
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 annual change within each major commodity grouping. (-) Represents zero or less than one-half of measurement shown. (R) - Revised.


Item (1)                                          December    November        Monthly
                                                  2014        2014 (R)        Change

Total, Balance of Payments Basis                   200,288       195,906         4,382
Net Adjustments                                      2,105         2,121           -16
Total, Census Basis                                198,182       193,785         4,397

Foods, feeds, and beverages                         10,478        10,399            79

Meat products                                        1,287         1,257            30
Fish and shellfish                                   1,510         1,682          -172
Fruits, frozen juices                                1,224         1,186            38
Food oils, oilseeds                                    515           443            72
Green coffee                                           385           443           -58
Wine, beer, and related products                       720           792           -72
Other foods                                          1,029         1,018            11
Nuts                                                   222           221             1
Bakery products                                        793           786             7
Nonagricultural foods, etc.                            109           104             5
Dairy products and eggs                                172           154            18
Cocoa beans                                             67            51            16
Vegetables                                             980           936            44
Tea, spices, etc.                                      187           178             9
Alcoholic beverages, excluding wine                    593           576            17
Cane and beet sugar                                    103            73            30
Feedstuff and foodgrains                               582           499            83

Industrial supplies and materials                   53,067        50,375         2,692

Crude oil                                           18,278        17,190         1,088
Petroleum products, other                            3,699         3,235           464
Fuel oil                                             2,759         2,463           296
Nonmonetary gold                                     1,310           895           415
Coal and related fuels                                 153           240           -87
Copper                                                 439           352            87
Other precious metals                                  865           912           -47
Nuclear fuel materials                                 526           244           282
Natural rubber                                         142           143            -1
Chemicals-fertilizers                                1,160         1,220           -59
Liquefied petroleum gases                              277           334           -57
Farming materials, livestock                           147           140             7
Blank tapes, audio & visual                             56            50             6
Sulfur, nonmetallic minerals                            82           117           -35
Cotton cloth, fabrics                                  101           102            -1
Pulpwood and woodpulp                                  327           249            79
Cotton, natural fibers                                   6             5             1
Tin                                                     44            72           -28
Hides and skins                                         19            35           -16
Newsprint                                               98           100            -2
Wool, silk, etc.                                        65            65           (-)
Leather and furs                                        59            67            -8
Hair, waste materials                                   84            90            -7
Materials, excluding chemicals                         131           145           -13
Zinc                                                   140           145            -5
Synthetic rubber-primary                               227           240           -13
Tobacco, waxes, etc.                                   768           805           -37
Chemicals-inorganic                                    630           616            14
Electric energy                                        163           183           -20
Glass-plate, sheet, etc.                               137           138            -2
Synthetic cloth                                        559           556             3
Plywood and veneers                                    224           227            -2
Finished textile supplies                              396           398            -2
Nontextile floor tiles                                 281           282            -1
Paper and paper products                               636           608            28
Stone, sand, cement, etc.                              424           439           -15
Nonferrous metals, other                               358           389           -31
Shingles, wallboard                                    829           827             1
Nickel                                                 202           227           -25
Lumber                                                 528           506            21
Finished metal shapes                                1,479         1,436            43
Chemicals-other, n.e.c.                              1,041         1,025            16
Iron and steel, advanced                               872           852            20
Iron and steel products, n.e.c.                        948           892            56
Bauxite and aluminum                                 1,287         1,056           231
Steelmaking materials                                  746           633           113
Chemicals-organic                                    2,082         2,227          -145
Gas-natural                                            804           906          -102
Industrial supplies, other                           2,628         2,611            17
Plastic materials                                    1,519         1,446            74
Iron and steel mill products                         2,331         2,241            90

Capital goods, except automotive                    50,619        50,450           169

Industrial machines, other                           4,276         4,422          -146
Telecommunications equipment                         5,088         4,812           276
Electric apparatus                                   4,208         4,108           100
Industrial engines                                   2,119         2,104            15
Civilian aircraft                                    1,312         1,361           -49
Semiconductors                                       3,925         3,696           229
Parts-civilian aircraft                              1,372         1,469           -97
Medicinal equipment                                  2,923         2,990           -67
Materials handling equipment                         1,371         1,268           103
Generators, accessories                              1,902         1,938           -36
Computer accessories                                 5,549         5,087           462
Engines-civilian aircraft                            1,554         1,627           -73
Measuring, testing, control instruments              1,724         1,703            20
Photo, service industry machinery                    1,499         1,479            20
Drilling & oilfield equipment                          926           942           -16
Excavating machinery                                 1,087         1,047            40
Agricultural machinery, equipment                      880           810            69
Laboratory testing instruments                         485           476             9
Pulp and paper machinery                               321           390           -70
Wood, glass, plastic                                   597           599            -2
Railway transportation equipment                       132           127             6
Business machines and equipment                        404           391            12
Food, tobacco machinery                                287           311           -24
Textile, sewing machines                               166           195           -29
Nonfarm tractors and parts                             203           186            18
Spacecraft, excluding military                          14            25           -11
Metalworking machine tools                             904           953           -49
Specialized mining                                      55            49             6
Marine engines, parts                                  118            88            30
Commercial vessels, other                                6            10            -4
Vessels, except scrap                                  (-)           (-)           (-)
Computers                                            5,213         5,784          -571

Automotive vehicles, parts, and engines             28,451        27,513           938

Consumer goods                                      48,770        48,720            50

Pharmaceutical preparations                          7,947         7,518           429
Cell phones and other household goods, n.e.c         9,284         9,778          -494
Apparel, textiles, nonwool or cotton                 3,997         3,927            70
Furniture, household goods, etc.                     2,647         2,652            -5
Household appliances                                 2,260         2,287           -27
Gem diamonds                                         2,125         2,185           -60
Footwear                                             1,751         1,697            54
Toys, games, and sporting goods                      2,792         2,811           -19
Camping apparel and gear                               876           859            16
Toiletries and cosmetics                               841           857           -16
Jewelry                                              1,276         1,322           -46
Other consumer nondurables                           1,230         1,209            21
Apparel, household goods-nontextile                    816           811             5
Apparel, household goods-wool                          284           300           -16
Cookware, cutlery, tools                               748           734            14
Rugs                                                   211           207             4
Pleasure boats and motors                              219           255           -36
Gem stones, other                                      333           307            25
Artwork, antiques, stamps, etc.                      1,050           763           287
Books, printed matter                                  318           328           -10
Glassware, chinaware                                   194           196            -2
Musical instruments                                    141           144            -3
Nursery stock, etc.                                    147           143             4
Stereo equipment, etc                                  539           496            43
Recorded media                                          69            66             4
Motorcycles and parts                                  240           247            -7
Photo equipment                                        342           312            31
Televisions and video equipment                      2,218         2,314           -96
Numismatic coins                                       126           154           -29
Apparel, household goods-cotton                      3,751         3,842           -90

Other goods                                          6,796         6,328           468

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Item(1)                                       Annual        Annual         Annual
                                              2014          2013           Change

Total, Balance of Payments Basis                 2,371,929     2,294,453        77,476
Net Adjustments                                     26,151        26,131            20
Total, Census Basis                              2,345,778     2,268,321        77,456

Foods, feeds, and beverages                        125,755       115,146        10,610

Meat products                                       12,077         8,817         3,261
Fish and shellfish                                  20,224        17,948         2,276
Fruits, frozen juices                               14,365        13,166         1,199
Food oils, oilseeds                                  7,009         6,336           673
Green coffee                                         5,230         4,670           560
Wine, beer, and related products                     9,678         9,126           552
Other foods                                         12,695        12,161           534
Nuts                                                 2,379         2,020           359
Bakery products                                      9,334         8,981           352
Nonagricultural foods, etc.                          1,060           825           235
Dairy products and eggs                              1,962         1,744           218
Cocoa beans                                          1,312         1,111           201
Vegetables                                          10,923        10,744           179
Tea, spices, etc.                                    2,140         1,988           152
Alcoholic beverages, excluding wine                  7,080         6,958           122
Cane and beet sugar                                  1,603         1,589            14
Feedstuff and foodgrains                             6,683         6,961          -277

Industrial supplies and materials                  665,455       681,576       -16,121

Crude oil                                          246,521       272,807       -26,286
Petroleum products, other                           43,556        48,383        -4,827
Fuel oil                                            40,062        44,339        -4,276
Nonmonetary gold                                    14,396        15,939        -1,543
Coal and related fuels                               2,064         3,328        -1,264
Copper                                               5,084         6,237        -1,153
Other precious metals                               10,787        11,823        -1,036
Nuclear fuel materials                               3,705         4,326          -621
Natural rubber                                       1,952         2,559          -607
Chemicals-fertilizers                               15,009        15,457          -448
Liquefied petroleum gases                            3,995         4,160          -166
Farming materials, livestock                         1,842         1,979          -136
Blank tapes, audio & visual                            645           773          -128
Sulfur, nonmetallic minerals                         1,357         1,438           -81
Cotton cloth, fabrics                                1,186         1,229           -43
Pulpwood and woodpulp                                3,596         3,623           -26
Cotton, natural fibers                                  76            70             6
Tin                                                    869           853            15
Hides and skins                                        305           286            19
Newsprint                                            1,316         1,290            26
Wool, silk, etc.                                       798           725            72
Leather and furs                                       761           687            74
Hair, waste materials                                1,010           920            90
Materials, excluding chemicals                       1,520         1,410           110
Zinc                                                 1,618         1,480           138
Synthetic rubber-primary                             2,974         2,813           161
Tobacco, waxes, etc.                                 9,106         8,942           165
Chemicals-inorganic                                  7,524         7,351           173
Electric energy                                      2,626         2,429           197
Glass-plate, sheet, etc.                             1,577         1,338           239
Synthetic cloth                                      6,326         6,069           257
Plywood and veneers                                  2,667         2,400           266
Finished textile supplies                            4,711         4,431           279
Nontextile floor tiles                               3,173         2,887           287
Paper and paper products                             7,464         7,084           380
Stone, sand, cement, etc.                            5,104         4,676           428
Nonferrous metals, other                             4,576         4,121           455
Shingles, wallboard                                  9,462         8,991           471
Nickel                                               2,964         2,331           633
Lumber                                               5,895         5,200           695
Finished metal shapes                               17,636        16,844           792
Chemicals-other, n.e.c.                             12,617        11,824           793
Iron and steel, advanced                             9,982         9,181           801
Iron and steel products, n.e.c.                     10,239         9,322           917
Bauxite and aluminum                                11,644        10,404         1,241
Steelmaking materials                                8,802         7,315         1,486
Chemicals-organic                                   28,126        26,507         1,619
Gas-natural                                         12,129        10,309         1,820
Industrial supplies, other                          31,053        29,228         1,825
Plastic materials                                   17,288        15,349         1,940
Iron and steel mill products                        25,758        18,108         7,650

Capital goods, except automotive                   591,360       554,518        36,842

Industrial machines, other                          53,747        47,295         6,452
Telecommunications equipment                        58,693        54,390         4,303
Electric apparatus                                  48,538        45,687         2,852
Industrial engines                                  24,732        22,098         2,635
Civilian aircraft                                   16,656        14,099         2,557
Semiconductors                                      43,962        41,443         2,519
Parts-civilian aircraft                             17,552        15,330         2,222
Medicinal equipment                                 34,429        32,511         1,918
Materials handling equipment                        15,252        13,626         1,626
Generators, accessories                             22,713        21,209         1,504
Computer accessories                                57,931        56,504         1,427
Engines-civilian aircraft                           18,802        17,446         1,356
Measuring, testing, control instruments             20,006        18,787         1,218
Photo, service industry machinery                   17,407        16,392         1,015
Drilling & oilfield equipment                        9,864         9,009           855
Excavating machinery                                11,256        10,406           850
Agricultural machinery, equipment                   10,437         9,934           502
Laboratory testing instruments                       5,752         5,363           389
Pulp and paper machinery                             4,572         4,235           337
Wood, glass, plastic                                 7,236         6,913           323
Railway transportation equipment                     1,629         1,398           230
Business machines and equipment                      4,818         4,603           215
Food, tobacco machinery                              3,563         3,375           189
Textile, sewing machines                             2,161         2,039           122
Nonfarm tractors and parts                           2,342         2,268            73
Spacecraft, excluding military                         186           137            49
Metalworking machine tools                          11,374        11,330            44
Specialized mining                                     702           692            10
Marine engines, parts                                1,169         1,161             8
Commercial vessels, other                              153           147             6
Vessels, except scrap                                   15            11             4
Computers                                           63,710        64,678          -969

Automotive vehicles, parts, and engines            327,758       308,802        18,956

Consumer goods                                     557,953       532,743        25,210

Pharmaceutical preparations                         91,962        83,955         8,007
Cell phones and other household goods, n.e.c        95,994        90,200         5,794
Apparel, textiles, nonwool or cotton                45,196        41,879         3,317
Furniture, household goods, etc.                    30,000        27,584         2,416
Household appliances                                25,183        23,394         1,789
Gem diamonds                                        24,594        23,388         1,206
Footwear                                            20,366        19,535           830
Toys, games, and sporting goods                     34,016        33,259           756
Camping apparel and gear                            10,273         9,526           747
Toiletries and cosmetics                            10,174         9,559           615
Jewelry                                             13,555        12,944           611
Other consumer nondurables                          14,491        13,928           563
Apparel, household goods-nontextile                  9,356         8,972           384
Apparel, household goods-wool                        3,537         3,219           318
Cookware, cutlery, tools                             8,672         8,384           288
Rugs                                                 2,464         2,180           284
Pleasure boats and motors                            2,646         2,416           230
Gem stones, other                                    3,656         3,509           148
Artwork, antiques, stamps, etc.                     11,157        11,046           111
Books, printed matter                                3,749         3,652            97
Glassware, chinaware                                 2,348         2,256            92
Musical instruments                                  1,692         1,612            80
Nursery stock, etc.                                  1,726         1,677            49
Stereo equipment, etc                                6,773         6,841           -68
Recorded media                                         761           833           -72
Motorcycles and parts                                2,936         3,023           -88
Photo equipment                                      3,483         3,937          -454
Televisions and video equipment                     28,209        28,761          -551
Numismatic coins                                     1,797         2,624          -827
Apparel, household goods-cotton                     47,187        48,649        -1,462

Other goods                                         77,497        75,537         1,960


(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-15-23, BEA-15-06), Bureau of the Census, Economic
Indicators Division, December 2014.  For more information, contact Matthew Przybocki
(301-763-3148) or Maria Iseman (301-763-2311), Economic Indicators Division.
