                                        
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)                                August       July          Monthly
                                       2006         2006 (R)      Change

Total, Balance of Payments Basis         163,519      158,907         4,611
Net Adjustments                              435          392            43
Total, Census Basis                      163,084      158,516         4,568

Foods, feeds, and beverages                6,477        6,264           213

Fruits, frozen juices                        696          599            97
Fish and shellfish                         1,119        1,034            85
Green coffee                                 282          228            53
Cocoa beans                                  114           64            49
Feedstuff and foodgrains                     203          177            26
Cane and beet sugar                          125          104            21
Food oils, oilseeds                          237          223            14
Alcoholic beverages, excluding wine          431          425             6
Dairy products and eggs                      129          125             5
Nuts                                         100           98             2
Meat products                                596          599            -3
Nonagricultural foods, etc.                   37           43            -6
Vegetables                                   580          587            -7
Tea, spices, etc.                             84           94            -9
Wine, beer, and related products             634          662           -28
Bakery products                              461          492           -31
Other foods                                  649          709           -60

Industrial supplies and materials         56,185       54,193         1,992

Crude oil                                 20,801       20,034           767
Gas-natural                                2,488        1,985           504
Petroleum products, other                  4,595        4,186           409
Bauxite and aluminum                       1,438        1,112           326
Iron and steel mill products               2,239        2,012           227
Copper                                       901          780           121
Nickel                                       365          252           114
Chemicals-inorganic                          522          439            84
Liquefied petroleum gases                  1,534        1,455            79
Natural rubber                               213          161            52
Plastic materials                          1,158        1,111            47
Pulpwood and woodpulp                        290          244            46
Chemicals-fertilizers                        643          600            42
Zinc                                         245          204            41
Synthetic rubber--primary                    200          170            30
Electric energy                              205          177            28
Industrial supplies, other                 1,922        1,902            20
Finished metal shapes                      1,485        1,467            17
Paper and paper products                     707          690            17
Iron and steel, advanced                     672          656            16
Nontextile floor tiles                       264          249            15
Newsprint                                    272          259            13
Coal and related fuels                       257          250             8
Finished textile supplies                    284          278             6
Blank tapes, audio & visual                  340          335             5
Other precious metals                        765          761             5
Wool, silk, etc.                              76           73             3
Cotton, natural fibers                         8            6             2
Materials, excluding chemicals               112          111             1
Hair, waste materials                         63           64           (-)
Hides and skins                                8            9            -1
Leather and furs                              70           72            -2
Glass-plate, sheet, etc.                     116          118            -2
Cotton cloth, fabrics                        137          141            -4
Synthetic cloth                              449          456            -7
Tobacco, waxes, etc                          391          398            -8
Plywood and veneers                          302          310            -8
Tin                                           31           41           -10
Farming materials, livestock                  80           92           -12
Lumber                                       658          675           -17
Stone, sand, cement, etc.                    553          579           -26
Nonferrous metals, other                     260          286           -27
Shingles, wallboard                        1,020        1,049           -29
Sulfur, nonmetallic minerals                  56           89           -32
Chemicals-organic                          1,808        1,857           -49
Chemicals-other, n.e.c.                      650          704           -55
Nonmonetary gold                             415          495           -81
Iron and steel products, n.e.c.              682          817          -135
Steelmaking materials                        503          671          -168
Fuel oil                                   2,752        2,934          -183
Nuclear fuel materials                       180          377          -197

Capital goods, except automotive          36,341       35,378           963

Telecommunications equipment               3,690        3,334           356
Semiconductors                             2,459        2,338           122
Computer accessories                       5,882        5,765           118
Industrial machines, other                 2,536        2,424           112
Industrial engines                         1,293        1,188           105
Generators, accessories                    1,479        1,414            65
Computers                                  2,933        2,886            47
Materials handling equipment                 974          928            46
Pulp and paper machinery                     467          422            45
Electric apparatus                         2,991        2,949            42
Measuring, testing, control instruments    1,137        1,097            40
Excavating machinery                         935          898            37
Agricultural machinery, equipment            605          570            35
Parts-civilian aircraft                      583          550            33
Metalworking machine tools                   816          791            26
Engines-civilian aircraft                    903          878            25
Railway transportation equipment             144          123            21
Wood, glass, plastic                         589          569            21
Laboratory testing instruments               262          242            20
Business machines and equipment              742          739             3
Commercial vessels, other                      6            5             1
Vessels, except scrap                        (-)          (-)           (-)
Drilling & oilfield equipment                574          575            -1
Marine engines, parts                         79           80            -1
Spacecraft, excluding military               (-)            3            -3
Textile, sewing machines                     104          107            -3
Nonfarm tractors and parts                   137          147           -10
Specialized mining                            66           87           -21
Food, tobacco machinery                      159          181           -22
Photo, service industry machinery          1,246        1,316           -70
Civilian aircraft                            592          704          -112
Medicinal equipment                        1,955        2,069          -114

Automotive vehicles, parts, and engines   21,470       20,948           522

Consumer goods                            37,509       36,832           678

Artwork, antiques, stamps, etc.              797          646           151
Toys, games, and sporting goods            2,423        2,295           128
Household appliances                       1,640        1,516           124
Footwear                                   1,241        1,155            86
Apparel, household goods - cotton          4,095        4,016            78
Jewelry                                    1,147        1,069            78
Apparel, textiles, nonwool or cotton       2,613        2,542            71
Camping apparel and gear                     721          651            70
Gem diamonds                               1,411        1,362            48
Other household goods                      4,210        4,171            39
TV's, VCR's, etc                           3,669        3,632            37
Apparel,household goods-nontextile           636          611            25
Pleasure boats and motors                    247          225            22
Cookware, cutlery, tools                     538          522            15
Books, printed matter                        367          354            12
Motorcycles and parts                        426          416             9
Rugs                                         191          182             9
Musical instruments                          142          133             8
Numismatic coins                              18           14             5
Records, tapes, and disks                    109          106             3
Writing and art supplies                   1,059        1,056             3
Toiletries and cosmetics                     490          491           (-)
Photo equipment                               78           78           (-)
Apparel, household goods - wool              293          295            -2
Glassware, chinaware                         198          206            -8
Gem stones, other                            204          215           -11
Furniture, household goods, etc.           2,108        2,119           -11
Nursery stock, etc.                          112          125           -13
Stereo equipment, etc                        761          784           -23
Pharmaceutical preparations                5,568        5,843          -275

Other goods                                5,101        4,901           200

_________________

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

Total, Balance of Payments Basis       1,238,348    1,087,284       151,064
Net Adjustments                            3,051        2,548           503
Total, Census Basis                    1,235,297    1,084,736       150,561

Foods, feeds, and beverages               49,574       44,564         5,010

Fruits, frozen juices                      4,934        4,412           522
Fish and shellfish                         8,811        7,849           963
Green coffee                               1,765        1,635           130
Cocoa beans                                  461          603          -141
Feedstuff and foodgrains                   1,389        1,109           280
Cane and beet sugar                          982          459           523
Food oils, oilseeds                        1,788        1,553           235
Alcoholic beverages, excluding wine        3,317        2,894           423
Dairy products and eggs                      946          956           -10
Nuts                                         775          796           -21
Meat products                              4,976        4,837           139
Nonagricultural foods, etc.                  313          306             7
Vegetables                                 4,400        3,900           500
Tea, spices, etc.                            633          573            60
Wine, beer, and related products           5,083        4,531           553
Bakery products                            3,718        3,421           296
Other foods                                5,284        4,731           553

Industrial supplies and materials        410,285      328,175        82,110

Crude oil                                148,763      110,916        37,847
Gas-natural                               20,402       18,983         1,419
Petroleum products, other                 31,545       21,908         9,637
Bauxite and aluminum                       9,609        7,745         1,864
Iron and steel mill products              14,598       11,508         3,091
Copper                                     5,231        2,362         2,869
Nickel                                     2,005        1,482           523
Chemicals-inorganic                        3,860        3,286           574
Liquefied petroleum gases                 10,186        7,633         2,553
Natural rubber                             1,357          956           400
Plastic materials                          9,070        7,628         1,442
Pulpwood and woodpulp                      2,028        2,060           -32
Chemicals-fertilizers                      5,287        5,117           170
Zinc                                       1,244          728           516
Synthetic rubber--primary                  1,376        1,270           106
Electric energy                            1,710        1,426           284
Industrial supplies, other                14,758       13,223         1,535
Finished metal shapes                     10,654        7,835         2,819
Paper and paper products                   5,453        4,862           591
Iron and steel, advanced                   5,004        4,599           405
Nontextile floor tiles                     2,018        1,830           188
Newsprint                                  2,103        2,038            66
Coal and related fuels                     1,743        1,768           -25
Finished textile supplies                  2,186        2,150            36
Blank tapes, audio & visual                2,809        2,654           155
Other precious metals                      5,378        3,350         2,028
Wool, silk, etc.                             572          550            23
Cotton, natural fibers                        57           64            -8
Materials, excluding chemicals               927          952           -25
Hair, waste materials                        506          415            91
Hides and skins                               93           96            -4
Leather and furs                             564          569            -4
Glass-plate, sheet, etc.                     859          770            89
Cotton cloth, fabrics                      1,167        1,284          -117
Synthetic cloth                            3,571        3,442           129
Tobacco, waxes, etc                        3,168        3,025           143
Plywood and veneers                        2,187        1,909           278
Tin                                          255          238            17
Farming materials, livestock                 705          576           129
Lumber                                     6,250        6,219            31
Stone, sand, cement, etc.                  4,559        3,816           742
Nonferrous metals, other                   2,062        1,795           267
Shingles, wallboard                        8,534        8,133           400
Sulfur, nonmetallic minerals                 554          535            19
Chemicals-organic                         12,678       11,064         1,614
Chemicals-other, n.e.c.                    5,392        5,137           255
Nonmonetary gold                           3,878        2,617         1,262
Iron and steel products, n.e.c.            5,527        4,848           679
Steelmaking materials                      4,320        4,351           -31
Fuel oil                                  19,218       14,461         4,756
Nuclear fuel materials                     2,303        1,990           314

Capital goods, except automotive         276,714      249,518        27,196

Telecommunications equipment              26,460       23,995         2,465
Semiconductors                            18,307       16,936         1,371
Computer accessories                      44,978       42,478         2,499
Industrial machines, other                19,137       16,825         2,312
Industrial engines                         9,266        8,325           941
Generators, accessories                   10,422        8,625         1,797
Computers                                 22,729       19,464         3,266
Materials handling equipment               7,743        6,609         1,134
Pulp and paper machinery                   3,486        3,127           359
Electric apparatus                        22,210       19,387         2,823
Measuring, testing, control instruments    8,821        7,940           881
Excavating machinery                       7,076        6,261           816
Agricultural machinery, equipment          4,518        4,662          -144
Parts-civilian aircraft                    4,254        3,662           592
Metalworking machine tools                 6,401        5,310         1,092
Engines-civilian aircraft                  7,191        6,192           998
Railway transportation equipment           1,046          923           123
Wood, glass, plastic                       4,598        3,822           776
Laboratory testing instruments             1,968        1,916            52
Business machines and equipment            5,855        5,720           135
Commercial vessels, other                     52           44             8
Vessels, except scrap                         28            6            22
Drilling & oilfield equipment              3,818        2,680         1,138
Marine engines, parts                        629          624             5
Spacecraft, excluding military                87           12            75
Textile, sewing machines                     814          917          -102
Nonfarm tractors and parts                 1,109          869           241
Specialized mining                           540          364           177
Food, tobacco machinery                    1,366        1,350            15
Photo, service industry machinery          9,628        8,817           811
Civilian aircraft                          6,791        7,379          -588
Medicinal equipment                       15,384       14,277         1,107

Automotive vehicles, parts, and engines  171,552      156,735        14,817

Consumer goods                           288,114      269,260        18,854

Artwork, antiques, stamps, etc.            5,720        4,867           854
Toys, games, and sporting goods           17,932       18,320          -388
Household appliances                      12,234       10,243         1,991
Footwear                                   9,577        9,007           570
Apparel, household goods - cotton         31,290       30,220         1,070
Jewelry                                    8,588        7,908           680
Apparel, textiles, nonwool or cotton      20,250       20,134           116
Camping apparel and gear                   5,243        4,991           253
Gem diamonds                              11,516       10,637           879
Other household goods                     33,640       31,607         2,033
TV's, VCR's, etc                          26,491       22,661         3,829
Apparel,household goods-nontextile         5,154        4,945           209
Pleasure boats and motors                  2,053        1,917           137
Cookware, cutlery, tools                   4,168        3,919           249
Books, printed matter                      2,853        2,815            38
Motorcycles and parts                      3,126        2,842           283
Rugs                                       1,462        1,327           134
Musical instruments                        1,099        1,164           -65
Numismatic coins                             246          151            95
Records, tapes, and disks                    880        1,064          -184
Writing and art supplies                   8,231        8,193            38
Toiletries and cosmetics                   3,821        3,631           191
Photo equipment                              654          746           -92
Apparel, household goods - wool            2,335        2,566          -231
Glassware, chinaware                       1,563        1,549            14
Gem stones, other                          1,671        1,529           142
Furniture, household goods, etc.          16,383       15,244         1,139
Nursery stock, etc.                          945          913            32
Stereo equipment, etc                      6,319        6,856          -538
Pharmaceutical preparations               42,673       37,294         5,378

Other goods                               39,059       36,485         2,574

(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-06-149, BEA-06-46), Bureau of the Census, Foreign
Trade Division, August 2006.  For more information, contact Nick Orsini
(301-763-6959) or Vanessa Ware (301-763-2311), Foreign Trade Division.
