                        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)                               December                November
                                Exports     Imports     Exports     Imports

Total Balance of Payment Basis     62,338     109,755  (R) 63,645 (R) 106,582

Net Adjustments                      -794         228    (R) -750     (R) 257

Total Census Basis (2)             63,132     109,527  (R) 64,395 (R) 106,325

Manufactured goods (3)             47,409      89,864      48,649      87,723
Agricultural commodities (3)        6,048       4,417       6,250       4,049
Mineral fuels (3)                   1,240      12,860         968      11,848

Selected commodities (3)                                                     

  ADP equipment; office machines    2,967       7,714       2,386       7,163
  Airplane parts                    1,188         356       1,162         341
  Airplanes                         2,009       1,534       2,842       1,150
  Alcoholic beverages, distilled       51         321          51         316
  Aluminum                            223         620         251         608
  Animal feeds                        342          57         412          55
  Artwork/antiques                    124         279          81         607
  Basketware, etc.                    399         710         429         680
  Cereal flour                        135         211         137         245
  Chemicals - cosmetics               543         560         542         497
  Chemicals - dyeing                  335         210         361         195
  Chemicals - fertilizers             221         219         207         203
  Chemicals - inorganic               359         745         454         551
  Chemicals - medicinal             1,432       2,771       1,713       2,557
  Chemicals - n.e.s.                1,168         611       1,130         506
  Chemicals - organic               1,893       3,113       1,587       2,363
  Chemicals - plastics              1,685         969       1,792         992
  Cigarettes                          119          33         118          21
  Clothing                            301       5,005         381       4,661
  Coal                                132          94         146         109
  Coffee                                1         128           1         105
  Copper                              134         317         129         289
  Cork, wood, lumber                  272         624         289         611
  Corn                                601           5         487           4
  Cotton, raw and linters             497           2         318         (-)
  Crude fertilizers/minerals          123         112         132         119
  Crude oil                             3       8,782          15       7,925
  Electrical machinery              5,991       7,125       6,058       7,155
  Fish and preparations               173         947         222         998
  Footwear                             33       1,137          41       1,117
  Furniture and bedding               306       2,205         329       2,146
  Gem diamonds                         24         958          41       1,049
  General industrial machinery      2,524       3,274       2,521       2,967
  Glass                               188         193         199         197
  Glassware                            56         145          60         148
  Gold, nonmonetary                   381         273         370         335
  Hides and skins                     124           6         129           6
  Iron and steel mill products        482         862         502         902
  Jewelry                             153         682         223         832
  Lighting, plumbing                  101         478         118         464
  Liquified propane/butane             46         267          17         196
  Live animals                         94         151          81         153
  Meat and preparations               575         462         662         431
  Metal manufactures, n.e.s.          861       1,518         960       1,455
  Metal ores; scrap                   486         283         431         248
  Metalworking machinery              404         481         368         388
  Mineral fuels, other                252         124         211         110
  Natural gas                         182       1,529          65       1,508
  Nickel                               29         108          31          97
  Oils/fats, vegetable                 82         122          80         117
  Optical goods                       184         283         195         231
  Paper and paperboard                817       1,126         807       1,209
  Petroleum preparations              578       2,021         479       1,935
  Photographic equipment              296         349         257         414
  Plastic articles, n.e.s.            504         828         560         837
  Platinum                             28         240          37         140
  Pottery                               9         138          10         137
  Power generating machinery        2,753       2,676       2,957       2,705
  Printed materials                   386         332         403         346
  Pulp and waste paper                400         191         349         214
  Records/magnetic media              466         564         429         571
  Rice                                130          20          99          19
  Rubber articles, n.e.s.             101         193         114         190
  Rubber tires and tubes              177         469         186         409
  Scientific instruments            2,562       2,135       2,495       2,004
  Ships, boats                        120         161          74          64
  Silver and bullion                   13          80          13          57
  Soybeans                          1,169           6       1,459           7
  Spacecraft                          (-)         (-)         (-)         (-)
  Specialized industrial machine    1,956       1,987       1,826       1,651
  Sugar                                 2          52         (-)          54
  Television, VCR, etc.             1,591       6,868       1,536       7,439
  Textile yearn, fabric               772       1,477         871       1,340
  Tobacco, unmanufactured             126          60         122          41
  Toys/games/sporting goods           261       1,410         315       2,076
  Travel goods                         26         375          27         397
  Vegetables and fruits               716       1,103         802         924
  Vehicles                          4,914      15,520       5,270      15,647
  Watches/clocks/parts                 23         293          26         349
  Wheat                               344           7         336           5
  Wood manufactures                   136         830         137         877

Re-exports                          6,668         (X)       6,877         (X)
  Agricultural commodities            190         (X)         142         (X)
  Manufactured goods                6,369         (X)       6,608         (X)
  Mineral fuels                        39         (X)          60         (X)
                                        
                               _________________

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

Total Balance of Payment Basis    713,761   1,263,170     681,874   1,164,746

Net Adjustments                   -10,246       3,465     -11,229       3,380

Total Census Basis (2)            724,006   1,259,705     693,103   1,161,366

Manufactured goods (3)            556,800   1,027,358     544,913     974,576
Agricultural commodities (3)       59,495      47,419      53,115      42,012
Mineral fuels (3)                  13,691     155,561      11,541     115,748

Selected commodities (3)                                                     

  ADP equipment; office machines   28,852      80,826      30,368      76,877
  Airplane parts                   14,524       4,474      14,309       4,986
  Airplanes                        23,418      12,327      27,115      12,329
  Alcoholic beverages, distilled      551       3,693         505       3,273
  Aluminum                          2,941       7,238       2,947       6,757
  Animal feeds                      3,885         635       3,824         605
  Artwork/antiques                  1,157       4,398         977       5,194
  Basketware, etc.                  4,692       7,854       3,842       6,564
  Cereal flour                      1,674       2,496       1,578       2,170
  Chemicals - cosmetics             6,557       5,611       5,870       4,195
  Chemicals - dyeing                4,137       2,480       3,860       2,357
  Chemicals - fertilizers           2,341       2,130       2,106       1,619
  Chemicals - inorganic             5,577       7,419       5,464       6,018
  Chemicals - medicinal            18,775      31,516      15,732      24,748
  Chemicals - n.e.s.               12,986       6,857      12,348       6,168
  Chemicals - organic              20,105      32,876      16,406      30,366
  Chemicals - plastics             21,069      12,161      19,380      10,760
  Cigarettes                        1,403         300       1,466         316
  Clothing                          4,960      68,162       5,485      63,803
  Coal                              1,621       1,176       1,673         966
  Coffee                                5       1,612           8       1,369
  Copper                            1,239       3,160       1,026       3,520
  Cork, wood, lumber                3,387       7,276       3,364       7,872
  Corn                              4,963         151       5,108         137
  Cotton, raw and linters           3,219          27       2,031          25
  Crude fertilizers/minerals        1,582       1,340       1,520       1,275
  Crude oil                           155     101,722          92      79,252
  Electrical machinery             69,772      82,433      66,948      81,158
  Fish and preparations             3,084      10,930       2,976      10,000
  Footwear                            495      15,603         518      15,387
  Furniture and bedding             3,608      24,356       3,814      21,577
  Gem diamonds                        338      12,931       1,182      12,088
  General industrial machinery     30,115      38,467      30,075      35,200
  Glass                             2,494       2,336       2,363       2,162
  Glassware                           672       1,904         700       1,838
  Gold, nonmonetary                 4,820       2,932       3,244       2,428
  Hides and skins                   1,653          74       1,594          84
  Iron and steel mill products      6,268      11,112       5,252      12,951
  Jewelry                           2,031       7,499       2,087       7,110
  Lighting, plumbing                1,347       6,003       1,333       5,566
  Liquified propane/butane            471       2,422         471       1,250
  Live animals                        783       1,619         636       2,093
  Meat and preparations             7,261       4,403       6,356       4,269
  Metal manufactures, n.e.s.       11,218      17,985      11,170      16,681
  Metal ores; scrap                 5,646       3,142       4,626       3,101
  Metalworking machinery            4,108       5,335       4,140       5,104
  Mineral fuels, other              2,572       1,641       2,170       1,522
  Natural gas                       1,300      20,621         995      10,974
  Nickel                              393       1,170         421         933
  Oils/fats, vegetable              1,144       1,340       1,070       1,127
  Optical goods                     2,249       2,992       2,132       2,836
  Paper and paperboard              9,814      14,849       9,551      14,435
  Petroleum preparations            7,057      26,735       6,009      20,748
  Photographic equipment            3,330       5,046       3,529       5,325
  Plastic articles, n.e.s.          6,778      10,216       6,820       9,138
  Platinum                            481       2,624         723       2,830
  Pottery                              88       1,764          83       1,697
  Power generating machinery       31,495      32,485      32,430      33,922
  Printed materials                 4,607       4,148       4,429       3,960
  Pulp and waste paper              4,096       2,597       3,842       2,363
  Records/magnetic media            4,473       5,852       4,414       5,279
  Rice                              1,027         208         769         162
  Rubber articles, n.e.s.           1,412       2,358       1,423       2,139
  Rubber tires and tubes            2,200       5,258       2,232       4,765
  Scientific instruments           27,998      23,661      27,087      20,884
  Ships, boats                      1,172       1,592       1,200       1,325
  Silver and bullion                  177         801         262         687
  Soybeans                          7,935          47       5,734          28
  Spacecraft                          142         188         509         310
  Specialized industrial machine   23,371      20,841      23,532      18,401
  Sugar                                 6         535          13         495
  Television, VCR, etc.            16,851      71,137      19,374      66,212
  Textile yearn, fabric            10,457      17,257      10,263      16,097
  Tobacco, unmanufactured           1,035         690       1,050         701
  Toys/games/sporting goods         3,155      21,566       2,985      22,067
  Travel goods                        291       4,842         277       4,402
  Vegetables and fruits             8,123      11,454       7,607      10,194
  Vehicles                         60,521     172,578      57,698     168,073
  Watches/clocks/parts                242       3,600         236       3,203
  Wheat                             3,955         141       3,630         266
  Wood manufactures                 1,578       9,289       1,564       7,853

Re-exports                         72,319         (X)      63,792         (X)
  Agricultural commodities          1,969         (X)       1,730         (X)
  Manufactured goods               69,276         (X)      61,352         (X)
  Mineral fuels                       356         (X)         158         (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-04-25, BEA-04-07), Bureau of the Census, Foreign
Trade Division, December 2003.  For more information, contact Haydn R.
Mearkle (301-763-2246) or Nick Orsini (301-763-2311), Foreign
Trade Division.
