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. April March Monthly Year-to-Date Year-to-Date Year-to-Date Item (1) 2012 2012 Change 2012 2011 Change Total, Balance of Payments Basis 195,507 199,647 -4,140 778,470 726,419 52,051 Net Adjustments 1,978 2,194 -216 8,647 8,783 -136 Total, Census Basis 193,529 197,453 -3,924 769,823 717,636 52,187 Foods, feeds, and beverages 9,180 9,188 -8 36,957 34,455 2,501 Food oils, oilseeds 463 549 -86 2,021 1,977 44 Other foods 918 983 -65 3,795 3,458 337 Wine, beer, and related products 734 777 -42 2,987 2,870 118 Green coffee 469 497 -28 2,036 2,023 13 Feedstuff and foodgrains 414 438 -24 1,708 1,419 289 Vegetables 777 798 -21 3,192 3,042 149 Tea, spices, etc. 138 152 -14 602 547 54 Cocoa beans 85 98 -13 515 520 -5 Meat products 741 752 -12 2,920 2,489 431 Nonagricultural foods, etc. 58 69 -12 274 252 22 Nuts 182 190 -7 743 583 160 Bakery products 723 722 1 2,955 2,759 196 Alcoholic beverages, excluding wine 558 552 6 2,160 2,054 106 Dairy products and eggs 128 122 6 555 539 16 Fruits, frozen juices 957 909 48 3,820 3,738 82 Cane and beet sugar 268 186 82 827 829 -2 Fish and shellfish 1,566 1,393 172 5,847 5,355 492 Industrial supplies and materials 65,079 65,708 -630 258,130 244,783 13,347 Fuel oil 3,457 3,953 -497 14,860 15,887 -1,027 Petroleum products, other 4,105 4,498 -392 18,244 16,966 1,278 Steelmaking materials 719 945 -226 3,589 3,133 456 Other precious metals 1,030 1,225 -195 4,556 5,458 -902 Bauxite and aluminum 897 1,001 -104 3,824 3,529 295 Nuclear fuel materials 297 358 -61 1,235 1,450 -215 Nonferrous metals, other 355 408 -54 1,509 1,414 95 Farming materials, livestock 142 192 -50 573 416 157 Paper and paper products 553 591 -38 2,260 2,308 -48 Pulpwood and woodpulp 266 300 -34 1,114 1,359 -245 Chemicals-organic 2,036 2,069 -33 8,113 8,240 -127 Chemicals-other, n.e.c. 997 1,024 -27 3,932 3,458 474 Gas-natural 677 704 -27 2,946 4,939 -1,994 Tin 54 80 -25 297 423 -126 Industrial supplies, other 2,384 2,404 -20 9,325 8,690 635 Iron and steel products, n.e.c. 856 873 -17 3,475 2,788 687 Sulfur, nonmetallic minerals 125 141 -16 597 445 152 Finished metal shapes 1,536 1,550 -14 5,935 5,297 638 Lumber 297 307 -9 1,206 1,218 -13 Materials, excluding chemicals 130 137 -7 492 456 36 Wool, silk, etc. 61 63 -2 258 214 44 Blank tapes, audio & visual 93 95 -2 369 368 1 Coal and related fuels 220 221 -1 739 657 83 Hair, waste materials 83 83 (-) 322 273 49 Nickel 261 261 (-) 1,103 1,392 -290 Cotton, natural fibers 10 9 1 35 26 9 Cotton cloth, fabrics 110 109 1 437 445 -8 Stone, sand, cement, etc. 356 354 1 1,376 1,239 137 Newsprint 110 108 1 461 499 -38 Hides and skins 21 19 2 88 78 9 Finished textile supplies 358 353 4 1,376 1,309 67 Electric energy 121 115 6 507 626 -119 Leather and furs 60 54 6 217 184 33 Synthetic rubber-primary 287 280 7 1,148 919 229 Nontextile floor tiles 218 209 8 825 781 44 Synthetic cloth 538 529 9 2,063 1,948 115 Zinc 142 131 10 512 645 -133 Iron and steel, advanced 816 803 14 3,152 2,748 404 Glass-plate, sheet, etc. 98 80 18 358 338 21 Shingles, wallboard 649 629 20 2,544 2,274 270 Copper 491 471 20 1,803 2,506 -703 Plywood and veneers 182 161 21 680 620 61 Natural rubber 329 302 28 1,295 1,515 -221 Chemicals-inorganic 710 676 34 2,863 2,577 285 Plastic materials 1,315 1,256 59 5,072 4,547 524 Iron and steel mill products 1,968 1,901 67 7,781 6,145 1,636 Tobacco, waxes, etc. 919 843 76 3,326 2,399 927 Liquefied petroleum gases 707 562 145 2,862 4,226 -1,364 Chemicals-fertilizers 1,264 1,099 165 4,457 4,734 -277 Nonmonetary gold 1,438 1,213 225 5,348 5,182 166 Crude oil 30,230 29,956 274 116,674 105,495 11,180 10 Part A: Seasonally Adjusted Exhibit 8. Imports of Goods by End-Use Category and Commodity--continued April March Monthly Year-to-Date Year-to-Date Year-to-Date Item (1) 2012 2012 Change 2012 2011 Change Capital goods, except automotive 45,775 47,771 -1,996 182,690 164,644 18,045 Computers 5,400 6,379 -979 22,643 19,435 3,208 Civilian aircraft 593 961 -368 2,640 3,289 -648 Semiconductors 3,183 3,515 -332 14,184 13,098 1,086 Telecommunications equipment 4,325 4,563 -239 17,105 16,726 379 Drilling & oilfield equipment 981 1,121 -140 3,847 2,579 1,268 Engines-civilian aircraft 1,274 1,383 -109 5,179 4,607 572 Metalworking machine tools 969 1,023 -54 3,911 2,772 1,139 Materials handling equipment 1,066 1,119 -53 4,342 3,403 939 Laboratory testing instruments 481 530 -49 2,008 1,720 288 Generators, accessories 1,788 1,827 -39 7,391 6,698 693 Medicinal equipment 2,633 2,644 -11 10,515 9,987 529 Nonfarm tractors and parts 232 238 -7 891 669 222 Railway transportation equipment 148 154 -6 568 428 140 Parts-civilian aircraft 1,081 1,086 -5 4,137 3,452 685 Textile, sewing machines 131 134 -3 509 563 -54 Marine engines, parts 82 85 -3 316 308 8 Vessels, except scrap (-) (-) (-) 1 (-) (-) Commercial vessels, other 6 5 (-) 25 48 -24 Excavating machinery 1,130 1,130 1 4,246 2,877 1,368 Spacecraft, excluding military 3 2 1 8 9 (-) Food, tobacco machinery 269 265 4 1,034 989 45 Pulp and paper machinery 378 370 9 1,414 1,249 165 Measuring, testing, control instruments 1,589 1,580 9 6,139 5,691 448 Specialized mining 69 58 11 267 270 -3 Industrial machines, other 4,170 4,159 11 16,304 14,769 1,534 Wood, glass, plastic 505 493 12 1,926 1,700 226 Electric apparatus 3,626 3,597 29 14,078 12,697 1,381 Business machines and equipment 414 383 30 1,567 1,517 50 Industrial engines 2,061 2,025 36 7,830 6,747 1,083 Photo, service industry machinery 1,397 1,346 51 5,274 4,956 318 Agricultural machinery, equipment 780 704 76 2,998 2,447 551 Computer accessories 5,011 4,892 119 19,396 18,946 450 Automotive vehicles, parts, and engines 24,216 24,579 -363 97,572 81,876 15,696 Consumer goods 43,373 43,835 -462 170,530 171,048 -518 Pharmaceutical preparations 6,597 7,975 -1,377 28,572 30,640 -2,068 Televisions and video equipment 2,917 3,110 -192 11,281 11,923 -642 Gem diamonds 1,673 1,803 -131 6,631 7,398 -767 Numismatic coins 90 196 -105 538 844 -306 Photo equipment 492 567 -76 2,144 1,869 275 Nursery stock, etc. 113 142 -29 523 510 12 Jewelry 960 983 -24 4,076 4,208 -131 Recorded media 77 94 -17 315 313 2 Rugs 165 180 -15 673 602 72 Apparel, household goods-wool 316 329 -13 1,231 1,084 147 Musical instruments 136 145 -9 548 541 8 Cell phones and other household goods, n.e.c. 6,500 6,508 -8 25,130 26,566 -1,436 Stereo equipment, etc 592 594 -1 2,307 2,039 267 Glassware, chinaware 188 184 4 721 695 25 Gem stones, other 273 263 10 1,101 1,022 79 Toiletries and cosmetics 711 700 10 2,801 2,535 266 Pleasure boats and motors 220 196 24 839 662 178 Household appliances 1,836 1,812 24 7,140 6,770 370 Books, printed matter 334 307 27 1,204 1,230 -25 Apparel, household goods-nontextile 775 744 31 2,895 2,616 279 Other consumer nondurables 1,133 1,096 36 4,375 4,394 -19 Motorcycles and parts 293 253 40 1,049 757 292 Camping apparel and gear 792 729 63 3,001 2,836 166 Furniture, household goods, etc. 2,193 2,129 64 8,431 7,733 698 Cookware, cutlery, tools 677 604 73 2,578 2,419 160 Apparel, household goods-cotton 4,102 4,025 77 16,334 17,129 -794 Footwear 1,680 1,565 116 6,268 5,974 294 Toys, games, and sporting goods 2,878 2,683 195 11,469 11,337 132 Artwork, antiques, stamps, etc. 1,057 733 325 3,274 2,746 528 Apparel, textiles, nonwool or cotton 3,603 3,186 417 13,079 11,658 1,421 Other goods 5,906 6,372 -466 23,945 20,830 3,115 (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-12-102, BEA-12-23), Bureau of the Census, Foreign Trade Division, April 2012. For more information, contact Matthew Przybocki (301-763-3148) or Maria Iseman (301-763-2311), Foreign Trade Division.