                                        
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)                                May          April         Monthly
                                       2013         2013 (R)      Change

Total, Balance of Payments Basis         193,698      189,531         4,167
Net Adjustments                            2,292        2,195            97
Total, Census Basis                      191,406      187,336         4,070

Foods, feeds, and beverages                9,919        9,549           370

Fish and shellfish                         1,556        1,378           178
Fruits, frozen juices                      1,161        1,050           111
Green coffee                                 507          409            98
Cocoa beans                                  153           82            71
Alcoholic beverages, excluding wine          591          552            38
Cane and beet sugar                          159          128            31
Nuts                                         190          163            27
Other foods                                1,019          993            26
Wine, beer, and related products             734          736            -1
Tea, spices, etc.                            166          169            -3
Nonagricultural foods, etc.                   66           70            -4
Bakery products                              762          768            -5
Dairy products and eggs                      133          149           -16
Vegetables                                   896          918           -22
Food oils, oilseeds                          538          560           -23
Feedstuff and foodgrains                     616          641           -24
Meat products                                673          784          -111

Industrial supplies and materials         57,184       56,136         1,048

Crude oil                                 21,995       21,282           713
Petroleum products, other                  4,633        3,951           682
Copper                                       662          458           204
Nonmonetary gold                           1,541        1,352           189
Nuclear fuel materials                       388          258           129
Chemicals-inorganic                          647          573            74
Coal and related fuels                       242          192            50
Iron and steel mill products               1,506        1,459            47
Pulpwood and woodpulp                        332          308            24
Synthetic cloth                              513          492            21
Chemicals-other, n.e.c.                    1,037        1,020            17
Bauxite and aluminum                         892          881            10
Glass-plate, sheet, etc.                     115          106             9
Tin                                           70           62             8
Hides and skins                               29           22             7
Electric energy                              205          198             7
Nickel                                       216          209             7
Zinc                                         129          123             6
Stone, sand, cement, etc.                    376          372             4
Cotton cloth, fabrics                        100           96             3
Hair, waste materials                         76           73             3
Wool, silk, etc.                              63           60             2
Leather and furs                              56           54             2
Cotton, natural fibers                         7            7           (-)
Nonferrous metals, other                     323          324            -1
Iron and steel, advanced                     758          759            -1
Sulfur, nonmetallic minerals                 124          126            -2
Materials, excluding chemicals               114          116            -2
Finished textile supplies                    367          369            -3
Newsprint                                    101          105            -4
Blank tapes, audio & visual                   69           74            -5
Nontextile floor tiles                       235          240            -5
Farming materials, livestock                 184          190            -7
Plywood and veneers                          193          207           -13
Synthetic rubber--primary                    235          249           -13
Natural rubber                               211          232           -21
Paper and paper products                     591          614           -23
Shingles, wallboard                          734          762           -27
Lumber                                       452          487           -35
Fuel oil                                   4,071        4,113           -42
Other precious metals                        919          965           -46
Liquefied petroleum gases                    239          289           -49
Plastic materials                          1,237        1,288           -52
Industrial supplies, other                 2,409        2,461           -52
Tobacco, waxes, etc.                         695          757           -62
Chemicals-fertilizers                      1,419        1,481           -62
Iron and steel products, n.e.c.              770          840           -70
Finished metal shapes                      1,344        1,427           -83
Steelmaking materials                        545          629           -84
Chemicals-organic                          2,113        2,272          -159
Gas-natural                                  902        1,152          -250

Capital goods, except automotive          45,694       45,348           347

Computer accessories                       4,683        4,414           269
Civilian aircraft                          1,136          925           211
Semiconductors                             3,611        3,413           198
Computers                                  5,247        5,134           113
Metalworking machine tools                   992          882           110
Wood, glass, plastic                         565          501            64
Excavating machinery                         901          843            57
Laboratory testing instruments               475          423            52
Textile, sewing machines                     178          153            25
Commercial vessels, other                     30           10            19
Measuring, testing, control instruments    1,592        1,573            19
Marine engines, parts                        114          105             9
Railway transportation equipment             129          120             9
Food, tobacco machinery                      277          269             8
Agricultural machinery, equipment            822          815             7
Spacecraft, excluding military                 6            4             2
Vessels, except scrap                        (-)            5            -4
Industrial machines, other                 3,802        3,809            -8
Specialized mining                            51           60           -10
Medicinal equipment                        2,682        2,695           -13
Industrial engines                         1,818        1,831           -13
Photo, service industry machinery          1,372        1,386           -14
Generators, accessories                    1,732        1,747           -15
Business machines and equipment              373          397           -23
Materials handling equipment               1,116        1,151           -35
Nonfarm tractors and parts                   176          212           -36
Pulp and paper machinery                     343          380           -37
Electric apparatus                         3,770        3,809           -40
Parts-civilian aircraft                    1,225        1,270           -46
Drilling & oilfield equipment                725          774           -49
Telecommunications equipment               4,494        4,719          -225
Engines-civilian aircraft                  1,258        1,518          -261

Automotive vehicles, parts, and engines   25,974       25,186           788

Consumer goods                            45,486       44,456         1,030

Cell phones and other household goods,     9,211        7,321         1,890
Gem diamonds                               2,295        1,908           387
Household appliances                       1,885        1,793            92
Furniture, household goods, etc.           2,188        2,119            68
Gem stones, other                            302          253            49
Apparel,household goods-nontextile           746          702            43
Jewelry                                    1,076        1,037            39
Toys, games, and sporting goods            2,527        2,488            39
Other consumer nondurables                 1,168        1,137            30
Cookware, cutlery, tools                     693          675            19
Musical instruments                          137          128             9
Nursery stock, etc.                          142          135             7
Glassware, chinaware                         179          172             7
Books, printed matter                        303          300             3
Rugs                                         176          173             3
Pleasure boats and motors                    218          217             1
Recorded media                                71           75            -4
Footwear                                   1,531        1,542           -12
Stereo equipment, etc                        556          572           -16
Apparel, household goods - wool              278          300           -22
Toiletries and cosmetics                     767          798           -31
Camping apparel and gear                     780          814           -35
Apparel, household goods - cotton          3,898        3,945           -47
Artwork, antiques, stamps, etc.              913          968           -54
Numismatic coins                             333          393           -60
Apparel, textiles, nonwool or cotton       3,451        3,517           -65
Photo equipment                              294          361           -67
Motorcycles and parts                        238          333           -94
Televisions and video equipment            2,300        2,482          -181
Pharmaceutical preparations                6,828        7,795          -967

Other goods                                7,150        6,662           488
                                       

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

Total, Balance of Payments Basis         953,340      968,660       -15,319
Net Adjustments                           11,169       11,732          -563
Total, Census Basis                      942,171      956,928       -14,757

Foods, feeds, and beverages               47,914       46,009         1,905

Fish and shellfish                         7,103        7,229          -126
Fruits, frozen juices                      5,469        4,909           560
Green coffee                               1,972        2,562          -590
Cocoa beans                                  605          574            32
Alcoholic beverages, excluding wine        2,860        2,726           135
Cane and beet sugar                          669        1,051          -383
Nuts                                         806          907          -102
Other foods                                5,158        4,709           448
Wine, beer, and related products           3,843        3,660           183
Tea, spices, etc.                            804          743            61
Nonagricultural foods, etc.                  329          329           (-)
Bakery products                            3,801        3,666           134
Dairy products and eggs                      729          703            26
Vegetables                                 4,412        4,022           390
Food oils, oilseeds                        2,610        2,466           144
Feedstuff and foodgrains                   3,005        2,111           894
Meat products                              3,738        3,639            98

Industrial supplies and materials        289,606      316,440       -26,834

Crude oil                                113,371      142,018       -28,647
Petroleum products, other                 21,993       21,390           603
Copper                                     3,242        2,315           927
Nonmonetary gold                           7,084        6,805           279
Nuclear fuel materials                     1,433        1,684          -251
Chemicals-inorganic                        3,116        3,490          -374
Coal and related fuels                     1,052          979            72
Iron and steel mill products               7,482        9,341        -1,859
Pulpwood and woodpulp                      1,541        1,422           118
Synthetic cloth                            2,504        2,563           -59
Chemicals-other, n.e.c.                    4,975        4,962            13
Bauxite and aluminum                       4,398        4,758          -360
Glass-plate, sheet, etc.                     519          462            56
Tin                                          413          370            43
Hides and skins                              128           96            32
Electric energy                              979          690           289
Nickel                                     1,111        1,378          -267
Zinc                                         631          629             2
Stone, sand, cement, etc.                  1,878        1,680           198
Cotton cloth, fabrics                        505          538           -33
Hair, waste materials                        390          390           (-)
Wool, silk, etc.                             316          319            -3
Leather and furs                             266          271            -5
Cotton, natural fibers                        29           43           -14
Nonferrous metals, other                   1,879        1,863            16
Iron and steel, advanced                   3,826        3,951          -125
Sulfur, nonmetallic minerals                 601          709          -108
Materials, excluding chemicals               604          623           -18
Finished textile supplies                  1,863        1,744           118
Newsprint                                    517          567           -50
Blank tapes, audio & visual                  361          463          -102
Nontextile floor tiles                     1,130        1,020           110
Farming materials, livestock                 889          683           206
Plywood and veneers                          992          879           112
Synthetic rubber--primary                  1,187        1,420          -233
Natural rubber                             1,106        1,562          -455
Paper and paper products                   2,977        2,844           132
Shingles, wallboard                        3,785        3,171           614
Lumber                                     2,286        1,562           724
Fuel oil                                  19,505       18,696           809
Other precious metals                      5,377        5,424           -47
Liquefied petroleum gases                  1,988        3,308        -1,319
Plastic materials                          6,414        6,250           165
Industrial supplies, other                12,115       11,688           427
Tobacco, waxes, etc.                       3,479        4,108          -629
Chemicals-fertilizers                      7,195        5,713         1,482
Iron and steel products, n.e.c.            4,001        4,302          -302
Finished metal shapes                      7,112        7,459          -347
Steelmaking materials                      2,969        4,192        -1,224
Chemicals-organic                         11,211       10,294           917
Gas-natural                                4,882        3,351         1,530

Capital goods, except automotive         227,572      229,262        -1,690

Computer accessories                      22,635       23,924        -1,289
Civilian aircraft                          5,006        3,532         1,474
Semiconductors                            16,730       17,446          -715
Computers                                 26,935       28,122        -1,187
Metalworking machine tools                 4,716        4,904          -188
Wood, glass, plastic                       2,780        2,430           350
Excavating machinery                       4,222        5,305        -1,084
Laboratory testing instruments             2,235        2,466          -231
Textile, sewing machines                     789          671           118
Commercial vessels, other                     68           44            24
Measuring, testing, control instruments    7,910        7,714           196
Marine engines, parts                        489          406            83
Railway transportation equipment             569          741          -172
Food, tobacco machinery                    1,358        1,302            56
Agricultural machinery, equipment          4,030        3,806           224
Spacecraft, excluding military                22           10            13
Vessels, except scrap                          6            1             4
Industrial machines, other                19,292       20,414        -1,122
Specialized mining                           288          343           -55
Medicinal equipment                       13,486       13,091           395
Industrial engines                         8,947        9,971        -1,023
Photo, service industry machinery          6,851        6,698           153
Generators, accessories                    8,872        9,321          -449
Business machines and equipment            1,982        1,965            17
Materials handling equipment               5,511        5,522           -12
Nonfarm tractors and parts                   977        1,121          -143
Pulp and paper machinery                   1,748        1,842           -94
Electric apparatus                        18,721       17,721         1,000
Parts-civilian aircraft                    6,399        5,247         1,153
Drilling & oilfield equipment              4,135        4,918          -783
Telecommunications equipment              22,920       21,617         1,302
Engines-civilian aircraft                  6,945        6,649           296

Automotive vehicles, parts, and engines  123,982      121,765         2,217

Consumer goods                           220,871      213,355         7,516

Cell phones and other household goods,    36,489       31,453         5,036
Gem diamonds                               9,544        8,672           872
Household appliances                       9,482        9,059           423
Furniture, household goods, etc.          10,909       10,387           522
Gem stones, other                          1,422        1,373            48
Apparel,household goods-nontextile         3,736        3,555           181
Jewelry                                    5,477        5,086           392
Toys, games, and sporting goods           13,757       14,225          -468
Other consumer nondurables                 5,734        5,518           215
Cookware, cutlery, tools                   3,413        3,233           180
Musical instruments                          671          690           -19
Nursery stock, etc.                          708          678            30
Glassware, chinaware                         895          887             8
Books, printed matter                      1,472        1,503           -31
Rugs                                         890          848            42
Pleasure boats and motors                  1,030        1,027             3
Recorded media                               383          384            -1
Footwear                                   8,150        7,746           403
Stereo equipment, etc                      2,881        2,806            75
Apparel, household goods - wool            1,435        1,437            -2
Toiletries and cosmetics                   3,905        3,533           372
Camping apparel and gear                   3,971        3,745           226
Apparel, household goods - cotton         20,197       19,753           445
Artwork, antiques, stamps, etc.            3,951        3,956            -5
Numismatic coins                           1,512          695           816
Apparel, textiles, nonwool or cotton      17,359       16,270         1,089
Photo equipment                            1,707        2,423          -715
Motorcycles and parts                      1,349        1,270            79
Televisions and video equipment           12,845       13,925        -1,080
Pharmaceutical preparations               35,597       37,218        -1,621

Other goods                               32,226       30,097         2,129
                                                  

(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-13-122, BEA-13-33), Bureau of the Census, Foreign
Trade Division, May 2013.  For more information, contact Matthew Przybocki
(301-763-3148) or Maria Iseman (301-763-2311), Foreign Trade Division.
