                                        
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)                                February     January       Monthly
                                       2013         2013 (R)      Change

Total, Balance of Payments Basis         192,409      192,549          -140
Net Adjustments                            2,244        1,889           354
Total, Census Basis                      190,166      190,659          -494

Foods, feeds, and beverages                9,577        9,339           238

Fruits, frozen juices                      1,127        1,028           100
Wine, beer, and related products             845          747            97
Vegetables                                   856          787            69
Cocoa beans                                  162          103            59
Alcoholic beverages, excluding wine          589          553            36
Meat products                                785          766            19
Fish and shellfish                         1,375        1,360            15
Food oils, oilseeds                          474          465             9
Green coffee                                 360          354             7
Nonagricultural foods, etc.                   63           63             1
Cane and beet sugar                          122          128            -6
Nuts                                         146          159           -13
Tea, spices, etc.                            153          167           -14
Other foods                                1,054        1,073           -19
Dairy products and eggs                      144          167           -23
Bakery products                              749          788           -39
Feedstuff and foodgrains                     572          632           -60

Industrial supplies and materials         58,514       61,101        -2,587

Crude oil                                 23,605       25,064        -1,459
Fuel oil                                   3,225        4,229        -1,004
Nonmonetary gold                           1,167        1,697          -530
Chemicals-organic                          2,136        2,334          -198
Copper                                       584          758          -174
Liquefied petroleum gases                    426          507           -81
Coal and related fuels                       134          210           -76
Chemicals-fertilizers                      1,327        1,380           -52
Bauxite and aluminum                         885          925           -41
Lumber                                       413          448           -35
Nuclear fuel materials                       213          248           -35
Electric energy                              166          199           -33
Chemicals-inorganic                          634          665           -30
Iron and steel products, n.e.c.              812          840           -29
Synthetic rubber--primary                    229          251           -22
Paper and paper products                     568          589           -21
Natural rubber                               213          227           -14
Plastic materials                          1,308        1,319           -11
Nonferrous metals, other                     398          406            -8
Wool, silk, etc.                              63           70            -8
Materials, excluding chemicals               124          130            -6
Tobacco, waxes, etc.                         665          670            -5
Tin                                           91           96            -5
Hair, waste materials                         76           79            -3
Cotton, natural fibers                         4            6            -2
Leather and furs                              52           52           (-)
Blank tapes, audio & visual                   78           77             1
Chemicals-other, n.e.c.                      952          951             1
Newsprint                                    110          108             2
Cotton cloth, fabrics                        107          102             4
Glass-plate, sheet, etc.                     110           99            11
Stone, sand, cement, etc.                    390          379            11
Zinc                                         132          121            11
Sulfur, nonmetallic minerals                 138          127            11
Iron and steel, advanced                     786          775            12
Hides and skins                               41           26            14
Plywood and veneers                          224          207            17
Finished textile supplies                    382          361            21
Nontextile floor tiles                       233          208            24
Finished metal shapes                      1,451        1,426            25
Farming materials, livestock                 164          137            27
Nickel                                       238          209            29
Shingles, wallboard                          792          756            36
Pulpwood and woodpulp                        307          271            36
Synthetic cloth                              529          488            41
Industrial supplies, other                 2,478        2,434            44
Gas-natural                                  904          849            55
Iron and steel mill products               1,623        1,557            65
Other precious metals                      1,249        1,142           107
Steelmaking materials                        733          595           138
Petroleum products, other                  4,846        4,299           548

Capital goods, except automotive          46,215       45,868           348

Computer accessories                       4,922        4,396           526
Civilian aircraft                            964          703           261
Computers                                  6,012        5,820           193
Engines-civilian aircraft                  1,439        1,257           182
Generators, accessories                    1,918        1,811           108
Photo, service industry machinery          1,402        1,306            96
Materials handling equipment               1,135        1,056            79
Food, tobacco machinery                      301          247            53
Pulp and paper machinery                     343          300            43
Electric apparatus                         3,781        3,753            28
Laboratory testing instruments               477          448            28
Industrial engines                         1,803        1,778            25
Semiconductors                             3,299        3,282            17
Business machines and equipment              416          408             9
Nonfarm tractors and parts                   220          212             8
Spacecraft, excluding military                 7            3             4
Specialized mining                            50           49             1
Vessels, except scrap                        (-)            1            -1
Commercial vessels, other                      6            7            -2
Marine engines, parts                         84           88            -4
Wood, glass, plastic                         577          587           -10
Railway transportation equipment              99          110           -11
Agricultural machinery, equipment            785          801           -16
Textile, sewing machines                     139          162           -23
Metalworking machine tools                   940          973           -33
Medicinal equipment                        2,718        2,762           -44
Measuring, testing, control instruments    1,520        1,599           -79
Parts-civilian aircraft                    1,172        1,270           -98
Excavating machinery                         775          891          -116
Telecommunications equipment               4,522        4,722          -200
Industrial machines, other                 3,704        3,961          -258
Drilling & oilfield equipment                686        1,105          -418

Automotive vehicles, parts, and engines   24,832       23,731         1,101

Consumer goods                            45,190       44,495           695

Apparel, household goods - cotton          4,468        3,978           490
Televisions and video equipment            2,923        2,654           268
Toys, games, and sporting goods            3,358        3,092           266
Pharmaceutical preparations                7,116        6,877           240
Apparel, textiles, nonwool or cotton       3,573        3,404           169
Furniture, household goods, etc.           2,441        2,316           125
Household appliances                       2,059        1,938           121
Footwear                                   1,846        1,750            96
Cookware, cutlery, tools                     753          687            66
Photo equipment                              446          390            56
Toiletries and cosmetics                     796          769            28
Stereo equipment, etc                        640          615            25
Artwork, antiques, stamps, etc.              718          694            24
Apparel,household goods-nontextile           775          757            18
Pleasure boats and motors                    225          209            16
Gem stones, other                            291          277            14
Books, printed matter                        300          291             9
Other consumer nondurables                 1,162        1,155             7
Glassware, chinaware                         185          179             6
Recorded media                                79           76             3
Rugs                                         177          179            -2
Nursery stock, etc.                          140          143            -3
Musical instruments                          132          139            -7
Apparel, household goods - wool              282          294           -12
Camping apparel and gear                     823          839           -15
Jewelry                                    1,135        1,155           -20
Gem diamonds                               1,648        1,683           -34
Motorcycles and parts                        219          289           -69
Numismatic coins                             172          406          -234
Cell phones and other household goods,     6,306        7,260          -954

Other goods                                5,837        6,126          -288
                                       

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

Total, Balance of Payments Basis         384,958      382,987         1,970
Net Adjustments                            4,133        4,349          -216
Total, Census Basis                      380,825      378,639         2,186

Foods, feeds, and beverages               18,915       18,578           337

Fruits, frozen juices                      2,155        1,945           210
Wine, beer, and related products           1,592        1,473           119
Vegetables                                 1,643        1,615            28
Cocoa beans                                  266          338           -72
Alcoholic beverages, excluding wine        1,141        1,050            91
Meat products                              1,551        1,432           119
Fish and shellfish                         2,736        2,881          -146
Food oils, oilseeds                          938        1,011           -72
Green coffee                                 714        1,071          -357
Nonagricultural foods, etc.                  126          147           -21
Cane and beet sugar                          249          372          -122
Nuts                                         305          367           -62
Tea, spices, etc.                            320          311             8
Other foods                                2,127        1,893           234
Dairy products and eggs                      311          305             6
Bakery products                            1,536        1,511            25
Feedstuff and foodgrains                   1,205          855           350

Industrial supplies and materials        119,615      127,014        -7,398

Crude oil                                 48,669       56,317        -7,649
Fuel oil                                   7,454        7,450             4
Nonmonetary gold                           2,864        2,697           167
Chemicals-organic                          4,470        4,001           469
Copper                                     1,342          841           501
Liquefied petroleum gases                    933        1,593          -661
Coal and related fuels                       343          298            46
Chemicals-fertilizers                      2,707        2,023           684
Bauxite and aluminum                       1,810        1,927          -118
Lumber                                       861          603           258
Nuclear fuel materials                       461          581          -120
Electric energy                              365          263           102
Chemicals-inorganic                        1,299        1,477          -178
Iron and steel products, n.e.c.            1,652        1,748           -96
Synthetic rubber--primary                    480          581          -101
Paper and paper products                   1,157        1,120            37
Natural rubber                               440          664          -224
Plastic materials                          2,626        2,504           123
Nonferrous metals, other                     803          745            58
Wool, silk, etc.                             133          133            -1
Materials, excluding chemicals               254          225            28
Tobacco, waxes, etc.                       1,335        1,565          -229
Tin                                          187          163            23
Hair, waste materials                        155          155            -1
Cotton, natural fibers                         9           16            -6
Leather and furs                             104          103             1
Blank tapes, audio & visual                  154          180           -26
Chemicals-other, n.e.c.                    1,904        1,915           -12
Newsprint                                    218          244           -26
Cotton cloth, fabrics                        209          217            -8
Glass-plate, sheet, etc.                     210          180            30
Stone, sand, cement, etc.                    768          665           103
Zinc                                         253          239            15
Sulfur, nonmetallic minerals                 265          329           -63
Iron and steel, advanced                   1,561        1,536            25
Hides and skins                               67           50            17
Plywood and veneers                          431          338            92
Finished textile supplies                    743          667            77
Nontextile floor tiles                       441          398            43
Finished metal shapes                      2,876        2,856            20
Farming materials, livestock                 302          241            61
Nickel                                       447          581          -134
Shingles, wallboard                        1,548        1,263           284
Pulpwood and woodpulp                        578          548            30
Synthetic cloth                            1,017          997            19
Industrial supplies, other                 4,912        4,546           367
Gas-natural                                1,753        1,567           186
Iron and steel mill products               3,180        3,904          -724
Other precious metals                      2,391        2,289           103
Steelmaking materials                      1,328        1,908          -580
Petroleum products, other                  9,145        9,564          -418

Capital goods, except automotive          92,083       89,274         2,809

Computer accessories                       9,317        9,492          -175
Civilian aircraft                          1,667        1,087           580
Computers                                 11,832       10,894           938
Engines-civilian aircraft                  2,696        2,527           170
Generators, accessories                    3,729        3,781           -52
Photo, service industry machinery          2,708        2,539           169
Materials handling equipment               2,190        2,162            29
Food, tobacco machinery                      548          501            48
Pulp and paper machinery                     643          665           -22
Electric apparatus                         7,534        6,861           674
Laboratory testing instruments               925          997           -73
Industrial engines                         3,581        3,756          -175
Semiconductors                             6,580        7,478          -898
Business machines and equipment              824          771            53
Nonfarm tractors and parts                   432          421            11
Spacecraft, excluding military                 9            4             6
Specialized mining                            99          140           -41
Vessels, except scrap                          1          (-)           (-)
Commercial vessels, other                     13           14            -1
Marine engines, parts                        172          149            23
Wood, glass, plastic                       1,165          930           235
Railway transportation equipment             209          265           -56
Agricultural machinery, equipment          1,586        1,511            75
Textile, sewing machines                     302          244            58
Metalworking machine tools                 1,913        1,922            -9
Medicinal equipment                        5,480        5,243           237
Measuring, testing, control instruments    3,119        2,975           144
Parts-civilian aircraft                    2,442        1,974           468
Excavating machinery                       1,666        1,992          -325
Telecommunications equipment               9,244        8,243         1,001
Industrial machines, other                 7,665        7,994          -329
Drilling & oilfield equipment              1,791        1,745            46

Automotive vehicles, parts, and engines   48,563       48,763          -201

Consumer goods                            89,685       83,335         6,351

Apparel, household goods - cotton          8,446        8,186           260
Televisions and video equipment            5,577        5,247           330
Toys, games, and sporting goods            6,449        5,908           541
Pharmaceutical preparations               13,993       14,018           -25
Apparel, textiles, nonwool or cotton       6,977        6,276           701
Furniture, household goods, etc.           4,757        4,115           642
Household appliances                       3,997        3,498           499
Footwear                                   3,596        3,025           571
Cookware, cutlery, tools                   1,439        1,300           140
Photo equipment                              836        1,053          -216
Toiletries and cosmetics                   1,565        1,391           173
Stereo equipment, etc                      1,255        1,123           132
Artwork, antiques, stamps, etc.            1,412        1,483           -71
Apparel,household goods-nontextile         1,532        1,373           158
Pleasure boats and motors                    434          424            10
Gem stones, other                            568          566             2
Books, printed matter                        591          564            26
Other consumer nondurables                 2,317        2,151           166
Glassware, chinaware                         364          347            17
Recorded media                               155          144            11
Rugs                                         356          329            26
Nursery stock, etc.                          283          267            15
Musical instruments                          272          267             4
Apparel, household goods - wool              577          563            13
Camping apparel and gear                   1,662        1,484           178
Jewelry                                    2,291        2,124           167
Gem diamonds                               3,331        3,173           159
Motorcycles and parts                        508          501             7
Numismatic coins                             579          252           326
Cell phones and other household goods,    13,566       12,179         1,387

Other goods                               11,963       11,675           288
                                                   

(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-13-61, BEA-13-15), Bureau of the Census, Foreign
Trade Division, February 2013.  For more information, contact Matthew Przybocki
(301-763-3148) or Maria Iseman (301-763-2311), Foreign Trade Division.
