
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)                                          June        May             Monthly
                                                  2015        2015 (R)        Change

Total, Balance of Payments Basis                   191,058       188,403         2,656
Net Adjustments                                      1,790         1,734            56
Total, Census Basis                                189,268       186,669         2,599

Foods, feeds, and beverages                         11,140        10,477           663

Fish and shellfish                                   1,781         1,398           383
Meat products                                        1,191         1,065           125
Food oils, oilseeds                                    581           464           116
Feedstuff and foodgrains                               573           495            78
Bakery products                                        833           762            71
Vegetables                                             935           867            69
Cane and beet sugar                                    166           109            57
Other foods                                          1,179         1,139            40
Dairy products and eggs                                202           195             7
Cocoa beans                                            128           133            -5
Nonagricultural foods, etc.                             82            90            -8
Nuts                                                   251           263           -11
Tea, spices, etc.                                      203           221           -19
Green coffee                                           456           475           -20
Fruits, frozen juices                                1,179         1,249           -69
Alcoholic beverages, excluding wine                    588           661           -73
Wine, beer, and related products                       814           892           -79

Industrial supplies and materials                   41,919        40,741         1,178

Crude oil                                           11,251        10,331           921
Petroleum products, other                            3,153         2,688           465
Nuclear fuel materials                                 477           291           186
Chemicals-fertilizers                                1,198         1,116            82
Industrial supplies, other                           2,691         2,626            66
Lumber                                                 472           409            64
Nonmonetary gold                                     1,015           958            57
Fuel oil                                             2,214         2,161            53
Copper                                                 416           368            49
Farming materials, livestock                           156           110            46
Nonferrous metals, other                               347           305            43
Pulpwood and woodpulp                                  296           256            41
Coal and related fuels                                 181           145            36
Plywood and veneers                                    293           262            31
Paper and paper products                               663           641            22
Tin                                                     62            48            15
Liquefied petroleum gases                              135           123            12
Glass-plate, sheet, etc.                               154           147             7
Gas-natural                                            585           584           (-)
Sulfur, nonmetallic minerals                           109           111            -2
Bauxite and aluminum                                 1,028         1,030            -2
Cotton, natural fibers                                   7             9            -2
Wool, silk, etc.                                        65            70            -5
Hair, waste materials                                   81            87            -5
Synthetic rubber-primary                               206           212            -6
Nontextile floor tiles                                 283           289            -6
Materials, excluding chemicals                         121           127            -6
Shingles, wallboard                                    813           820            -7
Chemicals-inorganic                                    582           590            -8
Leather and furs                                        61            70            -8
Cotton cloth, fabrics                                   97           106            -9
Blank tapes, audio & visual                             40            51           -11
Newsprint                                               86           100           -14
Finished textile supplies                              390           406           -16
Finished metal shapes                                1,421         1,443           -22
Chemicals-other, n.e.c.                              1,052         1,078           -26
Stone, sand, cement, etc.                              483           510           -27
Synthetic cloth                                        518           548           -30
Iron and steel, advanced                               839           872           -33
Natural rubber                                         120           156           -36
Steelmaking materials                                  399           445           -46
Zinc                                                   137           186           -49
Nickel                                                 144           204           -60
Chemicals-organic                                    1,915         1,975           -60
Plastic materials                                    1,303         1,365           -62
Electric energy                                        195           258           -63
Hides and skins                                         26            90           -63
Tobacco, waxes, etc.                                   647           711           -64
Iron and steel mill products                         1,570         1,634           -64
Iron and steel products, n.e.c.                        762           832           -70
Other precious metals                                  656           789          -133

Capital goods, except automotive                    49,057        50,373        -1,316

Computers                                            4,846         5,420          -574
Industrial machines, other                           4,094         4,542          -448
Metalworking machine tools                             906         1,044          -138
Generators, accessories                              1,771         1,908          -137
Medicinal equipment                                  2,941         3,076          -135
Industrial engines                                   2,026         2,117           -92
Materials handling equipment                         1,336         1,420           -84
Excavating machinery                                   891           971           -80
Electric apparatus                                   3,979         4,055           -76
Measuring, testing, control instruments              1,657         1,732           -75
Engines-civilian aircraft                            1,594         1,657           -63
Agricultural machinery, equipment                      723           782           -59
Wood, glass, plastic                                   653           694           -41
Drilling & oilfield equipment                          540           569           -29
Nonfarm tractors and parts                             159           186           -27
Telecommunications equipment                         5,414         5,439           -25
Laboratory testing instruments                         454           473           -19
Business machines and equipment                        431           440            -9
Specialized mining                                      58            63            -5
Food, tobacco machinery                                306           308            -2
Vessels, except scrap                                  (-)           (-)           (-)
Commercial vessels, other                               11            10             1
Textile, sewing machines                               181           179             2
Pulp and paper machinery                               408           396            11
Railway transportation equipment                       180           168            12
Marine engines, parts                                  114            84            30
Parts-civilian aircraft                              1,469         1,439            31
Photo, service industry machinery                    1,535         1,494            41
Computer accessories                                 4,553         4,511            42
Spacecraft, excluding military                          83             4            80
Semiconductors                                       3,832         3,687           145
Civilian aircraft                                    1,910         1,504           406

Automotive vehicles, parts, and engines             29,758        29,426           332

Consumer goods                                      50,603        48,869         1,733

Pharmaceutical preparations                         10,104         8,760         1,344
Cell phones and other household goods, n.e.c         8,236         7,782           454
Artwork, antiques, stamps, etc.                      1,227         1,014           213
Footwear                                             1,855         1,759            96
Household appliances                                 2,253         2,174            79
Toys, games, and sporting goods                      3,110         3,037            73
Camping apparel and gear                             1,037           970            67
Numismatic coins                                       163            99            64
Cookware, cutlery, tools                               805           777            27
Stereo equipment, etc                                  527           504            23
Televisions and video equipment                      2,217         2,202            15
Glassware, chinaware                                   210           202             8
Nursery stock, etc.                                    146           140             6
Apparel, household goods-wool                          282           280             2
Toiletries and cosmetics                               860           858             1
Recorded media                                          68            67             1
Musical instruments                                    144           145            -1
Books, printed matter                                  332           335            -3
Rugs                                                   212           221            -9
Apparel, household goods-nontextile                    818           827            -9
Pleasure boats and motors                              252           264           -12
Other consumer nondurables                           1,287         1,299           -12
Motorcycles and parts                                  214           232           -19
Jewelry                                              1,079         1,101           -22
Photo equipment                                        312           343           -32
Furniture, household goods, etc.                     2,745         2,797           -53
Gem stones, other                                      265           331           -66
Apparel, textiles, nonwool or cotton                 4,072         4,153           -80
Gem diamonds                                         1,857         2,066          -209
Apparel, household goods-cotton                      3,916         4,129          -214

Other goods                                          6,792         6,783             8

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

Total, Balance of Payments Basis                 1,140,821     1,183,004       -42,183
Net Adjustments                                     10,473        13,715        -3,242
Total, Census Basis                              1,130,348     1,169,289       -38,941

Foods, feeds, and beverages                         64,666        62,012         2,653

Fish and shellfish                                   9,987        10,243          -256
Meat products                                        6,722         5,187         1,535
Food oils, oilseeds                                  3,126         3,765          -638
Feedstuff and foodgrains                             3,184         3,448          -265
Bakery products                                      4,713         4,624            89
Vegetables                                           5,345         5,348            -4
Cane and beet sugar                                    878           861            16
Other foods                                          6,635         6,337           298
Dairy products and eggs                              1,088           926           162
Cocoa beans                                            876           872             4
Nonagricultural foods, etc.                            549           504            45
Nuts                                                 1,360         1,092           268
Tea, spices, etc.                                    1,198         1,051           147
Green coffee                                         2,525         2,325           200
Fruits, frozen juices                                7,588         7,041           547
Alcoholic beverages, excluding wine                  3,792         3,479           313
Wine, beer, and related products                     5,100         4,909           191

Industrial supplies and materials                  255,649       341,442       -85,794

Crude oil                                           67,381       130,057       -62,675
Petroleum products, other                           16,289        22,449        -6,160
Nuclear fuel materials                               1,435         1,774          -339
Chemicals-fertilizers                                7,425         7,201           224
Industrial supplies, other                          15,967        15,281           686
Lumber                                               2,785         2,817           -32
Nonmonetary gold                                     5,882         6,983        -1,101
Fuel oil                                            13,372        21,947        -8,575
Copper                                               2,531         2,478            53
Farming materials, livestock                           743           938          -195
Nonferrous metals, other                             2,074         2,339          -265
Pulpwood and woodpulp                                1,650         1,845          -194
Coal and related fuels                                 922           966           -44
Plywood and veneers                                  1,547         1,314           233
Paper and paper products                             3,858         3,703           155
Tin                                                    344           463          -119
Liquefied petroleum gases                            1,112         2,291        -1,179
Glass-plate, sheet, etc.                               840           749            90
Gas-natural                                          4,741         8,223        -3,482
Sulfur, nonmetallic minerals                           644           701           -57
Bauxite and aluminum                                 6,517         5,309         1,208
Cotton, natural fibers                                  44            42             2
Wool, silk, etc.                                       410           397            12
Hair, waste materials                                  519           496            23
Synthetic rubber-primary                             1,285         1,516          -230
Nontextile floor tiles                               1,645         1,543           102
Materials, excluding chemicals                         759           749            10
Shingles, wallboard                                  4,867         4,591           276
Chemicals-inorganic                                  3,733         3,776           -42
Leather and furs                                       400           374            25
Cotton cloth, fabrics                                  594           587             6
Blank tapes, audio & visual                            310           335           -25
Newsprint                                              585           689          -104
Finished textile supplies                            2,392         2,331            61
Finished metal shapes                                8,711         8,792           -81
Chemicals-other, n.e.c.                              6,336         6,204           132
Stone, sand, cement, etc.                            2,834         2,499           336
Synthetic cloth                                      3,218         3,090           128
Iron and steel, advanced                             5,257         4,887           370
Natural rubber                                         756         1,081          -325
Steelmaking materials                                3,223         4,314        -1,091
Zinc                                                   822           733            89
Nickel                                               1,296         1,400          -103
Chemicals-organic                                   12,091        14,220        -2,129
Plastic materials                                    8,375         8,424           -50
Electric energy                                      1,353         1,495          -142
Hides and skins                                        181           160            21
Tobacco, waxes, etc.                                 4,365         4,417           -52
Iron and steel mill products                        11,332        11,852          -520
Iron and steel products, n.e.c.                      5,159         4,875           283
Other precious metals                                4,738         5,746        -1,008

Capital goods, except automotive                   302,265       289,840        12,425

Computers                                           30,390        30,751          -361
Industrial machines, other                          26,505        26,824          -319
Metalworking machine tools                           5,903         5,548           355
Generators, accessories                             11,647        11,393           254
Medicinal equipment                                 18,004        16,868         1,136
Industrial engines                                  12,557        12,075           482
Materials handling equipment                         8,164         7,423           741
Excavating machinery                                 5,962         5,326           636
Electric apparatus                                  24,886        23,856         1,030
Measuring, testing, control instruments             10,313         9,881           432
Engines-civilian aircraft                            9,835         9,232           603
Agricultural machinery, equipment                    4,737         5,270          -533
Wood, glass, plastic                                 3,940         3,653           288
Drilling & oilfield equipment                        5,427         4,579           849
Nonfarm tractors and parts                           1,022         1,225          -203
Telecommunications equipment                        31,814        28,759         3,055
Laboratory testing instruments                       2,887         2,826            61
Business machines and equipment                      2,579         2,415           165
Specialized mining                                     362           350            12
Food, tobacco machinery                              1,824         1,800            23
Vessels, except scrap                                    1             6            -5
Commercial vessels, other                               84            47            37
Textile, sewing machines                             1,144         1,086            58
Pulp and paper machinery                             2,316         2,329           -13
Railway transportation equipment                       941           775           166
Marine engines, parts                                  575           596           -20
Parts-civilian aircraft                              8,729         8,717            12
Photo, service industry machinery                    9,133         8,548           585
Computer accessories                                29,042        28,338           704
Spacecraft, excluding military                         103            41            62
Semiconductors                                      22,310        21,303         1,007
Civilian aircraft                                    9,128         8,002         1,127

Automotive vehicles, parts, and engines            171,504       160,726        10,778

Consumer goods                                     295,703       276,039        19,664

Pharmaceutical preparations                         53,940        45,374         8,566
Cell phones and other household goods, n.e.c        49,942        46,688         3,254
Artwork, antiques, stamps, etc.                      6,991         5,921         1,070
Footwear                                            10,584        10,088           497
Household appliances                                12,815        12,066           748
Toys, games, and sporting goods                     17,835        17,103           733
Camping apparel and gear                             5,795         5,006           789
Numismatic coins                                       760           960          -200
Cookware, cutlery, tools                             4,712         4,317           395
Stereo equipment, etc                                3,080         3,424          -344
Televisions and video equipment                     12,788        14,151        -1,363
Glassware, chinaware                                 1,206         1,187            20
Nursery stock, etc.                                    859           856             4
Apparel, household goods-wool                        1,684         1,778           -94
Toiletries and cosmetics                             5,145         5,079            66
Recorded media                                         411           375            35
Musical instruments                                    867           862             5
Books, printed matter                                1,922         1,862            60
Rugs                                                 1,284         1,209            76
Apparel, household goods-nontextile                  4,997         4,613           384
Pleasure boats and motors                            1,676         1,303           373
Other consumer nondurables                           7,637         7,187           450
Motorcycles and parts                                1,400         1,479           -79
Jewelry                                              6,843         6,582           261
Photo equipment                                      1,903         1,718           185
Furniture, household goods, etc.                    16,325        14,575         1,750
Gem stones, other                                    1,849         1,840             9
Apparel, textiles, nonwool or cotton                24,688        22,279         2,408
Gem diamonds                                        11,928        12,242          -314
Apparel, household goods-cotton                     23,834        23,915           -81

Other goods                                         40,561        39,230         1,332


(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-15-135, BEA-15-37), Bureau of the Census, Economic
Indicators Division, June 2015.  For more information, contact Matthew Przybocki
(301-763-3148) or Maria Iseman (301-763-2311), Economic Indicators Division.
