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) January December Monthly 2006 2005 (R) Change Total, Balance of Payments Basis 155,103 149,250 5,853 Net Adjustments 332 287 45 Total, Census Basis 154,771 148,963 5,808 Foods, feeds, and beverages 6,367 5,997 370 Wine and related products 676 561 116 Other foods 668 606 61 Fruits, frozen juices 633 584 49 Fish and shellfish 1,159 1,118 41 Cane and beet sugar 126 85 41 Bakery products 476 438 39 Vegetables 581 544 37 Alcoholic beverages, excluding wine 433 399 34 Dairy products and eggs 145 125 20 Nonagricultural foods, etc. 45 36 9 Food oils, oilseeds 199 193 6 Tea, spices, etc. 76 73 3 Nuts 88 87 1 Green coffee 184 187 -3 Feedstuff and foodgrains 163 173 -10 Cocoa beans 75 103 -28 Meat products 640 684 -44 Industrial supplies and materials 50,285 48,916 1,369 Petroleum products, other 4,055 3,486 568 Fuel oil 2,753 2,355 398 Liquefied petroleum gases 1,459 1,250 209 Iron and steel mill products 1,621 1,464 157 Bauxite and aluminum 1,159 1,053 106 Chemicals-fertilizers 838 737 101 Lumber 972 879 93 Shingles, wallboard 1,171 1,095 76 Nickel 202 129 73 Stone, sand, cement, etc. 558 487 70 Finished metal shapes 1,206 1,139 67 Chemicals-other, n.e.c. 727 663 64 Copper 581 526 55 Iron and steel, advanced 636 600 36 Iron and steel products, n.e.c. 663 634 29 Tobacco, waxes, etc 429 406 23 Tin 33 16 16 Nontextile floor tiles 251 236 15 Industrial supplies, other 1,863 1,848 15 Plywood and veneers 258 243 15 Nonmonetary gold 500 486 13 Finished textile supplies 286 273 13 Paper and paper products 694 681 13 Nonferrous metals, other 249 236 13 Synthetic cloth 479 468 11 Sulfur, nonmetallic minerals 74 64 10 Cotton cloth, fabrics 156 152 4 Cotton, natural fibers 9 5 4 Newsprint 275 274 1 Natural rubber 179 178 1 Zinc 110 110 (-) Hair, waste materials 62 63 -1 Hides and skins 14 15 -2 Glass-plate, sheet, etc. 95 97 -2 Leather and furs 70 73 -3 Materials, excluding chemicals 116 119 -4 Wool, silk, etc. 66 70 -5 Farming materials, livestock 93 100 -7 Blank tapes, audio & visual 372 389 -17 Coal and related fuels 191 210 -20 Synthetic rubber--primary 167 190 -23 Plastic materials 1,259 1,286 -27 Steelmaking materials 521 553 -32 Other precious metals 654 693 -40 Chemicals-inorganic 442 484 -41 Pulpwood and woodpulp 251 293 -42 Electric energy 257 327 -70 Nuclear fuel materials 195 271 -76 Chemicals-organic 1,622 1,774 -152 Gas-natural 3,036 3,204 -168 Crude oil 16,359 16,527 -168 Capital goods, except automotive 34,148 32,906 1,242 Computer accessories 5,530 5,193 337 Electric apparatus 2,757 2,575 182 Medicinal equipment 1,987 1,822 165 Photo, service industry machinery 1,169 1,050 119 Telecommunications equipment 3,285 3,188 97 Agricultural machinery, equipment 610 528 82 Industrial machines, other 2,328 2,252 76 Civilian aircraft 1,084 1,018 66 Pulp and paper machinery 480 423 57 Business machines and equipment 755 713 42 Drilling & oilfield equipment 389 349 40 Materials handling equipment 1,025 985 40 Metalworking machine tools 793 754 39 Food, tobacco machinery 193 155 38 Industrial engines 1,138 1,103 36 Measuring, testing, control instruments 1,133 1,102 31 Wood, glass, plastic 541 513 28 Generators, accessories 1,186 1,169 17 Laboratory testing instruments 251 241 11 Nonfarm tractors and parts 136 126 10 Textile, sewing machines 120 115 5 Semiconductors 2,265 2,261 4 Commercial vessels, other 7 4 2 Marine engines, parts 73 73 (-) Vessels, except scrap (-) (-) (-) Railway transportation equipment 112 118 -6 Spacecraft, excluding military 1 13 -12 Specialized mining 56 68 -12 Parts-civilian aircraft 495 520 -25 Engines-civilian aircraft 810 844 -34 Excavating machinery 832 866 -34 Computers 2,606 2,765 -159 Automotive vehicles, parts, and engines 22,685 21,477 1,208 Consumer goods 36,151 35,142 1,008 Other household goods 4,912 4,162 750 Furniture, household goods, etc. 2,153 1,944 209 TV's, VCR's, etc 3,381 3,191 190 Toys, games, and sporting goods 2,194 2,050 145 Artwork, antiques, stamps, etc. 718 608 109 Jewelry 1,078 1,007 71 Cookware, cutlery, tools 553 491 62 Apparel,household goods-nontextile 680 630 49 Apparel, household goods - wool 317 282 35 Rugs 180 155 25 Gem stones, other 231 208 22 Toiletries and cosmetics 501 482 20 Writing and art supplies 1,021 1,002 19 Glassware, chinaware 218 199 19 Musical instruments 153 143 10 Records, tapes, and disks 133 130 3 Nursery stock, etc. 120 120 (-) Numismatic coins 40 41 -1 Household appliances 1,520 1,521 -1 Books, printed matter 357 358 -1 Photo equipment 89 90 -1 Pleasure boats and motors 245 255 -10 Footwear 1,196 1,212 -16 Apparel, textiles, nonwool or cotton 2,498 2,527 -29 Camping apparel and gear 618 659 -41 Apparel, household goods - cotton 3,839 3,882 -43 Motorcycles and parts 350 423 -73 Gem diamonds 1,353 1,511 -158 Pharmaceutical preparations 4,624 4,787 -163 Stereo equipment, etc 878 1,071 -193 Other goods 5,135 4,525 610 _________________ Item(1) Year-to-date Year-to-date Year-to-date 2006 2005 (R) Change Total, Balance of Payments Basis 155,103 133,924 21,179 Net Adjustments 332 297 35 Total, Census Basis 154,771 133,627 21,144 Foods, feeds, and beverages 6,367 5,590 777 Wine and related products 676 587 89 Other foods 668 622 46 Fruits, frozen juices 633 570 63 Fish and shellfish 1,159 1,039 121 Cane and beet sugar 126 40 86 Bakery products 476 448 28 Vegetables 581 457 124 Alcoholic beverages, excluding wine 433 409 25 Dairy products and eggs 145 134 11 Nonagricultural foods, etc. 45 39 5 Food oils, oilseeds 199 163 36 Tea, spices, etc. 76 73 4 Nuts 88 108 -20 Green coffee 184 163 21 Feedstuff and foodgrains 163 137 25 Cocoa beans 75 105 -30 Meat products 640 496 144 Industrial supplies and materials 50,285 38,265 12,021 Petroleum products, other 4,055 2,458 1,596 Fuel oil 2,753 1,460 1,293 Liquefied petroleum gases 1,459 780 679 Iron and steel mill products 1,621 1,643 -23 Bauxite and aluminum 1,159 975 184 Chemicals-fertilizers 838 489 349 Lumber 972 789 183 Shingles, wallboard 1,171 1,077 94 Nickel 202 157 45 Stone, sand, cement, etc. 558 462 96 Finished metal shapes 1,206 986 220 Chemicals-other, n.e.c. 727 686 41 Copper 581 309 273 Iron and steel, advanced 636 597 39 Iron and steel products, n.e.c. 663 617 46 Tobacco, waxes, etc 429 399 30 Tin 33 31 2 Nontextile floor tiles 251 242 10 Industrial supplies, other 1,863 1,681 182 Plywood and veneers 258 218 39 Nonmonetary gold 500 294 206 Finished textile supplies 286 290 -4 Paper and paper products 694 655 39 Nonferrous metals, other 249 183 66 Synthetic cloth 479 433 46 Sulfur, nonmetallic minerals 74 75 -1 Cotton cloth, fabrics 156 175 -19 Cotton, natural fibers 9 9 -1 Newsprint 275 247 28 Natural rubber 179 115 64 Zinc 110 82 28 Hair, waste materials 62 56 6 Hides and skins 14 10 3 Glass-plate, sheet, etc. 95 99 -4 Leather and furs 70 75 -5 Materials, excluding chemicals 116 118 -3 Wool, silk, etc. 66 66 (-) Farming materials, livestock 93 71 22 Blank tapes, audio & visual 372 319 53 Coal and related fuels 191 208 -18 Synthetic rubber--primary 167 128 40 Plastic materials 1,259 1,002 257 Steelmaking materials 521 800 -279 Other precious metals 654 326 328 Chemicals-inorganic 442 394 49 Pulpwood and woodpulp 251 249 2 Electric energy 257 106 151 Nuclear fuel materials 195 174 22 Chemicals-organic 1,622 1,531 91 Gas-natural 3,036 1,997 1,039 Crude oil 16,359 11,920 4,439 Capital goods, except automotive 34,148 31,063 3,084 Computer accessories 5,530 5,547 -18 Electric apparatus 2,757 2,452 306 Medicinal equipment 1,987 1,928 59 Photo, service industry machinery 1,169 1,137 32 Telecommunications equipment 3,285 2,648 637 Agricultural machinery, equipment 610 590 20 Industrial machines, other 2,328 2,116 212 Civilian aircraft 1,084 1,087 -3 Pulp and paper machinery 480 372 108 Business machines and equipment 755 740 15 Drilling & oilfield equipment 389 207 181 Materials handling equipment 1,025 848 177 Metalworking machine tools 793 585 208 Food, tobacco machinery 193 189 4 Industrial engines 1,138 1,040 99 Measuring, testing, control instruments 1,133 974 158 Wood, glass, plastic 541 510 31 Generators, accessories 1,186 1,004 181 Laboratory testing instruments 251 260 -9 Nonfarm tractors and parts 136 100 36 Textile, sewing machines 120 96 24 Semiconductors 2,265 2,173 92 Commercial vessels, other 7 4 3 Marine engines, parts 73 84 -10 Vessels, except scrap (-) (-) (-) Railway transportation equipment 112 116 -3 Spacecraft, excluding military 1 1 -1 Specialized mining 56 28 28 Parts-civilian aircraft 495 442 53 Engines-civilian aircraft 810 801 9 Excavating machinery 832 737 95 Computers 2,606 2,248 358 Automotive vehicles, parts, and engines 22,685 19,913 2,772 Consumer goods 36,151 34,245 1,905 Other household goods 4,912 4,484 428 Furniture, household goods, etc. 2,153 1,966 187 TV's, VCR's, etc 3,381 3,099 282 Toys, games, and sporting goods 2,194 2,399 -204 Artwork, antiques, stamps, etc. 718 645 73 Jewelry 1,078 1,020 59 Cookware, cutlery, tools 553 517 36 Apparel,household goods-nontextile 680 647 33 Apparel, household goods - wool 317 357 -40 Rugs 180 178 2 Gem stones, other 231 193 37 Toiletries and cosmetics 501 505 -3 Writing and art supplies 1,021 1,082 -62 Glassware, chinaware 218 219 -1 Musical instruments 153 174 -21 Records, tapes, and disks 133 156 -23 Nursery stock, etc. 120 114 7 Numismatic coins 40 26 14 Household appliances 1,520 1,270 250 Books, printed matter 357 358 -2 Photo equipment 89 104 -15 Pleasure boats and motors 245 233 12 Footwear 1,196 1,154 42 Apparel, textiles, nonwool or cotton 2,498 2,611 -113 Camping apparel and gear 618 615 3 Apparel, household goods - cotton 3,839 3,673 166 Motorcycles and parts 350 387 -37 Gem diamonds 1,353 1,291 63 Pharmaceutical preparations 4,624 3,936 689 Stereo equipment, etc 878 834 45 Other goods 5,135 4,550 585 (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 27 of this release, or at www.census.gov/ft900 or www.bea.gov/bea/di/home/trade.htm. SOURCE: Report FT900 (CB-06-32, BEA-06-07), Bureau of the Census, Foreign Trade Division, January 2006. For more information, contact Nick Orsini (301-763-6959) or Vanessa Ware (301-763-2311), Foreign Trade Division.