
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)                                          September    August          Monthly
                                                  2014        2014 (R)        Change

Total, Balance of Payments Basis                   198,744       198,878          -134
Net Adjustments                                      2,196         2,083           113
Total, Census Basis                                196,548       196,795          -247

Foods, feeds, and beverages                         10,639        10,540            98

Fish and shellfish                                   1,738         1,623           114
Meat products                                        1,170         1,058           112
Fruits, frozen juices                                1,245         1,148            98
Vegetables                                             921           884            38
Nuts                                                   232           203            30
Dairy products and eggs                                184           167            17
Cane and beet sugar                                    129           128             2
Nonagricultural foods, etc.                             81            87            -5
Green coffee                                           536           545            -9
Tea, spices, etc.                                      176           187           -10
Cocoa beans                                             65            81           -16
Feedstuff and foodgrains                               481           504           -23
Food oils, oilseeds                                    540           564           -24
Bakery products                                        757           795           -38
Other foods                                          1,021         1,075           -54
Wine, beer, and related products                       780           840           -60
Alcoholic beverages, excluding wine                    580           653           -72

Industrial supplies and materials                   54,530        55,635        -1,104

Nonmonetary gold                                     1,039         1,500          -462
Crude oil                                           19,820        20,250          -429
Fuel oil                                             2,925         3,246          -321
Chemicals-fertilizers                                1,275         1,554          -279
Petroleum products, other                            3,390         3,551          -162
Steelmaking materials                                  747           843           -96
Chemicals-organic                                    2,519         2,615           -96
Nonferrous metals, other                               350           439           -89
Zinc                                                   152           187           -34
Coal and related fuels                                 169           191           -22
Natural rubber                                         137           158           -22
Chemicals-inorganic                                    622           636           -14
Farming materials, livestock                           149           161           -11
Synthetic rubber-primary                               248           258           -11
Paper and paper products                               594           604           -11
Finished textile supplies                              389           398            -9
Leather and furs                                        66            75            -8
Plywood and veneers                                    231           238            -6
Glass-plate, sheet, etc.                               131           136            -5
Sulfur, nonmetallic minerals                           105           109            -4
Stone, sand, cement, etc.                              430           434            -4
Newsprint                                              106           108            -2
Wool, silk, etc.                                        65            66            -1
Cotton, natural fibers                                   5             5            -1
Hides and skins                                         32            32           (-)
Hair, waste materials                                   84            84           (-)
Iron and steel, advanced                               834           833             1
Cotton cloth, fabrics                                  100            95             5
Synthetic cloth                                        530           522             8
Blank tapes, audio & visual                             54            44            10
Materials, excluding chemicals                         137           124            12
Nontextile floor tiles                                 280           266            13
Nickel                                                 314           300            14
Tobacco, waxes, etc.                                   797           780            17
Iron and steel products, n.e.c.                        906           886            19
Chemicals-other, n.e.c.                              1,090         1,069            21
Other precious metals                                  796           770            26
Pulpwood and woodpulp                                  296           268            27
Tin                                                     84            56            28
Finished metal shapes                                1,474         1,446            28
Liquefied petroleum gases                              239           210            29
Lumber                                                 521           491            31
Electric energy                                        198           167            31
Industrial supplies, other                           2,648         2,613            35
Shingles, wallboard                                    835           795            39
Plastic materials                                    1,479         1,439            40
Bauxite and aluminum                                 1,030           973            57
Copper                                                 476           399            77
Nuclear fuel materials                                 379           261           117
Gas-natural                                            937           815           122
Iron and steel mill products                         2,316         2,131           185

Capital goods, except automotive                    49,941        50,880          -940

Civilian aircraft                                    1,482         2,267          -785
Agricultural machinery, equipment                      806           912          -106
Computer accessories                                 4,676         4,777          -101
Medicinal equipment                                  2,897         2,968           -71
Computers                                            5,343         5,412           -69
Electric apparatus                                   4,051         4,113           -62
Industrial engines                                   2,125         2,184           -59
Spacecraft, excluding military                           5            46           -42
Drilling & oilfield equipment                          820           861           -41
Commercial vessels, other                               15            54           -39
Semiconductors                                       3,699         3,738           -38
Food, tobacco machinery                                284           320           -36
Photo, service industry machinery                    1,435         1,471           -36
Wood, glass, plastic                                   595           628           -33
Materials handling equipment                         1,265         1,289           -23
Generators, accessories                              1,797         1,816           -19
Nonfarm tractors and parts                             169           186           -16
Specialized mining                                      57            65            -9
Marine engines, parts                                   87            93            -6
Pulp and paper machinery                               394           397            -3
Laboratory testing instruments                         499           502            -3
Vessels, except scrap                                    1           (-)             1
Business machines and equipment                        410           402             8
Railway transportation equipment                       146           134            12
Textile, sewing machines                               190           175            15
Measuring, testing, control instruments              1,661         1,618            43
Metalworking machine tools                           1,059         1,015            44
Telecommunications equipment                         5,050         5,000            50
Excavating machinery                                   955           888            67
Parts-civilian aircraft                              1,490         1,421            68
Industrial machines, other                           4,742         4,630           112
Engines-civilian aircraft                            1,735         1,498           238

Automotive vehicles, parts, and engines             27,013        27,528          -515

Consumer goods                                      47,698        45,788         1,910

Cell phones and other household goods, n.e.c         8,861         6,942         1,919
Gem diamonds                                         2,230         1,984           246
Pharmaceutical preparations                          7,937         7,797           140
Furniture, household goods, etc.                     2,654         2,538           115
Camping apparel and gear                               900           825            75
Toys, games, and sporting goods                      2,829         2,765            64
Jewelry                                              1,115         1,062            53
Footwear                                             1,733         1,681            52
Apparel, household goods-nontextile                    817           768            48
Numismatic coins                                       161           119            41
Other consumer nondurables                           1,244         1,210            35
Motorcycles and parts                                  245           232            12
Gem stones, other                                      292           280            11
Photo equipment                                        292           282            10
Books, printed matter                                  315           305             9
Glassware, chinaware                                   189           181             7
Musical instruments                                    137           132             6
Nursery stock, etc.                                    145           141             4
Cookware, cutlery, tools                               719           716             3
Recorded media                                          62            61             2
Apparel, household goods-wool                          290           293            -2
Toiletries and cosmetics                               850           855            -5
Artwork, antiques, stamps, etc.                        744           753            -9
Rugs                                                   202           216           -14
Apparel, textiles, nonwool or cotton                 3,819         3,856           -37
Pleasure boats and motors                              203           240           -37
Stereo equipment, etc                                  562           616           -54
Household appliances                                 2,145         2,304          -159
Televisions and video equipment                      2,225         2,515          -291
Apparel, household goods-cotton                      3,783         4,119          -335

Other goods                                          6,727         6,424           304

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

Total, Balance of Payments Basis                 1,776,028     1,718,260        57,768
Net Adjustments                                     19,809        19,279           530
Total, Census Basis                              1,756,218     1,698,981        57,238

Foods, feeds, and beverages                         94,043        86,219         7,824

Fish and shellfish                                  15,398        13,205         2,193
Meat products                                        8,351         6,539         1,813
Fruits, frozen juices                               10,744         9,769           974
Vegetables                                           8,067         8,029            37
Nuts                                                 1,696         1,502           194
Dairy products and eggs                              1,445         1,309           136
Cane and beet sugar                                  1,282         1,225            57
Nonagricultural foods, etc.                            763           628           135
Green coffee                                         3,964         3,644           320
Tea, spices, etc.                                    1,580         1,473           107
Cocoa beans                                          1,089           853           235
Feedstuff and foodgrains                             5,060         5,302          -243
Food oils, oilseeds                                  5,467         4,776           690
Bakery products                                      6,960         6,754           206
Other foods                                          9,526         9,125           401
Wine, beer, and related products                     7,365         6,850           516
Alcoholic beverages, excluding wine                  5,287         5,235            52

Industrial supplies and materials                  507,589       515,488        -7,899

Nonmonetary gold                                    11,021        12,093        -1,072
Crude oil                                          192,054       206,494       -14,440
Fuel oil                                            31,675        34,539        -2,864
Chemicals-fertilizers                               11,367        12,140          -773
Petroleum products, other                           32,885        36,583        -3,697
Steelmaking materials                                6,705         5,395         1,311
Chemicals-organic                                   21,682        19,769         1,913
Nonferrous metals, other                             3,442         3,253           189
Zinc                                                 1,187         1,131            56
Coal and related fuels                               1,503         2,361          -857
Natural rubber                                       1,529         1,941          -413
Chemicals-inorganic                                  5,653         5,593            60
Farming materials, livestock                         1,436         1,526           -91
Synthetic rubber-primary                             2,264         2,142           122
Paper and paper products                             5,571         5,337           233
Finished textile supplies                            3,513         3,300           213
Leather and furs                                       574           509            65
Plywood and veneers                                  2,003         1,805           198
Glass-plate, sheet, etc.                             1,157           998           159
Sulfur, nonmetallic minerals                         1,036         1,081           -45
Stone, sand, cement, etc.                            3,776         3,461           315
Newsprint                                            1,016           973            43
Wool, silk, etc.                                       602           549            53
Cotton, natural fibers                                  58            54             4
Hides and skins                                        283           212            71
Hair, waste materials                                  748           692            56
Iron and steel, advanced                             7,391         6,870           521
Cotton cloth, fabrics                                  877           922           -45
Synthetic cloth                                      4,670         4,542           128
Blank tapes, audio & visual                            498           591           -93
Materials, excluding chemicals                       1,126         1,061            65
Nontextile floor tiles                               2,337         2,101           236
Nickel                                               2,278         1,838           439
Tobacco, waxes, etc.                                 6,689         6,751           -62
Iron and steel products, n.e.c.                      7,520         7,044           476
Chemicals-other, n.e.c.                              9,457         8,901           556
Other precious metals                                8,160         9,135          -975
Pulpwood and woodpulp                                2,751         2,717            34
Tin                                                    683           661            22
Finished metal shapes                               13,222        12,616           606
Liquefied petroleum gases                            3,057         3,077           -20
Lumber                                               4,324         3,815           509
Electric energy                                      2,117         1,831           286
Industrial supplies, other                          23,107        21,791         1,316
Shingles, wallboard                                  6,975         6,705           270
Plastic materials                                   12,776        11,448         1,327
Bauxite and aluminum                                 8,205         7,845           360
Copper                                               3,821         5,157        -1,336
Nuclear fuel materials                               2,602         3,149          -547
Gas-natural                                          9,621         7,633         1,988
Iron and steel mill products                        18,586        13,355         5,230

Capital goods, except automotive                   439,567       413,239        26,328

Civilian aircraft                                   13,036        10,412         2,625
Agricultural machinery, equipment                    7,896         7,405           491
Computer accessories                                42,404        41,719           686
Medicinal equipment                                 25,598        24,307         1,291
Computers                                           46,412        48,032        -1,620
Electric apparatus                                  36,067        33,985         2,082
Industrial engines                                  18,442        16,416         2,027
Spacecraft, excluding military                         106            38            68
Drilling & oilfield equipment                        7,143         6,968           175
Commercial vessels, other                              130           119            12
Semiconductors                                      32,427        30,915         1,512
Food, tobacco machinery                              2,663         2,520           143
Photo, service industry machinery                   12,908        12,242           666
Wood, glass, plastic                                 5,487         5,120           367
Materials handling equipment                        11,302        10,185         1,117
Generators, accessories                             16,981        15,857         1,123
Nonfarm tractors and parts                           1,786         1,698            87
Specialized mining                                     533           541            -8
Marine engines, parts                                  866           831            35
Pulp and paper machinery                             3,466         3,149           317
Laboratory testing instruments                       4,325         4,034           291
Vessels, except scrap                                    7            10            -3
Business machines and equipment                      3,616         3,456           159
Railway transportation equipment                     1,213         1,063           149
Textile, sewing machines                             1,627         1,495           132
Measuring, testing, control instruments             14,853        14,020           833
Metalworking machine tools                           8,487         8,549           -62
Telecommunications equipment                        43,901        41,044         2,857
Excavating machinery                                 8,107         7,684           423
Parts-civilian aircraft                             13,182        11,364         1,818
Industrial machines, other                          40,592        35,143         5,449
Engines-civilian aircraft                           14,001        12,913         1,088

Automotive vehicles, parts, and engines            243,935       229,190        14,745

Consumer goods                                     413,241       397,694        15,547

Cell phones and other household goods, n.e.c        68,528        67,468         1,060
Gem diamonds                                        18,224        17,238           986
Pharmaceutical preparations                         68,677        63,363         5,315
Furniture, household goods, etc.                    22,081        20,161         1,920
Camping apparel and gear                             7,603         7,119           485
Toys, games, and sporting goods                     25,673        24,512         1,162
Jewelry                                              9,889         9,636           252
Footwear                                            15,151        14,589           563
Apparel, household goods-nontextile                  6,933         6,662           271
Numismatic coins                                     1,344         2,112          -768
Other consumer nondurables                          10,830        10,420           411
Motorcycles and parts                                2,203         2,308          -105
Gem stones, other                                    2,690         2,604            86
Photo equipment                                      2,554         2,979          -425
Books, printed matter                                2,786         2,709            77
Glassware, chinaware                                 1,773         1,658           115
Musical instruments                                  1,279         1,196            83
Nursery stock, etc.                                  1,295         1,262            33
Cookware, cutlery, tools                             6,449         6,224           225
Recorded media                                         562           638           -77
Apparel, household goods-wool                        2,661         2,375           286
Toiletries and cosmetics                             7,605         7,140           465
Artwork, antiques, stamps, etc.                      8,411         7,936           475
Rugs                                                 1,837         1,615           222
Apparel, textiles, nonwool or cotton                33,423        31,040         2,383
Pleasure boats and motors                            1,988         1,837           152
Stereo equipment, etc                                5,238         5,143            95
Household appliances                                18,562        17,153         1,409
Televisions and video equipment                     21,453        22,192          -739
Apparel, household goods-cotton                     35,539        36,405          -867

Other goods                                         57,844        57,151           693


(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-14-201, BEA-14-54), Bureau of the Census, Economic
Indicators Division, September 2014.  For more information, contact Matthew Przybocki
(301-763-3148) or Maria Iseman (301-763-2311), Economic Indicators Division.
