
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)                                          May         April           Monthly
                                                  2015        2015 (R)        Change

Total, Balance of Payments Basis                   189,233       189,654          -421
Net Adjustments                                      1,790         1,776            14
Total, Census Basis                                187,444       187,879          -435

Foods, feeds, and beverages                         10,500        10,882          -382

Fish and shellfish                                   1,403         1,658          -255
Food oils, oilseeds                                    463           563          -100
Fruits, frozen juices                                1,251         1,338           -88
Feedstuff and foodgrains                               492           556           -64
Meat products                                        1,065         1,121           -56
Cocoa beans                                            133           172           -39
Bakery products                                        765           793           -28
Vegetables                                             867           887           -19
Nonagricultural foods, etc.                             91            99            -8
Cane and beet sugar                                    108           116            -7
Wine, beer, and related products                       893           870            23
Tea, spices, etc.                                      223           199            24
Other foods                                          1,136         1,110            26
Dairy products and eggs                                195           162            33
Green coffee                                           478           427            51
Nuts                                                   272           219            53
Alcoholic beverages, excluding wine                    665           591            73

Industrial supplies and materials                   40,945        41,549          -604

Crude oil                                           10,331        10,703          -372
Chemicals-organic                                    1,993         2,279          -286
Nonmonetary gold                                       962         1,141          -179
Nonferrous metals, other                               310           414          -104
Plastic materials                                    1,377         1,454           -78
Bauxite and aluminum                                 1,032         1,104           -72
Other precious metals                                  789           858           -69
Chemicals-fertilizers                                1,122         1,187           -65
Iron and steel mill products                         1,646         1,707           -61
Copper                                                 368           420           -53
Iron and steel products, n.e.c.                        846           878           -31
Steelmaking materials                                  446           477           -31
Pulpwood and woodpulp                                  256           281           -25
Liquefied petroleum gases                              124           149           -25
Chemicals-inorganic                                    594           618           -23
Tin                                                     48            66           -18
Iron and steel, advanced                               890           905           -15
Lumber                                                 409           422           -14
Paper and paper products                               646           659           -13
Nickel                                                 205           214            -9
Blank tapes, audio & visual                             52            58            -7
Materials, excluding chemicals                         128           133            -5
Coal and related fuels                                 145           150            -5
Hair, waste materials                                   88            89            -2
Newsprint                                              100           101            -1
Synthetic rubber-primary                               215           216            -1
Wool, silk, etc.                                        71            71            -1
Chemicals-other, n.e.c.                              1,093         1,093           (-)
Cotton, natural fibers                                   9             9           (-)
Tobacco, waxes, etc.                                   724           723             1
Cotton cloth, fabrics                                  107           105             2
Sulfur, nonmetallic minerals                           111           107             4
Leather and furs                                        70            61             9
Glass-plate, sheet, etc.                               148           138            10
Finished textile supplies                              411           397            15
Plywood and veneers                                    264           247            17
Gas-natural                                            584           566            18
Synthetic cloth                                        552           532            20
Farming materials, livestock                           111            84            27
Nuclear fuel materials                                 291           261            30
Nontextile floor tiles                                 293           258            35
Natural rubber                                         160           117            43
Electric energy                                        258           215            43
Finished metal shapes                                1,458         1,413            45
Shingles, wallboard                                    826           778            48
Industrial supplies, other                           2,653         2,597            56
Zinc                                                   186           122            64
Stone, sand, cement, etc.                              517           446            71
Fuel oil                                             2,184         2,106            78
Hides and skins                                         90            10            80
Petroleum products, other                            2,657         2,412           244

Capital goods, except automotive                    50,791        51,571          -781

Drilling & oilfield equipment                          575         1,368          -793
Computer accessories                                 4,558         4,984          -426
Semiconductors                                       3,699         3,905          -207
Engines-civilian aircraft                            1,683         1,817          -134
Generators, accessories                              1,946         2,072          -126
Electric apparatus                                   4,130         4,185           -54
Agricultural machinery, equipment                      803           851           -48
Industrial engines                                   2,151         2,195           -44
Parts-civilian aircraft                              1,443         1,483           -40
Commercial vessels, other                               10            38           -28
Marine engines, parts                                   85           106           -21
Computers                                            5,434         5,452           -18
Photo, service industry machinery                    1,504         1,519           -14
Textile, sewing machines                               180           194           -13
Spacecraft, excluding military                           4             6            -2
Vessels, except scrap                                  (-)           (-)           (-)
Pulp and paper machinery                               404           401             3
Laboratory testing instruments                         473           464             9
Specialized mining                                      63            51            12
Wood, glass, plastic                                   703           689            14
Railway transportation equipment                       166           152            15
Nonfarm tractors and parts                             188           172            16
Food, tobacco machinery                                313           293            20
Business machines and equipment                        443           420            23
Excavating machinery                                   975           947            28
Measuring, testing, control instruments              1,741         1,702            39
Medicinal equipment                                  3,091         3,035            56
Metalworking machine tools                           1,052           994            58
Materials handling equipment                         1,429         1,330            99
Industrial machines, other                           4,586         4,322           264
Telecommunications equipment                         5,458         5,194           265
Civilian aircraft                                    1,499         1,231           268

Automotive vehicles, parts, and engines             29,462        28,615           847

Consumer goods                                      48,928        48,912            16

Toys, games, and sporting goods                      3,064         2,775           289
Apparel, household goods-cotton                      4,139         3,900           239
Furniture, household goods, etc.                     2,826         2,591           236
Footwear                                             1,764         1,541           223
Apparel, textiles, nonwool or cotton                 4,178         3,985           193
Televisions and video equipment                      2,212         2,068           144
Household appliances                                 2,186         2,088            98
Gem diamonds                                         2,067         1,971            96
Other consumer nondurables                           1,308         1,224            84
Cookware, cutlery, tools                               786           711            75
Gem stones, other                                      333           274            59
Photo equipment                                        346           303            43
Books, printed matter                                  341           301            40
Apparel, household goods-nontextile                    834           801            33
Stereo equipment, etc                                  506           474            32
Cell phones and other household goods, n.e.c         7,808         7,780            28
Toiletries and cosmetics                               862           840            23
Glassware, chinaware                                   205           187            18
Motorcycles and parts                                  235           218            17
Apparel, household goods-wool                          279           264            15
Pleasure boats and motors                              263           251            12
Camping apparel and gear                               973           962            11
Rugs                                                   223           222             1
Musical instruments                                    145           155            -9
Nursery stock, etc.                                    140           150           -10
Recorded media                                          68            81           -13
Jewelry                                              1,092         1,111           -19
Numismatic coins                                       100           130           -30
Artwork, antiques, stamps, etc.                      1,027         1,508          -482
Pharmaceutical preparations                          8,618        10,047        -1,429

Other goods                                          6,817         6,349           468

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

Total, Balance of Payments Basis                   950,593       985,022       -34,429
Net Adjustments                                      8,739        11,505        -2,766
Total, Census Basis                                941,854       973,517       -31,663

Foods, feeds, and beverages                         53,549        51,236         2,313

Fish and shellfish                                   8,211         8,553          -341
Food oils, oilseeds                                  2,545         2,958          -414
Fruits, frozen juices                                6,410         5,901           510
Feedstuff and foodgrains                             2,609         2,846          -237
Meat products                                        5,531         4,256         1,275
Cocoa beans                                            749           798           -49
Bakery products                                      3,883         3,841            42
Vegetables                                           4,410         4,440           -30
Nonagricultural foods, etc.                            469           423            46
Cane and beet sugar                                    711           722           -12
Wine, beer, and related products                     4,287         4,036           251
Tea, spices, etc.                                      997           871           127
Other foods                                          5,453         5,249           204
Dairy products and eggs                                886           763           123
Green coffee                                         2,072         1,799           273
Nuts                                                 1,118           903           215
Alcoholic beverages, excluding wine                  3,208         2,878           330

Industrial supplies and materials                  213,934       285,918       -71,984

Crude oil                                           56,130       109,748       -53,617
Chemicals-organic                                   10,194        11,796        -1,602
Nonmonetary gold                                     4,872         5,923        -1,051
Nonferrous metals, other                             1,731         1,901          -169
Plastic materials                                    7,084         7,001            82
Bauxite and aluminum                                 5,490         4,294         1,196
Other precious metals                                4,081         4,694          -612
Chemicals-fertilizers                                6,233         5,924           308
Iron and steel mill products                         9,773         9,724            49
Copper                                               2,114         2,032            82
Iron and steel products, n.e.c.                      4,411         4,034           377
Steelmaking materials                                2,826         3,602          -777
Pulpwood and woodpulp                                1,354         1,528          -174
Liquefied petroleum gases                              979         2,054        -1,076
Chemicals-inorganic                                  3,155         3,145            10
Tin                                                    282           387          -105
Iron and steel, advanced                             4,436         4,067           369
Lumber                                               2,313         2,317            -5
Paper and paper products                             3,200         3,079           121
Nickel                                               1,154         1,151             3
Blank tapes, audio & visual                            270           282           -12
Materials, excluding chemicals                         639           627            12
Coal and related fuels                                 741           787           -46
Hair, waste materials                                  439           412            27
Newsprint                                              499           578           -79
Synthetic rubber-primary                             1,082         1,248          -166
Wool, silk, etc.                                       345           327            18
Chemicals-other, n.e.c.                              5,298         5,153           145
Cotton, natural fibers                                  37            36             1
Tobacco, waxes, etc.                                 3,730         3,700            30
Cotton cloth, fabrics                                  497           491             6
Sulfur, nonmetallic minerals                           535           590           -55
Leather and furs                                       338           310            28
Glass-plate, sheet, etc.                               687           605            82
Finished textile supplies                            2,008         1,944            64
Plywood and veneers                                  1,256         1,062           193
Gas-natural                                          4,157         7,141        -2,985
Synthetic cloth                                      2,703         2,566           137
Farming materials, livestock                           588           768          -179
Nuclear fuel materials                                 958         1,403          -444
Nontextile floor tiles                               1,366         1,270            96
Natural rubber                                         639           927          -288
Electric energy                                      1,158         1,302          -145
Finished metal shapes                                7,305         7,359           -54
Shingles, wallboard                                  4,059         3,784           275
Industrial supplies, other                          13,303        12,656           647
Zinc                                                   685           605            80
Stone, sand, cement, etc.                            2,358         2,080           278
Fuel oil                                            11,182        18,698        -7,517
Hides and skins                                        155           124            31
Petroleum products, other                           13,106        18,680        -5,574

Capital goods, except automotive                   253,626       240,381        13,245

Drilling & oilfield equipment                        4,893         3,749         1,144
Computer accessories                                24,536        23,614           922
Semiconductors                                      18,489        17,659           830
Engines-civilian aircraft                            8,266         7,664           602
Generators, accessories                              9,914         9,515           399
Electric apparatus                                  20,981        19,780         1,202
Agricultural machinery, equipment                    4,034         4,428          -394
Industrial engines                                  10,565         9,892           673
Parts-civilian aircraft                              7,265         7,261             4
Commercial vessels, other                               73            35            38
Marine engines, parts                                  463           485           -22
Computers                                           25,558        25,353           205
Photo, service industry machinery                    7,609         7,090           519
Textile, sewing machines                               964           911            53
Spacecraft, excluding military                          20            29           -10
Vessels, except scrap                                    1             6            -5
Pulp and paper machinery                             1,916         1,935           -19
Laboratory testing instruments                       2,433         2,349            84
Specialized mining                                     304           286            18
Wood, glass, plastic                                 3,296         3,027           268
Railway transportation equipment                       759           641           118
Nonfarm tractors and parts                             865         1,010          -145
Food, tobacco machinery                              1,522         1,485            37
Business machines and equipment                      2,151         2,014           137
Excavating machinery                                 5,075         4,470           605
Measuring, testing, control instruments              8,665         8,217           449
Medicinal equipment                                 15,078        14,004         1,075
Metalworking machine tools                           5,005         4,602           403
Materials handling equipment                         6,838         6,195           644
Industrial machines, other                          22,454        22,137           317
Telecommunications equipment                        26,419        23,895         2,524
Civilian aircraft                                    7,213         6,643           570

Automotive vehicles, parts, and engines            141,783       133,265         8,518

Consumer goods                                     245,159       230,027        15,132

Toys, games, and sporting goods                     14,752        14,299           453
Apparel, household goods-cotton                     19,929        20,008           -80
Furniture, household goods, etc.                    13,610        12,093         1,517
Footwear                                             8,734         8,388           346
Apparel, textiles, nonwool or cotton                20,640        18,498         2,142
Televisions and video equipment                     10,582        11,816        -1,234
Household appliances                                10,573        10,003           570
Gem diamonds                                        10,073        10,292          -219
Other consumer nondurables                           6,358         5,969           389
Cookware, cutlery, tools                             3,915         3,582           333
Gem stones, other                                    1,587         1,565            22
Photo equipment                                      1,594         1,433           161
Books, printed matter                                1,596         1,557            39
Apparel, household goods-nontextile                  4,186         3,836           350
Stereo equipment, etc                                2,557         2,810          -253
Cell phones and other household goods, n.e.c        41,732        39,068         2,664
Toiletries and cosmetics                             4,289         4,239            50
Glassware, chinaware                                   998           992             7
Motorcycles and parts                                1,189         1,242           -53
Apparel, household goods-wool                        1,401         1,487           -86
Pleasure boats and motors                            1,423         1,080           344
Camping apparel and gear                             4,761         4,170           592
Rugs                                                 1,074         1,007            67
Musical instruments                                    724           721             3
Nursery stock, etc.                                    714           709             5
Recorded media                                         343           313            30
Jewelry                                              5,755         5,492           264
Numismatic coins                                       597           792          -195
Artwork, antiques, stamps, etc.                      5,777         5,047           730
Pharmaceutical preparations                         43,695        37,521         6,174

Other goods                                         33,803        32,691         1,113


(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, definitions, and details concerning what is included in Net Adjustments, 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-15-119, BEA-15-33), Bureau of the Census, Economic
Indicators Division, May 2015.  For more information, contact Matthew Przybocki
(301-763-3148) or Maria Iseman (301-763-2311), Economic Indicators Division.
