                                        
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)                                July         June          Monthly
                                       2011         2011 (R)      Change

Total, Balance of Payments Basis         187,541      188,213          -672
Net Adjustments                            2,369        2,497          -129
Total, Census Basis                      185,172      185,716          -544

Foods, feeds, and beverages                8,868        9,177          -309

Other foods                                  778          951          -173
Fruits, frozen juices                        847          940           -92
Feedstuff and foodgrains                     324          387           -63
Cocoa beans                                  179          241           -62
Cane and beet sugar                          192          236           -45
Green coffee                                 611          644           -33
Vegetables                                   828          851           -23
Alcoholic beverages, excluding wine          492          512           -20
Nonagricultural foods, etc.                   58           68           -10
Meat products                                667          677           -10
Tea, spices, etc.                            151          151           (-)
Bakery products                              726          724             2
Dairy products and eggs                      132          129             4
Nuts                                         161          149            13
Wine, beer, and related products             704          668            36
Fish and shellfish                         1,392        1,325            67
Food oils, oilseeds                          626          525           102

Industrial supplies and materials         62,496       64,958        -2,462

Crude oil                                 26,496       28,677        -2,182
Petroleum products, other                  4,233        4,518          -285
Fuel oil                                   3,857        4,083          -226
Nuclear fuel materials                       369          569          -201
Iron and steel mill products               1,799        1,939          -140
Steelmaking materials                        632          728           -96
Gas-natural                                1,331        1,389           -58
Other precious metals                      1,267        1,318           -51
Nonferrous metals, other                     350          400           -49
Nickel                                       273          311           -38
Finished metal shapes                      1,498        1,533           -35
Sulfur, nonmetallic minerals                 112          147           -35
Zinc                                         134          162           -28
Chemicals-fertilizers                      1,337        1,364           -27
Chemicals-inorganic                          758          783           -25
Electric energy                              146          171           -24
Paper and paper products                     571          589           -18
Cotton cloth, fabrics                        109          120           -11
Stone, sand, cement, etc.                    318          329           -11
Plastic materials                          1,234        1,244           -10
Iron and steel, advanced                     704          714           -10
Hides and skins                               11           13            -2
Cotton, natural fibers                         9           11            -2
Tin                                           77           78            -1
Materials, excluding chemicals               124          124           (-)
Newsprint                                    124          123             1
Nontextile floor tiles                       203          202             1
Leather and furs                              51           48             2
Glass-plate, sheet, etc.                     103           99             4
Wool, silk, etc.                              62           57             5
Plywood and veneers                          175          167             9
Lumber                                       274          264            10
Synthetic cloth                              501          488            13
Blank tapes, audio & visual                  111           99            13
Synthetic rubber--primary                    317          304            13
Hair, waste materials                         78           65            13
Farming materials, livestock                 113          100            13
Pulpwood and woodpulp                        375          361            15
Finished textile supplies                    355          339            16
Chemicals-other, n.e.c.                      935          919            17
Shingles, wallboard                          584          565            19
Industrial supplies, other                 2,236        2,210            26
Coal and related fuels                       254          228            27
Nonmonetary gold                           1,167        1,131            35
Iron and steel products, n.e.c.              767          727            40
Tobacco, waxes, etc.                         707          659            48
Natural rubber                               456          396            59
Chemicals-organic                          2,108        2,020            88
Bauxite and aluminum                       1,001          900           102
Liquefied petroleum gases                    912          687           225
Copper                                       777          488           289

Capital goods, except automotive          43,255       42,979           276

Industrial machines, other                 3,944        3,646           298
Measuring, testing, control instruments    1,516        1,406           110
Generators, accessories                    1,891        1,801            90
Telecommunications equipment               4,098        4,024            74
Photo, service industry machinery          1,320        1,254            66
Spacecraft, excluding military                62            1            61
Medicinal equipment                        2,567        2,514            53
Civilian aircraft                            724          674            50
Industrial engines                         1,797        1,747            50
Metalworking machine tools                   795          757            38
Excavating machinery                         833          801            32
Food, tobacco machinery                      261          245            16
Commercial vessels, other                     20           11             9
Marine engines, parts                         92           86             6
Business machines and equipment              378          374             4
Wood, glass, plastic                         448          445             2
Vessels, except scrap                        (-)          (-)           (-)
Railway transportation equipment              93           95            -2
Specialized mining                            90           94            -4
Nonfarm tractors and parts                   202          210            -8
Agricultural machinery, equipment            678          696           -18
Parts-civilian aircraft                      972          997           -25
Laboratory testing instruments               426          456           -30
Textile, sewing machines                     113          143           -30
Materials handling equipment                 891          925           -34
Pulp and paper machinery                     342          380           -39
Electric apparatus                         3,493        3,548           -55
Computers                                  5,560        5,624           -64
Engines-civilian aircraft                  1,155        1,220           -65
Semiconductors                             3,160        3,261          -101
Computer accessories                       4,589        4,690          -102
Drilling & oilfield equipment                748          853          -105

Automotive vehicles, parts, and engines   22,284       19,375         2,908

Consumer goods                            43,335       43,266            68

Toys, games, and sporting goods            2,835        2,475           360
Apparel, household goods - cotton          4,542        4,192           350
Apparel, textiles, nonwool or cotton       3,314        3,139           175
Footwear                                   1,664        1,529           135
Photo equipment                              594          499            95
Jewelry                                    1,105        1,023            83
Apparel,household goods-nontextile           685          661            24
Records, tapes, and disks                    262          248            14
Cookware, cutlery, tools                     644          633            12
Musical instruments                          137          126            11
Writing and art supplies                   1,120        1,111             9
Toiletries and cosmetics                     679          672             7
Glassware, chinaware                         179          176             3
Rugs                                         170          168             2
TV's, VCR's, etc.                          2,746        2,745           (-)
Stereo equipment, etc                        475          479            -4
Nursery stock, etc.                          122          128            -6
Gem diamonds                               2,008        2,019           -10
Books, printed matter                        297          308           -11
Apparel, household goods - wool              281          293           -11
Pleasure boats and motors                    181          201           -19
Gem stones, other                            255          276           -20
Numismatic coins                             163          185           -22
Motorcycles and parts                        200          224           -24
Camping apparel and gear                     733          758           -25
Furniture, household goods, etc.           1,999        2,026           -28
Household appliances                       1,737        1,817           -81
Artwork, antiques, stamps, etc.              615          751          -136
Other household goods                      5,939        6,286          -347
Pharmaceutical preparations                7,654        8,123          -469

Other goods                                4,935        5,960        -1,025
                                     

_________________

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

Total, Balance of Payments Basis       1,294,832    1,101,282       193,550
Net Adjustments                           16,269       12,036         4,233
Total, Census Basis                    1,278,563    1,089,246       189,317

Foods, feeds, and beverages               61,747       52,269         9,478

Other foods                                6,081        5,464           617
Fruits, frozen juices                      6,543        5,927           616
Feedstuff and foodgrains                   2,488        2,071           417
Cocoa beans                                1,003          838           165
Cane and beet sugar                        1,558          903           655
Green coffee                               3,862        2,006         1,856
Vegetables                                 5,578        5,083           495
Alcoholic beverages, excluding wine        3,590        3,252           338
Nonagricultural foods, etc.                  437          410            27
Meat products                              4,511        4,261           249
Tea, spices, etc.                            995          820           175
Bakery products                            4,938        4,422           515
Dairy products and eggs                      920          787           132
Nuts                                       1,076          815           261
Wine, beer, and related products           5,043        4,555           488
Fish and shellfish                         9,508        8,203         1,305
Food oils, oilseeds                        3,618        2,452         1,167

Industrial supplies and materials        439,760      348,129        91,631

Crude oil                                189,648      147,473        42,175
Petroleum products, other                 31,361       21,764         9,596
Fuel oil                                  27,945       19,385         8,560
Nuclear fuel materials                     2,879        2,980          -101
Iron and steel mill products              12,016        8,367         3,649
Steelmaking materials                      5,364        4,448           916
Gas-natural                                9,290       11,200        -1,910
Other precious metals                      9,318        5,280         4,038
Nonferrous metals, other                   2,535        2,031           503
Nickel                                     2,293        1,770           523
Finished metal shapes                      9,647        8,112         1,535
Sulfur, nonmetallic minerals                 827          589           238
Zinc                                       1,093          965           128
Chemicals-fertilizers                      8,758        5,992         2,766
Chemicals-inorganic                        4,807        3,443         1,364
Electric energy                            1,164        1,355          -191
Paper and paper products                   4,048        3,844           204
Cotton cloth, fabrics                        798          687           111
Stone, sand, cement, etc.                  2,215        2,162            53
Plastic materials                          8,234        6,925         1,309
Iron and steel, advanced                   4,895        3,943           952
Hides and skins                              129          118            12
Cotton, natural fibers                        55           39            16
Tin                                          662          366           296
Materials, excluding chemicals               830          735            95
Newsprint                                    865          730           134
Nontextile floor tiles                     1,393        1,270           123
Leather and furs                             327          318             9
Glass-plate, sheet, etc.                     632          630             3
Wool, silk, etc.                             393          322            71
Plywood and veneers                        1,136        1,158           -22
Lumber                                     2,044        2,111           -67
Synthetic cloth                            3,462        2,918           544
Blank tapes, audio & visual                  719          760           -41
Synthetic rubber--primary                  1,819        1,338           481
Hair, waste materials                        500          429            71
Farming materials, livestock                 746          669            77
Pulpwood and woodpulp                      2,421        2,205           217
Finished textile supplies                  2,341        2,094           247
Chemicals-other, n.e.c.                    6,267        5,294           973
Shingles, wallboard                        4,013        4,058           -44
Industrial supplies, other                15,493       13,507         1,986
Coal and related fuels                     1,370        1,279            92
Nonmonetary gold                           8,541        6,204         2,337
Iron and steel products, n.e.c.            4,978        3,700         1,278
Tobacco, waxes, etc.                       4,399        3,487           912
Natural rubber                             2,875        1,552         1,323
Chemicals-organic                         14,852       11,738         3,114
Bauxite and aluminum                       6,444        6,125           319
Liquefied petroleum gases                  6,501        7,078          -577
Copper                                     4,415        3,183         1,232

Capital goods, except automotive         294,312      251,231        43,081

Industrial machines, other                26,236       19,330         6,905
Measuring, testing, control instruments   10,113        8,172         1,942
Generators, accessories                   12,052       10,338         1,715
Telecommunications equipment              28,876       26,474         2,402
Photo, service industry machinery          8,852        8,003           849
Spacecraft, excluding military                73           15            58
Medicinal equipment                       17,708       15,460         2,248
Civilian aircraft                          5,244        4,656           588
Industrial engines                        12,055        9,101         2,953
Metalworking machine tools                 5,135        3,384         1,751
Excavating machinery                       5,188        2,770         2,418
Food, tobacco machinery                    1,762        1,389           373
Commercial vessels, other                     85           73            12
Marine engines, parts                        572          520            52
Business machines and equipment            2,651        2,599            52
Wood, glass, plastic                       3,008        2,666           342
Vessels, except scrap                        (-)            2            -1
Railway transportation equipment             737          678            59
Specialized mining                           534          308           226
Nonfarm tractors and parts                 1,275          820           455
Agricultural machinery, equipment          4,419        3,461           957
Parts-civilian aircraft                    6,356        5,726           630
Laboratory testing instruments             3,065        2,493           572
Textile, sewing machines                   1,003          883           119
Materials handling equipment               6,209        4,483         1,725
Pulp and paper machinery                   2,305        1,802           503
Electric apparatus                        24,079       20,634         3,445
Computers                                 36,081       31,182         4,899
Engines-civilian aircraft                  8,061        7,210           851
Semiconductors                            22,397       14,785         7,611
Computer accessories                      33,171       37,711        -4,541
Drilling & oilfield equipment              5,012        4,103           908

Automotive vehicles, parts, and engines  144,215      127,115        17,100

Consumer goods                           301,777      275,559        26,218

Toys, games, and sporting goods           19,375       19,667          -292
Apparel, household goods - cotton         30,336       28,260         2,076
Apparel, textiles, nonwool or cotton      21,483       17,884         3,599
Footwear                                  10,595        9,323         1,272
Photo equipment                            3,429        3,546          -118
Jewelry                                    7,445        5,966         1,478
Apparel,household goods-nontextile         4,723        3,982           740
Records, tapes, and disks                  1,645        1,421           224
Cookware, cutlery, tools                   4,337        4,042           295
Musical instruments                          949          852            97
Writing and art supplies                   7,732        7,241           491
Toiletries and cosmetics                   4,624        4,029           595
Glassware, chinaware                       1,240        1,176            63
Rugs                                       1,089          996            93
TV's, VCR's, etc.                         20,257       21,859        -1,602
Stereo equipment, etc                      3,467        3,418            49
Nursery stock, etc.                          887          859            28
Gem diamonds                              13,498       10,610         2,888
Books, printed matter                      2,159        2,166            -7
Apparel, household goods - wool            1,986        1,732           254
Pleasure boats and motors                  1,213        1,044           169
Gem stones, other                          1,827        1,617           210
Numismatic coins                           1,437        1,016           420
Motorcycles and parts                      1,470        1,046           425
Camping apparel and gear                   5,068        4,310           759
Furniture, household goods, etc.          13,760       13,246           514
Household appliances                      12,030       11,303           726
Artwork, antiques, stamps, etc.            4,926        4,708           218
Other household goods                     45,166       39,191         5,975
Pharmaceutical preparations               53,626       49,048         4,577

Other goods                               36,751       34,942         1,809
                                                

(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-11-152, BEA-11-44), Bureau of the Census, Foreign
Trade Division, July 2011.  For more information, contact Matthew Przybocki
(301-763-3148) or Maria Iseman (301-763-2311), Foreign Trade Division.
