
Part A: Seasonally Adjusted (by Commodity/Service)
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 monthly change within each major commodity grouping. (-) Represents zero or less than one-half of measurement shown. (R) - Revised.


Item (1)                                         January     December        Monthly
                                                 2014        2013 (R)        Change

Total, Balance of Payments Basis                  193,108       191,426         1,682
Net Adjustments                                     2,285         2,290            -5
Total, Census Basis                               190,823       189,136         1,687

Foods, feeds, and beverages                         9,671         9,467           204

Fruits, frozen juices                               1,162         1,073            89
Fish and shellfish                                  1,696         1,609            87
Other foods                                         1,041           960            81
Food oils, oilseeds                                   539           461            78
Wine, beer, and related products                      779           723            55
Dairy products and eggs                               156           121            35
Cane and beet sugar                                   114            84            30
Nonagricultural foods, etc.                            78            60            18
Alcoholic beverages, excluding wine                   582           573             8
Nuts                                                  181           182           (-)
Bakery products                                       743           747            -4
Tea, spices, etc.                                     155           168           -13
Feedstuff and foodgrains                              528           542           -14
Vegetables                                            866           900           -34
Meat products                                         732           798           -66
Cocoa beans                                            85           153           -67
Green coffee                                          232           313           -81

Industrial supplies and materials                  58,120        54,387         3,734

Crude oil                                          24,393        21,632         2,761
Fuel oil                                            3,394         2,948           445
Chemicals-organic                                   2,401         2,156           245
Iron and steel mill products                        1,853         1,651           202
Plastic materials                                   1,444         1,260           184
Gas-natural                                           976           798           178
Steelmaking materials                                 743           589           154
Nonferrous metals, other                              396           278           118
Chemicals-inorganic                                   651           556            95
Nuclear fuel materials                                319           235            84
Liquefied petroleum gases                             536           460            77
Nickel                                                212           151            61
Tin                                                    98            52            46
Synthetic cloth                                       547           508            38
Plywood and veneers                                   213           178            35
Chemicals-fertilizers                                 998           967            32
Iron and steel, advanced                              815           787            28
Lumber                                                479           458            22
Synthetic rubber-primary                              245           226            19
Chemicals-other, n.e.c.                               967           950            17
Materials, excluding chemicals                        129           114            15
Finished textile supplies                             393           380            14
Newsprint                                             117           104            13
Wool, silk, etc.                                       66            58             9
Glass-plate, sheet, etc.                              119           112             7
Paper and paper products                              587           580             7
Hair, waste materials                                  83            77             6
Blank tapes, audio & visual                            64            58             6
Cotton cloth, fabrics                                 107           101             6
Pulpwood and woodpulp                                 305           300             5
Electric energy                                       236           232             4
Farming materials, livestock                          132           129             4
Cotton, natural fibers                                  5             5             1
Leather and furs                                       61            61           (-)
Zinc                                                  111           112            -1
Finished metal shapes                               1,455         1,456            -1
Nontextile floor tiles                                259           262            -3
Hides and skins                                        19            22            -3
Stone, sand, cement, etc.                             416           419            -3
Shingles, wallboard                                   782           786            -3
Natural rubber                                        194           209           -15
Sulfur, nonmetallic minerals                           99           118           -19
Iron and steel products, n.e.c.                       764           792           -28
Nonmonetary gold                                    1,154         1,188           -34
Bauxite and aluminum                                  826           864           -38
Copper                                                371           411           -41
Tobacco, waxes, etc.                                  725           768           -43
Industrial supplies, other                          2,460         2,508           -49
Other precious metals                                 837           913           -75
Coal and related fuels                                157           348          -191
Petroleum products, other                           3,407         4,062          -655

Capital goods, except automotive                   47,927        47,610           317

Telecommunications equipment                        4,875         4,265           611
Industrial machines, other                          4,201         3,961           240
Parts-civilian aircraft                             1,491         1,320           171
Materials handling equipment                        1,271         1,117           155
Generators, accessories                             1,955         1,805           150
Drilling & oilfield equipment                         727           610           117
Agricultural machinery, equipment                     925           831            94
Metalworking machine tools                            973           896            77
Photo, service industry machinery                   1,446         1,376            70
Pulp and paper machinery                              418           352            66
Excavating machinery                                  986           934            52
Laboratory testing instruments                        472           424            48
Wood, glass, plastic                                  614           575            39
Measuring, testing, control instruments             1,642         1,607            35
Business machines and equipment                       409           384            25
Nonfarm tractors and parts                            206           190            16
Marine engines, parts                                 119           107            12
Specialized mining                                     55            44            11
Railway transportation equipment                      124           114            11
Commercial vessels, other                               6             4             2
Spacecraft, excluding military                          8             6             2
Vessels, except scrap                                 (-)           (-)           (-)
Food, tobacco machinery                               288           298           -10
Textile, sewing machines                              158           170           -12
Electric apparatus                                  3,902         3,950           -48
Industrial engines                                  1,916         1,966           -50
Medicinal equipment                                 2,692         2,763           -71
Computers                                           5,550         5,626           -77
Computer accessories                                4,911         5,027          -116
Semiconductors                                      3,239         3,424          -186
Engines-civilian aircraft                           1,219         1,492          -273
Civilian aircraft                                   1,130         1,974          -844

Automotive vehicles, parts, and engines            24,902        26,317        -1,415

Consumer goods                                     44,342        45,346        -1,003

Cell phones and other household goods, n.e.         6,501         8,014        -1,512
Artwork, antiques, stamps, etc.                     1,049         1,270          -221
Apparel, textiles, nonwool or cotton                3,581         3,703          -122
Gem diamonds                                        1,968         2,066           -98
Apparel, household goods-cotton                     3,988         4,067           -79
Other consumer nondurables                          1,121         1,192           -72
Gem stones, other                                     304           358           -54
Photo equipment                                       366           406           -40
Books, printed matter                                 289           311           -22
Numismatic coins                                      166           185           -19
Recorded media                                         57            75           -19
Furniture, household goods, etc.                    2,487         2,495            -8
Apparel, household goods-wool                         301           306            -5
Rugs                                                  188           192            -4
Jewelry                                             1,188         1,191            -3
Pleasure boats and motors                             204           204           (-)
Footwear                                            1,712         1,712           (-)
Apparel, household goods-nontextile                   763           763           (-)
Cookware, cutlery, tools                              733           733           (-)
Nursery stock, etc.                                   134           133             1
Glassware, chinaware                                  205           199             7
Stereo equipment, etc                                 594           587             7
Musical instruments                                   158           146            12
Toiletries and cosmetics                              819           805            15
Camping apparel and gear                              853           833            20
Household appliances                                2,074         2,046            29
Motorcycles and parts                                 278           207            71
Toys, games, and sporting goods                     3,063         2,860           204
Televisions and video equipment                     2,465         2,196           269
Pharmaceutical preparations                         6,731         6,093           638

Other goods                                         5,860         6,010          -149

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Item(1)                                      Year-to-Date  Year-to-Date   Year-to-Date
                                             2014          2013 (R)       Change

Total, Balance of Payments Basis                  193,108       192,022         1,086
Net Adjustments                                     2,285         2,126           159
Total, Census Basis                               190,823       189,896           927

Foods, feeds, and beverages                         9,671         9,212           459

Fruits, frozen juices                               1,162         1,022           140
Fish and shellfish                                  1,696         1,344           352
Other foods                                         1,041         1,039             3
Food oils, oilseeds                                   539           466            72
Wine, beer, and related products                      779           734            44
Dairy products and eggs                               156           163            -7
Cane and beet sugar                                   114           128           -13
Nonagricultural foods, etc.                            78            63            15
Alcoholic beverages, excluding wine                   582           554            27
Nuts                                                  181           160            22
Bakery products                                       743           766           -23
Tea, spices, etc.                                     155           160            -5
Feedstuff and foodgrains                              528           632          -104
Vegetables                                            866           778            88
Meat products                                         732           753           -21
Cocoa beans                                            85           104           -19
Green coffee                                          232           346          -114

Industrial supplies and materials                  58,120        61,006        -2,886

Crude oil                                          24,393        25,125          -732
Fuel oil                                            3,394         4,229          -836
Chemicals-organic                                   2,401         2,380            21
Iron and steel mill products                        1,853         1,532           321
Plastic materials                                   1,444         1,317           127
Gas-natural                                           976           867           110
Steelmaking materials                                 743           566           176
Nonferrous metals, other                              396           405            -9
Chemicals-inorganic                                   651           654            -3
Nuclear fuel materials                                319           248            71
Liquefied petroleum gases                             536           507            30
Nickel                                                212           208             4
Tin                                                    98            94             4
Synthetic cloth                                       547           497            50
Plywood and veneers                                   213           207             6
Chemicals-fertilizers                                 998         1,411          -413
Iron and steel, advanced                              815           776            38
Lumber                                                479           454            25
Synthetic rubber-primary                              245           249            -4
Chemicals-other, n.e.c.                               967           942            25
Materials, excluding chemicals                        129           132            -3
Finished textile supplies                             393           365            29
Newsprint                                             117           106            11
Wool, silk, etc.                                       66            67            -1
Glass-plate, sheet, etc.                              119            99            19
Paper and paper products                              587           583             4
Hair, waste materials                                  83            77             6
Blank tapes, audio & visual                            64            77           -13
Cotton cloth, fabrics                                 107           102             4
Pulpwood and woodpulp                                 305           277            28
Electric energy                                       236           208            28
Farming materials, livestock                          132           148           -15
Cotton, natural fibers                                  5             6           (-)
Leather and furs                                       61            55             6
Zinc                                                  111           119            -8
Finished metal shapes                               1,455         1,436            19
Nontextile floor tiles                                259           204            55
Hides and skins                                        19            31           -11
Stone, sand, cement, etc.                             416           371            45
Shingles, wallboard                                   782           758            24
Natural rubber                                        194           225           -31
Sulfur, nonmetallic minerals                           99           126           -27
Iron and steel products, n.e.c.                       764           819           -55
Nonmonetary gold                                    1,154         1,697          -543
Bauxite and aluminum                                  826           917           -91
Copper                                                371           758          -387
Tobacco, waxes, etc.                                  725           654            71
Industrial supplies, other                          2,460         2,419            41
Other precious metals                                 837         1,140          -303
Coal and related fuels                                157           210           -52
Petroleum products, other                           3,407         4,151          -743

Capital goods, except automotive                   47,927        45,993         1,934

Telecommunications equipment                        4,875         4,785            91
Industrial machines, other                          4,201         3,997           204
Parts-civilian aircraft                             1,491         1,288           202
Materials handling equipment                        1,271         1,068           203
Generators, accessories                             1,955         1,793           162
Drilling & oilfield equipment                         727         1,105          -378
Agricultural machinery, equipment                     925           794           130
Metalworking machine tools                            973           972             1
Photo, service industry machinery                   1,446         1,342           104
Pulp and paper machinery                              418           305           114
Excavating machinery                                  986           889            97
Laboratory testing instruments                        472           445            27
Wood, glass, plastic                                  614           582            32
Measuring, testing, control instruments             1,642         1,622            20
Business machines and equipment                       409           401             9
Nonfarm tractors and parts                            206           220           -14
Marine engines, parts                                 119            88            31
Specialized mining                                     55            49             6
Railway transportation equipment                      124           110            14
Commercial vessels, other                               6             7            -1
Spacecraft, excluding military                          8             3             5
Vessels, except scrap                                 (-)             1           (-)
Food, tobacco machinery                               288           247            41
Textile, sewing machines                              158           170           -12
Electric apparatus                                  3,902         3,745           157
Industrial engines                                  1,916         1,785           131
Medicinal equipment                                 2,692         2,702            -9
Computers                                           5,550         5,885          -335
Computer accessories                                4,911         4,424           487
Semiconductors                                      3,239         3,214            25
Engines-civilian aircraft                           1,219         1,255           -36
Civilian aircraft                                   1,130           703           427

Automotive vehicles, parts, and engines            24,902        23,613         1,289

Consumer goods                                     44,342        44,017           326

Cell phones and other household goods, n.e.         6,501         7,163          -661
Artwork, antiques, stamps, etc.                     1,049           698           351
Apparel, textiles, nonwool or cotton                3,581         3,338           243
Gem diamonds                                        1,968         1,763           205
Apparel, household goods-cotton                     3,988         3,916            71
Other consumer nondurables                          1,121         1,150           -29
Gem stones, other                                     304           278            26
Photo equipment                                       366           359             7
Books, printed matter                                 289           292            -3
Numismatic coins                                      166           406          -240
Recorded media                                         57            78           -22
Furniture, household goods, etc.                    2,487         2,244           243
Apparel, household goods-wool                         301           277            24
Rugs                                                  188           177            11
Jewelry                                             1,188         1,135            54
Pleasure boats and motors                             204           218           -13
Footwear                                            1,712         1,746           -34
Apparel, household goods-nontextile                   763           726            37
Cookware, cutlery, tools                              733           675            57
Nursery stock, etc.                                   134           139            -5
Glassware, chinaware                                  205           184            21
Stereo equipment, etc                                 594           594           (-)
Musical instruments                                   158           138            20
Toiletries and cosmetics                              819           750            69
Camping apparel and gear                              853           807            46
Household appliances                                2,074         1,912           162
Motorcycles and parts                                 278           282            -4
Toys, games, and sporting goods                     3,063         3,072            -9
Televisions and video equipment                     2,465         2,641          -176
Pharmaceutical preparations                         6,731         6,859          -127

Other goods                                         5,860         6,055          -195


(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-14-36, BEA-14-08), Bureau of the Census, Foreign
Trade Division, January 2014.  For more information, contact Matthew Przybocki
(301-763-3148) or Maria Iseman (301-763-2311), Foreign Trade Division.
