                        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)                               February                January
                                Exports     Imports     Exports     Imports

Total Balance of Payment Basis     62,577     104,990  (R) 58,172 (R) 104,043

Net Adjustments                      -969         240  (R)   -979 (R)     243

Total Census Basis (2)             63,546     104,750  (R) 59,151 (R) 103,800

Manufactured goods (3)             48,519      84,457      45,011      83,323
Agricultural commodities (3)        5,235       4,064       5,192       4,117
Mineral fuels (3)                   1,261      13,899       1,088      14,029

Selected commodities (3)                                                     

  ADP equipment; office machines    2,158       6,414       2,281       6,759
  Airplane parts                    1,110         379       1,190         345
  Airplanes                         2,202         586       1,441         889
  Alcoholic beverages, distilled       49         244          30         259
  Aluminum                            281         744         262         586
  Animal feeds                        335          59         327          61
  Artwork/antiques                    100         322          80         527
  Basketware, etc.                    414         708         398         667
  Cereal flour                        148         191         137         185
  Chemicals - cosmetics               598         492         539         473
  Chemicals - dyeing                  351         216         330         192
  Chemicals - fertilizers             225         198         170         228
  Chemicals - inorganic               451         588         437         574
  Chemicals - medicinal             1,682       2,767       1,620       2,537
  Chemicals - n.e.s.                1,125         661       1,079         577
  Chemicals - organic               1,842       3,029       1,900       2,584
  Chemicals - plastics              1,891       1,018       1,770         962
  Cigarettes                          102          18          93          20
  Clothing                            360       4,990         344       5,547
  Coal                                111         110         145          86
  Coffee                              (-)         129         (-)         130
  Copper                              164         280         143         286
  Cork, wood, lumber                  316         622         282         559
  Corn                                504          10         527           8
  Cotton, raw and linters             484           1         385           2
  Crude fertilizers/minerals          120         110         125         126
  Crude oil                             4       8,632           4       9,071
  Electrical machinery              5,980       6,834       5,838       6,739
  Fish and preparations               380         879         128         831
  Footwear                             38       1,267          33       1,479
  Furniture and bedding               326       2,031         295       2,222
  Gem diamonds                         32       1,073          18       1,121
  General industrial machinery      2,640       3,392       2,434       3,231
  Glass                               218         197         220         205
  Glassware                            63         157          57         145
  Gold, nonmonetary                   333         373         419         339
  Hides and skins                     117           5         119           6
  Iron and steel mill products        602       1,005         538       1,058
  Jewelry                             203         537         207         525
  Lighting, plumbing                  136         444         114         513
  Liquified propane/butane             41         342          50         273
  Live animals                         24          98          25          97
  Meat and preparations               327         379         328         485
  Metal manufactures, n.e.s.          950       1,513         907       1,495
  Metal ores; scrap                   532         313         474         287
  Metalworking machinery              411         404         406         450
  Mineral fuels, other                182         130         197         128
  Natural gas                         183       2,021         137       1,979
  Nickel                               38         136          35         128
  Oils/fats, vegetable                 71         144          76         123
  Optical goods                       193         266         200         262
  Paper and paperboard                820       1,228         836       1,170
  Petroleum preparations              671       2,592         468       2,403
  Photographic equipment              279         396         247         391
  Plastic articles, n.e.s.            564         818         541         867
  Platinum                             39         277          45         197
  Pottery                               9         113          10         137
  Power generating machinery        2,641       2,812       2,456       2,595
  Printed materials                   370         320         363         312
  Pulp and waste paper                383         211         342         216
  Records/magnetic media              352         507         371         459
  Rice                                138          20         100          23
  Rubber articles, n.e.s.             123         202         110         197
  Rubber tires and tubes              197         439         179         443
  Scientific instruments            2,613       2,238       2,245       1,843
  Ships, boats                        361         230          81         280
  Silver and bullion                   12          86          12          70
  Soybeans                            752           3         913           3
  Spacecraft                            2         (-)         (-)         (-)
  Specialized industrial machine    2,216       1,901       1,999       1,897
  Sugar                               (-)          32         (-)          19
  Television, VCR, etc.             1,452       5,404       1,572       5,521
  Textile yearn, fabric               874       1,419         821       1,518
  Tobacco, unmanufactured             131          49         120          50
  Toys/games/sporting goods           267       1,057         244       1,447
  Travel goods                         22         349          18         404
  Vegetables and fruits               676       1,122         659       1,114
  Vehicles                          5,164      14,761       4,212      12,907
  Watches/clocks/parts                 20         222          24         225
  Wheat                               429          10         483           8
  Wood manufactures                   137         822         131         772

Re-exports                          6,487         (X)       6,240         (X)
  Agricultural commodities            198         (X)         199         (X)
  Manufactured goods                6,169         (X)       5,973         (X)
  Mineral fuels                        56         (X)          15         (X)
                                        
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                                          2004                    2003
Item (1)                             Cumulative              Cumulative
                                Exports     Imports     Exports     Imports

Total Balance of Payment Basis    108,968     191,855                        

Net Adjustments                    -1,604         402                        

Total Census Basis (2)            110,572     191,453                        

Manufactured goods (3)             84,690     154,936                        
Agricultural commodities (3)        9,618       7,425                        
Mineral fuels (3)                   2,575      24,593                        

Selected commodities (3)                                                     

  ADP equipment; office machines    4,410      11,811                        
  Airplane parts                    2,417         750                        
  Airplanes                         3,420       1,998                        
  Alcoholic beverages, distilled       58         466                        
  Aluminum                            463       1,151                        
  Animal feeds                        707         105                        
  Artwork/antiques                    217         798                        
  Basketware, etc.                    699       1,236                        
  Cereal flour                        265         335                        
  Chemicals - cosmetics               979         669                        
  Chemicals - dyeing                  625         383                        
  Chemicals - fertilizers             332         363                        
  Chemicals - inorganic             1,011       1,120                        
  Chemicals - medicinal             2,800       5,056                        
  Chemicals - n.e.s.                1,949       1,040                        
  Chemicals - organic               3,164       5,388                        
  Chemicals - plastics              3,289       1,810                        
  Cigarettes                          249          51                        
  Clothing                            823      10,975                        
  Coal                                242         170                        
  Coffee                              (-)         263                        
  Copper                              165         501                        
  Cork, wood, lumber                  551       1,014                        
  Corn                                711          12                        
  Cotton, raw and linters             423           6                        
  Crude fertilizers/minerals          230         193                        
  Crude oil                            13      15,353                        
  Electrical machinery             10,493      12,533                        
  Fish and preparations               425       1,569                        
  Footwear                             79       2,725                        
  Furniture and bedding               540       3,871                        
  Gem diamonds                         48       2,020                        
  General industrial machinery      4,586       5,999                        
  Glass                               404         350                        
  Glassware                            97         287                        
  Gold, nonmonetary                   680         417                        
  Hides and skins                     257          13                        
  Iron and steel mill products        908       1,948                        
  Jewelry                             287         942                        
  Lighting, plumbing                  183         887                        
  Liquified propane/butane            187         427                        
  Live animals                         63         339                        
  Meat and preparations             1,036         687                        
  Metal manufactures, n.e.s.        1,807       2,815                        
  Metal ores; scrap                   753         548                        
  Metalworking machinery              586         753                        
  Mineral fuels, other                394         206                        
  Natural gas                         259       3,681                        
  Nickel                               67         140                        
  Oils/fats, vegetable                237         187                        
  Optical goods                       389         463                        
  Paper and paperboard              1,561       2,292                        
  Petroleum preparations            1,408       4,577                        
  Photographic equipment              528         796                        
  Plastic articles, n.e.s.          1,055       1,562                        
  Platinum                             70         434                        
  Pottery                              11         279                        
  Power generating machinery        4,772       5,325                        
  Printed materials                   677         593                        
  Pulp and waste paper                610         398                        
  Records/magnetic media              651         762                        
  Rice                                183          28                        
  Rubber articles, n.e.s.             228         359                        
  Rubber tires and tubes              323         815                        
  Scientific instruments            4,213       3,376                        
  Ships, boats                        218         296                        
  Silver and bullion                   30         133                        
  Soybeans                          1,885           5                        
  Spacecraft                           51         124                        
  Specialized industrial machine    3,577       3,071                        
  Sugar                                 1          70                        
  Television, VCR, etc.             2,522       8,646                        
  Textile yearn, fabric             1,609       2,651                        
  Tobacco, unmanufactured             250          85                        
  Toys/games/sporting goods           454       2,579                        
  Travel goods                         42         735                        
  Vegetables and fruits             1,155       2,152                        
  Vehicles                          8,967      25,954                        
  Watches/clocks/parts                 38         468                        
  Wheat                               518          15                        
  Wood manufactures                   247       1,215                        

Re-exports                         10,601         (-)                        
  Agricultural commodities            361                                    
  Manufactured goods               10,101                                    
  Mineral fuels                        31                                    
                                                  

(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-04-59, BEA-04-15), Bureau of the Census, Foreign
Trade Division, February 2004.  For more information, contact Haydn R.
Mearkle (301-763-2246) or Nick Orsini (301-763-2311), Foreign
Trade Division.
