                                        
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)                                December     November       Monthly
                                       2010         2010 (R)      Change

Total, Balance of Payments Basis         170,122      165,026         5,097
Net Adjustments                            2,132        2,053            79
Total, Census Basis                      167,990      162,972         5,018

Foods, feeds, and beverages                8,032        7,840           191

Fish and shellfish                         1,372        1,253           119
Bakery products                              638          641            -3
Vegetables                                   751          696            55
Fruits, frozen juices                        922          930            -8
Other foods                                  820          775            44
Cane and beet sugar                          133          173           -40
Meat products                                522          531            -8
Green coffee                                 393          502          -108
Alcoholic beverages, excluding wine          463          500           -37
Wine, beer, and related products             670          618            52
Food oils, oilseeds                          413          372            41
Tea, spices, etc.                            132          123             8
Nuts                                         141          149            -8
Cocoa beans                                  151           86            65
Nonagricultural foods, etc.                   52           58            -6
Feedstuff and foodgrains                     338          310            28
Dairy products and eggs                      120          123            -4

Industrial supplies and materials         55,124       49,922         5,202

Crude oil                                 23,703       20,434         3,269
Petroleum products, other                  3,644        3,093           551
Fuel oil                                   3,279        2,854           426
Iron and steel mill products               1,245        1,104           141
Industrial supplies, other                 2,054        2,041            13
Chemicals-organic                          1,534        1,633           -99
Nonmonetary gold                           2,115        1,427           688
Other precious metals                        838          922           -84
Steelmaking materials                        573          539            34
Chemicals-fertilizers                      1,312        1,298            15
Liquefied petroleum gases                  1,119          802           317
Plastic materials                            991        1,001           -10
Bauxite and aluminum                         886          934           -49
Finished metal shapes                      1,241        1,221            20
Chemicals-other, n.e.c.                      831          828             2
Iron and steel, advanced                     633          597            36
Natural rubber                               319          225            94
Pulpwood and woodpulp                        333          349           -15
Nickel                                       212          191            20
Copper                                       617          342           275
Chemicals-inorganic                          607          574            33
Nonferrous metals, other                     311          311           (-)
Synthetic cloth                              438          430             8
Iron and steel products, n.e.c.              659          632            27
Lumber                                       317          297            20
Synthetic rubber--primary                    171          180            -9
Finished textile supplies                    321          305            15
Paper and paper products                     541          564           -23
Shingles, wallboard                          535          536            -1
Tobacco, waxes, etc.                         487          581           -94
Sulfur, nonmetallic minerals                  95          117           -22
Zinc                                         157          108            49
Plywood and veneers                          131          144           -13
Tin                                           78          100           -22
Nuclear fuel materials                       423          587          -164
Cotton cloth, fabrics                         97          103            -6
Nontextile floor tiles                       173          176            -3
Stone, sand, cement, etc.                    287          288            -1
Hair, waste materials                         64           62             2
Glass-plate, sheet, etc.                      82           96           -14
Materials, excluding chemicals               106          103             3
Leather and furs                              48           47           (-)
Wool, silk, etc.                              46           55            -9
Hides and skins                               11            9             2
Gas-natural                                  887        1,050          -162
Farming materials, livestock                  86          110           -24
Cotton, natural fibers                         5            5            -1
Electric energy                               96          133           -36
Coal and related fuels                       150          140            10
Newsprint                                    124          133            -9
Blank tapes, audio & visual                  111          110             1

Capital goods, except automotive          39,654       40,123          -469

Computers                                  4,522        5,224          -702
Telecommunications equipment               4,103        4,345          -242
Electric apparatus                         3,241        3,227            14
Computer accessories                       4,681        4,810          -129
Semiconductors                             3,066        3,049            18
Industrial machines, other                 3,482        3,287           195
Measuring, testing, control instruments    1,463        1,357           105
Industrial engines                         1,517        1,576           -60
Medicinal equipment                        2,320        2,422          -101
Photo, service industry machinery          1,099        1,146           -47
Excavating machinery                         682          628            55
Generators, accessories                    1,779        1,537           242
Parts-civilian aircraft                      784          865           -81
Agricultural machinery, equipment            613          612           (-)
Laboratory testing instruments               379          411           -32
Metalworking machine tools                   721          632            90
Nonfarm tractors and parts                   129          127             3
Wood, glass, plastic                         428          404            24
Drilling & oilfield equipment                547          855          -308
Textile, sewing machines                     108          128           -20
Business machines and equipment              359          343            16
Food, tobacco machinery                      221          243           -22
Engines-civilian aircraft                  1,060        1,127           -67
Pulp and paper machinery                     298          301            -3
Marine engines, parts                         69           84           -16
Materials handling equipment                 790          685           105
Spacecraft, excluding military                40            3            36
Railway transportation equipment              96           86            10
Commercial vessels, other                      5            7            -2
Vessels, except scrap                        (-)          (-)           (-)
Specialized mining                            52           57            -5
Civilian aircraft                          1,001          546           455

Automotive vehicles, parts, and engines   19,063       18,916           147

Consumer goods                            40,672       41,064          -392

Other household goods                      6,234        6,357          -123
Gem diamonds                               1,713        1,428           286
Apparel, household goods - cotton          3,833        4,264          -431
Apparel, textiles, nonwool or cotton       2,609        2,799          -191
Furniture, household goods, etc.           1,807        1,871           -63
Pharmaceutical preparations                7,338        6,712           627
Toys, games, and sporting goods            2,958        3,066          -108
Footwear                                   1,405        1,570          -165
Household appliances                       1,599        1,611           -12
Jewelry                                      912          882            30
TV's, VCR's, etc.                          3,068        3,179          -112
Artwork, antiques, stamps, etc.              591          659           -68
Apparel,household goods-nontextile           672          685           -13
Cookware, cutlery, tools                     579          571             8
Toiletries and cosmetics                     589          578            11
Stereo equipment, etc                        530          594           -64
Writing and art supplies                   1,023        1,040           -17
Camping apparel and gear                     618          713           -95
Gem stones, other                            240          229            12
Photo equipment                              508          434            74
Pleasure boats and motors                    143          158           -15
Glassware, chinaware                         159          167            -8
Apparel, household goods - wool              269          267             1
Rugs                                         135          140            -5
Books, printed matter                        301          325           -23
Musical instruments                          131          129             2
Nursery stock, etc.                          124          127            -3
Records, tapes, and disks                    229          239           -10
Numismatic coins                             210          131            79
Motorcycles and parts                        146          140             6

Other goods                                5,446        5,107           338
                                         

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

Total, Balance of Payments Basis       1,935,599    1,575,443       360,156
Net Adjustments                           23,547       15,818         7,728
Total, Census Basis                    1,912,053    1,559,625       352,428

Foods, feeds, and beverages               91,723       81,604        10,118

Fish and shellfish                        14,631       13,011         1,619
Bakery products                            7,631        6,372         1,259
Vegetables                                 8,768        7,548         1,220
Fruits, frozen juices                     10,406        9,458           948
Other foods                                9,388        8,537           851
Cane and beet sugar                        1,984        1,193           791
Meat products                              7,172        6,382           790
Green coffee                               4,055        3,375           680
Alcoholic beverages, excluding wine        5,645        5,035           610
Wine, beer, and related products           7,891        7,433           457
Food oils, oilseeds                        4,234        3,807           427
Tea, spices, etc.                          1,443        1,204           239
Nuts                                       1,478        1,307           171
Cocoa beans                                1,251        1,179            72
Nonagricultural foods, etc.                  682          680             3
Feedstuff and foodgrains                   3,656        3,662            -7
Dairy products and eggs                    1,409        1,422           -12

Industrial supplies and materials        601,303      462,512       138,791

Crude oil                                252,064      188,712        63,352
Petroleum products, other                 37,948       28,806         9,141
Fuel oil                                  33,708       27,079         6,629
Iron and steel mill products              14,423        8,665         5,758
Industrial supplies, other                23,729       19,262         4,467
Chemicals-organic                         20,508       16,157         4,352
Nonmonetary gold                          12,585        8,842         3,743
Other precious metals                      9,561        5,840         3,721
Steelmaking materials                      7,361        3,806         3,555
Chemicals-fertilizers                     11,519        8,140         3,378
Liquefied petroleum gases                 12,161        9,092         3,069
Plastic materials                         12,078        9,137         2,941
Bauxite and aluminum                      10,490        8,302         2,188
Finished metal shapes                     14,304       12,204         2,100
Chemicals-other, n.e.c.                    9,347        7,563         1,784
Iron and steel, advanced                   7,121        5,383         1,738
Natural rubber                             2,820        1,274         1,546
Pulpwood and woodpulp                      3,877        2,446         1,431
Nickel                                     2,946        1,614         1,333
Copper                                     5,086        3,781         1,305
Chemicals-inorganic                        6,349        5,108         1,241
Nonferrous metals, other                   3,546        2,433         1,113
Synthetic cloth                            5,109        4,060         1,049
Iron and steel products, n.e.c.            6,846        6,042           804
Lumber                                     3,513        2,744           770
Synthetic rubber--primary                  2,298        1,564           734
Finished textile supplies                  3,667        2,955           712
Paper and paper products                   6,668        6,014           655
Shingles, wallboard                        6,810        6,181           629
Tobacco, waxes, etc.                       6,121        5,562           560
Sulfur, nonmetallic minerals               1,100          724           376
Zinc                                       1,585        1,233           352
Plywood and veneers                        1,948        1,661           287
Tin                                          760          481           279
Nuclear fuel materials                     5,641        5,363           278
Cotton cloth, fabrics                      1,199          923           276
Nontextile floor tiles                     2,175        1,913           261
Stone, sand, cement, etc.                  3,684        3,485           199
Hair, waste materials                        759          567           192
Glass-plate, sheet, etc.                   1,090          901           190
Materials, excluding chemicals             1,287        1,113           174
Leather and furs                             567          446           120
Wool, silk, etc.                             572          507            64
Hides and skins                              173          114            58
Gas-natural                               16,109       16,056            52
Farming materials, livestock               1,146        1,102            44
Cotton, natural fibers                        66           57             9
Electric energy                            2,071        2,075            -3
Coal and related fuels                     2,136        2,160           -24
Newsprint                                  1,377        1,442           -65
Blank tapes, audio & visual                1,298        1,423          -125

Capital goods, except automotive         449,360      369,336        80,024

Computers                                 55,283       40,762        14,521
Telecommunications equipment              47,587       37,273        10,314
Electric apparatus                        36,810       27,436         9,374
Computer accessories                      61,991       53,099         8,892
Semiconductors                            29,506       21,322         8,184
Industrial machines, other                35,698       28,760         6,939
Measuring, testing, control instruments   14,841       11,521         3,320
Industrial engines                        16,777       13,629         3,149
Medicinal equipment                       27,365       24,292         3,072
Photo, service industry machinery         13,823       11,391         2,433
Excavating machinery                       5,924        3,914         2,010
Generators, accessories                   18,410       16,877         1,533
Parts-civilian aircraft                    9,860        8,767         1,093
Agricultural machinery, equipment          6,486        5,534           952
Laboratory testing instruments             4,525        3,696           829
Metalworking machine tools                 6,440        5,716           725
Nonfarm tractors and parts                 1,501          965           536
Wood, glass, plastic                       4,812        4,301           511
Drilling & oilfield equipment              7,348        6,883           465
Textile, sewing machines                   1,593        1,147           446
Business machines and equipment            4,432        4,089           343
Food, tobacco machinery                    2,529        2,188           340
Engines-civilian aircraft                 12,619       12,312           306
Pulp and paper machinery                   3,361        3,227           134
Marine engines, parts                        885          756           129
Materials handling equipment               8,140        8,082            58
Spacecraft, excluding military                97           45            52
Railway transportation equipment           1,179        1,143            36
Commercial vessels, other                    106           89            16
Vessels, except scrap                          3            2             1
Specialized mining                           575          585           -10
Civilian aircraft                          8,853        9,530          -677

Automotive vehicles, parts, and engines  225,194      157,629        67,565

Consumer goods                           483,345      428,379        54,966

Other household goods                     68,567       60,290         8,277
Gem diamonds                              18,588       12,736         5,851
Apparel, household goods - cotton         49,136       43,933         5,202
Apparel, textiles, nonwool or cotton      31,730       27,028         4,702
Furniture, household goods, etc.          23,003       18,933         4,070
Pharmaceutical preparations               85,544       81,476         4,068
Toys, games, and sporting goods           34,837       31,393         3,444
Footwear                                  16,889       14,014         2,876
Household appliances                      19,847       17,130         2,718
Jewelry                                   10,427        8,622         1,804
TV's, VCR's, etc.                         37,763       36,130         1,633
Artwork, antiques, stamps, etc.            8,059        6,548         1,512
Apparel,household goods-nontextile         8,228        6,924         1,304
Cookware, cutlery, tools                   7,067        5,854         1,213
Toiletries and cosmetics                   7,043        6,004         1,039
Stereo equipment, etc                      6,059        5,025         1,034
Writing and art supplies                  12,524       11,553           972
Camping apparel and gear                   7,715        6,750           965
Gem stones, other                          2,837        2,324           513
Photo equipment                            5,946        5,495           452
Pleasure boats and motors                  1,877        1,429           448
Glassware, chinaware                       2,031        1,650           381
Apparel, household goods - wool            3,058        2,755           303
Rugs                                       1,745        1,490           256
Books, printed matter                      3,738        3,509           230
Musical instruments                        1,515        1,298           217
Nursery stock, etc.                        1,483        1,350           133
Records, tapes, and disks                  2,586        2,455           132
Numismatic coins                           1,722        1,778           -56
Motorcycles and parts                      1,779        2,504          -725

Other goods                               61,128       60,165           963
                                                   

(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-11-26, BEA-11-04), Bureau of the Census, Foreign
Trade Division, December 2010.  For more information, contact Matthew Przybocki
(301-763-3148) or Maria Iseman (301-763-2311), Foreign Trade Division.
