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) September August Monthly 2010 2010 (R) Change Total, Balance of Payments Basis 164,431 166,657 -2,225 Net Adjustments 2,046 2,082 -36 Total, Census Basis 162,385 164,575 -2,190 Foods, feeds, and beverages 7,810 7,795 15 Cane and beet sugar 351 272 79 Other foods 787 726 62 Cocoa beans 85 42 43 Wine, beer, and related products 696 656 40 Fruits, frozen juices 877 863 14 Green coffee 393 382 10 Nuts 129 123 7 Nonagricultural foods, etc. 55 58 -2 Tea, spices, etc. 117 121 -3 Feedstuff and foodgrains 308 315 -7 Bakery products 622 633 -12 Vegetables 734 746 -12 Alcoholic beverages, excluding wine 415 430 -14 Dairy products and eggs 116 150 -34 Meat products 585 631 -46 Fish and shellfish 1,231 1,277 -46 Food oils, oilseeds 310 371 -62 Industrial supplies and materials 49,670 49,606 64 Crude oil 20,864 20,205 658 Chemicals-organic 1,891 1,657 233 Nuclear fuel materials 735 506 229 Nonmonetary gold 952 793 159 Other precious metals 889 789 99 Electric energy 197 145 52 Pulpwood and woodpulp 370 320 50 Bauxite and aluminum 837 788 49 Nonferrous metals, other 295 263 32 Tobacco, waxes, etc. 546 514 32 Tin 84 59 24 Nickel 244 223 21 Sulfur, nonmetallic minerals 97 79 18 Coal and related fuels 199 187 12 Zinc 113 104 9 Newsprint 138 129 8 Farming materials, livestock 91 85 6 Gas-natural 1,282 1,276 6 Natural rubber 235 230 5 Lumber 247 244 3 Nontextile floor tiles 172 171 1 Cotton, natural fibers 6 5 (-) Synthetic rubber--primary 201 201 (-) Wool, silk, etc. 50 52 -2 Materials, excluding chemicals 114 116 -2 Hides and skins 8 11 -3 Finished textile supplies 312 318 -6 Glass-plate, sheet, etc. 92 99 -7 Leather and furs 47 55 -7 Iron and steel products, n.e.c. 599 608 -8 Hair, waste materials 64 73 -9 Blank tapes, audio & visual 104 114 -10 Paper and paper products 574 587 -13 Stone, sand, cement, etc. 312 326 -15 Cotton cloth, fabrics 95 111 -16 Industrial supplies, other 2,022 2,039 -17 Iron and steel, advanced 636 654 -19 Copper 277 297 -20 Plywood and veneers 174 197 -23 Finished metal shapes 1,169 1,192 -23 Shingles, wallboard 543 574 -31 Plastic materials 1,035 1,070 -34 Synthetic cloth 419 456 -36 Chemicals-other, n.e.c. 776 827 -52 Chemicals-inorganic 549 602 -53 Chemicals-fertilizers 857 921 -64 Steelmaking materials 478 565 -87 Liquefied petroleum gases 991 1,134 -143 Fuel oil 2,591 2,741 -150 Iron and steel mill products 1,153 1,333 -180 Petroleum products, other 2,944 3,559 -615 Capital goods, except automotive 39,894 38,605 1,289 Computers 5,244 4,309 936 Civilian aircraft 1,299 478 822 Telecommunications equipment 4,346 4,096 250 Textile, sewing machines 194 146 48 Engines-civilian aircraft 1,045 1,004 41 Wood, glass, plastic 446 409 37 Excavating machinery 619 581 37 Spacecraft, excluding military 37 (-) 37 Materials handling equipment 714 691 23 Semiconductors 2,886 2,864 21 Food, tobacco machinery 233 214 19 Specialized mining 62 43 19 Laboratory testing instruments 405 401 5 Nonfarm tractors and parts 142 139 3 Commercial vessels, other 8 6 2 Industrial engines 1,520 1,519 1 Vessels, except scrap (-) (-) (-) Railway transportation equipment 87 90 -3 Marine engines, parts 63 69 -6 Electric apparatus 3,084 3,102 -18 Pulp and paper machinery 291 311 -20 Measuring, testing, control instruments 1,277 1,307 -30 Agricultural machinery, equipment 571 608 -36 Photo, service industry machinery 1,158 1,196 -39 Business machines and equipment 352 399 -47 Parts-civilian aircraft 812 862 -50 Metalworking machine tools 510 569 -59 Medicinal equipment 2,303 2,366 -63 Generators, accessories 1,621 1,685 -64 Drilling & oilfield equipment 577 668 -91 Industrial machines, other 3,144 3,262 -118 Computer accessories 4,841 5,209 -368 Automotive vehicles, parts, and engines 19,291 20,666 -1,375 Consumer goods 40,694 42,557 -1,863 Pharmaceutical preparations 6,890 7,537 -647 Apparel, household goods - cotton 4,105 4,339 -234 Gem diamonds 1,425 1,629 -204 Other household goods 5,881 6,066 -186 Toys, games, and sporting goods 2,947 3,059 -112 TV's, VCR's, etc. 3,179 3,271 -92 Apparel, textiles, nonwool or cotton 2,679 2,766 -87 Household appliances 1,801 1,871 -70 Furniture, household goods, etc. 2,022 2,088 -66 Jewelry 830 891 -61 Writing and art supplies 1,052 1,108 -56 Toiletries and cosmetics 579 630 -51 Cookware, cutlery, tools 605 637 -32 Camping apparel and gear 680 708 -28 Apparel,household goods-nontextile 694 720 -26 Glassware, chinaware 156 179 -22 Gem stones, other 238 256 -19 Stereo equipment, etc 504 514 -10 Books, printed matter 316 325 -9 Artwork, antiques, stamps, etc. 668 677 -9 Photo equipment 472 481 -9 Apparel, household goods - wool 249 257 -8 Nursery stock, etc. 115 120 -5 Musical instruments 131 131 1 Rugs 172 162 11 Footwear 1,555 1,542 13 Records, tapes, and disks 243 226 17 Motorcycles and parts 158 127 32 Pleasure boats and motors 202 170 32 Numismatic coins 146 72 74 Other goods 5,026 5,345 -319 _________________ Item(1) Year-to-date Year-to-date Year-to-date 2010 2009 Change Total, Balance of Payments Basis 1,436,515 1,144,746 291,770 Net Adjustments 17,351 11,082 6,269 Total, Census Basis 1,419,164 1,133,663 285,501 Foods, feeds, and beverages 68,209 61,117 7,092 Cane and beet sugar 1,526 876 650 Other foods 7,002 6,408 594 Cocoa beans 930 756 173 Wine, beer, and related products 5,977 5,581 396 Fruits, frozen juices 7,690 7,005 685 Green coffee 2,798 2,597 201 Nuts 1,037 942 95 Nonagricultural foods, etc. 523 500 23 Tea, spices, etc. 1,062 896 166 Feedstuff and foodgrains 2,692 2,850 -158 Bakery products 5,736 4,715 1,021 Vegetables 6,607 5,591 1,016 Alcoholic beverages, excluding wine 4,188 3,744 445 Dairy products and eggs 1,050 1,076 -26 Meat products 5,546 4,893 653 Fish and shellfish 10,712 9,833 879 Food oils, oilseeds 3,133 2,853 279 Industrial supplies and materials 448,929 330,693 118,236 Crude oil 189,659 131,336 58,324 Chemicals-organic 15,444 11,955 3,489 Nuclear fuel materials 4,222 3,936 285 Nonmonetary gold 7,954 6,118 1,835 Other precious metals 6,942 3,822 3,120 Electric energy 1,701 1,467 235 Pulpwood and woodpulp 2,913 1,774 1,139 Bauxite and aluminum 7,781 5,928 1,853 Nonferrous metals, other 2,592 1,731 861 Tobacco, waxes, etc. 4,510 4,119 391 Tin 511 358 152 Nickel 2,231 1,123 1,108 Sulfur, nonmetallic minerals 778 537 241 Coal and related fuels 1,665 1,678 -13 Zinc 1,189 841 348 Newsprint 1,000 1,182 -182 Farming materials, livestock 870 839 31 Gas-natural 13,005 11,711 1,294 Natural rubber 2,047 891 1,156 Lumber 2,622 1,986 636 Nontextile floor tiles 1,656 1,427 229 Cotton, natural fibers 50 40 10 Synthetic rubber--primary 1,765 1,154 611 Wool, silk, etc. 423 379 44 Materials, excluding chemicals 968 832 136 Hides and skins 130 90 39 Finished textile supplies 2,724 2,150 575 Glass-plate, sheet, etc. 822 664 158 Leather and furs 424 331 93 Iron and steel products, n.e.c. 4,901 4,698 203 Hair, waste materials 563 407 156 Blank tapes, audio & visual 975 1,077 -102 Paper and paper products 5,007 4,475 532 Stone, sand, cement, etc. 2,803 2,635 168 Cotton cloth, fabrics 893 675 218 Industrial supplies, other 17,593 14,192 3,402 Iron and steel, advanced 5,278 3,945 1,332 Copper 3,756 2,609 1,147 Plywood and veneers 1,529 1,245 284 Finished metal shapes 10,567 9,056 1,510 Shingles, wallboard 5,189 4,612 577 Plastic materials 9,058 6,679 2,379 Synthetic cloth 3,816 2,972 844 Chemicals-other, n.e.c. 6,879 5,373 1,506 Chemicals-inorganic 4,584 3,797 787 Chemicals-fertilizers 7,933 5,961 1,972 Steelmaking materials 5,544 2,654 2,890 Liquefied petroleum gases 9,202 6,602 2,600 Fuel oil 24,688 19,925 4,763 Iron and steel mill products 11,176 6,309 4,867 Petroleum products, other 28,392 20,395 7,997 Capital goods, except automotive 330,158 270,985 59,173 Computers 40,893 28,413 12,480 Civilian aircraft 6,530 7,283 -753 Telecommunications equipment 34,821 26,930 7,891 Textile, sewing machines 1,221 825 396 Engines-civilian aircraft 9,271 9,160 111 Wood, glass, plastic 3,507 3,243 264 Excavating machinery 3,996 3,059 937 Spacecraft, excluding military 53 13 41 Materials handling equipment 5,871 6,238 -367 Semiconductors 20,459 15,391 5,068 Food, tobacco machinery 1,823 1,620 203 Specialized mining 414 477 -63 Laboratory testing instruments 3,314 2,751 563 Nonfarm tractors and parts 1,107 719 388 Commercial vessels, other 88 72 16 Industrial engines 12,202 10,356 1,846 Vessels, except scrap 2 2 1 Railway transportation equipment 855 873 -18 Marine engines, parts 654 544 110 Electric apparatus 27,017 19,969 7,048 Pulp and paper machinery 2,398 2,467 -69 Measuring, testing, control instruments 10,701 8,290 2,411 Agricultural machinery, equipment 4,684 4,298 386 Photo, service industry machinery 10,376 8,380 1,996 Business machines and equipment 3,355 3,053 302 Parts-civilian aircraft 7,383 6,418 965 Metalworking machine tools 4,449 4,412 37 Medicinal equipment 20,173 18,157 2,016 Generators, accessories 13,444 12,575 869 Drilling & oilfield equipment 5,349 5,949 -600 Industrial machines, other 25,737 21,421 4,316 Computer accessories 48,009 37,626 10,383 Automotive vehicles, parts, and engines 168,020 108,507 59,512 Consumer goods 358,553 317,223 41,330 Pharmaceutical preparations 63,404 59,128 4,276 Apparel, household goods - cotton 36,496 32,766 3,729 Gem diamonds 13,808 8,956 4,852 Other household goods 50,155 44,955 5,199 Toys, games, and sporting goods 25,578 23,717 1,862 TV's, VCR's, etc. 28,288 26,793 1,496 Apparel, textiles, nonwool or cotton 23,270 20,275 2,995 Household appliances 14,932 12,560 2,373 Furniture, household goods, etc. 17,448 14,147 3,301 Jewelry 7,715 6,293 1,422 Writing and art supplies 9,409 8,656 752 Toiletries and cosmetics 5,264 4,462 802 Cookware, cutlery, tools 5,298 4,326 971 Camping apparel and gear 5,715 5,108 607 Apparel,household goods-nontextile 6,208 5,203 1,005 Glassware, chinaware 1,543 1,221 322 Gem stones, other 2,113 1,691 421 Stereo equipment, etc 4,412 3,704 708 Books, printed matter 2,788 2,660 128 Artwork, antiques, stamps, etc. 6,093 4,709 1,383 Photo equipment 4,613 3,954 659 Apparel, household goods - wool 2,202 2,065 138 Nursery stock, etc. 1,112 1,015 98 Musical instruments 1,116 969 147 Rugs 1,330 1,110 219 Footwear 12,340 10,415 1,925 Records, tapes, and disks 1,866 1,823 42 Motorcycles and parts 1,358 2,139 -781 Pleasure boats and motors 1,446 1,132 314 Numismatic coins 1,234 1,269 -35 Other goods 45,296 45,137 158 (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-10-173, BEA-10-52), Bureau of the Census, Foreign Trade Division, August 2010. For more information, contact Matthew Przybocki (301-763-3148) or Maria Iseman (301-763-2311), Foreign Trade Division.