                                        
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)                                August       July          Monthly
                                       2013         2013 (R)      Change

Total, Balance of Payments Basis         190,655      190,793          -138
Net Adjustments                            2,094        2,081            13
Total, Census Basis                      188,562      188,712          -151

Foods, feeds, and beverages                9,566        9,615           -50

Food oils, oilseeds                          466          604          -138
Alcoholic beverages, excluding wine          547          630           -83
Green coffee                                 398          462           -64
Feedstuff and foodgrains                     559          598           -40
Fruits, frozen juices                      1,074        1,113           -39
Bakery products                              729          760           -30
Cocoa beans                                   49           73           -25
Nuts                                         171          176            -6
Nonagricultural foods, etc.                   74           76            -2
Dairy products and eggs                      145          145           (-)
Meat products                                689          682             7
Tea, spices, etc.                            171          161            10
Wine, beer, and related products             757          740            17
Vegetables                                   943          905            38
Cane and beet sugar                          180          117            63
Other foods                                1,049          968            81
Fish and shellfish                         1,565        1,406           159

Industrial supplies and materials         56,412       56,590          -178

Crude oil                                 22,761       23,355          -594
Copper                                       418          574          -156
Gas-natural                                  751          856          -105
Chemicals-fertilizers                      1,123        1,203           -80
Nuclear fuel materials                       415          471           -57
Industrial supplies, other                 2,380        2,436           -56
Nonferrous metals, other                     304          354           -50
Plastic materials                          1,232        1,275           -43
Chemicals-other, n.e.c.                      959          998           -39
Other precious metals                        854          891           -37
Electric energy                              166          190           -24
Tobacco, waxes, etc.                         800          822           -23
Natural rubber                               184          206           -22
Lumber                                       366          387           -20
Paper and paper products                     597          611           -14
Nickel                                       172          183           -11
Blank tapes, audio & visual                   57           64            -7
Shingles, wallboard                          726          731            -5
Sulfur, nonmetallic minerals                 124          128            -4
Tin                                           64           67            -3
Leather and furs                              59           61            -3
Cotton, natural fibers                         6            7            -1
Farming materials, livestock                 156          157           (-)
Glass-plate, sheet, etc.                     122          121             1
Chemicals-inorganic                          627          626             1
Steelmaking materials                        582          579             3
Stone, sand, cement, etc.                    405          401             4
Wool, silk, etc.                              60           56             4
Synthetic rubber--primary                    235          231             4
Hair, waste materials                         77           71             6
Cotton cloth, fabrics                        104           97             7
Newsprint                                    117          111             7
Iron and steel, advanced                     769          762             7
Hides and skins                               22           14             8
Materials, excluding chemicals               116          105            11
Nontextile floor tiles                       251          239            12
Plywood and veneers                          215          199            16
Zinc                                         126          109            17
Synthetic cloth                              521          493            29
Finished textile supplies                    388          355            33
Liquefied petroleum gases                    287          254            33
Bauxite and aluminum                         906          857            48
Finished metal shapes                      1,391        1,328            62
Pulpwood and woodpulp                        339          266            73
Coal and related fuels                       399          318            81
Iron and steel products, n.e.c.              803          720            83
Chemicals-organic                          2,183        2,098            85
Fuel oil                                   4,000        3,908            93
Petroleum products, other                  3,739        3,620           120
Nonmonetary gold                           1,402        1,266           136
Iron and steel mill products               1,550        1,360           190

Capital goods, except automotive          46,309       45,331           978

Computers                                  5,557        4,915           642
Industrial machines, other                 4,094        3,842           251
Computer accessories                       4,755        4,544           211
Materials handling equipment               1,237        1,088           149
Wood, glass, plastic                         632          554            77
Drilling & oilfield equipment                735          680            55
Laboratory testing instruments               479          437            42
Agricultural machinery, equipment            870          828            42
Excavating machinery                         914          875            39
Industrial engines                         1,871        1,835            36
Generators, accessories                    1,742        1,716            26
Food, tobacco machinery                      282          267            15
Electric apparatus                         3,844        3,831            13
Parts-civilian aircraft                    1,252        1,240            12
Medicinal equipment                        2,676        2,668             8
Marine engines, parts                         92           84             8
Specialized mining                            65           58             7
Nonfarm tractors and parts                   178          178           (-)
Commercial vessels, other                      7            7           (-)
Business machines and equipment              364          364           (-)
Vessels, except scrap                        (-)            1           (-)
Spacecraft, excluding military                 2            5            -3
Pulp and paper machinery                     334          338            -4
Textile, sewing machines                     149          157            -8
Railway transportation equipment             109          129           -21
Measuring, testing, control instruments    1,517        1,540           -22
Photo, service industry machinery          1,368        1,396           -28
Metalworking machine tools                   881          939           -58
Civilian aircraft                            981        1,064           -83
Telecommunications equipment               4,530        4,624           -94
Engines-civilian aircraft                  1,341        1,507          -167
Semiconductors                             3,452        3,620          -168

Automotive vehicles, parts, and engines   26,257       26,489          -233

Consumer goods                            43,654       44,411          -757

Pharmaceutical preparations                6,436        7,103          -667
Artwork, antiques, stamps, etc.            1,003        1,300          -297
Cell phones and other household goods,     7,207        7,419          -211
Camping apparel and gear                     724          812           -88
Jewelry                                    1,041        1,115           -74
Toys, games, and sporting goods            2,676        2,732           -56
Footwear                                   1,611        1,641           -30
Numismatic coins                             151          179           -28
Gem stones, other                            280          303           -23
Stereo equipment, etc                        567          586           -19
Other consumer nondurables                 1,164        1,181           -16
Cookware, cutlery, tools                     691          703           -12
Recorded media                                59           69           -10
Musical instruments                          131          133            -1
Glassware, chinaware                         190          181             9
Nursery stock, etc.                          145          135             9
Rugs                                         185          175            11
Apparel, household goods - wool              263          249            14
Books, printed matter                        317          293            24
Pleasure boats and motors                    217          191            26
Apparel,household goods-nontextile           750          719            31
Apparel, textiles, nonwool or cotton       3,521        3,474            46
Toiletries and cosmetics                     836          787            49
Televisions and video equipment            2,321        2,267            54
Furniture, household goods, etc.           2,335        2,277            58
Gem diamonds                               2,008        1,948            60
Household appliances                       1,979        1,918            61
Photo equipment                              369          298            71
Motorcycles and parts                        303          220            83
Apparel, household goods - cotton          4,172        4,003           169

Other goods                                6,364        6,276            88
                                        

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

Total, Balance of Payments Basis       1,522,009    1,538,323       -16,314
Net Adjustments                           17,282       18,503        -1,221
Total, Census Basis                    1,504,727    1,519,819       -15,093

Foods, feeds, and beverages               76,635       73,364         3,270

Food oils, oilseeds                        4,239        3,984           255
Alcoholic beverages, excluding wine        4,680        4,340           339
Green coffee                               3,318        4,092          -774
Feedstuff and foodgrains                   4,738        3,518         1,220
Fruits, frozen juices                      8,710        8,003           707
Bakery products                            6,019        5,836           183
Cocoa beans                                  789          758            31
Nuts                                       1,332        1,424           -92
Nonagricultural foods, etc.                  553          489            64
Dairy products and eggs                    1,168        1,120            48
Meat products                              5,786        5,726            60
Tea, spices, etc.                          1,300        1,194           105
Wine, beer, and related products           6,076        5,902           174
Vegetables                                 7,136        6,507           630
Cane and beet sugar                        1,097        1,610          -514
Other foods                                8,141        7,499           643
Fish and shellfish                        11,555       11,363           192

Industrial supplies and materials        457,332      492,615       -35,283

Crude oil                                181,541      215,095       -33,554
Copper                                     4,777        3,765         1,011
Gas-natural                                7,414        5,504         1,910
Chemicals-fertilizers                     10,644       10,027           617
Nuclear fuel materials                     2,771        2,832           -61
Industrial supplies, other                19,372       18,717           655
Nonferrous metals, other                   2,866        2,935           -69
Plastic materials                         10,208        9,774           434
Chemicals-other, n.e.c.                    7,904        7,964           -60
Other precious metals                      8,111        8,239          -128
Electric energy                            1,516        1,131           386
Tobacco, waxes, etc.                       6,018        7,480        -1,462
Natural rubber                             1,744        2,333          -589
Lumber                                     3,444        2,634           810
Paper and paper products                   4,760        4,571           188
Nickel                                     1,661        2,065          -404
Blank tapes, audio & visual                  537          710          -173
Shingles, wallboard                        5,985        5,077           908
Sulfur, nonmetallic minerals                 967        1,047           -80
Tin                                          611          580            31
Leather and furs                             449          440             9
Cotton, natural fibers                        50           66           -16
Farming materials, livestock               1,346        1,089           257
Glass-plate, sheet, etc.                     879          783            96
Chemicals-inorganic                        5,025        5,425          -400
Steelmaking materials                      4,751        5,988        -1,238
Stone, sand, cement, etc.                  3,065        2,691           375
Wool, silk, etc.                             488          506           -17
Synthetic rubber--primary                  1,902        2,222          -320
Hair, waste materials                        616          619            -3
Cotton cloth, fabrics                        811          846           -34
Newsprint                                    858          892           -34
Iron and steel, advanced                   6,134        6,377          -243
Hides and skins                              184          154            31
Materials, excluding chemicals               940          989           -49
Nontextile floor tiles                     1,858        1,632           226
Plywood and veneers                        1,610        1,470           140
Zinc                                         995        1,006           -10
Synthetic cloth                            4,010        4,068           -57
Finished textile supplies                  2,975        2,810           165
Liquefied petroleum gases                  2,829        4,906        -2,077
Bauxite and aluminum                       6,976        7,395          -418
Finished metal shapes                     11,208       11,831          -623
Pulpwood and woodpulp                      2,432        2,296           136
Coal and related fuels                     2,088        1,834           254
Iron and steel products, n.e.c.            6,304        6,738          -434
Chemicals-organic                         17,593       16,658           935
Fuel oil                                  30,492       29,224         1,268
Petroleum products, other                 32,948       33,638          -690
Nonmonetary gold                          10,963       11,262          -299
Iron and steel mill products              11,699       14,281        -2,582

Capital goods, except automotive         364,854      365,971        -1,117

Computers                                 42,486       43,757        -1,271
Industrial machines, other                31,114       32,519        -1,405
Computer accessories                      36,507       37,876        -1,369
Materials handling equipment               9,065        8,957           108
Wood, glass, plastic                       4,516        3,917           599
Drilling & oilfield equipment              6,304        7,941        -1,637
Laboratory testing instruments             3,596        3,828          -232
Agricultural machinery, equipment          6,517        6,163           354
Excavating machinery                       6,885        8,648        -1,763
Industrial engines                        14,435       16,074        -1,639
Generators, accessories                   14,099       14,993          -895
Food, tobacco machinery                    2,212        2,075           136
Electric apparatus                        30,176       28,481         1,696
Parts-civilian aircraft                   10,128        8,599         1,529
Medicinal equipment                       21,604       20,907           697
Marine engines, parts                        730          660            70
Specialized mining                           479          526           -47
Nonfarm tractors and parts                 1,523        1,786          -264
Commercial vessels, other                    106           71            35
Business machines and equipment            3,085        3,155           -70
Vessels, except scrap                         10           12            -2
Spacecraft, excluding military                32           22            10
Pulp and paper machinery                   2,759        2,897          -138
Textile, sewing machines                   1,274        1,121           153
Railway transportation equipment             926        1,194          -269
Measuring, testing, control instruments   12,542       12,400           142
Photo, service industry machinery         10,964       10,644           320
Metalworking machine tools                 7,529        7,840          -311
Civilian aircraft                          8,118        5,812         2,306
Telecommunications equipment              36,557       34,974         1,584
Engines-civilian aircraft                 11,330       10,715           615
Semiconductors                            27,245       27,406          -161

Automotive vehicles, parts, and engines  202,399      198,300         4,100

Consumer goods                           352,605      341,335        11,270

Pharmaceutical preparations               55,872       59,407        -3,534
Artwork, antiques, stamps, etc.            6,932        6,449           483
Cell phones and other household goods,    58,822       51,230         7,593
Camping apparel and gear                   6,335        6,011           324
Jewelry                                    8,707        8,126           582
Toys, games, and sporting goods           21,770       22,302          -532
Footwear                                  13,046       12,617           429
Numismatic coins                           1,983        1,096           886
Gem stones, other                          2,302        2,209            93
Stereo equipment, etc                      4,609        4,425           184
Other consumer nondurables                 9,249        8,866           383
Cookware, cutlery, tools                   5,507        5,189           318
Recorded media                               590          613           -23
Musical instruments                        1,071        1,104           -32
Glassware, chinaware                       1,451        1,414            36
Nursery stock, etc.                        1,131        1,085            46
Rugs                                       1,438        1,350            88
Apparel, household goods - wool            2,234        2,218            16
Books, printed matter                      2,391        2,396            -4
Pleasure boats and motors                  1,638        1,518           120
Apparel,household goods-nontextile         5,954        5,712           242
Apparel, textiles, nonwool or cotton      27,894       26,107         1,787
Toiletries and cosmetics                   6,344        5,707           637
Televisions and video equipment           19,951       21,949        -1,998
Furniture, household goods, etc.          17,787       16,782         1,005
Gem diamonds                              15,258       13,516         1,742
Household appliances                      15,266       14,756           510
Photo equipment                            2,677        3,721        -1,045
Motorcycles and parts                      2,090        2,007            83
Apparel, household goods - cotton         32,307       31,456           851

Other goods                               50,902       48,233         2,668
                                                  

(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-13-174, BEA-13-49), Bureau of the Census, Foreign
Trade Division, August 2013.  For more information, contact Matthew Przybocki
(301-763-3148) or Maria Iseman (301-763-2311), Foreign Trade Division.
