                                        
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)                                October      September     Monthly
                                       2011         2011 (R)      Change

Total, Balance of Payments Basis         186,563      188,780        -2,217
Net Adjustments                            2,548        2,586           -38
Total, Census Basis                      184,015      186,194        -2,179

Foods, feeds, and beverages                9,418        9,172           246

Food oils, oilseeds                          627          457           170
Green coffee                                 741          600           141
Cane and beet sugar                          336          266            70
Feedstuff and foodgrains                     445          402            44
Dairy products and eggs                      137          127            11
Cocoa beans                                   68           64             4
Wine, beer, and related products             709          706             3
Nonagricultural foods, etc.                   57           55             2
Vegetables                                   850          857            -6
Meat products                                627          633            -6
Bakery products                              695          701            -6
Tea, spices, etc.                            148          159           -12
Alcoholic beverages, excluding wine          517          535           -18
Fruits, frozen juices                      1,042        1,067           -26
Other foods                                  880          911           -31
Nuts                                         150          182           -33
Fish and shellfish                         1,389        1,450           -61

Industrial supplies and materials         61,069       64,647        -3,578

Crude oil                                 26,989       28,466        -1,477
Petroleum products, other                  3,366        3,720          -354
Nonmonetary gold                           1,291        1,572          -281
Copper                                       429          675          -247
Chemicals-fertilizers                      1,450        1,658          -208
Finished metal shapes                      1,310        1,504          -194
Steelmaking materials                        606          792          -186
Other precious metals                      1,203        1,332          -129
Nuclear fuel materials                       629          754          -125
Gas-natural                                1,243        1,332           -89
Industrial supplies, other                 2,166        2,230           -64
Bauxite and aluminum                       1,024        1,083           -59
Pulpwood and woodpulp                        297          353           -55
Coal and related fuels                       252          299           -48
Paper and paper products                     558          605           -47
Chemicals-other, n.e.c.                      921          966           -45
Zinc                                         126          165           -38
Iron and steel mill products               1,470        1,508           -38
Plastic materials                          1,179        1,209           -30
Finished textile supplies                    328          356           -28
Electric energy                              185          206           -21
Plywood and veneers                          155          174           -18
Stone, sand, cement, etc.                    302          319           -17
Tin                                           57           74           -17
Fuel oil                                   3,775        3,791           -17
Nontextile floor tiles                       192          208           -16
Glass-plate, sheet, etc.                      89          104           -15
Iron and steel, advanced                     713          725           -12
Sulfur, nonmetallic minerals                 165          176           -12
Synthetic rubber--primary                    260          268            -8
Blank tapes, audio & visual                   99          107            -8
Cotton cloth, fabrics                        110          116            -7
Materials, excluding chemicals               110          117            -7
Farming materials, livestock                 120          125            -6
Newsprint                                    118          124            -6
Hides and skins                               10           15            -5
Chemicals-inorganic                          802          805            -3
Nickel                                       290          292            -2
Hair, waste materials                         68           70            -2
Leather and furs                              50           51            -1
Wool, silk, etc.                              58           57             1
Synthetic cloth                              490          488             2
Lumber                                       297          294             3
Cotton, natural fibers                        11            7             4
Iron and steel products, n.e.c.              760          753             7
Shingles, wallboard                          568          560             8
Liquefied petroleum gases                    707          694            13
Nonferrous metals, other                     356          344            13
Tobacco, waxes, etc.                         709          681            28
Natural rubber                               394          314            80
Chemicals-organic                          2,211        2,008           203

Capital goods, except automotive          43,614       42,480         1,134

Computers                                  5,991        5,460           530
Civilian aircraft                          1,174          664           510
Generators, accessories                    1,693        1,534           159
Electric apparatus                         3,466        3,310           156
Metalworking machine tools                   976          863           113
Engines-civilian aircraft                  1,306        1,233            73
Measuring, testing, control instruments    1,521        1,467            54
Semiconductors                             3,098        3,053            45
Excavating machinery                         896          858            38
Wood, glass, plastic                         507          476            30
Laboratory testing instruments               469          457            11
Commercial vessels, other                     21           13             8
Drilling & oilfield equipment                830          825             5
Railway transportation equipment             128          127             1
Spacecraft, excluding military                 2            1           (-)
Marine engines, parts                         78           77           (-)
Vessels, except scrap                        (-)          (-)           (-)
Industrial engines                         1,825        1,830            -5
Nonfarm tractors and parts                   188          194            -7
Specialized mining                            44           52            -9
Food, tobacco machinery                      245          255           -10
Agricultural machinery, equipment            737          751           -14
Textile, sewing machines                     191          207           -17
Medicinal equipment                        2,526        2,543           -17
Business machines and equipment              370          388           -19
Pulp and paper machinery                     346          365           -19
Photo, service industry machinery          1,267        1,292           -24
Parts-civilian aircraft                      997        1,038           -41
Computer accessories                       4,305        4,364           -59
Materials handling equipment                 975        1,043           -68
Telecommunications equipment               3,836        3,980          -144
Industrial machines, other                 3,608        3,758          -150

Automotive vehicles, parts, and engines   21,649       22,264          -615

Consumer goods                            43,079       42,355           725

Other household goods                      7,039        6,008         1,031
Pharmaceutical preparations                7,893        7,491           402
TV's, VCR's, etc.                          2,822        2,673           150
Pleasure boats and motors                    204          147            57
Toys, games, and sporting goods            2,700        2,647            53
Stereo equipment, etc                        506          484            22
Records, tapes, and disks                    267          245            22
Numismatic coins                             230          211            19
Camping apparel and gear                     714          707             7
Nursery stock, etc.                          131          125             6
Household appliances                       1,826        1,822             4
Furniture, household goods, etc.           1,933        1,931             1
Rugs                                         170          169             1
Toiletries and cosmetics                     682          681           (-)
Books, printed matter                        290          290           (-)
Gem stones, other                            279          280            -2
Apparel,household goods-nontextile           663          665            -2
Cookware, cutlery, tools                     610          613            -2
Motorcycles and parts                        206          213            -7
Glassware, chinaware                         159          167            -8
Musical instruments                          120          130           -10
Apparel, textiles, nonwool or cotton       3,074        3,100           -26
Footwear                                   1,540        1,566           -26
Apparel, household goods - wool              249          277           -28
Photo equipment                              456          498           -42
Writing and art supplies                   1,044        1,135           -91
Jewelry                                      943        1,037           -94
Apparel, household goods - cotton          4,129        4,240          -111
Artwork, antiques, stamps, etc.              606          868          -262
Gem diamonds                               1,595        1,935          -339

Other goods                                5,187        5,277           -91
                                        

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

Total, Balance of Payments Basis       1,858,407    1,597,553       260,854
Net Adjustments                           23,913       17,530         6,384
Total, Census Basis                    1,834,494    1,580,023       254,471

Foods, feeds, and beverages               89,290       75,736        13,554

Food oils, oilseeds                        5,172        3,451         1,721
Green coffee                               5,700        3,191         2,509
Cane and beet sugar                        2,414        1,678           737
Feedstuff and foodgrains                   3,707        3,007           700
Dairy products and eggs                    1,322        1,167           156
Cocoa beans                                1,265        1,020           245
Wine, beer, and related products           7,117        6,573           544
Nonagricultural foods, etc.                  601          573            28
Vegetables                                 8,121        7,299           822
Meat products                              6,449        6,063           386
Bakery products                            7,047        6,331           717
Tea, spices, etc.                          1,452        1,187           266
Alcoholic beverages, excluding wine        5,216        4,654           562
Fruits, frozen juices                      9,716        8,554         1,162
Other foods                                8,696        7,780           916
Nuts                                       1,569        1,208           361
Fish and shellfish                        13,725       12,000         1,725

Industrial supplies and materials        629,235      497,479       131,756

Crude oil                                273,545      208,588        64,958
Petroleum products, other                 42,048       31,290        10,758
Nonmonetary gold                          12,707        9,038         3,669
Copper                                     5,928        4,128         1,800
Chemicals-fertilizers                     13,378        8,889         4,489
Finished metal shapes                     13,974       11,838         2,136
Steelmaking materials                      7,543        6,163         1,381
Other precious metals                     13,150        7,793         5,357
Nuclear fuel materials                     4,626        4,631            -5
Gas-natural                               13,308       15,352        -2,044
Industrial supplies, other                22,091       19,603         2,488
Bauxite and aluminum                       9,624        8,677           948
Pulpwood and woodpulp                      3,408        3,179           230
Coal and related fuels                     2,288        1,847           441
Paper and paper products                   5,782        5,556           226
Chemicals-other, n.e.c.                    9,138        7,703         1,435
Zinc                                       1,545        1,322           223
Iron and steel mill products              16,668       11,902         4,766
Plastic materials                         11,823       10,053         1,770
Finished textile supplies                  3,367        3,040           327
Electric energy                            1,739        1,841          -102
Plywood and veneers                        1,634        1,672           -38
Stone, sand, cement, etc.                  3,141        3,090            51
Tin                                          842          582           259
Fuel oil                                  39,207       27,609        11,597
Nontextile floor tiles                     1,994        1,797           197
Glass-plate, sheet, etc.                     934          912            22
Iron and steel, advanced                   7,033        5,855         1,179
Sulfur, nonmetallic minerals               1,303          880           423
Synthetic rubber--primary                  2,635        1,935           700
Blank tapes, audio & visual                1,031        1,081           -50
Cotton cloth, fabrics                      1,137          995           142
Materials, excluding chemicals             1,179        1,072           107
Farming materials, livestock               1,112          949           163
Newsprint                                  1,236        1,115           121
Hides and skins                              165          152            13
Chemicals-inorganic                        7,205        5,166         2,039
Nickel                                     3,162        2,543           620
Hair, waste materials                        706          632            74
Leather and furs                             478          468            11
Wool, silk, etc.                             563          470            93
Synthetic cloth                            4,914        4,225           689
Lumber                                     2,902        2,899             3
Cotton, natural fibers                        79           57            22
Iron and steel products, n.e.c.            7,226        5,556         1,670
Shingles, wallboard                        5,708        5,722           -15
Liquefied petroleum gases                  8,565       10,239        -1,674
Nonferrous metals, other                   3,625        2,926           700
Tobacco, waxes, etc.                       6,479        5,073         1,406
Natural rubber                             4,002        2,260         1,742
Chemicals-organic                         21,357       17,117         4,240

Capital goods, except automotive         423,179      368,835        54,344

Computers                                 53,412       45,495         7,918
Civilian aircraft                          7,475        7,195           279
Generators, accessories                   17,002       15,154         1,848
Electric apparatus                        34,136       30,214         3,923
Metalworking machine tools                 7,776        5,087         2,689
Engines-civilian aircraft                 11,689       10,414         1,275
Measuring, testing, control instruments   14,667       12,051         2,616
Semiconductors                            31,542       23,372         8,170
Excavating machinery                       7,826        4,594         3,233
Wood, glass, plastic                       4,457        3,993           465
Laboratory testing instruments             4,474        3,713           761
Commercial vessels, other                    126           93            32
Drilling & oilfield equipment              7,553        5,948         1,605
Railway transportation equipment           1,108          997           111
Spacecraft, excluding military                96           54            43
Marine engines, parts                        812          727            85
Vessels, except scrap                          1            2            -1
Industrial engines                        17,631       13,632         3,999
Nonfarm tractors and parts                 1,846        1,233           613
Specialized mining                           662          465           197
Food, tobacco machinery                    2,539        2,070           469
Agricultural machinery, equipment          6,637        5,247         1,390
Textile, sewing machines                   1,530        1,347           183
Medicinal equipment                       25,361       22,528         2,832
Business machines and equipment            3,790        3,721            69
Pulp and paper machinery                   3,382        2,749           633
Photo, service industry machinery         12,659       11,536         1,122
Parts-civilian aircraft                    9,419        8,222         1,196
Computer accessories                      46,313       52,369        -6,057
Materials handling equipment               9,141        6,654         2,487
Telecommunications equipment              40,776       39,061         1,716
Industrial machines, other                37,341       28,897         8,444

Automotive vehicles, parts, and engines  210,211      186,100        24,111

Consumer goods                           429,514      401,256        28,258

Other household goods                     64,004       57,539         6,465
Pharmaceutical preparations               76,505       71,403         5,102
TV's, VCR's, etc.                         28,374       31,461        -3,087
Pleasure boats and motors                  1,750        1,553           197
Toys, games, and sporting goods           27,560       28,763        -1,204
Stereo equipment, etc                      4,945        4,940             4
Records, tapes, and disks                  2,433        2,123           310
Numismatic coins                           2,135        1,382           753
Camping apparel and gear                   7,205        6,368           837
Nursery stock, etc.                        1,268        1,228            40
Household appliances                      17,404       16,590           813
Furniture, household goods, etc.          19,557       19,208           349
Rugs                                       1,597        1,466           131
Toiletries and cosmetics                   6,636        5,845           791
Books, printed matter                      3,036        3,110           -75
Gem stones, other                          2,638        2,355           283
Apparel,household goods-nontextile         6,702        5,773           928
Cookware, cutlery, tools                   6,195        5,889           306
Motorcycles and parts                      2,121        1,470           650
Glassware, chinaware                       1,741        1,690            51
Musical instruments                        1,325        1,248            77
Apparel, textiles, nonwool or cotton      30,788       26,262         4,526
Footwear                                  15,357       13,892         1,465
Apparel, household goods - wool            2,792        2,525           267
Photo equipment                            4,874        4,998          -124
Writing and art supplies                  11,012       10,449           562
Jewelry                                   10,537        8,612         1,925
Apparel, household goods - cotton         42,823       40,949         1,874
Artwork, antiques, stamps, etc.            7,224        6,759           465
Gem diamonds                              18,977       15,403         3,574

Other goods                               53,065       50,617         2,448
                                              

(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-11-210, BEA-11-57), Bureau of the Census, Foreign
Trade Division, October 2011.  For more information, contact Matthew Przybocki
(301-763-3148) or Maria Iseman (301-763-2311), Foreign Trade Division.
