                        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)                               May                     April
                                Exports     Imports     Exports     Imports

Total Balance of Payment Basis     68,770     117,593  (R) 66,809 (R) 119,137

Net Adjustments                      -939         288  (R)   -951 (R)     220

Total Census Basis (2)             69,709     117,306  (R) 67,760 (R) 118,917

Manufactured goods (3)             53,860      93,629      52,016      96,560
Agricultural commodities (3)        4,909       4,676       4,996       4,712
Mineral fuels (3)                   1,662      16,163       1,524      15,129

Selected commodities (3)                                                     

  ADP equipment; office machines    2,190       7,081       2,174       7,256
  Airplane parts                    1,329         344       1,184         466
  Airplanes                         2,262         774       2,157         934
  Alcoholic beverages, distilled       55         344          54         327
  Aluminum                            315         812         320         736
  Animal feeds                        312          73         323          68
  Artwork/antiques                    134         235         103         906
  Basketware, etc.                    472         655         412         742
  Cereal flour                        158         199         144         208
  Chemicals - cosmetics               594         528         609         574
  Chemicals - dyeing                  402         225         402         225
  Chemicals - fertilizers             291         181         181         217
  Chemicals - inorganic               482         617         461         606
  Chemicals - medicinal             1,981       2,739       1,996       2,892
  Chemicals - n.e.s.                1,248         700       1,232         733
  Chemicals - organic               2,168       2,814       1,961       3,552
  Chemicals - plastics              2,085       1,196       2,010       1,183
  Cigarettes                          119          23          80          22
  Clothing                            392       4,738         391       4,970
  Coal                                310         228         280         185
  Coffee                                1         182           1         169
  Copper                              162         403         189         380
  Cork, wood, lumber                  340         962         338         827
  Corn                                573           9         498          48
  Cotton, raw and linters             484           1         483           3
  Crude fertilizers/minerals          148         121         154         113
  Crude oil                             8      10,742          34       9,987
  Electrical machinery              6,325       7,469       6,268       7,579
  Fish and preparations               199         851         248         739
  Footwear                             35       1,347          41       1,213
  Furniture and bedding               331       2,346         347       2,415
  Gem diamonds                         60       1,309          46         991
  General industrial machinery      2,990       3,842       2,857       3,999
  Glass                               251         230         234         224
  Glassware                            72         156          71         162
  Gold, nonmonetary                   304         233         285         317
  Hides and skins                     150           7         138           6
  Iron and steel mill products        638       1,801         633       1,454
  Jewelry                             169         707         188         679
  Lighting, plumbing                  120         534         109         536
  Liquified propane/butane             24         136          34         140
  Live animals                         25         105          18         113
  Meat and preparations               421         436         393         469
  Metal manufactures, n.e.s.        1,070       1,849       1,048       1,793
  Metal ores; scrap                   658         360         663         356
  Metalworking machinery              511         510         547         534
  Mineral fuels, other                202         218         209         190
  Natural gas                         163       1,708         206       1,812
  Nickel                               42         145          35         185
  Oils/fats, vegetable                 95         180          87         170
  Optical goods                       214         290         226         298
  Paper and paperboard                892       1,337         885       1,299
  Petroleum preparations              899       3,047         710       2,741
  Photographic equipment              346         406         306         409
  Plastic articles, n.e.s.            654       1,030         633       1,001
  Platinum                             47         428          56         276
  Pottery                               8         124           7         126
  Power generating machinery        2,935       2,777       2,731       2,985
  Printed materials                   385         320         388         336
  Pulp and waste paper                377         256         387         248
  Records/magnetic media              350         472         388         509
  Rice                                110          22         133          32
  Rubber articles, n.e.s.             131         227         134         232
  Rubber tires and tubes              207         536         198         523
  Scientific instruments            2,932       2,167       2,719       2,396
  Ships, boats                        157         102         156         128
  Silver and bullion                   33          86          24          76
  Soybeans                            202           5         301           8
  Spacecraft                          (-)         (-)         105         (-)
  Specialized industrial machine    2,529       2,195       2,408       2,270
  Sugar                               (-)          61         (-)          28
  Television, VCR, etc.             1,684       6,909       1,564       6,965
  Textile yearn, fabric             1,017       1,630       1,009       1,635
  Tobacco, unmanufactured              60          61          82          38
  Toys/games/sporting goods           306       1,429         305       1,389
  Travel goods                         25         481          28         435
  Vegetables and fruits               744       1,106         688       1,148
  Vehicles                          6,262      16,028       5,955      16,554
  Watches/clocks/parts                 21         271          23         288
  Wheat                               432          14         487          13
  Wood manufactures                   153       1,175         155       1,099

Re-exports                          7,249         (X)       7,066         (X)
  Agricultural commodities            158         (X)         193         (X)
  Manufactured goods                6,967         (X)       6,760         (X)
  Mineral fuels                        52         (X)          58         (X)
                                        
                               _________________

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

Total Balance of Payment Basis    329,481     569,449     288,663     503,738

Net Adjustments                    -5,003       1,304      -4,779       1,313

Total Census Basis (2)            334,483     568,144     293,441     502,425

Manufactured goods (3)            256,181     458,144     227,648     407,302
Agricultural commodities (3)       26,141      22,527      23,251      19,916
Mineral fuels (3)                   7,131      75,095       6,284      64,059

Selected commodities (3)                                                     

  ADP equipment; office machines   11,507      35,206      11,517      30,657
  Airplane parts                    6,080       1,933       6,070       1,942
  Airplanes                        10,939       4,020       9,327       4,681
  Alcoholic beverages, distilled      241       1,493         187       1,360
  Aluminum                          1,499       3,671       1,215       3,093
  Animal feeds                      1,662         339       1,648         261
  Artwork/antiques                    519       2,396         449       1,884
  Basketware, etc.                  2,158       3,586       1,867       3,141
  Cereal flour                        752         996         677         911
  Chemicals - cosmetics             2,989       2,650       2,622       1,942
  Chemicals - dyeing                1,892       1,102       1,682       1,034
  Chemicals - fertilizers           1,120       1,037         905         936
  Chemicals - inorganic             2,438       3,031       2,462       3,103
  Chemicals - medicinal             9,637      14,041       7,624      12,897
  Chemicals - n.e.s.                5,984       3,401       5,352       2,925
  Chemicals - organic               9,921      15,659       8,219      13,842
  Chemicals - plastics              9,900       5,571       8,603       4,980
  Cigarettes                          552         106         627         132
  Clothing                          1,903      25,888       2,170      25,984
  Coal                              1,069         736         629         465
  Coffee                                3         774           1         685
  Copper                              851       1,775         446       1,248
  Cork, wood, lumber                1,645       3,775       1,421       2,783
  Corn                              2,713         104       1,842         127
  Cotton, raw and linters           2,494           8       1,461          12
  Crude fertilizers/minerals          696         581         644         520
  Crude oil                            77      48,873          55      41,270
  Electrical machinery             31,016      36,777      28,005      32,792
  Fish and preparations             1,373       4,174       1,205       3,913
  Footwear                            190       6,618         210       6,538
  Furniture and bedding             1,661      11,419       1,435      10,031
  Gem diamonds                        209       5,866         108       5,219
  General industrial machinery     14,053      18,645      12,439      16,325
  Glass                             1,159       1,088       1,084         923
  Glassware                           341         797         266         756
  Gold, nonmonetary                 1,684       1,575       1,697       1,017
  Hides and skins                     669          29         657          34
  Iron and steel mill products      3,089       6,610       2,760       4,792
  Jewelry                             968       3,156         745       2,638
  Lighting, plumbing                  602       2,570         507       2,350
  Liquified propane/butane            169       1,107         300         928
  Live animals                        115         532         159         810
  Meat and preparations             1,855       2,231       2,701       1,843
  Metal manufactures, n.e.s.        5,056       8,427       4,771       7,387
  Metal ores; scrap                 2,959       1,680       2,152       1,186
  Metalworking machinery            2,423       2,374       1,627       2,144
  Mineral fuels, other              1,012         786         977         693
  Natural gas                         864       9,190         670       8,224
  Nickel                              186         782         167         472
  Oils/fats, vegetable                412         787         544         531
  Optical goods                     1,046       1,433         938       1,241
  Paper and paperboard              4,375       6,416       4,102       6,081
  Petroleum preparations            3,582      13,995       3,374      11,932
  Photographic equipment            1,520       2,027       1,343       2,015
  Plastic articles, n.e.s.          3,057       4,718       2,824       4,171
  Platinum                            217       1,581         189       1,086
  Pottery                              45         633          31         699
  Power generating machinery       13,964      14,553      12,838      13,629
  Printed materials                 1,916       1,643       1,803       1,502
  Pulp and waste paper              1,880       1,162       1,658       1,092
  Records/magnetic media            1,905       2,491       1,650       2,032
  Rice                                609         117         452          89
  Rubber articles, n.e.s.             633       1,103         614         964
  Rubber tires and tubes              995       2,486         879       2,162
  Scientific instruments           13,527      11,207      11,367       9,190
  Ships, boats                        905         851         515         947
  Silver and bullion                   99         418          78         294
  Soybeans                          2,853          24       3,183          19
  Spacecraft                          234         (-)          90         124
  Specialized industrial machine   11,757      10,640       9,774       8,627
  Sugar                                 1         199           2         232
  Television, VCR, etc.             7,984      31,831       6,608      24,589
  Textile yearn, fabric             4,753       7,867       4,389       6,964
  Tobacco, unmanufactured             488         252         478         270
  Toys/games/sporting goods         1,445       6,582       1,273       6,560
  Travel goods                        119       2,067         114       1,850
  Vegetables and fruits             3,524       5,867       3,095       5,318
  Vehicles                         27,899      77,591      26,139      70,824
  Watches/clocks/parts                113       1,297          91       1,297
  Wheat                             2,272          59       1,300          43
  Wood manufactures                   736       4,918         639       3,331

Re-exports                         34,760         (X)      27,660         (X)
  Agricultural commodities            961         (X)         870         (X)
  Manufactured goods               33,289         (X)      26,434         (X)
  Mineral fuels                       200         (X)          79         (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-04-113, BEA-04-35), Bureau of the Census, Foreign
Trade Division, May 2004.  For more information, contact Haydn R.
Mearkle (301-763-2246) or Nick Orsini (301-763-2311), Foreign
Trade Division.
