                           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
                             This exhibit is not additive.
                           (X) Not applicable.  (R) Revised.
         (-) Represents zero or less than one half unit of measurement shown.
                                            

                                                          2013

Item (1)                                      August                  July
                                       Exports     Imports     Exports     Imports

Total, Balance of Payment Basis (2)      133,451     195,587 (R) 128,560 (R)   199,639

  Net Adjustments (2)                      1,014       2,177 (R)     950 (R)    2,111

Total, Census Basis (2)                  132,437     193,410 (R) 127,610 (R)  197,528

  Manufactured Goods (3)                 101,117     156,252      96,507     158,590
  Agricultural Commodities (3)            10,254       8,206      10,115       8,738

Food and Live Animals                      8,895       7,040       8,604       7,133

  Live animals other than fish                57         154          65         148
  Meat and preparations                    1,557         515       1,611         559
  Dairy products and birds                   544         143         544         141
  Fish and preparations                      675       1,647         489       1,519
  Cereals and preparations                 2,132         760       2,009         778
  Vegetables and fruits                    1,638       1,881       1,678       1,935
  Sugar, preparations and honey              231         419         222         355
  Coffee, tea, cocoa, and spices             284         941         250       1,084
  Feeding stuff for animals                1,030         228       1,041         249
  Miscellaneous edible products              747         352         695         366

Beverages and Tobacco                        541       1,751         580       1,876

  Beverages                                  448       1,531         484       1,628
  Tobacco and manufactures                    93         220          96         247

Crude Materials Except Fuels               5,563       2,820       5,346       3,146

  Hides, skins, and furskins                 233           6         244           6
  Oil seeds and oleaginuos fruit             434          88         421         256
  Crude rubber                               272         331         264         360
  Cork and wood                              570         494         505         554
  Pulp and waste paper                       749         356         761         296
  Textile fibers                             576         116         533         109
  Crude fertilizers                          216         224         217         241
  Metalliferous ores and metal S           2,304         649       2,192         742
  Crude animal and vegetable mat             210         555         209         581

Mineral Fuels and Lubricants              12,737      33,250      13,153      34,894

  Coal, coke, and briquettes                 927          79         860          86
  Petroleum preparations                  10,761      31,993      11,132      33,468
  Gas, natural, and manufactured           1,020         969       1,140       1,092
  Electric current                            29         209          21         248

Animal and Vegetable Oils                    219         468         171         497

  Animal oil and fat                          69          27          66          21
  Fixed vegetable fats and oil,              115         428          79         462
  Animal or vegetable fats, proc              35          13          27          14

Chemicals and Related Products            16,837      15,547      16,546      17,152

  Organic chemicals                        3,593       4,263       3,788       4,883
  Inorganic chemicals                        897       1,251       1,020       1,290
  Dyeing, tanning and coloring m             665         312         649         353
  Medicinal and pharmaceutical p           3,289       5,013       3,099       5,782
  Essential oil and reinoids               1,349       1,129       1,240       1,135
  Fertilizers                                383         469         327         354
  Plastics in primary forms                2,984       1,174       2,921       1,259
  Plastics in nonprimary forms             1,084         747         968         844
  Chemical materials and product           2,593       1,190       2,533       1,252

Manufactured Goods by Material            10,051      19,928       9,421      20,537

  Leather and leather manufactur             113         111          97         122
  Rubber manufactures (4)                    881       1,850         784       1,860
  Cork and wood manufactures                 187         848         196         821
  Paper and paperboard                     1,378       1,441       1,376       1,451
  Textile yarn, fabris                     1,166       2,318       1,041       2,239
  Nonmetallic mineral manufactur           1,034       3,341         953       3,932
  Iron and steel                           1,578       3,151       1,530       3,011
  Nonferrous metals                        1,383       2,990       1,299       3,216
  Manufactures of metals                   2,330       3,877       2,146       3,886

Machinery and Transport Equipmen          44,088      74,851      39,785      74,719

  Power generating machinery (4)           3,139       5,125       3,001       5,077
  Specialized industrial machine           3,901       3,656       3,790       3,718
  Metalworking machinery                     546         796         506         903
  General industrial machinery             5,800       7,134       5,538       7,208
  Office machinery                         1,807       9,738       1,647       9,939
  Telecommunications equipment (4)         1,942      11,591       1,781      12,227
  Electrical machinery (4)                 6,792      13,213       6,412      13,106
  Road vehicles                           10,300      21,211       7,922      19,850
  Transport equipment (4)                  9,859       2,388       9,188       2,691

Miscellaneous Manufactured Artic          10,057      30,458       9,451      30,728

  Prefabricated buildings                    295       1,011         265         897
  Furniture                                  569       3,243         499       3,258
  Travel goods                                52         918          49       1,025
  Apparel and clothing accessori             310       8,833         284       9,044
  Footwear                                    69       2,387          63       2,567
  Scientific and controlling equ           4,221       3,951       4,050       4,047
  Photographic equipment                     580       1,070         540       1,170
  Miscellaneous manufactured art           3,961       9,046       3,700       8,720

Miscellaneous Commodities                  6,399       7,296       7,078       7,378

  Special transactions                       586       4,582         651       4,787
  Coin, including gold coin                   54         137          35         170
  Coin, other than gold                        6           2           3           3
  Gold, nonmonetary                        2,454       1,403       3,366       1,271
  Low value estimate                       3,299       1,171       3,023       1,146

Re-exports                                17,049         (X)      17,480      (X)

  Manufactured goods (3)                  16,542         (X)      16,822      (X)      
  Agricultural commodities (3)               288         (X)         296      (X)      
                                            

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

Total, Balance of Payment Basis (2)    1,047,796   1,517,014   1,033,552   1,538,212

  Net Adjustments (2)                      6,791      17,113      10,580      18,400

Total, Census Basis (2)                1,041,006   1,499,901   1,022,972   1,519,812

  Manufactured Goods (3)                 786,143   1,205,487     772,355   1,196,615
  Agricultural Commodities (3)            88,329      71,083      88,291      70,314

Food and Live Animals                     65,996      59,032      63,139      56,921

  Live animals other than fish               540       1,675         625       1,680
  Meat and preparations                   11,749       4,433      11,486       4,358
  Dairy products and birds                 3,770       1,105       2,975       1,080
  Fish and preparations                    3,234      11,155       3,315      11,006
  Cereals and preparations                15,717       6,549      17,198       5,258
  Vegetables and fruits                   13,182      18,234      12,272      16,948
  Sugar, preparations and honey            1,658       2,923       1,673       3,296
  Coffee, tea, cocoa, and spices           1,954       8,145       1,945       8,941
  Feeding stuff for animals                8,538       1,923       6,597       1,683
  Miscellaneous edible products            5,652       2,890       5,052       2,671

Beverages and Tobacco                      4,201      13,530       3,798      12,737

  Beverages                                3,143      12,146       2,822      11,543
  Tobacco and manufactures                 1,058       1,383         975       1,194

Crude Materials Except Fuels              51,497      23,857      56,322      25,500

  Hides, skins, and furskins               2,252         251       1,984         196
  Oil seeds and oleaginuos fruit           9,916       1,088      12,666         730
  Crude rubber                             2,227       2,967       2,837       3,871
  Cork and wood                            4,265       4,292       3,665       3,374
  Pulp and waste paper                     5,762       2,422       5,941       2,288
  Textile fibers                           6,181         885       6,572         991
  Crude fertilizers                        1,641       1,769       1,741       1,860
  Metalliferous ores and metal S          17,292       5,538      19,004       6,286
  Crude animal and vegetable mat           1,962       4,645       1,912       5,903

Mineral Fuels and Lubricants              92,802     258,497      88,547     292,780

  Coal, coke, and briquettes               7,902         671      10,961       1,058
  Petroleum preparations                  76,754     247,005      71,793     282,576
  Gas, natural, and manufactured           7,923       9,248       5,651       7,954
  Electric current                           223       1,574         142       1,191

Animal and Vegetable Oils                  2,157       3,815       2,526       4,021

  Animal oil and fat                         481         178         614         161
  Fixed vegetable fats and oil,            1,375       3,530       1,567       3,744
  Animal or vegetable fats, proc             301         107         345         116

Chemicals and Related Products           134,013     131,882     134,222     132,247

  Organic chemicals                       29,011      35,828      28,648      36,286
  Inorganic chemicals                      7,451       9,770       8,380      10,001
  Dyeing, tanning and coloring m           5,096       2,597       5,524       2,626
  Medicinal and pharmaceutical p          27,526      44,222      28,511      45,893
  Essential oil and reinoids               9,824       8,300       9,435       7,487
  Fertilizers                              3,000       5,728       3,230       5,547
  Plastics in primary forms               23,404       9,538      22,942       9,105
  Plastics in nonprimary forms             8,062       6,017       7,952       5,721
  Chemical materials and product          20,639       9,882      19,599       9,581

Manufactured Goods by Material            77,723     158,209      79,902     159,738

  Leather and leather manufactur             897         794         739         818
  Rubber manufactures (4)                  6,679      14,145       6,921      14,304
  Cork and wood manufactures               1,467       6,102       1,443       5,279
  Paper and paperboard                    10,855      10,559      10,738      10,276
  Textile yarn, fabris                     8,693      17,189       8,545      16,679
  Nonmetallic mineral manufactur           8,467      27,978       8,949      25,505
  Iron and steel                          12,397      24,653      13,260      29,945
  Nonferrous metals                       10,537      26,914      11,885      26,723
  Manufactures of metals                  17,730      29,875      17,422      30,208

Machinery and Transport Equipmen         339,520     575,514     336,070     571,239

  Power generating machinery (4)          24,764      39,774      26,282      42,678
  Specialized industrial machine          33,316      28,268      37,496      30,748
  Metalworking machinery                   4,158       6,519       4,151       6,855
  General industrial machinery            44,544      56,578      43,252      56,682
  Office machinery                        14,212      75,231      14,701      78,499
  Telecommunications equipment (4)        15,442      92,250      15,435      88,110
  Electrical machinery (4)                51,884      97,782      51,634      95,664
  Road vehicles                           78,501     158,666      77,907     154,986
  Transport equipment (4)                 72,700      20,446      65,213      17,016

Miscellaneous Manufactured Artic          80,934     215,255      78,788     208,018

  Prefabricated buildings                  2,027       6,570       1,954       5,989
  Furniture                                3,963      25,154       3,792      23,952
  Travel goods                               373       6,864         348       6,500
  Apparel and clothing accessori           2,285      58,117       2,305      56,193
  Footwear                                   514      16,995         535      16,160
  Scientific and controlling equ          33,358      31,070      33,245      30,280
  Photographic equipment                   4,408       8,821       4,571       8,656
  Miscellaneous manufactured art          34,006      61,664      32,037      60,289

Miscellaneous Commodities                 55,574      60,051      50,992      56,612

  Special transactions                     4,760      38,271       4,542      35,107
  Coin, including gold coin                  301       1,877         176       1,018
  Coin, other than gold                       43          26          52          26
  Gold, nonmonetary                       26,302      10,980      24,081      11,254
  Low value estimate                      24,168       8,896      22,141       9,207

Re-exports                               136,622           (X)     128,668        (X)

  Manufactured goods (3)                 130,797           (X)     122,631        (X)     
  Agricultural commodities (3)             2,997           (X)       2,775        (X)     
                                                  
(1)  Detailed data are presented for domestic exports unless otherwise noted.  All data are on a Census 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 Agricultural 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, at
www.census.gov/ft900 or
www.bea.gov/newsreleases/international/trade/tradnewsrelease.htm.
                                                  
SOURCE: Report FT900 (CB-13-174, BEA-13-49), Bureau of the Census, Foreign
Trade Division, August 2013.  For more information, contact Matthew Przybocki
(301-763-3148) or Maria Iseman (301-763-2311), Foreign Trade Division.
