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) December November Monthly 2006 2006 (R) Change Total, Balance of Payments Basis 157,602 153,779 3,823 Net Adjustments 311 299 12 Total, Census Basis 157,291 153,480 3,811 Foods, feeds, and beverages 6,438 6,364 74 Fish and shellfish 1,077 1,067 10 Wine, beer, and related products 742 677 65 Fruits, frozen juices 688 697 -10 Other foods 677 691 -13 Vegetables 504 558 -54 Alcoholic beverages, excluding wine 437 402 35 Cane and beet sugar 90 43 47 Bakery products 482 482 -1 Feedstuff and foodgrains 207 216 -9 Food oils, oilseeds 258 217 41 Green coffee 224 284 -60 Tea, spices, etc. 87 97 -10 Nonagricultural foods, etc. 39 32 6 Dairy products and eggs 121 132 -10 Meat products 617 639 -22 Nuts 80 85 -5 Cocoa beans 109 45 64 Industrial supplies and materials 47,560 45,925 1,635 Crude oil 16,676 15,886 791 Petroleum products, other 3,487 3,029 458 Iron and steel mill products 1,693 1,976 -282 Finished metal shapes 1,401 1,455 -54 Copper 526 519 6 Bauxite and aluminum 1,211 1,217 -6 Other precious metals 716 708 8 Industrial supplies, other 1,980 1,931 49 Liquefied petroleum gases 1,165 884 282 Fuel oil 1,839 1,724 115 Chemicals-organic 1,613 1,549 63 Iron and steel products, n.e.c. 747 757 -10 Nonmonetary gold 425 397 28 Zinc 252 279 -28 Nickel 291 330 -38 Plastic materials 1,061 1,072 -12 Stone, sand, cement, etc. 532 535 -3 Nuclear fuel materials 581 518 63 Paper and paper products 673 665 8 Chemicals-inorganic 484 459 26 Iron and steel, advanced 624 639 -16 Natural rubber 137 198 -61 Nonferrous metals, other 281 237 44 Steelmaking materials 535 534 1 Chemicals-other, n.e.c. 664 662 2 Nontextile floor tiles 243 232 12 Plywood and veneers 201 203 -2 Blank tapes, audio & visual 394 383 11 Coal and related fuels 213 197 16 Tobacco, waxes, etc. 419 417 2 Pulpwood and woodpulp 289 305 -16 Farming materials, livestock 92 90 2 Hair, waste materials 60 65 -5 Synthetic cloth 461 449 13 Tin 44 49 -6 Glass-plate, sheet, etc. 91 103 -12 Finished textile supplies 284 288 -4 Sulfur, nonmetallic minerals 92 65 26 Synthetic rubber--primary 166 167 -1 Wool, silk, etc. 78 78 -1 Hides and skins 14 15 -1 Newsprint 249 245 3 Cotton, natural fibers 7 6 0 Materials, excluding chemicals 120 115 5 Leather and furs 66 69 -2 Electric energy 187 178 10 Shingles, wallboard 920 907 13 Cotton cloth, fabrics 146 147 -1 Chemicals-fertilizers 608 602 7 Lumber 616 553 63 Gas-natural 1,906 1,837 68 Capital goods, except automotive 35,480 35,748 -268 Computers 2,564 3,055 -490 Electric apparatus 2,866 2,813 53 Computer accessories 5,617 5,592 25 Industrial machines, other 2,515 2,559 -44 Telecommunications equipment 3,429 3,556 -128 Generators, accessories 1,510 1,444 66 Drilling & oilfield equipment 585 637 -51 Medicinal equipment 1,986 1,954 33 Semiconductors 2,218 2,250 -32 Engines-civilian aircraft 1,008 976 32 Industrial engines 1,270 1,207 63 Photo, service industry machinery 1,280 1,139 141 Materials handling equipment 942 1,003 -61 Metalworking machine tools 812 793 18 Parts-civilian aircraft 633 630 3 Measuring, testing, control instruments 1,171 1,146 25 Wood, glass, plastic 497 483 14 Excavating machinery 796 796 -1 Pulp and paper machinery 433 490 -57 Nonfarm tractors and parts 124 140 -16 Railway transportation equipment 120 150 -30 Specialized mining 88 70 18 Business machines and equipment 737 709 29 Laboratory testing instruments 261 272 -11 Food, tobacco machinery 174 180 -6 Civilian aircraft 1,069 998 71 Spacecraft, excluding military 19 1 18 Vessels, except scrap 0 0 0 Marine engines, parts 79 68 12 Commercial vessels, other 5 4 1 Agricultural machinery, equipment 569 540 28 Textile, sewing machines 103 93 10 Automotive vehicles, parts, and engines 22,641 21,128 1,512 Consumer goods 39,951 39,152 798 Pharmaceutical preparations 5,618 5,636 -18 TV's, VCR's, etc 3,951 3,955 -4 Other household goods 4,525 4,637 -112 Apparel, household goods - cotton 4,664 4,321 342 Household appliances 1,567 1,461 106 Toys, games, and sporting goods 3,161 2,824 337 Furniture, household goods, etc. 2,073 2,020 54 Artwork, antiques, stamps, etc. 761 704 57 Jewelry 1,200 1,177 23 Gem diamonds 1,489 1,509 -21 Footwear 1,290 1,291 -1 Apparel, textiles, nonwool or cotton 2,795 2,657 139 Camping apparel and gear 689 680 8 Cookware, cutlery, tools 565 568 -3 Toiletries and cosmetics 502 537 -35 Apparel,household goods-nontextile 705 673 33 Writing and art supplies 1,074 1,051 23 Motorcycles and parts 326 385 -59 Gem stones, other 242 211 31 Rugs 171 180 -8 Books, printed matter 383 359 25 Numismatic coins 28 18 10 Nursery stock, etc. 123 125 -3 Glassware, chinaware 206 208 -2 Pleasure boats and motors 215 239 -24 Musical instruments 141 137 4 Stereo equipment, etc 979 1,122 -143 Apparel, household goods - wool 338 292 46 Photo equipment 67 74 -7 Records, tapes, and disks 103 103 1 Other goods 5,221 5,161 60 _________________ Item(1) Year-to-date Year-to-date Year-to-date 2006 2005 Change Total, Balance of Payments Basis 182,433 Net Adjustments 465 Total, Census Basis 181,969 Foods, feeds, and beverages 6,844 Fish and shellfish 1,260 Wine, beer, and related products 895 Fruits, frozen juices 806 Other foods 728 Vegetables 581 Alcoholic beverages, excluding wine 548 Cane and beet sugar 485 Bakery products 475 Feedstuff and foodgrains 472 Food oils, oilseeds 365 Green coffee 326 Tea, spices, etc. 92 Nonagricultural foods, etc. 5 Dairy products and eggs -2 Meat products -7 Nuts -28 Cocoa beans -158 Industrial supplies and materials 79,074 Crude oil 41,038 Petroleum products, other 6,381 Iron and steel mill products 5,914 Finished metal shapes 4,101 Copper 3,986 Bauxite and aluminum 2,948 Other precious metals 2,893 Industrial supplies, other 2,166 Liquefied petroleum gases 1,741 Fuel oil 1,529 Chemicals-organic 1,244 Iron and steel products, n.e.c. 1,225 Nonmonetary gold 1,203 Zinc 1,163 Nickel 1,106 Plastic materials 1,083 Stone, sand, cement, etc. 851 Nuclear fuel materials 765 Paper and paper products 747 Chemicals-inorganic 677 Iron and steel, advanced 596 Natural rubber 478 Nonferrous metals, other 478 Steelmaking materials 359 Chemicals-other, n.e.c. 310 Nontextile floor tiles 224 Plywood and veneers 222 Blank tapes, audio & visual 221 Coal and related fuels 218 Tobacco, waxes, etc. 188 Pulpwood and woodpulp 140 Farming materials, livestock 136 Hair, waste materials 123 Synthetic cloth 110 Tin 102 Glass-plate, sheet, etc. 87 Finished textile supplies 70 Sulfur, nonmetallic minerals 53 Synthetic rubber--primary 50 Wool, silk, etc. 35 Hides and skins 3 Newsprint 0 Cotton, natural fibers -8 Materials, excluding chemicals -23 Leather and furs -38 Electric energy -71 Shingles, wallboard -127 Cotton cloth, fabrics -159 Chemicals-fertilizers -436 Lumber -659 Gas-natural -6,368 Capital goods, except automotive 39,275 Computers 4,204 Electric apparatus 3,949 Computer accessories 3,903 Industrial machines, other 3,394 Telecommunications equipment 3,200 Generators, accessories 2,820 Drilling & oilfield equipment 2,158 Medicinal equipment 1,776 Semiconductors 1,622 Engines-civilian aircraft 1,558 Industrial engines 1,449 Photo, service industry machinery 1,365 Materials handling equipment 1,299 Metalworking machine tools 1,257 Parts-civilian aircraft 1,240 Measuring, testing, control instruments 1,161 Wood, glass, plastic 738 Excavating machinery 665 Pulp and paper machinery 594 Nonfarm tractors and parts 278 Railway transportation equipment 241 Specialized mining 237 Business machines and equipment 139 Laboratory testing instruments 132 Food, tobacco machinery 86 Civilian aircraft 69 Spacecraft, excluding military 62 Vessels, except scrap 22 Marine engines, parts 11 Commercial vessels, other 6 Agricultural machinery, equipment -158 Textile, sewing machines -202 Automotive vehicles, parts, and engines 17,095 Consumer goods 35,749 Pharmaceutical preparations 8,887 TV's, VCR's, etc 6,736 Other household goods 3,980 Apparel, household goods - cotton 2,936 Household appliances 2,602 Toys, games, and sporting goods 1,716 Furniture, household goods, etc. 1,514 Artwork, antiques, stamps, etc. 1,320 Jewelry 1,287 Gem diamonds 1,035 Footwear 998 Apparel, textiles, nonwool or cotton 928 Camping apparel and gear 461 Cookware, cutlery, tools 422 Toiletries and cosmetics 298 Apparel,household goods-nontextile 282 Writing and art supplies 227 Motorcycles and parts 224 Gem stones, other 209 Rugs 132 Books, printed matter 122 Numismatic coins 76 Nursery stock, etc. 74 Glassware, chinaware 69 Pleasure boats and motors 58 Musical instruments -91 Stereo equipment, etc -139 Apparel, household goods - wool -173 Photo equipment -173 Records, tapes, and disks -268 Other goods 3,931 (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-07-26, BEA-07-05), Bureau of the Census, Foreign Trade Division, December 2006. For more information, contact Nick Orsini (301-763-6959) or Vanessa Ware (301-763-2311), Foreign Trade Division.