                          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)                                January      December      Monthly
                                       2006         2005 (R)      Change

Total, Balance of Payments Basis         155,103      149,250         5,853
Net Adjustments                              332          287            45
Total, Census Basis                      154,771      148,963         5,808

Foods, feeds, and beverages                6,367        5,997           370

Wine and related products                    676          561           116
Other foods                                  668          606            61
Fruits, frozen juices                        633          584            49
Fish and shellfish                         1,159        1,118            41
Cane and beet sugar                          126           85            41
Bakery products                              476          438            39
Vegetables                                   581          544            37
Alcoholic beverages, excluding wine          433          399            34
Dairy products and eggs                      145          125            20
Nonagricultural foods, etc.                   45           36             9
Food oils, oilseeds                          199          193             6
Tea, spices, etc.                             76           73             3
Nuts                                          88           87             1
Green coffee                                 184          187            -3
Feedstuff and foodgrains                     163          173           -10
Cocoa beans                                   75          103           -28
Meat products                                640          684           -44

Industrial supplies and materials         50,285       48,916         1,369

Petroleum products, other                  4,055        3,486           568
Fuel oil                                   2,753        2,355           398
Liquefied petroleum gases                  1,459        1,250           209
Iron and steel mill products               1,621        1,464           157
Bauxite and aluminum                       1,159        1,053           106
Chemicals-fertilizers                        838          737           101
Lumber                                       972          879            93
Shingles, wallboard                        1,171        1,095            76
Nickel                                       202          129            73
Stone, sand, cement, etc.                    558          487            70
Finished metal shapes                      1,206        1,139            67
Chemicals-other, n.e.c.                      727          663            64
Copper                                       581          526            55
Iron and steel, advanced                     636          600            36
Iron and steel products, n.e.c.              663          634            29
Tobacco, waxes, etc                          429          406            23
Tin                                           33           16            16
Nontextile floor tiles                       251          236            15
Industrial supplies, other                 1,863        1,848            15
Plywood and veneers                          258          243            15
Nonmonetary gold                             500          486            13
Finished textile supplies                    286          273            13
Paper and paper products                     694          681            13
Nonferrous metals, other                     249          236            13
Synthetic cloth                              479          468            11
Sulfur, nonmetallic minerals                  74           64            10
Cotton cloth, fabrics                        156          152             4
Cotton, natural fibers                         9            5             4
Newsprint                                    275          274             1
Natural rubber                               179          178             1
Zinc                                         110          110           (-)
Hair, waste materials                         62           63            -1
Hides and skins                               14           15            -2
Glass-plate, sheet, etc.                      95           97            -2
Leather and furs                              70           73            -3
Materials, excluding chemicals               116          119            -4
Wool, silk, etc.                              66           70            -5
Farming materials, livestock                  93          100            -7
Blank tapes, audio & visual                  372          389           -17
Coal and related fuels                       191          210           -20
Synthetic rubber--primary                    167          190           -23
Plastic materials                          1,259        1,286           -27
Steelmaking materials                        521          553           -32
Other precious metals                        654          693           -40
Chemicals-inorganic                          442          484           -41
Pulpwood and woodpulp                        251          293           -42
Electric energy                              257          327           -70
Nuclear fuel materials                       195          271           -76
Chemicals-organic                          1,622        1,774          -152
Gas-natural                                3,036        3,204          -168
Crude oil                                 16,359       16,527          -168

Capital goods, except automotive          34,148       32,906         1,242

Computer accessories                       5,530        5,193           337
Electric apparatus                         2,757        2,575           182
Medicinal equipment                        1,987        1,822           165
Photo, service industry machinery          1,169        1,050           119
Telecommunications equipment               3,285        3,188            97
Agricultural machinery, equipment            610          528            82
Industrial machines, other                 2,328        2,252            76
Civilian aircraft                          1,084        1,018            66
Pulp and paper machinery                     480          423            57
Business machines and equipment              755          713            42
Drilling & oilfield equipment                389          349            40
Materials handling equipment               1,025          985            40
Metalworking machine tools                   793          754            39
Food, tobacco machinery                      193          155            38
Industrial engines                         1,138        1,103            36
Measuring, testing, control instruments    1,133        1,102            31
Wood, glass, plastic                         541          513            28
Generators, accessories                    1,186        1,169            17
Laboratory testing instruments               251          241            11
Nonfarm tractors and parts                   136          126            10
Textile, sewing machines                     120          115             5
Semiconductors                             2,265        2,261             4
Commercial vessels, other                      7            4             2
Marine engines, parts                         73           73           (-)
Vessels, except scrap                        (-)          (-)           (-)
Railway transportation equipment             112          118            -6
Spacecraft, excluding military                 1           13           -12
Specialized mining                            56           68           -12
Parts-civilian aircraft                      495          520           -25
Engines-civilian aircraft                    810          844           -34
Excavating machinery                         832          866           -34
Computers                                  2,606        2,765          -159

Automotive vehicles, parts, and engines   22,685       21,477         1,208

Consumer goods                            36,151       35,142         1,008

Other household goods                      4,912        4,162           750
Furniture, household goods, etc.           2,153        1,944           209
TV's, VCR's, etc                           3,381        3,191           190
Toys, games, and sporting goods            2,194        2,050           145
Artwork, antiques, stamps, etc.              718          608           109
Jewelry                                    1,078        1,007            71
Cookware, cutlery, tools                     553          491            62
Apparel,household goods-nontextile           680          630            49
Apparel, household goods - wool              317          282            35
Rugs                                         180          155            25
Gem stones, other                            231          208            22
Toiletries and cosmetics                     501          482            20
Writing and art supplies                   1,021        1,002            19
Glassware, chinaware                         218          199            19
Musical instruments                          153          143            10
Records, tapes, and disks                    133          130             3
Nursery stock, etc.                          120          120           (-)
Numismatic coins                              40           41            -1
Household appliances                       1,520        1,521            -1
Books, printed matter                        357          358            -1
Photo equipment                               89           90            -1
Pleasure boats and motors                    245          255           -10
Footwear                                   1,196        1,212           -16
Apparel, textiles, nonwool or cotton       2,498        2,527           -29
Camping apparel and gear                     618          659           -41
Apparel, household goods - cotton          3,839        3,882           -43
Motorcycles and parts                        350          423           -73
Gem diamonds                               1,353        1,511          -158
Pharmaceutical preparations                4,624        4,787          -163
Stereo equipment, etc                        878        1,071          -193

Other goods                                5,135        4,525           610
                                        
                               _________________

Item(1)                                Year-to-date Year-to-date  Year-to-date
                                       2006         2005 (R)      Change

Total, Balance of Payments Basis         155,103      133,924        21,179
Net Adjustments                              332          297            35
Total, Census Basis                      154,771      133,627        21,144

Foods, feeds, and beverages                6,367        5,590           777

Wine and related products                    676          587            89
Other foods                                  668          622            46
Fruits, frozen juices                        633          570            63
Fish and shellfish                         1,159        1,039           121
Cane and beet sugar                          126           40            86
Bakery products                              476          448            28
Vegetables                                   581          457           124
Alcoholic beverages, excluding wine          433          409            25
Dairy products and eggs                      145          134            11
Nonagricultural foods, etc.                   45           39             5
Food oils, oilseeds                          199          163            36
Tea, spices, etc.                             76           73             4
Nuts                                          88          108           -20
Green coffee                                 184          163            21
Feedstuff and foodgrains                     163          137            25
Cocoa beans                                   75          105           -30
Meat products                                640          496           144

Industrial supplies and materials         50,285       38,265        12,021

Petroleum products, other                  4,055        2,458         1,596
Fuel oil                                   2,753        1,460         1,293
Liquefied petroleum gases                  1,459          780           679
Iron and steel mill products               1,621        1,643           -23
Bauxite and aluminum                       1,159          975           184
Chemicals-fertilizers                        838          489           349
Lumber                                       972          789           183
Shingles, wallboard                        1,171        1,077            94
Nickel                                       202          157            45
Stone, sand, cement, etc.                    558          462            96
Finished metal shapes                      1,206          986           220
Chemicals-other, n.e.c.                      727          686            41
Copper                                       581          309           273
Iron and steel, advanced                     636          597            39
Iron and steel products, n.e.c.              663          617            46
Tobacco, waxes, etc                          429          399            30
Tin                                           33           31             2
Nontextile floor tiles                       251          242            10
Industrial supplies, other                 1,863        1,681           182
Plywood and veneers                          258          218            39
Nonmonetary gold                             500          294           206
Finished textile supplies                    286          290            -4
Paper and paper products                     694          655            39
Nonferrous metals, other                     249          183            66
Synthetic cloth                              479          433            46
Sulfur, nonmetallic minerals                  74           75            -1
Cotton cloth, fabrics                        156          175           -19
Cotton, natural fibers                         9            9            -1
Newsprint                                    275          247            28
Natural rubber                               179          115            64
Zinc                                         110           82            28
Hair, waste materials                         62           56             6
Hides and skins                               14           10             3
Glass-plate, sheet, etc.                      95           99            -4
Leather and furs                              70           75            -5
Materials, excluding chemicals               116          118            -3
Wool, silk, etc.                              66           66           (-)
Farming materials, livestock                  93           71            22
Blank tapes, audio & visual                  372          319            53
Coal and related fuels                       191          208           -18
Synthetic rubber--primary                    167          128            40
Plastic materials                          1,259        1,002           257
Steelmaking materials                        521          800          -279
Other precious metals                        654          326           328
Chemicals-inorganic                          442          394            49
Pulpwood and woodpulp                        251          249             2
Electric energy                              257          106           151
Nuclear fuel materials                       195          174            22
Chemicals-organic                          1,622        1,531            91
Gas-natural                                3,036        1,997         1,039
Crude oil                                 16,359       11,920         4,439

Capital goods, except automotive          34,148       31,063         3,084

Computer accessories                       5,530        5,547           -18
Electric apparatus                         2,757        2,452           306
Medicinal equipment                        1,987        1,928            59
Photo, service industry machinery          1,169        1,137            32
Telecommunications equipment               3,285        2,648           637
Agricultural machinery, equipment            610          590            20
Industrial machines, other                 2,328        2,116           212
Civilian aircraft                          1,084        1,087            -3
Pulp and paper machinery                     480          372           108
Business machines and equipment              755          740            15
Drilling & oilfield equipment                389          207           181
Materials handling equipment               1,025          848           177
Metalworking machine tools                   793          585           208
Food, tobacco machinery                      193          189             4
Industrial engines                         1,138        1,040            99
Measuring, testing, control instruments    1,133          974           158
Wood, glass, plastic                         541          510            31
Generators, accessories                    1,186        1,004           181
Laboratory testing instruments               251          260            -9
Nonfarm tractors and parts                   136          100            36
Textile, sewing machines                     120           96            24
Semiconductors                             2,265        2,173            92
Commercial vessels, other                      7            4             3
Marine engines, parts                         73           84           -10
Vessels, except scrap                        (-)          (-)           (-)
Railway transportation equipment             112          116            -3
Spacecraft, excluding military                 1            1            -1
Specialized mining                            56           28            28
Parts-civilian aircraft                      495          442            53
Engines-civilian aircraft                    810          801             9
Excavating machinery                         832          737            95
Computers                                  2,606        2,248           358

Automotive vehicles, parts, and engines   22,685       19,913         2,772

Consumer goods                            36,151       34,245         1,905

Other household goods                      4,912        4,484           428
Furniture, household goods, etc.           2,153        1,966           187
TV's, VCR's, etc                           3,381        3,099           282
Toys, games, and sporting goods            2,194        2,399          -204
Artwork, antiques, stamps, etc.              718          645            73
Jewelry                                    1,078        1,020            59
Cookware, cutlery, tools                     553          517            36
Apparel,household goods-nontextile           680          647            33
Apparel, household goods - wool              317          357           -40
Rugs                                         180          178             2
Gem stones, other                            231          193            37
Toiletries and cosmetics                     501          505            -3
Writing and art supplies                   1,021        1,082           -62
Glassware, chinaware                         218          219            -1
Musical instruments                          153          174           -21
Records, tapes, and disks                    133          156           -23
Nursery stock, etc.                          120          114             7
Numismatic coins                              40           26            14
Household appliances                       1,520        1,270           250
Books, printed matter                        357          358            -2
Photo equipment                               89          104           -15
Pleasure boats and motors                    245          233            12
Footwear                                   1,196        1,154            42
Apparel, textiles, nonwool or cotton       2,498        2,611          -113
Camping apparel and gear                     618          615             3
Apparel, household goods - cotton          3,839        3,673           166
Motorcycles and parts                        350          387           -37
Gem diamonds                               1,353        1,291            63
Pharmaceutical preparations                4,624        3,936           689
Stereo equipment, etc                        878          834            45

Other goods                                5,135        4,550           585
                                                  

(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-06-32, BEA-06-07), Bureau of the Census, Foreign
Trade Division, January 2006.  For more information, contact Nick Orsini
(301-763-6959) or Vanessa Ware (301-763-2311), Foreign Trade Division.
