                      1,023        1,041           -19
Iron and steel mill products                 765          816           -50
Iron and steel products, n.e.c.              408          460           -52
Liquefied petroleum gases                    767          820           -54
Other precious metals                        686          749           -63
Fuel oil                                   2,321        2,438          -116
Gas-natural                                1,008        1,201          -193

Capital goods, except automotive          33,166       31,949         1,217

Computers                                  4,408        3,844           564
Telecommunications equipment               3,591        3,110           480
Electric apparatus                         2,614        2,413           201
Computer accessories                       5,180        5,005           175
Industrial machines, other                 2,477        2,313           164
Parts-civilian aircraft                      798          754            44
Measuring, testing, control instruments    1,090        1,049            41
Wood, glass, plastic                         362          338            24
Food, tobacco machinery                      196          181            15
Spacecraft, excluding military                23            8            14
Agricultural machinery, equipment            419          410            10
Photo, service industry machinery          1,011        1,006             5
Nonfarm tractors and parts                    86           85             1
Vessels, except scrap                        (-)          (-)           (-) 
Marine engines, parts                         70           70           (-) 
Commercial vessels, other                      4            5            -1
Laboratory testing instruments               318          321            -2
Railway transportation equipment              84           88            -5
Business machines and equipment              347          355            -7
Specialized mining                            30           39            -9
Textile, sewing machines                     107          117           -10
Pulp and paper machinery                     244          255           -11
Engines-civilian aircraft                  1,048        1,062           -14
Industrial engines                         1,085        1,101           -17
Materials handling equipment                 625          642           -17
Excavating machinery                         286          303           -18
Generators, accessories                    1,391        1,409           -18
Metalworking machine tools                   427          461           -34
Medicinal equipment                        2,041        2,084           -43
Drilling & oilfield equipment                276          350           -74
Semiconductors                             1,939        2,038           -99
Civilian aircraft                            590          731          -142

Automotive vehicles, parts, and engines   16,855       16,909           -54

Consumer goods                            37,957       36,601         1,356

Other household goods                      5,463        4,776           687
Artwork, antiques, stamps, etc.              852          508           343
Pharmaceutical preparations                7,816        7,627           189
Toys, games, and sporting goods            2,643        2,559            84
Gem diamonds                               1,215        1,151            64
Photo equipment                              563          509            54
Household appliances                       1,523        1,476            47
Apparel, textiles, nonwool or cotton       2,285        2,241            44
Jewelry                                      833          791            42
Writing and art supplies                     973          936            36
Gem stones, other                            233          205            28
Motorcycles and parts                        122          100            22
Apparel,household goods-nontextile           587          569            18
Toiletries and cosmetics                     532          517            14
Records, tapes, and disks                    215          201            14
Glassware, chinaware                         149          143             6
Cookware, cutlery, tools                     509          505             4
Rugs                                         129          125             3
Furniture, household goods, etc.           1,562        1,565            -4
Nursery stock, etc.                          109          114            -5
Books, printed matter                        270          276            -6
Apparel, household goods - wool              228          234            -6
Camping apparel and gear                     540          546            -6
Musical instruments                          108          115            -6
Pleasure boats and motors                     79           97           -18
TV's, VCR's, etc.                          3,079        3,108           -29
Stereo equipment, etc                        400          431           -31
Footwear                                   1,165        1,212           -46
Numismatic coins                             110          160           -49
Apparel, household goods - cotton          3,664        3,801          -136

Other goods                                4,723        4,747           -24
                                         

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

Total, Balance of Payments Basis       1,412,734    1,974,894      -562,160
Net Adjustments                            4,100       13,188        -9,088
Total, Census Basis                    1,408,634    1,961,706      -553,072

Foods, feeds, and beverages               74,704       81,832        -7,128

Fruits, frozen juices                      8,762        8,940          -178
Other foods                                7,802        8,232          -430
Feedstuff and foodgrains                   3,387        4,224          -837
Cane and beet sugar                        1,097          983           114
Fish and shellfish                        11,952       12,877          -925
Vegetables                                 6,870        7,132          -262
Green coffee                               3,142        3,534          -392
Wine, beer, and related products           6,790        7,772          -982
Dairy products and eggs                    1,312        1,530          -217
Cocoa beans                                  994          736           259
Nonagricultural foods, etc.                  621          647           -27
Alcoholic beverages, excluding wine        4,557        5,039          -482
Nuts                                       1,174        1,297          -123
Tea, spices, etc.                          1,096        1,170           -74
Meat products                              5,868        6,792          -924
Bakery products                            5,790        5,911          -121
Food oils, oilseeds                        3,490        5,017        -1,527

Industrial supplies and materials        413,872      735,890      -322,018

Crude oil                                166,418      324,661      -158,243
Petroleum products, other                 25,966       49,545       -23,579
Copper                                     3,344        6,609        -3,265
Chemicals-other, n.e.c.                    6,831        8,394        -1,563
Steelmaking materials                      3,437       10,329        -6,892
Plastic materials                          8,325       12,480        -4,155
Electric energy                            1,956        3,436        -1,480
Nonferrous metals, other                   2,166        4,047        -1,881
Iron and steel, advanced                   4,916        7,679        -2,763
Nonmonetary gold                           7,970        5,747         2,223
Chemicals-organic                         14,673       21,037        -6,364
Chemicals-fertilizers                      7,272       14,214        -6,942
Synthetic cloth                            3,705        5,016        -1,311
Tobacco, waxes, etc.                       5,080        5,974          -895
Nuclear fuel materials                     5,018        5,684          -666
Natural rubber                             1,123        2,632        -1,509
Pulpwood and woodpulp                      2,186        3,736        -1,550
Bauxite and aluminum                       7,481       12,134        -4,653
Finished textile supplies                  2,672        3,318          -645
Chemicals-inorganic                        4,696        7,255        -2,559
Coal and related fuels                     1,984        4,435        -2,452
Blank tapes, audio & visual                1,315        1,593          -278
Zinc                                       1,084        1,623          -539
Sulfur, nonmetallic minerals                 659        1,736        -1,076
Synthetic rubber--primary                  1,429        2,178          -749
Cotton cloth, fabrics                        834        1,199          -365
Hair, waste materials                        511          734          -223
Glass-plate, sheet, etc.                     824        1,035          -211
Nontextile floor tiles                     1,736        2,359          -622
Shingles, wallboard                        5,643        7,584        -1,941
Paper and paper products                   5,493        7,134        -1,641
Wool, silk, etc.                             462          814          -352
Cotton, natural fibers                        50           76           -26
Hides and skins                               94          145           -51
Materials, excluding chemicals             1,018        1,239          -221
Tin                                          437          722          -285
Leather and furs                             407          635          -228
Lumber                                     2,491        4,310        -1,819
Industrial supplies, other                17,546       22,137        -4,592
Stone, sand, cement, etc.                  3,198        4,813        -1,615
Nickel                                     1,470        3,271        -1,801
Plywood and veneers                        1,522        2,270          -748
Farming materials, livestock                 998        1,167          -169
Newsprint                                  1,361        2,166          -805
Finished metal shapes                     11,128       16,341        -5,213
Iron and steel mill products               7,838       20,468       -12,630
Iron and steel products, n.e.c.            5,607        9,479        -3,872
Liquefied petroleum gases                  8,190       17,703        -9,513
Other precious metals                      5,264       11,047        -5,783
Fuel oil                                  24,682       38,799       -14,117
Gas-natural                               13,364       32,755       -19,390

Capital goods, except automotive         334,159      419,603       -85,444

Computers                                 35,969       37,719        -1,750
Telecommunications equipment              33,374       41,633        -8,258
Electric apparatus                        24,750       33,026        -8,276
Computer accessories                      47,480       56,386        -8,905
Industrial machines, other                26,216       33,579        -7,363
Parts-civilian aircraft                    7,960        8,220          -260
Measuring, testing, control instruments   10,405       13,753        -3,348
Wood, glass, plastic                       3,966        5,531        -1,566
Food, tobacco machinery                    1,988        2,338          -350
Spacecraft, excluding military                44           22            21
Agricultural machinery, equipment          5,080        6,967        -1,887
Photo, service industry machinery         10,361       13,222        -2,861
Nonfarm tractors and parts                   875        1,481          -606
Vessels, except scrap                          2          (-)             1
Marine engines, parts                        692          916          -224
Commercial vessels, other                     81           82           (-) 
Laboratory testing instruments             3,359        3,972          -613
Railway transportation equipment           1,045        1,514          -469
Business machines and equipment            3,715        4,978        -1,263
Specialized mining                           546          850          -304
Textile, sewing machines                   1,042        1,300          -258
Pulp and paper machinery                   2,955        4,656        -1,701
Engines-civilian aircraft                 11,271       13,108        -1,837
Industrial engines                        12,554       16,797        -4,243
Materials handling equipment               7,503       11,098        -3,595
Excavating machinery                       3,639        7,861        -4,222
Generators, accessories                   15,444       19,074        -3,630
Metalworking machine tools                 5,262        8,832        -3,569
Medicinal equipment                       22,210       24,449        -2,240
Drilling & oilfield equipment              6,567       11,095        -4,528
Semiconductors                            19,364       23,941        -4,577
Civilian aircraft                          8,439       11,202        -2,763

Automotive vehicles, parts, and engines  142,301      218,534       -76,234

Consumer goods                           390,896      444,946       -54,050

Other household goods                     55,324       56,550        -1,226
Artwork, antiques, stamps, etc.            5,884        8,781        -2,897
Pharmaceutical preparations               74,676       72,893         1,782
Toys, games, and sporting goods           28,822       32,907        -4,085
Gem diamonds                              11,306       18,573        -7,267
Photo equipment                            4,858        6,782        -1,924
Household appliances                      15,528       17,735        -2,207
Apparel, textiles, nonwool or cotton      24,785       27,906        -3,121
Jewelry                                    7,793       10,654        -2,861
Writing and art supplies                  10,568       12,329        -1,761
Gem stones, other                          2,122        2,533          -411
Motorcycles and parts                      2,372        3,762        -1,390
Apparel,household goods-nontextile         6,326        7,426        -1,100
Toiletries and cosmetics                   5,470        6,249          -778
Records, tapes, and disks                  2,233        2,914          -681
Glassware, chinaware                       1,482        2,001          -519
Cookware, cutlery, tools                   5,317        6,127          -811
Rugs                                       1,360        1,778          -418
Furniture, household goods, etc.          17,264       21,924        -4,660
Nursery stock, etc.                        1,234        1,355          -120
Books, printed matter                      3,206        4,154          -947
Apparel, household goods - wool            2,541        3,440          -899
Camping apparel and gear                   6,154        7,051          -897
Musical instruments                        1,194        1,571          -377
Pleasure boats and motors                  1,301        2,396        -1,095
TV's, VCR's, etc.                         32,801       38,058        -5,257
Stereo equipment, etc                      4,537        6,111        -1,574
Footwear                                  12,777       14,253        -1,477
Numismatic coins                           1,540        1,045           495
Apparel, household goods - cotton         40,121       45,688        -5,567

Other goods                               52,703       60,900        -8,197
                                                   

(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-10-03, BEA-10-01), Bureau of the Census, Foreign
Trade Division,November 2009.  For more information, contact Nick Orsini
(301-763-6959) or Maria Iseman (301-763-2311), Foreign Trade Division.
