                                        
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)                                May          April         Monthly
                                       2006         2006 (R)      Change

Total, Balance of Payments Basis         154,295      151,400         2,895
Net Adjustments                              360          365            -5
Total, Census Basis                      153,935      151,035         2,900

Foods, feeds, and beverages                6,068        6,214          -146

Fruits, frozen juices                        523          643          -120
Alcoholic beverages, excluding wine          408          443           -35
Wine, beer, and related products             638          660           -22
Meat products                                574          594           -20
Tea, spices, etc.                             65           82           -17
Cocoa beans                                   28           43           -14
Food oils, oilseeds                          225          233            -9
Other foods                                  673          681            -8
Vegetables                                   506          511            -5
Nonagricultural foods, etc.                   33           36            -3
Nuts                                         104           99             5
Feedstuff and foodgrains                     168          160             9
Dairy products and eggs                      114          105             9
Fish and shellfish                         1,165        1,148            16
Bakery products                              477          457            20
Green coffee                                 230          209            21
Cane and beet sugar                          138          111            27

Industrial supplies and materials         52,257       48,859         3,398

Crude oil                                 19,432       16,676         2,756
Fuel oil                                   2,643        2,049           594
Petroleum products, other                  4,526        3,942           584
Copper                                       700          404           296
Iron and steel mill products               1,801        1,547           253
Nonmonetary gold                             581          449           132
Liquefied petroleum gases                  1,287        1,183           104
Natural rubber                               219          142            77
Iron and steel products, n.e.c.              707          658            49
Coal and related fuels                       217          200            17
Chemicals-fertilizers                        640          624            16
Blank tapes, audio & visual                  381          368            14
Chemicals-other, n.e.c.                      681          670            12
Electric energy                              223          212            11
Wool, silk, etc.                              75           66            10
Glass-plate, sheet, etc.                     110          104             6
Farming materials, livestock                  78           73             5
Tin                                           36           32             4
Newsprint                                    255          254             2
Hair, waste materials                         62           61             1
Cotton, natural fibers                         8            6             1
Leather and furs                              70           70           (-)
Nuclear fuel materials                       343          346            -3
Hides and skins                               11           14            -3
Iron and steel, advanced                     611          617            -6
Nonferrous metals, other                     280          287            -7
Sulfur, nonmetallic minerals                  68           75            -7
Zinc                                         132          139            -7
Synthetic rubber--primary                    170          179           -10
Materials, excluding chemicals               111          122           -11
Cotton cloth, fabrics                        142          153           -11
Nontextile floor tiles                       250          262           -12
Synthetic cloth                              430          444           -14
Finished textile supplies                    265          281           -15
Industrial supplies, other                 1,806        1,822           -16
Pulpwood and woodpulp                        253          275           -21
Shingles, wallboard                        1,033        1,056           -24
Stone, sand, cement, etc.                    572          596           -25
Plywood and veneers                          265          290           -25
Finished metal shapes                      1,290        1,319           -29
Chemicals-inorganic                          480          512           -32
Paper and paper products                     664          696           -32
Lumber                                       766          817           -50
Tobacco, waxes, etc                          386          440           -54
Nickel                                       217          273           -56
Bauxite and aluminum                       1,189        1,248           -59
Plastic materials                          1,063        1,128           -65
Steelmaking materials                        468          536           -68
Chemicals-organic                          1,363        1,434           -71
Other precious metals                        549          773          -224
Gas-natural                                2,348        2,936          -588

Capital goods, except automotive          34,690       34,519           171

Medicinal equipment                        1,985        1,825           160
Electric apparatus                         2,792        2,651           141
Industrial machines, other                 2,513        2,383           131
Drilling & oilfield equipment                570          462           108
Engines-civilian aircraft                    900          837            63
Spacecraft, excluding military                62            3            59
Measuring, testing, control instruments    1,124        1,079            45
Vessels, except scrap                         27          (-)            27
Business machines and equipment              776          750            26
Metalworking machine tools                   794          775            19
Food, tobacco machinery                      183          166            17
Marine engines, parts                         89           75            15
Nonfarm tractors and parts                   159          145            14
Specialized mining                            81           69            12
Photo, service industry machinery          1,165        1,155            11
Textile, sewing machines                     105           95            10
Laboratory testing instruments               249          242             7
Wood, glass, plastic                         595          589             5
Commercial vessels, other                      9            6             3
Railway transportation equipment             136          135             1
Parts-civilian aircraft                      526          537           -11
Excavating machinery                         874          885           -11
Telecommunications equipment               3,288        3,303           -15
Materials handling equipment                 956          974           -18
Industrial engines                         1,112        1,139           -27
Generators, accessories                    1,274        1,311           -37
Agricultural machinery, equipment            516          562           -47
Pulp and paper machinery                     415          467           -53
Civilian aircraft                            739          836           -97
Semiconductors                             2,246        2,361          -115
Computer accessories                       5,576        5,699          -124
Computers                                  2,854        3,002          -148

Automotive vehicles, parts, and engines   20,905       21,427          -522

Consumer goods                            35,325       35,365           -40

Apparel, household goods - cotton          3,780        4,126          -346
TV's, VCR's, etc                           3,057        3,353          -296
Footwear                                   1,183        1,275           -93
Apparel,household goods-nontextile           644          685           -40
Furniture, household goods, etc.           2,053        2,086           -34
Apparel, textiles, nonwool or cotton       2,597        2,626           -29
Cookware, cutlery, tools                     514          538           -24
Rugs                                         171          189           -18
Stereo equipment, etc                        811          829           -18
Camping apparel and gear                     661          670           -10
Apparel, household goods - wool              302          308            -5
Gem stones, other                            208          213            -5
Toiletries and cosmetics                     469          473            -4
Toys, games, and sporting goods            2,278        2,280            -3
Household appliances                       1,522        1,522           (-)
Glassware, chinaware                         198          197             1
Musical instruments                          138          137             1
Photo equipment                               82           80             1
Records, tapes, and disks                    106          101             6
Books, printed matter                        372          365             8
Pleasure boats and motors                    283          272            11
Numismatic coins                              39           20            19
Nursery stock, etc.                          132          107            25
Writing and art supplies                   1,072        1,034            39
Motorcycles and parts                        423          359            64
Gem diamonds                               1,503        1,436            66
Jewelry                                    1,091        1,007            84
Other household goods                      3,847        3,725           122
Artwork, antiques, stamps, etc.              737          588           149
Pharmaceutical preparations                5,053        4,762           291

Other goods                                4,689        4,651            38

_________________

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

Total, Balance of Payments Basis         758,175      670,004        88,171
Net Adjustments                            1,847        1,584           263
Total, Census Basis                      756,328      668,420        87,908

Foods, feeds, and beverages               30,810       27,562         3,247

Fruits, frozen juices                      3,046        2,711           335
Alcoholic beverages, excluding wine        2,063        1,812           252
Wine, beer, and related products           3,175        2,822           353
Meat products                              3,242        2,956           285
Tea, spices, etc.                            377          349            29
Cocoa beans                                  254          457          -203
Food oils, oilseeds                        1,110          923           187
Other foods                                3,262        2,936           326
Vegetables                                 2,693        2,374           319
Nonagricultural foods, etc.                  198          188            11
Nuts                                         472          519           -47
Feedstuff and foodgrains                     827          679           147
Dairy products and eggs                      578          624           -46
Fish and shellfish                         5,557        4,868           689
Bakery products                            2,296        2,138           158
Green coffee                               1,021          960            60
Cane and beet sugar                          639          246           393

Industrial supplies and materials        247,356      199,279        48,077

Crude oil                                 87,629       65,951        21,678
Fuel oil                                  11,217        7,805         3,413
Petroleum products, other                 19,077       12,906         6,172
Copper                                     2,723        1,462         1,261
Iron and steel mill products               8,616        7,758           858
Nonmonetary gold                           2,459        1,629           830
Liquefied petroleum gases                  5,943        4,570         1,373
Natural rubber                               842          600           242
Iron and steel products, n.e.c.            3,328        3,026           302
Coal and related fuels                     1,031        1,214          -183
Chemicals-fertilizers                      3,458        2,918           540
Blank tapes, audio & visual                1,798        1,641           156
Chemicals-other, n.e.c.                    3,353        3,191           162
Electric energy                            1,132          803           329
Wool, silk, etc.                             353          345             8
Glass-plate, sheet, etc.                     507          467            40
Farming materials, livestock                 448          353            96
Tin                                          152          150             2
Newsprint                                  1,314        1,268            45
Hair, waste materials                        315          257            58
Cotton, natural fibers                        36           43            -6
Leather and furs                             350          351            -1
Nuclear fuel materials                     1,400        1,132           269
Hides and skins                               67           61             6
Iron and steel, advanced                   3,044        2,872           172
Nonferrous metals, other                   1,247        1,112           136
Sulfur, nonmetallic minerals                 343          328            15
Zinc                                         626          476           150
Synthetic rubber--primary                    841          753            87
Materials, excluding chemicals               581          604           -23
Cotton cloth, fabrics                        741          830           -90
Nontextile floor tiles                     1,239        1,136           103
Synthetic cloth                            2,219        2,133            86
Finished textile supplies                  1,347        1,354            -7
Industrial supplies, other                 9,049        8,175           874
Pulpwood and woodpulp                      1,260        1,302           -42
Shingles, wallboard                        5,399        5,123           275
Stone, sand, cement, etc.                  2,845        2,372           472
Plywood and veneers                        1,283        1,150           134
Finished metal shapes                      6,204        4,775         1,428
Chemicals-inorganic                        2,391        2,021           370
Paper and paper products                   3,339        3,110           230
Lumber                                     4,200        4,040           160
Tobacco, waxes, etc                        1,994        1,957            37
Nickel                                     1,126          905           221
Bauxite and aluminum                       5,733        4,864           869
Plastic materials                          5,658        4,793           865
Steelmaking materials                      2,643        3,094          -451
Chemicals-organic                          7,408        6,950           458
Other precious metals                      3,137        1,997         1,140
Gas-natural                               13,910       11,151         2,759

Capital goods, except automotive         170,316      153,713        16,603

Medicinal equipment                        9,345        8,877           468
Electric apparatus                        13,466       11,936         1,530
Industrial machines, other                11,789       10,418         1,371
Drilling & oilfield equipment              2,233        1,342           891
Engines-civilian aircraft                  4,484        3,845           639
Spacecraft, excluding military                71            7            64
Measuring, testing, control instruments    5,473        4,920           553
Vessels, except scrap                         28            6            22
Business machines and equipment            3,655        3,529           127
Metalworking machine tools                 4,033        3,242           791
Food, tobacco machinery                      859          850             8
Marine engines, parts                        386          388            -2
Nonfarm tractors and parts                   689          512           176
Specialized mining                           324          215           109
Photo, service industry machinery          5,712        5,552           160
Textile, sewing machines                     515          560           -45
Laboratory testing instruments             1,206        1,218           -12
Wood, glass, plastic                       2,841        2,361           480
Commercial vessels, other                     34           28             6
Railway transportation equipment             647          579            68
Parts-civilian aircraft                    2,604        2,289           315
Excavating machinery                       4,311        3,869           442
Telecommunications equipment              16,308       14,367         1,941
Materials handling equipment               4,869        4,014           854
Industrial engines                         5,580        5,114           466
Generators, accessories                    6,137        5,174           963
Agricultural machinery, equipment          2,774        2,914          -140
Pulp and paper machinery                   2,161        1,901           260
Civilian aircraft                          4,396        4,863          -468
Semiconductors                            11,376       10,497           879
Computer accessories                      27,739       26,430         1,309
Computers                                 14,273       11,894         2,379

Automotive vehicles, parts, and engines  106,913       96,839        10,075

Consumer goods                           176,806      168,321         8,485

Apparel, household goods - cotton         19,051       19,009            42
TV's, VCR's, etc                          15,757       14,095         1,661
Footwear                                   6,013        5,584           429
Apparel,household goods-nontextile         3,280        3,103           177
Furniture, household goods, etc.          10,056        9,380           675
Apparel, textiles, nonwool or cotton      12,525       12,647          -122
Cookware, cutlery, tools                   2,578        2,425           153
Rugs                                         904          832            72
Stereo equipment, etc                      3,950        4,305          -354
Camping apparel and gear                   3,224        3,105           119
Apparel, household goods - wool            1,458        1,608          -150
Gem stones, other                          1,046          939           107
Toiletries and cosmetics                   2,336        2,289            47
Toys, games, and sporting goods           11,015       11,732          -718
Household appliances                       7,568        6,318         1,250
Glassware, chinaware                         966          973            -7
Musical instruments                          686          738           -52
Photo equipment                              412          473           -61
Records, tapes, and disks                    564          690          -126
Books, printed matter                      1,776        1,738            38
Pleasure boats and motors                  1,282        1,186            96
Numismatic coins                             187          116            71
Nursery stock, etc.                          587          568            19
Writing and art supplies                   5,094        5,126           -32
Motorcycles and parts                      1,852        1,764            88
Gem diamonds                               7,232        6,549           683
Jewelry                                    5,318        4,932           387
Other household goods                     21,113       19,648         1,465
Artwork, antiques, stamps, etc.            3,571        3,080           492
Pharmaceutical preparations               25,405       23,368         2,038

Other goods                               24,128       22,707         1,421

(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-06-108, BEA-06-32), Bureau of the Census, Foreign
Trade Division, May 2006.  For more information, contact Nick Orsini
(301-763-6959) or Vanessa Ware (301-763-2311), Foreign Trade Division.
