                                        
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)                                July         June          Monthly
                                       2006         2006 (R)      Change

Total, Balance of Payments Basis         159,094      156,967         2,127
Net Adjustments                              393          381            12
Total, Census Basis                      158,701      156,586         2,115

Foods, feeds, and beverages                6,263        6,027           236

Meat products                                599          539            60
Wine, beer, and related products             663          612            51
Vegetables                                   588          539            48
Other foods                                  709          664            46
Cocoa beans                                   64           30            35
Bakery products                              491          470            21
Alcoholic beverages, excluding wine          425          405            20
Tea, spices, etc.                             94           77            17
Dairy products and eggs                      125          114            11
Nonagricultural foods, etc.                   43           35             7
Fruits, frozen juices                        596          591             5
Food oils, oilseeds                          223          219             4
Feedstuff and foodgrains                     177          183            -6
Green coffee                                 229          234            -6
Nuts                                          98          104            -6
Cane and beet sugar                          104          114           -10
Fish and shellfish                         1,035        1,096           -61

Industrial supplies and materials         54,249       52,072         2,178

Fuel oil                                   2,997        2,255           742
Petroleum products, other                  4,138        3,695           443
Iron and steel mill products               2,043        1,719           324
Chemicals-organic                          1,902        1,601           301
Liquefied petroleum gases                  1,392        1,186           206
Steelmaking materials                        654          498           156
Iron and steel products, n.e.c.              826          701           125
Other precious metals                        770          699            71
Nonmonetary gold                             573          508            65
Coal and related fuels                       248          205            43
Chemicals-fertilizers                        602          561            41
Zinc                                         204          165            39
Nuclear fuel materials                       377          347            30
Natural rubber                               161          135            27
Chemicals-other, n.e.c.                      713          687            26
Iron and steel, advanced                     657          631            25
Plywood and veneers                          313          290            22
Industrial supplies, other                 1,905        1,883            22
Nonferrous metals, other                     288          268            19
Sulfur, nonmetallic minerals                  87           68            19
Pulpwood and woodpulp                        254          235            19
Tobacco, waxes, etc                          397          386            11
Synthetic cloth                              456          445            11
Tin                                           41           31            11
Farming materials, livestock                  93           86             8
Synthetic rubber--primary                    168          164             4
Wool, silk, etc.                              73           70             3
Finished textile supplies                    277          276           (-)
Glass-plate, sheet, etc.                     118          117           (-)
Leather and furs                              72           72           (-)
Newsprint                                    258          259            -1
Hides and skins                                9            9            -1
Blank tapes, audio & visual                  335          336            -1
Cotton, natural fibers                         6            7            -1
Hair, waste materials                         63           65            -2
Stone, sand, cement, etc.                    580          581            -2
Cotton cloth, fabrics                        141          148            -7
Materials, excluding chemicals               109          121           -12
Nickel                                       251          263           -12
Nontextile floor tiles                       252          266           -14
Shingles, wallboard                        1,052        1,066           -14
Electric energy                              177          196           -19
Finished metal shapes                      1,477        1,500           -23
Paper and paper products                     688          715           -26
Plastic materials                          1,112        1,142           -30
Gas-natural                                1,985        2,019           -34
Lumber                                       673          718           -45
Copper                                       780          826           -46
Chemicals-inorganic                          440          493           -54
Crude oil                                 19,951       20,032           -81
Bauxite and aluminum                       1,111        1,324          -213

Capital goods, except automotive          35,462       34,662           800

Computers                                  2,888        2,638           250
Telecommunications equipment               3,338        3,128           211
Semiconductors                             2,337        2,140           196
Computer accessories                       5,770        5,596           175
Electric apparatus                         2,952        2,797           154
Drilling & oilfield equipment                575          430           145
Medicinal equipment                        2,069        2,013            56
Industrial machines, other                 2,421        2,378            42
Generators, accessories                    1,442        1,408            35
Metalworking machine tools                   790          760            30
Parts-civilian aircraft                      549          519            30
Specialized mining                            92           64            28
Business machines and equipment              736          717            19
Textile, sewing machines                     107           89            18
Food, tobacco machinery                      181          167            14
Nonfarm tractors and parts                   147          136            10
Agricultural machinery, equipment            571          564             7
Vessels, except scrap                        (-)          (-)           (-)
Commercial vessels, other                      5            7            -1
Marine engines, parts                         82           83            -2
Photo, service industry machinery          1,340        1,342            -2
Railway transportation equipment             123          131            -8
Spacecraft, excluding military                 3           12            -9
Laboratory testing instruments               243          257           -14
Measuring, testing, control instruments    1,097        1,112           -14
Wood, glass, plastic                         570          592           -23
Industrial engines                         1,186        1,209           -23
Excavating machinery                         902          933           -31
Engines-civilian aircraft                    884          921           -37
Materials handling equipment                 933          974           -41
Pulp and paper machinery                     400          443           -42
Civilian aircraft                            728        1,102          -374

Automotive vehicles, parts, and engines   21,028       22,212        -1,184

Consumer goods                            36,897       36,719           177

TV's, VCR's, etc                           3,634        3,400           234
Pharmaceutical preparations                5,911        5,694           217
Toys, games, and sporting goods            2,292        2,199            94
Writing and art supplies                   1,054        1,023            31
Other household goods                      4,172        4,143            29
Jewelry                                    1,069        1,049            20
Household appliances                       1,518        1,500            18
Furniture, household goods, etc.           2,117        2,100            17
Glassware, chinaware                         205          194            11
Gem stones, other                            215          205            10
Apparel, household goods - wool              295          286             9
Nursery stock, etc.                          126          120             6
Camping apparel and gear                     651          646             5
Records, tapes, and disks                    105          102             4
Books, printed matter                        354          355            -1
Rugs                                         183          184            -1
Musical instruments                          134          138            -4
Photo equipment                               79           86            -7
Cookware, cutlery, tools                     522          529            -8
Apparel,household goods-nontextile           611          623           -12
Numismatic coins                              14           27           -14
Motorcycles and parts                        418          432           -14
Footwear                                   1,155        1,169           -15
Toiletries and cosmetics                     490          505           -15
Apparel, textiles, nonwool or cotton       2,540        2,565           -25
Stereo equipment, etc                        784          822           -38
Artwork, antiques, stamps, etc.              646          706           -60
Pleasure boats and motors                    226          299           -73
Apparel, household goods - cotton          4,016        4,122          -106
Gem diamonds                               1,362        1,496          -135

Other goods                                4,803        4,894           -92
                                        

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

Total, Balance of Payments Basis       1,075,016      946,710       128,306
Net Adjustments                            2,617        2,238           379
Total, Census Basis                    1,072,399      944,472       127,927

Foods, feeds, and beverages               43,096       38,829         4,267

Meat products                              4,379        4,189           191
Wine, beer, and related products           4,450        3,944           506
Vegetables                                 3,820        3,380           440
Other foods                                4,635        4,131           504
Cocoa beans                                  348          547          -200
Bakery products                            3,257        2,993           264
Alcoholic beverages, excluding wine        2,886        2,528           358
Tea, spices, etc.                            549          496            54
Dairy products and eggs                      816          843           -27
Nonagricultural foods, etc.                  276          267             9
Fruits, frozen juices                      4,234        3,847           387
Food oils, oilseeds                        1,551        1,365           186
Feedstuff and foodgrains                   1,186          956           229
Green coffee                               1,484        1,428            55
Nuts                                         675          707           -32
Cane and beet sugar                          856          369           487
Fish and shellfish                         7,692        6,838           855

Industrial supplies and materials        354,156      283,670        70,487

Fuel oil                                  16,529       12,077         4,452
Petroleum products, other                 26,901       18,634         8,268
Iron and steel mill products              12,390       10,336         2,054
Chemicals-organic                         10,915        9,682         1,232
Liquefied petroleum gases                  8,589        6,589         2,000
Steelmaking materials                      3,800        4,016          -216
Iron and steel products, n.e.c.            4,854        4,220           635
Other precious metals                      4,622        2,958         1,665
Nonmonetary gold                           3,542        2,277         1,265
Coal and related fuels                     1,484        1,627          -143
Chemicals-fertilizers                      4,646        4,434           212
Zinc                                         999          642           356
Nuclear fuel materials                     2,124        1,735           389
Natural rubber                             1,143          834           309
Chemicals-other, n.e.c.                    4,751        4,473           278
Iron and steel, advanced                   4,332        4,011           321
Plywood and veneers                        1,887        1,681           206
Industrial supplies, other                12,840       11,533         1,307
Nonferrous metals, other                   1,803        1,595           209
Sulfur, nonmetallic minerals                 496          463            33
Pulpwood and woodpulp                      1,748        1,814           -66
Tobacco, waxes, etc                        2,776        2,687            89
Synthetic cloth                            3,122        3,005           117
Tin                                          224          216             8
Farming materials, livestock                 627          505           122
Synthetic rubber--primary                  1,174        1,098            76
Wool, silk, etc.                             496          482            15
Finished textile supplies                  1,902        1,882            20
Glass-plate, sheet, etc.                     743          666            77
Leather and furs                             494          494             1
Newsprint                                  1,831        1,779            52
Hides and skins                               85           85           (-)
Blank tapes, audio & visual                2,469        2,305           164
Cotton, natural fibers                        49           58            -9
Hair, waste materials                        443          361            82
Stone, sand, cement, etc.                  4,007        3,333           675
Cotton cloth, fabrics                      1,030        1,134          -103
Materials, excluding chemicals               813          835           -22
Nickel                                     1,640        1,292           347
Nontextile floor tiles                     1,757        1,596           161
Shingles, wallboard                        7,517        7,147           369
Electric energy                            1,505        1,196           309
Finished metal shapes                      9,179        6,798         2,381
Paper and paper products                   4,745        4,258           487
Plastic materials                          7,912        6,693         1,218
Gas-natural                               17,914       15,933         1,981
Lumber                                     5,591        5,562            29
Copper                                     4,331        2,027         2,304
Chemicals-inorganic                        3,338        2,877           462
Crude oil                                127,880       94,976        32,903
Bauxite and aluminum                       8,169        6,763         1,405

Capital goods, except automotive         240,457      217,698        22,759

Computers                                 19,797       16,964         2,833
Telecommunications equipment              22,773       20,708         2,065
Semiconductors                            15,847       14,832         1,015
Computer accessories                      39,101       37,140         1,960
Electric apparatus                        19,221       16,857         2,364
Drilling & oilfield equipment              3,245        2,292           953
Medicinal equipment                       13,429       12,451           978
Industrial machines, other                16,599       14,616         1,983
Generators, accessories                    8,971        7,332         1,640
Metalworking machine tools                 5,584        4,619           965
Parts-civilian aircraft                    3,671        3,199           472
Specialized mining                           480          321           158
Business machines and equipment            5,110        4,997           113
Textile, sewing machines                     710          798           -88
Food, tobacco machinery                    1,207        1,186            22
Nonfarm tractors and parts                   972          747           225
Agricultural machinery, equipment          3,914        4,078          -165
Vessels, except scrap                         28            6            22
Commercial vessels, other                     46           39             7
Marine engines, parts                        552          540            12
Photo, service industry machinery          8,407        7,734           672
Railway transportation equipment             902          804            98
Spacecraft, excluding military                87           11            75
Laboratory testing instruments             1,706        1,686            20
Measuring, testing, control instruments    7,684        6,916           767
Wood, glass, plastic                       4,010        3,328           682
Industrial engines                         7,972        7,262           709
Excavating machinery                       6,145        5,470           675
Engines-civilian aircraft                  6,294        5,361           933
Materials handling equipment               6,774        5,752         1,022
Pulp and paper machinery                   2,997        2,712           285
Civilian aircraft                          6,223        6,938          -715

Automotive vehicles, parts, and engines  150,162      136,424        13,737

Consumer goods                           250,669      235,903        14,766

TV's, VCR's, etc                          22,824       19,777         3,047
Pharmaceutical preparations               37,173       32,938         4,235
Toys, games, and sporting goods           15,506       16,192          -685
Writing and art supplies                   7,171        7,177            -6
Other household goods                     29,431       27,611         1,820
Jewelry                                    7,440        6,890           550
Household appliances                      10,596        8,906         1,690
Furniture, household goods, etc.          14,273       13,254         1,020
Glassware, chinaware                       1,365        1,353            12
Gem stones, other                          1,467        1,326           140
Apparel, household goods - wool            2,041        2,250          -209
Nursery stock, etc.                          834          804            30
Camping apparel and gear                   4,521        4,355           165
Records, tapes, and disks                    770          940          -170
Books, printed matter                      2,486        2,459            27
Rugs                                       1,271        1,163           108
Musical instruments                          958        1,019           -61
Photo equipment                              578          659           -81
Cookware, cutlery, tools                   3,629        3,420           209
Apparel,household goods-nontextile         4,518        4,331           187
Numismatic coins                             228          146            82
Motorcycles and parts                      2,702        2,470           232
Footwear                                   8,336        7,870           466
Toiletries and cosmetics                   3,330        3,185           145
Apparel, textiles, nonwool or cotton      17,633       17,698           -65
Stereo equipment, etc                      5,557        6,009          -452
Artwork, antiques, stamps, etc.            4,924        4,256           668
Pleasure boats and motors                  1,807        1,672           135
Apparel, household goods - cotton         27,196       26,570           626
Gem diamonds                              10,104        9,202           903

Other goods                               33,859       31,949         1,911

(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-06-139, BEA-06-39), Bureau of the Census, Foreign
Trade Division, July 2006.  For more information, contact Nick Orsini
(301-763-6959) or Vanessa Ware (301-763-2311), Foreign Trade Division.
