
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)             December              November
                                 Exports    Imports    Exports    Imports

Total Balance of Payment Basis     65,470     99,637  (R)67,074 (R)106,757

Net Adjustments                      -760        536  (R)  -836 (R)    623

Total Census Basis (2)             66,230     99,101  (R)67,910 (R)106,134

Manufactured goods (3)             52,846     80,032     53,739     88,524
Agricultural commodities (3)        4,521      3,140      4,584      3,178
Mineral fuels (3)                   1,244     13,547      1,315     11,438

Selected commodities (3)        

  ADP equipment; office machine     4,641      7,579      3,862      8,027
  Airplane parts                    1,332        439      1,278        495
  Airplanes                         2,464      1,646      1,772      1,121
  Alcoholic bev.,distilled             32        250         43        319
  Aluminum                            285        408        306        516
  Animal feeds                        332         51        347         54
  Artwork/antiques                     70        403        107        525
  Basketware, etc.                    276        403        267        415
  Cereal flour                        109        144        117        175
  Chemicals - cosmetics               448        280        494        308
  Chemicals - dyeing                  328        194        378        207

  Chemicals - fertilizers             194        162        202        166
  Chemicals - inorganic               468        530        471        537
  Chemicals - medicinal             1,119      1,189      1,128      1,321
  Chemicals - n.e.s.                1,019        500      1,108        469
  Chemicals - organic               1,433      2,190      1,576      2,593
  Chemicals - plastics              1,582        806      1,689        889
  Cigarettes                          255         18        309         26
  Clothing                            552      4,449        658      5,094
  Coal                                150         60        218         60
  Coffee                                1        122          1        120
  Copper                               94        343        105        446
  Cork, wood, lumber                  322        510        343        623
  Corn                                367          2        361          3
  Cotton, raw and linters             169          1        132          1
  Crude fertilizers                   137        113        158        116
  Crude oil                            19      7,650          2      7,220

  Electrical machinery              7,516      8,906      7,968      9,710
  Fish and preparations               187        861        217        912
  Footwear                             55      1,079         55      1,096
  Furniture and bedding               351      1,533        426      1,671
  Gem diamonds                        127        749        151      1,018
  General industrial mach           2,705      2,614      2,793      2,761
  Glass                               197        174        234        189
  Glassware                            76        137         83        166
  Gold, nonmonetary                   607        210        552        211
  Hides and skins                     132          8        147          9
  Iron and steel mill prod            435      1,036        506      1,067
  Jewelry                             126        517        173        698
  Lighting, plumbing                  103        343        124        408
  Liquified propane/butane             82        206         73        133
  Live animals                         95        279         74        203

  Meat and preparations               598        312        615        322
  Metal manufactures, n.e.s.          965      1,201      1,119      1,378
  Metal ores; scrap                   298        218        369        319
  Metalworking machinery              542        654        531        691
  Mineral fuels, other                334        145        314        179
  Natural gas                          34      2,364         69      1,098
  Nickel                               37        111         42         92
  Oils/fats, vegetable                 82         87         68         94
  Optical goods                       263        349        280        369
  Paper and paperboard                817      1,113        846      1,304
  Petroleum preparations              487      2,746        599      2,447
  Photographic equipment              311        532        297        599
  Plastic articles, n.e.s.            596        605        804        656

  Platinum                             69        569         84        544
  Pottery                               9        127         11        153
  Power generating mach.            2,717      2,555      2,748      2,840
  Printed materials                   379        268        408        333
  Pulp and waste paper                388        272        369        274
  Records/magnetic media              496        366        433        436
  Rice                                 74         19         81         19
  Rubber articles, n.e.s.             132        149        156        165
  Rubber tires and tubes              175        323        188        361
  Scientific instruments            2,907      1,913      2,811      1,986
  Ships, boats                         66         94        161        102
  Silver and bullion                   15         50         21         47

  Soybeans                            564          2        625          2
  Spacecraft                          (-)        (-)         53        (-)
  Specialized ind. mach.            2,683      1,893      2,549      1,784
  Sugar                               (-)         26        (-)         48
  Television, VCR, etc.             2,392      6,101      2,466      6,977
  Textile yearn, fabric               822      1,113        898      1,196
  Tobacco, unmanufactured             139         67         91         39
  Toys/games/sporting goods           271      1,563        287      1,940
  Travel goods                         24        309         29        377
  Vegetables and fruits               649        847        713        765
  Vehicles                          4,460     12,780      4,848     14,723
  Watches/clocks/parts                 26        259         34        347
  Wheat                               325         21        293         25
  Wood manufactures                   137        485        147        568

Re-exports                          5,719        (X)      5,974        (X)
  Agricultural commodities            128        (X)        138        (X)
  Manufactured goods                5,542        (X)      5,768        (X)
  Mineral fuels                         5        (X)         15        (X)
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                                     2000               1999

            Item(1)                 Cumulative             Cumulative
                                 Exports    Imports    Exports    Imports

Total Balance of Payment Basis    773,304  1,222,772    684,358  1,029,917

Net Adjustments                    -9,125      6,029    -11,439      5,299

Total Census Basis (2)            782,429  1,216,743    695,797  1,024,618

Manufactured goods (3)            623,986  1,013,480    565,490    882,013
Agricultural commodities (3)       50,387     37,755     47,091     36,681
Mineral fuels (3)                  13,134    133,590      9,880     75,803

Selected commodities (3)        

  ADP equipment; office machine    46,661     92,165     40,787     84,430
  Airplane parts                   15,060      5,550     15,141      5,827
  Airplanes                        24,700     12,393     32,665      9,222
  Alcoholic bev.,distilled            427      2,946        432      2,618
  Aluminum                          3,766      6,955      3,564      6,269
  Animal feeds                      3,791        597      3,372        564
  Artwork/antiques                  1,388      5,876      1,148      4,890
  Basketware, etc.                  3,291      4,842      2,872      4,378
  Cereal flour                      1,309      1,753      1,308      1,620
  Chemicals - cosmetics             5,316      3,541      4,853      3,148
  Chemicals - dyeing                4,106      2,676      3,620      2,633

  Chemicals - fertilizers           2,301      1,689      2,921      1,501
  Chemicals - inorganic             5,370      6,096      4,632      5,167
  Chemicals - medicinal            12,882     14,694     11,203     13,497
  Chemicals - n.e.s.               12,279      5,731     11,068      5,084
  Chemicals - organic              18,034     28,563     15,376     21,896
  Chemicals - plastics             19,630     10,643     16,832      9,279
  Cigarettes                        3,308        258      3,226        151
  Clothing                          8,173     64,296      7,962     56,412
  Coal                              2,173        805      2,268        665
  Coffee                                9      2,350          9      2,534
  Copper                            1,432      4,393      1,068      3,460
  Cork, wood, lumber                4,321      8,235      4,253      8,925
  Corn                              4,704        160      5,126        156
  Cotton, raw and linters           1,904         28        968        148
  Crude fertilizers                 1,717      1,401      1,536      1,268
  Crude oil                           444     89,786        772     50,890

  Electrical machinery             89,763    108,813     75,249     88,620
  Fish and preparations             2,810      9,906      2,742      8,910
  Footwear                            664     14,854        694     14,064
  Furniture and bedding             4,744     18,927      4,343     16,181
  Gem diamonds                      1,289     12,060        312      9,885
  General industrial mach          32,925     34,709     29,882     31,467
  Glass                             2,486      2,250      2,119      2,038
  Glassware                           865      1,920        730      1,811
  Gold, nonmonetary                 5,894      2,659      5,226      3,032
  Hides and skins                   1,484        109      1,020        100
  Iron and steel mill prod          5,720     15,808      4,989     13,369
  Jewelry                           1,565      6,459      1,070      5,691
  Lighting, plumbing                1,392      5,106      1,298      4,330
  Liquified propane/butane            663      1,456        299        859
  Live animals                        858      1,929        652      1,642

  Meat and preparations             7,305      3,840      6,506      3,259
  Metal manufactures, n.e.s.       13,272     16,228     11,185     14,414
  Metal ores; scrap                 4,235      3,829      3,484      3,647
  Metalworking machinery            6,169      7,731      5,268      6,782
  Mineral fuels, other              3,298      2,209      2,633      1,241
  Natural gas                         411     10,966        218      6,669
  Nickel                              404      1,425        321        846
  Oils/fats, vegetable                813      1,188      1,147      1,201
  Optical goods                     3,247      4,021      2,231      3,077
  Paper and paperboard             10,775     15,184      9,863     13,400
  Petroleum preparations            5,748     25,657      3,414     14,183
  Photographic equipment            4,239      6,915      3,624      6,111
  Plastic articles, n.e.s.          7,613      8,034      6,362      7,013

  Platinum                            897      5,688        503      3,613
  Pottery                             115      1,806        109      1,680
  Power generating mach.           32,542     33,815     30,894     31,551
  Printed materials                 4,778      3,698      4,581      3,323
  Pulp and waste paper              4,598      3,381      3,528      2,597
  Records/magnetic media            5,427      5,166      5,802      4,703
  Rice                                835        180        942        187
  Rubber articles, n.e.s.           1,649      1,963      1,401      1,791
  Rubber tires and tubes            2,405      4,782      2,400      4,638
  Scientific instruments           30,799     22,014     25,644     17,658
  Ships, boats                      1,044      1,178      1,632      1,127
  Silver and bullion                  225        775        214        630

  Soybeans                          5,270         34      4,569         29
  Spacecraft                          158        217        641        245
  Specialized ind. mach.           30,918     22,733     24,941     21,596
  Sugar                                 4        462          4        557
  Television, VCR, etc.            27,898     70,487     24,404     50,936
  Textile yearn, fabric            10,540     15,175      9,245     13,578
  Tobacco, unmanufactured           1,222        568      1,312        753
  Toys/games/sporting goods         3,605     20,017      3,315     18,987
  Travel goods                        351      4,432        329      4,148
  Vegetables and fruits             7,497      9,283      7,152      9,259
  Vehicles                         56,873    161,682     54,299    145,927
  Watches/clocks/parts                348      3,485        334      3,258
  Wheat                             3,379        229      3,578        273
  Wood manufactures                 1,856      7,222      1,739      7,089

Re-exports                         68,131        (X)     50,969        (X)
  Agricultural commodities          1,679        (X)      1,314        (X)
  Manufactured goods               65,538        (X)     49,011        (X)
  Mineral fuels                       206        (X)        132        (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-01-31), Bureau of the Census, Foreign Trade
        Division, December 2000.  For more information, contact Haydn R. 
        Mearkle (301-457-2246) or Nick Orsini (301-457-2311), Foreign 
        Trade Division.           


                         



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