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. August July Monthly Year-to-Date Year-to-Date Year-to-Date Item (1) 2012 2012 (R) Change 2012 2011 Change Total, Balance of Payments Basis 187,847 188,500 -654 1,539,068 1,475,822 63,245 Net Adjustments 1,964 1,927 37 16,371 18,415 -2,044 Total, Census Basis 185,882 186,573 -691 1,522,697 1,457,407 65,289 Foods, feeds, and beverages 9,177 9,098 79 73,380 70,336 3,044 Feedstuff and foodgrains 542 432 110 3,502 2,859 643 Wine, beer, and related products 795 704 92 5,912 5,647 265 Fruits, frozen juices 1,094 1,007 87 7,990 7,565 426 Other foods 959 888 71 7,483 6,885 598 Alcoholic beverages, excluding wine 561 529 32 4,317 4,146 170 Cane and beet sugar 187 163 24 1,611 1,813 -202 Vegetables 843 828 15 6,516 6,356 160 Bakery products 725 720 5 5,824 5,598 226 Cocoa beans 59 59 (-) 740 1,135 -396 Green coffee 506 510 -5 4,097 4,308 -212 Nonagricultural foods, etc. 52 57 -6 489 497 -8 Tea, spices, etc. 145 158 -13 1,191 1,141 50 Dairy products and eggs 135 153 -18 1,117 1,053 65 Meat products 660 692 -33 5,746 5,131 615 Nuts 149 192 -43 1,441 1,220 221 Food oils, oilseeds 469 543 -74 3,976 4,077 -101 Fish and shellfish 1,296 1,462 -166 11,428 10,904 524 Industrial supplies and materials 58,690 57,160 1,529 494,631 501,398 -6,766 Petroleum products, other 4,735 3,904 831 34,129 34,659 -530 Crude oil 23,824 23,380 445 215,822 218,137 -2,315 Fuel oil 3,417 3,102 315 29,277 31,610 -2,333 Nonmonetary gold 1,665 1,379 286 11,314 10,569 745 Chemicals-organic 2,148 1,979 168 16,385 16,760 -375 Coal and related fuels 367 284 84 1,834 1,738 97 Iron and steel mill products 1,617 1,551 66 14,394 13,416 978 Nuclear fuel materials 403 351 52 2,831 3,243 -411 Natural rubber 279 240 39 2,323 3,268 -945 Farming materials, livestock 170 138 32 1,090 861 229 Liquefied petroleum gases 539 511 28 4,944 7,185 -2,241 Chemicals-inorganic 636 610 27 5,380 5,601 -221 Shingles, wallboard 649 625 24 5,056 4,521 534 Finished metal shapes 1,456 1,436 21 11,885 11,142 743 Paper and paper products 590 570 20 4,558 4,601 -44 Nickel 251 241 10 2,067 2,577 -510 Zinc 119 110 9 1,004 1,240 -236 Blank tapes, audio & visual 83 77 6 718 730 -12 Wool, silk, etc. 63 59 4 507 443 63 Newsprint 110 106 3 887 992 -104 Finished textile supplies 356 352 3 2,813 2,673 140 Plastic materials 1,194 1,194 (-) 9,810 9,384 426 Sulfur, nonmetallic minerals 109 109 (-) 1,057 950 107 Glass-plate, sheet, etc. 107 108 -1 783 740 43 Lumber 374 375 -1 2,618 2,301 317 Electric energy 139 141 -2 1,110 1,333 -223 Chemicals-fertilizers 1,579 1,581 -2 10,244 10,192 52 Cotton, natural fibers 6 8 -2 66 61 5 Pulpwood and woodpulp 296 298 -2 2,290 2,746 -457 Leather and furs 54 57 -3 445 381 64 Hair, waste materials 74 77 -4 623 564 60 Plywood and veneers 188 193 -6 1,466 1,301 164 Materials, excluding chemicals 116 122 -6 993 945 48 Hides and skins 13 20 -7 154 135 19 Cotton cloth, fabrics 100 106 -7 844 903 -59 Tin 53 61 -8 577 703 -125 Nontextile floor tiles 199 209 -10 1,625 1,579 46 Stone, sand, cement, etc. 324 338 -14 2,698 2,504 194 Synthetic cloth 480 501 -21 4,068 3,910 158 Synthetic rubber-primary 240 266 -26 2,211 2,087 124 Copper 446 476 -30 3,766 4,825 -1,059 Iron and steel, advanced 795 831 -36 6,384 5,574 811 Iron and steel products, n.e.c. 766 805 -39 6,758 5,708 1,049 Bauxite and aluminum 852 892 -40 7,427 7,516 -89 Industrial supplies, other 2,317 2,358 -41 18,717 17,541 1,176 Chemicals-other, n.e.c. 958 1,000 -41 7,963 7,209 754 Gas-natural 706 753 -46 5,772 9,557 -3,785 Nonferrous metals, other 300 357 -57 2,937 2,927 10 Steelmaking materials 569 637 -68 6,108 6,079 29 Tobacco, waxes, etc. 1,119 1,236 -117 7,575 5,038 2,537 Other precious metals 742 1,047 -305 8,323 10,739 -2,416 Capital goods, except automotive 44,899 45,406 -507 366,214 335,589 30,625 Civilian aircraft 472 823 -351 5,682 5,644 38 Generators, accessories 1,844 2,002 -158 15,092 13,722 1,370 Telecommunications equipment 4,417 4,552 -135 35,015 32,886 2,129 Semiconductors 3,274 3,376 -102 27,462 26,598 863 Engines-civilian aircraft 1,259 1,343 -83 10,569 9,262 1,307 Parts-civilian aircraft 1,100 1,182 -82 8,548 7,338 1,211 Measuring, testing, control instruments 1,541 1,623 -81 12,413 11,629 784 Industrial engines 1,990 2,056 -66 16,107 13,871 2,236 Medicinal equipment 2,584 2,643 -59 20,934 20,224 710 Business machines and equipment 374 411 -37 3,147 3,013 134 Pulp and paper machinery 338 370 -32 2,884 2,673 210 Photo, service industry machinery 1,299 1,329 -30 10,600 10,044 555 Metalworking machine tools 959 987 -28 7,838 5,976 1,862 Agricultural machinery, equipment 797 823 -26 6,172 5,136 1,036 Materials handling equipment 1,104 1,122 -18 8,896 7,047 1,849 Specialized mining 54 70 -15 523 566 -44 Drilling & oilfield equipment 1,012 1,027 -15 8,003 5,900 2,103 Wood, glass, plastic 483 494 -11 3,851 3,519 332 Food, tobacco machinery 250 260 -10 2,082 2,029 53 Commercial vessels, other 6 9 -3 65 92 -27 Vessels, except scrap (-) (-) (-) 12 1 11 Spacecraft, excluding military 2 1 1 55 93 -38 Marine engines, parts 87 84 3 661 658 3 Laboratory testing instruments 440 433 7 3,838 3,536 302 Nonfarm tractors and parts 214 205 10 1,756 1,428 327 Textile, sewing machines 159 147 12 1,099 1,108 -9 Railway transportation equipment 154 140 14 1,198 853 344 Electric apparatus 3,605 3,589 16 28,505 25,646 2,860 Excavating machinery 1,156 1,072 84 8,728 6,055 2,674 Industrial machines, other 4,034 3,935 99 32,409 29,745 2,663 Computer accessories 4,575 4,451 124 38,500 37,358 1,143 Computers 5,313 4,846 468 43,571 41,937 1,633 Automotive vehicles, parts, and engines 25,427 26,200 -773 199,461 164,659 34,802 Consumer goods 41,708 42,899 -1,192 340,946 342,363 -1,418 Apparel, textiles, nonwool or cotton 3,118 3,450 -333 26,276 24,516 1,760 Apparel, household goods-cotton 3,738 4,004 -266 31,604 34,224 -2,620 Toys, games, and sporting goods 2,576 2,788 -212 22,296 22,198 98 Footwear 1,553 1,708 -155 12,658 12,305 353 Furniture, household goods, etc. 2,024 2,168 -144 16,850 15,611 1,239 Camping apparel and gear 693 791 -98 6,001 5,748 253 Household appliances 1,861 1,957 -97 14,747 13,728 1,019 Other consumer nondurables 1,062 1,152 -90 8,855 8,834 21 Photo equipment 436 503 -68 4,029 3,789 241 Gem diamonds 1,524 1,585 -61 13,429 15,202 -1,773 Apparel, household goods-nontextile 671 723 -52 5,735 5,278 457 Cookware, cutlery, tools 632 670 -38 5,198 4,939 260 Gem stones, other 258 285 -27 2,221 2,068 153 Toiletries and cosmetics 704 725 -21 5,689 5,186 503 Apparel, household goods-wool 257 276 -18 2,320 2,211 109 Glassware, chinaware 167 177 -10 1,412 1,391 21 Nursery stock, etc. 132 142 -10 1,091 1,014 77 Books, printed matter 291 299 -8 2,388 2,429 -40 Rugs 165 166 -1 1,351 1,256 95 Recorded media 72 72 (-) 618 621 -3 Musical instruments 136 135 1 1,110 1,060 49 Stereo equipment, etc 530 529 1 4,445 3,986 459 Numismatic coins 121 120 1 1,096 1,693 -597 Jewelry 1,039 1,032 7 8,236 8,398 -162 Motorcycles and parts 229 219 9 2,010 1,658 352 Cell phones and other household goods, n.e.c. 6,385 6,369 16 50,065 52,166 -2,101 Pleasure boats and motors 198 149 49 1,526 1,383 142 Televisions and video equipment 2,650 2,598 52 22,156 22,869 -713 Pharmaceutical preparations 7,518 7,392 127 59,038 60,922 -1,884 Artwork, antiques, stamps, etc. 968 714 254 6,497 5,682 814 Other goods 5,982 5,811 172 48,065 43,062 5,003 (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-12-193, BEA-12-46), Bureau of the Census, Foreign Trade Division, August 2012. For more information, contact Matthew Przybocki (301-763-3148) or Maria Iseman (301-763-2311), Foreign Trade Division.