
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
                                         May                    April
           Item(1)              Exports     Imports     Exports      Imports

Total Balance of Payment Basis    55,516      74,153   (R) 56,215  (R)  76,148

Net Adjustments                     -742         286   (R)   -655  (R)     322

Total Census Basis (2)            56,258      73,868   (R) 56,869  (R)  75,826

Manufactured goods (3)            46,040      63,615       46,211       65,224
Agricultural commodities (3)       3,827       2,917        4,141        3,246
Mineral fuels (3)                    882       4,971          874        5,129

Selected commodities (3)        

  ADP equip.; office machines      3,118       5,926        3,170        5,972
  Airplane parts                   1,188         549        1,297          462
  Airplanes                        2,783         641        2,256          492
  Alcoholic bev.,distilled            34         179           29          173
  Aluminum                           300         499          299          526
  Animal feeds                       306          47          377           51
  Artwork/antiques                   111         295           97          379
  Basketware, etc.                   216         313          221          345
  Cereal flour                        96         110          100          111
  Chemicals - cosmetics              383         219          397          233
  Chemicals - dyeing                 312         201          292          225

  Chemicals - fertilizers            224         141          259          174
  Chemicals - inorganic              452         474          416          391
  Chemicals - medicinal              815         810          671          856
  Chemicals - n.e.s.                 936         419          963          445
  Chemicals - organic              1,338       1,378        1,294        1,757
  Chemicals - plastics             1,429         731        1,401          731
  Cigarettes                         416           7          333           10
  Clothing                           726       3,718          713        3,621
  Coal                               305          53          264           61
  Coffee                                         268            1          289
  Copper                             110         281          124          273
  Cork, wood, lumber                 339         623          319          667
  Corn                               335           8          327           69
  Cotton, raw and linters            161           3          234            1
  Crude fertilizers                  147         139          140           92
  Crude oil                           60       3,294           77        3,576

  Electrical machinery             5,274       6,347        5,381        6,608
  Fish and preparations              127         679          138          618
  Footwear                            56       1,130           64        1,040
  Furniture and bedding              362       1,110          366        1,151
  Gem diamonds                         8         701            8          631
  General industrial mach          2,662       2,427        2,643        2,638
  Glass                              176         148          172          150
  Glassware                           56         122           58          127
  Gold, nonmonetary                  365         408          287          314
  Hides and skins                     95          10          102           11
  Iron and steel mill prod           451       1,523          506        1,410
  Jewelry                             50         409           64          419
  Lighting, plumbing                 104         272          112          267
  Liquified propane/butane            13          91           14           89
  Live animals                        40         139           55          158

  Meat and preparations              589         211          575          223
  Metal manufactures, n.e.s.         881       1,155          902        1,164
  Metal ores; scrap                  298         364          332          351
  Metalworking machinery             424         632          426          666
  Mineral fuels, other               213          82          234           76
  Natural gas                         12         351           21          321
  Nickel                              36          82           29           93
  Oils/fats, vegetable               117         101          139          108
  Optical goods                      169         230          149          232
  Paper and paperboard               865       1,096          877        1,085
  Petroleum preparations             272       1,017          252          920
  Photographic equipment             288         422          288          481
  Plastic articles, n.e.s.           471         527          468          534

  Platinum                            38         217           38          396
  Pottery                              8         124            9          133
  Power generating mach.           2,279       2,274        2,272        2,388
  Printed materials                  384         230          392          256
  Pulp and waste paper               290         179          309          209
  Records/magnetic media             460         324          499          345
  Rice                                71          15           92           17
  Rubber articles, n.e.s.            111         138          115          143
  Rubber tires and tubes             198         341          216          340
  Scientific instruments           2,008       1,232        2,041        1,322
  Ships, boats                       225          77          111           88
  Silver and bullion                  40          51           63           57

  Soybeans                           195           8          253           11
  Spacecraft                         (-)         (-)          111          (-) 
  Specialized ind. mach.           2,333       1,977        2,488        2,139
  Sugar                                           67                        62
  Television, VCR, etc.            1,938       3,383        1,912        3,206
  Textile yearn, fabric              800       1,078          774        1,111
  Tobacco, unmanufactured            149          67          199          123
  Toys/games/sporting goods          284       1,270          312        1,261
  Travel goods                        30         318           24          311
  Vegetables and fruits              623         700          603          800
  Vehicles                         4,877      10,191        5,237       10,402
  Watches/clocks/parts                25         257           24          277
  Wheat                              272          28          262           25
  Wood manufactures                  143         469          147          480

Re-exports                         3,556         (X)        3,707          (X) 
  Agricultural commodities           125         (X)          141          (X) 
  Manufactured goods               3,391         (X)        3,526          (X) 
  Mineral fuels                        5         (X)            5          (X) 
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                                 Cumulative  1998         Cumulative 1997
           Item(1)             Exports     Imports      Exports      Imports

Total Balance of Payment Basi    282,320     369,046      277,908      350,030
Net Adjustments                   -3,722       1,919       -3,955        4,059
Total Census Basis (2)           286,042     367,126      281,863      345,971

Manufactured goods (3)           231,186     315,175      224,198      286,070
Agricultural commodities (3)      21,928      15,525       23,314       15,077
Mineral fuels (3)                  4,467      25,409        5,066       33,840

Selected commodities (3)        

  ADP equip.; office machines     16,454      30,019       17,096       28,517
  Airplane parts                   5,920       2,333        5,316        1,902
  Airplanes                       12,804       2,421       11,053        1,411
  Alcoholic bev.,distilled           141         813          147          824
  Aluminum                         1,492       2,630        1,579        2,290
  Animal feeds                     2,041         261        2,108          249
  Artwork/antiques                   501       1,600          437        1,467
  Basketware, etc.                 1,049       1,517        1,025        1,280
  Cereal flour                       479         533          503          480
  Chemicals - cosmetics            1,973       1,145        2,029        1,021
  Chemicals - dyeing               1,456       1,049        1,328          998

  Chemicals - fertilizers          1,126         761        1,319          677
  Chemicals - inorganic            2,011       2,094        2,119        2,125
  Chemicals - medicinal            3,641       4,092        3,353        3,273
  Chemicals - n.e.s.               4,652       2,131        4,597        2,073
  Chemicals - organic              6,679       7,952        6,840        7,034
  Chemicals - plastics             7,192       3,626        7,057        3,373
  Cigarettes                       1,794          41        1,795           30
  Clothing                         3,488      19,181        3,404       16,980
  Coal                             1,386         277        1,459          244
  Coffee                               4       1,601            3        1,504
  Copper                             592       1,337          617        1,371
  Cork, wood, lumber               1,722       3,132        2,317        3,358
  Corn                             1,882         113        2,644           78
  Cotton, raw and linters          1,256           6        1,365            9
  Crude fertilizers                  672         581          663          579
  Crude oil                          397      16,950          447       22,875

  Electrical machinery            27,089      32,741       26,064       31,167
  Fish and preparations              844       3,115        1,123        2,702
  Footwear                           299       5,645          349        5,724
  Furniture and bedding            1,766       5,449        1,565        4,388
  Gem diamonds                        45       3,525           43        2,957
  General industrial mach         12,840      12,133       12,583       11,097
  Glass                              857         717          896          733
  Glassware                          301         605          324          588
  Gold, nonmonetary                1,971       1,703        3,221        1,350
  Hides and skins                    513          49          667           58
  Iron and steel mill prod         2,460       6,590        2,286        5,993
  Jewelry                            265       1,933          311        1,735
  Lighting, plumbing                 565       1,242          564        1,089
  Liquified propane/butane            88         478          143          577
  Live animals                       241         742          210          681

  Meat and preparations            2,766       1,128        2,729        1,123
  Metal manufactures, n.e.s.       4,498       5,536        4,157        4,989
  Metal ores; scrap                1,529       1,715        1,756        1,600
  Metalworking machinery           2,330       3,170        2,166        3,061
  Mineral fuels, other             1,169         458        1,422          983
  Natural gas                        110       2,299           99        2,353
  Nickel                             158         460          140          523
  Oils/fats, vegetable               788         539          517          572
  Optical goods                      764       1,097          699          987
  Paper and paperboard             4,368       5,318        4,292        4,582
  Petroleum preparations           1,257       4,578        1,446        6,456
  Photographic equipment           1,424       2,206        1,649        2,085
  Plastic articles, n.e.s.         2,284       2,506        2,039        2,279

  Platinum                           159       1,159          139          600
  Pottery                             40         642           41          611
  Power generating mach.          11,469      11,261       11,366       10,152
  Printed materials                1,884       1,190        1,830        1,094
  Pulp and waste paper             1,464       1,043        1,525        1,078
  Records/magnetic media           2,468       1,635        2,824        1,588
  Rice                               527          81          419           85
  Rubber articles, n.e.s.            547         686          497          636
  Rubber tires and tubes           1,075       1,652          991        1,341
  Scientific instruments          10,343       6,158        9,731        5,333
  Ships, boats                       698         581          503          494
  Silver and bullion                 462         293          129          193

  Soybeans                         2,219          27        3,102           33
  Spacecraft                         448          66          331          (-) 
  Specialized ind. mach.          12,070       9,982       11,373        8,590
  Sugar                                1         250            1          428
  Television, VCR, etc.            9,719      15,439        9,011       13,235
  Textile yearn, fabric            3,911       5,274        3,658        4,744
  Tobacco, unmanufactured            731         383          815          564
  Toys/games/sporting goods        1,463       5,866        1,541        5,336
  Travel goods                       129       1,522          143        1,466
  Vegetables and fruits            2,904       3,956        2,930        3,755
  Vehicles                        25,069      50,331       23,542       47,551
  Watches/clocks/parts               117       1,166          122          991
  Wheat                            1,500         136        1,403          172
  Wood manufactures                  746       2,170          804        1,768

Re-exports                        18,302         (X)       18,514          (X) 
  Agricultural commodities           670         (X)          659          (X) 
  Manufactured goods              17,421         (X)       17,565          (X) 
  Mineral fuels                       36         (X)           81          (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).

SOURCE: Report FT900 (CB-98-120), Bureau of the Census, Foreign Trade
        Division, MAY 1998.  For more information, contact Haydn R. 
        Mearkle (301-457-2246) or Richard M. Preuss (301-457-2311), 
        Foreign Trade Division.