
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)                                          August      July            Monthly
                                                  2014        2014 (R)        Change

Total, Balance of Payments Basis                   198,700       198,557           144
Net Adjustments                                      2,097         2,055            42
Total, Census Basis                                196,604       196,502           102

Foods, feeds, and beverages                         10,554        10,833          -280

Fruits, frozen juices                                1,148         1,273          -125
Feedstuff and foodgrains                               505           621          -116
Food oils, oilseeds                                    564           659           -95
Fish and shellfish                                   1,615         1,695           -81
Cane and beet sugar                                    128           162           -34
Vegetables                                             883           917           -34
Dairy products and eggs                                167           186           -19
Cocoa beans                                             82            95           -13
Nonagricultural foods, etc.                             87            90            -3
Other foods                                          1,080         1,082            -2
Nuts                                                   203           203           (-)
Wine, beer, and related products                       841           836             5
Bakery products                                        795           783            13
Tea, spices, etc.                                      186           169            17
Green coffee                                           545           495            50
Alcoholic beverages, excluding wine                    665           591            73
Meat products                                        1,059           976            83

Industrial supplies and materials                   55,522        55,767          -245

Crude oil                                           20,204        20,948          -744
Fuel oil                                             3,256         3,555          -299
Gas-natural                                            815           933          -118
Liquefied petroleum gases                              211           317          -106
Copper                                                 399           475           -75
Other precious metals                                  772           839           -67
Iron and steel mill products                         2,134         2,189           -55
Pulpwood and woodpulp                                  275           326           -51
Chemicals-other, n.e.c.                              1,067         1,116           -48
Finished metal shapes                                1,442         1,484           -41
Tin                                                     49            85           -35
Paper and paper products                               605           637           -32
Sulfur, nonmetallic minerals                           109           128           -19
Blank tapes, audio & visual                             44            63           -18
Farming materials, livestock                           160           170            -9
Electric energy                                        167           175            -8
Hides and skins                                         32            39            -6
Synthetic cloth                                        519           523            -4
Wool, silk, etc.                                        65            67            -2
Cotton, natural fibers                                   6             6            -1
Cotton cloth, fabrics                                   95            96           (-)
Glass-plate, sheet, etc.                               137           137           (-)
Plywood and veneers                                    236           235             1
Hair, waste materials                                   84            81             3
Newsprint                                              108           105             3
Natural rubber                                         157           153             5
Coal and related fuels                                 191           182             9
Finished textile supplies                              397           388             9
Chemicals-inorganic                                    637           626            11
Nontextile floor tiles                                 267           255            12
Lumber                                                 490           478            13
Leather and furs                                        74            61            13
Iron and steel, advanced                               832           819            14
Materials, excluding chemicals                         124           110            14
Nickel                                                 277           261            16
Shingles, wallboard                                    794           778            16
Synthetic rubber-primary                               259           240            19
Stone, sand, cement, etc.                              433           408            25
Nonmonetary gold                                     1,495         1,465            31
Industrial supplies, other                           2,615         2,581            34
Plastic materials                                    1,439         1,404            36
Iron and steel products, n.e.c.                        887           850            37
Tobacco, waxes, etc.                                   775           719            56
Zinc                                                   186           119            67
Petroleum products, other                            3,563         3,491            72
Nuclear fuel materials                                 261           188            73
Bauxite and aluminum                                   973           887            87
Steelmaking materials                                  835           733           102
Nonferrous metals, other                               438           305           133
Chemicals-fertilizers                                1,528         1,266           262
Chemicals-organic                                    2,600         2,274           327

Capital goods, except automotive                    50,852        49,093         1,759

Civilian aircraft                                    2,245         1,111         1,134
Semiconductors                                       3,742         3,517           225
Computer accessories                                 4,789         4,588           201
Industrial machines, other                           4,559         4,422           137
Telecommunications equipment                         5,003         4,896           107
Industrial engines                                   2,176         2,084            92
Food, tobacco machinery                                322           266            56
Metalworking machine tools                           1,019           970            49
Electric apparatus                                   4,140         4,093            47
Medicinal equipment                                  2,965         2,920            45
Agricultural machinery, equipment                      919           875            44
Commercial vessels, other                               54            14            40
Spacecraft, excluding military                          46            14            32
Business machines and equipment                        401           370            31
Pulp and paper machinery                               392           360            31
Photo, service industry machinery                    1,462         1,449            13
Laboratory testing instruments                         501           492             9
Textile, sewing machines                               175           170             5
Nonfarm tractors and parts                             183           179             4
Specialized mining                                      66            62             4
Vessels, except scrap                                  (-)           (-)           (-)
Marine engines, parts                                   90            94            -3
Materials handling equipment                         1,287         1,296            -9
Wood, glass, plastic                                   622           635           -13
Drilling & oilfield equipment                          872           885           -13
Computers                                            5,438         5,458           -20
Railway transportation equipment                       133           159           -25
Measuring, testing, control instruments              1,638         1,673           -35
Excavating machinery                                   890           969           -79
Generators, accessories                              1,819         1,905           -86
Engines-civilian aircraft                            1,496         1,600          -104
Parts-civilian aircraft                              1,406         1,568          -161

Automotive vehicles, parts, and engines             27,559        28,922        -1,362

Consumer goods                                      45,797        45,093           704

Apparel, household goods-cotton                      4,117         3,777           340
Apparel, textiles, nonwool or cotton                 3,853         3,617           236
Pharmaceutical preparations                          7,861         7,665           196
Household appliances                                 2,289         2,152           137
Furniture, household goods, etc.                     2,532         2,402           130
Gem diamonds                                         1,960         1,856           104
Toiletries and cosmetics                               857           804            53
Televisions and video equipment                      2,512         2,464            48
Footwear                                             1,673         1,627            46
Cookware, cutlery, tools                               713           692            21
Apparel, household goods-wool                          297           277            20
Numismatic coins                                       119           104            16
Rugs                                                   216           206            10
Pleasure boats and motors                              240           232             8
Other consumer nondurables                           1,210         1,205             5
Apparel, household goods-nontextile                    769           765             4
Recorded media                                          61            64            -3
Stereo equipment, etc                                  615           618            -3
Motorcycles and parts                                  232           235            -4
Musical instruments                                    132           138            -7
Books, printed matter                                  304           311            -7
Photo equipment                                        281           289            -8
Nursery stock, etc.                                    140           148            -8
Glassware, chinaware                                   182           190            -8
Camping apparel and gear                               826           836            -9
Gem stones, other                                      281           324           -43
Jewelry                                              1,060         1,140           -80
Cell phones and other household goods, n.e.c         6,949         7,066          -117
Toys, games, and sporting goods                      2,763         2,916          -152
Artwork, antiques, stamps, etc.                        753           973          -220

Other goods                                          6,320         6,795          -475

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

Total, Balance of Payments Basis                 1,577,106     1,524,443        52,663
Net Adjustments                                     17,627        17,161           466
Total, Census Basis                              1,559,479     1,507,282        52,198

Foods, feeds, and beverages                         83,418        76,613         6,804

Fruits, frozen juices                                9,498         8,679           819
Feedstuff and foodgrains                             4,580         4,717          -137
Food oils, oilseeds                                  4,926         4,238           689
Fish and shellfish                                  13,652        11,679         1,974
Cane and beet sugar                                  1,153         1,097            56
Vegetables                                           7,145         7,118            27
Dairy products and eggs                              1,262         1,162           100
Cocoa beans                                          1,025           802           223
Nonagricultural foods, etc.                            682           554           128
Other foods                                          8,510         8,139           371
Nuts                                                 1,464         1,318           146
Wine, beer, and related products                     6,586         6,093           493
Bakery products                                      6,204         6,007           197
Tea, spices, etc.                                    1,402         1,307            95
Green coffee                                         3,427         3,268           160
Alcoholic beverages, excluding wine                  4,719         4,656            63
Meat products                                        7,182         5,779         1,403

Industrial supplies and materials                  452,946       458,271        -5,326

Crude oil                                          172,188       183,101       -10,913
Fuel oil                                            28,759        30,491        -1,732
Gas-natural                                          8,684         6,745         1,939
Liquefied petroleum gases                            2,819         2,829           -10
Copper                                               3,344         4,766        -1,422
Other precious metals                                7,365         8,135          -770
Iron and steel mill products                        16,273        11,755         4,518
Pulpwood and woodpulp                                2,461         2,421            40
Chemicals-other, n.e.c.                              8,366         7,895           470
Finished metal shapes                               11,744        11,154           590
Tin                                                    593           612           -19
Paper and paper products                             4,978         4,765           212
Sulfur, nonmetallic minerals                           932           959           -28
Blank tapes, audio & visual                            444           531           -86
Farming materials, livestock                         1,286         1,364           -78
Electric energy                                      1,918         1,637           281
Hides and skins                                        251           190            62
Synthetic cloth                                      4,138         4,012           126
Wool, silk, etc.                                       536           488            48
Cotton, natural fibers                                  54            50             4
Cotton cloth, fabrics                                  778           815           -37
Glass-plate, sheet, etc.                             1,027           882           146
Plywood and veneers                                  1,770         1,607           163
Hair, waste materials                                  663           617            46
Newsprint                                              910           865            45
Natural rubber                                       1,391         1,744          -353
Coal and related fuels                               1,334         2,058          -724
Finished textile supplies                            3,123         2,933           189
Chemicals-inorganic                                  5,032         4,999            33
Nontextile floor tiles                               2,057         1,858           199
Lumber                                               3,803         3,406           397
Leather and furs                                       508           451            56
Iron and steel, advanced                             6,557         6,107           449
Materials, excluding chemicals                         989           942            47
Nickel                                               1,941         1,656           285
Shingles, wallboard                                  6,140         5,951           189
Synthetic rubber-primary                             2,016         1,906           111
Stone, sand, cement, etc.                            3,344         3,069           275
Nonmonetary gold                                     9,977        10,965          -988
Industrial supplies, other                          20,461        19,327         1,134
Plastic materials                                   11,297        10,211         1,086
Iron and steel products, n.e.c.                      6,615         6,282           333
Tobacco, waxes, etc.                                 5,886         5,981           -95
Zinc                                                 1,034           993            41
Petroleum products, other                           29,507        32,848        -3,341
Nuclear fuel materials                               2,223         2,771          -548
Bauxite and aluminum                                 7,175         6,981           194
Steelmaking materials                                5,950         4,765         1,184
Nonferrous metals, other                             3,091         2,860           230
Chemicals-fertilizers                               10,066        10,936          -870
Chemicals-organic                                   19,148        17,584         1,563

Capital goods, except automotive                   389,598       366,335        23,264

Civilian aircraft                                   11,532         9,134         2,398
Semiconductors                                      28,732        27,218         1,514
Computer accessories                                37,740        36,796           944
Industrial machines, other                          35,780        31,196         4,585
Telecommunications equipment                        38,854        36,483         2,371
Industrial engines                                  16,309        14,526         1,783
Food, tobacco machinery                              2,382         2,203           178
Metalworking machine tools                           7,432         7,552          -120
Electric apparatus                                  32,043        30,118         1,925
Medicinal equipment                                 22,699        21,588         1,111
Agricultural machinery, equipment                    7,097         6,519           578
Commercial vessels, other                              116           107             9
Spacecraft, excluding military                         101            32            69
Business machines and equipment                      3,205         3,078           128
Pulp and paper machinery                             3,066         2,801           265
Photo, service industry machinery                   11,464        10,895           569
Laboratory testing instruments                       3,825         3,593           232
Textile, sewing machines                             1,437         1,273           164
Nonfarm tractors and parts                           1,614         1,510           104
Specialized mining                                     476           479            -3
Vessels, except scrap                                    7            10            -4
Marine engines, parts                                  777           744            33
Materials handling equipment                        10,035         9,048           986
Wood, glass, plastic                                 4,885         4,537           348
Drilling & oilfield equipment                        6,334         6,296            39
Computers                                           41,095        42,692        -1,597
Railway transportation equipment                     1,067           928           139
Measuring, testing, control instruments             13,213        12,450           763
Excavating machinery                                 7,154         6,883           271
Generators, accessories                             15,186        14,079         1,108
Engines-civilian aircraft                           12,264        11,461           803
Parts-civilian aircraft                             11,677        10,105         1,572

Automotive vehicles, parts, and engines            216,952       202,406        14,546

Consumer goods                                     365,552       352,677        12,875

Apparel, household goods-cotton                     31,753        32,374          -621
Apparel, textiles, nonwool or cotton                29,600        27,554         2,046
Pharmaceutical preparations                         60,805        55,885         4,920
Household appliances                                16,402        15,126         1,275
Furniture, household goods, etc.                    19,421        17,760         1,661
Gem diamonds                                        15,970        15,313           657
Toiletries and cosmetics                             6,757         6,330           427
Televisions and video equipment                     19,225        19,905          -680
Footwear                                            13,412        12,989           423
Cookware, cutlery, tools                             5,727         5,524           203
Apparel, household goods-wool                        2,375         2,128           247
Numismatic coins                                     1,184         1,974          -791
Rugs                                                 1,635         1,438           197
Pleasure boats and motors                            1,786         1,634           152
Other consumer nondurables                           9,586         9,238           348
Apparel, household goods-nontextile                  6,116         5,927           190
Recorded media                                         499           575           -76
Stereo equipment, etc                                4,676         4,561           115
Motorcycles and parts                                1,957         2,072          -115
Musical instruments                                  1,142         1,065            77
Books, printed matter                                2,470         2,398            72
Photo equipment                                      2,261         2,678          -417
Nursery stock, etc.                                  1,150         1,123            27
Glassware, chinaware                                 1,585         1,467           118
Camping apparel and gear                             6,704         6,333           371
Gem stones, other                                    2,399         2,303            96
Jewelry                                              8,772         8,574           198
Cell phones and other household goods, n.e.c        59,675        59,681            -6
Toys, games, and sporting goods                     22,842        21,759         1,083
Artwork, antiques, stamps, etc.                      7,666         6,993           673

Other goods                                         51,013        50,980            33


(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-14-183, BEA-14-50), Bureau of the Census, Economic
Indicators Division, August 2014.  For more information, contact Matthew Przybocki
(301-763-3148) or Maria Iseman (301-763-2311), Economics Indicators Division.
