                                        
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)                                November     October       Monthly
                                       2006         2006 (R)      Change

Total, Balance of Payments Basis         153,791      153,528           263
Net Adjustments                              295          382           -87
Total, Census Basis                      153,496      153,146           350

Foods, feeds, and beverages                6,383        6,495          -112

Fish and shellfish                         1,066        1,147           -81
Cane and beet sugar                           43           96           -53
Wine, beer, and related products             680          700           -19
Green coffee                                 292          310           -18
Other foods                                  690          698            -8
Vegetables                                   560          567            -7
Alcoholic beverages, excluding wine          399          403            -4
Nonagricultural foods, etc.                   33           35            -2
Cocoa beans                                   46           46             1
Bakery products                              483          482             1
Nuts                                          86           83             3
Dairy products and eggs                      131          128             3
Meat products                                639          633             5
Food oils, oilseeds                          217          210             7
Feedstuff and foodgrains                     216          202            14
Tea, spices, etc.                             98           84            14
Fruits, frozen juices                        704          671            33

Industrial supplies and materials         45,909       46,917        -1,008

Copper                                       550          893          -343
Gas-natural                                1,820        2,152          -332
Liquefied petroleum gases                    884        1,063          -179
Other precious metals                        701          861          -161
Fuel oil                                   1,726        1,870          -144
Iron and steel mill products               1,978        2,066           -87
Coal and related fuels                       196          273           -76
Nonferrous metals, other                     240          309           -69
Plastic materials                          1,073        1,136           -63
Nonmonetary gold                             394          456           -61
Lumber                                       555          612           -56
Plywood and veneers                          203          254           -50
Electric energy                              177          218           -40
Paper and paper products                     665          695           -29
Steelmaking materials                        545          571           -26
Blank tapes, audio & visual                  383          407           -25
Synthetic cloth                              448          471           -23
Stone, sand, cement, etc.                    532          553           -21
Nontextile floor tiles                       231          247           -16
Sulfur, nonmetallic minerals                  65           77           -13
Iron and steel, advanced                     641          653           -12
Bauxite and aluminum                       1,221        1,231           -10
Glass-plate, sheet, etc.                     104          110            -7
Chemicals-other, n.e.c.                      660          667            -6
Hair, waste materials                         66           69            -4
Synthetic rubber--primary                    162          165            -3
Iron and steel products, n.e.c.              760          763            -3
Finished textile supplies                    288          290            -2
Cotton, natural fibers                         6            6           (-)
Materials, excluding chemicals               112          112             1
Hides and skins                               14           12             2
Cotton cloth, fabrics                        146          142             3
Chemicals-inorganic                          467          463             4
Natural rubber                               200          196             4
Shingles, wallboard                          907          903             4
Tin                                           49           44             5
Tobacco, waxes, etc                          418          412             6
Industrial supplies, other                 1,935        1,929             6
Leather and furs                              69           60             9
Newsprint                                    246          236             9
Wool, silk, etc.                              78           66            12
Zinc                                         285          263            22
Nickel                                       315          290            25
Farming materials, livestock                  91           63            28
Pulpwood and woodpulp                        317          287            30
Chemicals-fertilizers                        594          558            36
Finished metal shapes                      1,446        1,389            58
Crude oil                                 15,867       15,807            60
Chemicals-organic                          1,556        1,450           106
Petroleum products, other                  3,003        2,827           176
Nuclear fuel materials                       518          271           247

Capital goods, except automotive          35,808       35,476           333

Computers                                  3,063        2,740           323
Civilian aircraft                          1,026          811           215
Industrial machines, other                 2,556        2,453           103
Telecommunications equipment               3,553        3,471            82
Generators, accessories                    1,455        1,408            47
Drilling & oilfield equipment                631          589            42
Medicinal equipment                        1,955        1,928            27
Materials handling equipment               1,001          978            24
Nonfarm tractors and parts                   140          125            16
Measuring, testing, control instruments    1,150        1,139            12
Laboratory testing instruments               271          265             6
Parts-civilian aircraft                      631          627             4
Textile, sewing machines                      93           90             3
Food, tobacco machinery                      181          179             2
Spacecraft, excluding military                 1            1           (-)
Vessels, except scrap                        (-)          (-)           (-)
Commercial vessels, other                      5            5           (-)
Specialized mining                            70           75            -5
Engines-civilian aircraft                    980          989            -9
Marine engines, parts                         68           78           -10
Electric apparatus                         2,815        2,825           -11
Pulp and paper machinery                     489          501           -12
Industrial engines                         1,187        1,202           -14
Railway transportation equipment             143          162           -20
Metalworking machine tools                   810          831           -22
Business machines and equipment              710          732           -22
Semiconductors                             2,254        2,295           -40
Wood, glass, plastic                         486          533           -47
Computer accessories                       5,597        5,648           -51
Excavating machinery                         798          881           -83
Photo, service industry machinery          1,143        1,249          -106
Agricultural machinery, equipment            546          666          -121

Automotive vehicles, parts, and engines   21,088       20,768           320

Consumer goods                            39,110       38,219           891

Toys, games, and sporting goods            2,809        2,455           354
TV's, VCR's, etc                           3,912        3,593           320
Apparel, household goods - cotton          4,345        4,210           135
Stereo equipment, etc                      1,113          989           124
Pharmaceutical preparations                5,652        5,537           114
Other household goods                      4,641        4,568            72
Toiletries and cosmetics                     537          480            57
Cookware, cutlery, tools                     570          533            37
Jewelry                                    1,160        1,135            25
Rugs                                         180          156            24
Pleasure boats and motors                    240          220            20
Gem diamonds                               1,500        1,490            10
Gem stones, other                            211          202             9
Apparel,household goods-nontextile           673          665             8
Records, tapes, and disks                    104          100             4
Photo equipment                               75           72             3
Apparel, textiles, nonwool or cotton       2,660        2,657             3
Apparel, household goods - wool              295          292             3
Musical instruments                          138          141            -3
Numismatic coins                              18           23            -5
Glassware, chinaware                         208          214            -6
Footwear                                   1,296        1,303            -7
Nursery stock, etc.                          126          135           -10
Books, printed matter                        358          369           -11
Writing and art supplies                   1,049        1,061           -12
Motorcycles and parts                        387          420           -33
Camping apparel and gear                     684          725           -41
Furniture, household goods, etc.           2,021        2,070           -49
Artwork, antiques, stamps, etc.              688          808          -120
Household appliances                       1,463        1,597          -134

Other goods                                5,198        5,272           -74
                                        

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

Total, Balance of Payments Basis       1,703,922    1,527,723       176,199
Net Adjustments                            4,065        3,557           509
Total, Census Basis                    1,699,856    1,524,166       175,690

Foods, feeds, and beverages               68,811       62,130         6,680

Fish and shellfish                        12,157       10,891         1,266
Cane and beet sugar                        1,259          780           479
Wine, beer, and related products           7,110        6,363           747
Green coffee                               2,689        2,309           380
Other foods                                7,308        6,635           673
Vegetables                                 6,110        5,463           647
Alcoholic beverages, excluding wine        4,504        3,988           516
Nonagricultural foods, etc.                  418          414             4
Cocoa beans                                  618          766          -148
Bakery products                            5,152        4,717           435
Nuts                                       1,043        1,055           -11
Dairy products and eggs                    1,326        1,320             6
Meat products                              6,869        6,785            84
Food oils, oilseeds                        2,434        2,128           306
Feedstuff and foodgrains                   1,995        1,558           437
Tea, spices, etc.                            899          808            90
Fruits, frozen juices                      6,920        6,151           769

Industrial supplies and materials        555,069      474,561        80,508

Copper                                     7,657        3,640         4,018
Gas-natural                               26,448       31,149        -4,702
Liquefied petroleum gases                 13,338       11,508         1,831
Other precious metals                      7,670        4,735         2,934
Fuel oil                                  25,235       23,195         2,040
Iron and steel mill products              20,741       15,022         5,720
Coal and related fuels                     2,484        2,269           215
Nonferrous metals, other                   2,877        2,428           449
Plastic materials                         12,414       11,088         1,326
Nonmonetary gold                           5,208        3,946         1,262
Lumber                                     8,102        8,485          -383
Plywood and veneers                        2,916        2,649           266
Electric energy                            2,328        2,275            53
Paper and paper products                   7,516        6,769           746
Steelmaking materials                      6,008        5,585           423
Blank tapes, audio & visual                4,008        3,786           222
Synthetic cloth                            4,968        4,833           134
Stone, sand, cement, etc.                  6,187        5,352           836
Nontextile floor tiles                     2,742        2,523           219
Sulfur, nonmetallic minerals                 776          747            30
Iron and steel, advanced                   6,965        6,381           584
Bauxite and aluminum                      13,356       10,554         2,803
Glass-plate, sheet, etc.                   1,173        1,077            95
Chemicals-other, n.e.c.                    7,430        7,104           326
Hair, waste materials                        711          586           125
Synthetic rubber--primary                  1,870        1,800            70
Iron and steel products, n.e.c.            7,836        6,702         1,134
Finished textile supplies                  3,051        2,979            71
Cotton, natural fibers                        75           84           -10
Materials, excluding chemicals             1,266        1,293           -26
Hides and skins                              127          133            -6
Cotton cloth, fabrics                      1,597        1,747          -150
Chemicals-inorganic                        5,279        4,595           684
Natural rubber                             1,894        1,377           517
Shingles, wallboard                       11,326       11,279            48
Tin                                          392          319            74
Tobacco, waxes, etc                        4,409        4,203           206
Industrial supplies, other                20,565       18,509         2,056
Leather and furs                             763          791           -29
Newsprint                                  2,832        2,802            30
Wool, silk, etc.                             784          756            28
Zinc                                       2,027          994         1,033
Nickel                                     2,951        1,993           958
Farming materials, livestock                 952          801           151
Pulpwood and woodpulp                      2,926        2,764           162
Chemicals-fertilizers                      7,033        7,416          -383
Finished metal shapes                     14,995       11,169         3,825
Crude oil                                199,661      159,166        40,495
Chemicals-organic                         17,407       16,007         1,400
Petroleum products, other                 40,411       34,271         6,141
Nuclear fuel materials                     3,383        2,926           457

Capital goods, except automotive         383,744      346,247        37,497

Computers                                 31,304       26,873         4,431
Civilian aircraft                          9,726        9,728            -2
Industrial machines, other                26,610       23,445         3,164
Telecommunications equipment              36,882       33,772         3,111
Generators, accessories                   14,784       12,262         2,523
Drilling & oilfield equipment              5,556        3,641         1,915
Medicinal equipment                       21,305       19,666         1,639
Materials handling equipment              10,690        9,357         1,333
Nonfarm tractors and parts                 1,509        1,225           284
Measuring, testing, control instruments   12,217       11,100         1,117
Laboratory testing instruments             2,746        2,633           113
Parts-civilian aircraft                    6,093        4,942         1,151
Textile, sewing machines                   1,083        1,268          -185
Food, tobacco machinery                    1,902        1,824            78
Spacecraft, excluding military                90           34            56
Vessels, except scrap                         29            7            22
Commercial vessels, other                     68           62             6
Specialized mining                           756          540           217
Engines-civilian aircraft                 10,161        8,733         1,428
Marine engines, parts                        836          831             5
Electric apparatus                        30,815       27,060         3,755
Pulp and paper machinery                   4,897        4,320           577
Industrial engines                        12,851       11,547         1,304
Railway transportation equipment           1,482        1,251           232
Metalworking machine tools                 8,814        7,582         1,232
Business machines and equipment            8,000        7,857           143
Semiconductors                            25,196       23,524         1,672
Wood, glass, plastic                       6,127        5,367           760
Computer accessories                      62,095       58,487         3,608
Excavating machinery                       9,576        8,809           768
Photo, service industry machinery         13,279       12,122         1,158
Agricultural machinery, equipment          6,266        6,382          -117

Automotive vehicles, parts, and engines  234,403      218,377        16,026

Consumer goods                           403,377      371,935        31,442

Toys, games, and sporting goods           25,504       25,001           504
TV's, VCR's, etc                          37,632       31,891         5,741
Apparel, household goods - cotton         44,306       41,806         2,499
Stereo equipment, etc                      9,308        9,525          -217
Pharmaceutical preparations               59,110       50,856         8,254
Other household goods                     47,452       43,730         3,722
Toiletries and cosmetics                   5,338        5,053           285
Cookware, cutlery, tools                   5,806        5,430           375
Jewelry                                   11,975       10,915         1,060
Rugs                                       1,970        1,844           127
Pleasure boats and motors                  2,770        2,674            96
Gem diamonds                              15,834       14,736         1,098
Gem stones, other                          2,302        2,127           175
Apparel,household goods-nontextile         7,122        6,847           274
Records, tapes, and disks                  1,185        1,418          -233
Photo equipment                              868        1,012          -144
Apparel, textiles, nonwool or cotton      28,373       27,696           677
Apparel, household goods - wool            3,228        3,433          -205
Musical instruments                        1,515        1,598           -83
Numismatic coins                             311          222            88
Glassware, chinaware                       2,187        2,130            58
Footwear                                  13,489       12,506           984
Nursery stock, etc.                        1,338        1,264            74
Books, printed matter                      3,941        3,843            98
Writing and art supplies                  11,385       11,220           165
Motorcycles and parts                      4,332        3,997           336
Camping apparel and gear                   7,382        6,891           491
Furniture, household goods, etc.          22,587       21,161         1,427
Artwork, antiques, stamps, etc.            7,927        6,786         1,141
Household appliances                      16,899       14,323         2,576

Other goods                               54,452       50,916         3,536
                                                  

(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-07-07, BEA-07-01), Bureau of the Census, Foreign
Trade Division, November 2006.  For more information, contact Nick Orsini
(301-763-6959) or Vanessa Ware (301-763-2311), Foreign Trade Division.
