                                        
PART B:  NOT SEASONALLY ADJUSTED
Exhibit 15. EXPORTS AND IMPORTS OF GOODS BY PRINCIPAL SITC COMMODITY
GROUPINGS - 2008 AND 2007

(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.)


2008

Item (1)                               March                   February
                                Exports     Imports     Exports     Imports

Total Balance of Payment Basis    111,562     171,836 (R) 105,024 (R) 166,749

Net Adjustments                      -512       1,579 (R)    -906 (R)   1,667

Total Census Basis (2)            112,073     170,257 (R) 105,930 (R) 165,081

Manufactured goods (3)             80,850     123,143      76,098     121,027
Agricultural commodities (3)       10,565       6,984      10,138       6,549
Mineral fuels (3)                   5,630      37,118       5,360      35,388

Selected commodities (3)                                                     

  ADP equipment and office machi    2,728       8,531       2,224       7,368
  Airplane parts                    1,954         829       1,900         762
  Airplanes                         4,433       1,288       4,966       1,138
  Alcoholic beverages, distilled       79         397          75         315
  Aluminum                            528       1,125         504         940
  Animal feeds                        710         110         644          95
  Artwork and antiques                379         777         552         621
  Basketware, etc.                    650         906         582       1,030
  Cereal flour                        224         332         217         307
  Chemicals - cosmetics               963         811         875         749
  Chemicals - dyeing                  492         268         482         252
  Chemicals - fertilizers             477         658         315         665
  Chemicals - inorganic             1,086       1,233         925       1,127
  Chemicals - medicinal             2,882       5,235       3,018       5,246
  Chemicals - n.e.s.                2,111       1,065       2,036       1,041
  Chemicals - organic               3,041       3,983       3,001       3,937
  Chemicals - plastics              3,416       1,672       3,330       1,547
  Cigarettes                           68          10          52          11
  Clothing                            284       5,578         258       6,253
  Coal                                559         283         364         233
  Coffee                                1         357           0         295
  Copper                              330         913         324         803
  Cork, wood, and lumber              362         515         355         484
  Corn                              1,331         127       1,287          20
  Cotton, raw and linters             452           2         383           1
  Crude fertilizers and minerals      161         225         182         201
  Crude oil                           184      26,438         137      25,010
  Electrical machinery              7,209       9,325       6,714       9,065
  Fish and preparations               497         907         381       1,033
  Footwear                             53       1,430          50       1,750
  Furniture and bedding               446       2,418         427       2,742
  Gem diamonds                        697       1,838         553       1,718
  General industrial machines       4,679       5,692       4,368       5,561
  Glass                               300         229         291         215
  Glassware                            88         201          77         202
  Gold, nonmonetary                 2,461         699       2,213         637
  Hides and skins                     140           4         149           4
  Iron and steel mill products      1,454       2,699       1,330       2,494
  Jewelry                             476         719         430         629
  Lighting and plumbing               187         527         189         611
  Liquefied propane and butane        116         352         144         408
  Live animals                         65         269          58         282
  Meat and preparations               888         425         859         371
  Metal manufactures, n.e.s.        1,557       2,310       1,509       2,458
  Metal ores and scrap              2,133         717       2,125         652
  Metalworking machines               509         712         453         683
  Mineral fuels, other                496         212         533         259
  Natural gas                         520       2,929         219       3,020
  Nickel                              140         320         128         340
  Oils and fats of vegetable          355         396         317         272
  Optical goods                       268         416         268         426
  Paper and paperboard              1,182       1,445       1,170       1,396
  Petroleum preparations            3,657       6,643       3,854       6,199
  Photographic equipment              286         228         289         208
  Plastic articles, n.e.s.            800       1,167         769       1,256
  Platinum                            100         788         149         893
  Pottery                               9         103          10         133
  Power generating machines         4,466       4,540       4,108       4,325
  Printed materials                   514         393         484         393
  Pulp and waste paper                599         387         686         319
  Records and magnetic media          465         558         390         527
  Rice                                173          41         181          42
  Rubber articles, n.e.s.             161         268         157         269
  Rubber tires and tubes              336         845         324         765
  Scientific instruments            4,043       3,157       3,399       3,031
  Ships and boats                     292         120         274         151
  Silver and bullion                   84         252          58         232
  Soybeans                          1,728          13       1,894          17
  Spacecraft                           85           0           0           0
  Specialized industrial machine    4,483       3,104       4,005       3,059
  Sugar                                 4          31           3          58
  TV's, VCR's, etc.                 2,316      10,414       1,853       9,331
  Textile yarn, fabric              1,012       1,712         982       1,817
  Tobacco, unmanufactured             169          53         145          86
  Toys, games, and sporting good      451       1,772         408       2,061
  Travel goods                         41         480          40         635
  Vegetables and fruits             1,094       1,785       1,025       1,824
  Vehicles                          8,617      17,753       8,294      18,294
  Watches, clocks, and parts           45         287          37         351
  Wheat                             1,089         139         939          70
  Wood manufactures                   197         658         189         685

Re-exports                         10,864         (X)      10,252         (X)
  Agricultural commodities            285         (X)         277         (X)
  Manufactured goods               10,361         (X)       9,813         (X)
  Mineral fuels                       121         (X)          57         (X)


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                                          2008                    2007
Item (1)                             Cumulative              Cumulative
                                Exports     Imports     Exports     Imports

Total Balance of Payment Basis    315,339     506,750     267,878     453,630

Net Adjustments                    -2,214       4,050      -3,634       2,594

Total Census Basis (2)            317,553     502,700     271,512     451,037

Manufactured goods (3)            228,171     361,981     205,363     351,085
Agricultural commodities (3)       30,044      20,169      19,975      17,982
Mineral fuels (3)                  15,938     111,479       8,177      72,566

Selected commodities (3)                                                     

  ADP equipment and office machi    7,343      23,700       7,623      24,987
  Airplane parts                    5,620       2,336       5,292       1,926
  Airplanes                        12,996       3,509      11,330       3,342
  Alcoholic beverages, distilled      213       1,096         193       1,212
  Aluminum                          1,528       3,099       1,431       3,621
  Animal feeds                      1,960         300       1,300         237
  Artwork and antiques              1,558       2,127         929       2,288
  Basketware, etc.                  1,824       2,924       1,830       2,543
  Cereal flour                        660         958         682         841
  Chemicals - cosmetics             2,712       2,284       2,393       2,014
  Chemicals - dyeing                1,450         786       1,313         764
  Chemicals - fertilizers           1,085       1,971         612       1,270
  Chemicals - inorganic             3,052       3,555       2,498       2,707
  Chemicals - medicinal             8,668      14,777       8,346      13,306
  Chemicals - n.e.s.                6,201       3,115       4,958       2,645
  Chemicals - organic               8,883      11,786       8,192      11,247
  Chemicals - plastics              9,945       4,699       8,726       4,267
  Cigarettes                          190          36         290          50
  Clothing                            786      18,195         849      19,096
  Coal                              1,322         745         861         542
  Coffee                                2         948           2         778
  Copper                              980       2,537         788       2,588
  Cork, wood, and lumber            1,041       1,491       1,135       2,031
  Corn                              3,827         157       2,298         102
  Cotton, raw and linters           1,157           5         883           2
  Crude fertilizers and minerals      506         590         483         393
  Crude oil                           413      79,656         183      48,134
  Electrical machinery             20,710      27,336      19,795      26,851
  Fish and preparations             1,048       3,090         956       3,153
  Footwear                            149       4,870         137       4,901
  Furniture and bedding             1,277       8,024       1,208       8,413
  Gem diamonds                      1,776       5,126       1,047       4,607
  General industrial machines      13,142      16,486      11,437      15,523
  Glass                               876         674         796         708
  Glassware                           239         617         218         580
  Gold, nonmonetary                 6,153       1,963       2,681       1,132
  Hides and skins                     426          13         457          15
  Iron and steel mill products      4,146       7,804       3,293       7,487
  Jewelry                           1,272       2,113       1,211       2,449
  Lighting and plumbing               548       1,770         437       1,874
  Liquefied propane and butane        391       1,382         251         923
  Live animals                        176         831         104         761
  Meat and preparations             2,557       1,199       1,911       1,333
  Metal manufactures, n.e.s.        4,533       7,250       4,156       6,868
  Metal ores and scrap              6,220       2,001       4,820       1,800
  Metalworking machines             1,430       2,054       1,333       1,929
  Mineral fuels, other              1,530         736       1,018         803
  Natural gas                       1,164       8,065         615       6,998
  Nickel                              388       1,021         324       1,126
  Oils and fats of vegetable          815       1,055         317         622
  Optical goods                       797       1,266         802       1,137
  Paper and paperboard              3,541       4,338       3,179       4,259
  Petroleum preparations           10,784      20,130       5,007      14,627
  Photographic equipment              844         623         893         651
  Plastic articles, n.e.s.          2,318       3,678       2,241       3,559
  Platinum                            320       2,240         443       1,861
  Pottery                              27         376          27         409
  Power generating machines        12,503      12,772      11,462      11,586
  Printed materials                 1,501       1,247       1,433       1,208
  Pulp and waste paper              1,968       1,033       1,524         880
  Records and magnetic media        1,299       1,641       1,309       1,664
  Rice                                481         129         373          93
  Rubber articles, n.e.s.             471         793         472         763
  Rubber tires and tubes              950       2,388         771       2,193
  Scientific instruments           10,830       8,973      10,128       8,128
  Ships and boats                     757         447         997         489
  Silver and bullion                  210         719         157         612
  Soybeans                          5,398          48       2,706          18
  Spacecraft                          150           0         139           0
  Specialized industrial machine   12,432       9,034      11,423       8,669
  Sugar                                10         136           8         157
  TV's, VCR's, etc.                 6,216      29,570       5,740      28,240
  Textile yarn, fabric              2,953       5,419       2,899       5,402
  Tobacco, unmanufactured             414         207         384         220
  Toys, games, and sporting good    1,198       6,039       1,098       5,860
  Travel goods                        114       1,726         109       1,662
  Vegetables and fruits             3,111       5,587       2,702       5,224
  Vehicles                         23,523      51,638      21,453      51,939
  Watches, clocks, and parts          109         985          81         877
  Wheat                             2,914         271       1,310         123
  Wood manufactures                   568       2,081         484       2,410

Re-exports                         31,295         (X)      27,290         (X)
  Agricultural commodities            865         (X)         715         (X)
  Manufactured goods               29,899         (X)      26,289         (X)
  Mineral fuels                       240         (X)          51         (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-08-77, BEA-08-20), Bureau of the Census, Foreign
Trade Division, March 2008.  For more information, contact Nick Orsini
(301-763-6959) or Maria Iseman (301-763-2311), Foreign Trade Division.
