
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)                October              September
                                     Exports    Imports    Exports    Imports

Total Balance of Payment Basis         69,637    113,749 (R) 67,057 (R)106,967

Net Adjustments                          -827        611 (R)   -582 (R)    618
                                                                    
Total Census Basis (2)                 70,465    113,138 (R) 67,639 (R)106,349

Manufactured goods (3)                 55,796     94,727     53,068     89,264
Agricultural commodities (3)            4,807      3,117      3,969      2,817
Mineral fuels (3)                       1,422     12,381      1,207     11,869

Selected commodities (3)        

  ADP equipment; office machines        4,263      8,696      4,252      8,516
  Airplane parts                        1,314        512      1,245        434
  Airplanes                             2,181      1,172      1,665      1,242
  Alcoholic bev.,distilled                 54        355         42        280
  Aluminum                                327        566        287        571
  Animal feeds                            353         54        313         48
  Artwork/antiques                         90        610         94        484
  Basketware, etc.                        282        409        275        395
  Cereal flour                            130        188        112        172
  Chemicals - cosmetics                   495        332        479        306
  Chemicals - dyeing                      374        234        354        220

  Chemicals - fertilizers                 139        157        165        136
  Chemicals - inorganic                   481        498        450        580
  Chemicals - medicinal                 1,129      1,332      1,144      1,515
  Chemicals - n.e.s.                    1,102        460        990        440
  Chemicals - organic                   1,690      2,860      1,533      2,684
  Chemicals - plastics                  1,778        942      1,670        871
  Cigarettes                              285         18        299         28
  Clothing                                711      6,194        694      6,267
  Coal                                    172         77        168         65
  Coffee                                    1        121          1        134
  Copper                                  117        452        113        368
  Cork, wood, lumber                      379        653        350        636
  Corn                                    368          2        443          1
  Cotton, raw and linters                 114          3        100        (-)
  Crude fertilizers                       152        120        144        125
  Crude oil                                 6      8,452         15      7,876

  Electrical machinery                  8,359     10,084      8,290     10,291
  Fish and preparations                   298      1,016        258        939
  Footwear                                 57      1,179         54      1,194
  Furniture and bedding                   440      1,697        426      1,552
  Gem diamonds                            163      1,133        142      1,129
  General industrial mach               2,989      2,973      2,731      2,655
  Glass                                   248        203        219        204
  Glassware                                80        172         77        174
  Gold, nonmonetary                       460        186        502        227
  Hides and skins                         133          9        124          8
  Iron and steel mill prod                491      1,218        472      1,240
  Jewelry                                 167        801        120        633
  Lighting, plumbing                      129        527        133        507
  Liquified propane/butane                 48        143         36         99
  Live animals                            265        211         52        138

  Meat and preparations                   577        302        554        302
  Metal manufactures, n.e.s.            1,213      1,467      1,162      1,339
  Metal ores; scrap                       365        261        390        286
  Metalworking machinery                  611        710        543        540
  Mineral fuels, other                    323        165        323        236
  Natural gas                              33        987         48        994
  Nickel                                   33         93         34        114
  Oils/fats, vegetable                     48        108         53         83
  Optical goods                           289        371        266        322
  Paper and paperboard                    885      1,407        895      1,304
  Petroleum preparations                  803      2,320        588      2,291
  Photographic equipment                  359        736        333        589
  Plastic articles, n.e.s.                660        720        607        681

  Platinum                                 52        618         51        643
  Pottery                                  16        180          9        179
  Power generating mach.                2,719      3,062      2,804      2,799
  Printed materials                       427        359        411        342
  Pulp and waste paper                    374        308        390        284
  Records/magnetic media                  500        506        451        438
  Rice                                     62         15         48         13
  Rubber articles, n.e.s.                 152        177        136        161
  Rubber tires and tubes                  210        377        200        363
  Scientific instruments                2,853      2,093      2,626      1,939
  Ships, boats                             52        131         78         79
  Silver and bullion                       24         64         24         52

  Soybeans                                703          3        280          1
  Spacecraft                              (-)        (-)          2         66
  Specialized ind. mach.                2,856      1,888      2,603      1,663
  Sugar                                     1         35        (-)         60
  Television, VCR, etc.                 2,464      7,488      2,558      6,792
  Textile yearn, fabric                   940      1,305        923      1,237
  Tobacco, unmanufactured                  66         34         60         57
  Toys/games/sporting goods               319      2,785        291      2,183
  Travel goods                             31        434         33        384
  Vegetables and fruits                   778        662        625        591
  Vehicles                              4,952     14,814      4,459     12,918
  Watches/clocks/parts                     29        402         28        338
  Wheat                                   268         23        355         15
  Wood manufactures                       152        629        144        603

Re-exports                              6,237        (X)      6,700        (X)
  Agricultural commodities                166        (X)        124        (X)
  Manufactured goods                    5,993        (X)      6,503        (X)
  Mineral fuels                            21        (X)         11        (X)
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                                         2000                  1999

              Item(1)              Cumulative                         Cumulative
                                     Exports    Imports    Exports    Imports

Total Balance of Payment Basis        640,849  1,016,048    560,757    843,366

Net Adjustments                        -7,533      4,874    -10,285      3,624

Total Census Basis (2)                648,382  1,011,174    571,042    839,741

Manufactured goods (3)                517,401    844,924    465,226    724,818
Agricultural commodities (3)           41,282     31,436     38,261     30,308
Mineral fuels (3)                      10,575    108,604      7,861     59,987

Selected commodities (3)        

  ADP equipment; office machines       38,158     76,559     33,409     68,920
  Airplane parts                       12,451      4,616     12,737      4,922
  Airplanes                            20,463      9,625     26,626      7,480
  Alcoholic bev.,distilled                351      2,378        346      2,114
  Aluminum                              3,176      6,031      2,944      5,286
  Animal feeds                          3,112        493      2,717        472
  Artwork/antiques                      1,212      4,947        928      4,065
  Basketware, etc.                      2,748      4,024      2,364      3,583
  Cereal flour                          1,083      1,433      1,088      1,305
  Chemicals - cosmetics                 4,374      2,952      4,046      2,583
  Chemicals - dyeing                    3,400      2,275      3,014      2,194

  Chemicals - fertilizers               1,905      1,360      2,467      1,222
  Chemicals - inorganic                 4,430      5,029      3,850      4,148
  Chemicals - medicinal                10,635     12,184      9,260     11,023
  Chemicals - n.e.s.                   10,152      4,762      9,253      4,187
  Chemicals - organic                  15,025     23,780     12,568     18,057
  Chemicals - plastics                 16,359      8,948     13,833      7,651
  Cigarettes                            2,743        215      2,667        118
  Clothing                              6,963     54,753      6,810     47,478
  Coal                                  1,806        686      1,920        535
  Coffee                                    7      2,108          7      2,126
  Copper                                1,233      3,605        875      2,827
  Cork, wood, lumber                    3,656      7,102      3,553      7,467
  Corn                                  3,977        155      4,318        147
  Cotton, raw and linters               1,603         26        674        144
  Crude fertilizers                     1,421      1,172      1,252      1,047
  Crude oil                               423     74,915        590     39,851

  Electrical machinery                 74,280     90,198     61,779     72,127
  Fish and preparations                 2,405      8,132      2,370      7,189
  Footwear                                553     12,678        590     11,869
  Furniture and bedding                 3,967     15,723      3,628     13,263
  Gem diamonds                          1,012     10,293        212      8,173
  General industrial mach              27,427     29,334     24,784     26,128
  Glass                                 2,055      1,887      1,760      1,688
  Glassware                               706      1,617        593      1,506
  Gold, nonmonetary                     4,736      2,238      3,442      2,480
  Hides and skins                       1,205         91        837         82
  Iron and steel mill prod              4,779     13,706      4,120     11,004
  Jewelry                               1,266      5,245        842      4,563
  Lighting, plumbing                    1,164      4,355      1,076      3,656
  Liquified propane/butane                508      1,117        237        610
  Live animals                            689      1,448        452      1,222

  Meat and preparations                 6,091      3,206      5,253      2,693
  Metal manufactures, n.e.s.           11,188     13,649      9,290     11,985
  Metal ores; scrap                     3,569      3,292      2,875      2,960
  Metalworking machinery                5,095      6,386      4,372      5,620
  Mineral fuels, other                  2,650      1,885      2,130      1,023
  Natural gas                             308      7,504        176      5,341
  Nickel                                  325      1,222        268        678
  Oils/fats, vegetable                    663      1,008        975        984
  Optical goods                         2,704      3,302      1,825      2,539
  Paper and paperboard                  9,112     12,766      8,160     11,067
  Petroleum preparations                4,661     20,464      2,578     11,547
  Photographic equipment                3,631      5,784      2,946      4,909
  Plastic articles, n.e.s.              6,213      6,773      5,236      5,804

  Platinum                                744      4,575        385      2,818
  Pottery                                  94      1,526         88      1,410
  Power generating mach.               27,077     28,420     25,471     26,121
  Printed materials                     3,991      3,097      3,801      2,727
  Pulp and waste paper                  3,841      2,834      2,804      2,049
  Records/magnetic media                4,498      4,363      4,788      3,789
  Rice                                    679        143        753        149
  Rubber articles, n.e.s.               1,361      1,649      1,158      1,484
  Rubber tires and tubes                2,042      4,098      2,005      3,816
  Scientific instruments               25,081     18,114     21,104     14,434
  Ships, boats                            817        982      1,364        987
  Silver and bullion                      189        678        188        530

  Soybeans                              4,081         30      3,481         26
  Spacecraft                              105        217        640        245
  Specialized ind. mach.               25,686     19,056     20,540     18,102
  Sugar                                     3        387          3        480
  Television, VCR, etc.                23,040     57,410     19,728     40,779
  Textile yearn, fabric                 8,821     12,865      7,726     11,325
  Tobacco, unmanufactured                 991        462      1,110        597
  Toys/games/sporting goods             3,048     16,515      2,737     15,783
  Travel goods                            299      3,746        276      3,455
  Vegetables and fruits                 6,135      7,670      5,858      7,738
  Vehicles                             47,565    134,179     44,783    119,053
  Watches/clocks/parts                    288      2,879        277      2,666
  Wheat                                 2,761        183      3,018        241
  Wood manufactures                     1,573      6,169      1,428      6,018

Re-exports                             56,439        (X)     41,168        (X)
  Agricultural commodities              1,413        (X)      1,098        (X)
  Manufactured goods                   54,229        (X)     39,592        (X)
  Mineral fuels                           186        (X)         97        (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-00-213), Bureau of the Census, Foreign Trade
        Division, October 2000.  For more information, contact Haydn R. 
        Mearkle (301-457-2246) or Nick Orsini (301-457-2311), Foreign 
        Trade Division.           


                         
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