                          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)                                December     November      Monthly
                                       2006         2006 (R)      Change

Total, Balance of Payments Basis         157,602      153,779         3,823
Net Adjustments                              311          299            12
Total, Census Basis                      157,291      153,480         3,811

Foods, feeds, and beverages                6,438        6,364            74

Fish and shellfish                         1,077        1,067            10
Wine, beer, and related products             742          677            65
Fruits, frozen juices                        688          697           -10
Other foods                                  677          691           -13
Vegetables                                   504          558           -54
Alcoholic beverages, excluding wine          437          402            35
Cane and beet sugar                           90           43            47
Bakery products                              482          482            -1
Feedstuff and foodgrains                     207          216            -9
Food oils, oilseeds                          258          217            41
Green coffee                                 224          284           -60
Tea, spices, etc.                             87           97           -10
Nonagricultural foods, etc.                   39           32             6
Dairy products and eggs                      121          132           -10
Meat products                                617          639           -22
Nuts                                          80           85            -5
Cocoa beans                                  109           45            64

Industrial supplies and materials         47,560       45,925         1,635

Crude oil                                 16,676       15,886           791
Petroleum products, other                  3,487        3,029           458
Iron and steel mill products               1,693        1,976          -282
Finished metal shapes                      1,401        1,455           -54
Copper                                       526          519             6
Bauxite and aluminum                       1,211        1,217            -6
Other precious metals                        716          708             8
Industrial supplies, other                 1,980        1,931            49
Liquefied petroleum gases                  1,165          884           282
Fuel oil                                   1,839        1,724           115
Chemicals-organic                          1,613        1,549            63
Iron and steel products, n.e.c.              747          757           -10
Nonmonetary gold                             425          397            28
Zinc                                         252          279           -28
Nickel                                       291          330           -38
Plastic materials                          1,061        1,072           -12
Stone, sand, cement, etc.                    532          535            -3
Nuclear fuel materials                       581          518            63
Paper and paper products                     673          665             8
Chemicals-inorganic                          484          459            26
Iron and steel, advanced                     624          639           -16
Natural rubber                               137          198           -61
Nonferrous metals, other                     281          237            44
Steelmaking materials                        535          534             1
Chemicals-other, n.e.c.                      664          662             2
Nontextile floor tiles                       243          232            12
Plywood and veneers                          201          203            -2
Blank tapes, audio & visual                  394          383            11
Coal and related fuels                       213          197            16
Tobacco, waxes, etc.                         419          417             2
Pulpwood and woodpulp                        289          305           -16
Farming materials, livestock                  92           90             2
Hair, waste materials                         60           65            -5
Synthetic cloth                              461          449            13
Tin                                           44           49            -6
Glass-plate, sheet, etc.                      91          103           -12
Finished textile supplies                    284          288            -4
Sulfur, nonmetallic minerals                  92           65            26
Synthetic rubber--primary                    166          167            -1
Wool, silk, etc.                              78           78            -1
Hides and skins                               14           15            -1
Newsprint                                    249          245             3
Cotton, natural fibers                         7            6             0
Materials, excluding chemicals               120          115             5
Leather and furs                              66           69            -2
Electric energy                              187          178            10
Shingles, wallboard                          920          907            13
Cotton cloth, fabrics                        146          147            -1
Chemicals-fertilizers                        608          602             7
Lumber                                       616          553            63
Gas-natural                                1,906        1,837            68

Capital goods, except automotive          35,480       35,748          -268

Computers                                  2,564        3,055          -490
Electric apparatus                         2,866        2,813            53
Computer accessories                       5,617        5,592            25
Industrial machines, other                 2,515        2,559           -44
Telecommunications equipment               3,429        3,556          -128
Generators, accessories                    1,510        1,444            66
Drilling & oilfield equipment                585          637           -51
Medicinal equipment                        1,986        1,954            33
Semiconductors                             2,218        2,250           -32
Engines-civilian aircraft                  1,008          976            32
Industrial engines                         1,270        1,207            63
Photo, service industry machinery          1,280        1,139           141
Materials handling equipment                 942        1,003           -61
Metalworking machine tools                   812          793            18
Parts-civilian aircraft                      633          630             3
Measuring, testing, control instruments    1,171        1,146            25
Wood, glass, plastic                         497          483            14
Excavating machinery                         796          796            -1
Pulp and paper machinery                     433          490           -57
Nonfarm tractors and parts                   124          140           -16
Railway transportation equipment             120          150           -30
Specialized mining                            88           70            18
Business machines and equipment              737          709            29
Laboratory testing instruments               261          272           -11
Food, tobacco machinery                      174          180            -6
Civilian aircraft                          1,069          998            71
Spacecraft, excluding military                19            1            18
Vessels, except scrap                          0            0             0
Marine engines, parts                         79           68            12
Commercial vessels, other                      5            4             1
Agricultural machinery, equipment            569          540            28
Textile, sewing machines                     103           93            10

Automotive vehicles, parts, and engines   22,641       21,128         1,512

Consumer goods                            39,951       39,152           798

Pharmaceutical preparations                5,618        5,636           -18
TV's, VCR's, etc                           3,951        3,955            -4
Other household goods                      4,525        4,637          -112
Apparel, household goods - cotton          4,664        4,321           342
Household appliances                       1,567        1,461           106
Toys, games, and sporting goods            3,161        2,824           337
Furniture, household goods, etc.           2,073        2,020            54
Artwork, antiques, stamps, etc.              761          704            57
Jewelry                                    1,200        1,177            23
Gem diamonds                               1,489        1,509           -21
Footwear                                   1,290        1,291            -1
Apparel, textiles, nonwool or cotton       2,795        2,657           139
Camping apparel and gear                     689          680             8
Cookware, cutlery, tools                     565          568            -3
Toiletries and cosmetics                     502          537           -35
Apparel,household goods-nontextile           705          673            33
Writing and art supplies                   1,074        1,051            23
Motorcycles and parts                        326          385           -59
Gem stones, other                            242          211            31
Rugs                                         171          180            -8
Books, printed matter                        383          359            25
Numismatic coins                              28           18            10
Nursery stock, etc.                          123          125            -3
Glassware, chinaware                         206          208            -2
Pleasure boats and motors                    215          239           -24
Musical instruments                          141          137             4
Stereo equipment, etc                        979        1,122          -143
Apparel, household goods - wool              338          292            46
Photo equipment                               67           74            -7
Records, tapes, and disks                    103          103             1

Other goods                                5,221        5,161            60
                                        
                               _________________

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

Total, Balance of Payments Basis                                    182,433
Net Adjustments                                                         465
Total, Census Basis                                                 181,969

Foods, feeds, and beverages                                           6,844

Fish and shellfish                                                    1,260
Wine, beer, and related products                                        895
Fruits, frozen juices                                                   806
Other foods                                                             728
Vegetables                                                              581
Alcoholic beverages, excluding wine                                     548
Cane and beet sugar                                                     485
Bakery products                                                         475
Feedstuff and foodgrains                                                472
Food oils, oilseeds                                                     365
Green coffee                                                            326
Tea, spices, etc.                                                        92
Nonagricultural foods, etc.                                               5
Dairy products and eggs                                                  -2
Meat products                                                            -7
Nuts                                                                    -28
Cocoa beans                                                            -158

Industrial supplies and materials                                    79,074

Crude oil                                                            41,038
Petroleum products, other                                             6,381
Iron and steel mill products                                          5,914
Finished metal shapes                                                 4,101
Copper                                                                3,986
Bauxite and aluminum                                                  2,948
Other precious metals                                                 2,893
Industrial supplies, other                                            2,166
Liquefied petroleum gases                                             1,741
Fuel oil                                                              1,529
Chemicals-organic                                                     1,244
Iron and steel products, n.e.c.                                       1,225
Nonmonetary gold                                                      1,203
Zinc                                                                  1,163
Nickel                                                                1,106
Plastic materials                                                     1,083
Stone, sand, cement, etc.                                               851
Nuclear fuel materials                                                  765
Paper and paper products                                                747
Chemicals-inorganic                                                     677
Iron and steel, advanced                                                596
Natural rubber                                                          478
Nonferrous metals, other                                                478
Steelmaking materials                                                   359
Chemicals-other, n.e.c.                                                 310
Nontextile floor tiles                                                  224
Plywood and veneers                                                     222
Blank tapes, audio & visual                                             221
Coal and related fuels                                                  218
Tobacco, waxes, etc.                                                    188
Pulpwood and woodpulp                                                   140
Farming materials, livestock                                            136
Hair, waste materials                                                   123
Synthetic cloth                                                         110
Tin                                                                     102
Glass-plate, sheet, etc.                                                 87
Finished textile supplies                                                70
Sulfur, nonmetallic minerals                                             53
Synthetic rubber--primary                                                50
Wool, silk, etc.                                                         35
Hides and skins                                                           3
Newsprint                                                                 0
Cotton, natural fibers                                                   -8
Materials, excluding chemicals                                          -23
Leather and furs                                                        -38
Electric energy                                                         -71
Shingles, wallboard                                                    -127
Cotton cloth, fabrics                                                  -159
Chemicals-fertilizers                                                  -436
Lumber                                                                 -659
Gas-natural                                                          -6,368

Capital goods, except automotive                                     39,275

Computers                                                             4,204
Electric apparatus                                                    3,949
Computer accessories                                                  3,903
Industrial machines, other                                            3,394
Telecommunications equipment                                          3,200
Generators, accessories                                               2,820
Drilling & oilfield equipment                                         2,158
Medicinal equipment                                                   1,776
Semiconductors                                                        1,622
Engines-civilian aircraft                                             1,558
Industrial engines                                                    1,449
Photo, service industry machinery                                     1,365
Materials handling equipment                                          1,299
Metalworking machine tools                                            1,257
Parts-civilian aircraft                                               1,240
Measuring, testing, control instruments                               1,161
Wood, glass, plastic                                                    738
Excavating machinery                                                    665
Pulp and paper machinery                                                594
Nonfarm tractors and parts                                              278
Railway transportation equipment                                        241
Specialized mining                                                      237
Business machines and equipment                                         139
Laboratory testing instruments                                          132
Food, tobacco machinery                                                  86
Civilian aircraft                                                        69
Spacecraft, excluding military                                           62
Vessels, except scrap                                                    22
Marine engines, parts                                                    11
Commercial vessels, other                                                 6
Agricultural machinery, equipment                                      -158
Textile, sewing machines                                               -202

Automotive vehicles, parts, and engines                              17,095

Consumer goods                                                       35,749

Pharmaceutical preparations                                           8,887
TV's, VCR's, etc                                                      6,736
Other household goods                                                 3,980
Apparel, household goods - cotton                                     2,936
Household appliances                                                  2,602
Toys, games, and sporting goods                                       1,716
Furniture, household goods, etc.                                      1,514
Artwork, antiques, stamps, etc.                                       1,320
Jewelry                                                               1,287
Gem diamonds                                                          1,035
Footwear                                                                998
Apparel, textiles, nonwool or cotton                                    928
Camping apparel and gear                                                461
Cookware, cutlery, tools                                                422
Toiletries and cosmetics                                                298
Apparel,household goods-nontextile                                      282
Writing and art supplies                                                227
Motorcycles and parts                                                   224
Gem stones, other                                                       209
Rugs                                                                    132
Books, printed matter                                                   122
Numismatic coins                                                         76
Nursery stock, etc.                                                      74
Glassware, chinaware                                                     69
Pleasure boats and motors                                                58
Musical instruments                                                     -91
Stereo equipment, etc                                                  -139
Apparel, household goods - wool                                        -173
Photo equipment                                                        -173
Records, tapes, and disks                                              -268

Other goods                                                           3,931
                                                  

(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-07-26, BEA-07-05), Bureau of the Census, Foreign
Trade Division, December 2006.  For more information, contact Nick Orsini
(301-763-6959) or Vanessa Ware (301-763-2311), Foreign Trade Division.
