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) October September Monthly 2010 2010 (R) Change Total, Balance of Payments Basis 163,723 164,877 -1,153 Net Adjustments 2,101 2,014 87 Total, Census Basis 161,622 162,862 -1,240 Foods, feeds, and beverages 7,693 7,816 -123 Cane and beet sugar 151 351 -200 Wine, beer, and related products 641 695 -54 Cocoa beans 40 85 -45 Nonagricultural foods, etc. 50 56 -6 Vegetables 729 733 -4 Meat products 583 585 -1 Dairy products and eggs 115 116 -1 Bakery products 625 622 3 Other foods 798 793 5 Feedstuff and foodgrains 315 308 7 Tea, spices, etc. 125 117 8 Nuts 138 128 10 Food oils, oilseeds 322 309 12 Fish and shellfish 1,248 1,231 17 Fruits, frozen juices 893 874 19 Green coffee 437 393 44 Alcoholic beverages, excluding wine 483 421 63 Industrial supplies and materials 48,014 49,735 -1,721 Crude oil 18,720 21,026 -2,306 Nuclear fuel materials 409 735 -326 Iron and steel mill products 963 1,144 -181 Gas-natural 1,132 1,282 -150 Pulpwood and woodpulp 284 369 -85 Electric energy 153 197 -44 Iron and steel, advanced 600 637 -37 Other precious metals 837 872 -36 Plywood and veneers 143 175 -32 Coal and related fuels 169 199 -29 Plastic materials 1,013 1,036 -22 Paper and paper products 557 574 -16 Synthetic rubber--primary 186 201 -15 Newsprint 123 138 -15 Industrial supplies, other 2,009 2,023 -15 Stone, sand, cement, etc. 299 310 -11 Nontextile floor tiles 166 172 -5 Shingles, wallboard 539 544 -5 Materials, excluding chemicals 110 114 -4 Wool, silk, etc. 47 50 -3 Tin 77 79 -2 Natural rubber 234 235 -1 Glass-plate, sheet, etc. 91 93 -1 Blank tapes, audio & visual 103 104 -1 Leather and furs 47 47 (-) Cotton, natural fibers 7 6 1 Hides and skins 10 8 2 Finished textile supplies 315 312 2 Synthetic cloth 422 419 3 Tobacco, waxes, etc. 550 545 5 Hair, waste materials 69 64 5 Cotton cloth, fabrics 103 95 8 Farming materials, livestock 101 91 10 Liquefied petroleum gases 1,035 1,023 11 Sulfur, nonmetallic minerals 113 97 16 Zinc 141 113 27 Lumber 280 247 33 Chemicals-organic 1,921 1,883 38 Chemicals-other, n.e.c. 813 774 39 Nonferrous metals, other 338 296 42 Iron and steel products, n.e.c. 652 607 45 Bauxite and aluminum 887 837 50 Nickel 302 245 57 Chemicals-inorganic 605 533 72 Copper 371 277 94 Finished metal shapes 1,268 1,169 99 Nonmonetary gold 1,099 945 154 Petroleum products, other 3,040 2,875 165 Steelmaking materials 656 485 170 Chemicals-fertilizers 1,020 843 177 Fuel oil 2,888 2,591 297 Capital goods, except automotive 39,011 39,915 -904 Computers 4,639 5,248 -609 Civilian aircraft 778 1,293 -515 Computer accessories 4,572 4,843 -271 Telecommunications equipment 4,162 4,347 -186 Semiconductors 2,827 2,887 -60 Textile, sewing machines 134 193 -59 Industrial engines 1,478 1,518 -40 Spacecraft, excluding military 1 37 -36 Nonfarm tractors and parts 131 142 -11 Specialized mining 52 62 -10 Generators, accessories 1,622 1,626 -3 Laboratory testing instruments 402 404 -3 Commercial vessels, other 6 8 -2 Vessels, except scrap (-) (-) (-) Food, tobacco machinery 239 233 6 Industrial machines, other 3,174 3,161 13 Marine engines, parts 78 64 15 Parts-civilian aircraft 825 808 16 Business machines and equipment 370 352 18 Drilling & oilfield equipment 599 580 19 Wood, glass, plastic 470 449 21 Photo, service industry machinery 1,180 1,156 24 Measuring, testing, control instruments 1,306 1,276 30 Excavating machinery 652 619 33 Agricultural machinery, equipment 625 574 51 Railway transportation equipment 143 86 56 Materials handling equipment 777 715 63 Pulp and paper machinery 370 284 86 Medicinal equipment 2,395 2,307 87 Engines-civilian aircraft 1,147 1,046 101 Metalworking machine tools 615 512 103 Electric apparatus 3,243 3,081 162 Automotive vehicles, parts, and engines 19,294 19,315 -21 Consumer goods 42,305 41,044 1,261 Pharmaceutical preparations 8,012 7,240 772 Apparel, household goods - cotton 4,479 4,106 374 Gem diamonds 1,724 1,426 298 Apparel, textiles, nonwool or cotton 2,879 2,681 199 Toys, games, and sporting goods 3,047 2,947 100 Jewelry 902 827 75 Artwork, antiques, stamps, etc. 700 667 33 Apparel, household goods - wool 281 250 31 Camping apparel and gear 708 680 27 Toiletries and cosmetics 606 579 26 Gem stones, other 256 238 18 Glassware, chinaware 167 157 10 Nursery stock, etc. 124 115 9 Books, printed matter 321 316 6 Footwear 1,561 1,555 6 Cookware, cutlery, tools 608 605 3 Numismatic coins 147 146 1 Musical instruments 133 131 1 Records, tapes, and disks 238 243 -5 Writing and art supplies 1,043 1,054 -10 Motorcycles and parts 144 160 -16 Photo equipment 455 472 -16 Apparel,household goods-nontextile 665 693 -29 Stereo equipment, etc 474 504 -30 Rugs 142 173 -31 TV's, VCR's, etc. 3,141 3,174 -33 Pleasure boats and motors 145 202 -57 Household appliances 1,683 1,801 -119 Furniture, household goods, etc. 1,883 2,022 -139 Other household goods 5,637 5,881 -244 Other goods 5,305 5,038 267 _________________ Item(1) Year-to-date Year-to-date Year-to-date 2010 2009 Change Total, Balance of Payments Basis 1,600,636 1,283,938 316,698 Net Adjustments 19,372 12,723 6,649 Total, Census Basis 1,581,264 1,271,215 310,049 Foods, feeds, and beverages 75,908 67,960 7,948 Cane and beet sugar 1,678 1,010 668 Wine, beer, and related products 6,617 6,195 422 Cocoa beans 969 873 97 Nonagricultural foods, etc. 573 560 12 Vegetables 7,335 6,243 1,092 Meat products 6,130 5,381 749 Dairy products and eggs 1,165 1,190 -25 Bakery products 6,361 5,247 1,114 Other foods 7,805 7,143 662 Feedstuff and foodgrains 3,007 3,143 -136 Tea, spices, etc. 1,187 996 191 Nuts 1,174 1,057 117 Food oils, oilseeds 3,454 3,142 313 Fish and shellfish 11,960 10,889 1,071 Fruits, frozen juices 8,580 7,860 720 Green coffee 3,235 2,867 369 Alcoholic beverages, excluding wine 4,677 4,165 512 Industrial supplies and materials 497,008 371,713 125,295 Crude oil 208,541 148,635 59,907 Nuclear fuel materials 4,631 4,462 169 Iron and steel mill products 12,129 7,024 5,106 Gas-natural 14,137 12,969 1,167 Pulpwood and woodpulp 3,197 1,984 1,213 Electric energy 1,855 1,664 191 Iron and steel, advanced 5,879 4,403 1,476 Other precious metals 7,762 4,560 3,202 Plywood and veneers 1,672 1,386 286 Coal and related fuels 1,834 1,819 14 Plastic materials 10,072 7,481 2,591 Paper and paper products 5,564 4,982 582 Synthetic rubber--primary 1,951 1,295 657 Newsprint 1,123 1,277 -154 Industrial supplies, other 19,603 15,864 3,739 Stone, sand, cement, etc. 3,101 2,922 179 Nontextile floor tiles 1,822 1,587 235 Shingles, wallboard 5,728 5,124 604 Materials, excluding chemicals 1,078 924 154 Wool, silk, etc. 470 420 50 Tin 583 398 184 Natural rubber 2,280 998 1,282 Glass-plate, sheet, etc. 914 741 173 Blank tapes, audio & visual 1,078 1,186 -108 Leather and furs 471 370 101 Cotton, natural fibers 56 45 12 Hides and skins 140 98 42 Finished textile supplies 3,039 2,404 635 Synthetic cloth 4,238 3,322 916 Tobacco, waxes, etc. 5,059 4,581 479 Hair, waste materials 632 455 177 Cotton cloth, fabrics 996 753 243 Farming materials, livestock 971 925 46 Liquefied petroleum gases 10,269 7,423 2,847 Sulfur, nonmetallic minerals 891 596 295 Zinc 1,330 957 373 Lumber 2,902 2,230 672 Chemicals-organic 17,358 13,356 4,002 Chemicals-other, n.e.c. 7,691 6,056 1,635 Nonferrous metals, other 2,931 1,932 999 Iron and steel products, n.e.c. 5,561 5,150 411 Bauxite and aluminum 8,668 6,679 1,990 Nickel 2,533 1,297 1,236 Chemicals-inorganic 5,173 4,228 944 Copper 4,127 2,923 1,204 Finished metal shapes 11,835 10,070 1,765 Nonmonetary gold 9,045 7,021 2,024 Petroleum products, other 31,364 22,723 8,640 Steelmaking materials 6,207 3,014 3,193 Chemicals-fertilizers 8,939 6,644 2,295 Fuel oil 27,576 22,357 5,219 Capital goods, except automotive 369,189 303,008 66,180 Computers 45,535 32,359 13,176 Civilian aircraft 7,302 8,018 -716 Computer accessories 52,583 42,652 9,931 Telecommunications equipment 38,984 30,107 8,877 Semiconductors 23,287 17,410 5,878 Textile, sewing machines 1,354 936 418 Industrial engines 13,679 11,462 2,217 Spacecraft, excluding military 54 21 33 Nonfarm tractors and parts 1,239 800 438 Specialized mining 466 517 -51 Generators, accessories 15,071 13,985 1,085 Laboratory testing instruments 3,715 3,066 650 Commercial vessels, other 93 77 17 Vessels, except scrap 2 2 1 Food, tobacco machinery 2,063 1,801 262 Industrial machines, other 28,927 23,774 5,153 Marine engines, parts 733 614 119 Parts-civilian aircraft 8,203 7,176 1,028 Business machines and equipment 3,725 3,392 332 Drilling & oilfield equipment 5,950 6,299 -348 Wood, glass, plastic 3,980 3,577 403 Photo, service industry machinery 11,554 9,379 2,175 Measuring, testing, control instruments 12,006 9,323 2,684 Excavating machinery 4,648 3,347 1,301 Agricultural machinery, equipment 5,312 4,712 599 Railway transportation equipment 997 961 36 Materials handling equipment 6,649 6,865 -216 Pulp and paper machinery 2,762 2,724 38 Medicinal equipment 22,572 20,206 2,366 Engines-civilian aircraft 10,419 10,244 176 Metalworking machine tools 5,065 4,854 211 Electric apparatus 30,258 22,349 7,908 Automotive vehicles, parts, and engines 187,338 124,505 62,832 Consumer goods 401,208 353,902 47,306 Pharmaceutical preparations 71,766 66,874 4,892 Apparel, household goods - cotton 40,976 36,513 4,463 Gem diamonds 15,533 10,127 5,406 Apparel, textiles, nonwool or cotton 26,150 22,503 3,647 Toys, games, and sporting goods 28,626 26,269 2,356 Jewelry 8,614 7,055 1,559 Artwork, antiques, stamps, etc. 6,793 5,214 1,578 Apparel, household goods - wool 2,484 2,290 193 Camping apparel and gear 6,423 5,651 772 Toiletries and cosmetics 5,870 4,967 903 Gem stones, other 2,369 1,892 477 Glassware, chinaware 1,711 1,362 349 Nursery stock, etc. 1,236 1,127 109 Books, printed matter 3,109 2,943 166 Footwear 13,900 11,616 2,284 Cookware, cutlery, tools 5,906 4,828 1,078 Numismatic coins 1,382 1,429 -48 Musical instruments 1,249 1,082 166 Records, tapes, and disks 2,104 2,026 78 Writing and art supplies 10,453 9,594 859 Motorcycles and parts 1,504 2,250 -746 Photo equipment 5,068 4,458 610 Apparel,household goods-nontextile 6,872 5,761 1,111 Stereo equipment, etc 4,886 4,151 735 Rugs 1,472 1,234 237 TV's, VCR's, etc. 31,424 29,890 1,535 Pleasure boats and motors 1,591 1,232 360 Household appliances 16,616 14,044 2,571 Furniture, household goods, etc. 19,332 15,722 3,610 Other household goods 55,792 49,797 5,995 Other goods 50,613 50,126 487 (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-10-185, BEA-10-56), Bureau of the Census, Foreign Trade Division, October 2010. For more information, contact Matthew Przybocki (301-763-3148) or Maria Iseman (301-763-2311), Foreign Trade Division.