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) October September Monthly 2006 2006 (R) Change Total, Balance of Payments Basis 153,552 158,883 -5,331 Net Adjustments 386 336 49 Total, Census Basis 153,166 158,546 -5,380 Foods, feeds, and beverages 6,486 6,368 118 Other foods 697 637 60 Fruits, frozen juices 667 618 49 Wine, beer, and related products 695 647 48 Alcoholic beverages, excluding wine 403 387 16 Fish and shellfish 1,147 1,133 14 Feedstuff and foodgrains 202 189 12 Meat products 633 621 12 Bakery products 482 471 11 Dairy products and eggs 127 121 7 Tea, spices, etc. 84 84 (-) Nonagricultural foods, etc. 35 37 -2 Food oils, oilseeds 211 219 -8 Green coffee 310 321 -11 Nuts 83 97 -14 Vegetables 567 582 -15 Cocoa beans 46 64 -18 Cane and beet sugar 98 140 -42 Industrial supplies and materials 47,076 52,278 -5,202 Crude oil 15,963 19,433 -3,470 Fuel oil 1,870 2,434 -564 Chemicals-organic 1,445 1,714 -269 Liquefied petroleum gases 1,062 1,302 -241 Petroleum products, other 2,862 3,063 -201 Copper 863 984 -121 Finished metal shapes 1,390 1,508 -117 Shingles, wallboard 901 984 -82 Lumber 612 687 -75 Bauxite and aluminum 1,233 1,296 -64 Nickel 291 341 -50 Chemicals-inorganic 453 492 -39 Iron and steel mill products 2,067 2,104 -38 Chemicals-other, n.e.c. 675 711 -36 Chemicals-fertilizers 558 593 -35 Farming materials, livestock 62 94 -32 Steelmaking materials 562 593 -30 Pulpwood and woodpulp 268 294 -26 Nonmonetary gold 456 480 -24 Nuclear fuel materials 271 290 -19 Industrial supplies, other 1,924 1,943 -19 Plywood and veneers 254 272 -19 Iron and steel, advanced 651 667 -16 Paper and paper products 692 705 -13 Newsprint 236 247 -10 Leather and furs 60 70 -10 Synthetic cloth 471 479 -9 Materials, excluding chemicals 111 117 -6 Electric energy 218 223 -5 Synthetic rubber--primary 165 169 -4 Wool, silk, etc. 65 69 -3 Tobacco, waxes, etc 412 412 -1 Hair, waste materials 69 70 (-) Plastic materials 1,137 1,137 (-) Cotton cloth, fabrics 142 142 (-) Cotton, natural fibers 6 6 1 Nontextile floor tiles 247 246 1 Blank tapes, audio & visual 409 408 1 Tin 45 44 1 Finished textile supplies 289 287 1 Sulfur, nonmetallic minerals 84 81 2 Hides and skins 12 9 4 Stone, sand, cement, etc. 552 544 9 Coal and related fuels 273 264 9 Glass-plate, sheet, etc. 110 100 10 Iron and steel products, n.e.c. 759 743 16 Zinc 258 234 24 Nonferrous metals, other 308 267 41 Natural rubber 194 141 53 Gas-natural 2,152 2,073 79 Other precious metals 909 713 196 Capital goods, except automotive 35,372 35,770 -398 Civilian aircraft 783 1,098 -315 Computer accessories 5,643 5,871 -229 Electric apparatus 2,820 2,961 -141 Generators, accessories 1,396 1,502 -106 Medicinal equipment 1,930 2,035 -105 Semiconductors 2,292 2,341 -49 Computers 2,735 2,772 -37 Industrial machines, other 2,446 2,471 -25 Photo, service industry machinery 1,242 1,257 -15 Engines-civilian aircraft 990 1,001 -11 Nonfarm tractors and parts 124 133 -9 Commercial vessels, other 4 6 -2 Vessels, except scrap (-) (-) (-) Spacecraft, excluding military 1 1 (-) Industrial engines 1,196 1,196 (-) Specialized mining 74 71 3 Textile, sewing machines 90 86 3 Food, tobacco machinery 182 175 7 Materials handling equipment 977 969 7 Wood, glass, plastic 525 511 14 Marine engines, parts 77 61 16 Laboratory testing instruments 266 241 25 Business machines and equipment 732 702 30 Measuring, testing, control instruments 1,140 1,108 31 Parts-civilian aircraft 625 583 42 Railway transportation equipment 174 132 42 Metalworking machine tools 814 769 46 Drilling & oilfield equipment 577 521 56 Pulp and paper machinery 501 443 58 Excavating machinery 880 819 61 Telecommunications equipment 3,477 3,399 78 Agricultural machinery, equipment 660 536 124 Automotive vehicles, parts, and engines 20,712 21,054 -341 Consumer goods 38,284 38,046 238 Pharmaceutical preparations 5,662 5,374 287 Gem diamonds 1,490 1,323 167 Toys, games, and sporting goods 2,454 2,308 146 Stereo equipment, etc 989 881 107 Artwork, antiques, stamps, etc. 807 712 96 Jewelry 1,134 1,091 43 Apparel,household goods-nontextile 663 629 33 Motorcycles and parts 420 399 21 Writing and art supplies 1,059 1,044 15 Glassware, chinaware 213 203 11 Books, printed matter 369 361 8 Photo equipment 72 68 4 Nursery stock, etc. 135 132 3 Musical instruments 140 137 3 Numismatic coins 23 24 -2 Records, tapes, and disks 99 103 -4 Cookware, cutlery, tools 532 536 -5 Camping apparel and gear 723 731 -8 Household appliances 1,596 1,604 -8 Footwear 1,302 1,314 -12 Apparel, household goods - wool 291 307 -16 Gem stones, other 202 218 -16 Rugs 156 173 -17 Toiletries and cosmetics 480 501 -20 Other household goods 4,566 4,593 -27 Pleasure boats and motors 219 257 -38 Furniture, household goods, etc. 2,067 2,115 -49 TV's, VCR's, etc 3,563 3,633 -70 Apparel, textiles, nonwool or cotton 2,652 2,810 -158 Apparel, household goods - cotton 4,208 4,463 -255 Other goods 5,236 5,030 206 _________________ Item(1) Year-to-date Year-to-date Year-to-date 2006 2005 Change Total, Balance of Payments Basis 1,550,154 1,380,498 169,656 Net Adjustments 3,774 3,233 541 Total, Census Basis 1,546,380 1,377,264 169,115 Foods, feeds, and beverages 62,419 56,235 6,184 Other foods 6,617 6,008 609 Fruits, frozen juices 6,212 5,560 653 Wine, beer, and related products 6,425 5,760 665 Alcoholic beverages, excluding wine 4,105 3,615 490 Fish and shellfish 11,090 9,866 1,224 Feedstuff and foodgrains 1,779 1,400 379 Meat products 6,230 6,154 77 Bakery products 4,670 4,284 386 Dairy products and eggs 1,194 1,196 -2 Tea, spices, etc. 801 729 72 Nonagricultural foods, etc. 386 379 6 Food oils, oilseeds 2,217 1,921 296 Green coffee 2,397 2,077 320 Nuts 957 970 -13 Vegetables 5,549 4,946 603 Cocoa beans 571 679 -108 Cane and beet sugar 1,219 692 527 Industrial supplies and materials 509,320 425,479 83,841 Crude oil 183,950 142,298 41,652 Fuel oil 23,509 20,440 3,068 Chemicals-organic 15,846 14,266 1,580 Liquefied petroleum gases 12,453 10,250 2,204 Petroleum products, other 37,443 30,741 6,702 Copper 7,077 3,160 3,918 Finished metal shapes 13,550 10,061 3,489 Shingles, wallboard 10,417 10,211 206 Lumber 7,547 7,711 -164 Bauxite and aluminum 12,137 9,625 2,512 Nickel 2,637 1,823 814 Chemicals-inorganic 4,802 4,139 663 Iron and steel mill products 18,764 13,810 4,954 Chemicals-other, n.e.c. 6,778 6,428 351 Chemicals-fertilizers 6,438 6,689 -251 Farming materials, livestock 861 734 127 Steelmaking materials 5,455 5,128 326 Pulpwood and woodpulp 2,590 2,541 49 Nonmonetary gold 4,814 3,498 1,315 Nuclear fuel materials 2,865 2,397 468 Industrial supplies, other 18,625 16,720 1,905 Plywood and veneers 2,713 2,395 318 Iron and steel, advanced 6,322 5,780 542 Paper and paper products 6,848 6,117 731 Newsprint 2,586 2,539 47 Leather and furs 694 719 -25 Synthetic cloth 4,519 4,364 155 Materials, excluding chemicals 1,153 1,180 -27 Electric energy 2,151 1,980 171 Synthetic rubber--primary 1,708 1,604 104 Wool, silk, etc. 706 688 18 Tobacco, waxes, etc 3,991 3,772 219 Hair, waste materials 645 526 119 Plastic materials 11,343 9,795 1,548 Cotton cloth, fabrics 1,451 1,591 -140 Cotton, natural fibers 68 79 -11 Nontextile floor tiles 2,510 2,288 222 Blank tapes, audio & visual 3,627 3,413 214 Tin 343 295 48 Finished textile supplies 2,762 2,703 59 Sulfur, nonmetallic minerals 718 673 45 Hides and skins 113 120 -7 Stone, sand, cement, etc. 5,655 4,833 822 Coal and related fuels 2,288 2,116 172 Glass-plate, sheet, etc. 1,069 974 94 Iron and steel products, n.e.c. 7,072 6,065 1,007 Zinc 1,736 897 839 Nonferrous metals, other 2,636 2,202 433 Natural rubber 1,691 1,241 451 Gas-natural 24,628 27,561 -2,933 Other precious metals 7,017 4,299 2,718 Capital goods, except automotive 347,832 313,908 33,924 Civilian aircraft 8,672 9,161 -489 Computer accessories 56,492 53,161 3,330 Electric apparatus 27,994 24,463 3,532 Generators, accessories 13,318 11,093 2,225 Medicinal equipment 19,352 17,896 1,456 Semiconductors 22,939 21,301 1,638 Computers 28,236 24,312 3,924 Industrial machines, other 24,047 21,188 2,859 Photo, service industry machinery 12,129 11,044 1,085 Engines-civilian aircraft 9,182 7,912 1,269 Nonfarm tractors and parts 1,368 1,102 265 Commercial vessels, other 63 56 7 Vessels, except scrap 29 6 22 Spacecraft, excluding military 89 30 59 Industrial engines 11,658 10,443 1,215 Specialized mining 685 468 217 Textile, sewing machines 990 1,151 -161 Food, tobacco machinery 1,724 1,662 62 Materials handling equipment 9,688 8,392 1,297 Wood, glass, plastic 5,632 4,861 772 Marine engines, parts 767 760 7 Laboratory testing instruments 2,474 2,396 78 Business machines and equipment 7,289 7,123 166 Measuring, testing, control instruments 11,068 10,028 1,041 Parts-civilian aircraft 5,461 4,453 1,008 Railway transportation equipment 1,352 1,142 210 Metalworking machine tools 7,988 6,786 1,202 Drilling & oilfield equipment 4,913 3,314 1,599 Pulp and paper machinery 4,408 3,922 486 Excavating machinery 8,777 7,933 844 Telecommunications equipment 33,334 30,506 2,828 Agricultural machinery, equipment 5,714 5,843 -129 Automotive vehicles, parts, and engines 213,259 197,629 15,630 Consumer goods 364,331 337,923 26,408 Pharmaceutical preparations 53,582 46,466 7,116 Gem diamonds 14,333 13,316 1,017 Toys, games, and sporting goods 22,694 22,859 -166 Stereo equipment, etc 8,195 8,626 -431 Artwork, antiques, stamps, etc. 7,239 6,097 1,142 Jewelry 10,813 9,928 886 Apparel,household goods-nontextile 6,446 6,220 227 Motorcycles and parts 3,945 3,621 324 Writing and art supplies 10,335 10,213 122 Glassware, chinaware 1,979 1,939 40 Books, printed matter 3,583 3,509 74 Photo equipment 794 927 -134 Nursery stock, etc. 1,213 1,147 65 Musical instruments 1,375 1,458 -83 Numismatic coins 293 187 106 Records, tapes, and disks 1,081 1,299 -218 Cookware, cutlery, tools 5,235 4,931 304 Camping apparel and gear 6,697 6,275 422 Household appliances 15,435 12,960 2,475 Footwear 12,192 11,374 818 Apparel, household goods - wool 2,932 3,165 -233 Gem stones, other 2,091 1,930 160 Rugs 1,790 1,675 115 Toiletries and cosmetics 4,802 4,575 226 Other household goods 42,809 39,688 3,121 Pleasure boats and motors 2,530 2,415 115 Furniture, household goods, etc. 20,563 19,219 1,344 TV's, VCR's, etc 33,689 28,853 4,836 Apparel, textiles, nonwool or cotton 25,708 25,176 532 Apparel, household goods - cotton 39,959 37,875 2,084 Other goods 49,218 46,090 3,129 (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-06-180, BEA-06-54), Bureau of the Census, Foreign Trade Division, October 2006. For more information, contact Nick Orsini (301-763-6959) or Vanessa Ware (301-763-2311), Foreign Trade Division.