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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)                                February     January       Monthly
                                       2006         2006 (R)      Change

Total, Balance of Payments Basis         150,535      155,143        -4,608
Net Adjustments                              294          325           -30
Total, Census Basis                      150,241      154,819        -4,578

Foods, feeds, and beverages                6,051        6,368          -317

Fish and shellfish                         1,010        1,161          -151
Cane and beet sugar                           67          126           -59
Wine and related products                    622          678           -55
Other foods                                  635          667           -32
Dairy products and eggs                      122          144           -22
Bakery products                              455          476           -21
Vegetables                                   566          581           -15
Cocoa beans                                   62           75           -13
Food oils, oilseeds                          186          198           -12
Alcoholic beverages, excluding wine          424          433            -8
Fruits, frozen juices                        633          636            -4
Nonagricultural foods, etc.                   41           44            -3
Tea, spices, etc.                             75           76            -1
Feedstuff and foodgrains                     160          161            -1
Nuts                                          96           86             9
Green coffee                                 200          184            16
Meat products                                698          641            57

Industrial supplies and materials         50,016       50,201          -185

Fuel oil                                   1,937        2,753          -817
Petroleum products, other                  3,418        4,073          -655
Liquefied petroleum gases                  1,126        1,466          -341
Chemicals-fertilizers                        674          841          -166
Bauxite and aluminum                       1,020        1,159          -139
Lumber                                       857          970          -113
Chemicals-other, n.e.c.                      638          725           -87
Plastic materials                          1,185        1,258           -73
Chemicals-organic                          1,557        1,621           -64
Shingles, wallboard                        1,109        1,173           -63
Nonmonetary gold                             439          500           -61
Nonferrous metals, other                     195          250           -55
Blank tapes, audio & visual                  333          379           -46
Paper and paper products                     648          693           -45
Natural rubber                               134          179           -45
Plywood and veneers                          213          257           -44
Industrial supplies, other                 1,823        1,865           -42
Iron and steel, advanced                     601          636           -35
Finished textile supplies                    259          288           -28
Synthetic cloth                              452          480           -27
Newsprint                                    254          276           -22
Tobacco, waxes, etc                          409          428           -19
Nickel                                       184          202           -18
Finished metal shapes                      1,192        1,206           -14
Tin                                           20           33           -12
Nontextile floor tiles                       239          251           -12
Electric energy                              246          257           -11
Sulfur, nonmetallic minerals                  65           74            -9
Cotton cloth, fabrics                        149          157            -8
Other precious metals                        625          632            -6
Pulpwood and woodpulp                        254          259            -5
Coal and related fuels                       190          194            -4
Cotton, natural fibers                         6            9            -3
Glass-plate, sheet, etc.                      92           95            -3
Leather and furs                              68           70            -2
Hides and skins                               13           13           (-)
Hair, waste materials                         63           62           (-)
Materials, excluding chemicals               116          115             2
Iron and steel products, n.e.c.              674          670             3
Synthetic rubber--primary                    166          159             7
Farming materials, livestock                  99           92             7
Copper                                       591          581             9
Zinc                                         128          110            18
Wool, silk, etc.                              85           66            20
Chemicals-inorganic                          469          440            30
Stone, sand, cement, etc.                    592          555            37
Nuclear fuel materials                       261          195            65
Steelmaking materials                        597          507            89
Gas-natural                                3,398        3,025           373
Iron and steel mill products               2,038        1,648           390
Crude oil                                 18,114       16,253         1,861

Capital goods, except automotive          32,662       34,182        -1,521

Civilian aircraft                            827        1,084          -258
Medicinal equipment                        1,747        1,987          -240
Telecommunications equipment               3,075        3,287          -212
Computer accessories                       5,330        5,528          -198
Electric apparatus                         2,614        2,762          -148
Pulp and paper machinery                     375          483          -107
Drilling & oilfield equipment                324          414           -90
Measuring, testing, control instruments    1,046        1,129           -83
Industrial machines, other                 2,267        2,338           -72
Materials handling equipment                 955        1,021           -66
Business machines and equipment              703          754           -51
Metalworking machine tools                   750          795           -44
Photo, service industry machinery          1,135        1,172           -37
Agricultural machinery, equipment            580          610           -31
Generators, accessories                    1,165        1,186           -21
Semiconductors                             2,245        2,265           -20
Food, tobacco machinery                      170          189           -19
Laboratory testing instruments               234          251           -18
Marine engines, parts                         60           73           -13
Textile, sewing machines                     108          119           -11
Nonfarm tractors and parts                   126          136           -10
Industrial engines                         1,128        1,135            -7
Commercial vessels, other                      6            7            -1
Vessels, except scrap                        (-)          (-)           (-)
Spacecraft, excluding military                 2            1             1
Railway transportation equipment             115          112             3
Specialized mining                            59           56             3
Wood, glass, plastic                         556          545            12
Parts-civilian aircraft                      504          492            12
Computers                                  2,634        2,599            34
Engines-civilian aircraft                    869          813            57
Excavating machinery                         952          837           115

Automotive vehicles, parts, and engines   21,365       22,677        -1,312

Consumer goods                            35,284       36,172          -888

Other household goods                      4,595        4,916          -321
Furniture, household goods, etc.           1,927        2,153          -226
Stereo equipment, etc                        717          878          -161
TV's, VCR's, etc                           3,250        3,381          -131
Apparel, household goods - cotton          3,777        3,838           -61
Gem stones, other                            174          230           -56
Apparel, household goods - wool              265          317           -53
Toiletries and cosmetics                     462          502           -40
Cookware, cutlery, tools                     521          552           -31
Artwork, antiques, stamps, etc.              688          718           -31
Footwear                                   1,169        1,195           -26
Pleasure boats and motors                    215          239           -24
Jewelry                                    1,053        1,077           -24
Glassware, chinaware                         195          218           -23
Books, printed matter                        337          358           -20
Musical instruments                          135          152           -16
Records, tapes, and disks                    118          133           -15
Apparel, textiles, nonwool or cotton       2,488        2,501           -13
Writing and art supplies                   1,010        1,020           -10
Photo equipment                               81           89            -8
Household appliances                       1,519        1,527            -8
Nursery stock, etc.                          123          121             3
Numismatic coins                              44           40             5
Rugs                                         186          179             6
Motorcycles and parts                        375          352            23
Camping apparel and gear                     642          617            25
Apparel,household goods-nontextile           707          681            26
Toys, games, and sporting goods            2,260        2,195            65
Gem diamonds                               1,444        1,351            94
Pharmaceutical preparations                4,806        4,643           162

Other goods                                4,863        5,218          -356
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Item(1)                                Year-to-date Year-to-date  Year-to-date
                                       2006         2005          Change

Total, Balance of Payments Basis         305,679      269,017        36,661
Net Adjustments                              619          592            27
Total, Census Basis                      305,060      268,425        36,635

Foods, feeds, and beverages               12,419       11,063         1,356

Fish and shellfish                         2,171        2,006           165
Cane and beet sugar                          193           63           131
Wine and related products                  1,300        1,158           142
Other foods                                1,302        1,237            66
Dairy products and eggs                      267          276            -9
Bakery products                              931          888            43
Vegetables                                 1,147          884           263
Cocoa beans                                  137          194           -58
Food oils, oilseeds                          384          315            69
Alcoholic beverages, excluding wine          857          804            53
Fruits, frozen juices                      1,269        1,132           137
Nonagricultural foods, etc.                   86           76            10
Tea, spices, etc.                            151          142            10
Feedstuff and foodgrains                     320          271            49
Nuts                                         182          199           -17
Green coffee                                 385          350            35
Meat products                              1,338        1,069           269

Industrial supplies and materials        100,217       78,087        22,130

Fuel oil                                   4,690        2,962         1,728
Petroleum products, other                  7,492        5,293         2,199
Liquefied petroleum gases                  2,592        1,524         1,068
Chemicals-fertilizers                      1,515        1,008           507
Bauxite and aluminum                       2,179        1,939           241
Lumber                                     1,827        1,627           201
Chemicals-other, n.e.c.                    1,363        1,311            53
Plastic materials                          2,443        2,003           440
Chemicals-organic                          3,179        3,018           160
Shingles, wallboard                        2,282        2,144           137
Nonmonetary gold                             939          616           323
Nonferrous metals, other                     446          382            64
Blank tapes, audio & visual                  711          648            63
Paper and paper products                   1,341        1,309            32
Natural rubber                               313          257            56
Plywood and veneers                          470          412            59
Industrial supplies, other                 3,688        3,363           325
Iron and steel, advanced                   1,236        1,199            38
Finished textile supplies                    547          560           -13
Synthetic cloth                              932          889            43
Newsprint                                    530          507            23
Tobacco, waxes, etc                          836          779            58
Nickel                                       386          343            43
Finished metal shapes                      2,398        1,911           487
Tin                                           53           61            -8
Nontextile floor tiles                       491          474            17
Electric energy                              503          233           270
Sulfur, nonmetallic minerals                 139          139           (-)
Cotton cloth, fabrics                        306          352           -47
Other precious metals                      1,257          766           491
Pulpwood and woodpulp                        513          518            -5
Coal and related fuels                       384          470           -86
Cotton, natural fibers                        14           15            -1
Glass-plate, sheet, etc.                     188          188           (-)
Leather and furs                             138          140            -2
Hides and skins                               27           23             3
Hair, waste materials                        125          106            18
Materials, excluding chemicals               231          241           -10
Iron and steel products, n.e.c.            1,344        1,229           115
Synthetic rubber--primary                    325          280            45
Farming materials, livestock                 191          141            50
Copper                                     1,172          556           615
Zinc                                         237          187            51
Wool, silk, etc.                             151          138            13
Chemicals-inorganic                          909          794           115
Stone, sand, cement, etc.                  1,147          974           173
Nuclear fuel materials                       456          279           177
Steelmaking materials                      1,104        1,522          -418
Gas-natural                                6,423        4,335         2,088
Iron and steel mill products               3,686        3,368           319
Crude oil                                 34,367       24,555         9,812

Capital goods, except automotive          66,844       60,992         5,851

Civilian aircraft                          1,911        1,837            74
Medicinal equipment                        3,734        3,670            64
Telecommunications equipment               6,362        5,246         1,116
Computer accessories                      10,858       10,859            -1
Electric apparatus                         5,375        4,805           570
Pulp and paper machinery                     858          741           118
Drilling & oilfield equipment                738          441           297
Measuring, testing, control instruments    2,175        1,959           215
Industrial machines, other                 4,605        4,161           445
Materials handling equipment               1,976        1,642           334
Business machines and equipment            1,457        1,470           -13
Metalworking machine tools                 1,545        1,264           281
Photo, service industry machinery          2,306        2,190           116
Agricultural machinery, equipment          1,190        1,191            -1
Generators, accessories                    2,352        2,050           302
Semiconductors                             4,510        4,200           310
Food, tobacco machinery                      359          360            -1
Laboratory testing instruments               485          503           -18
Marine engines, parts                        134          160           -26
Textile, sewing machines                     227          191            37
Nonfarm tractors and parts                   263          203            60
Industrial engines                         2,263        2,010           252
Commercial vessels, other                     13           10             3
Vessels, except scrap                        (-)          (-)           (-)
Spacecraft, excluding military                 3            2             1
Railway transportation equipment             227          234            -7
Specialized mining                           116           72            44
Wood, glass, plastic                       1,101          970           130
Parts-civilian aircraft                      997          876           120
Computers                                  5,233        4,604           629
Engines-civilian aircraft                  1,682        1,501           181
Excavating machinery                       1,789        1,567           222

Automotive vehicles, parts, and engines   44,043       39,689         4,354

Consumer goods                            71,457       69,656         1,801

Other household goods                      9,510        8,599           911
Furniture, household goods, etc.           4,080        3,911           168
Stereo equipment, etc                      1,595        1,727          -132
TV's, VCR's, etc                           6,631        5,953           679
Apparel, household goods - cotton          7,614        7,785          -170
Gem stones, other                            405          353            52
Apparel, household goods - wool              582          672           -90
Toiletries and cosmetics                     963          966            -2
Cookware, cutlery, tools                   1,074        1,046            28
Artwork, antiques, stamps, etc.            1,406        1,445           -39
Footwear                                   2,364        2,331            34
Pleasure boats and motors                    455          431            24
Jewelry                                    2,130        1,950           180
Glassware, chinaware                         413          428           -15
Books, printed matter                        695          698            -3
Musical instruments                          287          320           -33
Records, tapes, and disks                    252          284           -32
Apparel, textiles, nonwool or cotton       4,988        5,296          -308
Writing and art supplies                   2,031        2,147          -116
Photo equipment                              170          205           -35
Household appliances                       3,046        2,585           462
Nursery stock, etc.                          244          226            18
Numismatic coins                              84           45            39
Rugs                                         365          337            28
Motorcycles and parts                        726          784           -58
Camping apparel and gear                   1,259        1,272           -13
Apparel,household goods-nontextile         1,388        1,336            53
Toys, games, and sporting goods            4,454        5,024          -570
Gem diamonds                               2,795        2,543           252
Pharmaceutical preparations                9,449        8,958           491

Other goods                               10,081        8,938         1,142
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(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.
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SOURCE: Report FT900 (CB-06-52, BEA-06-13), Bureau of the Census, Foreign
Trade Division, February 2006.  For more information, contact Nick Orsini
(301-763-6959) or Vanessa Ware (301-763-2311), Foreign Trade Division.
