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) March February Monthly 2013 2013 (R) Change Total, Balance of Payments Basis 186,489 192,933 -6,444 Net Adjustments 1,980 2,216 -236 Total, Census Basis 184,509 190,718 -6,208 Foods, feeds, and beverages 9,623 9,613 10 Vegetables 959 857 102 Food oils, oilseeds 573 475 98 Fish and shellfish 1,434 1,377 57 Cane and beet sugar 132 122 10 Tea, spices, etc. 159 152 7 Bakery products 756 749 6 Nonagricultural foods, etc. 68 63 5 Green coffee 364 360 4 Nuts 151 148 3 Dairy products and eggs 144 144 -1 Meat products 773 781 -8 Other foods 1,051 1,076 -24 Alcoholic beverages, excluding wine 559 594 -36 Wine, beer, and related products 802 846 -44 Feedstuff and foodgrains 525 573 -48 Cocoa beans 113 162 -49 Fruits, frozen juices 1,061 1,133 -73 Industrial supplies and materials 57,309 58,726 -1,417 Crude oil 21,686 23,605 -1,919 Petroleum products, other 4,693 4,962 -268 Iron and steel mill products 1,463 1,646 -183 Steelmaking materials 569 725 -156 Industrial supplies, other 2,351 2,484 -134 Other precious metals 1,124 1,235 -111 Bauxite and aluminum 841 904 -63 Plywood and veneers 160 224 -63 Iron and steel, advanced 740 790 -50 Shingles, wallboard 744 792 -48 Synthetic cloth 490 531 -41 Iron and steel products, n.e.c. 777 815 -38 Plastic materials 1,270 1,308 -37 Sulfur, nonmetallic minerals 96 130 -34 Pulpwood and woodpulp 306 330 -23 Glass-plate, sheet, etc. 87 111 -23 Hides and skins 21 41 -19 Chemicals-inorganic 617 634 -17 Nontextile floor tiles 218 233 -15 Blank tapes, audio & visual 63 78 -15 Newsprint 96 110 -14 Finished textile supplies 373 384 -12 Cotton cloth, fabrics 99 107 -8 Stone, sand, cement, etc. 383 389 -5 Materials, excluding chemicals 118 123 -5 Zinc 127 132 -5 Electric energy 163 166 -3 Finished metal shapes 1,450 1,452 -2 Wool, silk, etc. 63 63 (-) Synthetic rubber--primary 229 229 (-) Hair, waste materials 90 89 (-) Nickel 239 238 1 Cotton, natural fibers 5 4 1 Leather and furs 53 52 2 Tin 96 91 5 Natural rubber 229 214 15 Nonferrous metals, other 431 396 35 Chemicals-organic 2,180 2,139 41 Paper and paper products 620 570 50 Tobacco, waxes, etc. 713 661 52 Lumber 467 413 54 Chemicals-other, n.e.c. 1,013 957 56 Farming materials, livestock 227 165 62 Liquefied petroleum gases 527 426 101 Gas-natural 1,009 904 104 Chemicals-fertilizers 1,432 1,326 106 Nuclear fuel materials 326 214 112 Nonmonetary gold 1,304 1,186 118 Coal and related fuels 274 134 141 Copper 765 589 176 Fuel oil 3,890 3,227 663 Capital goods, except automotive 44,707 46,212 -1,505 Computers 4,872 6,006 -1,134 Computer accessories 4,449 4,925 -476 Electric apparatus 3,598 3,785 -187 Generators, accessories 1,744 1,917 -173 Industrial engines 1,690 1,811 -120 Photo, service industry machinery 1,325 1,404 -79 Materials handling equipment 1,058 1,135 -77 Telecommunications equipment 4,474 4,535 -61 Laboratory testing instruments 432 479 -47 Business machines and equipment 376 418 -42 Food, tobacco machinery 261 301 -40 Medicinal equipment 2,683 2,719 -36 Wood, glass, plastic 547 576 -29 Agricultural machinery, equipment 761 790 -29 Nonfarm tractors and parts 177 196 -19 Semiconductors 3,292 3,300 -8 Spacecraft, excluding military 3 7 -3 Vessels, except scrap (-) (-) (-) Metalworking machine tools 936 934 2 Textile, sewing machines 146 139 7 Commercial vessels, other 15 6 9 Marine engines, parts 94 84 10 Railway transportation equipment 112 99 13 Pulp and paper machinery 356 342 14 Engines-civilian aircraft 1,465 1,441 24 Excavating machinery 801 773 28 Specialized mining 78 50 28 Measuring, testing, control instruments 1,567 1,520 47 Drilling & oilfield equipment 847 691 156 Industrial machines, other 3,852 3,689 163 Parts-civilian aircraft 1,419 1,177 242 Civilian aircraft 1,278 964 314 Automotive vehicles, parts, and engines 24,394 25,165 -771 Consumer goods 41,802 45,208 -3,406 Toys, games, and sporting goods 2,313 3,357 -1,044 Furniture, household goods, etc. 2,014 2,440 -426 Footwear 1,483 1,851 -367 Household appliances 1,717 2,069 -351 Apparel, household goods - cotton 4,128 4,469 -341 Televisions and video equipment 2,617 2,924 -307 Apparel, textiles, nonwool or cotton 3,303 3,578 -275 Pharmaceutical preparations 6,867 7,086 -218 Cookware, cutlery, tools 605 754 -150 Photo equipment 313 447 -133 Camping apparel and gear 712 826 -114 Artwork, antiques, stamps, etc. 620 721 -101 Stereo equipment, etc 541 641 -99 Other consumer nondurables 1,083 1,163 -80 Pleasure boats and motors 174 226 -52 Toiletries and cosmetics 766 800 -34 Jewelry 1,107 1,135 -29 Books, printed matter 280 301 -21 Apparel,household goods-nontextile 759 772 -13 Recorded media 81 80 (-) Musical instruments 134 133 1 Glassware, chinaware 186 185 2 Nursery stock, etc. 150 140 10 Rugs 188 177 11 Gem stones, other 303 291 12 Apparel, household goods - wool 313 283 31 Numismatic coins 205 171 34 Motorcycles and parts 274 225 49 Cell phones and other household goods, 6,556 6,325 231 Gem diamonds 2,008 1,638 369 Other goods 6,674 5,794 880 _________________ Item(1) Year-to-date Year-to-date Year-to-date 2013 2012 Change Total, Balance of Payments Basis 571,971 582,503 -10,532 Net Adjustments 6,084 6,512 -428 Total, Census Basis 565,886 575,990 -10,104 Foods, feeds, and beverages 28,575 27,761 814 Vegetables 2,603 2,412 191 Food oils, oilseeds 1,512 1,560 -48 Fish and shellfish 4,172 4,272 -100 Cane and beet sugar 381 558 -177 Tea, spices, etc. 479 463 15 Bakery products 2,292 2,234 58 Nonagricultural foods, etc. 194 217 -23 Green coffee 1,077 1,568 -491 Nuts 458 556 -97 Dairy products and eggs 455 426 29 Meat products 2,319 2,186 133 Other foods 3,200 2,877 323 Alcoholic beverages, excluding wine 1,706 1,603 103 Wine, beer, and related products 2,396 2,248 148 Feedstuff and foodgrains 1,730 1,293 437 Cocoa beans 379 438 -59 Fruits, frozen juices 3,222 2,848 373 Industrial supplies and materials 177,136 192,557 -15,421 Crude oil 70,355 86,187 -15,833 Petroleum products, other 13,954 14,022 -68 Iron and steel mill products 4,666 5,800 -1,134 Steelmaking materials 1,889 2,844 -955 Industrial supplies, other 7,269 6,954 315 Other precious metals 3,500 3,509 -8 Bauxite and aluminum 2,670 2,928 -258 Plywood and veneers 591 500 91 Iron and steel, advanced 2,306 2,341 -35 Shingles, wallboard 2,292 1,891 401 Synthetic cloth 1,509 1,527 -18 Iron and steel products, n.e.c. 2,432 2,621 -189 Plastic materials 3,897 3,761 136 Sulfur, nonmetallic minerals 353 470 -117 Pulpwood and woodpulp 907 848 59 Glass-plate, sheet, etc. 298 260 37 Hides and skins 88 70 18 Chemicals-inorganic 1,915 2,153 -238 Nontextile floor tiles 659 607 52 Blank tapes, audio & visual 217 275 -58 Newsprint 314 352 -38 Finished textile supplies 1,118 1,021 97 Cotton cloth, fabrics 308 326 -18 Stone, sand, cement, etc. 1,151 1,019 132 Materials, excluding chemicals 371 363 8 Zinc 381 370 11 Electric energy 528 375 153 Finished metal shapes 4,328 4,410 -82 Wool, silk, etc. 196 197 -1 Synthetic rubber--primary 709 862 -153 Hair, waste materials 258 238 19 Nickel 686 842 -155 Cotton, natural fibers 14 25 -10 Leather and furs 157 157 (-) Tin 282 243 39 Natural rubber 671 966 -296 Nonferrous metals, other 1,232 1,153 79 Chemicals-organic 6,653 6,067 586 Paper and paper products 1,779 1,713 66 Tobacco, waxes, etc. 2,044 2,408 -364 Lumber 1,328 910 417 Chemicals-other, n.e.c. 2,921 2,941 -20 Farming materials, livestock 529 434 96 Liquefied petroleum gases 1,460 2,155 -695 Gas-natural 2,762 2,273 489 Chemicals-fertilizers 4,138 3,087 1,051 Nuclear fuel materials 788 938 -150 Nonmonetary gold 4,187 3,910 277 Coal and related fuels 618 519 99 Copper 2,112 1,312 800 Fuel oil 11,347 11,403 -56 Capital goods, except automotive 136,787 137,111 -323 Computers 16,697 17,288 -591 Computer accessories 13,769 14,384 -615 Electric apparatus 11,136 10,460 676 Generators, accessories 5,472 5,610 -138 Industrial engines 5,279 5,786 -507 Photo, service industry machinery 4,036 3,889 147 Materials handling equipment 3,248 3,284 -35 Telecommunications equipment 13,731 12,819 912 Laboratory testing instruments 1,360 1,527 -168 Business machines and equipment 1,201 1,155 46 Food, tobacco machinery 810 766 44 Medicinal equipment 8,163 7,890 274 Wood, glass, plastic 1,709 1,424 286 Agricultural machinery, equipment 2,352 2,213 139 Nonfarm tractors and parts 584 660 -76 Semiconductors 9,874 10,989 -1,115 Spacecraft, excluding military 13 5 7 Vessels, except scrap 1 (-) (-) Metalworking machine tools 2,843 2,946 -103 Textile, sewing machines 448 378 69 Commercial vessels, other 28 19 9 Marine engines, parts 266 234 32 Railway transportation equipment 321 419 -98 Pulp and paper machinery 998 1,035 -37 Engines-civilian aircraft 4,163 3,912 251 Excavating machinery 2,465 3,125 -660 Specialized mining 177 198 -21 Measuring, testing, control instruments 4,686 4,556 129 Drilling & oilfield equipment 2,643 2,866 -223 Industrial machines, other 11,502 12,163 -661 Parts-civilian aircraft 3,865 3,062 804 Civilian aircraft 2,945 2,047 898 Automotive vehicles, parts, and engines 73,289 73,336 -47 Consumer goods 131,505 127,176 4,330 Toys, games, and sporting goods 8,762 8,592 170 Furniture, household goods, etc. 6,771 6,247 523 Footwear 5,084 4,590 494 Household appliances 5,724 5,312 411 Apparel, household goods - cotton 12,575 12,201 374 Televisions and video equipment 8,196 8,354 -158 Apparel, textiles, nonwool or cotton 10,285 9,455 830 Pharmaceutical preparations 20,830 22,003 -1,173 Cookware, cutlery, tools 2,046 1,904 141 Photo equipment 1,151 1,604 -454 Camping apparel and gear 2,377 2,215 162 Artwork, antiques, stamps, etc. 2,036 2,215 -180 Stereo equipment, etc 1,797 1,718 79 Other consumer nondurables 3,401 3,249 152 Pleasure boats and motors 608 621 -13 Toiletries and cosmetics 2,334 2,092 242 Jewelry 3,397 3,103 295 Books, printed matter 872 872 (-) Apparel,household goods-nontextile 2,287 2,116 171 Recorded media 236 238 -1 Musical instruments 406 412 -6 Glassware, chinaware 551 531 20 Nursery stock, etc. 433 409 24 Rugs 544 509 35 Gem stones, other 870 829 42 Apparel, household goods - wool 890 882 8 Numismatic coins 783 448 335 Motorcycles and parts 788 753 35 Cell phones and other household goods, 20,141 18,716 1,426 Gem diamonds 5,329 4,985 344 Other goods 18,593 18,050 543 (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-13-66, BEA-13-20), Bureau of the Census, Foreign Trade Division, March 2013. For more information, contact Matthew Przybocki (301-763-3148) or Maria Iseman (301-763-2311), Foreign Trade Division.