                                        
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)                                September    August        Monthly
                                       2011         2011 (R)      Change

Total, Balance of Payments Basis         188,174      187,596           578
Net Adjustments                            2,567        2,358           210
Total, Census Basis                      185,607      185,238           369

Foods, feeds, and beverages                9,161        8,926           236

Green coffee                                 600          497           103
Other foods                                  910          823            87
Fish and shellfish                         1,450        1,375            75
Wine, beer, and related products             703          661            42
Feedstuff and foodgrains                     401          372            30
Nuts                                         182          160            22
Vegetables                                   857          835            21
Food oils, oilseeds                          457          444            13
Cane and beet sugar                          264          255            10
Tea, spices, etc.                            160          151             9
Fruits, frozen juices                      1,069        1,065             4
Nonagricultural foods, etc.                   55           51             4
Dairy products and eggs                      126          139           -12
Bakery products                              700          714           -14
Meat products                                632          676           -44
Alcoholic beverages, excluding wine          530          577           -47
Cocoa beans                                   64          131           -67

Industrial supplies and materials         64,425       63,546           879

Nuclear fuel materials                       752          364           389
Nonmonetary gold                           1,660        1,283           378
Copper                                       675          409           266
Chemicals-fertilizers                      1,633        1,508           126
Petroleum products, other                  3,722        3,609           113
Fuel oil                                   3,791        3,686           105
Other precious metals                      1,333        1,291            42
Sulfur, nonmetallic minerals                 171          129            42
Chemicals-inorganic                          823          783            39
Paper and paper products                     605          570            36
Liquefied petroleum gases                    694          667            27
Lumber                                       294          267            27
Industrial supplies, other                 2,228        2,201            27
Tin                                           74           49            25
Iron and steel, advanced                     725          700            25
Electric energy                              206          183            23
Stone, sand, cement, etc.                    320          305            16
Pulpwood and woodpulp                        353          337            16
Synthetic cloth                              488          473            15
Finished textile supplies                    356          343            13
Iron and steel products, n.e.c.              742          731            11
Steelmaking materials                        791          780            11
Bauxite and aluminum                       1,083        1,073            10
Nontextile floor tiles                       208          201             7
Plastic materials                          1,208        1,202             6
Hides and skins                               15           10             5
Cotton cloth, fabrics                        116          112             4
Plywood and veneers                          173          170             3
Zinc                                         165          161             3
Farming materials, livestock                 125          122             3
Wool, silk, etc.                              57           54             3
Nickel                                       291          288             3
Leather and furs                              51           50             1
Hair, waste materials                         70           68             1
Blank tapes, audio & visual                  107          106             1
Cotton, natural fibers                         7            6             1
Tobacco, waxes, etc.                         682          686            -4
Glass-plate, sheet, etc.                     104          108            -4
Newsprint                                    124          129            -5
Materials, excluding chemicals               116          122            -6
Shingles, wallboard                          558          566            -9
Finished metal shapes                      1,503        1,518           -16
Chemicals-other, n.e.c.                      963          983           -19
Synthetic rubber--primary                    268          288           -21
Nonferrous metals, other                     342          391           -49
Coal and related fuels                       300          367           -67
Natural rubber                               325          415           -90
Gas-natural                                1,332        1,442          -110
Crude oil                                 28,183       28,306          -123
Iron and steel mill products               1,503        1,671          -168
Chemicals-organic                          2,009        2,262          -253

Capital goods, except automotive          42,433       42,864          -432

Computers                                  5,459        5,881          -422
Generators, accessories                    1,529        1,763          -233
Computer accessories                       4,362        4,476          -113
Telecommunications equipment               3,982        4,084          -102
Measuring, testing, control instruments    1,470        1,566           -95
Industrial engines                         1,827        1,912           -84
Drilling & oilfield equipment                810          887           -76
Medicinal equipment                        2,542        2,585           -42
Laboratory testing instruments               455          482           -27
Industrial machines, other                 3,751        3,776           -26
Excavating machinery                         857          882           -25
Food, tobacco machinery                      255          278           -23
Spacecraft, excluding military                 1           21           -20
Specialized mining                            52           68           -15
Marine engines, parts                         88           90            -2
Vessels, except scrap                        (-)          (-)           (-)
Nonfarm tractors and parts                   189          188             1
Business machines and equipment              388          381             6
Commercial vessels, other                     13            5             8
Parts-civilian aircraft                    1,038        1,030             8
Pulp and paper machinery                     371          362             9
Railway transportation equipment             127          116            11
Wood, glass, plastic                         476          464            12
Agricultural machinery, equipment            746          730            16
Electric apparatus                         3,300        3,278            22
Photo, service industry machinery          1,290        1,245            45
Semiconductors                             3,054        2,997            57
Metalworking machine tools                   863          796            67
Textile, sewing machines                     207          129            78
Engines-civilian aircraft                  1,219        1,086           133
Materials handling equipment               1,044          906           138
Civilian aircraft                            665          401           264

Automotive vehicles, parts, and engines   22,127       21,666           461

Consumer goods                            42,181       42,385          -204

Pharmaceutical preparations                7,403        7,626          -223
Toys, games, and sporting goods            2,644        2,833          -189
Footwear                                   1,566        1,652           -86
Jewelry                                    1,031        1,109           -78
Gem diamonds                               1,902        1,952           -50
Numismatic coins                             211          257           -45
Pleasure boats and motors                    144          182           -38
Records, tapes, and disks                    244          276           -32
Apparel, textiles, nonwool or cotton       3,096        3,123           -28
Cookware, cutlery, tools                     611          634           -23
Motorcycles and parts                        211          223           -11
Camping apparel and gear                     706          716           -10
Glassware, chinaware                         167          174            -7
Books, printed matter                        290          297            -7
Furniture, household goods, etc.           1,928        1,932            -4
Stereo equipment, etc                        485          488            -3
Rugs                                         168          168           (-)
Nursery stock, etc.                          125          125             1
Apparel, household goods - wool              276          275             1
Musical instruments                          130          127             4
Photo equipment                              499          492             8
Gem stones, other                            264          252            12
Apparel,household goods-nontextile           663          651            13
Toiletries and cosmetics                     681          648            33
Writing and art supplies                   1,134        1,099            35
Artwork, antiques, stamps, etc.              865          824            41
TV's, VCR's, etc.                          2,674        2,624            50
Household appliances                       1,822        1,726            96
Apparel, household goods - cotton          4,237        4,117           120
Other household goods                      6,003        5,786           217

Other goods                                5,280        5,852          -572
                                   

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

Total, Balance of Payments Basis       1,671,127    1,432,652       238,476
Net Adjustments                           21,236       15,636         5,600
Total, Census Basis                    1,649,891    1,417,015       232,876

Foods, feeds, and beverages               79,862       67,985        11,876

Green coffee                               4,959        2,766         2,193
Other foods                                7,816        6,992           823
Fish and shellfish                        12,336       10,729         1,606
Wine, beer, and related products           6,405        5,914           491
Feedstuff and foodgrains                   3,261        2,692           569
Nuts                                       1,418        1,074           344
Vegetables                                 7,270        6,562           709
Food oils, oilseeds                        4,545        3,129         1,417
Cane and beet sugar                        2,077        1,526           551
Tea, spices, etc.                          1,305        1,061           245
Fruits, frozen juices                      8,676        7,664         1,013
Nonagricultural foods, etc.                  543          523            20
Dairy products and eggs                    1,185        1,050           134
Bakery products                            6,352        5,694           658
Meat products                              5,820        5,475           346
Alcoholic beverages, excluding wine        4,695        4,159           536
Cocoa beans                                1,197          975           222

Industrial supplies and materials        567,945      448,395       119,550

Nuclear fuel materials                     3,995        4,222          -226
Nonmonetary gold                          11,504        7,945         3,559
Copper                                     5,499        3,757         1,742
Chemicals-fertilizers                     11,903        7,833         4,070
Petroleum products, other                 38,684       28,167        10,517
Fuel oil                                  35,432       24,714        10,718
Other precious metals                     11,948        6,952         4,996
Sulfur, nonmetallic minerals               1,133          766           367
Chemicals-inorganic                        6,420        4,573         1,848
Paper and paper products                   5,224        4,998           226
Liquefied petroleum gases                  7,858        9,235        -1,377
Lumber                                     2,606        2,618           -12
Industrial supplies, other                19,924       17,575         2,349
Tin                                          785          506           278
Iron and steel, advanced                   6,320        5,236         1,085
Electric energy                            1,554        1,694          -141
Stone, sand, cement, etc.                  2,840        2,785            55
Pulpwood and woodpulp                      3,111        2,889           222
Synthetic cloth                            4,424        3,797           627
Finished textile supplies                  3,039        2,724           315
Iron and steel products, n.e.c.            6,455        4,916         1,539
Steelmaking materials                      6,937        5,479         1,458
Bauxite and aluminum                       8,600        7,790           810
Nontextile floor tiles                     1,802        1,622           180
Plastic materials                         10,642        9,025         1,617
Hides and skins                              155          141            14
Cotton cloth, fabrics                      1,026          891           135
Plywood and veneers                        1,479        1,530           -51
Zinc                                       1,418        1,183           236
Farming materials, livestock                 993          851           142
Wool, silk, etc.                             505          422            83
Nickel                                     2,872        2,242           630
Leather and furs                             428          418            10
Hair, waste materials                        638          564            74
Blank tapes, audio & visual                  931          976           -45
Cotton, natural fibers                        67           50            17
Tobacco, waxes, etc.                       5,770        4,536         1,235
Glass-plate, sheet, etc.                     845          822            23
Newsprint                                  1,117          992           125
Materials, excluding chemicals             1,068          962           106
Shingles, wallboard                        5,138        5,177           -39
Finished metal shapes                     12,664       10,546         2,118
Chemicals-other, n.e.c.                    8,214        6,894         1,320
Synthetic rubber--primary                  2,375        1,747           628
Nonferrous metals, other                   3,268        2,588           680
Coal and related fuels                     2,037        1,665           372
Natural rubber                             3,619        2,024         1,595
Gas-natural                               12,065       14,048        -1,983
Crude oil                                246,274      189,195        57,079
Iron and steel mill products              15,194       10,857         4,337
Chemicals-organic                         19,147       15,257         3,889

Capital goods, except automotive         379,517      329,615        49,903

Computers                                 47,421       40,761         6,659
Generators, accessories                   15,304       13,533         1,771
Computer accessories                      42,006       47,725        -5,720
Telecommunications equipment              36,943       34,906         2,037
Measuring, testing, control instruments   13,149       10,750         2,399
Industrial engines                        15,803       12,131         3,671
Drilling & oilfield equipment              6,709        5,352         1,358
Medicinal equipment                       22,834       20,131         2,703
Laboratory testing instruments             4,003        3,304           699
Industrial machines, other                33,725       25,702         8,023
Excavating machinery                       6,929        3,955         2,974
Food, tobacco machinery                    2,294        1,835           460
Spacecraft, excluding military                95           53            42
Specialized mining                           619          414           205
Marine engines, parts                        745          652            93
Vessels, except scrap                          1            2            -1
Nonfarm tractors and parts                 1,654        1,099           555
Business machines and equipment            3,419        3,351            68
Commercial vessels, other                    104           88            17
Parts-civilian aircraft                    8,423        7,397         1,026
Pulp and paper machinery                   3,043        2,389           654
Railway transportation equipment             980          855           125
Wood, glass, plastic                       3,949        3,521           428
Agricultural machinery, equipment          5,896        4,631         1,265
Electric apparatus                        30,659       26,945         3,714
Photo, service industry machinery         11,390       10,362         1,027
Semiconductors                            28,444       20,524         7,920
Metalworking machine tools                 6,801        4,473         2,328
Textile, sewing machines                   1,339        1,215           125
Engines-civilian aircraft                 10,369        9,255         1,114
Materials handling equipment               8,166        5,891         2,275
Civilian aircraft                          6,301        6,412          -111

Automotive vehicles, parts, and engines  188,426      166,619        21,807

Consumer goods                           386,261      359,073        27,188

Pharmaceutical preparations               68,524       63,790         4,734
Toys, games, and sporting goods           24,857       25,699          -842
Footwear                                  13,816       12,353         1,463
Jewelry                                    9,588        7,704         1,884
Gem diamonds                              17,348       13,715         3,633
Numismatic coins                           1,905        1,235           670
Pleasure boats and motors                  1,544        1,398           146
Records, tapes, and disks                  2,165        1,887           278
Apparel, textiles, nonwool or cotton      27,710       23,383         4,327
Cookware, cutlery, tools                   5,583        5,278           305
Motorcycles and parts                      1,914        1,324           590
Camping apparel and gear                   6,490        5,673           817
Glassware, chinaware                       1,582        1,518            64
Books, printed matter                      2,745        2,798           -53
Furniture, household goods, etc.          17,620       17,283           338
Stereo equipment, etc                      4,440        4,449            -9
Rugs                                       1,426        1,323           102
Nursery stock, etc.                        1,137        1,103            34
Apparel, household goods - wool            2,542        2,248           294
Musical instruments                        1,206        1,115            90
Photo equipment                            4,420        4,526          -106
Gem stones, other                          2,343        2,107           236
Apparel,household goods-nontextile         6,037        5,185           852
Toiletries and cosmetics                   5,954        5,237           717
Writing and art supplies                   9,966        9,399           567
Artwork, antiques, stamps, etc.            6,615        6,064           552
TV's, VCR's, etc.                         25,554       28,296        -2,742
Household appliances                      15,578       14,911           668
Apparel, household goods - cotton         38,691       36,598         2,093
Other household goods                     56,960       51,475         5,485

Other goods                               47,881       45,329         2,552
                                               

(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-11-188, BEA-11-54), Bureau of the Census, Foreign
Trade Division, September 2011.  For more information, contact Matthew Przybocki
(301-763-3148) or Maria Iseman (301-763-2311), Foreign Trade Division.
