PART B:     NOT SEASONALLY ADJUSTED


EXHIBIT 15. EXPORTS AND IMPORTS OF GOODS BY PRINCIPAL SITC COMMODITY 
            GROUPINGS - 1995 AND 1994 DATA

(In millions of dollars. Details may not equal totals due to rounding.
(-) Represents zero.  (X) Not applicable.
(Z) Less than one half unit of measurement shown. (R) Revised.
Note: This exhibit is not additive.  See footnotes.)


                                             1995 Data
                                   March                 February
         Item(1)             Exports     Imports     Exports     Imports

Balance of Payment Basis      51,920      64,722  (R) 44,174  (R) 55,549

Net Adjustments                 -783         871  (R)   -688  (R)    231

Total Census Basis            52,703      63,852  (R) 44,863  (R) 55,318

Agricultural commodities       4,958       2,782       4,745       2,473

Animal feeds                     338          39         319          33
Bulbs                             16          15          11          22
Cereal flour                     103          83         101          71
Cocoa                              4          48           3          66
Coffee                           (Z)         349           4         257
Corn                             571          17         562           6
Cotton, raw and linters          546           3         516           2
Dairy products; eggs              77          51          56          40
Furskins, raw                     18           6          23           6
Grains, unmilled                  56           8          54           6
Hides and skins                  150          13         120          12
Live animals                      39         199          30         149
Meat and preparations            505         219         473         199
Oils/fats, animals                81           2          72           2
Oils/fats, vegetable             212          86         166         108
Plants                             5          10           6          11
Rice                              77           9          84          10
Seeds                             31          19          32          13
Soybeans                         508           5         558           3
Sugar                            (Z)          75         (Z)          86
Tobacco, unmanufactured          141          53         142          39
Vegetables and fruit             591         705         584         668
Wheat                            409          20         420          15
Other agricultural               483         750         410         648
                                                       
Manufactured goods            40,777      53,820   (R)34,330      46,595

ADP equip.; office mach        3,325       5,104       2,587       4,117
Airplanes                      1,651         399       1,197         311
Airplane parts                   905         208         799         202
Aluminum                         335         596         317         506
Artwork/antiques                  90         191          88         202
Basketware, etc.                 180         217         153         218
Chemicals - cosmetics            337         190         299         167
Chemicals - dyeing               226         189         200         158
Chemicals - fertilizers          203         144         286         150
Chemicals - inorganic            360         405         343         327
Chemicals - medicinal            531         482         480         373
Chemicals - organic            1,530       1,169       1,258       1,086
Chemicals - plastics           1,285         619       1,164         553
Chemicals - n.e.s.               872         333         705         285
Clothing                         590       3,036         476       2,971
Copper                           171         274         145         234
Electrical machinery           4,541       6,025       3,871       5,056
Footwear                          60         930          53         999
Furniture and parts              294         733         257         686
Gem diamonds                      18         536          12         493
General industrial mach        2,230       2,197       1,886       1,852
Glass                            141         133         135         121
Glassware                         57         105          45          90
Gold, nonmonetary                844         177         296         137
Iron and steel mill prod         397       1,158         314         968
Lighting, plumbing               111         164          91         154
Metal manufactures, n.e.s        699         879         628         738
Metalworking machinery           388         476         310         411
Motorcycles, bicycles            168         257         169         181
Nickel                            23         139          20         105
Optical goods                     98         181          78         154
Paper and paperboard             843         976         724         847
Photographic equipment           313         479         269         359
Plastic articles, n.e.s.         353         409         292         375
Platinum                          33         146          34         124
Pottery                           12         131           8         119
Power generating mach.         1,750       1,941       1,598       1,641
Printed materials                368         206         306         194
Records/magnetic media           543         322         470         275
Rubber articles, n.e.s.           84         131          68         112
Rubber tires and tubes           165         302         142         243
Scientific instruments         1,704       1,033       1,414         838
Ships, boats                     245          75          80          80
Silver and bullion                36          43          29          41
Spacecraft                       (-)         (Z)           1         120
Specialized ind. mach.         2,024       1,813       1,634       1,448
Telecommunications equip.      1,754       2,880       1,427       2,379
Textile yarn, fabric             656         891         557         759
Toys/games/sporting goods        316         696         258         696
Travel goods                      23         246          21         264
Vehicles/new cars-Canada         707       2,271         718       2,139
Vehicles/new cars-Japan          184       2,229         208       1,883
Vehicles/new cars-Other          522       1,584         439       1,273
Vehicles/trucks                  533       1,046         529         973
Vehicles/chassis/bodies           42          46          28          40
Vehicles/parts                 2,205       1,928       1,832       1,661
Watches/clocks/parts              22         209          19         172
Wood manufactures                143         302         155         266
Zinc                               6         137           4          74
Other manufactured goods       2,533       3,704    (R)2,403       3,198

Mineral fuel                     879       5,188         798       4,345

Coal                             292          73         246          58
Crude oil                          1       3,796         (-)       2,986
Petroleum preparations           294         737         298         735
Liquified propane/butane          27          69          58          62
Natural gas                       29         325          18         311
Electricity                        5          79           5          69
Other mineral fuels              231         110         172         126

Selected  commodities:                                                  
Fish and preparations            341         506         323         472
Cork, wood, lumber               538         507         475         501
Pulp and waste paper             508         310         439         270
Metal ores; scrap                451         336         407         304
Crude fertilizers                123         102         125          82
Cigarettes                       435           4         376           4
Alcoholic bev., distilled         29         149          26         123
All other                        349         149         303         115

Reexports                      3,315         (X)       2,685         (X)

Agricultural commodities         114         (X)          98         (X)
Manufactured goods             3,163         (X)       2,542         (X)
Mineral fuels                      1         (X)           5         (X)
Other, reexports                  37         (X)          39         (X)
Timing adjustment                (X)         (X)        -169          34
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                             Cumulative 1995 Data (through March 95)
         Item(1)             Exports     Imports

Balance of Payment Basis     138,751     177,764

Net Adjustments               -2,170       1,346

Total Census Basis           140,921     176,418

Agricultural commodities      14,111       7,723

Animal feeds                     987         110
Bulbs                             37          59
Cereal flour                     282         230
Cocoa                             12         197
Coffee                             8         912
Corn                           1,691          28
Cotton, raw and linters        1,465           7
Dairy products; eggs             168         132
Furskins, raw                     56          27
Grains, unmilled                 171          31
Hides and skins                  407          37
Live animals                     111         470
Meat and preparations          1,378         630
Oils/fats, animals               203           7
Oils/fats, vegetable             501         277
Plants                            17          34
Rice                             245          32
Seeds                            104          45
Soybeans                       1,613           9
Sugar                              1         195
Tobacco, unmanufactured          426         116
Vegetables and fruit           1,694       2,038
Wheat                          1,219          50
Other agricultural             1,318       2,050

Manufactured goods           108,241     148,653

ADP equip.; office mach        8,411      13,522
Airplanes                      3,358         960
Airplane parts                 2,410         604
Aluminum                         948       1,635
Artwork/antiques                 265         555
Basketware, etc.                 478         675
Chemicals - cosmetics            922         540
Chemicals - dyeing               620         503
Chemicals - fertilizers          742         431
Chemicals - inorganic          1,135       1,082
Chemicals - medicinal          1,512       1,277
Chemicals - organic            3,997       3,392
Chemicals - plastics           3,621       1,753
Chemicals - n.e.s.             2,259         932
Clothing                       1,454       9,209
Copper                           430         729
Electrical machinery          12,225      16,372
Footwear                         165       2,965
Furniture and parts              805       2,131
Gem diamonds                      40       1,592
General industrial mach        5,895       5,909
Glass                            408         370
Glassware                        143         287
Gold, nonmonetary              1,410         456
Iron and steel mill prod       1,063       3,374
Lighting, plumbing               293         492
Metal manufactures, n.e.s      1,939       2,392
Metalworking machinery           987       1,300
Motorcycles, bicycles            478         638
Nickel                            61         340
Optical goods                    256         491
Paper and paperboard           2,271       2,689
Photographic equipment           842       1,171
Plastic articles, n.e.s.         934       1,195
Platinum                         106         387
Pottery                           27         370
Power generating mach.         5,140       5,215
Printed materials                995         581
Records/magnetic media         1,523         894
Rubber articles, n.e.s.          217         354
Rubber tires and tubes           432         803
Scientific instruments         4,473       2,679
Ships, boats                     405         258
Silver and bullion               115         123
Spacecraft                         1         169
Specialized ind. mach.         5,472       4,898
Telecommunications equip.      4,456       7,886
Textile yarn, fabric           1,762       2,473
Toys/games/sporting goods        802       2,230
Travel goods                      58         765
Vehicles/new cars-Canada       2,036       6,233
Vehicles/new cars-Japan          533       5,922
Vehicles/new cars-Other        1,336       4,180
Vehicles/trucks                1,461       2,947
Vehicles/chassis/bodies          110         122
Vehicles/parts                 5,930       5,173
Watches/clocks/parts              60         581
Wood manufactures                441         856
Zinc                              14         287
Other manufactured goods       7,559      10,307

Mineral fuel                   2,460      14,100

Coal                             788         172
Crude oil                          1       9,935
Petroleum preparations           866       2,185
Liquified propane/butane         115         202
Natural gas                       87         965
Electricity                       17         217
Other mineral fuels              587         426

Selected  commodities:                      
Fish and preparations            787       1,528
Cork, wood, lumber             1,413       1,531
Pulp and waste paper           1,389         868
Metal ores; scrap              1,274         928
Crude fertilizers                368         261
Cigarettes                     1,115          12
Alcoholic bev., distilled         80         414
All other                        914         384

Reexports                      8,585         (X)

Agricultural commodities         309         (X)
Manufactured goods             8,158         (X)
Mineral fuels                     14         (X)
Other, reexports                 104         (X)
Timing adjustment                184          16
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                                         1994 DATA
                                    March          Cumulative (Jan - Mar)
         Item(1)             Exports     Imports     Exports     Imports

Balance of Payment Basis      45,160      55,783     118,383     150,143

Net Adjustments                 -743       1,120      -2,138       2,313

Total Census Basis            45,904      54,663     120,520     147,830

Agricultural commodities       3,849       2,376      10,955       6,433

Animal feeds                     304          40         880         109
Bulbs                             16          21          33          56
Cereal flour                     105          75         278         202
Cocoa                              3          60          10         193
Coffee                             6         132          13         379
Corn                             385          26       1,069          47
Cotton, raw and linters          228           1         586           4
Dairy products; eggs              73          49         198         119
Furskins, raw                     33          12          54          34
Grains, unmilled                  92          11         235          40
Hides and skins                  111           9         308          28
Live animals                      39         136         133         324
Meat and preparations            428         262       1,107         715
Oils/fats, animals                43           2         103           5
Oils/fats, vegetable              59          90         193         246
Plants                             7          11          22          29
Rice                             102          12         255          33
Seeds                             28          17          96          45
Soybeans                         389           4       1,401          10
Sugar                            (Z)          59           1         130
Tobacco, unmanufactured          104          81         350         188
Vegetables and fruit             549         651       1,461       1,842
Wheat                            327          26       1,038          68
Other agricultural               420         589       1,131       1,587

Manufactured goods            36,530      46,246      95,182     124,581

ADP equip.; office mach        2,924       4,276       7,337      11,337
Airplanes                      1,845         490       5,405       1,050
Airplane parts                   819         221       2,390         628
Aluminum                         227         465         578       1,085
Artwork/antiques                 120         233         272         639
Basketware, etc.                 166         187         439         577
Chemicals - cosmetics            316         170         826         436
Chemicals - dyeing               198         168         521         427
Chemicals - fertilizers          181         168         540         385
Chemicals - inorganic            316         281         887         887
Chemicals - medicinal            496         419       1,376       1,126
Chemicals - organic            1,082       1,009       2,917       2,771
Chemicals - plastics           1,059         485       2,805       1,284
Chemicals - n.e.s.               708         286       1,808         793
Clothing                         475       2,667       1,221       7,878
Copper                           105         187         284         463
Electrical machinery           3,917       4,717      10,396      12,717
Footwear                          59         873         153       2,765
Furniture and parts              283         626         724       1,778
Gem diamonds                      24         482          46       1,431
General industrial mach        1,903       1,918       4,904       4,987
Glass                            127         114         343         298
Glassware                         50          94         124         241
Gold, nonmonetary              1,433         155       2,302         486
Iron and steel mill prod         331       1,034         848       2,889
Lighting, plumbing               114         137         270         418
Metal manufactures, n.e.s        598         737       1,595       2,095
Metalworking machinery           366         370         863       1,041
Motorcycles, bicycles            142         175         383         503
Nickel                            18          67          48         143
Optical goods                     79         153         221         423
Paper and paperboard             637         729       1,700       2,011
Photographic equipment           271         401         704       1,063
Plastic articles, n.e.s.         313         345         814       1,008
Platinum                          23         100          68         285
Pottery                           10         115          25         320
Power generating mach.         1,871       1,771       4,837       4,747
Printed materials                337         171         933         491
Records/magnetic media           525         297       1,417         817
Rubber articles, n.e.s.           64         109         171         290
Rubber tires and tubes           149         278         389         729
Scientific instruments         1,540         854       4,019       2,258
Ships, boats                      78          55         217         175
Silver and bullion                15          42          36         125
Spacecraft                         4         (-)          67         (Z)
Specialized ind. mach.         1,706       1,545       4,572       4,005
Telecommunications equip.      1,363       2,396       3,503       6,750
Textile yarn, fabric             567         778       1,489       2,121
Toys/games/sporting goods        254         629         660       1,955
Travel goods                      22         191          52         604
Vehicles/new cars-Canada         916       1,593       1,936       3,773
Vehicles/new cars-Japan          137       2,273         341       5,743
Vehicles/new cars-Other          548       1,303       1,385       3,148
Vehicles/trucks                  468         980       1,231       2,354
Vehicles/chassis/bodies           37          39          98         102
Vehicles/parts                 1,865       1,854       4,793       4,961
Watches/clocks/parts              23         173          60         498
Wood manufactures                132         268         376         737
Zinc                               4          67          10         189
Other manufactured goods       2,171       3,529       6,458       9,339

Mineral fuel                     728       4,229       1,977      11,692

Coal                             257          58         653         146
Crude oil                                  2,616           2       7,075
Petroleum preparations           232         977         725       2,650
Liquified propane/butane          16          61          44         218
Natural gas                       17         349          46       1,147
Electricity                        2          92           9         258
Other mineral fuels              204          77         499         199

Selected  commodities:                                              
Fish and preparations            324         489         797       1,431
Cork, wood, lumber               522         638       1,345       1,669
Pulp and waste paper             287         170         721         469
Metal ores; scrap                276         214         722         614
Crude fertilizers                120          91         310         237
Cigarettes                       336           4         908          27
Alcoholic bev., distilled         30         140          73         356
All other                        262         150         678         408

Reexports                      2,638         (X)       6,829         (X)

Agricultural commodities         102         (X)         267         (X)
Manufactured goods             2,480         (X)       6,423         (X)
Mineral fuels                      7         (X)          27         (X)
Other, reexports                  49         (X)         113         (X)
Timing adjustment                  2         -84          24         -86

(1) Detailed data are presented on a Census basis.  The information 
    needed to convert to a BOP basis is not available.

SOURCE: Report FT900 (CB-95-96), Bureau of the Census, Foreign Trade
        Division, MARCH 1995.  For more information, contact Haydn R. 
        Mearkle (301-457-2246) or Richard M. Preuss (301-457-2311), 
        Foreign Trade Division.


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