                        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)                               October                 September
                                Exports     Imports     Exports     Imports

Total Balance of Payment Basis     65,654     117,853  (R) 59,089 (R) 109,001

Net Adjustments                      -792         272    (R) -774     (R) 307

Total Census Basis (2)             66,447     117,580  (R) 59,863 (R) 108,694

Manufactured goods (3)             50,394      97,676      46,277      89,447
Agricultural commodities (3)        6,026       4,131       4,404       3,851
Mineral fuels (3)                   1,023      12,923       1,048      12,788

Selected commodities (3)                                                     

  ADP equipment; office machines    2,525       7,711       2,515       7,194
  Airplane parts                    1,240         403       1,153         348
  Airplanes                         1,946         946       1,678       1,142
  Alcoholic beverages, distilled       55         458          56         354
  Aluminum                            274         582         253         584
  Animal feeds                        338          58         286          61
  Artwork/antiques                     80         551          90         379
  Basketware, etc.                    433         739         360         658
  Cereal flour                        152         269         150         251
  Chemicals - cosmetics               590         558         572         532
  Chemicals - dyeing                  368         216         343         202
  Chemicals - fertilizers             215         232         183         186
  Chemicals - inorganic               475         628         448         518
  Chemicals - medicinal             1,670       2,813       1,648       2,733
  Chemicals - n.e.s.                1,111         596       1,012         539
  Chemicals - organic               1,888       2,647       1,657       2,786
  Chemicals - plastics              1,942       1,064       1,825       1,030
  Cigarettes                           78          28         142          19
  Clothing                            451       6,423         405       6,566
  Coal                                142         112         127         104
  Coffee                              (-)         125         (-)         127
  Copper                              122         290          97         274
  Cork, wood, lumber                  306         700         280         707
  Corn                                442           5         411           2
  Cotton, raw and linters             145           3         101           2
  Crude fertilizers/minerals          140         112         138         117
  Crude oil                            12       8,735           2       8,550
  Electrical machinery              6,469       7,848       5,919       7,419
  Fish and preparations               323       1,067         365       1,024
  Footwear                             49       1,253          38       1,186
  Furniture and bedding               361       2,172         322       1,950
  Gem diamonds                         34       1,299          32       1,278
  General industrial machinery      2,716       3,335       2,427       3,036
  Glass                               222         223         205         211
  Glassware                            67         179          56         183
  Gold, nonmonetary                   411         335         425         301
  Hides and skins                     152           6         135           7
  Iron and steel mill products        537         936         489         885
  Jewelry                             243         913         187         772
  Lighting, plumbing                  143         578         121         569
  Liquified propane/butane             17         209          18         170
  Live animals                         96         173          42          92
  Meat and preparations               731         440         623         341
  Metal manufactures, n.e.s.          990       1,616         906       1,495
  Metal ores; scrap                   616         313         499         271
  Metalworking machinery              386         547         324         441
  Mineral fuels, other                218         117         223         148
  Natural gas                          65       1,567          86       1,536
  Nickel                               31          98          31         115
  Oils/fats, vegetable                 79         114          83         107
  Optical goods                       199         250         180         245
  Paper and paperboard                875       1,330         806       1,273
  Petroleum preparations              520       2,028         545       2,136
  Photographic equipment              319         481         271         483
  Plastic articles, n.e.s.            611         905         543         875
  Platinum                             48         243          53         300
  Pottery                              10         162           8         170
  Power generating machinery        2,642       3,062       2,737       2,719
  Printed materials                   438         422         419         414
  Pulp and waste paper                374         219         318         227
  Records/magnetic media              467         623         414         581
  Rice                                 83          19          59          17
  Rubber articles, n.e.s.             125         221         118         202
  Rubber tires and tubes              208         438         202         433
  Scientific instruments            2,493       2,294       2,312       2,133
  Ships, boats                         71         123          58         109
  Silver and bullion                   13         127          14          57
  Soybeans                          1,241           7         246           2
  Spacecraft                          (-)         (-)         (-)          46
  Specialized industrial machine    2,117       1,803       1,811       1,581
  Sugar                                 1          24           1          80
  Television, VCR, etc.             1,602       7,902       1,380       6,909
  Textile yearn, fabric               965       1,565         866       1,471
  Tobacco, unmanufactured              74          63          34          52
  Toys/games/sporting goods           301       2,932         265       2,744
  Travel goods                         29         476          25         416
  Vegetables and fruits               859         817         636         784
  Vehicles                          5,841      16,638       5,129      13,517
  Watches/clocks/parts                 27         409          19         362
  Wheat                               424          13         522          39
  Wood manufactures                   151         946         129         875

Re-exports                          6,948         (X)       6,293         (X)
  Agricultural commodities            135         (X)         123         (X)
  Manufactured goods                6,671         (X)       6,098         (X)
  Mineral fuels                        74         (X)          14         (X)
                                        
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                                          2003                    2002
Item (1)                             Cumulative              Cumulative
                                Exports     Imports     Exports     Imports

Total Balance of Payment Basis    587,491   1,046,878     568,788     962,248

Net Adjustments                    -8,712       2,983      -9,396       2,865

Total Census Basis (2)            596,203   1,043,895     578,183     959,383

Manufactured goods (3)            460,742     849,771     457,259     806,473
Agricultural commodities (3)       47,197      38,953      42,903      34,514
Mineral fuels (3)                  11,483     130,854       9,217      94,235

Selected commodities (3)                                                     

  ADP equipment; office machines   23,499      65,949      25,126      62,847
  Airplane parts                   12,174       3,777      11,813       4,195
  Airplanes                        18,567       9,643      23,273       9,957
  Alcoholic beverages, distilled      449       3,056         417       2,680
  Aluminum                          2,466       6,010       2,491       5,652
  Animal feeds                      3,131         523       3,137         503
  Artwork/antiques                    952       3,512         858       4,489
  Basketware, etc.                  3,864       6,464       3,189       5,355
  Cereal flour                      1,401       2,041       1,289       1,756
  Chemicals - cosmetics             5,471       4,554       4,920       3,495
  Chemicals - dyeing                3,441       2,075       3,253       1,995
  Chemicals - fertilizers           1,914       1,708       1,729       1,309
  Chemicals - inorganic             4,764       6,123       4,554       4,972
  Chemicals - medicinal            15,630      26,188      13,035      20,280
  Chemicals - n.e.s.               10,688       5,740      10,274       5,152
  Chemicals - organic              16,625      27,400      13,619      25,102
  Chemicals - plastics             17,591      10,200      16,215       8,959
  Cigarettes                        1,167         246       1,248         261
  Clothing                          4,278      58,496       4,703      53,640
  Coal                              1,342         973       1,442         798
  Coffee                                4       1,379           8       1,127
  Copper                              976       2,554         872       2,956
  Cork, wood, lumber                2,825       6,041       2,835       6,815
  Corn                              3,875         142       4,162         125
  Cotton, raw and linters           2,404          25       1,673          21
  Crude fertilizers/minerals        1,326       1,109       1,270       1,081
  Crude oil                           137      85,015          83      65,008
  Electrical machinery             57,722      68,153      56,538      67,486
  Fish and preparations             2,689       8,985       2,642       8,054
  Footwear                            421      13,348         436      12,890
  Furniture and bedding             2,973      20,004       3,260      17,774
  Gem diamonds                        274      10,924       1,125      10,389
  General industrial machinery     25,071      32,226      25,310      29,500
  Glass                             2,107       1,945       1,976       1,811
  Glassware                           556       1,611         591       1,537
  Gold, nonmonetary                 4,070       2,323       2,624       2,047
  Hides and skins                   1,401          62       1,313          71
  Iron and steel mill products      5,284       9,348       4,395      10,589
  Jewelry                           1,655       5,984       1,752       5,805
  Lighting, plumbing                1,128       5,061       1,135       4,604
  Liquified propane/butane            408       1,959         317         900
  Live animals                        608       1,314         497       1,657
  Meat and preparations             6,024       3,509       5,250       3,559
  Metal manufactures, n.e.s.        9,397      15,012       9,420      13,873
  Metal ores; scrap                 4,729       2,611       3,879       2,609
  Metalworking machinery            3,336       4,465       3,443       4,210
  Mineral fuels, other              2,108       1,406       1,778       1,328
  Natural gas                       1,053      17,584         752       8,457
  Nickel                              333         966         363         793
  Oils/fats, vegetable                982       1,100         895         928
  Optical goods                     1,870       2,479       1,787       2,376
  Paper and paperboard              8,190      12,514       7,996      12,033
  Petroleum preparations            5,999      22,780       4,775      16,831
  Photographic equipment            2,776       4,283       2,989       4,411
  Plastic articles, n.e.s.          5,714       8,551       5,770       7,642
  Platinum                            415       2,244         645       2,333
  Pottery                              70       1,489          68       1,402
  Power generating machinery       25,785      27,104      27,299      28,586
  Printed materials                 3,818       3,470       3,717       3,275
  Pulp and waste paper              3,347       2,191       3,190       1,947
  Records/magnetic media            3,578       4,717       3,568       4,305
  Rice                                798         168         606         125
  Rubber articles, n.e.s.           1,197       1,974       1,197       1,779
  Rubber tires and tubes            1,836       4,381       1,879       3,968
  Scientific instruments           22,941      19,522      22,650      17,233
  Ships, boats                        978       1,367       1,037       1,149
  Silver and bullion                  151         664         229         575
  Soybeans                          5,307          34       4,114          21
  Spacecraft                          141         188         509         173
  Specialized industrial machine   19,588      17,203      19,700      15,276
  Sugar                                 4         429          12         394
  Television, VCR, etc.            13,725      56,830      16,370      53,969
  Textile yearn, fabric             8,813      14,439       8,686      13,504
  Tobacco, unmanufactured             787         589         829         604
  Toys/games/sporting goods         2,578      18,079       2,492      17,886
  Travel goods                        238       4,070         229       3,644
  Vegetables and fruits             6,606       9,428       6,190       8,369
  Vehicles                         50,336     141,411      48,307     137,903
  Watches/clocks/parts                194       2,959         193       2,591
  Wheat                             3,275         128       2,903         241
  Wood manufactures                 1,304       7,582       1,319       6,595

Re-exports                         58,774         (X)      52,156         (X)
  Agricultural commodities          1,637         (X)       1,439         (X)
  Manufactured goods               56,299         (X)      50,175         (X)
  Mineral fuels                       257         (X)         107         (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-03-191, BEA-03-50), Bureau of the Census, Foreign
Trade Division, October 2003.  For more information, contact Haydn R.
Mearkle (301-763-2246) or Nick Orsini (301-763-2311), Foreign
Trade Division.
