                          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
                                       2005         2005 (R)      Change

Total, Balance of Payments Basis         149,611      146,495         3,116
Net Adjustments                              285          313           -28
Total, Census Basis                      149,326      146,182         3,144

Foods, feeds, and beverages                6,009        5,853           156

Other foods                                  606          625           -19
Fruits, frozen juices                        584          594           -10
Fish and shellfish                         1,123        1,023           100
Wine and related products                    562          599           -37
Green coffee                                 188          224           -37
Meat products                                685          621            63
Alcoholic beverages, excluding wine          401          361            40
Vegetables                                   544          524            20
Cane and beet sugar                           86           88            -3
Bakery products                              438          430             8
Cocoa beans                                  103           83            19
Food oils, oilseeds                          198          207            -9
Dairy products and eggs                      126          122             4
Nonagricultural foods, etc.                   36           34             2
Nuts                                          87           80             6
Tea, spices, etc.                             73           80            -7
Feedstuff and foodgrains                     171          157            14

Industrial supplies and materials         49,003       48,866           138

Crude oil                                 16,444       17,133          -689
Petroleum products, other                  3,493        3,574           -81
Fuel oil                                   2,400        2,752          -352
Gas-natural                                3,276        3,147           129
Liquefied petroleum gases                  1,276        1,261            14
Chemicals-organic                          1,787        1,780             7
Plastic materials                          1,288        1,299           -11
Industrial supplies, other                 1,852        1,772            80
Bauxite and aluminum                       1,053          878           175
Finished metal shapes                      1,139        1,102            37
Chemicals-fertilizers                        757          721            37
Copper                                       526          480            46
Iron and steel products, n.e.c.              637          644            -6
Electric energy                              327          332            -5
Stone, sand, cement, etc.                    486          526           -40
Iron and steel, advanced                     602          600             2
Chemicals-other, n.e.c.                      664          681           -17
Chemicals-inorganic                          486          458            28
Nonferrous metals, other                     239          227            12
Synthetic cloth                              472          479            -7
Shingles, wallboard                        1,096        1,051            45
Other precious metals                        662          433           229
Synthetic rubber--primary                    180          206           -26
Nuclear fuel materials                       271          529          -257
Steelmaking materials                        556          438           117
Tobacco, waxes, etc                          406          446           -40
Nonmonetary gold                             486          448            39
Blank tapes, audio & visual                  388          374            14
Paper and paper products                     683          661            21
Lumber                                       879          763           116
Nickel                                       129          171           -43
Finished textile supplies                    274          277            -3
Nontextile floor tiles                       236          237           (-)
Plywood and veneers                          243          253           -10
Sulfur, nonmetallic minerals                  65           75            -9
Farming materials, livestock                 100           64            35
Pulpwood and woodpulp                        294          220            75
Newsprint                                    274          263            11
Natural rubber                               178          138            41
Hair, waste materials                         63           61             2
Zinc                                         107           94            13
Leather and furs                              73           72             1
Glass-plate, sheet, etc.                      97          103            -6
Wool, silk, etc.                              71           70             1
Cotton, natural fibers                         5            6            -1
Hides and skins                               15           14             1
Coal and related fuels                       210          146            65
Materials, excluding chemicals               121          111             9
Tin                                           16           23            -7
Cotton cloth, fabrics                        152          156            -4
Iron and steel mill products               1,467        1,120           347

Capital goods, except automotive          33,044       32,229           815

Telecommunications equipment               3,203        3,222           -19
Computers                                  2,759        2,489           270
Industrial machines, other                 2,266        2,243            23
Electric apparatus                         2,591        2,585             6
Medicinal equipment                        1,828        1,754            74
Materials handling equipment                 982          981             1
Excavating machinery                         869          898           -29
Generators, accessories                    1,178        1,176             2
Industrial engines                         1,107        1,103             4
Engines-civilian aircraft                    871          819            52
Drilling & oilfield equipment                358          327            31
Metalworking machine tools                   768          850           -82
Photo, service industry machinery          1,052        1,064           -12
Parts-civilian aircraft                      519          474            45
Measuring, testing, control instruments    1,102        1,062            40
Agricultural machinery, equipment            529          514            16
Business machines and equipment              713          740           -27
Wood, glass, plastic                         522          506            17
Nonfarm tractors and parts                   127          122             5
Pulp and paper machinery                     424          399            25
Textile, sewing machines                     115          122            -7
Specialized mining                            76           71             4
Railway transportation equipment             119          108            10
Computer accessories                       5,188        5,341          -154
Laboratory testing instruments               241          232             9
Marine engines, parts                         74           72             2
Food, tobacco machinery                      154          172           -18
Vessels, except scrap                        (-)          (-)           (-)
Spacecraft, excluding military                13            4             9
Commercial vessels, other                      4            6            -2
Civilian aircraft                          1,027          568           459
Semiconductors                             2,266        2,206            61

Automotive vehicles, parts, and engines   21,481       20,983           498

Consumer goods                            35,237       33,456         1,781

Apparel, household goods - cotton          3,883        3,873            10
Other household goods                      4,165        3,967           198
TV's, VCR's, etc                           3,210        2,909           302
Pharmaceutical preparations                4,796        4,318           478
Toys, games, and sporting goods            2,051        2,097           -45
Furniture, household goods, etc.           1,945        1,914            32
Household appliances                       1,525        1,350           175
Gem diamonds                               1,520        1,439            81
Stereo equipment, etc                      1,072          867           205
Footwear                                   1,211        1,101           110
Jewelry                                    1,011          950            61
Cookware, cutlery, tools                     490          490             1
Writing and art supplies                   1,003        1,017           -14
Camping apparel and gear                     660          601            59
Toiletries and cosmetics                     482          472             9
Motorcycles and parts                        424          359            65
Apparel,household goods-nontextile           632          582            50
Gem stones, other                            207          192            16
Books, printed matter                        358          331            27
Apparel, textiles, nonwool or cotton       2,529        2,525             4
Artwork, antiques, stamps, etc.              649          752          -102
Pleasure boats and motors                    247          262           -15
Rugs                                         155          170           -15
Apparel, household goods - wool              284          242            43
Musical instruments                          143          137             6
Records, tapes, and disks                    132          118            14
Glassware, chinaware                         199          188            11
Nursery stock, etc.                          120          118             2
Numismatic coins                              41           35             5
Photo equipment                               91           83             8

Other goods                                4,551        4,795          -243
                                        
                               _________________

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

Total, Balance of Payments Basis       1,674,614    1,472,926       201,688
Net Adjustments                            3,508        3,221           287
Total, Census Basis                    1,671,106    1,469,704       201,402

Foods, feeds, and beverages               68,095       62,143         5,951
Other foods                                7,251        6,354           897
Fruits, frozen juices                      6,735        5,844           891
Fish and shellfish                        11,950       11,209           741
Wine and related products                  6,941        6,258           683
Green coffee                               2,502        1,868           635
Meat products                              7,476        6,860           616
Alcoholic beverages, excluding wine        4,382        4,042           340
Vegetables                                 6,000        5,678           322
Cane and beet sugar                          864          568           296
Bakery products                            5,157        4,868           289
Cocoa beans                                  872          679           193
Food oils, oilseeds                        2,312        2,223            89
Dairy products and eggs                    1,447        1,362            85
Nonagricultural foods, etc.                  450          396            54
Nuts                                       1,142        1,098            44
Tea, spices, etc.                            884          964           -80
Feedstuff and foodgrains                   1,729        1,872          -143

Industrial supplies and materials        520,764      412,827       107,937

Crude oil                                175,503      131,743        43,760
Petroleum products, other                 37,819       24,013        13,806
Fuel oil                                  25,585       16,871         8,714
Gas-natural                               32,074       23,913         8,161
Liquefied petroleum gases                 12,710        7,833         4,877
Chemicals-organic                         17,712       15,202         2,510
Plastic materials                         12,374        9,872         2,502
Industrial supplies, other                20,362       18,041         2,321
Bauxite and aluminum                      11,566        9,270         2,296
Finished metal shapes                     12,294       10,076         2,218
Chemicals-fertilizers                      8,143        6,162         1,981
Copper                                     4,168        2,548         1,620
Iron and steel products, n.e.c.            7,340        6,034         1,306
Electric energy                            2,479        1,261         1,218
Stone, sand, cement, etc.                  5,855        4,797         1,057
Iron and steel, advanced                   6,990        6,072           918
Chemicals-other, n.e.c.                    7,773        6,863           910
Chemicals-inorganic                        5,068        4,189           879
Nonferrous metals, other                   2,654        1,975           679
Synthetic cloth                            5,309        4,631           677
Shingles, wallboard                       12,383       11,732           651
Other precious metals                      5,393        4,839           554
Synthetic rubber--primary                  1,996        1,448           548
Nuclear fuel materials                     3,198        2,668           530
Steelmaking materials                      6,156        5,632           525
Tobacco, waxes, etc                        4,621        4,180           441
Nonmonetary gold                           4,434        4,010           424
Blank tapes, audio & visual                4,177        3,786           391
Paper and paper products                   7,443        7,123           320
Lumber                                     9,355        9,059           296
Nickel                                     2,123        1,853           269
Finished textile supplies                  3,258        3,029           229
Nontextile floor tiles                     2,759        2,551           208
Plywood and veneers                        2,878        2,722           156
Sulfur, nonmetallic minerals                 808          683           125
Farming materials, livestock                 897          790           106
Pulpwood and woodpulp                      3,058        2,954           105
Newsprint                                  3,074        2,975            99
Natural rubber                             1,552        1,466            86
Hair, waste materials                        646          581            65
Zinc                                       1,095        1,071            24
Leather and furs                             865          842            23
Glass-plate, sheet, etc.                   1,174        1,155            19
Wool, silk, etc.                             824          809            15
Cotton, natural fibers                        89           89
Hides and skins                              146          152            -6
Coal and related fuels                     2,460        2,473           -13
Materials, excluding chemicals             1,423        1,452           -29
Tin                                          334          434          -100
Cotton cloth, fabrics                      1,899        2,137          -238
Iron and steel mill products              16,468       16,766          -298

Capital goods, except automotive         379,591      343,451        36,140

Telecommunications equipment              37,066       29,449         7,618
Computers                                 29,569       24,998         4,571
Industrial machines, other                25,704       22,586         3,119
Electric apparatus                        29,709       27,186         2,523
Medicinal equipment                       21,485       19,303         2,182
Materials handling equipment              10,320        8,150         2,171
Excavating machinery                       9,690        7,607         2,083
Generators, accessories                   13,391       11,338         2,053
Industrial engines                        12,658       11,087         1,570
Engines-civilian aircraft                  9,642        8,189         1,453
Drilling & oilfield equipment              3,998        2,553         1,445
Metalworking machine tools                 8,334        7,059         1,275
Photo, service industry machinery         13,198       11,975         1,223
Parts-civilian aircraft                    5,468        4,724           744
Measuring, testing, control instrume      12,201       11,475           726
Agricultural machinery, equipment          6,957        6,302           655
Business machines and equipment            8,575        8,051           524
Wood, glass, plastic                       5,899        5,545           353
Nonfarm tractors and parts                 1,353        1,009           344
Pulp and paper machinery                   4,739        4,431           308
Textile, sewing machines                   1,382        1,086           296
Specialized mining                           614          450           164
Railway transportation equipment           1,369        1,243           126
Computer accessories                      63,761       63,636           125
Laboratory testing instruments             2,870        2,752           117
Marine engines, parts                        914          821            92
Food, tobacco machinery                    1,984        1,940            44
Vessels, except scrap                          7            4             3
Spacecraft, excluding military                47           80           -34
Commercial vessels, other                     66          285          -219
Civilian aircraft                         10,844       11,385          -542
Semiconductors                            25,775       26,749          -974

Automotive vehicles, parts, and engi     239,973      228,235        11,738

Consumer goods                           407,048      372,943        34,106
Apparel, household goods - cotton         45,766       41,078         4,688
Other household goods                     47,894       43,292         4,602
TV's, VCR's, etc                          35,100       30,866         4,234
Pharmaceutical preparations               55,455       52,366         3,089
Toys, games, and sporting goods           27,087       24,114         2,973
Furniture, household goods, etc.          23,108       20,853         2,255
Household appliances                      15,853       13,799         2,054
Gem diamonds                              16,253       14,666         1,586
Stereo equipment, etc                     10,535        9,093         1,442
Footwear                                  13,708       12,613         1,094
Jewelry                                   11,929       10,887         1,042
Cookware, cutlery, tools                   5,930        5,270           660
Writing and art supplies                  12,221       11,569           652
Camping apparel and gear                   7,556        6,931           625
Toiletries and cosmetics                   5,536        4,991           544
Motorcycles and parts                      4,425        3,954           471
Apparel,household goods-nontextile         7,505        7,088           417
Gem stones, other                          2,331        1,915           416
Books, printed matter                      4,197        3,846           351
Apparel, textiles, nonwool or cotton      30,267       29,972           295
Artwork, antiques, stamps, etc.            7,420        7,136           285
Pleasure boats and motors                  2,919        2,685           234
Rugs                                       2,002        1,843           159
Apparel, household goods - wool            3,682        3,582           100
Musical instruments                        1,743        1,693            50
Records, tapes, and disks                  1,550        1,508            42
Glassware, chinaware                       2,327        2,314            13
Nursery stock, etc.                        1,383        1,378             5
Numismatic coins                             263          262             1
Photo equipment                            1,104        1,380          -276
Other goods                               55,636       50,106         5,530
                                                  

(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-06-21, BEA-06-04), Bureau of the Census, Foreign
Trade Division, December 2005.  For more information, contact Nick Orsini
(301-763-6959) or Vanessa Ware (301-763-2311), Foreign Trade Division.
