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 adjustments and rounding. The Commodities in this Exhibit are ranked on the month-to-month change within each major commodity grouping. (-) Represents zero or less than one half unit of measurement shown. (R) Revised. Item(1) September August Monthly 2012 2012 (R) Change Total, Balance of Payments Basis 191,470 187,523 3,946 Net Adjustments 2,014 1,920 93 Total, Census Basis 189,456 185,603 3,853 Foods, feeds, and beverages 9,269 9,176 92 Food oils, oilseeds 517 470 47 Wine, beer, and related products 827 794 33 Alcoholic beverages, excluding wine 595 563 32 Cane and beet sugar 213 187 26 Green coffee 526 506 21 Tea, spices, etc. 162 145 17 Dairy products and eggs 150 135 16 Other foods 972 957 15 Bakery products 734 725 9 Nonagricultural foods, etc. 60 52 8 Fish and shellfish 1,299 1,295 4 Nuts 151 148 2 Vegetables 844 843 1 Cocoa beans 45 59 -14 Meat products 642 660 -18 Fruits, frozen juices 1,046 1,094 -48 Feedstuff and foodgrains 486 545 -59 Industrial supplies and materials 59,909 58,664 1,244 Fuel oil 4,316 3,444 872 Other precious metals 1,213 740 473 Crude oil 24,230 23,764 467 Chemicals-fertilizers 1,751 1,579 172 Iron and steel products, n.e.c. 881 763 118 Nonferrous metals, other 379 299 80 Chemicals-inorganic 715 637 78 Steelmaking materials 626 558 68 Industrial supplies, other 2,384 2,316 68 Gas-natural 760 706 54 Chemicals-other, n.e.c. 1,009 958 51 Sulfur, nonmetallic minerals 151 109 42 Coal and related fuels 405 367 38 Iron and steel mill products 1,642 1,604 38 Synthetic rubber--primary 270 240 29 Natural rubber 306 279 27 Stone, sand, cement, etc. 348 323 26 Electric energy 164 139 25 Paper and paper products 608 590 19 Nuclear fuel materials 420 403 17 Shingles, wallboard 666 649 16 Nontextile floor tiles 211 199 13 Synthetic cloth 493 480 13 Newsprint 119 110 9 Plywood and veneers 196 188 8 Hair, waste materials 80 74 7 Finished textile supplies 361 354 7 Wool, silk, etc. 68 62 6 Materials, excluding chemicals 120 116 4 Zinc 120 119 2 Cotton cloth, fabrics 101 100 1 Glass-plate, sheet, etc. 107 106 1 Plastic materials 1,191 1,191 (-) Cotton, natural fibers 5 6 (-) Hides and skins 13 13 (-) Leather and furs 51 54 -3 Nickel 241 251 -11 Tin 40 53 -12 Lumber 361 374 -13 Iron and steel, advanced 780 794 -15 Blank tapes, audio & visual 68 83 -15 Chemicals-organic 2,151 2,167 -16 Farming materials, livestock 154 170 -16 Copper 422 445 -23 Finished metal shapes 1,410 1,460 -50 Pulpwood and woodpulp 233 295 -63 Bauxite and aluminum 786 850 -64 Nonmonetary gold 1,575 1,654 -80 Tobacco, waxes, etc. 900 1,121 -220 Liquefied petroleum gases 316 539 -223 Petroleum products, other 3,987 4,767 -780 Capital goods, except automotive 45,453 44,867 586 Civilian aircraft 1,112 472 640 Engines-civilian aircraft 1,449 1,259 190 Telecommunications equipment 4,545 4,415 130 Computer accessories 4,688 4,566 122 Photo, service industry machinery 1,377 1,296 81 Medicinal equipment 2,657 2,580 76 Parts-civilian aircraft 1,160 1,097 63 Electric apparatus 3,661 3,606 55 Pulp and paper machinery 387 341 46 Agricultural machinery, equipment 829 787 42 Materials handling equipment 1,155 1,125 30 Wood, glass, plastic 507 483 24 Nonfarm tractors and parts 241 218 23 Spacecraft, excluding military 25 2 23 Laboratory testing instruments 461 441 19 Business machines and equipment 386 374 12 Marine engines, parts 95 87 8 Textile, sewing machines 167 159 8 Commercial vessels, other 13 9 4 Industrial machines, other 4,028 4,026 2 Vessels, except scrap (-) (-) (-) Specialized mining 50 56 -6 Industrial engines 1,978 1,985 -7 Excavating machinery 1,150 1,157 -7 Food, tobacco machinery 240 250 -10 Measuring, testing, control instruments 1,529 1,538 -10 Generators, accessories 1,813 1,830 -17 Railway transportation equipment 133 152 -19 Metalworking machine tools 935 963 -28 Semiconductors 3,236 3,276 -39 Drilling & oilfield equipment 827 1,008 -181 Computers 4,619 5,309 -690 Automotive vehicles, parts, and engines 24,462 25,316 -854 Consumer goods 44,269 41,618 2,650 Cell phones and other household goods, 7,931 6,385 1,546 Apparel, household goods - cotton 4,030 3,738 292 Apparel, textiles, nonwool or cotton 3,347 3,117 231 Toys, games, and sporting goods 2,743 2,573 169 Furniture, household goods, etc. 2,148 2,023 125 Gem diamonds 1,631 1,522 109 Gem stones, other 329 258 71 Footwear 1,616 1,553 63 Toiletries and cosmetics 759 706 53 Numismatic coins 172 121 51 Camping apparel and gear 743 693 50 Household appliances 1,908 1,860 48 Apparel,household goods-nontextile 715 670 46 Cookware, cutlery, tools 670 632 38 Motorcycles and parts 267 229 38 Other consumer nondurables 1,097 1,062 35 Televisions and video equipment 2,683 2,648 35 Books, printed matter 318 292 26 Glassware, chinaware 186 167 19 Stereo equipment, etc 544 530 14 Apparel, household goods - wool 270 257 13 Rugs 175 165 11 Nursery stock, etc. 137 132 5 Recorded media 75 72 2 Musical instruments 133 135 -3 Pleasure boats and motors 166 193 -27 Jewelry 961 1,022 -61 Photo equipment 351 436 -85 Pharmaceutical preparations 7,365 7,463 -98 Artwork, antiques, stamps, etc. 802 968 -166 Other goods 6,096 5,961 135 _________________ Item(1) Year-to-date Year-to-date Year-to-date 2012 2011 Change Total, Balance of Payments Basis 1,730,214 1,664,398 65,816 Net Adjustments 18,341 20,948 -2,608 Total, Census Basis 1,711,874 1,643,450 68,424 Foods, feeds, and beverages 82,648 79,482 3,166 Food oils, oilseeds 4,493 4,535 -41 Wine, beer, and related products 6,737 6,359 378 Alcoholic beverages, excluding wine 4,913 4,677 236 Cane and beet sugar 1,823 2,079 -255 Green coffee 4,623 4,918 -294 Tea, spices, etc. 1,353 1,296 57 Dairy products and eggs 1,268 1,183 84 Other foods 8,453 7,786 667 Bakery products 6,559 6,313 246 Nonagricultural foods, etc. 548 553 -4 Fish and shellfish 12,726 12,331 394 Nuts 1,590 1,397 193 Vegetables 7,360 7,199 161 Cocoa beans 785 1,201 -416 Meat products 6,389 5,772 617 Fruits, frozen juices 9,036 8,621 415 Feedstuff and foodgrains 3,991 3,261 730 Industrial supplies and materials 554,515 565,300 -10,785 Fuel oil 33,620 35,365 -1,745 Other precious metals 9,535 12,085 -2,550 Crude oil 239,992 246,006 -6,014 Chemicals-fertilizers 11,996 11,770 226 Iron and steel products, n.e.c. 7,636 6,447 1,189 Nonferrous metals, other 3,315 3,272 44 Chemicals-inorganic 6,096 6,385 -289 Steelmaking materials 6,724 6,870 -146 Industrial supplies, other 21,100 19,788 1,312 Gas-natural 6,532 10,643 -4,111 Chemicals-other, n.e.c. 8,971 8,171 800 Sulfur, nonmetallic minerals 1,208 1,125 83 Coal and related fuels 2,239 2,037 202 Iron and steel mill products 16,024 14,992 1,032 Synthetic rubber--primary 2,481 2,354 126 Natural rubber 2,629 3,588 -959 Stone, sand, cement, etc. 3,046 2,825 221 Electric energy 1,274 1,505 -231 Paper and paper products 5,166 5,205 -39 Nuclear fuel materials 3,252 3,997 -745 Shingles, wallboard 5,722 5,094 628 Nontextile floor tiles 1,836 1,784 52 Synthetic cloth 4,560 4,401 159 Newsprint 1,006 1,114 -108 Plywood and veneers 1,663 1,474 188 Hair, waste materials 704 634 69 Finished textile supplies 3,172 3,025 148 Wool, silk, etc. 575 502 73 Materials, excluding chemicals 1,112 1,063 50 Zinc 1,125 1,404 -280 Cotton cloth, fabrics 945 1,018 -73 Glass-plate, sheet, etc. 889 844 45 Plastic materials 10,998 10,588 410 Cotton, natural fibers 72 67 4 Hides and skins 167 151 16 Leather and furs 496 432 64 Nickel 2,308 2,869 -561 Tin 618 777 -159 Lumber 2,979 2,594 385 Iron and steel, advanced 7,163 6,297 866 Blank tapes, audio & visual 786 826 -41 Chemicals-organic 18,556 18,847 -291 Farming materials, livestock 1,243 983 260 Copper 4,188 5,500 -1,312 Finished metal shapes 13,299 12,609 690 Pulpwood and woodpulp 2,522 3,092 -570 Bauxite and aluminum 8,211 8,572 -361 Nonmonetary gold 12,879 12,136 742 Tobacco, waxes, etc. 8,478 5,722 2,756 Liquefied petroleum gases 5,260 7,880 -2,620 Petroleum products, other 38,148 38,571 -422 Capital goods, except automotive 411,635 378,553 33,082 Civilian aircraft 6,794 6,339 455 Engines-civilian aircraft 12,018 10,502 1,515 Telecommunications equipment 39,558 36,834 2,724 Computer accessories 43,180 41,776 1,404 Photo, service industry machinery 11,973 11,323 651 Medicinal equipment 23,587 22,773 814 Parts-civilian aircraft 9,706 8,361 1,345 Electric apparatus 32,166 28,862 3,304 Pulp and paper machinery 3,274 3,035 239 Agricultural machinery, equipment 6,991 5,867 1,124 Materials handling equipment 10,072 8,093 1,979 Wood, glass, plastic 4,358 4,000 358 Nonfarm tractors and parts 2,001 1,624 377 Spacecraft, excluding military 79 94 -15 Laboratory testing instruments 4,300 3,999 301 Business machines and equipment 3,533 3,394 139 Marine engines, parts 756 735 20 Textile, sewing machines 1,265 1,326 -61 Commercial vessels, other 80 105 -25 Industrial machines, other 36,429 33,518 2,911 Vessels, except scrap 12 1 11 Specialized mining 575 619 -44 Industrial engines 18,080 15,703 2,376 Excavating machinery 9,879 6,902 2,976 Food, tobacco machinery 2,322 2,285 37 Measuring, testing, control instruments 13,939 13,109 830 Generators, accessories 16,891 15,328 1,563 Railway transportation equipment 1,329 980 349 Metalworking machine tools 8,777 6,843 1,934 Semiconductors 30,699 29,929 770 Drilling & oilfield equipment 8,826 6,723 2,103 Computers 48,186 47,568 618 Automotive vehicles, parts, and engines 223,812 187,030 36,782 Consumer goods 385,125 384,675 450 Cell phones and other household goods, 57,997 58,462 -465 Apparel, household goods - cotton 35,633 38,422 -2,789 Apparel, textiles, nonwool or cotton 29,622 27,647 1,975 Toys, games, and sporting goods 25,037 24,854 183 Furniture, household goods, etc. 18,996 17,559 1,437 Gem diamonds 15,058 17,069 -2,011 Gem stones, other 2,550 2,343 207 Footwear 14,273 13,842 431 Toiletries and cosmetics 6,451 5,864 587 Numismatic coins 1,268 1,905 -637 Camping apparel and gear 6,744 6,462 282 Household appliances 16,654 15,532 1,121 Apparel,household goods-nontextile 6,449 5,952 497 Cookware, cutlery, tools 5,868 5,555 313 Motorcycles and parts 2,277 1,879 398 Other consumer nondurables 9,952 9,967 -15 Televisions and video equipment 24,836 25,529 -693 Books, printed matter 2,707 2,723 -16 Glassware, chinaware 1,598 1,560 37 Stereo equipment, etc 4,990 4,474 516 Apparel, household goods - wool 2,589 2,488 101 Rugs 1,526 1,424 101 Nursery stock, etc. 1,227 1,142 85 Recorded media 692 700 -7 Musical instruments 1,242 1,190 53 Pleasure boats and motors 1,686 1,541 145 Jewelry 9,179 9,422 -242 Photo equipment 4,380 4,257 123 Pharmaceutical preparations 66,347 68,386 -2,039 Artwork, antiques, stamps, etc. 7,298 6,526 772 Other goods 54,139 48,410 5,729 (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-12-211, BEA-12-50), Bureau of the Census, Foreign Trade Division, September 2012. For more information, contact Matthew Przybocki (301-763-3148) or Maria Iseman (301-763-2311), Foreign Trade Division.