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) March February Monthly 2010 2010 (R) Change Total, Balance of Payments Basis 155,616 149,580 6,036 Net Adjustments 447 368 80 Total, Census Basis 155,168 149,212 5,956 Foods, feeds, and beverages 7,472 7,097 375 Fruits, frozen juices 866 734 132 Vegetables 769 706 63 Bakery products 668 622 46 Meat products 607 562 46 Wine, beer, and related products 676 636 40 Feedstuff and foodgrains 311 281 30 Cocoa beans 161 133 28 Cane and beet sugar 131 114 17 Other foods 784 771 13 Nonagricultural foods, etc. 66 55 11 Green coffee 245 242 3 Fish and shellfish 1,118 1,116 3 Tea, spices, etc. 108 109 -1 Alcoholic beverages, excluding wine 459 461 -2 Nuts 98 101 -3 Dairy products and eggs 111 122 -11 Food oils, oilseeds 295 332 -38 Industrial supplies and materials 52,165 48,529 3,636 Crude oil 23,713 20,957 2,756 Liquefied petroleum gases 1,260 917 343 Other precious metals 931 630 301 Steelmaking materials 729 483 247 Iron and steel mill products 1,267 1,025 242 Nonmonetary gold 862 715 147 Nickel 308 174 134 Chemicals-fertilizers 953 827 126 Chemicals-organic 1,742 1,621 121 Chemicals-inorganic 486 440 46 Iron and steel products, n.e.c. 520 475 45 Industrial supplies, other 1,840 1,803 37 Bauxite and aluminum 852 821 31 Coal and related fuels 182 154 28 Shingles, wallboard 574 560 14 Natural rubber 231 218 13 Plastic materials 961 947 13 Nontextile floor tiles 190 177 13 Iron and steel, advanced 531 518 12 Pulpwood and woodpulp 288 277 10 Synthetic rubber--primary 180 170 10 Sulfur, nonmetallic minerals 79 71 8 Wool, silk, etc. 46 39 7 Leather and furs 47 42 6 Blank tapes, audio & visual 109 103 5 Zinc 159 155 4 Tin 60 56 4 Materials, excluding chemicals 100 97 4 Cotton, natural fibers 6 4 2 Hair, waste materials 54 58 -3 Hides and skins 10 14 -4 Stone, sand, cement, etc. 291 295 -4 Finished metal shapes 1,138 1,143 -5 Lumber 301 307 -6 Finished textile supplies 285 291 -7 Cotton cloth, fabrics 83 92 -9 Newsprint 87 100 -13 Synthetic cloth 383 397 -14 Glass-plate, sheet, etc. 80 94 -15 Plywood and veneers 138 161 -23 Nonferrous metals, other 294 320 -26 Paper and paper products 527 556 -29 Farming materials, livestock 60 91 -31 Electric energy 222 267 -45 Nuclear fuel materials 319 369 -50 Chemicals-other, n.e.c. 727 797 -70 Copper 411 487 -77 Tobacco, waxes, etc. 439 534 -95 Petroleum products, other 3,007 3,117 -111 Fuel oil 2,478 2,701 -223 Gas-natural 1,630 1,862 -232 Capital goods, except automotive 34,369 34,096 273 Civilian aircraft 974 410 564 Industrial machines, other 2,698 2,488 210 Drilling & oilfield equipment 526 363 163 Computer accessories 5,360 5,282 78 Telecommunications equipment 3,622 3,545 77 Engines-civilian aircraft 1,053 991 62 Industrial engines 1,243 1,184 59 Photo, service industry machinery 1,083 1,028 55 Agricultural machinery, equipment 488 437 51 Electric apparatus 2,900 2,858 42 Parts-civilian aircraft 880 839 41 Railway transportation equipment 118 86 32 Measuring, testing, control instruments 1,119 1,090 30 Materials handling equipment 591 562 30 Business machines and equipment 359 336 23 Specialized mining 52 31 22 Semiconductors 1,950 1,932 19 Laboratory testing instruments 339 326 12 Nonfarm tractors and parts 100 91 9 Commercial vessels, other 9 4 5 Marine engines, parts 75 72 3 Spacecraft, excluding military 3 1 2 Vessels, except scrap (-) (-) (-) Metalworking machine tools 452 457 -5 Textile, sewing machines 102 110 -8 Food, tobacco machinery 195 208 -13 Wood, glass, plastic 387 405 -18 Pulp and paper machinery 235 256 -21 Excavating machinery 356 383 -27 Generators, accessories 1,360 1,396 -36 Medicinal equipment 2,150 2,215 -65 Computers 3,590 4,711 -1,121 Automotive vehicles, parts, and engines 17,272 16,031 1,241 Consumer goods 38,600 38,056 545 TV's, VCR's, etc. 3,264 3,068 196 Pharmaceutical preparations 7,164 7,003 162 Furniture, household goods, etc. 1,849 1,719 130 Photo equipment 540 434 106 Household appliances 1,507 1,421 86 Gem diamonds 1,436 1,358 78 Jewelry 897 826 71 Apparel,household goods-nontextile 709 639 71 Pleasure boats and motors 160 125 36 Writing and art supplies 1,045 1,015 29 Toiletries and cosmetics 574 555 19 Glassware, chinaware 180 164 15 Nursery stock, etc. 128 116 12 Numismatic coins 95 87 8 Gem stones, other 218 212 5 Apparel, household goods - wool 239 237 2 Musical instruments 121 119 2 Other household goods 5,236 5,240 -3 Records, tapes, and disks 195 203 -8 Rugs 133 141 -8 Stereo equipment, etc 494 507 -13 Motorcycles and parts 156 172 -16 Cookware, cutlery, tools 543 558 -16 Artwork, antiques, stamps, etc. 699 720 -21 Books, printed matter 286 321 -36 Footwear 1,228 1,277 -49 Camping apparel and gear 569 625 -56 Toys, games, and sporting goods 2,787 2,858 -72 Apparel, textiles, nonwool or cotton 2,397 2,487 -89 Apparel, household goods - cotton 3,752 3,849 -97 Other goods 5,289 5,403 -114 _________________ Item(1) Year-to-date Year-to-date Year-to-date 2010 2009 Change Total, Balance of Payments Basis 452,993 373,107 79,886 Net Adjustments 1,237 1,201 36 Total, Census Basis 451,756 371,906 79,850 Foods, feeds, and beverages 21,764 20,367 1,397 Fruits, frozen juices 2,382 2,274 107 Vegetables 2,148 1,778 370 Bakery products 1,902 1,550 352 Meat products 1,692 1,750 -58 Wine, beer, and related products 1,990 1,847 143 Feedstuff and foodgrains 888 1,042 -154 Cocoa beans 597 276 320 Cane and beet sugar 331 263 68 Other foods 2,264 2,099 165 Nonagricultural foods, etc. 180 178 2 Green coffee 726 723 2 Fish and shellfish 3,325 3,260 65 Tea, spices, etc. 325 289 36 Alcoholic beverages, excluding wine 1,373 1,237 136 Nuts 317 324 -7 Dairy products and eggs 345 408 -63 Food oils, oilseeds 980 1,068 -88 Industrial supplies and materials 148,208 107,174 41,035 Crude oil 63,797 37,292 26,506 Liquefied petroleum gases 3,196 2,357 838 Other precious metals 2,203 1,068 1,135 Steelmaking materials 1,728 1,122 606 Iron and steel mill products 3,177 2,980 197 Nonmonetary gold 2,401 1,820 582 Nickel 631 427 204 Chemicals-fertilizers 2,645 2,141 503 Chemicals-organic 4,874 4,191 683 Chemicals-inorganic 1,383 1,514 -131 Iron and steel products, n.e.c. 1,510 2,138 -629 Industrial supplies, other 5,444 4,685 759 Bauxite and aluminum 2,570 2,051 519 Coal and related fuels 482 533 -52 Shingles, wallboard 1,699 1,591 109 Natural rubber 633 434 199 Plastic materials 2,826 2,243 583 Nontextile floor tiles 540 471 69 Iron and steel, advanced 1,554 1,468 86 Pulpwood and woodpulp 854 648 206 Synthetic rubber--primary 503 391 112 Sulfur, nonmetallic minerals 206 200 6 Wool, silk, etc. 125 139 -13 Leather and furs 133 117 16 Blank tapes, audio & visual 313 368 -55 Zinc 468 247 220 Tin 143 114 29 Materials, excluding chemicals 300 299 1 Cotton, natural fibers 15 14 (-) Hair, waste materials 169 145 25 Hides and skins 42 34 9 Stone, sand, cement, etc. 874 894 -21 Finished metal shapes 3,456 3,420 36 Lumber 885 693 192 Finished textile supplies 872 740 132 Cotton cloth, fabrics 268 210 58 Newsprint 281 488 -208 Synthetic cloth 1,175 1,012 163 Glass-plate, sheet, etc. 258 204 54 Plywood and veneers 431 381 50 Nonferrous metals, other 844 602 242 Paper and paper products 1,634 1,515 118 Farming materials, livestock 244 264 -19 Electric energy 729 620 109 Nuclear fuel materials 1,015 1,329 -314 Chemicals-other, n.e.c. 2,285 1,749 536 Copper 1,496 870 626 Tobacco, waxes, etc. 1,422 1,505 -82 Petroleum products, other 9,668 7,154 2,515 Fuel oil 8,653 5,457 3,196 Gas-natural 5,154 4,826 328 Capital goods, except automotive 102,237 91,618 10,618 Civilian aircraft 2,114 2,272 -159 Industrial machines, other 7,604 7,542 62 Drilling & oilfield equipment 1,309 3,219 -1,910 Computer accessories 15,917 11,418 4,499 Telecommunications equipment 10,768 8,719 2,049 Engines-civilian aircraft 3,006 3,149 -143 Industrial engines 3,699 3,738 -39 Photo, service industry machinery 3,172 2,801 371 Agricultural machinery, equipment 1,343 1,683 -340 Electric apparatus 8,552 6,751 1,800 Parts-civilian aircraft 2,493 2,122 371 Railway transportation equipment 287 325 -39 Measuring, testing, control instruments 3,282 2,721 562 Materials handling equipment 1,774 2,392 -618 Business machines and equipment 1,065 1,066 -1 Specialized mining 113 165 -52 Semiconductors 5,791 4,750 1,040 Laboratory testing instruments 987 954 33 Nonfarm tractors and parts 294 266 28 Commercial vessels, other 17 33 -17 Marine engines, parts 212 185 28 Spacecraft, excluding military 8 4 4 Vessels, except scrap (-) 1 -1 Metalworking machine tools 1,365 1,766 -401 Textile, sewing machines 324 273 51 Food, tobacco machinery 582 529 53 Wood, glass, plastic 1,183 1,153 30 Pulp and paper machinery 758 917 -159 Excavating machinery 1,085 1,339 -254 Generators, accessories 4,114 4,443 -330 Medicinal equipment 6,526 6,102 424 Computers 12,496 8,820 3,675 Automotive vehicles, parts, and engines 50,193 32,210 17,983 Consumer goods 113,582 105,823 7,759 TV's, VCR's, etc. 8,965 8,859 105 Pharmaceutical preparations 20,653 19,188 1,464 Furniture, household goods, etc. 5,321 4,865 456 Photo equipment 1,467 1,109 358 Household appliances 4,444 4,049 395 Gem diamonds 4,247 2,422 1,825 Jewelry 2,508 1,959 548 Apparel,household goods-nontextile 1,982 1,825 156 Pleasure boats and motors 409 410 -1 Writing and art supplies 3,085 3,098 -13 Toiletries and cosmetics 1,709 1,455 255 Glassware, chinaware 497 392 105 Nursery stock, etc. 377 332 45 Numismatic coins 281 594 -313 Gem stones, other 659 564 95 Apparel, household goods - wool 702 697 5 Musical instruments 357 355 3 Other household goods 15,908 15,041 866 Records, tapes, and disks 588 572 16 Rugs 403 375 28 Stereo equipment, etc 1,444 1,126 318 Motorcycles and parts 473 960 -486 Cookware, cutlery, tools 1,642 1,435 207 Artwork, antiques, stamps, etc. 2,012 1,565 447 Books, printed matter 909 913 -5 Footwear 3,768 3,608 160 Camping apparel and gear 1,766 1,831 -65 Toys, games, and sporting goods 8,276 8,214 62 Apparel, textiles, nonwool or cotton 7,246 6,858 388 Apparel, household goods - cotton 11,483 11,151 331 Other goods 15,772 14,714 1,058 (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-10-65, BEA-10-20), Bureau of the Census, Foreign Trade Division, February 2010. For more information, contact Nick Orsini (301-763-6959) or Maria Iseman (301-763-2311), Foreign Trade Division.