                          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 annual change within each major commodity grouping.
(-) Represents zero or less than one half unit of measurement shown. (R) Revised
                                        

Item(1)                                December     November      Monthly
                                       2012         2012 (R)      Change

Total, Balance of Payments Basis         188,765      194,864        -6,099
Net Adjustments                            1,910        1,931           -21
Total, Census Basis                      186,855      192,933        -6,078

Foods, feeds, and beverages                9,344        9,419           -75

Feedstuff and foodgrains                     623          644           -21
Other foods                                1,042        1,009            34
Meat products                                719          721            -2
Fruits, frozen juices                      1,024        1,115           -91
Wine, beer, and related products             754          762            -8
Bakery products                              763          775           -12
Alcoholic beverages, excluding wine          568          575            -7
Vegetables                                   868          855            13
Nuts                                         146          149            -3
Dairy products and eggs                      154          143            11
Tea, spices, etc.                            167          172            -4
Fish and shellfish                         1,390        1,339            51
Nonagricultural foods, etc.                   59           60            -1
Food oils, oilseeds                          480          451            29
Cocoa beans                                   87           54            33
Cane and beet sugar                          152          174           -23
Green coffee                                 347          421           -74

Industrial supplies and materials         57,105       61,346        -4,241

Crude oil                                 22,107       25,423        -3,316
Gas-natural                                  804          860           -56
Liquefied petroleum gases                    442          354            88
Other precious metals                      1,194          993           201
Natural rubber                               271          248            23
Fuel oil                                   3,769        3,998          -229
Nuclear fuel materials                       354          541          -187
Copper                                       563          569            -5
Nickel                                       198          192             5
Pulpwood and woodpulp                        258          286           -27
Chemicals-inorganic                          611          671           -59
Bauxite and aluminum                         989          847           142
Chemicals-organic                          2,330        2,418           -88
Petroleum products, other                  4,005        4,296          -291
Steelmaking materials                        685          704           -19
Zinc                                         136          123            14
Tin                                           84           71            13
Newsprint                                    111          111           (-)
Blank tapes, audio & visual                   65           65            -1
Electric energy                              243          258           -15
Cotton cloth, fabrics                        108          104             4
Cotton, natural fibers                         4            5            -2
Nonferrous metals, other                     387          356            32
Materials, excluding chemicals               116          111             5
Paper and paper products                     555          581           -26
Hides and skins                               18           16             2
Sulfur, nonmetallic minerals                 144          167           -24
Leather and furs                              54           54            -1
Wool, silk, etc.                              66           58             7
Hair, waste materials                         93           73            20
Glass-plate, sheet, etc.                      98          106            -8
Nontextile floor tiles                       212          222           -10
Synthetic rubber--primary                    259          263            -5
Synthetic cloth                              495          484            11
Finished textile supplies                    344          363           -19
Plywood and veneers                          195          179            17
Chemicals-fertilizers                      1,455        1,500           -45
Coal and related fuels                       344          343           (-)
Stone, sand, cement, etc.                    386          360            26
Farming materials, livestock                 173          138            35
Plastic materials                          1,210        1,186            25
Lumber                                       375          380            -5
Finished metal shapes                      1,335        1,388           -53
Chemicals-other, n.e.c.                      987          941            46
Shingles, wallboard                          744          680            64
Iron and steel, advanced                     766          768            -2
Iron and steel mill products               1,604        1,729          -125
Iron and steel products, n.e.c.              761          788           -27
Nonmonetary gold                           1,586        1,914          -328
Industrial supplies, other                 2,370        2,359            11
Tobacco, waxes, etc.                         642          700           -57

Capital goods, except automotive          45,280       45,544          -264

Telecommunications equipment               4,416        4,395            21
Electric apparatus                         3,669        3,602            67
Industrial machines, other                 3,866        3,630           236
Excavating machinery                         843          966          -123
Drilling & oilfield equipment                712          794           -82
Industrial engines                         1,890        1,850            40
Materials handling equipment               1,051        1,125           -74
Engines-civilian aircraft                  1,364        1,419           -55
Parts-civilian aircraft                    1,221        1,216             4
Metalworking machine tools                   988        1,011           -23
Computer accessories                       4,755        4,310           445
Generators, accessories                    1,727        1,764           -37
Agricultural machinery, equipment            801          743            58
Medicinal equipment                        2,699        2,633            66
Measuring, testing, control instruments    1,493        1,506           -13
Computers                                  5,523        6,306          -782
Photo, service industry machinery          1,262        1,255             7
Wood, glass, plastic                         652          563            88
Nonfarm tractors and parts                   183          187            -5
Railway transportation equipment             101          113           -12
Civilian aircraft                          1,191        1,068           123
Laboratory testing instruments               457          461            -5
Business machines and equipment              408          408           (-)
Pulp and paper machinery                     348          369           -21
Semiconductors                             3,067        3,247          -180
Marine engines, parts                        106           88            19
Food, tobacco machinery                      267          247            20
Vessels, except scrap                          1          (-)           (-)
Spacecraft, excluding military                 5           77           -73
Commercial vessels, other                     18            8             9
Specialized mining                            51           42             9
Textile, sewing machines                     148          140             8

Automotive vehicles, parts, and engines   24,498       25,442          -944

Consumer goods                            45,245       45,203            43

Apparel, textiles, nonwool or cotton       3,597        3,146           451
Furniture, household goods, etc.           2,315        2,138           177
Household appliances                       1,940        1,788           152
Artwork, antiques, stamps, etc.              953          982           -29
Cell phones and other household goods,     7,939        8,451          -512
Toiletries and cosmetics                     792          745            47
Stereo equipment, etc                        606          574            31
Footwear                                   1,798        1,468           330
Apparel,household goods-nontextile           766          722            44
Toys, games, and sporting goods            2,796        2,866           -70
Motorcycles and parts                        275          278            -3
Camping apparel and gear                     834          681           153
Cookware, cutlery, tools                     668          630            38
Gem stones, other                            287          279             8
Other consumer nondurables                 1,140        1,154           -15
Pleasure boats and motors                    175          197           -23
Rugs                                         189          175            14
Nursery stock, etc.                          132          133            -2
Glassware, chinaware                         187          181             5
Musical instruments                          124          127            -3
Photo equipment                              406          317            89
Recorded media                                68           75            -7
Books, printed matter                        312          298            15
Apparel, household goods - wool              276          256            20
Jewelry                                    1,035          979            56
Numismatic coins                             269          251            18
Televisions and video equipment            2,784        2,654           130
Gem diamonds                               1,775        1,927          -152
Apparel, household goods - cotton          4,265        4,019           247
Pharmaceutical preparations                6,543        7,711        -1,167

Other goods                                5,382        5,979          -597
                                         
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Item(1)                                Annual 	    Annual  	  Annual
                                       2012         2011          Change

Total, Balance of Payments Basis       2,299,281    2,235,819        63,462
Net Adjustments                           24,238       27,995        -3,757
Total, Census Basis                    2,275,043    2,207,824        67,219

Foods, feeds, and beverages              110,211      107,460         2,751

Feedstuff and foodgrains                   5,849        4,602         1,246
Other foods                               11,448       10,554           894
Meat products                              8,523        7,709           814
Fruits, frozen juices                     12,257       11,686           571
Wine, beer, and related products           8,914        8,533           381
Bakery products                            8,811        8,483           328
Alcoholic beverages, excluding wine        6,555        6,288           266
Vegetables                                 9,942        9,699           243
Nuts                                       2,009        1,884           125
Dairy products and eggs                    1,690        1,586           104
Tea, spices, etc.                          1,852        1,753            99
Fish and shellfish                        16,621       16,572            49
Nonagricultural foods, etc.                  720          742           -22
Food oils, oilseeds                        5,934        6,247          -314
Cocoa beans                                  996        1,425          -428
Cane and beet sugar                        2,283        2,790          -507
Green coffee                               5,808        6,906        -1,099

Industrial supplies and materials        731,204      755,807       -24,603

Crude oil                                312,800      331,582       -18,782
Gas-natural                                9,064       13,567        -4,503
Liquefied petroleum gases                  6,389        9,963        -3,574
Other precious metals                     12,632       15,675        -3,043
Natural rubber                             3,382        4,773        -1,391
Fuel oil                                  45,591       46,879        -1,287
Nuclear fuel materials                     4,676        5,658          -981
Copper                                     5,817        6,770          -953
Nickel                                     2,885        3,605          -720
Pulpwood and woodpulp                      3,360        4,024          -664
Chemicals-inorganic                        7,984        8,645          -661
Bauxite and aluminum                      10,873       11,532          -660
Chemicals-organic                         24,783       25,399          -616
Petroleum products, other                 50,326       50,918          -592
Steelmaking materials                      8,626        9,000          -374
Zinc                                       1,513        1,810          -297
Tin                                          833          979          -145
Newsprint                                  1,344        1,464          -120
Blank tapes, audio & visual                  987        1,100          -113
Electric energy                            1,914        2,015          -102
Cotton cloth, fabrics                      1,261        1,357           -97
Cotton, natural fibers                        86           94            -8
Nonferrous metals, other                   4,368        4,345            23
Materials, excluding chemicals             1,457        1,433            23
Paper and paper products                   6,913        6,887            25
Hides and skins                              226          188            39
Sulfur, nonmetallic minerals               1,644        1,581            63
Leather and furs                             655          590            64
Wool, silk, etc.                             758          681            78
Hair, waste materials                        939          856            84
Glass-plate, sheet, etc.                   1,204        1,107            97
Nontextile floor tiles                     2,477        2,373           104
Synthetic rubber--primary                  3,244        3,134           110
Synthetic cloth                            6,005        5,894           111
Finished textile supplies                  4,223        4,018           205
Plywood and veneers                        2,222        1,930           292
Chemicals-fertilizers                     16,128       15,817           311
Coal and related fuels                     3,258        2,944           314
Stone, sand, cement, etc.                  4,122        3,798           324
Farming materials, livestock               1,714        1,355           359
Plastic materials                         14,582       14,105           477
Lumber                                     4,124        3,498           626
Finished metal shapes                     17,373       16,720           654
Chemicals-other, n.e.c.                   11,832       11,070           762
Shingles, wallboard                        7,803        6,879           925
Iron and steel, advanced                   9,458        8,509           949
Iron and steel mill products              20,872       19,779         1,093
Iron and steel products, n.e.c.            9,994        8,759         1,234
Nonmonetary gold                          17,892       16,390         1,502
Industrial supplies, other                28,152       26,557         1,596
Tobacco, waxes, etc.                      10,441        7,803         2,638

Capital goods, except automotive         548,204      510,737        37,467

Telecommunications equipment              52,794       48,474         4,320
Electric apparatus                        42,826       38,743         4,084
Industrial machines, other                47,977       45,085         2,892
Excavating machinery                      12,664        9,775         2,889
Drilling & oilfield equipment             11,758        9,013         2,746
Industrial engines                        23,778       21,361         2,417
Materials handling equipment              13,229       11,098         2,131
Engines-civilian aircraft                 16,318       14,280         2,038
Parts-civilian aircraft                   13,373       11,364         2,009
Metalworking machine tools                11,666        9,740         1,926
Computer accessories                      56,484       54,796         1,688
Generators, accessories                   22,109       20,623         1,486
Agricultural machinery, equipment          9,324        8,069         1,255
Medicinal equipment                       31,556       30,432         1,124
Measuring, testing, control instruments   18,406       17,510           895
Computers                                 65,757       64,899           858
Photo, service industry machinery         15,840       15,160           680
Wood, glass, plastic                       6,087        5,505           582
Nonfarm tractors and parts                 2,561        2,235           326
Railway transportation equipment           1,696        1,412           284
Civilian aircraft                         10,159        9,891           268
Laboratory testing instruments             5,658        5,437           221
Business machines and equipment            4,744        4,580           165
Pulp and paper machinery                   4,294        4,130           164
Semiconductors                            40,302       40,169           132
Marine engines, parts                      1,041          969            72
Food, tobacco machinery                    3,094        3,046            48
Vessels, except scrap                         13            2            12
Spacecraft, excluding military               165          166           (-)
Commercial vessels, other                    109          162           -53
Specialized mining                           704          769           -64
Textile, sewing machines                   1,716        1,843          -128

Automotive vehicles, parts, and engines  297,697      254,609        43,088

Consumer goods                           516,296      514,061         2,235

Apparel, textiles, nonwool or cotton      39,378       36,971         2,407
Furniture, household goods, etc.          25,612       23,629         1,983
Household appliances                      22,268       20,894         1,374
Artwork, antiques, stamps, etc.            9,884        8,797         1,087
Cell phones and other household goods,    81,284       80,274         1,010
Toiletries and cosmetics                   8,693        7,871           822
Stereo equipment, etc                      6,761        5,974           787
Footwear                                  19,111       18,335           777
Apparel,household goods-nontextile         8,638        8,050           588
Toys, games, and sporting goods           33,457       32,958           499
Motorcycles and parts                      3,055        2,607           449
Camping apparel and gear                   9,045        8,631           414
Cookware, cutlery, tools                   7,814        7,446           368
Gem stones, other                          3,408        3,113           294
Other consumer nondurables                13,402       13,222           180
Pleasure boats and motors                  2,317        2,140           177
Rugs                                       2,049        1,922           127
Nursery stock, etc.                        1,622        1,547            75
Glassware, chinaware                       2,136        2,062            74
Musical instruments                        1,622        1,583            39
Photo equipment                            5,350        5,343             7
Recorded media                               905          925           -21
Books, printed matter                      3,623        3,648           -26
Apparel, household goods - wool            3,245        3,326           -82
Jewelry                                   12,103       12,337          -234
Numismatic coins                           1,933        2,537          -605
Televisions and video equipment           32,845       33,497          -651
Gem diamonds                              20,203       22,299        -2,095
Apparel, household goods - cotton         47,440       50,388        -2,948
Pharmaceutical preparations               87,095       91,737        -4,642

Other goods                               71,430       65,150         6,280
                                                

(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-13-25, BEA-13-04), Bureau of the Census, Foreign
Trade Division, December 2012.  For more information, contact Matthew Przybocki
(301-763-3148) or Maria Iseman (301-763-2311), Foreign Trade Division.
