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 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. July June Monthly Year-to-Date Year-to-Date Year-to-Date Item (1) 2012 2012 (R) Change 2012 2011 Change Total, Balance of Payments Basis 188,071 190,189 -2,118 1,350,791 1,289,094 61,697 Net Adjustments 1,936 2,000 -64 14,415 16,076 -1,661 Total, Census Basis 186,135 188,189 -2,054 1,336,376 1,273,017 63,358 Foods, feeds, and beverages 9,100 8,985 115 64,205 61,432 2,773 Fish and shellfish 1,462 1,360 102 10,132 9,518 614 Food oils, oilseeds 543 502 41 3,506 3,631 -124 Dairy products and eggs 152 121 31 982 914 68 Tea, spices, etc. 158 144 14 1,046 991 55 Feedstuff and foodgrains 432 417 14 2,960 2,488 473 Alcoholic beverages, excluding wine 532 519 13 3,758 3,585 173 Bakery products 721 709 12 5,100 4,886 215 Nuts 192 183 9 1,291 1,057 234 Nonagricultural foods, etc. 57 51 7 437 445 -8 Vegetables 828 825 3 5,673 5,531 142 Cocoa beans 59 58 1 682 1,006 -324 Fruits, frozen juices 1,007 1,008 -1 6,896 6,510 386 Green coffee 510 517 -7 3,591 3,824 -233 Other foods 886 902 -16 6,522 6,059 464 Meat products 692 709 -18 5,086 4,464 623 Cane and beet sugar 165 209 -44 1,425 1,558 -133 Wine, beer, and related products 703 749 -46 5,116 4,966 149 Industrial supplies and materials 56,963 59,097 -2,134 435,745 438,512 -2,767 Crude oil 23,236 24,642 -1,407 191,854 190,424 1,429 Fuel oil 3,102 3,982 -881 25,860 27,924 -2,064 Chemicals-organic 1,920 2,200 -279 14,179 14,534 -356 Iron and steel mill products 1,539 1,684 -145 12,766 11,731 1,034 Finished metal shapes 1,435 1,527 -93 10,428 9,656 772 Liquefied petroleum gases 511 593 -82 4,405 6,518 -2,112 Nonferrous metals, other 357 416 -59 2,637 2,537 100 Copper 475 530 -54 3,320 4,416 -1,096 Nonmonetary gold 1,371 1,423 -52 9,641 9,162 479 Chemicals-other, n.e.c. 1,001 1,050 -49 7,005 6,237 768 Nuclear fuel materials 351 394 -43 2,428 2,879 -451 Iron and steel products, n.e.c. 803 843 -41 5,989 4,986 1,003 Zinc 110 144 -34 886 1,075 -189 Tin 61 94 -33 525 653 -128 Electric energy 141 169 -28 971 1,161 -190 Chemicals-inorganic 610 629 -19 4,744 4,835 -91 Synthetic rubber-primary 265 281 -16 1,970 1,801 169 Plywood and veneers 193 207 -14 1,278 1,132 145 Blank tapes, audio & visual 77 89 -12 635 636 -2 Finished textile supplies 351 363 -12 2,456 2,332 124 Materials, excluding chemicals 122 129 -7 876 824 52 Wool, silk, etc. 58 65 -6 444 388 56 Sulfur, nonmetallic minerals 110 116 -6 949 822 127 Cotton, natural fibers 8 10 -3 60 54 6 Synthetic cloth 502 503 -1 3,588 3,435 153 Leather and furs 57 58 -1 391 330 60 Stone, sand, cement, etc. 337 338 (-) 2,375 2,193 182 Industrial supplies, other 2,357 2,357 (-) 16,399 15,327 1,073 Natural rubber 240 239 1 2,044 2,856 -811 Newsprint 106 105 1 778 866 -88 Hair, waste materials 77 76 2 550 492 57 Shingles, wallboard 625 624 2 4,407 3,958 450 Glass-plate, sheet, etc. 107 105 2 675 632 43 Bauxite and aluminum 891 889 2 6,574 6,460 115 Hides and skins 20 18 2 141 121 20 Pulpwood and woodpulp 298 293 4 1,993 2,411 -418 Other precious metals 1,046 1,041 5 7,581 9,421 -1,841 Cotton cloth, fabrics 106 100 6 744 791 -47 Nontextile floor tiles 209 199 10 1,425 1,379 47 Paper and paper products 570 555 15 3,968 4,030 -62 Iron and steel, advanced 830 806 25 5,588 4,871 717 Farming materials, livestock 138 108 30 920 744 175 Plastic materials 1,191 1,152 39 8,613 8,185 428 Lumber 375 329 46 2,244 2,026 219 Nickel 242 194 48 1,817 2,292 -475 Coal and related fuels 285 204 81 1,468 1,370 98 Gas-natural 753 640 112 5,066 8,355 -3,290 Steelmaking materials 661 536 125 5,564 5,300 265 Tobacco, waxes, etc. 1,241 1,043 198 6,462 4,356 2,106 Chemicals-fertilizers 1,588 1,349 239 8,672 8,742 -70 Petroleum products, other 3,904 3,655 249 29,394 30,852 -1,457 10 Part A: Seasonally Adjusted Exhibit 8. Imports of Goods by End-Use Category and Commodity--continued July June Monthly Year-to-Date Year-to-Date Year-to-Date Item (1) 2012 2012 (R) Change 2012 2011 Change Capital goods, except automotive 45,424 45,977 -553 321,333 292,750 28,583 Computer accessories 4,442 4,975 -533 33,917 32,864 1,053 Computers 4,852 5,107 -255 38,264 36,170 2,094 Industrial machines, other 3,927 4,094 -167 28,366 25,995 2,371 Civilian aircraft 824 985 -162 5,211 5,246 -35 Engines-civilian aircraft 1,347 1,417 -70 9,314 8,172 1,142 Materials handling equipment 1,124 1,157 -34 7,793 6,126 1,668 Laboratory testing instruments 434 463 -30 3,398 3,067 331 Industrial engines 2,048 2,073 -26 14,108 11,980 2,128 Photo, service industry machinery 1,327 1,347 -20 9,299 8,782 517 Electric apparatus 3,585 3,597 -11 24,896 22,453 2,443 Railway transportation equipment 151 161 -10 1,054 737 317 Vessels, except scrap (-) 10 -10 12 (-) 11 Food, tobacco machinery 259 266 -7 1,831 1,752 79 Spacecraft, excluding military 35 41 -6 86 72 14 Nonfarm tractors and parts 206 210 -3 1,543 1,239 305 Metalworking machine tools 990 993 -2 6,882 5,166 1,716 Marine engines, parts 83 84 (-) 573 568 5 Excavating machinery 1,077 1,076 1 7,576 5,203 2,373 Commercial vessels, other 9 8 1 59 86 -27 Business machines and equipment 411 403 8 2,773 2,634 139 Textile, sewing machines 147 137 10 940 977 -37 Specialized mining 70 56 14 468 499 -30 Wood, glass, plastic 495 477 18 3,369 3,052 317 Pulp and paper machinery 369 347 23 2,546 2,314 232 Drilling & oilfield equipment 1,022 989 33 6,986 5,013 1,973 Measuring, testing, control instruments 1,620 1,571 49 10,869 10,099 770 Agricultural machinery, equipment 830 776 55 5,382 4,423 959 Medicinal equipment 2,642 2,553 88 18,349 17,645 703 Semiconductors 3,378 3,261 117 24,189 23,261 928 Generators, accessories 1,989 1,868 122 13,235 11,975 1,260 Telecommunications equipment 4,551 4,426 126 30,597 28,849 1,748 Parts-civilian aircraft 1,179 1,049 130 7,446 6,331 1,115 Automotive vehicles, parts, and engines 25,952 25,456 496 173,787 143,172 30,615 Consumer goods 42,878 42,446 432 299,217 299,950 -733 Cell phones and other household goods, n.e.c. 6,372 6,162 210 43,683 46,051 -2,368 Toys, games, and sporting goods 2,788 2,604 184 19,721 19,409 312 Apparel, household goods-cotton 4,004 3,889 115 27,865 30,099 -2,234 Footwear 1,707 1,627 81 11,104 10,712 392 Apparel, textiles, nonwool or cotton 3,450 3,390 60 23,158 21,370 1,788 Pharmaceutical preparations 7,319 7,275 44 51,447 53,308 -1,860 Furniture, household goods, etc. 2,168 2,126 42 14,826 13,666 1,161 Photo equipment 505 477 27 3,595 3,315 280 Cookware, cutlery, tools 671 656 14 4,566 4,309 257 Camping apparel and gear 790 779 12 5,308 5,029 279 Toiletries and cosmetics 728 717 11 4,989 4,538 450 Apparel, household goods-wool 275 268 7 2,062 1,936 126 Pleasure boats and motors 144 138 7 1,323 1,204 119 Nursery stock, etc. 142 136 6 958 887 71 Books, printed matter 300 294 5 2,097 2,132 -34 Household appliances 1,959 1,954 5 12,888 11,982 905 Other consumer nondurables 1,151 1,152 -1 7,792 7,730 62 Stereo equipment, etc 529 531 -2 3,915 3,498 417 Glassware, chinaware 176 179 -2 1,244 1,219 25 Gem stones, other 292 295 -3 1,969 1,814 156 Rugs 166 169 -3 1,186 1,089 97 Jewelry 1,061 1,065 -4 7,226 7,298 -73 Musical instruments 135 146 -11 975 934 41 Recorded media 72 89 -17 546 544 2 Apparel, household goods-nontextile 724 747 -24 5,064 4,619 445 Numismatic coins 120 161 -41 975 1,437 -461 Televisions and video equipment 2,596 2,641 -45 19,503 20,216 -713 Motorcycles and parts 220 276 -56 1,781 1,439 342 Artwork, antiques, stamps, etc. 714 801 -88 5,528 4,876 652 Gem diamonds 1,600 1,702 -101 11,920 13,290 -1,370 Other goods 5,817 6,228 -410 42,089 37,201 4,888 (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-12-169, BEA-12-38), Bureau of the Census, Foreign Trade Division, July 2012. For more information, contact Matthew Przybocki (301-763-3148) or Maria Iseman (301-763-2311), Foreign Trade Division.