                                        
Part A: Seasonally Adjusted
Exhibit 8. IMPORTS OF GOODS BY END-USE CATEGORY AND COMMODITY

In millions of dollars.  Details may not equal totals due to seasonal
adjustments and rounding. The Commodities in this Exhibit are ranked on
the month-to-month change within each major commodity grouping.
(-) Represents zero or less than one half unit of measurement shown. (R) Revised
.


Item(1)                                June         May           Monthly
                                       2011         2011 (R)      Change

Total, Balance of Payments Basis         188,786      190,701        -1,914
Net Adjustments                            2,545        2,612           -66
Total, Census Basis                      186,241      188,089        -1,848

Foods, feeds, and beverages                9,192        9,070           122

Cocoa beans                                  241           75           166
Green coffee                                 644          593            51
Food oils, oilseeds                          525          483            42
Other foods                                  960          928            33
Alcoholic beverages, excluding wine          516          484            33
Feedstuff and foodgrains                     387          358            29
Bakery products                              724          703            21
Dairy products and eggs                      129          115            14
Meat products                                678          665            13
Nonagricultural foods, etc.                   69           63             6
Tea, spices, etc.                            152          147             5
Nuts                                         149          158            -9
Vegetables                                   852          872           -21
Fruits, frozen juices                        939          982           -43
Wine, beer, and related products             666          723           -57
Cane and beet sugar                          237          302           -65
Fish and shellfish                         1,325        1,420           -95

Industrial supplies and materials         65,356       67,571        -2,215

Petroleum products, other                  4,522        5,351          -829
Crude oil                                 28,920       29,659          -739
Chemicals-organic                          2,034        2,240          -206
Gas-natural                                1,389        1,556          -167
Copper                                       489          644          -156
Fuel oil                                   4,083        4,232          -150
Bauxite and aluminum                         899        1,040          -141
Nonmonetary gold                           1,157        1,284          -127
Iron and steel mill products               1,939        2,037           -98
Natural rubber                               453          509           -56
Steelmaking materials                        743          794           -51
Chemicals-other, n.e.c.                      920          948           -28
Synthetic cloth                              488          513           -25
Hair, waste materials                         65           77           -12
Industrial supplies, other                 2,213        2,224           -11
Farming materials, livestock                 100          109            -9
Liquefied petroleum gases                    682          691            -9
Plywood and veneers                          166          172            -6
Hides and skins                               13           19            -6
Nickel                                       311          317            -6
Cotton cloth, fabrics                        120          125            -5
Wool, silk, etc.                              57           58            -2
Finished textile supplies                    339          340            -1
Iron and steel products, n.e.c.              728          729            -1
Newsprint                                    123          123             0
Iron and steel, advanced                     713          713             0
Cotton, natural fibers                        10            9             1
Leather and furs                              48           47             1
Stone, sand, cement, etc.                    328          326             2
Materials, excluding chemicals               124          122             2
Tin                                           78           75             3
Blank tapes, audio & visual                   98           95             3
Nontextile floor tiles                       202          198             4
Lumber                                       264          259             4
Coal and related fuels                       237          232             5
Shingles, wallboard                          565          560             5
Glass-plate, sheet, etc.                      99           92             7
Pulpwood and woodpulp                        361          349            12
Electric energy                              171          154            17
Paper and paper products                     590          567            23
Other precious metals                      1,337        1,313            24
Zinc                                         162          137            25
Sulfur, nonmetallic minerals                 147          122            25
Synthetic rubber--primary                    305          280            25
Nonferrous metals, other                     398          372            26
Plastic materials                          1,244        1,212            32
Tobacco, waxes, etc.                         658          612            45
Chemicals-inorganic                          787          737            51
Chemicals-fertilizers                      1,378        1,321            57
Nuclear fuel materials                       569          491            78
Finished metal shapes                      1,530        1,383           147

Capital goods, except automotive          43,021       43,153          -131

Computers                                  5,623        5,937          -313
Industrial machines, other                 3,577        3,735          -159
Computer accessories                       4,690        4,819          -128
Medicinal equipment                        2,515        2,613           -98
Metalworking machine tools                   752          827           -75
Measuring, testing, control instruments    1,413        1,488           -74
Railway transportation equipment              95          121           -27
Specialized mining                            58           81           -23
Telecommunications equipment               4,024        4,043           -19
Textile, sewing machines                     145          163           -19
Laboratory testing instruments               457          471           -14
Food, tobacco machinery                      246          260           -14
Marine engines, parts                         82           87            -5
Vessels, except scrap                          0            0             0
Spacecraft, excluding military                 1            1             0
Commercial vessels, other                     11            5             6
Photo, service industry machinery          1,254        1,248             6
Wood, glass, plastic                         454          447             8
Business machines and equipment              373          364             9
Materials handling equipment                 932          912            20
Nonfarm tractors and parts                   211          190            21
Drilling & oilfield equipment                861          832            29
Generators, accessories                    1,762        1,724            38
Semiconductors                             3,258        3,217            41
Pulp and paper machinery                     380          330            50
Engines-civilian aircraft                  1,221        1,164            57
Parts-civilian aircraft                      994          933            62
Industrial engines                         1,753        1,669            85
Agricultural machinery, equipment            695          608            88
Civilian aircraft                            806          716            90
Electric apparatus                         3,556        3,443           112
Excavating machinery                         821          705           115

Automotive vehicles, parts, and engines   19,459       19,635          -176

Consumer goods                            43,210       43,316          -107

Other household goods                      6,298        6,632          -334
Toys, games, and sporting goods            2,478        2,769          -292
Apparel, household goods - cotton          4,195        4,428          -233
Apparel, textiles, nonwool or cotton       3,140        3,322          -182
Gem diamonds                               2,052        2,119           -67
Numismatic coins                             188          245           -58
Apparel,household goods-nontextile           660          700           -40
Footwear                                   1,528        1,568           -40
Motorcycles and parts                        224          263           -39
TV's, VCR's, etc.                          2,742        2,774           -32
Artwork, antiques, stamps, etc.              751          778           -27
Jewelry                                    1,021        1,047           -26
Toiletries and cosmetics                     672          686           -15
Apparel, household goods - wool              290          302           -12
Glassware, chinaware                         175          187           -12
Musical instruments                          127          135            -9
Gem stones, other                            277          272             4
Stereo equipment, etc                        478          473             5
Nursery stock, etc.                          128          122             6
Writing and art supplies                   1,110        1,103             7
Books, printed matter                        307          301             7
Cookware, cutlery, tools                     632          623             9
Records, tapes, and disks                    248          233            15
Rugs                                         168          153            15
Camping apparel and gear                     758          735            23
Pleasure boats and motors                    198          174            24
Furniture, household goods, etc.           2,026        1,983            43
Photo equipment                              499          412            87
Household appliances                       1,818        1,690           128
Pharmaceutical preparations                8,023        7,085           938

Other goods                                6,004        5,344           659
                                        

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

Total, Balance of Payments Basis       1,107,975      939,316       168,659
Net Adjustments                           14,059       10,338         3,721
Total, Census Basis                    1,093,916      928,978       164,938

Foods, feeds, and beverages               52,895       44,604         8,291

Cocoa beans                                  824          786            38
Green coffee                               3,251        1,690         1,561
Food oils, oilseeds                        2,992        2,055           938
Other foods                                5,313        4,679           634
Alcoholic beverages, excluding wine        3,102        2,791           311
Feedstuff and foodgrains                   2,164        1,772           391
Bakery products                            4,211        3,814           397
Dairy products and eggs                      787          674           113
Meat products                              3,845        3,619           226
Nonagricultural foods, etc.                  379          349            30
Tea, spices, etc.                            845          695           151
Nuts                                         916          686           230
Vegetables                                 4,751        4,360           391
Fruits, frozen juices                      5,695        5,052           644
Wine, beer, and related products           4,337        3,916           422
Cane and beet sugar                        1,367          711           656
Fish and shellfish                         8,115        6,958         1,158

Industrial supplies and materials        377,662      298,597        79,065

Petroleum products, other                 27,131       18,412         8,718
Crude oil                                163,395      127,308        36,087
Chemicals-organic                         12,757        9,973         2,784
Gas-natural                                7,959        9,672        -1,713
Copper                                     3,639        2,712           927
Fuel oil                                  24,088       16,771         7,317
Bauxite and aluminum                       5,442        5,278           165
Nonmonetary gold                           7,399        5,369         2,030
Iron and steel mill products              10,218        7,014         3,204
Natural rubber                             2,477        1,295         1,181
Steelmaking materials                      4,748        3,771           977
Chemicals-other, n.e.c.                    5,334        4,533           801
Synthetic cloth                            2,961        2,486           475
Hair, waste materials                        422          365            57
Industrial supplies, other                13,260       11,508         1,752
Farming materials, livestock                 633          569            63
Liquefied petroleum gases                  5,584        6,306          -722
Plywood and veneers                          960          960             0
Hides and skins                              119          105            14
Nickel                                     2,021        1,484           537
Cotton cloth, fabrics                        689          584           106
Wool, silk, etc.                             331          272            59
Finished textile supplies                  1,986        1,780           207
Iron and steel products, n.e.c.            4,213        3,111         1,101
Newsprint                                    741          618           123
Iron and steel, advanced                   4,190        3,305           886
Cotton, natural fibers                        46           32            14
Leather and furs                             277          270             7
Stone, sand, cement, etc.                  1,896        1,847            49
Materials, excluding chemicals               705          620            86
Tin                                          585          277           308
Blank tapes, audio & visual                  608          649           -41
Nontextile floor tiles                     1,189        1,087           102
Lumber                                     1,770        1,849           -79
Coal and related fuels                     1,126        1,108            18
Shingles, wallboard                        3,429        3,466           -37
Glass-plate, sheet, etc.                     529          536            -7
Pulpwood and woodpulp                      2,046        1,816           230
Electric energy                            1,018        1,205          -187
Paper and paper products                   3,478        3,298           180
Other precious metals                      8,070        4,472         3,598
Zinc                                         959          873            86
Sulfur, nonmetallic minerals                 715          501           215
Synthetic rubber--primary                  1,504        1,134           370
Nonferrous metals, other                   2,182        1,731           451
Plastic materials                          7,000        5,888         1,112
Tobacco, waxes, etc.                       3,690        2,986           704
Chemicals-inorganic                        4,054        2,903         1,151
Chemicals-fertilizers                      7,435        5,118         2,317
Nuclear fuel materials                     2,511        2,497            14
Finished metal shapes                      8,146        6,878         1,269

Capital goods, except automotive         251,099      213,623        37,476

Computers                                 30,521       26,598         3,923
Industrial machines, other                22,222       16,264         5,958
Computer accessories                      28,582       32,471        -3,889
Medicinal equipment                       15,142       13,191         1,952
Metalworking machine tools                 4,336        2,824         1,512
Measuring, testing, control instruments    8,604        6,907         1,696
Railway transportation equipment             644          559            85
Specialized mining                           409          264           145
Telecommunications equipment              24,779       22,405         2,374
Textile, sewing machines                     891          742           150
Laboratory testing instruments             2,640        2,095           545
Food, tobacco machinery                    1,502        1,183           320
Marine engines, parts                        475          446            29
Vessels, except scrap                          0            1            -1
Spacecraft, excluding military                11           12            -1
Commercial vessels, other                     65           57             8
Photo, service industry machinery          7,531        6,806           725
Wood, glass, plastic                       2,570        2,274           296
Business machines and equipment            2,272        2,220            53
Materials handling equipment               5,324        3,793         1,531
Nonfarm tractors and parts                 1,074          685           389
Drilling & oilfield equipment              4,272        3,377           895
Generators, accessories                   10,122        8,893         1,229
Semiconductors                            19,234       12,521         6,713
Pulp and paper machinery                   1,963        1,528           435
Engines-civilian aircraft                  6,906        6,178           728
Parts-civilian aircraft                    5,381        4,908           473
Industrial engines                        10,263        7,761         2,502
Agricultural machinery, equipment          3,741        2,902           839
Civilian aircraft                          4,652        3,983           669
Electric apparatus                        20,594       17,517         3,076
Excavating machinery                       4,376        2,259         2,117

Automotive vehicles, parts, and engines  122,015      107,703        14,312

Consumer goods                           258,386      234,467        23,919

Other household goods                     39,239       33,282         5,957
Toys, games, and sporting goods           16,543       16,930          -386
Apparel, household goods - cotton         25,797       24,079         1,718
Apparel, textiles, nonwool or cotton      18,170       15,135         3,034
Gem diamonds                              11,522        9,097         2,425
Numismatic coins                           1,277          812           464
Apparel,household goods-nontextile         4,037        3,381           656
Footwear                                   8,931        7,905         1,026
Motorcycles and parts                      1,270          904           367
TV's, VCR's, etc.                         17,508       18,644        -1,136
Artwork, antiques, stamps, etc.            4,311        3,998           314
Jewelry                                    6,338        5,154         1,184
Toiletries and cosmetics                   3,945        3,476           469
Apparel, household goods - wool            1,702        1,472           230
Glassware, chinaware                       1,061        1,004            56
Musical instruments                          813          731            82
Gem stones, other                          1,573        1,372           201
Stereo equipment, etc                      2,991        2,913            78
Nursery stock, etc.                          765          736            29
Writing and art supplies                   6,611        6,132           479
Books, printed matter                      1,861        1,855             7
Cookware, cutlery, tools                   3,692        3,428           264
Records, tapes, and disks                  1,383        1,210           173
Rugs                                         920          848            72
Camping apparel and gear                   4,335        3,661           674
Pleasure boats and motors                  1,029          890           138
Furniture, household goods, etc.          11,761       11,218           542
Photo equipment                            2,834        3,050          -216
Household appliances                      10,294        9,494           800
Pharmaceutical preparations               45,872       41,654         4,218

Other goods                               31,859       29,983         1,876
                                                  

(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-11-139, BEA-11-41), Bureau of the Census, Foreign
Trade Division, June 2011.  For more information, contact Matthew Przybocki
(301-763-3148) or Maria Iseman (301-763-2311), Foreign Trade Division.
