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 annual change within each major commodity grouping. (-) Represents zero or less than one half unit of measurement shown. (R) Revised Item(1) December November Monthly 2012 2012 (R) Change Total, Balance of Payments Basis 188,765 194,864 -6,099 Net Adjustments 1,910 1,931 -21 Total, Census Basis 186,855 192,933 -6,078 Foods, feeds, and beverages 9,344 9,419 -75 Feedstuff and foodgrains 623 644 -21 Other foods 1,042 1,009 34 Meat products 719 721 -2 Fruits, frozen juices 1,024 1,115 -91 Wine, beer, and related products 754 762 -8 Bakery products 763 775 -12 Alcoholic beverages, excluding wine 568 575 -7 Vegetables 868 855 13 Nuts 146 149 -3 Dairy products and eggs 154 143 11 Tea, spices, etc. 167 172 -4 Fish and shellfish 1,390 1,339 51 Nonagricultural foods, etc. 59 60 -1 Food oils, oilseeds 480 451 29 Cocoa beans 87 54 33 Cane and beet sugar 152 174 -23 Green coffee 347 421 -74 Industrial supplies and materials 57,105 61,346 -4,241 Crude oil 22,107 25,423 -3,316 Gas-natural 804 860 -56 Liquefied petroleum gases 442 354 88 Other precious metals 1,194 993 201 Natural rubber 271 248 23 Fuel oil 3,769 3,998 -229 Nuclear fuel materials 354 541 -187 Copper 563 569 -5 Nickel 198 192 5 Pulpwood and woodpulp 258 286 -27 Chemicals-inorganic 611 671 -59 Bauxite and aluminum 989 847 142 Chemicals-organic 2,330 2,418 -88 Petroleum products, other 4,005 4,296 -291 Steelmaking materials 685 704 -19 Zinc 136 123 14 Tin 84 71 13 Newsprint 111 111 (-) Blank tapes, audio & visual 65 65 -1 Electric energy 243 258 -15 Cotton cloth, fabrics 108 104 4 Cotton, natural fibers 4 5 -2 Nonferrous metals, other 387 356 32 Materials, excluding chemicals 116 111 5 Paper and paper products 555 581 -26 Hides and skins 18 16 2 Sulfur, nonmetallic minerals 144 167 -24 Leather and furs 54 54 -1 Wool, silk, etc. 66 58 7 Hair, waste materials 93 73 20 Glass-plate, sheet, etc. 98 106 -8 Nontextile floor tiles 212 222 -10 Synthetic rubber--primary 259 263 -5 Synthetic cloth 495 484 11 Finished textile supplies 344 363 -19 Plywood and veneers 195 179 17 Chemicals-fertilizers 1,455 1,500 -45 Coal and related fuels 344 343 (-) Stone, sand, cement, etc. 386 360 26 Farming materials, livestock 173 138 35 Plastic materials 1,210 1,186 25 Lumber 375 380 -5 Finished metal shapes 1,335 1,388 -53 Chemicals-other, n.e.c. 987 941 46 Shingles, wallboard 744 680 64 Iron and steel, advanced 766 768 -2 Iron and steel mill products 1,604 1,729 -125 Iron and steel products, n.e.c. 761 788 -27 Nonmonetary gold 1,586 1,914 -328 Industrial supplies, other 2,370 2,359 11 Tobacco, waxes, etc. 642 700 -57 Capital goods, except automotive 45,280 45,544 -264 Telecommunications equipment 4,416 4,395 21 Electric apparatus 3,669 3,602 67 Industrial machines, other 3,866 3,630 236 Excavating machinery 843 966 -123 Drilling & oilfield equipment 712 794 -82 Industrial engines 1,890 1,850 40 Materials handling equipment 1,051 1,125 -74 Engines-civilian aircraft 1,364 1,419 -55 Parts-civilian aircraft 1,221 1,216 4 Metalworking machine tools 988 1,011 -23 Computer accessories 4,755 4,310 445 Generators, accessories 1,727 1,764 -37 Agricultural machinery, equipment 801 743 58 Medicinal equipment 2,699 2,633 66 Measuring, testing, control instruments 1,493 1,506 -13 Computers 5,523 6,306 -782 Photo, service industry machinery 1,262 1,255 7 Wood, glass, plastic 652 563 88 Nonfarm tractors and parts 183 187 -5 Railway transportation equipment 101 113 -12 Civilian aircraft 1,191 1,068 123 Laboratory testing instruments 457 461 -5 Business machines and equipment 408 408 (-) Pulp and paper machinery 348 369 -21 Semiconductors 3,067 3,247 -180 Marine engines, parts 106 88 19 Food, tobacco machinery 267 247 20 Vessels, except scrap 1 (-) (-) Spacecraft, excluding military 5 77 -73 Commercial vessels, other 18 8 9 Specialized mining 51 42 9 Textile, sewing machines 148 140 8 Automotive vehicles, parts, and engines 24,498 25,442 -944 Consumer goods 45,245 45,203 43 Apparel, textiles, nonwool or cotton 3,597 3,146 451 Furniture, household goods, etc. 2,315 2,138 177 Household appliances 1,940 1,788 152 Artwork, antiques, stamps, etc. 953 982 -29 Cell phones and other household goods, 7,939 8,451 -512 Toiletries and cosmetics 792 745 47 Stereo equipment, etc 606 574 31 Footwear 1,798 1,468 330 Apparel,household goods-nontextile 766 722 44 Toys, games, and sporting goods 2,796 2,866 -70 Motorcycles and parts 275 278 -3 Camping apparel and gear 834 681 153 Cookware, cutlery, tools 668 630 38 Gem stones, other 287 279 8 Other consumer nondurables 1,140 1,154 -15 Pleasure boats and motors 175 197 -23 Rugs 189 175 14 Nursery stock, etc. 132 133 -2 Glassware, chinaware 187 181 5 Musical instruments 124 127 -3 Photo equipment 406 317 89 Recorded media 68 75 -7 Books, printed matter 312 298 15 Apparel, household goods - wool 276 256 20 Jewelry 1,035 979 56 Numismatic coins 269 251 18 Televisions and video equipment 2,784 2,654 130 Gem diamonds 1,775 1,927 -152 Apparel, household goods - cotton 4,265 4,019 247 Pharmaceutical preparations 6,543 7,711 -1,167 Other goods 5,382 5,979 -597 _________________ Item(1) Annual Annual Annual 2012 2011 Change Total, Balance of Payments Basis 2,299,281 2,235,819 63,462 Net Adjustments 24,238 27,995 -3,757 Total, Census Basis 2,275,043 2,207,824 67,219 Foods, feeds, and beverages 110,211 107,460 2,751 Feedstuff and foodgrains 5,849 4,602 1,246 Other foods 11,448 10,554 894 Meat products 8,523 7,709 814 Fruits, frozen juices 12,257 11,686 571 Wine, beer, and related products 8,914 8,533 381 Bakery products 8,811 8,483 328 Alcoholic beverages, excluding wine 6,555 6,288 266 Vegetables 9,942 9,699 243 Nuts 2,009 1,884 125 Dairy products and eggs 1,690 1,586 104 Tea, spices, etc. 1,852 1,753 99 Fish and shellfish 16,621 16,572 49 Nonagricultural foods, etc. 720 742 -22 Food oils, oilseeds 5,934 6,247 -314 Cocoa beans 996 1,425 -428 Cane and beet sugar 2,283 2,790 -507 Green coffee 5,808 6,906 -1,099 Industrial supplies and materials 731,204 755,807 -24,603 Crude oil 312,800 331,582 -18,782 Gas-natural 9,064 13,567 -4,503 Liquefied petroleum gases 6,389 9,963 -3,574 Other precious metals 12,632 15,675 -3,043 Natural rubber 3,382 4,773 -1,391 Fuel oil 45,591 46,879 -1,287 Nuclear fuel materials 4,676 5,658 -981 Copper 5,817 6,770 -953 Nickel 2,885 3,605 -720 Pulpwood and woodpulp 3,360 4,024 -664 Chemicals-inorganic 7,984 8,645 -661 Bauxite and aluminum 10,873 11,532 -660 Chemicals-organic 24,783 25,399 -616 Petroleum products, other 50,326 50,918 -592 Steelmaking materials 8,626 9,000 -374 Zinc 1,513 1,810 -297 Tin 833 979 -145 Newsprint 1,344 1,464 -120 Blank tapes, audio & visual 987 1,100 -113 Electric energy 1,914 2,015 -102 Cotton cloth, fabrics 1,261 1,357 -97 Cotton, natural fibers 86 94 -8 Nonferrous metals, other 4,368 4,345 23 Materials, excluding chemicals 1,457 1,433 23 Paper and paper products 6,913 6,887 25 Hides and skins 226 188 39 Sulfur, nonmetallic minerals 1,644 1,581 63 Leather and furs 655 590 64 Wool, silk, etc. 758 681 78 Hair, waste materials 939 856 84 Glass-plate, sheet, etc. 1,204 1,107 97 Nontextile floor tiles 2,477 2,373 104 Synthetic rubber--primary 3,244 3,134 110 Synthetic cloth 6,005 5,894 111 Finished textile supplies 4,223 4,018 205 Plywood and veneers 2,222 1,930 292 Chemicals-fertilizers 16,128 15,817 311 Coal and related fuels 3,258 2,944 314 Stone, sand, cement, etc. 4,122 3,798 324 Farming materials, livestock 1,714 1,355 359 Plastic materials 14,582 14,105 477 Lumber 4,124 3,498 626 Finished metal shapes 17,373 16,720 654 Chemicals-other, n.e.c. 11,832 11,070 762 Shingles, wallboard 7,803 6,879 925 Iron and steel, advanced 9,458 8,509 949 Iron and steel mill products 20,872 19,779 1,093 Iron and steel products, n.e.c. 9,994 8,759 1,234 Nonmonetary gold 17,892 16,390 1,502 Industrial supplies, other 28,152 26,557 1,596 Tobacco, waxes, etc. 10,441 7,803 2,638 Capital goods, except automotive 548,204 510,737 37,467 Telecommunications equipment 52,794 48,474 4,320 Electric apparatus 42,826 38,743 4,084 Industrial machines, other 47,977 45,085 2,892 Excavating machinery 12,664 9,775 2,889 Drilling & oilfield equipment 11,758 9,013 2,746 Industrial engines 23,778 21,361 2,417 Materials handling equipment 13,229 11,098 2,131 Engines-civilian aircraft 16,318 14,280 2,038 Parts-civilian aircraft 13,373 11,364 2,009 Metalworking machine tools 11,666 9,740 1,926 Computer accessories 56,484 54,796 1,688 Generators, accessories 22,109 20,623 1,486 Agricultural machinery, equipment 9,324 8,069 1,255 Medicinal equipment 31,556 30,432 1,124 Measuring, testing, control instruments 18,406 17,510 895 Computers 65,757 64,899 858 Photo, service industry machinery 15,840 15,160 680 Wood, glass, plastic 6,087 5,505 582 Nonfarm tractors and parts 2,561 2,235 326 Railway transportation equipment 1,696 1,412 284 Civilian aircraft 10,159 9,891 268 Laboratory testing instruments 5,658 5,437 221 Business machines and equipment 4,744 4,580 165 Pulp and paper machinery 4,294 4,130 164 Semiconductors 40,302 40,169 132 Marine engines, parts 1,041 969 72 Food, tobacco machinery 3,094 3,046 48 Vessels, except scrap 13 2 12 Spacecraft, excluding military 165 166 (-) Commercial vessels, other 109 162 -53 Specialized mining 704 769 -64 Textile, sewing machines 1,716 1,843 -128 Automotive vehicles, parts, and engines 297,697 254,609 43,088 Consumer goods 516,296 514,061 2,235 Apparel, textiles, nonwool or cotton 39,378 36,971 2,407 Furniture, household goods, etc. 25,612 23,629 1,983 Household appliances 22,268 20,894 1,374 Artwork, antiques, stamps, etc. 9,884 8,797 1,087 Cell phones and other household goods, 81,284 80,274 1,010 Toiletries and cosmetics 8,693 7,871 822 Stereo equipment, etc 6,761 5,974 787 Footwear 19,111 18,335 777 Apparel,household goods-nontextile 8,638 8,050 588 Toys, games, and sporting goods 33,457 32,958 499 Motorcycles and parts 3,055 2,607 449 Camping apparel and gear 9,045 8,631 414 Cookware, cutlery, tools 7,814 7,446 368 Gem stones, other 3,408 3,113 294 Other consumer nondurables 13,402 13,222 180 Pleasure boats and motors 2,317 2,140 177 Rugs 2,049 1,922 127 Nursery stock, etc. 1,622 1,547 75 Glassware, chinaware 2,136 2,062 74 Musical instruments 1,622 1,583 39 Photo equipment 5,350 5,343 7 Recorded media 905 925 -21 Books, printed matter 3,623 3,648 -26 Apparel, household goods - wool 3,245 3,326 -82 Jewelry 12,103 12,337 -234 Numismatic coins 1,933 2,537 -605 Televisions and video equipment 32,845 33,497 -651 Gem diamonds 20,203 22,299 -2,095 Apparel, household goods - cotton 47,440 50,388 -2,948 Pharmaceutical preparations 87,095 91,737 -4,642 Other goods 71,430 65,150 6,280 (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-13-25, BEA-13-04), Bureau of the Census, Foreign Trade Division, December 2012. For more information, contact Matthew Przybocki (301-763-3148) or Maria Iseman (301-763-2311), Foreign Trade Division.