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 2011 2011 (R) Change Total, Balance of Payments Basis 187,039 176,897 10,143 Net Adjustments 2,296 2,225 72 Total, Census Basis 184,743 174,672 10,071 Foods, feeds, and beverages 8,688 8,657 31 Cane and beet sugar 264 189 75 Green coffee 525 462 63 Meat products 647 595 52 Feedstuff and foodgrains 357 335 22 Alcoholic beverages, excluding wine 557 539 19 Other foods 859 841 18 Fruits, frozen juices 932 916 16 Food oils, oilseeds 533 517 16 Bakery products 705 695 10 Dairy products and eggs 144 134 10 Nonagricultural foods, etc. 65 61 4 Wine, beer, and related products 767 764 3 Nuts 136 144 -8 Tea, spices, etc. 131 140 -9 Vegetables 742 771 -28 Fish and shellfish 1,268 1,333 -65 Cocoa beans 56 221 -165 Industrial supplies and materials 65,833 58,098 7,735 Crude oil 29,335 25,688 3,646 Petroleum products, other 4,678 3,592 1,086 Fuel oil 4,115 3,136 979 Iron and steel mill products 1,782 1,351 432 Nonmonetary gold 1,512 1,199 313 Other precious metals 1,537 1,245 291 Liquefied petroleum gases 1,188 901 288 Steelmaking materials 821 595 226 Copper 705 510 196 Coal and related fuels 227 133 95 Nickel 408 323 85 Chemicals-fertilizers 1,266 1,183 83 Tin 153 77 76 Chemicals-inorganic 638 574 64 Tobacco, waxes, etc. 621 565 56 Paper and paper products 591 549 41 Sulfur, nonmetallic minerals 130 89 41 Natural rubber 396 364 33 Zinc 177 144 33 Plastic materials 1,129 1,099 30 Iron and steel products, n.e.c. 680 652 29 Nonferrous metals, other 365 347 18 Chemicals-other, n.e.c. 881 863 17 Synthetic rubber--primary 235 224 11 Iron and steel, advanced 677 665 11 Synthetic cloth 481 470 11 Bauxite and aluminum 910 902 8 Finished textile supplies 319 312 7 Leather and furs 48 42 6 Materials, excluding chemicals 114 109 6 Lumber 316 311 5 Hair, waste materials 70 67 3 Cotton cloth, fabrics 108 105 3 Cotton, natural fibers 6 6 1 Blank tapes, audio & visual 100 101 -1 Stone, sand, cement, etc. 298 299 -1 Wool, silk, etc. 53 54 -1 Pulpwood and woodpulp 317 318 -2 Electric energy 170 173 -3 Newsprint 122 127 -4 Glass-plate, sheet, etc. 76 84 -8 Nuclear fuel materials 309 318 -9 Nontextile floor tiles 197 207 -10 Hides and skins 16 30 -14 Industrial supplies, other 2,180 2,195 -15 Farming materials, livestock 88 105 -17 Shingles, wallboard 552 584 -32 Plywood and veneers 140 177 -36 Finished metal shapes 1,299 1,340 -41 Chemicals-organic 2,121 2,188 -66 Gas-natural 1,173 1,407 -234 Capital goods, except automotive 41,239 39,676 1,562 Computers 5,066 4,250 816 Telecommunications equipment 4,199 3,830 369 Civilian aircraft 954 715 239 Electric apparatus 3,477 3,285 192 Drilling & oilfield equipment 713 545 168 Generators, accessories 1,628 1,528 100 Parts-civilian aircraft 940 852 88 Metalworking machine tools 720 670 50 Measuring, testing, control instruments 1,397 1,351 46 Computer accessories 4,687 4,647 40 Engines-civilian aircraft 1,176 1,136 40 Pulp and paper machinery 294 261 33 Laboratory testing instruments 433 406 26 Excavating machinery 739 714 25 Medicinal equipment 2,475 2,455 20 Railway transportation equipment 117 99 19 Marine engines, parts 84 69 15 Commercial vessels, other 15 4 10 Specialized mining 70 60 10 Agricultural machinery, equipment 607 597 10 Photo, service industry machinery 1,219 1,215 4 Wood, glass, plastic 381 379 2 Vessels, except scrap (-) (-) (-) Spacecraft, excluding military 1 5 -4 Textile, sewing machines 153 158 -5 Materials handling equipment 830 839 -10 Industrial engines 1,710 1,722 -12 Nonfarm tractors and parts 153 177 -24 Food, tobacco machinery 239 267 -28 Business machines and equipment 364 393 -29 Semiconductors 2,958 3,201 -242 Industrial machines, other 3,437 3,846 -409 Automotive vehicles, parts, and engines 21,569 19,434 2,135 Consumer goods 42,011 43,987 -1,975 Other household goods 6,467 7,061 -594 Pharmaceutical preparations 7,829 8,393 -564 Apparel, textiles, nonwool or cotton 2,678 3,002 -324 Apparel, household goods - cotton 3,881 4,142 -261 Furniture, household goods, etc. 1,748 1,988 -239 Footwear 1,285 1,440 -155 Cookware, cutlery, tools 536 648 -112 Writing and art supplies 1,050 1,132 -82 Apparel,household goods-nontextile 635 699 -64 Artwork, antiques, stamps, etc. 759 822 -63 Toys, games, and sporting goods 2,714 2,774 -60 Books, printed matter 273 320 -48 Glassware, chinaware 162 202 -40 Household appliances 1,636 1,670 -34 Musical instruments 130 147 -17 Nursery stock, etc. 114 130 -17 Photo equipment 547 562 -14 Camping apparel and gear 697 702 -5 Rugs 146 143 2 Pleasure boats and motors 181 178 3 Motorcycles and parts 214 205 9 Records, tapes, and disks 227 213 14 Apparel, household goods - wool 282 257 25 Gem stones, other 251 226 25 Toiletries and cosmetics 658 626 33 Stereo equipment, etc 533 499 34 Gem diamonds 1,881 1,822 59 Jewelry 1,058 990 68 Numismatic coins 242 150 92 TV's, VCR's, etc. 3,196 2,843 353 Other goods 5,403 4,820 583 _________________ Item(1) Year-to-date Year-to-date Year-to-date 2011 2010 Change Total, Balance of Payments Basis 457,051 87,600 Net Adjustments 5,466 1,275 Total, Census Basis 451,585 86,325 Foods, feeds, and beverages 21,987 3,873 Cane and beet sugar 331 281 Green coffee 717 713 Meat products 1,672 141 Feedstuff and foodgrains 887 139 Alcoholic beverages, excluding wine 1,433 188 Other foods 2,293 266 Fruits, frozen juices 2,401 413 Food oils, oilseeds 978 473 Bakery products 1,903 221 Dairy products and eggs 346 55 Nonagricultural foods, etc. 179 4 Wine, beer, and related products 2,023 285 Nuts 317 99 Tea, spices, etc. 333 78 Vegetables 2,168 131 Fish and shellfish 3,382 568 Cocoa beans 624 -182 Industrial supplies and materials 147,929 35,855 Crude oil 63,759 16,900 Petroleum products, other 9,650 3,003 Fuel oil 8,653 2,595 Iron and steel mill products 3,077 1,298 Nonmonetary gold 2,431 1,251 Other precious metals 2,229 1,808 Liquefied petroleum gases 3,196 78 Steelmaking materials 1,664 623 Copper 1,496 281 Coal and related fuels 482 8 Nickel 633 379 Chemicals-fertilizers 2,630 1,076 Tin 143 209 Chemicals-inorganic 1,380 462 Tobacco, waxes, etc. 1,416 336 Paper and paper products 1,638 108 Sulfur, nonmetallic minerals 199 140 Natural rubber 617 463 Zinc 464 24 Plastic materials 2,837 474 Iron and steel products, n.e.c. 1,492 560 Nonferrous metals, other 843 200 Chemicals-other, n.e.c. 2,295 307 Synthetic rubber--primary 491 178 Iron and steel, advanced 1,562 482 Synthetic cloth 1,181 253 Bauxite and aluminum 2,555 151 Finished textile supplies 866 103 Leather and furs 134 7 Materials, excluding chemicals 299 39 Lumber 866 91 Hair, waste materials 169 29 Cotton cloth, fabrics 276 42 Cotton, natural fibers 15 3 Blank tapes, audio & visual 310 2 Stone, sand, cement, etc. 882 17 Wool, silk, etc. 127 29 Pulpwood and woodpulp 837 106 Electric energy 708 -165 Newsprint 281 93 Glass-plate, sheet, etc. 257 -8 Nuclear fuel materials 1,015 17 Nontextile floor tiles 549 61 Hides and skins 46 16 Industrial supplies, other 5,559 1,036 Farming materials, livestock 257 47 Shingles, wallboard 1,674 48 Plywood and veneers 432 46 Finished metal shapes 3,453 506 Chemicals-organic 4,838 1,412 Gas-natural 5,069 -1,370 Capital goods, except automotive 101,945 20,667 Computers 12,385 1,566 Telecommunications equipment 10,688 1,670 Civilian aircraft 2,114 202 Electric apparatus 8,594 1,675 Drilling & oilfield equipment 1,293 620 Generators, accessories 4,083 756 Parts-civilian aircraft 2,469 122 Metalworking machine tools 1,406 631 Measuring, testing, control instruments 3,281 889 Computer accessories 15,842 -1,564 Engines-civilian aircraft 3,009 353 Pulp and paper machinery 752 146 Laboratory testing instruments 992 286 Excavating machinery 1,035 1,106 Medicinal equipment 6,558 950 Railway transportation equipment 282 38 Marine engines, parts 213 12 Commercial vessels, other 17 7 Specialized mining 111 72 Agricultural machinery, equipment 1,299 525 Photo, service industry machinery 3,155 489 Wood, glass, plastic 1,179 43 Vessels, except scrap (-) (-) Spacecraft, excluding military 7 -1 Textile, sewing machines 322 109 Materials handling equipment 1,770 743 Industrial engines 3,685 1,530 Nonfarm tractors and parts 298 195 Food, tobacco machinery 590 169 Business machines and equipment 1,072 76 Semiconductors 5,894 3,582 Industrial machines, other 7,551 3,671 Automotive vehicles, parts, and engines 50,362 12,312 Consumer goods 113,926 13,866 Other household goods 15,913 4,007 Pharmaceutical preparations 20,641 2,163 Apparel, textiles, nonwool or cotton 7,319 1,319 Apparel, household goods - cotton 11,397 925 Furniture, household goods, etc. 5,323 436 Footwear 3,722 540 Cookware, cutlery, tools 1,671 155 Writing and art supplies 3,095 228 Apparel,household goods-nontextile 2,010 -42 Artwork, antiques, stamps, etc. 2,100 57 Toys, games, and sporting goods 8,379 142 Books, printed matter 906 10 Glassware, chinaware 518 32 Household appliances 4,413 619 Musical instruments 358 58 Nursery stock, etc. 383 3 Photo equipment 1,563 111 Camping apparel and gear 1,741 350 Rugs 405 31 Pleasure boats and motors 406 97 Motorcycles and parts 452 121 Records, tapes, and disks 590 78 Apparel, household goods - wool 732 76 Gem stones, other 668 67 Toiletries and cosmetics 1,736 207 Stereo equipment, etc 1,413 143 Gem diamonds 4,251 1,188 Jewelry 2,579 482 Numismatic coins 278 313 TV's, VCR's, etc. 8,966 -50 Other goods 15,436 -248 (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-11-84, BEA-11-22), Bureau of the Census, Foreign Trade Division, March 2011. For more information, contact Matthew Przybocki (301-763-3148) or Maria Iseman (301-763-2311), Foreign Trade Division.