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) May April Monthly 2011 2011 (R) Change Total, Balance of Payments Basis 190,033 184,702 5,331 Net Adjustments 2,605 2,322 283 Total, Census Basis 187,428 182,380 5,048 Foods, feeds, and beverages 9,052 8,966 86 Vegetables 872 751 121 Cane and beet sugar 301 216 85 Other foods 918 875 43 Fruits, frozen juices 982 946 36 Fish and shellfish 1,419 1,406 13 Tea, spices, etc. 146 135 10 Bakery products 703 696 7 Cocoa beans 75 69 6 Wine, beer, and related products 723 718 5 Green coffee 593 593 (-) Nonagricultural foods, etc. 63 64 -1 Nuts 157 171 -14 Meat products 664 680 -16 Dairy products and eggs 115 146 -31 Feedstuff and foodgrains 358 392 -35 Food oils, oilseeds 483 532 -50 Alcoholic beverages, excluding wine 480 573 -93 Industrial supplies and materials 67,314 62,974 4,340 Crude oil 29,458 25,690 3,768 Petroleum products, other 5,338 4,873 465 Iron and steel mill products 2,051 1,791 260 Bauxite and aluminum 1,040 818 222 Gas-natural 1,556 1,402 154 Chemicals-fertilizers 1,311 1,159 152 Nuclear fuel materials 491 418 73 Natural rubber 506 434 73 Chemicals-other, n.e.c. 947 881 66 Chemicals-inorganic 733 669 64 Coal and related fuels 223 161 62 Iron and steel products, n.e.c. 731 698 33 Synthetic rubber--primary 280 249 30 Plywood and veneers 172 145 28 Sulfur, nonmetallic minerals 122 105 16 Stone, sand, cement, etc. 327 316 11 Nonferrous metals, other 376 371 5 Finished textile supplies 339 334 5 Newsprint 123 119 4 Glass-plate, sheet, etc. 92 88 4 Hair, waste materials 77 74 3 Farming materials, livestock 109 107 2 Wool, silk, etc. 58 56 2 Cotton, natural fibers 9 8 1 Leather and furs 47 46 1 Materials, excluding chemicals 121 121 (-) Blank tapes, audio & visual 95 96 -1 Cotton cloth, fabrics 125 126 -1 Nontextile floor tiles 198 199 -1 Hides and skins 19 23 -4 Tin 75 81 -6 Finished metal shapes 1,377 1,384 -7 Shingles, wallboard 560 569 -9 Paper and paper products 567 577 -10 Iron and steel, advanced 713 726 -13 Electric energy 154 167 -14 Synthetic cloth 512 526 -14 Tobacco, waxes, etc. 612 627 -15 Industrial supplies, other 2,222 2,240 -18 Steelmaking materials 780 800 -20 Plastic materials 1,210 1,239 -29 Lumber 259 293 -33 Zinc 137 174 -37 Pulpwood and woodpulp 349 396 -47 Nonmonetary gold 1,236 1,291 -55 Nickel 317 379 -62 Chemicals-organic 2,231 2,312 -82 Copper 644 729 -85 Other precious metals 1,312 1,402 -89 Fuel oil 4,281 4,520 -239 Liquefied petroleum gases 691 963 -272 Capital goods, except automotive 43,051 41,866 1,185 Computers 5,937 5,124 813 Computer accessories 4,816 4,680 136 Industrial machines, other 3,773 3,645 129 Drilling & oilfield equipment 824 696 128 Metalworking machine tools 829 733 96 Generators, accessories 1,730 1,642 88 Parts-civilian aircraft 931 873 58 Medicinal equipment 2,613 2,569 44 Materials handling equipment 911 867 43 Laboratory testing instruments 471 433 39 Semiconductors 3,217 3,180 37 Textile, sewing machines 164 130 34 Agricultural machinery, equipment 609 578 31 Measuring, testing, control instruments 1,494 1,472 22 Food, tobacco machinery 264 244 20 Electric apparatus 3,450 3,431 20 Nonfarm tractors and parts 190 171 18 Railway transportation equipment 121 109 12 Engines-civilian aircraft 1,163 1,154 10 Marine engines, parts 86 82 4 Vessels, except scrap (-) (-) (-) Industrial engines 1,668 1,669 (-) Spacecraft, excluding military 1 3 -2 Specialized mining 81 87 -6 Business machines and equipment 364 377 -13 Pulp and paper machinery 331 347 -16 Commercial vessels, other 5 25 -19 Wood, glass, plastic 437 463 -27 Excavating machinery 692 722 -30 Photo, service industry machinery 1,248 1,300 -52 Telecommunications equipment 4,044 4,238 -194 Civilian aircraft 586 822 -236 Automotive vehicles, parts, and engines 19,632 19,053 579 Consumer goods 43,093 43,977 -884 Pharmaceutical preparations 6,923 8,080 -1,157 TV's, VCR's, etc. 2,777 3,053 -276 Jewelry 1,040 1,245 -205 Apparel, household goods - cotton 4,423 4,486 -63 Gem stones, other 272 299 -27 Nursery stock, etc. 122 144 -22 Stereo equipment, etc 474 493 -19 Books, printed matter 301 318 -17 Apparel,household goods-nontextile 700 711 -11 Numismatic coins 242 252 -10 Rugs 153 158 -5 Toys, games, and sporting goods 2,766 2,771 -5 Musical instruments 136 140 -4 Apparel, household goods - wool 302 303 -1 Camping apparel and gear 734 733 1 Writing and art supplies 1,104 1,100 4 Records, tapes, and disks 233 228 5 Cookware, cutlery, tools 623 614 9 Glassware, chinaware 188 176 11 Household appliances 1,689 1,676 13 Toiletries and cosmetics 686 666 20 Pleasure boats and motors 176 155 21 Furniture, household goods, etc. 1,983 1,933 50 Motorcycles and parts 263 208 55 Gem diamonds 2,086 2,027 58 Footwear 1,569 1,504 65 Artwork, antiques, stamps, etc. 779 701 77 Photo equipment 412 323 89 Apparel, textiles, nonwool or cotton 3,319 3,153 166 Other household goods 6,620 6,330 290 Other goods 5,286 5,544 -258 _________________ Item(1) Year-to-date Year-to-date Year-to-date 2011 2010 Change Total, Balance of Payments Basis 775,026 143,495 Net Adjustments 8,484 3,024 Total, Census Basis 766,543 140,471 Foods, feeds, and beverages 36,909 6,775 Vegetables 3,638 260 Cane and beet sugar 581 549 Other foods 3,866 477 Fruits, frozen juices 4,115 641 Fish and shellfish 5,740 1,050 Tea, spices, etc. 572 121 Bakery products 3,163 324 Cocoa beans 754 -171 Wine, beer, and related products 3,275 396 Green coffee 1,342 1,265 Nonagricultural foods, etc. 297 13 Nuts 560 205 Meat products 2,933 233 Dairy products and eggs 566 92 Feedstuff and foodgrains 1,481 295 Food oils, oilseeds 1,708 759 Alcoholic beverages, excluding wine 2,317 266 Industrial supplies and materials 249,012 63,038 Crude oil 106,526 27,748 Petroleum products, other 15,654 6,942 Iron and steel mill products 5,713 2,580 Bauxite and aluminum 4,282 261 Gas-natural 8,307 -1,737 Chemicals-fertilizers 4,273 1,773 Nuclear fuel materials 1,771 170 Natural rubber 1,066 954 Chemicals-other, n.e.c. 3,761 651 Chemicals-inorganic 2,366 896 Coal and related fuels 851 28 Iron and steel products, n.e.c. 2,546 941 Synthetic rubber--primary 909 290 Plywood and veneers 769 25 Sulfur, nonmetallic minerals 369 198 Stone, sand, cement, etc. 1,516 53 Nonferrous metals, other 1,430 358 Finished textile supplies 1,469 177 Newsprint 498 121 Glass-plate, sheet, etc. 435 -5 Hair, waste materials 300 57 Farming materials, livestock 469 64 Wool, silk, etc. 222 53 Cotton, natural fibers 26 9 Leather and furs 220 9 Materials, excluding chemicals 512 69 Blank tapes, audio & visual 533 -24 Cotton cloth, fabrics 475 95 Nontextile floor tiles 898 90 Hides and skins 91 14 Tin 226 282 Finished metal shapes 5,674 936 Shingles, wallboard 2,883 -18 Paper and paper products 2,739 148 Iron and steel, advanced 2,664 813 Electric energy 1,054 -207 Synthetic cloth 2,041 431 Tobacco, waxes, etc. 2,449 583 Industrial supplies, other 9,483 1,561 Steelmaking materials 3,129 862 Plastic materials 4,866 889 Lumber 1,513 -7 Zinc 768 29 Pulpwood and woodpulp 1,485 200 Nonmonetary gold 4,560 1,635 Nickel 1,217 492 Chemicals-organic 8,278 2,436 Copper 2,266 884 Other precious metals 3,711 3,022 Fuel oil 14,389 5,664 Liquefied petroleum gases 5,360 -458 Capital goods, except automotive 175,787 32,190 Computers 21,904 2,993 Computer accessories 26,923 -3,034 Industrial machines, other 13,300 5,383 Drilling & oilfield equipment 2,817 586 Metalworking machine tools 2,320 1,265 Generators, accessories 7,367 999 Parts-civilian aircraft 4,090 295 Medicinal equipment 10,924 1,704 Materials handling equipment 3,125 1,266 Laboratory testing instruments 1,705 478 Semiconductors 10,310 5,666 Textile, sewing machines 598 150 Agricultural machinery, equipment 2,332 715 Measuring, testing, control instruments 5,663 1,533 Food, tobacco machinery 980 279 Electric apparatus 14,420 2,625 Nonfarm tractors and parts 549 313 Railway transportation equipment 492 57 Engines-civilian aircraft 5,089 595 Marine engines, parts 366 27 Vessels, except scrap 1 (-) Industrial engines 6,308 2,202 Spacecraft, excluding military 11 -1 Specialized mining 201 150 Business machines and equipment 1,819 80 Pulp and paper machinery 1,262 322 Commercial vessels, other 38 16 Wood, glass, plastic 1,884 221 Excavating machinery 1,766 1,776 Photo, service industry machinery 5,562 716 Telecommunications equipment 18,366 2,389 Civilian aircraft 3,294 422 Automotive vehicles, parts, and engines 88,232 14,322 Consumer goods 191,896 23,056 Pharmaceutical preparations 33,866 3,821 TV's, VCR's, etc. 15,361 -592 Jewelry 4,266 1,043 Apparel, household goods - cotton 19,915 1,683 Gem stones, other 1,115 181 Nursery stock, etc. 612 25 Stereo equipment, etc 2,379 135 Books, printed matter 1,540 14 Apparel,household goods-nontextile 2,783 594 Numismatic coins 525 560 Rugs 697 55 Toys, games, and sporting goods 14,094 -32 Musical instruments 594 92 Apparel, household goods - wool 1,222 190 Camping apparel and gear 3,006 571 Writing and art supplies 5,071 430 Records, tapes, and disks 998 137 Cookware, cutlery, tools 2,790 270 Glassware, chinaware 831 55 Household appliances 7,651 824 Toiletries and cosmetics 2,863 410 Pleasure boats and motors 715 119 Furniture, household goods, etc. 9,114 622 Motorcycles and parts 756 290 Gem diamonds 7,141 2,296 Footwear 6,476 927 Artwork, antiques, stamps, etc. 3,346 215 Photo equipment 2,523 -187 Apparel, textiles, nonwool or cotton 12,381 2,646 Other household goods 27,266 5,663 Other goods 24,707 1,091 (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-11-125, BEA-11-35), Bureau of the Census, Foreign Trade Division, May 2011. For more information, contact Matthew Przybocki (301-763-3148) or Maria Iseman (301-763-2311), Foreign Trade Division.