                                        
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)                                November     October       Monthly
                                       2011         2011 (R)      Change

Total, Balance of Payments Basis         189,736      186,636         3,101
Net Adjustments                            2,208        2,556          -348
Total, Census Basis                      187,528      184,080         3,448

Foods, feeds, and beverages                9,329        9,444          -115

Cane and beet sugar                          212          336          -124
Food oils, oilseeds                          587          627           -41
Fruits, frozen juices                      1,013        1,043           -30
Wine, beer, and related products             702          706            -5
Feedstuff and foodgrains                     441          445            -5
Dairy products and eggs                      136          137            -2
Green coffee                                 739          741            -2
Cocoa beans                                   68           68           (-)
Alcoholic beverages, excluding wine          526          524             2
Vegetables                                   857          854             3
Nuts                                         153          151             3
Tea, spices, etc.                            154          149             5
Meat products                                636          627             9
Bakery products                              707          696            11
Nonagricultural foods, etc.                   70           58            11
Fish and shellfish                         1,407        1,393            14
Other foods                                  924          888            35

Industrial supplies and materials         63,765       61,047         2,719

Crude oil                                 28,586       26,853         1,733
Petroleum products, other                  4,356        3,320         1,035
Fuel oil                                   4,276        3,788           487
Steelmaking materials                        722          606           116
Chemicals-fertilizers                      1,523        1,423           100
Nonmonetary gold                           1,454        1,364            91
Chemicals-other, n.e.c.                    1,007          919            87
Iron and steel mill products               1,548        1,464            85
Industrial supplies, other                 2,240        2,167            73
Finished metal shapes                      1,368        1,309            58
Stone, sand, cement, etc.                    330          302            28
Coal and related fuels                       276          252            24
Iron and steel, advanced                     732          714            18
Shingles, wallboard                          582          566            16
Farming materials, livestock                 134          119            15
Pulpwood and woodpulp                        311          297            14
Tin                                           69           57            12
Hair, waste materials                         79           68            11
Materials, excluding chemicals               117          110             7
Leather and furs                              56           51             5
Nontextile floor tiles                       197          192             4
Synthetic cloth                              494          491             3
Blank tapes, audio & visual                  102           99             3
Paper and paper products                     561          559             2
Glass-plate, sheet, etc.                      91           90             1
Electric energy                              186          185             1
Plywood and veneers                          156          155             1
Wool, silk, etc.                              58           58           (-)
Copper                                       428          428           (-)
Synthetic rubber--primary                    259          260            -1
Hides and skins                                8           10            -1
Cotton cloth, fabrics                        108          109            -1
Finished textile supplies                    327          329            -2
Iron and steel products, n.e.c.              749          751            -2
Cotton, natural fibers                         6           11            -5
Lumber                                       292          296            -5
Newsprint                                    112          118            -7
Tobacco, waxes, etc.                         714          721            -7
Nonferrous metals, other                     364          371            -8
Natural rubber                               413          424           -11
Liquefied petroleum gases                    693          707           -15
Sulfur, nonmetallic minerals                 146          162           -15
Zinc                                         110          126           -17
Nickel                                       249          289           -40
Plastic materials                          1,115        1,179           -65
Nuclear fuel materials                       534          628           -94
Bauxite and aluminum                         928        1,024           -96
Chemicals-inorganic                          688          803          -115
Other precious metals                      1,095        1,217          -122
Chemicals-organic                          1,962        2,257          -296
Gas-natural                                  858        1,243          -386

Capital goods, except automotive          43,832       43,706           126

Electric apparatus                         3,755        3,459           295
Generators, accessories                    1,864        1,753           111
Telecommunications equipment               3,932        3,833            99
Excavating machinery                         965          894            71
Spacecraft, excluding military                66            2            64
Industrial machines, other                 3,670        3,616            54
Industrial engines                         1,887        1,834            53
Agricultural machinery, equipment            768          736            32
Railway transportation equipment             147          129            18
Pulp and paper machinery                     363          347            16
Business machines and equipment              383          369            13
Specialized mining                            55           44            11
Computer accessories                       4,315        4,305            10
Nonfarm tractors and parts                   193          185             8
Parts-civilian aircraft                    1,003          996             7
Wood, glass, plastic                         510          507             3
Marine engines, parts                         77           76             1
Vessels, except scrap                        (-)          (-)           (-)
Photo, service industry machinery          1,268        1,268           (-)
Commercial vessels, other                     21           21            -1
Medicinal equipment                        2,522        2,525            -4
Laboratory testing instruments               462          468            -6
Food, tobacco machinery                      236          248           -12
Textile, sewing machines                     175          191           -16
Engines-civilian aircraft                  1,267        1,297           -30
Metalworking machine tools                   934          989           -55
Semiconductors                             3,042        3,104           -63
Drilling & oilfield equipment                761          827           -66
Materials handling equipment                 890          979           -89
Measuring, testing, control instruments    1,425        1,524           -99
Computers                                  5,886        5,990          -103
Civilian aircraft                            991        1,188          -197

Automotive vehicles, parts, and engines   22,291       21,475           816

Consumer goods                            42,503       43,185          -682

Pharmaceutical preparations                7,407        7,979          -572
Other household goods                      6,735        7,035          -300
Apparel, household goods - cotton          3,902        4,129          -227
Photo equipment                              266          457          -190
TV's, VCR's, etc.                          2,714        2,828          -115
Numismatic coins                             162          232           -70
Household appliances                       1,784        1,828           -44
Toiletries and cosmetics                     639          682           -43
Footwear                                   1,513        1,541           -28
Jewelry                                      935          946           -10
Gem stones, other                            254          263            -9
Pleasure boats and motors                    227          227           (-)
Rugs                                         170          169             1
Nursery stock, etc.                          133          131             2
Musical instruments                          129          120             9
Glassware, chinaware                         170          160            10
Apparel,household goods-nontextile           674          663            11
Stereo equipment, etc                        518          506            12
Records, tapes, and disks                    289          266            23
Motorcycles and parts                        230          207            23
Camping apparel and gear                     739          715            25
Books, printed matter                        316          290            26
Cookware, cutlery, tools                     637          611            26
Writing and art supplies                   1,075        1,046            29
Apparel, household goods - wool              280          250            30
Apparel, textiles, nonwool or cotton       3,106        3,076            30
Gem diamonds                               1,674        1,591            83
Furniture, household goods, etc.           2,028        1,933            95
Toys, games, and sporting goods            2,938        2,699           238
Artwork, antiques, stamps, etc.              859          605           254

Other goods                                5,809        5,224           585
                                      

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

Total, Balance of Payments Basis       2,048,217    1,763,842       284,375
Net Adjustments                           26,130       19,380         6,750
Total, Census Basis                    2,022,087    1,744,462       277,625

Foods, feeds, and beverages               98,644       83,675        14,969

Cane and beet sugar                        2,626        1,850           776
Food oils, oilseeds                        5,759        3,824         1,935
Fruits, frozen juices                     10,730        9,479         1,251
Wine, beer, and related products           7,816        7,223           594
Feedstuff and foodgrains                   4,147        3,317           830
Dairy products and eggs                    1,458        1,290           168
Green coffee                               6,440        3,676         2,763
Cocoa beans                                1,333        1,104           229
Alcoholic beverages, excluding wine        5,749        5,160           590
Vegetables                                 8,981        8,010           972
Nuts                                       1,723        1,344           379
Tea, spices, etc.                          1,607        1,312           295
Meat products                              7,085        6,619           466
Bakery products                            7,755        6,981           774
Nonagricultural foods, etc.                  671          630            40
Fish and shellfish                        15,135       13,286         1,849
Other foods                                9,628        8,570         1,059

Industrial supplies and materials        692,978      548,182       144,796

Crude oil                                301,996      229,284        72,712
Petroleum products, other                 46,358       34,452        11,906
Fuel oil                                  43,496       30,472        13,024
Steelmaking materials                      8,266        6,738         1,528
Chemicals-fertilizers                     14,874       10,199         4,675
Nonmonetary gold                          14,234       10,475         3,759
Chemicals-other, n.e.c.                   10,143        8,525         1,617
Iron and steel mill products              18,210       13,098         5,112
Industrial supplies, other                24,333       21,661         2,672
Finished metal shapes                     15,341       13,069         2,272
Stone, sand, cement, etc.                  3,471        3,388            83
Coal and related fuels                     2,564        1,987           577
Iron and steel, advanced                   7,766        6,479         1,287
Shingles, wallboard                        6,288        6,265            23
Farming materials, livestock               1,246        1,054           192
Pulpwood and woodpulp                      3,719        3,533           186
Tin                                          911          683           227
Hair, waste materials                        786          695            90
Materials, excluding chemicals             1,296        1,177           119
Leather and furs                             535          517            18
Nontextile floor tiles                     2,191        1,979           212
Synthetic cloth                            5,409        4,663           746
Blank tapes, audio & visual                1,133        1,190           -57
Paper and paper products                   6,344        6,121           223
Glass-plate, sheet, etc.                   1,025        1,008            17
Electric energy                            1,925        1,973           -48
Plywood and veneers                        1,790        1,817           -27
Wool, silk, etc.                             621          523            98
Copper                                     6,355        4,470         1,885
Synthetic rubber--primary                  2,894        2,125           768
Hides and skins                              173          162            11
Cotton cloth, fabrics                      1,244        1,099           146
Finished textile supplies                  3,695        3,346           349
Iron and steel products, n.e.c.            7,965        6,189         1,776
Cotton, natural fibers                        84           62            23
Lumber                                     3,193        3,195            -2
Newsprint                                  1,347        1,248           100
Tobacco, waxes, etc.                       7,205        5,634         1,571
Nonferrous metals, other                   4,004        3,236           768
Natural rubber                             4,446        2,496         1,949
Liquefied petroleum gases                  9,258       11,041        -1,783
Sulfur, nonmetallic minerals               1,446        1,003           443
Zinc                                       1,654        1,431           224
Nickel                                     3,412        2,735           677
Plastic materials                         12,938       11,069         1,869
Nuclear fuel materials                     5,159        5,218           -59
Bauxite and aluminum                      10,552        9,605           947
Chemicals-inorganic                        7,893        5,738         2,155
Other precious metals                     14,259        8,713         5,545
Chemicals-organic                         23,365       18,821         4,543
Gas-natural                               14,166       16,518        -2,352

Capital goods, except automotive         467,102      409,164        57,938

Electric apparatus                        37,884       33,477         4,407
Generators, accessories                   18,925       16,738         2,187
Telecommunications equipment              44,707       43,425         1,282
Excavating machinery                       8,789        5,228         3,561
Spacecraft, excluding military               162           57           105
Industrial machines, other                41,019       32,244         8,774
Industrial engines                        19,526       15,256         4,271
Agricultural machinery, equipment          7,405        5,862         1,543
Railway transportation equipment           1,256        1,083           173
Pulp and paper machinery                   3,747        3,049           698
Business machines and equipment            4,172        4,073            99
Specialized mining                           717          523           194
Computer accessories                      50,627       57,202        -6,576
Nonfarm tractors and parts                 2,037        1,366           671
Parts-civilian aircraft                   10,421        9,082         1,339
Wood, glass, plastic                       4,968        4,402           566
Marine engines, parts                        887          812            76
Vessels, except scrap                          1            3            -1
Photo, service industry machinery         13,927       12,685         1,242
Commercial vessels, other                    146          100            46
Medicinal equipment                       27,882       24,993         2,889
Laboratory testing instruments             4,935        4,132           803
Food, tobacco machinery                    2,778        2,308           470
Textile, sewing machines                   1,705        1,477           229
Engines-civilian aircraft                 12,946       11,541         1,405
Metalworking machine tools                 8,724        5,718         3,006
Semiconductors                            34,589       26,393         8,197
Drilling & oilfield equipment              8,312        6,802         1,509
Materials handling equipment              10,035        7,348         2,687
Measuring, testing, control instruments   16,094       13,414         2,680
Computers                                 59,298       50,630         8,668
Civilian aircraft                          8,480        7,743           737

Automotive vehicles, parts, and engines  232,328      205,483        26,845

Consumer goods                           472,123      442,095        30,028

Pharmaceutical preparations               83,998       78,146         5,852
Other household goods                     70,736       63,540         7,196
Apparel, household goods - cotton         46,725       45,153         1,573
Photo equipment                            5,141        5,464          -323
TV's, VCR's, etc.                         31,094       34,648        -3,553
Numismatic coins                           2,299        1,512           787
Household appliances                      19,190       18,216           974
Toiletries and cosmetics                   7,275        6,440           835
Footwear                                  16,870       15,448         1,422
Jewelry                                   11,475        9,501         1,974
Gem stones, other                          2,877        2,596           281
Pleasure boats and motors                  2,001        1,716           284
Rugs                                       1,766        1,607           159
Nursery stock, etc.                        1,401        1,356            46
Musical instruments                        1,455        1,378            77
Glassware, chinaware                       1,911        1,863            48
Apparel,household goods-nontextile         7,375        6,375         1,000
Stereo equipment, etc                      5,463        5,519           -56
Records, tapes, and disks                  2,721        2,358           363
Motorcycles and parts                      2,352        1,624           728
Camping apparel and gear                   7,945        7,078           867
Books, printed matter                      3,351        3,423           -72
Cookware, cutlery, tools                   6,833        6,472           361
Writing and art supplies                  12,089       11,495           594
Apparel, household goods - wool            3,073        2,789           283
Apparel, textiles, nonwool or cotton      33,895       29,062         4,834
Gem diamonds                              20,647       16,933         3,713
Furniture, household goods, etc.          21,585       21,118           467
Toys, games, and sporting goods           30,497       31,828        -1,331
Artwork, antiques, stamps, etc.            8,083        7,436           647

Other goods                               58,911       55,863         3,048


(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-12-10, BEA-12-1), Bureau of the Census, Foreign
Trade Division, November 2011.  For more information, contact Matthew Przybocki
(301-763-3148) or Maria Iseman (301-763-2311), Foreign Trade Division.
