
PART B:     NOT SEASONALLY ADJUSTED


EXHIBIT 15. EXPORTS AND IMPORTS OF GOODS BY PRINCIPAL SITC COMMODITY 
            GROUPINGS - 1999 AND 1998 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.)

                                  
                                      1999

              Item(1)                January
                                     Exports    Imports

Total
Total Balance of Payment Basis         51,106     71,849

Net Adjustments                          -952        161

Total Census Basis (2)                 52,058     71,688

Manufactured goods (3)                 42,452     62,647
Agricultural commodities (3)            3,796      2,988
Mineral fuels (3)                         676      3,939

Selected commodities (3)        

  ADP equipment; office machines        3,182      5,929
  Airplane parts                        1,351        464
  Airplanes                             2,776        606
  Alcoholic bev.,distilled                 27        157
  Aluminum                                289        471
  Animal feeds                            302         43
  Artwork/antiques                         72        474
  Basketware, etc.                        210        321
  Cereal flour                            101        110
  Chemicals - cosmetics                   354        199
  Chemicals - dyeing                      245        171

  Chemicals - fertilizers                 248        155
  Chemicals - inorganic                   368        381
  Chemicals - medicinal                   857        991
  Chemicals - n.e.s.                      809        381
  Chemicals - organic                   1,152      1,766
  Chemicals - plastics                  1,244        665
  Cigarettes                              230         11
  Clothing                                608      4,179
  Coal                                    185         56
  Coffee                                             240
  Copper                                   85        217
  Cork, wood, lumber                      350        580
  Corn                                    343         11
  Cotton, raw and linters                  60          3
  Crude fertilizers                       111         96
  Crude oil                                44      2,413

  Electrical machinery                  5,648      5,981
  Fish and preparations                   112        662
  Footwear                                 56      1,198
  Furniture and bedding                   342      1,230
  Gem diamonds                              8        712
  General industrial mach               2,300      2,243
  Glass                                   160        127
  Glassware                                50        113
  Gold, nonmonetary                       224        297
  Hides and skins                          88          7
  Iron and steel mill prod                378      1,101
  Jewelry                                  46        344
  Lighting, plumbing                       95        265
  Liquified propane/butane                 30         60
  Live animals                             36         98
  Meat and preparations                   448        223
  Metal manufactures, n.e.s.              828      1,075
  Metal ores; scrap                       216        287
  Metalworking machinery                  360        557
  Mineral fuels, other                    187         66
  Natural gas                              18        541
  Nickel                                   25         61
  Oils/fats, vegetable                    120        107
  Optical goods                           167        203
  Paper and paperboard                    731      1,024
  Petroleum preparations                  199        719
  Photographic equipment                  232        362
  Plastic articles, n.e.s.                462        503

  Platinum                                 53        259
  Pottery                                   8        117
  Power generating mach.                2,329      2,379
  Printed materials                       361        224
  Pulp and waste paper                    241        188
  Records/magnetic media                  486        294
  Rice                                    110         19
  Rubber articles, n.e.s.                 103        125
  Rubber tires and tubes                  171        317
  Scientific instruments                1,813      1,143
  Ships, boats                            104        114
  Silver and bullion                       26         51

  Soybeans                                507          3
  Spacecraft                               56        (-) 
  Specialized ind. mach.                1,831      1,757
  Sugar                                               49
  Television, VCR, etc.                 1,771      2,887
  Textile yearn, fabric                   667        996
  Tobacco, unmanufactured                 114         69
  Toys/games/sporting goods               240      1,123
  Travel goods                             20        276
  Vegetables and fruits                   554        914
  Vehicles                              3,763     10,330
  Watches/clocks/parts                     23        190
  Wheat                                   280         27
  Wood manufactures                       125        441

Re-exports                              3,609        (X)
  Agricultural commodities                123        (X)
  Manufactured goods                    3,452        (X)
  Mineral fuels                             5        (X)
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                                      1998

              Item(1)               December               January
                                     Exports    Imports    Exports    Imports

Total
Total Balance of Payment Basis     (R) 57,417 (R) 76,501     54,713     71,037

Net Adjustments                    (R) -1,199 (R)    259       -636        578

Total Census Basis (2)             (R) 58,615 (R) 76,242     55,350     70,459

Manufactured goods (3)                 47,604     67,220     44,058     59,559
Agricultural commodities (3)            4,738      3,079      4,704      3,038
Mineral fuels (3)                         809      3,904        994      5,749

Selected commodities (3)        

  ADP equipment; office machines        3,992      7,017      3,244      5,757
  Airplane parts                        1,289        503      1,091        375
  Airplanes                             4,814        572      2,062        421
  Alcoholic bev.,distilled                 28        192         26        134
  Aluminum                                294        426        314        555
  Animal feeds                            318         51        460         57
  Artwork/antiques                        136        375        101        348
  Basketware, etc.                        227        333        190        300
  Cereal flour                            125        125         86        100
  Chemicals - cosmetics                   361        251        377        205
  Chemicals - dyeing                      257        180        264        185

  Chemicals - fertilizers                 356        144        114        136
  Chemicals - inorganic                   377        431        378        400
  Chemicals - medicinal                   784      1,047        757        777
  Chemicals - n.e.s.                      904        390        892        400
  Chemicals - organic                   1,214      1,369      1,453      1,635
  Chemicals - plastics                  1,292        680      1,439        691
  Cigarettes                              259          9        346          7
  Clothing                                631      4,035        616      4,040
  Coal                                    250         58        290         58
  Coffee                                    1        242          1        328
  Copper                                   91        226        102        263
  Cork, wood, lumber                      341        584        343        559
  Corn                                    518          5        399          5
  Cotton, raw and linters                 329         10        269          1
  Crude fertilizers                       124         96        128        128
  Crude oil                                41      2,429        117      3,809

  Electrical machinery                  5,619      6,420      5,431      6,300
  Fish and preparations                   147        739        101        650
  Footwear                                 57      1,019         55      1,225
  Furniture and bedding                   379      1,213        317      1,016
  Gem diamonds                             18        505         16        743
  General industrial mach               2,418      2,451      2,357      2,158
  Glass                                   154        143        166        133
  Glassware                                49        123         55        109
  Gold, nonmonetary                       249        278        594        275
  Hides and skins                          72          8         89          9
  Iron and steel mill prod                410      1,197        500      1,229
  Jewelry                                  68        422         46        334
  Lighting, plumbing                      113        284        116        239
  Liquified propane/butane                 25         66         24        110
  Live animals                             95        109         54        152
  Meat and preparations                   499        250        514        236
  Metal manufactures, n.e.s.              842      1,131        866      1,056
  Metal ores; scrap                       314        328        299        323
  Metalworking machinery                  424        649        518        623
  Mineral fuels, other                    222         83        237        119
  Natural gas                              14        463         28        697
  Nickel                                   27         48         31        107
  Oils/fats, vegetable                    219        111        207        120
  Optical goods                           171        225        137        204
  Paper and paperboard                    728      1,051        869      1,037
  Petroleum preparations                  231        734        279        893
  Photographic equipment                  273        461        264        390
  Plastic articles, n.e.s.                453        504        432        473

  Platinum                                 25        314         30        187
  Pottery                                   9        127          7        128
  Power generating mach.                2,475      2,464      2,288      2,035
  Printed materials                       386        241        358        224
  Pulp and waste paper                    275        179        282        233
  Records/magnetic media                  563        363        473        322
  Rice                                     86         20        101         18
  Rubber articles, n.e.s.                 102        139        102        127
  Rubber tires and tubes                  192        368        203        293
  Scientific instruments                2,064      1,384      1,933      1,091
  Ships, boats                            154        109        144        113
  Silver and bullion                       16         45         84         46

  Soybeans                                558          1        673          2
  Spacecraft                               61                               52
  Specialized ind. mach.                2,162      1,921      2,298      1,796
  Sugar                                               37                    35
  Television, VCR, etc.                 2,111      3,392      1,824      2,791
  Textile yearn, fabric                   638      1,032        727      1,010
  Tobacco, unmanufactured                 156         30        114         73
  Toys/games/sporting goods               262      1,307        253      1,164
  Travel goods                             24        259         23        296
  Vegetables and fruits                   611        822        539        793
  Vehicles                              4,047     11,963      4,619      8,969
  Watches/clocks/parts                     29        232         20        204
  Wheat                                   349         22        412         23
  Wood manufactures                       126        437        146        378

Re-exports                              4,197        (X)      3,428        (X)
  Agricultural commodities                111        (X)        118        (X)
  Manufactured goods                    4,049        (X)      3,259        (X)
  Mineral fuels                             5        (X)         13        (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-99-55), Bureau of the Census, Foreign Trade
        Division, January 1999.  For more information, contact Haydn R. 
        Mearkle (301-457-2246) or Richard M. Preuss (301-457-2311), 
        Foreign Trade Division.