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Part B:  NOT Seasonally Adjusted
Exhibit 14.  Exports and Imports of Goods By Principal SITC Commodity Groupings: 2009
In millions of dollars. Details may not equal totals due to rounding.  (X) Not applicable.  (-) Represents zero or
less than one half of measurement shown.
           Item (1)             January              February                March                 April
                                Exports    Imports    Exports    Imports    Exports    Imports    Exports    Imports
Balance of Payments Basis          79,212    123,801     81,248    110,088     88,611    122,490     82,109    120,079
Net Adjustments                     1,061      1,386        899      1,076        763      1,132      1,286      1,183
Total Census Basis (2)             78,151    122,415     80,349    109,012     87,848    121,359     80,822    118,896
Manufactured goods (3)             55,567     93,880     57,612     85,010     63,034     94,166     57,775     91,257
Agricultural commodities (3)        7,713      6,329      7,782      5,823      7,968      6,544      7,583      6,208
Mineral fuels (3)                   4,037     19,559      3,589     16,120      3,835     18,398      3,664     19,275
Selected commodities (3)
ADP equipment and office machi      1,703      5,922      1,601      5,462      2,007      6,668      1,578      6,091
Airplanes, engines, and parts       6,355      1,646      6,680      1,731      6,782      1,913      6,295      2,032
Alcoholic beverages, distilled         56        365         64        307         72        356         71        348
Aluminum                              322        830        309        588        346        743        302        606
Animal feeds                          546        102        515         91        558        105        609        108
Artwork and antiques                  374        517        521        342        447        412        198        383
Basketware, etc.                      658        949        626        892        732        886        681        945
Cereal flour                          253        305        220        290        235        335        233        309
Chemicals - cosmetics                 806        620        844        617        895        708        831        671
Chemicals - dyeing                    344        184        360        171        404        187        423        170
Chemicals - fertilizers               177        549        257        371        355        442        362        288
Chemicals - inorganic                 739        981        732        796        952        864        680        961
Chemicals - medicinal               3,251      4,023      3,745      4,335      3,796      5,270      3,463      4,959
Chemicals - n.e.s.                  1,498        810      1,662        785      1,717        801      1,555        783
Chemicals - organic                 1,793      3,612      1,713      3,468      2,059      3,607      1,991      3,926
Chemicals - plastics                2,140      1,091      2,219        963      2,422      1,126      2,449      1,033
Cigarettes                             19         19         30         14         40         21         40         15
Clothing                              226      6,026        243      5,217        260      5,137        229      4,867
Coal                                  558        185        432        133        548        148        338        107
Coffee                                  1        275          1        245          1        304       (-)         301
Copper                                145        457        138        397        161        451        161        380
Cork, wood, and lumber                262        270        277        255        292        291        291        285
Corn                                  677         14        640         16        814        100        808         95
Cotton, raw and linters               202       (-)         230       (-)         299       (-)         359       (-)
Crude fertilizers and minerals        135        183        115        105        121        137        117        127
Crude oil                             121     12,569        101     10,298        100     12,542         85     14,044
Electrical machinery (4)            4,878      6,862      4,697      6,254      5,107      7,155      4,812      6,968
Fish and preparations                 168      1,100        259        901        381        948        302        964
Footwear                               45      1,817         49      1,431         52      1,320         50      1,200
Furniture and bedding (4)             298      2,295        304      1,774        340      1,897        320      2,046
Gem diamonds                          174        769        199        771        166        863        137        807
General industrial machines         3,658      4,418      3,591      4,063      4,070      4,552      3,704      4,373
Glass (4)                             185        167        182        145        208        169        195        166
Glassware                              61        152         57        136         62        146         67        154
Gold, nonmonetary                   1,290        463        997        615      1,167        744        892        585
Hides and skins                       103          3         99          2        104          2        100          2
Iron and steel mill products          980      3,138        901      2,034        987      1,937        883      1,496
Jewelry                               314        581        437        501        382        668        333        681
Lighting and plumbing                 152        552        154        447        156        446        155        481
Liquefied propane and butane           81        284        115        272         79        164         88        157
Live animals                           46        182         48        197         45        221         48        190
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Part B:  NOT Seasonally Adjusted
Exhibit 14.  Exports and Imports of Goods By Principal SITC Commodity Groupings - continued
             2009
           Item (1)             January              February                March                 April
                                Exports    Imports    Exports    Imports    Exports    Imports    Exports    Imports
Meat and preparations                 922        431        912        340        961        428        942        419
Metal manufactures, n.e.s.          1,168      2,000      1,149      1,671      1,270      1,727      1,166      1,715
Metal ores and scrap                1,056        576      1,364        394      1,533        433      1,362        404
Metalworking machines                 332        549        348        420        376        510        373        403
Mineral fuels, other                  443        237        335        131        417        213        459        193
Natural gas                           342      2,211        553      1,799        358      1,447        307      1,147
Nickel                                101        143         86        167         99        163         76        154
Oils and fats of vegetable            123        382        128        297        123        231        202        249
Optical goods                         169        363        174        335        216        379        212        381
Paper and paperboard                1,015      1,265        934      1,179      1,045      1,199        993      1,148
Petroleum preparations              2,384      3,834      1,998      3,305      2,282      3,739      2,356      3,490
Photographic equipment                220        137        230        128        266        140        265        134
Plastic articles, n.e.s.              590      1,149        611        946        664      1,070        667      1,127
Platinum                               65        192         97        113         76        131         84        207
Pottery                                 7        107          7         85          8         77          7         81
Power generating machines (4)       2,182      3,059      2,339      2,875      2,635      3,099      2,154      2,964
Printed materials                     438        343        415        291        455        325        459        301
Pulp and waste paper                  473        235        457        212        515        199        474        165
Records and magnetic media            313        357        341        368        377        426        319        482
Rice                                  169         47        234         37        201         59        207         42
Rubber articles, n.e.s.               120        190        118        174        139        198        130        191
Rubber tires and tubes (4)            254        623        241        560        244        687        262        639
Scientific instruments (4)          2,945      2,316      2,949      2,364      3,319      2,707      3,003      2,532
Ships and boats                       131        133        132         99        171         82        193         76
Silver and bullion                     68        174         46        122         48        175         49        169
Soybeans                            1,572         22      1,702         22      1,044         21        903         21
Spacecraft (4)                         62       (-)        (-)        (-)        (-)        (-)          88       (-)
Specialized industrial machine      3,041      2,470      3,023      2,035      3,408      2,384      3,110      2,180
Sugar                                   3         42          2         51          3         69          4         74
TV's, VCR's, etc. (4)               1,523      8,015      1,527      7,742      1,714      8,767      1,597      8,999
Textile yarn, fabric                  712      1,565        719      1,355        763      1,417        717      1,467
Tobacco, unmanufactured               135         71        163        149        254         70         69         46
Toys, games, and sporting good        281      2,206        325      1,508        350      1,809        323      1,741
Travel goods                           31        616         38        469         39        426         36        454
Vegetables and fruits                 983      1,849      1,005      1,619      1,097      1,848      1,051      1,675
Vehicles                            3,600      8,413      4,684      8,078      5,309      9,243      4,880      8,876
Watches, clocks, and parts             23        250         23        192         32        193         37        212
Wheat                                 427         96        402         88        507         85        438         76
Wood manufactures                     126        496        124        435        145        480        137        521
Re-exports                          8,547       (-)       8,672       (-)       9,906       (-)       8,979       (-)
Agricultural commodities              269       (-)         267       (-)         280       (-)         250       (-)
Manufactured goods                  8,209       (-)       8,290       (-)       9,562       (-)       8,658       (-)
Mineral fuels                          16       (-)          55       (-)           5       (-)          17       (-)
(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/foreign-trade/statistics/notices/aircraft.
NOTE: For information on data sources, nonsampling errors and definitions, see the information section on page A-1 of the
FT-900 release, or at www.census.gov/ft900 or www.bea.gov/newsreleases/international/trade/tradnewsrelease.htm.
