                                        
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)                                August       July          Monthly
                                       2010         2010 (R)      Change

Total, Balance of Payments Basis         166,686      162,742         3,944
Net Adjustments                            2,076        1,956           120
Total, Census Basis                      164,609      160,786         3,823

Foods, feeds, and beverages                7,788        7,642           146

Cane and beet sugar                          272          193            80
Green coffee                                 382          312            71
Dairy products and eggs                      150          111            38
Wine, beer, and related products             657          625            32
Bakery products                              634          605            29
Fish and shellfish                         1,278        1,251            28
Vegetables                                   746          723            24
Feedstuff and foodgrains                     315          297            18
Cocoa beans                                   42           45            -3
Nonagricultural foods, etc.                   58           61            -3
Tea, spices, etc.                            120          127            -7
Nuts                                         123          129            -7
Fruits, frozen juices                        861          872           -12
Alcoholic beverages, excluding wine          436          449           -13
Meat products                                631          656           -25
Food oils, oilseeds                          371          400           -29
Other foods                                  712          786           -74

Industrial supplies and materials         49,595       49,367           228

Liquefied petroleum gases                  1,134          772           362
Crude oil                                 20,207       19,945           263
Fuel oil                                   2,797        2,605           192
Petroleum products, other                  3,493        3,376           118
Chemicals-other, n.e.c.                      827          749            77
Chemicals-inorganic                          600          531            69
Industrial supplies, other                 2,041        1,997            43
Paper and paper products                     587          545            42
Iron and steel products, n.e.c.              626          591            36
Plastic materials                          1,071        1,043            28
Nuclear fuel materials                       506          483            23
Tobacco, waxes, etc.                         515          493            22
Synthetic cloth                              455          434            21
Newsprint                                    129          113            17
Zinc                                         104           94            10
Coal and related fuels                       187          178             9
Hair, waste materials                         73           64             9
Chemicals-fertilizers                        906          897             9
Cotton cloth, fabrics                        111          104             7
Iron and steel, advanced                     655          648             7
Leather and furs                              54           47             7
Glass-plate, sheet, etc.                      99           94             5
Finished textile supplies                    318          314             3
Blank tapes, audio & visual                  114          112             3
Stone, sand, cement, etc.                    326          324             1
Wool, silk, etc.                              52           51           (-)
Electric energy                              145          145           (-)
Hides and skins                               11           12           (-)
Plywood and veneers                          197          198            -1
Materials, excluding chemicals               116          118            -2
Cotton, natural fibers                         5            7            -2
Synthetic rubber--primary                    202          209            -7
Sulfur, nonmetallic minerals                  83           91            -8
Nontextile floor tiles                       171          184           -12
Farming materials, livestock                  85          105           -21
Lumber                                       244          266           -22
Finished metal shapes                      1,192        1,216           -24
Shingles, wallboard                          574          598           -24
Natural rubber                               231          263           -33
Tin                                           55           90           -35
Nonferrous metals, other                     263          300           -37
Other precious metals                        760          803           -43
Bauxite and aluminum                         791          837           -46
Nonmonetary gold                             785          838           -53
Nickel                                       223          286           -63
Pulpwood and woodpulp                        319          392           -73
Gas-natural                                1,276        1,355           -79
Iron and steel mill products               1,324        1,452          -128
Chemicals-organic                          1,657        1,785          -128
Steelmaking materials                        600          744          -144
Copper                                       297          469          -172

Capital goods, except automotive          38,615       37,715           900

Semiconductors                             2,866        2,336           530
Generators, accessories                    1,689        1,433           257
Industrial machines, other                 3,262        3,064           198
Industrial engines                         1,513        1,357           155
Medicinal equipment                        2,369        2,262           107
Excavating machinery                         582          508            73
Parts-civilian aircraft                      861          811            50
Wood, glass, plastic                         416          374            43
Agricultural machinery, equipment            610          570            39
Measuring, testing, control instruments    1,306        1,270            36
Pulp and paper machinery                     305          271            34
Metalworking machine tools                   572          554            17
Business machines and equipment              399          384            15
Food, tobacco machinery                      214          204            10
Nonfarm tractors and parts                   139          139           (-)
Vessels, except scrap                        (-)            1           (-)
Specialized mining                            43           44            -1
Spacecraft, excluding military               (-)            3            -3
Materials handling equipment                 697          700            -3
Textile, sewing machines                     145          149            -4
Telecommunications equipment               4,096        4,101            -5
Marine engines, parts                         69           75            -5
Photo, service industry machinery          1,196        1,204            -9
Commercial vessels, other                      6           16            -9
Laboratory testing instruments               399          411           -12
Electric apparatus                         3,102        3,119           -17
Engines-civilian aircraft                  1,005        1,030           -25
Drilling & oilfield equipment                668          727           -59
Railway transportation equipment              90          151           -62
Computer accessories                       5,215        5,292           -77
Computers                                  4,309        4,483          -173
Civilian aircraft                            471          673          -202

Automotive vehicles, parts, and engines   20,695       20,012           683

Consumer goods                            42,574       41,138         1,436

Toys, games, and sporting goods            3,058        2,731           327
Other household goods                      6,077        5,779           298
Gem diamonds                               1,686        1,518           168
Footwear                                   1,543        1,408           134
Apparel, household goods - cotton          4,341        4,226           114
Pharmaceutical preparations                7,481        7,370           110
Jewelry                                      890          800            89
Toiletries and cosmetics                     629          551            78
TV's, VCR's, etc.                          3,269        3,206            63
Camping apparel and gear                     708          650            58
Household appliances                       1,871        1,820            51
Apparel, textiles, nonwool or cotton       2,769        2,736            33
Records, tapes, and disks                    226          205            21
Pleasure boats and motors                    172          153            19
Stereo equipment, etc                        516          498            17
Cookware, cutlery, tools                     636          620            16
Books, printed matter                        325          310            15
Rugs                                         162          149            12
Musical instruments                          131          119            12
Glassware, chinaware                         179          171             8
Photo equipment                              481          474             7
Furniture, household goods, etc.           2,088        2,082             6
Gem stones, other                            257          253             4
Apparel, household goods - wool              258          259            -1
Nursery stock, etc.                          120          122            -3
Apparel,household goods-nontextile           720          722            -3
Writing and art supplies                   1,109        1,119           -10
Motorcycles and parts                        127          148           -20
Artwork, antiques, stamps, etc.              675          734           -59
Numismatic coins                              72          204          -132

Other goods                                5,343        4,913           430
                                         

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

Total, Balance of Payments Basis       1,272,113    1,006,464       265,650
Net Adjustments                           15,299        9,710         5,590
Total, Census Basis                    1,256,814      996,754       260,060

Foods, feeds, and beverages               60,392       54,438         5,953

Cane and beet sugar                        1,176          808           368
Green coffee                               2,405        2,325            80
Dairy products and eggs                      934          962           -27
Wine, beer, and related products           5,281        4,976           305
Bakery products                            5,114        4,192           922
Fish and shellfish                         9,483        8,801           681
Vegetables                                 5,873        4,945           928
Feedstuff and foodgrains                   2,385        2,593          -209
Cocoa beans                                  845          648           197
Nonagricultural foods, etc.                  468          443            25
Tea, spices, etc.                            945          793           152
Nuts                                         908          837            71
Fruits, frozen juices                      6,811        6,175           636
Alcoholic beverages, excluding wine        3,780        3,313           466
Meat products                              4,962        4,402           560
Food oils, oilseeds                        2,822        2,535           287
Other foods                                6,201        5,691           510

Industrial supplies and materials        399,248      288,022       111,225

Liquefied petroleum gases                  8,211        5,787         2,424
Crude oil                                168,798      111,848        56,950
Fuel oil                                  22,153       17,112         5,041
Petroleum products, other                 25,383       18,135         7,248
Chemicals-other, n.e.c.                    6,103        4,697         1,406
Chemicals-inorganic                        4,034        3,380           653
Industrial supplies, other                15,573       12,579         2,994
Paper and paper products                   4,433        3,966           468
Iron and steel products, n.e.c.            4,321        4,291            30
Plastic materials                          8,024        5,906         2,118
Nuclear fuel materials                     3,486        3,445            42
Tobacco, waxes, etc.                       3,964        3,644           321
Synthetic cloth                            3,396        2,635           761
Newsprint                                    863        1,091          -229
Zinc                                       1,076          720           357
Coal and related fuels                     1,465        1,493           -28
Hair, waste materials                        498          359           140
Chemicals-fertilizers                      7,061        5,290         1,771
Cotton cloth, fabrics                        798          594           204
Iron and steel, advanced                   4,643        3,525         1,117
Leather and furs                             376          295            82
Glass-plate, sheet, etc.                     730          587           143
Finished textile supplies                  2,413        1,904           509
Blank tapes, audio & visual                  872          970           -98
Stone, sand, cement, etc.                  2,491        2,344           147
Wool, silk, etc.                             373          340            33
Electric energy                            1,504        1,300           204
Hides and skins                              122           83            38
Plywood and veneers                        1,354        1,090           265
Materials, excluding chemicals               855          743           111
Cotton, natural fibers                        44           36             8
Synthetic rubber--primary                  1,564        1,003           561
Sulfur, nonmetallic minerals                 685          492           193
Nontextile floor tiles                     1,485        1,269           215
Farming materials, livestock                 779          755            24
Lumber                                     2,376        1,769           607
Finished metal shapes                      9,398        8,054         1,345
Shingles, wallboard                        4,646        4,100           545
Natural rubber                             1,812          808         1,005
Tin                                          423          316           106
Nonferrous metals, other                   2,298        1,559           739
Other precious metals                      6,023        3,308         2,716
Bauxite and aluminum                       6,947        5,205         1,742
Nonmonetary gold                           6,993        5,411         1,582
Nickel                                     1,987          934         1,052
Pulpwood and woodpulp                      2,543        1,550           993
Gas-natural                               11,723       10,543         1,180
Iron and steel mill products              10,014        5,679         4,335
Chemicals-organic                         13,553       10,563         2,990
Steelmaking materials                      5,101        2,308         2,793
Copper                                     3,479        2,207         1,273

Capital goods, except automotive         290,273      239,846        50,427

Semiconductors                            17,575       13,509         4,065
Generators, accessories                   11,827       11,143           684
Industrial machines, other                22,592       18,921         3,671
Industrial engines                        10,676        9,221         1,456
Medicinal equipment                       17,873       16,152         1,721
Excavating machinery                       3,377        2,774           604
Parts-civilian aircraft                    6,569        5,638           931
Wood, glass, plastic                       3,069        2,892           177
Agricultural machinery, equipment          4,115        3,874           241
Measuring, testing, control instruments    9,423        7,267         2,156
Pulp and paper machinery                   2,101        2,186           -85
Metalworking machine tools                 3,941        3,902            39
Business machines and equipment            3,003        2,713           290
Food, tobacco machinery                    1,591        1,435           156
Nonfarm tractors and parts                   965          643           322
Vessels, except scrap                          2            2           (-)
Specialized mining                           352          432           -81
Spacecraft, excluding military                16            8             8
Materials handling equipment               5,163        5,643          -480
Textile, sewing machines                   1,026          719           306
Telecommunications equipment              30,475       23,725         6,750
Marine engines, parts                        591          481           110
Photo, service industry machinery          9,217        7,423         1,794
Commercial vessels, other                     80           65            14
Laboratory testing instruments             2,907        2,430           476
Electric apparatus                        23,933       17,649         6,284
Engines-civilian aircraft                  8,228        8,167            61
Drilling & oilfield equipment              4,771        5,659          -888
Railway transportation equipment             768          785           -17
Computer accessories                      43,173       32,740        10,433
Computers                                 35,649       25,056        10,593
Civilian aircraft                          5,224        6,591        -1,367

Automotive vehicles, parts, and engines  148,758       92,858        55,900

Consumer goods                           317,876      281,709        36,167

Toys, games, and sporting goods           22,630       21,060         1,570
Other household goods                     44,286       40,241         4,045
Gem diamonds                              12,440        7,752         4,689
Footwear                                  10,785        9,229         1,556
Apparel, household goods - cotton         32,392       29,112         3,279
Pharmaceutical preparations               56,459       52,259         4,199
Jewelry                                    6,884        5,535         1,350
Toiletries and cosmetics                   4,684        3,957           728
TV's, VCR's, etc.                         25,107       23,738         1,369
Camping apparel and gear                   5,035        4,575           460
Household appliances                      13,132       11,116         2,016
Apparel, textiles, nonwool or cotton      20,593       18,087         2,506
Records, tapes, and disks                  1,623        1,622             1
Pleasure boats and motors                  1,245          994           251
Stereo equipment, etc                      3,910        3,256           654
Cookware, cutlery, tools                   4,692        3,832           859
Books, printed matter                      2,472        2,361           111
Rugs                                       1,157          983           174
Musical instruments                          985          869           116
Glassware, chinaware                       1,386        1,079           307
Photo equipment                            4,141        3,500           641
Furniture, household goods, etc.          15,427       12,621         2,806
Gem stones, other                          1,875        1,497           378
Apparel, household goods - wool            1,954        1,851           103
Nursery stock, etc.                          997          903            95
Apparel,household goods-nontextile         5,514        4,654           860
Writing and art supplies                   8,357        7,732           625
Motorcycles and parts                      1,200        2,008          -808
Artwork, antiques, stamps, etc.            5,423        4,116         1,307
Numismatic coins                           1,089        1,169           -81

Other goods                               40,268       39,881           387
                                                   

(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-10-154, BEA-10-49), Bureau of the Census, Foreign
Trade Division, August 2010.  For more information, contact Nick Orsini
(301-763-6959) or Maria Iseman (301-763-2311), Foreign Trade Division.
