                                        
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)                                October      September     Monthly
                                       2012         2012 (R)      Change

Total, Balance of Payments Basis         186,626      191,272        -4,646
Net Adjustments                            2,157        2,035           122
Total, Census Basis                      184,469      189,237        -4,768

Foods, feeds, and beverages                8,851        9,271          -421

Wine, beer, and related products             675          827          -153
Green coffee                                 412          526          -114
Alcoholic beverages, excluding wine          496          598          -102
Fish and shellfish                         1,197        1,297          -100
Cane and beet sugar                          132          213           -81
Other foods                                  942          973           -31
Bakery products                              707          734           -28
Dairy products and eggs                      127          150           -24
Food oils, oilseeds                          504          516           -13
Nuts                                         140          151           -11
Nonagricultural foods, etc.                   54           60            -6
Cocoa beans                                   43           45            -2
Tea, spices, etc.                            161          162            -1
Vegetables                                   867          846            21
Meat products                                672          641            31
Fruits, frozen juices                      1,129        1,049            80
Feedstuff and foodgrains                     595          482           113

Industrial supplies and materials         60,105       59,708           396

Crude oil                                 26,227       24,137         2,090
Petroleum products, other                  4,301        3,975           326
Nuclear fuel materials                       531          420           110
Gas-natural                                  850          760            90
Copper                                       497          422            75
Pulpwood and woodpulp                        282          233            49
Bauxite and aluminum                         822          789            33
Lumber                                       383          360            23
Tin                                           60           40            20
Liquefied petroleum gases                    334          316            18
Electric energy                              177          164            13
Zinc                                         130          120             9
Shingles, wallboard                          673          665             8
Blank tapes, audio & visual                   75           68             7
Cotton cloth, fabrics                        104          101             4
Glass-plate, sheet, etc.                     109          107             2
Cotton, natural fibers                         5            6            -1
Hides and skins                               12           13            -1
Nontextile floor tiles                       209          212            -3
Leather and furs                              49           52            -3
Newsprint                                    115          119            -4
Farming materials, livestock                 150          156            -5
Wool, silk, etc.                              59           68            -9
Hair, waste materials                         71           80            -9
Materials, excluding chemicals               110          120           -10
Plywood and veneers                          181          195           -14
Paper and paper products                     594          608           -14
Stone, sand, cement, etc.                    334          349           -16
Plastic materials                          1,174        1,192           -18
Steelmaking materials                        609          631           -22
Finished textile supplies                    335          361           -25
Sulfur, nonmetallic minerals                 130          160           -29
Synthetic rubber--primary                    239          269           -30
Synthetic cloth                              458          494           -36
Iron and steel, advanced                     742          781           -39
Nickel                                       188          241           -53
Fuel oil                                   4,231        4,289           -58
Nonferrous metals, other                     313          380           -67
Coal and related fuels                       331          405           -74
Natural rubber                               230          306           -76
Iron and steel mill products               1,559        1,641           -82
Iron and steel products, n.e.c.              798          882           -84
Finished metal shapes                      1,315        1,405           -90
Nonmonetary gold                           1,493        1,589           -97
Chemicals-other, n.e.c.                      911        1,008           -98
Industrial supplies, other                 2,282        2,382          -101
Chemicals-inorganic                          605          723          -118
Chemicals-fertilizers                      1,527        1,752          -226
Other precious metals                        957        1,213          -256
Tobacco, waxes, etc.                         618          897          -279
Chemicals-organic                          1,614        2,048          -434

Capital goods, except automotive          45,065       45,454          -390

Computer accessories                       4,239        4,688          -449
Electric apparatus                         3,364        3,656          -293
Telecommunications equipment               4,286        4,545          -259
Excavating machinery                         951        1,143          -192
Materials handling equipment                 976        1,130          -154
Industrial machines, other                 3,941        4,072          -131
Generators, accessories                    1,698        1,812          -114
Measuring, testing, control instruments    1,445        1,530           -84
Pulp and paper machinery                     310          386           -77
Industrial engines                         1,905        1,978           -72
Photo, service industry machinery          1,309        1,377           -69
Medicinal equipment                        2,608        2,659           -51
Metalworking machine tools                   884          930           -45
Civilian aircraft                          1,068        1,112           -44
Nonfarm tractors and parts                   197          233           -37
Agricultural machinery, equipment            804          829           -25
Spacecraft, excluding military                 4           25           -21
Laboratory testing instruments               439          460           -21
Wood, glass, plastic                         496          507           -11
Specialized mining                            39           49            -9
Commercial vessels, other                      4           11            -6
Textile, sewing machines                     161          166            -6
Marine engines, parts                         90           95            -4
Vessels, except scrap                        (-)          (-)           (-)
Business machines and equipment              387          386             1
Railway transportation equipment             152          142            10
Food, tobacco machinery                      257          240            17
Engines-civilian aircraft                  1,495        1,448            47
Parts-civilian aircraft                    1,210        1,162            48
Semiconductors                             3,327        3,237            90
Drilling & oilfield equipment              1,426          825           601
Computers                                  5,591        4,619           972

Automotive vehicles, parts, and engines   23,973       24,429          -456

Consumer goods                            40,599       44,238        -3,639

Cell phones and other household goods,     6,609        7,932        -1,322
Pharmaceutical preparations                6,433        7,312          -879
Apparel, household goods - cotton          3,626        4,030          -404
Gem diamonds                               1,267        1,635          -368
Apparel, textiles, nonwool or cotton       3,082        3,349          -267
Artwork, antiques, stamps, etc.              668          802          -134
Televisions and video equipment            2,603        2,686           -82
Toiletries and cosmetics                     700          757           -57
Footwear                                   1,565        1,617           -52
Household appliances                       1,858        1,907           -49
Gem stones, other                            286          330           -45
Apparel, household goods - wool              231          270           -39
Cookware, cutlery, tools                     637          670           -33
Motorcycles and parts                        235          268           -33
Numismatic coins                             143          172           -29
Furniture, household goods, etc.           2,129        2,149           -20
Jewelry                                      952          972           -20
Rugs                                         159          176           -17
Books, printed matter                        301          318           -17
Glassware, chinaware                         174          186           -12
Nursery stock, etc.                          133          137            -4
Recorded media                                71           75            -4
Musical instruments                          130          133            -4
Apparel,household goods-nontextile           713          716            -3
Toys, games, and sporting goods            2,753        2,742            12
Camping apparel and gear                     767          742            25
Stereo equipment, etc                        581          543            38
Other consumer nondurables                 1,135        1,094            41
Photo equipment                              407          351            56
Pleasure boats and motors                    250          169            81

Other goods                                5,877        6,136          -259

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

Total, Balance of Payments Basis       1,916,592    1,852,844        63,748
Net Adjustments                           20,469       23,509        -3,040
Total, Census Basis                    1,896,123    1,829,335        66,788

Foods, feeds, and beverages               91,501       88,907         2,594

Wine, beer, and related products           7,413        7,073           340
Green coffee                               5,035        5,618          -583
Alcoholic beverages, excluding wine        5,412        5,206           206
Fish and shellfish                        13,921       13,727           193
Cane and beet sugar                        1,956        2,414          -458
Other foods                                9,395        8,681           714
Bakery products                            7,266        7,014           252
Dairy products and eggs                    1,395        1,321            73
Food oils, oilseeds                        4,997        5,159          -162
Nuts                                       1,731        1,556           175
Nonagricultural foods, etc.                  602          611            -9
Cocoa beans                                  828        1,267          -439
Tea, spices, etc.                          1,514        1,447            67
Vegetables                                 8,229        8,045           184
Meat products                              7,060        6,411           649
Fruits, frozen juices                     10,167        9,645           522
Feedstuff and foodgrains                   4,582        3,711           871

Industrial supplies and materials        614,420      627,537       -13,117

Crude oil                                266,125      273,638        -7,513
Petroleum products, other                 42,438       42,155           282
Nuclear fuel materials                     3,782        4,625          -843
Gas-natural                                7,382       11,837        -4,455
Copper                                     4,685        5,928        -1,243
Pulpwood and woodpulp                      2,804        3,398          -593
Bauxite and aluminum                       9,037        9,590          -553
Lumber                                     3,362        2,889           473
Tin                                          678          836          -158
Liquefied petroleum gases                  5,593        8,590        -2,997
Electric energy                            1,451        1,655          -204
Zinc                                       1,254        1,534          -280
Shingles, wallboard                        6,394        5,673           721
Blank tapes, audio & visual                  861          918           -57
Cotton cloth, fabrics                      1,049        1,130           -81
Glass-plate, sheet, etc.                     998          934            64
Cotton, natural fibers                        77           78            -2
Hides and skins                              179          165            15
Nontextile floor tiles                     2,045        1,980            65
Leather and furs                             545          483            62
Newsprint                                  1,121        1,233          -112
Farming materials, livestock               1,396        1,100           295
Wool, silk, etc.                             634          561            74
Hair, waste materials                        774          704            70
Materials, excluding chemicals             1,223        1,175            48
Plywood and veneers                        1,843        1,629           214
Paper and paper products                   5,759        5,767            -8
Stone, sand, cement, etc.                  3,381        3,135           246
Plastic materials                         12,173       11,778           395
Steelmaking materials                      7,338        7,489          -151
Finished textile supplies                  3,507        3,355           152
Sulfur, nonmetallic minerals               1,347        1,287            60
Synthetic rubber--primary                  2,720        2,614           106
Synthetic cloth                            5,019        4,895           124
Iron and steel, advanced                   7,907        7,013           894
Nickel                                     2,496        3,157          -662
Fuel oil                                  37,824       39,155        -1,330
Nonferrous metals, other                   3,630        3,636            -6
Coal and related fuels                     2,571        2,288           282
Natural rubber                             2,859        4,013        -1,154
Iron and steel mill products              17,582       16,573         1,009
Iron and steel products, n.e.c.            8,434        7,188         1,246
Finished metal shapes                     14,610       13,937           673
Nonmonetary gold                          14,386       13,552           834
Chemicals-other, n.e.c.                    9,882        9,096           786
Industrial supplies, other                23,380       22,008         1,373
Chemicals-inorganic                        6,709        7,180          -471
Chemicals-fertilizers                     13,523       13,156           367
Other precious metals                     10,493       13,291        -2,799
Tobacco, waxes, etc.                       9,093        6,443         2,650
Chemicals-organic                         20,067       21,092        -1,026

Capital goods, except automotive         456,701      422,280        34,421

Computer accessories                      47,419       46,105         1,314
Electric apparatus                        35,526       32,032         3,494
Telecommunications equipment              43,845       40,652         3,193
Excavating machinery                      10,824        7,792         3,031
Materials handling equipment              11,023        9,078         1,946
Industrial machines, other                40,414       37,311         3,104
Generators, accessories                   18,589       17,065         1,524
Measuring, testing, control instruments   15,385       14,620           765
Pulp and paper machinery                   3,583        3,386           197
Industrial engines                        19,984       17,552         2,433
Photo, service industry machinery         13,283       12,606           676
Medicinal equipment                       26,198       25,312           886
Metalworking machine tools                 9,656        7,823         1,833
Civilian aircraft                          7,862        7,527           335
Nonfarm tractors and parts                 2,190        1,818           371
Agricultural machinery, equipment          7,796        6,590         1,205
Spacecraft, excluding military                83           96           -13
Laboratory testing instruments             4,739        4,464           274
Wood, glass, plastic                       4,855        4,498           357
Specialized mining                           612          663           -51
Commercial vessels, other                     82          126           -44
Textile, sewing machines                   1,425        1,519           -94
Marine engines, parts                        846          811            34
Vessels, except scrap                         13            1            11
Business machines and equipment            3,920        3,771           149
Railway transportation equipment           1,490        1,110           381
Food, tobacco machinery                    2,578        2,537            41
Engines-civilian aircraft                 13,512       11,804         1,708
Parts-civilian aircraft                   10,917        9,359         1,558
Semiconductors                            34,026       33,256           770
Drilling & oilfield equipment             10,250        7,549         2,701
Computers                                 53,777       53,447           329

Automotive vehicles, parts, and engines  247,752      208,827        38,925

Consumer goods                           425,693      428,052        -2,359

Cell phones and other household goods,    64,606       65,704        -1,097
Pharmaceutical preparations               72,728       76,369        -3,641
Apparel, household goods - cotton         39,259       42,507        -3,248
Gem diamonds                              16,329       18,791        -2,461
Apparel, textiles, nonwool or cotton      32,706       30,750         1,956
Artwork, antiques, stamps, etc.            7,967        7,171           796
Televisions and video equipment           27,442       28,297          -854
Toiletries and cosmetics                   7,148        6,543           605
Footwear                                  15,839       15,358           481
Household appliances                      18,511       17,339         1,172
Gem stones, other                          2,837        2,605           232
Apparel, household goods - wool            2,820        2,747            73
Cookware, cutlery, tools                   6,505        6,173           331
Motorcycles and parts                      2,514        2,099           415
Numismatic coins                           1,411        2,137          -725
Furniture, household goods, etc.          21,126       19,527         1,600
Jewelry                                   10,143       10,386          -243
Rugs                                       1,685        1,593            92
Books, printed matter                      3,008        3,021           -13
Glassware, chinaware                       1,771        1,723            48
Nursery stock, etc.                        1,360        1,274            87
Recorded media                               763          783           -19
Musical instruments                        1,372        1,314            58
Apparel,household goods-nontextile         7,162        6,634           528
Toys, games, and sporting goods           27,789       27,552           236
Camping apparel and gear                   7,511        7,182           329
Stereo equipment, etc                      5,570        4,971           599
Other consumer nondurables                11,084       11,036            48
Photo equipment                            4,787        4,696            91
Pleasure boats and motors                  1,939        1,770           169

Other goods                               60,056       53,733         6,323
                                                  

(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-12-232, BEA-12-55), Bureau of the Census, Foreign
Trade Division, October 2012.  For more information, contact Matthew Przybocki
(301-763-3148) or Maria Iseman (301-763-2311), Foreign Trade Division.
