                                        
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)                               September               August
                                Exports     Imports     Exports     Imports

Total Balance of Payment Basis    128,767     191,771  (R)128,098   (R)198,662

Net Adjustments                     1,551       2,604  (R)  1,332   (R) 2,458

Total Census Basis (2)            127,216     189,167  (R)126,765   (R)196,204

Manufactured goods (3)             84,618     139,926      83,211     143,564
Agricultural commodities (3)        9,708       7,658      10,120       8,124
Mineral fuels (3)                  11,165      37,754      11,760      41,012

Selected commodities (3)                                                     

  ADP equipment and office machi    1,912       9,687       1,814      10,162
  Airplanes, engines, and parts (4) 7,097       2,041       7,190       1,700
  Alcoholic beverages, distilled      138         544         143         535
  Aluminum                            556       1,078         558       1,099
  Animal feeds                        704         155         778         166
  Artwork and antiques                201         739         186         533
  Basketware, etc.                    729       1,193         673       1,207
  Cereal flour                        293         469         306         456
  Chemicals - cosmetics             1,174         927       1,204         925
  Chemicals - dyeing                  766         286         794         308
  Chemicals - fertilizers             397         836         465         645
  Chemicals - inorganic             1,030       1,806       1,020       1,426
  Chemicals - medicinal             3,583       5,500       3,447       6,340
  Chemicals - n.e.s.                2,353       1,108       2,308       1,182
  Chemicals - organic               3,715       4,378       3,796       4,822
  Chemicals - plastics              3,909       1,769       4,060       1,855
  Cigarettes                           31          14          41          14
  Clothing                            285       8,570         305       9,080
  Coal                              1,369         172       1,482         269
  Coffee                              (-)         521         (-)         490
  Copper                              300         964         320         710
  Cork, wood, and lumber              429         379         487         374
  Corn                              1,004           6       1,222          10
  Cotton, raw and linters             191         (-)         216         (-)
  Crude fertilizers and minerals      255         269         241         257
  Crude oil                           101      28,543         104      31,377
  Electrical machinery (4)          6,613      11,994       6,641      12,136
  Fish and preparations               575       1,481         700       1,541
  Footwear                             74       2,048          75       2,398
  Furniture and bedding (4)           469       2,633         471       2,809
  Gem diamonds                        263       1,847         118       1,672
  General industrial machines       5,049       6,110       5,273       6,521
  Glass (4)                           332         228         339         257
  Glassware                            84         233          91         248
  Gold, nonmonetary                 4,700       1,654       3,063       1,211
  Hides and skins                     195           4         204           4
  Iron and steel mill products      1,627       2,595       1,616       2,940
  Jewelry                             477       1,067         386         987
  Lighting and plumbing               255         819         246         820
  Liquefied propane and butane        311         222         305         151
  Live animals                         92         171          82         180
  Meat and preparations             1,477         457       1,541         502
  Metal manufactures, n.e.s.        1,717       2,570       1,805       2,726
  Metal ores and scrap              3,008         796       3,604         884
  Metalworking machines               532         730         586         807
  Mineral fuels, other                843         485         838         401
  Natural gas                         516       1,143         480       1,366
  Nickel                              133         309         140         319
  Oils and fats of vegetable          254         433         183         504
  Optical goods                       284         494         278         492
  Paper and paperboard              1,367       1,437       1,400       1,425
  Petroleum preparations            7,995       7,002       8,519       7,213
  Photographic equipment              254         187         282         198
  Plastic articles, n.e.s.            876       1,475         928       1,586
  Platinum                            104         534         139         515
  Pottery                               8         151           7         154
  Power generating machines (4)     3,083       4,373       3,048       4,927
  Printed materials                   501         417         530         448
  Pulp and waste paper                853         360         829         344
  Records and magnetic media          391         528         338         539
  Rice                                122          47         163          52
  Rubber articles, n.e.s.             204         315         202         338
  Rubber tires and tubes (4)          481       1,119         458       1,195
  Scientific instruments (4)        3,935       3,820       3,904       3,861
  Ships and boats                     154          78         159          65
  Silver and bullion                  284         732         396         750
  Soybeans                            698          12         644          15
  Spacecraft (4)                      (-)         (-)         (-)          20
  Specialized industrial machine    4,178       3,234       4,211       3,635
  Sugar                                 4         166           8         161
  TV's, VCR's, etc. (4)             2,025      11,851       1,923      11,368
  Textile yarn, fabric              1,100       2,093       1,139       2,216
  Tobacco, unmanufactured              30          60          52          67
  Toys, games, and sporting good      373       3,411         331       3,230
  Travel goods                         46         831          44         791
  Vegetables and fruits             1,356       1,634       1,332       1,773
  Vehicles                          9,178      17,188       9,153      17,502
  Watches, clocks, and parts           36         484          37         440
  Wheat                               922          58         929          41
  Wood manufactures                   187         584         190         647
Re-exports                         16,085         (X)      15,225         (X)

  Agricultural commodities            266         (X)         283         (X)
  Manufactured goods               15,595         (X)      14,728         (X)
  Mineral fuels                        77         (X)          82         (X)
                                    

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

Total Balance of Payment Basis  1,109,690   1,661,576     938,397   1,423,408

Net Adjustments                    13,409      21,138       7,763      15,545

Total Census Basis (2)          1,096,281   1,640,439     930,634   1,407,864

Manufactured goods (3)            721,227   1,189,300     643,452   1,050,207
Agricultural commodities (3)       99,932      73,532      78,378      60,913
Mineral fuels (3)                  92,751     345,433      57,351     269,442

Selected commodities (3)                                                     

  ADP equipment and office machi   16,300      85,352      16,434      83,917
  Airplanes, engines, and parts (4)59,275      17,724      54,737      16,488
  Alcoholic beverages, distilled      921       4,396         797       3,890
  Aluminum                          4,921       9,062       3,817       8,267
  Animal feeds                      7,048       1,401       6,640         965
  Artwork and antiques              2,153       4,759       2,241       4,369
  Basketware, etc.                  6,581      10,654       6,195       9,913
  Cereal flour                      2,491       3,653       2,254       3,266
  Chemicals - cosmetics             9,880       7,891       9,287       7,086
  Chemicals - dyeing                6,569       2,631       5,465       2,328
  Chemicals - fertilizers           3,797       6,927       2,849       4,527
  Chemicals - inorganic            10,039      12,429       8,745       9,981
  Chemicals - medicinal            30,095      51,872      30,993      48,723
  Chemicals - n.e.s.               20,603       9,902      18,081       8,413
  Chemicals - organic              31,992      40,927      27,029      34,081
  Chemicals - plastics             35,196      15,768      31,420      13,385
  Cigarettes                          295         136         322         144
  Clothing                          2,506      65,187       2,403      58,245
  Coal                             12,037       1,662       7,376       1,568
  Coffee                                3       5,008           4       2,836
  Copper                            2,807       8,139       2,624       5,767
  Cork, wood, and lumber            4,236       3,362       3,507       3,419
  Corn                             10,526         342       7,421         236
  Cotton, raw and linters           7,231          10       4,103           5
  Crude fertilizers and minerals    1,943       2,103       1,776       1,610
  Crude oil                           981     253,658       1,173     197,288
  Electrical machinery (4)         58,000     101,763      57,106      86,255
  Fish and preparations             3,936      11,964       3,141      10,370
  Footwear                            611      17,519         522      15,710
  Furniture and bedding (4)         3,855      24,210       3,567      23,460
  Gem diamonds                      2,348      17,266       2,121      13,609
  General industrial machines      44,471      55,601      37,997      44,693
  Glass (4)                         2,763       2,024       2,531       1,939
  Glassware                           771       1,931         751       1,737
  Gold, nonmonetary                23,939      11,431      13,078       7,907
  Hides and skins                   1,722          43       1,500          43
  Iron and steel mill products     13,755      24,969      11,807      18,289
  Jewelry                           3,791       8,126       3,504       6,984
  Lighting and plumbing             2,079       5,935       1,850       5,464
  Liquefied propane and butane      2,791       1,848       1,681       1,718
  Live animals                        642       1,613         486       1,713
  Meat and preparations            12,088       4,383       9,473       3,892
  Metal manufactures, n.e.s.       15,013      21,950      12,914      19,313
  Metal ores and scrap             26,124       7,096      20,337       5,430
  Metalworking machines             4,710       5,929       3,898       3,790
  Mineral fuels, other              7,685       3,570       5,405       2,682
  Natural gas                       4,933      11,927       3,753      14,093
  Nickel                            1,133       2,948         816       2,248
  Oils and fats of vegetable        2,047       4,540       1,750       2,897
  Optical goods                     2,421       4,397       2,501       3,990
  Paper and paperboard             12,183      11,932      11,137      11,381
  Petroleum preparations           63,975      71,154      37,469      50,345
  Photographic equipment            2,485       1,634       2,516       1,521
  Plastic articles, n.e.s.          7,837      13,091       7,310      12,103
  Platinum                            855       4,277       1,046       3,097
  Pottery                              69       1,115          73       1,075
  Power generating machines (4)    26,609      38,249      24,370      30,892
  Printed materials                 4,353       3,341       4,318       3,389
  Pulp and waste paper              7,365       3,119       6,292       2,887
  Records and magnetic media        3,014       4,057       3,085       3,759
  Rice                              1,551         452       1,783         424
  Rubber articles, n.e.s.           1,726       2,793       1,523       2,450
  Rubber tires and tubes (4)        3,832       9,928       3,063       7,701
  Scientific instruments (4)       35,740      32,240      32,499      27,198
  Ships and boats                   1,852         882       1,764       1,097
  Silver and bullion                2,404       6,545       1,008       3,072
  Soybeans                         10,686         175       8,910         161
  Spacecraft (4)                        1          51         (-)         (-)
  Specialized industrial machine   38,474      30,701      34,459      21,910
  Sugar                                55       1,263          48       1,011
  TV's, VCR's, etc. (4)            17,227      99,153      15,845      97,604
  Textile yarn, fabric              9,828      18,157       8,526      16,576
  Tobacco, unmanufactured             788         549         839         515
  Toys, games, and sporting good    3,176      19,867       3,032      20,547
  Travel goods                        375       6,739         330       5,885
  Vegetables and fruits            12,482      17,775      10,723      15,773
  Vehicles                         78,215     143,049      64,341     129,980
  Watches, clocks, and parts          337       3,450         261       2,525
  Wheat                             9,346         398       4,635         450
  Wood manufactures                 1,588       5,142       1,577       5,339
Re-exports                        134,182         (X)     112,994         (X)

  Agricultural commodities          3,005         (X)       2,633         (X)
  Manufactured goods              128,709         (X)     109,050         (X)
  Mineral fuels                     1,135         (X)         441         (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-11-188, BEA-11-54), Bureau of the Census, Foreign
Trade Division, September 2011.  For more information, contact Matthew Przybocki
(301-763-3148) or Maria Iseman (301-763-2311), Foreign Trade Division.
