                                        
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
adjustment 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)                                September    August        Monthly
                                       2013         2013 (R)      Change

Total, Balance of Payments Basis         193,393      190,601         2,793
Net Adjustments                            2,051        2,083           -33
Total, Census Basis                      191,343      188,518         2,825

Foods, feeds, and beverages                9,595        9,640           -44

Other foods                                  963        1,049           -86
Cane and beet sugar                          128          180           -53
Fish and shellfish                         1,536        1,577           -41
Green coffee                                 366          398           -32
Vegetables                                   916          941           -25
Tea, spices, etc.                            167          172            -5
Cocoa beans                                   45           49            -4
Feedstuff and foodgrains                     553          554            -1
Wine, beer, and related products             757          757           (-)
Nonagricultural foods, etc.                   74           74           (-)
Dairy products and eggs                      148          144             4
Nuts                                         184          169            16
Bakery products                              746          729            16
Fruits, frozen juices                      1,092        1,074            18
Alcoholic beverages, excluding wine          568          545            24
Food oils, oilseeds                          588          537            52
Meat products                                766          692            74

Industrial supplies and materials         57,346       56,445           901

Crude oil                                 23,741       22,785           956
Gas-natural                                  970          791           179
Other precious metals                        973          867           106
Chemicals-fertilizers                      1,209        1,112            96
Nonferrous metals, other                     394          301            93
Industrial supplies, other                 2,459        2,380            78
Finished metal shapes                      1,458        1,385            73
Chemicals-other, n.e.c.                    1,010          959            51
Iron and steel mill products               1,586        1,543            44
Steelmaking materials                        625          587            38
Lumber                                       399          366            33
Shingles, wallboard                          748          726            23
Synthetic cloth                              535          520            16
Natural rubber                               197          182            15
Nickel                                       183          170            13
Zinc                                         138          126            12
Cotton cloth, fabrics                        110          104             5
Materials, excluding chemicals               120          117             4
Blank tapes, audio & visual                   58           57             1
Wool, silk, etc.                              60           60           (-)
Cotton, natural fibers                         5            6            -1
Hair, waste materials                         76           77            -1
Farming materials, livestock                 156          157            -1
Synthetic rubber--primary                    235          236            -2
Leather and furs                              57           59            -2
Plastic materials                          1,229        1,231            -3
Newsprint                                    112          117            -5
Electric energy                              160          166            -6
Hides and skins                               16           22            -7
Glass-plate, sheet, etc.                     117          124            -7
Nontextile floor tiles                       242          251            -9
Sulfur, nonmetallic minerals                 116          125            -9
Fuel oil                                   3,990        4,000           -11
Iron and steel, advanced                     757          768           -11
Tin                                           49           64           -15
Plywood and veneers                          198          214           -16
Paper and paper products                     582          598           -16
Stone, sand, cement, etc.                    388          405           -17
Tobacco, waxes, etc.                         771          791           -20
Chemicals-organic                          2,148        2,171           -23
Finished textile supplies                    362          389           -27
Copper                                       377          407           -30
Chemicals-inorganic                          590          625           -35
Nuclear fuel materials                       378          415           -37
Liquefied petroleum gases                    247          287           -40
Bauxite and aluminum                         868          909           -41
Pulpwood and woodpulp                        294          339           -45
Iron and steel products, n.e.c.              750          803           -53
Coal and related fuels                       301          369           -68
Petroleum products, other                  3,704        3,778           -74
Nonmonetary gold                           1,099        1,403          -304

Capital goods, except automotive          47,100       46,270           830

Civilian aircraft                          1,395          982           413
Computer accessories                       5,098        4,753           346
Semiconductors                             3,792        3,456           336
Metalworking machine tools                   993          882           112
Engines-civilian aircraft                  1,444        1,338           106
Textile, sewing machines                     220          148            72
Generators, accessories                    1,795        1,730            65
Telecommunications equipment               4,591        4,533            58
Measuring, testing, control instruments    1,565        1,514            51
Medicinal equipment                        2,710        2,673            37
Electric apparatus                         3,865        3,835            30
Food, tobacco machinery                      308          279            29
Railway transportation equipment             134          108            26
Agricultural machinery, equipment            891          868            23
Nonfarm tractors and parts                   202          185            17
Business machines and equipment              378          365            14
Pulp and paper machinery                     349          342             7
Industrial engines                         1,871        1,866             5
Commercial vessels, other                     12            7             4
Spacecraft, excluding military                 6            2             4
Vessels, except scrap                        (-)          (-)           (-)
Specialized mining                            62           65            -3
Marine engines, parts                         87           90            -4
Parts-civilian aircraft                    1,241        1,250            -9
Wood, glass, plastic                         581          625           -44
Laboratory testing instruments               443          490           -47
Photo, service industry machinery          1,308        1,368           -61
Materials handling equipment               1,133        1,242          -109
Excavating machinery                         794          908          -114
Drilling & oilfield equipment                620          735          -115
Industrial machines, other                 3,923        4,072          -150
Computers                                  5,289        5,558          -269

Automotive vehicles, parts, and engines   27,131       26,244           887

Consumer goods                            44,214       43,589           624

Cell phones and other household goods,     8,127        7,211           915
Pharmaceutical preparations                6,759        6,417           342
Furniture, household goods, etc.           2,402        2,335            67
Camping apparel and gear                     766          723            43
Household appliances                       2,029        1,990            38
Toys, games, and sporting goods            2,714        2,678            36
Gem stones, other                            310          278            32
Stereo equipment, etc                        580          568            12
Cookware, cutlery, tools                     698          691             8
Other consumer nondurables                 1,171        1,164             7
Recorded media                                63           58             5
Televisions and video equipment            2,324        2,321             3
Glassware, chinaware                         189          190            -1
Jewelry                                    1,026        1,028            -3
Musical instruments                          128          131            -3
Numismatic coins                             137          141            -4
Books, printed matter                        312          317            -5
Nursery stock, etc.                          137          145            -8
Rugs                                         175          184           -10
Apparel, household goods - wool              237          260           -24
Pleasure boats and motors                    192          217           -25
Toiletries and cosmetics                     815          841           -26
Apparel,household goods-nontextile           710          748           -38
Footwear                                   1,554        1,606           -52
Artwork, antiques, stamps, etc.              942        1,000           -57
Photo equipment                              301          369           -68
Motorcycles and parts                        226          302           -77
Apparel, textiles, nonwool or cotton       3,377        3,520          -143
Gem diamonds                               1,822        1,985          -164
Apparel, household goods - cotton          3,992        4,170          -177

Other goods                                5,957        6,329          -373
                                       

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

Total, Balance of Payments Basis       1,715,348    1,729,972       -14,624
Net Adjustments                           19,323       20,793        -1,470
Total, Census Basis                    1,696,025    1,709,178       -13,153

Foods, feeds, and beverages               86,304       82,611         3,693

Other foods                                9,103        8,471           633
Cane and beet sugar                        1,224        1,823          -599
Fish and shellfish                        13,103       12,676           427
Green coffee                               3,683        4,598          -915
Vegetables                                 8,050        7,357           694
Tea, spices, etc.                          1,467        1,356           111
Cocoa beans                                  835          804            30
Feedstuff and foodgrains                   5,286        4,000         1,286
Wine, beer, and related products           6,833        6,703           130
Nonagricultural foods, etc.                  627          548            79
Dairy products and eggs                    1,316        1,267            48
Nuts                                       1,514        1,572           -58
Bakery products                            6,764        6,574           191
Fruits, frozen juices                      9,801        9,044           757
Alcoholic beverages, excluding wine        5,246        4,930           315
Food oils, oilseeds                        4,897        4,498           400
Meat products                              6,554        6,390           164

Industrial supplies and materials        514,711      552,503       -37,792

Crude oil                                205,307      239,521       -34,214
Gas-natural                                8,424        6,222         2,202
Other precious metals                      9,097        9,435          -338
Chemicals-fertilizers                     11,841       11,708           133
Nonferrous metals, other                   3,257        3,312           -54
Industrial supplies, other                21,831       21,102           729
Finished metal shapes                     12,660       13,248          -588
Chemicals-other, n.e.c.                    8,913        8,965           -52
Iron and steel mill products              13,278       15,903        -2,625
Steelmaking materials                      5,380        6,622        -1,243
Lumber                                     3,843        2,993           850
Shingles, wallboard                        6,733        5,735           998
Synthetic cloth                            4,545        4,564           -19
Natural rubber                             1,938        2,638          -699
Nickel                                     1,841        2,306          -465
Zinc                                       1,134        1,130             4
Cotton cloth, fabrics                        921          947           -26
Materials, excluding chemicals             1,061        1,109           -48
Blank tapes, audio & visual                  596          780          -184
Wool, silk, etc.                             548          573           -25
Cotton, natural fibers                        55           72           -17
Hair, waste materials                        692          700            -8
Farming materials, livestock               1,503        1,240           263
Synthetic rubber--primary                  2,137        2,490          -353
Leather and furs                             507          493            14
Plastic materials                         11,436       10,967           469
Newsprint                                    970        1,009           -39
Electric energy                            1,677        1,288           389
Hides and skins                              200          171            29
Glass-plate, sheet, etc.                     998          890           108
Nontextile floor tiles                     2,100        1,844           256
Sulfur, nonmetallic minerals               1,084        1,205          -121
Fuel oil                                  34,482       33,513           969
Iron and steel, advanced                   6,890        7,161          -270
Tin                                          660          622            38
Plywood and veneers                        1,808        1,666           141
Paper and paper products                   5,342        5,167           175
Stone, sand, cement, etc.                  3,454        3,041           413
Tobacco, waxes, etc.                       6,780        8,400        -1,620
Chemicals-organic                         19,729       18,723         1,005
Finished textile supplies                  3,338        3,168           170
Copper                                     5,142        4,187           955
Chemicals-inorganic                        5,613        6,136          -523
Nuclear fuel materials                     3,149        3,252          -103
Liquefied petroleum gases                  3,076        5,222        -2,145
Bauxite and aluminum                       7,848        8,201          -353
Pulpwood and woodpulp                      2,726        2,527           198
Iron and steel products, n.e.c.            7,055        7,619          -564
Coal and related fuels                     2,360        2,239           120
Petroleum products, other                 36,691       37,625          -934
Nonmonetary gold                          12,063       12,852          -789

Capital goods, except automotive         411,914      411,629           284

Civilian aircraft                          9,513        6,924         2,589
Computer accessories                      41,603       42,630        -1,027
Semiconductors                            31,042       30,628           414
Metalworking machine tools                 8,523        8,782          -259
Engines-civilian aircraft                 12,771       12,149           622
Textile, sewing machines                   1,493        1,280           213
Generators, accessories                   15,882       16,807          -924
Telecommunications equipment              41,152       39,496         1,655
Measuring, testing, control instruments   14,104       13,927           177
Medicinal equipment                       24,311       23,565           746
Electric apparatus                        34,032       32,134         1,898
Food, tobacco machinery                    2,516        2,319           198
Railway transportation equipment           1,060        1,336          -277
Agricultural machinery, equipment          7,405        6,969           436
Nonfarm tractors and parts                 1,731        1,994          -264
Business machines and equipment            3,465        3,546           -81
Pulp and paper machinery                   3,116        3,267          -151
Industrial engines                        16,302       18,069        -1,768
Commercial vessels, other                    118           81            36
Spacecraft, excluding military                38           47            -9
Vessels, except scrap                         10           12            -2
Specialized mining                           541          573           -32
Marine engines, parts                        816          756            60
Parts-civilian aircraft                   11,367        9,756         1,612
Wood, glass, plastic                       5,091        4,427           664
Laboratory testing instruments             4,049        4,289          -239
Photo, service industry machinery         12,272       11,978           294
Materials handling equipment              10,203       10,082           121
Excavating machinery                       7,674        9,805        -2,131
Drilling & oilfield equipment              6,925        8,766        -1,841
Industrial machines, other                35,015       36,606        -1,591
Computers                                 47,775       48,627          -852

Automotive vehicles, parts, and engines  229,518      222,698         6,820

Consumer goods                           396,755      385,453        11,302

Cell phones and other household goods,    66,953       59,046         7,907
Pharmaceutical preparations               62,613       66,589        -3,976
Furniture, household goods, etc.          20,189       18,960         1,229
Camping apparel and gear                   7,100        6,756           344
Household appliances                      17,306       16,654           651
Toys, games, and sporting goods           24,486       25,058          -572
Gem stones, other                          2,609        2,536            73
Stereo equipment, etc                      5,190        4,979           211
Cookware, cutlery, tools                   6,205        5,856           349
Other consumer nondurables                10,419        9,973           446
Recorded media                               652          687           -36
Televisions and video equipment           22,274       24,666        -2,392
Glassware, chinaware                       1,639        1,596            43
Jewelry                                    9,720        9,110           610
Musical instruments                        1,198        1,237           -39
Numismatic coins                           2,111        1,268           842
Books, printed matter                      2,704        2,712            -8
Nursery stock, etc.                        1,267        1,221            47
Rugs                                       1,612        1,526            86
Apparel, household goods - wool            2,468        2,478           -11
Pleasure boats and motors                  1,829        1,708           121
Toiletries and cosmetics                   7,164        6,455           708
Apparel,household goods-nontextile         6,663        6,436           227
Footwear                                  14,595       14,248           347
Artwork, antiques, stamps, etc.            7,872        7,255           616
Photo equipment                            2,978        4,117        -1,139
Motorcycles and parts                      2,315        2,272            43
Apparel, textiles, nonwool or cotton      31,270       29,419         1,851
Gem diamonds                              17,057       15,174         1,883
Apparel, household goods - cotton         36,297       35,460           837

Other goods                               56,823       54,285         2,539
                                                 

(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-13-188, BEA-13-52), Bureau of the Census, Foreign
Trade Division, September 2013.  For more information, contact Matthew Przybocki
(301-763-3148) or Maria Iseman (301-763-2311), Foreign Trade Division.
