                          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)                                January      December      Monthly
                                       2013         2012 (R)      Change

Total, Balance of Payments Basis         192,538      188,891         3,647
Net Adjustments                            1,902        1,948           -46
Total, Census Basis                      190,636      186,943         3,693

Foods, feeds, and beverages                9,364        9,366            -3

Vegetables                                   788          869           -81
Fish and shellfish                         1,359        1,389           -30
Cane and beet sugar                          128          152           -24
Alcoholic beverages, excluding wine          547          567           -19
Food oils, oilseeds                          465          480           -16
Wine, beer, and related products             745          754            -8
Tea, spices, etc.                            166          167            -1
Fruits, frozen juices                      1,029        1,025             4
Nonagricultural foods, etc.                   63           58             4
Green coffee                                 353          347             6
Dairy products and eggs                      167          154            13
Nuts                                         159          144            15
Cocoa beans                                  103           87            16
Bakery products                              783          764            19
Feedstuff and foodgrains                     637          615            22
Other foods                                1,107        1,075            33
Meat products                                765          721            45

Industrial supplies and materials         61,015       56,975         4,040

Crude oil                                 25,064       22,107         2,956
Fuel oil                                   4,205        3,769           436
Petroleum products, other                  4,302        4,022           281
Copper                                       758          563           195
Nonmonetary gold                           1,685        1,565           120
Plastic materials                          1,318        1,211           107
Finished metal shapes                      1,426        1,337            89
Iron and steel products, n.e.c.              844          764            80
Lumber                                       448          375            73
Industrial supplies, other                 2,433        2,366            66
Liquefied petroleum gases                    507          442            65
Chemicals-organic                          2,333        2,271            62
Chemicals-inorganic                          670          610            60
Gas-natural                                  849          804            45
Paper and paper products                     589          555            34
Tobacco, waxes, etc.                         666          644            22
Finished textile supplies                    360          344            17
Nonferrous metals, other                     403          388            15
Materials, excluding chemicals               130          116            14
Pulpwood and woodpulp                        271          258            13
Nickel                                       210          197            12
Blank tapes, audio & visual                   76           64            12
Tin                                           96           84            12
Plywood and veneers                          207          196            11
Shingles, wallboard                          755          745            10
Hides and skins                               26           18             9
Iron and steel, advanced                     775          767             8
Wool, silk, etc.                              70           66             4
Cotton, natural fibers                         6            4             2
Glass-plate, sheet, etc.                      99           97             2
Leather and furs                              52           53            -2
Newsprint                                    107          111            -4
Nontextile floor tiles                       208          212            -4
Cotton cloth, fabrics                        102          108            -6
Synthetic cloth                              488          496            -8
Synthetic rubber--primary                    250          258            -8
Stone, sand, cement, etc.                    378          386            -9
Hair, waste materials                         79           93           -14
Zinc                                         121          136           -15
Sulfur, nonmetallic minerals                 119          144           -25
Farming materials, livestock                 137          173           -36
Steelmaking materials                        593          629           -36
Chemicals-other, n.e.c.                      951          990           -39
Electric energy                              199          243           -44
Natural rubber                               227          272           -45
Iron and steel mill products               1,542        1,604           -63
Bauxite and aluminum                         928          991           -63
Other precious metals                      1,112        1,181           -69
Chemicals-fertilizers                      1,384        1,459           -74
Nuclear fuel materials                       248          342           -94
Coal and related fuels                       210          344          -134

Capital goods, except automotive          45,859       45,360           499

Drilling & oilfield equipment              1,100          710           390
Telecommunications equipment               4,721        4,416           305
Computers                                  5,814        5,524           290
Semiconductors                             3,287        3,075           211
Measuring, testing, control instruments    1,607        1,498           108
Electric apparatus                         3,746        3,666            80
Generators, accessories                    1,803        1,728            76
Industrial machines, other                 3,960        3,893            67
Medicinal equipment                        2,762        2,700            61
Excavating machinery                         938          885            52
Parts-civilian aircraft                    1,265        1,221            44
Photo, service industry machinery          1,304        1,264            41
Textile, sewing machines                     163          148            14
Nonfarm tractors and parts                   194          184             9
Railway transportation equipment             110          101             9
Materials handling equipment               1,053        1,048             5
Agricultural machinery, equipment            802          801           (-)
Vessels, except scrap                          1            1           (-)
Business machines and equipment              407          407           (-)
Spacecraft, excluding military                 3            5            -2
Specialized mining                            49           51            -2
Laboratory testing instruments               447          455            -9
Commercial vessels, other                      7           18           -10
Metalworking machine tools                   965          981           -17
Marine engines, parts                         88          106           -18
Food, tobacco machinery                      246          266           -19
Pulp and paper machinery                     306          356           -50
Wood, glass, plastic                         585          653           -68
Engines-civilian aircraft                  1,256        1,365          -109
Industrial engines                         1,773        1,888          -115
Computer accessories                       4,397        4,754          -357
Civilian aircraft                            703        1,191          -488

Automotive vehicles, parts, and engines   23,865       24,523          -659

Consumer goods                            44,441       45,315          -875

Cell phones and other household goods,     7,254        7,941          -687
Apparel, household goods - cotton          3,976        4,263          -288
Artwork, antiques, stamps, etc.              696          900          -205
Apparel, textiles, nonwool or cotton       3,399        3,597          -198
Televisions and video equipment            2,654        2,782          -128
Gem diamonds                               1,683        1,767           -84
Footwear                                   1,748        1,799           -51
Toiletries and cosmetics                     768          792           -25
Books, printed matter                        291          313           -22
Photo equipment                              390          406           -16
Apparel,household goods-nontextile           754          766           -12
Rugs                                         179          188            -9
Glassware, chinaware                         179          187            -8
Gem stones, other                            278          284            -6
Household appliances                       1,937        1,940            -3
Furniture, household goods, etc.           2,314        2,315            -1
Camping apparel and gear                     837          834             3
Recorded media                                75           68             7
Stereo equipment, etc                        614          606             8
Nursery stock, etc.                          143          132            11
Other consumer nondurables                 1,152        1,140            12
Motorcycles and parts                        289          275            13
Musical instruments                          139          124            15
Cookware, cutlery, tools                     686          668            18
Apparel, household goods - wool              292          271            20
Pleasure boats and motors                    210          176            34
Jewelry                                    1,142        1,024           118
Numismatic coins                             405          269           137
Pharmaceutical preparations                6,868        6,685           183
Toys, games, and sporting goods            3,090        2,803           287

Other goods                                6,092        5,402           690
                                        
                               _________________

Item(1)                                Year-to-date Year-to-date  Year-to-date
                                       2013         2012          Change

Total, Balance of Payments Basis         192,538      194,670        -2,132
Net Adjustments                            1,902        2,291          -389
Total, Census Basis                      190,636      192,379        -1,743

Foods, feeds, and beverages                9,364        9,587          -223

Vegetables                                   788          819           -31
Fish and shellfish                         1,359        1,511          -152
Cane and beet sugar                          128          223           -95
Alcoholic beverages, excluding wine          547          529            19
Food oils, oilseeds                          465          517           -53
Wine, beer, and related products             745          759           -14
Tea, spices, etc.                            166          161             5
Fruits, frozen juices                      1,029          990            39
Nonagricultural foods, etc.                   63           77           -14
Green coffee                                 353          586          -233
Dairy products and eggs                      167          155            11
Nuts                                         159          175           -16
Cocoa beans                                  103          149           -45
Bakery products                              783          786            -4
Feedstuff and foodgrains                     637          445           192
Other foods                                1,107          988           119
Meat products                                765          717            49

Industrial supplies and materials         61,015       65,186        -4,171

Crude oil                                 25,064       29,516        -4,452
Fuel oil                                   4,205        4,128            77
Petroleum products, other                  4,302        4,706          -403
Copper                                       758          347           411
Nonmonetary gold                           1,685        1,355           330
Plastic materials                          1,318        1,239            79
Finished metal shapes                      1,426        1,432            -6
Iron and steel products, n.e.c.              844          893           -49
Lumber                                       448          294           154
Industrial supplies, other                 2,433        2,321           112
Liquefied petroleum gases                    507          872          -365
Chemicals-organic                          2,333        2,012           321
Chemicals-inorganic                          670          809          -138
Gas-natural                                  849          768            81
Paper and paper products                     589          576            13
Tobacco, waxes, etc.                         666          807          -142
Finished textile supplies                    360          337            24
Nonferrous metals, other                     403          376            27
Materials, excluding chemicals               130          108            22
Pulpwood and woodpulp                        271          263             8
Nickel                                       210          257           -47
Blank tapes, audio & visual                   76           91           -15
Tin                                           96          100            -4
Plywood and veneers                          207          179            27
Shingles, wallboard                          755          641           114
Hides and skins                               26           16            10
Iron and steel, advanced                     775          801           -26
Wool, silk, etc.                              70           74            -3
Cotton, natural fibers                         6            7            -1
Glass-plate, sheet, etc.                      99           94             5
Leather and furs                              52           48             4
Newsprint                                    107          122           -14
Nontextile floor tiles                       208          207             1
Cotton cloth, fabrics                        102          112           -10
Synthetic cloth                              488          510           -22
Synthetic rubber--primary                    250          296           -47
Stone, sand, cement, etc.                    378          358            20
Hair, waste materials                         79           81            -2
Zinc                                         121          116             5
Sulfur, nonmetallic minerals                 119          172           -52
Farming materials, livestock                 137          118            19
Steelmaking materials                        593          867          -274
Chemicals-other, n.e.c.                      951          990           -39
Electric energy                              199          148            51
Natural rubber                               227          317           -90
Iron and steel mill products               1,542        1,859          -317
Bauxite and aluminum                         928          970           -42
Other precious metals                      1,112        1,119            -7
Chemicals-fertilizers                      1,384          985           399
Nuclear fuel materials                       248          197            51
Coal and related fuels                       210          177            33

Capital goods, except automotive          45,859       44,594         1,265

Drilling & oilfield equipment              1,100          898           202
Telecommunications equipment               4,721        4,034           687
Computers                                  5,814        5,333           481
Semiconductors                             3,287        3,643          -357
Measuring, testing, control instruments    1,607        1,503           103
Electric apparatus                         3,746        3,480           265
Generators, accessories                    1,803        1,823           -20
Industrial machines, other                 3,960        4,215          -255
Medicinal equipment                        2,762        2,687            74
Excavating machinery                         938        1,080          -143
Parts-civilian aircraft                    1,265        1,011           254
Photo, service industry machinery          1,304        1,290            15
Textile, sewing machines                     163          124            39
Nonfarm tractors and parts                   194          207           -14
Railway transportation equipment             110          159           -50
Materials handling equipment               1,053        1,046             7
Agricultural machinery, equipment            802          796             6
Vessels, except scrap                          1          (-)             1
Business machines and equipment              407          410            -2
Spacecraft, excluding military                 3            2             1
Specialized mining                            49           64           -15
Laboratory testing instruments               447          492           -46
Commercial vessels, other                      7            4             3
Metalworking machine tools                   965          944            21
Marine engines, parts                         88           78            11
Food, tobacco machinery                      246          261           -15
Pulp and paper machinery                     306          337           -31
Wood, glass, plastic                         585          470           115
Engines-civilian aircraft                  1,256        1,169            87
Industrial engines                         1,773        1,905          -132
Computer accessories                       4,397        4,636          -239
Civilian aircraft                            703          491           212

Automotive vehicles, parts, and engines   23,865       24,160          -296

Consumer goods                            44,441       43,063         1,377

Cell phones and other household goods,     7,254        6,100         1,154
Apparel, household goods - cotton          3,976        4,266          -290
Artwork, antiques, stamps, etc.              696          719           -23
Apparel, textiles, nonwool or cotton       3,399        3,429           -30
Televisions and video equipment            2,654        2,653           (-)
Gem diamonds                               1,683        1,596            87
Footwear                                   1,748        1,633           115
Toiletries and cosmetics                     768          728            39
Books, printed matter                        291          293            -1
Photo equipment                              390          513          -123
Apparel,household goods-nontextile           754          748             6
Rugs                                         179          170             9
Glassware, chinaware                         179          190           -11
Gem stones, other                            278          268            10
Household appliances                       1,937        1,832           105
Furniture, household goods, etc.           2,314        2,243            71
Camping apparel and gear                     837          802            36
Recorded media                                75           71             4
Stereo equipment, etc                        614          618            -4
Nursery stock, etc.                          143          144            -1
Other consumer nondurables                 1,152        1,121            32
Motorcycles and parts                        289          274            15
Musical instruments                          139          146            -8
Cookware, cutlery, tools                     686          695            -8
Apparel, household goods - wool              292          295            -3
Pleasure boats and motors                    210          177            33
Jewelry                                    1,142        1,098            44
Numismatic coins                             405          166           239
Pharmaceutical preparations                6,868        6,882           -14
Toys, games, and sporting goods            3,090        3,195          -105

Other goods                                6,092        5,788           304
                                                  

(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-13-44, BEA-13-08), Bureau of the Census, Foreign
Trade Division, January 2012.  For more information, contact Matthew Przybocki
(301-763-3148) or Maria Iseman (301-763-2311), Foreign Trade Division.
