                        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.  Note: This exhibit 
			 is not additive.  See footnotes.)
                                        

2004

Item (1)                               April                   March
                                Exports     Imports     Exports     Imports

Total Balance of Payment Basis     66,619     119,129      73,303     123,589

Net Adjustments                    -1,053         216      -1,173         302

Total Census Basis (2)             67,671     118,912      74,475     123,287

Manufactured goods (3)             52,016      96,560      56,775     100,174
Agricultural commodities (3)        4,996       4,712       5,809       4,958
Mineral fuels (3)                   1,524      15,129       1,597      15,875

Selected commodities (3)                                                     

  ADP equipment; office machines    2,174       7,256       2,705       7,697
  Airplane parts                    1,184         466       1,268         400
  Airplanes                         2,157         934       2,878         836
  Alcoholic beverages, distilled       54         327          54         320
  Aluminum                            320         736         320         792
  Animal feeds                        323          68         365          77
  Artwork/antiques                    103         906         102         406
  Basketware, etc.                    412         742         463         813
  Cereal flour                        144         208         165         214
  Chemicals - cosmetics               609         574         649         583
  Chemicals - dyeing                  402         225         408         245
  Chemicals - fertilizers             181         217         252         213
  Chemicals - inorganic               461         606         607         647
  Chemicals - medicinal             1,996       2,892       2,359       3,107
  Chemicals - n.e.s.                1,232         733       1,299         731
  Chemicals - organic               1,961       3,552       2,050       3,681
  Chemicals - plastics              2,010       1,183       2,144       1,212
  Cigarettes                           80          22         158          22
  Clothing                            391       4,970         417       5,642
  Coal                                280         185         224         128
  Coffee                                1         169         (-)         164
  Copper                              189         380         193         426
  Cork, wood, lumber                  338         827         370         804
  Corn                                498          48         611          30
  Cotton, raw and linters             483           3         659           1
  Crude fertilizers/minerals          154         113         149         111
  Crude oil                            34       9,987          26      10,441
  Electrical machinery              6,268       7,579       6,605       8,157
  Fish and preparations               248         739         419         873
  Footwear                             41       1,213          44       1,311
  Furniture and bedding               347       2,415         361       2,405
  Gem diamonds                         46         991          53       1,372
  General industrial machinery      2,857       3,999       3,133       4,182
  Glass                               234         224         237         234
  Glassware                            71         162          78         176
  Gold, nonmonetary                   285         317         343         312
  Hides and skins                     138           6         146           5
  Iron and steel mill products        633       1,454         678       1,293
  Jewelry                             188         679         200         708
  Lighting, plumbing                  109         536         123         543
  Liquified propane/butane             34         140          19         217
  Live animals                         18         113          24         120
  Meat and preparations               393         469         386         462
  Metal manufactures, n.e.s.        1,048       1,793       1,081       1,776
  Metal ores; scrap                   663         356         632         364
  Metalworking machinery              547         534         548         476
  Mineral fuels, other                209         190         223         121
  Natural gas                         206       1,812         176       1,671
  Nickel                               35         185          36         187
  Oils/fats, vegetable                 87         170          83         170
  Optical goods                       226         298         213         317
  Paper and paperboard                885       1,299         941       1,383
  Petroleum preparations              710       2,741         833       3,212
  Photographic equipment              306         409         341         425
  Plastic articles, n.e.s.            633       1,001         666       1,002
  Platinum                             56         276          31         402
  Pottery                               7         126          11         134
  Power generating machinery        2,731       2,985       3,200       3,383
  Printed materials                   388         336         410         356
  Pulp and waste paper                387         248         391         231
  Records/magnetic media              388         509         445         544
  Rice                                133          32         129          20
  Rubber articles, n.e.s.             134         232         135         244
  Rubber tires and tubes              198         523         214         546
  Scientific instruments            2,719       2,396       3,019       2,563
  Ships, boats                        156         128         150         111
  Silver and bullion                   24          76          18         100
  Soybeans                            301           8         685           5
  Spacecraft                          105         (-)         127         (-)
  Specialized industrial machine    2,408       2,270       2,606       2,377
  Sugar                               (-)          28         (-)          59
  Television, VCR, etc.             1,564       6,965       1,713       7,032
  Textile yearn, fabric             1,009       1,635       1,032       1,666
  Tobacco, unmanufactured              82          38          95          55
  Toys/games/sporting goods           305       1,389         322       1,261
  Travel goods                         28         435          27         397
  Vegetables and fruits               688       1,148         757       1,377
  Vehicles                          5,955      16,554       6,306      17,340
  Watches/clocks/parts                 23         288          25         291
  Wheat                               487          13         442          14
  Wood manufactures                   155       1,099         160       1,050

Re-exports                          7,066         (X)       7,718         (X)
  Agricultural commodities            193         (X)         212         (X)
  Manufactured goods                6,760         (X)       7,421         (X)
  Mineral fuels                        58         (X)          18         (X)
                                        
                               _________________

                                          2004                    2003
Item (1)                             Cumulative              Cumulative
                                Exports     Imports     Exports     Imports

Total Balance of Payment Basis    260,521     451,847     229,636     401,316

Net Adjustments                    -4,165       1,013      -3,822         960

Total Census Basis (2)            264,685     450,834     233,458     400,356

Manufactured goods (3)            202,321     364,514     180,491     323,705
Agricultural commodities (3)       21,232      17,851      18,873      15,827
Mineral fuels (3)                   5,470      58,932       5,212      52,029

Selected commodities (3)                                                     

  ADP equipment; office machines    9,318      28,125       9,392      24,512
  Airplane parts                    4,751       1,589       4,886       1,527
  Airplanes                         8,677       3,246       7,524       3,690
  Alcoholic beverages, distilled      186       1,149         141       1,075
  Aluminum                          1,184       2,859         960       2,440
  Animal feeds                      1,350         266       1,352         212
  Artwork/antiques                    385       2,161         375       1,604
  Basketware, etc.                  1,686       2,931       1,467       2,531
  Cereal flour                        594         797         543         721
  Chemicals - cosmetics             2,395       2,121       2,068       1,468
  Chemicals - dyeing                1,490         877       1,329         820
  Chemicals - fertilizers             829         856         708         775
  Chemicals - inorganic             1,955       2,414       1,979       2,414
  Chemicals - medicinal             7,656      11,302       6,093      10,094
  Chemicals - n.e.s.                4,735       2,702       4,241       2,289
  Chemicals - organic               7,753      12,846       6,620      11,305
  Chemicals - plastics              7,815       4,375       6,904       3,935
  Cigarettes                          433          82         505         107
  Clothing                          1,511      21,150       1,731      21,163
  Coal                                760         509         494         372
  Coffee                                2         592           1         548
  Copper                              689       1,372         336         997
  Cork, wood, lumber                1,306       2,813       1,150       2,187
  Corn                              2,140          95       1,462         121
  Cotton, raw and linters           2,010           7       1,139           9
  Crude fertilizers/minerals          549         460         504         404
  Crude oil                            69      38,131          39      33,409
  Electrical machinery             24,691      29,308      22,213      26,106
  Fish and preparations             1,175       3,322       1,022       3,067
  Footwear                            155       5,271         169       5,190
  Furniture and bedding             1,329       9,073       1,137       7,969
  Gem diamonds                        149       4,556          85       3,974
  General industrial machinery     11,063      14,803       9,791      12,991
  Glass                               909         859         850         735
  Glassware                           269         641         205         604
  Gold, nonmonetary                 1,380       1,341       1,263         802
  Hides and skins                     519          22         526          28
  Iron and steel mill products      2,452       4,809       2,139       3,851
  Jewelry                             798       2,449         596       2,041
  Lighting, plumbing                  482       2,035         399       1,833
  Liquified propane/butane            145         972         259         728
  Live animals                         90         427         126         687
  Meat and preparations             1,434       1,795       2,109       1,487
  Metal manufactures, n.e.s.        3,986       6,578       3,758       5,823
  Metal ores; scrap                 2,301       1,320       1,643         916
  Metalworking machinery            1,912       1,864       1,305       1,712
  Mineral fuels, other                811         569         784         524
  Natural gas                         701       7,483         609       6,784
  Nickel                              144         637         133         396
  Oils/fats, vegetable                317         607         462         423
  Optical goods                       832       1,143         761         986
  Paper and paperboard              3,482       5,079       3,245       4,833
  Petroleum preparations            2,683      10,949       2,787       9,762
  Photographic equipment            1,174       1,620       1,074       1,653
  Plastic articles, n.e.s.          2,404       3,688       2,208       3,279
  Platinum                            169       1,152         153         855
  Pottery                              37         510          25         563
  Power generating machinery       11,029      11,776      10,164      10,947
  Printed materials                 1,530       1,323       1,422       1,201
  Pulp and waste paper              1,503         905       1,332         847
  Records/magnetic media            1,555       2,019       1,327       1,613
  Rice                                500          95         369          64
  Rubber articles, n.e.s.             502         875         484         763
  Rubber tires and tubes              788       1,950         686       1,730
  Scientific instruments           10,595       9,040       9,017       7,258
  Ships, boats                        748         749         400         856
  Silver and bullion                   66         332          66         243
  Soybeans                          2,651          19       2,947          14
  Spacecraft                          234         (-)          52         124
  Specialized industrial machine    9,229       8,444       7,759       6,844
  Sugar                                 1         138           1         172
  Television, VCR, etc.             6,300      24,922       5,300      19,187
  Textile yearn, fabric             3,736       6,238       3,460       5,514
  Tobacco, unmanufactured             428         191         409         181
  Toys/games/sporting goods         1,138       5,153       1,009       5,180
  Travel goods                         94       1,586          90       1,428
  Vegetables and fruits             2,780       4,761       2,397       4,330
  Vehicles                         21,637      61,563      20,192      56,107
  Watches/clocks/parts                 92       1,026          74       1,004
  Wheat                             1,840          45       1,044          38
  Wood manufactures                   583       3,744         512       2,590

Re-exports                         27,511         (X)      21,998         (X)
  Agricultural commodities            802         (X)         713         (X)
  Manufactured goods               26,322         (X)      21,007         (X)
  Mineral fuels                       148         (X)          58         (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-04-92, BEA-04-27), Bureau of the Census, Foreign
Trade Division, April 2004.  For more information, contact Haydn R.
Mearkle (301-763-2246) or Nick Orsini (301-763-2311), Foreign
Trade Division.
