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) November October Monthly 2005 2005 (R) Change Total, Balance of Payments Basis 146,238 148,360 -2,123 Net Adjustments 316 309 7 Total, Census Basis 145,922 148,051 -2,130 Foods, feeds, and beverages 5,840 5,756 84 Cocoa beans 81 35 45 Fish and shellfish 1,016 976 40 Fruits, frozen juices 592 554 38 Alcoholic beverages, excluding wine 361 330 31 Food oils, oilseeds 198 187 10 Dairy products and eggs 122 113 9 Feedstuff and foodgrains 157 149 8 Green coffee 225 221 3 Tea, spices, etc. 81 84 -3 Nuts 81 86 -5 Bakery products 430 436 -6 Nonagricultural foods, etc. 34 42 -8 Vegetables 529 537 -8 Cane and beet sugar 88 101 -13 Wine and related products 599 612 -13 Other foods 626 646 -20 Meat products 623 647 -25 Industrial supplies and materials 48,780 50,019 -1,239 Petroleum products, other 3,576 4,979 -1,404 Gas-natural 3,167 3,929 -762 Fuel oil 2,707 3,282 -575 Liquefied petroleum gases 1,228 1,467 -239 Chemicals-fertilizers 722 830 -107 Iron and steel mill products 1,132 1,207 -76 Other precious metals 439 499 -60 Blank tapes, audio & visual 374 407 -34 Finished metal shapes 1,103 1,132 -29 Pulpwood and woodpulp 219 245 -26 Shingles, wallboard 1,053 1,075 -21 Coal and related fuels 146 164 -19 Bauxite and aluminum 878 893 -15 Steelmaking materials 439 453 -14 Electric energy 342 353 -11 Cotton cloth, fabrics 156 167 -11 Leather and furs 72 78 -6 Industrial supplies, other 1,773 1,776 -3 Cotton, natural fibers 6 8 -2 Farming materials, livestock 66 66 (-) Tin 23 24 (-) Materials, excluding chemicals 109 109 (-) Zinc 94 93 1 Finished textile supplies 276 275 1 Glass-plate, sheet, etc. 103 102 1 Wool, silk, etc. 69 67 2 Hides and skins 14 12 2 Iron and steel, advanced 599 597 3 Chemicals-inorganic 452 449 3 Natural rubber 139 136 3 Stone, sand, cement, etc. 526 521 5 Sulfur, nonmetallic minerals 74 68 6 Lumber 767 761 6 Hair, waste materials 61 54 7 Nickel 172 162 10 Nontextile floor tiles 237 227 10 Plywood and veneers 253 242 11 Nonferrous metals, other 225 211 14 Synthetic cloth 477 461 16 Chemicals-organic 1,775 1,759 16 Nonmonetary gold 448 428 20 Copper 480 458 22 Newsprint 263 241 22 Synthetic rubber--primary 207 184 22 Iron and steel products, n.e.c. 642 613 29 Paper and paper products 661 631 31 Chemicals-other, n.e.c. 680 642 38 Tobacco, waxes, etc 447 408 40 Plastic materials 1,301 1,151 150 Nuclear fuel materials 529 289 240 Crude oil 17,078 15,635 1,443 Capital goods, except automotive 32,107 32,145 -38 Civilian aircraft 559 841 -282 Engines-civilian aircraft 798 928 -130 Agricultural machinery, equipment 512 594 -82 Medicinal equipment 1,752 1,831 -78 Photo, service industry machinery 1,068 1,133 -65 Wood, glass, plastic 508 560 -51 Computer accessories 5,343 5,390 -46 Generators, accessories 1,181 1,219 -38 Industrial machines, other 2,223 2,259 -36 Telecommunications equipment 3,202 3,222 -21 Semiconductors 2,201 2,221 -20 Laboratory testing instruments 234 251 -17 Drilling & oilfield equipment 318 326 -8 Railway transportation equipment 108 113 -5 Vessels, except scrap (-) (-) (-) Commercial vessels, other 6 6 (-) Nonfarm tractors and parts 122 119 2 Spacecraft, excluding military 4 1 3 Marine engines, parts 71 64 7 Textile, sewing machines 122 113 9 Measuring, testing, control instruments 1,061 1,051 9 Specialized mining 64 37 27 Food, tobacco machinery 170 141 29 Electric apparatus 2,570 2,525 44 Business machines and equipment 741 696 45 Pulp and paper machinery 398 349 49 Industrial engines 1,095 1,039 56 Excavating machinery 899 832 66 Metalworking machine tools 834 743 90 Materials handling equipment 980 888 92 Parts-civilian aircraft 473 368 104 Computers 2,491 2,284 207 Automotive vehicles, parts, and engines 20,957 20,844 113 Consumer goods 33,459 34,526 -1,067 Pharmaceutical preparations 4,296 4,755 -459 TV's, VCR's, etc 2,893 3,168 -276 Toys, games, and sporting goods 2,112 2,280 -168 Other household goods 3,977 4,095 -117 Footwear 1,103 1,218 -115 Apparel, textiles, nonwool or cotton 2,530 2,598 -68 Furniture, household goods, etc. 1,916 1,979 -63 Camping apparel and gear 601 643 -42 Apparel, household goods - wool 242 277 -36 Books, printed matter 331 366 -35 Apparel,household goods-nontextile 590 624 -34 Motorcycles and parts 359 393 -33 Jewelry 949 976 -27 Household appliances 1,354 1,368 -14 Musical instruments 138 152 -14 Gem stones, other 191 204 -13 Toiletries and cosmetics 475 485 -10 Glassware, chinaware 189 198 -9 Rugs 170 176 -6 Photo equipment 83 86 -3 Nursery stock, etc. 119 119 (-) Cookware, cutlery, tools 491 489 2 Records, tapes, and disks 117 111 6 Numismatic coins 36 22 14 Writing and art supplies 1,019 1,000 19 Pleasure boats and motors 268 248 19 Stereo equipment, etc 868 824 44 Apparel, household goods - cotton 3,886 3,807 79 Artwork, antiques, stamps, etc. 719 633 87 Gem diamonds 1,436 1,231 205 Other goods 4,778 4,761 17 _________________ Item(1) Year-to-date Year-to-date Year-to-date 2005 2004 Change Total, Balance of Payments Basis 1,528,387 1,342,410 185,977 Net Adjustments 3,225 2,960 266 Total, Census Basis 1,525,162 1,339,451 185,711 Foods, feeds, and beverages 62,261 56,694 5,567 Cocoa beans 743 630 113 Fish and shellfish 10,806 10,182 624 Fruits, frozen juices 6,172 5,333 840 Alcoholic beverages, excluding wine 4,017 3,681 335 Food oils, oilseeds 2,108 2,054 54 Dairy products and eggs 1,329 1,243 86 Feedstuff and foodgrains 1,557 1,735 -178 Green coffee 2,323 1,715 609 Tea, spices, etc. 814 893 -78 Nuts 1,073 993 80 Bakery products 4,729 4,452 277 Nonagricultural foods, etc. 415 361 54 Vegetables 5,518 5,130 389 Cane and beet sugar 779 533 245 Wine and related products 6,395 5,713 682 Other foods 6,674 5,769 905 Meat products 6,807 6,278 529 Industrial supplies and materials 473,066 374,217 98,849 Petroleum products, other 34,572 21,589 12,983 Gas-natural 29,138 21,905 7,233 Fuel oil 23,141 15,539 7,601 Liquefied petroleum gases 11,400 7,057 4,343 Chemicals-fertilizers 7,550 5,558 1,991 Iron and steel mill products 15,194 14,965 229 Other precious metals 4,754 4,391 363 Blank tapes, audio & visual 3,784 3,491 293 Finished metal shapes 11,180 9,171 2,009 Pulpwood and woodpulp 2,770 2,716 55 Shingles, wallboard 11,328 10,712 617 Coal and related fuels 2,250 2,273 -23 Bauxite and aluminum 10,521 8,297 2,224 Steelmaking materials 5,728 5,015 713 Electric energy 2,267 1,139 1,128 Cotton cloth, fabrics 1,754 1,967 -213 Leather and furs 794 772 22 Industrial supplies, other 18,556 16,448 2,108 Cotton, natural fibers 85 83 1 Farming materials, livestock 814 723 90 Tin 318 388 -70 Materials, excluding chemicals 1,304 1,341 -36 Zinc 993 974 19 Finished textile supplies 2,991 2,758 232 Glass-plate, sheet, etc. 1,077 1,056 20 Wool, silk, etc. 756 735 21 Hides and skins 133 138 -5 Iron and steel, advanced 6,404 5,504 900 Chemicals-inorganic 4,583 3,790 793 Natural rubber 1,386 1,322 64 Stone, sand, cement, etc. 5,380 4,334 1,046 Sulfur, nonmetallic minerals 743 622 122 Lumber 8,524 8,261 263 Hair, waste materials 587 529 58 Nickel 1,995 1,677 318 Nontextile floor tiles 2,527 2,322 205 Plywood and veneers 2,645 2,514 131 Nonferrous metals, other 2,411 1,778 634 Synthetic cloth 4,851 4,220 631 Chemicals-organic 16,069 13,669 2,400 Nonmonetary gold 3,947 3,550 397 Copper 3,642 2,353 1,289 Newsprint 2,801 2,724 77 Synthetic rubber--primary 1,825 1,319 506 Iron and steel products, n.e.c. 6,716 5,453 1,263 Paper and paper products 6,779 6,476 303 Chemicals-other, n.e.c. 7,132 6,282 850 Tobacco, waxes, etc 4,220 3,800 420 Plastic materials 11,146 8,942 2,204 Nuclear fuel materials 2,926 2,337 589 Crude oil 158,675 119,238 39,437 Capital goods, except automotive 346,995 313,617 33,378 Civilian aircraft 9,808 10,260 -452 Engines-civilian aircraft 8,769 7,424 1,344 Agricultural machinery, equipment 6,424 5,801 623 Medicinal equipment 19,716 17,571 2,145 Photo, service industry machinery 12,183 10,853 1,329 Wood, glass, plastic 5,414 5,059 355 Computer accessories 58,649 58,350 299 Generators, accessories 12,239 10,344 1,895 Industrial machines, other 23,468 20,546 2,921 Telecommunications equipment 33,810 26,980 6,830 Semiconductors 23,523 24,727 -1,204 Laboratory testing instruments 2,647 2,518 129 Drilling & oilfield equipment 3,632 2,345 1,287 Railway transportation equipment 1,250 1,136 114 Vessels, except scrap 7 3 4 Commercial vessels, other 62 280 -218 Nonfarm tractors and parts 1,228 916 312 Spacecraft, excluding military 34 66 -32 Marine engines, parts 839 752 87 Textile, sewing machines 1,276 990 286 Measuring, testing, control instruments 11,119 10,482 638 Specialized mining 531 411 120 Food, tobacco machinery 1,834 1,765 69 Electric apparatus 27,150 24,984 2,166 Business machines and equipment 7,876 7,332 544 Pulp and paper machinery 4,317 4,016 300 Industrial engines 11,569 10,110 1,459 Excavating machinery 8,865 6,842 2,023 Metalworking machine tools 7,578 6,389 1,189 Materials handling equipment 9,371 7,369 2,002 Parts-civilian aircraft 4,961 4,311 650 Computers 26,848 22,684 4,163 Automotive vehicles, parts, and engines 218,666 208,809 9,857 Consumer goods 373,062 340,243 32,819 Pharmaceutical preparations 50,742 47,901 2,841 TV's, VCR's, etc 31,834 28,219 3,615 Toys, games, and sporting goods 25,232 21,837 3,395 Other household goods 43,883 39,433 4,450 Footwear 12,529 11,523 1,005 Apparel, textiles, nonwool or cotton 27,862 27,406 456 Furniture, household goods, etc. 21,217 18,974 2,243 Camping apparel and gear 6,918 6,318 600 Apparel, household goods - wool 3,419 3,276 143 Books, printed matter 3,851 3,503 348 Apparel,household goods-nontextile 6,958 6,507 452 Motorcycles and parts 4,018 3,598 420 Jewelry 10,938 9,934 1,004 Household appliances 14,396 12,530 1,866 Musical instruments 1,609 1,550 59 Gem stones, other 2,122 1,749 373 Toiletries and cosmetics 5,075 4,543 532 Glassware, chinaware 2,135 2,119 16 Rugs 1,854 1,686 168 Photo equipment 1,023 1,277 -254 Nursery stock, etc. 1,276 1,263 13 Cookware, cutlery, tools 5,455 4,799 656 Records, tapes, and disks 1,429 1,365 64 Numismatic coins 223 237 -14 Writing and art supplies 11,250 10,551 699 Pleasure boats and motors 2,694 2,487 207 Stereo equipment, etc 9,490 8,121 1,369 Apparel, household goods - cotton 42,079 37,555 4,524 Artwork, antiques, stamps, etc. 6,746 6,600 146 Gem diamonds 14,803 13,379 1,424 Other goods 51,112 45,872 5,240 (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 26 of this release, or at www.census.gov/ft900 or www.bea.gov/bea/di/home/trade.htm. SOURCE: Report FT900 (CB-06-03, BEA-06-01), Bureau of the Census, Foreign Trade Division, November 2005. For more information, contact Nick Orsini (301-763-6959) or Vanessa Ware (301-763-2311), Foreign Trade Division.