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. May April Monthly Year-to-Date Year-to-Date Year-to-Date Item (1) 2012 2012 (R) Change 2012 2011 Change Total, Balance of Payments Basis 194,251 195,865 -1,614 973,079 914,367 58,712 Net Adjustments 1,965 2,051 -86 10,685 11,225 -540 Total, Census Basis 192,286 193,814 -1,528 962,394 903,142 59,251 Foods, feeds, and beverages 9,159 9,209 -50 46,145 43,470 2,675 Fish and shellfish 1,465 1,569 -105 7,315 6,774 541 Wine, beer, and related products 676 734 -58 3,663 3,583 81 Cane and beet sugar 224 269 -45 1,051 1,130 -79 Cocoa beans 49 85 -36 564 596 -32 Food oils, oilseeds 440 462 -22 2,461 2,460 2 Alcoholic beverages, excluding wine 543 562 -19 2,708 2,567 141 Feedstuff and foodgrains 403 415 -12 2,111 1,776 335 Nuts 173 183 -10 917 741 176 Bakery products 714 723 -9 3,670 3,453 217 Nonagricultural foods, etc. 55 58 -3 329 316 13 Other foods 937 938 -1 4,752 4,371 380 Tea, spices, etc. 142 138 4 743 693 51 Dairy products and eggs 154 128 25 709 654 55 Meat products 766 740 27 3,686 3,144 542 Vegetables 829 777 51 4,021 3,893 128 Green coffee 528 469 59 2,564 2,613 -49 Fruits, frozen juices 1,060 958 102 4,882 4,707 175 Industrial supplies and materials 61,593 65,161 -3,568 319,806 310,999 8,807 Crude oil 27,419 30,237 -2,818 144,100 134,583 9,517 Petroleum products, other 3,553 4,161 -608 21,854 22,129 -275 Liquefied petroleum gases 439 710 -272 3,304 4,923 -1,619 Iron and steel mill products 1,761 1,984 -223 9,558 8,112 1,447 Chemicals-organic 1,868 2,035 -166 9,980 10,327 -347 Plastic materials 1,198 1,316 -117 6,270 5,744 526 Tobacco, waxes, etc. 847 924 -78 4,177 3,009 1,169 Natural rubber 271 329 -59 1,565 2,021 -456 Chemicals-inorganic 655 698 -43 3,506 3,328 178 Farming materials, livestock 101 142 -41 674 526 148 Shingles, wallboard 612 649 -37 3,157 2,827 330 Stone, sand, cement, etc. 324 355 -31 1,699 1,557 142 Industrial supplies, other 2,358 2,385 -27 11,685 10,886 799 Nontextile floor tiles 192 218 -26 1,017 978 39 Zinc 120 142 -21 632 780 -148 Other precious metals 974 995 -21 5,494 6,798 -1,304 Synthetic cloth 520 539 -18 2,584 2,450 133 Iron and steel, advanced 801 817 -16 3,953 3,457 496 Synthetic rubber-primary 276 286 -10 1,423 1,193 231 Cotton cloth, fabrics 101 110 -9 538 565 -27 Hair, waste materials 75 83 -8 397 346 50 Chemicals-fertilizers 1,282 1,289 -7 5,763 6,048 -285 Hides and skins 16 21 -6 103 93 10 Newsprint 105 110 -4 566 621 -55 Sulfur, nonmetallic minerals 126 129 -3 726 563 164 Nonferrous metals, other 352 355 -3 1,861 1,786 75 Cotton, natural fibers 8 10 -2 43 35 7 Leather and furs 58 60 -2 275 232 44 Finished metal shapes 1,532 1,534 -1 7,465 6,685 781 Wool, silk, etc. 63 61 2 320 270 50 Materials, excluding chemicals 134 130 4 626 577 48 Glass-plate, sheet, etc. 104 98 5 462 430 32 Blank tapes, audio & visual 99 93 6 468 449 19 Finished textile supplies 364 358 7 1,741 1,646 94 Plywood and veneers 197 182 15 877 791 86 Nickel 278 262 16 1,382 1,710 -328 Coal and related fuels 239 220 19 979 889 90 Tin 74 54 20 370 497 -127 Copper 512 491 21 2,315 3,151 -836 Pulpwood and woodpulp 288 266 22 1,402 1,703 -301 Iron and steel products, n.e.c. 875 850 24 4,344 3,515 828 Chemicals-other, n.e.c. 1,022 996 25 4,953 4,390 563 Paper and paper products 583 553 30 2,843 2,874 -31 Electric energy 153 121 32 660 805 -145 Lumber 335 297 37 1,540 1,480 61 Steelmaking materials 767 719 48 4,356 3,909 447 Gas-natural 727 677 50 3,673 6,106 -2,433 Bauxite and aluminum 970 914 56 4,811 4,557 254 Nonmonetary gold 1,500 1,442 57 6,852 6,616 236 Nuclear fuel materials 449 297 152 1,684 1,941 -257 Fuel oil 3,916 3,457 460 18,776 20,091 -1,315 10 Part A: Seasonally Adjusted Exhibit 8. Imports of Goods by End-Use Category and Commodity--continued May April Monthly Year-to-Date Year-to-Date Year-to-Date Item (1) 2012 2012 (R) Change 2012 2011 Change Capital goods, except automotive 47,235 45,817 1,418 229,967 207,360 22,607 Computers 5,648 5,401 247 28,292 25,018 3,274 Generators, accessories 1,989 1,786 203 9,379 8,402 977 Telecommunications equipment 4,520 4,324 196 21,624 20,773 851 Semiconductors 3,368 3,182 186 17,551 16,494 1,057 Civilian aircraft 757 591 166 3,395 4,008 -612 Drilling & oilfield equipment 1,133 982 151 4,981 3,412 1,570 Materials handling equipment 1,171 1,068 103 5,514 4,301 1,213 Engines-civilian aircraft 1,371 1,277 94 6,552 5,785 767 Computer accessories 5,104 5,013 91 24,501 23,676 825 Industrial engines 2,132 2,060 72 9,962 8,429 1,533 Excavating machinery 1,175 1,137 38 5,428 3,634 1,794 Pulp and paper machinery 412 380 32 1,827 1,582 245 Electric apparatus 3,647 3,628 20 17,727 15,951 1,777 Railway transportation equipment 174 157 17 751 549 202 Textile, sewing machines 148 131 16 656 722 -65 Metalworking machine tools 986 971 16 4,899 3,593 1,306 Laboratory testing instruments 493 482 11 2,501 2,181 320 Commercial vessels, other 16 6 11 41 54 -13 Marine engines, parts 91 84 7 409 394 15 Specialized mining 76 69 7 343 351 -8 Medicinal equipment 2,638 2,635 3 13,155 12,570 584 Food, tobacco machinery 272 272 1 1,309 1,247 62 Vessels, except scrap 1 (-) 1 1 (-) 1 Parts-civilian aircraft 1,081 1,080 (-) 5,217 4,385 832 Spacecraft, excluding military 1 3 -2 10 10 (-) Agricultural machinery, equipment 779 785 -6 3,781 3,067 714 Nonfarm tractors and parts 234 243 -9 1,135 853 282 Business machines and equipment 392 414 -22 1,959 1,883 76 Wood, glass, plastic 475 503 -29 2,398 2,146 252 Measuring, testing, control instruments 1,545 1,592 -47 7,688 7,176 511 Photo, service industry machinery 1,349 1,397 -47 6,623 6,229 394 Industrial machines, other 4,056 4,166 -110 20,355 18,485 1,871 Automotive vehicles, parts, and engines 25,011 24,266 745 122,633 101,249 21,385 Consumer goods 43,121 43,496 -375 213,773 213,798 -25 Cell phones and other household goods, n.e.c. 6,024 6,506 -482 31,160 33,204 -2,045 Apparel, household goods-cotton 3,636 4,103 -467 19,971 21,456 -1,485 Apparel, textiles, nonwool or cotton 3,241 3,602 -362 16,319 14,915 1,404 Artwork, antiques, stamps, etc. 733 1,058 -325 4,007 3,501 507 Footwear 1,501 1,680 -179 7,768 7,542 227 Furniture, household goods, etc. 2,101 2,198 -97 10,536 9,696 840 Apparel, household goods-nontextile 698 775 -77 3,593 3,290 303 Motorcycles and parts 237 293 -56 1,286 1,006 280 Camping apparel and gear 738 792 -54 3,739 3,561 177 Stereo equipment, etc 549 592 -43 2,856 2,523 332 Apparel, household goods-wool 285 320 -35 1,519 1,371 148 Books, printed matter 299 334 -35 1,503 1,529 -26 Photo equipment 469 492 -23 2,614 2,278 336 Glassware, chinaware 167 189 -22 889 873 16 Pleasure boats and motors 199 221 -22 1,039 834 205 Toys, games, and sporting goods 2,862 2,878 -16 14,330 14,085 245 Cookware, cutlery, tools 661 677 -16 3,240 3,040 200 Other consumer nondurables 1,116 1,130 -14 5,489 5,503 -14 Recorded media 70 77 -8 385 392 -7 Household appliances 1,834 1,837 -3 8,975 8,462 514 Gem stones, other 281 273 8 1,383 1,291 92 Musical instruments 144 136 9 693 674 18 Rugs 178 165 13 851 756 95 Toiletries and cosmetics 745 709 35 3,544 3,204 340 Nursery stock, etc. 158 113 45 681 635 47 Jewelry 1,022 963 60 5,102 5,235 -133 Numismatic coins 157 90 67 695 1,089 -394 Televisions and video equipment 2,991 2,914 77 14,269 14,715 -446 Gem diamonds 1,950 1,667 283 8,575 9,411 -836 Pharmaceutical preparations 8,074 6,713 1,361 36,761 37,726 -965 Other goods 6,167 5,864 303 30,069 26,267 3,802 (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-12-123, BEA-12-31), Bureau of the Census, Foreign Trade Division, May 2012. For more information, contact Matthew Przybocki (301-763-3148) or Maria Iseman (301-763-2311), Foreign Trade Division.