                        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)                               October                 September
                                Exports     Imports     Exports     Imports

Total Balance of Payment Basis     72,900     135,296 (R)  68,643 (R) 126,561

Net Adjustments                      -949         296 (R)  -1,042 (R)     255

Total Census Basis (2)             73,849     135,000 (R)  69,685 (R) 126,306

Manufactured goods (3)             55,782     106,892      53,180     101,923
Agricultural commodities (3)        5,794       4,446       4,569       4,108
Mineral fuels (3)                   1,777      20,454       1,488      17,558

Selected commodities (3)                                                     

  ADP equipment; office machines    2,393       8,639       2,447       8,152
  Airplane parts                    1,387         397       1,265         396
  Airplanes                         2,244       1,288       1,954       1,033
  Alcoholic beverages, distilled       78         443          72         340
  Aluminum                            349         851         334         826
  Animal feeds                        294          54         280          58
  Artwork/antiques                     99         717         100         454
  Basketware, etc.                    436         671         434         692
  Cereal flour                        148         285         155         265
  Chemicals - cosmetics               678         639         638         567
  Chemicals - dyeing                  393         233         378         220
  Chemicals - fertilizers             206         282         153         183
  Chemicals - inorganic               493         855         480         724
  Chemicals - medicinal             2,272       2,866       1,904       2,744
  Chemicals - n.e.s.                1,232         613       1,213         636
  Chemicals - organic               2,436       2,622       2,411       2,519
  Chemicals - plastics              2,271       1,231       2,209       1,206
  Cigarettes                          114          23         123          20
  Clothing                            382       6,912         368       7,326
  Coal                                206         216         211         169
  Coffee                                1         129         (-)         135
  Copper                              152         436         135         485
  Cork, wood, lumber                  340         969         290       1,061
  Corn                                445           2         474           2
  Cotton, raw and linters             154         (-)          99           2
  Crude fertilizers/minerals          157         123         149         125
  Crude oil                            40      13,603          36      11,907
  Electrical machinery              6,336       8,412       6,091       8,325
  Fish and preparations               372       1,037         380         926
  Footwear                             39       1,278          38       1,358
  Furniture and bedding               376       2,377         352       2,211
  Gem diamonds                         97       1,326         127       1,369
  General industrial machinery      3,100       3,831       2,965       3,634
  Glass                               216         240         222         238
  Glassware                            71         189          65         190
  Gold, nonmonetary                   420         402         521         352
  Hides and skins                     136           7         122           7
  Iron and steel mill products        777       2,366         715       2,394
  Jewelry                             267       1,005         292         790
  Lighting, plumbing                  139         655         131         629
  Liquefied propane/butane             24         200          36         329
  Live animals                         95         153          35         114
  Meat and preparations               540         487         454         443
  Metal manufactures, n.e.s.        1,049       1,915         999       1,862
  Metal ores; scrap                   773         413         715         442
  Metalworking machinery              568         490         525         498
  Mineral fuels, other                254         235         258         216
  Natural gas                         210       1,962         101       1,897
  Nickel                               47         189          50         125
  Oils/fats, vegetable                 88         151          71         146
  Optical goods                       217         291         211         286
  Paper and paperboard                947       1,529         887       1,449
  Petroleum preparations            1,007       4,147         800       2,948
  Photographic equipment              295         367         351         405
  Plastic articles, n.e.s.            640         986         618         983
  Platinum                             40         218          44         264
  Pottery                              12         157           9         164
  Power generating machinery        3,159       3,263       3,241       3,032
  Printed materials                   457         405         429         440
  Pulp and waste paper                364         269         343         237
  Records/magnetic media              445         687         420         601
  Rice                                 87          17          72          15
  Rubber articles, n.e.s.             134         236         126         231
  Rubber tires and tubes              245         549         220         518
  Scientific instruments            2,836       2,538       2,793       2,408
  Ships, boats                         91         171          97         604
  Silver and bullion                   34          82          22          81
  Soybeans                          1,046           2         304           5
  Spacecraft                          (-)          39         (-)         (-)
  Specialized industrial machine    2,766       2,134       2,319       1,967
  Sugar                               (-)          30         (-)          55
  Television, VCR, etc.             1,879       8,910       1,651       7,898
  Textile yearn, fabric             1,058       1,662         988       1,615
  Tobacco, unmanufactured             124          50          76          39
  Toys, games, and sporting good      300       2,930         260       2,686
  Travel goods                         37         520          26         501
  Vegetables and fruits               953         941         729         802
  Vehicles                          5,799      16,699       5,529      15,358
  Watches/clocks/parts                 23         421          20         375
  Wheat                               391          14         504          22
  Wood manufactures                   155       1,025         151       1,077

Re-exports                          8,132         (X)       8,208         (X)
  Agricultural commodities            169         (X)         129         (X)
  Manufactured goods                7,871         (X)       7,994         (X)
  Mineral fuels                        12         (X)           9         (X)
                                        
                               _________________

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

Total Balance of Payment Basis    668,109   1,210,695     587,570   1,044,863

Net Adjustments                    -9,639       2,642      -9,750       3,062

Total Census Basis (2)            677,747   1,208,053     597,320   1,041,800

Manufactured goods (3)            517,155     968,605     461,922     849,988
Agricultural commodities (3)       49,757      44,661      47,248      38,969
Mineral fuels (3)                  15,113     167,074      11,572     128,712

Selected commodities (3)                                                     

  ADP equipment; office machines   22,995      76,663      23,488      65,925
  Airplane parts                   12,546       3,996      12,110       3,772
  Airplanes                        20,889       9,414      19,664       9,636
  Alcoholic beverages, distilled      562       3,223         449       3,060
  Aluminum                          3,142       7,784       2,466       6,011
  Animal feeds                      3,045         669       3,125         521
  Artwork/antiques                  1,069       4,491         953       3,509
  Basketware, etc.                  4,251       7,000       3,871       6,466
  Cereal flour                      1,500       2,220       1,400       2,041
  Chemicals - cosmetics             6,164       5,671       5,464       4,558
  Chemicals - dyeing                3,812       2,237       3,445       2,078
  Chemicals - fertilizers           2,203       1,984       1,911       1,709
  Chemicals - inorganic             4,962       6,649       4,771       6,093
  Chemicals - medicinal            19,531      28,949      15,639      26,307
  Chemicals - n.e.s.               12,096       6,688      10,696       5,743
  Chemicals - organic              20,856      29,601      16,649      27,448
  Chemicals - plastics             20,659      11,737      17,590      10,200
  Cigarettes                        1,116         216       1,168         250
  Clothing                          3,764      60,950       4,278      58,500
  Coal                              2,286       2,029       1,341         969
  Coffee                                6       1,556           4       1,379
  Copper                            1,599       3,929         969       2,552
  Cork, wood, lumber                3,201       8,875       2,831       6,042
  Corn                              5,135         120       3,846         142
  Cotton, raw and linters           3,700          16       2,537          26
  Crude fertilizers/minerals        1,448       1,223       1,325       1,109
  Crude oil                           191     109,910         141      85,139
  Electrical machinery             61,370      77,511      57,872      68,148
  Fish and preparations             3,056       8,931       2,689       8,981
  Footwear                            375      13,943         421      13,345
  Furniture and bedding             3,386      22,790       2,972      20,005
  Gem diamonds                        710      12,299         273      10,927
  General industrial machinery     28,866      37,875      25,150      32,222
  Glass                             2,236       2,276       2,123       1,945
  Glassware                           679       1,725         557       1,612
  Gold, nonmonetary                 3,610       3,194       4,029       2,324
  Hides and skins                   1,339          67       1,394          62
  Iron and steel mill products      6,521      17,820       5,271       9,324
  Jewelry                           2,100       6,896       1,654       5,985
  Lighting, plumbing                1,231       5,629       1,128       5,057
  Liquefied propane/butane            340       2,394         407       1,864
  Live animals                        317       1,121         607       1,315
  Meat and preparations             4,166       4,710       6,020       3,509
  Metal manufactures, n.e.s.       10,035      17,998       9,429      15,010
  Metal ores; scrap                 6,417       3,685       4,745       2,529
  Metalworking machinery            4,975       5,020       3,392       4,464
  Mineral fuels, other              2,215       1,938       2,114       1,409
  Natural gas                       1,772      18,941       1,112      15,542
  Nickel                              408       1,560         333         967
  Oils/fats, vegetable                812       1,714         977       1,110
  Optical goods                     2,110       2,902       1,869       2,479
  Paper and paperboard              8,810      13,735       8,163      12,512
  Petroleum preparations            7,778      30,962       5,980      22,730
  Photographic equipment            2,961       4,056       2,776       4,265
  Plastic articles, n.e.s.          6,175       9,808       5,716       8,551
  Platinum                            454       2,913         405       2,240
  Pottery                              89       1,395          70       1,489
  Power generating machinery       29,438      29,731      25,897      27,074
  Printed materials                 4,059       3,717       3,821       3,470
  Pulp and waste paper              3,728       2,483       3,336       2,191
  Records/magnetic media            3,846       5,568       3,586       4,718
  Rice                                988         196         799         168
  Rubber articles, n.e.s.           1,256       2,279       1,202       1,975
  Rubber tires and tubes            2,096       5,166       1,835       4,379
  Scientific instruments           27,385      23,405      22,981      19,518
  Ships, boats                      1,421       1,907         966       1,671
  Silver and bullion                  232         830         151         664
  Soybeans                          4,655          43       5,343          34
  Spacecraft                          467          39         141         188
  Specialized industrial machine   24,031      21,551      19,655      17,222
  Sugar                                 3         439           4         429
  Television, VCR, etc.            16,433      70,530      13,724      56,849
  Textile yearn, fabric             9,696      16,284       8,815      14,443
  Tobacco, unmanufactured             851         548         790         589
  Toys, games, and sporting good    2,809      18,175       2,578      18,091
  Travel goods                        250       4,740         238       4,069
  Vegetables and fruits             7,187      10,365       6,600       9,432
  Vehicles                         53,900     154,907      50,713     141,449
  Watches/clocks/parts                216       3,066         192       2,969
  Wheat                             4,420         140       3,250         110
  Wood manufactures                 1,487      10,412       1,303       7,582

Re-exports                         73,482         (X)      58,644         (X)
  Agricultural commodities          1,681         (X)       1,508         (X)
  Manufactured goods               70,784         (X)      56,297         (X)
  Mineral fuels                       336         (X)         256         (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/ft900 or www.bea.gov/bea/di/home/trade.htm.
                                                  
SOURCE: Report FT900 (CB-04-241, BEA-04-55), Bureau of the Census, Foreign
Trade Division, October 2004.  For more information, contact Nick Orsini
(301-763-2311), Foreign Trade Division.
