
Part A: Seasonally Adjusted (by Commodity/Service)
Exhibit 8. U.S. 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)                                          February    January         Monthly
                                                  2015        2015 (R)        Change

Total, Balance of Payments Basis                   180,813       191,072       -10,259
Net Adjustments                                      1,974         1,924            50
Total, Census Basis                                178,839       189,148       -10,309

Foods, feeds, and beverages                         10,308        10,627          -319

Feedstuff and foodgrains                               468           551           -83
Other foods                                          1,042         1,110           -68
Alcoholic beverages, excluding wine                    610           674           -64
Fish and shellfish                                   1,656         1,717           -61
Nuts                                                   170           202           -32
Fruits, frozen juices                                1,252         1,279           -27
Food oils, oilseeds                                    490           514           -24
Meat products                                        1,086         1,108           -21
Bakery products                                        761           771           -10
Cane and beet sugar                                    118           124            -6
Vegetables                                             888           892            -3
Nonagricultural foods, etc.                             94            97            -2
Tea, spices, etc.                                      174           171             4
Dairy products and eggs                                168           164             4
Green coffee                                           348           331            17
Wine, beer, and related products                       823           803            21
Cocoa beans                                            158           119            38

Industrial supplies and materials                   42,638        46,989        -4,352

Crude oil                                           11,344        13,627        -2,283
Petroleum products, other                            2,578         3,008          -430
Chemicals-organic                                    1,871         2,226          -355
Fuel oil                                             2,230         2,502          -272
Steelmaking materials                                  610           814          -204
Iron and steel mill products                         2,211         2,360          -149
Copper                                                 358           507          -149
Iron and steel products, n.e.c.                        818           965          -147
Finished metal shapes                                1,366         1,496          -130
Plastic materials                                    1,358         1,482          -124
Liquefied petroleum gases                              193           305          -112
Iron and steel, advanced                               779           884          -106
Other precious metals                                  788           884           -96
Industrial supplies, other                           2,511         2,602           -91
Stone, sand, cement, etc.                              420           472           -52
Synthetic cloth                                        505           556           -52
Bauxite and aluminum                                 1,078         1,128           -49
Nuclear fuel materials                                 123           168           -45
Shingles, wallboard                                    780           825           -45
Chemicals-other, n.e.c.                                986         1,026           -40
Natural rubber                                          99           136           -37
Tobacco, waxes, etc.                                   759           794           -35
Lumber                                                 481           516           -35
Finished textile supplies                              368           401           -33
Sulfur, nonmetallic minerals                            97           129           -31
Coal and related fuels                                 144           170           -26
Tin                                                     45            71           -26
Materials, excluding chemicals                         114           139           -24
Farming materials, livestock                           135           157           -22
Nonmonetary gold                                       914           935           -21
Nontextile floor tiles                                 261           277           -16
Nonferrous metals, other                               311           326           -15
Synthetic rubber-primary                               207           222           -14
Pulpwood and woodpulp                                  268           282           -14
Nickel                                                 224           235           -11
Zinc                                                   125           133            -8
Leather and furs                                        63            70            -8
Plywood and veneers                                    228           236            -8
Blank tapes, audio & visual                             47            53            -7
Glass-plate, sheet, etc.                               125           132            -7
Newsprint                                               92            98            -6
Hair, waste materials                                   83            88            -5
Cotton cloth, fabrics                                   86            90            -5
Cotton, natural fibers                                   6             5             1
Hides and skins                                         20            13             7
Paper and paper products                               635           626             9
Wool, silk, etc.                                        72            61            11
Chemicals-inorganic                                    660           627            33
Electric energy                                        327           182           145
Chemicals-fertilizers                                1,373         1,140           233
Gas-natural                                          1,359           806           553

Capital goods, except automotive                    47,929        50,530        -2,601

Industrial machines, other                           4,022         4,644          -623
Computers                                            4,475         5,055          -580
Drilling & oilfield equipment                          869         1,221          -351
Computer accessories                                 4,710         5,011          -301
Electric apparatus                                   3,962         4,173          -211
Industrial engines                                   1,850         2,044          -195
Materials handling equipment                         1,260         1,451          -191
Telecommunications equipment                         5,085         5,270          -185
Excavating machinery                                   977         1,139          -162
Agricultural machinery, equipment                      712           851          -139
Generators, accessories                              1,834         1,958          -124
Photo, service industry machinery                    1,430         1,504           -73
Wood, glass, plastic                                   574           630           -56
Metalworking machine tools                             913           951           -39
Laboratory testing instruments                         484           521           -37
Measuring, testing, control instruments              1,689         1,724           -35
Parts-civilian aircraft                              1,444         1,471           -27
Food, tobacco machinery                                279           302           -23
Textile, sewing machines                               177           200           -22
Specialized mining                                      57            77           -20
Marine engines, parts                                   86            89            -3
Nonfarm tractors and parts                             160           162            -2
Business machines and equipment                        386           387            -1
Commercial vessels, other                                6             7            -1
Vessels, except scrap                                    0             0             0
Spacecraft, excluding military                           6             3             3
Railway transportation equipment                       150           142             8
Pulp and paper machinery                               385           352            33
Semiconductors                                       3,496         3,462            34
Medicinal equipment                                  2,933         2,814           119
Engines-civilian aircraft                            1,630         1,497           133
Civilian aircraft                                    1,889         1,421           468

Automotive vehicles, parts, and engines             26,101        27,801        -1,700

Consumer goods                                      45,233        46,684        -1,451

Cell phones and other household goods, n.e.c         7,447         8,261          -814
Household appliances                                 1,878         2,188          -310
Televisions and video equipment                      1,838         2,126          -288
Furniture, household goods, etc.                     2,297         2,568          -271
Pleasure boats and motors                              333           451          -118
Motorcycles and parts                                  176           275           -99
Photo equipment                                        293           373           -80
Artwork, antiques, stamps, etc.                      1,071         1,140           -70
Gem stones, other                                      275           344           -69
Other consumer nondurables                           1,137         1,176           -38
Books, printed matter                                  283           309           -25
Stereo equipment, etc                                  451           474           -22
Toiletries and cosmetics                               836           852           -16
Musical instruments                                    123           136           -13
Glassware, chinaware                                   178           189           -12
Apparel, household goods-nontextile                    739           749           -10
Apparel, textiles, nonwool or cotton                 3,721         3,730            -9
Camping apparel and gear                               869           877            -8
Rugs                                                   203           206            -3
Recorded media                                          66            65             1
Numismatic coins                                       112           108             4
Nursery stock, etc.                                    147           131            16
Apparel, household goods-wool                          292           263            29
Cookware, cutlery, tools                               727           689            38
Apparel, household goods-cotton                      3,766         3,721            46
Jewelry                                              1,253         1,159            94
Gem diamonds                                         2,005         1,908            97
Toys, games, and sporting goods                      2,868         2,771            98
Footwear                                             1,667         1,554           113
Pharmaceutical preparations                          8,181         7,889           292

Other goods                                          6,631         6,517           114

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Item(1)                                       Year-to-Date  Year-to-Date   Year-to-Date
                                              2015          2014           Change

Total, Balance of Payments Basis                   371,884       383,600       -11,715
Net Adjustments                                      3,897         4,659          -762
Total, Census Basis                                367,987       378,941       -10,954

Foods, feeds, and beverages                         20,935        19,239         1,695

Feedstuff and foodgrains                             1,018           987            32
Other foods                                          2,152         2,020           132
Alcoholic beverages, excluding wine                  1,285         1,068           217
Fish and shellfish                                   3,373         3,406           -33
Nuts                                                   372           332            40
Fruits, frozen juices                                2,531         2,333           198
Food oils, oilseeds                                  1,005         1,057           -52
Meat products                                        2,194         1,487           707
Bakery products                                      1,532         1,487            45
Cane and beet sugar                                    242           211            32
Vegetables                                           1,780         1,762            18
Nonagricultural foods, etc.                            191           163            28
Tea, spices, etc.                                      345           313            32
Dairy products and eggs                                333           285            48
Green coffee                                           679           487           192
Wine, beer, and related products                     1,626         1,529            97
Cocoa beans                                            277           314           -37

Industrial supplies and materials                   89,627       114,648       -25,020

Crude oil                                           24,972        46,975       -22,003
Petroleum products, other                            5,586         6,612        -1,025
Chemicals-organic                                    4,097         4,704          -607
Fuel oil                                             4,732         7,039        -2,307
Steelmaking materials                                1,423         1,552          -129
Iron and steel mill products                         4,571         3,846           724
Copper                                                 865           714           150
Iron and steel products, n.e.c.                      1,784         1,568           215
Finished metal shapes                                2,862         2,918           -56
Plastic materials                                    2,840         2,762            79
Liquefied petroleum gases                              499         1,087          -588
Iron and steel, advanced                             1,663         1,614            48
Other precious metals                                1,672         1,697           -25
Industrial supplies, other                           5,113         4,889           225
Stone, sand, cement, etc.                              892           849            43
Synthetic cloth                                      1,061         1,024            37
Bauxite and aluminum                                 2,206         1,659           547
Nuclear fuel materials                                 291           603          -311
Shingles, wallboard                                  1,605         1,473           131
Chemicals-other, n.e.c.                              2,011         1,953            59
Natural rubber                                         235           392          -156
Tobacco, waxes, etc.                                 1,553         1,549             3
Lumber                                                 998           920            77
Finished textile supplies                              770           779            -9
Sulfur, nonmetallic minerals                           226           219             7
Coal and related fuels                                 314           244            70
Tin                                                    117           171           -55
Materials, excluding chemicals                         253           250             4
Farming materials, livestock                           292           301           -10
Nonmonetary gold                                     1,849         2,254          -405
Nontextile floor tiles                                 538           518            20
Nonferrous metals, other                               637           734           -97
Synthetic rubber-primary                               429           482           -53
Pulpwood and woodpulp                                  550           614           -64
Nickel                                                 459           424            34
Zinc                                                   258           209            49
Leather and furs                                       133           122            11
Plywood and veneers                                    464           416            49
Blank tapes, audio & visual                            100           126           -26
Glass-plate, sheet, etc.                               257           242            15
Newsprint                                              190           233           -43
Hair, waste materials                                  171           156            16
Cotton cloth, fabrics                                  176           201           -26
Cotton, natural fibers                                  11            10             1
Hides and skins                                         33            20            13
Paper and paper products                             1,261         1,188            72
Wool, silk, etc.                                       133           128             5
Chemicals-inorganic                                  1,287         1,251            36
Electric energy                                        509           587           -78
Chemicals-fertilizers                                2,513         2,147           366
Gas-natural                                          2,166         2,224           -59

Capital goods, except automotive                    98,459        94,123         4,336

Industrial machines, other                           8,666         8,328           338
Computers                                            9,531        10,141          -610
Drilling & oilfield equipment                        2,090         1,371           719
Computer accessories                                 9,721         9,451           271
Electric apparatus                                   8,135         7,719           416
Industrial engines                                   3,894         3,816            78
Materials handling equipment                         2,711         2,509           202
Telecommunications equipment                        10,355         9,525           830
Excavating machinery                                 2,115         1,823           292
Agricultural machinery, equipment                    1,562         1,802          -240
Generators, accessories                              3,792         3,817           -26
Photo, service industry machinery                    2,934         2,863            71
Wood, glass, plastic                                 1,203         1,243           -39
Metalworking machine tools                           1,864         1,824            40
Laboratory testing instruments                       1,005           932            73
Measuring, testing, control instruments              3,414         3,250           164
Parts-civilian aircraft                              2,914         2,826            88
Food, tobacco machinery                                580           571            10
Textile, sewing machines                               377           340            37
Specialized mining                                     134           125             9
Marine engines, parts                                  175           198           -23
Nonfarm tractors and parts                             322           399           -77
Business machines and equipment                        773           806           -33
Commercial vessels, other                               13            11             1
Vessels, except scrap                                    1             1             0
Spacecraft, excluding military                           9            13            -4
Railway transportation equipment                       292           227            65
Pulp and paper machinery                               736           796           -60
Semiconductors                                       6,957         6,622           336
Medicinal equipment                                  5,747         5,395           353
Engines-civilian aircraft                            3,126         2,778           348
Civilian aircraft                                    3,310         2,601           708

Automotive vehicles, parts, and engines             53,902        50,935         2,967

Consumer goods                                      91,916        88,238         3,678

Cell phones and other household goods, n.e.c        15,707        13,294         2,413
Household appliances                                 4,066         4,089           -23
Televisions and video equipment                      3,964         4,582          -618
Furniture, household goods, etc.                     4,865         4,781            85
Pleasure boats and motors                              784           411           373
Motorcycles and parts                                  450           483           -32
Photo equipment                                        666           636            30
Artwork, antiques, stamps, etc.                      2,211         2,007           204
Gem stones, other                                      620           559            61
Other consumer nondurables                           2,313         2,250            63
Books, printed matter                                  592           600            -8
Stereo equipment, etc                                  925         1,100          -174
Toiletries and cosmetics                             1,688         1,637            50
Musical instruments                                    259           296           -37
Glassware, chinaware                                   367           405           -38
Apparel, household goods-nontextile                  1,489         1,490            -2
Apparel, textiles, nonwool or cotton                 7,451         7,104           348
Camping apparel and gear                             1,746         1,646           100
Rugs                                                   410           391            19
Recorded media                                         131           116            15
Numismatic coins                                       220           342          -122
Nursery stock, etc.                                    278           286            -8
Apparel, household goods-wool                          554           601           -46
Cookware, cutlery, tools                             1,416         1,473           -57
Apparel, household goods-cotton                      7,487         8,044          -557
Jewelry                                              2,412         2,248           164
Gem diamonds                                         3,913         3,871            42
Toys, games, and sporting goods                      5,639         5,972          -333
Footwear                                             3,221         3,479          -258
Pharmaceutical preparations                         16,071        14,047         2,024

Other goods                                         13,148        11,757         1,390


(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-15-62, BEA-15-016), Bureau of the Census, Economic
Indicators Division, February 2015.  For more information, contact Matthew Przybocki
(301-763-3148) or Maria Iseman (301-763-2311), Economic Indicators Division.
