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

                                                          2013

Item (1)                                      October                 September
                                       Exports     Imports     Exports     Imports

Total, Balance of Payment Basis (2)      142,340     208,320 (R) 129,959 (R) 193,979

  Net Adjustments (2)                        857       2,217 (R)   1,292 (R)   2,084

Total, Census Basis (2)                  141,483     206,103 (R) 128,667 (R) 191,895

  Manufactured Goods (3)                 103,426     166,938      96,959     154,112
  Agricultural Commodities (3)            14,996       8,705      10,705       7,833

Food and Live Animals                      9,882       7,578       8,925       6,751

  Live animals other than fish               145         201          88         202
  Meat and preparations                    1,636         548       1,470         494
  Dairy products and birds                   549         187         519         139
  Fish and preparations                      580       1,765         682       1,561
  Cereals and preparations                 2,193         858       2,336         810
  Vegetables and fruits                    2,354       2,094       1,722       1,734
  Sugar, preparations and honey              185         363         205         351
  Coffee, tea, cocoa, and spices             329         908         274         886
  Feeding stuff for animals                1,149         258         914         219
  Miscellaneous edible products              761         396         717         355

Beverages and Tobacco                        631       2,035         515       1,706

  Beverages                                  479       1,834         428       1,495
  Tobacco and manufactures                   152         200          87         211

Crude Materials Except Fuels               9,202       2,817       5,989       2,855

  Hides, skins, and furskins                 248           7         203           5
  Oil seeds and oleaginuos fruit           4,110         135       1,063         190
  Crude rubber                               256         312         250         327
  Cork and wood                              644         528         529         514
  Pulp and waste paper                       779         313         734         304
  Textile fibers                             432         110         466         105
  Crude fertilizers                          201         241         214         206
  Metalliferous ores and metal S           2,252         713       2,330         739
  Crude animal and vegetable mat             279         461         199         465

Mineral Fuels and Lubricants              13,407      32,940      12,493      32,032

  Coal, coke, and briquettes                 928          93         881          84
  Petroleum preparations                  11,332      31,623      10,511      30,758
  Gas, natural, and manufactured           1,125       1,064       1,075       1,043
  Electric current                            21         161          25         147

Animal and Vegetable Oils                    211         481         238         454

  Animal oil and fat                          70          27          81          21
  Fixed vegetable fats and oil,              104         441         130         422
  Animal or vegetable fats, proc              37          12          27          11

Chemicals and Related Products            16,899      18,015      16,276      15,289

  Organic chemicals                        3,565       5,051       3,517       3,914
  Inorganic chemicals                      1,006       1,183         878       1,118
  Dyeing, tanning and coloring m             672         317         636         306
  Medicinal and pharmaceutical p           3,472       6,404       3,544       5,254
  Essential oil and reinoids               1,323       1,154       1,222       1,016
  Fertilizers                                265         622         240         635
  Plastics in primary forms                2,921       1,220       2,794       1,122
  Plastics in nonprimary forms             1,073         766         971         740
  Chemical materials and product           2,604       1,299       2,473       1,185

Manufactured Goods by Material            10,186      20,655       9,600      19,135

  Leather and leather manufactur             118         134         113         112
  Rubber manufactures (4)                    901       1,790         826       1,751
  Cork and wood manufactures                 200         792         176         764
  Paper and paperboard                     1,416       1,441       1,330       1,410
  Textile yarn, fabris                     1,168       2,346       1,131       2,158
  Nonmetallic mineral manufactur (4)       1,064       3,896       1,007       3,302
  Iron and steel                           1,687       3,300       1,475       2,998
  Nonferrous metals                        1,316       2,991       1,267       2,907
  Manufactures of metals                   2,315       3,964       2,277       3,733

Machinery and Transport Equipmen          45,145      80,665      42,838      75,208

  Power generating machinery (4)           3,563       5,623       3,416       4,989
  Specialized industrial machine           4,142       3,566       3,547       3,151
  Metalworking machinery                     463         870         457         821
  General industrial machinery             5,888       7,094       5,404       6,535
  Office machinery                         1,850      10,346       1,693       9,561
  Telecommunications equipment (4           2,272      14,192       1,983      13,350
  Electrical machinery (4)                 7,182      13,776       6,561      13,384
  Road vehicles                           10,535      22,395      10,132      20,588
  Transport equipment (4)                  9,250       2,803       9,645       2,831

Miscellaneous Manufactured Artic          11,038      32,798       9,796      30,360

  Prefabricated buildings                    319       1,035         278       1,006
  Furniture                                  589       3,291         547       3,094
  Travel goods                                56       1,049          50         916
  Apparel and clothing accessori             304       8,449         280       8,238
  Footwear                                    79       2,096          66       2,102
  Scientific and controlling equ           4,230       4,213       4,042       4,012
  Photographic equipment                     559       1,265         541       1,117
  Miscellaneous manufactured art           4,903      11,401       3,993       9,875

Miscellaneous Commodities                  5,923       8,120       5,350       6,826

  Special transactions                       660       5,229         613       4,493
  Coin, including gold coin                   22         138          35         129
  Coin, other than gold                        1           3           1           2
  Gold, nonmonetary                        2,175       1,478       1,738       1,095
  Low value estimate                       3,065       1,272       2,963       1,107

Re-exports                                18,959           (X)      16,652          (X)

  Manufactured goods (3)                  18,149           (X)    16,031            (X)
  Agricultural commodities (3)               336           (X)       279            (X)
                                            

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

Total, Balance of Payment Basis (2)    1,320,185   1,919,391   1,298,014   1,927,023

  Net Adjustments (2)                      9,140      21,525      13,244      23,109

Total, Census Basis (2)                1,311,045   1,897,866   1,284,770   1,903,914

  Manufactured Goods (3)                 986,528   1,526,538     968,380   1,505,211
  Agricultural Commodities (3)           114,030      87,621     114,019      86,392

Food and Live Animals                     84,802      73,360      80,174      70,110

  Live animals other than fish               773       2,078         840       2,101
  Meat and preparations                   14,855       5,474      14,532       5,250
  Dairy products and birds                 4,838       1,431       3,665       1,359
  Fish and preparations                    4,496      14,481       4,412      13,666
  Cereals and preparations                20,246       8,217      21,177       6,822
  Vegetables and fruits                   17,258      22,063      15,857      20,442
  Sugar, preparations and honey            2,048       3,638       2,124       4,070
  Coffee, tea, cocoa, and spices           2,557       9,939       2,484      10,875
  Feeding stuff for animals               10,601       2,399       8,698       2,160
  Miscellaneous edible products            7,130       3,640       6,385       3,366

Beverages and Tobacco                      5,347      17,270       4,840      16,235

  Beverages                                4,050      15,476       3,632      14,702
  Tobacco and manufactures                 1,297       1,794       1,208       1,533

Crude Materials Except Fuels              66,687      29,529      72,915      31,144

  Hides, skins, and furskins               2,702         263       2,370         206
  Oil seeds and oleaginuos fruit          15,090       1,413      19,263         908
  Crude rubber                             2,733       3,605       3,425       4,702
  Cork and wood                            5,437       5,334       4,608       4,310
  Pulp and waste paper                     7,275       3,038       7,417       2,818
  Textile fibers                           7,079       1,099       7,534       1,200
  Crude fertilizers                        2,057       2,216       2,195       2,339
  Metalliferous ores and metal S          21,874       6,990      23,723       7,687
  Crude animal and vegetable mat           2,440       5,570       2,380       6,973

Mineral Fuels and Lubricants             118,702     323,470     111,397     361,252

  Coal, coke, and briquettes               9,711         847      13,091       1,297
  Petroleum preparations                  98,598     309,386      91,017     348,724
  Gas, natural, and manufactured          10,124      11,354       7,103       9,741
  Electric current                           269       1,882         187       1,490

Animal and Vegetable Oils                  2,606       4,750       3,189       4,981

  Animal oil and fat                         632         226         759         201
  Fixed vegetable fats and oil,            1,609       4,394       2,000       4,635
  Animal or vegetable fats, proc             366         131         430         145

Chemicals and Related Products           167,188     165,186     167,134     163,700

  Organic chemicals                       36,094      44,793      35,427      43,986
  Inorganic chemicals                      9,334      12,071      10,424      12,847
  Dyeing, tanning and coloring m           6,404       3,220       6,784       3,210
  Medicinal and pharmaceutical p          34,541      55,879      36,150      56,768
  Essential oil and reinoids              12,370      10,471      11,900       9,477
  Fertilizers                              3,506       6,984       3,889       7,244
  Plastics in primary forms               29,119      11,880      28,507      11,268
  Plastics in nonprimary forms            10,106       7,523       9,851       7,132
  Chemical materials and product          25,715      12,366      24,202      11,768

Manufactured Goods by Material            97,508     197,999      99,386     198,094

  Leather and leather manufactur           1,129       1,040         932       1,031
  Rubber manufactures (4)                  8,405      17,686       8,708      17,758
  Cork and wood manufactures               1,843       7,659       1,805       6,651
  Paper and paperboard                    13,601      13,410      13,378      13,120
  Textile yarn, fabris                    10,991      21,693      10,655      20,818
  Nonmetallic mineral manufactur (4)         10,538      35,177      11,244      31,577
  Iron and steel                          15,559      30,951      16,436      36,576
  Nonferrous metals                       13,120      32,812      14,432      32,912
  Manufactures of metals                  22,323      37,572      21,795      37,652

Machinery and Transport Equipmen         427,504     731,386     421,611     720,099

  Power generating machinery (4)          31,743      50,385      33,196      53,085
  Specialized industrial machine          41,005      34,986      45,863      38,007
  Metalworking machinery                   5,078       8,209       5,226       8,479
  General industrial machinery            55,836      70,207      54,082      69,394
  Office machinery                        17,756      95,138      18,655      97,658
  Telecommunications equipment (4)        19,696     119,792      19,163     115,758
  Electrical machinery (4)                65,627     124,942      65,079     120,862
  Road vehicles                           99,168     201,649      97,297     194,163
  Transport equipment (4)                 91,595      26,079      83,051      22,692

Miscellaneous Manufactured Artic         101,768     278,414      99,344     266,880

  Prefabricated buildings                  2,624       8,611       2,520       7,776
  Furniture                                5,098      31,539       4,801      29,717
  Travel goods                               479       8,829         446       8,359
  Apparel and clothing accessori           2,869      74,804       2,902      72,220
  Footwear                                   659      21,193         690      20,371
  Scientific and controlling equ          41,630      39,295      41,741      38,111
  Photographic equipment                   5,507      11,203       5,745      10,954
  Miscellaneous manufactured art          42,902      82,940      40,500      79,373

Miscellaneous Commodities                 66,847      74,997      63,438      71,418

  Special transactions                     6,033      47,993       5,637      44,507
  Coin, including gold coin                  358       2,143         233       1,316
  Coin, other than gold                       45          32          68          30
  Gold, nonmonetary                       30,214      13,553      29,594      14,345
  Low value estimate                      30,196      11,274      27,907      11,220

Re-exports                               172,233         (X)     161,339           (X)

  Manufactured goods (3)                 164,976         (X)     154,066         (X)
  Agricultural commodities (3)             3,612         (X)       3,329         (X)
                                                  
(1)  Detailed data are presented for domestic exports unless otherwise noted.  All data are 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) 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-13-205, BEA-13-55), Bureau of the Census, Foreign
Trade Division, October 2013.  For more information, contact Matthew Przybocki
(301-763-3148) or Maria Iseman (301-763-2311), Foreign Trade Division.
