
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)               March               February
                                 Exports    Imports    Exports    Imports

Total Balance of Payment Basis     68,444    104,130  (R)60,216  (R)92,682

Net Adjustments                      -576        676  (R)-1,108  (R)   860

Total Census Basis (2)             69,019    103,454  (R)61,325  (R)91,822

Manufactured goods (3)             54,930     86,537     48,660     76,492
Agricultural commodities (3)        4,557      3,586      4,289      3,109
Mineral fuels (3)                   1,117     10,696        796      9,799

Selected commodities (3)        

  ADP equipment; office machine     4,357      7,546      3,512      6,671
  Airplane parts                    1,323        452      1,166        424
  Airplanes                         1,169        934      2,103        617
  Alcoholic bev.,distilled             28        224         32        174
  Aluminum                            339        618        305        536
  Animal feeds                        369         52        302         49
  Artwork/antiques                    157        500         94        426
  Basketware, etc.                    330        385        262        384
  Cereal flour                        112        136        108        125
  Chemicals - cosmetics               453        299        375        267
  Chemicals - dyeing                  345        224        305        208

  Chemicals - fertilizers             200        200        197        155
  Chemicals - inorganic               479        444        417        524
  Chemicals - medicinal             1,049      1,199        971      1,162
  Chemicals - n.e.s.                1,096        538        925        456
  Chemicals - organic               1,655      2,781      1,385      1,931
  Chemicals - plastics              1,805        953      1,520        810
  Cigarettes                          311         21        285         23
  Clothing                            773      5,047        641      4,870
  Coal                                203         74        139         61
  Coffee                              (-)        296          1        250
  Copper                              164        339        119        307
  Cork, wood, lumber                  417        807        355        718
  Corn                                429         52        386          8
  Cotton, raw and linters             252          2        184          4
  Crude fertilizers                   143        115        129         93
  Crude oil                           101      7,605         24      6,454

  Electrical machinery              7,579      8,971      6,273      7,874
  Fish and preparations               325        682        149        607
  Footwear                             58      1,184         50      1,255
  Furniture and bedding               435      1,586        386      1,482
  Gem diamonds                         88      1,163         79      1,020
  General industrial mach           2,919      3,189      2,612      2,794
  Glass                               204        184        195        166
  Glassware                            74        159         66        141
  Gold, nonmonetary                   709        423        916        215
  Hides and skins                     104          9         99         10
  Iron and steel mill prod            520      1,377        478      1,316
  Jewelry                             144        505        155        434
  Lighting, plumbing                  118        338        106        322
  Liquified propane/butane             80        109         55        139
  Live animals                         46        177         47        129
                              
  Meat and preparations               623        341        736        274
  Metal manufactures, n.e.s.        1,170      1,391        988      1,256
  Metal ores; scrap                   336        315        318        327
  Metalworking machinery              531        636        483        580
  Mineral fuels, other                251        164        241        192
  Natural gas                          29        591         22        613
  Nickel                               35        150         30        116
  Oils/fats, vegetable                 73        122         83         95
  Optical goods                       264        321        200        302
  Paper and paperboard              1,003      1,257        908      1,144
  Petroleum preparations              445      2,065        305      2,231
  Photographic equipment              378        568        382        494
  Plastic articles, n.e.s.            682        665        597        612

  Platinum                             69        518         44        356
  Pottery                              10        130          7        132
  Power generating mach.            2,905      3,147      2,726      2,873
  Printed materials                   415        289        396        295
  Pulp and waste paper                369        289        352        276
  Records/magnetic media              504        420        442        385
  Rice                                 88         16        110         15
  Rubber articles, n.e.s.             143        172        130        155
  Rubber tires and tubes              242        440        217        398
  Scientific instruments            2,694      1,847      2,185      1,654
  Ships, boats                         89         97         76        122
  Silver and bullion                   24         79         13        182

  Soybeans                            598          5        567          2
  Spacecraft                          (-)         64        (-)         34
  Specialized ind. mach.            2,740      2,205      2,186      1,764
  Sugar                               (-)         38        (-)         37
  Television, VCR, etc.             2,507      5,289      1,938      4,459
  Textile yearn, fabric               932      1,306        819      1,178
  Tobacco, unmanufactured             149         37        136         47
  Toys/games/sporting goods           346      1,152        304      1,200
  Travel goods                         34        321         28        343
  Vegetables and fruits               599        975        519        853
  Vehicles                          5,593     15,244      5,123     13,209
  Watches/clocks/parts                 30        255         32        221
  Wheat                               243         22        213         20
  Wood manufactures                   183        657        156        542

Re-exports                          6,152       (X)       5,120       (X) 
  Agricultural commodities            209       (X)         168       (X) 
  Manufactured goods                5,817       (X)       4,891       (X) 
  Mineral fuels                        39       (X)           3       (X) 
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                                     2000                  1999

            Item(1)            Cumulative                         Cumulative
                                 Exports    Imports    Exports    Imports

Total Balance of Payment Basis    184,873    284,873    163,344    230,903

Net Adjustments                    -2,692      2,229     -3,104        610

Total Census Basis (2)            187,565    282,644    166,448    230,293

Manufactured goods (3)            149,025    236,313    135,162    202,449
Agricultural commodities (3)       12,965      9,766     11,562      9,286
Mineral fuels (3)                   2,934     29,285      1,941     11,970

Selected commodities (3)        

  ADP equipment; office machine    10,885     20,668      9,848     19,171
  Airplane parts                    3,638      1,300      3,959      1,457
  Airplanes                         5,662      2,282      8,798      1,704
  Alcoholic bev.,distilled             82        600         87        511
  Aluminum                            923      1,771        861      1,462
  Animal feeds                        980        144        905        136
  Artwork/antiques                    408      1,577        213      1,242
  Basketware, etc.                    835      1,161        681        968
  Cereal flour                        316        391        319        347
  Chemicals - cosmetics             1,168        804      1,171        703
  Chemicals - dyeing                  942        649        827        597

  Chemicals - fertilizers             579        495        707        466
  Chemicals - inorganic             1,274      1,422      1,044      1,107
  Chemicals - medicinal             2,862      3,482      2,751      3,020
  Chemicals - n.e.s.                2,881      1,403      2,662      1,231
  Chemicals - organic               4,311      6,266      3,560      5,461
  Chemicals - plastics              4,686      2,563      3,971      2,150
  Cigarettes                          787         55        957         38
  Clothing                          1,983     14,376      2,015     12,958
  Coal                                522        195        560        171
  Coffee                                2        808          2        782
  Copper                              377      1,019        273        745
  Cork, wood, lumber                1,124      2,219      1,100      1,852
  Corn                              1,226         67      1,214         81
  Cotton, raw and linters             604          9        202         22
  Crude fertilizers                   399        318        360        289
  Crude oil                           260     19,908        132      7,504

  Electrical machinery             19,994     24,430     17,570     19,530
  Fish and preparations               600      1,992        647      1,847
  Footwear                            160      3,703        184      3,490
  Furniture and bedding             1,136      4,492      1,090      3,840
  Gem diamonds                        235      3,104         33      2,273
  General industrial mach           8,009      8,661      7,347      7,603
  Glass                               578        522        498        438
  Glassware                           193        433        167        372
  Gold, nonmonetary                 2,346        859        686        800
  Hides and skins                     304         27        247         25
  Iron and steel mill prod          1,442      3,889      1,177      3,136
  Jewelry                             399      1,338        226      1,179
  Lighting, plumbing                  324        975        294        847
  Liquified propane/butane            207        379         63        175
  Live animals                        164        416        101        368
                              
  Meat and preparations             1,974        902      1,426        702
  Metal manufactures, n.e.s.        3,098      3,861      2,659      3,406
  Metal ores; scrap                   957      1,017        760        829
  Metalworking machinery            1,446      1,794      1,172      1,707
  Mineral fuels, other                728        532        551        228
  Natural gas                          72      1,998         54      1,465
  Nickel                               98        369         83        196
  Oils/fats, vegetable                244        315        364        305
  Optical goods                       723        888        486        692
  Paper and paperboard              2,735      3,590      2,374      3,199
  Petroleum preparations            1,101      5,976        529      2,220
  Photographic equipment            1,102      1,505        780      1,266
  Plastic articles, n.e.s.          1,815      1,886      1,468      1,620

  Platinum                            231      1,194        118      1,027
  Pottery                              25        382         27        362
  Power generating mach.            8,090      8,607      7,537      7,620
  Printed materials                 1,172        850      1,064        713
  Pulp and waste paper              1,046        830        771        556
  Records/magnetic media            1,343      1,215      1,451        982
  Rice                                298         48        307         50
  Rubber articles, n.e.s.             396        476        330        417
  Rubber tires and tubes              651      1,248        596      1,086
  Scientific instruments            6,959      4,907      6,071      3,951
  Ships, boats                        296        348        341        293
  Silver and bullion                   58        316         68        171

  Soybeans                          1,704         10      1,275          8
  Spacecraft                          102        151         56          1
  Specialized ind. mach.            7,208      5,642      5,726      5,703
  Sugar                                 1         85        (-)        118
  Television, VCR, etc.             6,304     14,176      5,750      9,662
  Textile yearn, fabric             2,462      3,672      2,202      3,167
  Tobacco, unmanufactured             400        140        406        187
  Toys/games/sporting goods           902      3,565        761      3,311
  Travel goods                         86        980         78        867
  Vegetables and fruits             1,651      2,701      1,716      2,640
  Vehicles                         14,896     40,956     13,129     35,408
  Watches/clocks/parts                 86        710         83        650
  Wheat                               690         52        748         79
  Wood manufactures                   478      1,761        403      1,524

Re-exports                         15,987        (X)     11,603        (X)
  Agricultural commodities            534        (X)        381        (X)
  Manufactured goods               15,210        (X)     11,092        (X)
  Mineral fuels                        46        (X)         28        (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-00-83), Bureau of the Census, Foreign Trade
        Division, March 2000.  For more information, contact Haydn R. 
        Mearkle (301-457-2246) or Nick Orsini (301-457-2311), Foreign 
        Trade Division.           
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