                          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 annual change within each major commodity grouping.
(-) Represents zero or less than one half unit of measurement shown. (R) Revised
                                        

Item(1)                                DECEMBER     NOVEMBER      Monthly
                                       2009         2009 (R)      Change

Total, Balance of Payments Basis         150,942      142,882         8,060
Net Adjustments                              358          417           -59
Total, Census Basis                      150,584      142,465         8,119

Foods, feeds, and beverages                7,056        6,741           315

Food oils, oilseeds                          318          349           -31
Meat products                                513          508             5
Fish and shellfish                         1,104        1,027            77
Wine, beer, and related products             643          616            27
Feedstuff and foodgrains                     276          244            31
Alcoholic beverages, excluding wine          471          424            46
Other foods                                  725          688            37
Green coffee                                 251          268           -18
Vegetables                                   658          656             2
Dairy products and eggs                      116          115             2
Fruits, frozen juices                        820          789            31
Nuts                                         126          119             7
Tea, spices, etc.                            108          109           (-)
Bakery products                              582          560            22
Nonagricultural foods, etc.                   56           64            -8
Cane and beet sugar                           96           87             8
Cocoa beans                                  194          120            75

Industrial supplies and materials         47,533       43,157         4,376

Crude oil                                 21,530       18,418         3,112
Petroleum products, other                  3,278        2,978           300
Gas-natural                                1,368        1,016           352
Fuel oil                                   2,399        2,321            78
Iron and steel mill products                 941          755           186
Liquefied petroleum gases                    902          767           135
Chemicals-fertilizers                        804          715            88
Steelmaking materials                        422          421           (-)
Chemicals-organic                          1,467        1,419            47
Other precious metals                        591          685           -95
Finished metal shapes                      1,153        1,038           114
Bauxite and aluminum                         864          765            99
Industrial supplies, other                 1,743        1,718            24
Iron and steel products, n.e.c.              495          403            93
Plastic materials                            834          852           -18
Copper                                       444          414            30
Iron and steel, advanced                     490          528           -38
Chemicals-inorganic                          437          455           -18
Coal and related fuels                       182          159            23
Shingles, wallboard                          560          514            46
Nonferrous metals, other                     255          246             9
Lumber                                       276          247            28
Nickel                                       153          165           -13
Stone, sand, cement, etc.                    288          289            -1
Paper and paper products                     525          512            13
Natural rubber                               160          132            28
Electric energy                              173          218           -45
Pulpwood and woodpulp                        273          230            43
Chemicals-other, n.e.c.                      755          756            -1
Synthetic cloth                              366          387           -21
Sulfur, nonmetallic minerals                  69           67             1
Tobacco, waxes, etc.                         494          504           -10
Newsprint                                     83           82             1
Synthetic rubber--primary                    137          149           -13
Plywood and veneers                          143          132            11
Nuclear fuel materials                       344          556          -212
Nontextile floor tiles                       183          161            22
Finished textile supplies                    292          275            17
Zinc                                         153          127            26
Cotton cloth, fabrics                         90           87             3
Wool, silk, etc.                              48           44             4
Blank tapes, audio & visual                  114          120            -7
Tin                                           45           38             7
Leather and furs                              40           37             3
Hair, waste materials                         63           54             8
Materials, excluding chemicals               100           94             7
Glass-plate, sheet, etc.                      77           82            -5
Farming materials, livestock                 101           79            22
Hides and skins                                9            8             1
Cotton, natural fibers                         7            5             2
Nonmonetary gold                             815          927          -111

Capital goods, except automotive          34,855       33,289         1,566

Electric apparatus                         2,728        2,611           117
Industrial machines, other                 2,588        2,537            51
Telecommunications equipment               3,826        3,593           234
Computer accessories                       5,406        5,212           195
Drilling & oilfield equipment                304          278            26
Industrial engines                         1,083        1,087            -3
Excavating machinery                         304          285            19
Semiconductors                             1,926        1,941           -15
Materials handling equipment                 610          626           -16
Metalworking machine tools                   460          439            21
Generators, accessories                    1,494        1,394           100
Measuring, testing, control instruments    1,123        1,093            30
Civilian aircraft                            859          590           269
Photo, service industry machinery          1,037        1,010            27
Medicinal equipment                        2,100        2,040            60
Agricultural machinery, equipment            413          422            -8
Engines-civilian aircraft                  1,030        1,041           -11
Pulp and paper machinery                     260          249            11
Wood, glass, plastic                         405          367            38
Business machines and equipment              389          346            44
Laboratory testing instruments               341          317            24
Nonfarm tractors and parts                    91           86             5
Railway transportation equipment              98           84            14
Specialized mining                            37           29             8
Food, tobacco machinery                      200          196             4
Textile, sewing machines                     108          107             1
Marine engines, parts                         71           70             2
Parts-civilian aircraft                      810          800            11
Spacecraft, excluding military                 1           23           -21
Commercial vessels, other                      8            5             3
Vessels, except scrap                        (-)          (-)           (-)
Computers                                  4,742        4,412           330

Automotive vehicles, parts, and engines   18,295       16,683         1,612

Consumer goods                            37,854       37,855           (-)

Gem diamonds                               1,473        1,212           261
Apparel, household goods - cotton          3,820        3,662           157
TV's, VCR's, etc.                          3,236        3,086           150
Furniture, household goods, etc.           1,657        1,564            93
Toys, games, and sporting goods            2,569        2,642           -73
Apparel, textiles, nonwool or cotton       2,297        2,280            16
Artwork, antiques, stamps, etc.              648          857          -209
Jewelry                                      730          844          -114
Household appliances                       1,629        1,520           109
Writing and art supplies                   1,017          970            46
Photo equipment                              564          570            -6
Motorcycles and parts                        130          127             4
Stereo equipment, etc                        450          404            46
Footwear                                   1,216        1,166            50
Other household goods                      5,213        5,438          -225
Apparel,household goods-nontextile           629          585            44
Pleasure boats and motors                    127           79            48
Books, printed matter                        301          270            31
Apparel, household goods - wool              263          223            40
Camping apparel and gear                     584          541            43
Cookware, cutlery, tools                     535          509            26
Toiletries and cosmetics                     521          533           -12
Records, tapes, and disks                    220          215             5
Glassware, chinaware                         159          151             7
Rugs                                         131          128             3
Gem stones, other                            218          232           -13
Musical instruments                          108          107             1
Nursery stock, etc.                          118          109             9
Numismatic coins                             238          118           121
Pharmaceutical preparations                7,054        7,712          -658

Other goods                                4,991        4,741           250
                                        
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Item(1)                                Annual       Annual        Annual
                                       2009         2008          Change

Total, Balance of Payments Basis       1,562,549    2,117,245      -554,697
Net Adjustments                            4,464       13,605        -9,141
Total, Census Basis                    1,558,085    2,103,641      -545,556

Foods, feeds, and beverages               81,585       88,997        -7,412

Food oils, oilseeds                        3,808        5,336        -1,527
Meat products                              6,382        7,419        -1,037
Fish and shellfish                        13,009       14,023        -1,014
Wine, beer, and related products           7,432        8,397          -965
Feedstuff and foodgrains                   3,663        4,540          -877
Alcoholic beverages, excluding wine        5,035        5,499          -464
Other foods                                8,532        8,986          -454
Green coffee                               3,375        3,804          -429
Vegetables                                 7,488        7,773          -285
Dairy products and eggs                    1,421        1,681          -260
Fruits, frozen juices                      9,509        9,742          -233
Nuts                                       1,305        1,393           -88
Tea, spices, etc.                          1,203        1,280           -77
Bakery products                            6,373        6,437           -64
Nonagricultural foods, etc.                  677          709           -33
Cane and beet sugar                        1,193        1,098            95
Cocoa beans                                1,179          878           300

Industrial supplies and materials        461,109      779,481      -318,372

Crude oil                                188,572      341,912      -153,340
Petroleum products, other                 28,794       52,306       -23,512
Gas-natural                               14,824       34,423       -19,599
Fuel oil                                  27,081       40,567       -13,486
Iron and steel mill products               8,655       21,743       -13,088
Liquefied petroleum gases                  9,092       18,495        -9,403
Chemicals-fertilizers                      8,109       15,095        -6,986
Steelmaking materials                      3,826       10,797        -6,972
Chemicals-organic                         16,149       22,691        -6,542
Other precious metals                      5,848       11,398        -5,550
Finished metal shapes                     12,233       17,664        -5,431
Bauxite and aluminum                       8,297       13,077        -4,780
Industrial supplies, other                19,274       23,896        -4,622
Iron and steel products, n.e.c.            6,048       10,387        -4,339
Plastic materials                          9,138       13,380        -4,242
Copper                                     3,782        6,880        -3,098
Iron and steel, advanced                   5,396        8,292        -2,896
Chemicals-inorganic                        5,112        7,890        -2,778
Coal and related fuels                     2,166        4,685        -2,519
Shingles, wallboard                        6,185        8,147        -1,962
Nonferrous metals, other                   2,425        4,313        -1,888
Lumber                                     2,744        4,578        -1,833
Nickel                                     1,614        3,407        -1,793
Stone, sand, cement, etc.                  3,487        5,189        -1,702
Paper and paper products                   6,013        7,701        -1,688
Natural rubber                             1,274        2,856        -1,582
Electric energy                            2,071        3,644        -1,574
Pulpwood and woodpulp                      2,446        4,012        -1,566
Chemicals-other, n.e.c.                    7,561        9,067        -1,506
Synthetic cloth                            4,062        5,373        -1,311
Sulfur, nonmetallic minerals                 724        1,834        -1,110
Tobacco, waxes, etc.                       5,570        6,519          -949
Newsprint                                  1,442        2,365          -923
Synthetic rubber--primary                  1,565        2,389          -823
Plywood and veneers                        1,663        2,402          -739
Nuclear fuel materials                     5,362        6,085          -723
Nontextile floor tiles                     1,913        2,547          -634
Finished textile supplies                  2,957        3,586          -629
Zinc                                       1,233        1,707          -474
Cotton cloth, fabrics                        923        1,287          -364
Wool, silk, etc.                             508          869          -361
Blank tapes, audio & visual                1,422        1,709          -287
Tin                                          481          762          -281
Leather and furs                             446          679          -233
Hair, waste materials                        567          799          -232
Materials, excluding chemicals             1,114        1,339          -225
Glass-plate, sheet, etc.                     901        1,108          -207
Farming materials, livestock               1,102        1,257          -155
Hides and skins                              114          157           -42
Cotton, natural fibers                        57           80           -23
Nonmonetary gold                           8,766        6,139         2,627

Capital goods, except automotive         369,283      453,743       -84,460

Electric apparatus                        27,456       35,659        -8,203
Industrial machines, other                28,824       36,658        -7,833
Telecommunications equipment              37,261       44,800        -7,539
Computer accessories                      53,158       60,206        -7,049
Drilling & oilfield equipment              6,873       12,492        -5,619
Industrial engines                        13,624       18,297        -4,672
Excavating machinery                       3,917        8,446        -4,529
Semiconductors                            21,326       25,655        -4,329
Materials handling equipment               8,078       11,980        -3,902
Metalworking machine tools                 5,710        9,567        -3,858
Generators, accessories                   16,909       20,755        -3,846
Measuring, testing, control instruments   11,534       14,850        -3,317
Civilian aircraft                          9,298       12,390        -3,092
Photo, service industry machinery         11,393       14,207        -2,814
Medicinal equipment                       24,292       26,572        -2,281
Agricultural machinery, equipment          5,532        7,575        -2,043
Engines-civilian aircraft                 12,285       14,103        -1,819
Pulp and paper machinery                   3,218        4,998        -1,781
Wood, glass, plastic                       4,362        5,949        -1,586
Business machines and equipment            4,090        5,383        -1,293
Laboratory testing instruments             3,696        4,351          -655
Nonfarm tractors and parts                   965        1,591          -626
Railway transportation equipment           1,143        1,647          -504
Specialized mining                           583          941          -358
Food, tobacco machinery                    2,187        2,527          -340
Textile, sewing machines                   1,147        1,398          -250
Marine engines, parts                        763        1,001          -238
Parts-civilian aircraft                    8,763        8,920          -157
Spacecraft, excluding military                45           63           -18
Commercial vessels, other                     89           91            -1
Vessels, except scrap                          2          (-)             1
Computers                                 40,760       40,668            92

Automotive vehicles, parts, and engines  159,977      233,764       -73,787

Consumer goods                           428,409      481,643       -53,233

Gem diamonds                              12,738       19,744        -7,006
Apparel, household goods - cotton         43,935       49,488        -5,553
TV's, VCR's, etc.                         36,106       40,983        -4,877
Furniture, household goods, etc.          18,936       23,695        -4,759
Toys, games, and sporting goods           31,395       35,970        -4,575
Apparel, textiles, nonwool or cotton      27,032       30,289        -3,257
Artwork, antiques, stamps, etc.            6,559        9,466        -2,907
Jewelry                                    8,623       11,358        -2,734
Household appliances                      17,130       19,121        -1,991
Writing and art supplies                  11,555       13,413        -1,858
Photo equipment                            5,502        7,165        -1,663
Motorcycles and parts                      2,508        4,118        -1,609
Stereo equipment, etc                      5,027        6,498        -1,471
Footwear                                  14,012       15,463        -1,450
Other household goods                     60,288       61,583        -1,295
Apparel,household goods-nontextile         6,924        8,086        -1,162
Pleasure boats and motors                  1,430        2,563        -1,133
Books, printed matter                      3,509        4,476          -966
Apparel, household goods - wool            2,756        3,707          -951
Camping apparel and gear                   6,752        7,696          -945
Cookware, cutlery, tools                   5,855        6,685          -829
Toiletries and cosmetics                   6,004        6,786          -782
Records, tapes, and disks                  2,455        3,114          -658
Glassware, chinaware                       1,651        2,169          -518
Rugs                                       1,490        1,918          -428
Gem stones, other                          2,324        2,747          -423
Musical instruments                        1,295        1,706          -410
Nursery stock, etc.                        1,351        1,470          -120
Numismatic coins                           1,785        1,258           527
Pharmaceutical preparations               81,482       78,911         2,571

Other goods                               57,722       66,013        -8,291
                                                  

(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-10-20, BEA-10-04), Bureau of the Census, Foreign
Trade Division, December 2009.  For more information, contact Nick Orsini
(301-763-6959) or Maria Iseman (301-763-2311), Foreign Trade Division.
