
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
            Item(1)             December              November

                                 Exports    Imports    Exports    Imports

Total Balance of Payment Basis     57,831     76,742 (R) 56,758 (R) 78,695

Net Adjustments                    -1,264        268 (R) -1,602 (R)    514

Total Census Basis (2)             59,095     76,474 (R) 58,360 (R) 78,181

Manufactured goods (3)             47,604     67,220     46,705     68,449
Agricultural commodities (3)        4,738      3,079      4,577      2,830
Mineral fuels (3)                     809      3,904        694      4,579

Selected commodities (3)        

  ADP equipment; office machine     3,992      7,017      3,374      6,928
  Airplane parts                    1,289        503      1,404        546
  Airplanes                         4,814        572      3,499        626
  Alcoholic bev.,distilled             28        192         39        235
  Aluminum                            294        426        295        457
  Animal feeds                        318         51        313         46
  Artwork/antiques                    136        375        119        333
  Basketware, etc.                    227        333        221        335
  Cereal flour                        125        125        112        145
  Chemicals - cosmetics               361        251        363        237
  Chemicals - dyeing                  257        180        287        182

  Chemicals - fertilizers             356        144        262        102
  Chemicals - inorganic               377        431        423        375
  Chemicals - medicinal               784      1,047        773      1,042
  Chemicals - n.e.s.                  904        390        854        378
  Chemicals - organic               1,214      1,369      1,064      1,398
  Chemicals - plastics              1,292        680      1,301        666
  Cigarettes                          259          9        306          7
  Clothing                            631      4,035        676      3,926
  Coal                                250         58        228         51
  Coffee                                1        242                   185
  Copper                               91        226         95        290
  Cork, wood, lumber                  341        584        334        626
  Corn                                518          5        456          8
  Cotton, raw and linters             329         10        260          2
  Crude fertilizers                   124         96        124        102
  Crude oil                            41      2,429         38      2,958

  Electrical machinery              5,619      6,420      5,399      6,738
  Fish and preparations               147        739        182        680
  Footwear                             57      1,019         54      1,048
  Furniture and bedding               379      1,213        413      1,231
  Gem diamonds                         18        505         15        699
  General industrial mach           2,418      2,451      2,433      2,391
  Glass                               154        143        165        152
  Glassware                            49        123         56        129
  Gold, nonmonetary                   249        278        660        270
  Hides and skins                      72          8         81          8
  Iron and steel mill prod            410      1,197        414      1,470
  Jewelry                              68        422         87        594
  Lighting, plumbing                  113        284        112        322
  Liquified propane/butane             25         66         23         58
  Live animals                         95        109         94        168
  Meat and preparations               499        250        490        245
  Metal manufactures, n.e.s.          842      1,131        902      1,140
  Metal ores; scrap                   314        328        311        308
  Metalworking machinery              424        649        387        630
  Mineral fuels, other                222         83        188         76
  Natural gas                          14        463         16        507
  Nickel                               27         48         27         65
  Oils/fats, vegetable                219        111        150        100
  Optical goods                       171        225        151        236
  Paper and paperboard                728      1,051        760      1,064
  Petroleum preparations              231        734        170        871
  Photographic equipment              273        461        270        487
  Plastic articles, n.e.s.            453        504        485        512

  Platinum                             25        314         49        241
  Pottery                               9        127          9        143
  Power generating mach.            2,475      2,464      2,480      2,469
  Printed materials                   386        241        383        267
  Pulp and waste paper                275        179        278        180
  Records/magnetic media              563        363        543        390
  Rice                                 86         20        116         16
  Rubber articles, n.e.s.             102        139        105        137
  Rubber tires and tubes              192        368        214        345
  Scientific instruments            2,064      1,384      2,005      1,360
  Ships, boats                        154        109        295         49
  Silver and bullion                   16         45         27         64

  Soybeans                            558          1        619          3
  Spacecraft                           61        (-)        184        (-)
  Specialized ind. mach.            2,162      1,921      1,932      1,771
  Sugar                               (-)         37        (-)         34
  Television, VCR, etc.             2,111      3,392      1,947      3,918
  Textile yearn, fabric               638      1,032        727        991
  Tobacco, unmanufactured             156         30        147         38
  Toys/games/sporting goods           262      1,307        264      1,982
  Travel goods                         24        259         24        315
  Vegetables and fruits               611        822        664        640
  Vehicles                          4,047     11,963      4,693     11,188
  Watches/clocks/parts                 29        232         34        310
  Wheat                               349         22        286         20
  Wood manufactures                   126        437        127        467

Re-exports                          4,197        (X)      4,140        (X)
  Agricultural commodities            111        (X)        104        (X)
  Manufactured goods                4,049        (X)      3,991        (X)
  Mineral fuels                         5        (X)          9        (X)
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                                  1998                  1997
            Item(1)            Cumulative            Cumulative

                                 Exports    Imports    Exports    Imports

Total Balance of Payment Basis    671,055    919,040    679,325    877,279

Net Adjustments                   -11,921      5,212     -9,858      6,609

Total Census Basis (2)            682,977    913,828    689,182    870,671

Manufactured goods (3)            551,368    792,422    550,529    728,928
Agricultural commodities (3)       50,608     35,741     55,639     35,164
Mineral fuels (3)                   9,957     57,646     12,682     78,277

Selected commodities (3)        

  ADP equipment; office machine    40,745     76,846     43,698     74,993
  Airplane parts                   15,046      5,905     13,266      4,917
  Airplanes                        35,238      6,933     25,552      4,557
  Alcoholic bev.,distilled            385      2,295        385      2,186
  Aluminum                          3,599      5,962      3,768      5,558
  Animal feeds                      4,050        606      4,621        648
  Artwork/antiques                  1,149      3,977      1,120      3,587
  Basketware, etc.                  2,583      3,835      2,494      3,364
  Cereal flour                      1,272      1,460      1,241      1,328
  Chemicals - cosmetics             4,749      2,893      4,873      2,677
  Chemicals - dyeing                3,467      2,470      3,294      2,485

  Chemicals - fertilizers           3,274      1,568      3,123      1,374
  Chemicals - inorganic             4,744      5,118      5,264      5,132
  Chemicals - medicinal             9,457     10,885      8,087      8,748
  Chemicals - n.e.s.               10,830      4,822     11,160      4,821
  Chemicals - organic              14,903     18,300     16,408     16,874
  Chemicals - plastics             16,616      8,565     17,274      8,237
  Cigarettes                        4,166        103      4,417         75
  Clothing                          8,508     53,743      8,396     48,408
  Coal                              3,191        726      3,586        655
  Coffee                               10      3,063          7      3,575
  Copper                            1,276      3,063      1,441      3,254
  Cork, wood, lumber                4,093      7,625      5,146      8,179
  Corn                              4,617        142      5,426        103
  Cotton, raw and linters           2,563         19      2,716         20
  Crude fertilizers                 1,599      1,298      1,621      1,334
  Crude oil                           670     37,534      1,040     54,226

  Electrical machinery             65,412     79,366     65,816     80,370
  Fish and preparations             2,170      8,105      2,624      7,687
  Footwear                            720     13,879        800     14,026
  Furniture and bedding             4,408     13,338      3,942     11,144
  Gem diamonds                        124      8,489        108      7,595
  General industrial mach          30,044     28,802     30,603     26,321
  Glass                             1,998      1,774      2,125      1,750
  Glassware                           714      1,607        813      1,553
  Gold, nonmonetary                 5,393      3,571      5,673      3,035
  Hides and skins                   1,126        110      1,503        130
  Iron and steel mill prod          5,475     17,161      5,637     14,285
  Jewelry                             761      5,273        729      4,588
  Lighting, plumbing                1,406      3,391      1,535      2,944
  Liquified propane/butane            204        931        298      1,158
  Live animals                        678      1,718        685      1,655
  Meat and preparations             6,411      2,847      6,885      2,656
  Metal manufactures, n.e.s.       10,657     13,505     10,309     12,242
  Metal ores; scrap                 3,592      4,101      4,662      4,156
  Metalworking machinery            5,272      7,928      5,702      7,325
  Mineral fuels, other              2,609      1,132      3,355      1,864
  Natural gas                         243      5,338        275      5,477
  Nickel                              365        894        347      1,144
  Oils/fats, vegetable              1,825      1,324      1,398      1,381
  Optical goods                     1,907      2,727      1,697      2,493
  Paper and paperboard              9,914     12,796     10,283     11,697
  Petroleum preparations            2,855     10,945      3,899     13,904
  Photographic equipment            3,477      5,656      3,865      5,759
  Plastic articles, n.e.s.          5,548      6,140      5,092      5,676

  Platinum                            392      3,057        437      1,973
  Pottery                             103      1,719        101      1,683
  Power generating mach.           28,566     28,132     27,221     24,601
  Printed materials                 4,667      3,072      4,605      2,871
  Pulp and waste paper              3,435      2,443      3,868      2,639
  Records/magnetic media            6,053      4,387      6,815      4,137
  Rice                              1,208        182        933        217
  Rubber articles, n.e.s.           1,290      1,645      1,256      1,553
  Rubber tires and tubes            2,549      4,095      2,394      3,417
  Scientific instruments           24,143     15,505     24,039     13,969
  Ships, boats                      1,716      1,134      1,366        875
  Silver and bullion                  624        662        641        472

  Soybeans                          4,878         54      7,479         86
  Spacecraft                        1,102        142        994        239
  Specialized ind. mach.           27,317     22,970     29,162     21,182
  Sugar                                 3        709          3        956
  Television, VCR, etc.            23,401     42,462     24,093     36,771
  Textile yearn, fabric             8,973     12,890      8,975     11,951
  Tobacco, unmanufactured           1,459        780      1,548      1,129
  Toys/games/sporting goods         3,342     18,691      3,827     17,374
  Travel goods                        304      3,944        330      3,841
  Vegetables and fruits             7,321      8,372      7,472      7,752
  Vehicles                         53,398    121,310     55,669    112,926
  Watches/clocks/parts                311      3,207        310      2,838
  Wheat                             3,712        284      4,196        359
  Wood manufactures                 1,692      5,634      1,958      4,668

Re-exports                         45,769        (X)     44,153        (X)
  Agricultural commodities          1,396        (X)      1,439        (X)
  Manufactured goods               43,851        (X)     41,958        (X)
  Mineral fuels                       113        (X)        284        (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-99-31), Bureau of the Census, Foreign Trade
        Division, December 1998.  For more information, contact Haydn R. 
        Mearkle (301-457-2246) or Richard M. Preuss (301-457-2311), 
        Foreign Trade Division.