                                        
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)                                June         May           Monthly
                                       2010         2010 (R)      Change

Total, Balance of Payments Basis         167,008      161,643         5,365
Net Adjustments                            1,884        1,798            86
Total, Census Basis                      165,124      159,845         5,279

Foods, feeds, and beverages                7,748        7,714            33

Fruits, frozen juices                        958          837           121
Fish and shellfish                         1,229        1,170            60
Meat products                                718          693            25
Cane and beet sugar                          130          107            23
Green coffee                                 341          327            14
Nuts                                         127          119             7
Other foods                                  817          815             2
Tea, spices, etc.                            122          123            -1
Dairy products and eggs                      106          112            -6
Bakery products                              663          669            -6
Nonagricultural foods, etc.                   51           58            -7
Feedstuff and foodgrains                     291          300            -9
Vegetables                                   720          741           -20
Food oils, oilseeds                          345          379           -34
Cocoa beans                                   26           61           -35
Wine, beer, and related products             632          682           -50
Alcoholic beverages, excluding wine          470          520           -50

Industrial supplies and materials         49,902       50,088          -186

Fuel oil                                   2,411        2,751          -340
Chemicals-organic                          1,735        1,989          -254
Petroleum products, other                  2,674        2,913          -239
Crude oil                                 20,678       20,886          -208
Liquefied petroleum gases                    934        1,071          -137
Other precious metals                        764          853           -89
Iron and steel mill products               1,393        1,481           -89
Steelmaking materials                        700          762           -61
Shingles, wallboard                          589          628           -39
Plastic materials                          1,030        1,057           -27
Zinc                                         103          127           -24
Electric energy                              142          161           -19
Nickel                                       265          281           -15
Chemicals-fertilizers                        848          861           -13
Farming materials, livestock                 108          120           -13
Synthetic rubber--primary                    234          241            -7
Materials, excluding chemicals               108          112            -4
Hides and skins                               11           14            -3
Hair, waste materials                         65           67            -2
Cotton, natural fibers                         6            6           (-)
Plywood and veneers                          192          190             2
Paper and paper products                     559          557             2
Leather and furs                              52           49             3
Nonferrous metals, other                     303          299             4
Wool, silk, etc.                              53           48             4
Pulpwood and woodpulp                        332          326             6
Iron and steel products, n.e.c.              561          555             6
Nontextile floor tiles                       197          190             8
Synthetic cloth                              454          446             8
Cotton cloth, fabrics                        110          102             8
Newsprint                                    123          115             8
Finished textile supplies                    317          307            10
Blank tapes, audio & visual                  119          108            11
Glass-plate, sheet, etc.                     101           88            13
Tin                                           50           35            14
Natural rubber                               236          220            16
Chemicals-inorganic                          547          528            18
Tobacco, waxes, etc.                         544          519            25
Lumber                                       341          316            25
Chemicals-other, n.e.c.                      769          743            26
Finished metal shapes                      1,200        1,170            31
Nonmonetary gold                             989          954            35
Stone, sand, cement, etc.                    349          306            42
Sulfur, nonmetallic minerals                 138           86            52
Coal and related fuels                       257          193            64
Copper                                       446          374            72
Gas-natural                                1,304        1,229            74
Iron and steel, advanced                     652          573            79
Industrial supplies, other                 2,088        1,977           111
Bauxite and aluminum                         999          858           141
Nuclear fuel materials                       726          246           480

Capital goods, except automotive          38,345       37,883           462

Telecommunications equipment               4,119        3,764           356
Civilian aircraft                            668          436           232
Engines-civilian aircraft                  1,094          936           158
Electric apparatus                         3,188        3,047           141
Excavating machinery                         502          408            94
Measuring, testing, control instruments    1,269        1,192            77
Semiconductors                             2,195        2,125            70
Medicinal equipment                        2,292        2,240            52
Industrial engines                         1,462        1,412            50
Agricultural machinery, equipment            590          542            48
Laboratory testing instruments               401          359            42
Metalworking machine tools                   494          455            39
Photo, service industry machinery          1,285        1,247            38
Wood, glass, plastic                         398          361            36
Parts-civilian aircraft                      820          791            29
Business machines and equipment              408          383            25
Industrial machines, other                 2,990        2,966            24
Textile, sewing machines                     151          132            19
Specialized mining                            64           48            16
Marine engines, parts                         80           70            10
Food, tobacco machinery                      198          188            10
Nonfarm tractors and parts                   141          131            10
Commercial vessels, other                     20           15             5
Vessels, except scrap                          1          (-)           (-)
Spacecraft, excluding military                 2            1           (-)
Materials handling equipment                 702          711           -10
Computer accessories                       5,668        5,678           -10
Pulp and paper machinery                     262          273           -11
Railway transportation equipment              67           87           -20
Generators, accessories                    1,547        1,605           -58
Drilling & oilfield equipment                559          936          -376
Computers                                  4,708        5,342          -634

Automotive vehicles, parts, and engines   20,787       19,500         1,287

Consumer goods                            43,091       39,991         3,100

Pharmaceutical preparations                7,772        6,931           841
Gem diamonds                               1,931        1,356           575
Other household goods                      6,035        5,502           533
TV's, VCR's, etc.                          3,415        3,226           189
Furniture, household goods, etc.           2,166        1,984           181
Household appliances                       1,833        1,678           155
Numismatic coins                             287          156           131
Apparel, textiles, nonwool or cotton       2,756        2,667            89
Footwear                                   1,455        1,370            85
Gem stones, other                            269          207            62
Apparel, household goods - cotton          4,212        4,158            53
Pleasure boats and motors                    202          152            49
Camping apparel and gear                     668          621            47
Writing and art supplies                   1,063        1,016            47
Apparel,household goods-nontextile           732          688            44
Jewelry                                      897          856            41
Cookware, cutlery, tools                     646          605            41
Photo equipment                              560          530            30
Stereo equipment, etc                        539          512            28
Musical instruments                          140          122            18
Artwork, antiques, stamps, etc.              642          627            15
Rugs                                         154          143            11
Nursery stock, etc.                          127          118             9
Toiletries and cosmetics                     617          610             7
Motorcycles and parts                        180          175             4
Apparel, household goods - wool              242          240             2
Books, printed matter                        319          317             1
Glassware, chinaware                         175          176            -1
Records, tapes, and disks                    208          217            -9
Toys, games, and sporting goods            2,851        3,031          -179

Other goods                                5,251        4,668           583
                                         

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

Total, Balance of Payments Basis         942,382      743,769       198,613
Net Adjustments                           10,878        6,946         3,932
Total, Census Basis                      931,504      736,822       194,681

Foods, feeds, and beverages               44,971       40,915         4,056

Fruits, frozen juices                      5,079        4,611           468
Fish and shellfish                         6,953        6,701           253
Meat products                              3,674        3,358           316
Cane and beet sugar                          711          610           100
Green coffee                               1,711        1,677            34
Nuts                                         657          628            29
Other foods                                4,702        4,221           481
Tea, spices, etc.                            697          590           106
Dairy products and eggs                      673          733           -60
Bakery products                            3,876        3,123           753
Nonagricultural foods, etc.                  349          334            15
Feedstuff and foodgrains                   1,772        1,978          -206
Vegetables                                 4,405        3,661           744
Food oils, oilseeds                        2,052        1,928           124
Cocoa beans                                  759          537           222
Wine, beer, and related products           4,000        3,749           251
Alcoholic beverages, excluding wine        2,900        2,475           425

Industrial supplies and materials        300,308      211,619        88,688

Fuel oil                                  16,774       12,122         4,652
Chemicals-organic                         10,111        7,914         2,197
Petroleum products, other                 18,488       13,297         5,191
Crude oil                                128,569       79,597        48,972
Liquefied petroleum gases                  6,294        4,417         1,878
Other precious metals                      4,467        2,360         2,107
Iron and steel mill products               7,243        4,633         2,609
Steelmaking materials                      3,771        1,713         2,058
Shingles, wallboard                        3,475        3,072           403
Plastic materials                          5,912        4,381         1,531
Zinc                                         878          514           364
Electric energy                            1,215        1,013           202
Nickel                                     1,477          724           753
Chemicals-fertilizers                      5,259        4,057         1,202
Farming materials, livestock                 589          580             9
Synthetic rubber--primary                  1,153          732           422
Materials, excluding chemicals               621          567            53
Hides and skins                               98           70            28
Hair, waste materials                        361          272            89
Cotton, natural fibers                        32           27             5
Plywood and veneers                          960          809           151
Paper and paper products                   3,301        2,975           326
Leather and furs                             275          220            55
Nonferrous metals, other                   1,734        1,187           548
Wool, silk, etc.                             270          260            10
Pulpwood and woodpulp                      1,831        1,169           662
Iron and steel products, n.e.c.            3,101        3,473          -373
Nontextile floor tiles                     1,130          956           175
Synthetic cloth                            2,507        1,973           534
Cotton cloth, fabrics                        584          433           151
Newsprint                                    620          875          -255
Finished textile supplies                  1,780        1,424           356
Blank tapes, audio & visual                  646          747          -101
Glass-plate, sheet, etc.                     537          422           114
Tin                                          277          235            43
Natural rubber                             1,317          640           676
Chemicals-inorganic                        2,904        2,625           278
Tobacco, waxes, etc.                       2,958        2,752           205
Lumber                                     1,865        1,314           551
Chemicals-other, n.e.c.                    4,527        3,433         1,094
Finished metal shapes                      7,000        6,230           769
Nonmonetary gold                           5,442        3,921         1,521
Stone, sand, cement, etc.                  1,841        1,760            80
Sulfur, nonmetallic minerals                 511          375           136
Coal and related fuels                     1,100        1,074            27
Copper                                     2,713        1,597         1,116
Gas-natural                                9,092        8,361           732
Iron and steel, advanced                   3,341        2,696           645
Industrial supplies, other                11,540        9,378         2,163
Bauxite and aluminum                       5,318        3,694         1,624
Nuclear fuel materials                     2,497        2,548           -51

Capital goods, except automotive         214,016      179,115        34,901

Telecommunications equipment              22,282       17,479         4,803
Civilian aircraft                          4,072        4,948          -876
Engines-civilian aircraft                  6,192        6,274           -82
Electric apparatus                        17,714       13,196         4,518
Excavating machinery                       2,291        2,227            64
Measuring, testing, control instruments    6,850        5,388         1,462
Semiconductors                            12,373        9,907         2,466
Medicinal equipment                       13,244       12,051         1,193
Industrial engines                         7,807        7,067           740
Agricultural machinery, equipment          2,932        3,034          -102
Laboratory testing instruments             2,097        1,806           291
Metalworking machine tools                 2,817        3,070          -253
Photo, service industry machinery          6,822        5,532         1,290
Wood, glass, plastic                       2,283        2,233            51
Parts-civilian aircraft                    4,897        4,201           696
Business machines and equipment            2,220        2,069           151
Industrial machines, other                16,271       14,345         1,926
Textile, sewing machines                     732          539           194
Specialized mining                           266          321           -55
Marine engines, parts                        448          361            87
Food, tobacco machinery                    1,173        1,062           111
Nonfarm tractors and parts                   687          489           198
Commercial vessels, other                     58           48             9
Vessels, except scrap                          1            2            -1
Spacecraft, excluding military                13            6             7
Materials handling equipment               3,781        4,352          -571
Computer accessories                      32,670       23,379         9,291
Pulp and paper machinery                   1,523        1,615           -92
Railway transportation equipment             527          608           -81
Generators, accessories                    8,740        8,370           369
Drilling & oilfield equipment              3,377        4,745        -1,369
Computers                                 26,857       18,391         8,466

Automotive vehicles, parts, and engines  108,051       64,455        43,596

Consumer goods                           234,152      210,963        23,190

Pharmaceutical preparations               41,599       38,600         2,998
Gem diamonds                               9,214        5,516         3,698
Other household goods                     32,429       30,521         1,908
TV's, VCR's, etc.                         18,639       17,761           878
Furniture, household goods, etc.          11,257        9,507         1,750
Household appliances                       9,442        8,313         1,128
Numismatic coins                             812          999          -187
Apparel, textiles, nonwool or cotton      15,089       13,619         1,470
Footwear                                   7,833        6,901           932
Gem stones, other                          1,368        1,121           246
Apparel, household goods - cotton         23,826       21,792         2,034
Pleasure boats and motors                    924          769           155
Camping apparel and gear                   3,678        3,490           188
Writing and art supplies                   6,129        5,885           244
Apparel,household goods-nontextile         4,073        3,540           533
Jewelry                                    5,190        4,069         1,121
Cookware, cutlery, tools                   3,437        2,867           569
Photo equipment                            3,189        2,511           678
Stereo equipment, etc                      2,897        2,358           539
Musical instruments                          736          663            72
Artwork, antiques, stamps, etc.            4,015        3,097           918
Rugs                                         847          739           108
Nursery stock, etc.                          755          679            77
Toiletries and cosmetics                   3,503        2,939           564
Motorcycles and parts                        928        1,681          -753
Apparel, household goods - wool            1,436        1,405            32
Books, printed matter                      1,838        1,756            82
Glassware, chinaware                       1,036          808           228
Records, tapes, and disks                  1,193        1,269           -76
Toys, games, and sporting goods           16,842       15,788         1,055

Other goods                               30,005       29,755           250
                                                   

(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-10-121, BEA-10-40), Bureau of the Census, Foreign
Trade Division, June 2010.  For more information, contact Nick Orsini
(301-763-6959) or Maria Iseman (301-763-2311), Foreign Trade Division.
