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) November October Monthly 2006 2006 (R) Change Total, Balance of Payments Basis 153,791 153,528 263 Net Adjustments 295 382 -87 Total, Census Basis 153,496 153,146 350 Foods, feeds, and beverages 6,383 6,495 -112 Fish and shellfish 1,066 1,147 -81 Cane and beet sugar 43 96 -53 Wine, beer, and related products 680 700 -19 Green coffee 292 310 -18 Other foods 690 698 -8 Vegetables 560 567 -7 Alcoholic beverages, excluding wine 399 403 -4 Nonagricultural foods, etc. 33 35 -2 Cocoa beans 46 46 1 Bakery products 483 482 1 Nuts 86 83 3 Dairy products and eggs 131 128 3 Meat products 639 633 5 Food oils, oilseeds 217 210 7 Feedstuff and foodgrains 216 202 14 Tea, spices, etc. 98 84 14 Fruits, frozen juices 704 671 33 Industrial supplies and materials 45,909 46,917 -1,008 Copper 550 893 -343 Gas-natural 1,820 2,152 -332 Liquefied petroleum gases 884 1,063 -179 Other precious metals 701 861 -161 Fuel oil 1,726 1,870 -144 Iron and steel mill products 1,978 2,066 -87 Coal and related fuels 196 273 -76 Nonferrous metals, other 240 309 -69 Plastic materials 1,073 1,136 -63 Nonmonetary gold 394 456 -61 Lumber 555 612 -56 Plywood and veneers 203 254 -50 Electric energy 177 218 -40 Paper and paper products 665 695 -29 Steelmaking materials 545 571 -26 Blank tapes, audio & visual 383 407 -25 Synthetic cloth 448 471 -23 Stone, sand, cement, etc. 532 553 -21 Nontextile floor tiles 231 247 -16 Sulfur, nonmetallic minerals 65 77 -13 Iron and steel, advanced 641 653 -12 Bauxite and aluminum 1,221 1,231 -10 Glass-plate, sheet, etc. 104 110 -7 Chemicals-other, n.e.c. 660 667 -6 Hair, waste materials 66 69 -4 Synthetic rubber--primary 162 165 -3 Iron and steel products, n.e.c. 760 763 -3 Finished textile supplies 288 290 -2 Cotton, natural fibers 6 6 (-) Materials, excluding chemicals 112 112 1 Hides and skins 14 12 2 Cotton cloth, fabrics 146 142 3 Chemicals-inorganic 467 463 4 Natural rubber 200 196 4 Shingles, wallboard 907 903 4 Tin 49 44 5 Tobacco, waxes, etc 418 412 6 Industrial supplies, other 1,935 1,929 6 Leather and furs 69 60 9 Newsprint 246 236 9 Wool, silk, etc. 78 66 12 Zinc 285 263 22 Nickel 315 290 25 Farming materials, livestock 91 63 28 Pulpwood and woodpulp 317 287 30 Chemicals-fertilizers 594 558 36 Finished metal shapes 1,446 1,389 58 Crude oil 15,867 15,807 60 Chemicals-organic 1,556 1,450 106 Petroleum products, other 3,003 2,827 176 Nuclear fuel materials 518 271 247 Capital goods, except automotive 35,808 35,476 333 Computers 3,063 2,740 323 Civilian aircraft 1,026 811 215 Industrial machines, other 2,556 2,453 103 Telecommunications equipment 3,553 3,471 82 Generators, accessories 1,455 1,408 47 Drilling & oilfield equipment 631 589 42 Medicinal equipment 1,955 1,928 27 Materials handling equipment 1,001 978 24 Nonfarm tractors and parts 140 125 16 Measuring, testing, control instruments 1,150 1,139 12 Laboratory testing instruments 271 265 6 Parts-civilian aircraft 631 627 4 Textile, sewing machines 93 90 3 Food, tobacco machinery 181 179 2 Spacecraft, excluding military 1 1 (-) Vessels, except scrap (-) (-) (-) Commercial vessels, other 5 5 (-) Specialized mining 70 75 -5 Engines-civilian aircraft 980 989 -9 Marine engines, parts 68 78 -10 Electric apparatus 2,815 2,825 -11 Pulp and paper machinery 489 501 -12 Industrial engines 1,187 1,202 -14 Railway transportation equipment 143 162 -20 Metalworking machine tools 810 831 -22 Business machines and equipment 710 732 -22 Semiconductors 2,254 2,295 -40 Wood, glass, plastic 486 533 -47 Computer accessories 5,597 5,648 -51 Excavating machinery 798 881 -83 Photo, service industry machinery 1,143 1,249 -106 Agricultural machinery, equipment 546 666 -121 Automotive vehicles, parts, and engines 21,088 20,768 320 Consumer goods 39,110 38,219 891 Toys, games, and sporting goods 2,809 2,455 354 TV's, VCR's, etc 3,912 3,593 320 Apparel, household goods - cotton 4,345 4,210 135 Stereo equipment, etc 1,113 989 124 Pharmaceutical preparations 5,652 5,537 114 Other household goods 4,641 4,568 72 Toiletries and cosmetics 537 480 57 Cookware, cutlery, tools 570 533 37 Jewelry 1,160 1,135 25 Rugs 180 156 24 Pleasure boats and motors 240 220 20 Gem diamonds 1,500 1,490 10 Gem stones, other 211 202 9 Apparel,household goods-nontextile 673 665 8 Records, tapes, and disks 104 100 4 Photo equipment 75 72 3 Apparel, textiles, nonwool or cotton 2,660 2,657 3 Apparel, household goods - wool 295 292 3 Musical instruments 138 141 -3 Numismatic coins 18 23 -5 Glassware, chinaware 208 214 -6 Footwear 1,296 1,303 -7 Nursery stock, etc. 126 135 -10 Books, printed matter 358 369 -11 Writing and art supplies 1,049 1,061 -12 Motorcycles and parts 387 420 -33 Camping apparel and gear 684 725 -41 Furniture, household goods, etc. 2,021 2,070 -49 Artwork, antiques, stamps, etc. 688 808 -120 Household appliances 1,463 1,597 -134 Other goods 5,198 5,272 -74 _________________ Item(1) Year-to-date Year-to-date Year-to-date 2006 2005 Change Total, Balance of Payments Basis 1,703,922 1,527,723 176,199 Net Adjustments 4,065 3,557 509 Total, Census Basis 1,699,856 1,524,166 175,690 Foods, feeds, and beverages 68,811 62,130 6,680 Fish and shellfish 12,157 10,891 1,266 Cane and beet sugar 1,259 780 479 Wine, beer, and related products 7,110 6,363 747 Green coffee 2,689 2,309 380 Other foods 7,308 6,635 673 Vegetables 6,110 5,463 647 Alcoholic beverages, excluding wine 4,504 3,988 516 Nonagricultural foods, etc. 418 414 4 Cocoa beans 618 766 -148 Bakery products 5,152 4,717 435 Nuts 1,043 1,055 -11 Dairy products and eggs 1,326 1,320 6 Meat products 6,869 6,785 84 Food oils, oilseeds 2,434 2,128 306 Feedstuff and foodgrains 1,995 1,558 437 Tea, spices, etc. 899 808 90 Fruits, frozen juices 6,920 6,151 769 Industrial supplies and materials 555,069 474,561 80,508 Copper 7,657 3,640 4,018 Gas-natural 26,448 31,149 -4,702 Liquefied petroleum gases 13,338 11,508 1,831 Other precious metals 7,670 4,735 2,934 Fuel oil 25,235 23,195 2,040 Iron and steel mill products 20,741 15,022 5,720 Coal and related fuels 2,484 2,269 215 Nonferrous metals, other 2,877 2,428 449 Plastic materials 12,414 11,088 1,326 Nonmonetary gold 5,208 3,946 1,262 Lumber 8,102 8,485 -383 Plywood and veneers 2,916 2,649 266 Electric energy 2,328 2,275 53 Paper and paper products 7,516 6,769 746 Steelmaking materials 6,008 5,585 423 Blank tapes, audio & visual 4,008 3,786 222 Synthetic cloth 4,968 4,833 134 Stone, sand, cement, etc. 6,187 5,352 836 Nontextile floor tiles 2,742 2,523 219 Sulfur, nonmetallic minerals 776 747 30 Iron and steel, advanced 6,965 6,381 584 Bauxite and aluminum 13,356 10,554 2,803 Glass-plate, sheet, etc. 1,173 1,077 95 Chemicals-other, n.e.c. 7,430 7,104 326 Hair, waste materials 711 586 125 Synthetic rubber--primary 1,870 1,800 70 Iron and steel products, n.e.c. 7,836 6,702 1,134 Finished textile supplies 3,051 2,979 71 Cotton, natural fibers 75 84 -10 Materials, excluding chemicals 1,266 1,293 -26 Hides and skins 127 133 -6 Cotton cloth, fabrics 1,597 1,747 -150 Chemicals-inorganic 5,279 4,595 684 Natural rubber 1,894 1,377 517 Shingles, wallboard 11,326 11,279 48 Tin 392 319 74 Tobacco, waxes, etc 4,409 4,203 206 Industrial supplies, other 20,565 18,509 2,056 Leather and furs 763 791 -29 Newsprint 2,832 2,802 30 Wool, silk, etc. 784 756 28 Zinc 2,027 994 1,033 Nickel 2,951 1,993 958 Farming materials, livestock 952 801 151 Pulpwood and woodpulp 2,926 2,764 162 Chemicals-fertilizers 7,033 7,416 -383 Finished metal shapes 14,995 11,169 3,825 Crude oil 199,661 159,166 40,495 Chemicals-organic 17,407 16,007 1,400 Petroleum products, other 40,411 34,271 6,141 Nuclear fuel materials 3,383 2,926 457 Capital goods, except automotive 383,744 346,247 37,497 Computers 31,304 26,873 4,431 Civilian aircraft 9,726 9,728 -2 Industrial machines, other 26,610 23,445 3,164 Telecommunications equipment 36,882 33,772 3,111 Generators, accessories 14,784 12,262 2,523 Drilling & oilfield equipment 5,556 3,641 1,915 Medicinal equipment 21,305 19,666 1,639 Materials handling equipment 10,690 9,357 1,333 Nonfarm tractors and parts 1,509 1,225 284 Measuring, testing, control instruments 12,217 11,100 1,117 Laboratory testing instruments 2,746 2,633 113 Parts-civilian aircraft 6,093 4,942 1,151 Textile, sewing machines 1,083 1,268 -185 Food, tobacco machinery 1,902 1,824 78 Spacecraft, excluding military 90 34 56 Vessels, except scrap 29 7 22 Commercial vessels, other 68 62 6 Specialized mining 756 540 217 Engines-civilian aircraft 10,161 8,733 1,428 Marine engines, parts 836 831 5 Electric apparatus 30,815 27,060 3,755 Pulp and paper machinery 4,897 4,320 577 Industrial engines 12,851 11,547 1,304 Railway transportation equipment 1,482 1,251 232 Metalworking machine tools 8,814 7,582 1,232 Business machines and equipment 8,000 7,857 143 Semiconductors 25,196 23,524 1,672 Wood, glass, plastic 6,127 5,367 760 Computer accessories 62,095 58,487 3,608 Excavating machinery 9,576 8,809 768 Photo, service industry machinery 13,279 12,122 1,158 Agricultural machinery, equipment 6,266 6,382 -117 Automotive vehicles, parts, and engines 234,403 218,377 16,026 Consumer goods 403,377 371,935 31,442 Toys, games, and sporting goods 25,504 25,001 504 TV's, VCR's, etc 37,632 31,891 5,741 Apparel, household goods - cotton 44,306 41,806 2,499 Stereo equipment, etc 9,308 9,525 -217 Pharmaceutical preparations 59,110 50,856 8,254 Other household goods 47,452 43,730 3,722 Toiletries and cosmetics 5,338 5,053 285 Cookware, cutlery, tools 5,806 5,430 375 Jewelry 11,975 10,915 1,060 Rugs 1,970 1,844 127 Pleasure boats and motors 2,770 2,674 96 Gem diamonds 15,834 14,736 1,098 Gem stones, other 2,302 2,127 175 Apparel,household goods-nontextile 7,122 6,847 274 Records, tapes, and disks 1,185 1,418 -233 Photo equipment 868 1,012 -144 Apparel, textiles, nonwool or cotton 28,373 27,696 677 Apparel, household goods - wool 3,228 3,433 -205 Musical instruments 1,515 1,598 -83 Numismatic coins 311 222 88 Glassware, chinaware 2,187 2,130 58 Footwear 13,489 12,506 984 Nursery stock, etc. 1,338 1,264 74 Books, printed matter 3,941 3,843 98 Writing and art supplies 11,385 11,220 165 Motorcycles and parts 4,332 3,997 336 Camping apparel and gear 7,382 6,891 491 Furniture, household goods, etc. 22,587 21,161 1,427 Artwork, antiques, stamps, etc. 7,927 6,786 1,141 Household appliances 16,899 14,323 2,576 Other goods 54,452 50,916 3,536 (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-07-07, BEA-07-01), Bureau of the Census, Foreign Trade Division, November 2006. For more information, contact Nick Orsini (301-763-6959) or Vanessa Ware (301-763-2311), Foreign Trade Division.