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 2011 2011 Change Total, Balance of Payments Basis 184,548 185,550 -1,003 Net Adjustments 2,309 2,201 108 Total, Census Basis 182,238 183,349 -1,110 Foods, feeds, and beverages 8,966 8,606 360 Fish and shellfish 1,407 1,280 127 Green coffee 594 531 63 Alcoholic beverages, excluding wine 571 523 48 Meat products 680 636 44 Feedstuff and foodgrains 392 357 35 Fruits, frozen juices 948 917 31 Nuts 171 147 24 Other foods 875 852 23 Vegetables 751 728 23 Cocoa beans 69 57 13 Bakery products 696 687 9 Tea, spices, etc. 135 134 2 Dairy products and eggs 146 146 (-) Food oils, oilseeds 533 534 -1 Nonagricultural foods, etc. 64 65 -2 Wine, beer, and related products 718 748 -31 Cane and beet sugar 217 264 -47 Industrial supplies and materials 62,854 64,359 -1,505 Crude oil 25,686 28,109 -2,423 Nonmonetary gold 1,291 1,497 -206 Liquefied petroleum gases 963 1,162 -199 Other precious metals 1,377 1,528 -151 Bauxite and aluminum 818 906 -88 Tin 81 153 -72 Coal and related fuels 166 233 -66 Tobacco, waxes, etc. 629 673 -45 Nickel 379 410 -31 Natural rubber 365 394 -29 Sulfur, nonmetallic minerals 106 129 -24 Lumber 293 314 -21 Chemicals-fertilizers 1,161 1,181 -20 Paper and paper products 576 595 -18 Newsprint 119 126 -7 Blank tapes, audio & visual 96 101 -5 Chemicals-other, n.e.c. 880 885 -5 Zinc 175 177 -2 Farming materials, livestock 107 109 -2 Leather and furs 46 45 1 Cotton, natural fibers 8 6 2 Hair, waste materials 75 73 2 Nonferrous metals, other 367 365 2 Steelmaking materials 819 815 4 Wool, silk, etc. 57 52 4 Plywood and veneers 145 140 5 Materials, excluding chemicals 121 115 6 Stone, sand, cement, etc. 316 310 6 Electric energy 167 162 6 Hides and skins 23 15 8 Glass-plate, sheet, etc. 89 75 13 Finished textile supplies 335 321 14 Synthetic rubber--primary 248 234 14 Nontextile floor tiles 199 185 14 Iron and steel products, n.e.c. 695 680 15 Cotton cloth, fabrics 126 110 16 Shingles, wallboard 570 552 18 Copper 729 705 23 Iron and steel mill products 1,778 1,749 29 Chemicals-inorganic 673 644 29 Synthetic cloth 527 478 48 Industrial supplies, other 2,241 2,183 58 Iron and steel, advanced 726 665 61 Pulpwood and woodpulp 396 314 83 Nuclear fuel materials 418 309 109 Finished metal shapes 1,386 1,273 113 Plastic materials 1,239 1,126 113 Petroleum products, other 4,881 4,692 189 Gas-natural 1,402 1,175 227 Chemicals-organic 2,308 1,984 324 Fuel oil 4,476 4,119 356 Capital goods, except automotive 41,805 41,244 560 Industrial machines, other 3,621 3,416 205 Semiconductors 3,182 2,989 193 Medicinal equipment 2,567 2,456 111 Computers 5,126 5,023 103 Wood, glass, plastic 465 382 83 Photo, service industry machinery 1,300 1,230 70 Telecommunications equipment 4,240 4,172 68 Measuring, testing, control instruments 1,466 1,415 51 Pulp and paper machinery 348 305 43 Metalworking machine tools 731 713 18 Specialized mining 87 70 17 Drilling & oilfield equipment 697 682 15 Business machines and equipment 378 363 14 Nonfarm tractors and parts 171 157 14 Commercial vessels, other 25 15 10 Laboratory testing instruments 433 425 7 Food, tobacco machinery 239 236 3 Spacecraft, excluding military 3 1 2 Vessels, except scrap (-) (-) (-) Marine engines, parts 82 84 -2 Railway transportation equipment 109 117 -8 Materials handling equipment 860 869 -10 Electric apparatus 3,431 3,452 -21 Engines-civilian aircraft 1,153 1,177 -24 Computer accessories 4,679 4,705 -26 Excavating machinery 719 747 -28 Agricultural machinery, equipment 577 606 -29 Textile, sewing machines 128 161 -33 Industrial engines 1,668 1,706 -39 Generators, accessories 1,635 1,688 -53 Parts-civilian aircraft 876 935 -59 Civilian aircraft 812 947 -134 Automotive vehicles, parts, and engines 19,070 21,890 -2,820 Consumer goods 43,988 41,899 2,089 Apparel, textiles, nonwool or cotton 3,152 2,662 490 Apparel, household goods - cotton 4,486 4,037 449 Pharmaceutical preparations 8,049 7,712 337 Jewelry 1,245 1,019 226 Gem diamonds 2,037 1,835 202 Furniture, household goods, etc. 1,933 1,754 179 Footwear 1,502 1,338 163 Apparel,household goods-nontextile 710 618 92 Cookware, cutlery, tools 614 536 78 Writing and art supplies 1,099 1,037 62 Toys, games, and sporting goods 2,771 2,712 59 Gem stones, other 299 244 55 Books, printed matter 324 286 38 Nursery stock, etc. 144 106 38 Glassware, chinaware 177 147 30 Apparel, household goods - wool 303 277 26 Camping apparel and gear 733 710 22 Toiletries and cosmetics 666 646 20 Household appliances 1,676 1,662 14 Rugs 158 147 11 Numismatic coins 252 242 10 Musical instruments 139 129 10 Records, tapes, and disks 228 233 -5 Motorcycles and parts 208 214 -6 Artwork, antiques, stamps, etc. 710 719 -9 Pleasure boats and motors 151 166 -14 Stereo equipment, etc 493 531 -38 TV's, VCR's, etc. 3,050 3,153 -103 Other household goods 6,356 6,522 -166 Photo equipment 322 505 -183 Other goods 5,556 5,350 206 _________________ Item(1) Year-to-date Year-to-date Year-to-date 2011 2010 Change Total, Balance of Payments Basis 614,031 114,302 Net Adjustments 6,745 2,144 Total, Census Basis 607,286 112,158 Foods, feeds, and beverages 29,297 5,336 Fish and shellfish 4,563 809 Green coffee 1,018 996 Alcoholic beverages, excluding wine 1,832 268 Meat products 2,272 230 Feedstuff and foodgrains 1,181 238 Fruits, frozen juices 3,273 503 Nuts 436 172 Other foods 3,066 360 Vegetables 2,905 122 Cocoa beans 686 -179 Bakery products 2,508 277 Tea, spices, etc. 450 96 Dairy products and eggs 453 90 Food oils, oilseeds 1,329 656 Nonagricultural foods, etc. 239 8 Wine, beer, and related products 2,612 335 Cane and beet sugar 473 356 Industrial supplies and materials 198,699 45,917 Crude oil 85,303 19,510 Nonmonetary gold 3,613 1,346 Liquefied petroleum gases 4,288 -78 Other precious metals 2,860 2,536 Bauxite and aluminum 3,426 77 Tin 191 241 Coal and related fuels 658 3 Tobacco, waxes, etc. 1,929 493 Nickel 936 457 Natural rubber 850 596 Sulfur, nonmetallic minerals 285 161 Lumber 1,197 50 Chemicals-fertilizers 3,427 1,310 Paper and paper products 2,186 135 Newsprint 384 111 Blank tapes, audio & visual 425 -11 Chemicals-other, n.e.c. 3,015 450 Zinc 642 19 Farming materials, livestock 363 60 Leather and furs 172 10 Cotton, natural fibers 20 6 Hair, waste materials 235 45 Nonferrous metals, other 1,125 284 Steelmaking materials 2,393 836 Wool, silk, etc. 174 43 Plywood and veneers 579 43 Materials, excluding chemicals 402 58 Stone, sand, cement, etc. 1,209 33 Electric energy 888 -194 Hides and skins 73 13 Glass-plate, sheet, etc. 347 -9 Finished textile supplies 1,163 145 Synthetic rubber--primary 671 247 Nontextile floor tiles 714 75 Iron and steel products, n.e.c. 1,995 758 Cotton cloth, fabrics 373 72 Shingles, wallboard 2,268 37 Copper 1,892 614 Iron and steel mill products 4,367 1,862 Chemicals-inorganic 1,846 688 Synthetic cloth 1,604 357 Industrial supplies, other 7,512 1,310 Iron and steel, advanced 2,106 659 Pulpwood and woodpulp 1,163 174 Nuclear fuel materials 1,525 -75 Finished metal shapes 4,520 715 Plastic materials 3,827 717 Petroleum products, other 12,681 4,585 Gas-natural 6,891 -1,877 Chemicals-organic 6,349 2,130 Fuel oil 11,636 4,092 Capital goods, except automotive 138,319 26,545 Industrial machines, other 10,371 4,516 Semiconductors 8,170 4,591 Medicinal equipment 8,694 1,319 Computers 16,827 2,135 Wood, glass, plastic 1,515 156 Photo, service industry machinery 4,359 670 Telecommunications equipment 14,522 2,192 Measuring, testing, control instruments 4,459 1,238 Pulp and paper machinery 989 265 Metalworking machine tools 1,855 900 Specialized mining 153 116 Drilling & oilfield equipment 1,883 696 Business machines and equipment 1,442 94 Nonfarm tractors and parts 421 252 Commercial vessels, other 23 26 Laboratory testing instruments 1,347 366 Food, tobacco machinery 786 205 Spacecraft, excluding military 10 -1 Vessels, except scrap (-) (-) Marine engines, parts 296 11 Railway transportation equipment 389 39 Materials handling equipment 2,427 1,046 Electric apparatus 11,413 2,182 Engines-civilian aircraft 4,142 378 Computer accessories 21,378 -2,307 Excavating machinery 1,366 1,481 Agricultural machinery, equipment 1,808 628 Textile, sewing machines 466 115 Industrial engines 4,910 1,931 Generators, accessories 5,748 880 Parts-civilian aircraft 3,292 166 Civilian aircraft 2,859 262 Automotive vehicles, parts, and engines 69,099 13,840 Consumer goods 151,887 19,984 Apparel, textiles, nonwool or cotton 9,675 2,032 Apparel, household goods - cotton 15,803 1,372 Pharmaceutical preparations 26,923 3,811 Jewelry 3,405 864 Gem diamonds 5,753 1,608 Furniture, household goods, etc. 7,165 586 Footwear 5,101 731 Apparel,household goods-nontextile 2,201 475 Cookware, cutlery, tools 2,192 245 Writing and art supplies 4,048 349 Toys, games, and sporting goods 11,060 237 Gem stones, other 893 131 Books, printed matter 1,223 36 Nursery stock, etc. 492 24 Glassware, chinaware 657 42 Apparel, household goods - wool 973 137 Camping apparel and gear 2,384 459 Toiletries and cosmetics 2,263 323 Household appliances 6,017 769 Rugs 553 46 Numismatic coins 369 475 Musical instruments 471 78 Records, tapes, and disks 784 119 Motorcycles and parts 605 178 Artwork, antiques, stamps, etc. 2,706 86 Pleasure boats and motors 566 88 Stereo equipment, etc 1,872 168 TV's, VCR's, etc. 12,150 -161 Other household goods 21,578 4,757 Photo equipment 2,005 -82 Other goods 19,985 537 (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-11-98, BEA-11-26), Bureau of the Census, Foreign Trade Division, April 2011. For more information, contact Matthew Przybocki (301-763-3148) or Maria Iseman (301-763-2311), Foreign Trade Division.