
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)             February               January
                                 Exports    Imports    Exports    Imports

Total Balance of Payment Basis     52,313     74,505 (R) 51,430 (R) 72,029

Net Adjustments                    -1,100        215 (R)   -953 (R)    171

Total Census Basis (2)             53,413     74,291 (R) 52,383 (R) 71,858

Manufactured goods (3)             43,493     65,650     42,452     62,647
Agricultural commodities (3)        3,782      2,921      3,796      2,998
Mineral fuels (3)                     580      3,689        676      3,939

Selected commodities (3)        

  ADP equipment; office machine     2,961      6,222      3,182      5,929
  Airplane parts                    1,252        470      1,351        464
  Airplanes                         2,666        601      2,776        606
  Alcoholic bev.,distilled             31        158         27        157
  Aluminum                            267        465        289        471
  Animal feeds                        302         45        302         43
  Artwork/antiques                     72        363         72        474
  Basketware, etc.                    224        319        210        321
  Cereal flour                        102        115        101        110
  Chemicals - cosmetics               381        236        354        199
  Chemicals - dyeing                  278        189        245        171

  Chemicals - fertilizers             235        147        248        155
  Chemicals - inorganic               315        361        368        381
  Chemicals - medicinal               974        999        857        991
  Chemicals - n.e.s.                  863        385        809        381
  Chemicals - organic               1,108      1,687      1,152      1,766
  Chemicals - plastics              1,303        685      1,244        665
  Cigarettes                          346         12        230         11
  Clothing                            663      4,352        608      4,179
  Coal                                172         48        185         56
  Coffee                                1        255                   240
  Copper                               91        237         85        217
  Cork, wood, lumber                  338        604        350        580
  Corn                                406         10        343         11
  Cotton, raw and linters              65          4         60          3
  Crude fertilizers                   117         82        111         96
  Crude oil                            41      2,343         44      2,413

  Electrical machinery              5,628      6,247      5,648      5,981
  Fish and preparations               202        564        112        662
  Footwear                             59      1,203         56      1,198
  Furniture and bedding               357      1,225        342      1,230
  Gem diamonds                          9        725          8        712
  General industrial mach           2,377      2,415      2,300      2,243
  Glass                               160        139        160        127
  Glassware                            53        120         50        113
  Gold, nonmonetary                   222        224        224        297
  Hides and skins                      82          8         88          7
  Iron and steel mill prod            384        913        378      1,101
  Jewelry                              76        368         46        344
  Lighting, plumbing                   93        278         95        265
  Liquified propane/butane             21         56         30         60
  Live animals                         30        111         36         98
  Meat and preparations               481        212        448        223
  Metal manufactures, n.e.s.          854      1,096        828      1,075
  Metal ores; scrap                   266        281        216        287
  Metalworking machinery              362        514        360        557
  Mineral fuels, other                162         68        187         66
  Natural gas                          17        421         18        541
  Nickel                               29         61         25         61
  Oils/fats, vegetable                135         83        120        107
  Optical goods                       151        223        167        203
  Paper and paperboard                777      1,040        731      1,024
  Petroleum preparations              151        693        199        719
  Photographic equipment              270        407        232        362
  Plastic articles, n.e.s.            472        557        462        503

  Platinum                             32        386         53        259
  Pottery                              10        118          8        117
  Power generating mach.            2,429      2,454      2,329      2,379
  Printed materials                   333        233        361        224
  Pulp and waste paper                254        176        241        188
  Records/magnetic media              428        315        486        294
  Rice                                109         14        110         19
  Rubber articles, n.e.s.             107        137        103        125
  Rubber tires and tubes              201        350        171        317
  Scientific instruments            1,961      1,273      1,813      1,143
  Ships, boats                         90         96        104        114
  Silver and bullion                   18         63         26         51

  Soybeans                            385          2        507          3
  Spacecraft                          (-)        (-)         56        (-)
  Specialized ind. mach.            1,768      1,766      1,831      1,757
  Sugar                               (-)         26        (-)         49
  Television, VCR, etc.             1,767      3,180      1,771      2,887
  Textile yearn, fabric               710      1,007        667        996
  Tobacco, unmanufactured             149         53        114         69
  Toys/games/sporting goods           238      1,136        240      1,123
  Travel goods                         26        305         20        276
  Vegetables and fruits               540        859        554        914
  Vehicles                          4,703     11,845      3,763     10,330
  Watches/clocks/parts                 30        222         23        190
  Wheat                               231         29        280         27
  Wood manufactures                   126        489        125        441

Re-exports                          3,750        (X)      3,609        (X)
  Agricultural commodities            122        (X)        123        (X)
  Manufactured goods                3,587        (X)      3,452        (X)
  Mineral fuels                         9        (X)          5        (X)
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                                  1999                  1998

            Item(1)            Cumulative            Cumulative
                                 Exports    Imports    Exports    Imports

Total Balance of Payment Basis    103,742    146,534    109,142    140,042

Net Adjustments                    -2,053        386     -1,443        804

Total Census Basis (2)            105,796    146,149    110,586    139,238

Manufactured goods (3)             85,945    128,297     88,447    118,540
Agricultural commodities (3)        7,578      5,919      9,333      6,010
Mineral fuels (3)                   1,256      7,628      1,848     10,538

Selected commodities (3)        

  ADP equipment; office machine     6,143     12,151      6,431     11,343
  Airplane parts                    2,602        934      2,216        832
  Airplanes                         5,443      1,206      4,349        756
  Alcoholic bev.,distilled             57        315         51        283
  Aluminum                            557        936        578      1,069
  Animal feeds                        603         88        900        108
  Artwork/antiques                    144        836        200        555
  Basketware, etc.                    434        640        391        559
  Cereal flour                        203        225        183        199
  Chemicals - cosmetics               735        434        750        431
  Chemicals - dyeing                  523        361        546        390

  Chemicals - fertilizers             483        302        381        281
  Chemicals - inorganic               683        741        764        751
  Chemicals - medicinal             1,831      1,990      1,449      1,522
  Chemicals - n.e.s.                1,672        766      1,777        812
  Chemicals - organic               2,261      3,453      2,691      3,089
  Chemicals - plastics              2,547      1,350      2,794      1,380
  Cigarettes                          576         24        672         14
  Clothing                          1,271      8,531      1,289      7,920
  Coal                                357        105        537        105
  Coffee                                1        495          2        702
  Copper                              176        454        222        506
  Cork, wood, lumber                  688      1,184        687      1,164
  Corn                                749         20        802          9
  Cotton, raw and linters             125          8        551          2
  Crude fertilizers                   227        179        250        229
  Crude oil                            85      4,756        208      6,875

  Electrical machinery             11,277     12,229     10,727     12,622
  Fish and preparations               314      1,227        332      1,229
  Footwear                            115      2,401        111      2,393
  Furniture and bedding               699      2,454        650      2,037
  Gem diamonds                         17      1,437         23      1,430
  General industrial mach           4,677      4,657      4,790      4,403
  Glass                               320        266        336        264
  Glassware                           103        233        119        224
  Gold, nonmonetary                   446        521        912        597
  Hides and skins                     170         16        190         18
  Iron and steel mill prod            762      2,014        984      2,371
  Jewelry                             122        712         95        675
  Lighting, plumbing                  188        543        228        466
  Liquified propane/butane             51        117         44        221
  Live animals                         66        209        106        288
  Meat and preparations               929        435      1,031        453
  Metal manufactures, n.e.s.        1,682      2,171      1,748      2,067
  Metal ores; scrap                   483        568        594        630
  Metalworking machinery              722      1,071        974      1,169
  Mineral fuels, other                349        135        478        209
  Natural gas                          36        962         49      1,254
  Nickel                               54        122         63        171
  Oils/fats, vegetable                254        190        380        215
  Optical goods                       318        426        281        395
  Paper and paperboard              1,508      2,064      1,713      2,037
  Petroleum preparations              350      1,413        503      1,748
  Photographic equipment              502        769        525        803
  Plastic articles, n.e.s.            934      1,060        869        932

  Platinum                             85        644         57        363
  Pottery                              18        236         15        247
  Power generating mach.            4,758      4,833      4,449      4,108
  Printed materials                   695        457        705        451
  Pulp and waste paper                495        364        558        436
  Records/magnetic media              915        609        938        627
  Rice                                218         33        244         33
  Rubber articles, n.e.s.             210        262        207        254
  Rubber tires and tubes              373        667        420        602
  Scientific instruments            3,774      2,416      3,986      2,240
  Ships, boats                        194        210        263        245
  Silver and bullion                   44        113        268        125

  Soybeans                            892          5      1,365          3
  Spacecraft                           56                    65         52
  Specialized ind. mach.            3,599      3,523      4,607      3,589
  Sugar                                           75                    92
  Television, VCR, etc.             3,538      6,067      3,703      5,585
  Textile yearn, fabric             1,377      2,002      1,492      1,981
  Tobacco, unmanufactured             263        121        225        128
  Toys/games/sporting goods           478      2,259        534      2,148
  Travel goods                         46        582         46        594
  Vegetables and fruits             1,095      1,773      1,062      1,545
  Vehicles                          8,466     22,174      9,554     18,714
  Watches/clocks/parts                 53        412         44        394
  Wheat                               512         55        695         51
  Wood manufactures                   251        930        306        773

Re-exports                          7,359        (X)      6,966        (X)
  Agricultural commodities            245        (X)        256        (X)
  Manufactured goods                7,039        (X)      6,614        (X)
  Mineral fuels                        13        (X)         23        (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-99-73), Bureau of the Census, Foreign Trade
        Division, February 1999.  For more information, contact Haydn R. 
        Mearkle (301-457-2246) or Richard M. Preuss (301-457-2311), 
        Foreign Trade Division.