                                        
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)                                August       July          Monthly
                                       2011         2011 (R)      Change

Total, Balance of Payments Basis         188,108      188,066            42
Net Adjustments                            2,373        2,410           -37
Total, Census Basis                      185,735      185,656            79

Foods, feeds, and beverages                8,951        8,895            56

Fruits, frozen juices                      1,063          847           216
Alcoholic beverages, excluding wine          578          490            88
Cane and beet sugar                          255          192            63
Feedstuff and foodgrains                     372          324            47
Other foods                                  824          779            46
Meat products                                677          668             9
Vegetables                                   835          828             7
Dairy products and eggs                      139          132             6
Tea, spices, etc.                            150          151            -1
Nuts                                         160          162            -2
Nonagricultural foods, etc.                   51           58            -7
Bakery products                              714          726           -11
Fish and shellfish                         1,376        1,395           -19
Wine, beer, and related products             660          702           -41
Cocoa beans                                  131          179           -48
Green coffee                                 497          611          -114
Food oils, oilseeds                          469          652          -183

Industrial supplies and materials         63,614       62,709           905

Crude oil                                 28,444       26,632         1,813
Chemicals-fertilizers                      1,491        1,341           149
Steelmaking materials                        781          633           148
Chemicals-organic                          2,279        2,132           147
Coal and related fuels                       366          254           112
Gas-natural                                1,442        1,331           111
Bauxite and aluminum                       1,073        1,001            72
Chemicals-other, n.e.c.                      982          936            46
Nonferrous metals, other                     393          351            43
Electric energy                              183          146            37
Nonmonetary gold                           1,223        1,187            36
Finished metal shapes                      1,523        1,493            29
Zinc                                         161          134            27
Other precious metals                      1,299        1,273            26
Sulfur, nonmetallic minerals                 134          118            17
Nickel                                       288          273            16
Farming materials, livestock                 122          113             9
Chemicals-inorganic                          772          765             7
Newsprint                                    129          124             5
Glass-plate, sheet, etc.                     108          103             5
Cotton cloth, fabrics                        113          109             3
Hides and skins                               10           11            -1
Leather and furs                              50           51            -1
Paper and paper products                     570          571            -1
Materials, excluding chemicals               123          124            -2
Nontextile floor tiles                       201          203            -2
Cotton, natural fibers                         6            8            -2
Iron and steel, advanced                     701          704            -3
Plywood and veneers                          170          175            -5
Nuclear fuel materials                       363          369            -5
Blank tapes, audio & visual                  106          111            -6
Lumber                                       267          274            -7
Wool, silk, etc.                              55           63            -8
Hair, waste materials                         69           78           -10
Finished textile supplies                    343          354           -11
Stone, sand, cement, etc.                    304          318           -14
Shingles, wallboard                          567          585           -18
Tobacco, waxes, etc.                         689          710           -22
Synthetic cloth                              474          501           -27
Tin                                           49           77           -28
Synthetic rubber--primary                    288          316           -28
Plastic materials                          1,202        1,232           -31
Industrial supplies, other                 2,202        2,238           -36
Iron and steel products, n.e.c.              734          771           -36
Natural rubber                               422          459           -38
Pulpwood and woodpulp                        337          376           -39
Iron and steel mill products               1,666        1,802          -137
Fuel oil                                   3,696        3,866          -170
Liquefied petroleum gases                    668          908          -240
Copper                                       409          777          -368
Petroleum products, other                  3,568        4,225          -658

Capital goods, except automotive          42,899       43,163          -264

Civilian aircraft                            392          716          -324
Electric apparatus                         3,279        3,496          -217
Semiconductors                             2,996        3,157          -160
Computer accessories                       4,473        4,585          -112
Industrial machines, other                 3,813        3,906           -93
Generators, accessories                    1,765        1,851           -85
Photo, service industry machinery          1,248        1,323           -75
Engines-civilian aircraft                  1,091        1,159           -68
Spacecraft, excluding military                21           62           -41
Telecommunications equipment               4,079        4,099           -20
Marine engines, parts                         72           87           -15
Commercial vessels, other                      6           21           -15
Nonfarm tractors and parts                   189          203           -14
Vessels, except scrap                        (-)          (-)           (-)
Business machines and equipment              381          378             3
Metalworking machine tools                   809          801             8
Specialized mining                            68           54            13
Pulp and paper machinery                     361          346            15
Wood, glass, plastic                         464          450            15
Materials handling equipment                 915          899            16
Food, tobacco machinery                      277          260            16
Textile, sewing machines                     129          113            17
Medicinal equipment                        2,584        2,565            19
Railway transportation equipment             116           93            23
Measuring, testing, control instruments    1,560        1,515            44
Excavating machinery                         883          835            48
Agricultural machinery, equipment            732          678            53
Laboratory testing instruments               483          427            56
Parts-civilian aircraft                    1,030          970            59
Industrial engines                         1,920        1,806           114
Drilling & oilfield equipment                884          749           136
Computers                                  5,881        5,559           321

Automotive vehicles, parts, and engines   21,969       22,701          -732

Consumer goods                            42,469       43,253          -784

Apparel, household goods - cotton          4,118        4,544          -425
Apparel, textiles, nonwool or cotton       3,131        3,322          -191
Other household goods                      5,786        5,944          -157
TV's, VCR's, etc.                          2,621        2,744          -123
Photo equipment                              489          594          -105
Furniture, household goods, etc.           1,934        2,000           -66
Gem diamonds                               1,960        2,005           -46
Apparel,household goods-nontextile           652          686           -34
Toiletries and cosmetics                     649          681           -32
Writing and art supplies                   1,100        1,121           -21
Camping apparel and gear                     716          733           -17
Footwear                                   1,655        1,668           -13
Household appliances                       1,727        1,738           -11
Cookware, cutlery, tools                     635          645           -10
Musical instruments                          126          137           -10
Apparel, household goods - wool              280          285            -6
Glassware, chinaware                         175          179            -4
Gem stones, other                            252          255            -3
Toys, games, and sporting goods            2,837        2,839            -2
Rugs                                         169          170            -1
Books, printed matter                        297          297           (-)
Nursery stock, etc.                          125          122             2
Pleasure boats and motors                    191          186             5
Jewelry                                    1,119        1,109            10
Stereo equipment, etc                        487          475            12
Records, tapes, and disks                    276          262            14
Motorcycles and parts                        231          209            21
Numismatic coins                             257          163            94
Pharmaceutical preparations                7,652        7,524           128
Artwork, antiques, stamps, etc.              823          615           209

Other goods                                5,832        4,934           899



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

Total, Balance of Payments Basis       1,483,465    1,267,419       216,047
Net Adjustments                           18,684       13,850         4,834
Total, Census Basis                    1,464,781    1,253,568       211,213

Foods, feeds, and beverages               70,726       60,086        10,640

Fruits, frozen juices                      7,605        6,789           816
Alcoholic beverages, excluding wine        4,167        3,705           462
Cane and beet sugar                        1,813        1,175           638
Feedstuff and foodgrains                   2,860        2,386           473
Other foods                                6,907        6,195           711
Meat products                              5,188        4,883           306
Vegetables                                 6,414        5,826           588
Dairy products and eggs                    1,058          933           125
Tea, spices, etc.                          1,145          941           203
Nuts                                       1,237          942           295
Nonagricultural foods, etc.                  488          467            21
Bakery products                            5,651        5,060           591
Fish and shellfish                        10,887        9,474         1,413
Wine, beer, and related products           5,701        5,216           485
Cocoa beans                                1,134          886           247
Green coffee                               4,360        2,387         1,973
Food oils, oilseeds                        4,113        2,820         1,293

Industrial supplies and materials        503,587      398,335       105,252

Crude oil                                218,229      168,089        50,140
Chemicals-fertilizers                     10,253        6,959         3,294
Steelmaking materials                      6,146        5,001         1,146
Chemicals-organic                         17,155       13,435         3,720
Coal and related fuels                     1,737        1,466           270
Gas-natural                               10,733       12,697        -1,964
Bauxite and aluminum                       7,517        6,943           574
Chemicals-other, n.e.c.                    7,250        6,117         1,133
Nonferrous metals, other                   2,928        2,294           634
Electric energy                            1,347        1,503          -155
Nonmonetary gold                           9,784        6,998         2,785
Finished metal shapes                     11,165        9,331         1,834
Zinc                                       1,254        1,070           184
Other precious metals                     10,623        6,075         4,549
Sulfur, nonmetallic minerals                 967          669           297
Nickel                                     2,581        1,996           585
Farming materials, livestock                 868          757           110
Chemicals-inorganic                        5,586        4,026         1,561
Newsprint                                    993          857           136
Glass-plate, sheet, etc.                     740          729            12
Cotton cloth, fabrics                        912          795           116
Hides and skins                              140          130            10
Leather and furs                             377          369             8
Paper and paper products                   4,619        4,428           191
Materials, excluding chemicals               953          849           103
Nontextile floor tiles                     1,594        1,445           149
Cotton, natural fibers                        61           44            16
Iron and steel, advanced                   5,596        4,593         1,003
Plywood and veneers                        1,305        1,356           -50
Nuclear fuel materials                     3,242        3,486          -244
Blank tapes, audio & visual                  825          871           -47
Lumber                                     2,311        2,359           -48
Wool, silk, etc.                             449          372            76
Hair, waste materials                        569          500            69
Finished textile supplies                  2,683        2,410           273
Stone, sand, cement, etc.                  2,519        2,478            42
Shingles, wallboard                        4,581        4,630           -48
Tobacco, waxes, etc.                       5,091        4,002         1,088
Synthetic cloth                            3,936        3,371           565
Tin                                          711          427           284
Synthetic rubber--primary                  2,107        1,544           563
Plastic materials                          9,434        7,981         1,453
Industrial supplies, other                17,697       15,543         2,155
Iron and steel products, n.e.c.            5,716        4,306         1,410
Natural rubber                             3,301        1,787         1,514
Pulpwood and woodpulp                      2,758        2,528           230
Iron and steel mill products              13,685        9,670         4,015
Fuel oil                                  31,651       22,121         9,530
Liquefied petroleum gases                  7,165        8,211        -1,047
Copper                                     4,825        3,480         1,344
Petroleum products, other                 34,920       25,236         9,684

Capital goods, except automotive         337,120      289,849        47,271

Civilian aircraft                          5,628        5,134           494
Electric apparatus                        27,360       23,778         3,583
Semiconductors                            25,390       17,642         7,748
Computer accessories                      37,641       42,833        -5,193
Industrial machines, other                30,011       22,540         7,471
Generators, accessories                   13,777       11,949         1,828
Photo, service industry machinery         10,102        9,190           912
Engines-civilian aircraft                  9,155        8,214           941
Spacecraft, excluding military                94           15            78
Telecommunications equipment              32,956       30,615         2,341
Marine engines, parts                        639          588            51
Commercial vessels, other                     91           79            12
Nonfarm tractors and parts                 1,465          957           508
Vessels, except scrap                          1            2            -1
Business machines and equipment            3,031        2,990            41
Metalworking machine tools                 5,951        3,951         2,000
Specialized mining                           566          352           215
Pulp and paper machinery                   2,670        2,105           564
Wood, glass, plastic                       3,474        3,085           389
Materials handling equipment               7,131        5,177         1,954
Food, tobacco machinery                    2,039        1,604           434
Textile, sewing machines                   1,132        1,024           108
Medicinal equipment                       20,291       17,804         2,487
Railway transportation equipment             853          768            85
Measuring, testing, control instruments   11,672        9,482         2,190
Excavating machinery                       6,073        3,340         2,733
Agricultural machinery, equipment          5,151        4,051         1,100
Laboratory testing instruments             3,549        2,902           647
Parts-civilian aircraft                    7,384        6,590           794
Industrial engines                        13,983       10,616         3,368
Drilling & oilfield equipment              5,897        4,771         1,126
Computers                                 41,961       35,698         6,263

Automotive vehicles, parts, and engines  166,602      147,300        19,302

Consumer goods                           344,164      317,726        26,439

Apparel, household goods - cotton         34,456       32,489         1,967
Apparel, textiles, nonwool or cotton      24,622       20,657         3,964
Other household goods                     50,957       45,329         5,627
TV's, VCR's, etc.                         22,877       25,105        -2,227
Photo equipment                            3,918        4,039          -121
Furniture, household goods, etc.          15,695       15,277           418
Gem diamonds                              15,454       12,201         3,254
Apparel,household goods-nontextile         5,376        4,589           787
Toiletries and cosmetics                   5,274        4,647           627
Writing and art supplies                   8,834        8,342           492
Camping apparel and gear                   5,784        4,998           786
Footwear                                  12,254       10,827         1,427
Household appliances                      13,757       13,139           618
Cookware, cutlery, tools                   4,973        4,670           303
Musical instruments                        1,075          983            92
Apparel, household goods - wool            2,270        1,991           279
Glassware, chinaware                       1,416        1,354            62
Gem stones, other                          2,079        1,869           211
Toys, games, and sporting goods           22,216       22,719          -502
Rugs                                       1,258        1,155           104
Books, printed matter                      2,455        2,485           -30
Nursery stock, etc.                        1,012          981            30
Pleasure boats and motors                  1,409        1,212           197
Jewelry                                    8,567        6,854         1,713
Stereo equipment, etc                      3,954        3,932            22
Records, tapes, and disks                  1,921        1,648           273
Motorcycles and parts                      1,710        1,174           536
Numismatic coins                           1,693        1,089           605
Pharmaceutical preparations               61,148       56,583         4,565
Artwork, antiques, stamps, etc.            5,750        5,388           362

Other goods                               42,582       40,272         2,310
                                               

(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-11-171, BEA-11-51), Bureau of the Census, Foreign
Trade Division, August 2011.  For more information, contact Matthew Przybocki
(301-763-3148) or Maria Iseman (301-763-2311), Foreign Trade Division.
