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) August July Monthly 2011 2011 (R) Change Total, Balance of Payments Basis 188,108 188,066 42 Net Adjustments 2,373 2,410 -37 Total, Census Basis 185,735 185,656 79 Foods, feeds, and beverages 8,951 8,895 56 Fruits, frozen juices 1,063 847 216 Alcoholic beverages, excluding wine 578 490 88 Cane and beet sugar 255 192 63 Feedstuff and foodgrains 372 324 47 Other foods 824 779 46 Meat products 677 668 9 Vegetables 835 828 7 Dairy products and eggs 139 132 6 Tea, spices, etc. 150 151 -1 Nuts 160 162 -2 Nonagricultural foods, etc. 51 58 -7 Bakery products 714 726 -11 Fish and shellfish 1,376 1,395 -19 Wine, beer, and related products 660 702 -41 Cocoa beans 131 179 -48 Green coffee 497 611 -114 Food oils, oilseeds 469 652 -183 Industrial supplies and materials 63,614 62,709 905 Crude oil 28,444 26,632 1,813 Chemicals-fertilizers 1,491 1,341 149 Steelmaking materials 781 633 148 Chemicals-organic 2,279 2,132 147 Coal and related fuels 366 254 112 Gas-natural 1,442 1,331 111 Bauxite and aluminum 1,073 1,001 72 Chemicals-other, n.e.c. 982 936 46 Nonferrous metals, other 393 351 43 Electric energy 183 146 37 Nonmonetary gold 1,223 1,187 36 Finished metal shapes 1,523 1,493 29 Zinc 161 134 27 Other precious metals 1,299 1,273 26 Sulfur, nonmetallic minerals 134 118 17 Nickel 288 273 16 Farming materials, livestock 122 113 9 Chemicals-inorganic 772 765 7 Newsprint 129 124 5 Glass-plate, sheet, etc. 108 103 5 Cotton cloth, fabrics 113 109 3 Hides and skins 10 11 -1 Leather and furs 50 51 -1 Paper and paper products 570 571 -1 Materials, excluding chemicals 123 124 -2 Nontextile floor tiles 201 203 -2 Cotton, natural fibers 6 8 -2 Iron and steel, advanced 701 704 -3 Plywood and veneers 170 175 -5 Nuclear fuel materials 363 369 -5 Blank tapes, audio & visual 106 111 -6 Lumber 267 274 -7 Wool, silk, etc. 55 63 -8 Hair, waste materials 69 78 -10 Finished textile supplies 343 354 -11 Stone, sand, cement, etc. 304 318 -14 Shingles, wallboard 567 585 -18 Tobacco, waxes, etc. 689 710 -22 Synthetic cloth 474 501 -27 Tin 49 77 -28 Synthetic rubber--primary 288 316 -28 Plastic materials 1,202 1,232 -31 Industrial supplies, other 2,202 2,238 -36 Iron and steel products, n.e.c. 734 771 -36 Natural rubber 422 459 -38 Pulpwood and woodpulp 337 376 -39 Iron and steel mill products 1,666 1,802 -137 Fuel oil 3,696 3,866 -170 Liquefied petroleum gases 668 908 -240 Copper 409 777 -368 Petroleum products, other 3,568 4,225 -658 Capital goods, except automotive 42,899 43,163 -264 Civilian aircraft 392 716 -324 Electric apparatus 3,279 3,496 -217 Semiconductors 2,996 3,157 -160 Computer accessories 4,473 4,585 -112 Industrial machines, other 3,813 3,906 -93 Generators, accessories 1,765 1,851 -85 Photo, service industry machinery 1,248 1,323 -75 Engines-civilian aircraft 1,091 1,159 -68 Spacecraft, excluding military 21 62 -41 Telecommunications equipment 4,079 4,099 -20 Marine engines, parts 72 87 -15 Commercial vessels, other 6 21 -15 Nonfarm tractors and parts 189 203 -14 Vessels, except scrap (-) (-) (-) Business machines and equipment 381 378 3 Metalworking machine tools 809 801 8 Specialized mining 68 54 13 Pulp and paper machinery 361 346 15 Wood, glass, plastic 464 450 15 Materials handling equipment 915 899 16 Food, tobacco machinery 277 260 16 Textile, sewing machines 129 113 17 Medicinal equipment 2,584 2,565 19 Railway transportation equipment 116 93 23 Measuring, testing, control instruments 1,560 1,515 44 Excavating machinery 883 835 48 Agricultural machinery, equipment 732 678 53 Laboratory testing instruments 483 427 56 Parts-civilian aircraft 1,030 970 59 Industrial engines 1,920 1,806 114 Drilling & oilfield equipment 884 749 136 Computers 5,881 5,559 321 Automotive vehicles, parts, and engines 21,969 22,701 -732 Consumer goods 42,469 43,253 -784 Apparel, household goods - cotton 4,118 4,544 -425 Apparel, textiles, nonwool or cotton 3,131 3,322 -191 Other household goods 5,786 5,944 -157 TV's, VCR's, etc. 2,621 2,744 -123 Photo equipment 489 594 -105 Furniture, household goods, etc. 1,934 2,000 -66 Gem diamonds 1,960 2,005 -46 Apparel,household goods-nontextile 652 686 -34 Toiletries and cosmetics 649 681 -32 Writing and art supplies 1,100 1,121 -21 Camping apparel and gear 716 733 -17 Footwear 1,655 1,668 -13 Household appliances 1,727 1,738 -11 Cookware, cutlery, tools 635 645 -10 Musical instruments 126 137 -10 Apparel, household goods - wool 280 285 -6 Glassware, chinaware 175 179 -4 Gem stones, other 252 255 -3 Toys, games, and sporting goods 2,837 2,839 -2 Rugs 169 170 -1 Books, printed matter 297 297 (-) Nursery stock, etc. 125 122 2 Pleasure boats and motors 191 186 5 Jewelry 1,119 1,109 10 Stereo equipment, etc 487 475 12 Records, tapes, and disks 276 262 14 Motorcycles and parts 231 209 21 Numismatic coins 257 163 94 Pharmaceutical preparations 7,652 7,524 128 Artwork, antiques, stamps, etc. 823 615 209 Other goods 5,832 4,934 899 Item(1) Year-to-date Year-to-date Year-to-date 2011 2010 Change Total, Balance of Payments Basis 1,483,465 1,267,419 216,047 Net Adjustments 18,684 13,850 4,834 Total, Census Basis 1,464,781 1,253,568 211,213 Foods, feeds, and beverages 70,726 60,086 10,640 Fruits, frozen juices 7,605 6,789 816 Alcoholic beverages, excluding wine 4,167 3,705 462 Cane and beet sugar 1,813 1,175 638 Feedstuff and foodgrains 2,860 2,386 473 Other foods 6,907 6,195 711 Meat products 5,188 4,883 306 Vegetables 6,414 5,826 588 Dairy products and eggs 1,058 933 125 Tea, spices, etc. 1,145 941 203 Nuts 1,237 942 295 Nonagricultural foods, etc. 488 467 21 Bakery products 5,651 5,060 591 Fish and shellfish 10,887 9,474 1,413 Wine, beer, and related products 5,701 5,216 485 Cocoa beans 1,134 886 247 Green coffee 4,360 2,387 1,973 Food oils, oilseeds 4,113 2,820 1,293 Industrial supplies and materials 503,587 398,335 105,252 Crude oil 218,229 168,089 50,140 Chemicals-fertilizers 10,253 6,959 3,294 Steelmaking materials 6,146 5,001 1,146 Chemicals-organic 17,155 13,435 3,720 Coal and related fuels 1,737 1,466 270 Gas-natural 10,733 12,697 -1,964 Bauxite and aluminum 7,517 6,943 574 Chemicals-other, n.e.c. 7,250 6,117 1,133 Nonferrous metals, other 2,928 2,294 634 Electric energy 1,347 1,503 -155 Nonmonetary gold 9,784 6,998 2,785 Finished metal shapes 11,165 9,331 1,834 Zinc 1,254 1,070 184 Other precious metals 10,623 6,075 4,549 Sulfur, nonmetallic minerals 967 669 297 Nickel 2,581 1,996 585 Farming materials, livestock 868 757 110 Chemicals-inorganic 5,586 4,026 1,561 Newsprint 993 857 136 Glass-plate, sheet, etc. 740 729 12 Cotton cloth, fabrics 912 795 116 Hides and skins 140 130 10 Leather and furs 377 369 8 Paper and paper products 4,619 4,428 191 Materials, excluding chemicals 953 849 103 Nontextile floor tiles 1,594 1,445 149 Cotton, natural fibers 61 44 16 Iron and steel, advanced 5,596 4,593 1,003 Plywood and veneers 1,305 1,356 -50 Nuclear fuel materials 3,242 3,486 -244 Blank tapes, audio & visual 825 871 -47 Lumber 2,311 2,359 -48 Wool, silk, etc. 449 372 76 Hair, waste materials 569 500 69 Finished textile supplies 2,683 2,410 273 Stone, sand, cement, etc. 2,519 2,478 42 Shingles, wallboard 4,581 4,630 -48 Tobacco, waxes, etc. 5,091 4,002 1,088 Synthetic cloth 3,936 3,371 565 Tin 711 427 284 Synthetic rubber--primary 2,107 1,544 563 Plastic materials 9,434 7,981 1,453 Industrial supplies, other 17,697 15,543 2,155 Iron and steel products, n.e.c. 5,716 4,306 1,410 Natural rubber 3,301 1,787 1,514 Pulpwood and woodpulp 2,758 2,528 230 Iron and steel mill products 13,685 9,670 4,015 Fuel oil 31,651 22,121 9,530 Liquefied petroleum gases 7,165 8,211 -1,047 Copper 4,825 3,480 1,344 Petroleum products, other 34,920 25,236 9,684 Capital goods, except automotive 337,120 289,849 47,271 Civilian aircraft 5,628 5,134 494 Electric apparatus 27,360 23,778 3,583 Semiconductors 25,390 17,642 7,748 Computer accessories 37,641 42,833 -5,193 Industrial machines, other 30,011 22,540 7,471 Generators, accessories 13,777 11,949 1,828 Photo, service industry machinery 10,102 9,190 912 Engines-civilian aircraft 9,155 8,214 941 Spacecraft, excluding military 94 15 78 Telecommunications equipment 32,956 30,615 2,341 Marine engines, parts 639 588 51 Commercial vessels, other 91 79 12 Nonfarm tractors and parts 1,465 957 508 Vessels, except scrap 1 2 -1 Business machines and equipment 3,031 2,990 41 Metalworking machine tools 5,951 3,951 2,000 Specialized mining 566 352 215 Pulp and paper machinery 2,670 2,105 564 Wood, glass, plastic 3,474 3,085 389 Materials handling equipment 7,131 5,177 1,954 Food, tobacco machinery 2,039 1,604 434 Textile, sewing machines 1,132 1,024 108 Medicinal equipment 20,291 17,804 2,487 Railway transportation equipment 853 768 85 Measuring, testing, control instruments 11,672 9,482 2,190 Excavating machinery 6,073 3,340 2,733 Agricultural machinery, equipment 5,151 4,051 1,100 Laboratory testing instruments 3,549 2,902 647 Parts-civilian aircraft 7,384 6,590 794 Industrial engines 13,983 10,616 3,368 Drilling & oilfield equipment 5,897 4,771 1,126 Computers 41,961 35,698 6,263 Automotive vehicles, parts, and engines 166,602 147,300 19,302 Consumer goods 344,164 317,726 26,439 Apparel, household goods - cotton 34,456 32,489 1,967 Apparel, textiles, nonwool or cotton 24,622 20,657 3,964 Other household goods 50,957 45,329 5,627 TV's, VCR's, etc. 22,877 25,105 -2,227 Photo equipment 3,918 4,039 -121 Furniture, household goods, etc. 15,695 15,277 418 Gem diamonds 15,454 12,201 3,254 Apparel,household goods-nontextile 5,376 4,589 787 Toiletries and cosmetics 5,274 4,647 627 Writing and art supplies 8,834 8,342 492 Camping apparel and gear 5,784 4,998 786 Footwear 12,254 10,827 1,427 Household appliances 13,757 13,139 618 Cookware, cutlery, tools 4,973 4,670 303 Musical instruments 1,075 983 92 Apparel, household goods - wool 2,270 1,991 279 Glassware, chinaware 1,416 1,354 62 Gem stones, other 2,079 1,869 211 Toys, games, and sporting goods 22,216 22,719 -502 Rugs 1,258 1,155 104 Books, printed matter 2,455 2,485 -30 Nursery stock, etc. 1,012 981 30 Pleasure boats and motors 1,409 1,212 197 Jewelry 8,567 6,854 1,713 Stereo equipment, etc 3,954 3,932 22 Records, tapes, and disks 1,921 1,648 273 Motorcycles and parts 1,710 1,174 536 Numismatic coins 1,693 1,089 605 Pharmaceutical preparations 61,148 56,583 4,565 Artwork, antiques, stamps, etc. 5,750 5,388 362 Other goods 42,582 40,272 2,310 (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-11-171, BEA-11-51), Bureau of the Census, Foreign Trade Division, August 2011. For more information, contact Matthew Przybocki (301-763-3148) or Maria Iseman (301-763-2311), Foreign Trade Division.