                                        
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)                                December     November      Monthly
                                       2011         2011 (R)      Change

Total, Balance of Payments Basis         191,390      188,677         2,714
Net Adjustments                            2,184        2,215           -30
Total, Census Basis                      189,206      186,462         2,744

Foods, feeds, and beverages                9,169        9,266           -97

Green coffee                                 560          731          -170
Food oils, oilseeds                          504          585           -81
Fish and shellfish                         1,440        1,402            37
Fruits, frozen juices                      1,033        1,004            29
Other foods                                  943          912            31
Feedstuff and foodgrains                     451          440            11
Vegetables                                   793          847           -55
Bakery products                              742          704            38
Cane and beet sugar                          164          211           -47
Alcoholic beverages, excluding wine          560          519            42
Wine, beer, and related products             753          698            55
Meat products                                637          635             2
Nuts                                         166          152            14
Tea, spices, etc.                            148          153            -4
Dairy products and eggs                      126          138           -12
Cocoa beans                                   90           68            22
Nonagricultural foods, etc.                   60           69            -9

Industrial supplies and materials         63,711       63,388           323

Crude oil                                 29,287       28,470           817
Fuel oil                                   3,461        4,261          -801
Petroleum products, other                  4,127        4,385          -257
Other precious metals                      1,319        1,086           233
Iron and steel mill products               1,544        1,545           (-)
Chemicals-organic                          2,215        1,909           306
Chemicals-fertilizers                      1,208        1,485          -277
Nonmonetary gold                           1,426        1,391            34
Industrial supplies, other                 2,258        2,233            25
Finished metal shapes                      1,367        1,366             1
Chemicals-inorganic                          748          686            62
Plastic materials                          1,174        1,112            61
Natural rubber                               363          378           -14
Iron and steel products, n.e.c.              814          750            64
Chemicals-other, n.e.c.                      967        1,005           -39
Copper                                       415          428           -12
Tobacco, waxes, etc.                         623          704           -81
Steelmaking materials                        729          721             8
Iron and steel, advanced                     761          729            32
Bauxite and aluminum                       1,002          926            76
Synthetic rubber--primary                    245          258           -13
Coal and related fuels                       380          276           104
Nonferrous metals, other                     362          350            12
Synthetic cloth                              497          492             4
Nickel                                       198          248           -50
Sulfur, nonmetallic minerals                 131          144           -14
Finished textile supplies                    329          326             3
Zinc                                         161          109            52
Paper and paper products                     550          560           -10
Tin                                           69           69           (-)
Farming materials, livestock                 125          133            -8
Nontextile floor tiles                       185          196           -11
Cotton cloth, fabrics                        113          107             6
Materials, excluding chemicals               139          117            22
Pulpwood and woodpulp                        309          311            -2
Stone, sand, cement, etc.                    328          330            -1
Wool, silk, etc.                              59           58             1
Hair, waste materials                         73           79            -6
Newsprint                                    118          112             6
Shingles, wallboard                          611          580            31
Cotton, natural fibers                        10            6             3
Electric energy                              177          186            -9
Leather and furs                              57           55             2
Nuclear fuel materials                       500          533           -34
Glass-plate, sheet, etc.                      81           90            -9
Hides and skins                                6            9            -3
Lumber                                       330          289            41
Plywood and veneers                          144          155           -11
Blank tapes, audio & visual                  109          102             7
Liquefied petroleum gases                    695          692             3
Gas-natural                                  812          846           -34

Capital goods, except automotive          44,668       43,637         1,031

Computers                                  5,443        5,901          -458
Industrial machines, other                 4,072        3,650           422
Semiconductors                             3,426        3,032           394
Electric apparatus                         3,708        3,746           -38
Industrial engines                         1,921        1,895            26
Excavating machinery                       1,021          967            54
Metalworking machine tools                   999          925            74
Medicinal equipment                        2,586        2,516            70
Materials handling equipment               1,091          883           208
Measuring, testing, control instruments    1,452        1,423            28
Generators, accessories                    1,796        1,791             5
Drilling & oilfield equipment                715          747           -32
Agricultural machinery, equipment            730          765           -35
Parts-civilian aircraft                      970        1,000           -30
Engines-civilian aircraft                  1,202        1,258           -56
Photo, service industry machinery          1,259        1,263            -5
Civilian aircraft                          1,412          969           444
Laboratory testing instruments               493          463            30
Telecommunications equipment               3,843        3,928           -85
Pulp and paper machinery                     374          365             9
Nonfarm tractors and parts                   193          191             2
Wood, glass, plastic                         499          506            -7
Food, tobacco machinery                      274          237            37
Textile, sewing machines                     144          175           -30
Railway transportation equipment             148          146             2
Specialized mining                            51           55            -4
Business machines and equipment              418          382            36
Marine engines, parts                         86           71            14
Spacecraft, excluding military                 4           66           -62
Commercial vessels, other                     14           21            -7
Vessels, except scrap                        (-)          (-)           (-)
Computer accessories                       4,325        4,299            26

Automotive vehicles, parts, and engines   22,651       22,117           534

Consumer goods                            43,256       42,317           940

Other household goods                      7,337        6,697           641
Pharmaceutical preparations                8,120        7,460           660
Apparel, textiles, nonwool or cotton       3,064        3,099           -35
Gem diamonds                               1,789        1,643           146
Jewelry                                      960          921            39
Footwear                                   1,430        1,515           -85
Apparel, household goods - cotton          3,816        3,884           -68
Apparel,household goods-nontextile           703          670            33
Household appliances                       1,744        1,778           -34
Camping apparel and gear                     699          737           -37
Toiletries and cosmetics                     675          636            38
Motorcycles and parts                        257          227            30
Numismatic coins                             239          161            78
Artwork, antiques, stamps, etc.              740          855          -115
Writing and art supplies                   1,085        1,069            16
Furniture, household goods, etc.           2,083        2,021            63
Records, tapes, and disks                    266          290           -24
Cookware, cutlery, tools                     643          633            10
Gem stones, other                            244          253            -9
Apparel, household goods - wool              300          272            28
Pleasure boats and motors                    172          194           -21
Rugs                                         157          170           -13
Musical instruments                          140          128            12
Nursery stock, etc.                          144          133            11
Glassware, chinaware                         166          167            -1
Stereo equipment, etc                        521          517             4
Books, printed matter                        316          314             2
Photo equipment                              378          249           129
Toys, games, and sporting goods            2,505        2,935          -430
TV's, VCR's, etc.                          2,562        2,691          -129

Other goods                                5,751        5,738            13
                                        

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Item(1)                                Annual       Annual        Annual
                                       2011         2010          Change

Total, Balance of Payments Basis       2,235,283    1,934,555       300,728
Net Adjustments                           28,327       21,395         6,931
Total, Census Basis                    2,206,956    1,913,160       293,796

Foods, feeds, and beverages              107,450       91,730        15,720

Green coffee                               6,904        4,055         2,849
Food oils, oilseeds                        6,248        4,234         2,014
Fish and shellfish                        16,575       14,635         1,940
Fruits, frozen juices                     11,689       10,404         1,285
Other foods                               10,549        9,387         1,162
Feedstuff and foodgrains                   4,598        3,656           942
Vegetables                                 9,699        8,769           930
Bakery products                            8,484        7,632           852
Cane and beet sugar                        2,789        1,983           805
Alcoholic beverages, excluding wine        6,292        5,647           645
Wine, beer, and related products           8,531        7,890           642
Meat products                              7,711        7,174           537
Nuts                                       1,885        1,477           408
Tea, spices, etc.                          1,753        1,443           310
Dairy products and eggs                    1,588        1,410           178
Cocoa beans                                1,425        1,251           174
Nonagricultural foods, etc.                  729          683            47

Industrial supplies and materials        756,344      602,663       153,680

Crude oil                                331,616      252,161        79,456
Fuel oil                                  46,943       33,782        13,161
Petroleum products, other                 50,788       38,002        12,785
Other precious metals                     15,566        9,547         6,019
Iron and steel mill products              19,767       14,393         5,374
Chemicals-organic                         25,419       20,509         4,910
Chemicals-fertilizers                     15,806       11,494         4,311
Nonmonetary gold                          15,596       12,551         3,045
Industrial supplies, other                26,545       23,728         2,818
Finished metal shapes                     16,702       14,305         2,397
Chemicals-inorganic                        8,635        6,349         2,286
Plastic materials                         14,110       12,075         2,035
Natural rubber                             4,773        2,820         1,953
Iron and steel products, n.e.c.            8,763        6,846         1,916
Chemicals-other, n.e.c.                   11,091        9,348         1,744
Copper                                     6,771        5,087         1,684
Tobacco, waxes, etc.                       7,803        6,121         1,682
Steelmaking materials                      8,987        7,314         1,673
Iron and steel, advanced                   8,509        7,120         1,389
Bauxite and aluminum                      11,538       10,482         1,055
Synthetic rubber--primary                  3,134        2,299           835
Coal and related fuels                     2,944        2,137           807
Nonferrous metals, other                   4,354        3,548           806
Synthetic cloth                            5,894        5,109           785
Nickel                                     3,604        2,946           658
Sulfur, nonmetallic minerals               1,572        1,100           472
Finished textile supplies                  4,018        3,665           352
Zinc                                       1,811        1,585           226
Paper and paper products                   6,888        6,668           219
Tin                                          979          760           219
Farming materials, livestock               1,357        1,146           211
Nontextile floor tiles                     2,373        2,162           211
Cotton cloth, fabrics                      1,356        1,199           157
Materials, excluding chemicals             1,435        1,285           150
Pulpwood and woodpulp                      4,024        3,891           133
Stone, sand, cement, etc.                  3,798        3,684           115
Wool, silk, etc.                             680          572           108
Hair, waste materials                        855          759            96
Newsprint                                  1,464        1,377            87
Shingles, wallboard                        6,878        6,809            69
Cotton, natural fibers                        94           66            28
Electric energy                            2,096        2,071            25
Leather and furs                             590          567            23
Nuclear fuel materials                     5,658        5,641            17
Glass-plate, sheet, etc.                   1,105        1,090            15
Hides and skins                              188          173            15
Lumber                                     3,497        3,514           -16
Plywood and veneers                        1,929        1,948           -19
Blank tapes, audio & visual                1,240        1,298           -58
Liquefied petroleum gases                  9,953       12,158        -2,205
Gas-natural                               14,851       17,402        -2,552

Capital goods, except automotive         510,928      449,178        61,751

Computers                                 64,902       55,285         9,617
Industrial machines, other                44,945       35,654         9,290
Semiconductors                            37,941       29,438         8,503
Electric apparatus                        41,539       36,814         4,725
Industrial engines                        21,412       16,804         4,608
Excavating machinery                       9,775        5,930         3,845
Metalworking machine tools                 9,739        6,434         3,305
Medicinal equipment                       30,413       27,359         3,054
Materials handling equipment              11,088        8,132         2,955
Measuring, testing, control instruments   17,528       14,823         2,705
Generators, accessories                   20,630       18,468         2,162
Drilling & oilfield equipment              9,012        7,345         1,668
Agricultural machinery, equipment          8,062        6,486         1,576
Parts-civilian aircraft                   11,384        9,861         1,524
Engines-civilian aircraft                 14,102       12,600         1,502
Photo, service industry machinery         15,160       13,824         1,336
Civilian aircraft                          9,870        8,774         1,096
Laboratory testing instruments             5,432        4,531           901
Telecommunications equipment              48,462       47,580           881
Pulp and paper machinery                   4,126        3,350           776
Nonfarm tractors and parts                 2,227        1,501           727
Wood, glass, plastic                       5,445        4,835           610
Food, tobacco machinery                    3,050        2,528           521
Textile, sewing machines                   1,844        1,594           250
Railway transportation equipment           1,403        1,179           224
Specialized mining                           768          575           193
Business machines and equipment            4,581        4,432           148
Marine engines, parts                        967          887            80
Spacecraft, excluding military               166           96            70
Commercial vessels, other                    160          104            56
Vessels, except scrap                          2            3            -1
Computer accessories                      54,795       61,951        -7,156

Automotive vehicles, parts, and engines  254,086      225,049        29,037

Consumer goods                           513,657      483,268        30,389

Other household goods                     77,681       69,814         7,867
Pharmaceutical preparations               91,878       85,453         6,425
Apparel, textiles, nonwool or cotton      36,956       31,727         5,229
Gem diamonds                              22,319       18,599         3,721
Jewelry                                   12,338       10,422         1,916
Footwear                                  18,347       16,888         1,460
Apparel, household goods - cotton         50,382       49,134         1,248
Apparel,household goods-nontextile         8,050        6,972         1,078
Household appliances                      20,893       19,845         1,049
Camping apparel and gear                   8,631        7,715           916
Toiletries and cosmetics                   7,933        7,043           889
Motorcycles and parts                      2,604        1,781           823
Numismatic coins                           2,537        1,717           820
Artwork, antiques, stamps, etc.            8,778        8,070           708
Writing and art supplies                  13,149       12,526           623
Furniture, household goods, etc.          23,623       23,001           622
Records, tapes, and disks                  3,005        2,587           418
Cookware, cutlery, tools                   7,459        7,067           392
Gem stones, other                          3,114        2,840           275
Apparel, household goods - wool            3,326        3,057           269
Pleasure boats and motors                  2,130        1,875           255
Rugs                                       1,922        1,745           177
Musical instruments                        1,583        1,512            71
Nursery stock, etc.                        1,547        1,483            64
Glassware, chinaware                       2,064        2,034            31
Stereo equipment, etc                      5,973        6,059           -87
Books, printed matter                      3,648        3,738           -90
Photo equipment                            5,342        5,946          -604
Toys, games, and sporting goods           32,960       34,840        -1,880
TV's, VCR's, etc.                         33,485       37,778        -4,293

Other goods                               64,492       61,272         3,219
                                                  

(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-12-27, BEA-12-04), Bureau of the Census, Foreign
Trade Division, December 2011.  For more information, contact Matthew Przybocki
(301-763-3148) or Maria Iseman (301-763-2311), Foreign Trade Division.
