                                                                           
Part A: Seasonally Adjusted
Exhibit 7. IMPORTS OF GOODS BY END-USE CATEGORY AND COMMODITY

In millions of dollars.  Details may not equal totals due to rounding.
The commodities in this Exhibit are ranked on the year-to-year change
within each major commodity grouping. (-) Represents zero or less than
one half unit of measurement shown.


                                                                  Year-to-year
Item(1)                                Annual 2011  Annual 2010   Change

Total, Balance of Payments Basis       2,235,819    1,934,006       301,813

Net Adjustments                           27,995       20,846         7,149

Total, Census Basis                    2,207,824    1,913,160       294,664

Foods, feeds, and beverages              107,460       91,743        15,718

Green coffee                               6,906        4,055         2,851
Food oils, oilseeds                        6,247        4,234         2,013
Fish and shellfish                        16,572       14,635         1,937
Fruits, frozen juices                     11,686       10,404         1,283
Other foods                               10,554        9,387         1,167
Feedstuff and foodgrains                   4,602        3,656           946
Vegetables                                 9,699        8,769           929
Bakery products                            8,483        7,632           850
Cane and beet sugar                        2,790        1,983           806
Wine, beer, and related products           8,533        7,890           644
Alcoholic beverages, excluding wine        6,288        5,647           641
Meat products                              7,709        7,174           535
Nuts                                       1,884        1,477           406
Tea, spices, etc.                          1,753        1,443           310
Dairy products and eggs                    1,586        1,410           176
Cocoa beans                                1,425        1,251           174
Nonagricultural foods, etc.                  742          695            47

Industrial supplies and materials        755,807      602,546       153,261

Crude oil                                331,582      252,161        79,422
Fuel oil                                  46,879       33,782        13,097
Petroleum products, other                 50,918       38,002        12,915
Other precious metals                     15,675        9,547         6,128
Iron and steel mill products              19,779       14,393         5,386
Chemicals-organic                         25,399       20,496         4,903
Chemicals-fertilizers                     15,817       11,494         4,323
Nonmonetary gold                          16,390       12,551         3,839
Industrial supplies, other                26,557       23,728         2,829
Finished metal shapes                     16,720       14,305         2,415
Chemicals-inorganic                        8,645        6,349         2,296
Plastic materials                         14,105       12,075         2,030
Natural rubber                             4,773        2,820         1,952
Iron and steel products, n.e.c.            8,759        6,846         1,913
Chemicals-other, n.e.c.                   11,070        9,348         1,722
Steelmaking materials                      9,000        7,314         1,686
Copper                                     6,770        5,087         1,683
Tobacco, waxes, etc.                       7,803        6,121         1,681
Iron and steel, advanced                   8,509        7,120         1,389
Bauxite and aluminum                      11,532       10,482         1,050
Synthetic rubber--primary                  3,134        2,299           835
Coal and related fuels                     2,944        2,137           807
Nonferrous metals, other                   4,345        3,548           797
Synthetic cloth                            5,894        5,109           785
Nickel                                     3,605        2,946           658
Sulfur, nonmetallic minerals               1,581        1,100           481
Finished textile supplies                  4,018        3,665           353
Zinc                                       1,810        1,585           225
Paper and paper products                   6,887        6,668           219
Tin                                          979          760           218
Nontextile floor tiles                     2,373        2,162           211
Farming materials, livestock               1,355        1,146           209
Cotton cloth, fabrics                      1,357        1,199           158
Materials, excluding chemicals             1,433        1,282           151
Pulpwood and woodpulp                      4,024        3,891           133
Stone, sand, cement, etc.                  3,798        3,684           114
Wool, silk, etc.                             681          572           109
Hair, waste materials                        856          759            96
Newsprint                                  1,464        1,377            87
Shingles, wallboard                        6,879        6,810            69
Cotton, natural fibers                        94           66            28
Leather and furs                             590          567            24
Nuclear fuel materials                     5,658        5,641            17
Glass-plate, sheet, etc.                   1,107        1,090            17
Hides and skins                              188          173            15
Lumber                                     3,498        3,514           -16
Plywood and veneers                        1,930        1,948           -18
Electric energy                            2,015        2,071           -56
Blank tapes, audio & visual                1,100        1,197           -97
Liquefied petroleum gases                  9,963       12,158        -2,195
Gas-natural                               13,567       17,402        -3,835

Capital goods, except automotive         510,737      449,292        61,445

Computers                                 64,899       55,285         9,614
Industrial machines, other                45,085       35,654         9,431
Semiconductors                            40,169       31,227         8,942
Industrial engines                        21,361       16,804         4,557
Excavating machinery                       9,775        5,930         3,845
Electric apparatus                        38,743       35,132         3,611
Metalworking machine tools                 9,740        6,434         3,306
Medicinal equipment                       30,432       27,359         3,072
Materials handling equipment              11,098        8,132         2,966
Measuring, testing, control instruments   17,510       14,823         2,687
Generators, accessories                   20,623       18,468         2,155
Engines-civilian aircraft                 14,280       12,600         1,680
Drilling & oilfield equipment              9,013        7,345         1,668
Agricultural machinery, equipment          8,069        6,492         1,576
Parts-civilian aircraft                   11,364        9,861         1,503
Photo, service industry machinery         15,160       13,824         1,336
Civilian aircraft                          9,891        8,774         1,117
Laboratory testing instruments             5,437        4,531           906
Telecommunications equipment              48,474       47,580           894
Pulp and paper machinery                   4,130        3,350           780
Nonfarm tractors and parts                 2,235        1,501           735
Wood, glass, plastic                       5,505        4,835           670
Food, tobacco machinery                    3,046        2,528           518
Textile, sewing machines                   1,843        1,594           250
Railway transportation equipment           1,412        1,179           233
Specialized mining                           769          575           194
Business machines and equipment            4,580        4,432           148
Marine engines, parts                        969          887            82
Spacecraft, excluding military               166           96            69
Commercial vessels, other                    162          104            58
Vessels, except scrap                          2            3            -1
Computer accessories                      54,796       61,951        -7,156

Automotive vehicles, parts, and engines  254,609      225,093        29,516

Consumer goods                           514,061      483,214        30,847

Cell phones and other household goods,    80,274       71,452         8,822
Pharmaceutical preparations               91,737       85,453         6,285
Apparel, textiles, nonwool or cotton      36,971       31,734         5,237
Gem diamonds                              22,299       18,599         3,700
Jewelry                                   12,337       10,422         1,914
Footwear                                  18,335       16,879         1,456
Apparel, household goods - cotton         50,388       49,136         1,251
Apparel,household goods-nontextile         8,050        6,972         1,078
Household appliances                      20,894       19,845         1,049
Camping apparel and gear                   8,631        7,715           916
Toiletries and cosmetics                   7,871        6,986           885
Motorcycles and parts                      2,607        1,781           825
Numismatic coins                           2,537        1,717           820
Artwork, antiques, stamps, etc.            8,797        8,070           727
Other consumer nondurables                13,222       12,591           630
Furniture, household goods, etc.          23,629       23,001           628
Cookware, cutlery, tools                   7,446        7,055           391
Gem stones, other                          3,113        2,840           274
Apparel, household goods - wool            3,326        3,057           269
Pleasure boats and motors                  2,140        1,875           265
Rugs                                       1,922        1,745           177
Musical instruments                        1,583        1,512            71
Nursery stock, etc.                        1,547        1,483            64
Glassware, chinaware                       2,062        2,034            29
Recorded media                               925          899            26
Stereo equipment, etc                      5,974        6,059           -85
Books, printed matter                      3,648        3,738           -89
Photo equipment                            5,343        5,946          -603
Toys, games, and sporting goods           32,958       34,840        -1,882
Televisions and video equipment           33,497       37,778        -4,282

Other goods                               65,150       61,272         3,878
                                                                         

(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 the FT900 release, or at www.census.gov/ft900
or www.bea.gov/newsreleases/international/trade/tradnewsrelease.htm.
                                                                           
SOURCE: Report U.S. International Trade in Goods and Services: Annual
Report for 2011 (CB-12-103, BEA-12-24), Bureau of the Census, Foreign
Trade Division.  For more information, contact Matthew Przybocki (301-763-3148)
or Maria Iseman (301-763-2311), Foreign Trade Division.
