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. March February Monthly Year-to-Date Year-to-Date Year-to-Date Item (1) 2012 2012 (R) Change 2012 2011 Change Total, Balance of Payments Basis 200,285 189,024 11,261 585,188 542,793 42,395 Net Adjustments 2,256 2,132 124 6,819 6,564 256 Total, Census Basis 198,029 186,892 11,137 578,369 536,229 42,139 Foods, feeds, and beverages 9,199 8,991 207 27,799 25,576 2,223 Other foods 984 896 88 2,870 2,547 323 Wine, beer, and related products 802 740 63 2,327 2,219 108 Food oils, oilseeds 549 493 56 1,559 1,448 110 Meat products 753 702 51 2,157 1,819 338 Cane and beet sugar 186 149 37 558 612 -54 Alcoholic beverages, excluding wine 561 529 32 1,620 1,526 94 Feedstuff and foodgrains 438 410 28 1,293 1,027 267 Fish and shellfish 1,388 1,362 26 4,286 3,966 321 Green coffee 483 475 8 1,522 1,395 127 Vegetables 794 788 6 2,374 2,256 118 Nuts 201 200 (-) 577 437 140 Nonagricultural foods, etc. 69 70 -1 216 183 33 Tea, spices, etc. 150 154 -4 462 411 52 Bakery products 718 733 -15 2,256 2,086 170 Dairy products and eggs 125 150 -25 428 398 30 Fruits, frozen juices 902 958 -56 2,874 2,808 67 Cocoa beans 95 183 -88 418 438 -20 Industrial supplies and materials 65,713 63,241 2,472 194,021 181,769 12,252 Crude oil 29,663 28,166 1,497 87,013 79,262 7,751 Fuel oil 3,953 3,322 631 11,403 11,253 151 Tobacco, waxes, etc. 911 718 194 2,424 1,789 635 Industrial supplies, other 2,437 2,257 180 7,046 6,570 476 Finished metal shapes 1,520 1,405 116 4,328 3,848 480 Coal and related fuels 221 121 100 519 495 24 Chemicals-other, n.e.c. 1,020 920 100 2,928 2,579 348 Farming materials, livestock 195 121 73 436 313 123 Iron and steel, advanced 805 741 64 2,340 2,034 306 Paper and paper products 600 542 58 1,718 1,743 -25 Stone, sand, cement, etc. 352 308 43 1,019 926 93 Bauxite and aluminum 999 957 42 2,918 2,680 237 Synthetic cloth 529 488 41 1,527 1,431 96 Nonferrous metals, other 408 370 37 1,154 1,042 112 Iron and steel products, n.e.c. 862 830 32 2,592 2,052 540 Chemicals-inorganic 664 632 31 2,093 1,860 234 Other precious metals 1,197 1,171 26 3,493 4,018 -524 Finished textile supplies 350 326 24 1,013 972 42 Materials, excluding chemicals 138 116 22 362 338 24 Tin 82 63 20 248 351 -103 Zinc 137 122 16 378 484 -106 Hair, waste materials 90 76 14 243 205 39 Pulpwood and woodpulp 292 277 14 819 939 -120 Blank tapes, audio & visual 94 87 7 271 317 -46 Nontextile floor tiles 202 196 7 613 589 24 Lumber 317 312 5 932 947 -15 Cotton cloth, fabrics 108 103 5 322 319 3 Plastic materials 1,261 1,256 4 3,738 3,305 433 Plywood and veneers 161 158 3 498 475 23 Synthetic rubber-primary 282 279 2 853 668 185 Wool, silk, etc. 64 62 2 198 160 38 Cotton, natural fibers 9 9 (-) 25 18 7 Chemicals-fertilizers 1,063 1,065 -2 3,172 3,505 -333 Leather and furs 52 55 -3 155 135 20 Sulfur, nonmetallic minerals 151 155 -4 476 339 137 Glass-plate, sheet, etc. 81 85 -4 261 249 12 Electric energy 116 124 -7 406 525 -118 Hides and skins 21 30 -9 66 65 1 Shingles, wallboard 627 638 -12 1,920 1,730 191 Newsprint 108 122 -15 350 377 -27 Chemicals-organic 2,014 2,032 -17 6,156 6,139 17 Copper 471 494 -23 1,312 1,777 -465 Nuclear fuel materials 357 384 -26 938 1,032 -94 Natural rubber 304 341 -36 958 1,081 -123 Iron and steel mill products 1,982 2,037 -55 5,845 4,456 1,390 Nickel 260 325 -65 842 1,012 -171 Steelmaking materials 989 1,059 -70 2,947 2,408 539 Gas-natural 701 775 -74 2,238 3,577 -1,338 Nonmonetary gold 1,240 1,341 -101 3,937 3,668 269 Liquefied petroleum gases 562 721 -159 2,155 3,248 -1,092 Petroleum products, other 4,689 4,947 -258 14,419 12,465 1,954 10 Part A: Seasonally Adjusted Exhibit 8. Imports of Goods by End-Use Category and Commodity--continued March February Monthly Year-to-Date Year-to-Date Year-to-Date Item (1) 2012 2012 (R) Change 2012 2011 Change Capital goods, except automotive 47,746 44,265 3,481 136,767 122,865 13,902 Computers 6,318 5,223 1,094 16,757 13,881 2,876 Telecommunications equipment 4,539 4,115 424 12,693 12,449 244 Civilian aircraft 979 595 384 2,066 2,308 -242 Electric apparatus 3,672 3,361 311 10,503 10,151 353 Industrial machines, other 4,130 3,820 310 12,210 11,228 982 Drilling & oilfield equipment 1,117 847 270 2,861 1,882 979 Excavating machinery 1,133 937 197 3,113 2,116 996 Industrial engines 2,030 1,870 160 5,826 5,160 666 Parts-civilian aircraft 1,088 952 136 3,028 2,580 448 Measuring, testing, control instruments 1,565 1,463 101 4,553 4,226 326 Medicinal equipment 2,629 2,536 94 7,870 7,431 440 Computer accessories 4,914 4,838 76 14,439 14,350 89 Metalworking machine tools 1,032 964 67 2,942 2,032 910 Photo, service industry machinery 1,351 1,299 52 3,938 3,722 215 Railway transportation equipment 154 106 48 419 319 100 Pulp and paper machinery 364 323 41 1,027 907 120 Wood, glass, plastic 490 452 37 1,411 1,200 211 Engines-civilian aircraft 1,382 1,353 29 3,904 3,356 548 Laboratory testing instruments 516 494 22 1,521 1,280 241 Food, tobacco machinery 261 244 17 772 751 21 Textile, sewing machines 141 125 16 391 451 -60 Marine engines, parts 84 72 13 234 225 9 Business machines and equipment 381 369 12 1,170 1,155 15 Nonfarm tractors and parts 232 224 8 667 502 165 Spacecraft, excluding military 2 1 (-) 5 6 -1 Vessels, except scrap (-) (-) (-) (-) (-) (-) Materials handling equipment 1,142 1,144 -2 3,364 2,604 760 Commercial vessels, other 5 9 -4 19 24 -5 Specialized mining 58 76 -18 198 183 15 Agricultural machinery, equipment 689 709 -20 2,209 1,839 371 Generators, accessories 1,797 1,886 -89 5,522 4,988 534 Semiconductors 3,548 3,855 -307 11,135 9,559 1,576 Automotive vehicles, parts, and engines 25,362 24,129 1,233 74,525 63,659 10,866 Consumer goods 43,776 40,526 3,250 127,597 127,423 174 Pharmaceutical preparations 8,122 7,129 993 22,100 22,597 -497 Televisions and video equipment 3,178 2,562 616 8,314 8,895 -580 Cell phones and other household goods, n.e.c. 6,618 6,297 321 19,134 19,873 -739 Apparel, textiles, nonwool or cotton 3,150 2,925 225 9,558 8,555 1,002 Gem diamonds 1,778 1,555 223 4,850 5,299 -450 Furniture, household goods, etc. 2,078 1,887 191 6,244 5,808 437 Stereo equipment, etc 611 481 130 1,715 1,544 171 Household appliances 1,802 1,674 129 5,314 5,099 215 Numismatic coins 196 86 110 448 592 -143 Footwear 1,454 1,345 109 4,454 4,344 111 Apparel, household goods-nontextile 736 650 86 2,148 1,958 190 Camping apparel and gear 729 669 60 2,203 2,107 96 Apparel, household goods-wool 336 276 60 926 795 131 Apparel, household goods-cotton 3,904 3,852 52 12,088 12,646 -558 Toiletries and cosmetics 701 659 42 2,103 1,916 187 Other consumer nondurables 1,081 1,046 35 3,258 3,292 -34 Books, printed matter 303 278 25 884 931 -47 Musical instruments 147 125 21 416 408 8 Rugs 177 157 20 503 440 63 Motorcycles and parts 265 247 18 778 575 203 Recorded media 87 78 9 238 679 -441 Nursery stock, etc. 131 129 2 407 372 35 Glassware, chinaware 162 163 -2 525 519 7 Cookware, cutlery, tools 605 612 -7 1,916 1,819 97 Photo equipment 558 570 -11 1,656 1,553 103 Pleasure boats and motors 238 255 -17 662 500 163 Jewelry 985 1,014 -29 3,112 3,000 112 Gem stones, other 258 291 -32 819 724 95 Artwork, antiques, stamps, etc. 757 816 -59 2,256 2,070 186 Toys, games, and sporting goods 2,629 2,698 -69 8,565 8,514 51 Other goods 6,234 5,741 493 17,659 14,937 2,722 (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.