
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)             September              August
                                 Exports    Imports    Exports    Imports

Total Balance of Payment Basis     57,722     91,077  (R)56,666  (R)90,244

Net Adjustments                    -1,086        858  (R)  -855  (R)   468

Total Census Basis (2)             58,809     90,219  (R)57,522  (R)89,776

Manufactured goods (3)             47,843     77,088     46,788     76,676
Agricultural commodities (3)        3,760      2,809      3,693      2,889
Mineral fuels (3)                     836      7,620        876      7,420

Selected commodities (3)        

  ADP equipment; office machine     3,570      7,211      3,248      7,323
  Airplane parts                    1,184        431      1,219        506
  Airplanes                         2,186        924      2,799        589
  Alcoholic bev.,distilled             34        268         35        216
  Aluminum                            300        469        297        541
  Animal feeds                        252         46        231         53
  Artwork/antiques                     83        385         65        616
  Basketware, etc.                    236        382        228        405
  Cereal flour                        124        161        112        143
  Chemicals - cosmetics               408        264        415        276
  Chemicals - dyeing                  303        220        304        231

  Chemicals - fertilizers             197        108        301        108
  Chemicals - inorganic               417        362        401        471
  Chemicals - medicinal               924      1,097        935      1,171
  Chemicals - n.e.s.                  986        406      1,027        407
  Chemicals - organic               1,405      1,813      1,290      1,700
  Chemicals - plastics              1,470        782      1,401        801
  Cigarettes                          265         14        221         12
  Clothing                            648      5,659        675      5,696
  Coal                                185         47        210         57
  Coffee                                1        161          1        191
  Copper                               89        332         88        292
  Cork, wood, lumber                  343        778        348        844
  Corn                                451          4        435          2
  Cotton, raw and linters              45          3         76          7
  Crude fertilizers                   128        109        134        116
  Crude oil                            17      5,351         99      5,002

  Electrical machinery              6,558      7,924      6,447      7,703
  Fish and preparations               268        809        276        819
  Footwear                             56      1,092         54      1,282
  Furniture and bedding               368      1,354        382      1,384
  Gem diamonds                         21        883         23        818
  General industrial mach           2,390      2,519      2,473      2,564
  Glass                               185        189        178        189
  Glassware                            63        169         62        183
  Gold, nonmonetary                   960        275        397        267
  Hides and skins                      79          8         93          8
  Iron and steel mill prod            424      1,115        414      1,142
  Jewelry                              99        554         72        425
  Lighting, plumbing                  111        430        120        452
  Liquified propane/butane             32         60         25         52
  Live animals                         34        123         46        118
                              
  Meat and preparations               532        280        546        278
  Metal manufactures, n.e.s.          975      1,244        938      1,254
  Metal ores; scrap                   288        324        358        329
  Metalworking machinery              445        513        414        551
  Mineral fuels, other                230        113        228        115
  Natural gas                          17        497         18        528
  Nickel                               25        107         28         72
  Oils/fats, vegetable                 92        101         75        100
  Optical goods                       201        260        207        235
  Paper and paperboard                854      1,196        816      1,157
  Petroleum preparations              343      1,418        276      1,522
  Photographic equipment              323        558        334        533
  Plastic articles, n.e.s.            532        605        532        611

  Platinum                             30        284         20        247
  Pottery                               8        175          8        175
  Power generating mach.            2,596      2,744      2,599      2,736
  Printed materials                   409        330        399        325
  Pulp and waste paper                305        232        298        232
  Records/magnetic media              480        449        448        408
  Rice                                 49         13         56         11
  Rubber articles, n.e.s.             117        156        122        156
  Rubber tires and tubes              215        375        230        381
  Scientific instruments            2,147      1,584      2,153      1,487
  Ships, boats                         66        103        123         56
  Silver and bullion                   17         42         10         44

  Soybeans                            376        (-)        285          1
  Spacecraft                          224        (-)         98        (-)
  Specialized ind. mach.            2,114      1,584      1,939      1,641
  Sugar                                 1         68        (-)         52
  Television, VCR, etc.             2,047      5,104      2,000      4,642
  Textile yearn, fabric               752      1,158        795      1,211
  Tobacco, unmanufactured              51         83         64         66
  Toys/games/sporting goods           298      2,171        284      2,006
  Travel goods                         30        380         28        384
  Vegetables and fruits               588        590        555        612
  Vehicles                          4,458     11,827      4,279     12,006
  Watches/clocks/parts                 27        330         27        270
  Wheat                               305         16        357         27
  Wood manufactures                   144        630        147        676

Re-exports                          4,459        (X)      3,873        (X)
  Agricultural commodities             80        (X)         90        (X)
  Manufactured goods                4,315        (X)      3,738        (X)
  Mineral fuels                        26        (X)         10        (X)
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                                     1998

            Item(1)            Cumulative                         Cumulative
                                 Exports    Imports    Exports    Imports

Total Balance of Payment Basis    498,234    748,349    495,778    678,059

Net Adjustments                    -9,416      2,894     -7,890      3,902

Total Census Basis (2)            507,650    745,455    503,668    674,158

Manufactured goods (3)            412,579    644,876    408,683    582,220
Agricultural commodities (3)       33,637     27,329     36,529     26,852
Mineral fuels (3)                   6,808     51,295      7,937     44,087

Selected commodities (3)        

  ADP equipment; office machine    29,751     61,485     29,734     55,905
  Airplane parts                   11,469      4,525     10,986      4,332
  Airplanes                        23,878      6,355     23,529      5,090
  Alcoholic bev.,distilled            293      1,819        281      1,597
  Aluminum                          2,622      4,770      2,686      4,619
  Animal feeds                      2,388        422      3,096        463
  Artwork/antiques                    839      3,614        825      2,813
  Basketware, etc.                  2,085      3,198      1,894      2,841
  Cereal flour                        967      1,125        903      1,023
  Chemicals - cosmetics             3,581      2,296      3,612      2,150
  Chemicals - dyeing                2,666      1,967      2,612      1,899

  Chemicals - fertilizers           2,304      1,099      2,329      1,206
  Chemicals - inorganic             3,359      3,713      3,495      3,877
  Chemicals - medicinal             8,147      9,828      6,886      7,844
  Chemicals - n.e.s.                8,312      3,759      8,201      3,703
  Chemicals - organic              11,091     15,929     11,425     14,087
  Chemicals - plastics             12,286      6,833     12,573      6,508
  Cigarettes                        2,439        106      3,244         77
  Clothing                          6,146     42,347      6,396     40,825
  Coal                              1,700        485      2,446        547
  Coffee                                6      1,980          8      2,446
  Copper                              822      2,373        982      2,285
  Cork, wood, lumber                3,197      6,694      3,039      5,742
  Corn                              3,892        143      3,255        126
  Cotton, raw and linters             642        143      1,874          6
  Crude fertilizers                 1,128        948      1,219        998
  Crude oil                           545     33,999        764     28,925

  Electrical machinery             54,612     63,949     48,398     59,166
  Fish and preparations             2,052      6,317      1,626      5,947
  Footwear                            531     10,741        542     10,679
  Furniture and bedding             3,224     11,802      3,180      9,646
  Gem diamonds                        166      7,141         82      6,554
  General industrial mach          22,017     23,474     22,688     21,530
  Glass                             1,556      1,494      1,527      1,310
  Glassware                           523      1,338        542      1,196
  Gold, nonmonetary                 3,015      2,251      3,704      2,748
  Hides and skins                     747         74        881         85
  Iron and steel mill prod          3,643      9,849      4,184     12,962
  Jewelry                             718      3,883        520      3,613
  Lighting, plumbing                  953      3,217      1,057      2,458
  Liquified propane/butane            179        510        135        754
  Live animals                        333      1,055        387      1,271
                              
  Meat and preparations             4,578      2,391      4,913      2,108
  Metal manufactures, n.e.s.        8,234     10,735      7,992     10,035
  Metal ores; scrap                 2,557      2,644      2,707      3,105
  Metalworking machinery            3,812      5,037      4,001      5,923
  Mineral fuels, other              1,864        875      2,014        877
  Natural gas                         157      4,337        197      3,842
  Nickel                              243        634        278        715
  Oils/fats, vegetable                883        906      1,311        991
  Optical goods                     1,592      2,272      1,382      2,021
  Paper and paperboard              7,297      9,869      7,608      9,562
  Petroleum preparations            2,200     10,103      2,258      8,277
  Photographic equipment            2,612      4,303      2,617      4,188
  Plastic articles, n.e.s.          4,635      5,182      4,105      4,591

  Platinum                            326      2,562        280      2,245
  Pottery                              78      1,252         74      1,277
  Power generating mach.           22,633     23,160     21,094     20,387
  Printed materials                 3,349      2,428      3,462      2,275
  Pulp and waste paper              2,486      1,778      2,621      1,888
  Records/magnetic media            4,263      3,312      4,387      3,204
  Rice                                659        133        851        131
  Rubber articles, n.e.s.           1,012      1,326        968      1,222
  Rubber tires and tubes            1,783      3,407      1,905      3,021
  Scientific instruments           18,675     12,826     18,036     11,334
  Ships, boats                      1,276        772      1,191        826
  Silver and bullion                  177        476        571        490

  Soybeans                          2,829         22      2,930         44
  Spacecraft                          639        244        780         90
  Specialized ind. mach.           18,139     16,486     21,083     17,446
  Sugar                                 2        463          2        602
  Television, VCR, etc.            17,507     35,483     17,321     30,740
  Textile yearn, fabric             6,853     10,163      6,817      9,764
  Tobacco, unmanufactured             991        552      1,075        657
  Toys/games/sporting goods         2,399     13,549      2,541     12,957
  Travel goods                        247      3,060        227      2,979
  Vegetables and fruits             5,227      7,124      5,300      6,333
  Vehicles                         39,469    106,230     40,093     85,497
  Watches/clocks/parts                245      2,299        218      2,304
  Wheat                             2,665        226      2,697        215
  Wood manufactures                 1,271      5,417      1,292      4,230

Re-exports                         36,149        (X)     33,266        (X)
  Agricultural commodities            995        (X)      1,078        (X)
  Manufactured goods               34,742        (X)     31,804        (X)
  Mineral fuels                        88        (X)         80        (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-99-220), Bureau of the Census, Foreign Trade
        Division, September 1999.  For more information, contact Haydn R. 
        Mearkle (301-457-2246) or Nick Orsini (301-457-2311), Foreign 
        Trade Division.           
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