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) May April Monthly 2006 2006 (R) Change Total, Balance of Payments Basis 154,295 151,400 2,895 Net Adjustments 360 365 -5 Total, Census Basis 153,935 151,035 2,900 Foods, feeds, and beverages 6,068 6,214 -146 Fruits, frozen juices 523 643 -120 Alcoholic beverages, excluding wine 408 443 -35 Wine, beer, and related products 638 660 -22 Meat products 574 594 -20 Tea, spices, etc. 65 82 -17 Cocoa beans 28 43 -14 Food oils, oilseeds 225 233 -9 Other foods 673 681 -8 Vegetables 506 511 -5 Nonagricultural foods, etc. 33 36 -3 Nuts 104 99 5 Feedstuff and foodgrains 168 160 9 Dairy products and eggs 114 105 9 Fish and shellfish 1,165 1,148 16 Bakery products 477 457 20 Green coffee 230 209 21 Cane and beet sugar 138 111 27 Industrial supplies and materials 52,257 48,859 3,398 Crude oil 19,432 16,676 2,756 Fuel oil 2,643 2,049 594 Petroleum products, other 4,526 3,942 584 Copper 700 404 296 Iron and steel mill products 1,801 1,547 253 Nonmonetary gold 581 449 132 Liquefied petroleum gases 1,287 1,183 104 Natural rubber 219 142 77 Iron and steel products, n.e.c. 707 658 49 Coal and related fuels 217 200 17 Chemicals-fertilizers 640 624 16 Blank tapes, audio & visual 381 368 14 Chemicals-other, n.e.c. 681 670 12 Electric energy 223 212 11 Wool, silk, etc. 75 66 10 Glass-plate, sheet, etc. 110 104 6 Farming materials, livestock 78 73 5 Tin 36 32 4 Newsprint 255 254 2 Hair, waste materials 62 61 1 Cotton, natural fibers 8 6 1 Leather and furs 70 70 (-) Nuclear fuel materials 343 346 -3 Hides and skins 11 14 -3 Iron and steel, advanced 611 617 -6 Nonferrous metals, other 280 287 -7 Sulfur, nonmetallic minerals 68 75 -7 Zinc 132 139 -7 Synthetic rubber--primary 170 179 -10 Materials, excluding chemicals 111 122 -11 Cotton cloth, fabrics 142 153 -11 Nontextile floor tiles 250 262 -12 Synthetic cloth 430 444 -14 Finished textile supplies 265 281 -15 Industrial supplies, other 1,806 1,822 -16 Pulpwood and woodpulp 253 275 -21 Shingles, wallboard 1,033 1,056 -24 Stone, sand, cement, etc. 572 596 -25 Plywood and veneers 265 290 -25 Finished metal shapes 1,290 1,319 -29 Chemicals-inorganic 480 512 -32 Paper and paper products 664 696 -32 Lumber 766 817 -50 Tobacco, waxes, etc 386 440 -54 Nickel 217 273 -56 Bauxite and aluminum 1,189 1,248 -59 Plastic materials 1,063 1,128 -65 Steelmaking materials 468 536 -68 Chemicals-organic 1,363 1,434 -71 Other precious metals 549 773 -224 Gas-natural 2,348 2,936 -588 Capital goods, except automotive 34,690 34,519 171 Medicinal equipment 1,985 1,825 160 Electric apparatus 2,792 2,651 141 Industrial machines, other 2,513 2,383 131 Drilling & oilfield equipment 570 462 108 Engines-civilian aircraft 900 837 63 Spacecraft, excluding military 62 3 59 Measuring, testing, control instruments 1,124 1,079 45 Vessels, except scrap 27 (-) 27 Business machines and equipment 776 750 26 Metalworking machine tools 794 775 19 Food, tobacco machinery 183 166 17 Marine engines, parts 89 75 15 Nonfarm tractors and parts 159 145 14 Specialized mining 81 69 12 Photo, service industry machinery 1,165 1,155 11 Textile, sewing machines 105 95 10 Laboratory testing instruments 249 242 7 Wood, glass, plastic 595 589 5 Commercial vessels, other 9 6 3 Railway transportation equipment 136 135 1 Parts-civilian aircraft 526 537 -11 Excavating machinery 874 885 -11 Telecommunications equipment 3,288 3,303 -15 Materials handling equipment 956 974 -18 Industrial engines 1,112 1,139 -27 Generators, accessories 1,274 1,311 -37 Agricultural machinery, equipment 516 562 -47 Pulp and paper machinery 415 467 -53 Civilian aircraft 739 836 -97 Semiconductors 2,246 2,361 -115 Computer accessories 5,576 5,699 -124 Computers 2,854 3,002 -148 Automotive vehicles, parts, and engines 20,905 21,427 -522 Consumer goods 35,325 35,365 -40 Apparel, household goods - cotton 3,780 4,126 -346 TV's, VCR's, etc 3,057 3,353 -296 Footwear 1,183 1,275 -93 Apparel,household goods-nontextile 644 685 -40 Furniture, household goods, etc. 2,053 2,086 -34 Apparel, textiles, nonwool or cotton 2,597 2,626 -29 Cookware, cutlery, tools 514 538 -24 Rugs 171 189 -18 Stereo equipment, etc 811 829 -18 Camping apparel and gear 661 670 -10 Apparel, household goods - wool 302 308 -5 Gem stones, other 208 213 -5 Toiletries and cosmetics 469 473 -4 Toys, games, and sporting goods 2,278 2,280 -3 Household appliances 1,522 1,522 (-) Glassware, chinaware 198 197 1 Musical instruments 138 137 1 Photo equipment 82 80 1 Records, tapes, and disks 106 101 6 Books, printed matter 372 365 8 Pleasure boats and motors 283 272 11 Numismatic coins 39 20 19 Nursery stock, etc. 132 107 25 Writing and art supplies 1,072 1,034 39 Motorcycles and parts 423 359 64 Gem diamonds 1,503 1,436 66 Jewelry 1,091 1,007 84 Other household goods 3,847 3,725 122 Artwork, antiques, stamps, etc. 737 588 149 Pharmaceutical preparations 5,053 4,762 291 Other goods 4,689 4,651 38 _________________ Item(1) Year-to-date Year-to-date Year-to-date 2006 2005 Change Total, Balance of Payments Basis 758,175 670,004 88,171 Net Adjustments 1,847 1,584 263 Total, Census Basis 756,328 668,420 87,908 Foods, feeds, and beverages 30,810 27,562 3,247 Fruits, frozen juices 3,046 2,711 335 Alcoholic beverages, excluding wine 2,063 1,812 252 Wine, beer, and related products 3,175 2,822 353 Meat products 3,242 2,956 285 Tea, spices, etc. 377 349 29 Cocoa beans 254 457 -203 Food oils, oilseeds 1,110 923 187 Other foods 3,262 2,936 326 Vegetables 2,693 2,374 319 Nonagricultural foods, etc. 198 188 11 Nuts 472 519 -47 Feedstuff and foodgrains 827 679 147 Dairy products and eggs 578 624 -46 Fish and shellfish 5,557 4,868 689 Bakery products 2,296 2,138 158 Green coffee 1,021 960 60 Cane and beet sugar 639 246 393 Industrial supplies and materials 247,356 199,279 48,077 Crude oil 87,629 65,951 21,678 Fuel oil 11,217 7,805 3,413 Petroleum products, other 19,077 12,906 6,172 Copper 2,723 1,462 1,261 Iron and steel mill products 8,616 7,758 858 Nonmonetary gold 2,459 1,629 830 Liquefied petroleum gases 5,943 4,570 1,373 Natural rubber 842 600 242 Iron and steel products, n.e.c. 3,328 3,026 302 Coal and related fuels 1,031 1,214 -183 Chemicals-fertilizers 3,458 2,918 540 Blank tapes, audio & visual 1,798 1,641 156 Chemicals-other, n.e.c. 3,353 3,191 162 Electric energy 1,132 803 329 Wool, silk, etc. 353 345 8 Glass-plate, sheet, etc. 507 467 40 Farming materials, livestock 448 353 96 Tin 152 150 2 Newsprint 1,314 1,268 45 Hair, waste materials 315 257 58 Cotton, natural fibers 36 43 -6 Leather and furs 350 351 -1 Nuclear fuel materials 1,400 1,132 269 Hides and skins 67 61 6 Iron and steel, advanced 3,044 2,872 172 Nonferrous metals, other 1,247 1,112 136 Sulfur, nonmetallic minerals 343 328 15 Zinc 626 476 150 Synthetic rubber--primary 841 753 87 Materials, excluding chemicals 581 604 -23 Cotton cloth, fabrics 741 830 -90 Nontextile floor tiles 1,239 1,136 103 Synthetic cloth 2,219 2,133 86 Finished textile supplies 1,347 1,354 -7 Industrial supplies, other 9,049 8,175 874 Pulpwood and woodpulp 1,260 1,302 -42 Shingles, wallboard 5,399 5,123 275 Stone, sand, cement, etc. 2,845 2,372 472 Plywood and veneers 1,283 1,150 134 Finished metal shapes 6,204 4,775 1,428 Chemicals-inorganic 2,391 2,021 370 Paper and paper products 3,339 3,110 230 Lumber 4,200 4,040 160 Tobacco, waxes, etc 1,994 1,957 37 Nickel 1,126 905 221 Bauxite and aluminum 5,733 4,864 869 Plastic materials 5,658 4,793 865 Steelmaking materials 2,643 3,094 -451 Chemicals-organic 7,408 6,950 458 Other precious metals 3,137 1,997 1,140 Gas-natural 13,910 11,151 2,759 Capital goods, except automotive 170,316 153,713 16,603 Medicinal equipment 9,345 8,877 468 Electric apparatus 13,466 11,936 1,530 Industrial machines, other 11,789 10,418 1,371 Drilling & oilfield equipment 2,233 1,342 891 Engines-civilian aircraft 4,484 3,845 639 Spacecraft, excluding military 71 7 64 Measuring, testing, control instruments 5,473 4,920 553 Vessels, except scrap 28 6 22 Business machines and equipment 3,655 3,529 127 Metalworking machine tools 4,033 3,242 791 Food, tobacco machinery 859 850 8 Marine engines, parts 386 388 -2 Nonfarm tractors and parts 689 512 176 Specialized mining 324 215 109 Photo, service industry machinery 5,712 5,552 160 Textile, sewing machines 515 560 -45 Laboratory testing instruments 1,206 1,218 -12 Wood, glass, plastic 2,841 2,361 480 Commercial vessels, other 34 28 6 Railway transportation equipment 647 579 68 Parts-civilian aircraft 2,604 2,289 315 Excavating machinery 4,311 3,869 442 Telecommunications equipment 16,308 14,367 1,941 Materials handling equipment 4,869 4,014 854 Industrial engines 5,580 5,114 466 Generators, accessories 6,137 5,174 963 Agricultural machinery, equipment 2,774 2,914 -140 Pulp and paper machinery 2,161 1,901 260 Civilian aircraft 4,396 4,863 -468 Semiconductors 11,376 10,497 879 Computer accessories 27,739 26,430 1,309 Computers 14,273 11,894 2,379 Automotive vehicles, parts, and engines 106,913 96,839 10,075 Consumer goods 176,806 168,321 8,485 Apparel, household goods - cotton 19,051 19,009 42 TV's, VCR's, etc 15,757 14,095 1,661 Footwear 6,013 5,584 429 Apparel,household goods-nontextile 3,280 3,103 177 Furniture, household goods, etc. 10,056 9,380 675 Apparel, textiles, nonwool or cotton 12,525 12,647 -122 Cookware, cutlery, tools 2,578 2,425 153 Rugs 904 832 72 Stereo equipment, etc 3,950 4,305 -354 Camping apparel and gear 3,224 3,105 119 Apparel, household goods - wool 1,458 1,608 -150 Gem stones, other 1,046 939 107 Toiletries and cosmetics 2,336 2,289 47 Toys, games, and sporting goods 11,015 11,732 -718 Household appliances 7,568 6,318 1,250 Glassware, chinaware 966 973 -7 Musical instruments 686 738 -52 Photo equipment 412 473 -61 Records, tapes, and disks 564 690 -126 Books, printed matter 1,776 1,738 38 Pleasure boats and motors 1,282 1,186 96 Numismatic coins 187 116 71 Nursery stock, etc. 587 568 19 Writing and art supplies 5,094 5,126 -32 Motorcycles and parts 1,852 1,764 88 Gem diamonds 7,232 6,549 683 Jewelry 5,318 4,932 387 Other household goods 21,113 19,648 1,465 Artwork, antiques, stamps, etc. 3,571 3,080 492 Pharmaceutical preparations 25,405 23,368 2,038 Other goods 24,128 22,707 1,421 (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-06-108, BEA-06-32), Bureau of the Census, Foreign Trade Division, May 2006. For more information, contact Nick Orsini (301-763-6959) or Vanessa Ware (301-763-2311), Foreign Trade Division.