                                        
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)                               March                   February
                                Exports     Imports     Exports     Imports

Total Balance of Payment Basis     86,932     121,285      79,834     109,570

Net Adjustments                      -763         305        -669         291

Total Census Basis (2)             87,695     120,980      80,503     109,279

Manufactured goods (3)             63,016      93,995      57,821      85,050
Agricultural commodities (3)        8,000       6,544       7,868       5,841
Mineral fuels (3)                   3,730      18,191       3,636      16,311

Selected commodities (3)                                                     

  ADP equipment and office machi    2,007       6,664       1,603       5,478
  Airplane parts (4)                                                         
  Airplanes (4)                                                              
  Airplanes, engines, and parts     6,767       1,913       6,742       1,735
  Alcoholic beverages, distilled       72         356          64         309
  Aluminum                            346         784         309         556
  Animal feeds                        557         105         515          91
  Artwork and antiques                447         413         521         343
  Basketware, etc.                    732         885         626         893
  Cereal flour                        234         335         220         291
  Chemicals - cosmetics               895         707         844         622
  Chemicals - dyeing                  403         187         359         170
  Chemicals - fertilizers             354         445         255         368
  Chemicals - inorganic               968         867         748         795
  Chemicals - medicinal             3,794       5,386       3,739       4,256
  Chemicals - n.e.s.                1,718         795       1,662         782
  Chemicals - organic               2,033       3,603       1,712       3,556
  Chemicals - plastics              2,421       1,127       2,218         962
  Cigarettes                           40          21          30          14
  Clothing                            260       5,133         243       5,218
  Coal                                545         153         431         135
  Coffee                                1         304           1         245
  Copper                              161         450         137         397
  Cork, wood, and lumber              292         292         277         255
  Corn                                831         100         638          16
  Cotton, raw and linters             299         (-)         287         (-)
  Crude fertilizers and minerals      121         135         120         106
  Crude oil                           100      12,492         101      10,332
  Electrical machinery (4)          5,095       7,155       4,701       6,269
  Fish and preparations               383         947         258         902
  Footwear                             52       1,319          49       1,434
  Furniture and bedding (4)           339       1,896         303       1,776
  Gem diamonds                        166         857         199         771
  General industrial machines       4,063       4,519       3,597       4,085
  Glass (4)                           207         168         182         145
  Glassware                            62         145          57         136
  Gold, nonmonetary                 1,167         746         998         598
  Hides and skins                     105           2         100           2
  Iron and steel mill products        992       1,960         899       2,009
  Jewelry                             381         637         435         512
  Lighting and plumbing               154         446         154         447
  Liquefied propane and butane         79         164         124         272
  Live animals                         45         221          48         197
  Meat and preparations               954         427         895         341
  Metal manufactures, n.e.s.        1,260       1,728       1,150       1,684
  Metal ores and scrap              1,520         421       1,362         388
  Metalworking machines               376         501         348         426
  Mineral fuels, other                405         209         325         135
  Natural gas                         272       1,240         501       1,897
  Nickel                               99         156          86         166
  Oils and fats of vegetable          123         230         128         302
  Optical goods                       216         378         174         335
  Paper and paperboard              1,044       1,199         932       1,178
  Petroleum preparations            2,276       3,752       2,049       3,303
  Photographic equipment              265         140         229         129
  Plastic articles, n.e.s.            662       1,066         618         945
  Platinum                             76         128          97         114
  Pottery                               8          77           7          85
  Power generating machines (4)     2,627       3,051       2,341       2,906
  Printed materials                   453         325         413         291
  Pulp and waste paper                514         214         459         205
  Records and magnetic media          377         424         341         368
  Rice                                198          59         241          37
  Rubber articles, n.e.s.             138         196         118         174
  Rubber tires and tubes (4)          244         682         240         562
  Scientific instruments (4)        3,320       2,707       2,944       2,363
  Ships and boats                     171          82         132          98
  Silver and bullion                   48         161          46         120
  Soybeans                          1,045          21       1,726          22
  Spacecraft (4)                      (-)         (-)         (-)         (-)
  Specialized industrial machine    3,413       2,327       3,013       2,010
  Sugar                                 3          69           2          51
  TV's, VCR's, etc. (4)             1,718       8,767       1,555       7,744
  Textile yarn, fabric                761       1,414         720       1,357
  Tobacco, unmanufactured             254          70         163         151
  Toys, games, and sporting good      351       1,809         323       1,509
  Travel goods                         39         423          38         471
  Vegetables and fruits             1,097       1,848       1,005       1,619
  Vehicles                          5,293       9,104       4,683       8,123
  Watches, clocks, and parts           32         187          23         193
  Wheat                               507          85         402          88
  Wood manufactures                   145         478         124         439

Re-exports                          9,859         (X)       8,687         (X)
  Agricultural commodities            280         (X)         268         (X)
  Manufactured goods                9,514         (X)       8,298         (X)
  Mineral fuels                         5         (X)          55         (X)
                                        

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

Total Balance of Payment Basis    244,648     353,445     315,351     507,017

Net Adjustments                    -1,929         960      -2,214       4,035

Total Census Basis (2)            246,577     352,485     317,565     502,982

Manufactured goods (3)            176,635     273,084     228,171     361,981
Agricultural commodities (3)       23,620      18,734      30,044      20,169
Mineral fuels (3)                  11,360      53,694      15,938     111,479

Selected commodities (3)                                                     

  ADP equipment and office machi    5,314      18,076       7,343      23,700
  Airplane parts (4)                                        5,620       2,336
  Airplanes (4)                                            12,996       3,509
  Airplanes, engines, and parts    19,877       5,292                        
  Alcoholic beverages, distilled      192       1,032         213       1,096
  Aluminum                            978       2,191       1,528       3,099
  Animal feeds                      1,623         298       1,960         300
  Artwork and antiques              1,339       1,275       1,558       2,127
  Basketware, etc.                  2,019       2,726       1,824       2,924
  Cereal flour                        708         930         660         958
  Chemicals - cosmetics             2,548       1,955       2,712       2,284
  Chemicals - dyeing                1,103         542       1,450         786
  Chemicals - fertilizers             783       1,363       1,085       1,971
  Chemicals - inorganic             2,457       2,640       3,052       3,555
  Chemicals - medicinal            10,779      13,615       8,668      14,777
  Chemicals - n.e.s.                4,874       2,391       6,201       3,115
  Chemicals - organic               5,540      10,693       8,883      11,786
  Chemicals - plastics              6,779       3,180       9,945       4,699
  Cigarettes                           90          55         190          36
  Clothing                            728      16,379         786      18,195
  Coal                              1,532         472       1,322         745
  Coffee                                3         824           2         948
  Copper                              444       1,311         980       2,537
  Cork, wood, and lumber              831         816       1,041       1,491
  Corn                              2,159         131       3,827         157
  Cotton, raw and linters             790         (-)       1,157           5
  Crude fertilizers and minerals      376         422         506         590
  Crude oil                           321      35,341         413      79,656
  Electrical machinery (4)         14,673      20,283      20,710      27,336
  Fish and preparations               808       2,949       1,048       3,090
  Footwear                            146       4,570         149       4,870
  Furniture and bedding (4)           939       5,967       1,277       8,024
  Gem diamonds                        539       2,397       1,776       5,126
  General industrial machines      11,316      13,155      13,142      16,486
  Glass (4)                           573         481         876         674
  Glassware                           180         434         239         617
  Gold, nonmonetary                 3,460       1,806       6,153       1,963
  Hides and skins                     308           7         426          13
  Iron and steel mill products      2,869       7,114       4,146       7,804
  Jewelry                           1,130       1,719       1,272       2,113
  Lighting and plumbing               461       1,446         548       1,770
  Liquefied propane and butane        286         720         391       1,382
  Live animals                        140         600         176         831
  Meat and preparations             2,753       1,198       2,557       1,199
  Metal manufactures, n.e.s.        3,576       5,419       4,533       7,250
  Metal ores and scrap              3,936       1,381       6,220       2,001
  Metalworking machines             1,055       1,473       1,430       2,054
  Mineral fuels, other              1,171         577       1,530         736
  Natural gas                       1,103       5,087       1,164       8,065
  Nickel                              286         467         388       1,021
  Oils and fats of vegetable          374         909         815       1,055
  Optical goods                       559       1,076         797       1,266
  Paper and paperboard              2,992       3,642       3,541       4,338
  Petroleum preparations            6,716      10,885      10,784      20,130
  Photographic equipment              714         407         844         623
  Plastic articles, n.e.s.          1,869       3,160       2,318       3,678
  Platinum                            237         432         320       2,240
  Pottery                              22         269          27         376
  Power generating machines (4)     7,182       9,045       8,037       8,233
  Printed materials                 1,305         958       1,501       1,247
  Pulp and waste paper              1,449         646       1,968       1,033
  Records and magnetic media        1,032       1,152       1,299       1,641
  Rice                                611         144         481         129
  Rubber articles, n.e.s.             377         561         471         793
  Rubber tires and tubes (4)          739       1,867         950       2,388
  Scientific instruments (4)        9,211       7,387      10,830       8,973
  Ships and boats                     437         314         757         447
  Silver and bullion                  162         467         210         719
  Soybeans                          4,352          65       5,398          48
  Spacecraft (4)                       62         (-)         150         (-)
  Specialized industrial machine    9,482       6,817      12,432       9,034
  Sugar                                 9         169          10         136
  TV's, VCR's, etc. (4)             4,798      24,537       6,216      29,570
  Textile yarn, fabric              2,191       4,340       2,953       5,419
  Tobacco, unmanufactured             552         296         414         207
  Toys, games, and sporting good      952       5,524       1,198       6,039
  Travel goods                        108       1,513         114       1,726
  Vegetables and fruits             3,087       5,322       3,111       5,587
  Vehicles                         13,580      25,642      23,523      51,638
  Watches, clocks, and parts           78         630         109         985
  Wheat                             1,337         269       2,914         271
  Wood manufactures                   (-)       1,410         568         (-)

Re-exports                         27,081         (X)      31,295         (X)
  Agricultural commodities            817         (X)         865         (X)
  Manufactured goods               26,007         (X)      29,899         (X)
  Mineral fuels                        79         (X)         240         (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-09-73, BEA-09-19), Bureau of the Census, Foreign
Trade Division, March 2009.  For more information, contact Nick Orsini
(301-763-6959) or Maria Iseman (301-763-2311), Foreign Trade Division.
