                        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)                               March                   February
                                Exports     Imports     Exports     Imports

Total Balance of Payment Basis     73,047     123,940  (R) 62,421 (R) 105,086

Net Adjustments                    -1,174         308  (R)   -966 (R)     251

Total Census Basis (2)             74,221     123,632  (R) 63,388 (R) 104,835

Manufactured goods (3)             56,775     100,174      48,519      84,457
Agricultural commodities (3)        5,809       4,958       5,235       4,064
Mineral fuels (3)                   1,597      15,875       1,261      13,899

Selected commodities (3)                                                     

  ADP equipment; office machines    2,705       7,697       2,158       6,414
  Airplane parts                    1,268         400       1,110         379
  Airplanes                         2,878         836       2,202         586
  Alcoholic beverages, distilled       54         320          49         244
  Aluminum                            320         792         281         744
  Animal feeds                        365          77         335          59
  Artwork/antiques                    102         406         100         322
  Basketware, etc.                    463         813         414         708
  Cereal flour                        165         214         148         191
  Chemicals - cosmetics               649         583         598         492
  Chemicals - dyeing                  408         245         351         216
  Chemicals - fertilizers             252         213         225         198
  Chemicals - inorganic               607         647         451         588
  Chemicals - medicinal             2,359       3,107       1,682       2,767
  Chemicals - n.e.s.                1,299         731       1,125         661
  Chemicals - organic               2,050       3,681       1,842       3,029
  Chemicals - plastics              2,144       1,212       1,891       1,018
  Cigarettes                          158          22         102          18
  Clothing                            417       5,642         360       4,990
  Coal                                224         128         111         110
  Coffee                              (-)         164         (-)         129
  Copper                              193         426         164         280
  Cork, wood, lumber                  370         804         316         622
  Corn                                611          30         504          10
  Cotton, raw and linters             659           1         484           1
  Crude fertilizers/minerals          149         111         120         110
  Crude oil                            26      10,441           4       8,632
  Electrical machinery              6,605       8,157       5,980       6,834
  Fish and preparations               419         873         380         879
  Footwear                             44       1,311          38       1,267
  Furniture and bedding               361       2,405         326       2,031
  Gem diamonds                         53       1,372          32       1,073
  General industrial machinery      3,133       4,182       2,640       3,392
  Glass                               237         234         218         197
  Glassware                            78         176          63         157
  Gold, nonmonetary                   343         312         333         373
  Hides and skins                     146           5         117           5
  Iron and steel mill products        678       1,293         602       1,005
  Jewelry                             200         708         203         537
  Lighting, plumbing                  123         543         136         444
  Liquified propane/butane             19         217          41         342
  Live animals                         24         120          24          98
  Meat and preparations               386         462         327         379
  Metal manufactures, n.e.s.        1,081       1,776         950       1,513
  Metal ores; scrap                   632         364         532         313
  Metalworking machinery              548         476         411         404
  Mineral fuels, other                223         121         182         130
  Natural gas                         176       1,671         183       2,021
  Nickel                               36         187          38         136
  Oils/fats, vegetable                 83         170          71         144
  Optical goods                       213         317         193         266
  Paper and paperboard                941       1,383         820       1,228
  Petroleum preparations              833       3,212         671       2,592
  Photographic equipment              341         425         279         396
  Plastic articles, n.e.s.            666       1,002         564         818
  Platinum                             31         402          39         277
  Pottery                              11         134           9         113
  Power generating machinery        3,200       3,383       2,641       2,812
  Printed materials                   410         356         370         320
  Pulp and waste paper                391         231         383         211
  Records/magnetic media              445         544         352         507
  Rice                                129          20         138          20
  Rubber articles, n.e.s.             135         244         123         202
  Rubber tires and tubes              214         546         197         439
  Scientific instruments            3,019       2,563       2,613       2,238
  Ships, boats                        150         111         361         230
  Silver and bullion                   18         100          12          86
  Soybeans                            685           5         752           3
  Spacecraft                          127         (-)           2         (-)
  Specialized industrial machine    2,606       2,377       2,216       1,901
  Sugar                               (-)          59         (-)          32
  Television, VCR, etc.             1,713       7,032       1,452       5,404
  Textile yearn, fabric             1,032       1,666         874       1,419
  Tobacco, unmanufactured              95          55         131          49
  Toys/games/sporting goods           322       1,261         267       1,057
  Travel goods                         27         397          22         349
  Vegetables and fruits               757       1,377         676       1,122
  Vehicles                          6,306      17,340       5,164      14,761
  Watches/clocks/parts                 25         291          20         222
  Wheat                               442          14         429          10
  Wood manufactures                   160       1,050         137         822

Re-exports                          7,718         (X)       6,487         (X)
  Agricultural commodities            212         (X)         198         (X)
  Manufactured goods                7,421         (X)       6,169         (X)
  Mineral fuels                        18         (X)          56         (X)
                                        
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                                          2004                    2003
Item (1)                             Cumulative              Cumulative
                                Exports     Imports     Exports     Imports

Total Balance of Payment Basis    193,640     333,070     171,180     298,174

Net Adjustments                    -3,119         802      -2,576         651

Total Census Basis (2)            196,759     332,267     173,756     297,522

Manufactured goods (3)            150,305     267,954     133,800     238,999
Agricultural commodities (3)       16,236      13,139      14,444      11,577
Mineral fuels (3)                   3,946      43,803       3,825      40,081

Selected commodities (3)                                                     

  ADP equipment; office machines    7,143      20,869       7,207      18,144
  Airplane parts                    3,567       1,123       3,706       1,140
  Airplanes                         6,520       2,312       5,595       2,826
  Alcoholic beverages, distilled      132         822         107         755
  Aluminum                            864       2,123         712       1,876
  Animal feeds                      1,027         198       1,059         158
  Artwork/antiques                    282       1,255         277       1,121
  Basketware, etc.                  1,274       2,188       1,094       1,822
  Cereal flour                        450         590         398         529
  Chemicals - cosmetics             1,786       1,547       1,531       1,047
  Chemicals - dyeing                1,088         652         984         608
  Chemicals - fertilizers             648         639         536         537
  Chemicals - inorganic             1,494       1,808       1,509       1,712
  Chemicals - medicinal             5,660       8,411       4,487       7,504
  Chemicals - n.e.s.                3,503       1,969       3,126       1,670
  Chemicals - organic               5,792       9,294       4,925       8,492
  Chemicals - plastics              5,805       3,192       5,145       2,869
  Cigarettes                          353          60         389          76
  Clothing                          1,121      16,179       1,302      16,202
  Coal                                480         323         358         267
  Coffee                                1         423           1         406
  Copper                              500         992         256         749
  Cork, wood, lumber                  968       1,985         868       1,593
  Corn                              1,642          47       1,112          49
  Cotton, raw and linters           1,528           5         761           7
  Crude fertilizers/minerals          395         347         374         301
  Crude oil                            35      28,144          27      24,761
  Electrical machinery             18,423      21,729      16,465      19,363
  Fish and preparations               927       2,583         761       2,316
  Footwear                            114       4,058         126       4,006
  Furniture and bedding               982       6,658         855       5,852
  Gem diamonds                        103       3,566          74       3,073
  General industrial machinery      8,206      10,804       7,222       9,496
  Glass                               675         635         623         538
  Glassware                           198         479         153         441
  Gold, nonmonetary                 1,095       1,024         942         592
  Hides and skins                     381          16         389          21
  Iron and steel mill products      1,819       3,356       1,463       2,955
  Jewelry                             611       1,770         464       1,479
  Lighting, plumbing                  373       1,499         293       1,326
  Liquified propane/butane            111         832         227         628
  Live animals                         73         315          96         512
  Meat and preparations             1,041       1,326       1,585       1,081
  Metal manufactures, n.e.s.        2,937       4,785       2,790       4,265
  Metal ores; scrap                 1,638         964       1,162         766
  Metalworking machinery            1,365       1,331         952       1,213
  Mineral fuels, other                601         379         591         342
  Natural gas                         495       5,671         308       6,200
  Nickel                              109         452         101         307
  Oils/fats, vegetable                230         437         360         300
  Optical goods                       606         845         586         721
  Paper and paperboard              2,597       3,780       2,409       3,561
  Petroleum preparations            1,973       8,208       2,162       7,584
  Photographic equipment              868       1,211         811       1,245
  Plastic articles, n.e.s.          1,770       2,687       1,639       2,382
  Platinum                            114         876         117         622
  Pottery                              30         384          18         419
  Power generating machinery        8,297       8,791       7,662       8,229
  Printed materials                 1,143         987       1,057         884
  Pulp and waste paper              1,116         658         967         613
  Records/magnetic media            1,167       1,510       1,005       1,188
  Rice                                367          63         288          47
  Rubber articles, n.e.s.             369         643         360         561
  Rubber tires and tubes              590       1,428         509       1,270
  Scientific instruments            7,876       6,644       6,783       5,349
  Ships, boats                        592         621         307         386
  Silver and bullion                   42         256          45         176
  Soybeans                          2,350          11       2,471           7
  Spacecraft                          129         (-)          52         124
  Specialized industrial machine    6,821       6,175       5,716       4,948
  Sugar                                 1         110           1         111
  Television, VCR, etc.             4,736      17,957       3,926      13,824
  Textile yearn, fabric             2,727       4,603       2,548       4,034
  Tobacco, unmanufactured             346         154         325         132
  Toys/games/sporting goods           833       3,764         743       3,856
  Travel goods                         66       1,151          68       1,062
  Vegetables and fruits             2,092       3,613       1,792       3,296
  Vehicles                         15,682      45,009      14,537      41,082
  Watches/clocks/parts                 69         738          55         716
  Wheat                             1,353          32         815          29
  Wood manufactures                   428       2,645         377       1,880

Re-exports                         20,444         (X)      16,592         (X)
  Agricultural commodities            609         (X)         573         (X)
  Manufactured goods               19,562         (X)      15,817         (X)
  Mineral fuels                        90         (X)          36         (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-04-73, BEA-04-20), Bureau of the Census, Foreign
Trade Division, March 2004.  For more information, contact Haydn R.
Mearkle (301-763-2246) or Nick Orsini (301-763-2311), Foreign
Trade Division.
