                                        
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)                                October      September     Monthly
                                       2006         2006 (R)      Change

Total, Balance of Payments Basis         153,552      158,883        -5,331
Net Adjustments                              386          336            49
Total, Census Basis                      153,166      158,546        -5,380

Foods, feeds, and beverages                6,486        6,368           118

Other foods                                  697          637            60
Fruits, frozen juices                        667          618            49
Wine, beer, and related products             695          647            48
Alcoholic beverages, excluding wine          403          387            16
Fish and shellfish                         1,147        1,133            14
Feedstuff and foodgrains                     202          189            12
Meat products                                633          621            12
Bakery products                              482          471            11
Dairy products and eggs                      127          121             7
Tea, spices, etc.                             84           84           (-)
Nonagricultural foods, etc.                   35           37            -2
Food oils, oilseeds                          211          219            -8
Green coffee                                 310          321           -11
Nuts                                          83           97           -14
Vegetables                                   567          582           -15
Cocoa beans                                   46           64           -18
Cane and beet sugar                           98          140           -42

Industrial supplies and materials         47,076       52,278        -5,202

Crude oil                                 15,963       19,433        -3,470
Fuel oil                                   1,870        2,434          -564
Chemicals-organic                          1,445        1,714          -269
Liquefied petroleum gases                  1,062        1,302          -241
Petroleum products, other                  2,862        3,063          -201
Copper                                       863          984          -121
Finished metal shapes                      1,390        1,508          -117
Shingles, wallboard                          901          984           -82
Lumber                                       612          687           -75
Bauxite and aluminum                       1,233        1,296           -64
Nickel                                       291          341           -50
Chemicals-inorganic                          453          492           -39
Iron and steel mill products               2,067        2,104           -38
Chemicals-other, n.e.c.                      675          711           -36
Chemicals-fertilizers                        558          593           -35
Farming materials, livestock                  62           94           -32
Steelmaking materials                        562          593           -30
Pulpwood and woodpulp                        268          294           -26
Nonmonetary gold                             456          480           -24
Nuclear fuel materials                       271          290           -19
Industrial supplies, other                 1,924        1,943           -19
Plywood and veneers                          254          272           -19
Iron and steel, advanced                     651          667           -16
Paper and paper products                     692          705           -13
Newsprint                                    236          247           -10
Leather and furs                              60           70           -10
Synthetic cloth                              471          479            -9
Materials, excluding chemicals               111          117            -6
Electric energy                              218          223            -5
Synthetic rubber--primary                    165          169            -4
Wool, silk, etc.                              65           69            -3
Tobacco, waxes, etc                          412          412            -1
Hair, waste materials                         69           70           (-)
Plastic materials                          1,137        1,137           (-)
Cotton cloth, fabrics                        142          142           (-)
Cotton, natural fibers                         6            6             1
Nontextile floor tiles                       247          246             1
Blank tapes, audio & visual                  409          408             1
Tin                                           45           44             1
Finished textile supplies                    289          287             1
Sulfur, nonmetallic minerals                  84           81             2
Hides and skins                               12            9             4
Stone, sand, cement, etc.                    552          544             9
Coal and related fuels                       273          264             9
Glass-plate, sheet, etc.                     110          100            10
Iron and steel products, n.e.c.              759          743            16
Zinc                                         258          234            24
Nonferrous metals, other                     308          267            41
Natural rubber                               194          141            53
Gas-natural                                2,152        2,073            79
Other precious metals                        909          713           196

Capital goods, except automotive          35,372       35,770          -398

Civilian aircraft                            783        1,098          -315
Computer accessories                       5,643        5,871          -229
Electric apparatus                         2,820        2,961          -141
Generators, accessories                    1,396        1,502          -106
Medicinal equipment                        1,930        2,035          -105
Semiconductors                             2,292        2,341           -49
Computers                                  2,735        2,772           -37
Industrial machines, other                 2,446        2,471           -25
Photo, service industry machinery          1,242        1,257           -15
Engines-civilian aircraft                    990        1,001           -11
Nonfarm tractors and parts                   124          133            -9
Commercial vessels, other                      4            6            -2
Vessels, except scrap                        (-)          (-)           (-)
Spacecraft, excluding military                 1            1           (-)
Industrial engines                         1,196        1,196           (-)
Specialized mining                            74           71             3
Textile, sewing machines                      90           86             3
Food, tobacco machinery                      182          175             7
Materials handling equipment                 977          969             7
Wood, glass, plastic                         525          511            14
Marine engines, parts                         77           61            16
Laboratory testing instruments               266          241            25
Business machines and equipment              732          702            30
Measuring, testing, control instruments    1,140        1,108            31
Parts-civilian aircraft                      625          583            42
Railway transportation equipment             174          132            42
Metalworking machine tools                   814          769            46
Drilling & oilfield equipment                577          521            56
Pulp and paper machinery                     501          443            58
Excavating machinery                         880          819            61
Telecommunications equipment               3,477        3,399            78
Agricultural machinery, equipment            660          536           124

Automotive vehicles, parts, and engines   20,712       21,054          -341

Consumer goods                            38,284       38,046           238

Pharmaceutical preparations                5,662        5,374           287
Gem diamonds                               1,490        1,323           167
Toys, games, and sporting goods            2,454        2,308           146
Stereo equipment, etc                        989          881           107
Artwork, antiques, stamps, etc.              807          712            96
Jewelry                                    1,134        1,091            43
Apparel,household goods-nontextile           663          629            33
Motorcycles and parts                        420          399            21
Writing and art supplies                   1,059        1,044            15
Glassware, chinaware                         213          203            11
Books, printed matter                        369          361             8
Photo equipment                               72           68             4
Nursery stock, etc.                          135          132             3
Musical instruments                          140          137             3
Numismatic coins                              23           24            -2
Records, tapes, and disks                     99          103            -4
Cookware, cutlery, tools                     532          536            -5
Camping apparel and gear                     723          731            -8
Household appliances                       1,596        1,604            -8
Footwear                                   1,302        1,314           -12
Apparel, household goods - wool              291          307           -16
Gem stones, other                            202          218           -16
Rugs                                         156          173           -17
Toiletries and cosmetics                     480          501           -20
Other household goods                      4,566        4,593           -27
Pleasure boats and motors                    219          257           -38
Furniture, household goods, etc.           2,067        2,115           -49
TV's, VCR's, etc                           3,563        3,633           -70
Apparel, textiles, nonwool or cotton       2,652        2,810          -158
Apparel, household goods - cotton          4,208        4,463          -255

Other goods                                5,236        5,030           206
                                        

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

Total, Balance of Payments Basis       1,550,154    1,380,498       169,656
Net Adjustments                            3,774        3,233           541
Total, Census Basis                    1,546,380    1,377,264       169,115

Foods, feeds, and beverages               62,419       56,235         6,184

Other foods                                6,617        6,008           609
Fruits, frozen juices                      6,212        5,560           653
Wine, beer, and related products           6,425        5,760           665
Alcoholic beverages, excluding wine        4,105        3,615           490
Fish and shellfish                        11,090        9,866         1,224
Feedstuff and foodgrains                   1,779        1,400           379
Meat products                              6,230        6,154            77
Bakery products                            4,670        4,284           386
Dairy products and eggs                    1,194        1,196            -2
Tea, spices, etc.                            801          729            72
Nonagricultural foods, etc.                  386          379             6
Food oils, oilseeds                        2,217        1,921           296
Green coffee                               2,397        2,077           320
Nuts                                         957          970           -13
Vegetables                                 5,549        4,946           603
Cocoa beans                                  571          679          -108
Cane and beet sugar                        1,219          692           527

Industrial supplies and materials        509,320      425,479        83,841

Crude oil                                183,950      142,298        41,652
Fuel oil                                  23,509       20,440         3,068
Chemicals-organic                         15,846       14,266         1,580
Liquefied petroleum gases                 12,453       10,250         2,204
Petroleum products, other                 37,443       30,741         6,702
Copper                                     7,077        3,160         3,918
Finished metal shapes                     13,550       10,061         3,489
Shingles, wallboard                       10,417       10,211           206
Lumber                                     7,547        7,711          -164
Bauxite and aluminum                      12,137        9,625         2,512
Nickel                                     2,637        1,823           814
Chemicals-inorganic                        4,802        4,139           663
Iron and steel mill products              18,764       13,810         4,954
Chemicals-other, n.e.c.                    6,778        6,428           351
Chemicals-fertilizers                      6,438        6,689          -251
Farming materials, livestock                 861          734           127
Steelmaking materials                      5,455        5,128           326
Pulpwood and woodpulp                      2,590        2,541            49
Nonmonetary gold                           4,814        3,498         1,315
Nuclear fuel materials                     2,865        2,397           468
Industrial supplies, other                18,625       16,720         1,905
Plywood and veneers                        2,713        2,395           318
Iron and steel, advanced                   6,322        5,780           542
Paper and paper products                   6,848        6,117           731
Newsprint                                  2,586        2,539            47
Leather and furs                             694          719           -25
Synthetic cloth                            4,519        4,364           155
Materials, excluding chemicals             1,153        1,180           -27
Electric energy                            2,151        1,980           171
Synthetic rubber--primary                  1,708        1,604           104
Wool, silk, etc.                             706          688            18
Tobacco, waxes, etc                        3,991        3,772           219
Hair, waste materials                        645          526           119
Plastic materials                         11,343        9,795         1,548
Cotton cloth, fabrics                      1,451        1,591          -140
Cotton, natural fibers                        68           79           -11
Nontextile floor tiles                     2,510        2,288           222
Blank tapes, audio & visual                3,627        3,413           214
Tin                                          343          295            48
Finished textile supplies                  2,762        2,703            59
Sulfur, nonmetallic minerals                 718          673            45
Hides and skins                              113          120            -7
Stone, sand, cement, etc.                  5,655        4,833           822
Coal and related fuels                     2,288        2,116           172
Glass-plate, sheet, etc.                   1,069          974            94
Iron and steel products, n.e.c.            7,072        6,065         1,007
Zinc                                       1,736          897           839
Nonferrous metals, other                   2,636        2,202           433
Natural rubber                             1,691        1,241           451
Gas-natural                               24,628       27,561        -2,933
Other precious metals                      7,017        4,299         2,718

Capital goods, except automotive         347,832      313,908        33,924

Civilian aircraft                          8,672        9,161          -489
Computer accessories                      56,492       53,161         3,330
Electric apparatus                        27,994       24,463         3,532
Generators, accessories                   13,318       11,093         2,225
Medicinal equipment                       19,352       17,896         1,456
Semiconductors                            22,939       21,301         1,638
Computers                                 28,236       24,312         3,924
Industrial machines, other                24,047       21,188         2,859
Photo, service industry machinery         12,129       11,044         1,085
Engines-civilian aircraft                  9,182        7,912         1,269
Nonfarm tractors and parts                 1,368        1,102           265
Commercial vessels, other                     63           56             7
Vessels, except scrap                         29            6            22
Spacecraft, excluding military                89           30            59
Industrial engines                        11,658       10,443         1,215
Specialized mining                           685          468           217
Textile, sewing machines                     990        1,151          -161
Food, tobacco machinery                    1,724        1,662            62
Materials handling equipment               9,688        8,392         1,297
Wood, glass, plastic                       5,632        4,861           772
Marine engines, parts                        767          760             7
Laboratory testing instruments             2,474        2,396            78
Business machines and equipment            7,289        7,123           166
Measuring, testing, control instruments   11,068       10,028         1,041
Parts-civilian aircraft                    5,461        4,453         1,008
Railway transportation equipment           1,352        1,142           210
Metalworking machine tools                 7,988        6,786         1,202
Drilling & oilfield equipment              4,913        3,314         1,599
Pulp and paper machinery                   4,408        3,922           486
Excavating machinery                       8,777        7,933           844
Telecommunications equipment              33,334       30,506         2,828
Agricultural machinery, equipment          5,714        5,843          -129

Automotive vehicles, parts, and engines  213,259      197,629        15,630

Consumer goods                           364,331      337,923        26,408

Pharmaceutical preparations               53,582       46,466         7,116
Gem diamonds                              14,333       13,316         1,017
Toys, games, and sporting goods           22,694       22,859          -166
Stereo equipment, etc                      8,195        8,626          -431
Artwork, antiques, stamps, etc.            7,239        6,097         1,142
Jewelry                                   10,813        9,928           886
Apparel,household goods-nontextile         6,446        6,220           227
Motorcycles and parts                      3,945        3,621           324
Writing and art supplies                  10,335       10,213           122
Glassware, chinaware                       1,979        1,939            40
Books, printed matter                      3,583        3,509            74
Photo equipment                              794          927          -134
Nursery stock, etc.                        1,213        1,147            65
Musical instruments                        1,375        1,458           -83
Numismatic coins                             293          187           106
Records, tapes, and disks                  1,081        1,299          -218
Cookware, cutlery, tools                   5,235        4,931           304
Camping apparel and gear                   6,697        6,275           422
Household appliances                      15,435       12,960         2,475
Footwear                                  12,192       11,374           818
Apparel, household goods - wool            2,932        3,165          -233
Gem stones, other                          2,091        1,930           160
Rugs                                       1,790        1,675           115
Toiletries and cosmetics                   4,802        4,575           226
Other household goods                     42,809       39,688         3,121
Pleasure boats and motors                  2,530        2,415           115
Furniture, household goods, etc.          20,563       19,219         1,344
TV's, VCR's, etc                          33,689       28,853         4,836
Apparel, textiles, nonwool or cotton      25,708       25,176           532
Apparel, household goods - cotton         39,959       37,875         2,084

Other goods                               49,218       46,090         3,129
                                                  

(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-06-180, BEA-06-54), Bureau of the Census, Foreign
Trade Division, October 2006.  For more information, contact Nick Orsini
(301-763-6959) or Vanessa Ware (301-763-2311), Foreign Trade Division.
