
PART B:     NOT SEASONALLY ADJUSTED


EXHIBIT 15. EXPORTS AND IMPORTS OF GOODS BY PRINCIPAL SITC COMMODITY 
            GROUPINGS - 2000 AND 1999 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.)

                              
                                  2000

            Item(1)              January
                                 Exports    Imports

Total
Total Balance of Payment Basis     55,925     88,332

Net Adjustments                    -1,013        683

Total Census Basis (2)             56,938     87,649

Manufactured goods (3)             45,436     73,285
Agricultural commodities (3)        4,119      3,072
Mineral fuels (3)                   1,021      8,790

Selected commodities (3)        

  ADP equipment; office machine     3,016      6,451
  Airplane parts                    1,150        424
  Airplanes                         2,391        730
  Alcoholic bev.,distilled             22        201
  Aluminum                            279        618
  Animal feeds                        309         43
  Artwork/antiques                    157        652
  Basketware, etc.                    243        392
  Cereal flour                         96        131
  Chemicals - cosmetics               341        237
  Chemicals - dyeing                  292        216

  Chemicals - fertilizers             182        140
  Chemicals - inorganic               377        453
  Chemicals - medicinal               841      1,121
  Chemicals - n.e.s.                  860        410
  Chemicals - organic               1,271      1,554
  Chemicals - plastics              1,361        800
  Cigarettes                          191         11
  Clothing                            569      4,460
  Coal                                180         60
  Coffee                              (-)        263
  Copper                               94        372
  Cork, wood, lumber                  352        695
  Corn                                410          8
  Cotton, raw and linters             168          3
  Crude fertilizers                   127        110
  Crude oil                           135      5,849

  Electrical machinery              6,142      7,585
  Fish and preparations               125        702
  Footwear                             51      1,264
  Furniture and bedding               315      1,424
  Gem diamonds                         68        921
  General industrial mach           2,478      2,679
  Glass                               179        172
  Glassware                            53        133
  Gold, nonmonetary                   721        221
  Hides and skins                     101          8
  Iron and steel mill prod            444      1,196
  Jewelry                             100        400
  Lighting, plumbing                   99        315
  Liquified propane/butane             73        131
  Live animals                         71        111
                              
  Meat and preparations               616        286
  Metal manufactures, n.e.s.          940      1,214
  Metal ores; scrap                   304        374
  Metalworking machinery              432        578
  Mineral fuels, other                237        176
  Natural gas                          22        794
  Nickel                               34        103
  Oils/fats, vegetable                 88         98
  Optical goods                       259        264
  Paper and paperboard                824      1,189
  Petroleum preparations              351      1,680
  Photographic equipment              342        443
  Plastic articles, n.e.s.            536        610

  Platinum                            118        320
  Pottery                               7        121
  Power generating mach.            2,460      2,587
  Printed materials                   361        266
  Pulp and waste paper                325        266
  Records/magnetic media              397        410
  Rice                                101         17
  Rubber articles, n.e.s.             124        148
  Rubber tires and tubes              192        410
  Scientific instruments            2,079      1,406
  Ships, boats                        131        129
  Silver and bullion                   21         55

  Soybeans                            539          2
  Spacecraft                          102         53
  Specialized ind. mach.            2,282      1,672
  Sugar                                           11
  Television, VCR, etc.             1,859      4,427
  Textile yearn, fabric               711      1,189
  Tobacco, unmanufactured             115         56
  Toys/games/sporting goods           252      1,213
  Travel goods                         24        316
  Vegetables and fruits               533        873
  Vehicles                          4,180     12,503
  Watches/clocks/parts                 24        234
  Wheat                               235         10
  Wood manufactures                   139        562

Re-exports                          4,715         (X)
  Agricultural commodities            157         (X)
  Manufactured goods                4,502         (X)
  Mineral fuels                         3         (X)
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                                  1999

            Item(1)             December               January
                                 Exports    Imports    Exports    Imports

Total
Total Balance of Payment Basis     62,971(R)  92,207(R)  51,430     72,029

Net Adjustments                      -938(R)     753(R)    -953        171

Total Census Basis (2)             63,909(R)  91,454(R)  52,383     71,858

Manufactured goods (3)             51,547     77,142     42,452     62,647
Agricultural commodities (3)        4,328      3,292      3,796      2,998
Mineral fuels (3)                   1,086      8,083        676      3,939

Selected commodities (3)        

  ADP equipment; office machine     4,017      7,753      3,182      5,929
  Airplane parts                    1,221        411      1,351        464
  Airplanes                         4,161        869      2,776        606
  Alcoholic bev.,distilled             38        254         27        157
  Aluminum                            294        484        289        471
  Animal feeds                        353         46        302         43
  Artwork/antiques                    132        379         72        474
  Basketware, etc.                    268        392        210        321
  Cereal flour                        108        149        101        110
  Chemicals - cosmetics               367        280        354        199
  Chemicals - dyeing                  298        216        245        171

  Chemicals - fertilizers             211        130        248        155
  Chemicals - inorganic               413        494        368        381
  Chemicals - medicinal               906      1,263        857        991
  Chemicals - n.e.s.                  900        451        809        381
  Chemicals - organic               1,409      1,676      1,152      1,766
  Chemicals - plastics              1,461        824      1,244        665
  Cigarettes                          244         17        230         11
  Clothing                            521      4,382        608      4,179
  Coal                                150         53        185         56
  Coffee                                1        230        (-)        240
  Copper                               96        311         85        217
  Cork, wood, lumber                  344        693        350        580
  Corn                                414          5        343         11
  Cotton, raw and linters             170          3         60          3
  Crude fertilizers                   139         99        111         96
  Crude oil                           113      5,682         44      2,413

  Electrical machinery              6,933      8,181      5,648      5,981
  Fish and preparations               157        851        112        662
  Footwear                             54      1,121         56      1,198
  Furniture and bedding               336      1,398        342      1,230
  Gem diamonds                         47        760          8        712
  General industrial mach           2,576      2,617      2,300      2,243
  Glass                               166        162        160        127
  Glassware                            69        146         50        113
  Gold, nonmonetary                   780        232        224        297
  Hides and skins                      93          8         88          7
  Iron and steel mill prod            421      1,196        378      1,101
  Jewelry                             100        495         46        344
  Lighting, plumbing                  107        321         95        265
  Liquified propane/butane             36        118         30         60
  Live animals                         69        226         36         98
                              
  Meat and preparations               580        288        448        223
  Metal manufactures, n.e.s.          946      1,201        828      1,075
  Metal ores; scrap                   327        347        216        287
  Metalworking machinery              498        613        360        557
  Mineral fuels, other                263         96        187         66
  Natural gas                          23        734         18        541
  Nickel                               25         74         25         61
  Oils/fats, vegetable                 90        111        120        107
  Optical goods                       218        274        167        203
  Paper and paperboard                840      1,118        731      1,024
  Petroleum preparations              480      1,293        199        719
  Photographic equipment              349        606        232        362
  Plastic articles, n.e.s.            577        596        462        503

  Platinum                             50        380         53        259
  Pottery                              10        132          8        117
  Power generating mach.            2,830      2,644      2,329      2,379
  Printed materials                   389        277        361        224
  Pulp and waste paper                368        265        241        188
  Records/magnetic media              540        445        486        294
  Rice                                 83         18        110         19
  Rubber articles, n.e.s.             119        149        103        125
  Rubber tires and tubes              207        393        171        317
  Scientific instruments            2,374      1,650      1,813      1,143
  Ships, boats                         72         76        104        114
  Silver and bullion                   13         46         26         51

  Soybeans                            554          2        507          3
  Spacecraft                          (-)         67         56        (-)
  Specialized ind. mach.            2,265      1,780      1,831      1,757
  Sugar                                 1         44        (-)         49
  Television, VCR, etc.             2,559      4,845      1,771      2,887
  Textile yearn, fabric               706      1,120        667        996
  Tobacco, unmanufactured              62         93        114         69
  Toys/games/sporting goods           290      1,282        240      1,123
  Travel goods                         27        321         20        276
  Vegetables and fruits               611        825        554        914
  Vehicles                          4,397     13,528      3,763     10,330
  Watches/clocks/parts                 32        257         23        190
  Wheat                               285         15        280         27
  Wood manufactures                   156        512        125        441

Re-exports                          4,903        (X)      3,609        (X)
  Agricultural commodities            114        (X)        123        (X)
  Manufactured goods                4,710        (X)      3,452        (X)
  Mineral fuels                        17        (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 (CB-00-46), Bureau of the Census, Foreign Trade
        Division, January 2000.  For more information, contact Haydn R. 
        Mearkle (301-457-2246) or Nick Orsini (301-457-2311), Foreign 
        Trade Division.           
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