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.

                                                       August          July         Monthly      Year-to-Date   Year-to-Date   Year-to-Date
                     Item (1)                           2012         2012 (R)        Change          2012           2011          Change
Total, Balance of Payments Basis                           187,847        188,500           -654      1,539,068      1,475,822         63,245
Net Adjustments                                              1,964          1,927             37         16,371         18,415         -2,044
Total, Census Basis                                        185,882        186,573           -691      1,522,697      1,457,407         65,289
Foods, feeds, and beverages                                  9,177          9,098             79         73,380         70,336          3,044
Feedstuff and foodgrains                                       542            432            110          3,502          2,859            643
Wine, beer, and related products                               795            704             92          5,912          5,647            265
Fruits, frozen juices                                        1,094          1,007             87          7,990          7,565            426
Other foods                                                    959            888             71          7,483          6,885            598
Alcoholic beverages, excluding wine                            561            529             32          4,317          4,146            170
Cane and beet sugar                                            187            163             24          1,611          1,813           -202
Vegetables                                                     843            828             15          6,516          6,356            160
Bakery products                                                725            720              5          5,824          5,598            226
Cocoa beans                                                     59             59           (-)             740          1,135           -396
Green coffee                                                   506            510             -5          4,097          4,308           -212
Nonagricultural foods, etc.                                     52             57             -6            489            497             -8
Tea, spices, etc.                                              145            158            -13          1,191          1,141             50
Dairy products and eggs                                        135            153            -18          1,117          1,053             65
Meat products                                                  660            692            -33          5,746          5,131            615
Nuts                                                           149            192            -43          1,441          1,220            221
Food oils, oilseeds                                            469            543            -74          3,976          4,077           -101
Fish and shellfish                                           1,296          1,462           -166         11,428         10,904            524
Industrial supplies and materials                           58,690         57,160          1,529        494,631        501,398         -6,766
Petroleum products, other                                    4,735          3,904            831         34,129         34,659           -530
Crude oil                                                   23,824         23,380            445        215,822        218,137         -2,315
Fuel oil                                                     3,417          3,102            315         29,277         31,610         -2,333
Nonmonetary gold                                             1,665          1,379            286         11,314         10,569            745
Chemicals-organic                                            2,148          1,979            168         16,385         16,760           -375
Coal and related fuels                                         367            284             84          1,834          1,738             97
Iron and steel mill products                                 1,617          1,551             66         14,394         13,416            978
Nuclear fuel materials                                         403            351             52          2,831          3,243           -411
Natural rubber                                                 279            240             39          2,323          3,268           -945
Farming materials, livestock                                   170            138             32          1,090            861            229
Liquefied petroleum gases                                      539            511             28          4,944          7,185         -2,241
Chemicals-inorganic                                            636            610             27          5,380          5,601           -221
Shingles, wallboard                                            649            625             24          5,056          4,521            534
Finished metal shapes                                        1,456          1,436             21         11,885         11,142            743
Paper and paper products                                       590            570             20          4,558          4,601            -44
Nickel                                                         251            241             10          2,067          2,577           -510
Zinc                                                           119            110              9          1,004          1,240           -236
Blank tapes, audio & visual                                     83             77              6            718            730            -12
Wool, silk, etc.                                                63             59              4            507            443             63
Newsprint                                                      110            106              3            887            992           -104
Finished textile supplies                                      356            352              3          2,813          2,673            140
Plastic materials                                            1,194          1,194           (-)           9,810          9,384            426
Sulfur, nonmetallic minerals                                   109            109           (-)           1,057            950            107
Glass-plate, sheet, etc.                                       107            108             -1            783            740             43
Lumber                                                         374            375             -1          2,618          2,301            317
Electric energy                                                139            141             -2          1,110          1,333           -223
Chemicals-fertilizers                                        1,579          1,581             -2         10,244         10,192             52
Cotton, natural fibers                                           6              8             -2             66             61              5
Pulpwood and woodpulp                                          296            298             -2          2,290          2,746           -457
Leather and furs                                                54             57             -3            445            381             64
Hair, waste materials                                           74             77             -4            623            564             60
Plywood and veneers                                            188            193             -6          1,466          1,301            164
Materials, excluding chemicals                                 116            122             -6            993            945             48
Hides and skins                                                 13             20             -7            154            135             19
Cotton cloth, fabrics                                          100            106             -7            844            903            -59
Tin                                                             53             61             -8            577            703           -125
Nontextile floor tiles                                         199            209            -10          1,625          1,579             46
Stone, sand, cement, etc.                                      324            338            -14          2,698          2,504            194
Synthetic cloth                                                480            501            -21          4,068          3,910            158
Synthetic rubber-primary                                       240            266            -26          2,211          2,087            124
Copper                                                         446            476            -30          3,766          4,825         -1,059
Iron and steel, advanced                                       795            831            -36          6,384          5,574            811
Iron and steel products, n.e.c.                                766            805            -39          6,758          5,708          1,049
Bauxite and aluminum                                           852            892            -40          7,427          7,516            -89
Industrial supplies, other                                   2,317          2,358            -41         18,717         17,541          1,176
Chemicals-other, n.e.c.                                        958          1,000            -41          7,963          7,209            754
Gas-natural                                                    706            753            -46          5,772          9,557         -3,785
Nonferrous metals, other                                       300            357            -57          2,937          2,927             10
Steelmaking materials                                          569            637            -68          6,108          6,079             29
Tobacco, waxes, etc.                                         1,119          1,236           -117          7,575          5,038          2,537
Other precious metals                                          742          1,047           -305          8,323         10,739         -2,416
Capital goods, except automotive                            44,899         45,406           -507        366,214        335,589         30,625
Civilian aircraft                                              472            823           -351          5,682          5,644             38
Generators, accessories                                      1,844          2,002           -158         15,092         13,722          1,370
Telecommunications equipment                                 4,417          4,552           -135         35,015         32,886          2,129
Semiconductors                                               3,274          3,376           -102         27,462         26,598            863
Engines-civilian aircraft                                    1,259          1,343            -83         10,569          9,262          1,307
Parts-civilian aircraft                                      1,100          1,182            -82          8,548          7,338          1,211
Measuring, testing, control instruments                      1,541          1,623            -81         12,413         11,629            784
Industrial engines                                           1,990          2,056            -66         16,107         13,871          2,236
Medicinal equipment                                          2,584          2,643            -59         20,934         20,224            710
Business machines and equipment                                374            411            -37          3,147          3,013            134
Pulp and paper machinery                                       338            370            -32          2,884          2,673            210
Photo, service industry machinery                            1,299          1,329            -30         10,600         10,044            555
Metalworking machine tools                                     959            987            -28          7,838          5,976          1,862
Agricultural machinery, equipment                              797            823            -26          6,172          5,136          1,036
Materials handling equipment                                 1,104          1,122            -18          8,896          7,047          1,849
Specialized mining                                              54             70            -15            523            566            -44
Drilling & oilfield equipment                                1,012          1,027            -15          8,003          5,900          2,103
Wood, glass, plastic                                           483            494            -11          3,851          3,519            332
Food, tobacco machinery                                        250            260            -10          2,082          2,029             53
Commercial vessels, other                                        6              9             -3             65             92            -27
Vessels, except scrap                                         (-)            (-)            (-)              12              1             11
Spacecraft, excluding military                                   2              1              1             55             93            -38
Marine engines, parts                                           87             84              3            661            658              3
Laboratory testing instruments                                 440            433              7          3,838          3,536            302
Nonfarm tractors and parts                                     214            205             10          1,756          1,428            327
Textile, sewing machines                                       159            147             12          1,099          1,108             -9
Railway transportation equipment                               154            140             14          1,198            853            344
Electric apparatus                                           3,605          3,589             16         28,505         25,646          2,860
Excavating machinery                                         1,156          1,072             84          8,728          6,055          2,674
Industrial machines, other                                   4,034          3,935             99         32,409         29,745          2,663
Computer accessories                                         4,575          4,451            124         38,500         37,358          1,143
Computers                                                    5,313          4,846            468         43,571         41,937          1,633
Automotive vehicles, parts, and engines                     25,427         26,200           -773        199,461        164,659         34,802
Consumer goods                                              41,708         42,899         -1,192        340,946        342,363         -1,418
Apparel, textiles, nonwool or cotton                         3,118          3,450           -333         26,276         24,516          1,760
Apparel, household goods-cotton                              3,738          4,004           -266         31,604         34,224         -2,620
Toys, games, and sporting goods                              2,576          2,788           -212         22,296         22,198             98
Footwear                                                     1,553          1,708           -155         12,658         12,305            353
Furniture, household goods, etc.                             2,024          2,168           -144         16,850         15,611          1,239
Camping apparel and gear                                       693            791            -98          6,001          5,748            253
Household appliances                                         1,861          1,957            -97         14,747         13,728          1,019
Other consumer nondurables                                   1,062          1,152            -90          8,855          8,834             21
Photo equipment                                                436            503            -68          4,029          3,789            241
Gem diamonds                                                 1,524          1,585            -61         13,429         15,202         -1,773
Apparel, household goods-nontextile                            671            723            -52          5,735          5,278            457
Cookware, cutlery, tools                                       632            670            -38          5,198          4,939            260
Gem stones, other                                              258            285            -27          2,221          2,068            153
Toiletries and cosmetics                                       704            725            -21          5,689          5,186            503
Apparel, household goods-wool                                  257            276            -18          2,320          2,211            109
Glassware, chinaware                                           167            177            -10          1,412          1,391             21
Nursery stock, etc.                                            132            142            -10          1,091          1,014             77
Books, printed matter                                          291            299             -8          2,388          2,429            -40
Rugs                                                           165            166             -1          1,351          1,256             95
Recorded media                                                  72             72           (-)             618            621             -3
Musical instruments                                            136            135              1          1,110          1,060             49
Stereo equipment, etc                                          530            529              1          4,445          3,986            459
Numismatic coins                                               121            120              1          1,096          1,693           -597
Jewelry                                                      1,039          1,032              7          8,236          8,398           -162
Motorcycles and parts                                          229            219              9          2,010          1,658            352
Cell phones and other household goods, n.e.c.                6,385          6,369             16         50,065         52,166         -2,101
Pleasure boats and motors                                      198            149             49          1,526          1,383            142
Televisions and video equipment                              2,650          2,598             52         22,156         22,869           -713
Pharmaceutical preparations                                  7,518          7,392            127         59,038         60,922         -1,884
Artwork, antiques, stamps, etc.                                968            714            254          6,497          5,682            814
Other goods                                                  5,982          5,811            172         48,065         43,062          5,003

(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-12-193, BEA-12-46), Bureau of the Census, Foreign
Trade Division, August 2012.  For more information, contact Matthew Przybocki
(301-763-3148) or Maria Iseman (301-763-2311), Foreign Trade Division.