                                        
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)                                November     October       Monthly
                                       2010         2010 (R)      Change

Total, Balance of Payments Basis         164,667      163,232         1,436
Net Adjustments                            1,986        2,091          -105
Total, Census Basis                      162,682      161,141         1,541

Foods, feeds, and beverages                7,853        7,691           162

Green coffee                                 509          436            73
Food oils, oilseeds                          372          321            50
Cocoa beans                                   81           40            41
Fruits, frozen juices                        935          895            40
Cane and beet sugar                          173          151            21
Bakery products                              642          625            17
Alcoholic beverages, excluding wine          503          489            14
Dairy products and eggs                      123          115             8
Nuts                                         147          138             8
Nonagricultural foods, etc.                   58           50             8
Fish and shellfish                         1,254        1,252             2
Tea, spices, etc.                            124          125            -2
Feedstuff and foodgrains                     310          315            -5
Other foods                                  772          782           -10
Wine, beer, and related products             620          642           -21
Vegetables                                   698          729           -32
Meat products                                534          585           -51

Industrial supplies and materials         49,807       47,861         1,945

Crude oil                                 20,479       18,559         1,921
Nonmonetary gold                           1,375        1,096           279
Chemicals-fertilizers                      1,264        1,020           244
Nuclear fuel materials                       587          409           177
Iron and steel mill products               1,109          976           132
Other precious metals                        905          822            83
Pulpwood and woodpulp                        349          284            65
Bauxite and aluminum                         934          887            48
Tobacco, waxes, etc.                         583          551            32
Petroleum products, other                  3,066        3,039            27
Industrial supplies, other                 2,033        2,009            24
Tin                                          100           77            23
Lumber                                       297          280            17
Chemicals-other, n.e.c.                      829          814            15
Farming materials, livestock                 112          101            12
Newsprint                                    133          123            10
Nontextile floor tiles                       176          166            10
Wool, silk, etc.                              55           47             8
Synthetic cloth                              430          422             8
Blank tapes, audio & visual                  110          103             8
Paper and paper products                     565          557             7
Glass-plate, sheet, etc.                      97           91             6
Sulfur, nonmetallic minerals                 117          113             5
Plywood and veneers                          144          142             2
Cotton cloth, fabrics                        103          103             0
Leather and furs                              47           47             0
Cotton, natural fibers                         5            7            -1
Hides and skins                                8           10            -2
Shingles, wallboard                          535          538            -3
Iron and steel, advanced                     595          599            -4
Synthetic rubber--primary                    180          186            -7
Materials, excluding chemicals               103          110            -7
Hair, waste materials                         62           69            -7
Natural rubber                               225          234            -9
Finished textile supplies                    305          315           -10
Stone, sand, cement, etc.                    288          301           -13
Iron and steel products, n.e.c.              631          645           -14
Plastic materials                            996        1,013           -17
Electric energy                              134          153           -20
Nonferrous metals, other                     314          339           -25
Copper                                       342          371           -30
Coal and related fuels                       152          182           -30
Zinc                                         108          141           -32
Chemicals-inorganic                          571          604           -33
Fuel oil                                   2,854        2,888           -34
Finished metal shapes                      1,225        1,273           -48
Gas-natural                                1,023        1,132          -109
Nickel                                       190          302          -111
Steelmaking materials                        527          686          -159
Liquefied petroleum gases                    802        1,004          -203
Chemicals-organic                          1,632        1,922          -290

Capital goods, except automotive          39,989       39,008           981

Computers                                  5,220        4,640           581
Drilling & oilfield equipment                854          595           258
Computer accessories                       4,819        4,573           246
Semiconductors                             3,038        2,826           212
Telecommunications equipment               4,328        4,159           169
Industrial engines                         1,583        1,487            96
Measuring, testing, control instruments    1,352        1,303            49
Industrial machines, other                 3,205        3,164            42
Parts-civilian aircraft                      862          827            35
Medicinal equipment                        2,411        2,393            18
Metalworking machine tools                   633          618            15
Laboratory testing instruments               409          401             8
Marine engines, parts                         84           78             7
Specialized mining                            57           52             5
Food, tobacco machinery                      244          239             5
Spacecraft, excluding military                 3            1             2
Commercial vessels, other                      6            6             0
Vessels, except scrap                          0            0             0
Nonfarm tractors and parts                   127          132            -5
Textile, sewing machines                     129          134            -6
Agricultural machinery, equipment            618          626            -8
Engines-civilian aircraft                  1,126        1,146           -19
Excavating machinery                         630          654           -24
Electric apparatus                         3,213        3,240           -27
Business machines and equipment              343          370           -28
Photo, service industry machinery          1,143        1,180           -37
Railway transportation equipment              86          143           -57
Wood, glass, plastic                         409          472           -63
Pulp and paper machinery                     298          370           -71
Generators, accessories                    1,528        1,621           -93
Materials handling equipment                 683          778           -95
Civilian aircraft                            547          783          -236

Automotive vehicles, parts, and engines   18,936       19,363          -427

Consumer goods                            40,987       41,910          -922

Pharmaceutical preparations                6,694        7,606          -912
Gem diamonds                               1,448        1,733          -285
Apparel, household goods - cotton          4,260        4,481          -221
Apparel, textiles, nonwool or cotton       2,784        2,879           -96
Household appliances                       1,608        1,682           -73
Artwork, antiques, stamps, etc.              658          701           -43
Cookware, cutlery, tools                     569          607           -38
Toiletries and cosmetics                     577          604           -27
Gem stones, other                            230          257           -27
Numismatic coins                             124          147           -23
Jewelry                                      880          902           -22
Apparel, household goods - wool              263          280           -17
Photo equipment                              440          456           -15
Furniture, household goods, etc.           1,869        1,883           -14
Musical instruments                          129          133            -4
Writing and art supplies                   1,040        1,044            -4
Rugs                                         139          141            -2
Motorcycles and parts                        142          144            -2
Records, tapes, and disks                    238          238             0
Glassware, chinaware                         168          167             1
Toys, games, and sporting goods            3,049        3,047             2
Books, printed matter                        324          321             2
Nursery stock, etc.                          128          124             4
Footwear                                   1,571        1,563             8
Camping apparel and gear                     717          708            10
Pleasure boats and motors                    157          145            12
Apparel,household goods-nontextile           685          665            20
TV's, VCR's, etc.                          3,170        3,142            29
Stereo equipment, etc                        590          474           116
Other household goods                      6,336        5,637           699

Other goods                                5,110        5,308          -198
                                        

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

Total, Balance of Payments Basis       1,764,811    1,426,730       338,081
Net Adjustments                           21,347       14,295         7,052
Total, Census Basis                    1,743,464    1,412,436       331,029

Foods, feeds, and beverages               83,760       74,685         9,075

Green coffee                               3,744        3,137           607
Food oils, oilseeds                        3,825        3,491           334
Cocoa beans                                1,051          993            57
Fruits, frozen juices                      9,517        8,652           865
Cane and beet sugar                        1,850        1,097           754
Bakery products                            7,003        5,802         1,202
Alcoholic beverages, excluding wine        5,186        4,590           596
Dairy products and eggs                    1,288        1,305           -17
Nuts                                       1,321        1,178           143
Nonagricultural foods, etc.                  630          624             7
Fish and shellfish                        13,218       11,925         1,293
Tea, spices, etc.                          1,311        1,100           210
Feedstuff and foodgrains                   3,317        3,387           -70
Other foods                                8,562        7,821           741
Wine, beer, and related products           7,238        6,806           432
Vegetables                                 8,033        6,895         1,138
Meat products                              6,665        5,881           784

Industrial supplies and materials        546,661      415,066       131,596

Crude oil                                228,859      167,100        61,759
Nonmonetary gold                          10,417        7,948         2,469
Chemicals-fertilizers                     10,204        7,360         2,844
Nuclear fuel materials                     5,218        5,018           199
Iron and steel mill products              13,251        7,799         5,452
Other precious metals                      8,652        5,246         3,406
Pulpwood and woodpulp                      3,545        2,204         1,342
Bauxite and aluminum                       9,602        7,452         2,151
Tobacco, waxes, etc.                       5,643        5,075           568
Petroleum products, other                 34,428       25,624         8,804
Industrial supplies, other                21,636       17,537         4,099
Tin                                          682          437           246
Lumber                                     3,199        2,477           722
Chemicals-other, n.e.c.                    8,521        6,807         1,714
Farming materials, livestock               1,084        1,009            74
Newsprint                                  1,256        1,360          -104
Nontextile floor tiles                     1,998        1,749           249
Wool, silk, etc.                             526          462            63
Synthetic cloth                            4,667        3,699           968
Blank tapes, audio & visual                1,188        1,308          -120
Paper and paper products                   6,129        5,491           638
Glass-plate, sheet, etc.                   1,010          823           187
Sulfur, nonmetallic minerals               1,008          661           347
Plywood and veneers                        1,816        1,518           298
Cotton cloth, fabrics                      1,099          836           263
Leather and furs                             518          407           111
Cotton, natural fibers                        62           50            12
Hides and skins                              148          106            42
Shingles, wallboard                        6,263        5,644           619
Iron and steel, advanced                   6,473        4,904         1,570
Synthetic rubber--primary                  2,131        1,438           693
Materials, excluding chemicals             1,181        1,016           165
Hair, waste materials                        694          509           185
Natural rubber                             2,506        1,126         1,380
Finished textile supplies                  3,344        2,672           673
Stone, sand, cement, etc.                  3,391        3,206           185
Iron and steel products, n.e.c.            6,185        5,559           626
Plastic materials                         11,068        8,316         2,752
Electric energy                            1,989        1,854           135
Nonferrous metals, other                   3,247        2,176         1,070
Copper                                     4,469        3,337         1,132
Coal and related fuels                     1,999        1,978            20
Zinc                                       1,439        1,084           355
Chemicals-inorganic                        5,743        4,671         1,072
Fuel oil                                  30,429       24,680         5,749
Finished metal shapes                     13,065       11,102         1,963
Gas-natural                               15,160       14,389           771
Nickel                                     2,723        1,463         1,260
Steelmaking materials                      6,765        3,411         3,354
Liquefied petroleum gases                 11,041        8,190         2,852
Chemicals-organic                         18,990       14,779         4,211

Capital goods, except automotive         409,174      335,617        73,557

Computers                                 50,756       36,456        14,300
Drilling & oilfield equipment              6,800        6,577           224
Computer accessories                      57,403       47,842         9,561
Semiconductors                            26,324       19,359         6,965
Telecommunications equipment              43,310       33,659         9,651
Industrial engines                        15,271       12,537         2,734
Measuring, testing, control instruments   13,355       10,407         2,948
Industrial machines, other                32,123       26,268         5,854
Parts-civilian aircraft                    9,067        7,967         1,100
Medicinal equipment                       24,981       22,243         2,738
Metalworking machine tools                 5,701        5,278           423
Laboratory testing instruments             4,123        3,374           749
Marine engines, parts                        816          683           133
Specialized mining                           523          546           -23
Food, tobacco machinery                    2,307        1,991           316
Spacecraft, excluding military                58           44            14
Commercial vessels, other                     99           81            18
Vessels, except scrap                          3            2             1
Nonfarm tractors and parts                 1,366          881           484
Textile, sewing machines                   1,483        1,042           441
Agricultural machinery, equipment          5,930        5,127           803
Engines-civilian aircraft                 11,544       11,291           253
Excavating machinery                       5,280        3,627         1,653
Electric apparatus                        33,467       24,854         8,614
Business machines and equipment            4,068        3,727           340
Photo, service industry machinery         12,697       10,383         2,314
Railway transportation equipment           1,083        1,045            38
Wood, glass, plastic                       4,391        3,933           458
Pulp and paper machinery                   3,060        2,976            84
Generators, accessories                   16,597       15,397         1,200
Materials handling equipment               7,332        7,475          -142
Civilian aircraft                          7,854        8,546          -692

Automotive vehicles, parts, and engines  206,343      140,603        65,740

Consumer goods                           441,800      391,422        50,378

Pharmaceutical preparations               78,054       74,568         3,487
Gem diamonds                              16,989       11,341         5,648
Apparel, household goods - cotton         45,237       40,219         5,019
Apparel, textiles, nonwool or cotton      28,934       24,758         4,176
Household appliances                      18,223       15,540         2,683
Artwork, antiques, stamps, etc.            7,451        5,963         1,488
Cookware, cutlery, tools                   6,474        5,331         1,144
Toiletries and cosmetics                   6,446        5,486           960
Gem stones, other                          2,600        2,114           486
Numismatic coins                           1,506        1,547           -41
Jewelry                                    9,494        7,865         1,630
Apparel, household goods - wool            2,746        2,508           238
Photo equipment                            5,508        4,972           537
Furniture, household goods, etc.          21,201       17,295         3,905
Musical instruments                        1,378        1,189           188
Writing and art supplies                  11,494       10,556           938
Rugs                                       1,611        1,361           249
Motorcycles and parts                      1,646        2,379          -733
Records, tapes, and disks                  2,342        2,239           102
Glassware, chinaware                       1,878        1,505           373
Toys, games, and sporting goods           31,674       28,879         2,795
Books, printed matter                      3,433        3,221           212
Nursery stock, etc.                        1,364        1,237           127
Footwear                                  15,473       12,800         2,673
Camping apparel and gear                   7,140        6,187           953
Pleasure boats and motors                  1,749        1,314           435
Apparel,household goods-nontextile         7,557        6,332         1,225
TV's, VCR's, etc.                         34,596       33,010         1,586
Stereo equipment, etc                      5,476        4,583           893
Other household goods                     62,128       55,124         7,004

Other goods                               55,726       55,043           683
                                                  

(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-11-08, BEA-11-01), Bureau of the Census, Foreign
Trade Division, November 2010.  For more information, contact Matthew Przybocki
(301-763-3148) or Maria Iseman (301-763-2311), Foreign Trade Division.
