                           PART B:  NOT SEASONALLY ADJUSTED
            EXHIBIT 15. EXPORTS AND IMPORTS OF GOODS BY PRINCIPAL COMMODITIES
                                            
         In millions of dollars.  Detail may not equal totals due to rounding
         			(X) Not applicable.  (R) Revised.
         (-) Represents zero or less than one half unit of measurement shown.
                  Note: This exhibit is not additive.  See footnotes.
                                            

                                                          2013

Item (1)                                      May                     April
                                       Exports     Imports     Exports     Imports

Total Balance of Payment Basis (2)         134,221     199,108  (R)130,836   (R)192,865

  Net Adjustments (2)                      1,212       2,286    (R)1,108     (R)2,214

Total Census Basis (2)                   133,009     196,822    (R)129,728   (R)190,651

  Manufactured Goods (3)                 101,352     158,563      97,580     153,292
  Agricultural Commodities (3)            10,352       9,417      10,571       9,550

Food and Live Animals                      8,204       8,030       8,190       7,697

  Live animals other than fish                89         211          74         271
  Meat and preparations                    1,513         557       1,383         615
  Dairy products and birds                   555         128         480         139
  Fish and preparations                      312       1,613         468       1,205
  Cereals and preparations                 1,873         834       2,064       1,026
  Vegetables and fruits                    1,702       2,472       1,565       2,455
  Sugar, preparations and honey              205         414         211         357
  Coffee, tea, cocoa, and spices             254       1,171         246       1,001
  Feeding stuff for animals                  977         240         981         256
  Miscellaneous edible products              726         389         718         372

Beverages and Tobacco                        539       1,753         459       1,711

  Beverages                                  431       1,625         355       1,563
  Tobacco and manufactures                   108         128         104         148

Crude Materials Except Fuels               6,044       3,139       5,954       3,213

  Hides, skins, and furskins                 289          18         413          56
  Oil seeds and oleaginuos fruit             487         138         699         123
  Crude rubber                               295         373         284         408
  Cork and wood                              573         589         557         616
  Pulp and waste paper                       714         323         712         305
  Textile fibers                             853         122         862         120
  Crude fertilizers                          207         224         210         233
  Metalliferous ores and metal S           2,378         675       1,957         683
  Crude animal and vegetable mat             247         677         260         668

Mineral Fuels and Lubricants              11,720      33,856      10,737      32,544

  Coal, coke, and briquettes               1,052         100         962          82
  Petroleum preparations                   9,621      32,523       8,705      31,072
  Gas, natural, and manufactured           1,017       1,038       1,041       1,225
  Electric current                            30         195          29         165

Animal and Vegetable Oils                    214         491         276         520

  Animal oil and fat                          50          21          55          24
  Fixed vegetable fats and oil,              122         455         186         481
  Animal or vegetable fats, proc              42          15          35          15

Chemicals and Related Products            17,500      16,880      16,769      18,167

  Organic chemicals                        3,677       4,463       3,477       5,207
  Inorganic chemicals                      1,049       1,293         894       1,166
  Dyeing, tanning and coloring m             693         354         647         338
  Medicinial and pharmaceutical            3,598       5,638       3,595       6,098
  Essential oil and reinoids               1,235       1,019       1,231       1,045
  Fertilizers                                461         763         355         991
  Plastics in primary forms                3,012       1,221       2,912       1,219
  Plastics in nonprimary forms             1,086         784       1,030         787
  Chemical materials and product           2,688       1,344       2,629       1,315

Manufactured Goods by Material            10,074      21,961       9,936      19,689

  Leather and leather manufactur             135          98         115          94
  Rubber manufactures (4)                    892       1,794         844       1,863
  Cork and wood manufactures                 188         797         183         775
  Paper and paperboard                     1,417       1,339       1,363       1,285
  Textile yarn, fabris                     1,173       2,263       1,135       2,137
  Nonmetallic mineral manufactur           1,002       4,940       1,002       3,210
  Iron and steel                           1,590       3,284       1,579       3,253
  Nonferrous metals                        1,366       3,480       1,401       3,289
  Manufactures of metals                   2,310       3,967       2,314       3,783

Machinery and Transport Equipmen          45,105      75,804      42,663      73,579

  Power generating machinery (4)           3,060       5,042       2,942       5,374
  Specialized industrial machine           4,478       3,529       4,313       3,667
  Metalworking machinery                     584         847         528         837
  General industrial machinery             5,832       7,570       5,728       7,461
  Office machinery                         1,745       9,787       1,605       8,966
  Telecommunications equipment (4)         1,846      13,377       2,103      11,868
  Electrical machinery (4)                 6,622      12,647       6,420      12,308
  Road vehicles                           11,064      20,398      10,797      20,730
  Transport equipment (4)                  9,873       2,607       8,227       2,368

Miscellaneous Manufactured Artic           9,996      26,248       9,705      25,648

  Prefabricated buildings                    232         836         254         784
  Furniture                                  508       3,266         487       3,146
  Travel goods                                44         903          45         760
  Apparel and clothing accessori             282       6,598         279       6,400
  Footwear                                    63       1,849          62       1,785
  Scientific and controlling equ           4,219       4,002       3,988       3,947
  Photographic equipment                     553       1,177         543       1,145
  Miscellaneous manufactured art           4,095       7,617       4,047       7,681

Miscellaneous Commodities                  6,385       8,660       7,375       8,084

  Special transactions                       600       5,605         598       5,145
  Coin, including gold coin                   52         323          46         371
  Coin, other than gold                        6           1           6           5
  Gold, nonmonetary                        2,623       1,547       3,747       1,388
  Low value estimate                       3,103       1,185       2,979       1,176

Re-exports                                17,229         (X)      17,615         (X)

  Manufactured goods (3)                  16,351          (X)        16,950        (X)    
  Agricultural commodities (3)               392          (X)           424        (X)    
                                            

                                                 2013                    2012
Item (1)                                    Year-to-Date            Year-to-Date
                                       Exports     Imports     Exports     Imports

Total Balance of Payment Basis (2)       651,013     935,432     646,945     952,000

  Net Adjustments (2)                      4,866      10,908       6,518      11,514

Total Census Basis (2)                   646,146     924,523     640,427     940,485

  Manufactured Goods (3)                 486,244     741,956     481,365     733,289
  Agricultural Commodities (3)            58,117      45,689      57,089      44,665

Food and Live Animals                     40,588      37,783      39,259      36,473

  Live animals other than fish               344       1,210         363       1,196
  Meat and preparations                    7,048       2,815       7,183       2,719
  Dairy products and birds                 2,169         683       1,923         677
  Fish and preparations                    1,783       6,506       1,859       6,649
  Cereals and preparations                 9,831       4,278      11,152       3,338
  Vegetables and fruits                    8,220      12,344       7,499      11,374
  Sugar, preparations and honey            1,009       1,784       1,021       2,060
  Coffee, tea, cocoa, and spices           1,191       5,153       1,173       5,837
  Feeding stuff for animals                5,513       1,209       3,968         981
  Miscellaneous edible products            3,481       1,801       3,117       1,643

Beverages and Tobacco                      2,553       8,188       2,393       7,725

  Beverages                                1,809       7,444       1,666       7,032
  Tobacco and manufactures                   745         744         727         692

Crude Materials Except Fuels              35,295      14,906      37,017      15,808

  Hides, skins, and furskins               1,472         230       1,276         173
  Oil seeds and oleaginuos fruit           8,608         599       8,914         478
  Crude rubber                             1,420       1,890       1,823       2,577
  Cork and wood                            2,613       2,723       2,293       1,947
  Pulp and waste paper                     3,580       1,497       3,784       1,385
  Textile fibers                           4,414         555       4,825         620
  Crude fertilizers                          996       1,092       1,065       1,235
  Metalliferous ores and metal S          10,864       3,461      11,771       4,169
  Crude animal and vegetable mat           1,329       2,858       1,266       3,224

Mineral Fuels and Lubricants              55,141     159,317      55,859     186,534

  Coal, coke, and briquettes               5,227         387       6,868         762
  Petroleum preparations                  45,020     151,885      45,226     179,988
  Gas, natural, and manufactured           4,741       6,112       3,680       5,116
  Electric current                           152         932          86         668

Animal and Vegetable Oils                  1,544       2,399       1,585       2,511

  Animal oil and fat                         295         108         392          90
  Fixed vegetable fats and oil,            1,047       2,224         975       2,343
  Animal or vegetable fats, proc             201          67         218          78

Chemicals and Related Products            83,650      83,977      83,353      82,382

  Organic chemicals                       18,086      23,174      18,311      22,534
  Inorganic chemicals                      4,593       5,974       5,052       6,098
  Dyeing, tanning and coloring m           3,118       1,621       3,516       1,588
  Medicinial and pharmaceutical           17,505      27,927      17,060      28,578
  Essential oil and reinoids               6,040       5,016       5,767       4,549
  Fertilizers                              1,881       4,537       2,264       3,788
  Plastics in primary forms               14,573       5,878      14,208       5,717
  Plastics in nonprimary forms             4,995       3,652       4,892       3,509
  Chemical materials and product          12,858       6,198      12,281       6,020

Manufactured Goods by Material            48,491      98,684      49,733     100,032

  Leather and leather manufactur             572         457         464         490
  Rubber manufactures (4)                  4,193       8,670       4,311       8,916
  Cork and wood manufactures                 912       3,661         892       3,092
  Paper and paperboard                     6,763       6,310       6,686       6,228
  Textile yarn, fabris                     5,391      10,478       5,326      10,158
  Nonmetallic mineral manufactur           5,174      17,593       5,344      16,251
  Iron and steel                           7,789      15,539       8,396      19,240
  Nonferrous metals                        6,665      17,572       7,554      17,168
  Manufactures of metals                  11,032      18,404      10,760      18,487

Machinery and Transport Equipmen         210,059     352,466     209,233     350,430

  Power generating machinery (4)          15,006      24,606      16,409      26,414
  Specialized industrial machine          21,289      17,276      23,628      19,151
  Metalworking machinery                   2,601       3,988       2,497       4,231
  General industrial machinery            27,530      35,236      26,803      35,333
  Office machinery                         8,773      45,470       9,053      48,196
  Telecommunications equipment (4)         9,588      56,546       9,606      53,154
  Electrical machinery (4)                32,026      59,215      31,916      58,706
  Road vehicles                           50,179      97,311      49,105      94,957
  Transport equipment (4)                 43,066      12,818      40,216      10,286

Miscellaneous Manufactured Artic          50,251     127,729      48,579     123,533

  Prefabricated buildings                  1,165       3,853       1,167       3,426
  Furniture                                2,387      15,492       2,334      14,808
  Travel goods                               226       3,953         213       3,805
  Apparel and clothing accessori           1,424      33,246       1,421      32,127
  Footwear                                   322       9,875         335       9,226
  Scientific and controlling equ          20,464      19,148      20,380      18,547
  Photographic equipment                   2,709       5,480       2,785       5,328
  Miscellaneous manufactured art          21,554      36,681      19,944      36,267

Miscellaneous Commodities                 35,326      38,456      33,265      35,057

  Special transactions                     2,956      24,364       2,887      21,769
  Coin, including gold coin                  171       1,437         100         641
  Coin, other than gold                       32          20          30          19
  Gold, nonmonetary                       17,565       7,100      16,393       6,789
  Low value estimate                      14,602       5,536      13,855       5,839

Re-exports                                83,122         (X)      80,150        (X)

  Manufactured goods (3)                  79,320         (X)      75,974        (X)     
  Agricultural commodities (3)             2,091         (X)       1,874        (X)    
                                                  
(1)  Detailed data are presented for domestic exports unless otherwise noted.  All data are on a Cen
sus basis.
The information needed toconvert to a BOP basis is not available.
(2) Total exports, including re-exports (exports of foreign merchandise)
(3) Manufactured Goods is based on the North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) and Agr
icultural Commodities is based on the Harmonized
System commodities specified by the U.S. Department of Agriculture definition.  All other commodity 
detail is based on the SITC.
(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-13-122, BEA-13-33), Bureau of the Census, Foreign
Trade Division, May 2013.  For more information, contact Matthew Przybocki
(301-763-3148) or Maria Iseman (301-763-2311), Foreign Trade Division.
