
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)                                         May         April           Monthly
                                                 2014        2014 (R)        Change

Total, Balance of Payments Basis                  199,979       200,715          -737
Net Adjustments                                     2,129         2,150           -20
Total, Census Basis                               197,849       198,566          -717

Foods, feeds, and beverages                        10,554        10,752          -198

Cocoa beans                                            78           165           -87
Meat products                                         907           963           -56
Fruits, frozen juices                               1,196         1,247           -51
Fish and shellfish                                  1,639         1,678           -39
Vegetables                                            872           911           -39
Food oils, oilseeds                                   608           632           -24
Nuts                                                  176           196           -21
Nonagricultural foods, etc.                            78            91           -13
Feedstuff and foodgrains                              627           636            -9
Tea, spices, etc.                                     183           188            -5
Dairy products and eggs                               157           157           (-)
Cane and beet sugar                                   180           179           (-)
Bakery products                                       794           783            11
Wine, beer, and related products                      849           838            12
Other foods                                         1,053         1,033            20
Alcoholic beverages, excluding wine                   637           596            41
Green coffee                                          520           457            62

Industrial supplies and materials                  55,965        57,688        -1,723

Crude oil                                          19,840        21,930        -2,090
Chemicals-fertilizers                               1,198         1,360          -162
Nonmonetary gold                                    1,132         1,261          -129
Bauxite and aluminum                                  850           939           -89
Chemicals-other, n.e.c.                             1,039         1,122           -84
Other precious metals                                 966         1,042           -76
Tobacco, waxes, etc.                                  674           746           -72
Nuclear fuel materials                                246           312           -66
Natural rubber                                        147           194           -48
Plastic materials                                   1,411         1,446           -35
Nickel                                                222           255           -33
Chemicals-inorganic                                   625           654           -30
Electric energy                                       213           238           -24
Tin                                                    60            84           -24
Copper                                                436           456           -20
Liquefied petroleum gases                             268           289           -20
Iron and steel products, n.e.c.                       826           842           -16
Finished metal shapes                               1,442         1,451            -8
Newsprint                                             112           119            -7
Paper and paper products                              631           637            -5
Wool, silk, etc.                                       63            68            -5
Finished textile supplies                             389           393            -4
Leather and furs                                       61            62            -1
Nonferrous metals, other                              403           404            -1
Cotton, natural fibers                                  9             9           (-)
Blank tapes, audio & visual                            52            52           (-)
Cotton cloth, fabrics                                  95            94             1
Hair, waste materials                                  88            86             2
Synthetic cloth                                       517           515             3
Materials, excluding chemicals                        130           127             3
Zinc                                                  172           166             6
Nontextile floor tiles                                248           237            11
Stone, sand, cement, etc.                             416           405            11
Shingles, wallboard                                   775           762            13
Synthetic rubber-primary                              255           242            13
Plywood and veneers                                   233           220            13
Pulpwood and woodpulp                                 311           296            15
Farming materials, livestock                          167           151            15
Gas-natural                                         1,175         1,160            15
Glass-plate, sheet, etc.                              138           122            16
Iron and steel mill products                        2,044         2,023            21
Hides and skins                                        49            24            25
Sulfur, nonmetallic minerals                          136           108            27
Iron and steel, advanced                              835           805            30
Lumber                                                505           455            50
Coal and related fuels                                229           168            60
Industrial supplies, other                          2,617         2,540            76
Chemicals-organic                                   2,465         2,388            77
Fuel oil                                            3,842         3,683           159
Steelmaking materials                                 826           611           215
Petroleum products, other                           4,381         3,933           448

Capital goods, except automotive                   49,656        48,631         1,025

Industrial machines, other                          4,891         4,520           371
Drilling & oilfield equipment                         976           744           232
Computer accessories                                4,798         4,625           173
Medicinal equipment                                 2,919         2,775           144
Electric apparatus                                  4,027         3,921           106
Parts-civilian aircraft                             1,529         1,449            79
Industrial engines                                  2,062         1,983            79
Generators, accessories                             1,943         1,893            50
Photo, service industry machinery                   1,410         1,371            40
Excavating machinery                                  917           879            39
Metalworking machine tools                            913           875            37
Agricultural machinery, equipment                     900           871            29
Nonfarm tractors and parts                            220           203            17
Commercial vessels, other                              11             5             7
Vessels, except scrap                                   5           (-)             5
Spacecraft, excluding military                          7             5             2
Railway transportation equipment                      139           139           (-)
Civilian aircraft                                   1,381         1,382           (-)
Wood, glass, plastic                                  576           581            -5
Business machines and equipment                       406           410            -5
Laboratory testing instruments                        482           487            -5
Textile, sewing machines                              190           198            -8
Food, tobacco machinery                               285           297           -11
Telecommunications equipment                        4,988         5,002           -14
Marine engines, parts                                  92           107           -14
Specialized mining                                     46            63           -18
Semiconductors                                      3,696         3,715           -18
Computers                                           5,078         5,098           -20
Pulp and paper machinery                              365           386           -21
Measuring, testing, control instruments             1,654         1,684           -31
Materials handling equipment                        1,258         1,293           -35
Engines-civilian aircraft                           1,492         1,672          -180

Automotive vehicles, parts, and engines            28,499        27,166         1,332

Consumer goods                                     46,944        47,400          -456

Cell phones and other household goods, n.e.         8,477         8,938          -460
Apparel, household goods-cotton                     3,809         3,917          -108
Gem diamonds                                        2,140         2,240          -100
Pleasure boats and motors                             192           257           -65
Toys, games, and sporting goods                     2,755         2,820           -65
Gem stones, other                                     293           332           -38
Household appliances                                1,927         1,956           -29
Televisions and video equipment                     2,417         2,438           -21
Numismatic coins                                      145           163           -18
Glassware, chinaware                                  195           209           -13
Nursery stock, etc.                                   149           158            -9
Books, printed matter                                 304           313            -9
Footwear                                            1,636         1,644            -8
Apparel, household goods-nontextile                   762           765            -3
Musical instruments                                   143           145            -3
Rugs                                                  209           208             1
Jewelry                                             1,058         1,057             1
Recorded media                                         63            61             2
Cookware, cutlery, tools                              706           703             3
Motorcycles and parts                                 262           254             8
Apparel, household goods-wool                         308           299            10
Toiletries and cosmetics                              890           873            17
Camping apparel and gear                              845           823            22
Photo equipment                                       274           242            32
Furniture, household goods, etc.                    2,438         2,404            34
Other consumer nondurables                          1,257         1,207            51
Apparel, textiles, nonwool or cotton                3,699         3,648            51
Pharmaceutical preparations                         7,827         7,775            51
Stereo equipment, etc                                 629           533            96
Artwork, antiques, stamps, etc.                     1,134         1,018           116

Other goods                                         6,231         6,928          -697

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

Total, Balance of Payments Basis                  982,692       953,919        28,773
Net Adjustments                                    11,540        10,724           816
Total, Census Basis                               971,152       943,196        27,956

Foods, feeds, and beverages                        51,157        47,811         3,346

Cocoa beans                                           775           617           158
Meat products                                       4,231         3,691           540
Fruits, frozen juices                               5,974         5,442           532
Fish and shellfish                                  8,621         7,187         1,434
Vegetables                                          4,433         4,413            21
Food oils, oilseeds                                 2,852         2,601           251
Nuts                                                  873           795            78
Nonagricultural foods, etc.                           423           330            93
Feedstuff and foodgrains                            2,853         2,963          -110
Tea, spices, etc.                                     867           807            60
Dairy products and eggs                               748           725            23
Cane and beet sugar                                   723           669            54
Bakery products                                     3,843         3,781            62
Wine, beer, and related products                    4,015         3,841           174
Other foods                                         5,230         5,141            89
Alcoholic beverages, excluding wine                 2,862         2,862           (-)
Green coffee                                        1,833         1,947          -113

Industrial supplies and materials                 286,370       290,028        -3,659

Crude oil                                         110,842       114,611        -3,769
Chemicals-fertilizers                               6,045         7,359        -1,314
Nonmonetary gold                                    5,944         7,105        -1,161
Bauxite and aluminum                                4,304         4,381           -77
Chemicals-other, n.e.c.                             5,143         4,953           190
Other precious metals                               4,698         5,390          -692
Tobacco, waxes, etc.                                3,694         3,554           139
Nuclear fuel materials                              1,403         1,434           -31
Natural rubber                                        926         1,108          -182
Plastic materials                                   7,041         6,401           640
Nickel                                              1,152         1,110            42
Chemicals-inorganic                                 3,140         3,128            11
Electric energy                                     1,346         1,047           299
Tin                                                   383           411           -28
Copper                                              2,053         3,245        -1,192
Liquefied petroleum gases                           2,057         1,988            69
Iron and steel products, n.e.c.                     4,032         3,972            60
Finished metal shapes                               7,395         7,042           353
Newsprint                                             585           526            59
Paper and paper products                            3,110         2,986           124
Wool, silk, etc.                                      330           313            18
Finished textile supplies                           1,951         1,825           126
Leather and furs                                      306           272            34
Nonferrous metals, other                            1,904         1,879            26
Cotton, natural fibers                                 36            28             7
Blank tapes, audio & visual                           285           353           -68
Cotton cloth, fabrics                                 491           509           -17
Hair, waste materials                                 414           392            22
Synthetic cloth                                     2,569         2,498            71
Materials, excluding chemicals                        634           604            30
Zinc                                                  649           626            23
Nontextile floor tiles                              1,265         1,131           134
Stone, sand, cement, etc.                           2,084         1,885           199
Shingles, wallboard                                 3,754         3,731            24
Synthetic rubber-primary                            1,249         1,189            60
Plywood and veneers                                 1,049           990            60
Pulpwood and woodpulp                               1,540         1,531             9
Farming materials, livestock                          776           875           -99
Gas-natural                                         5,808         4,382         1,427
Glass-plate, sheet, etc.                              610           518            92
Iron and steel mill products                        9,844         7,482         2,362
Hides and skins                                       134           125            10
Sulfur, nonmetallic minerals                          581           588            -7
Iron and steel, advanced                            4,090         3,814           276
Lumber                                              2,329         2,233            96
Coal and related fuels                                787         1,052          -265
Industrial supplies, other                         12,615        12,048           567
Chemicals-organic                                  11,847        11,176           672
Fuel oil                                           18,698        19,532          -834
Steelmaking materials                               3,682         2,982           700
Petroleum products, other                          18,763        21,714        -2,951

Capital goods, except automotive                  240,238       227,951        12,287

Industrial machines, other                         22,110        19,381         2,729
Drilling & oilfield equipment                       3,742         4,129          -386
Computer accessories                               23,648        22,831           817
Medicinal equipment                                13,952        13,461           491
Electric apparatus                                 19,730        18,663         1,067
Parts-civilian aircraft                             7,261         6,349           912
Industrial engines                                  9,833         9,011           822
Generators, accessories                             9,584         8,851           733
Photo, service industry machinery                   7,093         6,775           318
Excavating machinery                                4,452         4,250           202
Metalworking machine tools                          4,514         4,721          -207
Agricultural machinery, equipment                   4,471         4,048           424
Nonfarm tractors and parts                          1,032           965            68
Commercial vessels, other                              35            69           -33
Vessels, except scrap                                   6             6           (-)
Spacecraft, excluding military                         30            22             8
Railway transportation equipment                      642           569            73
Civilian aircraft                                   6,837         5,188         1,649
Wood, glass, plastic                                3,015         2,801           214
Business machines and equipment                     2,033         1,960            73
Laboratory testing instruments                      2,348         2,226           123
Textile, sewing machines                              918           791           126
Food, tobacco machinery                             1,469         1,351           117
Telecommunications equipment                       24,115        22,881         1,234
Marine engines, parts                                 484           486            -2
Specialized mining                                    286           288            -2
Semiconductors                                     17,831        16,834           997
Computers                                          24,759        26,854        -2,095
Pulp and paper machinery                            1,921         1,751           170
Measuring, testing, control instruments             8,261         7,835           425
Materials handling equipment                        6,243         5,533           710
Engines-civilian aircraft                           7,583         7,073           511

Automotive vehicles, parts, and engines           132,945       124,609         8,336

Consumer goods                                    228,910       220,666         8,244

Cell phones and other household goods, n.e.        38,286        37,106         1,180
Apparel, household goods-cotton                    19,965        20,246          -281
Gem diamonds                                       10,289         9,541           748
Pleasure boats and motors                           1,085         1,006            80
Toys, games, and sporting goods                    14,375        13,627           748
Gem stones, other                                   1,519         1,427            93
Household appliances                                9,900         9,307           593
Televisions and video equipment                    11,883        12,846          -963
Numismatic coins                                      792         1,504          -712
Glassware, chinaware                                1,016           905           111
Nursery stock, etc.                                   718           702            15
Books, printed matter                               1,554         1,480            75
Footwear                                            8,387         8,133           254
Apparel, household goods-nontextile                 3,808         3,695           113
Musical instruments                                   730           665            66
Rugs                                                1,015           892           123
Jewelry                                             5,478         5,389            90
Recorded media                                        311           371           -60
Cookware, cutlery, tools                            3,585         3,434           151
Motorcycles and parts                               1,259         1,321           -63
Apparel, household goods-wool                       1,506         1,350           157
Toiletries and cosmetics                            4,273         3,904           369
Camping apparel and gear                            4,207         3,957           250
Photo equipment                                     1,404         1,713          -309
Furniture, household goods, etc.                   12,013        10,893         1,120
Other consumer nondurables                          5,946         5,724           222
Apparel, textiles, nonwool or cotton               18,331        17,096         1,235
Pharmaceutical preparations                        37,345        35,562         1,783
Stereo equipment, etc                               2,802         2,831           -29
Artwork, antiques, stamps, etc.                     5,126         4,041         1,086

Other goods                                        31,533        32,130          -597


(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-14-126, BEA-14-32), Bureau of the Census, Foreign
Trade Division, May 2014.  For more information, contact Matthew Przybocki
(301-763-3148) or Maria Iseman (301-763-2311), Foreign Trade Division.
