
ANNUAL REVISION FOR 1998

PART B:     NOT SEASONALLY ADJUSTED

EXHIBIT 14c. EXPORTS AND IMPORTS OF GOODS BY PRINCIPAL SITC COMMODITY 
            GROUPINGS - 1998 DATA September - December 

(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)              September            October
                                    Exports   Imports   Exports   Imports
                                                                          
Balance of Payment Basis              54,681    78,983    60,105    84,303
Net Adjustments                         -946       549    -1,208       592
Total Census Basis (2)                55,627    78,434    61,313    83,712

Manufactured goods (3)                45,582    68,933    49,693    73,336
Agricultural commodities (3)           3,345     2,774     4,737     2,987
Mineral fuels (3)                        833     4,409       780     4,864

Selected commodities (3)            

  ADP equipment; office mach           3,507     6,859     3,651     6,906
  Airplane parts                       1,178       496     1,378       527
  Airplanes                            3,180       673     3,400       794
  Alcoholic bev.,distilled                35       215        38       274
  Aluminum                               307       473       328       473
  Animal feeds                           229        49       325        46
  Artwork/antiques                        68       327        65       475
  Basketware, etc.                       204       303       240       325
  Cereal flour                           108       143       134       167
  Chemicals - cosmetics                  405       237       421       259
  Chemicals - dyeing                     290       203       313       211

  Chemicals - fertilizers                228       155       284       117
  Chemicals - inorganic                  409       488       421       444
  Chemicals - medicinal                  847       943       906       987
  Chemicals - n.e.s.                     860       363       885       364
  Chemicals - organic                  1,148     1,552     1,211     1,517
  Chemicals - plastics                 1,340       693     1,423       711
  Cigarettes                             338         6       364         9
  Clothing                               715     5,460       808     4,963
  Coal                                   278        55       257        68
  Coffee                                   1       185         1       190
  Copper                                  93       265       108       245
  Cork, wood, lumber                     331       637       376       664
  Corn                                   302         2       393         3
  Cotton, raw and linters                 99       (-)        93       (-)
  Crude fertilizers                      139       102       132       104
  Crude oil                               68     2,857        52     3,069

  Electrical machinery                 5,578     6,878     6,110     7,045
  Fish and preparations                  219       671       215       740
  Footwear                                53     1,086        67     1,135
  Furniture and bedding                  395     1,100       447     1,251
  Gem diamonds                             9       760         9       735
  General industrial mach              2,376     2,200     2,648     2,437
  Glass                                  170       153       177       169
  Glassware                               58       152        62       159
  Gold, nonmonetary                      528       274       852       291
  Hides and skins                         85         9        92         9
  Iron and steel mill prod               432     1,524       472     1,546
  Jewelry                                 65       481        86       672
  Lighting, plumbing                     126       317       125       332
  Liquified propane/butane                12        62        20        55
  Live animals                            28       154        99       170

  Meat and preparations                  463       227       509       244
  Metal manufactures, n.e.s.             883     1,119       963     1,204
  Metal ores; scrap                      302       327       250       369
  Metalworking machinery                 397       593       459       733
  Mineral fuels, other                   204        91       200        97
  Natural gas                             19       367        16       453
  Nickel                                  32        59        34        66
  Oils/fats, vegetable                   105       102       145       130
  Optical goods                          152       222       203       246
  Paper and paperboard                   774     1,037       824     1,117
  Petroleum preparations                 229       868       204     1,059
  Photographic equipment                 298       523       316       517
  Plastic articles, n.e.s.               458       512       510       531

  Platinum                                21       292        33       242
  Pottery                                  9       167        11       173
  Power generating mach.               2,511     2,387     2,661     2,826
  Printed materials                      391       284       440       293
  Pulp and waste paper                   263       195       260       195
  Records/magnetic media                 489       421       564       428
  Rice                                    69        12       149        15
  Rubber articles, n.e.s.                109       139       123       147
  Rubber tires and tubes                 217       323       242       361
  Scientific instruments               1,830     1,357     2,091     1,431
  Ships, boats                            50        63        77       152
  Silver and bullion                      34        55        14        63

  Soybeans                               169         3       780         6
  Spacecraft                              57        76        76       (-)
  Specialized ind. mach.               2,105     1,667     2,355     1,831
  Sugar                                  (-)       123       (-)        42
  Television, VCR, etc.                2,036     4,133     2,032     4,419
  Textile yearn, fabric                  725     1,084       803     1,111
  Tobacco, unmanufactured                 76        65        81        55
  Toys/games/sporting goods              275     2,091       290     2,451
  Travel goods                            24       378        28       393
  Vegetables and fruits                  555       513       746       569
  Vehicles                             4,390     9,817     4,619    11,368
  Watches/clocks/parts                    28       323        32       363
  Wheat                                  295        15       359        27
  Wood manufactures                      128       534       145       509

Re-exports                             3,962       (X)     4,180       (X)
  Agricultural commodities               100       (X)       101       (X)
  Manufactured goods                   3,823       (X)     4,026       (X)
  Mineral fuels                           10       (X)        19       (X)
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             Item (1)               November            December
                                    Exports   Imports   Exports   Imports
 
Balance of Payment Basis              56,787    78,541    57,576    76,274
Net Adjustments                       -1,608       522    -1,186       267
Total Census Basis (2)                58,395    78,020    58,762    76,007

Manufactured goods (3)                47,031    68,371    47,371    66,827
Agricultural commodities (3)           4,639     2,857     4,750     3,051
Mineral fuels (3)                        728     4,520       806     3,853

Selected commodities (3)        

  ADP equipment; office mach           3,419     6,933     3,931     7,011
  Airplane parts                       1,383       542     1,289       510
  Airplanes                            3,497       624     4,816       544
  Alcoholic bev.,distilled                39       235        27       189
  Aluminum                               304       451       288       428
  Animal feeds                           321        46       312        51
  Artwork/antiques                       120       313       131       375
  Basketware, etc.                       223       335       226       332
  Cereal flour                           113       146       124       125
  Chemicals - cosmetics                  373       237       357       250
  Chemicals - dyeing                     294       182       252       180

  Chemicals - fertilizers                262       102       356       146
  Chemicals - inorganic                  418       373       375       430
  Chemicals - medicinal                  768     1,067       781     1,009
  Chemicals - n.e.s.                     850       378       903       388
  Chemicals - organic                  1,062     1,363     1,221     1,360
  Chemicals - plastics                 1,318       667     1,295       679
  Cigarettes                             301         7       257         9
  Clothing                               710     3,925       583     4,030
  Coal                                   242        51       231        58
  Coffee                                           191         1       242
  Copper                                  96       290        90       226
  Cork, wood, lumber                     337       627       339       583
  Corn                                   459         7       511         5
  Cotton, raw and linters                263         2       342        10
  Crude fertilizers                      124       102       125        96
  Crude oil                               38     2,890        41     2,368

  Electrical machinery                 5,476     6,730     5,592     6,424
  Fish and preparations                  182       678       150       738
  Footwear                                56     1,052        55     1,014
  Furniture and bedding                  418     1,231       366     1,212
  Gem diamonds                            15       712        18       496
  General industrial mach              2,397     2,411     2,388     2,433
  Glass                                  170       153       156       142
  Glassware                               56       130        49       124
  Gold, nonmonetary                      660       269       248       279
  Hides and skins                         81         8        76         8
  Iron and steel mill prod               416     1,472       409     1,178
  Jewelry                                 88       565        75       420
  Lighting, plumbing                     113       322       111       281
  Liquified propane/butane                23        58        25        66
  Live animals                            94       167        95       109

  Meat and preparations                  500       246       504       249
  Metal manufactures, n.e.s.             910     1,136       833     1,131
  Metal ores; scrap                      305       291       319       332
  Metalworking machinery                 385       621       425       649
  Mineral fuels, other                   187        81       219        78
  Natural gas                             16       513        14       465
  Nickel                                  26        65        26        48
  Oils/fats, vegetable                   155       109       241        96
  Optical goods                          151       236       171       224
  Paper and paperboard                   766     1,064       733     1,051
  Petroleum preparations                 167       863       229       748
  Photographic equipment                 270       486       278       470
  Plastic articles, n.e.s.               492       512       447       503

  Platinum                                49       243        25       322
  Pottery                                 10       142         9       127
  Power generating mach.               2,479     2,497     2,509     2,451
  Printed materials                      383       266       386       241
  Pulp and waste paper                   283       180       279       178
  Records/magnetic media                 547       389       559       362
  Rice                                   117        16        89        20
  Rubber articles, n.e.s.                107       137       103       139
  Rubber tires and tubes                 217       344       189       368
  Scientific instruments               1,972     1,366     2,070     1,370
  Ships, boats                           296        45       152       109
  Silver and bullion                      27        64        16        45

  Soybeans                               625         3       550         1
  Spacecraft                             245       (-)       (-)       (-)
  Specialized ind. mach.               1,836     1,777     2,031     1,932
  Sugar                                  (-)        34       (-)        37
  Television, VCR, etc.                1,976     3,902     2,088     3,388
  Textile yearn, fabric                  723       994       633     1,027
  Tobacco, unmanufactured                149        38       154        30
  Toys/games/sporting goods              269     1,978       243     1,308
  Travel goods                            24       315        23       260
  Vegetables and fruits                  673       654       605       809
  Vehicles                             4,754    11,148     4,070    11,713
  Watches/clocks/parts                    34       309        29       234
  Wheat                                  286        20       349        22
  Wood manufactures                      128       469       125       439

Re-exports                             4,157       (X)     4,080       (X)
  Agricultural commodities               102       (X)       110       (X)
  Manufactured goods                   4,010       (X)     3,933       (X)
  Mineral fuels                            9       (X)         5       (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.
