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) October September Monthly 2012 2012 (R) Change Total, Balance of Payments Basis 186,626 191,272 -4,646 Net Adjustments 2,157 2,035 122 Total, Census Basis 184,469 189,237 -4,768 Foods, feeds, and beverages 8,851 9,271 -421 Wine, beer, and related products 675 827 -153 Green coffee 412 526 -114 Alcoholic beverages, excluding wine 496 598 -102 Fish and shellfish 1,197 1,297 -100 Cane and beet sugar 132 213 -81 Other foods 942 973 -31 Bakery products 707 734 -28 Dairy products and eggs 127 150 -24 Food oils, oilseeds 504 516 -13 Nuts 140 151 -11 Nonagricultural foods, etc. 54 60 -6 Cocoa beans 43 45 -2 Tea, spices, etc. 161 162 -1 Vegetables 867 846 21 Meat products 672 641 31 Fruits, frozen juices 1,129 1,049 80 Feedstuff and foodgrains 595 482 113 Industrial supplies and materials 60,105 59,708 396 Crude oil 26,227 24,137 2,090 Petroleum products, other 4,301 3,975 326 Nuclear fuel materials 531 420 110 Gas-natural 850 760 90 Copper 497 422 75 Pulpwood and woodpulp 282 233 49 Bauxite and aluminum 822 789 33 Lumber 383 360 23 Tin 60 40 20 Liquefied petroleum gases 334 316 18 Electric energy 177 164 13 Zinc 130 120 9 Shingles, wallboard 673 665 8 Blank tapes, audio & visual 75 68 7 Cotton cloth, fabrics 104 101 4 Glass-plate, sheet, etc. 109 107 2 Cotton, natural fibers 5 6 -1 Hides and skins 12 13 -1 Nontextile floor tiles 209 212 -3 Leather and furs 49 52 -3 Newsprint 115 119 -4 Farming materials, livestock 150 156 -5 Wool, silk, etc. 59 68 -9 Hair, waste materials 71 80 -9 Materials, excluding chemicals 110 120 -10 Plywood and veneers 181 195 -14 Paper and paper products 594 608 -14 Stone, sand, cement, etc. 334 349 -16 Plastic materials 1,174 1,192 -18 Steelmaking materials 609 631 -22 Finished textile supplies 335 361 -25 Sulfur, nonmetallic minerals 130 160 -29 Synthetic rubber--primary 239 269 -30 Synthetic cloth 458 494 -36 Iron and steel, advanced 742 781 -39 Nickel 188 241 -53 Fuel oil 4,231 4,289 -58 Nonferrous metals, other 313 380 -67 Coal and related fuels 331 405 -74 Natural rubber 230 306 -76 Iron and steel mill products 1,559 1,641 -82 Iron and steel products, n.e.c. 798 882 -84 Finished metal shapes 1,315 1,405 -90 Nonmonetary gold 1,493 1,589 -97 Chemicals-other, n.e.c. 911 1,008 -98 Industrial supplies, other 2,282 2,382 -101 Chemicals-inorganic 605 723 -118 Chemicals-fertilizers 1,527 1,752 -226 Other precious metals 957 1,213 -256 Tobacco, waxes, etc. 618 897 -279 Chemicals-organic 1,614 2,048 -434 Capital goods, except automotive 45,065 45,454 -390 Computer accessories 4,239 4,688 -449 Electric apparatus 3,364 3,656 -293 Telecommunications equipment 4,286 4,545 -259 Excavating machinery 951 1,143 -192 Materials handling equipment 976 1,130 -154 Industrial machines, other 3,941 4,072 -131 Generators, accessories 1,698 1,812 -114 Measuring, testing, control instruments 1,445 1,530 -84 Pulp and paper machinery 310 386 -77 Industrial engines 1,905 1,978 -72 Photo, service industry machinery 1,309 1,377 -69 Medicinal equipment 2,608 2,659 -51 Metalworking machine tools 884 930 -45 Civilian aircraft 1,068 1,112 -44 Nonfarm tractors and parts 197 233 -37 Agricultural machinery, equipment 804 829 -25 Spacecraft, excluding military 4 25 -21 Laboratory testing instruments 439 460 -21 Wood, glass, plastic 496 507 -11 Specialized mining 39 49 -9 Commercial vessels, other 4 11 -6 Textile, sewing machines 161 166 -6 Marine engines, parts 90 95 -4 Vessels, except scrap (-) (-) (-) Business machines and equipment 387 386 1 Railway transportation equipment 152 142 10 Food, tobacco machinery 257 240 17 Engines-civilian aircraft 1,495 1,448 47 Parts-civilian aircraft 1,210 1,162 48 Semiconductors 3,327 3,237 90 Drilling & oilfield equipment 1,426 825 601 Computers 5,591 4,619 972 Automotive vehicles, parts, and engines 23,973 24,429 -456 Consumer goods 40,599 44,238 -3,639 Cell phones and other household goods, 6,609 7,932 -1,322 Pharmaceutical preparations 6,433 7,312 -879 Apparel, household goods - cotton 3,626 4,030 -404 Gem diamonds 1,267 1,635 -368 Apparel, textiles, nonwool or cotton 3,082 3,349 -267 Artwork, antiques, stamps, etc. 668 802 -134 Televisions and video equipment 2,603 2,686 -82 Toiletries and cosmetics 700 757 -57 Footwear 1,565 1,617 -52 Household appliances 1,858 1,907 -49 Gem stones, other 286 330 -45 Apparel, household goods - wool 231 270 -39 Cookware, cutlery, tools 637 670 -33 Motorcycles and parts 235 268 -33 Numismatic coins 143 172 -29 Furniture, household goods, etc. 2,129 2,149 -20 Jewelry 952 972 -20 Rugs 159 176 -17 Books, printed matter 301 318 -17 Glassware, chinaware 174 186 -12 Nursery stock, etc. 133 137 -4 Recorded media 71 75 -4 Musical instruments 130 133 -4 Apparel,household goods-nontextile 713 716 -3 Toys, games, and sporting goods 2,753 2,742 12 Camping apparel and gear 767 742 25 Stereo equipment, etc 581 543 38 Other consumer nondurables 1,135 1,094 41 Photo equipment 407 351 56 Pleasure boats and motors 250 169 81 Other goods 5,877 6,136 -259 _________________ Item(1) Year-to-date Year-to-date Year-to-date 2012 2011 Change Total, Balance of Payments Basis 1,916,592 1,852,844 63,748 Net Adjustments 20,469 23,509 -3,040 Total, Census Basis 1,896,123 1,829,335 66,788 Foods, feeds, and beverages 91,501 88,907 2,594 Wine, beer, and related products 7,413 7,073 340 Green coffee 5,035 5,618 -583 Alcoholic beverages, excluding wine 5,412 5,206 206 Fish and shellfish 13,921 13,727 193 Cane and beet sugar 1,956 2,414 -458 Other foods 9,395 8,681 714 Bakery products 7,266 7,014 252 Dairy products and eggs 1,395 1,321 73 Food oils, oilseeds 4,997 5,159 -162 Nuts 1,731 1,556 175 Nonagricultural foods, etc. 602 611 -9 Cocoa beans 828 1,267 -439 Tea, spices, etc. 1,514 1,447 67 Vegetables 8,229 8,045 184 Meat products 7,060 6,411 649 Fruits, frozen juices 10,167 9,645 522 Feedstuff and foodgrains 4,582 3,711 871 Industrial supplies and materials 614,420 627,537 -13,117 Crude oil 266,125 273,638 -7,513 Petroleum products, other 42,438 42,155 282 Nuclear fuel materials 3,782 4,625 -843 Gas-natural 7,382 11,837 -4,455 Copper 4,685 5,928 -1,243 Pulpwood and woodpulp 2,804 3,398 -593 Bauxite and aluminum 9,037 9,590 -553 Lumber 3,362 2,889 473 Tin 678 836 -158 Liquefied petroleum gases 5,593 8,590 -2,997 Electric energy 1,451 1,655 -204 Zinc 1,254 1,534 -280 Shingles, wallboard 6,394 5,673 721 Blank tapes, audio & visual 861 918 -57 Cotton cloth, fabrics 1,049 1,130 -81 Glass-plate, sheet, etc. 998 934 64 Cotton, natural fibers 77 78 -2 Hides and skins 179 165 15 Nontextile floor tiles 2,045 1,980 65 Leather and furs 545 483 62 Newsprint 1,121 1,233 -112 Farming materials, livestock 1,396 1,100 295 Wool, silk, etc. 634 561 74 Hair, waste materials 774 704 70 Materials, excluding chemicals 1,223 1,175 48 Plywood and veneers 1,843 1,629 214 Paper and paper products 5,759 5,767 -8 Stone, sand, cement, etc. 3,381 3,135 246 Plastic materials 12,173 11,778 395 Steelmaking materials 7,338 7,489 -151 Finished textile supplies 3,507 3,355 152 Sulfur, nonmetallic minerals 1,347 1,287 60 Synthetic rubber--primary 2,720 2,614 106 Synthetic cloth 5,019 4,895 124 Iron and steel, advanced 7,907 7,013 894 Nickel 2,496 3,157 -662 Fuel oil 37,824 39,155 -1,330 Nonferrous metals, other 3,630 3,636 -6 Coal and related fuels 2,571 2,288 282 Natural rubber 2,859 4,013 -1,154 Iron and steel mill products 17,582 16,573 1,009 Iron and steel products, n.e.c. 8,434 7,188 1,246 Finished metal shapes 14,610 13,937 673 Nonmonetary gold 14,386 13,552 834 Chemicals-other, n.e.c. 9,882 9,096 786 Industrial supplies, other 23,380 22,008 1,373 Chemicals-inorganic 6,709 7,180 -471 Chemicals-fertilizers 13,523 13,156 367 Other precious metals 10,493 13,291 -2,799 Tobacco, waxes, etc. 9,093 6,443 2,650 Chemicals-organic 20,067 21,092 -1,026 Capital goods, except automotive 456,701 422,280 34,421 Computer accessories 47,419 46,105 1,314 Electric apparatus 35,526 32,032 3,494 Telecommunications equipment 43,845 40,652 3,193 Excavating machinery 10,824 7,792 3,031 Materials handling equipment 11,023 9,078 1,946 Industrial machines, other 40,414 37,311 3,104 Generators, accessories 18,589 17,065 1,524 Measuring, testing, control instruments 15,385 14,620 765 Pulp and paper machinery 3,583 3,386 197 Industrial engines 19,984 17,552 2,433 Photo, service industry machinery 13,283 12,606 676 Medicinal equipment 26,198 25,312 886 Metalworking machine tools 9,656 7,823 1,833 Civilian aircraft 7,862 7,527 335 Nonfarm tractors and parts 2,190 1,818 371 Agricultural machinery, equipment 7,796 6,590 1,205 Spacecraft, excluding military 83 96 -13 Laboratory testing instruments 4,739 4,464 274 Wood, glass, plastic 4,855 4,498 357 Specialized mining 612 663 -51 Commercial vessels, other 82 126 -44 Textile, sewing machines 1,425 1,519 -94 Marine engines, parts 846 811 34 Vessels, except scrap 13 1 11 Business machines and equipment 3,920 3,771 149 Railway transportation equipment 1,490 1,110 381 Food, tobacco machinery 2,578 2,537 41 Engines-civilian aircraft 13,512 11,804 1,708 Parts-civilian aircraft 10,917 9,359 1,558 Semiconductors 34,026 33,256 770 Drilling & oilfield equipment 10,250 7,549 2,701 Computers 53,777 53,447 329 Automotive vehicles, parts, and engines 247,752 208,827 38,925 Consumer goods 425,693 428,052 -2,359 Cell phones and other household goods, 64,606 65,704 -1,097 Pharmaceutical preparations 72,728 76,369 -3,641 Apparel, household goods - cotton 39,259 42,507 -3,248 Gem diamonds 16,329 18,791 -2,461 Apparel, textiles, nonwool or cotton 32,706 30,750 1,956 Artwork, antiques, stamps, etc. 7,967 7,171 796 Televisions and video equipment 27,442 28,297 -854 Toiletries and cosmetics 7,148 6,543 605 Footwear 15,839 15,358 481 Household appliances 18,511 17,339 1,172 Gem stones, other 2,837 2,605 232 Apparel, household goods - wool 2,820 2,747 73 Cookware, cutlery, tools 6,505 6,173 331 Motorcycles and parts 2,514 2,099 415 Numismatic coins 1,411 2,137 -725 Furniture, household goods, etc. 21,126 19,527 1,600 Jewelry 10,143 10,386 -243 Rugs 1,685 1,593 92 Books, printed matter 3,008 3,021 -13 Glassware, chinaware 1,771 1,723 48 Nursery stock, etc. 1,360 1,274 87 Recorded media 763 783 -19 Musical instruments 1,372 1,314 58 Apparel,household goods-nontextile 7,162 6,634 528 Toys, games, and sporting goods 27,789 27,552 236 Camping apparel and gear 7,511 7,182 329 Stereo equipment, etc 5,570 4,971 599 Other consumer nondurables 11,084 11,036 48 Photo equipment 4,787 4,696 91 Pleasure boats and motors 1,939 1,770 169 Other goods 60,056 53,733 6,323 (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-12-232, BEA-12-55), Bureau of the Census, Foreign Trade Division, October 2012. For more information, contact Matthew Przybocki (301-763-3148) or Maria Iseman (301-763-2311), Foreign Trade Division.