                                        
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)                                October      September     Monthly
                                       2013         2013 (R)      Change

Total, Balance of Payments Basis         195,491      194,710           781
Net Adjustments                            2,103        2,063            40
Total, Census Basis                      193,388      192,647           741

Foods, feeds, and beverages                9,855        9,576           278

Fruits, frozen juices                      1,230        1,094           136
Fish and shellfish                         1,649        1,527           122
Other foods                                1,067          973            94
Wine, beer, and related products             792          760            31
Dairy products and eggs                      172          150            23
Feedstuff and foodgrains                     600          585            16
Tea, spices, etc.                            172          167             5
Cane and beet sugar                          132          128             3
Vegetables                                   923          921             2
Green coffee                                 363          366            -3
Nonagricultural foods, etc.                   66           74            -7
Cocoa beans                                   36           47           -11
Nuts                                         172          184           -12
Food oils, oilseeds                          494          508           -14
Bakery products                              732          747           -15
Alcoholic beverages, excluding wine          544          583           -39
Meat products                                710          762           -51

Industrial supplies and materials         58,307       57,529           778

Nonmonetary gold                           1,477        1,125           352
Petroleum products, other                  4,025        3,688           337
Crude oil                                 23,938       23,715           223
Chemicals-organic                          2,374        2,169           204
Plastic materials                          1,335        1,229           106
Nuclear fuel materials                       478          379            99
Iron and steel mill products               1,702        1,603            99
Liquefied petroleum gases                    319          248            71
Steelmaking materials                        666          629            37
Nontextile floor tiles                       270          242            27
Tin                                           70           49            21
Electric energy                              180          160            20
Plywood and veneers                          216          198            18
Pulpwood and woodpulp                        312          294            18
Lumber                                       414          399            15
Finished textile supplies                    376          363            14
Sulfur, nonmetallic minerals                 131          121            10
Farming materials, livestock                 162          154             7
Hides and skins                               23           17             6
Blank tapes, audio & visual                   62           58             3
Leather and furs                              60           57             2
Stone, sand, cement, etc.                    390          389             2
Wool, silk, etc.                              62           61             1
Cotton, natural fibers                         6            5             1
Hair, waste materials                         77           76             1
Industrial supplies, other                 2,463        2,462             1
Chemicals-fertilizers                      1,220        1,223            -3
Cotton cloth, fabrics                        107          110            -3
Materials, excluding chemicals               118          121            -3
Glass-plate, sheet, etc.                     113          117            -4
Newsprint                                    105          112            -7
Coal and related fuels                       293          302            -9
Copper                                       381          390            -9
Shingles, wallboard                          741          750            -9
Bauxite and aluminum                         856          870           -13
Chemicals-inorganic                          578          592           -14
Natural rubber                               182          197           -14
Synthetic rubber--primary                    219          235           -15
Zinc                                         121          138           -17
Iron and steel, advanced                     744          762           -18
Other precious metals                        980          998           -18
Synthetic cloth                              513          536           -23
Nickel                                       156          183           -27
Paper and paper products                     551          582           -31
Iron and steel products, n.e.c.              719          751           -32
Chemicals-other, n.e.c.                      956        1,016           -60
Tobacco, waxes, etc.                         694          780           -85
Finished metal shapes                      1,374        1,463           -89
Nonferrous metals, other                     278          395          -116
Gas-natural                                  830          970          -140
Fuel oil                                   3,889        4,047          -159

Capital goods, except automotive          46,968       47,232          -264

Computer accessories                       4,721        5,096          -374
Civilian aircraft                          1,201        1,408          -207
Semiconductors                             3,591        3,791          -201
Measuring, testing, control instruments    1,487        1,568           -80
Agricultural machinery, equipment            825          898           -74
Metalworking machine tools                   931        1,002           -72
Generators, accessories                    1,744        1,799           -54
Food, tobacco machinery                      279          314           -35
Textile, sewing machines                     186          221           -35
Medicinal equipment                        2,689        2,716           -27
Industrial engines                         1,881        1,896           -15
Electric apparatus                         3,856        3,871           -15
Railway transportation equipment             123          135           -13
Specialized mining                            53           62            -9
Laboratory testing instruments               431          439            -8
Nonfarm tractors and parts                   183          188            -5
Business machines and equipment              375          378            -3
Vessels, except scrap                          1          (-)           (-)
Materials handling equipment               1,129        1,126             3
Wood, glass, plastic                         587          584             4
Commercial vessels, other                     16           12             4
Marine engines, parts                         96           87             9
Photo, service industry machinery          1,337        1,313            25
Parts-civilian aircraft                    1,274        1,244            30
Pulp and paper machinery                     375          342            33
Computers                                  5,349        5,293            56
Excavating machinery                         856          796            59
Spacecraft, excluding military                88            6            82
Telecommunications equipment               4,712        4,601           111
Drilling & oilfield equipment                811          672           139
Engines-civilian aircraft                  1,601        1,450           151
Industrial machines, other                 4,180        3,923           256

Automotive vehicles, parts, and engines   26,143       27,156        -1,013

Consumer goods                            45,521       45,007           514

Pharmaceutical preparations                7,997        7,432           565
Toys, games, and sporting goods            2,990        2,717           273
Artwork, antiques, stamps, etc.            1,215          943           272
Gem diamonds                               2,018        1,863           154
Apparel, household goods - cotton          4,091        3,995            97
Apparel,household goods-nontextile           772          713            59
Furniture, household goods, etc.           2,460        2,408            52
Motorcycles and parts                        272          228            45
Televisions and video equipment            2,372        2,335            37
Footwear                                   1,595        1,558            37
Household appliances                       2,050        2,025            25
Apparel, household goods - wool              263          238            25
Glassware, chinaware                         209          189            20
Numismatic coins                             152          137            15
Camping apparel and gear                     776          769             7
Rugs                                         182          176             6
Nursery stock, etc.                          141          137             4
Musical instruments                          132          129             4
Pleasure boats and motors                    194          192             1
Recorded media                                63           63           (-)
Cookware, cutlery, tools                     697          700            -3
Jewelry                                    1,047        1,056            -9
Other consumer nondurables                 1,169        1,179            -9
Books, printed matter                        302          312           -10
Photo equipment                              289          303           -13
Stereo equipment, etc                        559          579           -19
Apparel, textiles, nonwool or cotton       3,341        3,381           -40
Toiletries and cosmetics                     773          816           -43
Gem stones, other                            267          310           -44
Cell phones and other household goods,     7,131        8,124          -993

Other goods                                6,594        6,146           448
                                        

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

Total, Balance of Payments Basis       1,912,274    1,918,318        -6,044
Net Adjustments                           21,557       23,073        -1,516
Total, Census Basis                    1,890,718    1,895,245        -4,527

Foods, feeds, and beverages               96,139       91,554         4,586

Fruits, frozen juices                     11,033       10,138           895
Fish and shellfish                        14,744       13,904           840
Other foods                               10,181        9,419           762
Wine, beer, and related products           7,628        7,396           232
Dairy products and eggs                    1,489        1,396            93
Feedstuff and foodgrains                   5,918        4,612         1,306
Tea, spices, etc.                          1,639        1,515           124
Cane and beet sugar                        1,357        1,956          -599
Vegetables                                 8,978        8,217           761
Green coffee                               4,046        5,029          -982
Nonagricultural foods, etc.                  693          602            91
Cocoa beans                                  872          852            20
Nuts                                       1,687        1,713           -26
Food oils, oilseeds                        5,311        5,001           309
Bakery products                            7,498        7,293           205
Alcoholic beverages, excluding wine        5,804        5,432           372
Meat products                              7,261        7,079           182

Industrial supplies and materials        573,201      612,386       -39,185

Nonmonetary gold                          13,565       14,353          -788
Petroleum products, other                 40,700       41,820        -1,119
Crude oil                                229,218      265,474       -36,256
Chemicals-organic                         22,124       20,354         1,770
Plastic materials                         12,771       12,155           616
Nuclear fuel materials                     3,627        3,782          -155
Iron and steel mill products              14,996       17,491        -2,495
Liquefied petroleum gases                  3,396        5,555        -2,159
Steelmaking materials                      6,050        7,250        -1,200
Nontextile floor tiles                     2,370        2,052           318
Tin                                          729          682            47
Electric energy                            1,857        1,459           399
Plywood and veneers                        2,024        1,848           175
Pulpwood and woodpulp                      3,038        2,818           220
Lumber                                     4,257        3,369           888
Finished textile supplies                  3,715        3,510           205
Sulfur, nonmetallic minerals               1,221        1,332          -111
Farming materials, livestock               1,663        1,390           274
Hides and skins                              225          188            36
Blank tapes, audio & visual                  657          854          -197
Leather and furs                             567          544            23
Stone, sand, cement, etc.                  3,845        3,379           466
Wool, silk, etc.                             611          633           -23
Cotton, natural fibers                        61           77           -16
Hair, waste materials                        769          772            -4
Industrial supplies, other                24,296       23,425           872
Chemicals-fertilizers                     13,075       13,183          -108
Cotton cloth, fabrics                      1,029        1,051           -22
Materials, excluding chemicals             1,180        1,224           -44
Glass-plate, sheet, etc.                   1,111        1,000           111
Newsprint                                  1,076        1,123           -47
Coal and related fuels                     2,654        2,571            83
Copper                                     5,538        4,685           853
Shingles, wallboard                        7,475        6,398         1,077
Bauxite and aluminum                       8,706        9,030          -324
Chemicals-inorganic                        6,192        6,718          -526
Natural rubber                             2,120        2,869          -748
Synthetic rubber--primary                  2,356        2,729          -373
Zinc                                       1,254        1,260            -5
Iron and steel, advanced                   7,639        7,913          -275
Other precious metals                     10,102       10,399          -298
Synthetic cloth                            5,059        5,030            29
Nickel                                     1,998        2,494          -496
Paper and paper products                   5,893        5,763           131
Iron and steel products, n.e.c.            7,775        8,428          -653
Chemicals-other, n.e.c.                    9,876        9,914           -38
Tobacco, waxes, etc.                       7,483        9,031        -1,548
Finished metal shapes                     14,040       14,616          -576
Nonferrous metals, other                   3,536        3,626           -91
Gas-natural                                9,253        7,020         2,233
Fuel oil                                  38,428       37,744           684

Capital goods, except automotive         459,015      457,214         1,801

Computer accessories                      46,321       47,053          -731
Civilian aircraft                         10,727        8,030         2,697
Semiconductors                            34,631       33,915           717
Measuring, testing, control instruments   15,593       15,377           217
Agricultural machinery, equipment          8,238        7,766           472
Metalworking machine tools                 9,463        9,688          -225
Generators, accessories                   17,630       18,544          -913
Food, tobacco machinery                    2,801        2,576           226
Textile, sewing machines                   1,680        1,440           240
Medicinal equipment                       27,006       26,192           814
Industrial engines                        18,207       20,000        -1,793
Electric apparatus                        37,894       35,607         2,288
Railway transportation equipment           1,184        1,480          -296
Specialized mining                           594          612           -17
Laboratory testing instruments             4,477        4,735          -258
Nonfarm tractors and parts                 1,900        2,195          -294
Business machines and equipment            3,840        3,937           -97
Vessels, except scrap                         11           13            -2
Materials handling equipment              11,325       11,087           238
Wood, glass, plastic                       5,680        4,943           737
Commercial vessels, other                    134           86            48
Marine engines, parts                        912          848            65
Photo, service industry machinery         13,615       13,303           312
Parts-civilian aircraft                   12,644       10,946         1,698
Pulp and paper machinery                   3,484        3,578           -94
Computers                                 53,128       54,171        -1,043
Excavating machinery                       8,531       10,794        -2,262
Spacecraft, excluding military               125           50            75
Telecommunications equipment              45,874       43,888         1,986
Drilling & oilfield equipment              7,788       10,193        -2,405
Engines-civilian aircraft                 14,378       13,662           716
Industrial machines, other                39,195       40,508        -1,313

Automotive vehicles, parts, and engines  255,685      247,282         8,404

Consumer goods                           443,070      426,546        16,523

Pharmaceutical preparations               71,283       73,081        -1,798
Toys, games, and sporting goods           27,478       27,850          -372
Artwork, antiques, stamps, etc.            9,088        7,996         1,092
Gem diamonds                              19,116       16,593         2,523
Apparel, household goods - cotton         40,391       39,199         1,192
Apparel,household goods-nontextile         7,438        7,160           279
Furniture, household goods, etc.          22,655       21,128         1,527
Motorcycles and parts                      2,589        2,521            68
Televisions and video equipment           24,657       27,359        -2,702
Footwear                                  16,195       15,841           353
Household appliances                      19,352       18,513           839
Apparel, household goods - wool            2,732        2,716            15
Glassware, chinaware                       1,848        1,772            76
Numismatic coins                           2,263        1,414           849
Camping apparel and gear                   7,879        7,519           360
Rugs                                       1,796        1,686           110
Nursery stock, etc.                        1,408        1,354            54
Musical instruments                        1,332        1,368           -35
Pleasure boats and motors                  2,023        1,927            96
Recorded media                               715          760           -45
Cookware, cutlery, tools                   6,904        6,501           403
Jewelry                                   10,797       10,075           722
Other consumer nondurables                11,596       11,111           485
Books, printed matter                      3,006        3,014            -8
Photo equipment                            3,269        4,536        -1,268
Stereo equipment, etc                      5,748        5,565           184
Apparel, textiles, nonwool or cotton      34,615       32,580         2,035
Toiletries and cosmetics                   7,938        7,158           779
Gem stones, other                          2,877        2,828            48
Cell phones and other household goods,    74,082       65,419         8,663

Other goods                               63,608       60,264         3,344
                                                 

(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-13-205, BEA-13-55), Bureau of the Census, Foreign
Trade Division, October 2013.  For more information, contact Matthew Przybocki
(301-763-3148) or Maria Iseman (301-763-2311), Foreign Trade Division.
