                                        
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)                                January      December      Monthly
                                       2012         2012 (R)      Change

Total, Balance of Payments Basis         196,061      191,761         4,300
Net Adjustments                            2,461        2,174           288
Total, Census Basis                      193,600      189,588         4,012

Foods, feeds, and beverages                9,613        9,176           437

Fish and shellfish                         1,537        1,440            97
Meat products                                703          636            67
Bakery products                              806          742            64
Cane and beet sugar                          223          164            59
Cocoa beans                                  140           90            51
Other foods                                  982          946            36
Wine, beer, and related products             786          753            32
Dairy products and eggs                      154          124            30
Nonagricultural foods, etc.                   77           60            17
Food oils, oilseeds                          517          504            12
Tea, spices, etc.                            160          149            11
Nuts                                         175          166             9
Green coffee                                 565          562             3
Vegetables                                   793          793           (-)
Feedstuff and foodgrains                     445          452            -6
Fruits, frozen juices                      1,014        1,034           -20
Alcoholic beverages, excluding wine          536          561           -25

Industrial supplies and materials         65,089       63,981         1,108

Fuel oil                                   4,104        3,461           643
Petroleum products, other                  4,811        4,172           639
Iron and steel mill products               1,835        1,555           280
Liquefied petroleum gases                    872          695           177
Tobacco, waxes, etc.                         796          622           174
Steelmaking materials                        863          731           132
Industrial supplies, other                 2,350        2,259            90
Iron and steel products, n.e.c.              896          812            84
Nickel                                       254          199            56
Synthetic rubber--primary                    292          245            47
Plastic materials                          1,220        1,174            46
Shingles, wallboard                          655          610            44
Chemicals-inorganic                          801          757            44
Finished metal shapes                      1,403        1,367            37
Sulfur, nonmetallic minerals                 166          132            34
Plywood and veneers                          179          145            34
Tin                                          103           70            33
Nontextile floor tiles                       215          185            29
Stone, sand, cement, etc.                    358          329            29
Iron and steel, advanced                     790          761            29
Paper and paper products                     577          550            27
Chemicals-other, n.e.c.                      986          964            22
Nonferrous metals, other                     376          360            17
Synthetic cloth                              511          496            14
Glass-plate, sheet, etc.                      96           83            13
Wool, silk, etc.                              72           59            13
Hides and skins                               16            6            10
Finished textile supplies                    338          330             8
Hair, waste materials                         77           73             5
Newsprint                                    119          118             1
Cotton, natural fibers                         7            9            -3
Cotton cloth, fabrics                        110          113            -3
Farming materials, livestock                 122          127            -5
Leather and furs                              48           58            -9
Electric energy                              166          177           -11
Blank tapes, audio & visual                   90          109           -19
Lumber                                       303          331           -28
Materials, excluding chemicals               107          139           -31
Bauxite and aluminum                         962        1,002           -40
Zinc                                         119          161           -42
Gas-natural                                  763          812           -49
Natural rubber                               308          363           -55
Pulpwood and woodpulp                        250          309           -59
Copper                                       347          415           -68
Nonmonetary gold                           1,330        1,410           -80
Chemicals-organic                          2,093        2,201          -108
Chemicals-fertilizers                      1,039        1,222          -183
Other precious metals                      1,117        1,316          -199
Crude oil                                 29,304       29,506          -203
Coal and related fuels                       177          380          -203
Nuclear fuel materials                       197          500          -303

Capital goods, except automotive          44,731       44,683            48

Computer accessories                       4,688        4,325           363
Semiconductors                             3,736        3,426           310
Telecommunications equipment               4,044        3,842           202
Industrial machines, other                 4,268        4,081           186
Drilling & oilfield equipment                885          717           168
Medicinal equipment                        2,709        2,589           119
Agricultural machinery, equipment            809          726            84
Measuring, testing, control instruments    1,525        1,449            76
Generators, accessories                    1,834        1,800            35
Photo, service industry machinery          1,289        1,260            29
Industrial engines                         1,929        1,902            27
Laboratory testing instruments               511          491            20
Parts-civilian aircraft                      988          971            17
Nonfarm tractors and parts                   211          194            17
Excavating machinery                       1,030        1,016            14
Railway transportation equipment             161          156             5
Specialized mining                            55           52             3
Business machines and equipment              420          417             3
Vessels, except scrap                        (-)          (-)           (-)
Spacecraft, excluding military                 2            4            -2
Marine engines, parts                         78           86            -8
Food, tobacco machinery                      262          270            -9
Commercial vessels, other                      6           16           -10
Textile, sewing machines                     125          144           -19
Materials handling equipment               1,069        1,092           -23
Wood, glass, plastic                         471          502           -32
Pulp and paper machinery                     347          382           -34
Engines-civilian aircraft                  1,159        1,204           -45
Metalworking machine tools                   939          998           -59
Computers                                  5,216        5,442          -226
Electric apparatus                         3,473        3,715          -241
Civilian aircraft                            491        1,412          -921

Automotive vehicles, parts, and engines   25,304       22,916         2,387

Consumer goods                            43,245       43,075           171

Toys, games, and sporting goods            3,238        2,503           735
Apparel, household goods - cotton          4,329        3,817           512
Apparel, textiles, nonwool or cotton       3,483        3,066           417
Footwear                                   1,654        1,430           224
Furniture, household goods, etc.           2,278        2,086           192
Jewelry                                    1,114          958           156
Photo equipment                              528          380           148
Camping apparel and gear                     805          699           106
Stereo equipment, etc                        624          522           102
Household appliances                       1,837        1,745            92
Toiletries and cosmetics                     743          675            68
Apparel,household goods-nontextile           761          704            58
Cookware, cutlery, tools                     699          643            56
Other consumer nondurables                 1,133        1,086            47
Glassware, chinaware                         200          166            34
Gem stones, other                            270          244            26
Apparel, household goods - wool              314          300            14
Rugs                                         170          157            13
Televisions and video equipment            2,574        2,563            11
Motorcycles and parts                        271          261            10
Musical instruments                          144          140             4
Nursery stock, etc.                          147          144             2
Pleasure boats and motors                    165          171            -6
Books, printed matter                        303          316           -13
Artwork, antiques, stamps, etc.              683          737           -54
Numismatic coins                             167          240           -73
Recorded media                                74          266          -192
Gem diamonds                               1,519        1,785          -266
Cell phones and other household goods,     6,219        7,338        -1,118
Pharmaceutical preparations                6,799        7,933        -1,134

Other goods                                5,618        5,757          -139
                                       

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Item(1)                                Year-to-date Year-to-date  Year-to-date
                                       2012         2011          Change

Total, Balance of Payments Basis         180,788                     15,273
Net Adjustments                            2,103                        358
Total, Census Basis                      178,685                     14,915

Foods, feeds, and beverages                8,419                      1,194

Fish and shellfish                         1,370                        167
Meat products                                588                        116
Bakery products                              713                         93
Cane and beet sugar                          159                         64
Cocoa beans                                  157                        -16
Other foods                                  857                        125
Wine, beer, and related products             730                         56
Dairy products and eggs                      122                         31
Nonagricultural foods, etc.                   57                         20
Food oils, oilseeds                          400                        117
Tea, spices, etc.                            135                         24
Nuts                                         135                         40
Green coffee                                 411                        154
Vegetables                                   781                         12
Feedstuff and foodgrains                     334                        111
Fruits, frozen juices                        971                         43
Alcoholic beverages, excluding wine          499                         37

Industrial supplies and materials         59,763                      5,326

Fuel oil                                   3,997                        107
Petroleum products, other                  4,199                        612
Iron and steel mill products               1,310                        525
Liquefied petroleum gases                  1,184                       -312
Tobacco, waxes, etc.                         575                        221
Steelmaking materials                        905                        -42
Industrial supplies, other                 2,214                        136
Iron and steel products, n.e.c.              709                        187
Nickel                                       280                        -25
Synthetic rubber--primary                    213                         79
Plastic materials                          1,070                        150
Shingles, wallboard                          591                         64
Chemicals-inorganic                          630                        171
Finished metal shapes                      1,270                        133
Sulfur, nonmetallic minerals                 123                         44
Plywood and veneers                          160                         19
Tin                                          122                        -19
Nontextile floor tiles                       205                         10
Stone, sand, cement, etc.                    305                         53
Iron and steel, advanced                     692                         98
Paper and paper products                     603                        -26
Chemicals-other, n.e.c.                      843                        143
Nonferrous metals, other                     330                         46
Synthetic cloth                              481                         30
Glass-plate, sheet, etc.                      90                          6
Wool, silk, etc.                              51                         21
Hides and skins                               17                         -1
Finished textile supplies                    338                        (-)
Hair, waste materials                         64                         14
Newsprint                                    125                         -6
Cotton, natural fibers                         6                          1
Cotton cloth, fabrics                        105                          6
Farming materials, livestock                 104                         18
Leather and furs                              47                          1
Electric energy                              198                        -32
Blank tapes, audio & visual                  113                        -23
Lumber                                       336                        -33
Materials, excluding chemicals               112                         -5
Bauxite and aluminum                         873                         88
Zinc                                         166                        -47
Gas-natural                                1,090                       -327
Natural rubber                               326                        -18
Pulpwood and woodpulp                        305                        -54
Copper                                       562                       -215
Nonmonetary gold                             971                        359
Chemicals-organic                          2,089                          4
Chemicals-fertilizers                      1,205                       -166
Other precious metals                      1,245                       -129
Crude oil                                 25,679                      3,625
Coal and related fuels                       130                         47
Nuclear fuel materials                       404                       -207

Capital goods, except automotive          41,920                      2,811

Computer accessories                       5,013                       -325
Semiconductors                             3,358                        378
Telecommunications equipment               4,369                       -325
Industrial machines, other                 3,975                        293
Drilling & oilfield equipment                655                        230
Medicinal equipment                        2,560                        149
Agricultural machinery, equipment            635                        174
Measuring, testing, control instruments    1,441                         83
Generators, accessories                    1,740                         94
Photo, service industry machinery          1,227                         62
Industrial engines                         1,700                        229
Laboratory testing instruments               442                         69
Parts-civilian aircraft                      799                        189
Nonfarm tractors and parts                   160                         51
Excavating machinery                         677                        353
Railway transportation equipment             103                         58
Specialized mining                            53                          2
Business machines and equipment              392                         27
Vessels, except scrap                        (-)                        (-)
Spacecraft, excluding military               (-)                          2
Marine engines, parts                         72                          6
Food, tobacco machinery                      253                          9
Commercial vessels, other                      5                          1
Textile, sewing machines                     125                        (-)
Materials handling equipment                 855                        214
Wood, glass, plastic                         451                         19
Pulp and paper machinery                     337                         10
Engines-civilian aircraft                  1,050                        109
Metalworking machine tools                   661                        278
Computers                                  4,688                        528
Electric apparatus                         3,475                         -2
Civilian aircraft                            646                       -155

Automotive vehicles, parts, and engines   21,898                      3,406

Consumer goods                            41,814                      1,432

Toys, games, and sporting goods            3,047                        190
Apparel, household goods - cotton          4,428                        -98
Apparel, textiles, nonwool or cotton       2,974                        510
Footwear                                   1,558                         96
Furniture, household goods, etc.           2,039                        239
Jewelry                                    1,015                         99
Photo equipment                              532                         -4
Camping apparel and gear                     714                         91
Stereo equipment, etc                        533                         91
Household appliances                       1,748                         89
Toiletries and cosmetics                     651                         92
Apparel,household goods-nontextile           673                         88
Cookware, cutlery, tools                     640                         59
Other consumer nondurables                 1,138                         -6
Glassware, chinaware                         188                         12
Gem stones, other                            253                         18
Apparel, household goods - wool              271                         43
Rugs                                         150                         19
Televisions and video equipment            2,881                       -307
Motorcycles and parts                        153                        118
Musical instruments                          134                         10
Nursery stock, etc.                          132                         15
Pleasure boats and motors                    152                         13
Books, printed matter                        327                        -24
Artwork, antiques, stamps, etc.              584                         99
Numismatic coins                             200                        -33
Recorded media                               230                       -156
Gem diamonds                               1,671                       -152
Cell phones and other household goods,     6,247                        -28
Pharmaceutical preparations                6,550                        249

Other goods                                4,871                        747
                                                  

(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-12-41, BEA-12-07), Bureau of the Census, Foreign
Trade Division, January 2012.  For more information, contact Matthew Przybocki
(301-763-3148) or Maria Iseman (301-763-2311), Foreign Trade Division.
