
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)               October              September

                                   Exports    Imports    Exports    Imports

Total Balance of Payment Basis       59,829     84,650 (R) 54,694 (R) 79,217

Net Adjustments                      -1,175        563 (R)   -940 (R)    546

Total Census Basis (2)               61,004     84,087 (R) 55,634 (R) 78,672

Manufactured goods (3)               49,387     73,477     45,476     68,907
Agricultural commodities (3)          4,747      2,970      3,363      2,812
Mineral fuels (3)                       771      5,127        780      4,302

Selected commodities (3)        

  ADP equipment; office machines      3,655      6,936      3,504      6,859
  Airplane parts                      1,375        526      1,189        505
  Airplanes                           3,397        782      3,180        569
  Alcoholic bev.,distilled               38        273         36        223
  Aluminum                              328        470        311        473
  Animal feeds                          327         46        230         49
  Artwork/antiques                       65        455         69        331
  Basketware, etc.                      240        326        205        301
  Cereal flour                          133        167        107        143
  Chemicals - cosmetics                 428        258        401        239
  Chemicals - dyeing                    314        210        289        202

  Chemicals - fertilizers               284        122        228        149
  Chemicals - inorganic                 418        446        407        490
  Chemicals - medicinal                 950      1,040        836        907
  Chemicals - n.e.s.                    890        362        853        356
  Chemicals - organic                 1,202      1,488      1,107      1,540
  Chemicals - plastics                1,442        715      1,346        690
  Cigarettes                            364          9        330          6
  Clothing                              808      4,971        713      5,453
  Coal                                  261         68        268         55
  Coffee                                  1        190          1        185
  Copper                                107        245         93        265
  Cork, wood, lumber                    376        664        333        637
  Corn                                  392          3        303          2
  Cotton, raw and linters                92        (-)         98        (-)
  Crude fertilizers                     130        103        142        103
  Crude oil                              52      3,273         36      2,711

  Electrical machinery                6,112      7,057      5,589      6,877
  Fish and preparations                 219        740        221        671
  Footwear                               67      1,133         53      1,093
  Furniture and bedding                 447      1,249        394      1,100
  Gem diamonds                            9        743          9        753
  General industrial mach             2,606      2,430      2,349      2,202
  Glass                                 173        169        172        153
  Glassware                              62        159         58        154
  Gold, nonmonetary                     817        290        528        271
  Hides and skins                        93          9         85          9
  Iron and steel mill prod              471      1,575        427      1,492
  Jewelry                                85        642         65        479
  Lighting, plumbing                    123        330        126        317
  Liquified propane/butane               20         55         13         65
  Live animals                           99        170         28        154
  Meat and preparations                 511        244        466        227
  Metal manufactures, n.e.s.            950      1,199        884      1,122
  Metal ores; scrap                     251        358        299        329
  Metalworking machinery                458        745        400        588
  Mineral fuels, other                  199         96        203         91
  Natural gas                            16        463         19        431
  Nickel                                 33         66         32         59
  Oils/fats, vegetable                  146        113        106        146
  Optical goods                         203        246        154        222
  Paper and paperboard                  823      1,117        777      1,036
  Petroleum preparations                199      1,064        232        850
  Photographic equipment                316        508        300        528
  Plastic articles, n.e.s.              511        532        459        512

  Platinum                               33        242         21        291
  Pottery                                11        172          8        167
  Power generating mach.              2,628      2,806      2,493      2,386
  Printed materials                     441        291        400        282
  Pulp and waste paper                  262        195        264        195
  Records/magnetic media                568        430        487        421
  Rice                                  149         15         70         11
  Rubber articles, n.e.s.               122        147        108        138
  Rubber tires and tubes                242        361        215        323
  Scientific instruments              2,102      1,429      1,834      1,351
  Ships, boats                           77        150         49         63
  Silver and bullion                     14         65         38         53

  Soybeans                              779          6        169          3
  Spacecraft                             76        (-)         57         76
  Specialized ind. mach.              2,255      1,843      2,101      1,651
  Sugar                                 (-)         43        (-)        117
  Television, VCR, etc.               2,040      4,413      2,048      4,117
  Textile yearn, fabric                 795      1,114        735      1,081
  Tobacco, unmanufactured                81         55         77         65
  Toys/games/sporting goods             296      2,463        276      2,076
  Travel goods                           29        397         24        376
  Vegetables and fruits                 748        569        553        513
  Vehicles                            4,524     11,466      4,355      9,925
  Watches/clocks/parts                   32        363         27        321
  Wheat                                 359         27        302         15
  Wood manufactures                     145        509        129        534

Re-exports                            4,171        (X)      3,983        (X)
  Agricultural commodities              100        (X)        100        (X)
  Manufactured goods                  4,018        (X)      3,844        (X)
  Mineral fuels                          19        (X)         10        (X)
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             Item(1)             Cumulative 1998       Cumulative 1997

                                   Exports    Imports    Exports    Imports

Total Balance of Payment Basis      556,047    763,637    562,680    729,735

Net Adjustments                      -9,027      4,438     -8,675      5,945

Total Census Basis (2)              565,075    759,199    571,355    723,790

Manufactured goods (3)              457,059    656,753    456,634    604,824
Agricultural commodities (3)         41,294     29,832     45,146     29,279
Mineral fuels (3)                     8,454     49,163     10,511     66,015

Selected commodities (3)        

  ADP equipment; office machines     33,379     62,901     36,025     61,805
  Airplane parts                     12,352      4,856     10,912      4,024
  Airplanes                          26,925      5,735     20,164      3,753
  Alcoholic bev.,distilled              318      1,868        320      1,843
  Aluminum                            3,011      5,079      3,160      4,578
  Animal feeds                        3,419        508      3,673        536
  Artwork/antiques                      895      3,269        910      3,089
  Basketware, etc.                    2,135      3,166      2,092      2,753
  Cereal flour                        1,035      1,189      1,031      1,081
  Chemicals - cosmetics               4,025      2,405      4,110      2,221
  Chemicals - dyeing                  2,924      2,108      2,767      2,079

  Chemicals - fertilizers             2,655      1,323      2,568      1,137
  Chemicals - inorganic               3,944      4,312      4,338      4,354
  Chemicals - medicinal               7,900      8,797      6,743      7,046
  Chemicals - n.e.s.                  9,071      4,055      9,410      4,059
  Chemicals - organic                12,624     15,533     13,787     14,053
  Chemicals - plastics               14,023      7,218     14,464      6,902
  Cigarettes                          3,602         86      3,626         63
  Clothing                            7,201     45,782      7,083     41,077
  Coal                                2,712        617      3,011        529
  Coffee                                  9      2,635          5      3,027
  Copper                              1,091      2,547      1,208      2,775
  Cork, wood, lumber                  3,418      6,415      4,449      6,956
  Corn                                3,643        129      4,570         97
  Cotton, raw and linters             1,973          6      2,201         17
  Crude fertilizers                   1,352      1,100      1,362      1,127
  Crude oil                             591     32,147        921     45,851

  Electrical machinery               54,394     66,208     54,808     66,522
  Fish and preparations               1,841      6,686      2,303      6,273
  Footwear                              609     11,812        684     11,962
  Furniture and bedding               3,616     10,894      3,281      9,105
  Gem diamonds                           91      7,285         93      6,373
  General industrial mach            25,192     23,960     25,518     21,975
  Glass                               1,680      1,479      1,784      1,473
  Glassware                             609      1,355        669      1,308
  Gold, nonmonetary                   4,484      3,023      5,105      2,511
  Hides and skins                       973         94      1,293        110
  Iron and steel mill prod            4,652     14,494      4,690     12,047
  Jewelry                               606      4,256        611      3,722
  Lighting, plumbing                  1,181      2,786      1,278      2,445
  Liquified propane/butane              156        807        234        960
  Live animals                          489      1,441        523      1,365
  Meat and preparations               5,422      2,352      5,711      2,228
  Metal manufactures, n.e.s.          8,913     11,234      8,618     10,204
  Metal ores; scrap                   2,967      3,465      3,965      3,465
  Metalworking machinery              4,460      6,649      4,679      6,010
  Mineral fuels, other                2,199        974      2,858      1,641
  Natural gas                           213      4,369        213      4,354
  Nickel                                312        781        285        952
  Oils/fats, vegetable                1,456      1,113      1,054      1,142
  Optical goods                       1,585      2,266      1,400      2,048
  Paper and paperboard                8,426     10,681      8,646      9,652
  Petroleum preparations              2,454      9,340      3,114     11,864
  Photographic equipment              2,934      4,709      3,293      4,704
  Plastic articles, n.e.s.            4,610      5,124      4,276      4,754

  Platinum                              317      2,502        361      1,474
  Pottery                                85      1,449         84      1,421
  Power generating mach.             23,611     23,199     22,773     20,423
  Printed materials                   3,898      2,564      3,873      2,395
  Pulp and waste paper                2,882      2,084      3,214      2,204
  Records/magnetic media              4,947      3,633      5,592      3,443
  Rice                                1,005        146        746        173
  Rubber articles, n.e.s.             1,083      1,369      1,042      1,296
  Rubber tires and tubes              2,143      3,382      2,025      2,814
  Scientific instruments             20,074     12,761     19,822     11,422
  Ships, boats                        1,267        975      1,242        791
  Silver and bullion                    581        553        464        377

  Soybeans                            3,700         50      5,475         80
  Spacecraft                            857        142        769        187
  Specialized ind. mach.             23,223     19,278     24,110     17,544
  Sugar                                   2        638          2        862
  Television, VCR, etc.              19,343     35,152     19,666     30,309
  Textile yearn, fabric               7,609     10,868      7,518     10,022
  Tobacco, unmanufactured             1,156        712      1,307      1,029
  Toys/games/sporting goods           2,815     15,402      3,192     14,163
  Travel goods                          257      3,369        281      3,252
  Vegetables and fruits               6,046      6,910      6,168      6,425
  Vehicles                           44,658     98,160     46,092     93,500
  Watches/clocks/parts                  249      2,666        253      2,343
  Wheat                               3,077        242      3,493        301
  Wood manufactures                   1,439      4,730      1,615      3,888

Re-exports                           37,432        (X)     36,919        (X)
  Agricultural commodities            1,182        (X)      1,198        (X)
  Manufactured goods                 35,811        (X)     35,082        (X)
  Mineral fuels                          98        (X)        243        (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-98-235), Bureau of the Census, Foreign Trade
        Division, October 1998.  For more information, contact Haydn R. 
        Mearkle (301-457-2246) or Richard M. Preuss (301-457-2311), 
        Foreign Trade Division.