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) September August Monthly 2006 2006 (R) Change Total, Balance of Payments Basis 158,738 162,891 -4,153 Net Adjustments 337 437 -100 Total, Census Basis 158,401 162,454 -4,053 Foods, feeds, and beverages 6,366 6,469 -103 Fruits, frozen juices 617 691 -74 Cocoa beans 64 114 -49 Alcoholic beverages, excluding wine 386 429 -43 Food oils, oilseeds 219 236 -18 Feedstuff and foodgrains 189 203 -14 Other foods 636 648 -11 Dairy products and eggs 121 129 -8 Nuts 99 102 -3 Tea, spices, etc. 83 84 -1 Nonagricultural foods, etc. 37 37 (-) Vegetables 581 580 1 Bakery products 471 460 11 Cane and beet sugar 138 125 13 Wine, beer, and related products 648 634 14 Fish and shellfish 1,133 1,119 14 Meat products 621 596 25 Green coffee 323 283 40 Industrial supplies and materials 52,292 55,865 -3,573 Petroleum products, other 3,060 4,568 -1,507 Crude oil 19,464 20,592 -1,128 Gas-natural 2,073 2,488 -415 Fuel oil 2,437 2,738 -301 Iron and steel mill products 2,090 2,233 -143 Bauxite and aluminum 1,296 1,438 -142 Liquefied petroleum gases 1,302 1,438 -135 Other precious metals 673 782 -109 Chemicals-organic 1,723 1,817 -94 Natural rubber 141 213 -72 Chemicals-fertilizers 595 644 -49 Shingles, wallboard 984 1,018 -35 Plywood and veneers 272 301 -29 Synthetic rubber--primary 169 197 -28 Nickel 340 365 -25 Newsprint 247 272 -25 Chemicals-inorganic 495 520 -24 Plastic materials 1,136 1,157 -21 Nontextile floor tiles 245 264 -18 Glass-plate, sheet, etc. 100 116 -16 Zinc 234 245 -11 Stone, sand, cement, etc. 544 553 -9 Wool, silk, etc. 69 75 -7 Iron and steel, advanced 667 672 -5 Cotton, natural fibers 6 8 -2 Paper and paper products 704 705 -1 Leather and furs 70 70 (-) Hides and skins 8 8 (-) Pulpwood and woodpulp 294 289 4 Cotton cloth, fabrics 142 137 5 Finished textile supplies 288 283 5 Hair, waste materials 69 63 6 Nonferrous metals, other 266 259 7 Materials, excluding chemicals 117 110 7 Coal and related fuels 273 265 8 Tin 43 31 13 Farming materials, livestock 94 80 15 Industrial supplies, other 1,939 1,922 17 Electric energy 223 205 17 Sulfur, nonmetallic minerals 75 55 20 Finished metal shapes 1,506 1,483 23 Tobacco, waxes, etc 413 389 24 Lumber 686 656 30 Synthetic cloth 478 447 30 Chemicals-other, n.e.c. 700 650 49 Nonmonetary gold 480 414 65 Blank tapes, audio & visual 407 340 66 Iron and steel products, n.e.c. 792 725 67 Copper 982 901 82 Steelmaking materials 590 483 107 Nuclear fuel materials 291 180 111 Capital goods, except automotive 35,762 36,318 -555 Telecommunications equipment 3,393 3,689 -296 Computers 2,771 2,934 -163 Semiconductors 2,340 2,459 -119 Excavating machinery 822 936 -114 Industrial engines 1,204 1,293 -89 Wood, glass, plastic 510 588 -78 Agricultural machinery, equipment 536 605 -69 Industrial machines, other 2,465 2,529 -63 Drilling & oilfield equipment 520 571 -51 Metalworking machine tools 777 820 -43 Business machines and equipment 705 743 -38 Electric apparatus 2,964 2,995 -31 Measuring, testing, control instruments 1,106 1,137 -30 Railway transportation equipment 120 144 -24 Laboratory testing instruments 242 262 -21 Marine engines, parts 60 79 -19 Textile, sewing machines 86 103 -17 Computer accessories 5,870 5,882 -13 Materials handling equipment 968 973 -4 Nonfarm tractors and parts 134 138 -4 Pulp and paper machinery 443 446 -3 Commercial vessels, other 6 7 (-) Vessels, except scrap (-) (-) (-) Spacecraft, excluding military 1 (-) (-) Parts-civilian aircraft 583 581 2 Specialized mining 71 66 5 Photo, service industry machinery 1,260 1,248 12 Food, tobacco machinery 171 159 13 Generators, accessories 1,500 1,477 23 Medicinal equipment 2,035 1,958 77 Engines-civilian aircraft 999 904 95 Civilian aircraft 1,098 592 506 Automotive vehicles, parts, and engines 20,999 21,412 -413 Consumer goods 37,958 37,397 562 Other household goods 4,605 4,221 385 Apparel, household goods - cotton 4,459 4,091 368 Apparel, textiles, nonwool or cotton 2,808 2,610 198 Stereo equipment, etc 885 768 117 Footwear 1,314 1,240 74 Nursery stock, etc. 132 112 20 Apparel, household goods - wool 307 293 14 Gem stones, other 218 204 14 Camping apparel and gear 730 721 10 Pleasure boats and motors 257 248 10 Furniture, household goods, etc. 2,115 2,106 9 Toiletries and cosmetics 499 490 9 Numismatic coins 24 18 6 Glassware, chinaware 203 198 5 Cookware, cutlery, tools 536 537 (-) Musical instruments 137 141 -4 Books, printed matter 361 366 -5 Records, tapes, and disks 103 109 -6 Apparel,household goods-nontextile 630 636 -6 Photo equipment 68 78 -10 Writing and art supplies 1,047 1,059 -12 Rugs 173 191 -18 Motorcycles and parts 399 426 -27 Household appliances 1,606 1,641 -34 TV's, VCR's, etc 3,637 3,672 -35 Jewelry 1,093 1,148 -55 Artwork, antiques, stamps, etc. 710 797 -86 Gem diamonds 1,327 1,416 -89 Toys, games, and sporting goods 2,308 2,423 -115 Pharmaceutical preparations 5,266 5,441 -175 Other goods 5,023 4,994 29 _________________ Item(1) Year-to-date Year-to-date Year-to-date 2006 2005 Change Total, Balance of Payments Basis 1,396,458 1,231,960 164,498 Net Adjustments 3,389 2,895 494 Total, Census Basis 1,393,069 1,229,065 164,003 Foods, feeds, and beverages 55,932 50,444 5,488 Fruits, frozen juices 5,545 4,988 557 Cocoa beans 525 639 -113 Alcoholic beverages, excluding wine 3,701 3,277 424 Food oils, oilseeds 2,006 1,734 272 Feedstuff and foodgrains 1,578 1,252 326 Other foods 5,919 5,374 545 Dairy products and eggs 1,066 1,080 -13 Nuts 876 883 -8 Tea, spices, etc. 716 648 69 Nonagricultural foods, etc. 351 338 13 Vegetables 4,981 4,422 559 Bakery products 4,188 3,849 339 Cane and beet sugar 1,119 590 529 Wine, beer, and related products 5,731 5,156 575 Fish and shellfish 9,943 8,868 1,075 Meat products 5,597 5,501 97 Green coffee 2,089 1,845 244 Industrial supplies and materials 462,258 375,258 87,000 Petroleum products, other 34,578 25,978 8,600 Crude oil 168,018 126,685 41,334 Gas-natural 22,476 22,864 -389 Fuel oil 21,641 17,254 4,387 Iron and steel mill products 16,683 12,579 4,104 Bauxite and aluminum 10,904 8,706 2,198 Liquefied petroleum gases 11,392 8,785 2,606 Other precious metals 6,068 3,800 2,268 Chemicals-organic 14,410 12,625 1,786 Natural rubber 1,498 1,107 390 Chemicals-fertilizers 5,882 5,901 -19 Shingles, wallboard 9,516 9,149 367 Plywood and veneers 2,459 2,152 307 Synthetic rubber--primary 1,543 1,420 123 Nickel 2,346 1,661 685 Newsprint 2,350 2,296 54 Chemicals-inorganic 4,352 3,695 657 Plastic materials 10,204 8,618 1,586 Nontextile floor tiles 2,263 2,061 203 Glass-plate, sheet, etc. 958 872 86 Zinc 1,478 804 674 Stone, sand, cement, etc. 5,103 4,325 778 Wool, silk, etc. 640 618 22 Iron and steel, advanced 5,671 5,186 485 Cotton, natural fibers 62 71 -9 Paper and paper products 6,155 5,488 667 Leather and furs 634 643 -9 Hides and skins 101 108 -7 Pulpwood and woodpulp 2,322 2,293 29 Cotton cloth, fabrics 1,308 1,424 -116 Finished textile supplies 2,473 2,429 45 Hair, waste materials 575 471 104 Nonferrous metals, other 2,327 1,993 334 Materials, excluding chemicals 1,042 1,069 -26 Coal and related fuels 2,025 1,955 70 Tin 298 271 27 Farming materials, livestock 800 667 133 Industrial supplies, other 16,697 14,948 1,749 Electric energy 1,933 1,691 242 Sulfur, nonmetallic minerals 628 605 23 Finished metal shapes 12,158 8,913 3,245 Tobacco, waxes, etc 3,580 3,369 211 Lumber 6,934 6,944 -10 Synthetic cloth 4,047 3,899 148 Chemicals-other, n.e.c. 6,093 5,781 311 Nonmonetary gold 4,358 3,071 1,287 Blank tapes, audio & visual 3,216 3,012 204 Iron and steel products, n.e.c. 6,362 5,450 911 Copper 6,213 2,707 3,507 Steelmaking materials 4,890 4,736 154 Nuclear fuel materials 2,594 2,108 486 Capital goods, except automotive 312,453 281,752 30,701 Telecommunications equipment 29,852 27,268 2,584 Computers 25,500 21,931 3,569 Semiconductors 20,646 19,091 1,555 Excavating machinery 7,900 7,093 807 Industrial engines 10,470 9,397 1,073 Wood, glass, plastic 5,106 4,331 775 Agricultural machinery, equipment 5,054 5,252 -198 Industrial machines, other 21,595 18,905 2,690 Drilling & oilfield equipment 4,335 2,996 1,339 Metalworking machine tools 7,182 6,031 1,151 Business machines and equipment 6,561 6,415 146 Electric apparatus 25,178 21,908 3,270 Measuring, testing, control instruments 9,926 8,985 941 Railway transportation equipment 1,166 1,029 137 Laboratory testing instruments 2,210 2,155 55 Marine engines, parts 690 696 -6 Textile, sewing machines 900 1,042 -142 Computer accessories 50,847 47,838 3,009 Materials handling equipment 8,711 7,495 1,215 Nonfarm tractors and parts 1,245 982 263 Pulp and paper machinery 3,908 3,572 336 Commercial vessels, other 58 50 9 Vessels, except scrap 29 6 22 Spacecraft, excluding military 88 29 58 Parts-civilian aircraft 4,835 4,084 752 Specialized mining 612 431 181 Photo, service industry machinery 10,890 9,921 969 Food, tobacco machinery 1,537 1,513 25 Generators, accessories 11,920 9,882 2,038 Medicinal equipment 17,422 16,095 1,326 Engines-civilian aircraft 8,190 7,009 1,181 Civilian aircraft 7,889 8,320 -430 Automotive vehicles, parts, and engines 192,492 176,905 15,587 Consumer goods 325,959 303,393 22,567 Other household goods 38,256 35,604 2,652 Apparel, household goods - cotton 35,746 34,028 1,718 Apparel, textiles, nonwool or cotton 23,054 22,632 421 Stereo equipment, etc 7,210 7,748 -537 Footwear 10,890 10,174 715 Nursery stock, etc. 1,077 1,030 47 Apparel, household goods - wool 2,641 2,872 -231 Gem stones, other 1,889 1,724 166 Camping apparel and gear 5,973 5,627 346 Pleasure boats and motors 2,311 2,164 146 Furniture, household goods, etc. 18,496 17,232 1,263 Toiletries and cosmetics 4,320 4,099 221 Numismatic coins 270 165 105 Glassware, chinaware 1,766 1,743 23 Cookware, cutlery, tools 4,703 4,428 274 Musical instruments 1,236 1,311 -75 Books, printed matter 3,213 3,148 65 Records, tapes, and disks 982 1,187 -205 Apparel,household goods-nontextile 5,785 5,577 207 Photo equipment 722 841 -119 Writing and art supplies 9,278 9,204 74 Rugs 1,634 1,503 131 Motorcycles and parts 3,525 3,241 284 Household appliances 13,841 11,598 2,243 TV's, VCR's, etc 30,131 25,747 4,384 Jewelry 9,682 8,943 738 Artwork, antiques, stamps, etc. 6,431 5,474 957 Gem diamonds 12,848 12,032 816 Toys, games, and sporting goods 20,240 20,597 -357 Pharmaceutical preparations 47,812 41,717 6,095 Other goods 43,975 41,314 2,660 (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-06-164, BEA-06-50), Bureau of the Census, Foreign Trade Division, September 2006. For more information, contact Nick Orsini (301-763-6959) or Vanessa Ware (301-763-2311), Foreign Trade Division.