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

(In millions of dollars.  Details 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)                               August                  July
                                Exports     Imports     Exports     Imports

Total Balance of Payment Basis     86,650     131,516 (R)  84,684 (R) 135,598

Net Adjustments                      -726         394 (R)  -1,053 (R)     251

Total Census Basis (2)             87,376     131,122 (R)  85,737 (R) 135,347

Manufactured goods (3)             61,436      98,775      59,812     101,243
Agricultural commodities (3)        7,406       5,510       7,461       5,828
Mineral fuels (3)                   4,914      24,226       5,138      25,563

Selected commodities (3)                                                     

  ADP equipment and office machi    1,658       7,694       1,697       8,267
  Airplanes,engines,and parts (4)   5,270       1,359       5,805       2,171
  Alcoholic beverages, distilled       91         384          97         419
  Aluminum                            376         715         357         897
  Animal feeds                        607          96         596         108
  Artwork and antiques                173         293         565         314
  Basketware, etc.                    656         947         648       1,023
  Cereal flour                        278         383         249         343
  Chemicals - cosmetics               987         738         945         739
  Chemicals - dyeing                  497         219         504         215
  Chemicals - fertilizers             281         264         316         228
  Chemicals - inorganic               930         822         872         936
  Chemicals - medicinal             3,329       4,503       3,054       4,947
  Chemicals - n.e.s.                1,727         743       1,761         780
  Chemicals - organic               2,531       3,595       2,621       4,125
  Chemicals - plastics              3,050       1,199       2,935       1,178
  Cigarettes                           37          14          37          16
  Clothing                            259       6,635         244       6,752
  Coal                                512         111         435         161
  Coffee                              (-)         282         (-)         362
  Copper                              218         421         219         472
  Cork, wood, and lumber              301         328         264         316
  Corn                                852           3         953           4
  Cotton, raw and linters             270         (-)         326         (-)
  Crude fertilizers and minerals      171         129         158         143
  Crude oil                           146      17,681         130      19,144
  Electrical machinery (4)          5,452       7,999       5,405       7,741
  Fish and preparations               449       1,117         423       1,119
  Footwear                             54       1,616          53       1,674
  Furniture and bedding (4)           342       2,038         326       2,110
  Gem diamonds                        153         908         150       1,247
  General industrial machines       3,667       3,948       3,475       4,187
  Glass (4)                           256         192         240         189
  Glassware                            72         175          77         178
  Gold, nonmonetary                 1,268         636       1,056         843
  Hides and skins                     112           2         106           2
  Iron and steel mill products      1,001         903         943       1,126
  Jewelry                             327         628         313         667
  Lighting and plumbing               183         573         180         498
  Liquefied propane and butane        129         114          96         143
  Live animals                         77         124          40         119
  Meat and preparations               965         357       1,010         411
  Metal manufactures, n.e.s.        1,234       1,767       1,182       1,763
  Metal ores and scrap              1,966         483       1,524         429
  Metalworking machines               328         363         336         374
  Mineral fuels, other                425         298         561         252
  Natural gas                         159         966         193         864
  Nickel                               67         127          65          82
  Oils and fats of vegetable          198         290         181         273
  Optical goods                       233         337         267         387
  Paper and paperboard              1,131       1,202       1,116       1,205
  Petroleum preparations            3,502       4,859       3,689       4,836
  Photographic equipment              278         150         262         156
  Plastic articles, n.e.s.            738       1,183         684       1,218
  Platinum                             51         313          52         183
  Pottery                               9         114           8          97
  Power generating machines (4)     2,281       3,011       2,084       2,990
  Printed materials                   483         418         483         405
  Pulp and waste paper                617         209         555         176
  Records and magnetic media          333         417         329         416
  Rice                                150          47         169          69
  Rubber articles, n.e.s.             136         212         129         201
  Rubber tires and tubes (4)          359         734         333         718
  Scientific instruments (4)        3,033       2,590       3,053       2,660
  Ships and boats                     155         387         163          70
  Silver and bullion                   70         187          83         127
  Soybeans                            687           8         618          13
  Spacecraft (4)                      (-)         (-)         (-)         (-)
  Specialized industrial machine    2,927       1,765       3,076       1,939
  Sugar                                 3          43           3          81
  TV's, VCR's, etc. (4)             1,701       9,847       1,663      10,053
  Textile yarn, fabric                793       1,545         760       1,560
  Tobacco, unmanufactured              20          44          17          62
  Toys, games, and sporting good      353       2,788         346       2,449
  Travel goods                         36         526          37         558
  Vegetables and fruits             1,064       1,263       1,142       1,341
  Vehicles                          5,958      11,083       4,494       9,990
  Watches, clocks, and parts           31         228          25         235
  Wheat                               459          40         402          55
  Wood manufactures                   154         582         144         566
Re-exports                          9,775         (X)      10,006         (X)

  Agricultural commodities            188         (X)         193         (X)
  Manufactured goods                9,495         (X)       9,734         (X)
  Mineral fuels                        18         (X)           4         (X)
                                         

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

Total Balance of Payment Basis    664,295     984,435     877,490   1,462,332

Net Adjustments                    -7,111       2,813      -7,070      10,041

Total Census Basis (2)            671,406     981,621     884,560   1,452,292

Manufactured goods (3)            477,123     747,336     625,555   1,007,394
Agricultural commodities (3)       61,186      48,131      78,077      54,240
Mineral fuels (3)                  33,707     166,910      55,503     363,404

Selected commodities (3)                                                     

  ADP equipment and office machi   13,531      54,335      19,751      66,177
  Airplanes,engines,and parts (4)  50,903      14,673      56,641      17,821
  Alcoholic beverages, distilled      599       2,998         670       3,352
  Aluminum                          2,697       5,698       4,328       9,168
  Animal feeds                      4,836         808       5,306         836
  Artwork and antiques              3,494       2,803       4,194       5,047
  Basketware, etc.                  5,350       7,566       5,093       8,106
  Cereal flour                      1,949       2,613       1,858       2,722
  Chemicals - cosmetics             7,082       5,416       7,711       6,377
  Chemicals - dyeing                3,460       1,533       4,304       2,167
  Chemicals - fertilizers           2,470       2,683       4,628       5,203
  Chemicals - inorganic             6,618       6,938       8,654      11,262
  Chemicals - medicinal            28,106      36,897      24,375      40,376
  Chemicals - n.e.s.               13,162       6,199      17,455       8,553
  Chemicals - organic              17,432      28,881      25,170      32,681
  Chemicals - plastics             20,738       8,842      28,817      12,924
  Cigarettes                          272         128         476         112
  Clothing                          1,921      45,217       2,135      51,707
  Coal                              3,717       1,187       4,932       2,666
  Coffee                                4       2,426           2       2,651
  Copper                            1,525       3,324       2,558       7,868
  Cork, wood, and lumber            2,257       2,350       2,932       4,122
  Corn                              6,295         265      10,069         319
  Cotton, raw and linters           2,455         (-)       3,506          11
  Crude fertilizers and minerals    1,118       1,090       1,619       1,917
  Crude oil                           927     117,266       1,505     260,641
  Electrical machinery (4)         40,460      57,293      56,065      75,946
  Fish and preparations             2,432       8,420       2,691       8,884
  Footwear                            400      11,889         434      13,320
  Furniture and bedding (4)         2,545      16,141       3,452      21,639
  Gem diamonds                      1,351       7,664       4,586      14,332
  General industrial machines      29,611      33,905      37,192      46,141
  Glass (4)                         1,739       1,367       2,308       1,836
  Glassware                           544       1,259         671       1,693
  Gold, nonmonetary                 8,839       5,386      13,711       4,475
  Hides and skins                     823          17       1,211          36
  Iron and steel mill products      7,564      12,941      12,493      24,183
  Jewelry                           2,712       4,951       3,112       5,876
  Lighting and plumbing             1,314       3,966       1,610       5,073
  Liquefied propane and butane        730       1,371         750       3,460
  Live animals                        382       1,291         427       1,811
  Meat and preparations             7,564       3,177       8,221       3,335
  Metal manufactures, n.e.s.        9,513      14,141      12,669      20,529
  Metal ores and scrap             12,020       3,469      21,952       6,788
  Metalworking machines             2,800       3,321       4,047       5,796
  Mineral fuels, other              3,282       1,683       4,634       3,017
  Natural gas                       2,216      10,314       3,730      26,184
  Nickel                              631         993       1,048       2,658
  Oils and fats of vegetable        1,243       2,222       1,995       3,243
  Optical goods                     1,775       2,946       2,026       3,472
  Paper and paperboard              8,323       9,608       9,866      12,009
  Petroleum preparations           22,407      33,685      38,996      64,534
  Photographic equipment            2,055       1,133       2,446       1,717
  Plastic articles, n.e.s.          5,300       9,075       6,502      10,624
  Platinum                            556       1,570         910       5,758
  Pottery                              63         723          77         992
  Power generating machines (4)    18,260      23,599      22,062      32,614
  Printed materials                 3,595       2,734       4,237       3,565
  Pulp and waste paper              4,212       1,538       5,461       2,803
  Records and magnetic media        2,668       3,292       3,491       4,431
  Rice                              1,540         388       1,431         407
  Rubber articles, n.e.s.           1,019       1,551       1,294       2,191
  Rubber tires and tubes (4)        2,314       5,312       2,650       6,549
  Scientific instruments (4)       24,536      20,269      28,623      24,802
  Ships and boats                   1,275       1,026       2,319       1,041
  Silver and bullion                  486       1,303         685       2,124
  Soybeans                          8,018         152       9,566         128
  Spacecraft (4)                      150         (-)         217         (-)
  Specialized industrial machine   24,523      16,457      35,397      24,796
  Sugar                                27         496          29         405
  TV's, VCR's, etc. (4)            12,928      73,004      16,332      86,983
  Textile yarn, fabric              6,009      11,891       8,214      14,885
  Tobacco, unmanufactured             710         584         771         560
  Toys, games, and sporting good    2,616      15,939       3,145      18,629
  Travel goods                        285       4,204         308       5,228
  Vegetables and fruits             8,695      12,745       8,976      13,348
  Vehicles                         38,244      72,745      67,456     134,236
  Watches, clocks, and parts          227       1,704         285       2,822
  Wheat                             3,536         557       8,339         827
  Wood manufactures                 1,121       4,175       1,605       5,941
Re-exports                         75,000         (X)      87,438         (X)

  Agricultural commodities          1,910         (X)       2,019         (X)
  Manufactured goods               72,373         (X)      84,071         (X)
  Mineral fuels                       213         (X)         470         (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, certain 10-digit Schedule B commodity classifications are
subject to suppression and require a change in aggregation.  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-09-151, BEA-09-45), Bureau of the Census, Foreign
Trade Division, August 2009.  For more information, contact Nick Orsini
(301-763-6959) or Maria Iseman (301-763-2311), Foreign Trade Division.
