                        PART B:  NOT SEASONALLY ADJUSTED
      Exhibit 15. EXPORTS AND IMPORTS OF GOODS BY PRINCIPAL SITC COMMODITY
                           GROUPINGS - 2005 AND 2004
                                        
     (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.)
                                        

2005

Item (1)                               May                     April
                                Exports     Imports     Exports     Imports

Total Balance of Payment Basis     75,073     135,863  (R) 75,336 (R) 135,567

Net Adjustments                    -1,043         321  (R)   -950 (R)     310

Total Census Basis (2)             76,116     135,542  (R) 76,286 (R) 135,257

Manufactured goods (3)             57,533     106,162      58,378     104,947
Agricultural commodities (3)        5,104       5,064       5,035       5,121
Mineral fuels (3)                   2,656      21,284       2,415      22,134

Selected commodities (3)                                                     

  ADP equipment; office machines    2,261       7,567       2,392       7,566
  Airplane parts                    1,435         491       1,375         531
  Airplanes                         2,502       1,048       3,670       1,128
  Alcoholic beverages, distilled       56         349          52         324
  Aluminum                            371       1,201         368       1,176
  Animal feeds                        327          59         349          52
  Artwork/antiques                    288         371         132         539
  Basketware, etc.                    471         701         476         708
  Cereal flour                        163         232         157         223
  Chemicals - cosmetics               669         704         659         617
  Chemicals - dyeing                  426         258         403         261
  Chemicals - fertilizers             281         305         254         345
  Chemicals - inorganic               742         965         593         851
  Chemicals - medicinal             2,175       3,171       2,184       3,228
  Chemicals - n.e.s.                1,310         782       1,402         781
  Chemicals - organic               2,349       3,534       2,366       3,287
  Chemicals - plastics              2,520       1,451       2,410       1,415
  Cigarettes                           99          17          62          14
  Clothing                            347       5,516         353       5,255
  Coal                                356         193         309         231
  Coffee                              (-)         241         (-)         238
  Copper                              187         606         178         460
  Cork, wood, lumber                  354         991         358         984
  Corn                                407           9         387          47
  Cotton, raw and linters             355           3         319           2
  Crude fertilizers/minerals          152         149         135         132
  Crude oil                            90      14,398          64      14,664
  Electrical machinery              5,976       7,928       5,937       8,077
  Fish and preparations               214         890         269         783
  Footwear                             38       1,452          45       1,331
  Furniture and bedding               365       2,618         342       2,647
  Gem diamonds                        113       1,642          92       1,203
  General industrial machinery      3,293       4,519       3,278       4,639
  Glass                               242         244         217         234
  Glassware                            62         176          67         174
  Gold, nonmonetary                   451         349         449         324
  Hides and skins                     144           8         123           7
  Iron and steel mill products        840       2,152         932       2,388
  Jewelry                             203         834         203         819
  Lighting, plumbing                  141         591         123         578
  Liquefied propane/butane             50         313          46         303
  Live animals                         27         133          30         138
  Meat and preparations               603         528         557         521
  Metal manufactures, n.e.s.        1,134       2,126       1,092       2,047
  Metal ores; scrap                   880         451         843         479
  Metalworking machinery              485         574         552         627
  Mineral fuels, other                245         247         242         245
  Natural gas                         360       1,790         318       2,316
  Nickel                               62         198          60         207
  Oils/fats, vegetable                 89         193          76         168
  Optical goods                       253         317         260         332
  Paper and paperboard                955       1,489         981       1,424
  Petroleum preparations            1,516       4,211       1,414       4,254
  Photographic equipment              270         383         283         442
  Plastic articles, n.e.s.            688       1,191         701       1,139
  Platinum                             51         295          46         228
  Pottery                               9         120           8         118
  Power generating machinery        3,327       3,376       3,484       3,442
  Printed materials                   436         378         435         384
  Pulp and waste paper                441         261         412         259
  Records/magnetic media              415         551         391         524
  Rice                                120          18         120          18
  Rubber articles, n.e.s.             135         254         130         252
  Rubber tires and tubes              234         669         241         666
  Scientific instruments            2,723       2,427       2,819       2,442
  Ships, boats                        197         153         187         132
  Silver and bullion                   21          76          22          91
  Soybeans                            360           6         481          13
  Spacecraft                          (-)         (-)         (-)         (-)
  Specialized industrial machine    2,895       2,644       2,858       2,863
  Sugar                               (-)          38         (-)          51
  Television, VCR, etc.             1,645       8,221       1,732       8,206
  Textile yearn, fabric             1,040       1,815       1,046       1,748
  Tobacco, unmanufactured              87          53          71          53
  Toys, games, and sporting good      318       1,591         309       1,634
  Travel goods                         29         531          30         448
  Vegetables and fruits               852       1,240         776       1,292
  Vehicles                          6,442      16,554       6,114      15,786
  Watches/clocks/parts                 18         330          18         301
  Wheat                               331          11         352          13
  Wood manufactures                   159       1,136         158       1,102

Re-exports                          8,429         (X)       8,135         (X)
  Agricultural commodities            170         (X)         197         (X)
  Manufactured goods                8,154         (X)       7,851         (X)
  Mineral fuels                        21         (X)           2         (X)
                                        
                               _________________

                                          2005                    2004
Item (1)                             Cumulative              Cumulative
                                Exports     Imports     Exports     Imports

Total Balance of Payment Basis    362,131     652,939     329,292     570,728

Net Adjustments                    -4,459       1,546      -4,789       1,294

Total Census Basis (2)            366,590     651,393     334,081     569,434

Manufactured goods (3)            277,780     511,062     256,081     458,748
Agricultural commodities (3)       25,738      24,742      26,109      22,501
Mineral fuels (3)                  11,002     101,247       7,157      75,666

Selected commodities (3)                                                     

  ADP equipment; office machines   11,909      37,730      11,510      35,193
  Airplane parts                    6,922       2,311       6,054       1,986
  Airplanes                        12,180       4,881      10,799       3,975
  Alcoholic beverages, distilled      243       1,634         241       1,496
  Aluminum                          1,780       5,278       1,500       3,671
  Animal feeds                      1,659         267       1,679         336
  Artwork/antiques                    854       2,445         560       2,396
  Basketware, etc.                  2,275       3,555       2,159       3,585
  Cereal flour                        771       1,115         752         997
  Chemicals - cosmetics             3,257       3,211       2,992       2,650
  Chemicals - dyeing                1,950       1,242       1,893       1,100
  Chemicals - fertilizers           1,217       1,546       1,116       1,038
  Chemicals - inorganic             3,036       3,854       2,430       3,034
  Chemicals - medicinal            10,504      15,650       9,660      14,061
  Chemicals - n.e.s.                6,564       3,811       5,984       3,405
  Chemicals - organic              11,961      16,421       9,931      15,957
  Chemicals - plastics             11,893       6,964       9,924       5,571
  Cigarettes                          448          80         551         105
  Clothing                          1,731      28,790       1,903      25,896
  Coal                              1,381       1,181       1,070         750
  Coffee                                2       1,087           3         774
  Copper                              831       2,533         853       1,775
  Cork, wood, lumber                1,714       4,656       1,651       3,774
  Corn                              1,927          99       2,711         104
  Cotton, raw and linters           1,763          10       2,492           8
  Crude fertilizers/minerals          690         697         696         583
  Crude oil                           265      66,223          77      48,920
  Electrical machinery             29,172      38,767      31,044      36,789
  Fish and preparations             1,459       4,288       1,374       4,173
  Footwear                            195       7,198         191       6,619
  Furniture and bedding             1,709      12,660       1,664      11,411
  Gem diamonds                        456       6,593         210       5,876
  General industrial machinery     15,700      21,789      14,073      18,631
  Glass                             1,080       1,136       1,162       1,089
  Glassware                           310         868         340         797
  Gold, nonmonetary                 2,279       1,634       1,688       1,574
  Hides and skins                     646          34         666          29
  Iron and steel mill products      4,399      10,897       3,096       6,611
  Jewelry                           1,130       3,611         968       3,156
  Lighting, plumbing                  622       2,853         602       2,568
  Liquefied propane/butane            205       1,449         169       1,125
  Live animals                        180         637         113         531
  Meat and preparations             2,581       2,378       1,850       2,232
  Metal manufactures, n.e.s.        5,350       9,840       5,062       8,432
  Metal ores; scrap                 3,842       2,196       2,980       1,676
  Metalworking machinery            2,582       2,859       2,424       2,379
  Mineral fuels, other              1,218       1,055       1,015         823
  Natural gas                       1,591      11,416         888       9,628
  Nickel                              286         920         185         782
  Oils/fats, vegetable                419         803         409         784
  Optical goods                     1,247       1,557       1,047       1,436
  Paper and paperboard              4,738       7,183       4,400       6,420
  Petroleum preparations            6,203      19,326       3,580      14,015
  Photographic equipment            1,396       1,946       1,506       2,045
  Plastic articles, n.e.s.          3,263       5,448       3,061       4,709
  Platinum                            233       1,408         217       1,584
  Pottery                              44         634          45         634
  Power generating machinery       16,378      17,012      14,088      14,586
  Printed materials                 2,085       1,830       1,929       1,643
  Pulp and waste paper              2,041       1,316       1,865       1,162
  Records/magnetic media            1,969       2,719       1,909       2,489
  Rice                                573          90         597         112
  Rubber articles, n.e.s.             653       1,217         633       1,103
  Rubber tires and tubes            1,126       3,112         995       2,485
  Scientific instruments           13,731      12,005      13,579      11,206
  Ships, boats                        815         732         900         851
  Silver and bullion                  120         445         103         418
  Soybeans                          3,086          31       2,852          24
  Spacecraft                            4         (-)         234         (-)
  Specialized industrial machine   14,070      13,028      11,712      10,641
  Sugar                                 1         221           1         199
  Television, VCR, etc.             8,463      37,714       7,984      32,062
  Textile yearn, fabric             4,991       8,685       4,764       7,874
  Tobacco, unmanufactured             490         300         488         253
  Toys, games, and sporting good    1,466       8,064       1,447       6,582
  Travel goods                        148       2,303         119       2,068
  Vegetables and fruits             3,878       6,500       3,524       5,856
  Vehicles                         29,214      78,740      27,991      77,555
  Watches/clocks/parts                103       1,452         113       1,300
  Wheat                             1,700          65       2,265          59
  Wood manufactures                   759       5,229         735       4,920

Re-exports                         40,930         (X)      34,633         (X)
  Agricultural commodities          1,043         (X)         958         (X)
  Manufactured goods               39,360         (X)      33,168         (X)
  Mineral fuels                        81         (X)         200         (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-05-100, BEA-05-33), Bureau of the Census, Foreign
Trade Division, May 2005.  For more information, contact Nick Orsini
(301-763-6959) or Vanessa Ware (301-763-2311), Foreign Trade Division.
