            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.

                                                         May           April        Monthly      Year-to-Date   Year-to-Date   Year-to-Date
                     Item (1)                           2012         2012 (R)        Change          2012           2011          Change
Total, Balance of Payments Basis                           194,251        195,865         -1,614        973,079        914,367         58,712
Net Adjustments                                              1,965          2,051            -86         10,685         11,225           -540
Total, Census Basis                                        192,286        193,814         -1,528        962,394        903,142         59,251
Foods, feeds, and beverages                                  9,159          9,209            -50         46,145         43,470          2,675
Fish and shellfish                                           1,465          1,569           -105          7,315          6,774            541
Wine, beer, and related products                               676            734            -58          3,663          3,583             81
Cane and beet sugar                                            224            269            -45          1,051          1,130            -79
Cocoa beans                                                     49             85            -36            564            596            -32
Food oils, oilseeds                                            440            462            -22          2,461          2,460              2
Alcoholic beverages, excluding wine                            543            562            -19          2,708          2,567            141
Feedstuff and foodgrains                                       403            415            -12          2,111          1,776            335
Nuts                                                           173            183            -10            917            741            176
Bakery products                                                714            723             -9          3,670          3,453            217
Nonagricultural foods, etc.                                     55             58             -3            329            316             13
Other foods                                                    937            938             -1          4,752          4,371            380
Tea, spices, etc.                                              142            138              4            743            693             51
Dairy products and eggs                                        154            128             25            709            654             55
Meat products                                                  766            740             27          3,686          3,144            542
Vegetables                                                     829            777             51          4,021          3,893            128
Green coffee                                                   528            469             59          2,564          2,613            -49
Fruits, frozen juices                                        1,060            958            102          4,882          4,707            175
Industrial supplies and materials                           61,593         65,161         -3,568        319,806        310,999          8,807
Crude oil                                                   27,419         30,237         -2,818        144,100        134,583          9,517
Petroleum products, other                                    3,553          4,161           -608         21,854         22,129           -275
Liquefied petroleum gases                                      439            710           -272          3,304          4,923         -1,619
Iron and steel mill products                                 1,761          1,984           -223          9,558          8,112          1,447
Chemicals-organic                                            1,868          2,035           -166          9,980         10,327           -347
Plastic materials                                            1,198          1,316           -117          6,270          5,744            526
Tobacco, waxes, etc.                                           847            924            -78          4,177          3,009          1,169
Natural rubber                                                 271            329            -59          1,565          2,021           -456
Chemicals-inorganic                                            655            698            -43          3,506          3,328            178
Farming materials, livestock                                   101            142            -41            674            526            148
Shingles, wallboard                                            612            649            -37          3,157          2,827            330
Stone, sand, cement, etc.                                      324            355            -31          1,699          1,557            142
Industrial supplies, other                                   2,358          2,385            -27         11,685         10,886            799
Nontextile floor tiles                                         192            218            -26          1,017            978             39
Zinc                                                           120            142            -21            632            780           -148
Other precious metals                                          974            995            -21          5,494          6,798         -1,304
Synthetic cloth                                                520            539            -18          2,584          2,450            133
Iron and steel, advanced                                       801            817            -16          3,953          3,457            496
Synthetic rubber-primary                                       276            286            -10          1,423          1,193            231
Cotton cloth, fabrics                                          101            110             -9            538            565            -27
Hair, waste materials                                           75             83             -8            397            346             50
Chemicals-fertilizers                                        1,282          1,289             -7          5,763          6,048           -285
Hides and skins                                                 16             21             -6            103             93             10
Newsprint                                                      105            110             -4            566            621            -55
Sulfur, nonmetallic minerals                                   126            129             -3            726            563            164
Nonferrous metals, other                                       352            355             -3          1,861          1,786             75
Cotton, natural fibers                                           8             10             -2             43             35              7
Leather and furs                                                58             60             -2            275            232             44
Finished metal shapes                                        1,532          1,534             -1          7,465          6,685            781
Wool, silk, etc.                                                63             61              2            320            270             50
Materials, excluding chemicals                                 134            130              4            626            577             48
Glass-plate, sheet, etc.                                       104             98              5            462            430             32
Blank tapes, audio & visual                                     99             93              6            468            449             19
Finished textile supplies                                      364            358              7          1,741          1,646             94
Plywood and veneers                                            197            182             15            877            791             86
Nickel                                                         278            262             16          1,382          1,710           -328
Coal and related fuels                                         239            220             19            979            889             90
Tin                                                             74             54             20            370            497           -127
Copper                                                         512            491             21          2,315          3,151           -836
Pulpwood and woodpulp                                          288            266             22          1,402          1,703           -301
Iron and steel products, n.e.c.                                875            850             24          4,344          3,515            828
Chemicals-other, n.e.c.                                      1,022            996             25          4,953          4,390            563
Paper and paper products                                       583            553             30          2,843          2,874            -31
Electric energy                                                153            121             32            660            805           -145
Lumber                                                         335            297             37          1,540          1,480             61
Steelmaking materials                                          767            719             48          4,356          3,909            447
Gas-natural                                                    727            677             50          3,673          6,106         -2,433
Bauxite and aluminum                                           970            914             56          4,811          4,557            254
Nonmonetary gold                                             1,500          1,442             57          6,852          6,616            236
Nuclear fuel materials                                         449            297            152          1,684          1,941           -257
Fuel oil                                                     3,916          3,457            460         18,776         20,091         -1,315
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            Part A: Seasonally Adjusted
Exhibit 8.  Imports of Goods by End-Use Category and Commodity--continued
                                                         May           April        Monthly      Year-to-Date   Year-to-Date   Year-to-Date
                     Item (1)                           2012         2012 (R)        Change          2012           2011          Change
Capital goods, except automotive                            47,235         45,817          1,418        229,967        207,360         22,607
Computers                                                    5,648          5,401            247         28,292         25,018          3,274
Generators, accessories                                      1,989          1,786            203          9,379          8,402            977
Telecommunications equipment                                 4,520          4,324            196         21,624         20,773            851
Semiconductors                                               3,368          3,182            186         17,551         16,494          1,057
Civilian aircraft                                              757            591            166          3,395          4,008           -612
Drilling & oilfield equipment                                1,133            982            151          4,981          3,412          1,570
Materials handling equipment                                 1,171          1,068            103          5,514          4,301          1,213
Engines-civilian aircraft                                    1,371          1,277             94          6,552          5,785            767
Computer accessories                                         5,104          5,013             91         24,501         23,676            825
Industrial engines                                           2,132          2,060             72          9,962          8,429          1,533
Excavating machinery                                         1,175          1,137             38          5,428          3,634          1,794
Pulp and paper machinery                                       412            380             32          1,827          1,582            245
Electric apparatus                                           3,647          3,628             20         17,727         15,951          1,777
Railway transportation equipment                               174            157             17            751            549            202
Textile, sewing machines                                       148            131             16            656            722            -65
Metalworking machine tools                                     986            971             16          4,899          3,593          1,306
Laboratory testing instruments                                 493            482             11          2,501          2,181            320
Commercial vessels, other                                       16              6             11             41             54            -13
Marine engines, parts                                           91             84              7            409            394             15
Specialized mining                                              76             69              7            343            351             -8
Medicinal equipment                                          2,638          2,635              3         13,155         12,570            584
Food, tobacco machinery                                        272            272              1          1,309          1,247             62
Vessels, except scrap                                            1           (-)               1              1           (-)               1
Parts-civilian aircraft                                      1,081          1,080           (-)           5,217          4,385            832
Spacecraft, excluding military                                   1              3             -2             10             10           (-)
Agricultural machinery, equipment                              779            785             -6          3,781          3,067            714
Nonfarm tractors and parts                                     234            243             -9          1,135            853            282
Business machines and equipment                                392            414            -22          1,959          1,883             76
Wood, glass, plastic                                           475            503            -29          2,398          2,146            252
Measuring, testing, control instruments                      1,545          1,592            -47          7,688          7,176            511
Photo, service industry machinery                            1,349          1,397            -47          6,623          6,229            394
Industrial machines, other                                   4,056          4,166           -110         20,355         18,485          1,871
Automotive vehicles, parts, and engines                     25,011         24,266            745        122,633        101,249         21,385
Consumer goods                                              43,121         43,496           -375        213,773        213,798            -25
Cell phones and other household goods, n.e.c.                6,024          6,506           -482         31,160         33,204         -2,045
Apparel, household goods-cotton                              3,636          4,103           -467         19,971         21,456         -1,485
Apparel, textiles, nonwool or cotton                         3,241          3,602           -362         16,319         14,915          1,404
Artwork, antiques, stamps, etc.                                733          1,058           -325          4,007          3,501            507
Footwear                                                     1,501          1,680           -179          7,768          7,542            227
Furniture, household goods, etc.                             2,101          2,198            -97         10,536          9,696            840
Apparel, household goods-nontextile                            698            775            -77          3,593          3,290            303
Motorcycles and parts                                          237            293            -56          1,286          1,006            280
Camping apparel and gear                                       738            792            -54          3,739          3,561            177
Stereo equipment, etc                                          549            592            -43          2,856          2,523            332
Apparel, household goods-wool                                  285            320            -35          1,519          1,371            148
Books, printed matter                                          299            334            -35          1,503          1,529            -26
Photo equipment                                                469            492            -23          2,614          2,278            336
Glassware, chinaware                                           167            189            -22            889            873             16
Pleasure boats and motors                                      199            221            -22          1,039            834            205
Toys, games, and sporting goods                              2,862          2,878            -16         14,330         14,085            245
Cookware, cutlery, tools                                       661            677            -16          3,240          3,040            200
Other consumer nondurables                                   1,116          1,130            -14          5,489          5,503            -14
Recorded media                                                  70             77             -8            385            392             -7
Household appliances                                         1,834          1,837             -3          8,975          8,462            514
Gem stones, other                                              281            273              8          1,383          1,291             92
Musical instruments                                            144            136              9            693            674             18
Rugs                                                           178            165             13            851            756             95
Toiletries and cosmetics                                       745            709             35          3,544          3,204            340
Nursery stock, etc.                                            158            113             45            681            635             47
Jewelry                                                      1,022            963             60          5,102          5,235           -133
Numismatic coins                                               157             90             67            695          1,089           -394
Televisions and video equipment                              2,991          2,914             77         14,269         14,715           -446
Gem diamonds                                                 1,950          1,667            283          8,575          9,411           -836
Pharmaceutical preparations                                  8,074          6,713          1,361         36,761         37,726           -965
Other goods                                                  6,167          5,864            303         30,069         26,267          3,802

(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-12-123, BEA-12-31), Bureau of the Census, Foreign
Trade Division, May 2012.  For more information, contact Matthew Przybocki
(301-763-3148) or Maria Iseman (301-763-2311), Foreign Trade Division.