                                        
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)                               July                    June
                                Exports     Imports     Exports     Imports

Total Balance of Payment Basis    114,841     202,646 (R) 117,426 (R) 190,153

Net Adjustments                      -827       1,029 (R)    -758 (R)     707

Total Census Basis (2)            115,668     201,617 (R) 118,184 (R) 189,447

Manufactured goods (3)             80,206     133,247      83,219     128,241
Agricultural commodities (3)        9,669       6,749       9,590       6,457
Mineral fuels (3)                   8,982      57,840       9,015      50,351

Selected commodities (3)                                                     

  ADP equipment and office machi    2,563       9,046       2,703       8,936
  Airplane parts                    1,835         833       1,856         817
  Airplanes                         3,561         925       4,976       1,096
  Alcoholic beverages, distilled       96         467          84         494
  Aluminum                            578       1,228         539       1,275
  Animal feeds                        723         114         661         105
  Artwork and antiques                563         489         577         524
  Basketware, etc.                    660       1,164         650         980
  Cereal flour                        245         364         237         347
  Chemicals - cosmetics             1,026         901         953         791
  Chemicals - dyeing                  591         281         558         268
  Chemicals - fertilizers             880         557         681         504
  Chemicals - inorganic             1,209       1,690       1,012       1,477
  Chemicals - medicinal             3,191       5,254       3,178       5,812
  Chemicals - n.e.s.                2,244       1,049       2,339       1,059
  Chemicals - organic               3,232       4,121       3,266       3,961
  Chemicals - plastics              3,876       1,740       3,767       1,620
  Cigarettes                           63          19          56          14
  Clothing                            294       7,745         251       6,553
  Coal                                592         408         720         451
  Coffee                              (-)         345         (-)         328
  Copper                              310       1,147         298         883
  Cork, wood, and lumber              363         529         387         519
  Corn                              1,189          12       1,307          16
  Cotton, raw and linters             474           1         544           2
  Crude fertilizers and minerals      230         297         192         255
  Crude oil                           245      43,814         210      36,145
  Electrical machinery              7,061      10,024       6,966       9,472
  Fish and preparations               423       1,230         229       1,218
  Footwear                             56       1,884          56       1,646
  Furniture and bedding               456       2,718         457       2,627
  Gem diamonds                        464       2,118         906       1,687
  General industrial machines       4,758       6,001       4,774       5,761
  Glass                               316         242         298         229
  Glassware                            85         231          86         208
  Gold, nonmonetary                 1,861         531       1,116         522
  Hides and skins                     156           5         163           5
  Iron and steel mill products      1,777       3,697       1,691       3,286
  Jewelry                             329         817         439         658
  Lighting and plumbing               236         679         199         638
  Liquefied propane and butane         72         479          81         358
  Live animals                         53         162          59         193
  Meat and preparations             1,196         429       1,112         445
  Metal manufactures, n.e.s.        1,589       2,797       1,638       2,567
  Metal ores and scrap              3,426         944       3,265         857
  Metalworking machines               528         770         516         731
  Mineral fuels, other                788         434         660         609
  Natural gas                         436       2,532         397       2,951
  Nickel                              134         316         138         355
  Oils and fats of vegetable          176         439         221         371
  Optical goods                       236         446         257         467
  Paper and paperboard              1,312       1,582       1,240       1,528
  Petroleum preparations            6,714       9,724       6,809       9,531
  Photographic equipment              321         231         314         209
  Plastic articles, n.e.s.            834       1,460         819       1,368
  Platinum                            109         625         153         810
  Pottery                              11         131          10         111
  Power generating machines         4,247       4,460       5,107       4,578
  Printed materials                   564         506         543         438
  Pulp and waste paper                697         359         688         291
  Records and magnetic media          455         598         456         546
  Rice                                193          58         208          66
  Rubber articles, n.e.s.             155         272         162         283
  Rubber tires and tubes              343         815         333         822
  Scientific instruments            3,611       3,206       3,894       3,256
  Ships and boats                     247          94         334         101
  Silver and bullion                   81         266         109         232
  Soybeans                            826          15         916          17
  Spacecraft                           67         (-)         (-)         (-)
  Specialized industrial machine    4,501       3,229       4,498       3,147
  Sugar                                 3          53           4          40
  TV's, VCR's, etc.                 2,039      12,043       2,188      11,089
  Textile yarn, fabric              1,035       1,911       1,053       1,841
  Tobacco, unmanufactured              47          79          81          69
  Toys, games, and sporting good      384       2,806         385       2,243
  Travel goods                         42         766          38         747
  Vegetables and fruits             1,199       1,424       1,213       1,462
  Vehicles                          7,849      15,490       9,427      17,078
  Watches, clocks, and parts           34         407          38         365
  Wheat                             1,201          88         863         109
  Wood manufactures                   205         806         207         762

Re-exports                         11,234         (X)      11,565         (X)
  Agricultural commodities            192         (X)         205         (X)
  Manufactured goods               10,895         (X)      11,240         (X)
  Mineral fuels                        53         (X)          17         (X)
                                         

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

Total Balance of Payment Basis    771,718   1,266,178     643,414   1,109,574

Net Adjustments                    -5,121       8,116      -8,482       6,451

Total Census Basis (2)            776,840   1,258,062     651,896   1,103,123

Manufactured goods (3)            553,551     877,822     493,421     841,844
Agricultural commodities (3)       68,470      47,685      46,394      41,945
Mineral fuels (3)                  46,250     307,749      21,760     196,520

Selected commodities (3)                                                     

  ADP equipment and office machi   17,446      57,976      16,971      58,165
  Airplane parts                   13,277       5,652      12,414       4,808
  Airplanes                        30,851       7,652      28,265       7,859
  Alcoholic beverages, distilled      570       2,931         506       2,953
  Aluminum                          3,771       7,970       3,432       8,444
  Animal feeds                      4,677         730       2,979         560
  Artwork and antiques              3,768       4,578       2,513       4,790
  Basketware, etc.                  4,438       7,113       4,164       6,101
  Cereal flour                      1,600       2,355       1,628       2,024
  Chemicals - cosmetics             6,645       5,567       5,636       4,980
  Chemicals - dyeing                3,710       1,901       3,307       1,851
  Chemicals - fertilizers           3,814       4,358       1,653       2,803
  Chemicals - inorganic             7,484       9,567       6,098       7,272
  Chemicals - medicinal            21,144      34,898      19,336      31,486
  Chemicals - n.e.s.               15,144       7,475      11,860       6,322
  Chemicals - organic              21,399      27,922      19,427      25,770
  Chemicals - plastics             24,910      11,307      21,208      10,570
  Cigarettes                          426          99         646         120
  Clothing                          1,853      43,979       1,938      45,465
  Coal                              4,217       2,254       2,227       1,316
  Coffee                                2       2,330           2       1,867
  Copper                            2,270       6,698       1,993       6,756
  Cork, wood, and lumber            2,541       3,628       2,636       5,099
  Corn                              8,724         312       5,245         225
  Cotton, raw and linters           3,096          11       2,876          10
  Crude fertilizers and minerals    1,322       1,607       1,145       1,033
  Crude oil                         1,208     221,963         592     127,311
  Electrical machinery             48,657      66,223      46,806      64,246
  Fish and preparations             2,182       7,605       2,139       7,525
  Footwear                            372      11,388         316      11,574
  Furniture and bedding             3,116      18,990       2,856      19,755
  Gem diamonds                      4,174      12,897       2,880      10,926
  General industrial machines      32,300      40,479      27,695      37,842
  Glass                             2,119       1,606       1,896       1,695
  Glassware                           581       1,482         529       1,429
  Gold, nonmonetary                12,779       4,043       7,746       2,636
  Hides and skins                   1,062          32       1,110          36
  Iron and steel mill products     10,713      20,747       7,986      19,011
  Jewelry                           2,676       5,147       2,640       5,920
  Lighting and plumbing             1,373       4,325       1,093       4,520
  Liquefied propane and butane        694       2,913         542       2,179
  Live animals                        382       1,634         263       1,584
  Meat and preparations             6,980       2,912       4,912       3,285
  Metal manufactures, n.e.s.       10,993      17,799       9,967      17,098
  Metal ores and scrap             18,558       5,709      12,264       4,381
  Metalworking machines             3,491       5,050       3,081       4,569
  Mineral fuels, other              3,943       2,605       2,630       2,294
  Natural gas                       2,964      19,776       2,088      19,523
  Nickel                              924       2,431         780       3,054
  Oils and fats of vegetable        1,758       2,727         806       1,592
  Optical goods                     1,786       3,090       1,889       2,765
  Paper and paperboard              8,537      10,466       7,676      10,301
  Petroleum preparations           32,271      56,129      13,187      42,175
  Photographic equipment            2,119       1,503       2,159       1,625
  Plastic articles, n.e.s.          5,628       9,265       5,450       8,955
  Platinum                            845       5,074         934       4,489
  Pottery                              66         844          64         931
  Power generating machines        30,826      30,999      27,394      28,473
  Printed materials                 3,664       3,074       3,454       3,023
  Pulp and waste paper              4,793       2,436       3,719       2,155
  Records and magnetic media        3,060       3,857       2,840       4,016
  Rice                              1,251         360         812         209
  Rubber articles, n.e.s.           1,126       1,915       1,143       1,886
  Rubber tires and tubes            2,297       5,755       1,913       5,418
  Scientific instruments           25,626      21,836      24,408      20,070
  Ships and boats                   2,108         939       2,065       1,362
  Silver and bullion                  552       1,755         387       1,420
  Soybeans                          8,981         115       4,517          58
  Spacecraft                          217         (-)         216         (-)
  Specialized industrial machine   30,771      21,978      28,551      21,096
  Sugar                                26         351          22         353
  TV's, VCR's, etc.                14,623      75,153      13,927      68,124
  Textile yarn, fabric              7,142      12,962       6,942      13,201
  Tobacco, unmanufactured             746         507         617         478
  Toys, games, and sporting good    2,778      15,246       2,768      15,097
  Travel goods                        269       4,517         249       4,291
  Vegetables and fruits             7,827      11,979       6,529      11,125
  Vehicles                         58,834     119,141      52,582     120,048
  Watches, clocks, and parts          252       2,489         212       2,308
  Wheat                             7,015         757       3,150         315
  Wood manufactures                 1,408       5,157       1,210       6,165

Re-exports                         75,885         (X)      65,550         (X)
  Agricultural commodities          1,795         (X)       1,538         (X)
  Manufactured goods               72,941         (X)      63,195         (X)
  Mineral fuels                       463         (X)         161         (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-08-137, BEA-08-40), Bureau of the Census, Foreign
Trade Division, July 2008.  For more information, contact Nick Orsini
(301-763-6959) or Maria Iseman (301-763-2311), Foreign Trade Division.
