                                                                           
Part A: Seasonally Adjusted
Exhibit 7. IMPORTS OF GOODS BY END-USE CATEGORY AND COMMODITY

(In millions of dollars.  Details may not equal totals due to rounding.
The commodities in this Exhibit are ranked on the year-to-year change
within each major commodity grouping. (-) Represents zero or less than
one half unit of measurement shown.


                                                                  Year-to-year
Item(1)                                Annual 2006  Annual 2005   Change

Total, Balance of Payments Basis       1,861,380    1,681,780       179,600

Net Adjustments                            7,442        8,325          -884

Total, Census Basis                    1,853,938    1,673,455       180,484

Foods, feeds, and beverages               74,938       68,094         6,844

Fish and shellfish                        13,203       11,943         1,259
Wine, beer, and related products           7,834        6,940           895
Fruits, frozen juices                      7,543        6,735           808
Other foods                                7,985        7,255           730
Vegetables                                 6,579        5,999           580
Alcoholic beverages, excluding wine        4,930        4,380           550
Cane and beet sugar                        1,349          864           485
Bakery products                            5,631        5,156           475
Feedstuff and foodgrains                   2,201        1,730           471
Food oils, oilseeds                        2,682        2,318           364
Green coffee                               2,829        2,502           327
Tea, spices, etc.                            976          884            92
Nonagricultural foods, etc.                  455          450             5
Dairy products and eggs                    1,443        1,447            -4
Meat products                              7,468        7,476            -8
Nuts                                       1,114        1,143           -29
Cocoa beans                                  714          872          -158

Industrial supplies and materials        601,988      523,771        78,217

Crude oil                                216,627      175,755        40,872
Petroleum products, other                 44,232       37,794         6,438
Iron and steel mill products              22,370       16,462         5,908
Finished metal shapes                     16,373       12,291         4,082
Copper                                     8,168        4,166         4,002
Bauxite and aluminum                      14,530       11,565         2,965
Other precious metals                      8,326        5,423         2,903
Industrial supplies, other                22,408       20,263         2,145
Liquefied petroleum gases                 14,498       12,763         1,735
Fuel oil                                  27,072       25,543         1,529
Iron and steel products, n.e.c.            8,553        7,338         1,215
Nonmonetary gold                           5,643        4,432         1,211
Chemicals-organic                         18,851       17,683         1,168
Zinc                                       2,261        1,098         1,163
Nickel                                     3,216        2,123         1,093
Plastic materials                         13,453       12,371         1,082
Stone, sand, cement, etc.                  6,700        5,856           844
Nuclear fuel materials                     3,989        3,198           792
Paper and paper products                   8,186        7,441           745
Chemicals-inorganic                        5,735        5,063           672
Iron and steel, advanced                   7,575        6,981           593
Nonferrous metals, other                   3,146        2,665           481
Natural rubber                             2,029        1,552           478
Steelmaking materials                      6,513        6,148           365
Chemicals-other, n.e.c.                    8,044        7,731           314
Plywood and veneers                        3,120        2,893           227
Nontextile floor tiles                     2,982        2,759           224
Blank tapes, audio & visual                4,400        4,177           223
Coal and related fuels                     2,697        2,479           218
Tobacco, waxes, etc.                       4,807        4,627           180
Synthetic cloth                            5,397        5,261           136
Farming materials, livestock               1,031          896           135
Pulpwood and woodpulp                      3,189        3,058           131
Hair, waste materials                        770          646           123
Tin                                          435          334           101
Glass-plate, sheet, etc.                   1,262        1,174            88
Finished textile supplies                  3,325        3,255            70
Sulfur, nonmetallic minerals                 857          803            54
Synthetic rubber--primary                  2,024        1,983            41
Wool, silk, etc.                             858          824            34
Hides and skins                              149          146             3
Newsprint                                  3,073        3,074            -1
Cotton, natural fibers                        81           89            -8
Materials, excluding chemicals             1,412        1,436           -25
Leather and furs                             826          865           -39
Shingles, wallboard                       12,226       12,363          -136
Cotton cloth, fabrics                      1,739        1,898          -159
Electric energy                            2,167        2,589          -422
Chemicals-fertilizers                      7,683        8,166          -484
Lumber                                     8,698        9,355          -657
Gas-natural                               28,278       34,913        -6,635

Capital goods, except automotive         418,271      379,334        38,936

Computers                                 33,771       29,572         4,199
Electric apparatus                        33,556       29,644         3,912
Computer accessories                      67,575       63,737         3,838
Industrial machines, other                29,066       25,677         3,389
Telecommunications equipment              40,250       37,063         3,187
Generators, accessories                   16,281       13,426         2,855
Drilling & oilfield equipment              6,130        3,989         2,141
Medicinal equipment                       23,241       21,475         1,766
Semiconductors                            27,375       25,760         1,615
Engines-civilian aircraft                 11,156        9,582         1,575
Industrial engines                        14,090       12,659         1,430
Photo, service industry machinery         14,700       13,295         1,405
Materials handling equipment              11,627       10,332         1,295
Metalworking machine tools                 9,572        8,326         1,246
Measuring, testing, control instruments   13,363       12,209         1,154
Parts-civilian aircraft                    6,622        5,471         1,150
Wood, glass, plastic                       6,622        5,875           747
Excavating machinery                      10,358        9,686           671
Pulp and paper machinery                   5,335        4,735           599
Nonfarm tractors and parts                 1,629        1,352           277
Specialized mining                           843          608           236
Railway transportation equipment           1,603        1,369           234
Business machines and equipment            8,717        8,575           141
Laboratory testing instruments             3,007        2,871           137
Food, tobacco machinery                    2,073        1,985            88
Spacecraft, excluding military               108           47            62
Vessels, except scrap                         29            7            22
Marine engines, parts                        917          905            12
Commercial vessels, other                     72           66             6
Civilian aircraft                         10,607       10,698           -92
Agricultural machinery, equipment          6,794        6,956          -163
Textile, sewing machines                   1,181        1,382          -201

Automotive vehicles, parts, and engines  256,660      239,487        17,173

Consumer goods                           442,595      407,196        35,399

Pharmaceutical preparations               64,366       55,689         8,677
TV's, VCR's, etc                          35,869       29,598         6,272
Other household goods                     51,870       47,890         3,980
Apparel, household goods - cotton         48,712       45,777         2,935
Household appliances                      18,436       15,833         2,603
Toys, games, and sporting goods           28,790       27,083         1,707
Furniture, household goods, etc.          24,626       23,111         1,516
Jewelry                                   13,202       11,924         1,278
Artwork, antiques, stamps, etc.            8,674        7,401         1,272
Gem diamonds                              17,291       16,244         1,047
Footwear                                  14,704       13,709           995
Apparel, textiles, nonwool or cotton      31,161       30,242           919
Camping apparel and gear                   7,997        7,542           455
Cookware, cutlery, tools                   6,352        5,930           422
Toiletries and cosmetics                   5,832        5,536           296
Apparel,household goods-nontextile         7,735        7,456           279
Photo equipment                            6,841        6,583           257
Motorcycles and parts                      4,630        4,407           223
Gem stones, other                          2,541        2,332           209
Writing and art supplies                  12,461       12,266           194
Rugs                                       2,135        2,003           133
Books, printed matter                      4,319        4,199           120
Numismatic coins                             340          263            77
Nursery stock, etc.                        1,457        1,383            74
Glassware, chinaware                       2,396        2,326            70
Pleasure boats and motors                  2,983        2,924            59
Musical instruments                        1,651        1,742           -92
Stereo equipment, etc                     10,391       10,533          -142
Apparel, household goods - wool            3,553        3,720          -167
Records, tapes, and disks                  1,280        1,547          -268

Other goods                               59,487       55,572         3,916

(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 the FT-900 release, or at
www.census.gov/ft900 or www.bea.gov/bea/di/home/trade.htm.
                                                                           
SOURCE: Report U.S. International Trade in Goods and Services: Annual
Report for 2006 (CB-07-82, BEA-07-26), Bureau of the Census, Foreign
Trade Division.  For more information, contact Nick Orsini (301-763-6959)
or Vanessa Ware (301-763-2311), Foreign Trade Division.
