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) November October Monthly 2012 2012 (R) Change Total, Balance of Payments Basis 195,014 186,765 8,248 Net Adjustments 1,957 2,133 -176 Total, Census Basis 193,057 184,632 8,425 Foods, feeds, and beverages 9,406 8,850 555 Fish and shellfish 1,341 1,199 143 Wine, beer, and related products 763 675 88 Alcoholic beverages, excluding wine 574 493 81 Bakery products 775 707 67 Other foods 1,008 942 66 Meat products 717 673 44 Cane and beet sugar 175 133 43 Feedstuff and foodgrains 630 595 36 Dairy products and eggs 143 127 16 Tea, spices, etc. 172 161 10 Nuts 149 140 9 Cocoa beans 51 43 8 Green coffee 420 412 8 Nonagricultural foods, etc. 59 54 5 Fruits, frozen juices 1,121 1,129 -8 Vegetables 856 866 -10 Food oils, oilseeds 451 504 -52 Industrial supplies and materials 61,370 60,096 1,274 Chemicals-organic 2,366 1,620 746 Nonmonetary gold 1,912 1,499 413 Iron and steel mill products 1,734 1,560 174 Electric energy 262 177 85 Tobacco, waxes, etc. 699 619 81 Copper 568 497 71 Finished metal shapes 1,389 1,320 69 Industrial supplies, other 2,352 2,282 69 Chemicals-inorganic 657 597 61 Petroleum products, other 4,336 4,276 60 Steelmaking materials 655 604 51 Sulfur, nonmetallic minerals 168 123 45 Nonferrous metals, other 357 313 43 Other precious metals 994 965 29 Chemicals-other, n.e.c. 942 914 28 Bauxite and aluminum 846 818 28 Stone, sand, cement, etc. 360 333 27 Finished textile supplies 363 336 27 Synthetic cloth 484 458 27 Iron and steel, advanced 767 742 25 Synthetic rubber--primary 263 239 24 Liquefied petroleum gases 354 334 20 Natural rubber 248 230 18 Nontextile floor tiles 222 209 13 Coal and related fuels 343 331 12 Tin 71 60 11 Plastic materials 1,182 1,173 9 Shingles, wallboard 681 673 9 Gas-natural 858 850 8 Leather and furs 54 48 6 Nickel 193 188 5 Pulpwood and woodpulp 298 295 3 Hides and skins 14 12 3 Hair, waste materials 73 71 2 Cotton, natural fibers 5 5 1 Materials, excluding chemicals 111 111 (-) Cotton cloth, fabrics 103 104 -1 Wool, silk, etc. 58 59 -1 Nuclear fuel materials 529 530 -1 Glass-plate, sheet, etc. 106 109 -3 Plywood and veneers 178 182 -4 Newsprint 111 115 -4 Lumber 379 383 -4 Chemicals-fertilizers 1,522 1,527 -5 Zinc 123 130 -7 Blank tapes, audio & visual 66 75 -9 Farming materials, livestock 138 150 -12 Iron and steel products, n.e.c. 785 798 -13 Paper and paper products 579 594 -15 Fuel oil 3,998 4,231 -233 Crude oil 25,509 26,227 -718 Capital goods, except automotive 45,495 45,088 408 Computers 6,291 5,592 699 Electric apparatus 3,599 3,368 232 Materials handling equipment 1,119 978 140 Metalworking machine tools 998 882 116 Telecommunications equipment 4,388 4,293 95 Spacecraft, excluding military 77 4 74 Wood, glass, plastic 568 503 65 Pulp and paper machinery 368 305 64 Computer accessories 4,304 4,241 63 Generators, accessories 1,765 1,703 62 Measuring, testing, control instruments 1,496 1,445 51 Medicinal equipment 2,631 2,609 22 Laboratory testing instruments 459 439 20 Business machines and equipment 407 387 20 Excavating machinery 955 950 5 Parts-civilian aircraft 1,214 1,210 5 Commercial vessels, other 9 5 4 Specialized mining 42 39 3 Civilian aircraft 1,106 1,106 (-) Vessels, except scrap (-) (-) (-) Marine engines, parts 89 92 -3 Food, tobacco machinery 246 256 -10 Nonfarm tractors and parts 185 196 -11 Textile, sewing machines 140 161 -21 Railway transportation equipment 113 144 -31 Photo, service industry machinery 1,252 1,310 -58 Agricultural machinery, equipment 744 804 -60 Industrial engines 1,843 1,904 -61 Semiconductors 3,252 3,329 -77 Engines-civilian aircraft 1,416 1,495 -79 Industrial machines, other 3,624 3,909 -286 Drilling & oilfield equipment 793 1,427 -634 Automotive vehicles, parts, and engines 25,555 24,042 1,513 Consumer goods 45,257 40,705 4,552 Cell phones and other household goods, 8,422 6,611 1,811 Pharmaceutical preparations 7,712 6,449 1,263 Gem diamonds 2,010 1,354 657 Apparel, household goods - cotton 4,026 3,627 399 Artwork, antiques, stamps, etc. 954 668 286 Toys, games, and sporting goods 2,865 2,754 111 Numismatic coins 253 145 107 Apparel, textiles, nonwool or cotton 3,155 3,083 71 Televisions and video equipment 2,656 2,601 54 Motorcycles and parts 279 234 45 Toiletries and cosmetics 744 701 44 Apparel, household goods - wool 266 232 34 Jewelry 969 945 24 Other consumer nondurables 1,152 1,135 17 Rugs 174 158 16 Apparel,household goods-nontextile 722 713 9 Glassware, chinaware 183 174 8 Furniture, household goods, etc. 2,136 2,131 5 Recorded media 75 71 4 Nursery stock, etc. 134 133 1 Musical instruments 128 129 -2 Books, printed matter 297 301 -4 Cookware, cutlery, tools 630 638 -8 Stereo equipment, etc 574 582 -8 Gem stones, other 281 290 -9 Pleasure boats and motors 197 247 -50 Photo equipment 333 407 -74 Household appliances 1,785 1,859 -74 Camping apparel and gear 680 768 -89 Footwear 1,467 1,564 -97 Other goods 5,973 5,852 122 _________________ Item(1) Year-to-date Year-to-date Year-to-date 2012 2011 Change Total, Balance of Payments Basis 2,111,745 2,042,522 69,223 Net Adjustments 22,402 25,771 -3,369 Total, Census Basis 2,089,343 2,016,751 72,592 Foods, feeds, and beverages 100,906 98,227 2,679 Fish and shellfish 15,263 15,131 132 Wine, beer, and related products 8,176 7,789 387 Alcoholic beverages, excluding wine 5,983 5,733 250 Bakery products 8,040 7,732 308 Other foods 10,403 9,604 799 Meat products 7,778 7,057 720 Cane and beet sugar 2,132 2,625 -493 Feedstuff and foodgrains 5,212 4,151 1,061 Dairy products and eggs 1,538 1,458 79 Tea, spices, etc. 1,686 1,601 85 Nuts 1,880 1,718 163 Cocoa beans 879 1,333 -454 Green coffee 5,456 6,328 -872 Nonagricultural foods, etc. 661 681 -20 Fruits, frozen juices 11,288 10,655 633 Vegetables 9,084 8,888 196 Food oils, oilseeds 5,448 5,743 -295 Industrial supplies and materials 675,781 691,032 -15,251 Chemicals-organic 22,439 23,148 -709 Nonmonetary gold 16,304 14,981 1,323 Iron and steel mill products 19,316 18,175 1,141 Electric energy 1,713 1,835 -122 Tobacco, waxes, etc. 9,793 7,144 2,649 Copper 5,253 6,355 -1,102 Finished metal shapes 16,004 15,327 677 Industrial supplies, other 25,732 24,280 1,452 Chemicals-inorganic 7,358 7,895 -537 Petroleum products, other 46,749 46,610 139 Steelmaking materials 7,988 8,239 -251 Sulfur, nonmetallic minerals 1,508 1,434 74 Nonferrous metals, other 3,986 3,985 1 Other precious metals 11,495 14,386 -2,892 Chemicals-other, n.e.c. 10,828 10,097 730 Bauxite and aluminum 9,879 10,524 -645 Stone, sand, cement, etc. 3,741 3,465 275 Finished textile supplies 3,872 3,685 186 Synthetic cloth 5,504 5,392 111 Iron and steel, advanced 8,674 7,744 930 Synthetic rubber--primary 2,982 2,879 103 Liquefied petroleum gases 5,947 9,268 -3,321 Natural rubber 3,107 4,394 -1,287 Nontextile floor tiles 2,267 2,179 88 Coal and related fuels 2,914 2,564 350 Tin 749 908 -159 Plastic materials 13,354 12,919 435 Shingles, wallboard 7,076 6,266 810 Gas-natural 8,240 12,707 -4,467 Leather and furs 599 536 63 Nickel 2,689 3,405 -716 Pulpwood and woodpulp 3,115 3,712 -596 Hides and skins 194 178 15 Hair, waste materials 848 782 66 Cotton, natural fibers 82 85 -2 Materials, excluding chemicals 1,334 1,294 40 Cotton cloth, fabrics 1,152 1,241 -89 Wool, silk, etc. 692 620 72 Nuclear fuel materials 4,311 5,158 -847 Glass-plate, sheet, etc. 1,105 1,024 81 Plywood and veneers 2,021 1,784 237 Newsprint 1,232 1,346 -114 Lumber 3,741 3,179 561 Chemicals-fertilizers 15,045 14,596 450 Zinc 1,377 1,647 -270 Blank tapes, audio & visual 926 1,008 -82 Farming materials, livestock 1,533 1,227 306 Iron and steel products, n.e.c. 9,220 7,945 1,275 Paper and paper products 6,338 6,332 7 Fuel oil 41,823 43,418 -1,596 Crude oil 291,634 301,726 -10,092 Capital goods, except automotive 502,219 465,866 36,353 Computers 60,069 59,302 767 Electric apparatus 39,129 35,324 3,805 Materials handling equipment 12,144 10,022 2,122 Metalworking machine tools 10,652 8,750 1,902 Telecommunications equipment 48,240 44,548 3,692 Spacecraft, excluding military 161 162 -1 Wood, glass, plastic 5,430 5,005 424 Pulp and paper machinery 3,946 3,750 197 Computer accessories 51,725 50,430 1,295 Generators, accessories 20,358 18,836 1,523 Measuring, testing, control instruments 16,881 16,054 827 Medicinal equipment 28,830 27,846 984 Laboratory testing instruments 5,198 4,937 261 Business machines and equipment 4,328 4,161 167 Excavating machinery 11,778 8,764 3,014 Parts-civilian aircraft 12,131 10,365 1,766 Commercial vessels, other 91 147 -55 Specialized mining 654 718 -64 Civilian aircraft 9,006 8,479 527 Vessels, except scrap 13 1 11 Marine engines, parts 937 883 53 Food, tobacco machinery 2,824 2,777 47 Nonfarm tractors and parts 2,375 2,024 351 Textile, sewing machines 1,565 1,695 -130 Railway transportation equipment 1,595 1,256 339 Photo, service industry machinery 14,535 13,893 643 Agricultural machinery, equipment 8,540 7,339 1,200 Industrial engines 21,827 19,443 2,383 Semiconductors 37,280 36,593 687 Engines-civilian aircraft 14,928 13,066 1,862 Industrial machines, other 44,006 41,003 3,003 Drilling & oilfield equipment 11,045 8,294 2,751 Automotive vehicles, parts, and engines 273,376 231,401 41,975 Consumer goods 471,056 470,704 351 Cell phones and other household goods, 73,030 72,840 190 Pharmaceutical preparations 80,455 83,833 -3,377 Gem diamonds 18,426 20,428 -2,002 Apparel, household goods - cotton 43,285 46,473 -3,189 Artwork, antiques, stamps, etc. 8,921 8,020 901 Toys, games, and sporting goods 30,654 30,450 204 Numismatic coins 1,666 2,298 -631 Apparel, textiles, nonwool or cotton 35,861 33,880 1,981 Televisions and video equipment 30,096 30,935 -839 Motorcycles and parts 2,791 2,338 453 Toiletries and cosmetics 7,893 7,188 705 Apparel, household goods - wool 3,087 3,026 61 Jewelry 11,105 11,346 -241 Other consumer nondurables 12,236 12,127 110 Rugs 1,858 1,762 96 Apparel,household goods-nontextile 7,884 7,328 556 Glassware, chinaware 1,954 1,893 62 Furniture, household goods, etc. 23,264 21,551 1,713 Recorded media 838 856 -18 Nursery stock, etc. 1,494 1,408 87 Musical instruments 1,500 1,442 57 Books, printed matter 3,305 3,339 -34 Cookware, cutlery, tools 7,136 6,806 329 Stereo equipment, etc 6,145 5,472 673 Gem stones, other 3,122 2,862 259 Pleasure boats and motors 2,134 1,962 172 Photo equipment 5,120 4,940 180 Household appliances 20,297 19,125 1,172 Camping apparel and gear 8,191 7,915 276 Footwear 17,305 16,860 445 Other goods 66,004 59,520 6,485 (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-13-09, BEA-13-01), Bureau of the Census, Foreign Trade Division, November 2012. For more information, contact Matthew Przybocki (301-763-3148) or Maria Iseman (301-763-2311), Foreign Trade Division.