                        Part B: Not Seasonally Adjusted
                  Exhibit 15. Exports and Imports of Goods by 
                           Principal SITC Commodities
                                        
      In millions of dollars.  Detail may not equal totals due to rounding
      (X) Represents zero or less than one half unit of measurement shown.
                      (X) Not applicable.  (R) - Revised.
                                        

2009

Item (1)                               January
                                Exports     Imports

Total Balance of Payment Basis     77,869     122,585

Net Adjustments                      -497         377

Total Census Basis (2)             78,366     122,209

Manufactured goods (3)             55,798      94,039
Agricultural commodities (3)        7,752       6,350
Mineral fuels (3)                   3,994      19,192

Selected commodities (3)                             

  ADP equipment and office machi    1,703       5,934
  Airplane parts (4)                  (-)         (-)
  Airplanes (4)                       (-)         (-)
  Airplanes, engines and parts (4)  6,368       1,644
  Alcoholic beverages, distilled       56         366
  Aluminum                            323         851
  Animal feeds                        550         102
  Artwork and antiques                370         519
  Basketware, etc.                    661         948
  Cereal flour                        253         305
  Chemicals - cosmetics               810         625
  Chemicals - dyeing                  342         184
  Chemicals - fertilizers             175         549
  Chemicals - inorganic               741         978
  Chemicals - medicinal             3,246       3,973
  Chemicals - n.e.s.                1,494         814
  Chemicals - organic               1,795       3,534
  Chemicals - plastics              2,140       1,091
  Cigarettes                           20          20
  Clothing                            226       6,027
  Coal                                557         184
  Coffee                                1         275
  Copper                              146         464
  Cork, wood, and lumber              262         269
  Corn                                690          14
  Cotton, raw and linters             204         (-)
  Crude fertilizers and minerals      135         182
  Crude oil                           121      12,517
  Electrical machinery (4)          4,877       6,860
  Fish and preparations               168       1,100
  Footwear                             45       1,817
  Furniture and bedding (4)           297       2,294
  Gem diamonds                        174         769
  General industrial machines       3,656       4,552
  Glass (4)                           185         168
  Glassware                            61         153
  Gold, nonmonetary                 1,294         463
  Hides and skins                     103           3
  Iron and steel mill products        978       3,145
  Jewelry                             314         570
  Lighting and plumbing               153         553
  Liquefied propane and butane         83         284
  Live animals                         47         182
  Meat and preparations               904         430
  Metal manufactures, n.e.s.        1,166       2,008
  Metal ores and scrap              1,053         572
  Metalworking machines               332         546
  Mineral fuels, other                441         232
  Natural gas                         330       1,949
  Nickel                              101         146
  Oils and fats of vegetable          123         376
  Optical goods                       170         363
  Paper and paperboard              1,015       1,265
  Petroleum preparations            2,391       3,830
  Photographic equipment              220         138
  Plastic articles, n.e.s.            589       1,150
  Platinum                             65         190
  Pottery                               7         107
  Power generating machines (4)     2,215       3,088
  Printed materials                   439         343
  Pulp and waste paper                476         226
  Records and magnetic media          314         359
  Rice                                172          47
  Rubber articles, n.e.s.             120         191
  Rubber tires and tubes (4)          255         623
  Scientific instruments (4)        2,947       2,318
  Ships and boats                     134         133
  Silver and bullion                   68         185
  Soybeans                          1,581          22
  Spacecraft (4)                       62         (-)
  Specialized industrial machine    3,056       2,481
  Sugar                                 3          49
  TV's, VCR's, etc. (4)             1,525       8,026
  Textile yarn, fabric                711       1,569
  Tobacco, unmanufactured             135          75
  Toys, games, and sporting good      278       2,206
  Travel goods                         31         619
  Vegetables and fruits               985       1,854
  Vehicles                          3,604       8,415
  Watches, clocks, and parts           23         250
  Wheat                               428          96
  Wood manufactures                   126         493

Re-exports                          8,536         (-)
  Agricultural commodities            269         (X)
  Manufactured goods                8,194         (X)
  Mineral fuels                        20         (X)
                                        
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                                2008
Item (1)                        December                January
                                Exports     Imports     Exports     Imports

Total Balance of Payment Basis (R) 88,997 (R) 138,316      98,753     168,155

Net Adjustments                (R)   -870 (R)     342        -796         794

Total Census Basis (2)         (R) 89,866 (R) 137,974      99,549     167,362

Manufactured goods (3)             64,633     106,186      71,223     117,810
Agricultural commodities (3)        8,181       6,609       9,341       6,635
Mineral fuels (3)                   4,429      22,728       4,948      38,973

Selected commodities (3)                                                     

  ADP equipment and office machi    2,248       6,924       2,391       7,801
  Airplane parts (4)                1,836         701       1,765         745
  Airplanes (4)                     4,422       1,187       3,598       1,083
  Airplanes, engines and parts (4)    (-)         (-)         (-)         (-)
  Alcoholic beverages, distilled       74         508          58         385
  Aluminum                            399         844         495       1,034
  Animal feeds                        487         101         606          95
  Artwork and antiques                230         349         626         729
  Basketware, etc.                    616       1,031         592         988
  Cereal flour                        231         335         218         318
  Chemicals - cosmetics               867         820         875         723
  Chemicals - dyeing                  345         192         476         265
  Chemicals - fertilizers             163         557         293         648
  Chemicals - inorganic               857       1,134       1,041       1,195
  Chemicals - medicinal             3,091       5,012       2,768       4,295
  Chemicals - n.e.s.                1,642       1,010       2,054       1,010
  Chemicals - organic               1,633       3,828       2,841       3,867
  Chemicals - plastics              2,155       1,230       3,199       1,479
  Cigarettes                           55          17          69          15
  Clothing                            211       5,638         244       6,364
  Coal                                597         224         400         229
  Coffee                              (-)         296         (-)         297
  Copper                              136         450         327         821
  Cork, wood, and lumber              272         296         325         493
  Corn                                758          12       1,209          10
  Cotton, raw and linters             262           1         322           2
  Crude fertilizers and minerals      153         187         163         163
  Crude oil                           123      16,355          91      28,208
  Electrical machinery (4)          5,376       7,792       6,788       8,945
  Fish and preparations               218       1,249         170       1,150
  Footwear                             55       1,381          46       1,691
  Furniture and bedding (4)           375       2,253         404       2,864
  Gem diamonds                        232         996         526       1,570
  General industrial machines       3,946       4,825       4,095       5,233
  Glass (4)                           192         173         286         229
  Glassware                            62         195          74         213
  Gold, nonmonetary                 1,046         396       1,480         627
  Hides and skins                      90           3         138           4
  Iron and steel mill products      1,108       2,996       1,362       2,612
  Jewelry                             349         714         366         765
  Lighting and plumbing               168         565         171         632
  Liquefied propane and butane         41         330         131         622
  Live animals                        101         211          52         281
  Meat and preparations               871         483         811         402
  Metal manufactures, n.e.s.        1,271       2,127       1,468       2,481
  Metal ores and scrap              1,233         439       1,962         632
  Metalworking machines               435         712         467         659
  Mineral fuels, other                504         171         501         265
  Natural gas                         288       1,807         424       2,116
  Nickel                              127         153         120         361
  Oils and fats of vegetable          158         295         143         387
  Optical goods                       170         371         261         424
  Paper and paperboard              1,015       1,325       1,189       1,497
  Petroleum preparations            2,784       3,675       3,273       7,288
  Photographic equipment              247         171         269         186
  Plastic articles, n.e.s.            603       1,160         749       1,255
  Platinum                             64         179          71         559
  Pottery                              10         117           8         141
  Power generating machines (4)     4,529       3,790       3,930       3,908
  Printed materials                   481         377         503         461
  Pulp and waste paper                490         238         683         327
  Records and magnetic media          400         474         444         556
  Rice                                191          39         127          46
  Rubber articles, n.e.s.             123         212         153         256
  Rubber tires and tubes (4)          242         725         290         778
  Scientific instruments (4)        3,527       3,025       3,388       2,784
  Ships and boats                     151          73         191         177
  Silver and bullion                   45         164          68         234
  Soybeans                          1,666          12       1,775          18
  Spacecraft (4)                      (-)          27          65         (-)
  Specialized industrial machine    3,750       2,731       3,944       2,871
  Sugar                                 2          65           3          47
  TV's, VCR's, etc. (4)             2,081       9,236       2,048       9,825
  Textile yarn, fabric                676       1,534         959       1,890
  Tobacco, unmanufactured             158          79          99          68
  Toys, games, and sporting good      347       2,467         339       2,205
  Travel goods                         34         581          34         611
  Vegetables and fruits             1,136       1,648         992       1,978
  Vehicles                          6,106      12,609       6,613      15,591
  Watches, clocks, and parts           31         303          27         348
  Wheat                               424          58         885          62
  Wood manufactures                   133	  503	      182	  738

Re-exports                          9,940         (-)      10,179         (-)
  Agricultural commodities            249         (X)         303         (X)
  Manufactured goods                9,596         (X)       9,725         (X)
  Mineral fuels                        29         (X)          63         (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
(4) Due to disclosure requirements, data for this series is subject to suppression. 
Suppression began with January 2009 statistics, causing a break in this series.

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-09-39, BEA-09-07), Bureau of the Census, Foreign
Trade Division, January 2009.  For more information, contact Nick Orsini
(301-763-6959) or Maria Iseman (301-763-2311), Foreign Trade Division.
