' 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) February January Monthly 2006 2006 (R) Change Total, Balance of Payments Basis 150,535 155,143 -4,608 Net Adjustments 294 325 -30 Total, Census Basis 150,241 154,819 -4,578 Foods, feeds, and beverages 6,051 6,368 -317 Fish and shellfish 1,010 1,161 -151 Cane and beet sugar 67 126 -59 Wine and related products 622 678 -55 Other foods 635 667 -32 Dairy products and eggs 122 144 -22 Bakery products 455 476 -21 Vegetables 566 581 -15 Cocoa beans 62 75 -13 Food oils, oilseeds 186 198 -12 Alcoholic beverages, excluding wine 424 433 -8 Fruits, frozen juices 633 636 -4 Nonagricultural foods, etc. 41 44 -3 Tea, spices, etc. 75 76 -1 Feedstuff and foodgrains 160 161 -1 Nuts 96 86 9 Green coffee 200 184 16 Meat products 698 641 57 Industrial supplies and materials 50,016 50,201 -185 Fuel oil 1,937 2,753 -817 Petroleum products, other 3,418 4,073 -655 Liquefied petroleum gases 1,126 1,466 -341 Chemicals-fertilizers 674 841 -166 Bauxite and aluminum 1,020 1,159 -139 Lumber 857 970 -113 Chemicals-other, n.e.c. 638 725 -87 Plastic materials 1,185 1,258 -73 Chemicals-organic 1,557 1,621 -64 Shingles, wallboard 1,109 1,173 -63 Nonmonetary gold 439 500 -61 Nonferrous metals, other 195 250 -55 Blank tapes, audio & visual 333 379 -46 Paper and paper products 648 693 -45 Natural rubber 134 179 -45 Plywood and veneers 213 257 -44 Industrial supplies, other 1,823 1,865 -42 Iron and steel, advanced 601 636 -35 Finished textile supplies 259 288 -28 Synthetic cloth 452 480 -27 Newsprint 254 276 -22 Tobacco, waxes, etc 409 428 -19 Nickel 184 202 -18 Finished metal shapes 1,192 1,206 -14 Tin 20 33 -12 Nontextile floor tiles 239 251 -12 Electric energy 246 257 -11 Sulfur, nonmetallic minerals 65 74 -9 Cotton cloth, fabrics 149 157 -8 Other precious metals 625 632 -6 Pulpwood and woodpulp 254 259 -5 Coal and related fuels 190 194 -4 Cotton, natural fibers 6 9 -3 Glass-plate, sheet, etc. 92 95 -3 Leather and furs 68 70 -2 Hides and skins 13 13 (-) Hair, waste materials 63 62 (-) Materials, excluding chemicals 116 115 2 Iron and steel products, n.e.c. 674 670 3 Synthetic rubber--primary 166 159 7 Farming materials, livestock 99 92 7 Copper 591 581 9 Zinc 128 110 18 Wool, silk, etc. 85 66 20 Chemicals-inorganic 469 440 30 Stone, sand, cement, etc. 592 555 37 Nuclear fuel materials 261 195 65 Steelmaking materials 597 507 89 Gas-natural 3,398 3,025 373 Iron and steel mill products 2,038 1,648 390 Crude oil 18,114 16,253 1,861 Capital goods, except automotive 32,662 34,182 -1,521 Civilian aircraft 827 1,084 -258 Medicinal equipment 1,747 1,987 -240 Telecommunications equipment 3,075 3,287 -212 Computer accessories 5,330 5,528 -198 Electric apparatus 2,614 2,762 -148 Pulp and paper machinery 375 483 -107 Drilling & oilfield equipment 324 414 -90 Measuring, testing, control instruments 1,046 1,129 -83 Industrial machines, other 2,267 2,338 -72 Materials handling equipment 955 1,021 -66 Business machines and equipment 703 754 -51 Metalworking machine tools 750 795 -44 Photo, service industry machinery 1,135 1,172 -37 Agricultural machinery, equipment 580 610 -31 Generators, accessories 1,165 1,186 -21 Semiconductors 2,245 2,265 -20 Food, tobacco machinery 170 189 -19 Laboratory testing instruments 234 251 -18 Marine engines, parts 60 73 -13 Textile, sewing machines 108 119 -11 Nonfarm tractors and parts 126 136 -10 Industrial engines 1,128 1,135 -7 Commercial vessels, other 6 7 -1 Vessels, except scrap (-) (-) (-) Spacecraft, excluding military 2 1 1 Railway transportation equipment 115 112 3 Specialized mining 59 56 3 Wood, glass, plastic 556 545 12 Parts-civilian aircraft 504 492 12 Computers 2,634 2,599 34 Engines-civilian aircraft 869 813 57 Excavating machinery 952 837 115 Automotive vehicles, parts, and engines 21,365 22,677 -1,312 Consumer goods 35,284 36,172 -888 Other household goods 4,595 4,916 -321 Furniture, household goods, etc. 1,927 2,153 -226 Stereo equipment, etc 717 878 -161 TV's, VCR's, etc 3,250 3,381 -131 Apparel, household goods - cotton 3,777 3,838 -61 Gem stones, other 174 230 -56 Apparel, household goods - wool 265 317 -53 Toiletries and cosmetics 462 502 -40 Cookware, cutlery, tools 521 552 -31 Artwork, antiques, stamps, etc. 688 718 -31 Footwear 1,169 1,195 -26 Pleasure boats and motors 215 239 -24 Jewelry 1,053 1,077 -24 Glassware, chinaware 195 218 -23 Books, printed matter 337 358 -20 Musical instruments 135 152 -16 Records, tapes, and disks 118 133 -15 Apparel, textiles, nonwool or cotton 2,488 2,501 -13 Writing and art supplies 1,010 1,020 -10 Photo equipment 81 89 -8 Household appliances 1,519 1,527 -8 Nursery stock, etc. 123 121 3 Numismatic coins 44 40 5 Rugs 186 179 6 Motorcycles and parts 375 352 23 Camping apparel and gear 642 617 25 Apparel,household goods-nontextile 707 681 26 Toys, games, and sporting goods 2,260 2,195 65 Gem diamonds 1,444 1,351 94 Pharmaceutical preparations 4,806 4,643 162 Other goods 4,863 5,218 -356 ' _________________ Item(1) Year-to-date Year-to-date Year-to-date 2006 2005 Change Total, Balance of Payments Basis 305,679 269,017 36,661 Net Adjustments 619 592 27 Total, Census Basis 305,060 268,425 36,635 Foods, feeds, and beverages 12,419 11,063 1,356 Fish and shellfish 2,171 2,006 165 Cane and beet sugar 193 63 131 Wine and related products 1,300 1,158 142 Other foods 1,302 1,237 66 Dairy products and eggs 267 276 -9 Bakery products 931 888 43 Vegetables 1,147 884 263 Cocoa beans 137 194 -58 Food oils, oilseeds 384 315 69 Alcoholic beverages, excluding wine 857 804 53 Fruits, frozen juices 1,269 1,132 137 Nonagricultural foods, etc. 86 76 10 Tea, spices, etc. 151 142 10 Feedstuff and foodgrains 320 271 49 Nuts 182 199 -17 Green coffee 385 350 35 Meat products 1,338 1,069 269 Industrial supplies and materials 100,217 78,087 22,130 Fuel oil 4,690 2,962 1,728 Petroleum products, other 7,492 5,293 2,199 Liquefied petroleum gases 2,592 1,524 1,068 Chemicals-fertilizers 1,515 1,008 507 Bauxite and aluminum 2,179 1,939 241 Lumber 1,827 1,627 201 Chemicals-other, n.e.c. 1,363 1,311 53 Plastic materials 2,443 2,003 440 Chemicals-organic 3,179 3,018 160 Shingles, wallboard 2,282 2,144 137 Nonmonetary gold 939 616 323 Nonferrous metals, other 446 382 64 Blank tapes, audio & visual 711 648 63 Paper and paper products 1,341 1,309 32 Natural rubber 313 257 56 Plywood and veneers 470 412 59 Industrial supplies, other 3,688 3,363 325 Iron and steel, advanced 1,236 1,199 38 Finished textile supplies 547 560 -13 Synthetic cloth 932 889 43 Newsprint 530 507 23 Tobacco, waxes, etc 836 779 58 Nickel 386 343 43 Finished metal shapes 2,398 1,911 487 Tin 53 61 -8 Nontextile floor tiles 491 474 17 Electric energy 503 233 270 Sulfur, nonmetallic minerals 139 139 (-) Cotton cloth, fabrics 306 352 -47 Other precious metals 1,257 766 491 Pulpwood and woodpulp 513 518 -5 Coal and related fuels 384 470 -86 Cotton, natural fibers 14 15 -1 Glass-plate, sheet, etc. 188 188 (-) Leather and furs 138 140 -2 Hides and skins 27 23 3 Hair, waste materials 125 106 18 Materials, excluding chemicals 231 241 -10 Iron and steel products, n.e.c. 1,344 1,229 115 Synthetic rubber--primary 325 280 45 Farming materials, livestock 191 141 50 Copper 1,172 556 615 Zinc 237 187 51 Wool, silk, etc. 151 138 13 Chemicals-inorganic 909 794 115 Stone, sand, cement, etc. 1,147 974 173 Nuclear fuel materials 456 279 177 Steelmaking materials 1,104 1,522 -418 Gas-natural 6,423 4,335 2,088 Iron and steel mill products 3,686 3,368 319 Crude oil 34,367 24,555 9,812 Capital goods, except automotive 66,844 60,992 5,851 Civilian aircraft 1,911 1,837 74 Medicinal equipment 3,734 3,670 64 Telecommunications equipment 6,362 5,246 1,116 Computer accessories 10,858 10,859 -1 Electric apparatus 5,375 4,805 570 Pulp and paper machinery 858 741 118 Drilling & oilfield equipment 738 441 297 Measuring, testing, control instruments 2,175 1,959 215 Industrial machines, other 4,605 4,161 445 Materials handling equipment 1,976 1,642 334 Business machines and equipment 1,457 1,470 -13 Metalworking machine tools 1,545 1,264 281 Photo, service industry machinery 2,306 2,190 116 Agricultural machinery, equipment 1,190 1,191 -1 Generators, accessories 2,352 2,050 302 Semiconductors 4,510 4,200 310 Food, tobacco machinery 359 360 -1 Laboratory testing instruments 485 503 -18 Marine engines, parts 134 160 -26 Textile, sewing machines 227 191 37 Nonfarm tractors and parts 263 203 60 Industrial engines 2,263 2,010 252 Commercial vessels, other 13 10 3 Vessels, except scrap (-) (-) (-) Spacecraft, excluding military 3 2 1 Railway transportation equipment 227 234 -7 Specialized mining 116 72 44 Wood, glass, plastic 1,101 970 130 Parts-civilian aircraft 997 876 120 Computers 5,233 4,604 629 Engines-civilian aircraft 1,682 1,501 181 Excavating machinery 1,789 1,567 222 Automotive vehicles, parts, and engines 44,043 39,689 4,354 Consumer goods 71,457 69,656 1,801 Other household goods 9,510 8,599 911 Furniture, household goods, etc. 4,080 3,911 168 Stereo equipment, etc 1,595 1,727 -132 TV's, VCR's, etc 6,631 5,953 679 Apparel, household goods - cotton 7,614 7,785 -170 Gem stones, other 405 353 52 Apparel, household goods - wool 582 672 -90 Toiletries and cosmetics 963 966 -2 Cookware, cutlery, tools 1,074 1,046 28 Artwork, antiques, stamps, etc. 1,406 1,445 -39 Footwear 2,364 2,331 34 Pleasure boats and motors 455 431 24 Jewelry 2,130 1,950 180 Glassware, chinaware 413 428 -15 Books, printed matter 695 698 -3 Musical instruments 287 320 -33 Records, tapes, and disks 252 284 -32 Apparel, textiles, nonwool or cotton 4,988 5,296 -308 Writing and art supplies 2,031 2,147 -116 Photo equipment 170 205 -35 Household appliances 3,046 2,585 462 Nursery stock, etc. 244 226 18 Numismatic coins 84 45 39 Rugs 365 337 28 Motorcycles and parts 726 784 -58 Camping apparel and gear 1,259 1,272 -13 Apparel,household goods-nontextile 1,388 1,336 53 Toys, games, and sporting goods 4,454 5,024 -570 Gem diamonds 2,795 2,543 252 Pharmaceutical preparations 9,449 8,958 491 Other goods 10,081 8,938 1,142 ' (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-06-52, BEA-06-13), Bureau of the Census, Foreign Trade Division, February 2006. For more information, contact Nick Orsini (301-763-6959) or Vanessa Ware (301-763-2311), Foreign Trade Division.