
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.


Item (1)                                          April      March            Monthly
                                                  2011        2011            Change

Total, Balance of Payments Basis                  184,548       185,550        -1,003
Net Adjustments                                     2,309         2,201           108
Total, Census Basis                               182,238       183,349        -1,110

Foods, feeds, and beverages                         8,966         8,606           360

Fish and shellfish                                  1,407         1,280           127
Green coffee                                          594           531            63
Alcoholic beverages, excluding wine                   571           523            48
Meat products                                         680           636            44
Feedstuff and foodgrains                              392           357            35
Fruits, frozen juices                                 948           917            31
Nuts                                                  171           147            24
Other foods                                           875           852            23
Vegetables                                            751           728            23
Cocoa beans                                            69            57            13
Bakery products                                       696           687             9
Tea, spices, etc.                                     135           134             2
Dairy products and eggs                               146           146           (-)
Food oils, oilseeds                                   533           534            -1
Nonagricultural foods, etc.                            64            65            -2
Wine, beer, and related products                      718           748           -31
Cane and beet sugar                                   217           264           -47

Industrial supplies and materials                  62,854        64,359        -1,505

Crude oil                                          25,686        28,109        -2,423
Nonmonetary gold                                    1,291         1,497          -206
Liquefied petroleum gases                             963         1,162          -199
Other precious metals                               1,377         1,528          -151
Bauxite and aluminum                                  818           906           -88
Tin                                                    81           153           -72
Coal and related fuels                                166           233           -66
Tobacco, waxes, etc.                                  629           673           -45
Nickel                                                379           410           -31
Natural rubber                                        365           394           -29
Sulfur, nonmetallic minerals                          106           129           -24
Lumber                                                293           314           -21
Chemicals-fertilizers                               1,161         1,181           -20
Paper and paper products                              576           595           -18
Newsprint                                             119           126            -7
Blank tapes, audio & visual                            96           101            -5
Chemicals-other, n.e.c.                               880           885            -5
Zinc                                                  175           177            -2
Farming materials, livestock                          107           109            -2
Leather and furs                                       46            45             1
Cotton, natural fibers                                  8             6             2
Hair, waste materials                                  75            73             2
Nonferrous metals, other                              367           365             2
Steelmaking materials                                 819           815             4
Wool, silk, etc.                                       57            52             4
Plywood and veneers                                   145           140             5
Materials, excluding chemicals                        121           115             6
Stone, sand, cement, etc.                             316           310             6
Electric energy                                       167           162             6
Hides and skins                                        23            15             8
Glass-plate, sheet, etc.                               89            75            13
Finished textile supplies                             335           321            14
Synthetic rubber-primary                              248           234            14
Nontextile floor tiles                                199           185            14
Iron and steel products, n.e.c.                       695           680            15
Cotton cloth, fabrics                                 126           110            16
Shingles, wallboard                                   570           552            18
Copper                                                729           705            23
Iron and steel mill products                        1,778         1,749            29
Chemicals-inorganic                                   673           644            29
Synthetic cloth                                       527           478            48
Industrial supplies, other                          2,241         2,183            58
Iron and steel, advanced                              726           665            61
Pulpwood and woodpulp                                 396           314            83
Nuclear fuel materials                                418           309           109
Finished metal shapes                               1,386         1,273           113
Plastic materials                                   1,239         1,126           113
Petroleum products, other                           4,881         4,692           189
Gas-natural                                         1,402         1,175           227
Chemicals-organic                                   2,308         1,984           324
Fuel oil                                            4,476         4,119           356

Capital goods, except automotive                   41,805        41,244           560

Industrial machines, other                          3,621         3,416           205
Semiconductors                                      3,182         2,989           193
Medicinal equipment                                 2,567         2,456           111
Computers                                           5,126         5,023           103
Wood, glass, plastic                                  465           382            83
Photo, service industry machinery                   1,300         1,230            70
Telecommunications equipment                        4,240         4,172            68
Measuring, testing, control instruments             1,466         1,415            51
Pulp and paper machinery                              348           305            43
Metalworking machine tools                            731           713            18
Specialized mining                                     87            70            17
Drilling & oilfield equipment                         697           682            15
Business machines and equipment                       378           363            14
Nonfarm tractors and parts                            171           157            14
Commercial vessels, other                              25            15            10
Laboratory testing instruments                        433           425             7
Food, tobacco machinery                               239           236             3
Spacecraft, excluding military                          3             1             2
Vessels, except scrap                                 (-)           (-)           (-)
Marine engines, parts                                  82            84            -2
Railway transportation equipment                      109           117            -8
Materials handling equipment                          860           869           -10
Electric apparatus                                  3,431         3,452           -21
Engines-civilian aircraft                           1,153         1,177           -24
Computer accessories                                4,679         4,705           -26
Excavating machinery                                  719           747           -28
Agricultural machinery, equipment                     577           606           -29
Textile, sewing machines                              128           161           -33
Industrial engines                                  1,668         1,706           -39
Generators, accessories                             1,635         1,688           -53
Parts-civilian aircraft                               876           935           -59
Civilian aircraft                                     812           947          -134

Automotive vehicles, parts, and engines            19,070        21,890        -2,820

Consumer goods                                     43,988        41,899         2,089

Apparel, textiles, nonwool or cotton                3,152         2,662           490
Apparel, household goods-cotton                     4,486         4,037           449
Pharmaceutical preparations                         8,049         7,712           337
Jewelry                                             1,245         1,019           226
Gem diamonds                                        2,037         1,835           202
Furniture, household goods, etc.                    1,933         1,754           179
Footwear                                            1,502         1,338           163
Apparel, household goods-nontextile                   710           618            92
Cookware, cutlery, tools                              614           536            78
Writing and art supplies                            1,099         1,037            62
Toys, games, and sporting goods                     2,771         2,712            59
Gem stones, other                                     299           244            55
Books, printed matter                                 324           286            38
Nursery stock, etc.                                   144           106            38
Glassware, chinaware                                  177           147            30
Apparel, household goods-wool                         303           277            26
Camping apparel and gear                              733           710            22
Toiletries and cosmetics                              666           646            20
Household appliances                                1,676         1,662            14
Rugs                                                  158           147            11
Numismatic coins                                      252           242            10
Musical instruments                                   139           129            10
Records, tapes, and disks                             228           233            -5
Motorcycles and parts                                 208           214            -6
Artwork, antiques, stamps, etc.                       710           719            -9
Pleasure boats and motors                             151           166           -14
Stereo equipment, etc                                 493           531           -38
TV's, VCR's, etc.                                   3,050         3,153          -103
Other household goods                               6,356         6,522          -166
Photo equipment                                       322           505          -183

Other goods                                         5,556         5,350           206

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

Total, Balance of Payments Basis                  728,333       614,031       114,302
Net Adjustments                                     8,890         6,745         2,144
Total, Census Basis                               719,443       607,286       112,158

Foods, feeds, and beverages                        34,633        29,297         5,336

Fish and shellfish                                  5,372         4,563           809
Green coffee                                        2,014         1,018           996
Alcoholic beverages, excluding wine                 2,100         1,832           268
Meat products                                       2,502         2,272           230
Feedstuff and foodgrains                            1,419         1,181           238
Fruits, frozen juices                               3,775         3,273           503
Nuts                                                  608           436           172
Other foods                                         3,425         3,066           360
Vegetables                                          3,026         2,905           122
Cocoa beans                                           507           686          -179
Bakery products                                     2,785         2,508           277
Tea, spices, etc.                                     547           450            96
Dairy products and eggs                               544           453            90
Food oils, oilseeds                                 1,986         1,329           656
Nonagricultural foods, etc.                           247           239             8
Wine, beer, and related products                    2,947         2,612           335
Cane and beet sugar                                   829           473           356

Industrial supplies and materials                 244,615       198,699        45,917

Crude oil                                         104,813        85,303        19,510
Nonmonetary gold                                    4,959         3,613         1,346
Liquefied petroleum gases                           4,211         4,288           -78
Other precious metals                               5,396         2,860         2,536
Bauxite and aluminum                                3,503         3,426            77
Tin                                                   432           191           241
Coal and related fuels                                662           658             3
Tobacco, waxes, etc.                                2,422         1,929           493
Nickel                                              1,393           936           457
Natural rubber                                      1,446           850           596
Sulfur, nonmetallic minerals                          446           285           161
Lumber                                              1,246         1,197            50
Chemicals-fertilizers                               4,737         3,427         1,310
Paper and paper products                            2,321         2,186           135
Newsprint                                             496           384           111
Blank tapes, audio & visual                           414           425           -11
Chemicals-other, n.e.c.                             3,465         3,015           450
Zinc                                                  661           642            19
Farming materials, livestock                          424           363            60
Leather and furs                                      182           172            10
Cotton, natural fibers                                 26            20             6
Hair, waste materials                                 280           235            45
Nonferrous metals, other                            1,409         1,125           284
Steelmaking materials                               3,230         2,393           836
Wool, silk, etc.                                      217           174            43
Plywood and veneers                                   622           579            43
Materials, excluding chemicals                        460           402            58
Stone, sand, cement, etc.                           1,242         1,209            33
Electric energy                                       694           888          -194
Hides and skins                                        86            73            13
Glass-plate, sheet, etc.                              338           347            -9
Finished textile supplies                           1,308         1,163           145
Synthetic rubber-primary                              918           671           247
Nontextile floor tiles                                789           714            75
Iron and steel products, n.e.c.                     2,753         1,995           758
Cotton cloth, fabrics                                 445           373            72
Shingles, wallboard                                 2,305         2,268            37
Copper                                              2,506         1,892           614
Iron and steel mill products                        6,229         4,367         1,862
Chemicals-inorganic                                 2,534         1,846           688
Synthetic cloth                                     1,961         1,604           357
Industrial supplies, other                          8,822         7,512         1,310
Iron and steel, advanced                            2,764         2,106           659
Pulpwood and woodpulp                               1,336         1,163           174
Nuclear fuel materials                              1,450         1,525           -75
Finished metal shapes                               5,236         4,520           715
Plastic materials                                   4,544         3,827           717
Petroleum products, other                          17,265        12,681         4,585
Gas-natural                                         5,013         6,891        -1,877
Chemicals-organic                                   8,479         6,349         2,130
Fuel oil                                           15,728        11,636         4,092

Capital goods, except automotive                  164,864       138,319        26,545

Industrial machines, other                         14,887        10,371         4,516
Semiconductors                                     12,760         8,170         4,591
Medicinal equipment                                10,013         8,694         1,319
Computers                                          18,962        16,827         2,135
Wood, glass, plastic                                1,671         1,515           156
Photo, service industry machinery                   5,029         4,359           670
Telecommunications equipment                       16,714        14,522         2,192
Measuring, testing, control instruments             5,697         4,459         1,238
Pulp and paper machinery                            1,253           989           265
Metalworking machine tools                          2,755         1,855           900
Specialized mining                                    269           153           116
Drilling & oilfield equipment                       2,579         1,883           696
Business machines and equipment                     1,535         1,442            94
Nonfarm tractors and parts                            673           421           252
Commercial vessels, other                              48            23            26
Laboratory testing instruments                      1,712         1,347           366
Food, tobacco machinery                               991           786           205
Spacecraft, excluding military                          9            10            -1
Vessels, except scrap                                 (-)           (-)           (-)
Marine engines, parts                                 307           296            11
Railway transportation equipment                      428           389            39
Materials handling equipment                        3,473         2,427         1,046
Electric apparatus                                 13,595        11,413         2,182
Engines-civilian aircraft                           4,520         4,142           378
Computer accessories                               19,071        21,378        -2,307
Excavating machinery                                2,846         1,366         1,481
Agricultural machinery, equipment                   2,437         1,808           628
Textile, sewing machines                              581           466           115
Industrial engines                                  6,841         4,910         1,931
Generators, accessories                             6,628         5,748           880
Parts-civilian aircraft                             3,458         3,292           166
Civilian aircraft                                   3,121         2,859           262

Automotive vehicles, parts, and engines            82,938        69,099        13,840

Consumer goods                                    171,871       151,887        19,984

Apparel, textiles, nonwool or cotton               11,707         9,675         2,032
Apparel, household goods-cotton                    17,175        15,803         1,372
Pharmaceutical preparations                        30,734        26,923         3,811
Jewelry                                             4,270         3,405           864
Gem diamonds                                        7,362         5,753         1,608
Furniture, household goods, etc.                    7,752         7,165           586
Footwear                                            5,832         5,101           731
Apparel, household goods-nontextile                 2,675         2,201           475
Cookware, cutlery, tools                            2,437         2,192           245
Writing and art supplies                            4,397         4,048           349
Toys, games, and sporting goods                    11,296        11,060           237
Gem stones, other                                   1,024           893           131
Books, printed matter                               1,259         1,223            36
Nursery stock, etc.                                   516           492            24
Glassware, chinaware                                  699           657            42
Apparel, household goods-wool                       1,110           973           137
Camping apparel and gear                            2,843         2,384           459
Toiletries and cosmetics                            2,586         2,263           323
Household appliances                                6,786         6,017           769
Rugs                                                  599           553            46
Numismatic coins                                      844           369           475
Musical instruments                                   550           471            78
Records, tapes, and disks                             902           784           119
Motorcycles and parts                                 783           605           178
Artwork, antiques, stamps, etc.                     2,791         2,706            86
Pleasure boats and motors                             654           566            88
Stereo equipment, etc                               2,039         1,872           168
TV's, VCR's, etc.                                  11,989        12,150          -161
Other household goods                              26,335        21,578         4,757
Photo equipment                                     1,923         2,005           -82

Other goods                                        20,523        19,985           537

(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-11-98, BEA-11-26), Bureau of the Census, Foreign
Trade Division, April 2011.  For more information, contact Matthew Przybocki
(301-763-3148) or Maria Iseman (301-763-2311), Foreign Trade Division.
