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) August July Monthly 2006 2006 (R) Change Total, Balance of Payments Basis 163,519 158,907 4,611 Net Adjustments 435 392 43 Total, Census Basis 163,084 158,516 4,568 Foods, feeds, and beverages 6,477 6,264 213 Fruits, frozen juices 696 599 97 Fish and shellfish 1,119 1,034 85 Green coffee 282 228 53 Cocoa beans 114 64 49 Feedstuff and foodgrains 203 177 26 Cane and beet sugar 125 104 21 Food oils, oilseeds 237 223 14 Alcoholic beverages, excluding wine 431 425 6 Dairy products and eggs 129 125 5 Nuts 100 98 2 Meat products 596 599 -3 Nonagricultural foods, etc. 37 43 -6 Vegetables 580 587 -7 Tea, spices, etc. 84 94 -9 Wine, beer, and related products 634 662 -28 Bakery products 461 492 -31 Other foods 649 709 -60 Industrial supplies and materials 56,185 54,193 1,992 Crude oil 20,801 20,034 767 Gas-natural 2,488 1,985 504 Petroleum products, other 4,595 4,186 409 Bauxite and aluminum 1,438 1,112 326 Iron and steel mill products 2,239 2,012 227 Copper 901 780 121 Nickel 365 252 114 Chemicals-inorganic 522 439 84 Liquefied petroleum gases 1,534 1,455 79 Natural rubber 213 161 52 Plastic materials 1,158 1,111 47 Pulpwood and woodpulp 290 244 46 Chemicals-fertilizers 643 600 42 Zinc 245 204 41 Synthetic rubber--primary 200 170 30 Electric energy 205 177 28 Industrial supplies, other 1,922 1,902 20 Finished metal shapes 1,485 1,467 17 Paper and paper products 707 690 17 Iron and steel, advanced 672 656 16 Nontextile floor tiles 264 249 15 Newsprint 272 259 13 Coal and related fuels 257 250 8 Finished textile supplies 284 278 6 Blank tapes, audio & visual 340 335 5 Other precious metals 765 761 5 Wool, silk, etc. 76 73 3 Cotton, natural fibers 8 6 2 Materials, excluding chemicals 112 111 1 Hair, waste materials 63 64 (-) Hides and skins 8 9 -1 Leather and furs 70 72 -2 Glass-plate, sheet, etc. 116 118 -2 Cotton cloth, fabrics 137 141 -4 Synthetic cloth 449 456 -7 Tobacco, waxes, etc 391 398 -8 Plywood and veneers 302 310 -8 Tin 31 41 -10 Farming materials, livestock 80 92 -12 Lumber 658 675 -17 Stone, sand, cement, etc. 553 579 -26 Nonferrous metals, other 260 286 -27 Shingles, wallboard 1,020 1,049 -29 Sulfur, nonmetallic minerals 56 89 -32 Chemicals-organic 1,808 1,857 -49 Chemicals-other, n.e.c. 650 704 -55 Nonmonetary gold 415 495 -81 Iron and steel products, n.e.c. 682 817 -135 Steelmaking materials 503 671 -168 Fuel oil 2,752 2,934 -183 Nuclear fuel materials 180 377 -197 Capital goods, except automotive 36,341 35,378 963 Telecommunications equipment 3,690 3,334 356 Semiconductors 2,459 2,338 122 Computer accessories 5,882 5,765 118 Industrial machines, other 2,536 2,424 112 Industrial engines 1,293 1,188 105 Generators, accessories 1,479 1,414 65 Computers 2,933 2,886 47 Materials handling equipment 974 928 46 Pulp and paper machinery 467 422 45 Electric apparatus 2,991 2,949 42 Measuring, testing, control instruments 1,137 1,097 40 Excavating machinery 935 898 37 Agricultural machinery, equipment 605 570 35 Parts-civilian aircraft 583 550 33 Metalworking machine tools 816 791 26 Engines-civilian aircraft 903 878 25 Railway transportation equipment 144 123 21 Wood, glass, plastic 589 569 21 Laboratory testing instruments 262 242 20 Business machines and equipment 742 739 3 Commercial vessels, other 6 5 1 Vessels, except scrap (-) (-) (-) Drilling & oilfield equipment 574 575 -1 Marine engines, parts 79 80 -1 Spacecraft, excluding military (-) 3 -3 Textile, sewing machines 104 107 -3 Nonfarm tractors and parts 137 147 -10 Specialized mining 66 87 -21 Food, tobacco machinery 159 181 -22 Photo, service industry machinery 1,246 1,316 -70 Civilian aircraft 592 704 -112 Medicinal equipment 1,955 2,069 -114 Automotive vehicles, parts, and engines 21,470 20,948 522 Consumer goods 37,509 36,832 678 Artwork, antiques, stamps, etc. 797 646 151 Toys, games, and sporting goods 2,423 2,295 128 Household appliances 1,640 1,516 124 Footwear 1,241 1,155 86 Apparel, household goods - cotton 4,095 4,016 78 Jewelry 1,147 1,069 78 Apparel, textiles, nonwool or cotton 2,613 2,542 71 Camping apparel and gear 721 651 70 Gem diamonds 1,411 1,362 48 Other household goods 4,210 4,171 39 TV's, VCR's, etc 3,669 3,632 37 Apparel,household goods-nontextile 636 611 25 Pleasure boats and motors 247 225 22 Cookware, cutlery, tools 538 522 15 Books, printed matter 367 354 12 Motorcycles and parts 426 416 9 Rugs 191 182 9 Musical instruments 142 133 8 Numismatic coins 18 14 5 Records, tapes, and disks 109 106 3 Writing and art supplies 1,059 1,056 3 Toiletries and cosmetics 490 491 (-) Photo equipment 78 78 (-) Apparel, household goods - wool 293 295 -2 Glassware, chinaware 198 206 -8 Gem stones, other 204 215 -11 Furniture, household goods, etc. 2,108 2,119 -11 Nursery stock, etc. 112 125 -13 Stereo equipment, etc 761 784 -23 Pharmaceutical preparations 5,568 5,843 -275 Other goods 5,101 4,901 200 _________________ Item(1) Year-to-date Year-to-date Year-to-date 2006 2005 Change Total, Balance of Payments Basis 1,238,348 1,087,284 151,064 Net Adjustments 3,051 2,548 503 Total, Census Basis 1,235,297 1,084,736 150,561 Foods, feeds, and beverages 49,574 44,564 5,010 Fruits, frozen juices 4,934 4,412 522 Fish and shellfish 8,811 7,849 963 Green coffee 1,765 1,635 130 Cocoa beans 461 603 -141 Feedstuff and foodgrains 1,389 1,109 280 Cane and beet sugar 982 459 523 Food oils, oilseeds 1,788 1,553 235 Alcoholic beverages, excluding wine 3,317 2,894 423 Dairy products and eggs 946 956 -10 Nuts 775 796 -21 Meat products 4,976 4,837 139 Nonagricultural foods, etc. 313 306 7 Vegetables 4,400 3,900 500 Tea, spices, etc. 633 573 60 Wine, beer, and related products 5,083 4,531 553 Bakery products 3,718 3,421 296 Other foods 5,284 4,731 553 Industrial supplies and materials 410,285 328,175 82,110 Crude oil 148,763 110,916 37,847 Gas-natural 20,402 18,983 1,419 Petroleum products, other 31,545 21,908 9,637 Bauxite and aluminum 9,609 7,745 1,864 Iron and steel mill products 14,598 11,508 3,091 Copper 5,231 2,362 2,869 Nickel 2,005 1,482 523 Chemicals-inorganic 3,860 3,286 574 Liquefied petroleum gases 10,186 7,633 2,553 Natural rubber 1,357 956 400 Plastic materials 9,070 7,628 1,442 Pulpwood and woodpulp 2,028 2,060 -32 Chemicals-fertilizers 5,287 5,117 170 Zinc 1,244 728 516 Synthetic rubber--primary 1,376 1,270 106 Electric energy 1,710 1,426 284 Industrial supplies, other 14,758 13,223 1,535 Finished metal shapes 10,654 7,835 2,819 Paper and paper products 5,453 4,862 591 Iron and steel, advanced 5,004 4,599 405 Nontextile floor tiles 2,018 1,830 188 Newsprint 2,103 2,038 66 Coal and related fuels 1,743 1,768 -25 Finished textile supplies 2,186 2,150 36 Blank tapes, audio & visual 2,809 2,654 155 Other precious metals 5,378 3,350 2,028 Wool, silk, etc. 572 550 23 Cotton, natural fibers 57 64 -8 Materials, excluding chemicals 927 952 -25 Hair, waste materials 506 415 91 Hides and skins 93 96 -4 Leather and furs 564 569 -4 Glass-plate, sheet, etc. 859 770 89 Cotton cloth, fabrics 1,167 1,284 -117 Synthetic cloth 3,571 3,442 129 Tobacco, waxes, etc 3,168 3,025 143 Plywood and veneers 2,187 1,909 278 Tin 255 238 17 Farming materials, livestock 705 576 129 Lumber 6,250 6,219 31 Stone, sand, cement, etc. 4,559 3,816 742 Nonferrous metals, other 2,062 1,795 267 Shingles, wallboard 8,534 8,133 400 Sulfur, nonmetallic minerals 554 535 19 Chemicals-organic 12,678 11,064 1,614 Chemicals-other, n.e.c. 5,392 5,137 255 Nonmonetary gold 3,878 2,617 1,262 Iron and steel products, n.e.c. 5,527 4,848 679 Steelmaking materials 4,320 4,351 -31 Fuel oil 19,218 14,461 4,756 Nuclear fuel materials 2,303 1,990 314 Capital goods, except automotive 276,714 249,518 27,196 Telecommunications equipment 26,460 23,995 2,465 Semiconductors 18,307 16,936 1,371 Computer accessories 44,978 42,478 2,499 Industrial machines, other 19,137 16,825 2,312 Industrial engines 9,266 8,325 941 Generators, accessories 10,422 8,625 1,797 Computers 22,729 19,464 3,266 Materials handling equipment 7,743 6,609 1,134 Pulp and paper machinery 3,486 3,127 359 Electric apparatus 22,210 19,387 2,823 Measuring, testing, control instruments 8,821 7,940 881 Excavating machinery 7,076 6,261 816 Agricultural machinery, equipment 4,518 4,662 -144 Parts-civilian aircraft 4,254 3,662 592 Metalworking machine tools 6,401 5,310 1,092 Engines-civilian aircraft 7,191 6,192 998 Railway transportation equipment 1,046 923 123 Wood, glass, plastic 4,598 3,822 776 Laboratory testing instruments 1,968 1,916 52 Business machines and equipment 5,855 5,720 135 Commercial vessels, other 52 44 8 Vessels, except scrap 28 6 22 Drilling & oilfield equipment 3,818 2,680 1,138 Marine engines, parts 629 624 5 Spacecraft, excluding military 87 12 75 Textile, sewing machines 814 917 -102 Nonfarm tractors and parts 1,109 869 241 Specialized mining 540 364 177 Food, tobacco machinery 1,366 1,350 15 Photo, service industry machinery 9,628 8,817 811 Civilian aircraft 6,791 7,379 -588 Medicinal equipment 15,384 14,277 1,107 Automotive vehicles, parts, and engines 171,552 156,735 14,817 Consumer goods 288,114 269,260 18,854 Artwork, antiques, stamps, etc. 5,720 4,867 854 Toys, games, and sporting goods 17,932 18,320 -388 Household appliances 12,234 10,243 1,991 Footwear 9,577 9,007 570 Apparel, household goods - cotton 31,290 30,220 1,070 Jewelry 8,588 7,908 680 Apparel, textiles, nonwool or cotton 20,250 20,134 116 Camping apparel and gear 5,243 4,991 253 Gem diamonds 11,516 10,637 879 Other household goods 33,640 31,607 2,033 TV's, VCR's, etc 26,491 22,661 3,829 Apparel,household goods-nontextile 5,154 4,945 209 Pleasure boats and motors 2,053 1,917 137 Cookware, cutlery, tools 4,168 3,919 249 Books, printed matter 2,853 2,815 38 Motorcycles and parts 3,126 2,842 283 Rugs 1,462 1,327 134 Musical instruments 1,099 1,164 -65 Numismatic coins 246 151 95 Records, tapes, and disks 880 1,064 -184 Writing and art supplies 8,231 8,193 38 Toiletries and cosmetics 3,821 3,631 191 Photo equipment 654 746 -92 Apparel, household goods - wool 2,335 2,566 -231 Glassware, chinaware 1,563 1,549 14 Gem stones, other 1,671 1,529 142 Furniture, household goods, etc. 16,383 15,244 1,139 Nursery stock, etc. 945 913 32 Stereo equipment, etc 6,319 6,856 -538 Pharmaceutical preparations 42,673 37,294 5,378 Other goods 39,059 36,485 2,574 (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-06-149, BEA-06-46), Bureau of the Census, Foreign Trade Division, August 2006. For more information, contact Nick Orsini (301-763-6959) or Vanessa Ware (301-763-2311), Foreign Trade Division.