
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
              Item(1)                      June                 May
                                     Exports   Imports   Exports   Imports

Total Balance of Payment Basis        56,055    77,602 (R)55,905 (R)74,288

Net Adjustments                         -907       354   (R)-756    (R)288

Total Census Basis (2)                56,962    77,248 (R)56,661 (R)74,000

Manufactured goods (3)                46,589    66,926    46,040    63,615
Agricultural commodities (3)           3,864     3,048     3,827     2,917
Mineral fuels (3)                        816     4,830       882     4,971

Selected commodities (3)        

  ADP equipment; office machines       3,557     6,461     3,118     5,926
  Airplane parts                       1,231       518     1,188       549
  Airplanes                            3,061       740     2,783       641
  Alcoholic bev.,distilled                31       196        34       179
  Aluminum                               299       557       300       499
  Animal feeds                           279        55       306        47
  Artwork/antiques                       124       246       111       295
  Basketware, etc.                       221       370       216       313
  Cereal flour                           102       114        96       110
  Chemicals - cosmetics                  413       256       383       219
  Chemicals - dyeing                     302       218       312       201

  Chemicals - fertilizers                405        92       224       141
  Chemicals - inorganic                  361       399       452       474
  Chemicals - medicinal                  929       974       815       810
  Chemicals - n.e.s.                     889       414       936       419
  Chemicals - organic                  1,213     1,534     1,338     1,378
  Chemicals - plastics                 1,419       741     1,429       731
  Cigarettes                             384        10       416         7
  Clothing                               719     4,950       726     3,718
  Coal                                   274        79       305        53
  Coffee                                   1       240                 268
  Copper                                 107       235       110       281
  Cork, wood, lumber                     340       647       339       623
  Corn                                   358         5       335         8
  Cotton, raw and linters                194                 161         3
  Crude fertilizers                      134       111       147       139
  Crude oil                               27     3,154        60     3,294

  Electrical machinery                 5,334     6,585     5,274     6,347
  Fish and preparations                  132       722       127       679
  Footwear                                71     1,320        56     1,130
  Furniture and bedding                  345     1,060       362     1,110
  Gem diamonds                             8       684         8       701
  General industrial mach              2,555     2,509     2,662     2,427
  Glass                                  169       151       176       148
  Glassware                               68       144        56       122
  Gold, nonmonetary                      395       305       365       408
  Hides and skins                         98         9        95        10
  Iron and steel mill prod               453     1,545       451     1,523
  Jewelry                                 68       428        50       409
  Lighting, plumbing                     121       294       104       272
  Liquified propane/butane                10        81        13        91
  Live animals                            33       127        40       139
  Meat and preparations                  571       267       589       211
  Metal manufactures, n.e.s.             897     1,171       881     1,155
  Metal ores; scrap                      272       353       298       364
  Metalworking machinery                 465       725       424       632
  Mineral fuels, other                   198       121       213        82
  Natural gas                             21       369        12       351
  Nickel                                  28        94        36        82
  Oils/fats, vegetable                   143       116       117       101
  Optical goods                          158       249       169       230
  Paper and paperboard                   838     1,119       865     1,096
  Petroleum preparations                 274       941       272     1,017
  Photographic equipment                 294       478       288       422
  Plastic articles, n.e.s.               461       537       471       527

  Platinum                                39       355        38       217
  Pottery                                  9       142         8       124
  Power generating mach.               2,477     2,387     2,279     2,274
  Printed materials                      394       250       384       230
  Pulp and waste paper                   308       208       290       179
  Records/magnetic media                 516       366       460       324
  Rice                                   116        11        71        15
  Rubber articles, n.e.s.                107       139       111       138
  Rubber tires and tubes                 202       365       198       341
  Scientific instruments               2,019     1,285     2,008     1,232
  Ships, boats                           107        61       225        77
  Silver and bullion                      20        40        40        51

  Soybeans                               164         5       195         8
  Spacecraft                              91       (-)       (-)       (-)
  Specialized ind. mach.               2,345     1,979     2,333     1,977
  Sugar                                             88                  67
  Television, VCR, etc.                1,935     3,635     1,938     3,383
  Textile yearn, fabric                  767     1,162       800     1,078
  Tobacco, unmanufactured                109        78       149        67
  Toys/games/sporting goods              282     1,405       284     1,270
  Travel goods                            30       365        30       318
  Vegetables and fruits                  666       736       623       700
  Vehicles                             4,426     9,547     4,877    10,191
  Watches/clocks/parts                    24       261        25       257
  Wheat                                  266        21       272        28
  Wood manufactures                      143       503       143       469

Re-exports                             3,800       (X)     3,556       (X)
  Agricultural commodities               119       (X)       125       (X)
  Manufactured goods                   3,637       (X)     3,391       (X)
  Mineral fuels                            9       (X)         5       (X)
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              Item(1)               Cumulative 1998     Cumulative 1997
                                    Exports   Imports   Exports   Imports

Total Balance of Payment Basis       338,764   446,781   335,115   422,578

Net Adjustments                       -4,643     2,275    -4,797     4,951

Total Census Basis (2)               343,407   444,506   339,912   417,627

Manufactured goods (3)               277,775   382,101   271,264   346,383
Agricultural commodities (3)          25,792    18,574    27,284    17,937
Mineral fuels (3)                      5,283    30,238     6,065    39,955

Selected commodities (3)        

  ADP equipment; office machines      20,011    36,480    20,914    34,973
  Airplane parts                       7,151     2,851     6,447     2,351
  Airplanes                           15,865     3,160    13,072     1,828
  Alcoholic bev.,distilled               172     1,009       177       982
  Aluminum                             1,791     3,187     1,889     2,757
  Animal feeds                         2,320       316     2,438       302
  Artwork/antiques                       625     1,847       621     1,704
  Basketware, etc.                     1,270     1,888     1,253     1,564
  Cereal flour                           581       647       601       583
  Chemicals - cosmetics                2,386     1,401     2,438     1,250
  Chemicals - dyeing                   1,758     1,266     1,611     1,221

  Chemicals - fertilizers              1,531       853     1,625       741
  Chemicals - inorganic                2,373     2,493     2,566     2,535
  Chemicals - medicinal                4,570     5,066     4,019     3,923
  Chemicals - n.e.s.                   5,541     2,546     5,598     2,490
  Chemicals - organic                  7,892     9,486     8,270     8,339
  Chemicals - plastics                 8,611     4,367     8,541     4,081
  Cigarettes                           2,177        52     2,130        38
  Clothing                             4,207    24,131     4,106    21,100
  Coal                                 1,660       356     1,746       298
  Coffee                                   5     1,840         3     1,855
  Copper                                 699     1,572       739     1,635
  Cork, wood, lumber                   2,063     3,780     2,783     4,110
  Corn                                 2,240       119     3,013        84
  Cotton, raw and linters              1,450         6     1,583        11
  Crude fertilizers                      806       691       797       688
  Crude oil                              424    20,104       533    27,160

  Electrical machinery                32,423    39,326    31,551    37,793
  Fish and preparations                  975     3,837     1,327     3,305
  Footwear                               371     6,965       412     7,039
  Furniture and bedding                2,111     6,508     1,905     5,282
  Gem diamonds                            53     4,209        57     3,480
  General industrial mach             15,395    14,643    15,091    13,325
  Glass                                1,026       868     1,074       881
  Glassware                              370       749       394       716
  Gold, nonmonetary                    2,367     2,009     3,968     1,562
  Hides and skins                        611        58       801        69
  Iron and steel mill prod             2,913     8,135     2,736     7,190
  Jewelry                                333     2,361       373     2,049
  Lighting, plumbing                     686     1,536       687     1,331
  Liquified propane/butane                98       559       163       648
  Live animals                           273       870       252       793
  Meat and preparations                3,337     1,395     3,287     1,366
  Metal manufactures, n.e.s.           5,395     6,708     5,022     5,983
  Metal ores; scrap                    1,801     2,068     2,159     1,936
  Metalworking machinery               2,795     3,896     2,599     3,654
  Mineral fuels, other                 1,367       579     1,683     1,152
  Natural gas                            131     2,668       122     2,731
  Nickel                                 186       554       172       597
  Oils/fats, vegetable                   931       655       586       688
  Optical goods                          922     1,346       843     1,207
  Paper and paperboard                 5,207     6,438     5,130     5,571
  Petroleum preparations               1,531     5,519     1,759     7,531
  Photographic equipment               1,718     2,684     2,000     2,583
  Plastic articles, n.e.s.             2,745     3,043     2,473     2,764

  Platinum                               198     1,514       201       724
  Pottery                                 49       784        48       746
  Power generating mach.              13,946    13,648    13,768    12,014
  Printed materials                    2,278     1,440     2,206     1,312
  Pulp and waste paper                 1,772     1,251     1,855     1,296
  Records/magnetic media               2,984     2,001     3,401     1,928
  Rice                                   643        93       496       101
  Rubber articles, n.e.s.                654       825       602       768
  Rubber tires and tubes               1,277     2,017     1,179     1,625
  Scientific instruments              12,362     7,443    11,727     6,482
  Ships, boats                           805       641       699       561
  Silver and bullion                     482       333       287       237

  Soybeans                             2,382        32     3,388        50
  Spacecraft                             539        66       332       (-)
  Specialized ind. mach.              14,415    11,960    13,813    10,474
  Sugar                                    1       338         1       489
  Television, VCR, etc.               11,654    19,074    11,023    16,201
  Textile yearn, fabric                4,677     6,436     4,416     5,786
  Tobacco, unmanufactured                839       461       954       676
  Toys/games/sporting goods            1,745     7,271     1,858     6,721
  Travel goods                           159     1,887       168     1,813
  Vegetables and fruits                3,570     4,692     3,552     4,373
  Vehicles                            29,495    59,878    28,501    56,869
  Watches/clocks/parts                   142     1,426       149     1,220
  Wheat                                1,766       157     1,706       204
  Wood manufactures                      889     2,672       967     2,168

Re-exports                            22,102       (X)    22,344       (X)
  Agricultural commodities               790       (X)       784       (X)
  Manufactured goods                  21,058       (X)    21,218       (X)
  Mineral fuels                           44       (X)        99       (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-98-148), Bureau of the Census, Foreign Trade
        Division, JUNE 1998.  For more information, contact Haydn R. 
        Mearkle (301-457-2246) or Richard M. Preuss (301-457-2311), 
        Foreign Trade Division.