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) July June Monthly 2006 2006 (R) Change Total, Balance of Payments Basis 159,094 156,967 2,127 Net Adjustments 393 381 12 Total, Census Basis 158,701 156,586 2,115 Foods, feeds, and beverages 6,263 6,027 236 Meat products 599 539 60 Wine, beer, and related products 663 612 51 Vegetables 588 539 48 Other foods 709 664 46 Cocoa beans 64 30 35 Bakery products 491 470 21 Alcoholic beverages, excluding wine 425 405 20 Tea, spices, etc. 94 77 17 Dairy products and eggs 125 114 11 Nonagricultural foods, etc. 43 35 7 Fruits, frozen juices 596 591 5 Food oils, oilseeds 223 219 4 Feedstuff and foodgrains 177 183 -6 Green coffee 229 234 -6 Nuts 98 104 -6 Cane and beet sugar 104 114 -10 Fish and shellfish 1,035 1,096 -61 Industrial supplies and materials 54,249 52,072 2,178 Fuel oil 2,997 2,255 742 Petroleum products, other 4,138 3,695 443 Iron and steel mill products 2,043 1,719 324 Chemicals-organic 1,902 1,601 301 Liquefied petroleum gases 1,392 1,186 206 Steelmaking materials 654 498 156 Iron and steel products, n.e.c. 826 701 125 Other precious metals 770 699 71 Nonmonetary gold 573 508 65 Coal and related fuels 248 205 43 Chemicals-fertilizers 602 561 41 Zinc 204 165 39 Nuclear fuel materials 377 347 30 Natural rubber 161 135 27 Chemicals-other, n.e.c. 713 687 26 Iron and steel, advanced 657 631 25 Plywood and veneers 313 290 22 Industrial supplies, other 1,905 1,883 22 Nonferrous metals, other 288 268 19 Sulfur, nonmetallic minerals 87 68 19 Pulpwood and woodpulp 254 235 19 Tobacco, waxes, etc 397 386 11 Synthetic cloth 456 445 11 Tin 41 31 11 Farming materials, livestock 93 86 8 Synthetic rubber--primary 168 164 4 Wool, silk, etc. 73 70 3 Finished textile supplies 277 276 (-) Glass-plate, sheet, etc. 118 117 (-) Leather and furs 72 72 (-) Newsprint 258 259 -1 Hides and skins 9 9 -1 Blank tapes, audio & visual 335 336 -1 Cotton, natural fibers 6 7 -1 Hair, waste materials 63 65 -2 Stone, sand, cement, etc. 580 581 -2 Cotton cloth, fabrics 141 148 -7 Materials, excluding chemicals 109 121 -12 Nickel 251 263 -12 Nontextile floor tiles 252 266 -14 Shingles, wallboard 1,052 1,066 -14 Electric energy 177 196 -19 Finished metal shapes 1,477 1,500 -23 Paper and paper products 688 715 -26 Plastic materials 1,112 1,142 -30 Gas-natural 1,985 2,019 -34 Lumber 673 718 -45 Copper 780 826 -46 Chemicals-inorganic 440 493 -54 Crude oil 19,951 20,032 -81 Bauxite and aluminum 1,111 1,324 -213 Capital goods, except automotive 35,462 34,662 800 Computers 2,888 2,638 250 Telecommunications equipment 3,338 3,128 211 Semiconductors 2,337 2,140 196 Computer accessories 5,770 5,596 175 Electric apparatus 2,952 2,797 154 Drilling & oilfield equipment 575 430 145 Medicinal equipment 2,069 2,013 56 Industrial machines, other 2,421 2,378 42 Generators, accessories 1,442 1,408 35 Metalworking machine tools 790 760 30 Parts-civilian aircraft 549 519 30 Specialized mining 92 64 28 Business machines and equipment 736 717 19 Textile, sewing machines 107 89 18 Food, tobacco machinery 181 167 14 Nonfarm tractors and parts 147 136 10 Agricultural machinery, equipment 571 564 7 Vessels, except scrap (-) (-) (-) Commercial vessels, other 5 7 -1 Marine engines, parts 82 83 -2 Photo, service industry machinery 1,340 1,342 -2 Railway transportation equipment 123 131 -8 Spacecraft, excluding military 3 12 -9 Laboratory testing instruments 243 257 -14 Measuring, testing, control instruments 1,097 1,112 -14 Wood, glass, plastic 570 592 -23 Industrial engines 1,186 1,209 -23 Excavating machinery 902 933 -31 Engines-civilian aircraft 884 921 -37 Materials handling equipment 933 974 -41 Pulp and paper machinery 400 443 -42 Civilian aircraft 728 1,102 -374 Automotive vehicles, parts, and engines 21,028 22,212 -1,184 Consumer goods 36,897 36,719 177 TV's, VCR's, etc 3,634 3,400 234 Pharmaceutical preparations 5,911 5,694 217 Toys, games, and sporting goods 2,292 2,199 94 Writing and art supplies 1,054 1,023 31 Other household goods 4,172 4,143 29 Jewelry 1,069 1,049 20 Household appliances 1,518 1,500 18 Furniture, household goods, etc. 2,117 2,100 17 Glassware, chinaware 205 194 11 Gem stones, other 215 205 10 Apparel, household goods - wool 295 286 9 Nursery stock, etc. 126 120 6 Camping apparel and gear 651 646 5 Records, tapes, and disks 105 102 4 Books, printed matter 354 355 -1 Rugs 183 184 -1 Musical instruments 134 138 -4 Photo equipment 79 86 -7 Cookware, cutlery, tools 522 529 -8 Apparel,household goods-nontextile 611 623 -12 Numismatic coins 14 27 -14 Motorcycles and parts 418 432 -14 Footwear 1,155 1,169 -15 Toiletries and cosmetics 490 505 -15 Apparel, textiles, nonwool or cotton 2,540 2,565 -25 Stereo equipment, etc 784 822 -38 Artwork, antiques, stamps, etc. 646 706 -60 Pleasure boats and motors 226 299 -73 Apparel, household goods - cotton 4,016 4,122 -106 Gem diamonds 1,362 1,496 -135 Other goods 4,803 4,894 -92 _________________ Item(1) Year-to-date Year-to-date Year-to-date 2006 2005 Change Total, Balance of Payments Basis 1,075,016 946,710 128,306 Net Adjustments 2,617 2,238 379 Total, Census Basis 1,072,399 944,472 127,927 Foods, feeds, and beverages 43,096 38,829 4,267 Meat products 4,379 4,189 191 Wine, beer, and related products 4,450 3,944 506 Vegetables 3,820 3,380 440 Other foods 4,635 4,131 504 Cocoa beans 348 547 -200 Bakery products 3,257 2,993 264 Alcoholic beverages, excluding wine 2,886 2,528 358 Tea, spices, etc. 549 496 54 Dairy products and eggs 816 843 -27 Nonagricultural foods, etc. 276 267 9 Fruits, frozen juices 4,234 3,847 387 Food oils, oilseeds 1,551 1,365 186 Feedstuff and foodgrains 1,186 956 229 Green coffee 1,484 1,428 55 Nuts 675 707 -32 Cane and beet sugar 856 369 487 Fish and shellfish 7,692 6,838 855 Industrial supplies and materials 354,156 283,670 70,487 Fuel oil 16,529 12,077 4,452 Petroleum products, other 26,901 18,634 8,268 Iron and steel mill products 12,390 10,336 2,054 Chemicals-organic 10,915 9,682 1,232 Liquefied petroleum gases 8,589 6,589 2,000 Steelmaking materials 3,800 4,016 -216 Iron and steel products, n.e.c. 4,854 4,220 635 Other precious metals 4,622 2,958 1,665 Nonmonetary gold 3,542 2,277 1,265 Coal and related fuels 1,484 1,627 -143 Chemicals-fertilizers 4,646 4,434 212 Zinc 999 642 356 Nuclear fuel materials 2,124 1,735 389 Natural rubber 1,143 834 309 Chemicals-other, n.e.c. 4,751 4,473 278 Iron and steel, advanced 4,332 4,011 321 Plywood and veneers 1,887 1,681 206 Industrial supplies, other 12,840 11,533 1,307 Nonferrous metals, other 1,803 1,595 209 Sulfur, nonmetallic minerals 496 463 33 Pulpwood and woodpulp 1,748 1,814 -66 Tobacco, waxes, etc 2,776 2,687 89 Synthetic cloth 3,122 3,005 117 Tin 224 216 8 Farming materials, livestock 627 505 122 Synthetic rubber--primary 1,174 1,098 76 Wool, silk, etc. 496 482 15 Finished textile supplies 1,902 1,882 20 Glass-plate, sheet, etc. 743 666 77 Leather and furs 494 494 1 Newsprint 1,831 1,779 52 Hides and skins 85 85 (-) Blank tapes, audio & visual 2,469 2,305 164 Cotton, natural fibers 49 58 -9 Hair, waste materials 443 361 82 Stone, sand, cement, etc. 4,007 3,333 675 Cotton cloth, fabrics 1,030 1,134 -103 Materials, excluding chemicals 813 835 -22 Nickel 1,640 1,292 347 Nontextile floor tiles 1,757 1,596 161 Shingles, wallboard 7,517 7,147 369 Electric energy 1,505 1,196 309 Finished metal shapes 9,179 6,798 2,381 Paper and paper products 4,745 4,258 487 Plastic materials 7,912 6,693 1,218 Gas-natural 17,914 15,933 1,981 Lumber 5,591 5,562 29 Copper 4,331 2,027 2,304 Chemicals-inorganic 3,338 2,877 462 Crude oil 127,880 94,976 32,903 Bauxite and aluminum 8,169 6,763 1,405 Capital goods, except automotive 240,457 217,698 22,759 Computers 19,797 16,964 2,833 Telecommunications equipment 22,773 20,708 2,065 Semiconductors 15,847 14,832 1,015 Computer accessories 39,101 37,140 1,960 Electric apparatus 19,221 16,857 2,364 Drilling & oilfield equipment 3,245 2,292 953 Medicinal equipment 13,429 12,451 978 Industrial machines, other 16,599 14,616 1,983 Generators, accessories 8,971 7,332 1,640 Metalworking machine tools 5,584 4,619 965 Parts-civilian aircraft 3,671 3,199 472 Specialized mining 480 321 158 Business machines and equipment 5,110 4,997 113 Textile, sewing machines 710 798 -88 Food, tobacco machinery 1,207 1,186 22 Nonfarm tractors and parts 972 747 225 Agricultural machinery, equipment 3,914 4,078 -165 Vessels, except scrap 28 6 22 Commercial vessels, other 46 39 7 Marine engines, parts 552 540 12 Photo, service industry machinery 8,407 7,734 672 Railway transportation equipment 902 804 98 Spacecraft, excluding military 87 11 75 Laboratory testing instruments 1,706 1,686 20 Measuring, testing, control instruments 7,684 6,916 767 Wood, glass, plastic 4,010 3,328 682 Industrial engines 7,972 7,262 709 Excavating machinery 6,145 5,470 675 Engines-civilian aircraft 6,294 5,361 933 Materials handling equipment 6,774 5,752 1,022 Pulp and paper machinery 2,997 2,712 285 Civilian aircraft 6,223 6,938 -715 Automotive vehicles, parts, and engines 150,162 136,424 13,737 Consumer goods 250,669 235,903 14,766 TV's, VCR's, etc 22,824 19,777 3,047 Pharmaceutical preparations 37,173 32,938 4,235 Toys, games, and sporting goods 15,506 16,192 -685 Writing and art supplies 7,171 7,177 -6 Other household goods 29,431 27,611 1,820 Jewelry 7,440 6,890 550 Household appliances 10,596 8,906 1,690 Furniture, household goods, etc. 14,273 13,254 1,020 Glassware, chinaware 1,365 1,353 12 Gem stones, other 1,467 1,326 140 Apparel, household goods - wool 2,041 2,250 -209 Nursery stock, etc. 834 804 30 Camping apparel and gear 4,521 4,355 165 Records, tapes, and disks 770 940 -170 Books, printed matter 2,486 2,459 27 Rugs 1,271 1,163 108 Musical instruments 958 1,019 -61 Photo equipment 578 659 -81 Cookware, cutlery, tools 3,629 3,420 209 Apparel,household goods-nontextile 4,518 4,331 187 Numismatic coins 228 146 82 Motorcycles and parts 2,702 2,470 232 Footwear 8,336 7,870 466 Toiletries and cosmetics 3,330 3,185 145 Apparel, textiles, nonwool or cotton 17,633 17,698 -65 Stereo equipment, etc 5,557 6,009 -452 Artwork, antiques, stamps, etc. 4,924 4,256 668 Pleasure boats and motors 1,807 1,672 135 Apparel, household goods - cotton 27,196 26,570 626 Gem diamonds 10,104 9,202 903 Other goods 33,859 31,949 1,911 (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-06-139, BEA-06-39), Bureau of the Census, Foreign Trade Division, July 2006. For more information, contact Nick Orsini (301-763-6959) or Vanessa Ware (301-763-2311), Foreign Trade Division.