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) December November Monthly 2005 2005 (R) Change Total, Balance of Payments Basis 149,611 146,495 3,116 Net Adjustments 285 313 -28 Total, Census Basis 149,326 146,182 3,144 Foods, feeds, and beverages 6,009 5,853 156 Other foods 606 625 -19 Fruits, frozen juices 584 594 -10 Fish and shellfish 1,123 1,023 100 Wine and related products 562 599 -37 Green coffee 188 224 -37 Meat products 685 621 63 Alcoholic beverages, excluding wine 401 361 40 Vegetables 544 524 20 Cane and beet sugar 86 88 -3 Bakery products 438 430 8 Cocoa beans 103 83 19 Food oils, oilseeds 198 207 -9 Dairy products and eggs 126 122 4 Nonagricultural foods, etc. 36 34 2 Nuts 87 80 6 Tea, spices, etc. 73 80 -7 Feedstuff and foodgrains 171 157 14 Industrial supplies and materials 49,003 48,866 138 Crude oil 16,444 17,133 -689 Petroleum products, other 3,493 3,574 -81 Fuel oil 2,400 2,752 -352 Gas-natural 3,276 3,147 129 Liquefied petroleum gases 1,276 1,261 14 Chemicals-organic 1,787 1,780 7 Plastic materials 1,288 1,299 -11 Industrial supplies, other 1,852 1,772 80 Bauxite and aluminum 1,053 878 175 Finished metal shapes 1,139 1,102 37 Chemicals-fertilizers 757 721 37 Copper 526 480 46 Iron and steel products, n.e.c. 637 644 -6 Electric energy 327 332 -5 Stone, sand, cement, etc. 486 526 -40 Iron and steel, advanced 602 600 2 Chemicals-other, n.e.c. 664 681 -17 Chemicals-inorganic 486 458 28 Nonferrous metals, other 239 227 12 Synthetic cloth 472 479 -7 Shingles, wallboard 1,096 1,051 45 Other precious metals 662 433 229 Synthetic rubber--primary 180 206 -26 Nuclear fuel materials 271 529 -257 Steelmaking materials 556 438 117 Tobacco, waxes, etc 406 446 -40 Nonmonetary gold 486 448 39 Blank tapes, audio & visual 388 374 14 Paper and paper products 683 661 21 Lumber 879 763 116 Nickel 129 171 -43 Finished textile supplies 274 277 -3 Nontextile floor tiles 236 237 (-) Plywood and veneers 243 253 -10 Sulfur, nonmetallic minerals 65 75 -9 Farming materials, livestock 100 64 35 Pulpwood and woodpulp 294 220 75 Newsprint 274 263 11 Natural rubber 178 138 41 Hair, waste materials 63 61 2 Zinc 107 94 13 Leather and furs 73 72 1 Glass-plate, sheet, etc. 97 103 -6 Wool, silk, etc. 71 70 1 Cotton, natural fibers 5 6 -1 Hides and skins 15 14 1 Coal and related fuels 210 146 65 Materials, excluding chemicals 121 111 9 Tin 16 23 -7 Cotton cloth, fabrics 152 156 -4 Iron and steel mill products 1,467 1,120 347 Capital goods, except automotive 33,044 32,229 815 Telecommunications equipment 3,203 3,222 -19 Computers 2,759 2,489 270 Industrial machines, other 2,266 2,243 23 Electric apparatus 2,591 2,585 6 Medicinal equipment 1,828 1,754 74 Materials handling equipment 982 981 1 Excavating machinery 869 898 -29 Generators, accessories 1,178 1,176 2 Industrial engines 1,107 1,103 4 Engines-civilian aircraft 871 819 52 Drilling & oilfield equipment 358 327 31 Metalworking machine tools 768 850 -82 Photo, service industry machinery 1,052 1,064 -12 Parts-civilian aircraft 519 474 45 Measuring, testing, control instruments 1,102 1,062 40 Agricultural machinery, equipment 529 514 16 Business machines and equipment 713 740 -27 Wood, glass, plastic 522 506 17 Nonfarm tractors and parts 127 122 5 Pulp and paper machinery 424 399 25 Textile, sewing machines 115 122 -7 Specialized mining 76 71 4 Railway transportation equipment 119 108 10 Computer accessories 5,188 5,341 -154 Laboratory testing instruments 241 232 9 Marine engines, parts 74 72 2 Food, tobacco machinery 154 172 -18 Vessels, except scrap (-) (-) (-) Spacecraft, excluding military 13 4 9 Commercial vessels, other 4 6 -2 Civilian aircraft 1,027 568 459 Semiconductors 2,266 2,206 61 Automotive vehicles, parts, and engines 21,481 20,983 498 Consumer goods 35,237 33,456 1,781 Apparel, household goods - cotton 3,883 3,873 10 Other household goods 4,165 3,967 198 TV's, VCR's, etc 3,210 2,909 302 Pharmaceutical preparations 4,796 4,318 478 Toys, games, and sporting goods 2,051 2,097 -45 Furniture, household goods, etc. 1,945 1,914 32 Household appliances 1,525 1,350 175 Gem diamonds 1,520 1,439 81 Stereo equipment, etc 1,072 867 205 Footwear 1,211 1,101 110 Jewelry 1,011 950 61 Cookware, cutlery, tools 490 490 1 Writing and art supplies 1,003 1,017 -14 Camping apparel and gear 660 601 59 Toiletries and cosmetics 482 472 9 Motorcycles and parts 424 359 65 Apparel,household goods-nontextile 632 582 50 Gem stones, other 207 192 16 Books, printed matter 358 331 27 Apparel, textiles, nonwool or cotton 2,529 2,525 4 Artwork, antiques, stamps, etc. 649 752 -102 Pleasure boats and motors 247 262 -15 Rugs 155 170 -15 Apparel, household goods - wool 284 242 43 Musical instruments 143 137 6 Records, tapes, and disks 132 118 14 Glassware, chinaware 199 188 11 Nursery stock, etc. 120 118 2 Numismatic coins 41 35 5 Photo equipment 91 83 8 Other goods 4,551 4,795 -243 _________________ Item(1) Year-to-date Year-to-date Year-to-date 2005 2004 Change Total, Balance of Payments Basis 1,674,614 1,472,926 201,688 Net Adjustments 3,508 3,221 287 Total, Census Basis 1,671,106 1,469,704 201,402 Foods, feeds, and beverages 68,095 62,143 5,951 Other foods 7,251 6,354 897 Fruits, frozen juices 6,735 5,844 891 Fish and shellfish 11,950 11,209 741 Wine and related products 6,941 6,258 683 Green coffee 2,502 1,868 635 Meat products 7,476 6,860 616 Alcoholic beverages, excluding wine 4,382 4,042 340 Vegetables 6,000 5,678 322 Cane and beet sugar 864 568 296 Bakery products 5,157 4,868 289 Cocoa beans 872 679 193 Food oils, oilseeds 2,312 2,223 89 Dairy products and eggs 1,447 1,362 85 Nonagricultural foods, etc. 450 396 54 Nuts 1,142 1,098 44 Tea, spices, etc. 884 964 -80 Feedstuff and foodgrains 1,729 1,872 -143 Industrial supplies and materials 520,764 412,827 107,937 Crude oil 175,503 131,743 43,760 Petroleum products, other 37,819 24,013 13,806 Fuel oil 25,585 16,871 8,714 Gas-natural 32,074 23,913 8,161 Liquefied petroleum gases 12,710 7,833 4,877 Chemicals-organic 17,712 15,202 2,510 Plastic materials 12,374 9,872 2,502 Industrial supplies, other 20,362 18,041 2,321 Bauxite and aluminum 11,566 9,270 2,296 Finished metal shapes 12,294 10,076 2,218 Chemicals-fertilizers 8,143 6,162 1,981 Copper 4,168 2,548 1,620 Iron and steel products, n.e.c. 7,340 6,034 1,306 Electric energy 2,479 1,261 1,218 Stone, sand, cement, etc. 5,855 4,797 1,057 Iron and steel, advanced 6,990 6,072 918 Chemicals-other, n.e.c. 7,773 6,863 910 Chemicals-inorganic 5,068 4,189 879 Nonferrous metals, other 2,654 1,975 679 Synthetic cloth 5,309 4,631 677 Shingles, wallboard 12,383 11,732 651 Other precious metals 5,393 4,839 554 Synthetic rubber--primary 1,996 1,448 548 Nuclear fuel materials 3,198 2,668 530 Steelmaking materials 6,156 5,632 525 Tobacco, waxes, etc 4,621 4,180 441 Nonmonetary gold 4,434 4,010 424 Blank tapes, audio & visual 4,177 3,786 391 Paper and paper products 7,443 7,123 320 Lumber 9,355 9,059 296 Nickel 2,123 1,853 269 Finished textile supplies 3,258 3,029 229 Nontextile floor tiles 2,759 2,551 208 Plywood and veneers 2,878 2,722 156 Sulfur, nonmetallic minerals 808 683 125 Farming materials, livestock 897 790 106 Pulpwood and woodpulp 3,058 2,954 105 Newsprint 3,074 2,975 99 Natural rubber 1,552 1,466 86 Hair, waste materials 646 581 65 Zinc 1,095 1,071 24 Leather and furs 865 842 23 Glass-plate, sheet, etc. 1,174 1,155 19 Wool, silk, etc. 824 809 15 Cotton, natural fibers 89 89 Hides and skins 146 152 -6 Coal and related fuels 2,460 2,473 -13 Materials, excluding chemicals 1,423 1,452 -29 Tin 334 434 -100 Cotton cloth, fabrics 1,899 2,137 -238 Iron and steel mill products 16,468 16,766 -298 Capital goods, except automotive 379,591 343,451 36,140 Telecommunications equipment 37,066 29,449 7,618 Computers 29,569 24,998 4,571 Industrial machines, other 25,704 22,586 3,119 Electric apparatus 29,709 27,186 2,523 Medicinal equipment 21,485 19,303 2,182 Materials handling equipment 10,320 8,150 2,171 Excavating machinery 9,690 7,607 2,083 Generators, accessories 13,391 11,338 2,053 Industrial engines 12,658 11,087 1,570 Engines-civilian aircraft 9,642 8,189 1,453 Drilling & oilfield equipment 3,998 2,553 1,445 Metalworking machine tools 8,334 7,059 1,275 Photo, service industry machinery 13,198 11,975 1,223 Parts-civilian aircraft 5,468 4,724 744 Measuring, testing, control instrume 12,201 11,475 726 Agricultural machinery, equipment 6,957 6,302 655 Business machines and equipment 8,575 8,051 524 Wood, glass, plastic 5,899 5,545 353 Nonfarm tractors and parts 1,353 1,009 344 Pulp and paper machinery 4,739 4,431 308 Textile, sewing machines 1,382 1,086 296 Specialized mining 614 450 164 Railway transportation equipment 1,369 1,243 126 Computer accessories 63,761 63,636 125 Laboratory testing instruments 2,870 2,752 117 Marine engines, parts 914 821 92 Food, tobacco machinery 1,984 1,940 44 Vessels, except scrap 7 4 3 Spacecraft, excluding military 47 80 -34 Commercial vessels, other 66 285 -219 Civilian aircraft 10,844 11,385 -542 Semiconductors 25,775 26,749 -974 Automotive vehicles, parts, and engi 239,973 228,235 11,738 Consumer goods 407,048 372,943 34,106 Apparel, household goods - cotton 45,766 41,078 4,688 Other household goods 47,894 43,292 4,602 TV's, VCR's, etc 35,100 30,866 4,234 Pharmaceutical preparations 55,455 52,366 3,089 Toys, games, and sporting goods 27,087 24,114 2,973 Furniture, household goods, etc. 23,108 20,853 2,255 Household appliances 15,853 13,799 2,054 Gem diamonds 16,253 14,666 1,586 Stereo equipment, etc 10,535 9,093 1,442 Footwear 13,708 12,613 1,094 Jewelry 11,929 10,887 1,042 Cookware, cutlery, tools 5,930 5,270 660 Writing and art supplies 12,221 11,569 652 Camping apparel and gear 7,556 6,931 625 Toiletries and cosmetics 5,536 4,991 544 Motorcycles and parts 4,425 3,954 471 Apparel,household goods-nontextile 7,505 7,088 417 Gem stones, other 2,331 1,915 416 Books, printed matter 4,197 3,846 351 Apparel, textiles, nonwool or cotton 30,267 29,972 295 Artwork, antiques, stamps, etc. 7,420 7,136 285 Pleasure boats and motors 2,919 2,685 234 Rugs 2,002 1,843 159 Apparel, household goods - wool 3,682 3,582 100 Musical instruments 1,743 1,693 50 Records, tapes, and disks 1,550 1,508 42 Glassware, chinaware 2,327 2,314 13 Nursery stock, etc. 1,383 1,378 5 Numismatic coins 263 262 1 Photo equipment 1,104 1,380 -276 Other goods 55,636 50,106 5,530 (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-06-21, BEA-06-04), Bureau of the Census, Foreign Trade Division, December 2005. For more information, contact Nick Orsini (301-763-6959) or Vanessa Ware (301-763-2311), Foreign Trade Division.