                        Part B: Not Seasonally Adjusted
                  Exhibit 15. Exports and Imports of Goods by 
                           Principal SITC Commodities
                                        
      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.
                                        

2006

Item (1)                               January
                                Exports     Imports

Total Balance of Payment Basis     74,450     145,251

Net Adjustments                      -916         332

Total Census Basis (2)             75,365     144,920

Manufactured goods (3)             57,105     108,811
Agricultural commodities (3)        5,647       5,580
Mineral fuels (3)                   2,300      27,399

Selected commodities (3)                             

  ADP equipment; office machines    2,349       7,981
  Airplane parts                    1,548         467
  Airplanes                         2,539       1,084
  Alcoholic beverages, distilled       43         338
  Aluminum                            432       1,188
  Animal feeds                        376          65
  Artwork/antiques                    124         621
  Basketware, etc.                    472         702
  Cereal flour                        168         235
  Chemicals - cosmetics               700         658
  Chemicals - dyeing                  362         248
  Chemicals - fertilizers             204         476
  Chemicals - inorganic               698         870
  Chemicals - medicinal             2,150       3,102
  Chemicals - n.e.s.                1,467         780
  Chemicals - organic               2,134       3,714
  Chemicals - plastics              2,423       1,603
  Cigarettes                          112          21
  Clothing                            309       6,120
  Coal                                286         187
  Coffee                              (-)         202
  Copper                              208         923
  Cork, wood, lumber                  321         943
  Corn                                483          12
  Cotton, raw and linters             384           2
  Crude fertilizers/minerals          141         158
  Crude oil                            72      16,570
  Electrical machinery              6,378       8,298
  Fish and preparations               143       1,072
  Footwear                             35       1,652
  Furniture and bedding               372       2,868
  Gem diamonds                        318       1,327
  General industrial machinery      3,401       4,676
  Glass                               242         229
  Glassware                            58         180
  Gold, nonmonetary                   629         500
  Hides and skins                     135           7
  Iron and steel mill products        932       2,321
  Jewelry                             256         725
  Lighting, plumbing                  133         634
  Liquefied propane/butane             73         468
  Live animals                         47         228
  Meat and preparations               559         462
  Metal manufactures, n.e.s.        1,213       2,166
  Metal ores; scrap                   935         456
  Metalworking machinery              620         732
  Mineral fuels, other                316         269
  Natural gas                         178       3,740
  Nickel                               72         216
  Oils/fats, vegetable                 69         188
  Optical goods                       265         333
  Paper and paperboard                973       1,475
  Petroleum preparations            1,271       5,913
  Photographic equipment              256         331
  Plastic articles, n.e.s.            688       1,180
  Platinum                             62         469
  Pottery                               6         142
  Power generating machinery        3,221       3,320
  Printed materials                   418         412
  Pulp and waste paper                452         255
  Records/magnetic media              403         566
  Rice                                137          26
  Rubber articles, n.e.s.             138         240
  Rubber tires and tubes              227         703
  Scientific instruments            2,712       2,372
  Ships, boats                        124         165
  Silver and bullion                   29         141
  Soybeans                            762           2
  Spacecraft                          (-)         (-)
  Specialized industrial machine    2,655       2,581
  Sugar                                 1          83
  Television, VCR, etc.             1,662       8,182
  Textile yearn, fabric               934       1,843
  Tobacco, unmanufactured             106          53
  Toys, games, and sporting good      283       1,497
  Travel goods                         43         516
  Vegetables and fruits               833       1,616
  Vehicles                          5,704      16,103
  Watches/clocks/parts                 19         299
  Wheat                               387          17
  Wood manufactures                   147       1,065

Re-exports                          7,963         (X)
  Agricultural commodities            221         (X)
  Manufactured goods                7,668         (X)
  Mineral fuels                         3         (X)
                                        
                               _________________

                                2005
Item (1)                        December                January
                                Exports     Imports     Exports     Imports

Total Balance of Payment Basis (R) 78,481 (R) 143,878      65,478     123,072

Net Adjustments                (R) -1,178 (R)     287        -760         297

Total Census Basis (2)         (R) 79,660 (R) 143,591      66,237     122,775

Manufactured goods (3)             59,982     109,155      50,100      96,819
Agricultural commodities (3)        5,567       5,414       5,046       4,739
Mineral fuels (3)                   2,431      26,060       1,804      18,430

Selected commodities (3)                                                     

  ADP equipment; office machines    2,984       8,873       2,281       7,440
  Airplane parts                    1,657         532       1,313         408
  Airplanes                         2,584       1,027       1,387         987
  Alcoholic beverages, distilled       62         395          39         304
  Aluminum                            365         978         326       1,011
  Animal feeds                        344          65         303          51
  Artwork/antiques                    222         375         142         581
  Basketware, etc.                    457         634         394         728
  Cereal flour                        171         243         148         213
  Chemicals - cosmetics               676         661         596         629
  Chemicals - dyeing                  380         221         342         220
  Chemicals - fertilizers             213         389         227         262
  Chemicals - inorganic               745         916         521         701
  Chemicals - medicinal             2,187       3,064       1,969       2,821
  Chemicals - n.e.s.                1,481         741       1,203         717
  Chemicals - organic               2,029       3,587       2,294       2,961
  Chemicals - plastics              2,282       1,599       2,212       1,295
  Cigarettes                           93          27          69          15
  Clothing                            290       5,448         321       5,961
  Coal                                345         208         265         205
  Coffee                              (-)         203         (-)         181
  Copper                              178         778         148         530
  Cork, wood, lumber                  315         845         312         792
  Corn                                468           3         410          10
  Cotton, raw and linters             295         (-)         311           2
  Crude fertilizers/minerals          142         136         139         143
  Crude oil                            45      16,208          46      11,832
  Electrical machinery              6,617       8,340       5,502       7,394
  Fish and preparations               215       1,193         148         962
  Footwear                             43       1,400          32       1,586
  Furniture and bedding               367       2,583         307       2,526
  Gem diamonds                        323       1,239          63       1,229
  General industrial machinery      3,369       4,399       2,868       3,951
  Glass                               217         225         197         224
  Glassware                            70         164          53         171
  Gold, nonmonetary                   463         488         482         294
  Hides and skins                     128           6         124           7
  Iron and steel mill products        869       2,073         840       2,143
  Jewelry                             283         790         222         647
  Lighting, plumbing                  173         622         115         585
  Liquefied propane/butane             59         445          28         292
  Live animals                         90         272          38         114
  Meat and preparations               551         513         466         396
  Metal manufactures, n.e.s.        1,155       2,043         971       1,903
  Metal ores; scrap                   944         510         644         406
  Metalworking machinery              608         730         542         530
  Mineral fuels, other                307         202         218         175
  Natural gas                         368       3,652         429       2,486
  Nickel                               77         139          52         165
  Oils/fats, vegetable                112         179          68         137
  Optical goods                       276         328         248         302
  Paper and paperboard                907       1,406         934       1,422
  Petroleum preparations            1,202       5,086         757       3,332
  Photographic equipment              260         309         247         354
  Plastic articles, n.e.s.            634       1,097         575       1,043
  Platinum                             53         521          28         179
  Pottery                               8         136           7         138
  Power generating machinery        3,545       3,313       2,988       3,200
  Printed materials                   462         378         385         366
  Pulp and waste paper                429         270         393         264
  Records/magnetic media              550         641         357         545
  Rice                                104          22         106          19
  Rubber articles, n.e.s.             124         225         121         225
  Rubber tires and tubes              215         663         190         560
  Scientific instruments            3,287       2,626       2,506       2,223
  Ships, boats                        159         104         108         163
  Silver and bullion                   21         114          17          90
  Soybeans                            547           3         776           4
  Spacecraft                          (-)         (-)           4         (-)
  Specialized industrial machine    2,992       2,716       2,568       2,318
  Sugar                               (-)          62         (-)          37
  Television, VCR, etc.             1,947       9,177       1,617       6,990
  Textile yearn, fabric               855       1,653         914       1,668
  Tobacco, unmanufactured              98          86         124          72
  Toys, games, and sporting good      342       1,630         238       1,662
  Travel goods                         37         495          27         477
  Vegetables and fruits               951       1,364         716       1,408
  Vehicles                          5,916      17,786       4,797      13,887
  Watches/clocks/parts                 25         298          22         267
  Wheat                               403          16         347          15
  Wood manufactures                   141         978         138         955

Re-exports                          9,203         (X)       7,520         (X)
  Agricultural commodities            191         (X)         223         (X)
  Manufactured goods                8,921         (X)       7,208         (X)
  Mineral fuels                        12         (X)           7         (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 27 of this release, or at
www.census.gov/ft900 or www.bea.gov/bea/di/home/trade.htm.
                                                  
SOURCE: Report FT900 (CB-06-32, BEA-06-07), Bureau of the Census, Foreign
Trade Division, January 2006.  For more information, contact Nick Orsini
(301-763-6959) or Vanessa Ware (301-763-2311), Foreign Trade Division.
