                                        
Part A: Seasonally Adjusted
Exhibit 8. IMPORTS OF GOODS BY END-USE CATEGORY AND COMMODITY

In millions of dollars.  Details may not equal totals due to seasonal
adjustments and rounding. The Commodities in this Exhibit are ranked on
the month-to-month change within each major commodity grouping.
(-) Represents zero or less than one half unit of measurement shown. (R) Revised
.


Item(1)                                March        February      Monthly
                                       2013         2013 (R)      Change

Total, Balance of Payments Basis         186,489      192,933        -6,444
Net Adjustments                            1,980        2,216          -236
Total, Census Basis                      184,509      190,718        -6,208

Foods, feeds, and beverages                9,623        9,613            10

Vegetables                                   959          857           102
Food oils, oilseeds                          573          475            98
Fish and shellfish                         1,434        1,377            57
Cane and beet sugar                          132          122            10
Tea, spices, etc.                            159          152             7
Bakery products                              756          749             6
Nonagricultural foods, etc.                   68           63             5
Green coffee                                 364          360             4
Nuts                                         151          148             3
Dairy products and eggs                      144          144            -1
Meat products                                773          781            -8
Other foods                                1,051        1,076           -24
Alcoholic beverages, excluding wine          559          594           -36
Wine, beer, and related products             802          846           -44
Feedstuff and foodgrains                     525          573           -48
Cocoa beans                                  113          162           -49
Fruits, frozen juices                      1,061        1,133           -73

Industrial supplies and materials         57,309       58,726        -1,417

Crude oil                                 21,686       23,605        -1,919
Petroleum products, other                  4,693        4,962          -268
Iron and steel mill products               1,463        1,646          -183
Steelmaking materials                        569          725          -156
Industrial supplies, other                 2,351        2,484          -134
Other precious metals                      1,124        1,235          -111
Bauxite and aluminum                         841          904           -63
Plywood and veneers                          160          224           -63
Iron and steel, advanced                     740          790           -50
Shingles, wallboard                          744          792           -48
Synthetic cloth                              490          531           -41
Iron and steel products, n.e.c.              777          815           -38
Plastic materials                          1,270        1,308           -37
Sulfur, nonmetallic minerals                  96          130           -34
Pulpwood and woodpulp                        306          330           -23
Glass-plate, sheet, etc.                      87          111           -23
Hides and skins                               21           41           -19
Chemicals-inorganic                          617          634           -17
Nontextile floor tiles                       218          233           -15
Blank tapes, audio & visual                   63           78           -15
Newsprint                                     96          110           -14
Finished textile supplies                    373          384           -12
Cotton cloth, fabrics                         99          107            -8
Stone, sand, cement, etc.                    383          389            -5
Materials, excluding chemicals               118          123            -5
Zinc                                         127          132            -5
Electric energy                              163          166            -3
Finished metal shapes                      1,450        1,452            -2
Wool, silk, etc.                              63           63           (-)
Synthetic rubber--primary                    229          229           (-)
Hair, waste materials                         90           89           (-)
Nickel                                       239          238             1
Cotton, natural fibers                         5            4             1
Leather and furs                              53           52             2
Tin                                           96           91             5
Natural rubber                               229          214            15
Nonferrous metals, other                     431          396            35
Chemicals-organic                          2,180        2,139            41
Paper and paper products                     620          570            50
Tobacco, waxes, etc.                         713          661            52
Lumber                                       467          413            54
Chemicals-other, n.e.c.                    1,013          957            56
Farming materials, livestock                 227          165            62
Liquefied petroleum gases                    527          426           101
Gas-natural                                1,009          904           104
Chemicals-fertilizers                      1,432        1,326           106
Nuclear fuel materials                       326          214           112
Nonmonetary gold                           1,304        1,186           118
Coal and related fuels                       274          134           141
Copper                                       765          589           176
Fuel oil                                   3,890        3,227           663

Capital goods, except automotive          44,707       46,212        -1,505

Computers                                  4,872        6,006        -1,134
Computer accessories                       4,449        4,925          -476
Electric apparatus                         3,598        3,785          -187
Generators, accessories                    1,744        1,917          -173
Industrial engines                         1,690        1,811          -120
Photo, service industry machinery          1,325        1,404           -79
Materials handling equipment               1,058        1,135           -77
Telecommunications equipment               4,474        4,535           -61
Laboratory testing instruments               432          479           -47
Business machines and equipment              376          418           -42
Food, tobacco machinery                      261          301           -40
Medicinal equipment                        2,683        2,719           -36
Wood, glass, plastic                         547          576           -29
Agricultural machinery, equipment            761          790           -29
Nonfarm tractors and parts                   177          196           -19
Semiconductors                             3,292        3,300            -8
Spacecraft, excluding military                 3            7            -3
Vessels, except scrap                        (-)          (-)           (-)
Metalworking machine tools                   936          934             2
Textile, sewing machines                     146          139             7
Commercial vessels, other                     15            6             9
Marine engines, parts                         94           84            10
Railway transportation equipment             112           99            13
Pulp and paper machinery                     356          342            14
Engines-civilian aircraft                  1,465        1,441            24
Excavating machinery                         801          773            28
Specialized mining                            78           50            28
Measuring, testing, control instruments    1,567        1,520            47
Drilling & oilfield equipment                847          691           156
Industrial machines, other                 3,852        3,689           163
Parts-civilian aircraft                    1,419        1,177           242
Civilian aircraft                          1,278          964           314

Automotive vehicles, parts, and engines   24,394       25,165          -771

Consumer goods                            41,802       45,208        -3,406

Toys, games, and sporting goods            2,313        3,357        -1,044
Furniture, household goods, etc.           2,014        2,440          -426
Footwear                                   1,483        1,851          -367
Household appliances                       1,717        2,069          -351
Apparel, household goods - cotton          4,128        4,469          -341
Televisions and video equipment            2,617        2,924          -307
Apparel, textiles, nonwool or cotton       3,303        3,578          -275
Pharmaceutical preparations                6,867        7,086          -218
Cookware, cutlery, tools                     605          754          -150
Photo equipment                              313          447          -133
Camping apparel and gear                     712          826          -114
Artwork, antiques, stamps, etc.              620          721          -101
Stereo equipment, etc                        541          641           -99
Other consumer nondurables                 1,083        1,163           -80
Pleasure boats and motors                    174          226           -52
Toiletries and cosmetics                     766          800           -34
Jewelry                                    1,107        1,135           -29
Books, printed matter                        280          301           -21
Apparel,household goods-nontextile           759          772           -13
Recorded media                                81           80           (-)
Musical instruments                          134          133             1
Glassware, chinaware                         186          185             2
Nursery stock, etc.                          150          140            10
Rugs                                         188          177            11
Gem stones, other                            303          291            12
Apparel, household goods - wool              313          283            31
Numismatic coins                             205          171            34
Motorcycles and parts                        274          225            49
Cell phones and other household goods,     6,556        6,325           231
Gem diamonds                               2,008        1,638           369

Other goods                                6,674        5,794           880
                                       

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Item(1)                                Year-to-date Year-to-date  Year-to-date
                                       2013         2012          Change

Total, Balance of Payments Basis         571,971      582,503       -10,532
Net Adjustments                            6,084        6,512          -428
Total, Census Basis                      565,886      575,990       -10,104

Foods, feeds, and beverages               28,575       27,761           814

Vegetables                                 2,603        2,412           191
Food oils, oilseeds                        1,512        1,560           -48
Fish and shellfish                         4,172        4,272          -100
Cane and beet sugar                          381          558          -177
Tea, spices, etc.                            479          463            15
Bakery products                            2,292        2,234            58
Nonagricultural foods, etc.                  194          217           -23
Green coffee                               1,077        1,568          -491
Nuts                                         458          556           -97
Dairy products and eggs                      455          426            29
Meat products                              2,319        2,186           133
Other foods                                3,200        2,877           323
Alcoholic beverages, excluding wine        1,706        1,603           103
Wine, beer, and related products           2,396        2,248           148
Feedstuff and foodgrains                   1,730        1,293           437
Cocoa beans                                  379          438           -59
Fruits, frozen juices                      3,222        2,848           373

Industrial supplies and materials        177,136      192,557       -15,421

Crude oil                                 70,355       86,187       -15,833
Petroleum products, other                 13,954       14,022           -68
Iron and steel mill products               4,666        5,800        -1,134
Steelmaking materials                      1,889        2,844          -955
Industrial supplies, other                 7,269        6,954           315
Other precious metals                      3,500        3,509            -8
Bauxite and aluminum                       2,670        2,928          -258
Plywood and veneers                          591          500            91
Iron and steel, advanced                   2,306        2,341           -35
Shingles, wallboard                        2,292        1,891           401
Synthetic cloth                            1,509        1,527           -18
Iron and steel products, n.e.c.            2,432        2,621          -189
Plastic materials                          3,897        3,761           136
Sulfur, nonmetallic minerals                 353          470          -117
Pulpwood and woodpulp                        907          848            59
Glass-plate, sheet, etc.                     298          260            37
Hides and skins                               88           70            18
Chemicals-inorganic                        1,915        2,153          -238
Nontextile floor tiles                       659          607            52
Blank tapes, audio & visual                  217          275           -58
Newsprint                                    314          352           -38
Finished textile supplies                  1,118        1,021            97
Cotton cloth, fabrics                        308          326           -18
Stone, sand, cement, etc.                  1,151        1,019           132
Materials, excluding chemicals               371          363             8
Zinc                                         381          370            11
Electric energy                              528          375           153
Finished metal shapes                      4,328        4,410           -82
Wool, silk, etc.                             196          197            -1
Synthetic rubber--primary                    709          862          -153
Hair, waste materials                        258          238            19
Nickel                                       686          842          -155
Cotton, natural fibers                        14           25           -10
Leather and furs                             157          157           (-)
Tin                                          282          243            39
Natural rubber                               671          966          -296
Nonferrous metals, other                   1,232        1,153            79
Chemicals-organic                          6,653        6,067           586
Paper and paper products                   1,779        1,713            66
Tobacco, waxes, etc.                       2,044        2,408          -364
Lumber                                     1,328          910           417
Chemicals-other, n.e.c.                    2,921        2,941           -20
Farming materials, livestock                 529          434            96
Liquefied petroleum gases                  1,460        2,155          -695
Gas-natural                                2,762        2,273           489
Chemicals-fertilizers                      4,138        3,087         1,051
Nuclear fuel materials                       788          938          -150
Nonmonetary gold                           4,187        3,910           277
Coal and related fuels                       618          519            99
Copper                                     2,112        1,312           800
Fuel oil                                  11,347       11,403           -56

Capital goods, except automotive         136,787      137,111          -323

Computers                                 16,697       17,288          -591
Computer accessories                      13,769       14,384          -615
Electric apparatus                        11,136       10,460           676
Generators, accessories                    5,472        5,610          -138
Industrial engines                         5,279        5,786          -507
Photo, service industry machinery          4,036        3,889           147
Materials handling equipment               3,248        3,284           -35
Telecommunications equipment              13,731       12,819           912
Laboratory testing instruments             1,360        1,527          -168
Business machines and equipment            1,201        1,155            46
Food, tobacco machinery                      810          766            44
Medicinal equipment                        8,163        7,890           274
Wood, glass, plastic                       1,709        1,424           286
Agricultural machinery, equipment          2,352        2,213           139
Nonfarm tractors and parts                   584          660           -76
Semiconductors                             9,874       10,989        -1,115
Spacecraft, excluding military                13            5             7
Vessels, except scrap                          1          (-)           (-)
Metalworking machine tools                 2,843        2,946          -103
Textile, sewing machines                     448          378            69
Commercial vessels, other                     28           19             9
Marine engines, parts                        266          234            32
Railway transportation equipment             321          419           -98
Pulp and paper machinery                     998        1,035           -37
Engines-civilian aircraft                  4,163        3,912           251
Excavating machinery                       2,465        3,125          -660
Specialized mining                           177          198           -21
Measuring, testing, control instruments    4,686        4,556           129
Drilling & oilfield equipment              2,643        2,866          -223
Industrial machines, other                11,502       12,163          -661
Parts-civilian aircraft                    3,865        3,062           804
Civilian aircraft                          2,945        2,047           898

Automotive vehicles, parts, and engines   73,289       73,336           -47

Consumer goods                           131,505      127,176         4,330

Toys, games, and sporting goods            8,762        8,592           170
Furniture, household goods, etc.           6,771        6,247           523
Footwear                                   5,084        4,590           494
Household appliances                       5,724        5,312           411
Apparel, household goods - cotton         12,575       12,201           374
Televisions and video equipment            8,196        8,354          -158
Apparel, textiles, nonwool or cotton      10,285        9,455           830
Pharmaceutical preparations               20,830       22,003        -1,173
Cookware, cutlery, tools                   2,046        1,904           141
Photo equipment                            1,151        1,604          -454
Camping apparel and gear                   2,377        2,215           162
Artwork, antiques, stamps, etc.            2,036        2,215          -180
Stereo equipment, etc                      1,797        1,718            79
Other consumer nondurables                 3,401        3,249           152
Pleasure boats and motors                    608          621           -13
Toiletries and cosmetics                   2,334        2,092           242
Jewelry                                    3,397        3,103           295
Books, printed matter                        872          872           (-)
Apparel,household goods-nontextile         2,287        2,116           171
Recorded media                               236          238            -1
Musical instruments                          406          412            -6
Glassware, chinaware                         551          531            20
Nursery stock, etc.                          433          409            24
Rugs                                         544          509            35
Gem stones, other                            870          829            42
Apparel, household goods - wool              890          882             8
Numismatic coins                             783          448           335
Motorcycles and parts                        788          753            35
Cell phones and other household goods,    20,141       18,716         1,426
Gem diamonds                               5,329        4,985           344

Other goods                               18,593       18,050           543
                                                  

(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-13-66, BEA-13-20), Bureau of the Census, Foreign
Trade Division, March 2013.  For more information, contact Matthew Przybocki
(301-763-3148) or Maria Iseman (301-763-2311), Foreign Trade Division.
