                        PART B:  NOT SEASONALLY ADJUSTED
      EXHIBIT 15. EXPORTS AND IMPORTS OF GOODS BY PRINCIPAL SITC COMMODITY
                           GROUPINGS - 2012 AND 2011
                                        
      In millions of dollars.  Detail 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

Item (1)                               December                November
                                Exports     Imports     Exports     Imports

Total Balance of Payment Basis    131,805     178,918     131,555     196,152

Net Adjustments                     1,254       1,865       1,181       1,917

Total Census Basis (2)            130,551     177,053     130,374     194,235

Manufactured goods (3)             84,620     135,309      83,486     149,520
Agricultural commodities (3)       13,037       8,336      14,290       8,467
Mineral fuels (3)                  12,834      29,717      11,618      32,555

Selected commodities (3)                                                     

  ADP equipment and office machi    2,012      10,118       1,956      11,083
  Airplanes, engines, & parts (4)   9,976       2,742       8,389       2,763
  Alcoholic beverages, distilled      107         591         134         645
  Aluminum                            463         934         532         826
  Animal feeds                      1,156         229       1,156         242
  Artwork and antiques                203         520         277       1,146
  Basketware, etc.                    736       1,233         730       1,267
  Cereal flour                        300         425         313         501
  Chemicals - cosmetics             1,166         923       1,142         949
  Chemicals - dyeing                  555         269         542         288
  Chemicals - fertilizers             337         752         275         748
  Chemicals - inorganic               956       1,221         900       1,423
  Chemicals - medicinal             2,949       5,566       3,558       6,060
  Chemicals - n.e.s.                2,476       1,096       2,135       1,085
  Chemicals - organic               3,440       3,767       3,431       4,458
  Chemicals - plastics              3,571       1,638       3,478       1,680
  Cigarettes                           28          18          28          17
  Clothing                            269       6,223         281       6,477
  Coal                              1,066         100         924         111
  Coffee                                1         379         (-)         370
  Copper                              228         794         263         823
  Cork, wood, and lumber              446         424         446         438
  Corn                                507         160         550         139
  Cotton, raw and linters             448         (-)         310         (-)
  Crude fertilizers and minerals      203         232         184         263
  Crude oil                           345      21,349         245      23,795
  Electrical machinery (4)          6,183      11,347       6,499      12,111
  Fish and preparations               338       1,514         414       1,384
  Footwear                             62       1,871          73       1,643
  Furniture and bedding (4)           455       2,968         493       2,925
  Gem diamonds                        279       1,442         303       1,926
  General industrial machines       5,061       5,988       5,275       6,244
  Glass (4)                           280         198         317         223
  Glassware                            78         215          78         228
  Gold, nonmonetary                 4,012       1,589       2,753       1,915
  Hides and skins                     199           4         196           4
  Iron and steel mill products      1,368       2,482       1,421       2,810
  Jewelry                             365         763         551       1,066
  Lighting and plumbing               227         745         264         786
  Liquefied propane and butane        275         216         330         166
  Live animals                        140         237         196         273
  Meat and preparations             1,444         492       1,508         480
  Metal manufactures, n.e.s.        1,604       2,459       1,813       2,622
  Metal ores and scrap              2,220         719       2,113         696
  Metalworking machines               506         956         512         887
  Mineral fuels, other                736         253         642         241
  Natural gas                         549         861         416         862
  Nickel                              123         213         105         206
  Oils and fats of vegetable          338         421         259         391
  Optical goods                       271         489         268         492
  Paper and paperboard              1,226       1,156       1,246       1,345
  Petroleum preparations            9,838       6,706       9,036       7,184
  Photographic equipment              242         175         236         158
  Plastic articles, n.e.s.            843       1,479         884       1,563
  Platinum                             43         330          59         352
  Pottery                               9         121          10         136
  Power generating machines (4)     3,197       4,256       3,128       4,624
  Printed materials                   474         361         507         390
  Pulp and waste paper                794         248         729         301
  Records and magnetic media          389         456         501         551
  Rice                                281          63         165          64
  Rubber articles, n.e.s.             192         313         215         336
  Rubber tires and tubes (4)          410       1,109         443       1,158
  Scientific instruments (4)        4,416       3,828       4,048       3,924
  Ships and boats                     223          58         249          65
  Silver and bullion                  117         634         269         520
  Soybeans                          3,034          21       4,195          22
  Spacecraft (4)                       75          34         271         (-)
  Specialized industrial machine    4,100       3,591       3,792       3,318
  Sugar                                 3          74           3         104
  TV's, VCR's, etc. (4)             2,009      12,371       1,893      15,735
  Textile yarn, fabric                902       1,897         975       2,036
  Tobacco, unmanufactured             142          50         148          97
  Toys, games, and sporting good      420       1,972         403       3,175
  Travel goods                         45         785          49         850
  Vegetables and fruits             1,893       2,143       2,146       2,009
  Vehicles                          9,358      19,414      10,182      21,761
  Watches, clocks, and parts           34         373          38         450
  Wheat                               621          87         454          72
  Wood manufactures                   150         640         168         634
Re-exports                         15,645         (X)      16,546         (X)

  Agricultural commodities            396         (X)         353         (X)  
  Manufactured goods               15,028         (X)      16,042         (X)   
  Mineral fuels                        78         (X)          22         (X)   
                                         
                               _________________

                                          2012                    2011
Item (1)                             Annual                  Annual
                                Exports     Imports     Exports     Imports

Total Balance of Payment Basis  1,563,578   2,299,281   1,497,406   2,235,819

Net Adjustments                    16,441      24,238      16,974      27,995

Total Census Basis (2)          1,547,137   2,275,043   1,480,432   2,207,824

Manufactured goods (3)          1,019,767   1,704,216     971,671   1,611,456
Agricultural commodities (3)      141,324     103,193     136,351      99,124
Mineral fuels (3)                 136,287     424,505     128,564     453,872

Selected commodities (3)                                                     

  ADP equipment and office machi   22,615     118,867      21,906     116,490
  Airplanes, engines,  & parts (4) 95,671      28,937      82,550      25,393
  Alcoholic beverages, distilled    1,419       6,502       1,285       6,248
  Aluminum                          6,582      11,310       6,433      11,896
  Animal feeds                     10,745       2,521       9,288       1,929
  Artwork and antiques              3,178       7,809       3,112       6,903
  Basketware, etc.                  9,172      14,806       8,699      14,458
  Cereal flour                      3,760       5,333       3,379       5,055
  Chemicals - cosmetics            14,200      11,349      13,244      10,613
  Chemicals - dyeing                7,871       3,761       8,542       3,458
  Chemicals - fertilizers           4,489       8,759       5,133       9,165
  Chemicals - inorganic            12,294      15,499      13,345      17,019
  Chemicals - medicinal            42,585      68,265      40,011      69,678
  Chemicals - n.e.s.               28,971      13,952      27,127      13,294
  Chemicals - organic              42,441      52,315      43,571      54,367
  Chemicals - plastics             45,339      21,721      46,195      20,744
  Cigarettes                          317         188         383         181
  Clothing                          3,436      84,917       3,339      85,559
  Coal                             15,110       1,508      16,204       2,133
  Coffee                                8       5,810           4       6,906
  Copper                            4,130       8,945       3,644      10,154
  Cork, wood, and lumber            5,485       5,172       5,498       4,452
  Corn                              9,802         928      14,064         399
  Cotton, raw and linters           6,273           8       8,468          17
  Crude fertilizers and minerals    2,579       2,840       2,619       2,848
  Crude oil                         2,184     315,663       1,463     336,687
  Electrical machinery (4)         77,638     144,333      77,799     137,937
  Fish and preparations             5,159      16,561       5,279      16,519
  Footwear                            824      23,885         832      22,652
  Furniture and bedding (4)         5,726      35,612       5,259      32,365
  Gem diamonds                      3,122      20,188       3,092      22,299
  General industrial machines      64,333      81,532      60,082      74,175
  Glass (4)                         3,617       2,733       3,657       2,665
  Glassware                         1,024       2,703       1,026       2,566
  Gold, nonmonetary                36,129      17,874      33,675      16,394
  Hides and skins                   2,250          52       2,301          55
  Iron and steel mill products     18,905      36,814      18,467      32,894
  Jewelry                           5,293      10,496       5,222      11,091
  Lighting and plumbing             3,004       9,307       2,848       8,018
  Liquefied propane and butane      3,395       2,110       3,459       2,629
  Live animals                      1,175       2,613       1,023       2,300
  Meat and preparations            17,488       6,222      16,627       5,734
  Metal manufactures, n.e.s.       21,899      33,444      20,256      29,614
  Metal ores and scrap             28,114       9,111      32,838       9,423
  Metalworking machines             6,248      10,321       6,246       8,619
  Mineral fuels, other              8,592       3,943      10,119       4,548
  Natural gas                       4,829       9,064       6,432      13,567
  Nickel                            1,572       2,944       1,582       3,718
  Oils and fats of vegetable        2,604       5,447       2,532       6,099
  Optical goods                     3,400       6,082       3,262       5,896
  Paper and paperboard             15,832      15,621      15,988      15,795
  Petroleum preparations          101,877      90,286      90,458      92,281
  Photographic equipment            3,010       2,163       3,259       2,183
  Plastic articles, n.e.s.         11,098      18,979      10,439      17,402
  Platinum                            903       4,376       1,036       5,555
  Pottery                             107       1,518          99       1,504
  Power generating machines (4)    39,314      57,664      36,341      52,074
  Printed materials                 5,854       4,581       5,859       4,512
  Pulp and waste paper              8,978       3,354       9,709       4,020
  Records and magnetic media        4,510       5,868       4,368       5,716
  Rice                              2,067         660       2,100         631
  Rubber articles, n.e.s.           2,606       4,126       2,332       3,763
  Rubber tires and tubes (4)        5,598      14,638       5,155      13,377
  Scientific instruments (4)       50,276      45,867      48,247      43,527
  Ships and boats                   3,354       1,869       2,466       1,179
  Silver and bullion                2,484       6,674       3,094       8,577
  Soybeans                         24,739         328      17,581         219
  Spacecraft (4)                      462         120           1          51
  Specialized industrial machine   53,711      44,862      51,655      41,407
  Sugar                                58       1,313          72       1,637
  TV's, VCR's, etc. (4)            23,019     143,879      23,397     137,952
  Textile yarn, fabric             12,512      24,750      12,880      24,135
  Tobacco, unmanufactured           1,098         958       1,149         752
  Toys, games, and sporting good    4,449      28,037       4,334      28,650
  Travel goods                        539       9,990         526       9,033
  Vegetables and fruits            19,898      24,594      17,967      23,595
  Vehicles                        116,731     235,370     106,196     198,707
  Watches, clocks, and parts          396       4,827         460       4,829
  Wheat                             8,153         833      11,150         644
  Wood manufactures                 2,102       7,723       2,092       6,783
Re-exports                        193,244         (X)     182,017         (X)

  Agricultural commodities          4,077         (X)       3,995         (X)   
  Manufactured goods              186,489         (X)     174,972         (X)   
  Mineral fuels                     1,053         (X)       1,310         (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 
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 this release, or at
www.census.gov/ft900 or
www.bea.gov/newsreleases/international/trade/tradnewsrelease.htm.
                                                  
SOURCE: Report FT900 (CB-13-25, BEA-13-04), Bureau of the Census, Foreign
Trade Division, December 2012.  For more information, contact Matthew Przybocki
(301-763-3148) or Maria Iseman (301-763-2311), Foreign Trade Division.
