                                        
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)                                July         June          Monthly
                                       2010         2010 (R)      Change

Total, Balance of Payments Basis         162,915      167,115        -4,200
Net Adjustments                            1,946        2,075          -130
Total, Census Basis                      160,969      165,039        -4,071

Foods, feeds, and beverages                7,646        7,739           -93

Fruits, frozen juices                        872          957           -85
Meat products                                657          718           -62
Bakery products                              604          663           -58
Green coffee                                 312          341           -29
Other foods                                  797          818           -21
Alcoholic beverages, excluding wine          445          464           -19
Wine, beer, and related products             624          632            -9
Vegetables                                   722          719             3
Nuts                                         130          125             4
Tea, spices, etc.                            128          123             4
Dairy products and eggs                      111          106             5
Feedstuff and foodgrains                     297          291             6
Nonagricultural foods, etc.                   61           51            10
Cocoa beans                                   45           26            19
Fish and shellfish                         1,250        1,230            20
Food oils, oilseeds                          400          345            55
Cane and beet sugar                          193          130            63

Industrial supplies and materials         49,436       49,880          -444

Crude oil                                 20,060       20,754          -694
Nuclear fuel materials                       483          726          -243
Bauxite and aluminum                         834          999          -165
Liquefied petroleum gases                    789          946          -157
Industrial supplies, other                 2,001        2,082           -82
Coal and related fuels                       178          257           -79
Nonmonetary gold                             840          916           -76
Lumber                                       266          341           -75
Tobacco, waxes, etc.                         492          543           -51
Sulfur, nonmetallic minerals                  89          139           -50
Chemicals-inorganic                          516          546           -30
Stone, sand, cement, etc.                    323          349           -25
Synthetic rubber--primary                    208          234           -25
Chemicals-other, n.e.c.                      748          769           -21
Synthetic cloth                              434          453           -19
Paper and paper products                     545          559           -14
Nontextile floor tiles                       184          196           -12
Newsprint                                    113          123           -10
Zinc                                          94          103            -9
Blank tapes, audio & visual                  111          119            -9
Cotton cloth, fabrics                        103          110            -7
Glass-plate, sheet, etc.                      94          101            -7
Leather and furs                              47           52            -5
Iron and steel, advanced                     647          651            -4
Nonferrous metals, other                     300          303            -3
Finished textile supplies                    315          317            -2
Farming materials, livestock                 105          108            -2
Wool, silk, etc.                              51           53            -1
Hair, waste materials                         64           65            -1
Hides and skins                               12           11             1
Cotton, natural fibers                         7            6             1
Electric energy                              145          142             3
Plywood and veneers                          198          192             6
Shingles, wallboard                          598          589             9
Materials, excluding chemicals               118          108            10
Iron and steel products, n.e.c.              576          564            12
Plastic materials                          1,044        1,028            15
Nickel                                       286          265            21
Copper                                       469          446            23
Finished metal shapes                      1,216        1,191            25
Natural rubber                               264          237            27
Steelmaking materials                        717          686            31
Tin                                           90           50            41
Other precious metals                        802          757            45
Chemicals-fertilizers                        896          847            49
Chemicals-organic                          1,786        1,735            50
Gas-natural                                1,355        1,304            51
Pulpwood and woodpulp                        392          332            60
Iron and steel mill products               1,451        1,388            64
Fuel oil                                   2,549        2,388           161
Petroleum products, other                  3,427        2,700           727

Capital goods, except automotive          37,693       38,272          -579

Computer accessories                       5,288        5,665          -376
Computers                                  4,482        4,708          -225
Industrial engines                         1,358        1,461          -103
Generators, accessories                    1,429        1,512           -83
Photo, service industry machinery          1,204        1,280           -76
Electric apparatus                         3,114        3,187           -73
Engines-civilian aircraft                  1,030        1,094           -65
Medicinal equipment                        2,260        2,290           -30
Wood, glass, plastic                         368          393           -25
Business machines and equipment              384          408           -24
Agricultural machinery, equipment            573          593           -20
Specialized mining                            44           63           -19
Telecommunications equipment               4,099        4,116           -17
Parts-civilian aircraft                      811          820            -9
Marine engines, parts                         75           80            -5
Commercial vessels, other                     16           20            -4
Textile, sewing machines                     149          151            -2
Nonfarm tractors and parts                   139          140            -1
Vessels, except scrap                          1            1           (-)
Measuring, testing, control instruments    1,266        1,265           (-)
Spacecraft, excluding military                 3            1             2
Food, tobacco machinery                      203          198             5
Civilian aircraft                            682          676             5
Pulp and paper machinery                     273          264             9
Excavating machinery                         508          498            10
Laboratory testing instruments               411          401            10
Materials handling equipment                 697          686            11
Metalworking machine tools                   552          493            59
Industrial machines, other                 3,060        2,985            75
Railway transportation equipment             151           67            84
Semiconductors                             2,334        2,195           140
Drilling & oilfield equipment                727          560           167

Automotive vehicles, parts, and engines   20,075       20,788          -713

Consumer goods                            41,199       43,103        -1,904

Gem diamonds                               1,524        1,953          -429
Pharmaceutical preparations                7,443        7,780          -337
Other household goods                      5,766        6,035          -269
TV's, VCR's, etc.                          3,201        3,409          -208
Toys, games, and sporting goods            2,731        2,850          -119
Jewelry                                      802          902          -100
Photo equipment                              473          557           -83
Furniture, household goods, etc.           2,082        2,165           -83
Numismatic coins                             204          287           -83
Toiletries and cosmetics                     552          617           -65
Footwear                                   1,408        1,455           -46
Pleasure boats and motors                    155          198           -43
Stereo equipment, etc                        496          539           -42
Motorcycles and parts                        147          177           -30
Cookware, cutlery, tools                     620          646           -26
Musical instruments                          119          140           -21
Apparel, textiles, nonwool or cotton       2,734        2,754           -21
Camping apparel and gear                     650          667           -17
Gem stones, other                            252          267           -15
Household appliances                       1,820        1,831           -11
Apparel,household goods-nontextile           722          732           -10
Books, printed matter                        310          319            -9
Nursery stock, etc.                          122          127            -5
Rugs                                         149          154            -4
Glassware, chinaware                         172          176            -4
Records, tapes, and disks                    204          208            -4
Apparel, household goods - wool              258          243            15
Apparel, household goods - cotton          4,227        4,211            16
Writing and art supplies                   1,119        1,063            56
Artwork, antiques, stamps, etc.              734          641            94

Other goods                                4,920        5,258          -338
                                        

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

Total, Balance of Payments Basis       1,105,600      875,747       229,853
Net Adjustments                           13,213        8,143         5,070
Total, Census Basis                    1,092,387      867,604       224,783

Foods, feeds, and beverages               52,608       47,740         4,868

Fruits, frozen juices                      5,950        5,397           554
Meat products                              4,331        3,896           435
Bakery products                            4,481        3,646           835
Green coffee                               2,023        2,027            -4
Other foods                                5,500        4,950           551
Alcoholic beverages, excluding wine        3,339        2,890           449
Wine, beer, and related products           4,624        4,363           261
Vegetables                                 5,125        4,311           814
Nuts                                         785          731            54
Tea, spices, etc.                            825          690           135
Dairy products and eggs                      784          841           -57
Feedstuff and foodgrains                   2,069        2,310          -241
Nonagricultural foods, etc.                  410          386            24
Cocoa beans                                  803          578           225
Fish and shellfish                         8,204        7,774           429
Food oils, oilseeds                        2,452        2,218           234
Cane and beet sugar                          903          732           171

Industrial supplies and materials        349,722      250,461        99,261

Crude oil                                148,706       96,235        52,471
Nuclear fuel materials                     2,980        3,066           -86
Bauxite and aluminum                       6,152        4,536         1,616
Liquefied petroleum gases                  7,095        5,283         1,813
Industrial supplies, other                13,536       10,963         2,573
Coal and related fuels                     1,278        1,304           -26
Nonmonetary gold                           6,210        4,765         1,445
Lumber                                     2,131        1,536           595
Tobacco, waxes, etc.                       3,449        3,192           257
Sulfur, nonmetallic minerals                 601          431           170
Chemicals-inorganic                        3,419        3,000           419
Stone, sand, cement, etc.                  2,164        2,049           115
Synthetic rubber--primary                  1,362          864           498
Chemicals-other, n.e.c.                    5,275        4,041         1,235
Synthetic cloth                            2,941        2,298           643
Paper and paper products                   3,846        3,467           379
Nontextile floor tiles                     1,313        1,111           202
Newsprint                                    733          989          -256
Zinc                                         972          614           358
Blank tapes, audio & visual                  757          860          -103
Cotton cloth, fabrics                        687          510           177
Glass-plate, sheet, etc.                     631          505           126
Leather and furs                             322          253            68
Iron and steel, advanced                   3,987        3,110           877
Nonferrous metals, other                   2,035        1,360           675
Finished textile supplies                  2,095        1,661           435
Farming materials, livestock                 694          667            27
Wool, silk, etc.                             321          299            22
Hair, waste materials                        426          314           112
Hides and skins                              110           77            34
Cotton, natural fibers                        39           31             8
Electric energy                            1,359        1,155           204
Plywood and veneers                        1,157          950           208
Shingles, wallboard                        4,072        3,572           501
Materials, excluding chemicals               738          656            82
Iron and steel products, n.e.c.            3,680        3,890          -210
Plastic materials                          6,954        5,125         1,829
Nickel                                     1,763          808           955
Copper                                     3,182        1,933         1,250
Finished metal shapes                      8,206        7,139         1,067
Natural rubber                             1,582          734           848
Steelmaking materials                      4,475        2,000         2,475
Tin                                          368          272            96
Other precious metals                      5,263        2,720         2,544
Chemicals-fertilizers                      6,154        4,645         1,509
Chemicals-organic                         11,897        9,239         2,658
Gas-natural                               10,447        9,488           959
Pulpwood and woodpulp                      2,224        1,348           875
Iron and steel mill products               8,689        5,129         3,560
Fuel oil                                  19,300       14,756         4,544
Petroleum products, other                 21,941       15,510         6,431

Capital goods, except automotive         251,636      209,572        42,064

Computer accessories                      37,955       27,913        10,042
Computers                                 31,339       21,843         9,497
Industrial engines                         9,164        8,163         1,001
Generators, accessories                   10,135        9,781           354
Photo, service industry machinery          8,021        6,454         1,567
Electric apparatus                        20,827       15,390         5,436
Engines-civilian aircraft                  7,222        7,259           -36
Medicinal equipment                       15,502       14,070         1,431
Wood, glass, plastic                       2,647        2,528           119
Business machines and equipment            2,604        2,393           210
Agricultural machinery, equipment          3,508        3,459            49
Specialized mining                           309          379           -70
Telecommunications equipment              26,377       20,566         5,811
Parts-civilian aircraft                    5,709        4,909           799
Marine engines, parts                        522          412           109
Commercial vessels, other                     73           58            15
Textile, sewing machines                     881          627           254
Nonfarm tractors and parts                   826          564           261
Vessels, except scrap                          2            2           (-)
Measuring, testing, control instruments    8,113        6,313         1,800
Spacecraft, excluding military                16            7             8
Food, tobacco machinery                    1,376        1,253           123
Civilian aircraft                          4,761        6,140        -1,378
Pulp and paper machinery                   1,798        1,898          -100
Excavating machinery                       2,795        2,508           287
Laboratory testing instruments             2,509        2,106           403
Materials handling equipment               4,462        4,998          -536
Metalworking machine tools                 3,368        3,469          -101
Industrial machines, other                19,327       16,591         2,736
Railway transportation equipment             678          709           -31
Semiconductors                            14,707       11,667         3,040
Drilling & oilfield equipment              4,104        5,140        -1,036

Automotive vehicles, parts, and engines  128,126       78,241        49,885

Consumer goods                           275,364      246,554        28,810

Gem diamonds                              10,761        6,615         4,146
Pharmaceutical preparations               49,051       45,571         3,480
Other household goods                     38,195       35,470         2,725
TV's, VCR's, etc.                         21,834       20,736         1,098
Toys, games, and sporting goods           19,572       18,505         1,067
Jewelry                                    5,997        4,790         1,207
Photo equipment                            3,659        2,994           665
Furniture, household goods, etc.          13,339       11,069         2,270
Numismatic coins                           1,016        1,086           -70
Toiletries and cosmetics                   4,056        3,433           623
Footwear                                   9,242        8,061         1,181
Pleasure boats and motors                  1,076          890           186
Stereo equipment, etc                      3,393        2,795           598
Motorcycles and parts                      1,073        1,859          -786
Cookware, cutlery, tools                   4,057        3,340           716
Musical instruments                          854          767            87
Apparel, textiles, nonwool or cotton      17,821       15,840         1,981
Camping apparel and gear                   4,327        4,032           295
Gem stones, other                          1,618        1,309           309
Household appliances                      11,261        9,712         1,549
Apparel,household goods-nontextile         4,795        4,099           695
Books, printed matter                      2,147        2,057            91
Nursery stock, etc.                          878          791            86
Rugs                                         995          860           136
Glassware, chinaware                       1,209          941           267
Records, tapes, and disks                  1,397        1,437           -39
Apparel, household goods - wool            1,695        1,624            71
Apparel, household goods - cotton         28,052       25,451         2,601
Writing and art supplies                   7,248        6,801           447
Artwork, antiques, stamps, etc.            4,748        3,621         1,127

Other goods                               34,932       35,037          -105
                                                   

(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-10-135, BEA-10-43), Bureau of the Census, Foreign
Trade Division, July 2010.  For more information, contact Nick Orsini
(301-763-6959) or Maria Iseman (301-763-2311), Foreign Trade Division.
