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. . Item(1) April March Monthly 2006 2006 Change Total, Balance of Payments Basis 151,324 150,070 1,254 Net Adjustments 359 388 -29 Total, Census Basis 150,965 149,682 1,283 Foods, feeds, and beverages 6,216 6,360 -144 Meat products 594 706 -112 Cane and beet sugar 109 197 -88 Food oils, oilseeds 242 272 -30 Feedstuff and foodgrains 158 178 -19 Fruits, frozen juices 650 661 -11 Cocoa beans 43 50 -8 Nonagricultural foods, etc. 36 43 -7 Bakery products 457 462 -5 Tea, spices, etc. 82 84 -3 Dairy products and eggs 105 106 -1 Green coffee 209 208 1 Nuts 100 88 12 Fish and shellfish 1,148 1,131 17 Alcoholic beverages, excluding wine 433 415 18 Other foods 681 663 18 Vegetables 511 484 28 Wine, beer, and related products 657 612 46 Industrial supplies and materials 48,841 46,434 2,408 Petroleum products, other 3,932 3,182 750 Gas-natural 2,936 2,425 512 Liquefied petroleum gases 1,206 908 298 Fuel oil 2,043 1,836 208 Other precious metals 775 573 202 Crude oil 16,663 16,482 181 Finished metal shapes 1,321 1,184 137 Nuclear fuel materials 346 256 90 Tobacco, waxes, etc 439 363 76 Bauxite and aluminum 1,247 1,171 75 Nonferrous metals, other 287 235 52 Industrial supplies, other 1,820 1,779 41 Pulpwood and woodpulp 275 235 39 Stone, sand, cement, etc. 598 565 33 Plywood and veneers 290 258 32 Zinc 138 107 32 Paper and paper products 696 666 30 Iron and steel, advanced 616 592 24 Blank tapes, audio & visual 367 343 24 Nickel 273 250 23 Nontextile floor tiles 261 241 21 Finished textile supplies 281 260 20 Plastic materials 1,129 1,114 15 Chemicals-inorganic 515 501 14 Synthetic rubber--primary 179 168 11 Sulfur, nonmetallic minerals 71 62 9 Chemicals-other, n.e.c. 667 660 7 Cotton cloth, fabrics 153 148 5 Materials, excluding chemicals 122 118 4 Electric energy 212 210 2 Wool, silk, etc. 66 64 2 Tin 32 30 2 Hides and skins 14 13 (-) Leather and furs 70 70 (-) Synthetic cloth 444 445 (-) Glass-plate, sheet, etc. 104 105 -2 Cotton, natural fibers 6 8 -2 Lumber 816 819 -4 Hair, waste materials 61 69 -8 Steelmaking materials 541 550 -9 Chemicals-fertilizers 624 632 -9 Iron and steel products, n.e.c. 656 668 -12 Shingles, wallboard 1,056 1,079 -23 Newsprint 254 277 -23 Natural rubber 142 168 -26 Coal and related fuels 200 234 -34 Farming materials, livestock 73 111 -37 Nonmonetary gold 450 490 -40 Copper 405 448 -43 Chemicals-organic 1,437 1,561 -124 Iron and steel mill products 1,534 1,705 -170 Capital goods, except automotive 34,520 34,420 100 Industrial machines, other 2,377 2,274 103 Excavating machinery 885 781 103 Semiconductors 2,353 2,251 102 Generators, accessories 1,288 1,202 87 Photo, service industry machinery 1,165 1,106 59 Business machines and equipment 750 694 55 Industrial engines 1,134 1,087 48 Wood, glass, plastic 591 545 46 Pulp and paper machinery 461 421 40 Telecommunications equipment 3,300 3,281 20 Nonfarm tractors and parts 145 127 18 Agricultural machinery, equipment 562 551 12 Specialized mining 68 58 10 Laboratory testing instruments 242 232 10 Food, tobacco machinery 166 158 8 Textile, sewing machines 95 89 7 Parts-civilian aircraft 536 535 1 Vessels, except scrap (-) (-) (-) Spacecraft, excluding military 3 3 (-) Commercial vessels, other 6 6 -1 Marine engines, parts 75 85 -10 Railway transportation equipment 135 149 -13 Computer accessories 5,684 5,698 -14 Materials handling equipment 974 991 -18 Measuring, testing, control instruments 1,079 1,102 -23 Drilling & oilfield equipment 466 489 -23 Medicinal equipment 1,829 1,855 -25 Electric apparatus 2,650 2,692 -43 Civilian aircraft 834 905 -71 Metalworking machine tools 775 883 -109 Computers 3,001 3,115 -113 Engines-civilian aircraft 892 1,057 -166 Automotive vehicles, parts, and engines 21,413 21,007 406 Consumer goods 35,288 36,559 -1,271 Pharmaceutical preparations 4,696 6,123 -1,427 Other household goods 3,724 4,526 -802 Artwork, antiques, stamps, etc. 589 921 -332 Jewelry 1,012 1,087 -75 Motorcycles and parts 358 408 -50 Gem diamonds 1,436 1,483 -47 Numismatic coins 20 44 -25 Records, tapes, and disks 101 111 -10 Gem stones, other 213 218 -6 Toiletries and cosmetics 474 479 -5 Photo equipment 80 83 -2 Writing and art supplies 1,032 1,031 2 Musical instruments 136 133 3 Nursery stock, etc. 107 102 5 Rugs 188 180 8 Camping apparel and gear 670 662 8 Glassware, chinaware 197 177 20 Books, printed matter 364 344 20 Household appliances 1,524 1,503 21 Apparel, household goods - wool 308 283 25 Apparel,household goods-nontextile 684 658 26 Pleasure boats and motors 272 243 29 Cookware, cutlery, tools 538 495 43 Footwear 1,275 1,230 45 Stereo equipment, etc 828 745 83 Furniture, household goods, etc. 2,085 1,944 141 Toys, games, and sporting goods 2,277 2,113 164 Apparel, textiles, nonwool or cotton 2,624 2,401 223 TV's, VCR's, etc 3,353 3,120 233 Apparel, household goods - cotton 4,123 3,712 411 Other goods 4,686 4,902 -216 _________________ Item(1) Year-to-date Year-to-date Year-to-date 2006 2005 Change Total, Balance of Payments Basis 603,804 533,941 69,863 Net Adjustments 1,480 1,270 210 Total, Census Basis 602,323 532,671 69,653 Foods, feeds, and beverages 24,744 21,946 2,798 Meat products 2,667 2,293 374 Cane and beet sugar 500 199 301 Food oils, oilseeds 894 713 181 Feedstuff and foodgrains 657 548 109 Fruits, frozen juices 2,531 2,187 344 Cocoa beans 225 388 -163 Nonagricultural foods, etc. 165 147 18 Bakery products 1,819 1,710 109 Tea, spices, etc. 313 286 27 Dairy products and eggs 464 511 -47 Green coffee 791 739 52 Nuts 369 408 -39 Fish and shellfish 4,393 3,904 489 Alcoholic beverages, excluding wine 1,645 1,453 192 Other foods 2,589 2,332 256 Vegetables 2,187 1,862 325 Wine, beer, and related products 2,535 2,264 271 Industrial supplies and materials 195,080 158,856 36,224 Petroleum products, other 14,541 10,446 4,095 Gas-natural 11,562 8,792 2,770 Liquefied petroleum gases 4,679 3,514 1,165 Fuel oil 8,569 6,089 2,480 Other precious metals 2,589 1,574 1,015 Crude oil 68,183 52,566 15,617 Finished metal shapes 4,915 3,775 1,140 Nuclear fuel materials 1,057 750 307 Tobacco, waxes, etc 1,605 1,576 29 Bauxite and aluminum 4,544 3,823 720 Nonferrous metals, other 967 855 111 Industrial supplies, other 7,242 6,531 711 Pulpwood and woodpulp 1,006 1,037 -31 Stone, sand, cement, etc. 2,275 1,895 380 Plywood and veneers 1,018 889 129 Zinc 493 384 110 Paper and paper products 2,675 2,498 177 Iron and steel, advanced 2,433 2,308 124 Blank tapes, audio & visual 1,416 1,301 115 Nickel 909 719 189 Nontextile floor tiles 989 907 83 Finished textile supplies 1,082 1,086 -4 Plastic materials 4,596 3,847 749 Chemicals-inorganic 1,915 1,610 305 Synthetic rubber--primary 671 590 81 Sulfur, nonmetallic minerals 272 259 13 Chemicals-other, n.e.c. 2,669 2,547 122 Cotton cloth, fabrics 599 671 -72 Materials, excluding chemicals 469 486 -16 Electric energy 909 632 278 Wool, silk, etc. 278 275 3 Tin 116 123 -7 Hides and skins 56 48 7 Leather and furs 280 279 1 Synthetic cloth 1,789 1,706 82 Glass-plate, sheet, etc. 397 368 29 Cotton, natural fibers 29 33 -4 Lumber 3,433 3,272 161 Hair, waste materials 252 206 46 Steelmaking materials 2,179 2,692 -512 Chemicals-fertilizers 2,817 2,252 565 Iron and steel products, n.e.c. 2,618 2,408 211 Shingles, wallboard 4,365 4,126 239 Newsprint 1,058 1,003 55 Natural rubber 623 502 121 Coal and related fuels 814 1,010 -196 Farming materials, livestock 371 280 91 Nonmonetary gold 1,880 1,282 597 Copper 2,024 1,098 927 Chemicals-organic 6,048 5,572 476 Iron and steel mill products 6,803 6,360 443 Capital goods, except automotive 135,626 122,432 13,194 Industrial machines, other 9,270 8,298 972 Excavating machinery 3,437 3,074 363 Semiconductors 9,121 8,415 706 Generators, accessories 4,840 4,134 706 Photo, service industry machinery 4,556 4,455 101 Business machines and equipment 2,880 2,815 65 Industrial engines 4,462 4,047 415 Wood, glass, plastic 2,248 1,903 344 Pulp and paper machinery 1,740 1,549 191 Telecommunications equipment 13,018 11,277 1,740 Nonfarm tractors and parts 530 400 129 Agricultural machinery, equipment 2,259 2,319 -60 Specialized mining 242 174 69 Laboratory testing instruments 957 971 -14 Food, tobacco machinery 675 683 -8 Textile, sewing machines 410 429 -19 Parts-civilian aircraft 2,076 1,838 238 Vessels, except scrap 1 6 -6 Spacecraft, excluding military 9 6 4 Commercial vessels, other 25 20 4 Marine engines, parts 296 317 -21 Railway transportation equipment 511 462 49 Computer accessories 22,148 21,217 931 Materials handling equipment 3,913 3,209 704 Measuring, testing, control instruments 4,349 3,926 423 Drilling & oilfield equipment 1,667 1,000 667 Medicinal equipment 7,364 7,097 267 Electric apparatus 10,672 9,516 1,156 Civilian aircraft 3,655 3,845 -190 Metalworking machine tools 3,238 2,574 664 Computers 11,418 9,395 2,022 Engines-civilian aircraft 3,639 3,059 580 Automotive vehicles, parts, and engines 85,994 77,035 8,959 Consumer goods 141,404 134,323 7,081 Pharmaceutical preparations 20,286 18,385 1,900 Other household goods 17,265 15,736 1,529 Artwork, antiques, stamps, etc. 2,835 2,528 306 Jewelry 4,232 3,929 303 Motorcycles and parts 1,428 1,395 33 Gem diamonds 5,730 5,156 574 Numismatic coins 148 82 66 Records, tapes, and disks 457 558 -101 Gem stones, other 838 730 108 Toiletries and cosmetics 1,867 1,818 49 Photo equipment 330 378 -47 Writing and art supplies 4,021 4,105 -84 Musical instruments 547 593 -46 Nursery stock, etc. 455 460 -4 Rugs 732 663 69 Camping apparel and gear 2,564 2,485 79 Glassware, chinaware 768 784 -17 Books, printed matter 1,404 1,376 28 Household appliances 6,049 5,049 999 Apparel, household goods - wool 1,155 1,283 -127 Apparel,household goods-nontextile 2,635 2,490 145 Pleasure boats and motors 999 922 77 Cookware, cutlery, tools 2,063 1,938 126 Footwear 4,829 4,481 348 Stereo equipment, etc 3,138 3,446 -308 Furniture, household goods, etc. 8,002 7,482 520 Toys, games, and sporting goods 8,734 9,545 -811 Apparel, textiles, nonwool or cotton 9,926 10,112 -187 TV's, VCR's, etc 12,699 11,301 1,398 Apparel, household goods - cotton 15,269 15,112 157 Other goods 19,475 18,078 1,397 (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-06-86, BEA-06-25), Bureau of the Census, Foreign Trade Division, April 2006. For more information, contact Nick Orsini (301-763-6959) or Vanessa Ware (301-763-2311), Foreign Trade Division.