                                        
PART B:  NOT SEASONALLY ADJUSTED
Exhibit 15. EXPORTS AND IMPORTS OF GOODS BY PRINCIPAL SITC COMMODITY
GROUPINGS - 2006 AND 2005

(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.)


2006

Item (1)                               September               August
                                Exports     Imports     Exports     Imports

Total Balance of Payment Basis     87,164     158,733  (R) 88,158 (R) 168,090

Net Adjustments                    -1,272         337  (R) -1,217 (R)     437

Total Census Basis (2)             88,436     158,396  (R) 89,375 (R) 167,654

Manufactured goods (3)             66,874     121,179      68,295     124,956
Agricultural commodities (3)        5,312       5,010       5,407       5,430
Mineral fuels (3)                   3,592      28,790       2,868      34,302

Selected commodities (3)                                                     

  ADP equipment and office machi    2,761       9,271       2,473       9,404
  Airplane parts                    1,741         565       1,772         559
  Airplanes                         3,776       1,098       3,760         591
  Alcoholic beverages, distilled       85         412          82         412
  Aluminum                            460       1,263         521       1,399
  Animal feeds                        362          64         408          69
  Artwork and antiques                246         541         337         503
  Basketware, etc.                    499         720         482         742
  Cereal flour                        200         314         227         304
  Chemicals - cosmetics               798         675         849         706
  Chemicals - dyeing                  463         242         484         260
  Chemicals - fertilizers             249         224         307         208
  Chemicals - inorganic               623         871         753         822
  Chemicals - medicinal             2,270       3,635       2,445       4,312
  Chemicals - n.e.s.                1,433         741       1,527         791
  Chemicals - organic               2,563       3,434       2,825       3,589
  Chemicals - plastics              2,840       1,526       2,964       1,646
  Cigarettes                          112          16          84          21
  Clothing                            322       8,027         337       8,179
  Coal                                368         270         364         251
  Coffee                              (-)         247         (-)         256
  Copper                              293       1,426         316       1,404
  Cork, wood, and lumber              342         848         363         872
  Corn                                598           2         657           1
  Cotton, raw and linters             104           1          89           1
  Crude fertilizers and minerals      154         155         175         150
  Crude oil                            73      20,531          66      23,636
  Electrical machinery              7,162       9,917       7,385      10,155
  Fish and preparations               448       1,165         479       1,207
  Footwear                             54       1,645          57       1,808
  Furniture and bedding               411       2,570         432       2,779
  Gem diamonds                        302       1,470         300       1,244
  General industrial machines       3,695       4,577       3,927       5,117
  Glass                               258         242         266         269
  Glassware                            78         207          86         220
  Gold, nonmonetary                   908         479         866         413
  Hides and skins                     157           4         170           4
  Iron and steel mill products      1,017       2,958       1,009       3,119
  Jewelry                             375       1,059         297         900
  Lighting and plumbing               167         724         176         776
  Liquefied propane and butane         42         443          54         435
  Live animals                         44         220          36         188
  Meat and preparations               603         386         633         435
  Metal manufactures, n.e.s.        1,364       2,290       1,414       2,513
  Metal ores and scrap              1,638         570       1,909         615
  Metalworking machines               697         641         702         811
  Mineral fuels, other                367         349         433         504
  Natural gas                         129       1,807         117       2,253
  Nickel                               88         360          84         356
  Oils and fats of vegetable           82         205          81         223
  Optical goods                       279         347         286         336
  Paper and paperboard              1,030       1,552       1,094       1,690
  Petroleum preparations            2,568       5,198       1,798       6,975
  Photographic equipment              287         361         301         356
  Plastic articles, n.e.s.            728       1,204         789       1,314
  Platinum                             97         488          97         563
  Pottery                               8         172           9         176
  Power generating machines         3,688       3,784       3,737       4,026
  Printed materials                   510         481         518         513
  Pulp and waste paper                476         280         514         303
  Records and magnetic media          416         661         366         620
  Rice                                 62          21         105          28
  Rubber articles, n.e.s.             147         250         160         269
  Rubber tires and tubes              267         663         279         750
  Scientific instruments            3,352       2,723       3,262       2,830
  Ships and boats                     155         117         144         100
  Silver and bullion                   52         152          54         155
  Soybeans                            402           4         326           3
  Spacecraft                          (-)         (-)          56         (-)
  Specialized industrial machine    2,961       2,352       3,230       2,836
  Sugar                                 3          98           4          85
  TV's, VCR's, etc.                 1,997      11,042       1,918       9,959
  Textile yarn, fabric              1,033       1,829       1,055       1,988
  Tobacco, unmanufactured              48          46          55          70
  Toys, games, and sporting good      350       3,082         342       2,856
  Travel goods                         39         616          38         624
  Vegetables and fruits               919         980         832       1,109
  Vehicles                          7,038      16,208       7,382      17,392
  Watches, clocks, and parts           24         384          24         357
  Wheat                               373          31         383          27
  Wood manufactures                   167       1,015         182       1,161

Re-exports                          9,172         (X)       8,893         (X)
  Agricultural commodities            158         (X)         149         (X)
  Manufactured goods                8,922         (X)       8,662         (X)
  Mineral fuels                         8         (X)           7         (X)
                                        

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                                          2006                    2005
Item (1)                             Cumulative              Cumulative
                                Exports     Imports     Exports     Imports

Total Balance of Payment Basis    755,025   1,388,362     659,348   1,225,680

Net Adjustments                    -9,182       3,389      -8,288       2,895

Total Census Basis (2)            764,207   1,384,973     667,636   1,222,785

Manufactured goods (3)            580,861   1,045,615     505,807     947,467
Agricultural commodities (3)       50,665      48,484      45,126      43,896
Mineral fuels (3)                  25,959     261,184      20,277     204,527

Selected commodities (3)                                                     

  ADP equipment and office machi   22,740      78,509      21,875      72,266
  Airplane parts                   14,959       4,890      12,733       4,224
  Airplanes                        30,872       7,887      21,760       8,356
  Alcoholic beverages, distilled      622       3,491         520       3,104
  Aluminum                          4,257      11,429       3,320       9,168
  Animal feeds                      3,364         614       2,963         507
  Artwork and antiques              2,181       4,640       1,328       3,837
  Basketware, etc.                  4,540       6,614       4,200       6,538
  Cereal flour                      1,759       2,388       1,492       2,152
  Chemicals - cosmetics             6,780       6,150       5,988       5,883
  Chemicals - dyeing                3,996       2,331       3,712       2,248
  Chemicals - fertilizers           2,269       2,655       2,336       2,599
  Chemicals - inorganic             6,607       8,236       5,730       7,164
  Chemicals - medicinal            20,789      33,737      18,556      29,492
  Chemicals - n.e.s.               13,402       7,181      11,715       6,741
  Chemicals - organic              22,015      32,186      20,689      27,804
  Chemicals - plastics             24,246      14,416      21,807      12,523
  Cigarettes                          910         140         892         141
  Clothing                          2,944      59,192       3,149      58,122
  Coal                              2,722       1,974       2,606       1,905
  Coffee                                3       2,141           3       1,938
  Copper                            2,461       9,780       1,558       4,731
  Cork, wood, and lumber            3,199       8,374       3,048       8,337
  Corn                              4,992         168       3,595         114
  Cotton, raw and linters           3,919          13       3,172          17
  Crude fertilizers and minerals    1,438       1,376       1,274       1,278
  Crude oil                           606     175,002         418     131,972
  Electrical machinery             62,432      81,498      54,456      72,697
  Fish and preparations             3,104       9,472       2,994       8,453
  Footwear                            419      14,611         369      13,760
  Furniture and bedding             3,603      24,516       3,212      22,797
  Gem diamonds                      2,965      12,971       1,587      12,186
  General industrial machines      32,812      44,997      28,723      39,052
  Glass                             2,270       2,245       1,991       2,076
  Glassware                           669       1,741         579       1,623
  Gold, nonmonetary                 6,507       4,345       4,084       3,076
  Hides and skins                   1,368          48       1,220          60
  Iron and steel mill products      8,801      24,448       7,746      18,762
  Jewelry                           2,833       7,766       2,115       6,796
  Lighting and plumbing             1,355       5,999       1,194       5,555
  Liquefied propane and butane        626       3,504         417       2,935
  Live animals                        335       1,829         306       1,257
  Meat and preparations             5,271       3,896       4,819       4,366
  Metal manufactures, n.e.s.       11,842      20,906       9,893      18,418
  Metal ores and scrap             11,756       4,911       8,076       3,865
  Metalworking machines             6,125       6,414       4,713       5,404
  Mineral fuels, other              3,272       3,140       2,349       2,266
  Natural gas                       1,707      22,509       2,451      22,522
  Nickel                              761       2,419         536       1,696
  Oils and fats of vegetable          780       1,882         706       1,559
  Optical goods                     2,411       3,231       2,270       2,815
  Paper and paperboard              9,162      13,883       8,604      13,058
  Petroleum preparations           16,539      53,251      11,548      41,277
  Photographic equipment            2,663       3,291       2,495       3,503
  Plastic articles, n.e.s.          6,731      11,168       6,007      10,198
  Platinum                            959       4,233         444       2,713
  Pottery                              72       1,287          78       1,252
  Power generating machines        32,513      33,338      30,459      30,738
  Printed materials                 4,205       3,793       4,016       3,639
  Pulp and waste paper              4,221       2,341       3,800       2,314
  Records and magnetic media        3,655       5,108       3,643       5,206
  Rice                                990         228         964         156
  Rubber articles, n.e.s.           1,322       2,288       1,182       2,206
  Rubber tires and tubes            2,233       6,516       2,072       5,741
  Scientific instruments           28,989      23,881      25,267      22,288
  Ships and boats                   1,609       1,251       1,496       1,375
  Silver and bullion                  884       1,391         215         858
  Soybeans                          4,027          41       3,914          56
  Spacecraft                          250          61         210         (-)
  Specialized industrial machine   27,685      24,954      24,864      23,365
  Sugar                                22         687           6         494
  TV's, VCR's, etc.                16,339      80,825      15,499      73,610
  Textile yarn, fabric              9,246      16,749       8,981      15,980
  Tobacco, unmanufactured             740         513         671         529
  Toys, games, and sporting good    3,027      17,245       2,686      17,753
  Travel goods                        342       5,058         264       4,569
  Vegetables and fruits             7,849      11,602       7,153      10,529
  Vehicles                         62,231     155,509      52,537     141,530
  Watches, clocks, and parts          221       2,866         185       2,826
  Wheat                             3,131         211       3,184         129
  Wood manufactures                 1,511       9,866       1,372       9,666

Re-exports                         79,468         (X)      74,213         (X)
  Agricultural commodities          1,713         (X)       1,568         (X)
  Manufactured goods               76,916         (X)      71,764         (X)
  Mineral fuels                       125         (X)         100         (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-06-164, BEA-06-50), Bureau of the Census, Foreign
Trade Division, September 2006.  For more information, contact Nick Orsini
(301-763-6959) or Vanessa Ware (301-763-2311), Foreign Trade Division.
