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) August July Monthly 2010 2010 (R) Change Total, Balance of Payments Basis 166,686 162,742 3,944 Net Adjustments 2,076 1,956 120 Total, Census Basis 164,609 160,786 3,823 Foods, feeds, and beverages 7,788 7,642 146 Cane and beet sugar 272 193 80 Green coffee 382 312 71 Dairy products and eggs 150 111 38 Wine, beer, and related products 657 625 32 Bakery products 634 605 29 Fish and shellfish 1,278 1,251 28 Vegetables 746 723 24 Feedstuff and foodgrains 315 297 18 Cocoa beans 42 45 -3 Nonagricultural foods, etc. 58 61 -3 Tea, spices, etc. 120 127 -7 Nuts 123 129 -7 Fruits, frozen juices 861 872 -12 Alcoholic beverages, excluding wine 436 449 -13 Meat products 631 656 -25 Food oils, oilseeds 371 400 -29 Other foods 712 786 -74 Industrial supplies and materials 49,595 49,367 228 Liquefied petroleum gases 1,134 772 362 Crude oil 20,207 19,945 263 Fuel oil 2,797 2,605 192 Petroleum products, other 3,493 3,376 118 Chemicals-other, n.e.c. 827 749 77 Chemicals-inorganic 600 531 69 Industrial supplies, other 2,041 1,997 43 Paper and paper products 587 545 42 Iron and steel products, n.e.c. 626 591 36 Plastic materials 1,071 1,043 28 Nuclear fuel materials 506 483 23 Tobacco, waxes, etc. 515 493 22 Synthetic cloth 455 434 21 Newsprint 129 113 17 Zinc 104 94 10 Coal and related fuels 187 178 9 Hair, waste materials 73 64 9 Chemicals-fertilizers 906 897 9 Cotton cloth, fabrics 111 104 7 Iron and steel, advanced 655 648 7 Leather and furs 54 47 7 Glass-plate, sheet, etc. 99 94 5 Finished textile supplies 318 314 3 Blank tapes, audio & visual 114 112 3 Stone, sand, cement, etc. 326 324 1 Wool, silk, etc. 52 51 (-) Electric energy 145 145 (-) Hides and skins 11 12 (-) Plywood and veneers 197 198 -1 Materials, excluding chemicals 116 118 -2 Cotton, natural fibers 5 7 -2 Synthetic rubber--primary 202 209 -7 Sulfur, nonmetallic minerals 83 91 -8 Nontextile floor tiles 171 184 -12 Farming materials, livestock 85 105 -21 Lumber 244 266 -22 Finished metal shapes 1,192 1,216 -24 Shingles, wallboard 574 598 -24 Natural rubber 231 263 -33 Tin 55 90 -35 Nonferrous metals, other 263 300 -37 Other precious metals 760 803 -43 Bauxite and aluminum 791 837 -46 Nonmonetary gold 785 838 -53 Nickel 223 286 -63 Pulpwood and woodpulp 319 392 -73 Gas-natural 1,276 1,355 -79 Iron and steel mill products 1,324 1,452 -128 Chemicals-organic 1,657 1,785 -128 Steelmaking materials 600 744 -144 Copper 297 469 -172 Capital goods, except automotive 38,615 37,715 900 Semiconductors 2,866 2,336 530 Generators, accessories 1,689 1,433 257 Industrial machines, other 3,262 3,064 198 Industrial engines 1,513 1,357 155 Medicinal equipment 2,369 2,262 107 Excavating machinery 582 508 73 Parts-civilian aircraft 861 811 50 Wood, glass, plastic 416 374 43 Agricultural machinery, equipment 610 570 39 Measuring, testing, control instruments 1,306 1,270 36 Pulp and paper machinery 305 271 34 Metalworking machine tools 572 554 17 Business machines and equipment 399 384 15 Food, tobacco machinery 214 204 10 Nonfarm tractors and parts 139 139 (-) Vessels, except scrap (-) 1 (-) Specialized mining 43 44 -1 Spacecraft, excluding military (-) 3 -3 Materials handling equipment 697 700 -3 Textile, sewing machines 145 149 -4 Telecommunications equipment 4,096 4,101 -5 Marine engines, parts 69 75 -5 Photo, service industry machinery 1,196 1,204 -9 Commercial vessels, other 6 16 -9 Laboratory testing instruments 399 411 -12 Electric apparatus 3,102 3,119 -17 Engines-civilian aircraft 1,005 1,030 -25 Drilling & oilfield equipment 668 727 -59 Railway transportation equipment 90 151 -62 Computer accessories 5,215 5,292 -77 Computers 4,309 4,483 -173 Civilian aircraft 471 673 -202 Automotive vehicles, parts, and engines 20,695 20,012 683 Consumer goods 42,574 41,138 1,436 Toys, games, and sporting goods 3,058 2,731 327 Other household goods 6,077 5,779 298 Gem diamonds 1,686 1,518 168 Footwear 1,543 1,408 134 Apparel, household goods - cotton 4,341 4,226 114 Pharmaceutical preparations 7,481 7,370 110 Jewelry 890 800 89 Toiletries and cosmetics 629 551 78 TV's, VCR's, etc. 3,269 3,206 63 Camping apparel and gear 708 650 58 Household appliances 1,871 1,820 51 Apparel, textiles, nonwool or cotton 2,769 2,736 33 Records, tapes, and disks 226 205 21 Pleasure boats and motors 172 153 19 Stereo equipment, etc 516 498 17 Cookware, cutlery, tools 636 620 16 Books, printed matter 325 310 15 Rugs 162 149 12 Musical instruments 131 119 12 Glassware, chinaware 179 171 8 Photo equipment 481 474 7 Furniture, household goods, etc. 2,088 2,082 6 Gem stones, other 257 253 4 Apparel, household goods - wool 258 259 -1 Nursery stock, etc. 120 122 -3 Apparel,household goods-nontextile 720 722 -3 Writing and art supplies 1,109 1,119 -10 Motorcycles and parts 127 148 -20 Artwork, antiques, stamps, etc. 675 734 -59 Numismatic coins 72 204 -132 Other goods 5,343 4,913 430 _________________ Item(1) Year-to-date Year-to-date Year-to-date 2010 2009 Change Total, Balance of Payments Basis 1,272,113 1,006,464 265,650 Net Adjustments 15,299 9,710 5,590 Total, Census Basis 1,256,814 996,754 260,060 Foods, feeds, and beverages 60,392 54,438 5,953 Cane and beet sugar 1,176 808 368 Green coffee 2,405 2,325 80 Dairy products and eggs 934 962 -27 Wine, beer, and related products 5,281 4,976 305 Bakery products 5,114 4,192 922 Fish and shellfish 9,483 8,801 681 Vegetables 5,873 4,945 928 Feedstuff and foodgrains 2,385 2,593 -209 Cocoa beans 845 648 197 Nonagricultural foods, etc. 468 443 25 Tea, spices, etc. 945 793 152 Nuts 908 837 71 Fruits, frozen juices 6,811 6,175 636 Alcoholic beverages, excluding wine 3,780 3,313 466 Meat products 4,962 4,402 560 Food oils, oilseeds 2,822 2,535 287 Other foods 6,201 5,691 510 Industrial supplies and materials 399,248 288,022 111,225 Liquefied petroleum gases 8,211 5,787 2,424 Crude oil 168,798 111,848 56,950 Fuel oil 22,153 17,112 5,041 Petroleum products, other 25,383 18,135 7,248 Chemicals-other, n.e.c. 6,103 4,697 1,406 Chemicals-inorganic 4,034 3,380 653 Industrial supplies, other 15,573 12,579 2,994 Paper and paper products 4,433 3,966 468 Iron and steel products, n.e.c. 4,321 4,291 30 Plastic materials 8,024 5,906 2,118 Nuclear fuel materials 3,486 3,445 42 Tobacco, waxes, etc. 3,964 3,644 321 Synthetic cloth 3,396 2,635 761 Newsprint 863 1,091 -229 Zinc 1,076 720 357 Coal and related fuels 1,465 1,493 -28 Hair, waste materials 498 359 140 Chemicals-fertilizers 7,061 5,290 1,771 Cotton cloth, fabrics 798 594 204 Iron and steel, advanced 4,643 3,525 1,117 Leather and furs 376 295 82 Glass-plate, sheet, etc. 730 587 143 Finished textile supplies 2,413 1,904 509 Blank tapes, audio & visual 872 970 -98 Stone, sand, cement, etc. 2,491 2,344 147 Wool, silk, etc. 373 340 33 Electric energy 1,504 1,300 204 Hides and skins 122 83 38 Plywood and veneers 1,354 1,090 265 Materials, excluding chemicals 855 743 111 Cotton, natural fibers 44 36 8 Synthetic rubber--primary 1,564 1,003 561 Sulfur, nonmetallic minerals 685 492 193 Nontextile floor tiles 1,485 1,269 215 Farming materials, livestock 779 755 24 Lumber 2,376 1,769 607 Finished metal shapes 9,398 8,054 1,345 Shingles, wallboard 4,646 4,100 545 Natural rubber 1,812 808 1,005 Tin 423 316 106 Nonferrous metals, other 2,298 1,559 739 Other precious metals 6,023 3,308 2,716 Bauxite and aluminum 6,947 5,205 1,742 Nonmonetary gold 6,993 5,411 1,582 Nickel 1,987 934 1,052 Pulpwood and woodpulp 2,543 1,550 993 Gas-natural 11,723 10,543 1,180 Iron and steel mill products 10,014 5,679 4,335 Chemicals-organic 13,553 10,563 2,990 Steelmaking materials 5,101 2,308 2,793 Copper 3,479 2,207 1,273 Capital goods, except automotive 290,273 239,846 50,427 Semiconductors 17,575 13,509 4,065 Generators, accessories 11,827 11,143 684 Industrial machines, other 22,592 18,921 3,671 Industrial engines 10,676 9,221 1,456 Medicinal equipment 17,873 16,152 1,721 Excavating machinery 3,377 2,774 604 Parts-civilian aircraft 6,569 5,638 931 Wood, glass, plastic 3,069 2,892 177 Agricultural machinery, equipment 4,115 3,874 241 Measuring, testing, control instruments 9,423 7,267 2,156 Pulp and paper machinery 2,101 2,186 -85 Metalworking machine tools 3,941 3,902 39 Business machines and equipment 3,003 2,713 290 Food, tobacco machinery 1,591 1,435 156 Nonfarm tractors and parts 965 643 322 Vessels, except scrap 2 2 (-) Specialized mining 352 432 -81 Spacecraft, excluding military 16 8 8 Materials handling equipment 5,163 5,643 -480 Textile, sewing machines 1,026 719 306 Telecommunications equipment 30,475 23,725 6,750 Marine engines, parts 591 481 110 Photo, service industry machinery 9,217 7,423 1,794 Commercial vessels, other 80 65 14 Laboratory testing instruments 2,907 2,430 476 Electric apparatus 23,933 17,649 6,284 Engines-civilian aircraft 8,228 8,167 61 Drilling & oilfield equipment 4,771 5,659 -888 Railway transportation equipment 768 785 -17 Computer accessories 43,173 32,740 10,433 Computers 35,649 25,056 10,593 Civilian aircraft 5,224 6,591 -1,367 Automotive vehicles, parts, and engines 148,758 92,858 55,900 Consumer goods 317,876 281,709 36,167 Toys, games, and sporting goods 22,630 21,060 1,570 Other household goods 44,286 40,241 4,045 Gem diamonds 12,440 7,752 4,689 Footwear 10,785 9,229 1,556 Apparel, household goods - cotton 32,392 29,112 3,279 Pharmaceutical preparations 56,459 52,259 4,199 Jewelry 6,884 5,535 1,350 Toiletries and cosmetics 4,684 3,957 728 TV's, VCR's, etc. 25,107 23,738 1,369 Camping apparel and gear 5,035 4,575 460 Household appliances 13,132 11,116 2,016 Apparel, textiles, nonwool or cotton 20,593 18,087 2,506 Records, tapes, and disks 1,623 1,622 1 Pleasure boats and motors 1,245 994 251 Stereo equipment, etc 3,910 3,256 654 Cookware, cutlery, tools 4,692 3,832 859 Books, printed matter 2,472 2,361 111 Rugs 1,157 983 174 Musical instruments 985 869 116 Glassware, chinaware 1,386 1,079 307 Photo equipment 4,141 3,500 641 Furniture, household goods, etc. 15,427 12,621 2,806 Gem stones, other 1,875 1,497 378 Apparel, household goods - wool 1,954 1,851 103 Nursery stock, etc. 997 903 95 Apparel,household goods-nontextile 5,514 4,654 860 Writing and art supplies 8,357 7,732 625 Motorcycles and parts 1,200 2,008 -808 Artwork, antiques, stamps, etc. 5,423 4,116 1,307 Numismatic coins 1,089 1,169 -81 Other goods 40,268 39,881 387 (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-10-154, BEA-10-49), Bureau of the Census, Foreign Trade Division, August 2010. For more information, contact Nick Orsini (301-763-6959) or Maria Iseman (301-763-2311), Foreign Trade Division.