                        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)                               December                November
                                Exports     Imports     Exports     Imports

Total Balance of Payment Basis     87,767     149,262      89,796     157,190

Net Adjustments                    -1,473         311      -1,609         299

Total Census Basis (2)             89,240     148,950      91,405     156,891

Manufactured goods (3)             67,724     116,218      68,690     124,652
Agricultural commodities (3)        6,579       5,634       6,850       5,721
Mineral fuels (3)                   2,712      23,933       2,937      23,050

Selected commodities (3)                                                     

  ADP equipment and office machi    2,988       8,995       2,619       9,323
  Airplane parts                    1,880         591       1,929         622
  Airplanes                         4,431       1,069       4,853       1,026
  Alcoholic beverages, distilled       60         422          79         457
  Aluminum                            392       1,135         464       1,154
  Animal feeds                        368          69         398          74
  Artwork and antiques                466         454         358         629
  Basketware, etc.                    541         777         560         844
  Cereal flour                        179         279         199         332
  Chemicals - cosmetics               733         683         758         731
  Chemicals - dyeing                  397         218         460         247
  Chemicals - fertilizers             174         309         260         247
  Chemicals - inorganic               709       1,136         884       1,121
  Chemicals - medicinal             2,441       4,120       2,567       3,872
  Chemicals - n.e.s.                1,473         770       1,491         759
  Chemicals - organic               2,646       3,231       2,609       3,506
  Chemicals - plastics              2,742       1,357       2,724       1,472
  Cigarettes                           84          26         126          18
  Clothing                            257       5,920         305       6,378
  Coal                                302         208         352         190
  Coffee                                1         227           0         228
  Copper                              237         878         263         972
  Cork, wood, and lumber              335         615         356         642
  Corn                                823           2         802           3
  Cotton, raw and linters             239           0         212           1
  Crude fertilizers and minerals      172         153         165         134
  Crude oil                            76      16,541          68      16,074
  Electrical machinery              6,728       8,678       6,847       9,520
  Fish and preparations               209       1,220         300       1,227
  Footwear                             44       1,437          54       1,481
  Furniture and bedding               402       2,718         441       2,757
  Gem diamonds                        314       1,160         291       1,512
  General industrial machines       3,669       4,673       3,718       4,871
  Glass                               235         219         264         238
  Glassware                            73         187          74         205
  Gold, nonmonetary                   796         425         685         395
  Hides and skins                     152           4         156           4
  Iron and steel mill products        923       2,531       1,016       2,872
  Jewelry                             328         915         448       1,197
  Lighting and plumbing               145         593         164         699
  Liquefied propane and butane         69         320          54         289
  Live animals                        110         231         146         276
  Meat and preparations               640         446         718         447
  Metal manufactures, n.e.s.        1,244       2,156       1,335       2,347
  Metal ores and scrap              1,513         546       1,548         516
  Metalworking machines               721         746         670         761
  Mineral fuels, other                396         220         344         286
  Natural gas                         220       2,151         169       1,944
  Nickel                               98         296          87         312
  Oils and fats of vegetable          153         231         131         196
  Optical goods                       247         388         257         385
  Paper and paperboard              1,007       1,387       1,040       1,552
  Petroleum preparations            1,610       4,349       1,871       4,159
  Photographic equipment              283         429         314         334
  Plastic articles, n.e.s.            674       1,147         734       1,219
  Platinum                            205         456         384         498
  Pottery                               9         139           9         148
  Power generating machines         3,598       3,634       3,813       3,835
  Printed materials                   477         406         496         446
  Pulp and waste paper                515         263         495         309
  Records and magnetic media          490         595         434         656
  Rice                                128          30          73          36
  Rubber articles, n.e.s.             145         236         155         251
  Rubber tires and tubes              224         714         252         718
  Scientific instruments            3,578       2,751       3,220       2,832
  Ships and boats                     661          92         153          74
  Silver and bullion                   45         175          37         163
  Soybeans                            823           5         923           5
  Spacecraft                            0           0          94           0
  Specialized industrial machine    3,461       2,670       3,038       2,674
  Sugar                                 3          80           3          27
  TV's, VCR's, etc.                 2,042       9,861       2,051      12,303
  Textile yarn, fabric                848       1,708         956       1,814
  Tobacco, unmanufactured             148          69         136          71
  Toys, games, and sporting good      362       2,455         394       3,275
  Travel goods                         35         538          43         610
  Vegetables and fruits               985       1,418       1,104       1,313
  Vehicles                          6,854      18,819       7,324      18,805
  Watches, clocks, and parts           23         327          27         408
  Wheat                               398          38         332          28
  Wood manufactures                   150         794         166         876

Re-exports                          9,105           0       9,483           0
  Agricultural commodities            213                     190            
  Manufactured goods                8,799                   9,198            
  Mineral fuels                        11                       7            
                                        
                               _________________

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

Total Balance of Payment Basis    894,631   1,677,371                        

Net Adjustments                   -11,347       3,916                        

Total Census Basis (2)            905,978   1,673,455                        

Manufactured goods (3)            685,398   1,287,376                        
Agricultural commodities (3)       63,139      59,530                        
Mineral fuels (3)                  26,488     289,723                        

Selected commodities (3)                                                     

  ADP equipment and office machi   29,800      98,584                        
  Airplane parts                   17,538       5,592                        
  Airplanes                        30,291      10,734                        
  Alcoholic beverages, distilled      726       4,360                        
  Aluminum                          4,483      11,931                        
  Animal feeds                      4,029         699                        
  Artwork and antiques              1,858       5,512                        
  Basketware, etc.                  5,612       8,585                        
  Cereal flour                      2,015       3,010                        
  Chemicals - cosmetics             8,059       7,922                        
  Chemicals - dyeing                4,901       2,971                        
  Chemicals - fertilizers           2,990       3,701                        
  Chemicals - inorganic             7,698      10,165                        
  Chemicals - medicinal            25,012      39,176                        
  Chemicals - n.e.s.               15,846       8,939                        
  Chemicals - organic              26,765      38,009                        
  Chemicals - plastics             28,861      17,385                        
  Cigarettes                        1,202         208                        
  Clothing                          4,129      76,383                        
  Coal                              3,471       2,418                        
  Coffee                                5       2,502                        
  Copper                            2,118       7,040                        
  Cork, wood, and lumber            4,038      10,939                        
  Corn                              5,062         125                        
  Cotton, raw and linters           3,929          20                        
  Crude fertilizers and minerals    1,702       1,698                        
  Crude oil                           595     182,944                        
  Electrical machinery             74,286      99,121                        
  Fish and preparations             3,864      11,915                        
  Footwear                            508      17,932                        
  Furniture and bedding             4,415      30,633                        
  Gem diamonds                      2,578      16,238                        
  General industrial machines      38,902      52,333                        
  Glass                             2,696       2,782                        
  Glassware                           784       2,158                        
  Gold, nonmonetary                 5,533       4,430                        
  Hides and skins                   1,629          79                        
  Iron and steel mill products     10,430      24,632                        
  Jewelry                           3,029       9,696                        
  Lighting and plumbing             1,694       7,591                        
  Liquefied propane and butane        587       4,371                        
  Live animals                        645       2,081                        
  Meat and preparations             6,669       5,747                        
  Metal manufactures, n.e.s.       13,510      24,777                        
  Metal ores and scrap             11,057       5,335                        
  Metalworking machines             6,457       7,530                        
  Mineral fuels, other              3,191       3,055                        
  Natural gas                       3,094      34,911                        
  Nickel                              752       2,178                        
  Oils and fats of vegetable        1,003       2,090                        
  Optical goods                     3,076       3,789                        
  Paper and paperboard             11,457      17,561                        
  Petroleum preparations           14,782      59,698                        
  Photographic equipment            3,343       4,481                        
  Plastic articles, n.e.s.          8,036      13,633                        
  Platinum                            610       3,916                        
  Pottery                             104       1,688                        
  Power generating machines        41,296      41,263                        
  Printed materials                 5,445       4,917                        
  Pulp and waste paper              5,093       3,049                        
  Records and magnetic media        5,142       7,258                        
  Rice                              1,272         218                        
  Rubber articles, n.e.s.           1,598       2,925                        
  Rubber tires and tubes            2,778       7,725                        
  Scientific instruments           34,544      30,242                        
  Ships and boats                   1,913       1,719                        
  Silver and bullion                  287       1,178                        
  Soybeans                          6,282          63                        
  Spacecraft                          217           0                        
  Specialized industrial machine   33,144      31,076                        
  Sugar                                 8         706                        
  TV's, VCR's, etc.                20,974     104,079                        
  Textile yarn, fabric             11,830      21,249                        
  Tobacco, unmanufactured             990         750                        
  Toys, games, and sporting good    3,756      25,069                        
  Travel goods                        379       6,183                        
  Vegetables and fruits            10,259      14,082                        
  Vehicles                         71,747     195,926                        
  Watches, clocks, and parts          256       3,939                        
  Wheat                             4,410         174                        
  Wood manufactures                 1,818      12,847                        

Re-exports                        101,125           0                        
  Agricultural commodities          2,082                                    
  Manufactured goods               97,875                                    
  Mineral fuels                       157                                    
                                                  

(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-07-26, BEA-07-05), Bureau of the Census, Foreign
Trade Division, December 2006.  For more information, contact Nick Orsini
(301-763-6959) or Vanessa Ware (301-763-2311), Foreign Trade Division.
