
ANNUAL REVISION FOR 1997

PART B:     NOT SEASONALLY ADJUSTED

EXHIBIT 14. EXPORTS AND IMPORTS OF GOODS BY PRINCIPAL SITC COMMODITY 
            GROUPINGS - 1997 DATA January - April

(In millions of dollars. Details may not equal totals due to rounding.
(-) Represents zero or less than one half unit of measurement shown.
(X) Not applicable.

                                        January                 February
             Item                 Exports     Imports     Exports     Imports
                                                                             
Balance of Payment Basis           50,025      67,604      52,467      65,602
Net Adjustments                      -566         252        -685         430
Total Census Basis (2)             50,591      67,352      53,153      65,171

Manufactured goods (3)             39,320      54,704      41,600      53,820
Agricultural commodities (3)        4,861       2,849       4,817       2,757
Mineral fuels (3)                   1,111       7,749         965       6,534

Selected commodities (3)       

  ADP equipment; office mach        3,183       5,303       3,176       5,197
  Airplane parts                      963         337       1,002         357
  Airplanes                         1,037         263       1,639         269
  Alcoholic bev.,distilled             22         143          28         148
  Aluminum                            295         369         304         368
  Animal feeds                        467          49         444          44
  Artwork/antiques                     65         272         121         206
  Basketware, etc.                    179         263         194         248
  Cereal flour                         91          92          91          91
  Chemicals - cosmetics               356         185         394         203
  Chemicals - dyeing                  231         187         251         183

  Chemicals - fertilizers             233         137         307         132
  Chemicals - inorganic               336         479         401         383
  Chemicals - medicinal               643         626         593         622
  Chemicals - n.e.s.                  793         381         871         381
  Chemicals - organic               1,265       1,398       1,365       1,363
  Chemicals - plastics              1,343         641       1,316         603
  Cigarettes                          330           5         373           6
  Clothing                            584       3,655         638       3,404
  Coal                                303          45         253          40
  Coffee                              (-)         210         (-)         274
  Copper                              120         275         121         235
  Cork, wood, lumber                  437         575         470         629
  Corn                                621           6         527           7
  Cotton, raw and linters             263           1         281           3
  Crude fertilizers                   130         110         127         103
  Crude oil                           108       4,900         106       4,324

  Electrical machinery              4,933       5,880       4,841       5,761
  Fish and preparations               129         571         274         506
  Footwear                             63       1,212          65       1,179
  Furniture and bedding               287         859         292         827
  Gem diamonds                          9         635           7         558
  General industrial mach           2,220       2,077       2,346       1,986
  Glass                               164         138         174         137
  Glassware                            56         109          68         112
  Gold, nonmonetary                   224         221         363         201
  Hides and skins                     146          11         126          11
  Iron and steel mill prod            431       1,331         436       1,014
  Jewelry                              35         302          88         318
  Lighting, plumbing                   93         235         105         206
  Liquified propane/butane             26         153          43         142
  Live animals                         36         131          39         120

  Meat and preparations               502         211         532         190
  Metal manufactures, n.e.s.          800         956         764         935
  Metal ores; scrap                   313         277         339         307
  Metalworking machinery              367         595         377         576
  Mineral fuels, other                300         199         249         207
  Natural gas                          23         801          28         536
  Nickel                               27          80          26          88
  Oils/fats, vegetable                 94         117         111         102
  Optical goods                       133         177         130         190
  Paper and paperboard                832         878         837         835
  Petroleum preparations              343       1,572         277       1,218
  Photographic equipment              291         376         316         384
  Plastic articles, n.e.s.            362         440         378         431

  Platinum                             17         119          17         124
  Pottery                               7         122           7         124
  Power generating mach.            2,145       1,934       2,155       1,936
  Printed materials                   362         214         354         206
  Pulp and waste paper                289         226         313         224
  Records/magnetic media              578         318         502         307
  Rice                                 99          18         100          15
  Rubber articles, n.e.s.              86         121          95         119
  Rubber tires and tubes              172         248         198         266
  Scientific instruments            1,708         964       1,774       1,025
  Ships, boats                         82         111         107         111
  Silver and bullion                   21          44          23          34

  Soybeans                            811           2         832           1
  Spacecraft                          (-)         (-)          78         (-)
  Specialized ind. mach.            2,007       1,511       2,082       1,474
  Sugar                                           102                      99
  Television, VCR, etc.             1,589       2,501       1,594       2,381
  Textile yearn, fabric               671         943         677         874
  Tobacco, unmanufactured             124         107         146         106
  Toys/games/sporting goods           273         968         283         979
  Travel goods                         25         326          30         287
  Vegetables and fruits               582         754         562         705
  Vehicles                          3,903       8,916       4,717       9,500
  Watches/clocks/parts                 22         184          22         170
  Wheat                               305          26         276          42
  Wood manufactures                   162         323         163         306

Re-exports                          3,390         (X)       3,565         (X)
  Agricultural commodities            125         (X)         136         (X)
  Manufactured goods                3,201         (X)       3,380         (X)
  Mineral fuels                        25         (X)           4         (X)
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                                         March                   April
             Item                 Exports     Imports     Exports     Imports

Balance of Payment Basis           60,203      72,145      57,477      72,271
Net Adjustments                      -999       1,458        -703       1,021
Total Census Basis (2)             61,201      70,687      58,180      71,250

Manufactured goods (3)             48,922      58,572      46,827      59,683
Agricultural commodities (3)        4,826       3,192       4,513       3,130
Mineral fuels (3)                     974       6,731       1,035       6,115

Selected commodities (3)        

  ADP equipment; office mach        3,972       6,273       3,362       5,949
  Airplane parts                    1,074         387       1,156         408
  Airplanes                         3,206         224       2,386         289
  Alcoholic bev.,distilled             33         174          29         183
  Aluminum                            322         512         334         517
  Animal feeds                        448          51         416          53
  Artwork/antiques                     67         352          72         270
  Basketware, etc.                    219         224         211         272
  Cereal flour                        107          97         102          98
  Chemicals - cosmetics               453         213         411         213
  Chemicals - dyeing                  281         210         280         216

  Chemicals - fertilizers             249         136         247         146
  Chemicals - inorganic               430         412         498         432
  Chemicals - medicinal               733         657         674         744
  Chemicals - n.e.s.                1,036         447         957         455
  Chemicals - organic               1,335       1,428       1,397       1,527
  Chemicals - plastics              1,446         703       1,455         718
  Cigarettes                          414           6         283           6
  Clothing                            738       3,217         726       3,293
  Coal                                309          52         294          59
  Coffee                                1         331         (-)         330
  Copper                              129         262         120         286
  Cork, wood, lumber                  479         671         463         740
  Corn                                579          27         500          34
  Cotton, raw and linters             318           2         269           1
  Crude fertilizers                   132         150         132         110
  Crude oil                            67       4,608          82       4,298

  Electrical machinery              5,454       6,587       5,365       6,577
  Fish and preparations               334         502         184         533
  Footwear                             80       1,053          73       1,071
  Furniture and bedding               312         860         331         918
  Gem diamonds                          7         637           5         482
  General industrial mach           2,703       2,338       2,684       2,385
  Glass                               191         139         187         158
  Glassware                            68         122          64         125
  Gold, nonmonetary                 1,086         390         906         262
  Hides and skins                     134          11         126          14
  Iron and steel mill prod            488       1,139         462       1,201
  Jewelry                              79         384          50         354
  Lighting, plumbing                  123         190         109         222
  Liquified propane/butane             36         137          22          78
  Live animals                         53         132          45         164

  Meat and preparations               536         224         572         240
  Metal manufactures, n.e.s.          846       1,010         848       1,060
  Metal ores; scrap                   349         301         356         366
  Metalworking machinery              464         610         482         667
  Mineral fuels, other                273         208         298         195
  Natural gas                          20         353          16         316
  Nickel                               30         138          29          87
  Oils/fats, vegetable                142         126          91         115
  Optical goods                       143         207         143         212
  Paper and paperboard                882         944         867         956
  Petroleum preparations              261       1,303         313       1,097
  Photographic equipment              374         480         337         421
  Plastic articles, n.e.s.            426         427         437         482

  Platinum                             36          93          32         138
  Pottery                              10         117           8         121
  Power generating mach.            2,383       2,157       2,340       2,127
  Printed materials                   362         215         377         230
  Pulp and waste paper                316         222         296         208
  Records/magnetic media              644         317         556         332
  Rice                                 73          21          85          16
  Rubber articles, n.e.s.             101         131         106         137
  Rubber tires and tubes              216         270         214         291
  Scientific instruments            2,228       1,130       1,948       1,127
  Ships, boats                         98          65         110          99
  Silver and bullion                   12          39          19          45

  Soybeans                            562           2         514          23
  Spacecraft                          (-)         (-)         104         (-)
  Specialized ind. mach.            2,463       1,851       2,437       1,920
  Sugar                                            75                      55
  Television, VCR, etc.             1,959       2,765       1,963       2,807
  Textile yearn, fabric               776         917         760       1,000
  Tobacco, unmanufactured             187          89         131         112
  Toys/games/sporting goods           335         953         324       1,172
  Travel goods                         30         234          31         290
  Vegetables and fruits               582         864         551         748
  Vehicles                          5,005       9,702       4,896       9,687
  Watches/clocks/parts                 27         193          26         221
  Wheat                               261          36         324          33
  Wood manufactures                   156         368         158         381

Re-exports                          4,139         (X)       3,771         (X)
  Agricultural commodities            147         (X)         120         (X)
  Manufactured goods                3,917         (X)       3,602         (X)
  Mineral fuels                        26         (X)          13         (X)

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

(2) Total exports (Domestic and Foreign)

(3) Domestic exports


SOURCE: Report FT900 (97) (CB-98-104), Bureau of the Census, Foreign Trade
        Division, FINAL 1997. For more information, contact Haydn R. 
        Mearkle (301-457-2246) or Richard M. Preuss (301-457-2311), 
        Foreign Trade Division.
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