
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 annual change within each major commodity grouping. (-) Represents zero or less than one-half of measurement shown. (R) - Revised.


Item (1)                                         December    November        Monthly
                                                 2013        2013 (R)        Change

Total, Balance of Payments Basis                  191,579       191,281           297
Net Adjustments                                     2,297         2,178           118
Total, Census Basis                               189,282       189,103           179

Foods, feeds, and beverages                         9,530         9,590           -61

Fish and shellfish                                  1,616         1,550            66
Feedstuff and foodgrains                              555           539            16
Fruits, frozen juices                               1,078         1,088           -11
Vegetables                                            900           900           (-)
Other foods                                           982         1,015           -33
Food oils, oilseeds                                   480           554           -74
Alcoholic beverages, excluding wine                   578           585            -7
Meat products                                         797           772            25
Wine, beer, and related products                      725           781           -55
Bakery products                                       749           744             6
Tea, spices, etc.                                     168           177            -9
Nonagricultural foods, etc.                            60            70           -10
Cocoa beans                                           142            62            80
Dairy products and eggs                               121           141           -20
Nuts                                                  182           148            34
Cane and beet sugar                                    84           146           -62
Green coffee                                          313           319            -6

Industrial supplies and materials                  54,400        53,873           527

Crude oil                                          21,629        21,412           217
Iron and steel mill products                        1,684         1,547           137
Liquefied petroleum gases                             460           305           155
Nonmonetary gold                                    1,195         1,187             9
Petroleum products, other                           4,055         3,770           285
Tobacco, waxes, etc.                                  774           705            69
Steelmaking materials                                 591           679           -88
Fuel oil                                            2,919         3,021          -101
Natural rubber                                        207           231           -25
Other precious metals                                 915           818            97
Iron and steel products, n.e.c.                       794           762            32
Chemicals-fertilizers                                 967         1,186          -219
Chemicals-inorganic                                   555           604           -49
Nickel                                                152           186           -34
Finished metal shapes                               1,475         1,379            95
Bauxite and aluminum                                  861           835            26
Synthetic rubber-primary                              226           228            -2
Nuclear fuel materials                                235           464          -229
Iron and steel, advanced                              788           760            28
Nonferrous metals, other                              278           310           -32
Blank tapes, audio & visual                            58            60            -2
Sulfur, nonmetallic minerals                          125           111            13
Newsprint                                             104           110            -6
Materials, excluding chemicals                        115           118            -4
Wool, silk, etc.                                       58            57           (-)
Zinc                                                  112           115            -3
Cotton cloth, fabrics                                 101           101           (-)
Hair, waste materials                                  77            77           (-)
Cotton, natural fibers                                  5             5           (-)
Chemicals-other, n.e.c.                               954         1,006           -51
Tin                                                    52            69           -17
Leather and furs                                       62            58             3
Hides and skins                                        22            25            -3
Synthetic cloth                                       509           502             7
Coal and related fuels                                348           320            28
Glass-plate, sheet, etc.                              112           113            -1
Paper and paper products                              580           607           -27
Plywood and veneers                                   175           202           -27
Finished textile supplies                             381           378             3
Pulpwood and woodpulp                                 307           278            29
Farming materials, livestock                          129           138            -9
Electric energy                                       232           206            25
Nontextile floor tiles                                262           259             4
Copper                                                407           302           105
Stone, sand, cement, etc.                             419           409            10
Plastic materials                                   1,266         1,298           -32
Lumber                                                459           498           -39
Industrial supplies, other                          2,513         2,447            66
Shingles, wallboard                                   787           747            40
Chemicals-organic                                   2,112         2,179           -68
Gas-natural                                           798           688           110

Capital goods, except automotive                   47,445        47,788          -343

Civilian aircraft                                   1,801         1,228           573
Electric apparatus                                  3,958         3,867            91
Parts-civilian aircraft                             1,331         1,362           -31
Telecommunications equipment                        4,267         4,339           -72
Semiconductors                                      3,430         3,350            80
Medicinal equipment                                 2,771         2,744            28
Engines-civilian aircraft                           1,494         1,430            64
Wood, glass, plastic                                  575           647           -72
Agricultural machinery, equipment                     841           879           -38
Photo, service industry machinery                   1,380         1,392           -12
Measuring, testing, control instruments             1,600         1,590            10
Materials handling equipment                        1,118         1,167           -49
Textile, sewing machines                              170           179            -9
Food, tobacco machinery                               302           281            21
Marine engines, parts                                 106           109            -3
Commercial vessels, other                               4             8            -4
Computer accessories                                5,019         5,187          -168
Spacecraft, excluding military                          6             5             1
Vessels, except scrap                                 (-)           (-)           (-)
Specialized mining                                     44            54           -10
Pulp and paper machinery                              359           368            -9
Business machines and equipment                       386           391            -5
Laboratory testing instruments                        420           480           -60
Nonfarm tractors and parts                            189           190           (-)
Railway transportation equipment                      114           100            14
Metalworking machine tools                            897           949           -51
Industrial machines, other                          3,940         4,116          -177
Generators, accessories                             1,810         1,829           -19
Computers                                           5,624         6,023          -399
Industrial engines                                  1,966         1,925            41
Excavating machinery                                  926           939           -13
Drilling & oilfield equipment                         598           664           -66

Automotive vehicles, parts, and engines            26,253        27,166          -914

Consumer goods                                     45,694        45,041           653

Cell phones and other household goods, n.e.         8,020         7,899           121
Gem diamonds                                        2,059         2,023            36
Apparel, textiles, nonwool or cotton                3,708         3,619            90
Furniture, household goods, etc.                    2,499         2,479            20
Apparel, household goods-cotton                     4,067         4,138           -71
Artwork, antiques, stamps, etc.                     1,271           780           491
Household appliances                                2,055         2,064            -8
Jewelry                                             1,208         1,015           193
Toiletries and cosmetics                              803           814           -11
Numismatic coins                                      185           175            10
Cookware, cutlery, tools                              735           741            -6
Other consumer nondurables                          1,196         1,145            51
Camping apparel and gear                              830           786            44
Footwear                                            1,710         1,594           115
Apparel, household goods-nontextile                   768           774            -6
Rugs                                                  192           193            -1
Glassware, chinaware                                  200           200           (-)
Gem stones, other                                     354           270            84
Pleasure boats and motors                             204           171            33
Stereo equipment, etc                                 587           531            57
Nursery stock, etc.                                   134           135            -2
Books, printed matter                                 311           335           -24
Musical instruments                                   146           136            10
Apparel, household goods-wool                         310           279            31
Motorcycles and parts                                 205           233           -28
Recorded media                                         75            63            12
Toys, games, and sporting goods                     2,866         2,797            68
Photo equipment                                       406           347            59
Pharmaceutical preparations                         6,392         7,142          -750
Televisions and video equipment                     2,199         2,164            35

Other goods                                         5,961         5,645           316

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Item(1)                                      Annual        Annual         Annual
                                             2013          2012           Change

Total, Balance of Payments Basis                2,293,508     2,302,714        -9,205
Net Adjustments                                    25,951        27,394        -1,442
Total, Census Basis                             2,267,557     2,275,320        -7,763

Foods, feeds, and beverages                       115,206       110,258         4,948

Fish and shellfish                                 17,956        16,622         1,334
Feedstuff and foodgrains                            6,988         5,869         1,119
Fruits, frozen juices                              13,167        12,259           909
Vegetables                                         10,744         9,941           803
Other foods                                        12,184        11,478           706
Food oils, oilseeds                                 6,351         5,932           419
Alcoholic beverages, excluding wine                 6,953         6,556           396
Meat products                                       8,817         8,525           291
Wine, beer, and related products                    9,129         8,913           216
Bakery products                                     8,984         8,811           173
Tea, spices, etc.                                   1,988         1,852           136
Nonagricultural foods, etc.                           825           720           105
Cocoa beans                                         1,100           996           103
Dairy products and eggs                             1,744         1,690            54
Nuts                                                2,020         2,007            13
Cane and beet sugar                                 1,587         2,280          -693
Green coffee                                        4,670         5,808        -1,138

Industrial supplies and materials                 681,406       730,374       -48,968

Crude oil                                         272,466       312,800       -40,334
Iron and steel mill products                       18,139        20,873        -2,734
Liquefied petroleum gases                           4,160         6,351        -2,191
Nonmonetary gold                                   15,919        17,833        -1,914
Petroleum products, other                          48,394        50,117        -1,723
Tobacco, waxes, etc.                                8,949        10,440        -1,491
Steelmaking materials                               7,284         8,580        -1,296
Fuel oil                                           44,311        45,511        -1,201
Natural rubber                                      2,557         3,382          -826
Other precious metals                              11,824        12,575          -751
Iron and steel products, n.e.c.                     9,319         9,999          -680
Chemicals-fertilizers                              15,456        16,132          -675
Chemicals-inorganic                                 7,351         7,981          -630
Nickel                                              2,332         2,885          -552
Finished metal shapes                              16,861        17,387          -526
Bauxite and aluminum                               10,402        10,873          -470
Synthetic rubber-primary                            2,814         3,244          -430
Nuclear fuel materials                              4,326         4,665          -339
Iron and steel, advanced                            9,182         9,459          -277
Nonferrous metals, other                            4,122         4,369          -247
Blank tapes, audio & visual                           772           987          -215
Sulfur, nonmetallic minerals                        1,455         1,646          -191
Newsprint                                           1,290         1,344           -54
Materials, excluding chemicals                      1,411         1,454           -43
Wool, silk, etc.                                      725           758           -34
Zinc                                                1,481         1,513           -33
Cotton cloth, fabrics                               1,229         1,259           -30
Hair, waste materials                                 921           939           -18
Cotton, natural fibers                                 70            86           -16
Chemicals-other, n.e.c.                            11,835        11,834           (-)
Tin                                                   853           834            20
Leather and furs                                      688           655            33
Hides and skins                                       286           226            59
Synthetic cloth                                     6,068         6,008            59
Coal and related fuels                              3,325         3,258            67
Glass-plate, sheet, etc.                            1,339         1,203           136
Paper and paper products                            7,083         6,913           170
Plywood and veneers                                 2,402         2,222           181
Finished textile supplies                           4,469         4,222           247
Pulpwood and woodpulp                               3,630         3,360           270
Farming materials, livestock                        1,979         1,701           278
Electric energy                                     2,293         1,914           380
Nontextile floor tiles                              2,887         2,484           403
Copper                                              6,232         5,816           416
Stone, sand, cement, etc.                           4,677         4,122           555
Plastic materials                                  15,323        14,582           741
Lumber                                              5,201         4,123         1,078
Industrial supplies, other                         29,241        28,147         1,094
Shingles, wallboard                                 8,991         7,803         1,189
Chemicals-organic                                  26,415        24,762         1,653
Gas-natural                                        10,665         8,742         1,923

Capital goods, except automotive                  553,845       548,614         5,231

Civilian aircraft                                  13,753        10,289         3,464
Electric apparatus                                 45,718        42,848         2,870
Parts-civilian aircraft                            15,334        13,375         1,959
Telecommunications equipment                       54,398        52,797         1,602
Semiconductors                                     41,449        40,234         1,216
Medicinal equipment                                32,514        31,557           957
Engines-civilian aircraft                          17,305        16,456           849
Wood, glass, plastic                                6,889         6,141           747
Agricultural machinery, equipment                   9,940         9,324           617
Photo, service industry machinery                  16,391        15,842           549
Measuring, testing, control instruments            18,782        18,412           370
Materials handling equipment                       13,622        13,276           346
Textile, sewing machines                            2,032         1,729           304
Food, tobacco machinery                             3,378         3,093           285
Marine engines, parts                               1,127         1,042            84
Commercial vessels, other                             147           112            34
Computer accessories                               56,494        56,460            34
Spacecraft, excluding military                        137           132             4
Vessels, except scrap                                  11            13            -2
Specialized mining                                    693           704           -12
Pulp and paper machinery                            4,206         4,302           -96
Business machines and equipment                     4,607         4,744          -137
Laboratory testing instruments                      5,361         5,649          -288
Nonfarm tractors and parts                          2,283         2,577          -294
Railway transportation equipment                    1,396         1,694          -298
Metalworking machine tools                         11,282        11,661          -379
Industrial machines, other                         47,252        48,052          -800
Generators, accessories                            21,223        22,132          -909
Computers                                          64,671        65,760        -1,089
Industrial engines                                 22,062        23,799        -1,737
Excavating machinery                               10,381        12,707        -2,326
Drilling & oilfield equipment                       9,006        11,698        -2,692

Automotive vehicles, parts, and engines           308,813       297,813        11,000

Consumer goods                                    533,170       516,342        16,828

Cell phones and other household goods, n.e.        90,207        81,284         8,923
Gem diamonds                                       23,394        20,196         3,198
Apparel, textiles, nonwool or cotton               41,881        39,377         2,505
Furniture, household goods, etc.                   27,588        25,613         1,974
Apparel, household goods-cotton                    48,655        47,435         1,220
Artwork, antiques, stamps, etc.                    11,016         9,799         1,217
Household appliances                               23,397        22,266         1,132
Jewelry                                            12,963        12,091           872
Toiletries and cosmetics                            9,557         8,692           865
Numismatic coins                                    2,623         1,933           690
Cookware, cutlery, tools                            8,384         7,812           572
Other consumer nondurables                         13,935        13,403           532
Camping apparel and gear                            9,519         9,043           476
Footwear                                           19,532        19,111           420
Apparel, household goods-nontextile                 8,975         8,637           338
Rugs                                                2,180         2,048           132
Glassware, chinaware                                2,261         2,137           123
Gem stones, other                                   3,507         3,404           103
Pleasure boats and motors                           2,410         2,316            95
Stereo equipment, etc                               6,842         6,761            81
Nursery stock, etc.                                 1,678         1,621            57
Books, printed matter                               3,658         3,623            35
Musical instruments                                 1,612         1,622           -10
Apparel, household goods-wool                       3,221         3,241           -21
Motorcycles and parts                               3,022         3,059           -36
Recorded media                                        842           907           -64
Toys, games, and sporting goods                    33,259        33,466          -207
Photo equipment                                     3,935         5,350        -1,415
Pharmaceutical preparations                        84,352        87,253        -2,901
Televisions and video equipment                    28,764        32,843        -4,079

Other goods                                        75,118        71,920         3,198


(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-14-19, BEA-14-05), Bureau of the Census, Foreign
Trade Division, December 2013.  For more information, contact Matthew Przybocki
(301-763-3148) or Maria Iseman (301-763-2311), Foreign Trade Division.
