                          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
                                       2005         2005 (R)      Change

Total, Balance of Payments Basis         146,238      148,360        -2,123
Net Adjustments                              316          309             7
Total, Census Basis                      145,922      148,051        -2,130

Foods, feeds, and beverages                5,840        5,756            84

Cocoa beans                                   81           35            45
Fish and shellfish                         1,016          976            40
Fruits, frozen juices                        592          554            38
Alcoholic beverages, excluding wine          361          330            31
Food oils, oilseeds                          198          187            10
Dairy products and eggs                      122          113             9
Feedstuff and foodgrains                     157          149             8
Green coffee                                 225          221             3
Tea, spices, etc.                             81           84            -3
Nuts                                          81           86            -5
Bakery products                              430          436            -6
Nonagricultural foods, etc.                   34           42            -8
Vegetables                                   529          537            -8
Cane and beet sugar                           88          101           -13
Wine and related products                    599          612           -13
Other foods                                  626          646           -20
Meat products                                623          647           -25

Industrial supplies and materials         48,780       50,019        -1,239

Petroleum products, other                  3,576        4,979        -1,404
Gas-natural                                3,167        3,929          -762
Fuel oil                                   2,707        3,282          -575
Liquefied petroleum gases                  1,228        1,467          -239
Chemicals-fertilizers                        722          830          -107
Iron and steel mill products               1,132        1,207           -76
Other precious metals                        439          499           -60
Blank tapes, audio & visual                  374          407           -34
Finished metal shapes                      1,103        1,132           -29
Pulpwood and woodpulp                        219          245           -26
Shingles, wallboard                        1,053        1,075           -21
Coal and related fuels                       146          164           -19
Bauxite and aluminum                         878          893           -15
Steelmaking materials                        439          453           -14
Electric energy                              342          353           -11
Cotton cloth, fabrics                        156          167           -11
Leather and furs                              72           78            -6
Industrial supplies, other                 1,773        1,776            -3
Cotton, natural fibers                         6            8            -2
Farming materials, livestock                  66           66           (-)
Tin                                           23           24           (-)
Materials, excluding chemicals               109          109           (-)
Zinc                                          94           93             1
Finished textile supplies                    276          275             1
Glass-plate, sheet, etc.                     103          102             1
Wool, silk, etc.                              69           67             2
Hides and skins                               14           12             2
Iron and steel, advanced                     599          597             3
Chemicals-inorganic                          452          449             3
Natural rubber                               139          136             3
Stone, sand, cement, etc.                    526          521             5
Sulfur, nonmetallic minerals                  74           68             6
Lumber                                       767          761             6
Hair, waste materials                         61           54             7
Nickel                                       172          162            10
Nontextile floor tiles                       237          227            10
Plywood and veneers                          253          242            11
Nonferrous metals, other                     225          211            14
Synthetic cloth                              477          461            16
Chemicals-organic                          1,775        1,759            16
Nonmonetary gold                             448          428            20
Copper                                       480          458            22
Newsprint                                    263          241            22
Synthetic rubber--primary                    207          184            22
Iron and steel products, n.e.c.              642          613            29
Paper and paper products                     661          631            31
Chemicals-other, n.e.c.                      680          642            38
Tobacco, waxes, etc                          447          408            40
Plastic materials                          1,301        1,151           150
Nuclear fuel materials                       529          289           240
Crude oil                                 17,078       15,635         1,443

Capital goods, except automotive          32,107       32,145           -38

Civilian aircraft                            559          841          -282
Engines-civilian aircraft                    798          928          -130
Agricultural machinery, equipment            512          594           -82
Medicinal equipment                        1,752        1,831           -78
Photo, service industry machinery          1,068        1,133           -65
Wood, glass, plastic                         508          560           -51
Computer accessories                       5,343        5,390           -46
Generators, accessories                    1,181        1,219           -38
Industrial machines, other                 2,223        2,259           -36
Telecommunications equipment               3,202        3,222           -21
Semiconductors                             2,201        2,221           -20
Laboratory testing instruments               234          251           -17
Drilling & oilfield equipment                318          326            -8
Railway transportation equipment             108          113            -5
Vessels, except scrap                        (-)          (-)           (-)
Commercial vessels, other                      6            6           (-)
Nonfarm tractors and parts                   122          119             2
Spacecraft, excluding military                 4            1             3
Marine engines, parts                         71           64             7
Textile, sewing machines                     122          113             9
Measuring, testing, control instruments    1,061        1,051             9
Specialized mining                            64           37            27
Food, tobacco machinery                      170          141            29
Electric apparatus                         2,570        2,525            44
Business machines and equipment              741          696            45
Pulp and paper machinery                     398          349            49
Industrial engines                         1,095        1,039            56
Excavating machinery                         899          832            66
Metalworking machine tools                   834          743            90
Materials handling equipment                 980          888            92
Parts-civilian aircraft                      473          368           104
Computers                                  2,491        2,284           207

Automotive vehicles, parts, and engines   20,957       20,844           113

Consumer goods                            33,459       34,526        -1,067

Pharmaceutical preparations                4,296        4,755          -459
TV's, VCR's, etc                           2,893        3,168          -276
Toys, games, and sporting goods            2,112        2,280          -168
Other household goods                      3,977        4,095          -117
Footwear                                   1,103        1,218          -115
Apparel, textiles, nonwool or cotton       2,530        2,598           -68
Furniture, household goods, etc.           1,916        1,979           -63
Camping apparel and gear                     601          643           -42
Apparel, household goods - wool              242          277           -36
Books, printed matter                        331          366           -35
Apparel,household goods-nontextile           590          624           -34
Motorcycles and parts                        359          393           -33
Jewelry                                      949          976           -27
Household appliances                       1,354        1,368           -14
Musical instruments                          138          152           -14
Gem stones, other                            191          204           -13
Toiletries and cosmetics                     475          485           -10
Glassware, chinaware                         189          198            -9
Rugs                                         170          176            -6
Photo equipment                               83           86            -3
Nursery stock, etc.                          119          119           (-)
Cookware, cutlery, tools                     491          489             2
Records, tapes, and disks                    117          111             6
Numismatic coins                              36           22            14
Writing and art supplies                   1,019        1,000            19
Pleasure boats and motors                    268          248            19
Stereo equipment, etc                        868          824            44
Apparel, household goods - cotton          3,886        3,807            79
Artwork, antiques, stamps, etc.              719          633            87
Gem diamonds                               1,436        1,231           205

Other goods                                4,778        4,761            17
                                        
                               _________________

Item(1)                                Year-to-date Year-to-date  Year-to-date
                                       2005         2004          Change

Total, Balance of Payments Basis       1,528,387    1,342,410       185,977
Net Adjustments                            3,225        2,960           266
Total, Census Basis                    1,525,162    1,339,451       185,711

Foods, feeds, and beverages               62,261       56,694         5,567

Cocoa beans                                  743          630           113
Fish and shellfish                        10,806       10,182           624
Fruits, frozen juices                      6,172        5,333           840
Alcoholic beverages, excluding wine        4,017        3,681           335
Food oils, oilseeds                        2,108        2,054            54
Dairy products and eggs                    1,329        1,243            86
Feedstuff and foodgrains                   1,557        1,735          -178
Green coffee                               2,323        1,715           609
Tea, spices, etc.                            814          893           -78
Nuts                                       1,073          993            80
Bakery products                            4,729        4,452           277
Nonagricultural foods, etc.                  415          361            54
Vegetables                                 5,518        5,130           389
Cane and beet sugar                          779          533           245
Wine and related products                  6,395        5,713           682
Other foods                                6,674        5,769           905
Meat products                              6,807        6,278           529

Industrial supplies and materials        473,066      374,217        98,849

Petroleum products, other                 34,572       21,589        12,983
Gas-natural                               29,138       21,905         7,233
Fuel oil                                  23,141       15,539         7,601
Liquefied petroleum gases                 11,400        7,057         4,343
Chemicals-fertilizers                      7,550        5,558         1,991
Iron and steel mill products              15,194       14,965           229
Other precious metals                      4,754        4,391           363
Blank tapes, audio & visual                3,784        3,491           293
Finished metal shapes                     11,180        9,171         2,009
Pulpwood and woodpulp                      2,770        2,716            55
Shingles, wallboard                       11,328       10,712           617
Coal and related fuels                     2,250        2,273           -23
Bauxite and aluminum                      10,521        8,297         2,224
Steelmaking materials                      5,728        5,015           713
Electric energy                            2,267        1,139         1,128
Cotton cloth, fabrics                      1,754        1,967          -213
Leather and furs                             794          772            22
Industrial supplies, other                18,556       16,448         2,108
Cotton, natural fibers                        85           83             1
Farming materials, livestock                 814          723            90
Tin                                          318          388           -70
Materials, excluding chemicals             1,304        1,341           -36
Zinc                                         993          974            19
Finished textile supplies                  2,991        2,758           232
Glass-plate, sheet, etc.                   1,077        1,056            20
Wool, silk, etc.                             756          735            21
Hides and skins                              133          138            -5
Iron and steel, advanced                   6,404        5,504           900
Chemicals-inorganic                        4,583        3,790           793
Natural rubber                             1,386        1,322            64
Stone, sand, cement, etc.                  5,380        4,334         1,046
Sulfur, nonmetallic minerals                 743          622           122
Lumber                                     8,524        8,261           263
Hair, waste materials                        587          529            58
Nickel                                     1,995        1,677           318
Nontextile floor tiles                     2,527        2,322           205
Plywood and veneers                        2,645        2,514           131
Nonferrous metals, other                   2,411        1,778           634
Synthetic cloth                            4,851        4,220           631
Chemicals-organic                         16,069       13,669         2,400
Nonmonetary gold                           3,947        3,550           397
Copper                                     3,642        2,353         1,289
Newsprint                                  2,801        2,724            77
Synthetic rubber--primary                  1,825        1,319           506
Iron and steel products, n.e.c.            6,716        5,453         1,263
Paper and paper products                   6,779        6,476           303
Chemicals-other, n.e.c.                    7,132        6,282           850
Tobacco, waxes, etc                        4,220        3,800           420
Plastic materials                         11,146        8,942         2,204
Nuclear fuel materials                     2,926        2,337           589
Crude oil                                158,675      119,238        39,437

Capital goods, except automotive         346,995      313,617        33,378

Civilian aircraft                          9,808       10,260          -452
Engines-civilian aircraft                  8,769        7,424         1,344
Agricultural machinery, equipment          6,424        5,801           623
Medicinal equipment                       19,716       17,571         2,145
Photo, service industry machinery         12,183       10,853         1,329
Wood, glass, plastic                       5,414        5,059           355
Computer accessories                      58,649       58,350           299
Generators, accessories                   12,239       10,344         1,895
Industrial machines, other                23,468       20,546         2,921
Telecommunications equipment              33,810       26,980         6,830
Semiconductors                            23,523       24,727        -1,204
Laboratory testing instruments             2,647        2,518           129
Drilling & oilfield equipment              3,632        2,345         1,287
Railway transportation equipment           1,250        1,136           114
Vessels, except scrap                          7            3             4
Commercial vessels, other                     62          280          -218
Nonfarm tractors and parts                 1,228          916           312
Spacecraft, excluding military                34           66           -32
Marine engines, parts                        839          752            87
Textile, sewing machines                   1,276          990           286
Measuring, testing, control instruments   11,119       10,482           638
Specialized mining                           531          411           120
Food, tobacco machinery                    1,834        1,765            69
Electric apparatus                        27,150       24,984         2,166
Business machines and equipment            7,876        7,332           544
Pulp and paper machinery                   4,317        4,016           300
Industrial engines                        11,569       10,110         1,459
Excavating machinery                       8,865        6,842         2,023
Metalworking machine tools                 7,578        6,389         1,189
Materials handling equipment               9,371        7,369         2,002
Parts-civilian aircraft                    4,961        4,311           650
Computers                                 26,848       22,684         4,163

Automotive vehicles, parts, and engines  218,666      208,809         9,857

Consumer goods                           373,062      340,243        32,819

Pharmaceutical preparations               50,742       47,901         2,841
TV's, VCR's, etc                          31,834       28,219         3,615
Toys, games, and sporting goods           25,232       21,837         3,395
Other household goods                     43,883       39,433         4,450
Footwear                                  12,529       11,523         1,005
Apparel, textiles, nonwool or cotton      27,862       27,406           456
Furniture, household goods, etc.          21,217       18,974         2,243
Camping apparel and gear                   6,918        6,318           600
Apparel, household goods - wool            3,419        3,276           143
Books, printed matter                      3,851        3,503           348
Apparel,household goods-nontextile         6,958        6,507           452
Motorcycles and parts                      4,018        3,598           420
Jewelry                                   10,938        9,934         1,004
Household appliances                      14,396       12,530         1,866
Musical instruments                        1,609        1,550            59
Gem stones, other                          2,122        1,749           373
Toiletries and cosmetics                   5,075        4,543           532
Glassware, chinaware                       2,135        2,119            16
Rugs                                       1,854        1,686           168
Photo equipment                            1,023        1,277          -254
Nursery stock, etc.                        1,276        1,263            13
Cookware, cutlery, tools                   5,455        4,799           656
Records, tapes, and disks                  1,429        1,365            64
Numismatic coins                             223          237           -14
Writing and art supplies                  11,250       10,551           699
Pleasure boats and motors                  2,694        2,487           207
Stereo equipment, etc                      9,490        8,121         1,369
Apparel, household goods - cotton         42,079       37,555         4,524
Artwork, antiques, stamps, etc.            6,746        6,600           146
Gem diamonds                              14,803       13,379         1,424

Other goods                               51,112       45,872         5,240
                                                  

(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 26 of this release, or at
www.census.gov/ft900 or www.bea.gov/bea/di/home/trade.htm.
                                                  
SOURCE: Report FT900 (CB-06-03, BEA-06-01), Bureau of the Census, Foreign
Trade Division, November 2005.  For more information, contact Nick Orsini
(301-763-6959) or Vanessa Ware (301-763-2311), Foreign Trade Division.
