                                        
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.


					2012			 2011
Item (1)                               January                 December
                                Exports     Imports     Exports     Imports

Total Balance of Payment Basis    119,615     185,887  (R)127,881  (R)186,621

Net Adjustments                     1,383       2,377  (R)  1,034  (R)  2,148

Total Census Basis (2)            118,232     183,510  (R)126,847  (R)184,472

Manufactured goods (3)             77,154     132,599      82,980     134,043
Agricultural commodities (3)       11,491       9,055      11,768       8,444
Mineral fuels (3)                  10,606      38,290      12,400      37,825

Selected commodities (3)                                                     

  ADP equipment and office machi    1,740       8,952       1,991       9,976
  Airplanes, engines, and parts(4)  6,661       1,825       8,239       2,707
  Alcoholic beverages, distilled       77         460         113         590
  Aluminum                            524         984         467         914
  Animal feeds                        751         179         748         175
  Artwork and antiques                261         582         414         414
  Basketware, etc.                    667       1,201         685       1,335
  Cereal flour                        267         424         273         419
  Chemicals - cosmetics             1,051         870       1,086         876
  Chemicals - dyeing                  606         283         613         259
  Chemicals - fertilizers             448         650         359         651
  Chemicals - inorganic               983       1,207       1,163       1,437
  Chemicals - medicinal             3,221       5,269       2,839       6,163
  Chemicals - n.e.s.                2,136       1,148       2,207       1,140
  Chemicals - organic               3,430       4,431       4,029       4,579
  Chemicals - plastics              3,568       1,688       3,604       1,593
  Cigarettes                           17          15          25          15
  Clothing                            260       7,407         269       5,845
  Coal                              1,337         151       1,375         164
  Coffee                              (-)         661         (-)         659
  Copper                              312         599         242         635
  Cork, wood, and lumber              428         340         365         358
  Corn                              1,044          18       1,307          16
  Cotton, raw and linters             755         (-)         566           5
  Crude fertilizers and minerals      193         279         198         220
  Crude oil                           157      28,484         160      29,268
  Electrical machinery (4)          5,921      11,375       6,377      11,595
  Fish and preparations               228       1,515         352       1,573
  Footwear                             59       2,230          69       1,546
  Furniture and bedding (4)           426       3,143         445       2,741
  Gem diamonds                        219       1,553         283       1,591
  General industrial machines       4,767       6,568       5,114       6,181
  Glass (4)                           272         222         268         206
  Glassware                            77         221          87         200
  Gold, nonmonetary                 3,552       1,326       2,777       1,423
  Hides and skins                     176           4         189           4
  Iron and steel mill products      1,628       3,125       1,539       2,515
  Jewelry                             382         779         384         834
  Lighting and plumbing               208         699         239         642
  Liquefied propane and butane        325         325         256         355
  Live animals                         61         207         132         222
  Meat and preparations             1,366         502       1,493         454
  Metal manufactures, n.e.s.        1,649       2,700       1,712       2,436
  Metal ores and scrap              2,011         733       2,247         777
  Metalworking machines               444         788         534         950
  Mineral fuels, other                738         315         902         231
  Natural gas                         511         920         487         918
  Nickel                              146         270         152         216
  Oils and fats of vegetable          226         492         112         460
  Optical goods                       259         479         276         479
  Paper and paperboard              1,257       1,259       1,225       1,168
  Petroleum preparations            7,510       7,920       9,182       6,720
  Photographic equipment              222         153         251         192
  Plastic articles, n.e.s.            833       1,550         822       1,385
  Platinum                             51         299          70         511
  Pottery                               7         140           9         112
  Power generating machines (4)     3,015       4,310       3,258       4,393
  Printed materials                   445         356         485         367
  Pulp and waste paper                802         266         790         301
  Records and magnetic media          279         427         411         502
  Rice                                145          66         204          70
  Rubber articles, n.e.s.             195         333         191         317
  Rubber tires and tubes (4)          413       1,230         424       1,169
  Scientific instruments (4)        3,821       3,377       4,387       3,747
  Ships and boats                     161          99         205          57
  Silver and bullion                  168         711         137         714
  Soybeans                          2,210          17       1,863          14
  Spacecraft (4)                      (-)         (-)         (-)         (-)
  Specialized industrial machine    4,087       3,654       4,709       3,770
  Sugar                                 6         158           4          93
  TV's, VCR's, etc. (4)             1,768       9,688       2,106      11,404
  Textile yarn, fabric              1,004       2,055         906       1,849
  Tobacco, unmanufactured             117          62         132          48
  Toys, games, and sporting good      307       2,201         351       1,870
  Travel goods                         38         808          48         719
  Vegetables and fruits             1,389       2,443       1,692       2,108
  Vehicles                          8,168      17,405       9,027      18,039
  Watches, clocks, and parts           22         373          40         396
  Wheat                               580          75         616          77
  Wood manufactures                   162         588         157         512
Re-exports                         14,922         (X)      15,337         (X)

  Agricultural commodities            397                     352            
  Manufactured goods               14,357                  14,826            
  Mineral fuels                        53                      32            
                                       

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                                          2011                    
Item (1)                                January             
                                Exports     Imports     

Total Balance of Payment Basis    111,501     168,782                        

Net Adjustments                     1,346       2,036                        

Total Census Basis (2)            110,155     166,745                        

Manufactured goods (3)             70,773     120,679                        
Agricultural commodities (3)       12,239       7,745                        
Mineral fuels (3)                   9,153      34,630                        

Selected commodities (3)                                                     

  ADP equipment and office machi    1,718       8,536                        
  Airplanes, engines, and parts(4)  5,005       1,720                        
  Alcoholic beverages, distilled       71         414                        
  Aluminum                            480         921                        
  Animal feeds                        941         125                        
  Artwork and antiques                247         491                        
  Basketware, etc.                    683       1,092                        
  Cereal flour                        241         362                        
  Chemicals - cosmetics               975         788                        
  Chemicals - dyeing                  654         245                        
  Chemicals - fertilizers             348       1,036                        
  Chemicals - inorganic             1,011       1,200                        
  Chemicals - medicinal             2,969       4,900                        
  Chemicals - n.e.s.                1,998         971                        
  Chemicals - organic               3,475       3,786                        
  Chemicals - plastics              3,514       1,491                        
  Cigarettes                           24          20                        
  Clothing                            248       6,748                        
  Coal                              1,100         119                        
  Coffee                              (-)         484                        
  Copper                              284         811                        
  Cork, wood, and lumber              410         357                        
  Corn                                812          21                        
  Cotton, raw and linters           1,210         (-)                        
  Crude fertilizers and minerals      184         205                        
  Crude oil                           116      25,221                        
  Electrical machinery (4)          6,206      10,553                        
  Fish and preparations               213       1,332                        
  Footwear                             54       2,018                        
  Furniture and bedding (4)           398       2,736                        
  Gem diamonds                        214       1,645                        
  General industrial machines       4,258       5,422                        
  Glass (4)                           274         214                        
  Glassware                            76         194                        
  Gold, nonmonetary                 1,855         975                        
  Hides and skins                     172           4                        
  Iron and steel mill products      1,395       2,300                        
  Jewelry                             353         784                        
  Lighting and plumbing               202         604                        
  Liquefied propane and butane        246         327                        
  Live animals                         71         190                        
  Meat and preparations             1,076         397                        
  Metal manufactures, n.e.s.        1,494       2,232                        
  Metal ores and scrap              2,381         652                        
  Metalworking machines               477         539                        
  Mineral fuels, other                743         229                        
  Natural gas                         680       1,318                        
  Nickel                              110         299                        
  Oils and fats of vegetable          353         392                        
  Optical goods                       226         506                        
  Paper and paperboard              1,267       1,286                        
  Petroleum preparations            6,225       7,205                        
  Photographic equipment              257         153                        
  Plastic articles, n.e.s.            766       1,383                        
  Platinum                             72         419                        
  Pottery                               6         127                        
  Power generating machines (4)     2,772       3,844                        
  Printed materials                   480         358                        
  Pulp and waste paper                836         337                        
  Records and magnetic media          309         399                        
  Rice                                198          53                        
  Rubber articles, n.e.s.             174         277                        
  Rubber tires and tubes (4)          341         971                        
  Scientific instruments (4)        3,587       3,146                        
  Ships and boats                     161         113                        
  Silver and bullion                  203         671                        
  Soybeans                          2,709          22                        
  Spacecraft (4)                      (-)         (-)                        
  Specialized industrial machine    3,717       3,323                        
  Sugar                                 5          97                        
  TV's, VCR's, etc. (4)             1,852      10,169                        
  Textile yarn, fabric                969       1,857                        
  Tobacco, unmanufactured              89          52                        
  Toys, games, and sporting good      324       2,059                        
  Travel goods                         32         727                        
  Vegetables and fruits             1,271       2,326                        
  Vehicles                          6,911      15,014                        
  Watches, clocks, and parts           32         291                        
  Wheat                               970          44                        
  Wood manufactures                   144         538                        
Re-exports                         13,684         (X)                        

  Agricultural commodities            404                                    
  Manufactured goods               12,970                                    
  Mineral fuels                       191                                    

                                                  
(1)  Detailed data are presented on a Census basis.  The information needed to
convert to a BOP basis is not available.
(2) Total exports(Domestic and Foreign)
(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-12-41, BEA-12-07), Bureau of the Census, Foreign
Trade Division, January 2012.  For more information, contact Matthew Przybocki
(301-763-3148) or Maria Iseman (301-763-2311), Foreign Trade Division.
