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. Revised . Item(1) April March Monthly 2010 2010 Change Total, Balance of Payments Basis 156,501 157,510 -1,010 Net Adjustments 1,740 1,879 -139 Total, Census Basis 154,760 155,631 -871 Foods, feeds, and beverages 7,500 7,510 -10 Cocoa beans 61 161 -100 Bakery products 639 668 -30 Feedstuff and foodgrains 290 311 -21 Wine, beer, and related products 657 673 -17 Meat products 587 603 -16 Vegetables 772 787 -15 Other foods 782 789 -6 Nonagricultural foods, etc. 60 66 -6 Alcoholic beverages, excluding wine 474 479 -5 Dairy products and eggs 110 110 (-) Nuts 99 99 (-) Tea, spices, etc. 119 110 9 Cane and beet sugar 142 131 11 Fruits, frozen juices 876 860 16 Food oils, oilseeds 347 294 53 Green coffee 303 246 58 Fish and shellfish 1,183 1,124 59 Industrial supplies and materials 52,153 52,055 98 Fuel oil 2,959 2,478 481 Nonmonetary gold 1,139 892 247 Nuclear fuel materials 510 319 192 Petroleum products, other 3,198 3,058 139 Bauxite and aluminum 907 846 61 Industrial supplies, other 1,927 1,878 48 Finished metal shapes 1,179 1,133 45 Lumber 341 298 43 Tobacco, waxes, etc. 476 435 41 Synthetic cloth 427 392 35 Farming materials, livestock 97 65 32 Plastic materials 994 967 27 Zinc 182 158 24 Pulpwood and woodpulp 316 295 22 Natural rubber 243 222 21 Hides and skins 30 12 18 Stone, sand, cement, etc. 306 290 16 Synthetic rubber--primary 188 174 14 Newsprint 100 87 13 Sulfur, nonmetallic minerals 87 75 13 Shingles, wallboard 585 573 12 Paper and paper products 547 537 10 Iron and steel, advanced 557 547 10 Glass-plate, sheet, etc. 89 80 9 Plywood and veneers 146 138 8 Cotton cloth, fabrics 95 87 8 Hair, waste materials 61 57 3 Finished textile supplies 290 290 1 Blank tapes, audio & visual 108 108 (-) Materials, excluding chemicals 102 101 (-) Cotton, natural fibers 6 6 (-) Nontextile floor tiles 193 194 (-) Iron and steel mill products 1,263 1,264 -1 Nonferrous metals, other 293 296 -2 Wool, silk, etc. 42 46 -4 Nickel 301 306 -5 Leather and furs 41 48 -6 Tin 49 60 -10 Chemicals-other, n.e.c. 725 737 -11 Copper 398 411 -13 Coal and related fuels 169 182 -13 Chemicals-fertilizers 908 926 -18 Iron and steel products, n.e.c. 493 516 -23 Electric energy 200 228 -28 Chemicals-inorganic 442 487 -45 Steelmaking materials 641 725 -84 Gas-natural 1,500 1,615 -115 Liquefied petroleum gases 1,093 1,260 -167 Chemicals-organic 1,542 1,739 -197 Other precious metals 640 939 -300 Crude oil 23,026 23,480 -454 Capital goods, except automotive 35,838 34,400 1,438 Computers 4,423 3,600 823 Semiconductors 2,189 1,983 206 Telecommunications equipment 3,760 3,635 125 Generators, accessories 1,440 1,330 110 Industrial machines, other 2,755 2,647 108 Engines-civilian aircraft 1,153 1,055 98 Computer accessories 5,423 5,336 87 Drilling & oilfield equipment 589 510 78 Photo, service industry machinery 1,141 1,091 51 Textile, sewing machines 128 106 22 Nonfarm tractors and parts 119 101 18 Laboratory testing instruments 351 336 15 Materials handling equipment 604 593 11 Industrial engines 1,252 1,241 11 Agricultural machinery, equipment 487 476 10 Marine engines, parts 84 76 8 Pulp and paper machinery 238 234 4 Spacecraft, excluding military 3 2 1 Vessels, except scrap (-) (-) (-) Food, tobacco machinery 197 199 -1 Metalworking machine tools 464 466 -2 Excavating machinery 336 338 -3 Commercial vessels, other 6 9 -3 Measuring, testing, control instruments 1,113 1,117 -4 Business machines and equipment 358 363 -5 Specialized mining 42 51 -8 Railway transportation equipment 91 113 -22 Medicinal equipment 2,166 2,194 -28 Wood, glass, plastic 344 385 -41 Electric apparatus 2,912 2,954 -42 Parts-civilian aircraft 817 885 -68 Civilian aircraft 854 974 -120 Automotive vehicles, parts, and engines 17,437 17,620 -183 Consumer goods 37,197 38,910 -1,713 Pharmaceutical preparations 6,177 7,095 -918 TV's, VCR's, etc. 3,015 3,305 -290 Other household goods 5,034 5,290 -256 Toys, games, and sporting goods 2,636 2,804 -169 Artwork, antiques, stamps, etc. 651 759 -108 Writing and art supplies 957 1,054 -96 Jewelry 864 946 -82 Photo equipment 517 590 -73 Apparel,household goods-nontextile 642 708 -65 Toiletries and cosmetics 543 592 -49 Cookware, cutlery, tools 517 563 -46 Stereo equipment, etc 446 485 -39 Furniture, household goods, etc. 1,783 1,821 -38 Motorcycles and parts 118 147 -29 Glassware, chinaware 166 190 -24 Pleasure boats and motors 147 168 -21 Apparel, household goods - wool 234 250 -16 Apparel, textiles, nonwool or cotton 2,397 2,412 -15 Nursery stock, etc. 125 137 -12 Records, tapes, and disks 182 191 -10 Musical instruments 118 121 -4 Numismatic coins 90 92 -1 Gem stones, other 223 221 2 Rugs 144 135 8 Books, printed matter 297 282 16 Household appliances 1,525 1,487 38 Camping apparel and gear 637 569 68 Footwear 1,290 1,196 94 Gem diamonds 1,646 1,513 133 Apparel, household goods - cotton 4,077 3,787 289 Other goods 4,636 5,137 -501 _________________ Item(1) Year-to-date Year-to-date Year-to-date 2010 2009 Change Total, Balance of Payments Basis 613,451 498,291 115,159 Net Adjustments 7,196 4,778 2,418 Total, Census Basis 606,255 493,514 112,741 Foods, feeds, and beverages 29,504 27,306 2,197 Cocoa beans 672 371 301 Bakery products 2,544 2,072 472 Feedstuff and foodgrains 1,177 1,373 -195 Wine, beer, and related products 2,684 2,502 183 Meat products 2,263 2,300 -37 Vegetables 2,944 2,408 536 Other foods 3,075 2,817 258 Nonagricultural foods, etc. 239 227 13 Alcoholic beverages, excluding wine 1,907 1,642 266 Dairy products and eggs 455 501 -46 Nuts 412 423 -12 Tea, spices, etc. 451 392 59 Cane and beet sugar 473 382 91 Fruits, frozen juices 3,285 3,058 227 Food oils, oilseeds 1,327 1,357 -31 Green coffee 1,043 1,011 31 Fish and shellfish 4,552 4,471 81 Industrial supplies and materials 200,265 141,382 58,883 Fuel oil 11,612 7,189 4,423 Nonmonetary gold 3,570 2,417 1,153 Nuclear fuel materials 1,525 1,835 -310 Petroleum products, other 12,896 9,041 3,856 Bauxite and aluminum 3,462 2,571 891 Industrial supplies, other 7,476 6,284 1,192 Finished metal shapes 4,631 4,346 286 Lumber 1,207 884 323 Tobacco, waxes, etc. 1,894 1,887 7 Synthetic cloth 1,607 1,335 272 Farming materials, livestock 361 375 -15 Plastic materials 3,827 2,915 912 Zinc 648 335 314 Pulpwood and woodpulp 1,154 809 345 Natural rubber 861 505 356 Hides and skins 73 56 17 Stone, sand, cement, etc. 1,186 1,182 3 Synthetic rubber--primary 679 497 182 Newsprint 382 626 -244 Sulfur, nonmetallic minerals 287 255 32 Shingles, wallboard 2,256 2,066 190 Paper and paper products 2,185 1,988 197 Iron and steel, advanced 2,115 1,881 233 Glass-plate, sheet, etc. 346 274 73 Plywood and veneers 578 521 56 Cotton cloth, fabrics 371 287 84 Hair, waste materials 230 192 38 Finished textile supplies 1,156 969 187 Blank tapes, audio & visual 419 500 -81 Materials, excluding chemicals 401 390 11 Cotton, natural fibers 20 19 1 Nontextile floor tiles 742 639 103 Iron and steel mill products 4,361 3,601 760 Nonferrous metals, other 1,139 773 366 Wool, silk, etc. 169 181 -12 Nickel 931 579 353 Leather and furs 175 152 22 Tin 193 145 47 Chemicals-other, n.e.c. 3,022 2,296 726 Copper 1,894 1,153 741 Coal and related fuels 651 653 -2 Chemicals-fertilizers 3,548 2,778 770 Iron and steel products, n.e.c. 1,985 2,602 -618 Electric energy 912 716 196 Chemicals-inorganic 1,823 1,892 -68 Steelmaking materials 2,302 1,308 993 Gas-natural 6,559 6,279 280 Liquefied petroleum gases 4,288 3,047 1,242 Chemicals-organic 6,385 5,447 938 Other precious metals 2,852 1,497 1,355 Crude oil 86,922 51,213 35,709 Capital goods, except automotive 137,665 120,547 17,118 Computers 16,808 11,903 4,905 Semiconductors 8,052 6,462 1,590 Telecommunications equipment 14,401 11,490 2,911 Generators, accessories 5,515 5,703 -187 Industrial machines, other 10,302 9,848 455 Engines-civilian aircraft 4,158 4,232 -74 Computer accessories 21,291 15,102 6,188 Drilling & oilfield equipment 1,882 3,832 -1,950 Photo, service industry machinery 4,289 3,679 610 Textile, sewing machines 449 371 78 Nonfarm tractors and parts 415 345 70 Laboratory testing instruments 1,336 1,241 96 Materials handling equipment 2,369 3,080 -711 Industrial engines 4,938 4,892 46 Agricultural machinery, equipment 1,801 2,136 -335 Marine engines, parts 297 244 53 Pulp and paper machinery 989 1,126 -137 Spacecraft, excluding military 10 5 5 Vessels, except scrap (-) 1 -1 Food, tobacco machinery 787 713 73 Metalworking machine tools 1,864 2,256 -392 Excavating machinery 1,381 1,641 -260 Commercial vessels, other 23 36 -13 Measuring, testing, control instruments 4,389 3,583 806 Business machines and equipment 1,428 1,410 19 Specialized mining 154 220 -66 Railway transportation equipment 373 419 -46 Medicinal equipment 8,709 8,098 611 Wood, glass, plastic 1,524 1,579 -56 Electric apparatus 11,480 8,893 2,587 Parts-civilian aircraft 3,283 2,803 480 Civilian aircraft 2,967 3,203 -236 Automotive vehicles, parts, and engines 67,853 42,555 25,298 Consumer goods 150,885 141,714 9,171 Pharmaceutical preparations 26,778 26,403 375 TV's, VCR's, etc. 11,954 11,818 136 Other household goods 20,891 20,056 836 Toys, games, and sporting goods 10,959 10,836 123 Artwork, antiques, stamps, etc. 2,746 2,123 623 Writing and art supplies 4,050 4,027 23 Jewelry 3,437 2,726 711 Photo equipment 2,099 1,597 502 Apparel,household goods-nontextile 2,652 2,414 238 Toiletries and cosmetics 2,277 1,966 311 Cookware, cutlery, tools 2,184 1,924 260 Stereo equipment, etc 1,845 1,516 329 Furniture, household goods, etc. 7,108 6,414 694 Motorcycles and parts 573 1,239 -666 Glassware, chinaware 686 541 144 Pleasure boats and motors 557 531 26 Apparel, household goods - wool 954 946 7 Apparel, textiles, nonwool or cotton 9,665 9,129 536 Nursery stock, etc. 509 456 53 Records, tapes, and disks 767 852 -85 Musical instruments 473 458 15 Numismatic coins 369 800 -431 Gem stones, other 892 763 129 Rugs 549 500 49 Books, printed matter 1,202 1,186 15 Household appliances 5,931 5,415 516 Camping apparel and gear 2,389 2,385 4 Footwear 5,008 4,650 358 Gem diamonds 5,925 3,406 2,520 Apparel, household goods - cotton 15,455 14,638 818 Other goods 20,084 20,009 74 (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-10-78, BEA-10-25), 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.