                                        
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)                                March        February      Monthly
                                       2006         2006 (R)      Change

Total, Balance of Payments Basis         148,827      150,194        -1,368
Net Adjustments                              328          297            31
Total, Census Basis                      148,499      149,898        -1,399

Foods, feeds, and beverages                6,281        6,025           256

Cane and beet sugar                          198           67           130
Fish and shellfish                         1,100        1,004            96
Food oils, oilseeds                          263          182            81
Fruits, frozen juices                        652          626            26
Green coffee                                 218          200            18
Feedstuff and foodgrains                     178          160            18
Other foods                                  646          633            13
Tea, spices, etc.                             87           75            12
Meat products                                708          697            11
Nonagricultural foods, etc.                   43           41             2
Nuts                                          92           96            -4
Wine and related products                    615          620            -5
Bakery products                              450          455            -5
Cocoa beans                                   53           62            -9
Dairy products and eggs                      110          122           -12
Alcoholic beverages, excluding wine          407          420           -14
Vegetables                                   462          565          -103

Industrial supplies and materials         46,583       49,895        -3,312

Crude oil                                 16,589       18,163        -1,574
Gas-natural                                2,396        3,398        -1,002
Liquefied petroleum gases                    883        1,099          -216
Petroleum products, other                  3,219        3,379          -160
Copper                                       447          591          -144
Fuel oil                                   1,836        1,937          -101
Chemicals-organic                          1,465        1,548           -84
Steelmaking materials                        514          593           -79
Iron and steel mill products               1,936        2,009           -73
Plastic materials                          1,127        1,183           -56
Other precious metals                        567          614           -48
Stone, sand, cement, etc.                    551          592           -41
Chemicals-fertilizers                        629          669           -41
Tobacco, waxes, etc                          369          407           -38
Electric energy                              211          246           -36
Industrial supplies, other                 1,784        1,819           -35
Shingles, wallboard                        1,077        1,107           -30
Zinc                                         116          137           -21
Wool, silk, etc.                              64           84           -20
Iron and steel, advanced                     585          600           -15
Lumber                                       844          857           -12
Synthetic cloth                              445          451            -6
Nuclear fuel materials                       256          261            -5
Finished metal shapes                      1,185        1,189            -4
Sulfur, nonmetallic minerals                  62           65            -3
Hides and skins                               13           13            -1
Nontextile floor tiles                       239          239           (-)
Leather and furs                              68           68           (-)
Iron and steel products, n.e.c.              668          667           (-)
Pulpwood and woodpulp                        245          245           (-)
Cotton cloth, fabrics                        150          147             2
Cotton, natural fibers                         8            6             2
Synthetic rubber--primary                    168          166             2
Finished textile supplies                    260          257             3
Materials, excluding chemicals               118          115             3
Hair, waste materials                         68           63             5
Farming materials, livestock                 107           99             8
Tin                                           30           20            10
Glass-plate, sheet, etc.                     105           92            13
Paper and paper products                     662          648            14
Blank tapes, audio & visual                  344          326            18
Newsprint                                    277          253            24
Chemicals-other, n.e.c.                      660          635            25
Natural rubber                               168          134            34
Nonferrous metals, other                     235          194            41
Chemicals-inorganic                          510          466            44
Plywood and veneers                          258          213            45
Coal and related fuels                       234          186            48
Nonmonetary gold                             490          440            50
Nickel                                       251          184            67
Bauxite and aluminum                       1,091        1,019            72

Capital goods, except automotive          34,050       32,572         1,479

Computers                                  3,135        2,631           503
Computer accessories                       5,607        5,316           291
Telecommunications equipment               3,264        3,068           196
Drilling & oilfield equipment                485          299           186
Engines-civilian aircraft                  1,013          879           134
Metalworking machine tools                   854          745           109
Civilian aircraft                            910          832            78
Medicinal equipment                        1,814        1,747            67
Electric apparatus                         2,645        2,601            44
Pulp and paper machinery                     414          371            43
Industrial machines, other                 2,287        2,245            42
Railway transportation equipment             149          115            34
Generators, accessories                    1,197        1,164            32
Parts-civilian aircraft                      534          504            31
Materials handling equipment                 980          952            28
Marine engines, parts                         88           64            24
Spacecraft, excluding military                 3            2             1
Nonfarm tractors and parts                   126          126           (-)
Commercial vessels, other                      6            6           (-)
Vessels, except scrap                        (-)          (-)           (-)
Specialized mining                            58           59            -1
Measuring, testing, control instruments    1,042        1,044            -2
Laboratory testing instruments               229          234            -5
Semiconductors                             2,234        2,243           -10
Food, tobacco machinery                      157          170           -14
Business machines and equipment              682          703           -22
Textile, sewing machines                      84          108           -24
Wood, glass, plastic                         533          560           -28
Photo, service industry machinery          1,101        1,132           -30
Agricultural machinery, equipment            547          578           -31
Industrial engines                         1,090        1,124           -34
Excavating machinery                         782          947          -164

Automotive vehicles, parts, and engines   20,597       21,348          -751

Consumer goods                            36,163       35,279           884

Pharmaceutical preparations                6,152        4,817         1,335
Artwork, antiques, stamps, etc.              963          687           277
Stereo equipment, etc                        784          716            68
Footwear                                   1,218        1,168            50
Gem stones, other                            221          174            48
Apparel,household goods-nontextile           746          704            42
Pleasure boats and motors                    264          226            38
Camping apparel and gear                     661          642            19
Jewelry                                    1,070        1,054            16
Toiletries and cosmetics                     469          461             7
Books, printed matter                        340          336             5
Photo equipment                               83           81             1
Numismatic coins                              44           44           (-)
Apparel, household goods - wool              263          263           (-)
Writing and art supplies                   1,012        1,012            -1
Records, tapes, and disks                    113          117            -4
Musical instruments                          129          135            -6
Rugs                                         178          185            -7
Nursery stock, etc.                          110          123           -13
Gem diamonds                               1,429        1,444           -15
Household appliances                       1,523        1,539           -16
Motorcycles and parts                        355          373           -18
Glassware, chinaware                         169          195           -25
Furniture, household goods, etc.           1,888        1,925           -37
Cookware, cutlery, tools                     477          521           -44
Toys, games, and sporting goods            2,130        2,256          -127
Apparel, textiles, nonwool or cotton       2,342        2,478          -136
Apparel, household goods - cotton          3,638        3,777          -139
TV's, VCR's, etc                           3,093        3,233          -140
Other household goods                      4,298        4,591          -294

Other goods                                4,825        4,780            45
                                        

_________________

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

Total, Balance of Payments Basis         454,165      399,079        55,086
Net Adjustments                              949          916            34
Total, Census Basis                      453,215      398,163        55,052

Foods, feeds, and beverages               18,673       16,515         2,159

Cane and beet sugar                          391          144           247
Fish and shellfish                         3,265        2,953           312
Food oils, oilseeds                          643          500           143
Fruits, frozen juices                      1,914        1,681           233
Green coffee                                 602          543            59
Feedstuff and foodgrains                     499          408            91
Other foods                                1,946        1,785           161
Tea, spices, etc.                            238          217            21
Meat products                              2,046        1,657           390
Nonagricultural foods, etc.                  129          112            17
Nuts                                         274          310           -35
Wine and related products                  1,912        1,725           188
Bakery products                            1,381        1,297            83
Cocoa beans                                  189          323          -134
Dairy products and eggs                      376          413           -37
Alcoholic beverages, excluding wine        1,259        1,142           117
Vegetables                                 1,608        1,305           303

Industrial supplies and materials        146,679      117,884        28,795

Crude oil                                 51,006       38,204        12,802
Gas-natural                                8,819        6,564         2,254
Liquefied petroleum gases                  3,449        2,450           999
Petroleum products, other                 10,670        7,813         2,858
Copper                                     1,619          841           777
Fuel oil                                   6,525        4,487         2,038
Chemicals-organic                          4,634        4,230           404
Steelmaking materials                      1,614        2,045          -430
Iron and steel mill products               5,593        5,041           551
Plastic materials                          3,569        2,966           603
Other precious metals                      1,812        1,243           569
Stone, sand, cement, etc.                  1,697        1,425           272
Chemicals-fertilizers                      2,138        1,597           541
Tobacco, waxes, etc                        1,204        1,214           -10
Electric energy                              714          352           362
Industrial supplies, other                 5,469        4,933           536
Shingles, wallboard                        3,357        3,150           207
Zinc                                         363          287            75
Wool, silk, etc.                             214          207             7
Iron and steel, advanced                   1,821        1,740            81
Lumber                                     2,671        2,497           174
Synthetic cloth                            1,376        1,302            74
Nuclear fuel materials                       711          488           223
Finished metal shapes                      3,580        2,801           779
Sulfur, nonmetallic minerals                 201          192             9
Hides and skins                               39           34             5
Nontextile floor tiles                       730          685            45
Leather and furs                             207          207           (-)
Iron and steel products, n.e.c.            2,005        1,817           188
Pulpwood and woodpulp                        749          793           -44
Cotton cloth, fabrics                        454          517           -63
Cotton, natural fibers                        22           25            -3
Synthetic rubber--primary                    493          427            66
Finished textile supplies                    804          821           -17
Materials, excluding chemicals               349          361           -12
Hair, waste materials                        192          154            38
Farming materials, livestock                 298          208            90
Tin                                           83           89            -6
Glass-plate, sheet, etc.                     293          274            19
Paper and paper products                   2,003        1,916            88
Blank tapes, audio & visual                1,048          976            72
Newsprint                                    806          752            54
Chemicals-other, n.e.c.                    2,021        1,943            78
Natural rubber                               481          364           118
Nonferrous metals, other                     680          589            90
Chemicals-inorganic                        1,415        1,220           195
Plywood and veneers                          728          645            83
Coal and related fuels                       614          773          -159
Nonmonetary gold                           1,430          960           470
Nickel                                       637          518           120
Bauxite and aluminum                       3,269        2,744           526

Capital goods, except automotive         100,804       90,572        10,232

Computers                                  8,365        6,961         1,404
Computer accessories                      16,452       16,030           422
Telecommunications equipment               9,620        7,951         1,669
Drilling & oilfield equipment              1,198          677           521
Engines-civilian aircraft                  2,704        2,315           389
Metalworking machine tools                 2,395        1,901           493
Civilian aircraft                          2,827        2,746            81
Medicinal equipment                        5,548        5,341           208
Electric apparatus                         8,008        7,081           927
Pulp and paper machinery                   1,268        1,159           108
Industrial machines, other                 6,871        6,111           760
Railway transportation equipment             376          356            19
Generators, accessories                    3,548        3,007           541
Parts-civilian aircraft                    1,530        1,332           198
Materials handling equipment               2,952        2,420           532
Marine engines, parts                        224          241           -17
Spacecraft, excluding military                 6            5             1
Nonfarm tractors and parts                   388          300            88
Commercial vessels, other                     19           16             3
Vessels, except scrap                          1          (-)           (-)
Specialized mining                           174          118            56
Measuring, testing, control instruments    3,215        2,880           335
Laboratory testing instruments               715          733           -18
Semiconductors                             6,742        6,238           504
Food, tobacco machinery                      516          520            -4
Business machines and equipment            2,139        2,096            43
Textile, sewing machines                     311          281            31
Wood, glass, plastic                       1,638        1,417           221
Photo, service industry machinery          3,405        3,311            94
Agricultural machinery, equipment          1,736        1,766           -30
Industrial engines                         3,349        3,001           348
Excavating machinery                       2,566        2,262           305

Automotive vehicles, parts, and engines   64,623       58,119         6,504

Consumer goods                           107,614      101,664         5,951

Pharmaceutical preparations               15,612       13,491         2,121
Artwork, antiques, stamps, etc.            2,368        2,055           313
Stereo equipment, etc                      2,378        2,632          -255
Footwear                                   3,580        3,378           202
Gem stones, other                            625          540            86
Apparel,household goods-nontextile         2,132        2,016           115
Pleasure boats and motors                    730          681            49
Camping apparel and gear                   1,920        1,868            52
Jewelry                                    3,202        2,900           302
Toiletries and cosmetics                   1,432        1,396            35
Books, printed matter                      1,034        1,017            16
Photo equipment                              254          289           -36
Numismatic coins                             128           65            63
Apparel, household goods - wool              843          951          -108
Writing and art supplies                   3,045        3,131           -86
Records, tapes, and disks                    364          428           -64
Musical instruments                          416          458           -43
Rugs                                         542          501            41
Nursery stock, etc.                          354          352             2
Gem diamonds                               4,224        3,684           540
Household appliances                       4,589        3,801           788
Motorcycles and parts                      1,080        1,081            -2
Glassware, chinaware                         582          604           -22
Furniture, household goods, etc.           5,966        5,641           325
Cookware, cutlery, tools                   1,550        1,483            67
Toys, games, and sporting goods            6,580        7,348          -768
Apparel, textiles, nonwool or cotton       7,321        7,605          -284
Apparel, household goods - cotton         11,253       11,415          -162
TV's, VCR's, etc                           9,707        8,725           982
Other household goods                     13,805       12,125         1,679

Other goods                               14,822       13,409         1,413
                                                  

(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-06-74, BEA-06-19), Bureau of the Census, Foreign
Trade Division, March 2006.  For more information, contact Nick Orsini
(301-763-6959) or Vanessa Ware (301-763-2311), Foreign Trade Division.
