                                        
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)                                February     January       Monthly
                                       2010         2010 (R)      Change

Total, Balance of Payments Basis         149,789      147,797         1,992
Net Adjustments                              366          422           -56
Total, Census Basis                      149,423      147,375         2,048

Foods, feeds, and beverages                7,117        7,195           -77

Cocoa beans                                  144          303          -158
Fruits, frozen juices                        734          781           -47
Wine, beer, and related products             635          679           -43
Food oils, oilseeds                          333          353           -21
Nuts                                          99          117           -18
Feedstuff and foodgrains                     281          296           -14
Nonagricultural foods, etc.                   55           58            -4
Tea, spices, etc.                            109          108             1
Green coffee                                 242          238             4
Alcoholic beverages, excluding wine          463          454             9
Dairy products and eggs                      122          113             9
Bakery products                              622          612            10
Fish and shellfish                         1,116        1,091            25
Cane and beet sugar                          114           86            28
Vegetables                                   706          673            33
Meat products                                562          523            39
Other foods                                  779          709            71

Industrial supplies and materials         48,529       47,514         1,015

Crude oil                                 20,874       19,128         1,746
Gas-natural                                1,871        1,661           210
Iron and steel mill products               1,027          885           142
Chemicals-organic                          1,621        1,511           110
Nonferrous metals, other                     329          230            99
Tobacco, waxes, etc.                         534          450            84
Nuclear fuel materials                       369          327            42
Natural rubber                               218          184            34
Chemicals-other, n.e.c.                      793          761            32
Lumber                                       307          276            31
Tin                                           56           27            30
Plastic materials                            948          918            29
Plywood and veneers                          161          133            28
Electric energy                              267          241            26
Nickel                                       174          149            25
Synthetic rubber--primary                    171          153            18
Iron and steel, advanced                     519          505            14
Sulfur, nonmetallic minerals                  70           57            13
Glass-plate, sheet, etc.                      95           84            11
Stone, sand, cement, etc.                    298          288            11
Coal and related fuels                       154          145             9
Newsprint                                    100           94             6
Paper and paper products                     556          550             6
Nontextile floor tiles                       177          173             4
Blank tapes, audio & visual                  103          101             3
Synthetic cloth                              397          395             2
Industrial supplies, other                 1,802        1,801             1
Hair, waste materials                         58           58           (-)
Finished metal shapes                      1,176        1,176           (-)
Zinc                                         155          155           (-)
Wool, silk, etc.                              39           40            -1
Cotton, natural fibers                         4            5            -1
Farming materials, livestock                  91           92            -1
Other precious metals                        641          643            -2
Cotton cloth, fabrics                         92           93            -2
Leather and furs                              42           44            -2
Hides and skins                               14           18            -3
Shingles, wallboard                          562          566            -4
Finished textile supplies                    291          296            -5
Materials, excluding chemicals                96          103            -7
Pulpwood and woodpulp                        278          289           -11
Chemicals-inorganic                          440          458           -18
Steelmaking materials                        486          515           -30
Iron and steel products, n.e.c.              476          514           -38
Chemicals-fertilizers                        814          866           -51
Bauxite and aluminum                         821          898           -77
Copper                                       506          598           -92
Nonmonetary gold                             725          825          -100
Liquefied petroleum gases                    917        1,019          -102
Petroleum products, other                  3,114        3,544          -430
Fuel oil                                   2,701        3,474          -773

Capital goods, except automotive          34,141       33,771           370

Computers                                  4,717        4,194           523
Industrial machines, other                 2,510        2,419            92
Parts-civilian aircraft                      842          773            69
Electric apparatus                         2,861        2,794            67
Medicinal equipment                        2,217        2,160            56
Generators, accessories                    1,397        1,357            40
Engines-civilian aircraft                    993          962            31
Food, tobacco machinery                      207          179            27
Semiconductors                             1,931        1,909            22
Measuring, testing, control instruments    1,094        1,073            21
Agricultural machinery, equipment            436          418            18
Wood, glass, plastic                         408          391            18
Computer accessories                       5,293        5,276            17
Excavating machinery                         354          347             7
Marine engines, parts                         72           65             7
Metalworking machine tools                   462          456             6
Laboratory testing instruments               326          322             5
Commercial vessels, other                      4            3             1
Vessels, except scrap                        (-)          (-)           (-)
Specialized mining                            29           30           (-)
Railway transportation equipment              81           83            -2
Spacecraft, excluding military               (-)            4            -3
Textile, sewing machines                     109          113            -3
Pulp and paper machinery                     257          266           -10
Nonfarm tractors and parts                    91          104           -13
Photo, service industry machinery          1,029        1,060           -32
Business machines and equipment              336          369           -33
Materials handling equipment                 580          621           -41
Telecommunications equipment               3,543        3,602           -59
Industrial engines                         1,205        1,272           -67
Drilling & oilfield equipment                347          420           -73
Civilian aircraft                            410          729          -319

Automotive vehicles, parts, and engines   16,097       16,890          -793

Consumer goods                            38,068       36,926         1,142

Pharmaceutical preparations                7,013        6,486           528
TV's, VCR's, etc.                          3,065        2,633           433
Toys, games, and sporting goods            2,858        2,631           227
Apparel, textiles, nonwool or cotton       2,489        2,362           127
Artwork, antiques, stamps, etc.              720          594           127
Stereo equipment, etc                        507          443            64
Camping apparel and gear                     626          572            54
Jewelry                                      827          785            42
Motorcycles and parts                        171          146            25
Books, printed matter                        322          302            20
Footwear                                   1,279        1,262            16
Cookware, cutlery, tools                     557          541            16
Rugs                                         142          128            13
Records, tapes, and disks                    203          190            13
Apparel, household goods - wool              238          226            12
Glassware, chinaware                         162          153             9
Apparel,household goods-nontextile           638          634             5
Musical instruments                          119          118             2
Pleasure boats and motors                    125          124           (-)
Writing and art supplies                   1,015        1,025            -9
Numismatic coins                              84          100           -17
Gem stones, other                            212          230           -18
Nursery stock, etc.                          115          134           -18
Toiletries and cosmetics                     556          580           -24
Apparel, household goods - cotton          3,850        3,882           -32
Furniture, household goods, etc.           1,720        1,753           -33
Photo equipment                              435          494           -58
Household appliances                       1,421        1,515           -95
Gem diamonds                               1,358        1,453           -95
Other household goods                      5,240        5,432          -192

Other goods                                5,470        5,079           391
                                         

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Item(1)                                Year-to-date Year-to-date  Year-to-date
                                       2010         2009          Change

Total, Balance of Payments Basis         297,586      251,412        46,173
Net Adjustments                              787          771            16
Total, Census Basis                      296,798      250,641        46,157

Foods, feeds, and beverages               14,312       13,585           727

Cocoa beans                                  447          212           235
Fruits, frozen juices                      1,515        1,489            26
Wine, beer, and related products           1,314        1,186           127
Food oils, oilseeds                          686          784           -99
Nuts                                         217          217           (-)
Feedstuff and foodgrains                     577          684          -107
Nonagricultural foods, etc.                  113          125           -12
Tea, spices, etc.                            217          190            27
Green coffee                                 481          470            11
Alcoholic beverages, excluding wine          917          862            55
Dairy products and eggs                      235          297           -62
Bakery products                            1,235        1,030           204
Fish and shellfish                         2,208        2,152            56
Cane and beet sugar                          200          158            42
Vegetables                                 1,379        1,193           186
Meat products                              1,085        1,178           -93
Other foods                                1,488        1,356           132

Industrial supplies and materials         96,043       72,703        23,340

Crude oil                                 40,002       24,439        15,562
Gas-natural                                3,532        3,607           -75
Iron and steel mill products               1,912        2,215          -302
Chemicals-organic                          3,133        2,877           255
Nonferrous metals, other                     559          382           177
Tobacco, waxes, etc.                         984        1,066           -82
Nuclear fuel materials                       696          966          -270
Natural rubber                               402          315            87
Chemicals-other, n.e.c.                    1,553        1,203           350
Lumber                                       584          473           111
Tin                                           83           74             9
Plastic materials                          1,866        1,531           335
Plywood and veneers                          294          262            32
Electric energy                              508          431            77
Nickel                                       323          288            35
Synthetic rubber--primary                    323          285            39
Iron and steel, advanced                   1,024        1,044           -19
Sulfur, nonmetallic minerals                 127          139           -12
Glass-plate, sheet, etc.                     178          140            38
Stone, sand, cement, etc.                    586          606           -20
Coal and related fuels                       299          369           -70
Newsprint                                    194          344          -151
Paper and paper products                   1,106        1,044            62
Nontextile floor tiles                       350          316            35
Blank tapes, audio & visual                  204          246           -42
Synthetic cloth                              793          692           101
Industrial supplies, other                 3,604        3,155           448
Hair, waste materials                        115          101            14
Finished metal shapes                      2,352        2,332            20
Zinc                                         309          157           152
Wool, silk, etc.                              80           94           -14
Cotton, natural fibers                         9           10            -1
Farming materials, livestock                 184          172            12
Other precious metals                      1,284          740           543
Cotton cloth, fabrics                        185          147            38
Leather and furs                              86           77             9
Hides and skins                               32           28             4
Shingles, wallboard                        1,127        1,080            47
Finished textile supplies                    587          509            78
Materials, excluding chemicals               199          208            -8
Pulpwood and woodpulp                        566          455           111
Chemicals-inorganic                          897        1,050          -153
Steelmaking materials                      1,001          906            95
Iron and steel products, n.e.c.              990        1,510          -520
Chemicals-fertilizers                      1,680        1,451           229
Bauxite and aluminum                       1,719        1,386           333
Copper                                     1,104          545           558
Nonmonetary gold                           1,550        1,084           465
Liquefied petroleum gases                  1,936        1,613           323
Petroleum products, other                  6,658        4,778         1,880
Fuel oil                                   6,175        3,761         2,415

Capital goods, except automotive          67,913       62,045         5,868

Computers                                  8,911        5,883         3,028
Industrial machines, other                 4,929        5,199          -270
Parts-civilian aircraft                    1,615        1,434           181
Electric apparatus                         5,655        4,614         1,041
Medicinal equipment                        4,377        4,125           252
Generators, accessories                    2,754        3,069          -316
Engines-civilian aircraft                  1,955        2,015           -60
Food, tobacco machinery                      386          359            27
Semiconductors                             3,840        3,135           705
Measuring, testing, control instruments    2,167        1,825           342
Agricultural machinery, equipment            854        1,143          -289
Wood, glass, plastic                         799          802            -3
Computer accessories                      10,569        7,563         3,005
Excavating machinery                         701          975          -274
Marine engines, parts                        138          128            10
Metalworking machine tools                   918        1,206          -289
Laboratory testing instruments               648          635            13
Commercial vessels, other                      7           27           -20
Vessels, except scrap                        (-)            1            -1
Specialized mining                            59          111           -53
Railway transportation equipment             164          203           -39
Spacecraft, excluding military                 4            3             1
Textile, sewing machines                     222          195            26
Pulp and paper machinery                     523          650          -127
Nonfarm tractors and parts                   195          179            16
Photo, service industry machinery          2,089        1,902           187
Business machines and equipment              706          714            -9
Materials handling equipment               1,201        1,671          -470
Telecommunications equipment               7,145        5,854         1,291
Industrial engines                         2,478        2,587          -110
Drilling & oilfield equipment                767        2,361        -1,593
Civilian aircraft                          1,140        1,477          -337

Automotive vehicles, parts, and engines   32,987       21,635        11,352

Consumer goods                            74,994       70,696         4,297

Pharmaceutical preparations               13,499       12,329         1,170
TV's, VCR's, etc.                          5,698        5,974          -276
Toys, games, and sporting goods            5,489        5,450            39
Apparel, textiles, nonwool or cotton       4,852        4,598           254
Artwork, antiques, stamps, etc.            1,314        1,109           204
Stereo equipment, etc                        951          723           228
Camping apparel and gear                   1,198        1,249           -51
Jewelry                                    1,611        1,355           256
Motorcycles and parts                        317          648          -331
Books, printed matter                        624          606            18
Footwear                                   2,541        2,446            94
Cookware, cutlery, tools                   1,097          989           108
Rugs                                         270          259            11
Records, tapes, and disks                    392          354            38
Apparel, household goods - wool              465          471            -7
Glassware, chinaware                         316          268            48
Apparel,household goods-nontextile         1,272        1,220            51
Musical instruments                          237          251           -14
Pleasure boats and motors                    249          292           -43
Writing and art supplies                   2,040        2,078           -38
Numismatic coins                             184          344          -160
Gem stones, other                            441          386            56
Nursery stock, etc.                          249          233            16
Toiletries and cosmetics                   1,135          992           144
Apparel, household goods - cotton          7,732        7,623           109
Furniture, household goods, etc.           3,473        3,291           182
Photo equipment                              929          731           198
Household appliances                       2,936        2,627           308
Gem diamonds                               2,812        1,626         1,185
Other household goods                     10,672       10,170           502

Other goods                               10,550        9,977           572
                                                   

(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-10-50, BEA-10-13), Bureau of the Census, Foreign
Trade Division, February 2010.  For more information, contact Nick Orsini
(301-763-6959) or Maria Iseman (301-763-2311), Foreign Trade Division.
