                        PART B:  NOT SEASONALLY ADJUSTED
      EXHIBIT 15. EXPORTS AND IMPORTS OF GOODS BY PRINCIPAL SITC COMMODITY
                           GROUPINGS - 2004 AND 2003
                                        
     (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.)
                                        

2004

Item (1)                               January
                                Exports     Imports

Total Balance of Payment Basis     58,181     103,935

Net Adjustments                      -975         248

Total Census Basis (2)             59,156     103,687

Manufactured goods (3)             45,011      83,323
Agricultural commodities (3)        5,192       4,117
Mineral fuels (3)                   1,088      14,029

Selected commodities (3)                             

  ADP equipment; office machines    2,281       6,759
  Airplane parts                    1,190         345
  Airplanes                         1,441         889
  Alcoholic beverages, distilled       30         259
  Aluminum                            262         586
  Animal feeds                        327          61
  Artwork/antiques                     80         527
  Basketware, etc.                    398         667
  Cereal flour                        137         185
  Chemicals - cosmetics               539         473
  Chemicals - dyeing                  330         192
  Chemicals - fertilizers             170         228
  Chemicals - inorganic               437         574
  Chemicals - medicinal             1,620       2,537
  Chemicals - n.e.s.                1,079         577
  Chemicals - organic               1,900       2,584
  Chemicals - plastics              1,770         962
  Cigarettes                           93          20
  Clothing                            344       5,547
  Coal                                145          86
  Coffee                              (-)         130
  Copper                              143         286
  Cork, wood, lumber                  282         559
  Corn                                527           8
  Cotton, raw and linters             385           2
  Crude fertilizers/minerals          125         126
  Crude oil                             4       9,071
  Electrical machinery              5,838       6,739
  Fish and preparations               128         831
  Footwear                             33       1,479
  Furniture and bedding               295       2,222
  Gem diamonds                         18       1,121
  General industrial machinery      2,434       3,231
  Glass                               220         205
  Glassware                            57         145
  Gold, nonmonetary                   419         339
  Hides and skins                     119           6
  Iron and steel mill products        538       1,058
  Jewelry                             207         525
  Lighting, plumbing                  114         513
  Liquified propane/butane             50         273
  Live animals                         25          97
  Meat and preparations               328         485
  Metal manufactures, n.e.s.          907       1,495
  Metal ores; scrap                   474         287
  Metalworking machinery              406         450
  Mineral fuels, other                197         128
  Natural gas                         137       1,979
  Nickel                               35         128
  Oils/fats, vegetable                 76         123
  Optical goods                       200         262
  Paper and paperboard                836       1,170
  Petroleum preparations              468       2,403
  Photographic equipment              247         391
  Plastic articles, n.e.s.            541         867
  Platinum                             45         197
  Pottery                              10         137
  Power generating machinery        2,456       2,595
  Printed materials                   363         312
  Pulp and waste paper                342         216
  Records/magnetic media              371         459
  Rice                                100          23
  Rubber articles, n.e.s.             110         197
  Rubber tires and tubes              179         443
  Scientific instruments            2,245       1,843
  Ships, boats                         81         280
  Silver and bullion                   12          70
  Soybeans                            913           3
  Spacecraft                          (-)         (-)
  Specialized industrial machine    1,999       1,897
  Sugar                               (-)          19
  Television, VCR, etc.             1,572       5,521
  Textile yearn, fabric               821       1,518
  Tobacco, unmanufactured             120          50
  Toys/games/sporting goods           244       1,447
  Travel goods                         18         404
  Vegetables and fruits               659       1,114
  Vehicles                          4,212      12,907
  Watches/clocks/parts                 24         225
  Wheat                               483           8
  Wood manufactures                   131         772

Re-exports                          6,240         (X)
  Agricultural commodities            199         (X)
  Manufactured goods                5,973         (X)
  Mineral fuels                        15         (X)
                                        
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                                          2003
Item (1)                             December                January
                                Exports     Imports     Exports     Imports

Total Balance of Payment Basis (R) 62,366 (R) 109,529      53,997      98,001

Net Adjustments                  (R) -790     (R) 223        -747         195

Total Census Basis (2)         (R) 63,155 (R) 109,306      54,745      97,806

Manufactured goods (3)             47,409      89,864      41,579      79,259
Agricultural commodities (3)        6,048       4,417       4,875       3,904
Mineral fuels (3)                   1,240      12,860       1,310      12,182

Selected commodities (3)                                                     

  ADP equipment; office machines    2,967       7,714       2,297       6,254
  Airplane parts                    1,188         356       1,213         394
  Airplanes                         2,009       1,534       1,087       1,084
  Alcoholic beverages, distilled       51         321          23         234
  Aluminum                            223         620         239         565
  Animal feeds                        342          57         394          52
  Artwork/antiques                    124         279         107         476
  Basketware, etc.                    399         710         347         663
  Cereal flour                        135         211         140         169
  Chemicals - cosmetics               543         560         481         336
  Chemicals - dyeing                  335         210         316         190
  Chemicals - fertilizers             221         219         176         190
  Chemicals - inorganic               359         745         570         655
  Chemicals - medicinal             1,432       2,771       1,504       2,747
  Chemicals - n.e.s.                1,168         611         970         519
  Chemicals - organic               1,893       3,113       1,527       2,707
  Chemicals - plastics              1,685         969       1,647         917
  Cigarettes                          119          33         112          25
  Clothing                            301       5,005         401       5,697
  Coal                                132          94         134          59
  Coffee                                1         128         (-)         137
  Copper                              134         317          84         260
  Cork, wood, lumber                  272         624         270         517
  Corn                                601           5         374           5
  Cotton, raw and linters             497           2         209           3
  Crude fertilizers/minerals          123         112         125         110
  Crude oil                             3       8,782          10       7,664
  Electrical machinery              5,991       7,125       5,295       6,374
  Fish and preparations               173         947         113         849
  Footwear                             33       1,137          39       1,392
  Furniture and bedding               306       2,205         266       2,014
  Gem diamonds                         24         958          23       1,064
  General industrial machinery      2,524       3,274       2,280       2,975
  Glass                               188         193         214         186
  Glassware                            56         145          46         144
  Gold, nonmonetary                   381         273         371         200
  Hides and skins                     124           6         128           7
  Iron and steel mill products        482         862         467       1,099
  Jewelry                             153         682         136         511
  Lighting, plumbing                  101         478          90         461
  Liquified propane/butane             46         267          86         268
  Live animals                         94         151          32         184
  Meat and preparations               575         462         513         367
  Metal manufactures, n.e.s.          861       1,518         919       1,467
  Metal ores; scrap                   486         283         390         320
  Metalworking machinery              404         481         287         393
  Mineral fuels, other                252         124         176         110
  Natural gas                         182       1,529          98       1,651
  Nickel                               29         108          32          64
  Oils/fats, vegetable                 82         122         122          95
  Optical goods                       184         283         202         243
  Paper and paperboard                817       1,126         806       1,186
  Petroleum preparations              578       2,021         773       2,354
  Photographic equipment              296         349         269         404
  Plastic articles, n.e.s.            504         828         543         804
  Platinum                             28         240          36         220
  Pottery                               9         138           6         149
  Power generating machinery        2,753       2,676       2,409       2,752
  Printed materials                   386         332         350         303
  Pulp and waste paper                400         191         307         197
  Records/magnetic media              466         564         346         380
  Rice                                130          20          85          15
  Rubber articles, n.e.s.             101         193         113         180
  Rubber tires and tubes              177         469         157         421
  Scientific instruments            2,562       2,135       2,121       1,623
  Ships, boats                        120         161          57         139
  Silver and bullion                   13          80          14          69
  Soybeans                          1,169           6         921           2
  Spacecraft                          (-)         (-)         (-)          48
  Specialized industrial machine    1,956       1,987       1,703       1,623
  Sugar                                 2          52         (-)          26
  Television, VCR, etc.             1,591       6,868       1,239       4,333
  Textile yearn, fabric               772       1,477         812       1,389
  Tobacco, unmanufactured             126          60         124          44
  Toys/games/sporting goods           261       1,410         223       1,411
  Travel goods                         26         375          21         380
  Vegetables and fruits               716       1,103         583       1,158
  Vehicles                          4,914      15,520       4,165      12,458
  Watches/clocks/parts                 23         293          21         253
  Wheat                               344           7         299           7
  Wood manufactures                   136         830         119         625

Re-exports                          6,668         (X)       5,465         (X)
  Agricultural commodities            190         (X)         183         (X)
  Manufactured goods                6,369         (X)       5,200         (X)
  Mineral fuels                        39         (X)          30         (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-04-38, BEA-04-10), Bureau of the Census, Foreign
Trade Division, January 2004.  For more information, contact Haydn R.
Mearkle (301-763-2246) or Nick Orsini (301-763-2311), Foreign
Trade Division.
