
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)              November               October

                                   Exports    Imports    Exports    Imports

Total Balance of Payment Basis       56,388     78,655 (R) 60,249 (R)_84,616

Net Adjustments                      -1,567        508 (R) -1,202 (R)    556

Total Census Basis (2)               57,955     78,147 (R) 61,451 (R) 84,061

Manufactured goods (3)               46,705     68,449     49,387     73,477
Agricultural commodities (3)          4,577      2,830      4,747      2,970
Mineral fuels (3)                       694      4,579        771      5,127

Selected commodities (3)        

  ADP equipment; office machines      3,374      6,928      3,655      6,936
  Airplane parts                      1,404        546      1,375        526
  Airplanes                           3,499        626      3,397        782
  Alcoholic bev.,distilled               39        235         38        273
  Aluminum                              295        457        328        470
  Animal feeds                          313         46        327         46
  Artwork/antiques                      119        333         65        455
  Basketware, etc.                      221        335        240        326
  Cereal flour                          112        145        133        167
  Chemicals - cosmetics                 363        237        428        258
  Chemicals - dyeing                    287        182        314        210

  Chemicals - fertilizers               262        102        284        122
  Chemicals - inorganic                 423        375        418        446
  Chemicals - medicinal                 773      1,042        950      1,040
  Chemicals - n.e.s.                    854        378        890        362
  Chemicals - organic                 1,064      1,398      1,202      1,488
  Chemicals - plastics                1,301        666      1,442        715
  Cigarettes                            306          7        364          9
  Clothing                              676      3,926        808      4,971
  Coal                                  228         51        261         68
  Coffee                                           185          1        190
  Copper                                 95        290        107        245
  Cork, wood, lumber                    334        626        376        664
  Corn                                  456          8        392          3
  Cotton, raw and linters               260          2         92        (-)
  Crude fertilizers                     124        102        130        103
  Crude oil                              38      2,958         52      3,273

  Electrical machinery                5,399      6,738      6,112      7,057
  Fish and preparations                 182        680        219        740
  Footwear                               54      1,048         67      1,133
  Furniture and bedding                 413      1,231        447      1,249
  Gem diamonds                           15        699          9        743
  General industrial mach             2,433      2,391      2,606      2,430
  Glass                                 165        152        173        169
  Glassware                              56        129         62        159
  Gold, nonmonetary                     660        270        817        290
  Hides and skins                        81          8         93          9
  Iron and steel mill prod              414      1,470        471      1,575
  Jewelry                                87        594         85        642
  Lighting, plumbing                    112        322        123        330
  Liquified propane/butane               23         58         20         55
  Live animals                           94        168         99        170
  Meat and preparations                 490        245        511        244
  Metal manufactures, n.e.s.            902      1,140        950      1,199
  Metal ores; scrap                     311        308        251        358
  Metalworking machinery                387        630        458        745
  Mineral fuels, other                  188         76        199         96
  Natural gas                            16        507         16        463
  Nickel                                 27         65         33         66
  Oils/fats, vegetable                  150        100        146        113
  Optical goods                         151        236        203        246
  Paper and paperboard                  760      1,064        823      1,117
  Petroleum preparations                170        871        199      1,064
  Photographic equipment                270        487        316        508
  Plastic articles, n.e.s.              485        512        511        532

  Platinum                               49        241         33        242
  Pottery                                 9        143         11        172
  Power generating mach.              2,480      2,469      2,628      2,806
  Printed materials                     383        267        441        291
  Pulp and waste paper                  278        180        262        195
  Records/magnetic media                543        390        568        430
  Rice                                  116         16        149         15
  Rubber articles, n.e.s.               105        137        122        147
  Rubber tires and tubes                214        345        242        361
  Scientific instruments              2,005      1,360      2,102      1,429
  Ships, boats                          295         49         77        150
  Silver and bullion                     27         64         14         65

  Soybeans                              619          3        779          6
  Spacecraft                            184        (-)         76        (-)
  Specialized ind. mach.              1,932      1,771      2,255      1,843
  Sugar                                 (-)         34        (-)         43
  Television, VCR, etc.               1,947      3,918      2,040      4,413
  Textile yearn, fabric                 727        991        795      1,114
  Tobacco, unmanufactured               147         38         81         55
  Toys/games/sporting goods             264      1,982        296      2,463
  Travel goods                           24        315         29        397
  Vegetables and fruits                 664        640        748        569
  Vehicles                            4,693     11,188      4,524     11,466
  Watches/clocks/parts                   34        310         32        363
  Wheat                                 286         20        359         27
  Wood manufactures                     127        467        145        509

Re-exports                            4,140        (X)      4,171        (X)
  Agricultural commodities              104        (X)        100        (X)
  Manufactured goods                  3,991        (X)      4,018        (X)
  Mineral fuels                           9        (X)         19        (X)
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             Item(1)             Cumulative 1998       Cumulative 1997

                                   Exports    Imports    Exports    Imports

Total Balance of Payment Basis      612,855    842,258    620,174    802,107

Net Adjustments                     -10,622      4,939     -9,345      6,186

Total Census Basis (2)              623,477    837,320    629,519    795,921

Manufactured goods (3)              503,764    725,201    502,745    665,544
Agricultural commodities (3)         45,871     32,661     50,468     32,028
Mineral fuels (3)                     9,149     53,742     11,469     72,357

Selected commodities (3)        

  ADP equipment; office machines     36,753     69,829     39,718     67,936
  Airplane parts                     13,757      5,402     12,054      4,492
  Airplanes                          30,424      6,361     21,643      4,003
  Alcoholic bev.,distilled              357      2,104        352      2,020
  Aluminum                            3,305      5,535      3,469      4,996
  Animal feeds                        3,733        555      4,115        589
  Artwork/antiques                    1,014      3,602        993      3,311
  Basketware, etc.                    2,356      3,502      2,295      3,028
  Cereal flour                        1,147      1,335      1,137      1,210
  Chemicals - cosmetics               4,388      2,642      4,515      2,440
  Chemicals - dyeing                  3,210      2,289      3,040      2,268

  Chemicals - fertilizers             2,917      1,424      2,811      1,237
  Chemicals - inorganic               4,367      4,687      4,809      4,735
  Chemicals - medicinal               8,673      9,839      7,411      7,862
  Chemicals - n.e.s.                  9,925      4,433     10,277      4,428
  Chemicals - organic                13,688     16,931     15,067     15,403
  Chemicals - plastics               15,324      7,885     15,867      7,568
  Cigarettes                          3,907         94      4,098         69
  Clothing                            7,877     49,708      7,801     44,644
  Coal                                2,941        668      3,292        576
  Coffee                                  9      2,820          6      3,260
  Copper                              1,186      2,837      1,329      3,022
  Cork, wood, lumber                  3,752      7,041      4,808      7,595
  Corn                                4,099        137      4,955        100
  Cotton, raw and linters             2,233          9      2,421         18
  Crude fertilizers                   1,475      1,202      1,494      1,236
  Crude oil                             629     35,105        935     50,212

  Electrical machinery               59,793     72,947     60,421     73,422
  Fish and preparations               2,023      7,366      2,486      6,967
  Footwear                              663     12,860        747     12,996
  Furniture and bedding               4,029     12,126      3,634     10,124
  Gem diamonds                          106      7,984        102      7,029
  General industrial mach            27,625     26,351     28,135     24,072
  Glass                               1,844      1,631      1,962      1,612
  Glassware                             665      1,484        738      1,433
  Gold, nonmonetary                   5,144      3,293      5,338      2,791
  Hides and skins                     1,054        102      1,413        120
  Iron and steel mill prod            5,065     15,964      5,152     13,193
  Jewelry                               692      4,850        675      4,203
  Lighting, plumbing                  1,293      3,107      1,411      2,690
  Liquified propane/butane              179        865        263      1,041
  Live animals                          583      1,609        587      1,516
  Meat and preparations               5,912      2,598      6,343      2,433
  Metal manufactures, n.e.s.          9,815     12,374      9,505     11,206
  Metal ores; scrap                   3,278      3,773      4,318      3,793
  Metalworking machinery              4,848      7,279      5,190      6,611
  Mineral fuels, other                2,387      1,050      3,094      1,742
  Natural gas                           229      4,875        230      4,984
  Nickel                                338        846        314      1,042
  Oils/fats, vegetable                1,606      1,213      1,243      1,260
  Optical goods                       1,736      2,502      1,551      2,249
  Paper and paperboard                9,186     11,745      9,466     10,696
  Petroleum preparations              2,624     10,211      3,471     12,895
  Photographic equipment              3,204      5,195      3,581      5,196
  Plastic articles, n.e.s.            5,095      5,636      4,706      5,206

  Platinum                              367      2,744        385      1,690
  Pottery                                94      1,592         93      1,554
  Power generating mach.             26,091     25,668     24,989     22,508
  Printed materials                   4,281      2,831      4,238      2,637
  Pulp and waste paper                3,160      2,264      3,535      2,423
  Records/magnetic media              5,490      4,023      6,206      3,770
  Rice                                1,121        163        839        193
  Rubber articles, n.e.s.             1,188      1,505      1,158      1,422
  Rubber tires and tubes              2,357      3,727      2,211      3,106
  Scientific instruments             22,079     14,121     21,884     12,612
  Ships, boats                        1,562      1,025      1,300        828
  Silver and bullion                    609        618        506        420

  Soybeans                            4,319         53      6,575         83
  Spacecraft                          1,041        142        924        187
  Specialized ind. mach.             25,155     21,049     26,630     19,219
  Sugar                                   2        671          3        893
  Television, VCR, etc.              21,290     39,070     21,822     33,682
  Textile yearn, fabric               8,336     11,859      8,289     10,944
  Tobacco, unmanufactured             1,303        750      1,414      1,065
  Toys/games/sporting goods           3,080     17,384      3,524     16,004
  Travel goods                          280      3,684        307      3,554
  Vegetables and fruits               6,710      7,550      6,857      7,009
  Vehicles                           49,351    109,347     51,329    102,977
  Watches/clocks/parts                  283      2,975        280      2,608
  Wheat                               3,363        262      3,837        330
  Wood manufactures                   1,566      5,197      1,779      4,286

Re-exports                           41,572        (X)     40,552        (X)
  Agricultural commodities            1,286        (X)      1,322        (X)
  Manufactured goods                 39,802        (X)     38,530        (X)
  Mineral fuels                         107        (X)        261        (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-99-14), Bureau of the Census, Foreign Trade
        Division, November 1998.  For more information, contact Haydn R. 
        Mearkle (301-457-2246) or Richard M. Preuss (301-457-2311), 
        Foreign Trade Division.