                                        
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)                               October                 September
                                Exports     Imports     Exports     Imports

Total Balance of Payment Basis     98,996     146,964 (R)  90,645 (R) 141,363

Net Adjustments                    -1,365         473 (R)    -773 (R)     366

Total Census Basis (2)            100,361     146,491 (R)  91,418 (R) 140,998

Manufactured goods (3)             70,219     113,429      64,465     106,467
Agricultural commodities (3)        9,410       5,987       7,293       5,464
Mineral fuels (3)                   5,229      24,236       5,162      26,598

Selected commodities (3)                                                     

  ADP equipment and office machi    1,982       9,176       1,748       8,229
  Airplanes,engines,and parts (4)   7,316       1,815       6,256       1,678
  Alcoholic beverages, distilled      119         539         109         482
  Aluminum                            423         747         399         747
  Animal feeds                        682          90         551          90
  Artwork and antiques                420         580         266         473
  Basketware, etc.                    748         967         691       1,029
  Cereal flour                        274         424         238         386
  Chemicals - cosmetics             1,066         794       1,014         744
  Chemicals - dyeing                  551         234         503         215
  Chemicals - fertilizers             361         369         263         310
  Chemicals - inorganic               958         977         892         953
  Chemicals - medicinal             4,151       5,322       3,255       5,185
  Chemicals - n.e.s.                1,840         862       1,716         774
  Chemicals - organic               2,522       3,719       2,542       3,626
  Chemicals - plastics              3,147       1,238       3,132       1,207
  Cigarettes                           46          13          34          16
  Clothing                            282       6,655         248       6,822
  Coal                                651         133         588         147
  Coffee                              (-)         233         (-)         238
  Copper                              203         483         213         577
  Cork, wood, and lumber              322         314         299         310
  Corn                                654           3         854           4
  Cotton, raw and linters             213         (-)         246         (-)
  Crude fertilizers and minerals      163         133         153         117
  Crude oil                           156      17,973         156      20,097
  Electrical machinery (4)          6,128       8,970       5,743       8,605
  Fish and preparations               390       1,178         389       1,100
  Footwear                             60       1,511          53       1,502
  Furniture and bedding (4)           382       2,153         357       1,998
  Gem diamonds                        201       1,376         209       1,254
  General industrial machines       3,983       4,167       3,807       3,948
  Glass (4)                           289         191         276         186
  Glassware                            86         185          79         185
  Gold, nonmonetary                 1,393         872       1,246         711
  Hides and skins                     123           3         103           3
  Iron and steel mill products      1,159       1,478       1,133       1,151
  Jewelry                             473       1,039         400         884
  Lighting and plumbing               210         589         227         581
  Liquefied propane and butane        162         181         146         118
  Live animals                        133         176          46         150
  Meat and preparations             1,038         363         990         328
  Metal manufactures, n.e.s.        1,341       1,898       1,267       1,819
  Metal ores and scrap              1,963         553       2,138         544
  Metalworking machines               391         415         360         426
  Mineral fuels, other                492         195         355         217
  Natural gas                         162       1,104         200         960
  Nickel                               74         177          79         172
  Oils and fats of vegetable          202         271         158         323
  Optical goods                       266         386         245         366
  Paper and paperboard              1,187       1,278       1,125       1,223
  Petroleum preparations            3,562       4,508       3,674       4,857
  Photographic equipment              308         163         279         147
  Plastic articles, n.e.s.            780       1,204         712       1,175
  Platinum                             65         452         112         277
  Pottery                               8         125           9         126
  Power generating machines (4)     2,523       3,404       2,437       3,263
  Printed materials                   532         384         509         415
  Pulp and waste paper                612         212         611         223
  Records and magnetic media          481         506         409         454
  Rice                                157          56         123          44
  Rubber articles, n.e.s.             160         240         139         227
  Rubber tires and tubes (4)          367         680         351         749
  Scientific instruments (4)        3,452       2,948       3,261       2,906
  Ships and boats                     139          70         127          95
  Silver and bullion                  118         234          86         169
  Soybeans                          2,111          14         507           6
  Spacecraft (4)                      (-)         (-)         (-)         (-)
  Specialized industrial machine    3,247       1,892       2,934       1,908
  Sugar                                 4         105           4          38
  TV's, VCR's, etc. (4)             1,853      12,223       1,709      10,716
  Textile yarn, fabric                889       1,618         794       1,564
  Tobacco, unmanufactured             115          59          66          79
  Toys, games, and sporting good      408       3,578         386       3,315
  Travel goods                         46         594          41         538
  Vegetables and fruits             1,346       1,404       1,112       1,241
  Vehicles                          6,849      14,036       6,262      12,317
  Watches, clocks, and parts           38         342          25         412
  Wheat                               470          44         616          37
  Wood manufactures                   168         527         148         553
Re-exports                         11,640         (X)      10,595         (X)

  Agricultural commodities            217         (X)         187         (X)   
  Manufactured goods               11,270         (X)      10,317         (X)  
  Mineral fuels                        73         (X)          9          (X) 
                                         

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

Total Balance of Payment Basis    853,987   1,272,904   1,093,260   1,830,784

Net Adjustments                    -9,250       3,692      -8,610      12,421

Total Census Basis (2)            863,238   1,269,212   1,101,870   1,818,363

Manufactured goods (3)            611,807     967,232     780,075   1,271,849
Agricultural commodities (3)       77,889      59,582      97,758      67,561
Mineral fuels (3)                  44,097     217,745      66,596     444,169

Selected commodities (3)                                                     

  ADP equipment and office machi   17,261      71,739      24,442      82,713
  Airplanes,engines,and parts (4)  64,474      18,166      67,998      21,642
  Alcoholic beverages, distilled      827       4,019         883       4,481
  Aluminum                          3,518       7,192       5,407      11,606
  Animal feeds                      6,070         989       6,553       1,057
  Artwork and antiques              4,180       3,857       4,857       6,487
  Basketware, etc.                  6,789       9,562       6,442      10,160
  Cereal flour                      2,461       3,423       2,381       3,553
  Chemicals - cosmetics             9,161       6,954       9,754       7,960
  Chemicals - dyeing                4,514       1,982       5,438       2,678
  Chemicals - fertilizers           3,095       3,362       6,204       7,039
  Chemicals - inorganic             8,468       8,869      10,916      14,380
  Chemicals - medicinal            35,513      47,404      30,858      50,469
  Chemicals - n.e.s.               16,718       7,835      21,717      10,756
  Chemicals - organic              22,496      36,227      30,551      40,746
  Chemicals - plastics             27,016      11,288      35,469      16,280
  Cigarettes                          352         157         587         147
  Clothing                          2,451      58,694       2,690      67,559
  Coal                              4,956       1,467       6,767       3,426
  Coffee                                5       2,898           3       3,272
  Copper                            1,942       4,383       3,116       9,418
  Cork, wood, and lumber            2,879       2,974       3,653       5,040
  Corn                              7,803         273      12,240         329
  Cotton, raw and linters           2,914         (-)       4,232          12
  Crude fertilizers and minerals    1,434       1,340       2,091       2,515
  Crude oil                         1,239     155,336       1,933     319,172
  Electrical machinery (4)         52,330      74,868      70,357      96,324
  Fish and preparations             3,211      10,698       3,505      11,532
  Footwear                            513      14,902         555      16,781
  Furniture and bedding (4)         3,284      20,292       4,395      26,748
  Gem diamonds                      1,761      10,293       5,402      17,660
  General industrial machines      37,401      42,020      46,801      56,993
  Glass (4)                         2,304       1,744       2,870       2,283
  Glassware                           710       1,630         851       2,135
  Gold, nonmonetary                11,478       6,969      16,555       5,421
  Hides and skins                   1,049          23       1,561          47
  Iron and steel mill products      9,856      15,570      16,024      32,378
  Jewelry                           3,585       6,875       4,062       7,983
  Lighting and plumbing             1,751       5,136       2,127       6,587
  Liquefied propane and butane      1,039       1,670         917       4,178
  Live animals                        560       1,616         649       2,308
  Meat and preparations             9,592       3,868      10,703       4,141
  Metal manufactures, n.e.s.       12,120      17,857      15,973      25,996
  Metal ores and scrap             16,121       4,565      26,768       8,260
  Metalworking machines             3,551       4,162       5,125       7,193
  Mineral fuels, other              4,129       2,095       6,054       4,031
  Natural gas                       2,578      12,378       4,293      30,733
  Nickel                              784       1,342       1,316       3,116
  Oils and fats of vegetable        1,603       2,816       2,414       4,032
  Optical goods                     2,286       3,698       2,490       4,332
  Paper and paperboard             10,634      12,108      12,538      15,260
  Petroleum preparations           29,643      43,050      45,494      79,310
  Photographic equipment            2,642       1,443       3,064       2,127
  Plastic articles, n.e.s.          6,792      11,454       8,200      13,396
  Platinum                            732       2,299       1,019       6,511
  Pottery                              79         975          99       1,307
  Power generating machines (4)    23,220      30,266      28,054      41,249
  Printed materials                 4,636       3,533       5,366       4,580
  Pulp and waste paper              5,435       1,974       6,767       3,512
  Records and magnetic media        3,557       4,253       4,407       5,713
  Rice                              1,820         488       1,814         462
  Rubber articles, n.e.s.           1,318       2,018       1,648       2,728
  Rubber tires and tubes (4)        3,033       6,741       3,429       8,198
  Scientific instruments (4)       31,249      26,124      35,737      31,412
  Ships and boats                   1,542       1,191       2,765       1,547
  Silver and bullion                  690       1,705         857       2,672
  Soybeans                         10,637         171      12,016         155
  Spacecraft (4)                      150         (-)         217         (-)
  Specialized industrial machine   30,705      20,257      44,089      30,303
  Sugar                                35         639          36         489
  TV's, VCR's, etc. (4)            16,490      95,943      20,530     112,912
  Textile yarn, fabric              7,692      15,072      10,297      18,677
  Tobacco, unmanufactured             890         722         916         670
  Toys, games, and sporting good    3,410      22,832       3,965      26,933
  Travel goods                        371       5,336         391       6,770
  Vegetables and fruits            11,152      15,390      11,545      16,066
  Vehicles                         51,356      99,098      84,984     164,278
  Watches, clocks, and parts          291       2,458         355       3,682
  Wheat                             4,622         638      10,253         951
  Wood manufactures                 1,436       5,255       1,988       7,336
Re-exports                         97,234         (X)     110,487         (X)

  Agricultural commodities          2,314         (X)       2,500         (X)   
  Manufactured goods               93,960         (X)     106,335         (X)   
  Mineral fuels                       295         (X)        599          (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-09-186, BEA-09-52), Bureau of the Census, Foreign
Trade Division, October 2009.  For more information, contact Nick Orsini
(301-763-6959) or Maria Iseman (301-763-2311), Foreign Trade Division.
