                        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)                               December                November
                                Exports     Imports     Exports     Imports

Total Balance of Payment Basis     78,375     144,231      77,808     150,179

Net Adjustments                    -1,190         285      -1,006         313

Total Census Basis (2)             79,565     143,946      78,814     149,866

Manufactured goods (3)             59,982     109,155      59,416     113,774
Agricultural commodities (3)        5,567       5,414       6,110       5,220
Mineral fuels (3)                   2,431      26,060       1,826      26,941

Selected commodities (3)                                                     

  ADP equipment; office machines    2,984       8,873       2,385       8,749
  Airplane parts                    1,657         532       1,508         452
  Airplanes                         2,584       1,027       3,228         558
  Alcoholic beverages, distilled       62         395          59         418
  Aluminum                            365         978         396         869
  Animal feeds                        344          65         366          68
  Artwork/antiques                    222         375         205         592
  Basketware, etc.                    457         634         461         687
  Cereal flour                        171         243         178         294
  Chemicals - cosmetics               676         661         683         665
  Chemicals - dyeing                  380         221         390         250
  Chemicals - fertilizers             213         389         184         311
  Chemicals - inorganic               745         916         567       1,149
  Chemicals - medicinal             2,187       3,064       2,160       3,155
  Chemicals - n.e.s.                1,481         741       1,309         738
  Chemicals - organic               2,029       3,587       1,964       3,355
  Chemicals - plastics              2,282       1,599       2,345       1,702
  Cigarettes                           93          27         121          22
  Clothing                            290       5,448         339       5,903
  Coal                                345         208         228         142
  Coffee                              (-)         203           1         184
  Copper                              178         778         197         754
  Cork, wood, lumber                  315         845         339         847
  Corn                                468           3         451           3
  Cotton, raw and linters             295         (-)         293         (-)
  Crude fertilizers/minerals          142         136         139         129
  Crude oil                            45      16,208         105      17,053
  Electrical machinery              6,617       8,340       6,484       8,915
  Fish and preparations               215       1,193         289       1,168
  Footwear                             43       1,400          46       1,296
  Furniture and bedding               367       2,583         421       2,605
  Gem diamonds                        323       1,239         359       1,460
  General industrial machinery      3,369       4,399       3,347       4,471
  Glass                               217         225         237         238
  Glassware                            70         164          68         180
  Gold, nonmonetary                   463         488         480         444
  Hides and skins                     128           6         145           7
  Iron and steel mill products        869       2,073         923       1,848
  Jewelry                             283         790         326       1,002
  Lighting, plumbing                  173         622         156         657
  Liquefied propane/butane             59         445          45         366
  Live animals                         90         272          58         276
  Meat and preparations               551         513         649         431
  Metal manufactures, n.e.s.        1,155       2,043       1,189       2,122
  Metal ores; scrap                   944         510       1,007         511
  Metalworking machinery              608         730         597         703
  Mineral fuels, other                307         202         259         307
  Natural gas                         368       3,652         108       3,233
  Nickel                               77         139          68         176
  Oils/fats, vegetable                112         179         102         179
  Optical goods                       276         328         253         331
  Paper and paperboard                907       1,406         968       1,529
  Petroleum preparations            1,202       5,086       1,004       5,629
  Photographic equipment              260         309         292         346
  Plastic articles, n.e.s.            634       1,097         683       1,157
  Platinum                             53         521          55         331
  Pottery                               8         136           9         141
  Power generating machinery        3,545       3,313       3,503       3,477
  Printed materials                   462         378         480         421
  Pulp and waste paper                429         270         432         218
  Records/magnetic media              550         641         451         670
  Rice                                104          22         103          21
  Rubber articles, n.e.s.             124         225         144         241
  Rubber tires and tubes              215         663         241         661
  Scientific instruments            3,287       2,626       2,926       2,614
  Ships, boats                        159         104         131          79
  Silver and bullion                   21         114          21         114
  Soybeans                            547           3         902           2
  Spacecraft                          (-)         (-)           8         (-)
  Specialized industrial machine    2,992       2,716       2,566       2,547
  Sugar                               (-)          62         (-)          69
  Television, VCR, etc.             1,947       9,177       1,770      10,510
  Textile yearn, fabric               855       1,653         978       1,756
  Tobacco, unmanufactured              98          86         125          73
  Toys, games, and sporting good      342       1,630         346       2,387
  Travel goods                         37         495          38         527
  Vegetables and fruits               951       1,364       1,078       1,164
  Vehicles                          5,916      17,786       6,543      18,666
  Watches/clocks/parts                 25         298          23         377
  Wheat                               403          16         346          12
  Wood manufactures                   141         978         148       1,067

Re-exports                          9,203         (X)       8,935         (X)
  Agricultural commodities            191         (X)         166         (X)
  Manufactured goods                8,921         (X)       8,667         (X)
  Mineral fuels                        12         (X)          27         (X)
                                        
                               _________________

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

Total Balance of Payment Basis    892,512   1,674,614     807,536   1,472,926

Net Adjustments                   -11,776       3,508     -11,239       3,221

Total Census Basis (2)            904,289   1,671,106     818,775   1,469,704

Manufactured goods (3)            685,077   1,288,223     623,961   1,174,788
Agricultural commodities (3)       62,960      59,507      61,383      54,222
Mineral fuels (3)                  26,240     286,375      18,642     206,660

Selected commodities (3)                                                     

  ADP equipment; office machines   29,767      98,596      28,241      93,762
  Airplane parts                   17,513       5,589      15,295       4,824
  Airplanes                        30,488      10,883      24,493      11,389
  Alcoholic beverages, distilled      712       4,358         684       4,022
  Aluminum                          4,473      11,932       3,807       9,547
  Animal feeds                      4,011         699       3,808         778
  Artwork/antiques                  1,895       5,498       1,322       5,307
  Basketware, etc.                  5,603       8,585       5,084       8,435
  Cereal flour                      2,007       3,010       1,802       2,730
  Chemicals - cosmetics             8,021       7,926       7,441       6,948
  Chemicals - dyeing                4,866       2,970       4,569       2,667
  Chemicals - fertilizers           2,906       3,699       2,595       2,536
  Chemicals - inorganic             7,632      10,169       6,196       8,276
  Chemicals - medicinal            25,165      39,039      23,433      34,937
  Chemicals - n.e.s.               15,790       8,952      14,563       7,982
  Chemicals - organic              26,373      38,140      25,852      35,447
  Chemicals - plastics             28,723      17,392      25,202      14,222
  Cigarettes                        1,200         206       1,294         257
  Clothing                          4,123      76,380       4,423      72,316
  Coal                              3,503       2,399       2,758       2,416
  Coffee                                5       2,502           7       1,868
  Copper                            2,119       7,040       1,918       4,754
  Cork, wood, lumber                4,005      10,949       3,857      10,605
  Corn                              5,027         124       6,132         127
  Cotton, raw and linters           3,928          20       4,251          18
  Crude fertilizers/minerals        1,694       1,692       1,724       1,471
  Crude oil                           627     182,752         277     136,030
  Electrical machinery             74,170      99,133      73,320      93,290
  Fish and preparations             3,853      11,921       3,517      11,177
  Footwear                            507      17,932         453      16,506
  Furniture and bedding             4,395      30,636       4,084      27,737
  Gem diamonds                      2,579      16,246         939      14,661
  General industrial machinery     38,766      52,352      34,824      45,632
  Glass                             2,688       2,782       2,651       2,711
  Glassware                           781       2,158         811       2,067
  Gold, nonmonetary                 5,526       4,432       4,430       3,996
  Hides and skins                   1,627          79       1,581          80
  Iron and steel mill products     10,412      24,640       8,022      22,400
  Jewelry                           3,031       9,700       2,566       8,557
  Lighting, plumbing                1,688       7,595       1,476       6,811
  Liquefied propane/butane            586       4,272         426       2,899
  Live animals                        652       2,081         504       1,438
  Meat and preparations             6,631       5,747       5,203       5,707
  Metal manufactures, n.e.s.       13,459      24,808      12,121      21,777
  Metal ores; scrap                11,028       5,331       7,766       4,583
  Metalworking machinery            6,470       7,523       5,983       6,262
  Mineral fuels, other              3,140       3,083       2,701       2,349
  Natural gas                       2,969      31,980       2,125      23,908
  Nickel                              751       2,178         511       1,897
  Oils/fats, vegetable              1,003       2,073       1,043       1,981
  Optical goods                     3,076       3,792       2,556       3,534
  Paper and paperboard             11,426      17,561      10,689      16,581
  Petroleum preparations           14,645      59,674       9,726      37,988
  Photographic equipment            3,334       4,494       3,534       4,905
  Plastic articles, n.e.s.          8,020      13,665       7,390      11,776
  Platinum                            610       3,886         548       3,508
  Pottery                             104       1,688         107       1,681
  Power generating machinery       40,925      41,596      36,177      35,981
  Printed materials                 5,419       4,918       4,910       4,508
  Pulp and waste paper              5,072       3,058       4,488       2,949
  Records/magnetic media            5,134       7,263       4,757       6,799
  Rice                              1,288         217       1,161         237
  Rubber articles, n.e.s.           1,593       2,925       1,520       2,733
  Rubber tires and tubes            2,774       7,725       2,532       6,305
  Scientific instruments           34,506      30,257      33,049      28,449
  Ships, boats                      1,913       1,713       1,649       2,084
  Silver and bullion                  286       1,178         275       1,013
  Soybeans                          6,315          63       6,680          53
  Spacecraft                          221         (-)         467          39
  Specialized industrial machine   33,045      31,081      28,842      26,417
  Sugar                                 8         707           4         516
  Television, VCR, etc.            20,925     104,126      20,072      87,885
  Textile yearn, fabric            11,813      21,253      11,516      19,505
  Tobacco, unmanufactured             983         750       1,044         690
  Toys, games, and sporting good    3,750      25,074       3,403      22,479
  Travel goods                        378       6,187         312       5,655
  Vegetables and fruits            10,220      14,080       8,890      12,787
  Vehicles                         71,256     196,070      65,217     187,723
  Watches/clocks/parts                255       3,941         272       3,790
  Wheat                             4,378         172       5,148         162
  Wood manufactures                 1,813      12,835       1,796      12,309

Re-exports                        100,388         (X)      89,662         (X)
  Agricultural commodities          2,088         (X)       2,057         (X)
  Manufactured goods               97,148         (X)      86,383         (X)
  Mineral fuels                       142         (X)         375         (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-06-21, BEA-06-04), Bureau of the Census, Foreign
Trade Division, December 2005.  For more information, contact Nick Orsini
(301-763-6959) or Vanessa Ware (301-763-2311), Foreign Trade Division.
