
ANNUAL REVISION FOR 1998

PART B:     NOT SEASONALLY ADJUSTED

EXHIBIT 14b. EXPORTS AND IMPORTS OF GOODS BY PRINCIPAL SITC COMMODITY 
            GROUPINGS - 1998 DATA May - August

(In millions of dollars. Details may not equal totals due to rounding.
(-) Represents zero or less than one half unit of measurement shown.
(X) Not applicable.

             Item (1)                 May                 June
                                    Exports   Imports   Exports   Imports
                                                                          
Balance of Payment Basis              55,918    74,289    56,089    77,276
Net Adjustments                         -754       291      -905       358
Total Census Basis (2)                56,672    73,998    56,994    76,918

Manufactured goods (3)                46,378    63,594    46,578    66,683
Agricultural commodities (3)           3,845     2,925     3,891     3,048
Mineral fuels (3)                        915     5,112       836     4,741

Selected commodities (3)            

  ADP equipment; office mach           3,116     5,915     3,573     6,452
  Airplane parts                       1,190       548     1,239       516
  Airplanes                            2,877       730     2,966       694
  Alcoholic bev.,distilled                34       182        31       195
  Aluminum                               302       499       298       557
  Animal feeds                           308        47       278        55
  Artwork/antiques                       111       293       124       245
  Basketware, etc.                       216       313       219       369
  Cereal flour                            96       110       102       114
  Chemicals - cosmetics                  389       218       412       255
  Chemicals - dyeing                     314       202       302       218

  Chemicals - fertilizers                263       141       322        96
  Chemicals - inorganic                  410       480       364       402
  Chemicals - medicinal                  815       844       895       997
  Chemicals - n.e.s.                     930       421       882       414
  Chemicals - organic                  1,316     1,379     1,209     1,560
  Chemicals - plastics                 1,429       734     1,422       741
  Cigarettes                             416         8       384        11
  Clothing                               733     3,722       720     4,954
  Coal                                   305        55       271        77
  Coffee                                           268         1       239
  Copper                                 110       281       107       243
  Cork, wood, lumber                     341       625       340       646
  Corn                                   335         8       365         5
  Cotton, raw and linters                161         3       196       (-)
  Crude fertilizers                      147       136       134       111
  Crude oil                               82     3,337        27     3,018

  Electrical machinery                 5,289     6,345     5,338     6,565
  Fish and preparations                  128       680       133       724
  Footwear                                56     1,136        72     1,319
  Furniture and bedding                  362     1,110       349     1,063
  Gem diamonds                             8       707         8       684
  General industrial mach              2,670     2,444     2,563     2,514
  Glass                                  179       148       170       152
  Glassware                               56       123        68       143
  Gold, nonmonetary                      364       389       425       306
  Hides and skins                         96        10        97         9
  Iron and steel mill prod               452     1,530       454     1,562
  Jewelry                                 50       409        68       427
  Lighting, plumbing                     104       272       121       294
  Liquified propane/butane                13        91        10        81
  Live animals                            41       140        32       127

  Meat and preparations                  591       211       584       267
  Metal manufactures, n.e.s.             882     1,155       899     1,171
  Metal ores; scrap                      295       363       270       354
  Metalworking machinery                 421       634       465       735
  Mineral fuels, other                   216        82       206       120
  Natural gas                             12       426        21       398
  Nickel                                  35        83        28        94
  Oils/fats, vegetable                   117       103       143       122
  Optical goods                          169       230       157       249
  Paper and paperboard                   867     1,096       835     1,122
  Petroleum preparations                 274     1,039       281       926
  Photographic equipment                 293       416       289       478
  Plastic articles, n.e.s.               474       526       462       538

  Platinum                                38       216        39       349
  Pottery                                  8       123         9       142
  Power generating mach.               2,292     2,286     2,517     2,380
  Printed materials                      381       230       396       250
  Pulp and waste paper                   291       179       310       207
  Records/magnetic media                 462       324       520       366
  Rice                                    71        15       116        11
  Rubber articles, n.e.s.                112       138       109       139
  Rubber tires and tubes                 198       341       201       365
  Scientific instruments               2,025     1,234     2,016     1,289
  Ships, boats                           228        76       105        62
  Silver and bullion                      40        51        20        40

  Soybeans                               193         8       174         5
  Spacecraft                             (-)       (-)        91       (-)
  Specialized ind. mach.               2,343     1,966     2,350     1,986
  Sugar                                  (-)        67       (-)        88
  Television, VCR, etc.                1,948     3,382     1,943     3,567
  Textile yearn, fabric                  805     1,080       767     1,163
  Tobacco, unmanufactured                149        67       109        78
  Toys/games/sporting goods              287     1,271       284     1,405
  Travel goods                            30       319        29       365
  Vegetables and fruits                  634       701       652       736
  Vehicles                             4,915    10,032     4,471     9,372
  Watches/clocks/parts                    25       261        24       262
  Wheat                                  272        28       270        21
  Wood manufactures                      143       469       143       503

Re-exports                             3,582       (X)     3,791       (X)
  Agricultural commodities               126       (X)       119       (X)
  Manufactured goods                   3,416       (X)     3,628       (X)
  Mineral fuels                            5       (X)         9       (X)
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             Item (1)                 July               August
                                    Exports   Imports   Exports   Imports
Total
Balance of Payment Basis              50,604    76,698    52,100    76,713
Net Adjustments                         -973       361    -1,320       699
Total Census Basis (2)                51,577    76,337    53,420    76,014
Manufactured goods (3)                41,535    66,172    43,381    65,987
Agricultural commodities (3)           3,731     2,782     3,635     2,743
Mineral fuels (3)                        840     4,901       802     4,867

Selected commodities (3)        

  ADP equipment; office mach           3,037     6,277     3,170     6,345
  Airplane parts                       1,398       490     1,257       491
  Airplanes                            2,135       817     2,343       446
  Alcoholic bev.,distilled                35       195        38       176
  Aluminum                               291       451       290       496
  Animal feeds                           294        53       252        45
  Artwork/antiques                        71       306        66       334
  Basketware, etc.                       224       337       197       315
  Cereal flour                           105       107       110       126
  Chemicals - cosmetics                  413       251       401       258
  Chemicals - dyeing                     276       226       286       204

  Chemicals - fertilizers                314        88       258       110
  Chemicals - inorganic                  421       412       330       473
  Chemicals - medicinal                  763     1,048       768       748
  Chemicals - n.e.s.                     906       411       892       379
  Chemicals - organic                  1,176     1,591     1,239     1,426
  Chemicals - plastics                 1,303       735     1,321       712
  Cigarettes                             355        12       382         8
  Clothing                               699     5,708       773     5,520
  Coal                                   276        66       248        71
  Coffee                                   1       212         1       208
  Copper                                  99       237        93       219
  Cork, wood, lumber                     310       657       336       671
  Corn                                   354         3       353         2
  Cotton, raw and linters                195       (-)       136       (-)
  Crude fertilizers                      138       108       139        97
  Crude oil                               38     3,122        78     3,166

  Electrical machinery                 4,979     6,370     5,359     6,596
  Fish and preparations                  220       716       211       723
  Footwear                                59     1,385        59     1,243
  Furniture and bedding                  294       965       373     1,068
  Gem diamonds                             8       976        12       608
  General industrial mach              2,440     2,458     2,437     2,214
  Glass                                  147       146       172       143
  Glassware                               58       152        62       142
  Gold, nonmonetary                      225       210       546       242
  Hides and skins                         93         9        92         9
  Iron and steel mill prod               426     1,653       415     1,623
  Jewelry                                 60       415        62       358
  Lighting, plumbing                     125       300       121       304
  Liquified propane/butane                15        73        11        59
  Live animals                            39       109        50       139

  Meat and preparations                  563       248       529       238
  Metal manufactures, n.e.s.             834     1,096       860     1,114
  Metal ores; scrap                      348       376       272       335
  Metalworking machinery                 452       705       361       723
  Mineral fuels, other                   229       113       191        94
  Natural gas                             25       439        23       421
  Nickel                                  30        49        31        53
  Oils/fats, vegetable                   134       116       140       124
  Optical goods                          154       235       153       217
  Paper and paperboard                   821     1,021       801     1,069
  Petroleum preparations                 241       970       242       910
  Photographic equipment                 282       491       313       500
  Plastic articles, n.e.s.               437       523       461       516

  Platinum                                32       265        33       190
  Pottery                                  8       159         8       167
  Power generating mach.               2,167     2,122     2,365     2,224
  Printed materials                      393       283       397       268
  Pulp and waste paper                   309       226       275       216
  Records/magnetic media                 472       389       437       395
  Rice                                    71        14        73        14
  Rubber articles, n.e.s.                 93       129       106       129
  Rubber tires and tubes                 208       336       202       345
  Scientific instruments               1,901     1,288     1,884     1,245
  Ships, boats                           231        52       103        68
  Silver and bullion                      29        59        18        43

  Soybeans                               190         5       172         3
  Spacecraft                              99       (-)        85       (-)
  Specialized ind. mach.               2,433     2,041     2,128     1,766
  Sugar                                  (-)        71       (-)        71
  Television, VCR, etc.                1,788     3,662     1,836     3,888
  Textile yearn, fabric                  663     1,168       746     1,072
  Tobacco, unmanufactured                 61        67        98        64
  Toys/games/sporting goods              251     1,719       260     1,874
  Travel goods                            24       357        21       355
  Vegetables and fruits                  603       578       568       558
  Vehicles                             2,672     7,708     3,749     9,082
  Watches/clocks/parts                    23       284        26       266
  Wheat                                  313        22       341        21
  Wood manufactures                      142       497       137       524

Re-exports                             3,487       (X)     3,666       (X)
  Agricultural commodities               105       (X)        89       (X)
  Manufactured goods                   3,327       (X)     3,542       (X)
  Mineral fuels                           17       (X)         7       (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 (98) (CB-99-109), Bureau of the Census, Foreign Trade
        Division, FINAL 1998. For more information, contact Haydn R. 
        Mearkle (301-457-2246), Foreign Trade Division.
