
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)                                          February    January          Monthly
                                                  2011        2011 (R)        Change

Total, Balance of Payments Basis                  177,301       180,715        -3,414
Net Adjustments                                     2,241         2,220            21
Total, Census Basis                               175,060       178,495        -3,435

Foods, feeds, and beverages                         8,662         8,515           147

Food oils, oilseeds                                   517           401           116
Cocoa beans                                           221           165            56
Cane and beet sugar                                   189           159            30
Meat products                                         595           572            23
Green coffee                                          462           444            18
Dairy products and eggs                               134           123            12
Alcoholic beverages, excluding wine                   536           524            11
Nuts                                                  145           136             9
Nonagricultural foods, etc.                            61            58             3
Feedstuff and foodgrains                              336           334             2
Tea, spices, etc.                                     140           139             1
Fish and shellfish                                  1,337         1,349           -13
Wine, beer, and related products                      763           777           -14
Vegetables                                            771           785           -14
Other foods                                           842           860           -18
Bakery products                                       695           724           -28
Fruits, frozen juices                                 918           965           -47

Industrial supplies and materials                  58,435        59,854        -1,419

Petroleum products, other                           3,629         4,384          -755
Fuel oil                                            3,303         3,997          -694
Liquefied petroleum gases                             877         1,184          -308
Steelmaking materials                                 632           870          -239
Chemicals-fertilizers                               1,169         1,257           -88
Nuclear fuel materials                                318           404           -86
Iron and steel products, n.e.c.                       658           720           -62
Paper and paper products                              549           606           -57
Chemicals-inorganic                                   574           630           -56
Tin                                                    77           122           -44
Copper                                                520           562           -42
Iron and steel, advanced                              665           701           -36
Sulfur, nonmetallic minerals                           91           121           -30
Electric energy                                       173           200           -27
Finished textile supplies                             312           338           -26
Industrial supplies, other                          2,194         2,219           -25
Other precious metals                               1,231         1,255           -24
Zinc                                                  144           166           -21
Lumber                                                311           329           -18
Synthetic cloth                                       470           483           -12
Blank tapes, audio & visual                           102           111            -9
Leather and furs                                       42            50            -8
Farming materials, livestock                          105           112            -7
Glass-plate, sheet, etc.                               83            90            -6
Materials, excluding chemicals                        110           114            -5
Tobacco, waxes, etc.                                  563           567            -4
Shingles, wallboard                                   584           587            -3
Stone, sand, cement, etc.                             300           302            -1
Cotton cloth, fabrics                                 105           106            -1
Nontextile floor tiles                                206           207           (-)
Cotton, natural fibers                                  6             6           (-)
Newsprint                                             127           125             1
Chemicals-other, n.e.c.                               860           858             2
Coal and related fuels                                133           130             3
Wool, silk, etc.                                       54            49             4
Hair, waste materials                                  67            61             6
Pulpwood and woodpulp                                 316           307             9
Bauxite and aluminum                                  904           894            10
Synthetic rubber-primary                              223           209            14
Hides and skins                                        30            16            14
Plastic materials                                   1,098         1,083            15
Nonferrous metals, other                              346           331            15
Plywood and veneers                                   177           161            16
Finished metal shapes                               1,338         1,320            18
Nickel                                                324           281            43
Natural rubber                                        363           320            44
Iron and steel mill products                        1,349         1,242           107
Crude oil                                          25,845        25,637           209
Nonmonetary gold                                    1,186           971           215
Chemicals-organic                                   2,183         1,941           242
Gas-natural                                         1,407         1,118           290

Capital goods, except automotive                   39,610        41,697        -2,087

Telecommunications equipment                        3,828         4,330          -503
Computers                                           4,250         4,634          -384
Computer accessories                                4,651         4,944          -293
Electric apparatus                                  3,309         3,507          -198
Generators, accessories                             1,540         1,682          -142
Industrial machines, other                          3,797         3,938          -141
Drilling & oilfield equipment                         516           655          -139
Medicinal equipment                                 2,455         2,578          -123
Semiconductors                                      3,202         3,317          -115
Pulp and paper machinery                              258           344           -86
Wood, glass, plastic                                  382           461           -79
Industrial engines                                  1,711         1,784           -73
Measuring, testing, control instruments             1,360         1,423           -63
Laboratory testing instruments                        407           439           -32
Agricultural machinery, equipment                     596           620           -24
Materials handling equipment                          837           844            -7
Railway transportation equipment                       98           103            -5
Marine engines, parts                                  69            72            -3
Commercial vessels, other                               4             5            -1
Vessels, except scrap                                 (-)           (-)           (-)
Business machines and equipment                       392           392             1
Spacecraft, excluding military                          5           (-)             4
Photo, service industry machinery                   1,215         1,209             6
Specialized mining                                     60            53             7
Food, tobacco machinery                               264           252            12
Nonfarm tractors and parts                            176           163            13
Metalworking machine tools                            664           646            19
Excavating machinery                                  706           688            19
Textile, sewing machines                              158           121            37
Parts-civilian aircraft                               853           798            55
Civilian aircraft                                     708           646            62
Engines-civilian aircraft                           1,137         1,050            87

Automotive vehicles, parts, and engines            19,330        21,671        -2,341

Consumer goods                                     44,118        41,795         2,324

Pharmaceutical preparations                         8,484         6,581         1,903
Other household goods                               7,075         6,392           683
Artwork, antiques, stamps, etc.                       820           577           244
Gem diamonds                                        1,829         1,735            94
Apparel, household goods-nontextile                   700           634            66
Motorcycles and parts                                 203           154            49
Apparel, textiles, nonwool or cotton                3,004         2,959            45
Pleasure boats and motors                             189           144            45
Glassware, chinaware                                  203           186            17
Camping apparel and gear                              703           691            12
Musical instruments                                   146           139             7
Cookware, cutlery, tools                              649           642             6
Books, printed matter                                 320           322            -2
Rugs                                                  143           147            -5
Photo equipment                                       560           565            -5
Writing and art supplies                            1,134         1,141            -6
Nursery stock, etc.                                   130           141           -11
Apparel, household goods-wool                         256           268           -12
Records, tapes, and disks                             213           227           -14
Jewelry                                               989         1,013           -24
Stereo equipment, etc                                 500           524           -24
TV's, VCR's, etc.                                   2,849         2,877           -28
Gem stones, other                                     226           258           -31
Toiletries and cosmetics                              627           659           -33
Furniture, household goods, etc.                    1,988         2,024           -36
Numismatic coins                                      151           200           -49
Household appliances                                1,670         1,726           -57
Footwear                                            1,440         1,536           -96
Apparel, household goods-cotton                     4,141         4,299          -158
Toys, games, and sporting goods                     2,776         3,034          -258

Other goods                                         4,905         4,964           -58

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

Total, Balance of Payments Basis                  358,016       299,517        58,499
Net Adjustments                                     4,461         3,594           868
Total, Census Basis                               353,555       295,923        57,632

Foods, feeds, and beverages                        17,177        14,483         2,694

Food oils, oilseeds                                   919           684           234
Cocoa beans                                           387           458           -72
Cane and beet sugar                                   348           200           147
Meat products                                       1,167         1,070            97
Green coffee                                          905           479           427
Dairy products and eggs                               257           236            21
Alcoholic beverages, excluding wine                 1,060           954           106
Nuts                                                  281           217            64
Nonagricultural foods, etc.                           119           113             5
Feedstuff and foodgrains                              670           577            93
Tea, spices, etc.                                     280           223            57
Fish and shellfish                                  2,686         2,254           432
Wine, beer, and related products                    1,539         1,351           188
Vegetables                                          1,556         1,382           174
Other foods                                         1,703         1,504           198
Bakery products                                     1,419         1,236           183
Fruits, frozen juices                               1,884         1,544           340

Industrial supplies and materials                 118,289        95,935        22,354

Petroleum products, other                           8,013         6,608         1,405
Fuel oil                                            7,300         6,175         1,125
Liquefied petroleum gases                           2,061         1,936           126
Steelmaking materials                               1,502           937           564
Chemicals-fertilizers                               2,425         1,707           718
Nuclear fuel materials                                723           696            27
Iron and steel products, n.e.c.                     1,378           976           402
Paper and paper products                            1,155         1,101            54
Chemicals-inorganic                                 1,204           893           311
Tin                                                   199            83           115
Copper                                              1,082         1,085            -4
Iron and steel, advanced                            1,367         1,013           353
Sulfur, nonmetallic minerals                          212           125            87
Electric energy                                       373           481          -108
Finished textile supplies                             650           576            74
Industrial supplies, other                          4,414         3,677           736
Other precious metals                               2,486         1,284         1,202
Zinc                                                  310           307             3
Lumber                                                640           568            72
Synthetic cloth                                       953           788           164
Blank tapes, audio & visual                           212           202            10
Leather and furs                                       92            86             6
Farming materials, livestock                          217           195            23
Glass-plate, sheet, etc.                              173           178            -5
Materials, excluding chemicals                        224           198            26
Tobacco, waxes, etc.                                1,130           982           148
Shingles, wallboard                                 1,170         1,100            71
Stone, sand, cement, etc.                             602           591            10
Cotton cloth, fabrics                                 211           189            22
Nontextile floor tiles                                413           356            57
Cotton, natural fibers                                 11             9             2
Newsprint                                             252           194            58
Chemicals-other, n.e.c.                             1,718         1,559           159
Coal and related fuels                                263           299           -36
Wool, silk, etc.                                      103            82            22
Hair, waste materials                                 128           112            17
Pulpwood and woodpulp                                 623           542            81
Bauxite and aluminum                                1,798         1,709            89
Synthetic rubber-primary                              433           317           116
Hides and skins                                        46            33            14
Plastic materials                                   2,181         1,869           312
Nonferrous metals, other                              677           548           128
Plywood and veneers                                   337           294            44
Finished metal shapes                               2,658         2,319           339
Nickel                                                605           326           279
Natural rubber                                        683           395           288
Iron and steel mill products                        2,591         1,820           771
Crude oil                                          51,482        40,325        11,157
Nonmonetary gold                                    2,158         1,539           618
Chemicals-organic                                   4,124         3,100         1,024
Gas-natural                                         2,525         3,450          -925

Capital goods, except automotive                   81,306        67,506        13,801

Telecommunications equipment                        8,158         7,038         1,120
Computers                                           8,884         8,785           100
Computer accessories                                9,594        10,515          -921
Electric apparatus                                  6,816         5,631         1,185
Generators, accessories                             3,222         2,751           471
Industrial machines, other                          7,735         4,902         2,832
Drilling & oilfield equipment                       1,172           783           389
Medicinal equipment                                 5,033         4,359           674
Semiconductors                                      6,519         3,900         2,618
Pulp and paper machinery                              601           518            83
Wood, glass, plastic                                  843           794            49
Industrial engines                                  3,495         2,445         1,051
Measuring, testing, control instruments             2,784         2,162           621
Laboratory testing instruments                        846           654           193
Agricultural machinery, equipment                   1,217           828           389
Materials handling equipment                        1,681         1,176           505
Railway transportation equipment                      201           169            33
Marine engines, parts                                 141           137             4
Commercial vessels, other                               9             7             2
Vessels, except scrap                                 (-)           (-)           (-)
Business machines and equipment                       784           708            76
Spacecraft, excluding military                          5             5           (-)
Photo, service industry machinery                   2,424         2,062           363
Specialized mining                                    113            60            52
Food, tobacco machinery                               516           391           125
Nonfarm tractors and parts                            339           197           142
Metalworking machine tools                          1,310           938           373
Excavating machinery                                1,394           700           694
Textile, sewing machines                              278           216            62
Parts-civilian aircraft                             1,651         1,583            68
Civilian aircraft                                   1,354         1,140           215
Engines-civilian aircraft                           2,187         1,953           234

Automotive vehicles, parts, and engines            41,001        32,760         8,241

Consumer goods                                     85,913        74,937        10,976

Pharmaceutical preparations                        15,066        13,533         1,533
Other household goods                              13,466        10,605         2,862
Artwork, antiques, stamps, etc.                     1,397         1,340            57
Gem diamonds                                        3,564         2,747           817
Apparel, household goods-nontextile                 1,334         1,302            32
Motorcycles and parts                                 357           306            51
Apparel, textiles, nonwool or cotton                5,963         4,890         1,073
Pleasure boats and motors                             334           240            94
Glassware, chinaware                                  389           329            61
Camping apparel and gear                            1,394         1,175           218
Musical instruments                                   285           236            49
Cookware, cutlery, tools                            1,291         1,106           184
Books, printed matter                                 642           623            19
Rugs                                                  290           270            20
Photo equipment                                     1,125           979           146
Writing and art supplies                            2,275         2,040           235
Nursery stock, etc.                                   271           246            25
Apparel, household goods-wool                         524           478            46
Records, tapes, and disks                             441           397            44
Jewelry                                             2,002         1,632           370
Stereo equipment, etc                               1,023           924           100
TV's, VCR's, etc.                                   5,725         5,651            74
Gem stones, other                                     484           447            36
Toiletries and cosmetics                            1,286         1,143           143
Furniture, household goods, etc.                    4,011         3,503           509
Numismatic coins                                      351           187           164
Household appliances                                3,396         2,924           472
Footwear                                            2,976         2,525           452
Apparel, household goods-cotton                     8,440         7,603           836
Toys, games, and sporting goods                     5,810         5,556           254

Other goods                                         9,869        10,302          -434

(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-11-04), 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.
