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 adjustment and rounding. The commodities in this exhibit are ranked on the monthly change within each major commodity grouping. (-) Represents zero or less than one half of measurement shown. (R) - Revised. February January Monthly Year-to-Date Year-to-Date Year-to-Date Item (1) 2012 2012 (R) Change 2012 2011 Change Total, Balance of Payments Basis 189,376 195,879 -6,503 385,255 357,561 27,694 Net Adjustments 2,158 2,431 -273 4,589 4,355 234 Total, Census Basis 187,218 193,448 -6,230 380,666 353,206 27,460 Foods, feeds, and beverages 9,009 9,610 -600 18,619 17,000 1,619 Fish and shellfish 1,363 1,536 -174 2,899 2,685 214 Green coffee 476 564 -88 1,039 872 167 Other foods 907 990 -83 1,897 1,696 202 Cane and beet sugar 149 223 -74 372 348 24 Bakery products 733 805 -73 1,538 1,400 138 Fruits, frozen juices 959 1,014 -56 1,973 1,897 76 Wine, beer, and related products 740 785 -45 1,526 1,474 51 Feedstuff and foodgrains 410 445 -35 856 669 186 Food oils, oilseeds 493 516 -23 1,009 916 94 Nonagricultural foods, etc. 70 77 -7 147 118 29 Tea, spices, etc. 153 159 -6 312 277 35 Vegetables 787 792 -5 1,579 1,535 44 Dairy products and eggs 150 153 -3 303 252 52 Meat products 702 703 -1 1,405 1,184 221 Alcoholic beverages, excluding wine 532 529 3 1,061 1,004 57 Nuts 202 176 26 378 290 88 Cocoa beans 183 140 43 324 382 -58 Industrial supplies and materials 63,541 65,067 -1,526 128,609 117,408 11,201 Crude oil 28,290 29,184 -894 57,473 51,108 6,365 Fuel oil 3,346 4,128 -782 7,474 7,133 341 Chemicals-inorganic 639 797 -158 1,436 1,216 220 Liquefied petroleum gases 721 872 -151 1,593 2,085 -492 Industrial supplies, other 2,263 2,353 -90 4,616 4,391 224 Tobacco, waxes, etc. 720 795 -74 1,515 1,117 399 Iron and steel products, n.e.c. 832 901 -69 1,733 1,374 360 Chemicals-other, n.e.c. 921 988 -67 1,909 1,696 214 Chemicals-organic 2,046 2,110 -64 4,156 4,165 -10 Coal and related fuels 121 177 -56 298 263 35 Stone, sand, cement, etc. 311 359 -48 669 616 54 Iron and steel, advanced 746 793 -48 1,539 1,370 169 Electric energy 124 166 -43 290 363 -74 Tin 63 102 -39 165 197 -32 Paper and paper products 542 577 -35 1,118 1,149 -30 Synthetic cloth 488 511 -23 999 953 45 Plywood and veneers 159 179 -20 338 336 2 Sulfur, nonmetallic minerals 150 170 -20 320 211 109 Nontextile floor tiles 197 215 -19 412 405 7 Shingles, wallboard 639 655 -17 1,294 1,180 114 Synthetic rubber-primary 280 292 -12 573 435 138 Finished textile supplies 326 337 -11 664 651 12 Wool, silk, etc. 62 72 -10 134 107 26 Glass-plate, sheet, etc. 85 95 -10 179 173 6 Nonmonetary gold 1,348 1,355 -8 2,703 2,170 533 Cotton cloth, fabrics 103 111 -7 214 209 5 Nonferrous metals, other 371 376 -6 747 677 70 Bauxite and aluminum 957 962 -5 1,919 1,775 144 Blank tapes, audio & visual 87 90 -3 177 216 -39 Hair, waste materials 76 78 -2 153 131 22 Finished metal shapes 1,403 1,403 -1 2,806 2,575 231 Farming materials, livestock 121 120 1 241 206 35 Cotton, natural fibers 9 7 3 16 11 4 Zinc 122 119 3 241 307 -66 Newsprint 122 119 3 242 251 -9 Leather and furs 55 48 7 103 90 13 Materials, excluding chemicals 116 107 9 224 223 1 Lumber 312 302 10 614 635 -21 Gas-natural 775 763 12 1,538 2,413 -875 Hides and skins 30 16 14 45 50 -4 Pulpwood and woodpulp 278 251 27 528 626 -97 Natural rubber 347 313 34 659 687 -28 Plastic materials 1,257 1,221 36 2,478 2,179 299 Chemicals-fertilizers 1,083 1,044 39 2,127 2,348 -221 Other precious metals 1,181 1,124 57 2,306 2,490 -184 Nickel 329 257 71 586 603 -17 Copper 494 347 147 841 1,072 -231 Petroleum products, other 4,970 4,784 186 9,753 7,747 2,007 Nuclear fuel materials 384 197 187 581 723 -142 Steelmaking materials 1,103 899 205 2,002 1,594 408 Iron and steel mill products 2,041 1,826 215 3,868 2,705 1,163 Capital goods, except automotive 44,323 44,757 -433 89,080 81,686 7,394 Industrial machines, other 3,821 4,260 -438 8,081 7,825 256 Medicinal equipment 2,538 2,705 -168 5,243 4,980 263 Electric apparatus 3,360 3,470 -111 6,830 6,703 127 Agricultural machinery, equipment 713 810 -97 1,524 1,240 284 Excavating machinery 951 1,043 -92 1,994 1,373 620 Measuring, testing, control instruments 1,467 1,524 -57 2,992 2,813 179 Industrial engines 1,872 1,926 -54 3,798 3,458 340 Business machines and equipment 369 420 -51 790 793 -3 Railway transportation equipment 113 159 -47 272 202 70 Parts-civilian aircraft 950 988 -38 1,939 1,645 293 Drilling & oilfield equipment 862 898 -36 1,760 1,200 559 Laboratory testing instruments 494 511 -17 1,005 855 151 Food, tobacco machinery 251 266 -15 517 516 1 Wood, glass, plastic 454 469 -15 923 820 103 Pulp and paper machinery 326 340 -13 666 601 65 Marine engines, parts 72 78 -6 149 141 8 Spacecraft, excluding military 1 2 -1 4 5 -2 Vessels, except scrap (-) (-) (-) (-) (-) (-) Textile, sewing machines 125 125 (-) 250 290 -40 Commercial vessels, other 9 4 5 14 9 5 Nonfarm tractors and parts 216 211 5 426 345 81 Computers 5,224 5,216 8 10,439 8,843 1,596 Photo, service industry machinery 1,298 1,288 9 2,586 2,495 92 Metalworking machine tools 961 946 15 1,907 1,316 590 Specialized mining 86 64 21 150 113 37 Generators, accessories 1,892 1,838 54 3,730 3,302 428 Materials handling equipment 1,153 1,077 76 2,230 1,738 493 Telecommunications equipment 4,116 4,039 77 8,155 8,285 -130 Civilian aircraft 574 491 83 1,065 1,361 -296 Semiconductors 3,852 3,732 121 7,584 6,577 1,007 Computer accessories 4,839 4,687 152 9,526 9,659 -134 Engines-civilian aircraft 1,365 1,168 197 2,534 2,183 351 Automotive vehicles, parts, and engines 23,986 25,034 -1,049 49,020 41,839 7,181 Consumer goods 40,581 43,295 -2,715 83,876 85,677 -1,801 Apparel, textiles, nonwool or cotton 2,928 3,484 -555 6,412 5,893 519 Toys, games, and sporting goods 2,699 3,238 -538 5,937 5,806 131 Apparel, household goods-cotton 3,857 4,332 -476 8,189 8,624 -435 Furniture, household goods, etc. 1,891 2,278 -387 4,170 4,057 113 Footwear 1,346 1,655 -309 3,001 3,001 (-) Household appliances 1,675 1,838 -163 3,514 3,441 73 Stereo equipment, etc 482 623 -141 1,104 1,014 90 Camping apparel and gear 670 806 -136 1,475 1,398 77 Apparel, household goods-nontextile 652 762 -111 1,414 1,342 72 Jewelry 1,014 1,113 -99 2,126 1,989 137 Cookware, cutlery, tools 612 699 -87 1,311 1,284 27 Other consumer nondurables 1,046 1,131 -86 2,177 2,257 -80 Toiletries and cosmetics 660 743 -83 1,402 1,271 131 Numismatic coins 86 166 -81 252 350 -98 Apparel, household goods-wool 277 314 -38 591 522 68 Glassware, chinaware 164 201 -37 364 373 -8 Books, printed matter 278 303 -25 581 646 -66 Motorcycles and parts 247 266 -19 513 361 152 Musical instruments 126 144 -19 270 280 -10 Nursery stock, etc. 129 147 -17 276 266 10 Rugs 157 170 -12 327 293 33 Televisions and video equipment 2,562 2,574 -12 5,137 5,756 -619 Recorded media 78 74 4 151 445 -293 Gem stones, other 290 270 20 560 481 79 Gem diamonds 1,555 1,517 38 3,072 3,473 -401 Photo equipment 571 527 44 1,098 1,064 35 Pleasure boats and motors 217 169 49 386 335 51 Cell phones and other household goods, n.e.c. 6,299 6,219 80 12,518 13,387 -869 Artwork, antiques, stamps, etc. 817 684 133 1,500 1,355 145 Pharmaceutical preparations 7,198 6,850 348 14,047 14,914 -867 Other goods 5,778 5,685 93 11,462 9,597 1,865 (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-12-59, BEA-12-13), Bureau of the Census, Foreign Trade Division, February 2012. For more information, contact Matthew Przybocki (301-763-3148) or Maria Iseman (301-763-2311), Foreign Trade Division.