                        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)                               September               August
                                Exports     Imports     Exports     Imports

Total Balance of Payment Basis     59,202     109,047  (R) 57,600 (R) 102,898

Net Adjustments                      -762         311  (R)   -916 (R)     466

Total Census Basis (2)             59,964     108,736  (R) 58,515 (R) 102,432

Manufactured goods (3)             46,277      89,447      45,438      82,639
Agricultural commodities (3)        4,404       3,851       4,302       3,556
Mineral fuels (3)                   1,048      12,788       1,007      13,529

Selected commodities (3)                                                     

  ADP equipment; office machines    2,515       7,194       2,174       6,510
  Airplane parts                    1,153         348       1,303         330
  Airplanes                         1,678       1,142       1,607         819
  Alcoholic beverages, distilled       56         354          53         292
  Aluminum                            253         584         245         529
  Animal feeds                        286          61         285          53
  Artwork/antiques                     90         379          59         277
  Basketware, etc.                    360         658         412         645
  Cereal flour                        150         251         158         216
  Chemicals - cosmetics               572         532         554         453
  Chemicals - dyeing                  343         202         349         194
  Chemicals - fertilizers             183         186         190         164
  Chemicals - inorganic               448         518         469         555
  Chemicals - medicinal             1,648       2,733       1,559       2,458
  Chemicals - n.e.s.                1,012         539       1,047         513
  Chemicals - organic               1,657       2,786       1,583       2,426
  Chemicals - plastics              1,825       1,030       1,800       1,016
  Cigarettes                          142          19         116          25
  Clothing                            405       6,566         422       6,659
  Coal                                127         104         145          83
  Coffee                              (-)         127           1         135
  Copper                               97         274          90         269
  Cork, wood, lumber                  280         707         280         622
  Corn                                411           2         334           2
  Cotton, raw and linters             101           2         153           2
  Crude fertilizers/minerals          138         117         124         121
  Crude oil                             2       8,550          19       9,036
  Electrical machinery              5,919       7,419       5,820       6,736
  Fish and preparations               365       1,024         349       1,009
  Footwear                             38       1,186          44       1,410
  Furniture and bedding               322       1,950         290       1,954
  Gem diamonds                         32       1,278          28         892
  General industrial machinery      2,427       3,036       2,530       3,007
  Glass                               205         211         207         202
  Glassware                            56         183          56         170
  Gold, nonmonetary                   425         301         583         209
  Hides and skins                     135           7         152           6
  Iron and steel mill products        489         885         489         864
  Jewelry                             187         772         175         542
  Lighting, plumbing                  121         569         120         556
  Liquified propane/butane             18         170          21         125
  Live animals                         42          92          33          84
  Meat and preparations               623         341         628         283
  Metal manufactures, n.e.s.          906       1,495         904       1,459
  Metal ores; scrap                   499         271         577         261
  Metalworking machinery              324         441         324         407
  Mineral fuels, other                223         148         250         166
  Natural gas                          86       1,536          94       1,785
  Nickel                               31         115          36          89
  Oils/fats, vegetable                 83         107          76         127
  Optical goods                       180         245         185         212
  Paper and paperboard                806       1,273         820       1,253
  Petroleum preparations              545       2,136         450       2,233
  Photographic equipment              271         483         280         413
  Plastic articles, n.e.s.            543         875         583         849
  Platinum                             53         300          44         197
  Pottery                               8         170           8         165
  Power generating machinery        2,737       2,719       2,529       2,531
  Printed materials                   419         414         399         395
  Pulp and waste paper                318         227         343         213
  Records/magnetic media              414         581         340         512
  Rice                                 59          17          70          12
  Rubber articles, n.e.s.             118         202         117         192
  Rubber tires and tubes              202         433         186         415
  Scientific instruments            2,312       2,133       2,261       1,905
  Ships, boats                         58         109          70         144
  Silver and bullion                   14          57          17          59
  Soybeans                            246           2         203           1
  Spacecraft                          (-)          46          51         (-)
  Specialized industrial machine    1,811       1,581       1,979       1,623
  Sugar                                 1          80         (-)          31
  Television, VCR, etc.             1,380       6,909       1,409       5,756
  Textile yearn, fabric               866       1,471         866       1,430
  Tobacco, unmanufactured              34          52          42          74
  Toys/games/sporting goods           265       2,744         245       2,405
  Travel goods                         25         416          27         431
  Vegetables and fruits               636         784         612         782
  Vehicles                          5,129      13,517       4,465      12,479
  Watches/clocks/parts                 19         362          21         294
  Wheat                               522          39         460          25
  Wood manufactures                   129         875         134         847

Re-exports                          6,293         (X)       5,843         (X)
  Agricultural commodities            123         (X)         121         (X)
  Manufactured goods                6,098         (X)       5,631         (X)
  Mineral fuels                        14         (X)          32         (X)
                                        
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                                          2003                    2002
Item (1)                             Cumulative              Cumulative
                                Exports     Imports     Exports     Imports

Total Balance of Payment Basis    521,949     929,071     507,801     855,675

Net Adjustments                    -7,908       2,714      -8,407       2,543

Total Census Basis (2)            529,857     926,357     516,208     853,132

Manufactured goods (3)            410,348     752,094     408,836     718,353
Agricultural commodities (3)       41,171      34,822      38,157      30,960
Mineral fuels (3)                  10,460     117,931       8,113      82,273

Selected commodities (3)                                                     

  ADP equipment; office machines   20,974      58,239      22,566      56,523
  Airplane parts                   10,933       3,374      10,508       3,791
  Airplanes                        16,620       8,698      20,758       8,937
  Alcoholic beverages, distilled      394       2,598         367       2,319
  Aluminum                          2,192       5,429       2,230       5,128
  Animal feeds                      2,793         464       2,837         442
  Artwork/antiques                    872       2,961         786       3,893
  Basketware, etc.                  3,431       5,724       2,844       4,813
  Cereal flour                      1,249       1,771       1,139       1,518
  Chemicals - cosmetics             4,882       3,996       4,401       3,096
  Chemicals - dyeing                3,073       1,859       2,898       1,796
  Chemicals - fertilizers           1,699       1,476       1,586       1,157
  Chemicals - inorganic             4,289       5,495       4,128       4,372
  Chemicals - medicinal            13,960      23,375      11,402      17,682
  Chemicals - n.e.s.                9,577       5,144       9,300       4,662
  Chemicals - organic              14,737      24,753      12,115      22,391
  Chemicals - plastics             15,650       9,135      14,508       8,011
  Cigarettes                        1,088         218       1,115         233
  Clothing                          3,827      52,073       4,209      47,636
  Coal                              1,200         861       1,262         708
  Coffee                                4       1,254           8       1,008
  Copper                              853       2,263         772       2,666
  Cork, wood, lumber                2,518       5,341       2,556       6,203
  Corn                              3,433         137       3,771         122
  Cotton, raw and linters           2,259          22       1,563          19
  Crude fertilizers/minerals        1,186         997       1,137         962
  Crude oil                           125      76,280          81      56,608
  Electrical machinery             51,254      60,305      50,673      60,139
  Fish and preparations             2,366       7,918       2,340       7,146
  Footwear                            372      12,095         392      11,740
  Furniture and bedding             2,612      17,832       2,923      15,976
  Gem diamonds                        239       9,624       1,072       9,094
  General industrial machinery     22,355      28,890      22,672      26,541
  Glass                             1,885       1,723       1,749       1,622
  Glassware                           489       1,432         530       1,369
  Gold, nonmonetary                 3,659       1,989       2,284       1,798
  Hides and skins                   1,249          56       1,190          64
  Iron and steel mill products      4,747       8,412       3,898       9,356
  Jewelry                           1,412       5,071       1,546       4,918
  Lighting, plumbing                  984       4,484       1,007       4,090
  Liquified propane/butane            391       1,751         261         818
  Live animals                        512       1,141         380       1,460
  Meat and preparations             5,293       3,069       4,759       3,236
  Metal manufactures, n.e.s.        8,407      13,396       8,425      12,454
  Metal ores; scrap                 4,113       2,298       3,511       2,299
  Metalworking machinery            2,951       3,918       3,078       3,764
  Mineral fuels, other              1,890       1,289       1,580       1,168
  Natural gas                         988      16,017         681       7,379
  Nickel                              301         867         331         739
  Oils/fats, vegetable                903         987         818         811
  Optical goods                     1,671       2,229       1,607       2,164
  Paper and paperboard              7,315      11,184       7,144      10,745
  Petroleum preparations            5,479      20,751       4,192      14,754
  Photographic equipment            2,457       3,802       2,661       3,946
  Plastic articles, n.e.s.          5,102       7,646       5,169       6,878
  Platinum                            367       2,001         597       1,954
  Pottery                              59       1,327          61       1,250
  Power generating machinery       23,143      24,042      24,408      25,759
  Printed materials                 3,380       3,048       3,303       2,909
  Pulp and waste paper              2,973       1,972       2,866       1,743
  Records/magnetic media            3,111       4,094       3,127       3,797
  Rice                                715         149         559         110
  Rubber articles, n.e.s.           1,072       1,754       1,072       1,587
  Rubber tires and tubes            1,629       3,942       1,660       3,595
  Scientific instruments           20,448      17,228      20,337      15,285
  Ships, boats                        906       1,243         935       1,014
  Silver and bullion                  137         536         216         519
  Soybeans                          4,066          27       3,301          16
  Spacecraft                          141         188         507         173
  Specialized industrial machine   17,472      15,401      17,715      13,775
  Sugar                                 3         405          12         359
  Television, VCR, etc.            12,122      48,927      14,679      47,665
  Textile yearn, fabric             7,848      12,874       7,735      12,157
  Tobacco, unmanufactured             713         527         764         552
  Toys/games/sporting goods         2,277      15,146       2,221      15,365
  Travel goods                        209       3,593         205       3,251
  Vegetables and fruits             5,747       8,611       5,512       7,656
  Vehicles                         44,495     124,773      42,983     122,456
  Watches/clocks/parts                166       2,550         172       2,225
  Wheat                             2,851         115       2,535         223
  Wood manufactures                 1,153       6,636       1,189       5,911

Re-exports                         51,826         (X)      46,206         (X)
  Agricultural commodities          1,502         (X)       1,311         (X)
  Manufactured goods               49,628         (X)      44,436         (X)
  Mineral fuels                       183         (X)          89         (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-03-178, BEA-03-44), Bureau of the Census, Foreign
Trade Division, September 2003.  For more information, contact Haydn R.
Mearkle (301-763-2246) or Nick Orsini (301-763-2311), Foreign
Trade Division.
