
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 adjustment and rounding. The commodities in this exhibit are ranked on the monthly
change within each major commodity grouping.   (-) Represents zero or less than one half of measurement shown.  (R) - Revised.


Item (1)                                          January    December         Monthly
                                                  2011        2010 (R)        Change

Total, Balance of Payments Basis                  180,254       170,143        10,111
Net Adjustments                                     2,230         2,157            73
Total, Census Basis                               178,024       167,986        10,038

Foods, feeds, and beverages                         8,519         8,030           489

Wine, beer, and related products                      778           671           106
Bakery products                                       724           639            86
Alcoholic beverages, excluding wine                   529           460            70
Green coffee                                          443           393            49
Meat products                                         573           524            49
Other foods                                           860           814            46
Fruits, frozen juices                                 965           926            39
Vegetables                                            785           751            34
Cane and beet sugar                                   159           133            26
Cocoa beans                                           165           151            14
Tea, spices, etc.                                     139           132             8
Nonagricultural foods, etc.                            58            52             5
Dairy products and eggs                               123           120             3
Nuts                                                  136           140            -4
Feedstuff and foodgrains                              334           339            -5
Food oils, oilseeds                                   401           413           -12
Fish and shellfish                                  1,348         1,374           -27

Industrial supplies and materials                  59,585        55,157         4,428

Crude oil                                          25,471        23,788         1,682
Petroleum products, other                           4,448         3,712           736
Fuel oil                                            3,832         3,281           551
Other precious metals                               1,270           840           430
Chemicals-organic                                   1,942         1,536           406
Steelmaking materials                                 837           523           314
Gas-natural                                         1,118           867           251
Industrial supplies, other                          2,221         2,050           171
Electric energy                                       200            96           104
Plastic materials                                   1,084           989            95
Tobacco, waxes, etc.                                  568           489            79
Finished metal shapes                               1,322         1,245            77
Iron and steel, advanced                              701           632            69
Nickel                                                280           212            68
Liquefied petroleum gases                           1,192         1,126            66
Paper and paper products                              606           542            65
Iron and steel products, n.e.c.                       715           661            55
Shingles, wallboard                                   588           537            51
Synthetic cloth                                       483           439            44
Tin                                                   121            78            43
Synthetic rubber-primary                              209           171            39
Nontextile floor tiles                                207           174            33
Plywood and veneers                                   161           131            30
Chemicals-other, n.e.c.                               858           830            27
Chemicals-inorganic                                   633           608            25
Farming materials, livestock                          111            86            25
Sulfur, nonmetallic minerals                          119            95            24
Nonferrous metals, other                              332           312            20
Finished textile supplies                             338           320            18
Iron and steel mill products                        1,243         1,226            17
Stone, sand, cement, etc.                             301           287            14
Lumber                                                329           317            12
Zinc                                                  166           157             9
Cotton cloth, fabrics                                 106            97             9
Materials, excluding chemicals                        113           106             8
Glass-plate, sheet, etc.                               89            82             8
Bauxite and aluminum                                  892           886             6
Hides and skins                                        16            11             5
Wool, silk, etc.                                       50            46             4
Leather and furs                                       50            48             2
Newsprint                                             125           124             1
Cotton, natural fibers                                  6             5             1
Natural rubber                                        319           319             1
Blank tapes, audio & visual                           110           111            -1
Hair, waste materials                                  61            64            -3
Nuclear fuel materials                                405           423           -18
Coal and related fuels                                129           150           -20
Pulpwood and woodpulp                                 321           348           -27
Chemicals-fertilizers                                1252          1290           -38
Copper                                                552           617           -65
Nonmonetary gold                                      982          2076         -1094

Capital goods, except automotive                    41709         39610          2099

Industrial machines, other                          3,940         3,404           536
Industrial engines                                  1,785         1,511           274
Medicinal equipment                                 2,578         2,314           263
Computer accessories                                4,941         4,684           258
Semiconductors                                      3,316         3,067           249
Electric apparatus                                  3,478         3,236           243
Telecommunications equipment                        4,329         4,104           225
Computers                                           4,636         4,518           118
Photo, service industry machinery                   1,210         1,100           110
Drilling & oilfield equipment                         653           546           107
Laboratory testing instruments                        441           381            60
Materials handling equipment                          841           790            51
Pulp and paper machinery                              343           297            47
Nonfarm tractors and parts                            163           129            34
Business machines and equipment                       392           359            33
Food, tobacco machinery                               252           221            31
Wood, glass, plastic                                  462           432            30
Parts-civilian aircraft                               795           780            16
Textile, sewing machines                              121           108            13
Excavating machinery                                  694           685             9
Agricultural machinery, equipment                     621           613             9
Railway transportation equipment                      103            96             7
Marine engines, parts                                  79            76             3
Specialized mining                                     53            52             1
Commercial vessels, other                               5             4           (-)
Vessels, except scrap                                 (-)           (-)           (-)
Engines-civilian aircraft                           1,049         1,059           -10
Spacecraft, excluding military                        (-)            40           -39
Measuring, testing, control instruments             1,410         1,460           -50
Metalworking machine tools                            644           723           -79
Generators, accessories                             1,701         1,799           -98
Civilian aircraft                                     674         1,024          -350

Automotive vehicles, parts, and engines            21,735        19,065         2,670

Consumer goods                                     41,583        40,672           911

Apparel, household goods-cotton                     4,299         3,834           465
Apparel, textiles, nonwool or cotton                2,955         2,609           346
Furniture, household goods, etc.                    2,023         1,806           217
Other household goods                               6,361         6,230           131
Footwear                                            1,536         1,406           130
Household appliances                                1,727         1,600           127
Writing and art supplies                            1,141         1,025           115
Jewelry                                             1,017           914           103
Toys, games, and sporting goods                     3,033         2,960            73
Camping apparel and gear                              690           618            71
Toiletries and cosmetics                              660           590            71
Cookware, cutlery, tools                              641           578            63
Photo equipment                                       565           508            57
Glassware, chinaware                                  185           159            26
Books, printed matter                                 322           301            21
Nursery stock, etc.                                   141           124            17
Gem stones, other                                     259           242            17
Rugs                                                  147           135            13
Gem diamonds                                        1,735         1,722            13
Musical instruments                                   139           131             8
Motorcycles and parts                                 151           146             5
Apparel, household goods-wool                         269           268           (-)
Records, tapes, and disks                             228           230            -1
Numismatic coins                                      200           205            -5
Stereo equipment, etc                                 523           530            -7
Pleasure boats and motors                             132           141            -9
Artwork, antiques, stamps, etc.                       578           593           -15
Apparel, household goods-nontextile                   633           672           -39
TV's, VCR's, etc.                                   2,873         3,066          -193
Pharmaceutical preparations                         6,418         7,328          -910

Other goods                                         4,893         5,451          -558

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Item(1)                                      Year-to-Date  Year-to-Date  Year-to-Date
                                             2011          2010 (R)      Change

Total, Balance of Payments Basis                  180,254       147,664        32,590
Net Adjustments                                     2,230         1,818           412
Total, Census Basis                               178,024       145,846        32,178

Foods, feeds, and beverages                         8,519         7,262         1,257

Wine, beer, and related products                      778           695            83
Bakery products                                       724           616           108
Alcoholic beverages, excluding wine                   529           466            64
Green coffee                                          443           240           203
Meat products                                         573           512            61
Other foods                                           860           724           136
Fruits, frozen juices                                 965           798           167
Vegetables                                            785           662           123
Cane and beet sugar                                   159            86            73
Cocoa beans                                           165           318          -153
Tea, spices, etc.                                     139           112            27
Nonagricultural foods, etc.                            58            59            -1
Dairy products and eggs                               123           114             8
Nuts                                                  136           118            18
Feedstuff and foodgrains                              334           296            38
Food oils, oilseeds                                   401           352            49
Fish and shellfish                                  1,348         1,094           253

Industrial supplies and materials                  59,585        46,652        12,933

Crude oil                                          25,471        18,625         6,846
Petroleum products, other                           4,448         3,416         1,032
Fuel oil                                            3,832         3,474           358
Other precious metals                               1,270           649           621
Chemicals-organic                                   1,942         1,462           481
Steelmaking materials                                 837           484           353
Gas-natural                                         1,118         1,608          -490
Industrial supplies, other                          2,221         1,816           405
Electric energy                                       200           227           -27
Plastic materials                                   1,084           927           157
Tobacco, waxes, etc.                                  568           452           115
Finished metal shapes                               1,322         1,177           145
Iron and steel, advanced                              701           503           198
Nickel                                                280           151           129
Liquefied petroleum gases                           1,192         1,019           173
Paper and paper products                              606           546            60
Iron and steel products, n.e.c.                       715           509           206
Shingles, wallboard                                   588           545            43
Synthetic cloth                                       483           393            89
Tin                                                   121            26            95
Synthetic rubber-primary                              209           153            56
Nontextile floor tiles                                207           173            34
Plywood and veneers                                   161           133            28
Chemicals-other, n.e.c.                               858           764            93
Chemicals-inorganic                                   633           459           174
Farming materials, livestock                          111           100            12
Sulfur, nonmetallic minerals                          119            57            61
Nonferrous metals, other                              332           229           103
Finished textile supplies                             338           287            51
Iron and steel mill products                        1,243           837           406
Stone, sand, cement, etc.                             301           297             4
Lumber                                                329           262            67
Zinc                                                  166           150            16
Cotton cloth, fabrics                                 106            94            12
Materials, excluding chemicals                        113           102            11
Glass-plate, sheet, etc.                               89            84             6
Bauxite and aluminum                                  892           891             1
Hides and skins                                        16            19            -3
Wool, silk, etc.                                       50            39            10
Leather and furs                                       50            44             6
Newsprint                                             125            93            32
Cotton, natural fibers                                  6             5             1
Natural rubber                                        319           185           134
Blank tapes, audio & visual                           110           100            10
Hair, waste materials                                  61            54             8
Nuclear fuel materials                                405           327            78
Coal and related fuels                                129           145           -16
Pulpwood and woodpulp                                 321           274            47
Chemicals-fertilizers                               1,252           862           390
Copper                                                552           598           -46
Nonmonetary gold                                      982           825           157

Capital goods, except automotive                   41,709        33,563         8,145

Industrial machines, other                          3,940         2,459         1,481
Industrial engines                                  1,785         1,274           511
Medicinal equipment                                 2,578         2,142           435
Computer accessories                                4,941         5,192          -251
Semiconductors                                      3,316         1,932         1,384
Electric apparatus                                  3,478         2,739           739
Telecommunications equipment                        4,329         3,572           756
Computers                                           4,636         4,208           428
Photo, service industry machinery                   1,210         1,034           176
Drilling & oilfield equipment                         653           420           232
Laboratory testing instruments                        441           330           111
Materials handling equipment                          841           612           230
Pulp and paper machinery                              343           262            81
Nonfarm tractors and parts                            163           103            60
Business machines and equipment                       392           357            35
Food, tobacco machinery                               252           182            70
Wood, glass, plastic                                  462           390            72
Parts-civilian aircraft                               795           766            29
Textile, sewing machines                              121           109            12
Excavating machinery                                  694           322           372
Agricultural machinery, equipment                     621           402           219
Railway transportation equipment                      103            83            20
Marine engines, parts                                  79            65            13
Specialized mining                                     53            30            23
Commercial vessels, other                               5             3             2
Vessels, except scrap                                 (-)           (-)           (-)
Engines-civilian aircraft                           1,049           960            89
Spacecraft, excluding military                        (-)             4            -3
Measuring, testing, control instruments             1,410         1,068           342
Metalworking machine tools                            644           456           188
Generators, accessories                             1,701         1,357           344
Civilian aircraft                                     674           729           -55

Automotive vehicles, parts, and engines            21,735        16,732         5,003

Consumer goods                                     41,583        36,543         5,040

Apparel, household goods-cotton                     4,299         3,738           561
Apparel, textiles, nonwool or cotton                2,955         2,341           614
Furniture, household goods, etc.                    2,023         1,757           266
Other household goods                               6,361         5,432           930
Footwear                                            1,536         1,242           295
Household appliances                                1,727         1,490           237
Writing and art supplies                            1,141         1,010           131
Jewelry                                             1,017           793           225
Toys, games, and sporting goods                     3,033         2,642           391
Camping apparel and gear                              690           545           144
Toiletries and cosmetics                              660           572            88
Cookware, cutlery, tools                              641           547            94
Photo equipment                                       565           496            69
Glassware, chinaware                                  185           155            30
Books, printed matter                                 322           296            26
Nursery stock, etc.                                   141           131            11
Gem stones, other                                     259           238            21
Rugs                                                  147           128            20
Gem diamonds                                        1,735         1,381           354
Musical instruments                                   139           119            20
Motorcycles and parts                                 151           145             6
Apparel, household goods-wool                         269           233            36
Records, tapes, and disks                             228           191            38
Numismatic coins                                      200           100           100
Stereo equipment, etc                                 523           433            90
Pleasure boats and motors                             132           115            17
Artwork, antiques, stamps, etc.                       578           597           -19
Apparel, household goods-nontextile                   633           598            34
TV's, VCR's, etc.                                   2,873         2,562           311
Pharmaceutical preparations                         6,418         6,517           -98

Other goods                                         4,893         5,093          -200

(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-11-41, BEA-11-09), Bureau of the Census, Foreign
Trade Division, January 2011.  For more information, contact Matthew Przybocki
(301-763-3148) or Maria Iseman (301-763-2311), Foreign Trade Division.
