                                        
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)                                September    August        Monthly
                                       2010         2010 (R)      Change

Total, Balance of Payments Basis         164,431      166,657        -2,225
Net Adjustments                            2,046        2,082           -36
Total, Census Basis                      162,385      164,575        -2,190

Foods, feeds, and beverages                7,810        7,795            15

Cane and beet sugar                          351          272            79
Other foods                                  787          726            62
Cocoa beans                                   85           42            43
Wine, beer, and related products             696          656            40
Fruits, frozen juices                        877          863            14
Green coffee                                 393          382            10
Nuts                                         129          123             7
Nonagricultural foods, etc.                   55           58            -2
Tea, spices, etc.                            117          121            -3
Feedstuff and foodgrains                     308          315            -7
Bakery products                              622          633           -12
Vegetables                                   734          746           -12
Alcoholic beverages, excluding wine          415          430           -14
Dairy products and eggs                      116          150           -34
Meat products                                585          631           -46
Fish and shellfish                         1,231        1,277           -46
Food oils, oilseeds                          310          371           -62

Industrial supplies and materials         49,670       49,606            64

Crude oil                                 20,864       20,205           658
Chemicals-organic                          1,891        1,657           233
Nuclear fuel materials                       735          506           229
Nonmonetary gold                             952          793           159
Other precious metals                        889          789            99
Electric energy                              197          145            52
Pulpwood and woodpulp                        370          320            50
Bauxite and aluminum                         837          788            49
Nonferrous metals, other                     295          263            32
Tobacco, waxes, etc.                         546          514            32
Tin                                           84           59            24
Nickel                                       244          223            21
Sulfur, nonmetallic minerals                  97           79            18
Coal and related fuels                       199          187            12
Zinc                                         113          104             9
Newsprint                                    138          129             8
Farming materials, livestock                  91           85             6
Gas-natural                                1,282        1,276             6
Natural rubber                               235          230             5
Lumber                                       247          244             3
Nontextile floor tiles                       172          171             1
Cotton, natural fibers                         6            5           (-)
Synthetic rubber--primary                    201          201           (-)
Wool, silk, etc.                              50           52            -2
Materials, excluding chemicals               114          116            -2
Hides and skins                                8           11            -3
Finished textile supplies                    312          318            -6
Glass-plate, sheet, etc.                      92           99            -7
Leather and furs                              47           55            -7
Iron and steel products, n.e.c.              599          608            -8
Hair, waste materials                         64           73            -9
Blank tapes, audio & visual                  104          114           -10
Paper and paper products                     574          587           -13
Stone, sand, cement, etc.                    312          326           -15
Cotton cloth, fabrics                         95          111           -16
Industrial supplies, other                 2,022        2,039           -17
Iron and steel, advanced                     636          654           -19
Copper                                       277          297           -20
Plywood and veneers                          174          197           -23
Finished metal shapes                      1,169        1,192           -23
Shingles, wallboard                          543          574           -31
Plastic materials                          1,035        1,070           -34
Synthetic cloth                              419          456           -36
Chemicals-other, n.e.c.                      776          827           -52
Chemicals-inorganic                          549          602           -53
Chemicals-fertilizers                        857          921           -64
Steelmaking materials                        478          565           -87
Liquefied petroleum gases                    991        1,134          -143
Fuel oil                                   2,591        2,741          -150
Iron and steel mill products               1,153        1,333          -180
Petroleum products, other                  2,944        3,559          -615

Capital goods, except automotive          39,894       38,605         1,289

Computers                                  5,244        4,309           936
Civilian aircraft                          1,299          478           822
Telecommunications equipment               4,346        4,096           250
Textile, sewing machines                     194          146            48
Engines-civilian aircraft                  1,045        1,004            41
Wood, glass, plastic                         446          409            37
Excavating machinery                         619          581            37
Spacecraft, excluding military                37          (-)            37
Materials handling equipment                 714          691            23
Semiconductors                             2,886        2,864            21
Food, tobacco machinery                      233          214            19
Specialized mining                            62           43            19
Laboratory testing instruments               405          401             5
Nonfarm tractors and parts                   142          139             3
Commercial vessels, other                      8            6             2
Industrial engines                         1,520        1,519             1
Vessels, except scrap                        (-)          (-)           (-)
Railway transportation equipment              87           90            -3
Marine engines, parts                         63           69            -6
Electric apparatus                         3,084        3,102           -18
Pulp and paper machinery                     291          311           -20
Measuring, testing, control instruments    1,277        1,307           -30
Agricultural machinery, equipment            571          608           -36
Photo, service industry machinery          1,158        1,196           -39
Business machines and equipment              352          399           -47
Parts-civilian aircraft                      812          862           -50
Metalworking machine tools                   510          569           -59
Medicinal equipment                        2,303        2,366           -63
Generators, accessories                    1,621        1,685           -64
Drilling & oilfield equipment                577          668           -91
Industrial machines, other                 3,144        3,262          -118
Computer accessories                       4,841        5,209          -368

Automotive vehicles, parts, and engines   19,291       20,666        -1,375

Consumer goods                            40,694       42,557        -1,863

Pharmaceutical preparations                6,890        7,537          -647
Apparel, household goods - cotton          4,105        4,339          -234
Gem diamonds                               1,425        1,629          -204
Other household goods                      5,881        6,066          -186
Toys, games, and sporting goods            2,947        3,059          -112
TV's, VCR's, etc.                          3,179        3,271           -92
Apparel, textiles, nonwool or cotton       2,679        2,766           -87
Household appliances                       1,801        1,871           -70
Furniture, household goods, etc.           2,022        2,088           -66
Jewelry                                      830          891           -61
Writing and art supplies                   1,052        1,108           -56
Toiletries and cosmetics                     579          630           -51
Cookware, cutlery, tools                     605          637           -32
Camping apparel and gear                     680          708           -28
Apparel,household goods-nontextile           694          720           -26
Glassware, chinaware                         156          179           -22
Gem stones, other                            238          256           -19
Stereo equipment, etc                        504          514           -10
Books, printed matter                        316          325            -9
Artwork, antiques, stamps, etc.              668          677            -9
Photo equipment                              472          481            -9
Apparel, household goods - wool              249          257            -8
Nursery stock, etc.                          115          120            -5
Musical instruments                          131          131             1
Rugs                                         172          162            11
Footwear                                   1,555        1,542            13
Records, tapes, and disks                    243          226            17
Motorcycles and parts                        158          127            32
Pleasure boats and motors                    202          170            32
Numismatic coins                             146           72            74

Other goods                                5,026        5,345          -319
                                         

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

Total, Balance of Payments Basis       1,436,515    1,144,746       291,770
Net Adjustments                           17,351       11,082         6,269
Total, Census Basis                    1,419,164    1,133,663       285,501

Foods, feeds, and beverages               68,209       61,117         7,092

Cane and beet sugar                        1,526          876           650
Other foods                                7,002        6,408           594
Cocoa beans                                  930          756           173
Wine, beer, and related products           5,977        5,581           396
Fruits, frozen juices                      7,690        7,005           685
Green coffee                               2,798        2,597           201
Nuts                                       1,037          942            95
Nonagricultural foods, etc.                  523          500            23
Tea, spices, etc.                          1,062          896           166
Feedstuff and foodgrains                   2,692        2,850          -158
Bakery products                            5,736        4,715         1,021
Vegetables                                 6,607        5,591         1,016
Alcoholic beverages, excluding wine        4,188        3,744           445
Dairy products and eggs                    1,050        1,076           -26
Meat products                              5,546        4,893           653
Fish and shellfish                        10,712        9,833           879
Food oils, oilseeds                        3,133        2,853           279

Industrial supplies and materials        448,929      330,693       118,236

Crude oil                                189,659      131,336        58,324
Chemicals-organic                         15,444       11,955         3,489
Nuclear fuel materials                     4,222        3,936           285
Nonmonetary gold                           7,954        6,118         1,835
Other precious metals                      6,942        3,822         3,120
Electric energy                            1,701        1,467           235
Pulpwood and woodpulp                      2,913        1,774         1,139
Bauxite and aluminum                       7,781        5,928         1,853
Nonferrous metals, other                   2,592        1,731           861
Tobacco, waxes, etc.                       4,510        4,119           391
Tin                                          511          358           152
Nickel                                     2,231        1,123         1,108
Sulfur, nonmetallic minerals                 778          537           241
Coal and related fuels                     1,665        1,678           -13
Zinc                                       1,189          841           348
Newsprint                                  1,000        1,182          -182
Farming materials, livestock                 870          839            31
Gas-natural                               13,005       11,711         1,294
Natural rubber                             2,047          891         1,156
Lumber                                     2,622        1,986           636
Nontextile floor tiles                     1,656        1,427           229
Cotton, natural fibers                        50           40            10
Synthetic rubber--primary                  1,765        1,154           611
Wool, silk, etc.                             423          379            44
Materials, excluding chemicals               968          832           136
Hides and skins                              130           90            39
Finished textile supplies                  2,724        2,150           575
Glass-plate, sheet, etc.                     822          664           158
Leather and furs                             424          331            93
Iron and steel products, n.e.c.            4,901        4,698           203
Hair, waste materials                        563          407           156
Blank tapes, audio & visual                  975        1,077          -102
Paper and paper products                   5,007        4,475           532
Stone, sand, cement, etc.                  2,803        2,635           168
Cotton cloth, fabrics                        893          675           218
Industrial supplies, other                17,593       14,192         3,402
Iron and steel, advanced                   5,278        3,945         1,332
Copper                                     3,756        2,609         1,147
Plywood and veneers                        1,529        1,245           284
Finished metal shapes                     10,567        9,056         1,510
Shingles, wallboard                        5,189        4,612           577
Plastic materials                          9,058        6,679         2,379
Synthetic cloth                            3,816        2,972           844
Chemicals-other, n.e.c.                    6,879        5,373         1,506
Chemicals-inorganic                        4,584        3,797           787
Chemicals-fertilizers                      7,933        5,961         1,972
Steelmaking materials                      5,544        2,654         2,890
Liquefied petroleum gases                  9,202        6,602         2,600
Fuel oil                                  24,688       19,925         4,763
Iron and steel mill products              11,176        6,309         4,867
Petroleum products, other                 28,392       20,395         7,997

Capital goods, except automotive         330,158      270,985        59,173

Computers                                 40,893       28,413        12,480
Civilian aircraft                          6,530        7,283          -753
Telecommunications equipment              34,821       26,930         7,891
Textile, sewing machines                   1,221          825           396
Engines-civilian aircraft                  9,271        9,160           111
Wood, glass, plastic                       3,507        3,243           264
Excavating machinery                       3,996        3,059           937
Spacecraft, excluding military                53           13            41
Materials handling equipment               5,871        6,238          -367
Semiconductors                            20,459       15,391         5,068
Food, tobacco machinery                    1,823        1,620           203
Specialized mining                           414          477           -63
Laboratory testing instruments             3,314        2,751           563
Nonfarm tractors and parts                 1,107          719           388
Commercial vessels, other                     88           72            16
Industrial engines                        12,202       10,356         1,846
Vessels, except scrap                          2            2             1
Railway transportation equipment             855          873           -18
Marine engines, parts                        654          544           110
Electric apparatus                        27,017       19,969         7,048
Pulp and paper machinery                   2,398        2,467           -69
Measuring, testing, control instruments   10,701        8,290         2,411
Agricultural machinery, equipment          4,684        4,298           386
Photo, service industry machinery         10,376        8,380         1,996
Business machines and equipment            3,355        3,053           302
Parts-civilian aircraft                    7,383        6,418           965
Metalworking machine tools                 4,449        4,412            37
Medicinal equipment                       20,173       18,157         2,016
Generators, accessories                   13,444       12,575           869
Drilling & oilfield equipment              5,349        5,949          -600
Industrial machines, other                25,737       21,421         4,316
Computer accessories                      48,009       37,626        10,383

Automotive vehicles, parts, and engines  168,020      108,507        59,512

Consumer goods                           358,553      317,223        41,330

Pharmaceutical preparations               63,404       59,128         4,276
Apparel, household goods - cotton         36,496       32,766         3,729
Gem diamonds                              13,808        8,956         4,852
Other household goods                     50,155       44,955         5,199
Toys, games, and sporting goods           25,578       23,717         1,862
TV's, VCR's, etc.                         28,288       26,793         1,496
Apparel, textiles, nonwool or cotton      23,270       20,275         2,995
Household appliances                      14,932       12,560         2,373
Furniture, household goods, etc.          17,448       14,147         3,301
Jewelry                                    7,715        6,293         1,422
Writing and art supplies                   9,409        8,656           752
Toiletries and cosmetics                   5,264        4,462           802
Cookware, cutlery, tools                   5,298        4,326           971
Camping apparel and gear                   5,715        5,108           607
Apparel,household goods-nontextile         6,208        5,203         1,005
Glassware, chinaware                       1,543        1,221           322
Gem stones, other                          2,113        1,691           421
Stereo equipment, etc                      4,412        3,704           708
Books, printed matter                      2,788        2,660           128
Artwork, antiques, stamps, etc.            6,093        4,709         1,383
Photo equipment                            4,613        3,954           659
Apparel, household goods - wool            2,202        2,065           138
Nursery stock, etc.                        1,112        1,015            98
Musical instruments                        1,116          969           147
Rugs                                       1,330        1,110           219
Footwear                                  12,340       10,415         1,925
Records, tapes, and disks                  1,866        1,823            42
Motorcycles and parts                      1,358        2,139          -781
Pleasure boats and motors                  1,446        1,132           314
Numismatic coins                           1,234        1,269           -35

Other goods                               45,296       45,137           158
                                                   

(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-10-173, BEA-10-52), Bureau of the Census, Foreign
Trade Division, August 2010.  For more information, contact Matthew Przybocki
(301-763-3148) or Maria Iseman (301-763-2311), Foreign Trade Division.
