
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
                                    August                   July
         Item(1)              Exports     Imports     Exports     Imports

Balance of Payment Basis      47,759      64,633   (R)43,766   (R)61,987
Net Adjustments                 -771         236   (R)  -729   (R)   211
Total Census Basis            48,530      64,397   (R)44,495   (R)61,776

Agricultural commodities       4,314       2,279       3,891       2,283

Animal feeds                     284          38         275          39
Bulbs                              7          45           6           9
Cereal flour                     111          95          91          89
Cocoa                              3          56           2          53
Coffee                             5         200           1         214
Corn                             673           1         593           1
Cotton, raw and linters          135           3         135           3
Dairy products; eggs              78          47          60          53
Furskins, raw                      8           1           7           2
Grains, unmilled                  54          12          37          16
Hides and skins                  132          11         146          11
Live animals                      37         132          30         114
Meat and preparations            585         198         550         194
Oils/fats, animals                61           2          63           2
Oils/fats, vegetable              87         101          80         103
Plants                             5          10           6           9
Rice                              85           9          73           9
Seeds                             24          12          21          13
Soybeans                         304           2         264           2
Sugar                            (Z)          65         (Z)          91
Tobacco, unmanufactured           73          44          65          51
Vegetables and fruit             529         440         568         466
Wheat                            549          19         381          24
Other agricultural               485         738         439         717
                                                        
Manufactured goods            37,604      54,868   (R)34,261      52,235

ADP equip.; office mach        2,962       5,561       2,771       5,117
Airplanes                      1,182         300         891         188
Airplane parts                   910         223         818         229
Aluminum                         324         424         290         439
Artwork/antiques                  61         164          64         206
Basketware, etc.                 166         259         155         261
Chemicals - cosmetics            330         215         315         194
Chemicals - dyeing               243         175         206         180
Chemicals - fertilizers          256          77         321          79
Chemicals - inorganic            413         412         304         332
Chemicals - medicinal            586         463         542         492
Chemicals - organic            1,390       1,092       1,310       1,209
Chemicals - plastics           1,264         615       1,251         599
Chemicals - n.e.s.               777         331         737         329
Clothing                         618       4,306         545       4,071
Copper                           140         235         140         232
Electrical machinery           4,773       6,714       4,190       6,353
Footwear                          55       1,182          53       1,192
Furniture and parts              276         727         208         608
Gem diamonds                      13         422           7         637
General industrial mach        2,098       2,049       1,870       2,021
Glass                            150         137         102         115
Glassware                         56         130          48         125
Gold, nonmonetary                217         187         302         158
Iron and steel mill prod         510         975         458       1,016
Lighting, plumbing               117         221         103         196
Metal manufactures, n.e.s        695         866         598         842
Metalworking machinery           375         529         366         495
Motorcycles, bicycles            138         261         119         228
Nickel                            26         105          24          64
Optical goods                    104         170          86         198
Paper and paperboard             884       1,136         814       1,052
Photographic equipment           174         456         285         439
Plastic articles, n.e.s.         338         461         306         434
Platinum                          28         119          16         147
Pottery                            8         178           7         152
Power generating mach.         1,694       1,750       1,595       1,608
Printed materials                390         244         350         225
Records/magnetic media           524         383         479         338
Rubber articles, n.e.s.           82         122          65         112
Rubber tires and tubes           164         272         134         256
Scientific instruments         1,593         975       1,479         974
Ships, boats                      70          18          99          50
Silver and bullion               144          56          31          50
Spacecraft                         5         (Z)         (-)         (-)
Specialized ind. mach.         1,849       1,478       1,893       1,693
Telecommunications equip.      1,633       3,063       1,587       2,974
Textile yarn, fabric             613         901         539         876
Toys/games/sporting goods        315       1,559         281       1,182
Travel goods                      21         325          22         323
Vehicles/new cars-Canada         447       2,009         295         892
Vehicles/new cars-Japan          201       1,547         145       1,733
Vehicles/new cars-Other          143       1,150         224       1,813
Vehicles/trucks                  431         955         369         624
Vehicles/chassis/bodies           36          22          37          33
Vehicles/parts                 1,955       1,718       1,262       1,387
Watches/clocks/parts              21         235          19         237
Wood manufactures                130         338         122         317
Zinc                               5          74           4          68
Other manufactured goods       2,484       3,802    (R)2,608       3,844

Mineral fuel                     816       5,003         794       5,116

Coal                             319          50         286          53
Crude oil                        (-)       3,594         (-)       3,697
Petroleum preparations           184         779         245         813
Liquified propane/butane          25          88          19          75
Natural gas                       26         274          29         252
Electricity                        3          92           4          85
Other mineral fuels              260         127         212         139

Selected  commodities:                                              
Fish and preparations            287         599         460         597
Cork, wood, lumber               440         516         436         487
Pulp and waste paper             548         344         595         359
Metal ores; scrap                547         356         508         377
Crude fertilizers                133         110         127         101
Cigarettes                       431           6         408           4
Alcoholic bev., distilled         27         167          36         126
All other                        345         149         292         141

Reexports                      3,035         (X)       2,672         (X)

Agricultural commodities          93         (X)          86         (X)
Manufactured goods             2,896         (X)       2,534         (X)
Mineral fuels                     12         (X)          14         (X)
Other, reexports                  35         (X)          38         (X)
Timing adjustment                (X)         (X)          18         -49
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                             Cumulative 1995 DATA
         Item(1)             Exports     Imports

Balance of Payment Basis     375,207     494,240
Net Adjustments               -5,897       4,741
Total Census Basis           381,105     489,499

Agricultural commodities      34,783      19,695

Animal feeds                   2,421         301
Bulbs                             83         171
Cereal flour                     764         656
Cocoa                             26         470
Coffee                            14       2,081
Corn                           4,573          43
Cotton, raw and linters        2,641          22
Dairy products; eggs             525         375
Furskins, raw                    101          46
Grains, unmilled                 419         101
Hides and skins                1,098         103
Live animals                     258       1,200
Meat and preparations          4,074       1,603
Oils/fats, animals               548          17
Oils/fats, vegetable             984         772
Plants                            40          84
Rice                             649          76
Seeds                            204         115
Soybeans                       3,174          19
Sugar                              3         454
Tobacco, unmanufactured          891         324
Vegetables and fruit           4,577       4,680
Wheat                          3,143         171
Other agricultural             3,574       5,811

Manufactured goods           295,310     413,411

ADP equip.; office mach       22,527      38,744
Airplanes                      9,834       2,433
Airplane parts                 6,689       1,751
Aluminum                       2,563       4,253
Artwork/antiques                 730       1,703
Basketware, etc.               1,319       1,953
Chemicals - cosmetics          2,540       1,522
Chemicals - dyeing             1,765       1,428
Chemicals - fertilizers        2,158         919
Chemicals - inorganic          2,990       3,098
Chemicals - medicinal          4,217       3,620
Chemicals - organic           10,869       9,058
Chemicals - plastics          10,066       4,872
Chemicals - n.e.s.             6,106       2,602
Clothing                       4,257      26,697
Copper                         1,201       1,991
Electrical machinery          34,181      47,548
Footwear                         437       8,354
Furniture and parts            2,050       5,493
Gem diamonds                     118       3,911
General industrial mach       15,909      16,428
Glass                          1,065         994
Glassware                        398         870
Gold, nonmonetary              3,848       1,280
Iron and steel mill prod       3,237       8,698
Lighting, plumbing               814       1,456
Metal manufactures, n.e.s      5,315       6,737
Metalworking machinery         2,912       3,899
Motorcycles, bicycles          1,210       1,787
Nickel                           187         802
Optical goods                    725       1,427
Paper and paperboard           6,427       7,987
Photographic equipment         2,186       3,394
Plastic articles, n.e.s.       2,571       3,384
Platinum                         230       1,135
Pottery                           66       1,086
Power generating mach.        14,034      13,862
Printed materials              2,770       1,669
Records/magnetic media         4,007       2,518
Rubber articles, n.e.s.          589         951
Rubber tires and tubes         1,200       2,177
Scientific instruments        12,093       7,538
Ships, boats                     846         587
Silver and bullion               354         376
Spacecraft                       173         169
Specialized ind. mach.        15,175      13,364
Telecommunications equip.     12,229      22,187
Textile yarn, fabric           4,752       6,858
Toys/games/sporting goods      2,282       7,630
Travel goods                     163       2,292
Vehicles/new cars-Canada       4,901      15,601
Vehicles/new cars-Japan        1,387      15,589
Vehicles/new cars-Other        3,032      11,452
Vehicles/trucks                3,699       7,447
Vehicles/chassis/bodies          316         299
Vehicles/parts                15,440      13,517
Watches/clocks/parts             158       1,783
Wood manufactures              1,080       2,437
Zinc                              39         644
Other manufactured goods      20,880      29,152

Mineral fuel                   6,634      39,727

Coal                           2,347         443
Crude oil                          1      28,721
Petroleum preparations         2,051       6,058
Liquified propane/butane         229         556
Natural gas                      192       2,247
Electricity                       33         623
Other mineral fuels            1,782       1,080

Selected  commodities:                      
Fish and preparations          2,170       4,314
Cork, wood, lumber             3,897       4,073
Pulp and waste paper           4,231       2,534
Metal ores; scrap              3,825       2,691
Crude fertilizers              1,016         784
Cigarettes                     3,102          38
Alcoholic bev., distilled        240       1,124
All other                      2,571       1,135

Reexports                     23,440         (X)

Agricultural commodities         795         (X)
Manufactured goods            22,300         (X)
Mineral fuels                     60         (X)
Other, reexports                 285         (X)

Timing adjustment               -115         -26
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                                             1994 DATA
                                   August           Cumulative to Date
         Item(1)             Exports     Imports    Exports     Imports

Balance of Payment Basis      42,593      59,668     324,411     427,825
Net Adjustments                 -996         364      -6,449       4,284
Total Census Basis            43,589      59,304     330,860     423,540

Agricultural commodities       3,464       2,138      27,590      16,948

Animal feeds                     277          39       2,182         286
Bulbs                              7          35          82         139
Cereal flour                     104          90         768         592
Cocoa                              2          61          22         467
Coffee                             2         290          41       1,218
Corn                             306           1       2,413          70
Cotton, raw and linters          191           3       1,769          13
Dairy products; eggs              73          48         476         362
Furskins, raw                      5           2         107          63
Grains, unmilled                  44          10         460         107
Hides and skins                  130          10         888          79
Live animals                      50         107         325         903
Meat and preparations            441         210       3,209       1,859
Oils/fats, animals                43           2         315          15
Oils/fats, vegetable              80          93         479         704
Plants                             6           8          51          69
Rice                              42          13         629          86
Seeds                             23          13         190         104
Soybeans                         267           1       2,427          31
Sugar                            (Z)          47           3         360
Tobacco, unmanufactured           66          36         881         415
Vegetables and fruit             541         400       4,200       4,274
Wheat                            332          18       2,458         217
Other agricultural               430         600       3,216       4,516
                                                              
Manufactured goods            34,290      49,354     262,493     354,253

ADP equip.; office mach        2,400       4,485      19,396      32,207
Airplanes                      1,671          89      13,039       2,405
Airplane parts                   806         238       6,351       1,824
Aluminum                         260         431       1,760       3,091
Artwork/antiques                  88         146         824       1,579
Basketware, etc.                 141         234       1,198       1,689
Chemicals - cosmetics            302         187       2,312       1,274
Chemicals - dyeing               211         160       1,514       1,240
Chemicals - fertilizers          186          85       1,706         846
Chemicals - inorganic            418         372       2,653       2,571
Chemicals - medicinal            514         399       3,942       3,058
Chemicals - organic            1,128         877       8,200       7,156
Chemicals - plastics           1,109         534       8,022       3,783
Chemicals - n.e.s.               640         280       5,067       2,163
Clothing                         501       4,089       3,531      23,610
Copper                           105         191         783       1,375
Electrical machinery           3,884       5,132      28,881      36,191
Footwear                          60       1,156         414       8,028
Furniture and parts              276         672       2,001       4,894
Gem diamonds                      13         404         118       3,858
General industrial mach        1,856       1,821      14,108      14,138
Glass                            140         119         971         862
Glassware                         51         110         363         732
Gold, nonmonetary                510         172       4,626       1,239
Iron and steel mill prod         309       1,134       2,353       8,287
Lighting, plumbing               121         201         791       1,288
Metal manufactures, n.e.s        623         767       4,598       5,785
Metalworking machinery           315         405       2,580       2,955
Motorcycles, bicycles            120         209       1,007       1,407
Nickel                            14          58         129         472
Optical goods                     85         139         636       1,190
Paper and paperboard             643         822       4,830       5,744
Photographic equipment           269         405       2,004       2,985
Plastic articles, n.e.s.         319         411       2,344       2,888
Platinum                          33         123         195         871
Pottery                            8         166          67         977
Power generating mach.         1,770       1,577      13,376      12,653
Printed materials                365         207       2,589       1,398
Records/magnetic media           465         340       3,747       2,308
Rubber articles, n.e.s.           76         114         508         813
Rubber tires and tubes           137         258       1,051       2,009
Scientific instruments         1,345         851      10,782       6,314
Ships, boats                     118          24         883         419
Silver and bullion                33          44         133         331
Spacecraft                         4         (-)         326         (Z)
Specialized ind. mach.         1,774       1,381      12,821      11,114
Telecommunications equip.      1,294       3,020      10,032      19,838
Textile yarn, fabric             563         868       4,178       6,102
Toys/games/sporting goods        264       1,363       1,930       6,800
Travel goods                      19         299         151       1,976
Vehicles/new cars-Canada         477       1,869       5,086      12,431
Vehicles/new cars-Japan          151       2,314       1,069      15,934
Vehicles/new cars-Other          341         955       3,814       8,659
Vehicles/trucks                  389         918       3,336       6,586
Vehicles/chassis/bodies           31          37         282         283
Vehicles/parts                 1,872       1,694      13,507      13,010
Watches/clocks/parts              23         240         173       1,558
Wood manufactures                132         320         997       2,232
Zinc                               4          76          30         498
Other manufactured goods       2,514       3,360      18,380      26,321

Mineral fuel                     793       5,691       5,601      37,158

Coal                             276          56       1,899         420
Crude oil                        (-)       3,873          28      24,549
Petroleum preparations           249       1,116       1,922       7,442
Liquified propane/butane          18          80         126         542
Natural gas                       15         316         143       2,768
Electricity                        2          94          19         669
Other mineral fuels              232         156       1,465         769

Selected  commodities:                                        
Fish and preparations            350         615       2,047       4,193
Cork, wood, lumber               476         586       3,683       4,539
Pulp and waste paper             369         210       2,288       1,391
Metal ores; scrap                390         279       2,283       2,049
Crude fertilizers                123         100         926         663
Cigarettes                       528           4       2,826          49
Alcoholic bev., distilled         29         153         216       1,055
All other                        317         173       2,035       1,241

Reexports                      2,460         (X)      18,871         (X)

Agricultural commodities         101         (X)         653         (X)
Manufactured goods             2,318         (X)      17,800         (X)
Mineral fuels                     10         (X)          58         (X)
Other, reexports                  31         (X)         361         (X)

Timing adjustment                (X)         (X)         (X)         (X)

(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-95-191), Bureau of the Census, Foreign Trade
        Division, AUGUST 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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