
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)                                          November    October         Monthly
                                                  2014        2014 (R)        Change

Total, Balance of Payments Basis                   195,009       200,192        -5,184
Net Adjustments                                      2,087         2,087            -1
Total, Census Basis                                192,922       198,105        -5,183

Foods, feeds, and beverages                         10,396        10,891          -495

Food oils, oilseeds                                    437           558          -120
Other foods                                          1,034         1,109           -75
Cane and beet sugar                                     72           144           -72
Green coffee                                           449           520           -71
Fruits, frozen juices                                1,186         1,255           -69
Feedstuff and foodgrains                               489           523           -34
Dairy products and eggs                                153           185           -32
Cocoa beans                                             47            67           -20
Vegetables                                             937           955           -19
Tea, spices, etc.                                      178           192           -14
Alcoholic beverages, excluding wine                    582           595           -13
Fish and shellfish                                   1,675         1,681            -6
Bakery products                                        784           790            -6
Nuts                                                   219           220            -1
Wine, beer, and related products                       789           785             3
Nonagricultural foods, etc.                            103            84            19
Meat products                                        1,261         1,228            33

Industrial supplies and materials                   50,091        54,700        -4,609

Crude oil                                           17,089        19,291        -2,202
Fuel oil                                             2,460         3,160          -700
Iron and steel mill products                         2,199         2,592          -393
Nonmonetary gold                                       896         1,152          -256
Petroleum products, other                            3,199         3,408          -209
Copper                                                 353           472          -119
Plastic materials                                    1,440         1,556          -116
Chemicals-fertilizers                                1,212         1,323          -111
Steelmaking materials                                  633           739          -106
Bauxite and aluminum                                 1,057         1,151           -94
Nuclear fuel materials                                 244           333           -90
Industrial supplies, other                           2,597         2,680           -83
Finished metal shapes                                1,432         1,507           -76
Chemicals-other, n.e.c.                              1,020         1,083           -63
Tobacco, waxes, etc.                                   803           863           -60
Nickel                                                 227           282           -55
Paper and paper products                               611           649           -38
Lumber                                                 507           543           -36
Chemicals-inorganic                                    591           625           -34
Stone, sand, cement, etc.                              438           466           -28
Pulpwood and woodpulp                                  249           274           -25
Iron and steel, advanced                               843           867           -24
Finished textile supplies                              395           406           -11
Liquefied petroleum gases                              318           327            -9
Glass-plate, sheet, etc.                               139           144            -5
Electric energy                                        186           191            -5
Newsprint                                              100           104            -5
Shingles, wallboard                                    827           832            -4
Zinc                                                   145           147            -2
Tin                                                     71            73            -2
Cotton cloth, fabrics                                  105           106            -2
Sulfur, nonmetallic minerals                           117           119            -2
Synthetic rubber-primary                               239           240            -1
Cotton, natural fibers                                   5             6            -1
Hides and skins                                         42            42            -1
Iron and steel products, n.e.c.                        884           884           (-)
Wool, silk, etc.                                        65            65           (-)
Nontextile floor tiles                                 282           279             3
Hair, waste materials                                   90            86             4
Leather and furs                                        66            62             5
Nonferrous metals, other                               388           383             5
Plywood and veneers                                    223           217             6
Blank tapes, audio & visual                             50            43             7
Natural rubber                                         143           136             7
Farming materials, livestock                           140           132             7
Synthetic cloth                                        551           540            11
Materials, excluding chemicals                         145           119            25
Other precious metals                                  907           865            43
Chemicals-organic                                    2,213         2,153            60
Coal and related fuels                                 251           167            84
Gas-natural                                            907           814            93

Capital goods, except automotive                    50,100        50,897          -796

Computers                                            5,756         6,119          -363
Semiconductors                                       3,694         3,892          -199
Industrial machines, other                           4,383         4,490          -107
Photo, service industry machinery                    1,474         1,559           -84
Parts-civilian aircraft                              1,444         1,526           -82
Metalworking machine tools                             945         1,023           -77
Materials handling equipment                         1,239         1,310           -70
Telecommunications equipment                         4,808         4,860           -52
Agricultural machinery, equipment                      797           845           -48
Electric apparatus                                   4,095         4,130           -35
Engines-civilian aircraft                            1,605         1,638           -32
Railway transportation equipment                       126           157           -31
Measuring, testing, control instruments              1,704         1,735           -31
Excavating machinery                                 1,026         1,051           -26
Business machines and equipment                        389           409           -19
Specialized mining                                      47            65           -18
Spacecraft, excluding military                          25            41           -16
Pulp and paper machinery                               390           401           -11
Marine engines, parts                                   89            96            -7
Vessels, except scrap                                  (-)           (-)           (-)
Generators, accessories                              1,900         1,900             1
Commercial vessels, other                               10             7             2
Nonfarm tractors and parts                             186           173            13
Industrial engines                                   2,086         2,072            14
Laboratory testing instruments                         476           461            15
Drilling & oilfield equipment                          863           847            16
Food, tobacco machinery                                316           297            19
Textile, sewing machines                               196           175            20
Wood, glass, plastic                                   600           569            30
Medicinal equipment                                  2,972         2,891            81
Computer accessories                                 5,068         4,948           120
Civilian aircraft                                    1,389         1,210           179

Automotive vehicles, parts, and engines             27,475        28,220          -745

Consumer goods                                      48,531        46,929         1,602

Cell phones and other household goods, n.e.c         9,683         7,808         1,875
Jewelry                                              1,309         1,060           249
Gem diamonds                                         2,184         2,042           143
Apparel, textiles, nonwool or cotton                 3,913         3,844            69
Household appliances                                 2,288         2,219            69
Pleasure boats and motors                              240           198            42
Televisions and video equipment                      2,322         2,300            22
Apparel, household goods-nontextile                    808           790            18
Photo equipment                                        315           299            16
Books, printed matter                                  328           316            11
Musical instruments                                    145           133            11
Motorcycles and parts                                  246           240             6
Nursery stock, etc.                                    143           138             6
Recorded media                                          65            61             4
Rugs                                                   208           208           (-)
Glassware, chinaware                                   196           196           (-)
Other consumer nondurables                           1,207         1,215            -8
Apparel, household goods-wool                          300           308            -8
Toys, games, and sporting goods                      2,820         2,829            -9
Gem stones, other                                      306           316           -10
Cookware, cutlery, tools                               728           738           -11
Furniture, household goods, etc.                     2,641         2,654           -12
Numismatic coins                                       154           172           -18
Toiletries and cosmetics                               854           874           -20
Stereo equipment, etc                                  494           529           -35
Footwear                                             1,692         1,775           -83
Camping apparel and gear                               850           973          -123
Pharmaceutical preparations                          7,491         7,669          -178
Apparel, household goods-cotton                      3,834         4,041          -208
Artwork, antiques, stamps, etc.                        767           983          -216

Other goods                                          6,328         6,468          -140

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

Total, Balance of Payments Basis                 2,171,307     2,103,660        67,646
Net Adjustments                                     24,008        23,738           270
Total, Census Basis                              2,147,298     2,079,922        67,376

Foods, feeds, and beverages                        115,376       105,616         9,759

Food oils, oilseeds                                  6,463         5,845           618
Other foods                                         11,675        11,204           471
Cane and beet sugar                                  1,499         1,506            -7
Green coffee                                         4,933         4,354           579
Fruits, frozen juices                               13,185        12,073         1,112
Feedstuff and foodgrains                             6,092         6,419          -327
Dairy products and eggs                              1,784         1,618           166
Cocoa beans                                          1,202           957           246
Vegetables                                           9,962         9,842           119
Tea, spices, etc.                                    1,950         1,820           131
Alcoholic beverages, excluding wine                  6,471         6,378            93
Fish and shellfish                                  18,754        16,348         2,406
Bakery products                                      8,535         8,235           300
Nuts                                                 2,135         1,835           300
Wine, beer, and related products                     8,939         8,386           553
Nonagricultural foods, etc.                            951           765           186
Meat products                                       10,844         8,031         2,813

Industrial supplies and materials                  612,437       627,126       -14,688

Crude oil                                          228,389       251,321       -22,932
Fuel oil                                            37,300        41,415        -4,115
Iron and steel mill products                        23,385        16,524         6,861
Nonmonetary gold                                    13,086        14,742        -1,656
Petroleum products, other                           39,522        44,371        -4,849
Copper                                               4,645         5,826        -1,181
Plastic materials                                   15,774        14,076         1,699
Chemicals-fertilizers                               13,949        14,474          -525
Steelmaking materials                                8,064         6,726         1,338
Bauxite and aluminum                                10,419         9,542           876
Nuclear fuel materials                               3,179         4,091          -912
Industrial supplies, other                          28,391        26,726         1,665
Finished metal shapes                               16,164        15,399           764
Chemicals-other, n.e.c.                             11,559        10,870           689
Tobacco, waxes, etc.                                 8,353         8,179           174
Nickel                                               2,767         2,180           588
Paper and paper products                             6,835         6,503           332
Lumber                                               5,373         4,738           635
Chemicals-inorganic                                  6,871         6,776            96
Stone, sand, cement, etc.                            4,680         4,265           415
Pulpwood and woodpulp                                3,274         3,320           -45
Iron and steel, advanced                             9,102         8,396           706
Finished textile supplies                            4,314         4,052           262
Liquefied petroleum gases                            3,702         3,701             1
Glass-plate, sheet, etc.                             1,441         1,225           216
Electric energy                                      2,494         2,221           272
Newsprint                                            1,220         1,187            33
Shingles, wallboard                                  8,635         8,227           408
Zinc                                                 1,480         1,366           114
Tin                                                    822           800            21
Cotton cloth, fabrics                                1,088         1,128           -40
Sulfur, nonmetallic minerals                         1,273         1,322           -49
Synthetic rubber-primary                             2,743         2,590           153
Cotton, natural fibers                                  70            65             5
Hides and skins                                        367           262           105
Iron and steel products, n.e.c.                      9,295         8,542           753
Wool, silk, etc.                                       732           668            64
Nontextile floor tiles                               2,898         2,624           274
Hair, waste materials                                  925           844            81
Leather and furs                                       702           627            75
Nonferrous metals, other                             4,219         3,843           377
Plywood and veneers                                  2,442         2,223           219
Blank tapes, audio & visual                            591           713          -123
Natural rubber                                       1,807         2,353          -546
Farming materials, livestock                         1,708         1,843          -135
Synthetic cloth                                      5,764         5,560           204
Materials, excluding chemicals                       1,390         1,296            94
Other precious metals                                9,933        10,922          -988
Chemicals-organic                                   26,039        24,327         1,713
Coal and related fuels                               1,921         2,980        -1,058
Gas-natural                                         11,343         9,156         2,187

Capital goods, except automotive                   540,540       507,517        33,022

Computers                                           58,298        59,129          -831
Semiconductors                                      40,016        37,953         2,063
Industrial machines, other                          49,395        43,340         6,055
Photo, service industry machinery                   15,935        15,003           932
Parts-civilian aircraft                             16,157        14,003         2,154
Metalworking machine tools                          10,457        10,428            29
Materials handling equipment                        13,846        12,493         1,353
Telecommunications equipment                        53,581        50,068         3,513
Agricultural machinery, equipment                    9,544         9,104           440
Electric apparatus                                  44,304        41,743         2,560
Engines-civilian aircraft                           17,241        15,973         1,268
Railway transportation equipment                     1,496         1,285           211
Measuring, testing, control instruments             18,296        17,176         1,120
Excavating machinery                                10,186         9,476           710
Business machines and equipment                      4,416         4,221           195
Specialized mining                                     645           649            -4
Spacecraft, excluding military                         172           131            41
Pulp and paper machinery                             4,254         3,887           367
Marine engines, parts                                1,052         1,048             3
Vessels, except scrap                                   15            11             4
Generators, accessories                             20,787        19,419         1,368
Commercial vessels, other                              148           144             4
Nonfarm tractors and parts                           2,143         2,078            65
Industrial engines                                  22,597        20,181         2,416
Laboratory testing instruments                       5,266         4,939           327
Drilling & oilfield equipment                        8,860         8,399           461
Food, tobacco machinery                              3,279         3,086           193
Textile, sewing machines                             1,996         1,869           128
Wood, glass, plastic                                 6,649         6,340           309
Medicinal equipment                                 31,466        29,755         1,711
Computer accessories                                52,421        51,494           926
Civilian aircraft                                   15,623        12,693         2,929

Automotive vehicles, parts, and engines            299,598       282,488        17,110

Consumer goods                                     508,704       487,757        20,947

Cell phones and other household goods, n.e.c        86,020        82,439         3,582
Jewelry                                             12,261        11,752           509
Gem diamonds                                        22,434        21,308         1,126
Apparel, textiles, nonwool or cotton                41,171        38,125         3,045
Household appliances                                23,062        21,302         1,759
Pleasure boats and motors                            2,426         2,218           208
Televisions and video equipment                     26,077        26,616          -539
Apparel, household goods-nontextile                  8,530         8,199           331
Photo equipment                                      3,169         3,592          -423
Books, printed matter                                3,431         3,342            89
Musical instruments                                  1,557         1,469            88
Motorcycles and parts                                2,688         2,804          -116
Nursery stock, etc.                                  1,577         1,540            36
Recorded media                                         691           765           -74
Rugs                                                 2,252         1,989           263
Glassware, chinaware                                 2,165         2,059           106
Other consumer nondurables                          13,251        12,742           509
Apparel, household goods-wool                        3,269         2,921           347
Toys, games, and sporting goods                     31,317        30,364           953
Gem stones, other                                    3,309         3,156           154
Cookware, cutlery, tools                             7,914         7,658           256
Furniture, household goods, etc.                    27,375        25,094         2,281
Numismatic coins                                     1,671         2,440          -769
Toiletries and cosmetics                             9,336         8,752           584
Stereo equipment, etc                                6,264         6,254            10
Footwear                                            18,609        17,832           778
Camping apparel and gear                             9,424         8,705           718
Pharmaceutical preparations                         83,881        77,869         6,012
Apparel, household goods-cotton                     43,410        44,570        -1,160
Artwork, antiques, stamps, etc.                     10,164         9,881           283

Other goods                                         70,643        69,417         1,225


(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-15-06, BEA-15-01), Bureau of the Census, Economic
Indicators Division, November 2014.  For more information, contact Matthew Przybocki
(301-763-3148) or Maria Iseman (301-763-2311), Economic Indicators Division.
