                                                                           
Part A: Seasonally Adjusted
Exhibit 7. Imports of Goods by End-Use Category and Commodity

In millions of dollars.  Details may not equal totals due to rounding.
The commodities in this exhibit are ranked on the year-to-year change
within each major commodity grouping. (-) Represents zero or less than
one half unit of measurement shown.


                                                                                2012-2011    2011-2010
Item (1)                               Annual 2012  Annual 2011   Annual 2010     Change       Change

Total, Balance of Payments Basis       2,302,714    2,239,991     1,938,950        62,722      301,041

Net Adjustments                           27,394       31,936        25,094        -4,543        6,843

Total, Census Basis                    2,275,320    2,208,055     1,913,857        67,265      294,198

Foods, feeds, and beverages              110,258      107,477        91,748         2,781       15,729

Feedstuff and foodgrains                   5,869        4,602         3,656         1,266          946
Other foods                               11,478       10,555         9,387           923        1,167
Meat products                              8,525        7,711         7,175           815          535
Fruits, frozen juices                     12,259       11,687        10,405           572        1,282
Wine, beer, and related products           8,913        8,533         7,890           379          644
Bakery products                            8,811        8,483         7,633           328          851
Alcoholic beverages, excluding wine        6,556        6,297         5,648           259          649
Vegetables                                 9,941        9,699         8,770           241          930
Nuts                                       2,007        1,884         1,477           123          406
Dairy products and eggs                    1,690        1,586         1,410           104          176
Tea, spices, etc.                          1,852        1,753         1,443            98          311
Fish and shellfish                        16,622       16,575        14,635            46        1,940
Nonagricultural foods, etc.                  720          742           695           -22           47
Food oils, oilseeds                        5,932        6,247         4,234          -315        2,013
Cocoa beans                                  996        1,425         1,251          -428          174
Cane and beet sugar                        2,280        2,790         1,984          -510          806
Green coffee                               5,808        6,906         4,055        -1,099        2,851

Industrial supplies and materials        730,374      755,823       603,104       -25,449      152,718

Crude oil                                312,800      331,582       252,161       -18,782       79,422
Gas-natural                                8,742       13,567        17,402        -4,825       -3,835
Liquefied petroleum gases                  6,351        9,963        12,158        -3,612       -2,195
Other precious metals                     12,575       15,675         9,579        -3,100        6,096
Natural rubber                             3,382        4,773         2,820        -1,390        1,952
Fuel oil                                  45,511       46,879        33,789        -1,368       13,089
Nuclear fuel materials                     4,665        5,658         5,641          -993           17
Copper                                     5,816        6,770         5,087          -954        1,683
Petroleum products, other                 50,117       50,918        38,002          -801       12,916
Nickel                                     2,885        3,605         2,946          -720          658
Chemicals-inorganic                        7,981        8,646         6,358          -666        2,289
Pulpwood and woodpulp                      3,360        4,024         3,891          -664          133
Bauxite and aluminum                      10,873       11,533        10,482          -660        1,050
Chemicals-organic                         24,762       25,400        20,417          -638        4,983
Steelmaking materials                      8,580        9,000         7,315          -420        1,685
Zinc                                       1,513        1,810         1,585          -297          225
Tin                                          834          979           760          -145          218
Newsprint                                  1,344        1,464         1,377          -120           87
Blank tapes, audio & visual                  987        1,100         1,197          -113          -97
Electric energy                            1,914        2,015         2,071          -102          -56
Cotton cloth, fabrics                      1,259        1,357         1,199           -98          158
Cotton, natural fibers                        86           94            66            -8           28
Materials, excluding chemicals             1,454        1,433         1,282            21          151
Nonferrous metals, other                   4,369        4,346         3,548            22          798
Paper and paper products                   6,913        6,888         6,668            25          219
Hides and skins                              226          188           173            39           15
Leather and furs                             655          590           567            64           24
Sulfur, nonmetallic minerals               1,646        1,581         1,100            65          481
Wool, silk, etc.                             758          681           572            78          109
Hair, waste materials                        939          856           759            83           96
Glass-plate, sheet, etc.                   1,203        1,107         1,090            96           17
Synthetic rubber--primary                  3,244        3,134         2,292           110          842
Nontextile floor tiles                     2,484        2,373         2,162           111          211
Synthetic cloth                            6,008        5,894         5,110           114          785
Finished textile supplies                  4,222        4,019         3,666           204          353
Plywood and veneers                        2,222        1,930         1,948           292          -18
Coal and related fuels                     3,258        2,944         2,143           314          801
Chemicals-fertilizers                     16,132       15,817        11,495           314        4,322
Stone, sand, cement, etc.                  4,122        3,798         3,684           324          114
Farming materials, livestock               1,701        1,355         1,146           346          209
Plastic materials                         14,582       14,106        12,077           476        2,028
Lumber                                     4,123        3,498         3,514           625          -16
Finished metal shapes                     17,387       16,721        14,315           666        2,405
Chemicals-other, n.e.c.                   11,834       11,071         9,350           763        1,721
Shingles, wallboard                        7,803        6,879         6,812           923           68
Iron and steel, advanced                   9,459        8,510         7,120           949        1,390
Iron and steel mill products              20,873       19,795        14,393         1,078        5,402
Iron and steel products, n.e.c.            9,999        8,725         6,846         1,274        1,879
Nonmonetary gold                          17,833       16,401        13,107         1,431        3,294
Industrial supplies, other                28,147       26,561        23,737         1,587        2,823
Tobacco, waxes, etc.                      10,440        7,809         6,122         2,631        1,688

Capital goods, except automotive         548,614      510,850       449,387        37,764       61,463

Telecommunications equipment              52,797       48,475        47,582         4,322          893
Electric apparatus                        42,848       38,747        35,133         4,101        3,615
Industrial machines, other                48,052       45,091        35,659         2,961        9,432
Excavating machinery                      12,707        9,776         5,930         2,932        3,846
Drilling & oilfield equipment             11,698        9,047         7,348         2,650        1,700
Industrial engines                        23,799       21,363        16,804         2,437        4,559
Materials handling equipment              13,276       11,098         8,133         2,178        2,966
Engines-civilian aircraft                 16,456       14,306        12,640         2,150        1,666
Parts-civilian aircraft                   13,375       11,372         9,869         2,003        1,503
Metalworking machine tools                11,661        9,741         6,435         1,920        3,306
Computer accessories                      56,460       54,803        61,952         1,657       -7,150
Generators, accessories                   22,132       20,623        18,469         1,509        2,155
Agricultural machinery, equipment          9,324        8,069         6,492         1,255        1,576
Medicinal equipment                       31,557       30,433        27,360         1,124        3,073
Measuring, testing, control instruments   18,412       17,512        14,824           901        2,688
Computers                                 65,760       64,900        55,286           860        9,614
Photo, service industry machinery         15,842       15,161        13,825           681        1,335
Wood, glass, plastic                       6,141        5,511         4,865           630          647
Civilian aircraft                         10,289        9,891         8,774           398        1,117
Nonfarm tractors and parts                 2,577        2,235         1,501           342          735
Railway transportation equipment           1,694        1,412         1,179           282          233
Laboratory testing instruments             5,649        5,439         4,531           211          907
Pulp and paper machinery                   4,302        4,134         3,350           168          784
Business machines and equipment            4,744        4,580         4,432           164          148
Marine engines, parts                      1,042          969           887            73           82
Semiconductors                            40,234       40,170        31,228            63        8,943
Food, tobacco machinery                    3,093        3,046         2,528            47          518
Vessels, except scrap                         13            2             3            12           -1
Spacecraft, excluding military               132          166            96           -33           69
Commercial vessels, other                    112          166           104           -54           62
Specialized mining                           704          769           575           -64          194
Textile, sewing machines                   1,729        1,844         1,594          -115          250

Automotive vehicles, parts, and engines  297,813      254,615       225,097        43,197       29,519

Consumer goods                           516,342      514,124       483,225         2,218       30,900

Apparel, textiles, nonwool or cotton      39,377       36,975        31,736         2,402        5,239
Furniture, household goods, etc.          25,613       23,630        23,001         1,983          629
Household appliances                      22,266       20,894        19,845         1,372        1,049
Cell phones and other household goods,    81,284       80,275        71,453         1,009        8,822
Artwork, antiques, stamps, etc.            9,799        8,798         8,070         1,001          729
Toiletries and cosmetics                   8,692        7,871         6,986           821          885
Stereo equipment, etc                      6,761        5,974         6,059           787          -85
Footwear                                  19,111       18,336        16,879           776        1,457
Apparel,household goods-nontextile         8,637        8,051         6,973           586        1,078
Toys, games, and sporting goods           33,466       32,960        34,840           507       -1,881
Motorcycles and parts                      3,059        2,607         1,781           452          825
Camping apparel and gear                   9,043        8,631         7,715           412          916
Cookware, cutlery, tools                   7,812        7,446         7,055           366          391
Gem stones, other                          3,404        3,114         2,840           291          274
Other consumer nondurables                13,403       13,224        12,592           179          632
Pleasure boats and motors                  2,316        2,146         1,875           169          271
Rugs                                       2,048        1,923         1,745           124          178
Glassware, chinaware                       2,137        2,062         2,034            75           29
Nursery stock, etc.                        1,621        1,547         1,483            74           64
Musical instruments                        1,622        1,583         1,512            39           71
Photo equipment                            5,350        5,343         5,946             7         -603
Recorded media                               907          925           899           -19           26
Books, printed matter                      3,623        3,649         3,738           -26          -89
Apparel, household goods - wool            3,241        3,327         3,057           -86          270
Jewelry                                   12,091       12,339        10,423          -248        1,916
Numismatic coins                           1,933        2,538         1,717          -605          821
Televisions and video equipment           32,843       33,497        37,779          -654       -4,282
Gem diamonds                              20,196       22,299        18,599        -2,103        3,700
Apparel, household goods - cotton         47,435       50,392        49,138        -2,957        1,254
Pharmaceutical preparations               87,253       91,768        85,454        -4,515        6,314

Other goods                               71,920       65,166        61,296         6,754        3,870
                                                                          

(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 the FT-900 release, or at www.census.gov/ft900 or
www.bea.gov/newsreleases/international/trade/tradnewsrelease.htm.
                                                                        
SOURCE: Report U.S. International Trade in Goods and Services: Annual
Report for 2012 (CB-13-98, BEA-13-24), Bureau of the Census, Foreign
Trade Division.  For more information, contact Matthew Przybocki (301-763-3148)
or Maria Iseman (301-763-2311), Foreign Trade Division.
