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 2011 2011 (R) Change Total, Balance of Payments Basis 186,563 188,780 -2,217 Net Adjustments 2,548 2,586 -38 Total, Census Basis 184,015 186,194 -2,179 Foods, feeds, and beverages 9,418 9,172 246 Food oils, oilseeds 627 457 170 Green coffee 741 600 141 Cane and beet sugar 336 266 70 Feedstuff and foodgrains 445 402 44 Dairy products and eggs 137 127 11 Cocoa beans 68 64 4 Wine, beer, and related products 709 706 3 Nonagricultural foods, etc. 57 55 2 Vegetables 850 857 -6 Meat products 627 633 -6 Bakery products 695 701 -6 Tea, spices, etc. 148 159 -12 Alcoholic beverages, excluding wine 517 535 -18 Fruits, frozen juices 1,042 1,067 -26 Other foods 880 911 -31 Nuts 150 182 -33 Fish and shellfish 1,389 1,450 -61 Industrial supplies and materials 61,069 64,647 -3,578 Crude oil 26,989 28,466 -1,477 Petroleum products, other 3,366 3,720 -354 Nonmonetary gold 1,291 1,572 -281 Copper 429 675 -247 Chemicals-fertilizers 1,450 1,658 -208 Finished metal shapes 1,310 1,504 -194 Steelmaking materials 606 792 -186 Other precious metals 1,203 1,332 -129 Nuclear fuel materials 629 754 -125 Gas-natural 1,243 1,332 -89 Industrial supplies, other 2,166 2,230 -64 Bauxite and aluminum 1,024 1,083 -59 Pulpwood and woodpulp 297 353 -55 Coal and related fuels 252 299 -48 Paper and paper products 558 605 -47 Chemicals-other, n.e.c. 921 966 -45 Zinc 126 165 -38 Iron and steel mill products 1,470 1,508 -38 Plastic materials 1,179 1,209 -30 Finished textile supplies 328 356 -28 Electric energy 185 206 -21 Plywood and veneers 155 174 -18 Stone, sand, cement, etc. 302 319 -17 Tin 57 74 -17 Fuel oil 3,775 3,791 -17 Nontextile floor tiles 192 208 -16 Glass-plate, sheet, etc. 89 104 -15 Iron and steel, advanced 713 725 -12 Sulfur, nonmetallic minerals 165 176 -12 Synthetic rubber--primary 260 268 -8 Blank tapes, audio & visual 99 107 -8 Cotton cloth, fabrics 110 116 -7 Materials, excluding chemicals 110 117 -7 Farming materials, livestock 120 125 -6 Newsprint 118 124 -6 Hides and skins 10 15 -5 Chemicals-inorganic 802 805 -3 Nickel 290 292 -2 Hair, waste materials 68 70 -2 Leather and furs 50 51 -1 Wool, silk, etc. 58 57 1 Synthetic cloth 490 488 2 Lumber 297 294 3 Cotton, natural fibers 11 7 4 Iron and steel products, n.e.c. 760 753 7 Shingles, wallboard 568 560 8 Liquefied petroleum gases 707 694 13 Nonferrous metals, other 356 344 13 Tobacco, waxes, etc. 709 681 28 Natural rubber 394 314 80 Chemicals-organic 2,211 2,008 203 Capital goods, except automotive 43,614 42,480 1,134 Computers 5,991 5,460 530 Civilian aircraft 1,174 664 510 Generators, accessories 1,693 1,534 159 Electric apparatus 3,466 3,310 156 Metalworking machine tools 976 863 113 Engines-civilian aircraft 1,306 1,233 73 Measuring, testing, control instruments 1,521 1,467 54 Semiconductors 3,098 3,053 45 Excavating machinery 896 858 38 Wood, glass, plastic 507 476 30 Laboratory testing instruments 469 457 11 Commercial vessels, other 21 13 8 Drilling & oilfield equipment 830 825 5 Railway transportation equipment 128 127 1 Spacecraft, excluding military 2 1 (-) Marine engines, parts 78 77 (-) Vessels, except scrap (-) (-) (-) Industrial engines 1,825 1,830 -5 Nonfarm tractors and parts 188 194 -7 Specialized mining 44 52 -9 Food, tobacco machinery 245 255 -10 Agricultural machinery, equipment 737 751 -14 Textile, sewing machines 191 207 -17 Medicinal equipment 2,526 2,543 -17 Business machines and equipment 370 388 -19 Pulp and paper machinery 346 365 -19 Photo, service industry machinery 1,267 1,292 -24 Parts-civilian aircraft 997 1,038 -41 Computer accessories 4,305 4,364 -59 Materials handling equipment 975 1,043 -68 Telecommunications equipment 3,836 3,980 -144 Industrial machines, other 3,608 3,758 -150 Automotive vehicles, parts, and engines 21,649 22,264 -615 Consumer goods 43,079 42,355 725 Other household goods 7,039 6,008 1,031 Pharmaceutical preparations 7,893 7,491 402 TV's, VCR's, etc. 2,822 2,673 150 Pleasure boats and motors 204 147 57 Toys, games, and sporting goods 2,700 2,647 53 Stereo equipment, etc 506 484 22 Records, tapes, and disks 267 245 22 Numismatic coins 230 211 19 Camping apparel and gear 714 707 7 Nursery stock, etc. 131 125 6 Household appliances 1,826 1,822 4 Furniture, household goods, etc. 1,933 1,931 1 Rugs 170 169 1 Toiletries and cosmetics 682 681 (-) Books, printed matter 290 290 (-) Gem stones, other 279 280 -2 Apparel,household goods-nontextile 663 665 -2 Cookware, cutlery, tools 610 613 -2 Motorcycles and parts 206 213 -7 Glassware, chinaware 159 167 -8 Musical instruments 120 130 -10 Apparel, textiles, nonwool or cotton 3,074 3,100 -26 Footwear 1,540 1,566 -26 Apparel, household goods - wool 249 277 -28 Photo equipment 456 498 -42 Writing and art supplies 1,044 1,135 -91 Jewelry 943 1,037 -94 Apparel, household goods - cotton 4,129 4,240 -111 Artwork, antiques, stamps, etc. 606 868 -262 Gem diamonds 1,595 1,935 -339 Other goods 5,187 5,277 -91 _________________ Item(1) Year-to-date Year-to-date Year-to-date 2011 2010 Change Total, Balance of Payments Basis 1,858,407 1,597,553 260,854 Net Adjustments 23,913 17,530 6,384 Total, Census Basis 1,834,494 1,580,023 254,471 Foods, feeds, and beverages 89,290 75,736 13,554 Food oils, oilseeds 5,172 3,451 1,721 Green coffee 5,700 3,191 2,509 Cane and beet sugar 2,414 1,678 737 Feedstuff and foodgrains 3,707 3,007 700 Dairy products and eggs 1,322 1,167 156 Cocoa beans 1,265 1,020 245 Wine, beer, and related products 7,117 6,573 544 Nonagricultural foods, etc. 601 573 28 Vegetables 8,121 7,299 822 Meat products 6,449 6,063 386 Bakery products 7,047 6,331 717 Tea, spices, etc. 1,452 1,187 266 Alcoholic beverages, excluding wine 5,216 4,654 562 Fruits, frozen juices 9,716 8,554 1,162 Other foods 8,696 7,780 916 Nuts 1,569 1,208 361 Fish and shellfish 13,725 12,000 1,725 Industrial supplies and materials 629,235 497,479 131,756 Crude oil 273,545 208,588 64,958 Petroleum products, other 42,048 31,290 10,758 Nonmonetary gold 12,707 9,038 3,669 Copper 5,928 4,128 1,800 Chemicals-fertilizers 13,378 8,889 4,489 Finished metal shapes 13,974 11,838 2,136 Steelmaking materials 7,543 6,163 1,381 Other precious metals 13,150 7,793 5,357 Nuclear fuel materials 4,626 4,631 -5 Gas-natural 13,308 15,352 -2,044 Industrial supplies, other 22,091 19,603 2,488 Bauxite and aluminum 9,624 8,677 948 Pulpwood and woodpulp 3,408 3,179 230 Coal and related fuels 2,288 1,847 441 Paper and paper products 5,782 5,556 226 Chemicals-other, n.e.c. 9,138 7,703 1,435 Zinc 1,545 1,322 223 Iron and steel mill products 16,668 11,902 4,766 Plastic materials 11,823 10,053 1,770 Finished textile supplies 3,367 3,040 327 Electric energy 1,739 1,841 -102 Plywood and veneers 1,634 1,672 -38 Stone, sand, cement, etc. 3,141 3,090 51 Tin 842 582 259 Fuel oil 39,207 27,609 11,597 Nontextile floor tiles 1,994 1,797 197 Glass-plate, sheet, etc. 934 912 22 Iron and steel, advanced 7,033 5,855 1,179 Sulfur, nonmetallic minerals 1,303 880 423 Synthetic rubber--primary 2,635 1,935 700 Blank tapes, audio & visual 1,031 1,081 -50 Cotton cloth, fabrics 1,137 995 142 Materials, excluding chemicals 1,179 1,072 107 Farming materials, livestock 1,112 949 163 Newsprint 1,236 1,115 121 Hides and skins 165 152 13 Chemicals-inorganic 7,205 5,166 2,039 Nickel 3,162 2,543 620 Hair, waste materials 706 632 74 Leather and furs 478 468 11 Wool, silk, etc. 563 470 93 Synthetic cloth 4,914 4,225 689 Lumber 2,902 2,899 3 Cotton, natural fibers 79 57 22 Iron and steel products, n.e.c. 7,226 5,556 1,670 Shingles, wallboard 5,708 5,722 -15 Liquefied petroleum gases 8,565 10,239 -1,674 Nonferrous metals, other 3,625 2,926 700 Tobacco, waxes, etc. 6,479 5,073 1,406 Natural rubber 4,002 2,260 1,742 Chemicals-organic 21,357 17,117 4,240 Capital goods, except automotive 423,179 368,835 54,344 Computers 53,412 45,495 7,918 Civilian aircraft 7,475 7,195 279 Generators, accessories 17,002 15,154 1,848 Electric apparatus 34,136 30,214 3,923 Metalworking machine tools 7,776 5,087 2,689 Engines-civilian aircraft 11,689 10,414 1,275 Measuring, testing, control instruments 14,667 12,051 2,616 Semiconductors 31,542 23,372 8,170 Excavating machinery 7,826 4,594 3,233 Wood, glass, plastic 4,457 3,993 465 Laboratory testing instruments 4,474 3,713 761 Commercial vessels, other 126 93 32 Drilling & oilfield equipment 7,553 5,948 1,605 Railway transportation equipment 1,108 997 111 Spacecraft, excluding military 96 54 43 Marine engines, parts 812 727 85 Vessels, except scrap 1 2 -1 Industrial engines 17,631 13,632 3,999 Nonfarm tractors and parts 1,846 1,233 613 Specialized mining 662 465 197 Food, tobacco machinery 2,539 2,070 469 Agricultural machinery, equipment 6,637 5,247 1,390 Textile, sewing machines 1,530 1,347 183 Medicinal equipment 25,361 22,528 2,832 Business machines and equipment 3,790 3,721 69 Pulp and paper machinery 3,382 2,749 633 Photo, service industry machinery 12,659 11,536 1,122 Parts-civilian aircraft 9,419 8,222 1,196 Computer accessories 46,313 52,369 -6,057 Materials handling equipment 9,141 6,654 2,487 Telecommunications equipment 40,776 39,061 1,716 Industrial machines, other 37,341 28,897 8,444 Automotive vehicles, parts, and engines 210,211 186,100 24,111 Consumer goods 429,514 401,256 28,258 Other household goods 64,004 57,539 6,465 Pharmaceutical preparations 76,505 71,403 5,102 TV's, VCR's, etc. 28,374 31,461 -3,087 Pleasure boats and motors 1,750 1,553 197 Toys, games, and sporting goods 27,560 28,763 -1,204 Stereo equipment, etc 4,945 4,940 4 Records, tapes, and disks 2,433 2,123 310 Numismatic coins 2,135 1,382 753 Camping apparel and gear 7,205 6,368 837 Nursery stock, etc. 1,268 1,228 40 Household appliances 17,404 16,590 813 Furniture, household goods, etc. 19,557 19,208 349 Rugs 1,597 1,466 131 Toiletries and cosmetics 6,636 5,845 791 Books, printed matter 3,036 3,110 -75 Gem stones, other 2,638 2,355 283 Apparel,household goods-nontextile 6,702 5,773 928 Cookware, cutlery, tools 6,195 5,889 306 Motorcycles and parts 2,121 1,470 650 Glassware, chinaware 1,741 1,690 51 Musical instruments 1,325 1,248 77 Apparel, textiles, nonwool or cotton 30,788 26,262 4,526 Footwear 15,357 13,892 1,465 Apparel, household goods - wool 2,792 2,525 267 Photo equipment 4,874 4,998 -124 Writing and art supplies 11,012 10,449 562 Jewelry 10,537 8,612 1,925 Apparel, household goods - cotton 42,823 40,949 1,874 Artwork, antiques, stamps, etc. 7,224 6,759 465 Gem diamonds 18,977 15,403 3,574 Other goods 53,065 50,617 2,448 (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-11-210, BEA-11-57), Bureau of the Census, Foreign Trade Division, October 2011. For more information, contact Matthew Przybocki (301-763-3148) or Maria Iseman (301-763-2311), Foreign Trade Division.