                                        
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)                                November     October       Monthly
                                       2013         2013 (R)      Change

Total, Balance of Payments Basis         191,003      194,445        -3,442
Net Adjustments                            2,143        2,102            42
Total, Census Basis                      188,860      192,344        -3,484

Foods, feeds, and beverages                9,538        9,826          -288

Fruits, frozen juices                      1,070        1,228          -158
Fish and shellfish                         1,532        1,646          -115
Other foods                                1,004        1,074           -70
Green coffee                                 320          362           -42
Feedstuff and foodgrains                     536          576           -41
Dairy products and eggs                      143          172           -30
Nuts                                         146          172           -26
Vegetables                                   904          921           -17
Wine, beer, and related products             786          793            -8
Nonagricultural foods, etc.                   70           67             3
Tea, spices, etc.                            177          173             4
Bakery products                              743          732            11
Cane and beet sugar                          146          131            15
Cocoa beans                                   59           33            26
Alcoholic beverages, excluding wine          588          541            46
Food oils, oilseeds                          543          495            49
Meat products                                773          710            63

Industrial supplies and materials         53,804       58,101        -4,297

Crude oil                                 21,391       23,938        -2,547
Fuel oil                                   3,005        3,831          -826
Nonmonetary gold                           1,178        1,448          -270
Petroleum products, other                  3,784        4,005          -221
Chemicals-organic                          2,164        2,368          -204
Iron and steel mill products               1,522        1,685          -163
Other precious metals                        829          957          -128
Gas-natural                                  691          789           -98
Copper                                       301          368           -66
Chemicals-fertilizers                      1,174        1,219           -45
Pulpwood and woodpulp                        282          323           -41
Plastic materials                          1,297        1,336           -39
Farming materials, livestock                 133          162           -29
Sulfur, nonmetallic minerals                 111          131           -20
Industrial supplies, other                 2,447        2,462           -15
Plywood and veneers                          202          217           -15
Liquefied petroleum gases                    304          319           -15
Bauxite and aluminum                         845          859           -14
Nuclear fuel materials                       465          477           -13
Nontextile floor tiles                       259          269           -11
Synthetic cloth                              502          513           -10
Cotton cloth, fabrics                        101          107            -6
Zinc                                         115          121            -6
Wool, silk, etc.                              57           62            -5
Finished metal shapes                      1,369        1,371            -3
Leather and furs                              58           60            -2
Blank tapes, audio & visual                   60           62            -1
Cotton, natural fibers                         5            6            -1
Tin                                           69           70            -1
Materials, excluding chemicals               120          121           (-)
Hair, waste materials                         78           77             1
Hides and skins                               24           23             2
Glass-plate, sheet, etc.                     116          114             2
Finished textile supplies                    377          374             3
Newsprint                                    110          106             5
Shingles, wallboard                          750          742             8
Tobacco, waxes, etc.                         698          689             9
Synthetic rubber--primary                    233          222            10
Steelmaking materials                        677          659            18
Iron and steel, advanced                     760          742            18
Stone, sand, cement, etc.                    410          391            19
Chemicals-inorganic                          601          576            25
Electric energy                              207          180            26
Coal and related fuels                       324          297            27
Nickel                                       185          156            29
Nonferrous metals, other                     310          279            31
Iron and steel products, n.e.c.              760          717            43
Natural rubber                               231          182            49
Chemicals-other, n.e.c.                    1,008          956            52
Paper and paper products                     606          551            55
Lumber                                       498          414            84

Capital goods, except automotive          47,847       46,922           925

Computers                                  6,033        5,347           686
Computer accessories                       5,203        4,731           472
Measuring, testing, control instruments    1,595        1,490           105
Generators, accessories                    1,827        1,726           101
Parts-civilian aircraft                    1,350        1,266            83
Excavating machinery                         933          851            82
Industrial engines                         1,929        1,867            62
Wood, glass, plastic                         644          585            59
Photo, service industry machinery          1,390        1,334            55
Laboratory testing instruments               478          429            49
Medicinal equipment                        2,738        2,690            48
Agricultural machinery, equipment            872          826            46
Civilian aircraft                          1,238        1,198            40
Materials handling equipment               1,176        1,142            35
Metalworking machine tools                   938          919            19
Business machines and equipment              390          375            16
Marine engines, parts                        109           95            14
Nonfarm tractors and parts                   197          186            11
Electric apparatus                         3,870        3,865             6
Food, tobacco machinery                      278          275             3
Specialized mining                            54           53             1
Vessels, except scrap                        (-)            1           (-)
Commercial vessels, other                     10           16            -7
Textile, sewing machines                     180          187            -7
Pulp and paper machinery                     358          372           -14
Railway transportation equipment             100          122           -22
Industrial machines, other                 4,133        4,210           -77
Spacecraft, excluding military                 5           88           -83
Drilling & oilfield equipment                675          766           -91
Engines-civilian aircraft                  1,438        1,607          -169
Semiconductors                             3,369        3,605          -237
Telecommunications equipment               4,337        4,698          -361

Automotive vehicles, parts, and engines   27,229       26,171         1,059

Consumer goods                            44,752       44,871          -119

Pharmaceutical preparations                6,798        7,362          -565
Artwork, antiques, stamps, etc.              793        1,219          -426
Toys, games, and sporting goods            2,786        2,988          -202
Televisions and video equipment            2,188        2,365          -177
Motorcycles and parts                        236          273           -36
Stereo equipment, etc                        536          563           -27
Other consumer nondurables                 1,142        1,164           -22
Jewelry                                    1,019        1,039           -21
Pleasure boats and motors                    183          201           -18
Glassware, chinaware                         198          209           -11
Nursery stock, etc.                          135          141            -6
Footwear                                   1,589        1,593            -3
Apparel,household goods-nontextile           769          771            -2
Recorded media                                64           62             1
Musical instruments                          136          132             4
Gem stones, other                            281          276             5
Camping apparel and gear                     783          775             9
Rugs                                         193          182            11
Household appliances                       2,066        2,046            20
Furniture, household goods, etc.           2,481        2,458            23
Numismatic coins                             176          153            23
Apparel, household goods - wool              287          262            25
Gem diamonds                               2,033        2,004            29
Books, printed matter                        334          301            33
Apparel, household goods - cotton          4,130        4,091            38
Cookware, cutlery, tools                     738          697            41
Toiletries and cosmetics                     812          770            43
Photo equipment                              355          289            67
Apparel, textiles, nonwool or cotton       3,623        3,338           284
Cell phones and other household goods,     7,888        7,148           740

Other goods                                5,688        6,452          -764
                                        

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

Total, Balance of Payments Basis       2,102,232    2,112,847       -10,616
Net Adjustments                           23,699       25,238        -1,539
Total, Census Basis                    2,078,533    2,087,609        -9,076

Foods, feeds, and beverages              105,649      100,932         4,717

Fruits, frozen juices                     12,101       11,231           870
Fish and shellfish                        16,272       15,249         1,023
Other foods                               11,192       10,421           771
Green coffee                               4,365        5,449        -1,084
Feedstuff and foodgrains                   6,430        5,271         1,159
Dairy products and eggs                    1,632        1,539            93
Nuts                                       1,833        1,861           -28
Vegetables                                 9,880        9,067           813
Wine, beer, and related products           8,416        8,155           260
Nonagricultural foods, etc.                  764          661           102
Tea, spices, etc.                          1,816        1,686           131
Bakery products                            8,240        8,056           185
Cane and beet sugar                        1,502        2,131          -629
Cocoa beans                                  929          906            23
Alcoholic beverages, excluding wine        6,389        5,997           392
Food oils, oilseeds                        5,855        5,455           400
Meat products                              8,034        7,796           237

Industrial supplies and materials        626,799      673,049       -46,251

Crude oil                                250,609      290,426       -39,817
Fuel oil                                  41,376       41,742          -366
Nonmonetary gold                          14,715       16,266        -1,551
Petroleum products, other                 44,463       46,070        -1,607
Chemicals-organic                         24,282       22,565         1,717
Iron and steel mill products              16,501       19,231        -2,730
Other precious metals                     10,907       11,400          -492
Gas-natural                                9,904        7,942         1,962
Copper                                     5,825        5,253           572
Chemicals-fertilizers                     14,249       14,663          -414
Pulpwood and woodpulp                      3,331        3,100           231
Plastic materials                         14,070       13,354           715
Farming materials, livestock               1,796        1,537           260
Sulfur, nonmetallic minerals               1,331        1,504          -173
Industrial supplies, other                26,743       25,763           980
Plywood and veneers                        2,227        2,026           201
Liquefied petroleum gases                  3,700        5,909        -2,209
Bauxite and aluminum                       9,554        9,885          -331
Nuclear fuel materials                     4,091        4,323          -232
Nontextile floor tiles                     2,628        2,272           356
Synthetic cloth                            5,560        5,517            44
Cotton cloth, fabrics                      1,130        1,154           -24
Zinc                                       1,369        1,383           -13
Wool, silk, etc.                             668          693           -25
Finished metal shapes                     15,406       16,007          -601
Leather and furs                             625          599            26
Blank tapes, audio & visual                  718          921          -203
Cotton, natural fibers                        65           82           -17
Tin                                          798          753            45
Materials, excluding chemicals             1,303        1,337           -35
Hair, waste materials                        846          847            -1
Hides and skins                              248          207            41
Glass-plate, sheet, etc.                   1,228        1,106           123
Finished textile supplies                  4,090        3,873           217
Newsprint                                  1,186        1,234           -48
Shingles, wallboard                        8,226        7,059         1,167
Tobacco, waxes, etc.                       8,176        9,739        -1,564
Synthetic rubber--primary                  2,592        2,989          -397
Steelmaking materials                      6,720        7,945        -1,224
Iron and steel, advanced                   8,396        8,688          -292
Stone, sand, cement, etc.                  4,255        3,739           516
Chemicals-inorganic                        6,791        7,380          -588
Electric energy                            2,064        1,690           374
Coal and related fuels                     2,982        2,914            68
Nickel                                     2,183        2,687          -504
Nonferrous metals, other                   3,846        3,981          -135
Iron and steel products, n.e.c.            8,533        9,229          -696
Natural rubber                             2,352        3,114          -762
Chemicals-other, n.e.c.                   10,883       10,859            25
Paper and paper products                   6,500        6,346           154
Lumber                                     4,755        3,745         1,009

Capital goods, except automotive         506,817      502,822         3,994

Computers                                 59,158       60,208        -1,050
Computer accessories                      51,534       51,570           -36
Measuring, testing, control instruments   17,191       16,901           290
Generators, accessories                   19,439       20,332          -892
Parts-civilian aircraft                   13,986       12,164         1,822
Excavating machinery                       9,460       11,780        -2,320
Industrial engines                        20,123       21,879        -1,756
Wood, glass, plastic                       6,322        5,501           820
Photo, service industry machinery         15,001       14,555           447
Laboratory testing instruments             4,953        5,197          -244
Medicinal equipment                       29,746       28,846           899
Agricultural machinery, equipment          9,111        8,519           592
Civilian aircraft                         11,962        9,098         2,864
Materials handling equipment              12,514       12,207           307
Metalworking machine tools                10,390       10,684          -294
Business machines and equipment            4,230        4,341          -111
Marine engines, parts                      1,021          936            85
Nonfarm tractors and parts                 2,101        2,388          -288
Electric apparatus                        41,773       39,181         2,592
Food, tobacco machinery                    3,075        2,829           247
Specialized mining                           648          654            -5
Vessels, except scrap                         11           13            -2
Commercial vessels, other                    144           95            49
Textile, sewing machines                   1,861        1,581           280
Pulp and paper machinery                   3,839        3,945          -106
Railway transportation equipment           1,282        1,593          -311
Industrial machines, other                43,359       44,173          -813
Spacecraft, excluding military               131          128             3
Drilling & oilfield equipment              8,419       10,988        -2,569
Engines-civilian aircraft                 15,821       15,090           731
Semiconductors                            38,015       37,120           895
Telecommunications equipment              50,197       48,327         1,869

Automotive vehicles, parts, and engines  282,942      272,894        10,048

Consumer goods                           487,172      471,618        15,554

Pharmaceutical preparations               77,446       80,756        -3,310
Artwork, antiques, stamps, etc.            9,885        8,931           953
Toys, games, and sporting goods           30,263       30,674          -411
Televisions and video equipment           26,838       30,076        -3,238
Motorcycles and parts                      2,826        2,793            33
Stereo equipment, etc                      6,288        6,144           144
Other consumer nondurables                12,732       12,259           473
Jewelry                                   11,808       11,066           742
Pleasure boats and motors                  2,213        2,126            88
Glassware, chinaware                       2,047        1,952            94
Nursery stock, etc.                        1,543        1,487            56
Footwear                                  17,782       17,358           424
Apparel,household goods-nontextile         8,206        7,889           317
Recorded media                               778          835           -56
Musical instruments                        1,468        1,496           -29
Gem stones, other                          3,167        3,115            52
Camping apparel and gear                   8,661        8,225           436
Rugs                                       1,988        1,862           126
Household appliances                      21,413       20,332         1,082
Furniture, household goods, etc.          25,135       23,309         1,826
Numismatic coins                           2,440        1,664           775
Apparel, household goods - wool            3,018        2,976            42
Gem diamonds                              21,136       18,442         2,694
Books, printed matter                      3,339        3,315            24
Apparel, household goods - cotton         44,521       43,223         1,298
Cookware, cutlery, tools                   7,641        7,143           498
Toiletries and cosmetics                   8,746        7,918           829
Photo equipment                            3,623        4,927        -1,303
Apparel, textiles, nonwool or cotton      38,235       35,802         2,433
Cell phones and other household goods,    81,987       73,525         8,462

Other goods                               69,154       66,293         2,860
                                                 

(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-14-02, BEA-14-01), Bureau of the Census, Foreign
Trade Division, November 2013.  For more information, contact Matthew Przybocki
(301-763-3148) or Maria Iseman (301-763-2311), Foreign Trade Division.
