
ANNUAL REVISION FOR 1997

PART B:     NOT SEASONALLY ADJUSTED

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

(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.

                                       September                October
             Item                 Exports     Imports     Exports     Imports
                                                                             
Balance of Payment Basis           56,731      77,097      61,351      81,684
Net Adjustments                      -739         266      -1,050         255
Total Census Basis (2)             57,470      76,831      62,402      81,430

Manufactured goods (3)             46,269      64,975      49,595      68,838
Agricultural commodities (3)        4,307       2,781       5,449       2,896
Mineral fuels (3)                     994       6,481       1,206       6,937

Selected commodities (3)       

  ADP equipment; office mach        3,903       7,039       4,008       6,910
  Airplane parts                    1,079         421       1,147         468
  Airplanes                         1,913         441       1,539         453
  Alcoholic bev.,distilled             45         237          41         276
  Aluminum                            316         445         321         494
  Animal feeds                        298          58         347          67
  Artwork/antiques                     75         363          89         534
  Basketware, etc.                    193         303         229         316
  Cereal flour                        110         128         115         149
  Chemicals - cosmetics               411         234         433         253
  Chemicals - dyeing                  288         211         301         223

  Chemicals - fertilizers             196         111         189         124
  Chemicals - inorganic               445         449         457         436
  Chemicals - medicinal               622         755         820         739
  Chemicals - n.e.s.                  948         392         980         399
  Chemicals - organic               1,428       1,418       1,380       1,385
  Chemicals - plastics              1,444         712       1,541         716
  Cigarettes                          366           5         396           6
  Clothing                            736       5,104         806       4,878
  Coal                                292          54         326          57
  Coffee                                1         241           1         244
  Copper                              111         267         124         268
  Cork, wood, lumber                  408         698         406         696
  Corn                                443           4         376           2
  Cotton, raw and linters             116           1         147           2
  Crude fertilizers                   147         118         145         116
  Crude oil                            75       4,593         129       4,968

  Electrical machinery              5,731       7,403       6,324       7,717
  Fish and preparations               235         781         253         833
  Footwear                             69       1,131          71       1,168
  Furniture and bedding               346         926         379       1,070
  Gem diamonds                         13         857           7         707
  General industrial mach           2,594       2,078       2,759       2,304
  Glass                               188         150         184         157
  Glassware                            68         147          76         154
  Gold, nonmonetary                   299         271         282         216
  Hides and skins                     110          10         122          12
  Iron and steel mill prod            496       1,187         520       1,250
  Jewelry                              55         454          72         544
  Lighting, plumbing                  157         279         156         289
  Liquified propane/butane             13          85          20          80
  Live animals                         56         155         103         171

  Meat and preparations               596         217         623         212
  Metal manufactures, n.e.s.          867       1,037         978       1,146
  Metal ores; scrap                   467         352         401         406
  Metalworking machinery              501         548         557         661
  Mineral fuels, other                285         126         287         115
  Natural gas                          19         392          33         509
  Nickel                               27         100          31          83
  Oils/fats, vegetable                100         111         126         111
  Optical goods                       130         206         149         214
  Paper and paperboard                873       1,014         914       1,099
  Petroleum preparations              297       1,145         351       1,116
  Photographic equipment              325         549         334         555
  Plastic articles, n.e.s.            447         494         489         514

  Platinum                             32         254          24         194
  Pottery                              11         169          11         175
  Power generating mach.            2,220       2,143       2,518       2,272
  Printed materials                   427         267         440         285
  Pulp and waste paper                314         227         361         232
  Records/magnetic media              547         379         633         417
  Rice                                 48          22          92          14
  Rubber articles, n.e.s.             108         130         122         141
  Rubber tires and tubes              202         288         218         323
  Scientific instruments            2,005       1,258       2,147       1,364
  Ships, boats                         90          52          96          95
  Silver and bullion                   62          36          29          34

  Soybeans                            336           1       1,257           2
  Spacecraft                          127           1         165         187
  Specialized ind. mach.            2,509       1,583       2,812       1,848
  Sugar                               (-)         139         (-)          23
  Television, VCR, etc.             2,067       3,723       2,361       3,968
  Textile yearn, fabric               776       1,044         838       1,101
  Tobacco, unmanufactured              94          83         133          38
  Toys/games/sporting goods           333       1,989         363       2,163
  Travel goods                         27         349          32         383
  Vegetables and fruits               663         466         736         551
  Vehicles                          4,691       8,916       5,161      10,148
  Watches/clocks/parts                 24         298          31         329
  Wheat                               507          19         384          33
  Wood manufactures                   162         416         165         446

Re-exports                          3,631         (X)       3,842         (X)
  Agricultural commodities            102         (X)         110         (X)
  Manufactured goods                3,428         (X)       3,684         (X)
  Mineral fuels                        67         (X)          16         (X)
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                                        November                December
             Item                 Exports     Imports     Exports     Imports

Balance of Payment Basis           57,494      72,372      59,151      75,172
Net Adjustments                      -670         242        -513         423
Total Census Basis (2)             58,164      72,130      59,664      74,750
Manufactured goods (3)             46,112      60,720      47,784      63,384
Agricultural commodities (3)        5,322       2,749       5,170       3,136
Mineral fuels (3)                     959       6,342       1,212       5,921

Selected commodities (3)        

  ADP equipment; office mach        3,692       6,131       3,980       7,057
  Airplane parts                    1,142         468       1,213         425
  Airplanes                         1,479         250       3,909         554
  Alcoholic bev.,distilled             32         177          33         166
  Aluminum                            309         418         299         562
  Animal feeds                        442          54         506          58
  Artwork/antiques                     83         222         128         276
  Basketware, etc.                    203         276         199         336
  Cereal flour                        106         128         103         119
  Chemicals - cosmetics               405         219         357         237
  Chemicals - dyeing                  273         189         254         217

  Chemicals - fertilizers             243         101         312         136
  Chemicals - inorganic               471         381         454         397
  Chemicals - medicinal               668         816         675         885
  Chemicals - n.e.s.                  867         369         883         393
  Chemicals - organic               1,280       1,350       1,342       1,471
  Chemicals - plastics              1,404         666       1,407         669
  Cigarettes                          472           6         319           6
  Clothing                            718       3,567         595       3,764
  Coal                                281          47         294          79
  Coffee                              (-)         232           1         316
  Copper                              121         247         111         231
  Cork, wood, lumber                  359         639         338         584
  Corn                                386           2         470           3
  Cotton, raw and linters             220           1         295           2
  Crude fertilizers                   132         109         127          98
  Crude oil                            14       4,361         104       4,014

  Electrical machinery              5,613       6,900       5,395       6,949
  Fish and preparations               183         693         138         721
  Footwear                             63       1,034          53       1,030
  Furniture and bedding               353       1,019         308       1,020
  Gem diamonds                         10         656           6         567
  General industrial mach           2,616       2,096       2,469       2,250
  Glass                               178         140         163         138
  Glassware                            69         126          75         120
  Gold, nonmonetary                   233         280         336         244
  Hides and skins                     120          10          91          10
  Iron and steel mill prod            461       1,147         486       1,092
  Jewelry                              64         481          54         384
  Lighting, plumbing                  133         245         123         254
  Liquified propane/butane             29          80          35         118
  Live animals                         64         151          98         139

  Meat and preparations               632         205         542         223
  Metal manufactures, n.e.s.          887       1,002         803       1,036
  Metal ores; scrap                   353         328         344         363
  Metalworking machinery              511         602         512         713
  Mineral fuels, other                236         102         260         121
  Natural gas                          17         630          45         493
  Nickel                               29          90          33         102
  Oils/fats, vegetable                189         118         155         122
  Optical goods                       150         201         147         243
  Paper and paperboard                820       1,044         818       1,001
  Petroleum preparations              357       1,031         429       1,009
  Photographic equipment              288         492         285         563
  Plastic articles, n.e.s.            429         453         386         470

  Platinum                             24         217          52         282
  Pottery                               9         133           7         129
  Power generating mach.            2,216       2,085       2,232       2,093
  Printed materials                   365         243         367         233
  Pulp and waste paper                320         220         334         215
  Records/magnetic media              614         327         609         366
  Rice                                 92          19          95          24
  Rubber articles, n.e.s.             117         125          97         132
  Rubber tires and tubes              186         292         183         311
  Scientific instruments            2,062       1,190       2,155       1,357
  Ships, boats                         58          37          66          47
  Silver and bullion                   43          43         134          52

  Soybeans                          1,100           3         904           3
  Spacecraft                          155         (-)          70          52
  Specialized ind. mach.            2,520       1,675       2,532       1,963
  Sugar                               (-)          31         (-)          63
  Television, VCR, etc.             2,156       3,372       2,271       3,090
  Textile yearn, fabric               771         922         686       1,007
  Tobacco, unmanufactured             107          36         133          64
  Toys/games/sporting goods           332       1,841         304       1,370
  Travel goods                         26         302          23         287
  Vegetables and fruits               689         584         616         743
  Vehicles                          5,238       9,478       4,340       9,949
  Watches/clocks/parts                 27         265          29         230
  Wheat                               344          29         359          29
  Wood manufactures                   165         398         179         382

Re-exports                          3,633         (X)       3,601         (X)
  Agricultural commodities            124         (X)         117         (X)
  Manufactured goods                3,448         (X)       3,427         (X)
  Mineral fuels                        18         (X)          23         (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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