                                        
PART B:  NOT SEASONALLY ADJUSTED
Exhibit 15. EXPORTS AND IMPORTS OF GOODS BY PRINCIPAL SITC COMMODITY
GROUPINGS - 2009 AND 2008

(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.)


2009

Item (1)                               February                January
                                Exports     Imports     Exports     Imports

Total Balance of Payment Basis     80,052     109,535 (R)  77,882 (R) 122,589

Net Adjustments                      -657         289 (R)    -497 (R)     364

Total Census Basis (2)             80,709     109,246 (R)  78,379 (R) 122,226

Manufactured goods (3)             57,821      85,050      55,798      94,039
Agricultural commodities (3)        7,868       5,841       7,752       6,350
Mineral fuels (3)                   3,636      16,311       3,994      19,192

Selected commodities (3)                                                     

  ADP equipment and office machi    1,603       5,478       1,703       5,934
  Airplane parts (4)                  (-)         (-)         (-)         (-)
  Airplanes (4)                       (-)         (-)         (-)         (-)
  Airplanes, engines, and parts (4) 6,742       1,735       6,368       1,644
  Alcoholic beverages, distilled       64         309          56         366
  Aluminum                            309         556         323         851
  Animal feeds                        515          91         550         102
  Artwork and antiques                521         343         370         519
  Basketware, etc.                    626         893         661         948
  Cereal flour                        220         291         253         305
  Chemicals - cosmetics               844         622         810         625
  Chemicals - dyeing                  359         170         342         184
  Chemicals - fertilizers             255         368         175         549
  Chemicals - inorganic               748         795         741         978
  Chemicals - medicinal             3,739       4,256       3,246       3,973
  Chemicals - n.e.s.                1,662         782       1,494         814
  Chemicals - organic               1,712       3,556       1,795       3,534
  Chemicals - plastics              2,218         962       2,140       1,091
  Cigarettes                           30          14          20          20
  Clothing                            243       5,218         226       6,027
  Coal                                431         135         557         184
  Coffee                                1         245           1         275
  Copper                              137         397         146         464
  Cork, wood, and lumber              277         255         262         269
  Corn                                638          16         690          14
  Cotton, raw and linters             287         (-)         204         (-)
  Crude fertilizers and minerals      120         106         135         182
  Crude oil                           101      10,332         121      12,517
  Electrical machinery (4)          4,701       6,269       4,877       6,860
  Fish and preparations               258         902         168       1,100
  Footwear                             49       1,434          45       1,817
  Furniture and bedding (4)           303       1,776         297       2,294
  Gem diamonds                        199         771         174         769
  General industrial machines       3,597       4,085       3,656       4,552
  Glass (4)                           182         145         185         168
  Glassware                            57         136          61         153
  Gold, nonmonetary                   998         598       1,294         463
  Hides and skins                     100           2         103           3
  Iron and steel mill products        899       2,009         978       3,145
  Jewelry                             435         512         314         570
  Lighting and plumbing               154         447         153         553
  Liquefied propane and butane        124         272          83         284
  Live animals                         48         197          47         182
  Meat and preparations               895         341         904         430
  Metal manufactures, n.e.s.        1,150       1,684       1,166       2,008
  Metal ores and scrap              1,362         388       1,053         572
  Metalworking machines               348         426         332         546
  Mineral fuels, other                325         135         441         232
  Natural gas                         501       1,897         330       1,949
  Nickel                               86         166         101         146
  Oils and fats of vegetable          128         302         123         376
  Optical goods                       174         335         170         363
  Paper and paperboard                932       1,178       1,015       1,265
  Petroleum preparations            2,049       3,303       2,391       3,830
  Photographic equipment              229         129         220         138
  Plastic articles, n.e.s.            618         945         589       1,150
  Platinum                             97         114          65         190
  Pottery                               7          85           7         107
  Power generating machines (4)     2,341       2,906       2,215       3,088
  Printed materials                   413         291         439         343
  Pulp and waste paper                459         205         476         226
  Records and magnetic media          341         368         314         359
  Rice                                241          37         172          47
  Rubber articles, n.e.s.             118         174         120         191
  Rubber tires and tubes (4)          240         562         255         623
  Scientific instruments (4)        2,944       2,363       2,947       2,318
  Ships and boats                     132          98         134         133
  Silver and bullion                   46         120          68         185
  Soybeans                          1,726          22       1,581          22
  Spacecraft (4)                      (-)         (-)          62         (-)
  Specialized industrial machine    3,013       2,010       3,056       2,481
  Sugar                                 2          51           3          49
  TV's, VCR's, etc. (4)             1,555       7,744       1,525       8,026
  Textile yarn, fabric                720       1,357         711       1,569
  Tobacco, unmanufactured             163         151         135          75
  Toys, games, and sporting good      323       1,509         278       2,206
  Travel goods                         38         471          31         619
  Vegetables and fruits             1,005       1,619         985       1,854
  Vehicles                          4,683       8,123       3,604       8,415
  Watches, clocks, and parts           23         193          23         250
  Wheat                               402          88         428          96
  Wood manufactures                   124	  439	      126         493

Re-exports                          8,687         (-)       8,536         (-)
  Agricultural commodities            268         (X)         269         (X)
  Manufactured goods                8,298         (X)       8,194         (X)
  Mineral fuels                        55         (X)          20         (X)

                     

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                                          2009                    2008
Item (1)                             Cumulative              Cumulative
                                Exports     Imports     Exports     Imports

Total Balance of Payment Basis    157,934     232,124     203,777     334,894

Net Adjustments                    -1,154         653      -1,702       2,451

Total Census Basis (2)            159,088     231,472     205,480     332,443

Manufactured goods (3)            113,619     179,089     147,321     238,837
Agricultural commodities (3)       15,620      12,191      19,479      13,184
Mineral fuels (3)                   7,629      35,503      10,308      74,361

Selected commodities (3)                                                     

  ADP equipment and office machi    3,306      11,412       4,615      15,169
  Airplane parts (4)                  (-)         (-)       3,666       1,507
  Airplanes (4)                       (-)         (-)       8,564       2,221
  Airplanes, engines, and parts(4) 13,110       3,379         (-)         (-)
  Alcoholic beverages, distilled      120         675         133         699
  Aluminum                            632       1,407         999       1,974
  Animal feeds                      1,066         193       1,251         190
  Artwork and antiques                891         862       1,179       1,350
  Basketware, etc.                  1,287       1,841       1,174       2,018
  Cereal flour                        473         595         435         626
  Chemicals - cosmetics             1,653       1,247       1,749       1,473
  Chemicals - dyeing                  701         355         958         517
  Chemicals - fertilizers             430         918         607       1,312
  Chemicals - inorganic             1,489       1,773       1,966       2,322
  Chemicals - medicinal             6,985       8,229       5,786       9,542
  Chemicals - n.e.s.                3,156       1,596       4,090       2,050
  Chemicals - organic               3,507       7,090       5,841       7,804
  Chemicals - plastics              4,358       2,053       6,529       3,027
  Cigarettes                           50          34         122          26
  Clothing                            468      11,246         502      12,617
  Coal                                987         319         764         462
  Coffee                                2         520         (-)         591
  Copper                              283         861         651       1,625
  Cork, wood, and lumber              539         524         679         976
  Corn                              1,328          30       2,496          29
  Cotton, raw and linters             492         (-)         705           3
  Crude fertilizers and minerals      255         288         345         365
  Crude oil                           221      22,849         229      53,218
  Electrical machinery (4)          9,578      13,129      13,501      18,010
  Fish and preparations               426       2,002         551       2,183
  Footwear                             94       3,251          96       3,440
  Furniture and bedding (4)           600       4,071         831       5,606
  Gem diamonds                        373       1,540       1,079       3,288
  General industrial machines       7,253       8,637       8,463      10,794
  Glass (4)                           366         313         577         444
  Glassware                           118         289         151         415
  Gold, nonmonetary                 2,292       1,061       3,692       1,264
  Hides and skins                     203           5         286           8
  Iron and steel mill products      1,877       5,154       2,692       5,105
  Jewelry                             749       1,082         796       1,394
  Lighting and plumbing               307       1,000         361       1,243
  Liquefied propane and butane        206         556         275       1,030
  Live animals                         95         379         110         562
  Meat and preparations             1,799         771       1,669         773
  Metal manufactures, n.e.s.        2,316       3,692       2,977       4,940
  Metal ores and scrap              2,415         960       4,087       1,284
  Metalworking machines               680         972         921       1,342
  Mineral fuels, other                766         367       1,033         524
  Natural gas                         831       3,846         643       5,136
  Nickel                              187         311         248         701
  Oils and fats of vegetable          251         679         460         659
  Optical goods                       344         698         529         850
  Paper and paperboard              1,947       2,443       2,359       2,893
  Petroleum preparations            4,440       7,133       7,126      13,487
  Photographic equipment              449         267         558         395
  Plastic articles, n.e.s.          1,208       2,095       1,518       2,511
  Platinum                            161         304         220       1,452
  Pottery                              14         192          18         273
  Power generating machines (4)     4,555       5,994       8,037       8,233
  Printed materials                   852         634         987         854
  Pulp and waste paper                935         431       1,369         646
  Records and magnetic media          655         727         834       1,083
  Rice                                413          85         308          88
  Rubber articles, n.e.s.             238         364         310         525
  Rubber tires and tubes (4)          495       1,185         614       1,543
  Scientific instruments (4)        5,891       4,680       6,787       5,816
  Ships and boats                     266         231         465         328
  Silver and bullion                  114         305         126         466
  Soybeans                          3,307          44       3,669          35
  Spacecraft (4)                       62         (-)          65         (-)
  Specialized industrial machine    6,070       4,490       7,949       5,930
  Sugar                                 6          99           6         105
  TV's, VCR's, etc. (4)             3,080      15,770       3,901      19,156
  Textile yarn, fabric              1,430       2,925       1,941       3,707
  Tobacco, unmanufactured             298         226         245         154
  Toys, games, and sporting good      601       3,715         747       4,267
  Travel goods                         69       1,090          74       1,245
  Vegetables and fruits             1,989       3,473       2,016       3,802
  Vehicles                          8,286      16,538      14,906      33,885
  Watches, clocks, and parts           46         443          64         698
  Wheat                               830         184       1,825         133
  Wood manufactures                   250	  932	      371	1,424

Re-exports                         17,223         (-)      20,431         (-)
  Agricultural commodities            537         (X)         579         (X)
  Manufactured goods               16,493         (X)      19,538         (X)  
  Mineral fuels                        75         (X)         120         (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, including re-exports (exports of foreign merchandise)
(3) Domestic exports
(4) Due to non-disclosure requirements, beginning with the January 2009 statistics, 
certain 10-digit Schedule B commodity classifications are subject to suppression and 
require a change in aggregation resulting in a break in series.  For additional 
information see www.census.gov/ft900.


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-09-54, BEA-09-13), Bureau of the Census, Foreign
Trade Division, February 2009.  For more information, contact Nick Orsini
(301-763-6959) or Maria Iseman (301-763-2311), Foreign Trade Division.
