
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)                                          July        June            Monthly
                                                  2014        2014 (R)        Change

Total, Balance of Payments Basis                   198,765       197,234         1,531
Net Adjustments                                      1,971         2,069           -98
Total, Census Basis                                196,794       195,165         1,629

Foods, feeds, and beverages                         10,887        10,830            56

Fruits, frozen juices                                1,273         1,105           168
Meat products                                          976           916            60
Feedstuff and foodgrains                               640           599            41
Dairy products and eggs                                186           161            26
Nuts                                                   207           184            23
Cane and beet sugar                                    162           140            22
Cocoa beans                                             94            73            21
Nonagricultural foods, etc.                             90            81             9
Vegetables                                             920           912             8
Bakery products                                        784           785            -1
Other foods                                          1,097         1,103            -5
Tea, spices, etc.                                      170           180           -10
Alcoholic beverages, excluding wine                    593           604           -11
Fish and shellfish                                   1,697         1,714           -17
Green coffee                                           494           555           -60
Wine, beer, and related products                       835           899           -64
Food oils, oilseeds                                    669           820          -151

Industrial supplies and materials                   55,942        55,437           506

Crude oil                                           20,948        20,208           740
Nonmonetary gold                                     1,473         1,078           395
Fuel oil                                             3,548         3,251           298
Liquefied petroleum gases                              316           237            79
Chemicals-other, n.e.c.                              1,118         1,042            76
Copper                                                 513           446            67
Iron and steel mill products                         2,183         2,119            64
Finished metal shapes                                1,483         1,421            62
Steelmaking materials                                  730           698            32
Tobacco, waxes, etc.                                   720           699            21
Pulpwood and woodpulp                                  341           321            20
Sulfur, nonmetallic minerals                           130           111            19
Nickel                                                 267           250            17
Iron and steel products, n.e.c.                        854           840            14
Blank tapes, audio & visual                             65            52            13
Paper and paper products                               636           626            11
Coal and related fuels                                 182           173             9
Tin                                                     85            76             9
Iron and steel, advanced                               819           816             3
Finished textile supplies                              389           386             2
Cotton cloth, fabrics                                   96            95             1
Synthetic cloth                                        524           524           (-)
Cotton, natural fibers                                   6             6           (-)
Chemicals-fertilizers                                1,267         1,268           (-)
Hair, waste materials                                   81            84            -3
Natural rubber                                         152           155            -3
Leather and furs                                        62            65            -3
Chemicals-inorganic                                    626           631            -5
Wool, silk, etc.                                        68            73            -5
Newsprint                                              105           112            -7
Hides and skins                                         38            46            -8
Glass-plate, sheet, etc.                               136           145            -8
Stone, sand, cement, etc.                              408           417            -9
Zinc                                                   119           128            -9
Materials, excluding chemicals                         110           120           -10
Farming materials, livestock                           170           180           -10
Plastic materials                                    1,403         1,414           -12
Plywood and veneers                                    236           249           -13
Nontextile floor tiles                                 256           271           -15
Lumber                                                 478           505           -27
Synthetic rubber-primary                               240           269           -29
Shingles, wallboard                                    779           813           -34
Electric energy                                        175           230           -54
Chemicals-organic                                    2,384         2,439           -55
Industrial supplies, other                           2,585         2,651           -66
Nonferrous metals, other                               312           443          -131
Bauxite and aluminum                                   886         1,019          -133
Nuclear fuel materials                                 188           371          -184
Gas-natural                                            933         1,127          -194
Petroleum products, other                            3,479         3,681          -202
Other precious metals                                  837         1,055          -217

Capital goods, except automotive                    49,110        49,449          -340

Industrial machines, other                           4,427         4,737          -310
Civilian aircraft                                    1,111         1,356          -245
Computer accessories                                 4,587         4,709          -123
Semiconductors                                       3,523         3,644          -121
Industrial engines                                   2,089         2,192          -103
Food, tobacco machinery                                265           325           -61
Nonfarm tractors and parts                             179           221           -42
Business machines and equipment                        371           403           -31
Pulp and paper machinery                               362           391           -29
Marine engines, parts                                   93           110           -17
Photo, service industry machinery                    1,448         1,463           -15
Electric apparatus                                   4,073         4,079            -6
Textile, sewing machines                               169           174            -5
Specialized mining                                      60            63            -3
Vessels, except scrap                                  (-)           (-)           (-)
Commercial vessels, other                               14            12             2
Spacecraft, excluding military                          14            11             3
Computers                                            5,455         5,438            17
Laboratory testing instruments                         494           477            17
Measuring, testing, control instruments              1,680         1,661            19
Generators, accessories                              1,898         1,876            22
Railway transportation equipment                       159           133            25
Wood, glass, plastic                                   640           612            27
Metalworking machine tools                             965           936            29
Engines-civilian aircraft                            1,606         1,572            34
Agricultural machinery, equipment                      879           830            49
Telecommunications equipment                         4,896         4,844            52
Drilling & oilfield equipment                          887           833            54
Medicinal equipment                                  2,931         2,875            56
Materials handling equipment                         1,293         1,188           105
Parts-civilian aircraft                              1,570         1,444           126
Excavating machinery                                   973           840           133

Automotive vehicles, parts, and engines             28,855        27,485         1,370

Consumer goods                                      45,128        45,624          -497

Cell phones and other household goods, n.e.c         7,059         7,366          -307
Apparel, textiles, nonwool or cotton                 3,612         3,793          -181
Pharmaceutical preparations                          7,665         7,829          -164
Apparel, household goods-cotton                      3,777         3,892          -115
Footwear                                             1,630         1,724           -95
Furniture, household goods, etc.                     2,402         2,476           -75
Numismatic coins                                       103           168           -65
Cookware, cutlery, tools                               694           737           -43
Toiletries and cosmetics                               808           835           -26
Other consumer nondurables                           1,205         1,227           -22
Stereo equipment, etc                                  618           640           -22
Apparel, household goods-wool                          274           288           -14
Apparel, household goods-nontextile                    764           774           -11
Glassware, chinaware                                   189           197            -7
Musical instruments                                    139           142            -4
Recorded media                                          64            64           (-)
Camping apparel and gear                               835           834             1
Nursery stock, etc.                                    148           144             4
Motorcycles and parts                                  236           231             5
Photo equipment                                        293           287             6
Pleasure boats and motors                              236           229             7
Rugs                                                   206           199             8
Books, printed matter                                  312           302            10
Gem stones, other                                      321           271            50
Gem diamonds                                         1,902         1,851            51
Jewelry                                              1,140         1,089            51
Household appliances                                 2,151         2,061            90
Televisions and video equipment                      2,463         2,365            98
Toys, games, and sporting goods                      2,907         2,795           112
Artwork, antiques, stamps, etc.                        974           813           161

Other goods                                          6,873         6,339           533

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

Total, Balance of Payments Basis                 1,378,614     1,333,087        45,527
Net Adjustments                                     15,446        14,934           512
Total, Census Basis                              1,363,167     1,318,152        45,015

Foods, feeds, and beverages                         72,918        66,984         5,934

Fruits, frozen juices                                8,350         7,606           744
Meat products                                        6,123         5,075         1,048
Feedstuff and foodgrains                             4,093         4,163           -70
Dairy products and eggs                              1,094         1,018            77
Nuts                                                 1,264         1,141           123
Cane and beet sugar                                  1,025           916           109
Cocoa beans                                            942           750           192
Nonagricultural foods, etc.                            595           480           115
Vegetables                                           6,265         6,193            72
Bakery products                                      5,410         5,270           140
Other foods                                          7,444         7,103           341
Tea, spices, etc.                                    1,217         1,137            80
Alcoholic beverages, excluding wine                  4,056         4,097           -41
Fish and shellfish                                  12,039        10,130         1,909
Green coffee                                         2,882         2,866            17
Wine, beer, and related products                     5,744         5,335           410
Food oils, oilseeds                                  4,372         3,704           668

Industrial supplies and materials                  397,599       401,711        -4,112

Crude oil                                          151,984       160,251        -8,267
Nonmonetary gold                                     8,490         9,562        -1,072
Fuel oil                                            25,497        26,491          -994
Liquefied petroleum gases                            2,607         2,542            65
Chemicals-other, n.e.c.                              7,300         6,920           380
Copper                                               2,984         4,359        -1,376
Iron and steel mill products                        14,134        10,220         3,913
Finished metal shapes                               10,301         9,766           534
Steelmaking materials                                5,113         4,175           938
Tobacco, waxes, etc.                                 5,113         5,211           -98
Pulpwood and woodpulp                                2,202         2,084           118
Sulfur, nonmetallic minerals                           825           834            -9
Nickel                                               1,670         1,486           184
Iron and steel products, n.e.c.                      5,731         5,472           259
Blank tapes, audio & visual                            403           472           -69
Paper and paper products                             4,372         4,173           198
Coal and related fuels                               1,143         1,689          -547
Tin                                                    544           548            -4
Iron and steel, advanced                             5,724         5,344           380
Finished textile supplies                            2,727         2,549           177
Cotton cloth, fabrics                                  683           712           -29
Synthetic cloth                                      3,619         3,496           123
Cotton, natural fibers                                  48            44             4
Chemicals-fertilizers                                8,540         9,781        -1,241
Hair, waste materials                                  579           540            39
Natural rubber                                       1,233         1,561          -328
Leather and furs                                       434           393            41
Chemicals-inorganic                                  4,396         4,391             4
Wool, silk, etc.                                       471           428            43
Newsprint                                              802           749            53
Hides and skins                                        218           166            53
Glass-plate, sheet, etc.                               889           757           132
Stone, sand, cement, etc.                            2,911         2,667           244
Zinc                                                   848           866           -19
Materials, excluding chemicals                         865           825            40
Farming materials, livestock                         1,126         1,200           -74
Plastic materials                                    9,857         8,970           886
Plywood and veneers                                  1,535         1,396           140
Nontextile floor tiles                               1,792         1,608           184
Lumber                                               3,313         3,033           280
Synthetic rubber-primary                             1,758         1,668            90
Shingles, wallboard                                  5,346         5,210           137
Electric energy                                      1,751         1,449           302
Chemicals-organic                                   16,658        15,405         1,253
Industrial supplies, other                          17,851        16,919           932
Nonferrous metals, other                             2,659         2,558           101
Bauxite and aluminum                                 6,201         6,079           122
Nuclear fuel materials                               1,962         2,356          -394
Gas-natural                                          7,869         6,019         1,850
Petroleum products, other                           25,933        29,050        -3,117
Other precious metals                                6,592         7,266          -673

Capital goods, except automotive                   338,763       319,582        19,181

Industrial machines, other                          31,225        27,198         4,027
Civilian aircraft                                    9,287         7,519         1,768
Computer accessories                                32,949        32,063           886
Semiconductors                                      24,996        23,750         1,246
Industrial engines                                  14,138        12,661         1,477
Food, tobacco machinery                              2,059         1,922           137
Nonfarm tractors and parts                           1,430         1,331            99
Business machines and equipment                      2,805         2,707            99
Pulp and paper machinery                             2,675         2,455           221
Marine engines, parts                                  686           654            32
Photo, service industry machinery                   10,001         9,523           478
Electric apparatus                                  27,883        26,280         1,602
Textile, sewing machines                             1,260         1,124           136
Specialized mining                                     409           414            -5
Vessels, except scrap                                    6            10            -4
Commercial vessels, other                               61            99           -38
Spacecraft, excluding military                          55            30            25
Computers                                           35,654        37,187        -1,533
Laboratory testing instruments                       3,326         3,111           215
Measuring, testing, control instruments             11,582        10,931           651
Generators, accessories                             13,361        12,342         1,019
Railway transportation equipment                       933           819           114
Wood, glass, plastic                                 4,268         3,920           349
Metalworking machine tools                           6,408         6,660          -251
Engines-civilian aircraft                           10,775        10,119           656
Agricultural machinery, equipment                    6,182         5,668           513
Telecommunications equipment                        33,850        31,959         1,891
Drilling & oilfield equipment                        5,465         5,561           -96
Medicinal equipment                                 19,744        18,902           842
Materials handling equipment                         8,746         7,823           922
Parts-civilian aircraft                             10,273         8,845         1,428
Excavating machinery                                 6,269         5,994           275

Automotive vehicles, parts, and engines            189,327       176,289        13,038

Consumer goods                                     319,789       308,851        10,939

Cell phones and other household goods, n.e.c        52,719        52,235           483
Apparel, textiles, nonwool or cotton                25,742        24,031         1,712
Pharmaceutical preparations                         52,944        49,491         3,453
Apparel, household goods-cotton                     27,637        28,248          -610
Footwear                                            11,741        11,368           373
Furniture, household goods, etc.                    16,889        15,423         1,466
Numismatic coins                                     1,064         1,833          -769
Cookware, cutlery, tools                             5,015         4,830           185
Toiletries and cosmetics                             5,905         5,499           406
Other consumer nondurables                           8,377         8,070           307
Stereo equipment, etc                                4,061         3,986            75
Apparel, household goods-wool                        2,075         1,868           207
Apparel, household goods-nontextile                  5,346         5,178           169
Glassware, chinaware                                 1,403         1,276           127
Musical instruments                                  1,011           932            79
Recorded media                                         439           517           -77
Camping apparel and gear                             5,877         5,586           291
Nursery stock, etc.                                  1,010           981            29
Motorcycles and parts                                1,726         1,785           -58
Photo equipment                                      1,983         2,329          -346
Pleasure boats and motors                            1,550         1,411           138
Rugs                                                 1,419         1,254           165
Books, printed matter                                2,167         2,084            83
Gem stones, other                                    2,115         2,019            96
Gem diamonds                                        14,056        13,319           736
Jewelry                                              7,712         7,533           178
Household appliances                                14,112        13,134           977
Televisions and video equipment                     16,712        17,599          -887
Toys, games, and sporting goods                     20,070        19,025         1,045
Artwork, antiques, stamps, etc.                      6,914         6,008           906

Other goods                                         44,771        44,735            36


(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-14-162, BEA-14-42), Bureau of the Census, Foreign
Trade Division, July 2014.  For more information, contact Matthew Przybocki
(301-763-3148) or Maria Iseman (301-763-2311), Foreign Trade Division.
