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) November October Monthly 2011 2011 (R) Change Total, Balance of Payments Basis 189,736 186,636 3,101 Net Adjustments 2,208 2,556 -348 Total, Census Basis 187,528 184,080 3,448 Foods, feeds, and beverages 9,329 9,444 -115 Cane and beet sugar 212 336 -124 Food oils, oilseeds 587 627 -41 Fruits, frozen juices 1,013 1,043 -30 Wine, beer, and related products 702 706 -5 Feedstuff and foodgrains 441 445 -5 Dairy products and eggs 136 137 -2 Green coffee 739 741 -2 Cocoa beans 68 68 (-) Alcoholic beverages, excluding wine 526 524 2 Vegetables 857 854 3 Nuts 153 151 3 Tea, spices, etc. 154 149 5 Meat products 636 627 9 Bakery products 707 696 11 Nonagricultural foods, etc. 70 58 11 Fish and shellfish 1,407 1,393 14 Other foods 924 888 35 Industrial supplies and materials 63,765 61,047 2,719 Crude oil 28,586 26,853 1,733 Petroleum products, other 4,356 3,320 1,035 Fuel oil 4,276 3,788 487 Steelmaking materials 722 606 116 Chemicals-fertilizers 1,523 1,423 100 Nonmonetary gold 1,454 1,364 91 Chemicals-other, n.e.c. 1,007 919 87 Iron and steel mill products 1,548 1,464 85 Industrial supplies, other 2,240 2,167 73 Finished metal shapes 1,368 1,309 58 Stone, sand, cement, etc. 330 302 28 Coal and related fuels 276 252 24 Iron and steel, advanced 732 714 18 Shingles, wallboard 582 566 16 Farming materials, livestock 134 119 15 Pulpwood and woodpulp 311 297 14 Tin 69 57 12 Hair, waste materials 79 68 11 Materials, excluding chemicals 117 110 7 Leather and furs 56 51 5 Nontextile floor tiles 197 192 4 Synthetic cloth 494 491 3 Blank tapes, audio & visual 102 99 3 Paper and paper products 561 559 2 Glass-plate, sheet, etc. 91 90 1 Electric energy 186 185 1 Plywood and veneers 156 155 1 Wool, silk, etc. 58 58 (-) Copper 428 428 (-) Synthetic rubber--primary 259 260 -1 Hides and skins 8 10 -1 Cotton cloth, fabrics 108 109 -1 Finished textile supplies 327 329 -2 Iron and steel products, n.e.c. 749 751 -2 Cotton, natural fibers 6 11 -5 Lumber 292 296 -5 Newsprint 112 118 -7 Tobacco, waxes, etc. 714 721 -7 Nonferrous metals, other 364 371 -8 Natural rubber 413 424 -11 Liquefied petroleum gases 693 707 -15 Sulfur, nonmetallic minerals 146 162 -15 Zinc 110 126 -17 Nickel 249 289 -40 Plastic materials 1,115 1,179 -65 Nuclear fuel materials 534 628 -94 Bauxite and aluminum 928 1,024 -96 Chemicals-inorganic 688 803 -115 Other precious metals 1,095 1,217 -122 Chemicals-organic 1,962 2,257 -296 Gas-natural 858 1,243 -386 Capital goods, except automotive 43,832 43,706 126 Electric apparatus 3,755 3,459 295 Generators, accessories 1,864 1,753 111 Telecommunications equipment 3,932 3,833 99 Excavating machinery 965 894 71 Spacecraft, excluding military 66 2 64 Industrial machines, other 3,670 3,616 54 Industrial engines 1,887 1,834 53 Agricultural machinery, equipment 768 736 32 Railway transportation equipment 147 129 18 Pulp and paper machinery 363 347 16 Business machines and equipment 383 369 13 Specialized mining 55 44 11 Computer accessories 4,315 4,305 10 Nonfarm tractors and parts 193 185 8 Parts-civilian aircraft 1,003 996 7 Wood, glass, plastic 510 507 3 Marine engines, parts 77 76 1 Vessels, except scrap (-) (-) (-) Photo, service industry machinery 1,268 1,268 (-) Commercial vessels, other 21 21 -1 Medicinal equipment 2,522 2,525 -4 Laboratory testing instruments 462 468 -6 Food, tobacco machinery 236 248 -12 Textile, sewing machines 175 191 -16 Engines-civilian aircraft 1,267 1,297 -30 Metalworking machine tools 934 989 -55 Semiconductors 3,042 3,104 -63 Drilling & oilfield equipment 761 827 -66 Materials handling equipment 890 979 -89 Measuring, testing, control instruments 1,425 1,524 -99 Computers 5,886 5,990 -103 Civilian aircraft 991 1,188 -197 Automotive vehicles, parts, and engines 22,291 21,475 816 Consumer goods 42,503 43,185 -682 Pharmaceutical preparations 7,407 7,979 -572 Other household goods 6,735 7,035 -300 Apparel, household goods - cotton 3,902 4,129 -227 Photo equipment 266 457 -190 TV's, VCR's, etc. 2,714 2,828 -115 Numismatic coins 162 232 -70 Household appliances 1,784 1,828 -44 Toiletries and cosmetics 639 682 -43 Footwear 1,513 1,541 -28 Jewelry 935 946 -10 Gem stones, other 254 263 -9 Pleasure boats and motors 227 227 (-) Rugs 170 169 1 Nursery stock, etc. 133 131 2 Musical instruments 129 120 9 Glassware, chinaware 170 160 10 Apparel,household goods-nontextile 674 663 11 Stereo equipment, etc 518 506 12 Records, tapes, and disks 289 266 23 Motorcycles and parts 230 207 23 Camping apparel and gear 739 715 25 Books, printed matter 316 290 26 Cookware, cutlery, tools 637 611 26 Writing and art supplies 1,075 1,046 29 Apparel, household goods - wool 280 250 30 Apparel, textiles, nonwool or cotton 3,106 3,076 30 Gem diamonds 1,674 1,591 83 Furniture, household goods, etc. 2,028 1,933 95 Toys, games, and sporting goods 2,938 2,699 238 Artwork, antiques, stamps, etc. 859 605 254 Other goods 5,809 5,224 585 _________________ Item(1) Year-to-date Year-to-date Year-to-date 2011 2010 Change Total, Balance of Payments Basis 2,048,217 1,763,842 284,375 Net Adjustments 26,130 19,380 6,750 Total, Census Basis 2,022,087 1,744,462 277,625 Foods, feeds, and beverages 98,644 83,675 14,969 Cane and beet sugar 2,626 1,850 776 Food oils, oilseeds 5,759 3,824 1,935 Fruits, frozen juices 10,730 9,479 1,251 Wine, beer, and related products 7,816 7,223 594 Feedstuff and foodgrains 4,147 3,317 830 Dairy products and eggs 1,458 1,290 168 Green coffee 6,440 3,676 2,763 Cocoa beans 1,333 1,104 229 Alcoholic beverages, excluding wine 5,749 5,160 590 Vegetables 8,981 8,010 972 Nuts 1,723 1,344 379 Tea, spices, etc. 1,607 1,312 295 Meat products 7,085 6,619 466 Bakery products 7,755 6,981 774 Nonagricultural foods, etc. 671 630 40 Fish and shellfish 15,135 13,286 1,849 Other foods 9,628 8,570 1,059 Industrial supplies and materials 692,978 548,182 144,796 Crude oil 301,996 229,284 72,712 Petroleum products, other 46,358 34,452 11,906 Fuel oil 43,496 30,472 13,024 Steelmaking materials 8,266 6,738 1,528 Chemicals-fertilizers 14,874 10,199 4,675 Nonmonetary gold 14,234 10,475 3,759 Chemicals-other, n.e.c. 10,143 8,525 1,617 Iron and steel mill products 18,210 13,098 5,112 Industrial supplies, other 24,333 21,661 2,672 Finished metal shapes 15,341 13,069 2,272 Stone, sand, cement, etc. 3,471 3,388 83 Coal and related fuels 2,564 1,987 577 Iron and steel, advanced 7,766 6,479 1,287 Shingles, wallboard 6,288 6,265 23 Farming materials, livestock 1,246 1,054 192 Pulpwood and woodpulp 3,719 3,533 186 Tin 911 683 227 Hair, waste materials 786 695 90 Materials, excluding chemicals 1,296 1,177 119 Leather and furs 535 517 18 Nontextile floor tiles 2,191 1,979 212 Synthetic cloth 5,409 4,663 746 Blank tapes, audio & visual 1,133 1,190 -57 Paper and paper products 6,344 6,121 223 Glass-plate, sheet, etc. 1,025 1,008 17 Electric energy 1,925 1,973 -48 Plywood and veneers 1,790 1,817 -27 Wool, silk, etc. 621 523 98 Copper 6,355 4,470 1,885 Synthetic rubber--primary 2,894 2,125 768 Hides and skins 173 162 11 Cotton cloth, fabrics 1,244 1,099 146 Finished textile supplies 3,695 3,346 349 Iron and steel products, n.e.c. 7,965 6,189 1,776 Cotton, natural fibers 84 62 23 Lumber 3,193 3,195 -2 Newsprint 1,347 1,248 100 Tobacco, waxes, etc. 7,205 5,634 1,571 Nonferrous metals, other 4,004 3,236 768 Natural rubber 4,446 2,496 1,949 Liquefied petroleum gases 9,258 11,041 -1,783 Sulfur, nonmetallic minerals 1,446 1,003 443 Zinc 1,654 1,431 224 Nickel 3,412 2,735 677 Plastic materials 12,938 11,069 1,869 Nuclear fuel materials 5,159 5,218 -59 Bauxite and aluminum 10,552 9,605 947 Chemicals-inorganic 7,893 5,738 2,155 Other precious metals 14,259 8,713 5,545 Chemicals-organic 23,365 18,821 4,543 Gas-natural 14,166 16,518 -2,352 Capital goods, except automotive 467,102 409,164 57,938 Electric apparatus 37,884 33,477 4,407 Generators, accessories 18,925 16,738 2,187 Telecommunications equipment 44,707 43,425 1,282 Excavating machinery 8,789 5,228 3,561 Spacecraft, excluding military 162 57 105 Industrial machines, other 41,019 32,244 8,774 Industrial engines 19,526 15,256 4,271 Agricultural machinery, equipment 7,405 5,862 1,543 Railway transportation equipment 1,256 1,083 173 Pulp and paper machinery 3,747 3,049 698 Business machines and equipment 4,172 4,073 99 Specialized mining 717 523 194 Computer accessories 50,627 57,202 -6,576 Nonfarm tractors and parts 2,037 1,366 671 Parts-civilian aircraft 10,421 9,082 1,339 Wood, glass, plastic 4,968 4,402 566 Marine engines, parts 887 812 76 Vessels, except scrap 1 3 -1 Photo, service industry machinery 13,927 12,685 1,242 Commercial vessels, other 146 100 46 Medicinal equipment 27,882 24,993 2,889 Laboratory testing instruments 4,935 4,132 803 Food, tobacco machinery 2,778 2,308 470 Textile, sewing machines 1,705 1,477 229 Engines-civilian aircraft 12,946 11,541 1,405 Metalworking machine tools 8,724 5,718 3,006 Semiconductors 34,589 26,393 8,197 Drilling & oilfield equipment 8,312 6,802 1,509 Materials handling equipment 10,035 7,348 2,687 Measuring, testing, control instruments 16,094 13,414 2,680 Computers 59,298 50,630 8,668 Civilian aircraft 8,480 7,743 737 Automotive vehicles, parts, and engines 232,328 205,483 26,845 Consumer goods 472,123 442,095 30,028 Pharmaceutical preparations 83,998 78,146 5,852 Other household goods 70,736 63,540 7,196 Apparel, household goods - cotton 46,725 45,153 1,573 Photo equipment 5,141 5,464 -323 TV's, VCR's, etc. 31,094 34,648 -3,553 Numismatic coins 2,299 1,512 787 Household appliances 19,190 18,216 974 Toiletries and cosmetics 7,275 6,440 835 Footwear 16,870 15,448 1,422 Jewelry 11,475 9,501 1,974 Gem stones, other 2,877 2,596 281 Pleasure boats and motors 2,001 1,716 284 Rugs 1,766 1,607 159 Nursery stock, etc. 1,401 1,356 46 Musical instruments 1,455 1,378 77 Glassware, chinaware 1,911 1,863 48 Apparel,household goods-nontextile 7,375 6,375 1,000 Stereo equipment, etc 5,463 5,519 -56 Records, tapes, and disks 2,721 2,358 363 Motorcycles and parts 2,352 1,624 728 Camping apparel and gear 7,945 7,078 867 Books, printed matter 3,351 3,423 -72 Cookware, cutlery, tools 6,833 6,472 361 Writing and art supplies 12,089 11,495 594 Apparel, household goods - wool 3,073 2,789 283 Apparel, textiles, nonwool or cotton 33,895 29,062 4,834 Gem diamonds 20,647 16,933 3,713 Furniture, household goods, etc. 21,585 21,118 467 Toys, games, and sporting goods 30,497 31,828 -1,331 Artwork, antiques, stamps, etc. 8,083 7,436 647 Other goods 58,911 55,863 3,048 (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-12-10, BEA-12-1), Bureau of the Census, Foreign Trade Division, November 2011. For more information, contact Matthew Przybocki (301-763-3148) or Maria Iseman (301-763-2311), Foreign Trade Division.