                                        
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.


2011

Item (1)                               August                  July
                                Exports     Imports     Exports     Imports

Total Balance of Payment Basis    128,120     199,185  (R)121,865  (R)189,792

Net Adjustments                     1,340       2,474  (R)  1,489  (R)  2,503

Total Census Basis (2)            126,780     196,711  (R)120,376  (R)187,289

Manufactured goods (3)             83,211     143,564      79,537     134,733
Agricultural commodities (3)       10,120       8,124       9,754       7,826
Mineral fuels (3)                  11,760      41,012      10,873      40,368

Selected commodities (3)                                                     

  ADP equipment and office machi    1,814      10,162       1,781      10,453
  Airplanes, engines, and parts(4)  7,190       1,700       6,656       1,984
  Alcoholic beverages, distilled      143         535          96         445
  Aluminum                            558       1,099         541       1,039
  Animal feeds                        778         166         745         160
  Artwork and antiques                186         533         142         391
  Basketware, etc.                    673       1,207         724       1,209
  Cereal flour                        306         456         271         402
  Chemicals - cosmetics             1,204         925       1,116         820
  Chemicals - dyeing                  794         308         754         309
  Chemicals - fertilizers             465         645         442         520
  Chemicals - inorganic             1,020       1,426       1,186       1,322
  Chemicals - medicinal             3,447       6,340       3,033       5,436
  Chemicals - n.e.s.                2,308       1,182       2,294       1,079
  Chemicals - organic               3,796       4,822       3,732       4,772
  Chemicals - plastics              4,060       1,855       3,853       1,846
  Cigarettes                           41          14          32          13
  Clothing                            305       9,080         281       8,421
  Coal                              1,482         269       1,251         197
  Coffee                              (-)         490         (-)         570
  Copper                              320         710         292       1,075
  Cork, wood, and lumber              487         374         451         383
  Corn                              1,222          10       1,308           6
  Cotton, raw and linters             216         (-)         404         (-)
  Crude fertilizers and minerals      241         257         222         209
  Crude oil                           104      31,377          97      29,878
  Electrical machinery (4)          6,641      12,136       6,462      11,421
  Fish and preparations               700       1,541         534       1,432
  Footwear                             75       2,398          72       2,264
  Furniture and bedding (4)           471       2,809         417       2,744
  Gem diamonds                        118       1,672         157       2,123
  General industrial machines       5,273       6,521       5,025       6,227
  Glass (4)                           339         257         301         234
  Glassware                            91         248          96         224
  Gold, nonmonetary                 3,063       1,211       2,608       1,222
  Hides and skins                     204           4         211           4
  Iron and steel mill products      1,616       2,940       1,502       3,104
  Jewelry                             386         987         430         882
  Lighting and plumbing               246         820         243         693
  Liquefied propane and butane        305         151         304         122
  Live animals                         82         180          58         123
  Meat and preparations             1,541         502       1,459         524
  Metal manufactures, n.e.s.        1,805       2,726       1,706       2,507
  Metal ores and scrap              3,604         884       2,942         864
  Metalworking machines               586         807         550         703
  Mineral fuels, other                838         401       1,013         527
  Natural gas                         480       1,366         494       1,359
  Nickel                              140         319         126         269
  Oils and fats of vegetable          183         504         150         607
  Optical goods                       278         492         287         494
  Paper and paperboard              1,400       1,425       1,356       1,363
  Petroleum preparations            8,519       7,213       7,683       8,099
  Photographic equipment              282         198         270         196
  Plastic articles, n.e.s.            928       1,586         890       1,518
  Platinum                            139         515          73         382
  Pottery                               7         154           8         123
  Power generating machines (4)     3,048       4,927       2,954       4,353
  Printed materials                   530         448         502         392
  Pulp and waste paper                829         344         796         374
  Records and magnetic media          338         539         320         488
  Rice                                163          52         148          47
  Rubber articles, n.e.s.             202         338         184         313
  Rubber tires and tubes (4)          458       1,195         452       1,159
  Scientific instruments (4)        3,904       3,861       3,953       3,584
  Ships and boats                     159          65         262          92
  Silver and bullion                  396         750         267         661
  Soybeans                            644          15         402          15
  Spacecraft (4)                      (-)          20         (-)          31
  Specialized industrial machine    4,211       3,635       4,382       3,527
  Sugar                                 8         161           6         104
  TV's, VCR's, etc. (4)             1,923      11,368       2,004      10,964
  Textile yarn, fabric              1,139       2,216       1,089       2,153
  Tobacco, unmanufactured              52          67          59          78
  Toys, games, and sporting good      331       3,230         335       2,433
  Travel goods                         44         791          44         844
  Vegetables and fruits             1,332       1,773       1,435       1,577
  Vehicles                          9,153      17,502       8,001      15,218
  Watches, clocks, and parts           37         440          33         445
  Wheat                               929          41         774          31
  Wood manufactures                   190         647         175         607
Re-exports                         15,225         (X)      14,899         (X)

  Agricultural commodities            283         (X)         266         (X)
  Manufactured goods               14,728         (X)      14,244         (X)
  Mineral fuels                        82         (X)         251         (X)
                                 

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                                          2011                    2010
Item (1)                             Cumulative              Cumulative
                                Exports     Imports     Exports     Imports

Total Balance of Payment Basis    980,945   1,470,328     830,112   1,254,508

Net Adjustments                    11,866      18,550       7,122      13,722

Total Census Basis (2)            969,079   1,451,779     822,990   1,240,786

Manufactured goods (3)            636,609   1,049,374     569,997     921,912
Agricultural commodities (3)       90,224      65,873      69,720      54,366
Mineral fuels (3)                  81,586     307,679      50,549     240,450

Selected commodities (3)                                                     

  ADP equipment and office machi   14,389      75,665      14,574      74,278
  Airplanes, engines, and parts(4) 52,178      15,683      48,729      14,109
  Alcoholic beverages, distilled      783       3,852         667       3,414
  Aluminum                          4,365       7,983       3,342       7,401
  Animal feeds                      6,344       1,246       5,998         849
  Artwork and antiques              1,952       4,021       1,984       3,837
  Basketware, etc.                  5,852       9,461       5,475       8,790
  Cereal flour                      2,197       3,184       1,991       2,843
  Chemicals - cosmetics             8,706       6,964       8,214       6,284
  Chemicals - dyeing                5,804       2,344       4,838       2,062
  Chemicals - fertilizers           3,400       6,092       2,566       4,102
  Chemicals - inorganic             9,009      10,623       7,716       8,587
  Chemicals - medicinal            26,513      46,372      27,892      43,564
  Chemicals - n.e.s.               18,250       8,794      16,066       7,493
  Chemicals - organic              28,277      36,550      24,000      29,926
  Chemicals - plastics             31,286      13,999      27,888      11,834
  Cigarettes                          264         122         317         128
  Clothing                          2,221      56,617       2,128      50,356
  Coal                             10,668       1,490       6,427       1,382
  Coffee                                3       4,487           4       2,499
  Copper                            2,506       7,174       2,338       5,261
  Cork, wood, and lumber            3,807       2,983       3,093       3,071
  Corn                              9,522         336       6,521         224
  Cotton, raw and linters           7,040          10       3,902           3
  Crude fertilizers and minerals    1,688       1,834       1,580       1,434
  Crude oil                           879     225,115       1,088     175,395
  Electrical machinery (4)         51,386      89,769      50,473      74,840
  Fish and preparations             3,361      10,483       2,624       9,080
  Footwear                            537      15,471         454      13,706
  Furniture and bedding (4)         3,386      21,577       3,135      20,820
  Gem diamonds                      2,085      15,419       1,920      12,126
  General industrial machines      39,422      49,491      33,685      39,675
  Glass (4)                         2,431       1,796       2,245       1,722
  Glassware                           687       1,698         659       1,520
  Gold, nonmonetary                19,238       9,777      11,643       6,967
  Hides and skins                   1,526          38       1,315          39
  Iron and steel mill products     12,128      22,374      10,478      16,190
  Jewelry                           3,314       7,059       3,039       6,080
  Lighting and plumbing             1,823       5,116       1,607       4,721
  Liquefied propane and butane      2,480       1,626       1,487       1,598
  Live animals                        550       1,442         433       1,524
  Meat and preparations            10,612       3,926       8,369       3,506
  Metal manufactures, n.e.s.       13,295      19,380      11,386      17,051
  Metal ores and scrap             23,117       6,300      17,839       4,823
  Metalworking machines             4,178       5,199       3,431       3,360
  Mineral fuels, other              6,842       3,086       4,763       2,389
  Natural gas                       4,417      10,784       3,463      12,938
  Nickel                              999       2,638         711       2,013
  Oils and fats of vegetable        1,794       4,107       1,596       2,576
  Optical goods                     2,137       3,903       2,213       3,538
  Paper and paperboard             10,816      10,495       9,832      10,014
  Petroleum preparations           55,980      64,152      32,908      45,173
  Photographic equipment            2,231       1,447       2,255       1,331
  Plastic articles, n.e.s.          6,961      11,616       6,497      10,703
  Platinum                            751       3,743         941       2,697
  Pottery                              61         964          65         922
  Power generating machines (4)    23,526      33,877      21,692      27,088
  Printed materials                 3,852       2,924       3,801       2,938
  Pulp and waste paper              6,512       2,760       5,558       2,518
  Records and magnetic media        2,622       3,528       2,706       3,231
  Rice                              1,429         405       1,617         382
  Rubber articles, n.e.s.           1,522       2,478       1,344       2,159
  Rubber tires and tubes (4)        3,351       8,809       2,680       6,734
  Scientific instruments (4)       31,805      28,420      28,719      23,804
  Ships and boats                   1,698         804       1,604         987
  Silver and bullion                2,119       5,813         853       2,714
  Soybeans                          9,987         164       8,093         152
  Spacecraft (4)                        1          51         (-)         (-)
  Specialized industrial machine   34,297      27,467      30,604      19,182
  Sugar                                51       1,098          43         773
  TV's, VCR's, etc. (4)            15,202      87,302      14,028      84,558
  Textile yarn, fabric              8,728      16,064       7,545      14,650
  Tobacco, unmanufactured             757         489         804         446
  Toys, games, and sporting good    2,802      16,457       2,673      16,885
  Travel goods                        328       5,908         294       5,128
  Vegetables and fruits            11,126      16,141       9,524      14,418
  Vehicles                         69,038     125,861      56,707     114,855
  Watches, clocks, and parts          301       2,966         224       2,167
  Wheat                             8,424         339       3,739         408
  Wood manufactures                 1,401       4,558       1,401       4,755
Re-exports                        118,097         (X)      99,029         (X)

  Agricultural commodities          2,739         (X)       2,413         (X)
  Manufactured goods              113,115         (X)      95,480         (X)
  Mineral fuels                     1,058         (X)         361         (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-11-171, BEA-11-51), Bureau of the Census, Foreign
Trade Division, August 2011.  For more information, contact Matthew Przybocki
(301-763-3148) or Maria Iseman (301-763-2311), Foreign Trade Division.
