                        PART B:  NOT SEASONALLY ADJUSTED
      EXHIBIT 15. EXPORTS AND IMPORTS OF GOODS BY PRINCIPAL SITC COMMODITY
                           GROUPINGS - 2003 AND 2002
                                        
     (In millions of dollars.  Detail may not equal totals due to rounding
      (-) Represents zero or less than one half unit of measurement shown.
                       (X) Not applicable.  (R) Revised.
              Note: This exhibit is not additive.  See footnotes.)
                                        

2003

Item (1)                               May                     April
                                Exports     Imports     Exports     Imports

Total Balance of Payment Basis     59,137     102,778  (R) 58,061 (R) 103,896

Net Adjustments                      -887         357  (R) -1,026 (R)     266

Total Census Basis (2)             60,024     102,421  (R) 59,086 (R) 103,630

Manufactured goods (3)             46,967      83,475      46,346      84,578
Agricultural commodities (3)        4,379       4,070       4,389       4,226
Mineral fuels (3)                   1,287      12,536       1,105      12,740

Selected commodities (3)                                                     

  ADP equipment; office machines    2,134       6,132       2,182       6,403
  Airplane parts                    1,240         413       1,194         395
  Airplanes                         1,747         956       1,848         885
  Alcoholic bev.,distilled             47         285          34         322
  Aluminum                            253         653         245         563
  Animal feeds                        301          49         292          56
  Artwork/antiques                     74         279          99         485
  Basketware, etc.                    400         604         362         708
  Cereal flour                        133         190         145         192
  Chemicals - cosmetics               542         472         518         421
  Chemicals - dyeing                  353         213         344         211
  Chemicals - fertilizers             197         160         174         238
  Chemicals - inorganic               482         709         468         711
  Chemicals - medicinal             1,550       2,770       1,575       2,540
  Chemicals - n.e.s.                1,112         634       1,114         617
  Chemicals - organic               1,607       2,604       1,658       2,882
  Chemicals - plastics              1,692       1,045       1,752       1,069
  Cigarettes                          123          24         115          31
  Clothing                            441       4,815         427       4,966
  Coal                                135          93         139         105
  Coffee                              (-)         136         (-)         143
  Copper                              110         249          86         251
  Cork, wood, lumber                  270         595         273         595
  Corn                                383           6         377          71
  Cotton, raw and linters             295           2         321           2
  Crude fertilizers/minerals          140         116         131         103
  Crude oil                            16       7,915           8       8,490
  Electrical machinery              5,778       6,722       5,733       6,709
  Fish and preparations               184         843         262         758
  Footwear                             41       1,347          43       1,187
  Furniture and bedding               298       2,061         283       2,118
  Gem diamonds                         23       1,245          13         901
  General industrial mach           2,627       3,344       2,545       3,487
  Glass                               231         188         222         197
  Glassware                            61         152          51         163
  Gold, nonmonetary                   434         215         320         209
  Hides and skins                     132           6         140           7
  Iron and steel mill prod            634         943         662         909
  Jewelry                             149         596         134         564
  Lighting, plumbing                  107         516         106         508
  Liquified propane/butane             41         198          33         138
  Live animals                         33         124          31         174
  Meat and preparations               595         355         525         407
  Metal manufactures, n.e.s.        1,005       1,559         956       1,559
  Metal ores; scrap                   507         263         436         235
  Metalworking machinery              322         431         351         503
  Mineral fuels, other                190         179         197         170
  Natural gas                         271       1,864          62       1,500
  Nickel                               34          76          32          89
  Oils/fats, vegetable                 82         107         107         119
  Optical goods                       176         256         176         264
  Paper and paperboard                855       1,246         846       1,273
  Petroleum preparations              595       2,158         620       2,216
  Photographic equipment              268         362         262         425
  Plastic articles, n.e.s.            616         891         569         898
  Platinum                             36         231          36         237
  Pottery                               6         135           7         144
  Power generating mach.            2,639       2,709       2,477       2,738
  Printed materials                   381         300         364         318
  Pulp and waste paper                321         245         365         232
  Records/magnetic media              323         421         323         425
  Rice                                 83          25          82          18
  Rubber articles, n.e.s.             129         201         122         202
  Rubber tires and tubes              194         432         178         462
  Scientific instruments            2,336       1,932       2,213       1,917
  Ships, boats                        116          90          99         171
  Silver and bullion                   12          51          21          67
  Soybeans                            253           5         423           6
  Spacecraft                           38         (-)         (-)         (-)
  Specialized ind. mach.            2,010       1,759       2,030       1,900
  Sugar                               (-)          60         (-)          60
  Television, VCR, etc.             1,304       5,410       1,380       5,349
  Textile yearn, fabric               929       1,446         902       1,480
  Tobacco, unmanufactured              69          89          83          50
  Toys/games/sporting goods           264       1,379         265       1,327
  Travel goods                         23         420          22         367
  Vegetables and fruits               697         976         602       1,007
  Vehicles                          5,831      14,560       5,488      15,009
  Watches/clocks/parts                 17         291          20         290
  Wheat                               256           5         242           9
  Wood manufactures                   127         740         135         711

Re-exports                          5,682         (X)       5,469         (X)
  Agricultural commodities            169         (X)         196         (X)
  Manufactured goods                5,443         (X)       5,204         (X)
  Mineral fuels                        13         (X)          13         (X)
                                        
                               _________________

                                          2003                    2002
Item (1)                             Cumulative              Cumulative
                                Exports     Imports     Exports     Imports

Total Balance of Payment Basis    288,377     504,847     279,743     455,891

Net Adjustments                    -4,489       1,274      -4,744       1,352

Total Census Basis (2)            292,866     503,574     284,487     454,539

Manufactured goods (3)            227,113     407,053     225,192     383,832
Agricultural commodities (3)       23,212      19,873      21,910      17,347
Mineral fuels (3)                   6,218      65,357       4,247      41,739

Selected commodities (3)                                                     

  ADP equipment; office machines   11,522      30,678      12,513      30,260
  Airplane parts                    6,139       1,948       5,684       2,287
  Airplanes                         9,191       4,667      11,346       5,476
  Alcoholic bev.,distilled            187       1,362         175       1,220
  Aluminum                          1,211       3,092       1,236       2,695
  Animal feeds                      1,652         262       1,654         235
  Artwork/antiques                    449       1,886         491       2,483
  Basketware, etc.                  1,857       3,134       1,577       2,564
  Cereal flour                        676         911         612         758
  Chemicals - cosmetics             2,591       1,940       2,406       1,599
  Chemicals - dyeing                1,681       1,033       1,580         960
  Chemicals - fertilizers             907         935         859         732
  Chemicals - inorganic             2,458       3,132       2,180       2,355
  Chemicals - medicinal             7,612      12,814       5,989       8,983
  Chemicals - n.e.s.                5,352       2,921       5,237       2,617
  Chemicals - organic               8,190      13,978       6,603      12,762
  Chemicals - plastics              8,589       4,983       7,924       4,197
  Cigarettes                          626         131         674         122
  Clothing                          2,169      25,983       2,315      22,631
  Coal                                632         465         672         363
  Coffee                                1         685           6         524
  Copper                              452       1,250         412       1,522
  Cork, wood, lumber                1,411       2,783       1,459       3,825
  Corn                              1,871         127       2,053         114
  Cotton, raw and linters           1,377          11       1,020          12
  Crude fertilizers/minerals          646         520         598         516
  Crude oil                            51      41,167          41      28,468
  Electrical machinery             27,976      32,794      27,448      32,139
  Fish and preparations             1,207       3,917       1,178       3,536
  Footwear                            209       6,540         224       5,990
  Furniture and bedding             1,436      10,031       1,690       8,666
  Gem diamonds                        110       5,219         555       5,177
  General industrial mach          12,393      16,328      12,574      14,751
  Glass                             1,076         924         955         879
  Glassware                           266         756         293         700
  Gold, nonmonetary                 1,697       1,017       1,149         978
  Hides and skins                     660          34         620          37
  Iron and steel mill prod          2,759       4,807       2,165       4,831
  Jewelry                             748       2,639         852       2,645
  Lighting, plumbing                  506       2,350         532       2,029
  Liquified propane/butane            302         964         156         477
  Live animals                        161         810         200         887
  Meat and preparations             2,705       1,843       2,631       1,779
  Metal manufactures, n.e.s.        4,751       7,383       4,656       6,715
  Metal ores; scrap                 2,105       1,264       1,823       1,183
  Metalworking machinery            1,625       2,147       1,648       1,962
  Mineral fuels, other                978         691         878         520
  Natural gas                         641       9,563         301       3,985
  Nickel                              167         472         196         360
  Oils/fats, vegetable                550         526         465         407
  Optical goods                       938       1,241         901       1,198
  Paper and paperboard              4,111       6,079       3,934       5,778
  Petroleum preparations            3,377      11,958       2,170       7,543
  Photographic equipment            1,341       2,032       1,430       2,179
  Plastic articles, n.e.s.          2,823       4,171       2,828       3,668
  Platinum                            189       1,090         350       1,086
  Pottery                              31         699          34         610
  Power generating mach.           12,778      13,676      13,425      14,767
  Printed materials                 1,802       1,502       1,794       1,455
  Pulp and waste paper              1,652       1,090       1,530         916
  Records/magnetic media            1,651       2,034       1,730       1,855
  Rice                                453          89         342          57
  Rubber articles, n.e.s.             610         964         599         864
  Rubber tires and tubes              881       2,164         907       1,933
  Scientific instruments           11,332       9,197      11,240       8,205
  Ships, boats                        522         647         571         660
  Silver and bullion                   78         294         118         296
  Soybeans                          3,146          19       2,292          12
  Spacecraft                           90         124         352         (-)
  Specialized ind. mach.            9,757       8,607       9,797       7,577
  Sugar                                 2         232           1         188
  Television, VCR, etc.             6,611      24,583       8,194      23,854
  Textile yearn, fabric             4,379       6,960       4,210       6,364
  Tobacco, unmanufactured             478         271         561         286
  Toys/games/sporting goods         1,272       6,562       1,249       6,330
  Travel goods                        114       1,850         113       1,547
  Vegetables and fruits             3,091       5,279       3,039       4,781
  Vehicles                         25,856      70,652      24,438      68,282
  Watches/clocks/parts                 93       1,297          90       1,049
  Wheat                             1,313          43       1,320         120
  Wood manufactures                   639       3,331         647       3,113

Re-exports                         27,743         (X)      25,204         (X)
  Agricultural commodities            938         (X)         784         (X)
  Manufactured goods               26,464         (X)      24,192         (X)
  Mineral fuels                        62         (X)          40         (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

NOTE:  For information on data sources, nonsampling errors and definitions, see
the information section on page 26 of this release, or at
www.census.gov/foreign-trade/www/press.html or www.bea.gov/bea/rels.htm.
                                                  

SOURCE: Report FT900 (CB-03-107, BEA-03-27), Bureau of the Census, Foreign
Trade Division, May 2003.  For more information, contact Haydn R.
Mearkle (301-763-2246) or Nick Orsini (301-763-2311), Foreign
Trade Division.
