
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)                                          July        June            Monthly
                                                  2015        2015 (R)        Change

Total, Balance of Payments Basis                   189,610       192,354        -2,743
Net Adjustments                                      2,769         3,407          -638
Total, Census Basis                                186,841       188,946        -2,105

Foods, feeds, and beverages                         10,525        11,118          -593

Fish and shellfish                                   1,502         1,780          -278
Meat products                                        1,044         1,191          -147
Food oils, oilseeds                                    465           578          -113
Feedstuff and foodgrains                               511           565           -54
Cocoa beans                                             86           127           -41
Other foods                                          1,138         1,170           -32
Dairy products and eggs                                170           201           -32
Green coffee                                           429           456           -27
Bakery products                                        806           832           -26
Nuts                                                   240           251           -11
Vegetables                                             925           935           -10
Cane and beet sugar                                    157           166            -9
Alcoholic beverages, excluding wine                    580           587            -7
Tea, spices, etc.                                      200           203            -2
Wine, beer, and related products                       826           814            13
Nonagricultural foods, etc.                            102            83            19
Fruits, frozen juices                                1,344         1,179           165

Industrial supplies and materials                   42,285        41,916           370

Crude oil                                           11,707        11,251           456
Finished metal shapes                                1,749         1,422           327
Copper                                                 509           416            92
Gas-natural                                            677           585            92
Steelmaking materials                                  484           398            86
Chemicals-fertilizers                                1,260         1,211            49
Coal and related fuels                                 229           181            48
Iron and steel mill products                         1,602         1,573            29
Nontextile floor tiles                                 305           282            23
Synthetic cloth                                        537           518            20
Liquefied petroleum gases                              155           136            20
Synthetic rubber-primary                               223           207            16
Finished textile supplies                              405           391            14
Other precious metals                                  668           655            13
Natural rubber                                         132           120            12
Petroleum products, other                            3,135         3,124            10
Chemicals-inorganic                                    589           580             9
Blank tapes, audio & visual                             49            40             8
Nickel                                                 153           144             8
Wool, silk, etc.                                        69            65             4
Leather and furs                                        65            61             3
Cotton cloth, fabrics                                   99            97             2
Tobacco, waxes, etc.                                   650           647             2
Materials, excluding chemicals                         121           120           (-)
Newsprint                                               85            86            -1
Cotton, natural fibers                                   6             7            -1
Hair, waste materials                                   81            81            -1
Plastic materials                                    1,304         1,306            -2
Zinc                                                   132           137            -6
Stone, sand, cement, etc.                              477           483            -6
Hides and skins                                         20            27            -7
Farming materials, livestock                           148           156            -8
Bauxite and aluminum                                 1,019         1,027            -9
Glass-plate, sheet, etc.                               142           154           -12
Plywood and veneers                                    278           294           -16
Shingles, wallboard                                    797           813           -16
Sulfur, nonmetallic minerals                            92           109           -17
Nonmonetary gold                                       997         1,015           -19
Tin                                                     43            62           -19
Iron and steel, advanced                               813           838           -25
Pulpwood and woodpulp                                  272           297           -26
Electric energy                                        168           195           -27
Iron and steel products, n.e.c.                        732           766           -34
Paper and paper products                               616           663           -47
Nonferrous metals, other                               295           348           -52
Lumber                                                 420           473           -53
Chemicals-other, n.e.c.                                992         1,053           -61
Chemicals-organic                                    1,846         1,918           -72
Industrial supplies, other                           2,607         2,691           -84
Fuel oil                                             2,074         2,214          -140
Nuclear fuel materials                                 262           477          -215

Capital goods, except automotive                    49,291        49,058           233

Computers                                            5,422         4,847           576
Engines-civilian aircraft                            1,783         1,642           142
Semiconductors                                       3,956         3,830           126
Computer accessories                                 4,641         4,551            90
Agricultural machinery, equipment                      771           723            49
Parts-civilian aircraft                              1,512         1,472            40
Industrial machines, other                           4,122         4,084            38
Laboratory testing instruments                         484           455            29
Telecommunications equipment                         5,426         5,404            22
Commercial vessels, other                               29            11            17
Textile, sewing machines                               192           181            10
Generators, accessories                              1,776         1,771             5
Wood, glass, plastic                                   655           653             2
Specialized mining                                      59            58             1
Vessels, except scrap                                    1           (-)             1
Railway transportation equipment                       177           178           (-)
Nonfarm tractors and parts                             158           160            -1
Business machines and equipment                        425           431            -6
Pulp and paper machinery                               400           408            -8
Marine engines, parts                                  106           114            -8
Measuring, testing, control instruments              1,640         1,655           -15
Food, tobacco machinery                                290           307           -16
Metalworking machine tools                             883           904           -22
Medicinal equipment                                  2,918         2,940           -22
Excavating machinery                                   856           887           -31
Materials handling equipment                         1,267         1,330           -63
Photo, service industry machinery                    1,451         1,530           -79
Spacecraft, excluding military                           3            83           -81
Drilling & oilfield equipment                          458           543           -85
Industrial engines                                   1,939         2,025           -87
Electric apparatus                                   3,816         3,976          -160
Civilian aircraft                                    1,677         1,905          -229

Automotive vehicles, parts, and engines             30,003        29,667           336

Consumer goods                                      47,806        50,415        -2,609

Pharmaceutical preparations                          8,457         9,926        -1,469
Cell phones and other household goods, n.e.c         6,991         8,242        -1,251
Footwear                                             1,740         1,857          -117
Other consumer nondurables                           1,169         1,286          -117
Camping apparel and gear                               939         1,038           -98
Cookware, cutlery, tools                               755           805           -50
Toys, games, and sporting goods                      3,062         3,110           -48
Artwork, antiques, stamps, etc.                      1,189         1,227           -38
Furniture, household goods, etc.                     2,727         2,748           -21
Apparel, household goods-cotton                      3,903         3,918           -15
Musical instruments                                    130           143           -14
Rugs                                                   202           212           -10
Apparel, household goods-wool                          274           284           -10
Toiletries and cosmetics                               851           860            -8
Motorcycles and parts                                  207           213            -7
Photo equipment                                        310           313            -3
Nursery stock, etc.                                    147           146             2
Apparel, household goods-nontextile                    824           818             7
Glassware, chinaware                                   217           210             7
Stereo equipment, etc                                  534           526             8
Pleasure boats and motors                              258           249            10
Recorded media                                          82            68            14
Books, printed matter                                  353           332            21
Gem stones, other                                      298           265            33
Televisions and video equipment                      2,251         2,217            34
Numismatic coins                                       236           163            73
Household appliances                                 2,346         2,252            94
Jewelry                                              1,152         1,056            96
Apparel, textiles, nonwool or cotton                 4,199         4,074           124
Gem diamonds                                         2,002         1,857           145

Other goods                                          6,931         6,773           158

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

Total, Balance of Payments Basis                 1,337,686     1,381,587       -43,901
Net Adjustments                                     20,820        15,855         4,965
Total, Census Basis                              1,316,867     1,365,733       -48,866

Foods, feeds, and beverages                         75,168        72,741         2,427

Fish and shellfish                                  11,487        11,924          -436
Meat products                                        7,767         6,169         1,598
Food oils, oilseeds                                  3,589         4,390          -802
Feedstuff and foodgrains                             3,687         4,069          -382
Cocoa beans                                            961           968            -7
Other foods                                          7,763         7,414           349
Dairy products and eggs                              1,257         1,105           152
Green coffee                                         2,954         2,803           151
Bakery products                                      5,518         5,407           112
Nuts                                                 1,600         1,296           304
Vegetables                                           6,269         6,263             7
Cane and beet sugar                                  1,034         1,035            -1
Alcoholic beverages, excluding wine                  4,371         4,079           292
Tea, spices, etc.                                    1,399         1,221           178
Wine, beer, and related products                     5,926         5,734           193
Nonagricultural foods, etc.                            652           594            58
Fruits, frozen juices                                8,932         8,270           662

Industrial supplies and materials                  297,930       397,117       -99,187

Crude oil                                           79,089       150,842       -71,753
Finished metal shapes                               10,461        10,268           193
Copper                                               3,040         2,953            87
Gas-natural                                          5,418         9,184        -3,766
Steelmaking materials                                3,707         5,055        -1,348
Chemicals-fertilizers                                8,697         8,460           237
Coal and related fuels                               1,150         1,148             2
Iron and steel mill products                        12,936        14,042        -1,106
Nontextile floor tiles                               1,949         1,802           148
Synthetic cloth                                      3,755         3,616           139
Liquefied petroleum gases                            1,268         2,609        -1,340
Synthetic rubber-primary                             1,508         1,756          -248
Finished textile supplies                            2,798         2,720            78
Other precious metals                                5,405         6,582        -1,177
Natural rubber                                         889         1,234          -346
Petroleum products, other                           19,396        26,021        -6,625
Chemicals-inorganic                                  4,320         4,405           -85
Blank tapes, audio & visual                            359           396           -38
Nickel                                               1,450         1,661          -212
Wool, silk, etc.                                       479           465            15
Leather and furs                                       464           436            28
Cotton cloth, fabrics                                  692           684             8
Tobacco, waxes, etc.                                 5,014         5,143          -128
Materials, excluding chemicals                         879           860            19
Newsprint                                              670           795          -125
Cotton, natural fibers                                  50            48             2
Hair, waste materials                                  600           578            22
Plastic materials                                    9,681         9,840          -158
Zinc                                                   953           852           101
Stone, sand, cement, etc.                            3,311         2,910           400
Hides and skins                                        201           190            11
Farming materials, livestock                           891         1,102          -211
Bauxite and aluminum                                 7,535         6,194         1,341
Glass-plate, sheet, etc.                               982           886            95
Plywood and veneers                                  1,825         1,549           276
Shingles, wallboard                                  5,664         5,370           294
Sulfur, nonmetallic minerals                           736           822           -86
Nonmonetary gold                                     6,879         8,448        -1,569
Tin                                                    388           548          -160
Iron and steel, advanced                             6,070         5,711           359
Pulpwood and woodpulp                                1,922         2,163          -241
Electric energy                                      1,521         1,679          -159
Iron and steel products, n.e.c.                      5,894         5,728           166
Paper and paper products                             4,474         4,337           137
Nonferrous metals, other                             2,369         2,646          -277
Lumber                                               3,205         3,305          -100
Chemicals-other, n.e.c.                              7,329         7,305            23
Chemicals-organic                                   13,940        16,440        -2,500
Industrial supplies, other                          18,573        17,862           711
Fuel oil                                            15,446        25,503       -10,058
Nuclear fuel materials                               1,697         1,962          -265

Capital goods, except automotive                   351,557       339,143        12,414

Computers                                           35,813        36,206          -393
Engines-civilian aircraft                           11,666        10,826           839
Semiconductors                                      26,264        24,858         1,405
Computer accessories                                33,681        33,024           657
Agricultural machinery, equipment                    5,508         6,143          -635
Parts-civilian aircraft                             10,243        10,288           -45
Industrial machines, other                          30,616        31,318          -703
Laboratory testing instruments                       3,372         3,315            58
Telecommunications equipment                        37,231        33,661         3,570
Commercial vessels, other                              113            61            52
Textile, sewing machines                             1,335         1,257            78
Generators, accessories                             13,423        13,284           140
Wood, glass, plastic                                 4,595         4,272           323
Specialized mining                                     421           412             9
Vessels, except scrap                                    2             6            -4
Railway transportation equipment                     1,116           934           182
Nonfarm tractors and parts                           1,180         1,406          -226
Business machines and equipment                      3,004         2,790           215
Pulp and paper machinery                             2,716         2,696            20
Marine engines, parts                                  682           689            -7
Measuring, testing, control instruments             11,951        11,553           398
Food, tobacco machinery                              2,114         2,073            41
Metalworking machine tools                           6,784         6,521           264
Medicinal equipment                                 20,920        19,787         1,133
Excavating machinery                                 6,814         6,292           522
Materials handling equipment                         9,425         8,715           710
Photo, service industry machinery                   10,580         9,985           595
Spacecraft, excluding military                         106            55            51
Drilling & oilfield equipment                        5,888         5,466           422
Industrial engines                                  14,495        14,166           329
Electric apparatus                                  28,699        27,961           738
Civilian aircraft                                   10,800         9,125         1,675

Automotive vehicles, parts, and engines            201,416       189,268        12,148

Consumer goods                                     343,321       321,533        21,788

Pharmaceutical preparations                         62,220        53,057         9,162
Cell phones and other household goods, n.e.c        56,940        53,965         2,975
Footwear                                            12,326        11,745           581
Other consumer nondurables                           8,805         8,392           413
Camping apparel and gear                             6,735         5,847           888
Cookware, cutlery, tools                             5,467         5,018           449
Toys, games, and sporting goods                     20,897        19,997           900
Artwork, antiques, stamps, etc.                      8,181         6,850         1,331
Furniture, household goods, etc.                    19,056        16,996         2,060
Apparel, household goods-cotton                     27,739        27,752           -13
Musical instruments                                    996         1,000            -4
Rugs                                                 1,486         1,415            72
Apparel, household goods-wool                        1,961         2,064          -103
Toiletries and cosmetics                             5,996         5,888           108
Motorcycles and parts                                1,606         1,720          -114
Photo equipment                                      2,214         2,007           207
Nursery stock, etc.                                  1,007         1,001             6
Apparel, household goods-nontextile                  5,821         5,388           433
Glassware, chinaware                                 1,424         1,378            46
Stereo equipment, etc                                3,614         4,022          -409
Pleasure boats and motors                            1,931         1,534           396
Recorded media                                         493           439            54
Books, printed matter                                2,275         2,174           101
Gem stones, other                                    2,148         2,161           -14
Televisions and video equipment                     15,040        16,548        -1,508
Numismatic coins                                       996         1,064           -68
Household appliances                                15,159        14,201           959
Jewelry                                              7,972         7,743           228
Apparel, textiles, nonwool or cotton                28,888        25,991         2,897
Gem diamonds                                        13,931        14,176          -245

Other goods                                         47,474        45,930         1,544


(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-15-149, BEA-15-41), Bureau of the Census, Economic
Indicators Division, July 2015.  For more information, contact Matthew Przybocki
(301-763-3148) or Maria Iseman (301-763-2311), Economic Indicators Division.
