
Part B:  NOT Seasonally Adjusted
Exhibit 15. Exports and Imports of Goods by Principal Commodities

In millions of dollars. Details may not equal totals due to rounding. This exhibit is not additive.
(R) - Revised. (X) - Not applicable. (-) Represents zero or less than one half of measurement shown.


                                                   2013

Item (1)                                         December                  November
                                                 Exports       Imports     Exports       Imports

Total Balance of Payment Basis (2)                 131,969      184,600 (R)  137,839 (R)  190,607

  Net Adjustments (2)                                1,118        2,256 (R)    1,200 (R)    2,172

Total Census Basis (2)                             130,850      182,344 (R)  136,640 (R)  188,435

  Manufactured Goods (3)                            96,147      147,706       99,892      154,999
  Agricultural Commodities (3)                      14,371        8,443       15,684        8,306

Food and Live Animals                                8,829        7,687        9,495        7,164

  Live animals other than fish                         116          289           78          267
  Meat and preparations                              1,488          504        1,562          532
  Dairy products and birds' eggs                       538          157          528          180
  Fish and preparations                                334        1,805          414        1,567
  Cereals and preparations                           2,102          730        1,933          762
  Vegetables and fruit                               1,912        2,312        2,522        2,017
  Sugars, preparations and honey                       182          292          193          374
  Coffee, tea, cocoa and spices                        249          992          288          856
  Feeding stuff for animals                          1,233          246        1,246          236
  Miscellaneous edible products                        676          359          731          374

Beverages and Tobacco                                  505        1,643          602        1,866

  Beverages                                            354        1,495          424        1,635
  Tobacco and manufactures                             151          147          179          232

Crude Materials Except Fuels                         8,883        2,611        9,661        2,721

  Hides, skins and furskins, raw                       213           16          218            9
  Oil seeds and oleaginous fruits                    4,066          112        4,846          117
  Crude rubber                                         255          309          257          332
  Cork and wood                                        519          515          560          554
  Pulp and waste paper                                 726          291          728          289
  Textile fibers, including waste                      622           95          525          100
  Crude fertilizers                                    210          199          206          190
  Metalliferous ores and metal scrap                 2,006          613        2,031          690
  Crude animal and vegetable materials                 266          459          289          439

Mineral Fuels and Lubricants                        14,780       28,730       13,605       27,431

  Coal, coke and briquettes                            864           80          805           91
  Petroleum products and preparations               12,699       27,196       11,542       26,210
  Gas, natural and manufactured                      1,191        1,216        1,226          955
  Electric current                                      26          237           31          174

Animal and Vegetables Oils                             298          431          278          486

  Animal oils and fats                                  61           16           72           19
  Fixed vegetable fats and oils, crude                 208          404          172          456
  Animal or vegetables fats, processed                  29           11           34           12

Chemicals and Related Products                      15,296       15,048       16,239       15,237

  Organic chemicals                                  3,528        3,591        3,363        3,795
  Inorganic chemicals                                  904          941          994        1,185
  Dyeing, tanning and coloring materials               537          301          598          297
  Medicinial and pharmaceutical products             2,828        5,651        3,579        5,357
  Essential oils and resinoids                       1,159        1,043        1,255          984
  Fertilizers                                          338          455          229          534
  Plastics in primary forms                          2,661        1,039        2,717        1,088
  Plastics in nonprimary forms                         909          699        1,009          721
  Chemical materials and products                    2,433        1,328        2,494        1,276

Manufactured Goods by Material                       8,444       18,096        9,828       18,646

  Leather and leather manufactures                     107          120          110          119
  Rubber manufactures (4)                              682        1,662          829        1,723
  Cork and wood manufactures                           155          674          181          726
  Paper and paperboard                               1,191        1,224        1,318        1,340
  Textile yarn, fabrics                                893        2,055        1,058        2,053
  Nonmetallic mineral manufactures (4)                 917        3,257        1,055        3,490
  Iron and steel                                     1,313        2,765        1,543        2,865
  Nonferrous metals                                  1,183        2,769        1,338        2,684
  Manufactures of metals                             2,002        3,570        2,396        3,646

Machinery and Transport Equipment                   42,335       74,784       43,762       79,926

  Power generating machinery (4)                     3,240        4,965        3,371        5,071
  Specialized industrial machinery                   4,305        3,696        3,786        3,537
  Metalworking machinery                               469          851          497          806
  General industrial machinery                       5,207        6,630        5,464        6,543
  Office machines                                    1,975       10,599        1,796       11,701
  Telecommunications equipment (4)                   1,972       12,138        1,946       14,247
  Electrical machinery (4)                           6,162       12,213        6,594       12,746
  Road vehicles                                      8,985       20,343       10,160       22,596
  Transport equipment (4)                           10,020        3,349       10,148        2,679

Miscellaneous Manufactured Articles                  9,541       26,636       10,383       28,088

  Prefabricated buildings                              245          892          270          897
  Furniture (4)                                        461        3,230          537        3,225
  Travel goods                                          49          879           53          873
  Apparel and clothing accessories                     241        6,419          288        6,690
  Footwear                                              58        1,875           72        1,727
  Scientific and controlling equipment (4)           4,207        4,090        4,254        4,042
  Photographic equipment                               504        1,160          549        1,149
  Miscellaneous manufactured articles                3,778        8,091        4,360        9,485

Miscellaneous Commodities                            5,049        6,680        5,264        6,585

  Special transactions                                 574        4,277          568        4,124
  Coin, including gold coin                             19          154           20          161
  Coin, other than gold                                  1            1            1            2
  Gold, nonmonetary                                  1,500        1,195        1,500        1,183
  Low value estimate                                 2,955        1,052        3,174        1,116

Re-Exports                                          16,890          (X)       17,689          (X)

  Manufactured Goods (3)                            16,101          (X)       16,881          (X)
  Agricultural Commodities (3)                         368          (X)          355          (X)

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                                                   2013                      2012
Item (1)                                          Annual                    Annual
                                                 Exports       Imports     Exports       Imports

Total Balance of Payment Basis (2)               1,590,350    2,293,508    1,561,239    2,302,714

  Net Adjustments (2)                               11,457       25,951       15,530       27,394

Total Census Basis (2)                           1,578,893    2,267,557    1,545,709    2,275,320

  Manufactured Goods (3)                         1,182,567    1,829,243    1,163,567    1,805,260
  Agricultural Commodities (3)                     144,085      104,370      141,252      103,230

Food and Live Animals                              103,127       88,211       96,822       84,571

  Live animals other than fish                         967        2,633        1,174        2,611
  Meat and preparations                             17,904        6,510       17,482        6,226
  Dairy products and birds' eggs                     5,904        1,767        4,339        1,733
  Fish and preparations                              5,244       17,853        5,165       16,564
  Cereals and preparations                          24,281        9,710       24,481        8,459
  Vegetables and fruit                              21,691       26,391       19,897       24,594
  Sugars, preparations and honey                     2,422        4,303        2,529        4,806
  Coffee, tea, cocoa and spices                      3,094       11,787        2,992       12,831
  Feeding stuff for animals                         13,080        2,881       11,083        2,655
  Miscellaneous edible products                      8,538        4,374        7,680        4,091

Beverages and Tobacco                                6,454       20,779        5,952       19,653

  Beverages                                          4,828       18,606        4,369       17,824
  Tobacco and manufactures                           1,627        2,173        1,584        1,829

Crude Materials Except Fuels                        85,231       34,861       90,307       36,595

  Hides, skins and furskins, raw                     3,134          288        2,776          228
  Oil seeds and oleaginous fruits                   24,001        1,643       26,830        1,101
  Crude rubber                                       3,245        4,246        3,976        5,458
  Cork and wood                                      6,516        6,403        5,504        5,172
  Pulp and waste paper                               8,729        3,618        8,951        3,354
  Textile fibers, including waste                    8,226        1,295        8,700        1,401
  Crude fertilizers                                  2,473        2,606        2,584        2,839
  Metalliferous ores and metal scrap                25,911        8,294       28,063        9,103
  Crude animal and vegetable materials               2,995        6,469        2,922        7,939

Mineral Fuels and Lubricants                       147,087      379,630      136,023      423,591

  Coal, coke and briquettes                         11,380        1,019       15,048        1,508
  Petroleum products and preparations              122,839      362,792      112,016      408,134
  Gas, natural and manufactured                     12,541       13,526        8,727       12,035
  Electric current                                     327        2,293          232        1,914

Animal and Vegetables Oils                           3,183        5,667        4,014        5,856

  Animal oils and fats                                 765          260          892          241
  Fixed vegetable fats and oils, crude               1,989        5,253        2,598        5,447
  Animal or vegetables fats, processed                 429          153          524          169

Chemicals and Related Products                     198,723      195,471      198,137      195,636

  Organic chemicals                                 42,984       52,179       42,363       52,241
  Inorganic chemicals                               11,233       14,196       12,282       15,501
  Dyeing, tanning and coloring materials             7,538        3,817        7,882        3,763
  Medicinial and pharmaceutical products            40,948       66,887       42,662       68,325
  Essential oils and resinoids                      14,784       12,498       14,213       11,379
  Fertilizers                                        4,072        7,973        4,497        8,759
  Plastics in primary forms                         34,497       14,008       33,774       13,283
  Plastics in nonprimary forms                      12,024        8,942       11,651        8,436
  Chemical materials and products                   30,642       14,970       28,813       13,950

Manufactured Goods by Material                     115,781      234,741      117,172      234,796

  Leather and leather manufactures                   1,345        1,279        1,109        1,232
  Rubber manufactures (4)                            9,916       21,072       10,268       21,036
  Cork and wood manufactures                         2,179        9,059        2,126        7,962
  Paper and paperboard                              16,111       15,974       15,854       15,621
  Textile yarn, fabrics                             12,942       25,801       12,532       24,750
  Nonmetallic mineral manufactures (4)              12,510       41,923       13,371       37,553
  Iron and steel                                    18,414       36,580       19,283       42,779
  Nonferrous metals                                 15,641       38,264       16,792       39,417
  Manufactures of metals                            26,721       44,788       25,837       44,446

Machinery and Transport Equipment                  513,601      886,096      507,238      869,765

  Power generating machinery (4)                    38,354       60,422       39,609       62,786
  Specialized industrial machinery                  49,097       42,219       53,753       44,989
  Metalworking machinery                             6,044        9,866        6,250       10,325
  General industrial machinery                      66,507       83,380       64,451       81,640
  Office machines                                   21,526      117,437       22,620      118,853
  Telecommunications equipment (4)                  23,614      146,176       23,080      143,845
  Electrical machinery (4)                          78,384      149,900       77,783      144,305
  Road vehicles                                    118,314      244,588      116,883      235,338
  Transport equipment (4)                          111,762       32,107      102,809       27,683

Miscellaneous Manufactured Articles                121,692      333,138      119,465      318,982

  Prefabricated buildings                            3,138       10,400        3,011        9,309
  Furniture (4)                                      6,096       37,994        5,755       35,610
  Travel goods                                         581       10,581          541        9,996
  Apparel and clothing accessories                   3,398       87,912        3,455       84,916
  Footwear                                             789       24,795          825       23,886
  Scientific and controlling equipment (4)          50,091       47,428       50,214       45,870
  Photographic equipment                             6,560       13,511        6,837       13,098
  Miscellaneous manufactured articles               51,040      100,516       48,827       96,299

Miscellaneous Commodities                           77,160       88,261       77,073       85,872

  Special transactions                               7,175       56,395        6,784       53,211
  Coin, including gold coin                            397        2,458          279        1,805
  Coin, other than gold                                 48           35           75           41
  Gold, nonmonetary                                 33,214       15,931       36,421       17,830
  Low value estimate                                36,326       13,443       33,514       12,986

Re-Exports                                         206,813          (X)      193,507          (X)

  Manufactured Goods (3)                           197,959          (X)      184,618          (X)
  Agricultural Commodities (3)                       4,335          (X)        4,073          (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 see 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-14-19, BEA-14-05), Bureau of the Census, Foreign
Trade Division, December 2013.  For more information, contact Matthew Przybocki
(301-763-3148) or Maria Iseman (301-763-2311), Foreign Trade Division.
