
ANNUAL REVISION FOR 1997

PART B:     NOT SEASONALLY ADJUSTED

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

(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.

                                          May                     June
             Item                 Exports     Imports     Exports     Imports
                                                                             
Balance of Payment Basis           57,736      72,408      57,207      72,548
Net Adjustments                    -1,003         897        -842         892
Total Census Basis (2)             58,738      71,511      58,049      71,656

Manufactured goods (3)             47,530      59,291      47,066      60,313
Agricultural commodities (3)        4,298       3,149       3,969       2,861
Mineral fuels (3)                     981       6,710       1,000       6,115

Selected commodities (3)       

  ADP equipment; office mach        3,403       5,795       3,818       6,456
  Airplane parts                    1,123         413       1,131         449
  Airplanes                         2,785         366       2,020         417
  Alcoholic bev.,distilled             35         176          30         158
  Aluminum                            325         523         309         468
  Animal feeds                        335          51         329          52
  Artwork/antiques                    112         366         185         237
  Basketware, etc.                    222         274         228         284
  Cereal flour                        113         102          97         103
  Chemicals - cosmetics               415         208         410         229
  Chemicals - dyeing                  285         202         283         223

  Chemicals - fertilizers             283         126         306          64
  Chemicals - inorganic               454         419         447         409
  Chemicals - medicinal               710         625         666         650
  Chemicals - n.e.s.                  940         409       1,001         417
  Chemicals - organic               1,477       1,318       1,430       1,305
  Chemicals - plastics              1,497         708       1,484         709
  Cigarettes                          395           8         336           8
  Clothing                            718       3,412         703       4,120
  Coal                                299          48         288          54
  Coffee                                1         359         (-)         351
  Copper                              127         312         121         264
  Cork, wood, lumber                  467         743         466         751
  Corn                                417           4         369           5
  Cotton, raw and linters             235           2         218           2
  Crude fertilizers                   142         106         134         109
  Crude oil                            84       4,745          86       4,285

  Electrical machinery              5,471       6,363       5,487       6,626
  Fish and preparations               203         589         204         603
  Footwear                             67       1,209          63       1,314
  Furniture and bedding               342         924         340         895
  Gem diamonds                         15         645          14         523
  General industrial mach           2,630       2,311       2,508       2,228
  Glass                               179         161         178         148
  Glassware                            68         121          70         128
  Gold, nonmonetary                   641         276         748         212
  Hides and skins                     136          11         133          11
  Iron and steel mill prod            469       1,307         450       1,197
  Jewelry                              59         377          62         315
  Lighting, plumbing                  134         236         123         242
  Liquified propane/butane             16          68          20          70
  Live animals                         37         134          41         112

  Meat and preparations               587         258         558         243
  Metal manufactures, n.e.s.          899       1,029         865         993
  Metal ores; scrap                   398         349         404         336
  Metalworking machinery              476         612         433         593
  Mineral fuels, other                303         173         261         169
  Natural gas                          13         346          23         378
  Nickel                               28         131          32          73
  Oils/fats, vegetable                 80         112          69         116
  Optical goods                       150         202         144         219
  Paper and paperboard                875         969         837         989
  Petroleum preparations              252       1,266         312       1,076
  Photographic equipment              332         424         351         498
  Plastic articles, n.e.s.            436         499         434         485

  Platinum                             36         126          62         123
  Pottery                               9         126           7         135
  Power generating mach.            2,343       1,998       2,402       1,862
  Printed materials                   374         228         375         217
  Pulp and waste paper                311         198         330         218
  Records/magnetic media              544         314         577         339
  Rice                                 62          15          77          16
  Rubber articles, n.e.s.             108         128         105         132
  Rubber tires and tubes              192         265         188         285
  Scientific instruments            2,073       1,087       1,996       1,149
  Ships, boats                        105         108         197          66
  Silver and bullion                   54          32         157          43

  Soybeans                            383           4         286          17
  Spacecraft                          148         (-)           1         (-)
  Specialized ind. mach.            2,385       1,835       2,440       1,884
  Sugar                               (-)          97           1          61
  Television, VCR, etc.             1,907       2,781       2,011       2,966
  Textile yearn, fabric               775       1,010         758       1,042
  Tobacco, unmanufactured             227         149         140         112
  Toys/games/sporting goods           326       1,264         317       1,385
  Travel goods                         27         329          25         347
  Vegetables and fruits               652         684         623         618
  Vehicles                          5,020       9,745       4,959       9,318
  Watches/clocks/parts                 25         224          27         229
  Wheat                               237          36         303          32
  Wood manufactures                   166         390         163         399

Re-exports                          3,650         (X)       3,830         (X)
  Agricultural commodities            131         (X)         124         (X)
  Manufactured goods                3,464         (X)       3,654         (X)
  Mineral fuels                        12         (X)          18         (X)
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                                         July                   August
             Item                 Exports     Imports     Exports     Imports

Balance of Payment Basis           53,868      75,125      55,615      73,250
Net Adjustments                    -1,041         228      -1,047         245
Total Census Basis (2)             54,909      74,896      56,662      73,005

Manufactured goods (3)             44,108      63,312      45,397      61,315
Agricultural commodities (3)        3,882       2,914       4,224       2,752
Mineral fuels (3)                   1,110       6,133       1,135       6,510

Selected commodities (3)        

  ADP equipment; office mach        3,566       6,448       3,633       6,437
  Airplane parts                    1,163         404       1,076         381
  Airplanes                         2,223         612       1,417         419
  Alcoholic bev.,distilled             29         177          27         171
  Aluminum                            320         454         314         428
  Animal feeds                        292          54         298          55
  Artwork/antiques                     57         257          68         230
  Basketware, etc.                    211         294         206         276
  Cereal flour                        105         107         101         115
  Chemicals - cosmetics               411         254         417         231
  Chemicals - dyeing                  282         220         284         204

  Chemicals - fertilizers             282          68         276          92
  Chemicals - inorganic               449         477         421         457
  Chemicals - medicinal               633         775         649         854
  Chemicals - n.e.s.                  953         413         933         365
  Chemicals - organic               1,368       1,495       1,341       1,416
  Chemicals - plastics              1,436         706       1,502         688
  Cigarettes                          334           7         400           6
  Clothing                            678       5,166         756       4,829
  Coal                                282          61         365          59
  Coffee                                1         401         (-)         286
  Copper                              117         291         117         314
  Cork, wood, lumber                  408         731         444         722
  Corn                                300           4         437           4
  Cotton, raw and linters             190           1         166           1
  Crude fertilizers                   139         103         133         101
  Crude oil                           100       4,369          85       4,762

  Electrical machinery              5,384       6,858       5,818       6,750
  Fish and preparations               282         654         207         701
  Footwear                             65       1,398          67       1,227
  Furniture and bedding               303         892         347         934
  Gem diamonds                          7         840           8         490
  General industrial mach           2,491       2,253       2,584       2,015
  Glass                               158         143         181         141
  Glassware                            64         154          67         136
  Gold, nonmonetary                   278         246         278         215
  Hides and skins                     128           9         131          10
  Iron and steel mill prod            465       1,282         473       1,138
  Jewelry                              48         372          62         303
  Lighting, plumbing                  132         273         146         273
  Liquified propane/butane             24          65          15          83
  Live animals                         42         129          70         117

  Meat and preparations               603         212         602         221
  Metal manufactures, n.e.s.          858       1,050         893         987
  Metal ores; scrap                   519         430         419         341
  Metalworking machinery              518         606         504         540
  Mineral fuels, other                309         119         295         128
  Natural gas                          22         357          18         365
  Nickel                               26          83          29          89
  Oils/fats, vegetable                119         124         124         109
  Optical goods                       137         226         141         196
  Paper and paperboard                850         999         879         969
  Petroleum preparations              359       1,060         349       1,012
  Photographic equipment              317         546         316         471
  Plastic articles, n.e.s.            428         500         439         481

  Platinum                             65         148          39         154
  Pottery                               7         160           7         172
  Power generating mach.            1,990       1,993       2,277       2,002
  Printed materials                   399         274         401         256
  Pulp and waste paper                329         236         355         213
  Records/magnetic media              507         370         504         350
  Rice                                 57          16          53          20
  Rubber articles, n.e.s.              96         129         113         127
  Rubber tires and tubes              219         297         206         281
  Scientific instruments            1,915       1,203       2,027       1,116
  Ships, boats                        197          32         160          52
  Silver and bullion                   47          34          39          36

  Soybeans                            197          27         298           1
  Spacecraft                           69         (-)          76         (-)
  Specialized ind. mach.            2,471       1,964       2,505       1,675
  Sugar                               (-)          94         (-)         116
  Television, VCR, etc.             2,125       3,123       2,090       3,295
  Textile yearn, fabric               691       1,075         797       1,016
  Tobacco, unmanufactured              58         131          68         101
  Toys/games/sporting goods           314       1,500         324       1,791
  Travel goods                         29         371          26         336
  Vegetables and fruits               636         521         580         514
  Vehicles                          3,479       8,627       4,259       8,939
  Watches/clocks/parts                 25         252          24         244
  Wheat                               388          20         508          26
  Wood manufactures                   154         440         166         418

Re-exports                          3,488         (X)       3,614         (X)
  Agricultural commodities            106         (X)          97         (X)
  Manufactured goods                3,309         (X)       3,444         (X)
  Mineral fuels                        25         (X)          36         (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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