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) December November Monthly 2011 2011 (R) Change Total, Balance of Payments Basis 191,390 188,677 2,714 Net Adjustments 2,184 2,215 -30 Total, Census Basis 189,206 186,462 2,744 Foods, feeds, and beverages 9,169 9,266 -97 Green coffee 560 731 -170 Food oils, oilseeds 504 585 -81 Fish and shellfish 1,440 1,402 37 Fruits, frozen juices 1,033 1,004 29 Other foods 943 912 31 Feedstuff and foodgrains 451 440 11 Vegetables 793 847 -55 Bakery products 742 704 38 Cane and beet sugar 164 211 -47 Alcoholic beverages, excluding wine 560 519 42 Wine, beer, and related products 753 698 55 Meat products 637 635 2 Nuts 166 152 14 Tea, spices, etc. 148 153 -4 Dairy products and eggs 126 138 -12 Cocoa beans 90 68 22 Nonagricultural foods, etc. 60 69 -9 Industrial supplies and materials 63,711 63,388 323 Crude oil 29,287 28,470 817 Fuel oil 3,461 4,261 -801 Petroleum products, other 4,127 4,385 -257 Other precious metals 1,319 1,086 233 Iron and steel mill products 1,544 1,545 (-) Chemicals-organic 2,215 1,909 306 Chemicals-fertilizers 1,208 1,485 -277 Nonmonetary gold 1,426 1,391 34 Industrial supplies, other 2,258 2,233 25 Finished metal shapes 1,367 1,366 1 Chemicals-inorganic 748 686 62 Plastic materials 1,174 1,112 61 Natural rubber 363 378 -14 Iron and steel products, n.e.c. 814 750 64 Chemicals-other, n.e.c. 967 1,005 -39 Copper 415 428 -12 Tobacco, waxes, etc. 623 704 -81 Steelmaking materials 729 721 8 Iron and steel, advanced 761 729 32 Bauxite and aluminum 1,002 926 76 Synthetic rubber--primary 245 258 -13 Coal and related fuels 380 276 104 Nonferrous metals, other 362 350 12 Synthetic cloth 497 492 4 Nickel 198 248 -50 Sulfur, nonmetallic minerals 131 144 -14 Finished textile supplies 329 326 3 Zinc 161 109 52 Paper and paper products 550 560 -10 Tin 69 69 (-) Farming materials, livestock 125 133 -8 Nontextile floor tiles 185 196 -11 Cotton cloth, fabrics 113 107 6 Materials, excluding chemicals 139 117 22 Pulpwood and woodpulp 309 311 -2 Stone, sand, cement, etc. 328 330 -1 Wool, silk, etc. 59 58 1 Hair, waste materials 73 79 -6 Newsprint 118 112 6 Shingles, wallboard 611 580 31 Cotton, natural fibers 10 6 3 Electric energy 177 186 -9 Leather and furs 57 55 2 Nuclear fuel materials 500 533 -34 Glass-plate, sheet, etc. 81 90 -9 Hides and skins 6 9 -3 Lumber 330 289 41 Plywood and veneers 144 155 -11 Blank tapes, audio & visual 109 102 7 Liquefied petroleum gases 695 692 3 Gas-natural 812 846 -34 Capital goods, except automotive 44,668 43,637 1,031 Computers 5,443 5,901 -458 Industrial machines, other 4,072 3,650 422 Semiconductors 3,426 3,032 394 Electric apparatus 3,708 3,746 -38 Industrial engines 1,921 1,895 26 Excavating machinery 1,021 967 54 Metalworking machine tools 999 925 74 Medicinal equipment 2,586 2,516 70 Materials handling equipment 1,091 883 208 Measuring, testing, control instruments 1,452 1,423 28 Generators, accessories 1,796 1,791 5 Drilling & oilfield equipment 715 747 -32 Agricultural machinery, equipment 730 765 -35 Parts-civilian aircraft 970 1,000 -30 Engines-civilian aircraft 1,202 1,258 -56 Photo, service industry machinery 1,259 1,263 -5 Civilian aircraft 1,412 969 444 Laboratory testing instruments 493 463 30 Telecommunications equipment 3,843 3,928 -85 Pulp and paper machinery 374 365 9 Nonfarm tractors and parts 193 191 2 Wood, glass, plastic 499 506 -7 Food, tobacco machinery 274 237 37 Textile, sewing machines 144 175 -30 Railway transportation equipment 148 146 2 Specialized mining 51 55 -4 Business machines and equipment 418 382 36 Marine engines, parts 86 71 14 Spacecraft, excluding military 4 66 -62 Commercial vessels, other 14 21 -7 Vessels, except scrap (-) (-) (-) Computer accessories 4,325 4,299 26 Automotive vehicles, parts, and engines 22,651 22,117 534 Consumer goods 43,256 42,317 940 Other household goods 7,337 6,697 641 Pharmaceutical preparations 8,120 7,460 660 Apparel, textiles, nonwool or cotton 3,064 3,099 -35 Gem diamonds 1,789 1,643 146 Jewelry 960 921 39 Footwear 1,430 1,515 -85 Apparel, household goods - cotton 3,816 3,884 -68 Apparel,household goods-nontextile 703 670 33 Household appliances 1,744 1,778 -34 Camping apparel and gear 699 737 -37 Toiletries and cosmetics 675 636 38 Motorcycles and parts 257 227 30 Numismatic coins 239 161 78 Artwork, antiques, stamps, etc. 740 855 -115 Writing and art supplies 1,085 1,069 16 Furniture, household goods, etc. 2,083 2,021 63 Records, tapes, and disks 266 290 -24 Cookware, cutlery, tools 643 633 10 Gem stones, other 244 253 -9 Apparel, household goods - wool 300 272 28 Pleasure boats and motors 172 194 -21 Rugs 157 170 -13 Musical instruments 140 128 12 Nursery stock, etc. 144 133 11 Glassware, chinaware 166 167 -1 Stereo equipment, etc 521 517 4 Books, printed matter 316 314 2 Photo equipment 378 249 129 Toys, games, and sporting goods 2,505 2,935 -430 TV's, VCR's, etc. 2,562 2,691 -129 Other goods 5,751 5,738 13 _________________ Item(1) Annual Annual Annual 2011 2010 Change Total, Balance of Payments Basis 2,235,283 1,934,555 300,728 Net Adjustments 28,327 21,395 6,931 Total, Census Basis 2,206,956 1,913,160 293,796 Foods, feeds, and beverages 107,450 91,730 15,720 Green coffee 6,904 4,055 2,849 Food oils, oilseeds 6,248 4,234 2,014 Fish and shellfish 16,575 14,635 1,940 Fruits, frozen juices 11,689 10,404 1,285 Other foods 10,549 9,387 1,162 Feedstuff and foodgrains 4,598 3,656 942 Vegetables 9,699 8,769 930 Bakery products 8,484 7,632 852 Cane and beet sugar 2,789 1,983 805 Alcoholic beverages, excluding wine 6,292 5,647 645 Wine, beer, and related products 8,531 7,890 642 Meat products 7,711 7,174 537 Nuts 1,885 1,477 408 Tea, spices, etc. 1,753 1,443 310 Dairy products and eggs 1,588 1,410 178 Cocoa beans 1,425 1,251 174 Nonagricultural foods, etc. 729 683 47 Industrial supplies and materials 756,344 602,663 153,680 Crude oil 331,616 252,161 79,456 Fuel oil 46,943 33,782 13,161 Petroleum products, other 50,788 38,002 12,785 Other precious metals 15,566 9,547 6,019 Iron and steel mill products 19,767 14,393 5,374 Chemicals-organic 25,419 20,509 4,910 Chemicals-fertilizers 15,806 11,494 4,311 Nonmonetary gold 15,596 12,551 3,045 Industrial supplies, other 26,545 23,728 2,818 Finished metal shapes 16,702 14,305 2,397 Chemicals-inorganic 8,635 6,349 2,286 Plastic materials 14,110 12,075 2,035 Natural rubber 4,773 2,820 1,953 Iron and steel products, n.e.c. 8,763 6,846 1,916 Chemicals-other, n.e.c. 11,091 9,348 1,744 Copper 6,771 5,087 1,684 Tobacco, waxes, etc. 7,803 6,121 1,682 Steelmaking materials 8,987 7,314 1,673 Iron and steel, advanced 8,509 7,120 1,389 Bauxite and aluminum 11,538 10,482 1,055 Synthetic rubber--primary 3,134 2,299 835 Coal and related fuels 2,944 2,137 807 Nonferrous metals, other 4,354 3,548 806 Synthetic cloth 5,894 5,109 785 Nickel 3,604 2,946 658 Sulfur, nonmetallic minerals 1,572 1,100 472 Finished textile supplies 4,018 3,665 352 Zinc 1,811 1,585 226 Paper and paper products 6,888 6,668 219 Tin 979 760 219 Farming materials, livestock 1,357 1,146 211 Nontextile floor tiles 2,373 2,162 211 Cotton cloth, fabrics 1,356 1,199 157 Materials, excluding chemicals 1,435 1,285 150 Pulpwood and woodpulp 4,024 3,891 133 Stone, sand, cement, etc. 3,798 3,684 115 Wool, silk, etc. 680 572 108 Hair, waste materials 855 759 96 Newsprint 1,464 1,377 87 Shingles, wallboard 6,878 6,809 69 Cotton, natural fibers 94 66 28 Electric energy 2,096 2,071 25 Leather and furs 590 567 23 Nuclear fuel materials 5,658 5,641 17 Glass-plate, sheet, etc. 1,105 1,090 15 Hides and skins 188 173 15 Lumber 3,497 3,514 -16 Plywood and veneers 1,929 1,948 -19 Blank tapes, audio & visual 1,240 1,298 -58 Liquefied petroleum gases 9,953 12,158 -2,205 Gas-natural 14,851 17,402 -2,552 Capital goods, except automotive 510,928 449,178 61,751 Computers 64,902 55,285 9,617 Industrial machines, other 44,945 35,654 9,290 Semiconductors 37,941 29,438 8,503 Electric apparatus 41,539 36,814 4,725 Industrial engines 21,412 16,804 4,608 Excavating machinery 9,775 5,930 3,845 Metalworking machine tools 9,739 6,434 3,305 Medicinal equipment 30,413 27,359 3,054 Materials handling equipment 11,088 8,132 2,955 Measuring, testing, control instruments 17,528 14,823 2,705 Generators, accessories 20,630 18,468 2,162 Drilling & oilfield equipment 9,012 7,345 1,668 Agricultural machinery, equipment 8,062 6,486 1,576 Parts-civilian aircraft 11,384 9,861 1,524 Engines-civilian aircraft 14,102 12,600 1,502 Photo, service industry machinery 15,160 13,824 1,336 Civilian aircraft 9,870 8,774 1,096 Laboratory testing instruments 5,432 4,531 901 Telecommunications equipment 48,462 47,580 881 Pulp and paper machinery 4,126 3,350 776 Nonfarm tractors and parts 2,227 1,501 727 Wood, glass, plastic 5,445 4,835 610 Food, tobacco machinery 3,050 2,528 521 Textile, sewing machines 1,844 1,594 250 Railway transportation equipment 1,403 1,179 224 Specialized mining 768 575 193 Business machines and equipment 4,581 4,432 148 Marine engines, parts 967 887 80 Spacecraft, excluding military 166 96 70 Commercial vessels, other 160 104 56 Vessels, except scrap 2 3 -1 Computer accessories 54,795 61,951 -7,156 Automotive vehicles, parts, and engines 254,086 225,049 29,037 Consumer goods 513,657 483,268 30,389 Other household goods 77,681 69,814 7,867 Pharmaceutical preparations 91,878 85,453 6,425 Apparel, textiles, nonwool or cotton 36,956 31,727 5,229 Gem diamonds 22,319 18,599 3,721 Jewelry 12,338 10,422 1,916 Footwear 18,347 16,888 1,460 Apparel, household goods - cotton 50,382 49,134 1,248 Apparel,household goods-nontextile 8,050 6,972 1,078 Household appliances 20,893 19,845 1,049 Camping apparel and gear 8,631 7,715 916 Toiletries and cosmetics 7,933 7,043 889 Motorcycles and parts 2,604 1,781 823 Numismatic coins 2,537 1,717 820 Artwork, antiques, stamps, etc. 8,778 8,070 708 Writing and art supplies 13,149 12,526 623 Furniture, household goods, etc. 23,623 23,001 622 Records, tapes, and disks 3,005 2,587 418 Cookware, cutlery, tools 7,459 7,067 392 Gem stones, other 3,114 2,840 275 Apparel, household goods - wool 3,326 3,057 269 Pleasure boats and motors 2,130 1,875 255 Rugs 1,922 1,745 177 Musical instruments 1,583 1,512 71 Nursery stock, etc. 1,547 1,483 64 Glassware, chinaware 2,064 2,034 31 Stereo equipment, etc 5,973 6,059 -87 Books, printed matter 3,648 3,738 -90 Photo equipment 5,342 5,946 -604 Toys, games, and sporting goods 32,960 34,840 -1,880 TV's, VCR's, etc. 33,485 37,778 -4,293 Other goods 64,492 61,272 3,219 (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-12-27, BEA-12-04), Bureau of the Census, Foreign Trade Division, December 2011. For more information, contact Matthew Przybocki (301-763-3148) or Maria Iseman (301-763-2311), Foreign Trade Division.