
PART B:     NOT SEASONALLY ADJUSTED


EXHIBIT 15. EXPORTS AND IMPORTS OF GOODS BY PRINCIPAL SITC COMMODITY 
            GROUPINGS - 1998 AND 1997 DATA

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


                                                  1998 DATA
                                        February               January
             Item(1)               Exports    Imports    Exports    Imports

Total Balance of Payment Basis       54,491     69,072     54,720     71,027

Net Adjustments                        -810        217       -629        567

Total Census Basis (2)               55,300     68,855     55,350     70,459

Manufactured goods (3)               44,389     58,981     44,058     59,559
Agricultural commodities (3)          4,628      2,973      4,704      3,038
Mineral fuels (3)                       854      4,789        994      5,749

Selected commodities (3)        

  ADP equipment; office machines      3,186      5,586      3,244      5,757
  Airplane parts                      1,125        457      1,091        375
  Airplanes                           2,286        334      2,062        421
  Alcoholic bev.,distilled               25        148         26        134
  Aluminum                              264        515        314        555
  Animal feeds                          440         51        460         57
  Artwork/antiques                       99        207        101        348
  Basketware, etc.                      201        258        190        300
  Cereal flour                           97         99         86        100
  Chemicals - cosmetics                 373        226        377        205
  Chemicals - dyeing                    281        205        264        185

  Chemicals - fertilizers               267        146        114        136
  Chemicals - inorganic                 385        351        378        400
  Chemicals - medicinal                 692        745        757        777
  Chemicals - n.e.s.                    885        412        892        400
  Chemicals - organic                 1,238      1,454      1,453      1,635
  Chemicals - plastics                1,355        689      1,439        691
  Cigarettes                            325          7        346          7
  Clothing                              674      3,879        616      4,040
  Coal                                  247         46        290         58
  Coffee                                  1        374          1        328
  Copper                                120        243        102        263
  Cork, wood, lumber                    344        604        343        559
  Corn                                  403          4        399          5
  Cotton, raw and linters               282          1        269          1
  Crude fertilizers                     122        101        128        128
  Crude oil                              91      3,066        117      3,809

  Electrical machinery                5,296      6,322      5,431      6,300
  Fish and preparations                 231        578        101        650
  Footwear                               56      1,168         55      1,225
  Furniture and bedding                 332      1,021        317      1,016
  Gem diamonds                            7        688         16        743
  General industrial mach             2,433      2,245      2,357      2,158
  Glass                                 171        131        166        133
  Glassware                              64        115         55        109
  Gold, nonmonetary                     318        322        594        275
  Hides and skins                       100          9         89          9
  Iron and steel mill prod              484      1,142        500      1,229
  Jewelry                                49        340         46        334
  Lighting, plumbing                    112        227        116        239
  Liquified propane/butane               20        111         24        110
  Live animals                           52        136         54        152

  Meat and preparations                 517        217        514        236
  Metal manufactures, n.e.s.            882      1,011        866      1,056
  Metal ores; scrap                     295        307        299        323
  Metalworking machinery                456        546        518        623
  Mineral fuels, other                  241         90        237        119
  Natural gas                            21        557         28        697
  Nickel                                 32         64         31        107
  Oils/fats, vegetable                  173         95        207        120
  Optical goods                         144        191        137        204
  Paper and paperboard                  845      1,000        869      1,037
  Petroleum preparations                223        855        279        893
  Photographic equipment                261        413        264        390
  Plastic articles, n.e.s.              437        459        432        473

  Platinum                               27        176         30        187
  Pottery                                 8        119          7        128
  Power generating mach.              2,161      2,072      2,288      2,035
  Printed materials                     347        227        358        224
  Pulp and waste paper                  276        203        282        233
  Records/magnetic media                465        305        473        322
  Rice                                  143         16        101         18
  Rubber articles, n.e.s.               105        128        102        127
  Rubber tires and tubes                217        309        203        293
  Scientific instruments              2,053      1,150      1,933      1,091
  Ships, boats                          119        132        144        113
  Silver and bullion                    184         79         84         46

  Soybeans                              691          1        673          2
  Spacecraft                             65        (-)        (-)         52
  Specialized ind. mach.              2,309      1,793      2,298      1,796
  Sugar                                 (-)         57        (-)         35
  Television, VCR, etc.               1,880      2,795      1,824      2,791
  Textile yearn, fabric                 765        971        727      1,010
  Tobacco, unmanufactured               111         55        114         73
  Toys/games/sporting goods             281        985        253      1,164
  Travel goods                           23        298         23        296
  Vegetables and fruits                 524        752        539        793
  Vehicles                            4,934      9,745      4,619      8,969
  Watches/clocks/parts                   23        190         20        204
  Wheat                                 283         29        412         23
  Wood manufactures                     160        396        146        378

Re-exports                            3,538        (X)      3,428        (X)
  Agricultural commodities              138        (X)        118        (X)
  Manufactured goods                  3,356        (X)      3,259        (X)
  Mineral fuels                          10        (X)         13        (X)
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                                   Cumulative 1998       Cumulative 1997
             Item(1)               Exports    Imports    Exports    Imports

Total Balance of Payment Basis      109,211    140,099    102,524    132,775

Net Adjustments                      -1,439        785     -1,222        676

Total Census Basis (2)              110,650    139,314    103,746    132,099

Manufactured goods (3)               88,447    118,540     81,021    108,592
Agricultural commodities (3)          9,333      6,010      9,731      5,603
Mineral fuels (3)                     1,848     10,538      2,105     13,762

Selected commodities (3)        

  ADP equipment; office machines      6,431     11,343      6,390     10,509
  Airplane parts                      2,216        832      1,970        692
  Airplanes                           4,349        756      2,675        622
  Alcoholic bev.,distilled               51        283         50        291
  Aluminum                              578      1,069        597        741
  Animal feeds                          900        108        910         95
  Artwork/antiques                      200        555        186        479
  Basketware, etc.                      391        559        373        509
  Cereal flour                          183        199        182        182
  Chemicals - cosmetics                 750        431        774        388
  Chemicals - dyeing                    546        390        485        369

  Chemicals - fertilizers               381        281        533        274
  Chemicals - inorganic                 764        751        742        862
  Chemicals - medicinal               1,449      1,522      1,239      1,236
  Chemicals - n.e.s.                  1,777        812      1,658        759
  Chemicals - organic                 2,691      3,089      2,639      2,767
  Chemicals - plastics                2,794      1,380      2,672      1,241
  Cigarettes                            672         14        702         10
  Clothing                            1,289      7,920      1,226      7,063
  Coal                                  537        105        559         86
  Coffee                                  2        702        (-)        484
  Copper                                222        506        244        503
  Cork, wood, lumber                    687      1,164        902      1,205
  Corn                                  802          9      1,148         13
  Cotton, raw and linters               551          2        545          4
  Crude fertilizers                     250        229        266        213
  Crude oil                             208      6,875        215      8,997

  Electrical machinery               10,727     12,622      9,852     11,637
  Fish and preparations                 332      1,229        408      1,078
  Footwear                              111      2,393        129      2,390
  Furniture and bedding                 650      2,037        580      1,686
  Gem diamonds                           23      1,430         16      1,204
  General industrial mach             4,790      4,403      4,566      4,052
  Glass                                 336        264        338        276
  Glassware                             119        224        124        222
  Gold, nonmonetary                     912        597        587        423
  Hides and skins                       190         18        270         22
  Iron and steel mill prod              984      2,371        869      2,350
  Jewelry                                95        675        123        623
  Lighting, plumbing                    228        466        200        442
  Liquified propane/butane               44        221         69        294
  Live animals                          106        288         75        251

  Meat and preparations               1,031        453      1,041        401
  Metal manufactures, n.e.s.          1,748      2,067      1,565      1,890
  Metal ores; scrap                     594        630        617        573
  Metalworking machinery                974      1,169        744      1,170
  Mineral fuels, other                  478        209        542        408
  Natural gas                            49      1,254         95      1,077
  Nickel                                 63        171         52        168
  Oils/fats, vegetable                  380        215        205        223
  Optical goods                         281        395        268        365
  Paper and paperboard                1,713      2,037      1,668      1,717
  Petroleum preparations                503      1,748        619      2,767
  Photographic equipment                525        803        606        764
  Plastic articles, n.e.s.              869        932        742        873

  Platinum                               57        363         35        242
  Pottery                                15        247         14        248
  Power generating mach.              4,449      4,108      4,259      3,867
  Printed materials                     705        451        715        422
  Pulp and waste paper                  558        436        602        450
  Records/magnetic media                938        627      1,079        627
  Rice                                  244         33        199         33
  Rubber articles, n.e.s.               207        254        179        239
  Rubber tires and tubes                420        602        369        515
  Scientific instruments              3,986      2,240      3,478      1,976
  Ships, boats                          263        245        190        223
  Silver and bullion                    268        125         44         78

  Soybeans                            1,365          3      1,643          3
  Spacecraft                             65         52         78        (-)
  Specialized ind. mach.              4,607      3,589      4,107      2,988
  Sugar                                             92                   203
  Television, VCR, etc.               3,703      5,585      3,186      4,873
  Textile yearn, fabric               1,492      1,981      1,353      1,819
  Tobacco, unmanufactured               225        128        273        213
  Toys/games/sporting goods             534      2,148        555      1,943
  Travel goods                           46        594         56        614
  Vegetables and fruits               1,062      1,545      1,150      1,453
  Vehicles                            9,554     18,714      8,616     18,411
  Watches/clocks/parts                   44        394         44        354
  Wheat                                 695         51        580         68
  Wood manufactures                     306        773        327        630

Re-exports                            6,966        (X)      6,999        (X)
  Agricultural commodities              256        (X)        260        (X)
  Manufactured goods                  6,615        (X)      6,619        (X)
  Mineral fuels                          23        (X)         39        (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 (CB-98-60), Bureau of the Census, Foreign Trade
        Division, FEBRUARY 1998.  For more information, contact Haydn R. 
        Mearkle (301-457-2246) or Richard M. Preuss (301-457-2311), 
        Foreign Trade Division.