                                        
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)                                June         May           Monthly
                                       2006         2006 (R)      Change

Total, Balance of Payments Basis         156,938      155,074         1,863
Net Adjustments                              381          357            25
Total, Census Basis                      156,557      154,718         1,839

Foods, feeds, and beverages                6,028        6,065           -36

Fish and shellfish                         1,098        1,169           -71
Meat products                                539          574           -35
Wine, beer, and related products             611          637           -25
Cane and beet sugar                          114          136           -22
Other foods                                  663          674           -10
Bakery products                              470          477            -7
Food oils, oilseeds                          219          224            -6
Nuts                                         104          105            -1
Dairy products and eggs                      114          114           (-)
Cocoa beans                                   30           28             1
Nonagricultural foods, etc.                   35           33             2
Green coffee                                 234          230             4
Alcoholic beverages, excluding wine          406          402             4
Tea, spices, etc.                             77           65            12
Feedstuff and foodgrains                     183          167            16
Vegetables                                   540          506            33
Fruits, frozen juices                        591          524            68

Industrial supplies and materials         52,095       52,737          -643

Petroleum products, other                  3,704        4,517          -813
Fuel oil                                   2,239        2,703          -464
Gas-natural                                2,019        2,348          -329
Nonmonetary gold                             431          582          -151
Liquefied petroleum gases                  1,223        1,354          -131
Iron and steel mill products               1,710        1,813          -103
Natural rubber                               140          224           -84
Chemicals-fertilizers                        593          665           -73
Lumber                                       718          766           -48
Blank tapes, audio & visual                  336          381           -45
Pulpwood and woodpulp                        224          253           -29
Electric energy                              196          223           -27
Nonferrous metals, other                     266          281           -14
Coal and related fuels                       205          217           -12
Iron and steel products, n.e.c.              696          707           -11
Synthetic rubber--primary                    165          171            -6
Wool, silk, etc.                              70           76            -6
Tin                                           31           36            -5
Hides and skins                                9           11            -2
Cotton, natural fibers                         7            8            -1
Chemicals-other, n.e.c.                      679          679           (-)
Tobacco, waxes, etc                          387          386             1
Leather and furs                              72           70             2
Hair, waste materials                         65           62             3
Nuclear fuel materials                       347          343             3
Newsprint                                    259          255             4
Sulfur, nonmetallic minerals                  69           65             4
Cotton cloth, fabrics                        148          142             6
Farming materials, livestock                  84           78             6
Chemicals-inorganic                          501          494             7
Glass-plate, sheet, etc.                     118          110             7
Stone, sand, cement, etc.                    581          573             9
Materials, excluding chemicals               122          113             9
Finished textile supplies                    278          267            11
Synthetic cloth                              445          432            13
Nontextile floor tiles                       263          250            13
Iron and steel, advanced                     631          611            20
Plywood and veneers                          289          266            23
Steelmaking materials                        499          474            25
Shingles, wallboard                        1,062        1,033            29
Zinc                                         170          135            35
Nickel                                       263          217            46
Paper and paper products                     716          667            50
Industrial supplies, other                 1,881        1,808            73
Plastic materials                          1,140        1,064            77
Copper                                       827          701           126
Bauxite and aluminum                       1,325        1,189           136
Other precious metals                        709          565           145
Chemicals-organic                          1,561        1,367           195
Finished metal shapes                      1,490        1,288           202
Crude oil                                 20,131       19,699           432

Capital goods, except automotive          34,607       34,707          -100

Computers                                  2,637        2,853          -216
Telecommunications equipment               3,121        3,288          -166
Drilling & oilfield equipment                433          576          -143
Industrial machines, other                 2,389        2,523          -135
Semiconductors                             2,142        2,240           -98
Business machines and equipment              718          777           -59
Spacecraft, excluding military                12           62           -50
Metalworking machine tools                   757          795           -38
Vessels, except scrap                        (-)           27           -27
Nonfarm tractors and parts                   136          160           -23
Specialized mining                            59           81           -22
Textile, sewing machines                      88          105           -17
Food, tobacco machinery                      168          184           -16
Measuring, testing, control instruments    1,111        1,126           -15
Marine engines, parts                         83           91            -8
Parts-civilian aircraft                      519          525            -5
Railway transportation equipment             131          136            -5
Wood, glass, plastic                         598          602            -4
Commercial vessels, other                      7            9            -2
Electric apparatus                         2,799        2,798             1
Laboratory testing instruments               254          250             4
Engines-civilian aircraft                    918          905            13
Materials handling equipment                 970          954            16
Medicinal equipment                        2,014        1,987            27
Computer accessories                       5,600        5,572            29
Pulp and paper machinery                     447          408            40
Agricultural machinery, equipment            568          519            49
Excavating machinery                         928          873            55
Industrial engines                         1,205        1,108            97
Generators, accessories                    1,382        1,258           124
Photo, service industry machinery          1,332        1,178           155
Civilian aircraft                          1,077          737           341

Automotive vehicles, parts, and engines   22,118       20,913         1,205

Consumer goods                            36,781       35,572         1,209

Pharmaceutical preparations                5,693        5,217           476
Apparel, household goods - cotton          4,126        3,786           340
TV's, VCR's, etc                           3,415        3,090           325
Other household goods                      4,142        3,850           292
Furniture, household goods, etc.           2,102        2,053            49
Toiletries and cosmetics                     505          468            37
Pleasure boats and motors                    299          283            16
Cookware, cutlery, tools                     530          514            16
Rugs                                         184          172            12
Stereo equipment, etc                        823          812            11
Motorcycles and parts                        431          423             8
Photo equipment                               85           82             3
Musical instruments                          138          138            -1
Gem diamonds                               1,515        1,517            -2
Gem stones, other                            206          208            -3
Glassware, chinaware                         194          197            -4
Records, tapes, and disks                    101          106            -5
Nursery stock, etc.                          120          132           -11
Numismatic coins                              27           39           -12
Footwear                                   1,168        1,182           -14
Camping apparel and gear                     646          661           -15
Books, printed matter                        355          373           -18
Household appliances                       1,513        1,531           -19
Apparel, household goods - wool              286          305           -19
Apparel,household goods-nontextile           626          649           -23
Artwork, antiques, stamps, etc.              706          738           -31
Apparel, textiles, nonwool or cotton       2,566        2,602           -35
Jewelry                                    1,053        1,094           -41
Writing and art supplies                   1,024        1,071           -47
Toys, games, and sporting goods            2,201        2,278           -77

Other goods                                4,928        4,723           205
                                        

_________________

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

Total, Balance of Payments Basis         915,892      808,267       107,625
Net Adjustments                            2,224        1,856           369
Total, Census Basis                      913,668      806,412       107,256

Foods, feeds, and beverages               36,834       33,194         3,641

Fish and shellfish                         6,659        5,854           805
Meat products                              3,781        3,578           203
Wine, beer, and related products           3,786        3,376           410
Cane and beet sugar                          752          298           454
Other foods                                3,926        3,523           403
Bakery products                            2,766        2,568           197
Food oils, oilseeds                        1,328        1,152           175
Nuts                                         576          613           -37
Dairy products and eggs                      691          743           -52
Cocoa beans                                  283          501          -218
Nonagricultural foods, etc.                  233          226             7
Green coffee                               1,255        1,201            54
Alcoholic beverages, excluding wine        2,463        2,157           306
Tea, spices, etc.                            455          421            34
Feedstuff and foodgrains                   1,009          822           187
Vegetables                                 3,232        2,886           346
Fruits, frozen juices                      3,639        3,273           366

Industrial supplies and materials        299,930      240,873        59,057

Petroleum products, other                 22,772       15,672         7,100
Fuel oil                                  13,516        9,692         3,823
Gas-natural                               15,929       13,306         2,623
Nonmonetary gold                           2,891        1,969           922
Liquefied petroleum gases                  7,233        5,724         1,509
Iron and steel mill products              10,338        9,100         1,238
Natural rubber                               988          723           264
Chemicals-fertilizers                      4,076        3,734           341
Lumber                                     4,918        4,799           119
Blank tapes, audio & visual                2,134        1,973           160
Pulpwood and woodpulp                      1,484        1,574           -90
Electric energy                            1,328          988           340
Nonferrous metals, other                   1,514        1,362           151
Coal and related fuels                     1,236        1,402          -165
Iron and steel products, n.e.c.            4,023        3,626           397
Synthetic rubber--primary                  1,007          919            89
Wool, silk, etc.                             424          413            11
Tin                                          183          186            -3
Hides and skins                               76           73             3
Cotton, natural fibers                        43           50            -7
Chemicals-other, n.e.c.                    4,030        3,843           187
Tobacco, waxes, etc                        2,380        2,317            64
Leather and furs                             423          421             2
Hair, waste materials                        379          308            71
Nuclear fuel materials                     1,747        1,410           337
Newsprint                                  1,573        1,523            49
Sulfur, nonmetallic minerals                 410          398            11
Cotton cloth, fabrics                        890          980           -91
Farming materials, livestock                 532          425           107
Chemicals-inorganic                        2,906        2,425           481
Glass-plate, sheet, etc.                     625          567            58
Stone, sand, cement, etc.                  3,427        2,846           581
Materials, excluding chemicals               705          720           -15
Finished textile supplies                  1,627        1,621             6
Synthetic cloth                            2,666        2,568            98
Nontextile floor tiles                     1,502        1,365           138
Iron and steel, advanced                   3,675        3,439           236
Plywood and veneers                        1,574        1,436           138
Steelmaking materials                      3,147        3,509          -362
Shingles, wallboard                        6,461        6,137           325
Zinc                                         800          552           248
Nickel                                     1,389        1,101           287
Paper and paper products                   4,058        3,692           365
Industrial supplies, other                10,932        9,861         1,072
Plastic materials                          6,799        5,732         1,067
Copper                                     3,551        1,723         1,828
Bauxite and aluminum                       7,059        5,774         1,285
Other precious metals                      3,862        2,474         1,388
Chemicals-organic                          8,973        8,296           677
Finished metal shapes                      7,691        5,796         1,895
Crude oil                                108,027       80,329        27,699

Capital goods, except automotive         204,940      185,964        18,976

Computers                                 16,908       14,447         2,461
Telecommunications equipment              19,429       17,540         1,888
Drilling & oilfield equipment              2,673        1,985           688
Industrial machines, other                14,188       12,565         1,623
Semiconductors                            13,512       12,594           918
Business machines and equipment            4,375        4,259           116
Spacecraft, excluding military                83            9            74
Metalworking machine tools                 4,791        3,939           852
Vessels, except scrap                         28            6            22
Nonfarm tractors and parts                   826          622           203
Specialized mining                           383          267           116
Textile, sewing machines                     604          682           -79
Food, tobacco machinery                    1,028        1,012            16
Measuring, testing, control instruments    6,586        5,912           674
Marine engines, parts                        470          460            10
Parts-civilian aircraft                    3,122        2,744           378
Railway transportation equipment             778          700            79
Wood, glass, plastic                       3,445        2,824           621
Commercial vessels, other                     40           33             8
Electric apparatus                        16,271       14,365         1,906
Laboratory testing instruments             1,461        1,463            -2
Engines-civilian aircraft                  5,407        4,599           809
Materials handling equipment               5,837        4,898           939
Medicinal equipment                       11,361       10,662           699
Computer accessories                      33,335       31,782         1,553
Pulp and paper machinery                   2,602        2,297           305
Agricultural machinery, equipment          3,346        3,507          -161
Excavating machinery                       5,239        4,674           565
Industrial engines                         6,781        6,198           583
Generators, accessories                    7,503        6,270         1,233
Photo, service industry machinery          7,056        6,610           447
Civilian aircraft                          5,471        6,040          -569

Automotive vehicles, parts, and engines  129,039      116,595        12,444

Consumer goods                           213,834      202,468        11,366

Pharmaceutical preparations               31,261       28,499         2,762
Apparel, household goods - cotton         23,184       22,948           236
TV's, VCR's, etc                          19,204       16,913         2,291
Other household goods                     25,258       23,604         1,654
Furniture, household goods, etc.          12,158       11,286           873
Toiletries and cosmetics                   2,840        2,731           109
Pleasure boats and motors                  1,581        1,426           154
Cookware, cutlery, tools                   3,108        2,923           184
Rugs                                       1,089          992            96
Stereo equipment, etc                      4,774        5,151          -377
Motorcycles and parts                      2,283        2,117           165
Photo equipment                              498          569           -71
Musical instruments                          824          875           -52
Gem diamonds                               8,762        7,833           929
Gem stones, other                          1,252        1,131           122
Glassware, chinaware                       1,160        1,160            -1
Records, tapes, and disks                    665          812          -148
Nursery stock, etc.                          708          688            19
Numismatic coins                             214          126            88
Footwear                                   7,180        6,728           452
Camping apparel and gear                   3,871        3,723           148
Books, printed matter                      2,132        2,095            37
Household appliances                       9,090        7,607         1,484
Apparel, household goods - wool            1,746        1,928          -182
Apparel,household goods-nontextile         3,910        3,718           193
Artwork, antiques, stamps, etc.            4,278        3,678           600
Apparel, textiles, nonwool or cotton      15,096       15,167           -71
Jewelry                                    6,375        5,913           462
Writing and art supplies                   6,118        6,155           -37
Toys, games, and sporting goods           13,216       13,971          -755

Other goods                               29,090       27,317         1,773
                                                 

(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-06-124, BEA-06-35), Bureau of the Census, Foreign
Trade Division, June 2006.  For more information, contact Nick Orsini
(301-763-6959) or Vanessa Ware (301-763-2311), Foreign Trade Division.
