
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)                                          March      February         Monthly
                                                  2011        2011 (R)        Change

Total, Balance of Payments Basis                  187,039       176,897        10,143
Net Adjustments                                     2,296         2,225            72
Total, Census Basis                               184,743       174,672        10,071

Foods, feeds, and beverages                         8,688         8,657            31

Cane and beet sugar                                   264           189            75
Green coffee                                          525           462            63
Meat products                                         647           595            52
Feedstuff and foodgrains                              357           335            22
Alcoholic beverages, excluding wine                   557           539            19
Other foods                                           859           841            18
Fruits, frozen juices                                 932           916            16
Food oils, oilseeds                                   533           517            16
Bakery products                                       705           695            10
Dairy products and eggs                               144           134            10
Nonagricultural foods, etc.                            65            61             4
Wine, beer, and related products                      767           764             3
Nuts                                                  136           144            -8
Tea, spices, etc.                                     131           140            -9
Vegetables                                            742           771           -28
Fish and shellfish                                  1,268         1,333           -65
Cocoa beans                                            56           221          -165

Industrial supplies and materials                  65,833        58,098         7,735

Crude oil                                          29,335        25,688         3,646
Petroleum products, other                           4,678         3,592         1,086
Fuel oil                                            4,115         3,136           979
Iron and steel mill products                        1,782         1,351           432
Nonmonetary gold                                    1,512         1,199           313
Other precious metals                               1,537         1,245           291
Liquefied petroleum gases                           1,188           901           288
Steelmaking materials                                 821           595           226
Copper                                                705           510           196
Coal and related fuels                                227           133            95
Nickel                                                408           323            85
Chemicals-fertilizers                               1,266         1,183            83
Tin                                                   153            77            76
Chemicals-inorganic                                   638           574            64
Tobacco, waxes, etc.                                  621           565            56
Paper and paper products                              591           549            41
Sulfur, nonmetallic minerals                          130            89            41
Natural rubber                                        396           364            33
Zinc                                                  177           144            33
Plastic materials                                   1,129         1,099            30
Iron and steel products, n.e.c.                       680           652            29
Nonferrous metals, other                              365           347            18
Chemicals-other, n.e.c.                               881           863            17
Synthetic rubber-primary                              235           224            11
Iron and steel, advanced                              677           665            11
Synthetic cloth                                       481           470            11
Bauxite and aluminum                                  910           902             8
Finished textile supplies                             319           312             7
Leather and furs                                       48            42             6
Materials, excluding chemicals                        114           109             6
Lumber                                                316           311             5
Hair, waste materials                                  70            67             3
Cotton cloth, fabrics                                 108           105             3
Cotton, natural fibers                                  6             6             1
Blank tapes, audio & visual                           100           101            -1
Stone, sand, cement, etc.                             298           299            -1
Wool, silk, etc.                                       53            54            -1
Pulpwood and woodpulp                                 317           318            -2
Electric energy                                       170           173            -3
Newsprint                                             122           127            -4
Glass-plate, sheet, etc.                               76            84            -8
Nuclear fuel materials                                309           318            -9
Nontextile floor tiles                                197           207           -10
Hides and skins                                        16            30           -14
Industrial supplies, other                          2,180         2,195           -15
Farming materials, livestock                           88           105           -17
Shingles, wallboard                                   552           584           -32
Plywood and veneers                                   140           177           -36
Finished metal shapes                               1,299         1,340           -41
Chemicals-organic                                   2,121         2,188           -66
Gas-natural                                         1,173         1,407          -234

Capital goods, except automotive                   41,239        39,676         1,562

Computers                                           5,066         4,250           816
Telecommunications equipment                        4,199         3,830           369
Civilian aircraft                                     954           715           239
Electric apparatus                                  3,477         3,285           192
Drilling & oilfield equipment                         713           545           168
Generators, accessories                             1,628         1,528           100
Parts-civilian aircraft                               940           852            88
Metalworking machine tools                            720           670            50
Measuring, testing, control instruments             1,397         1,351            46
Computer accessories                                4,687         4,647            40
Engines-civilian aircraft                           1,176         1,136            40
Pulp and paper machinery                              294           261            33
Laboratory testing instruments                        433           406            26
Excavating machinery                                  739           714            25
Medicinal equipment                                 2,475         2,455            20
Railway transportation equipment                      117            99            19
Marine engines, parts                                  84            69            15
Commercial vessels, other                              15             4            10
Specialized mining                                     70            60            10
Agricultural machinery, equipment                     607           597            10
Photo, service industry machinery                   1,219         1,215             4
Wood, glass, plastic                                  381           379             2
Vessels, except scrap                                 (-)           (-)           (-)
Spacecraft, excluding military                          1             5            -4
Textile, sewing machines                              153           158            -5
Materials handling equipment                          830           839           -10
Industrial engines                                  1,710         1,722           -12
Nonfarm tractors and parts                            153           177           -24
Food, tobacco machinery                               239           267           -28
Business machines and equipment                       364           393           -29
Semiconductors                                      2,958         3,201          -242
Industrial machines, other                          3,437         3,846          -409

Automotive vehicles, parts, and engines            21,569        19,434         2,135

Consumer goods                                     42,011        43,987        -1,975

Other household goods                               6,467         7,061          -594
Pharmaceutical preparations                         7,829         8,393          -564
Apparel, textiles, nonwool or cotton                2,678         3,002          -324
Apparel, household goods-cotton                     3,881         4,142          -261
Furniture, household goods, etc.                    1,748         1,988          -239
Footwear                                            1,285         1,440          -155
Cookware, cutlery, tools                              536           648          -112
Writing and art supplies                            1,050         1,132           -82
Apparel, household goods-nontextile                   635           699           -64
Artwork, antiques, stamps, etc.                       759           822           -63
Toys, games, and sporting goods                     2,714         2,774           -60
Books, printed matter                                 273           320           -48
Glassware, chinaware                                  162           202           -40
Household appliances                                1,636         1,670           -34
Musical instruments                                   130           147           -17
Nursery stock, etc.                                   114           130           -17
Photo equipment                                       547           562           -14
Camping apparel and gear                              697           702            -5
Rugs                                                  146           143             2
Pleasure boats and motors                             181           178             3
Motorcycles and parts                                 214           205             9
Records, tapes, and disks                             227           213            14
Apparel, household goods-wool                         282           257            25
Gem stones, other                                     251           226            25
Toiletries and cosmetics                              658           626            33
Stereo equipment, etc                                 533           499            34
Gem diamonds                                        1,881         1,822            59
Jewelry                                             1,058           990            68
Numismatic coins                                      242           150            92
TV's, VCR's, etc.                                   3,196         2,843           353

Other goods                                         5,403         4,820           583

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

Total, Balance of Payments Basis                  544,651       457,051        87,600
Net Adjustments                                     6,741         5,466         1,275
Total, Census Basis                               537,910       451,585        86,325

Foods, feeds, and beverages                        25,860        21,987         3,873

Cane and beet sugar                                   612           331           281
Green coffee                                        1,430           717           713
Meat products                                       1,814         1,672           141
Feedstuff and foodgrains                            1,027           887           139
Alcoholic beverages, excluding wine                 1,620         1,433           188
Other foods                                         2,559         2,293           266
Fruits, frozen juices                               2,813         2,401           413
Food oils, oilseeds                                 1,451           978           473
Bakery products                                     2,124         1,903           221
Dairy products and eggs                               401           346            55
Nonagricultural foods, etc.                           184           179             4
Wine, beer, and related products                    2,308         2,023           285
Nuts                                                  416           317            99
Tea, spices, etc.                                     410           333            78
Vegetables                                          2,298         2,168           131
Fish and shellfish                                  3,950         3,382           568
Cocoa beans                                           442           624          -182

Industrial supplies and materials                 183,785       147,929        35,855

Crude oil                                          80,660        63,759        16,900
Petroleum products, other                          12,653         9,650         3,003
Fuel oil                                           11,249         8,653         2,595
Iron and steel mill products                        4,375         3,077         1,298
Nonmonetary gold                                    3,683         2,431         1,251
Other precious metals                               4,037         2,229         1,808
Liquefied petroleum gases                           3,273         3,196            78
Steelmaking materials                               2,287         1,664           623
Copper                                              1,777         1,496           281
Coal and related fuels                                490           482             8
Nickel                                              1,012           633           379
Chemicals-fertilizers                               3,706         2,630         1,076
Tin                                                   352           143           209
Chemicals-inorganic                                 1,842         1,380           462
Tobacco, waxes, etc.                                1,752         1,416           336
Paper and paper products                            1,746         1,638           108
Sulfur, nonmetallic minerals                          339           199           140
Natural rubber                                      1,080           617           463
Zinc                                                  487           464            24
Plastic materials                                   3,311         2,837           474
Iron and steel products, n.e.c.                     2,052         1,492           560
Nonferrous metals, other                            1,043           843           200
Chemicals-other, n.e.c.                             2,602         2,295           307
Synthetic rubber-primary                              668           491           178
Iron and steel, advanced                            2,043         1,562           482
Synthetic cloth                                     1,434         1,181           253
Bauxite and aluminum                                2,706         2,555           151
Finished textile supplies                             969           866           103
Leather and furs                                      140           134             7
Materials, excluding chemicals                        337           299            39
Lumber                                                957           866            91
Hair, waste materials                                 199           169            29
Cotton cloth, fabrics                                 319           276            42
Cotton, natural fibers                                 18            15             3
Blank tapes, audio & visual                           312           310             2
Stone, sand, cement, etc.                             899           882            17
Wool, silk, etc.                                      156           127            29
Pulpwood and woodpulp                                 942           837           106
Electric energy                                       543           708          -165
Newsprint                                             374           281            93
Glass-plate, sheet, etc.                              249           257            -8
Nuclear fuel materials                              1,032         1,015            17
Nontextile floor tiles                                610           549            61
Hides and skins                                        63            46            16
Industrial supplies, other                          6,595         5,559         1,036
Farming materials, livestock                          304           257            47
Shingles, wallboard                                 1,722         1,674            48
Plywood and veneers                                   478           432            46
Finished metal shapes                               3,958         3,453           506
Chemicals-organic                                   6,250         4,838         1,412
Gas-natural                                         3,698         5,069        -1,370

Capital goods, except automotive                  122,611       101,945        20,667

Computers                                          13,951        12,385         1,566
Telecommunications equipment                       12,359        10,688         1,670
Civilian aircraft                                   2,315         2,114           202
Electric apparatus                                 10,269         8,594         1,675
Drilling & oilfield equipment                       1,914         1,293           620
Generators, accessories                             4,838         4,083           756
Parts-civilian aircraft                             2,590         2,469           122
Metalworking machine tools                          2,037         1,406           631
Measuring, testing, control instruments             4,171         3,281           889
Computer accessories                               14,278        15,842        -1,564
Engines-civilian aircraft                           3,362         3,009           353
Pulp and paper machinery                              898           752           146
Laboratory testing instruments                      1,278           992           286
Excavating machinery                                2,140         1,035         1,106
Medicinal equipment                                 7,508         6,558           950
Railway transportation equipment                      320           282            38
Marine engines, parts                                 225           213            12
Commercial vessels, other                              24            17             7
Specialized mining                                    183           111            72
Agricultural machinery, equipment                   1,823         1,299           525
Photo, service industry machinery                   3,644         3,155           489
Wood, glass, plastic                                1,222         1,179            43
Vessels, except scrap                                 (-)           (-)           (-)
Spacecraft, excluding military                          6             7            -1
Textile, sewing machines                              431           322           109
Materials handling equipment                        2,513         1,770           743
Industrial engines                                  5,216         3,685         1,530
Nonfarm tractors and parts                            493           298           195
Food, tobacco machinery                               758           590           169
Business machines and equipment                     1,148         1,072            76
Semiconductors                                      9,476         5,894         3,582
Industrial machines, other                         11,221         7,551         3,671

Automotive vehicles, parts, and engines            62,674        50,362        12,312

Consumer goods                                    127,793       113,926        13,866

Other household goods                              19,920        15,913         4,007
Pharmaceutical preparations                        22,804        20,641         2,163
Apparel, textiles, nonwool or cotton                8,638         7,319         1,319
Apparel, household goods-cotton                    12,321        11,397           925
Furniture, household goods, etc.                    5,759         5,323           436
Footwear                                            4,262         3,722           540
Cookware, cutlery, tools                            1,826         1,671           155
Writing and art supplies                            3,323         3,095           228
Apparel, household goods-nontextile                 1,968         2,010           -42
Artwork, antiques, stamps, etc.                     2,157         2,100            57
Toys, games, and sporting goods                     8,522         8,379           142
Books, printed matter                                 915           906            10
Glassware, chinaware                                  550           518            32
Household appliances                                5,032         4,413           619
Musical instruments                                   416           358            58
Nursery stock, etc.                                   386           383             3
Photo equipment                                     1,674         1,563           111
Camping apparel and gear                            2,090         1,741           350
Rugs                                                  437           405            31
Pleasure boats and motors                             504           406            97
Motorcycles and parts                                 572           452           121
Records, tapes, and disks                             668           590            78
Apparel, household goods-wool                         807           732            76
Gem stones, other                                     735           668            67
Toiletries and cosmetics                            1,943         1,736           207
Stereo equipment, etc                               1,556         1,413           143
Gem diamonds                                        5,439         4,251         1,188
Jewelry                                             3,062         2,579           482
Numismatic coins                                      592           278           313
TV's, VCR's, etc.                                   8,916         8,966           -50

Other goods                                        15,187        15,436          -248

(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-11-84, BEA-11-22), Bureau of the Census, Foreign
Trade Division, March 2011.  For more information, contact Matthew Przybocki
(301-763-3148) or Maria Iseman (301-763-2311), Foreign Trade Division.
