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) March February Monthly 2006 2006 (R) Change Total, Balance of Payments Basis 148,827 150,194 -1,368 Net Adjustments 328 297 31 Total, Census Basis 148,499 149,898 -1,399 Foods, feeds, and beverages 6,281 6,025 256 Cane and beet sugar 198 67 130 Fish and shellfish 1,100 1,004 96 Food oils, oilseeds 263 182 81 Fruits, frozen juices 652 626 26 Green coffee 218 200 18 Feedstuff and foodgrains 178 160 18 Other foods 646 633 13 Tea, spices, etc. 87 75 12 Meat products 708 697 11 Nonagricultural foods, etc. 43 41 2 Nuts 92 96 -4 Wine and related products 615 620 -5 Bakery products 450 455 -5 Cocoa beans 53 62 -9 Dairy products and eggs 110 122 -12 Alcoholic beverages, excluding wine 407 420 -14 Vegetables 462 565 -103 Industrial supplies and materials 46,583 49,895 -3,312 Crude oil 16,589 18,163 -1,574 Gas-natural 2,396 3,398 -1,002 Liquefied petroleum gases 883 1,099 -216 Petroleum products, other 3,219 3,379 -160 Copper 447 591 -144 Fuel oil 1,836 1,937 -101 Chemicals-organic 1,465 1,548 -84 Steelmaking materials 514 593 -79 Iron and steel mill products 1,936 2,009 -73 Plastic materials 1,127 1,183 -56 Other precious metals 567 614 -48 Stone, sand, cement, etc. 551 592 -41 Chemicals-fertilizers 629 669 -41 Tobacco, waxes, etc 369 407 -38 Electric energy 211 246 -36 Industrial supplies, other 1,784 1,819 -35 Shingles, wallboard 1,077 1,107 -30 Zinc 116 137 -21 Wool, silk, etc. 64 84 -20 Iron and steel, advanced 585 600 -15 Lumber 844 857 -12 Synthetic cloth 445 451 -6 Nuclear fuel materials 256 261 -5 Finished metal shapes 1,185 1,189 -4 Sulfur, nonmetallic minerals 62 65 -3 Hides and skins 13 13 -1 Nontextile floor tiles 239 239 (-) Leather and furs 68 68 (-) Iron and steel products, n.e.c. 668 667 (-) Pulpwood and woodpulp 245 245 (-) Cotton cloth, fabrics 150 147 2 Cotton, natural fibers 8 6 2 Synthetic rubber--primary 168 166 2 Finished textile supplies 260 257 3 Materials, excluding chemicals 118 115 3 Hair, waste materials 68 63 5 Farming materials, livestock 107 99 8 Tin 30 20 10 Glass-plate, sheet, etc. 105 92 13 Paper and paper products 662 648 14 Blank tapes, audio & visual 344 326 18 Newsprint 277 253 24 Chemicals-other, n.e.c. 660 635 25 Natural rubber 168 134 34 Nonferrous metals, other 235 194 41 Chemicals-inorganic 510 466 44 Plywood and veneers 258 213 45 Coal and related fuels 234 186 48 Nonmonetary gold 490 440 50 Nickel 251 184 67 Bauxite and aluminum 1,091 1,019 72 Capital goods, except automotive 34,050 32,572 1,479 Computers 3,135 2,631 503 Computer accessories 5,607 5,316 291 Telecommunications equipment 3,264 3,068 196 Drilling & oilfield equipment 485 299 186 Engines-civilian aircraft 1,013 879 134 Metalworking machine tools 854 745 109 Civilian aircraft 910 832 78 Medicinal equipment 1,814 1,747 67 Electric apparatus 2,645 2,601 44 Pulp and paper machinery 414 371 43 Industrial machines, other 2,287 2,245 42 Railway transportation equipment 149 115 34 Generators, accessories 1,197 1,164 32 Parts-civilian aircraft 534 504 31 Materials handling equipment 980 952 28 Marine engines, parts 88 64 24 Spacecraft, excluding military 3 2 1 Nonfarm tractors and parts 126 126 (-) Commercial vessels, other 6 6 (-) Vessels, except scrap (-) (-) (-) Specialized mining 58 59 -1 Measuring, testing, control instruments 1,042 1,044 -2 Laboratory testing instruments 229 234 -5 Semiconductors 2,234 2,243 -10 Food, tobacco machinery 157 170 -14 Business machines and equipment 682 703 -22 Textile, sewing machines 84 108 -24 Wood, glass, plastic 533 560 -28 Photo, service industry machinery 1,101 1,132 -30 Agricultural machinery, equipment 547 578 -31 Industrial engines 1,090 1,124 -34 Excavating machinery 782 947 -164 Automotive vehicles, parts, and engines 20,597 21,348 -751 Consumer goods 36,163 35,279 884 Pharmaceutical preparations 6,152 4,817 1,335 Artwork, antiques, stamps, etc. 963 687 277 Stereo equipment, etc 784 716 68 Footwear 1,218 1,168 50 Gem stones, other 221 174 48 Apparel,household goods-nontextile 746 704 42 Pleasure boats and motors 264 226 38 Camping apparel and gear 661 642 19 Jewelry 1,070 1,054 16 Toiletries and cosmetics 469 461 7 Books, printed matter 340 336 5 Photo equipment 83 81 1 Numismatic coins 44 44 (-) Apparel, household goods - wool 263 263 (-) Writing and art supplies 1,012 1,012 -1 Records, tapes, and disks 113 117 -4 Musical instruments 129 135 -6 Rugs 178 185 -7 Nursery stock, etc. 110 123 -13 Gem diamonds 1,429 1,444 -15 Household appliances 1,523 1,539 -16 Motorcycles and parts 355 373 -18 Glassware, chinaware 169 195 -25 Furniture, household goods, etc. 1,888 1,925 -37 Cookware, cutlery, tools 477 521 -44 Toys, games, and sporting goods 2,130 2,256 -127 Apparel, textiles, nonwool or cotton 2,342 2,478 -136 Apparel, household goods - cotton 3,638 3,777 -139 TV's, VCR's, etc 3,093 3,233 -140 Other household goods 4,298 4,591 -294 Other goods 4,825 4,780 45 _________________ Item(1) Year-to-date Year-to-date Year-to-date 2006 2005 Change Total, Balance of Payments Basis 454,165 399,079 55,086 Net Adjustments 949 916 34 Total, Census Basis 453,215 398,163 55,052 Foods, feeds, and beverages 18,673 16,515 2,159 Cane and beet sugar 391 144 247 Fish and shellfish 3,265 2,953 312 Food oils, oilseeds 643 500 143 Fruits, frozen juices 1,914 1,681 233 Green coffee 602 543 59 Feedstuff and foodgrains 499 408 91 Other foods 1,946 1,785 161 Tea, spices, etc. 238 217 21 Meat products 2,046 1,657 390 Nonagricultural foods, etc. 129 112 17 Nuts 274 310 -35 Wine and related products 1,912 1,725 188 Bakery products 1,381 1,297 83 Cocoa beans 189 323 -134 Dairy products and eggs 376 413 -37 Alcoholic beverages, excluding wine 1,259 1,142 117 Vegetables 1,608 1,305 303 Industrial supplies and materials 146,679 117,884 28,795 Crude oil 51,006 38,204 12,802 Gas-natural 8,819 6,564 2,254 Liquefied petroleum gases 3,449 2,450 999 Petroleum products, other 10,670 7,813 2,858 Copper 1,619 841 777 Fuel oil 6,525 4,487 2,038 Chemicals-organic 4,634 4,230 404 Steelmaking materials 1,614 2,045 -430 Iron and steel mill products 5,593 5,041 551 Plastic materials 3,569 2,966 603 Other precious metals 1,812 1,243 569 Stone, sand, cement, etc. 1,697 1,425 272 Chemicals-fertilizers 2,138 1,597 541 Tobacco, waxes, etc 1,204 1,214 -10 Electric energy 714 352 362 Industrial supplies, other 5,469 4,933 536 Shingles, wallboard 3,357 3,150 207 Zinc 363 287 75 Wool, silk, etc. 214 207 7 Iron and steel, advanced 1,821 1,740 81 Lumber 2,671 2,497 174 Synthetic cloth 1,376 1,302 74 Nuclear fuel materials 711 488 223 Finished metal shapes 3,580 2,801 779 Sulfur, nonmetallic minerals 201 192 9 Hides and skins 39 34 5 Nontextile floor tiles 730 685 45 Leather and furs 207 207 (-) Iron and steel products, n.e.c. 2,005 1,817 188 Pulpwood and woodpulp 749 793 -44 Cotton cloth, fabrics 454 517 -63 Cotton, natural fibers 22 25 -3 Synthetic rubber--primary 493 427 66 Finished textile supplies 804 821 -17 Materials, excluding chemicals 349 361 -12 Hair, waste materials 192 154 38 Farming materials, livestock 298 208 90 Tin 83 89 -6 Glass-plate, sheet, etc. 293 274 19 Paper and paper products 2,003 1,916 88 Blank tapes, audio & visual 1,048 976 72 Newsprint 806 752 54 Chemicals-other, n.e.c. 2,021 1,943 78 Natural rubber 481 364 118 Nonferrous metals, other 680 589 90 Chemicals-inorganic 1,415 1,220 195 Plywood and veneers 728 645 83 Coal and related fuels 614 773 -159 Nonmonetary gold 1,430 960 470 Nickel 637 518 120 Bauxite and aluminum 3,269 2,744 526 Capital goods, except automotive 100,804 90,572 10,232 Computers 8,365 6,961 1,404 Computer accessories 16,452 16,030 422 Telecommunications equipment 9,620 7,951 1,669 Drilling & oilfield equipment 1,198 677 521 Engines-civilian aircraft 2,704 2,315 389 Metalworking machine tools 2,395 1,901 493 Civilian aircraft 2,827 2,746 81 Medicinal equipment 5,548 5,341 208 Electric apparatus 8,008 7,081 927 Pulp and paper machinery 1,268 1,159 108 Industrial machines, other 6,871 6,111 760 Railway transportation equipment 376 356 19 Generators, accessories 3,548 3,007 541 Parts-civilian aircraft 1,530 1,332 198 Materials handling equipment 2,952 2,420 532 Marine engines, parts 224 241 -17 Spacecraft, excluding military 6 5 1 Nonfarm tractors and parts 388 300 88 Commercial vessels, other 19 16 3 Vessels, except scrap 1 (-) (-) Specialized mining 174 118 56 Measuring, testing, control instruments 3,215 2,880 335 Laboratory testing instruments 715 733 -18 Semiconductors 6,742 6,238 504 Food, tobacco machinery 516 520 -4 Business machines and equipment 2,139 2,096 43 Textile, sewing machines 311 281 31 Wood, glass, plastic 1,638 1,417 221 Photo, service industry machinery 3,405 3,311 94 Agricultural machinery, equipment 1,736 1,766 -30 Industrial engines 3,349 3,001 348 Excavating machinery 2,566 2,262 305 Automotive vehicles, parts, and engines 64,623 58,119 6,504 Consumer goods 107,614 101,664 5,951 Pharmaceutical preparations 15,612 13,491 2,121 Artwork, antiques, stamps, etc. 2,368 2,055 313 Stereo equipment, etc 2,378 2,632 -255 Footwear 3,580 3,378 202 Gem stones, other 625 540 86 Apparel,household goods-nontextile 2,132 2,016 115 Pleasure boats and motors 730 681 49 Camping apparel and gear 1,920 1,868 52 Jewelry 3,202 2,900 302 Toiletries and cosmetics 1,432 1,396 35 Books, printed matter 1,034 1,017 16 Photo equipment 254 289 -36 Numismatic coins 128 65 63 Apparel, household goods - wool 843 951 -108 Writing and art supplies 3,045 3,131 -86 Records, tapes, and disks 364 428 -64 Musical instruments 416 458 -43 Rugs 542 501 41 Nursery stock, etc. 354 352 2 Gem diamonds 4,224 3,684 540 Household appliances 4,589 3,801 788 Motorcycles and parts 1,080 1,081 -2 Glassware, chinaware 582 604 -22 Furniture, household goods, etc. 5,966 5,641 325 Cookware, cutlery, tools 1,550 1,483 67 Toys, games, and sporting goods 6,580 7,348 -768 Apparel, textiles, nonwool or cotton 7,321 7,605 -284 Apparel, household goods - cotton 11,253 11,415 -162 TV's, VCR's, etc 9,707 8,725 982 Other household goods 13,805 12,125 1,679 Other goods 14,822 13,409 1,413 (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-06-74, BEA-06-19), Bureau of the Census, Foreign Trade Division, March 2006. For more information, contact Nick Orsini (301-763-6959) or Vanessa Ware (301-763-2311), Foreign Trade Division.