                                        
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)                               May                     April
                                Exports     Imports     Exports     Imports

Total Balance of Payment Basis    113,600     183,096 (R) 110,355 (R) 183,471

Net Adjustments                      -547         756 (R)    -776 (R)   1,590

Total Census Basis (2)            114,147     182,340 (R) 111,131 (R) 181,880

Manufactured goods (3)             81,910     126,679      80,044     127,674
Agricultural commodities (3)        9,506       7,030       9,661       7,281
Mineral fuels (3)                   6,565      44,979       5,749      43,100

Selected commodities (3)                                                     

  ADP equipment and office machi    2,455       8,033       2,382       8,260
  Airplane parts                    1,962         835       2,005         831
  Airplanes                         4,913         918       4,405       1,204
  Alcoholic beverages, distilled       84         401          93         473
  Aluminum                            562       1,197         563       1,171
  Animal feeds                        674         105         658         106
  Artwork and antiques                607         543         462         895
  Basketware, etc.                    684       1,045         620       1,000
  Cereal flour                        230         337         230         349
  Chemicals - cosmetics               963         778         991         814
  Chemicals - dyeing                  567         280         544         287
  Chemicals - fertilizers             755         674         413         652
  Chemicals - inorganic             1,262       1,347         949       1,498
  Chemicals - medicinal             3,167       4,406       2,940       4,650
  Chemicals - n.e.s.                2,131       1,131       2,229       1,120
  Chemicals - organic               3,030       3,905       2,988       4,148
  Chemicals - plastics              3,727       1,631       3,596       1,618
  Cigarettes                           57          16          61          14
  Clothing                            258       5,859         263       5,627
  Coal                                832         288         749         363
  Coffee                                0         353           0         355
  Copper                              338       1,065         344       1,066
  Cork, wood, and lumber              379         539         370         549
  Corn                              1,200          27       1,200         101
  Cotton, raw and linters             490           1         432           2
  Crude fertilizers and minerals      198         242         196         223
  Crude oil                           193      32,258         148      30,090
  Electrical machinery              6,946       9,569       6,974       9,822
  Fish and preparations               221       1,159         261         907
  Footwear                             57       1,565          55       1,422
  Furniture and bedding               476       2,860         450       2,762
  Gem diamonds                        511       2,399         516       1,567
  General industrial machines       4,808       6,043       4,818       6,188
  Glass                               319         233         310         229
  Glassware                            87         216          84         210
  Gold, nonmonetary                 1,605         529       2,044         499
  Hides and skins                     159           5         158           5
  Iron and steel mill products      1,610       2,921       1,488       3,040
  Jewelry                             306         803         329         757
  Lighting and plumbing               197         624         193         615
  Liquefied propane and butane         66         326          84         368
  Live animals                         40         209          54         238
  Meat and preparations             1,124         444         990         395
  Metal manufactures, n.e.s.        1,634       2,661       1,599       2,524
  Metal ores and scrap              2,985         976       2,661         931
  Metalworking machines               498         700         519         795
  Mineral fuels, other                540         387         425         439
  Natural gas                         461       2,987         506       3,241
  Nickel                              138         362         126         377
  Oils and fats of vegetable          193         409         353         453
  Optical goods                       255         468         242         443
  Paper and paperboard              1,217       1,519       1,226       1,498
  Petroleum preparations            4,299       8,399       3,665       8,345
  Photographic equipment              326         221         314         219
  Plastic articles, n.e.s.            830       1,396         828       1,364
  Platinum                            150         791         112         607
  Pottery                               9         119          10         107
  Power generating machines         4,333       4,687       4,635       4,502
  Printed materials                   534         416         523         467
  Pulp and waste paper                836         393         604         359
  Records and magnetic media          414         525         436         548
  Rice                                181          62         189          46
  Rubber articles, n.e.s.             171         283         167         285
  Rubber tires and tubes              345         848         326         882
  Scientific instruments            3,664       3,154       3,627       3,248
  Ships and boats                     456         144         314         154
  Silver and bullion                   83         242          69         296
  Soybeans                            773          17       1,069          18
  Spacecraft                            0           0           0           0
  Specialized industrial machine    4,603       3,212       4,737       3,356
  Sugar                                 4          53           4          68
  TV's, VCR's, etc.                 2,129      11,339       2,051      11,113
  Textile yarn, fabric              1,054       1,944       1,047       1,847
  Tobacco, unmanufactured              59          68         146          84
  Toys, games, and sporting good      395       2,142         417       2,016
  Travel goods                         38         708          37         570
  Vegetables and fruits             1,215       1,741       1,089       1,766
  Vehicles                          9,322      16,768       8,713      18,167
  Watches, clocks, and parts           40         376          30         355
  Wheat                             1,018         158       1,020         131
  Wood manufactures                   218         774         209         734

Re-exports                         11,116         (X)      10,676         (X)
  Agricultural commodities            268         (X)         266         (X)
  Manufactured goods               10,650         (X)      10,258         (X)
  Mineral fuels                        95         (X)          57         (X)


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

Total Balance of Payment Basis    539,307     873,584     454,699     776,626

Net Adjustments                    -3,537       6,382      -6,218       4,730

Total Census Basis (2)            542,843     867,202     460,917     771,896

Manufactured goods (3)            390,126     616,334     349,391     592,163
Agricultural commodities (3)       49,211      34,479      33,133      30,224
Mineral fuels (3)                  28,253     199,558      14,796     133,509

Selected commodities (3)                                                     

  ADP equipment and office machi   12,180      39,993      12,045      40,629
  Airplane parts                    9,586       4,002       8,856       3,340
  Airplanes                        22,314       5,631      19,326       5,433
  Alcoholic beverages, distilled      389       1,970         335       2,063
  Aluminum                          2,653       5,467       2,442       6,015
  Animal feeds                      3,293         512       2,147         395
  Artwork and antiques              2,627       3,565       1,722       3,493
  Basketware, etc.                  3,129       4,969       3,023       4,263
  Cereal flour                      1,119       1,644       1,133       1,416
  Chemicals - cosmetics             4,666       3,875       4,008       3,505
  Chemicals - dyeing                2,561       1,353       2,313       1,293
  Chemicals - fertilizers           2,253       3,296       1,105       2,272
  Chemicals - inorganic             5,263       6,400       4,122       4,645
  Chemicals - medicinal            14,775      23,832      13,977      22,621
  Chemicals - n.e.s.               10,560       5,367       8,408       4,497
  Chemicals - organic              14,901      19,839      13,815      18,954
  Chemicals - plastics             17,268       7,947      14,994       7,387
  Cigarettes                          307          66         476          83
  Clothing                          1,308      29,681       1,394      30,718
  Coal                              2,904       1,395       1,519         912
  Coffee                                2       1,657           2       1,331
  Copper                            1,663       4,668       1,366       4,646
  Cork, wood, and lumber            1,791       2,580       1,941       3,563
  Corn                              6,227         285       3,770         207
  Cotton, raw and linters           2,079           8       1,838           6
  Crude fertilizers and minerals      900       1,054         813         711
  Crude oil                           753     142,003         327      86,162
  Electrical machinery             34,630      46,727      33,343      45,285
  Fish and preparations             1,530       5,157       1,516       5,204
  Footwear                            260       7,858         227       7,904
  Furniture and bedding             2,203      13,645       2,059      14,122
  Gem diamonds                      2,804       9,092       1,855       7,802
  General industrial machines      22,768      28,717      19,683      26,937
  Glass                             1,505       1,135       1,363       1,200
  Glassware                           410       1,043         375         987
  Gold, nonmonetary                 9,802       2,990       5,272       1,805
  Hides and skins                     744          22         786          27
  Iron and steel mill products      7,245      13,765       5,719      13,112
  Jewelry                           1,907       3,672       1,942       4,314
  Lighting and plumbing               938       3,009         755       3,169
  Liquefied propane and butane        541       2,076         381       1,584
  Live animals                        269       1,279         184       1,223
  Meat and preparations             4,671       2,038       3,321       2,321
  Metal manufactures, n.e.s.        7,767      12,435       7,092      11,792
  Metal ores and scrap             11,867       3,908       8,470       3,199
  Metalworking machines             2,447       3,549       2,189       3,249
  Mineral fuels, other              2,495       1,562       1,805       1,546
  Natural gas                       2,131      14,293       1,434      13,705
  Nickel                              652       1,760         550       2,142
  Oils and fats of vegetable        1,361       1,918         535       1,054
  Optical goods                     1,294       2,177       1,337       1,955
  Paper and paperboard              5,985       7,355       5,438       7,239
  Petroleum preparations           18,748      36,874       8,988      28,443
  Photographic equipment            1,484       1,063       1,543       1,138
  Plastic articles, n.e.s.          3,976       6,438       3,862       6,210
  Platinum                            582       3,638         702       3,246
  Pottery                              46         602          47         652
  Power generating machines        21,471      21,962      19,412      19,911
  Printed materials                 2,557       2,130       2,405       2,059
  Pulp and waste paper              3,409       1,785       2,607       1,523
  Records and magnetic media        2,149       2,713       2,059       2,782
  Rice                                851         236         628         153
  Rubber articles, n.e.s.             809       1,360         820       1,324
  Rubber tires and tubes            1,621       4,118       1,344       3,773
  Scientific instruments           18,121      15,375      17,107      13,985
  Ships and boats                   1,528         745       1,545         786
  Silver and bullion                  362       1,257         236       1,035
  Soybeans                          7,240          82       3,777          39
  Spacecraft                          150           0         139           0
  Specialized industrial machine   21,772      15,602      19,916      14,831
  Sugar                                18         257          14         262
  TV's, VCR's, etc.                10,397      52,022       9,709      47,653
  Textile yarn, fabric              5,054       9,210       4,940       9,222
  Tobacco, unmanufactured             619         359         511         345
  Toys, games, and sporting good    2,010      10,197       1,913      10,226
  Travel goods                        189       3,003         177       2,830
  Vegetables and fruits             5,415       9,093       4,547       8,448
  Vehicles                         41,559      86,573      38,150      86,382
  Watches, clocks, and parts          179       1,716         153       1,524
  Wheat                             4,951         560       2,208         219
  Wood manufactures                   995       3,589         846       4,207

Re-exports                         53,086         (X)      46,241         (X)
  Agricultural commodities          1,398         (X)       1,180         (X)
  Manufactured goods               50,806         (X)      44,508         (X)
  Mineral fuels                       392         (X)         118         (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 A-1 of this release, or at
www.census.gov/ft900 or
www.bea.gov/newsreleases/international/trade/tradnewsrelease.htm.

SOURCE: Report FT900 (CB-08-104, BEA-08-33), Bureau of the Census, Foreign
Trade Division, May 2008.  For more information, contact Nick Orsini
(301-763-6959) or Maria Iseman (301-763-2311), Foreign Trade Division.
