                        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)                               November                October
                                Exports     Imports     Exports     Imports

Total Balance of Payment Basis     63,746     106,333      65,941     117,808

Net Adjustments                      -750         250        -782         269

Total Census Basis (2)             64,496     106,083      66,723     117,539

Manufactured goods (3)             48,649      87,723      50,394      97,676
Agricultural commodities (3)        6,250       4,049       6,026       4,131
Mineral fuels (3)                     968      11,848       1,023      12,923

Selected commodities (3)                                                     

  ADP equipment; office machines    2,386       7,163       2,525       7,711
  Airplane parts                    1,162         341       1,240         403
  Airplanes                         2,842       1,150       1,946         946
  Alcoholic beverages, distilled       51         316          55         458
  Aluminum                            251         608         274         582
  Animal feeds                        412          55         338          58
  Artwork/antiques                     81         607          80         551
  Basketware, etc.                    429         680         433         739
  Cereal flour                        137         245         152         269
  Chemicals - cosmetics               542         497         590         558
  Chemicals - dyeing                  361         195         368         216
  Chemicals - fertilizers             207         203         215         232
  Chemicals - inorganic               454         551         475         628
  Chemicals - medicinal             1,713       2,557       1,670       2,813
  Chemicals - n.e.s.                1,130         506       1,111         596
  Chemicals - organic               1,587       2,363       1,888       2,647
  Chemicals - plastics              1,792         992       1,942       1,064
  Cigarettes                          118          21          78          28
  Clothing                            381       4,661         451       6,423
  Coal                                146         109         142         112
  Coffee                                1         105         (-)         125
  Copper                              129         289         122         290
  Cork, wood, lumber                  289         611         306         700
  Corn                                487           4         442           5
  Cotton, raw and linters             318         (-)         145           3
  Crude fertilizers/minerals          132         119         140         112
  Crude oil                            15       7,925          12       8,735
  Electrical machinery              6,058       7,155       6,469       7,848
  Fish and preparations               222         998         323       1,067
  Footwear                             41       1,117          49       1,253
  Furniture and bedding               329       2,146         361       2,172
  Gem diamonds                         41       1,049          34       1,299
  General industrial machinery      2,521       2,967       2,716       3,335
  Glass                               199         197         222         223
  Glassware                            60         148          67         179
  Gold, nonmonetary                   370         335         411         335
  Hides and skins                     129           6         152           6
  Iron and steel mill products        502         902         537         936
  Jewelry                             223         832         243         913
  Lighting, plumbing                  118         464         143         578
  Liquified propane/butane             17         196          17         209
  Live animals                         81         153          96         173
  Meat and preparations               662         431         731         440
  Metal manufactures, n.e.s.          960       1,455         990       1,616
  Metal ores; scrap                   431         248         616         313
  Metalworking machinery              368         388         386         547
  Mineral fuels, other                211         110         218         117
  Natural gas                          65       1,508          65       1,567
  Nickel                               31          97          31          98
  Oils/fats, vegetable                 80         117          79         114
  Optical goods                       195         231         199         250
  Paper and paperboard                807       1,209         875       1,330
  Petroleum preparations              479       1,935         520       2,028
  Photographic equipment              257         414         319         481
  Plastic articles, n.e.s.            560         837         611         905
  Platinum                             37         140          48         243
  Pottery                              10         137          10         162
  Power generating machinery        2,957       2,705       2,642       3,062
  Printed materials                   403         346         438         422
  Pulp and waste paper                349         214         374         219
  Records/magnetic media              429         571         467         623
  Rice                                 99          19          83          19
  Rubber articles, n.e.s.             114         190         125         221
  Rubber tires and tubes              186         409         208         438
  Scientific instruments            2,495       2,004       2,493       2,294
  Ships, boats                         74          64          71         123
  Silver and bullion                   13          57          13         127
  Soybeans                          1,459           7       1,241           7
  Spacecraft                          (-)         (-)         (-)         (-)
  Specialized industrial machine    1,826       1,651       2,117       1,803
  Sugar                               (-)          54           1          24
  Television, VCR, etc.             1,536       7,439       1,602       7,902
  Textile yearn, fabric               871       1,340         965       1,565
  Tobacco, unmanufactured             122          41          74          63
  Toys/games/sporting goods           315       2,076         301       2,932
  Travel goods                         27         397          29         476
  Vegetables and fruits               802         924         859         817
  Vehicles                          5,270      15,647       5,841      16,638
  Watches/clocks/parts                 26         349          27         409
  Wheat                               336           5         424          13
  Wood manufactures                   137         877         151         946

Re-exports                          6,877         (X)       6,948         (X)
  Agricultural commodities            142         (X)         135         (X)
  Manufactured goods                6,608         (X)       6,671         (X)
  Mineral fuels                        60         (X)          74         (X)
                                        
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                                          2003                    2002
Item (1)                             Cumulative              Cumulative
                                Exports     Imports     Exports     Imports

Total Balance of Payment Basis    651,524   1,153,166     627,532   1,065,099

Net Adjustments                    -9,452       3,230     -10,322       3,151

Total Census Basis (2)            660,975   1,149,937     637,854   1,061,948

Manufactured goods (3)            509,391     937,494     502,920     892,218
Agricultural commodities (3)       53,447      43,002      48,191      38,227
Mineral fuels (3)                  12,451     142,701      10,301     104,917

Selected commodities (3)                                                     

  ADP equipment; office machines   25,885      73,113      27,590      69,960
  Airplane parts                   13,336       4,119      13,124       4,547
  Airplanes                        21,409      10,793      25,168      10,967
  Alcoholic beverages, distilled      500       3,372         465       2,986
  Aluminum                          2,717       6,619       2,729       6,250
  Animal feeds                      3,542         577       3,467         552
  Artwork/antiques                  1,033       4,119         911       4,914
  Basketware, etc.                  4,293       7,144       3,554       5,953
  Cereal flour                      1,538       2,286       1,428       1,977
  Chemicals - cosmetics             6,014       5,051       5,423       3,841
  Chemicals - dyeing                3,802       2,270       3,575       2,176
  Chemicals - fertilizers           2,121       1,911       1,913       1,465
  Chemicals - inorganic             5,218       6,674       5,041       5,516
  Chemicals - medicinal            17,343      28,745      14,512      22,290
  Chemicals - n.e.s.               11,818       6,247      11,269       5,643
  Chemicals - organic              18,212      29,763      15,051      27,834
  Chemicals - plastics             19,383      11,192      17,850       9,859
  Cigarettes                        1,284         267       1,367         287
  Clothing                          4,659      63,157       5,152      58,784
  Coal                              1,489       1,082       1,556         885
  Coffee                                5       1,484           8       1,240
  Copper                            1,105       2,843         954       3,212
  Cork, wood, lumber                3,114       6,652       3,106       7,361
  Corn                              4,361         146       4,613         132
  Cotton, raw and linters           2,722          26       1,810          22
  Crude fertilizers/minerals        1,458       1,227       1,395       1,180
  Crude oil                           152      92,940          91      72,136
  Electrical machinery             63,781      75,308      61,950      74,516
  Fish and preparations             2,911       9,983       2,828       8,994
  Footwear                            462      14,465         480      14,140
  Furniture and bedding             3,302      22,150       3,560      19,593
  Gem diamonds                        314      11,973       1,159      11,334
  General industrial machinery     27,591      35,193      27,823      32,294
  Glass                             2,306       2,142       2,188       1,989
  Glassware                           616       1,760         648       1,694
  Gold, nonmonetary                 4,439       2,658       2,944       2,243
  Hides and skins                   1,530          68       1,467          77
  Iron and steel mill products      5,786      10,250       4,843      11,769
  Jewelry                           1,878       6,817       1,946       6,504
  Lighting, plumbing                1,246       5,525       1,247       5,087
  Liquified propane/butane            425       2,155         379       1,052
  Live animals                        689       1,467         561       1,897
  Meat and preparations             6,686       3,940       5,830       3,906
  Metal manufactures, n.e.s.       10,357      16,466      10,359      15,264
  Metal ores; scrap                 5,160       2,859       4,252       2,838
  Metalworking machinery            3,704       4,854       3,839       4,621
  Mineral fuels, other              2,319       1,516       1,942       1,425
  Natural gas                       1,118      19,092         906       9,653
  Nickel                              364       1,062         396         861
  Oils/fats, vegetable              1,062       1,218         979       1,035
  Optical goods                     2,064       2,710       1,968       2,587
  Paper and paperboard              8,998      13,722       8,791      13,258
  Petroleum preparations            6,478      24,714       5,337      18,792
  Photographic equipment            3,033       4,696       3,267       4,866
  Plastic articles, n.e.s.          6,273       9,388       6,340       8,377
  Platinum                            453       2,384         674       2,584
  Pottery                              79       1,626          76       1,548
  Power generating machinery       28,742      29,808      29,997      31,352
  Printed materials                 4,221       3,816       4,097       3,631
  Pulp and waste paper              3,696       2,405       3,507       2,160
  Records/magnetic media            4,007       5,288       3,993       4,821
  Rice                                897         187         691         143
  Rubber articles, n.e.s.           1,311       2,165       1,321       1,960
  Rubber tires and tubes            2,023       4,789       2,077       4,348
  Scientific instruments           25,436      21,526      24,953      19,059
  Ships, boats                      1,052       1,430       1,131       1,240
  Silver and bullion                  164         721         250         627
  Soybeans                          6,766          41       5,033          25
  Spacecraft                          141         188         509         173
  Specialized industrial machine   21,414      18,854      21,705      16,784
  Sugar                                 5         483          13         445
  Television, VCR, etc.            15,261      64,269      18,016      60,828
  Textile yearn, fabric             9,684      15,779       9,564      14,790
  Tobacco, unmanufactured             909         630         952         655
  Toys/games/sporting goods         2,893      20,155       2,759      20,446
  Travel goods                        265       4,467         255       4,039
  Vegetables and fruits             7,408      10,352       6,960       9,184
  Vehicles                         55,607     157,058      53,340     153,335
  Watches/clocks/parts                219       3,308         215       2,921
  Wheat                             3,611         133       3,273         256
  Wood manufactures                 1,441       8,459       1,449       7,250

Re-exports                         65,651         (X)      58,208         (X)
  Agricultural commodities          1,779         (X)       1,577         (X)
  Manufactured goods               62,907         (X)      56,019         (X)
  Mineral fuels                       316         (X)         116         (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-04-02, BEA-04-02), Bureau of the Census, Foreign
Trade Division, November 2003.  For more information, contact Haydn R.
Mearkle (301-763-2246) or Nick Orsini (301-763-2311), Foreign
Trade Division.
