
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)                                         March       February        Monthly
                                                 2014        2014 (R)        Change

Total, Balance of Payments Basis                  195,843       192,728         3,116
Net Adjustments                                     2,580         2,863          -283
Total, Census Basis                               193,264       189,865         3,399

Foods, feeds, and beverages                        10,622         9,590         1,032

Fish and shellfish                                  1,886         1,683           203
Food oils, oilseeds                                   611           470           141
Feedstuff and foodgrains                              588           457           131
Other foods                                         1,106           999           106
Green coffee                                          354           276            78
Alcoholic beverages, excluding wine                   558           485            74
Meat products                                         874           805            69
Cane and beet sugar                                   154            96            58
Wine, beer, and related products                      812           758            53
Bakery products                                       779           747            32
Tea, spices, etc.                                     184           157            27
Vegetables                                            894           869            25
Nuts                                                  175           152            24
Dairy products and eggs                               147           132            15
Nonagricultural foods, etc.                            90            86             5
Cocoa beans                                           226           224             2
Fruits, frozen juices                               1,182         1,193           -11

Industrial supplies and materials                  57,318        57,798          -481

Crude oil                                          21,467        23,603        -2,135
Liquefied petroleum gases                             413           550          -137
Steelmaking materials                                 674           811          -137
Iron and steel mill products                        1,866         1,981          -115
Chemicals-organic                                   2,308         2,369           -61
Electric energy                                       308           360           -52
Tobacco, waxes, etc.                                  703           755           -52
Gas-natural                                         1,268         1,312           -44
Nuclear fuel materials                                241           284           -43
Iron and steel products, n.e.c.                       783           824           -41
Stone, sand, cement, etc.                             408           443           -34
Plywood and veneers                                   182           205           -23
Glass-plate, sheet, etc.                              107           122           -15
Blank tapes, audio & visual                            54            65           -11
Tin                                                    69            77            -8
Sulfur, nonmetallic minerals                          110           117            -7
Finished textile supplies                             391           396            -5
Nontextile floor tiles                                252           256            -4
Chemicals-inorganic                                   600           601            -1
Iron and steel, advanced                              816           816            -1
Zinc                                                  103           103           (-)
Materials, excluding chemicals                        124           124           (-)
Cotton cloth, fabrics                                  98            96             2
Natural rubber                                        197           195             2
Newsprint                                             118           116             2
Leather and furs                                       60            57             3
Farming materials, livestock                          168           165             3
Wool, silk, etc.                                       69            65             4
Cotton, natural fibers                                  8             4             4
Lumber                                                464           458             6
Pulpwood and woodpulp                                 312           306             6
Hides and skins                                        26            18             9
Synthetic cloth                                       500           491             9
Hair, waste materials                                  82            72            11
Nonferrous metals, other                              362           339            23
Bauxite and aluminum                                  844           820            25
Shingles, wallboard                                   754           730            25
Synthetic rubber-primary                              263           233            30
Nickel                                                249           215            34
Copper                                                402           348            54
Paper and paper products                              650           595            56
Coal and related fuels                                146            87            59
Plastic materials                                   1,416         1,353            63
Industrial supplies, other                          2,546         2,465            81
Chemicals-other, n.e.c.                             1,040           959            81
Finished metal shapes                               1,592         1,500            92
Other precious metals                                 989           857           132
Nonmonetary gold                                    1,267         1,080           187
Chemicals-fertilizers                               1,317         1,078           239
Fuel oil                                            4,134         3,686           448
Petroleum products, other                           3,996         3,240           756

Capital goods, except automotive                   47,399        46,548           850

Semiconductors                                      3,692         3,278           413
Civilian aircraft                                   1,663         1,272           391
Industrial machines, other                          4,394         4,211           183
Electric apparatus                                  4,023         3,878           145
Medicinal equipment                                 2,864         2,732           131
Parts-civilian aircraft                             1,496         1,366           130
Engines-civilian aircraft                           1,655         1,545           110
Computer accessories                                4,613         4,564            49
Measuring, testing, control instruments             1,674         1,627            47
Generators, accessories                             1,918         1,880            38
Metalworking machine tools                            900           863            36
Railway transportation equipment                      137           103            34
Food, tobacco machinery                               310           287            23
Agricultural machinery, equipment                     873           852            21
Industrial engines                                  1,927         1,912            15
Textile, sewing machines                              187           175            12
Marine engines, parts                                  86            80             5
Commercial vessels, other                               8             5             3
Materials handling equipment                        1,171         1,169             2
Spacecraft, excluding military                          6             5             1
Nonfarm tractors and parts                            204           204           (-)
Vessels, except scrap                                 (-)             1            -1
Pulp and paper machinery                              374           379            -4
Business machines and equipment                       407           414            -7
Specialized mining                                     54            67           -14
Drilling & oilfield equipment                         638           652           -14
Photo, service industry machinery                   1,437         1,453           -16
Excavating machinery                                  812           841           -29
Laboratory testing instruments                        445           474           -29
Wood, glass, plastic                                  597           648           -51
Telecommunications equipment                        4,551         4,657          -106
Computers                                           4,283         4,952          -669

Automotive vehicles, parts, and engines            25,811        25,791            20

Consumer goods                                     45,439        44,282         1,157

Cell phones and other household goods, n.e.         7,460         6,383         1,076
Pharmaceutical preparations                         7,470         7,194           276
Gem diamonds                                        2,064         1,813           251
Gem stones, other                                     341           247            94
Motorcycles and parts                                 264           204            60
Apparel, textiles, nonwool or cotton                3,788         3,729            59
Other consumer nondurables                          1,210         1,153            57
Toiletries and cosmetics                              869           827            42
Jewelry                                             1,133         1,100            33
Camping apparel and gear                              865           834            32
Books, printed matter                                 322           303            19
Televisions and video equipment                     2,313         2,302            12
Rugs                                                  210           200            10
Recorded media                                         71            63             9
Furniture, household goods, etc.                    2,329         2,323             6
Pleasure boats and motors                             224           220             4
Musical instruments                                   146           149            -3
Glassware, chinaware                                  200           204            -4
Apparel, household goods-cotton                     4,153         4,159            -6
Apparel, household goods-wool                         313           331           -18
Nursery stock, etc.                                   128           155           -27
Apparel, household goods-nontextile                   788           815           -27
Numismatic coins                                      141           173           -32
Stereo equipment, etc                                 526           571           -45
Artwork, antiques, stamps, etc.                       814           864           -50
Cookware, cutlery, tools                              678           737           -59
Photo equipment                                       211           281           -70
Household appliances                                1,953         2,088          -135
Toys, games, and sporting goods                     2,867         3,047          -180
Footwear                                            1,589         1,812          -223

Other goods                                         6,675         5,855           820

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

Total, Balance of Payments Basis                  581,824       569,991        11,833
Net Adjustments                                     7,782         6,709         1,073
Total, Census Basis                               574,041       563,282        10,760

Foods, feeds, and beverages                        29,873        28,438         1,435

Fish and shellfish                                  5,259         4,185         1,074
Food oils, oilseeds                                 1,619         1,513           105
Feedstuff and foodgrains                            1,575         1,748          -173
Other foods                                         3,150         3,145             4
Green coffee                                          862         1,055          -192
Alcoholic beverages, excluding wine                 1,624         1,714           -90
Meat products                                       2,410         2,277           133
Cane and beet sugar                                   365           381           -16
Wine, beer, and related products                    2,351         2,371           -20
Bakery products                                     2,271         2,269             2
Tea, spices, etc.                                     497           470            27
Vegetables                                          2,630         2,589            41
Nuts                                                  507           453            54
Dairy products and eggs                               436           445            -9
Nonagricultural foods, etc.                           253           194            60
Cocoa beans                                           537           379           158
Fruits, frozen juices                               3,527         3,249           278

Industrial supplies and materials                 173,317       176,329        -3,012

Crude oil                                          69,460        70,156          -696
Liquefied petroleum gases                           1,500         1,460            39
Steelmaking materials                               2,251         1,786           465
Iron and steel mill products                        5,745         4,497         1,247
Chemicals-organic                                   7,066         6,828           238
Electric energy                                       903           575           328
Tobacco, waxes, etc.                                2,185         2,024           161
Gas-natural                                         3,556         2,818           739
Nuclear fuel materials                                844           787            56
Iron and steel products, n.e.c.                     2,371         2,388           -17
Stone, sand, cement, etc.                           1,266         1,131           135
Plywood and veneers                                   597           592             5
Glass-plate, sheet, etc.                              349           298            52
Blank tapes, audio & visual                           183           217           -33
Tin                                                   244           281           -37
Sulfur, nonmetallic minerals                          326           350           -24
Finished textile supplies                           1,180         1,126            54
Nontextile floor tiles                                769           654           115
Chemicals-inorganic                                 1,848         1,897           -49
Iron and steel, advanced                            2,449         2,308           141
Zinc                                                  317           379           -62
Materials, excluding chemicals                        377           373             4
Cotton cloth, fabrics                                 301           309            -8
Natural rubber                                        584           663           -78
Newsprint                                             350           312            39
Leather and furs                                      180           157            23
Farming materials, livestock                          466           530           -64
Wool, silk, etc.                                      201           193             8
Cotton, natural fibers                                 18            15             3
Lumber                                              1,401         1,344            57
Pulpwood and woodpulp                                 924           900            24
Hides and skins                                        64            82           -18
Synthetic cloth                                     1,537         1,499            39
Hair, waste materials                                 238           240            -3
Nonferrous metals, other                            1,098         1,232          -133
Bauxite and aluminum                                2,512         2,624          -111
Shingles, wallboard                                 2,267         2,284           -17
Synthetic rubber-primary                              741           703            38
Nickel                                                675           685           -10
Copper                                              1,116         2,122        -1,006
Paper and paper products                            1,832         1,772            60
Coal and related fuels                                390           618          -228
Plastic materials                                   4,217         3,885           332
Industrial supplies, other                          7,476         7,241           235
Chemicals-other, n.e.c.                             2,970         2,918            53
Finished metal shapes                               4,550         4,332           218
Other precious metals                               2,689         3,496          -806
Nonmonetary gold                                    3,521         4,191          -671
Chemicals-fertilizers                               3,404         4,363          -959
Fuel oil                                           11,173        11,320          -148
Petroleum products, other                          10,636        13,376        -2,740

Capital goods, except automotive                  141,719       136,424         5,295

Semiconductors                                     10,206         9,714           492
Civilian aircraft                                   3,893         2,945           948
Industrial machines, other                         12,770        11,672         1,098
Electric apparatus                                 11,801        11,139           661
Medicinal equipment                                 8,295         8,106           189
Parts-civilian aircraft                             4,353         3,906           447
Engines-civilian aircraft                           4,433         4,169           264
Computer accessories                               14,087        13,525           561
Measuring, testing, control instruments             4,949         4,744           205
Generators, accessories                             5,765         5,384           381
Metalworking machine tools                          2,734         2,837          -103
Railway transportation equipment                      364           321            43
Food, tobacco machinery                               887           810            76
Agricultural machinery, equipment                   2,649         2,386           263
Industrial engines                                  5,751         5,293           458
Textile, sewing machines                              522           458            64
Marine engines, parts                                 284           271            13
Commercial vessels, other                              20            28            -8
Materials handling equipment                        3,664         3,243           421
Spacecraft, excluding military                         19            13             7
Nonfarm tractors and parts                            614           590            24
Vessels, except scrap                                   1             1           (-)
Pulp and paper machinery                            1,170         1,024           147
Business machines and equipment                     1,230         1,209            21
Specialized mining                                    179           177             2
Drilling & oilfield equipment                       2,009         2,635          -625
Photo, service industry machinery                   4,343         4,096           247
Excavating machinery                                2,627         2,474           153
Laboratory testing instruments                      1,382         1,333            49
Wood, glass, plastic                                1,858         1,711           147
Telecommunications equipment                       14,080        13,687           393
Computers                                          14,779        16,524        -1,744

Automotive vehicles, parts, and engines            76,485        72,729         3,756

Consumer goods                                    134,291       130,934         3,357

Cell phones and other household goods, n.e.        20,348        20,014           334
Pharmaceutical preparations                        21,490        21,023           468
Gem diamonds                                        5,864         5,402           462
Gem stones, other                                     893           865            28
Motorcycles and parts                                 745           776           -32
Apparel, textiles, nonwool or cotton               11,111        10,374           737
Other consumer nondurables                          3,487         3,430            57
Toiletries and cosmetics                            2,512         2,342           170
Jewelry                                             3,464         3,349           115
Camping apparel and gear                            2,551         2,384           166
Books, printed matter                                 918           871            47
Televisions and video equipment                     7,080         7,988          -908
Rugs                                                  600           541            59
Recorded media                                        191           234           -43
Furniture, household goods, etc.                    7,144         6,589           555
Pleasure boats and motors                             650           597            53
Musical instruments                                   452           406            46
Glassware, chinaware                                  610           547            63
Apparel, household goods-cotton                    12,307        12,371           -64
Apparel, household goods-wool                         949           828           120
Nursery stock, etc.                                   418           431           -12
Apparel, household goods-nontextile                 2,367         2,287            80
Numismatic coins                                      483           786          -303
Stereo equipment, etc                               1,693         1,744           -52
Artwork, antiques, stamps, etc.                     2,730         2,032           697
Cookware, cutlery, tools                            2,148         2,046           102
Photo equipment                                       859         1,027          -168
Household appliances                                6,121         5,784           337
Toys, games, and sporting goods                     8,989         8,778           211
Footwear                                            5,117         5,087            30

Other goods                                        18,357        18,428           -71


(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-14-80, BEA-14-20), Bureau of the Census, Foreign
Trade Division, March 2014.  For more information, contact Matthew Przybocki
(301-763-3148) or Maria Iseman (301-763-2311), Foreign Trade Division.
