
            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 adjustment and rounding. The commodities in this exhibit are ranked on the monthly
change within each major commodity grouping.   (-) Represents zero or less than one half of measurement shown.  (R) - Revised.

                                                           March              February             Monthly            Year-to-Date         Year-to-Date         Year-to-Date
                     Item (1)                              2012               2012 (R)              Change                2012                 2011                Change
Total, Balance of Payments Basis                                 200,285              189,024               11,261              585,188              542,793               42,395
Net Adjustments                                                    2,256                2,132                  124                6,819                6,564                  256
Total, Census Basis                                              198,029              186,892               11,137              578,369              536,229               42,139
Foods, feeds, and beverages                                        9,199                8,991                  207               27,799               25,576                2,223
Other foods                                                          984                  896                   88                2,870                2,547                  323
Wine, beer, and related products                                     802                  740                   63                2,327                2,219                  108
Food oils, oilseeds                                                  549                  493                   56                1,559                1,448                  110
Meat products                                                        753                  702                   51                2,157                1,819                  338
Cane and beet sugar                                                  186                  149                   37                  558                  612                  -54
Alcoholic beverages, excluding wine                                  561                  529                   32                1,620                1,526                   94
Feedstuff and foodgrains                                             438                  410                   28                1,293                1,027                  267
Fish and shellfish                                                 1,388                1,362                   26                4,286                3,966                  321
Green coffee                                                         483                  475                    8                1,522                1,395                  127
Vegetables                                                           794                  788                    6                2,374                2,256                  118
Nuts                                                                 201                  200                 (-)                   577                  437                  140
Nonagricultural foods, etc.                                           69                   70                   -1                  216                  183                   33
Tea, spices, etc.                                                    150                  154                   -4                  462                  411                   52
Bakery products                                                      718                  733                  -15                2,256                2,086                  170
Dairy products and eggs                                              125                  150                  -25                  428                  398                   30
Fruits, frozen juices                                                902                  958                  -56                2,874                2,808                   67
Cocoa beans                                                           95                  183                  -88                  418                  438                  -20
Industrial supplies and materials                                 65,713               63,241                2,472              194,021              181,769               12,252
Crude oil                                                         29,663               28,166                1,497               87,013               79,262                7,751
Fuel oil                                                           3,953                3,322                  631               11,403               11,253                  151
Tobacco, waxes, etc.                                                 911                  718                  194                2,424                1,789                  635
Industrial supplies, other                                         2,437                2,257                  180                7,046                6,570                  476
Finished metal shapes                                              1,520                1,405                  116                4,328                3,848                  480
Coal and related fuels                                               221                  121                  100                  519                  495                   24
Chemicals-other, n.e.c.                                            1,020                  920                  100                2,928                2,579                  348
Farming materials, livestock                                         195                  121                   73                  436                  313                  123
Iron and steel, advanced                                             805                  741                   64                2,340                2,034                  306
Paper and paper products                                             600                  542                   58                1,718                1,743                  -25
Stone, sand, cement, etc.                                            352                  308                   43                1,019                  926                   93
Bauxite and aluminum                                                 999                  957                   42                2,918                2,680                  237
Synthetic cloth                                                      529                  488                   41                1,527                1,431                   96
Nonferrous metals, other                                             408                  370                   37                1,154                1,042                  112
Iron and steel products, n.e.c.                                      862                  830                   32                2,592                2,052                  540
Chemicals-inorganic                                                  664                  632                   31                2,093                1,860                  234
Other precious metals                                              1,197                1,171                   26                3,493                4,018                 -524
Finished textile supplies                                            350                  326                   24                1,013                  972                   42
Materials, excluding chemicals                                       138                  116                   22                  362                  338                   24
Tin                                                                   82                   63                   20                  248                  351                 -103
Zinc                                                                 137                  122                   16                  378                  484                 -106
Hair, waste materials                                                 90                   76                   14                  243                  205                   39
Pulpwood and woodpulp                                                292                  277                   14                  819                  939                 -120
Blank tapes, audio & visual                                           94                   87                    7                  271                  317                  -46
Nontextile floor tiles                                               202                  196                    7                  613                  589                   24
Lumber                                                               317                  312                    5                  932                  947                  -15
Cotton cloth, fabrics                                                108                  103                    5                  322                  319                    3
Plastic materials                                                  1,261                1,256                    4                3,738                3,305                  433
Plywood and veneers                                                  161                  158                    3                  498                  475                   23
Synthetic rubber-primary                                             282                  279                    2                  853                  668                  185
Wool, silk, etc.                                                      64                   62                    2                  198                  160                   38
Cotton, natural fibers                                                 9                    9                 (-)                    25                   18                    7
Chemicals-fertilizers                                              1,063                1,065                   -2                3,172                3,505                 -333
Leather and furs                                                      52                   55                   -3                  155                  135                   20
Sulfur, nonmetallic minerals                                         151                  155                   -4                  476                  339                  137
Glass-plate, sheet, etc.                                              81                   85                   -4                  261                  249                   12
Electric energy                                                      116                  124                   -7                  406                  525                 -118
Hides and skins                                                       21                   30                   -9                   66                   65                    1
Shingles, wallboard                                                  627                  638                  -12                1,920                1,730                  191
Newsprint                                                            108                  122                  -15                  350                  377                  -27
Chemicals-organic                                                  2,014                2,032                  -17                6,156                6,139                   17
Copper                                                               471                  494                  -23                1,312                1,777                 -465
Nuclear fuel materials                                               357                  384                  -26                  938                1,032                  -94
Natural rubber                                                       304                  341                  -36                  958                1,081                 -123
Iron and steel mill products                                       1,982                2,037                  -55                5,845                4,456                1,390
Nickel                                                               260                  325                  -65                  842                1,012                 -171
Steelmaking materials                                                989                1,059                  -70                2,947                2,408                  539
Gas-natural                                                          701                  775                  -74                2,238                3,577               -1,338
Nonmonetary gold                                                   1,240                1,341                 -101                3,937                3,668                  269
Liquefied petroleum gases                                            562                  721                 -159                2,155                3,248               -1,092
Petroleum products, other                                          4,689                4,947                 -258               14,419               12,465                1,954
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            Part A: Seasonally Adjusted
Exhibit 8.  Imports of Goods by End-Use Category and Commodity--continued
                                                           March              February             Monthly            Year-to-Date         Year-to-Date         Year-to-Date
                     Item (1)                              2012               2012 (R)              Change                2012                 2011                Change
Capital goods, except automotive                                  47,746               44,265                3,481              136,767              122,865               13,902
Computers                                                          6,318                5,223                1,094               16,757               13,881                2,876
Telecommunications equipment                                       4,539                4,115                  424               12,693               12,449                  244
Civilian aircraft                                                    979                  595                  384                2,066                2,308                 -242
Electric apparatus                                                 3,672                3,361                  311               10,503               10,151                  353
Industrial machines, other                                         4,130                3,820                  310               12,210               11,228                  982
Drilling & oilfield equipment                                      1,117                  847                  270                2,861                1,882                  979
Excavating machinery                                               1,133                  937                  197                3,113                2,116                  996
Industrial engines                                                 2,030                1,870                  160                5,826                5,160                  666
Parts-civilian aircraft                                            1,088                  952                  136                3,028                2,580                  448
Measuring, testing, control instruments                            1,565                1,463                  101                4,553                4,226                  326
Medicinal equipment                                                2,629                2,536                   94                7,870                7,431                  440
Computer accessories                                               4,914                4,838                   76               14,439               14,350                   89
Metalworking machine tools                                         1,032                  964                   67                2,942                2,032                  910
Photo, service industry machinery                                  1,351                1,299                   52                3,938                3,722                  215
Railway transportation equipment                                     154                  106                   48                  419                  319                  100
Pulp and paper machinery                                             364                  323                   41                1,027                  907                  120
Wood, glass, plastic                                                 490                  452                   37                1,411                1,200                  211
Engines-civilian aircraft                                          1,382                1,353                   29                3,904                3,356                  548
Laboratory testing instruments                                       516                  494                   22                1,521                1,280                  241
Food, tobacco machinery                                              261                  244                   17                  772                  751                   21
Textile, sewing machines                                             141                  125                   16                  391                  451                  -60
Marine engines, parts                                                 84                   72                   13                  234                  225                    9
Business machines and equipment                                      381                  369                   12                1,170                1,155                   15
Nonfarm tractors and parts                                           232                  224                    8                  667                  502                  165
Spacecraft, excluding military                                         2                    1                 (-)                     5                    6                   -1
Vessels, except scrap                                               (-)                  (-)                  (-)                  (-)                  (-)                  (-)
Materials handling equipment                                       1,142                1,144                   -2                3,364                2,604                  760
Commercial vessels, other                                              5                    9                   -4                   19                   24                   -5
Specialized mining                                                    58                   76                  -18                  198                  183                   15
Agricultural machinery, equipment                                    689                  709                  -20                2,209                1,839                  371
Generators, accessories                                            1,797                1,886                  -89                5,522                4,988                  534
Semiconductors                                                     3,548                3,855                 -307               11,135                9,559                1,576
Automotive vehicles, parts, and engines                           25,362               24,129                1,233               74,525               63,659               10,866
Consumer goods                                                    43,776               40,526                3,250              127,597              127,423                  174
Pharmaceutical preparations                                        8,122                7,129                  993               22,100               22,597                 -497
Televisions and video equipment                                    3,178                2,562                  616                8,314                8,895                 -580
Cell phones and other household goods, n.e.c.                      6,618                6,297                  321               19,134               19,873                 -739
Apparel, textiles, nonwool or cotton                               3,150                2,925                  225                9,558                8,555                1,002
Gem diamonds                                                       1,778                1,555                  223                4,850                5,299                 -450
Furniture, household goods, etc.                                   2,078                1,887                  191                6,244                5,808                  437
Stereo equipment, etc                                                611                  481                  130                1,715                1,544                  171
Household appliances                                               1,802                1,674                  129                5,314                5,099                  215
Numismatic coins                                                     196                   86                  110                  448                  592                 -143
Footwear                                                           1,454                1,345                  109                4,454                4,344                  111
Apparel, household goods-nontextile                                  736                  650                   86                2,148                1,958                  190
Camping apparel and gear                                             729                  669                   60                2,203                2,107                   96
Apparel, household goods-wool                                        336                  276                   60                  926                  795                  131
Apparel, household goods-cotton                                    3,904                3,852                   52               12,088               12,646                 -558
Toiletries and cosmetics                                             701                  659                   42                2,103                1,916                  187
Other consumer nondurables                                         1,081                1,046                   35                3,258                3,292                  -34
Books, printed matter                                                303                  278                   25                  884                  931                  -47
Musical instruments                                                  147                  125                   21                  416                  408                    8
Rugs                                                                 177                  157                   20                  503                  440                   63
Motorcycles and parts                                                265                  247                   18                  778                  575                  203
Recorded media                                                        87                   78                    9                  238                  679                 -441
Nursery stock, etc.                                                  131                  129                    2                  407                  372                   35
Glassware, chinaware                                                 162                  163                   -2                  525                  519                    7
Cookware, cutlery, tools                                             605                  612                   -7                1,916                1,819                   97
Photo equipment                                                      558                  570                  -11                1,656                1,553                  103
Pleasure boats and motors                                            238                  255                  -17                  662                  500                  163
Jewelry                                                              985                1,014                  -29                3,112                3,000                  112
Gem stones, other                                                    258                  291                  -32                  819                  724                   95
Artwork, antiques, stamps, etc.                                      757                  816                  -59                2,256                2,070                  186
Toys, games, and sporting goods                                    2,629                2,698                  -69                8,565                8,514                   51
Other goods                                                        6,234                5,741                  493               17,659               14,937                2,722


(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.
