
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.


                                                   2014

Item (1)                                         September                  August
                                                 Exports       Imports     Exports       Imports

Total Balance of Payment Basis (2)                 134,192      204,966 (R)  138,347 (R)  198,691

  Net Adjustments (2)                                  696        2,205 (R)      469 (R)    2,155

Total Census Basis (2)                             133,497      202,761 (R)  137,878 (R)  196,536

  Manufactured Goods (3)                            98,756      167,913      103,849      162,948
  Agricultural Commodities (3)                      10,524        8,653       10,277        8,790

Food and Live Animals                                8,720        7,801        9,182        7,625

  Live animals other than fish                          87          282           81          220
  Meat and preparations                              1,622          799        1,687          760
  Dairy products and birds' eggs                       422          175          513          165
  Fish and preparations                                624        1,799          703        1,732
  Cereals and preparations                           2,177          757        2,323          733
  Vegetables and fruit                               1,722        1,949        1,621        1,906
  Sugars, preparations and honey                       176          383          205          387
  Coffee, tea, cocoa and spices                        286        1,081          272        1,133
  Feeding stuff for animals                            881          212        1,013          244
  Miscellaneous edible products                        722          365          764          344

Beverages and Tobacco                                  511        1,809          551        1,829

  Beverages                                            434        1,624          457        1,677
  Tobacco and manufactures                              77          185           94          152

Crude Materials Except Fuels                         5,904        2,915        5,615        2,983

  Hides, skins and furskins, raw                       197            8          225            8
  Oil seeds and oleaginous fruits                    1,065          104          332          159
  Crude rubber                                         246          284          263          313
  Cork and wood                                        602          651          566          607
  Pulp and waste paper                                 692          300          754          293
  Textile fibers, including waste                      389          114          400          113
  Crude fertilizers                                    237          227          275          232
  Metalliferous ores and metal scrap                 2,241          741        2,574          785
  Crude animal and vegetable materials                 234          486          225          473

Mineral Fuels and Lubricants                        12,256       28,113       14,467       28,859

  Coal, coke and briquettes                            714          118          678          110
  Petroleum products and preparations               10,096       26,812       12,389       27,569
  Gas, natural and manufactured                      1,417        1,004        1,361          977
  Electric current                                      29          179           40          203

Animal and Vegetables Oils                             206          448          197          506

  Animal oils and fats                                  60           18           63           18
  Fixed vegetable fats and oils, crude                 113          417          101          475
  Animal or vegetables fats, processed                  33           12           33           12

Chemicals and Related Products                      16,699       18,046       17,747       17,491

  Organic chemicals                                  3,293        4,208        3,474        4,235
  Inorganic chemicals                                  943        1,220          963        1,077
  Dyeing, tanning and coloring materials               627          331          661          342
  Medicinial and pharmaceutical products             3,788        6,902        4,155        6,492
  Essential oils and resinoids                       1,291        1,122        1,365        1,150
  Fertilizers                                          279          788          279          710
  Plastics in primary forms                          2,908        1,352        3,050        1,349
  Plastics in nonprimary forms                       1,042          830        1,139          826
  Chemical materials and products                    2,527        1,293        2,661        1,310

Manufactured Goods by Material                       9,943       21,957       10,242       21,210

  Leather and leather manufactures                     121          129          123          141
  Rubber manufactures (4)                              883        1,820          916        1,885
  Cork and wood manufactures                           186          833          188          868
  Paper and paperboard                               1,345        1,486        1,392        1,439
  Textile yarn, fabrics                              1,109        2,316        1,162        2,326
  Nonmetallic mineral manufactures (4)               1,156        3,988        1,129        3,334
  Iron and steel                                     1,543        4,037        1,598        4,088
  Nonferrous metals                                  1,289        3,288        1,343        3,091
  Manufactures of metals                             2,311        4,060        2,391        4,039

Machinery and Transport Equipment                   44,778       81,289       46,331       77,775

  Power generating machinery (4)                     3,560        5,722        3,518        5,677
  Specialized industrial machinery                   3,810        3,798        3,787        3,853
  Metalworking machinery                               487          899          447          881
  General industrial machinery                       5,589        7,482        6,228        7,805
  Office machines                                    1,709        9,685        1,794        9,585
  Telecommunications equipment (4)                   2,057       15,186        1,932       11,328
  Electrical machinery (4)                           6,952       14,263        7,017       13,857
  Road vehicles                                     10,298       20,896       10,471       21,737
  Transport equipment (4)                           10,316        3,359       11,137        3,053

Miscellaneous Manufactured Articles                  9,969       32,616       10,539       30,965

  Prefabricated buildings                              292        1,131          302        1,088
  Furniture (4)                                        551        3,469          588        3,431
  Travel goods                                          51          994           48          850
  Apparel and clothing accessories                     296        8,854          309        9,000
  Footwear                                              73        2,353           72        2,442
  Scientific and controlling equipment (4)           4,041        4,409        4,203        4,162
  Photographic equipment                               517        1,270          562        1,082
  Miscellaneous manufactured articles                4,148       10,135        4,454        8,909

Miscellaneous Commodities                            5,694        7,767        5,234        7,119

  Special transactions                                 598        5,627          634        4,586
  Coin, including gold coin                             14          143           14          106
  Coin, other than gold                                  3            2            7            1
  Gold, nonmonetary                                  2,100        1,042        1,366        1,494
  Low value estimate                                 2,979          953        3,213          932

Re-Exports                                          18,816          (X)       17,943          (X)

  Manufactured Goods (3)                            18,014          (X)       17,266          (X)
  Agricultural Commodities (3)                         293          (X)          293          (X)

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                                                   2014                      2013
Item (1)                                         Year-to-Date              Year-to-Date
                                                 Exports       Imports     Exports       Imports

Total Balance of Payment Basis (2)               1,217,271    1,769,136    1,179,059    1,711,360

  Net Adjustments (2)                                8,822       19,834        9,853       19,282

Total Census Basis (2)                           1,208,449    1,749,303    1,169,206    1,692,077

  Manufactured Goods (3)                           893,011    1,427,408      883,264    1,361,140
  Agricultural Commodities (3)                     107,193       83,819       99,053       78,947

Food and Live Animals                               81,922       71,962       75,043       65,822

  Live animals other than fish                         607        2,346          629        1,877
  Meat and preparations                             14,357        6,266       13,221        4,923
  Dairy products and birds' eggs                     4,983        1,379        4,285        1,245
  Fish and preparations                              4,032       14,804        3,919       12,724
  Cereals and preparations                          21,459        6,900       18,095        7,366
  Vegetables and fruit                              15,650       21,206       14,907       19,979
  Sugars, preparations and honey                     1,690        3,494        1,870        3,276
  Coffee, tea, cocoa and spices                      2,283        9,917        2,227        9,033
  Feeding stuff for animals                         10,208        2,385        9,523        2,150
  Miscellaneous edible products                      6,653        3,263        6,367        3,248

Beverages and Tobacco                                4,812       15,940        4,714       15,266

  Beverages                                          3,732       14,472        3,572       13,670
  Tobacco and manufactures                           1,080        1,468        1,142        1,596

Crude Materials Except Fuels                        58,533       27,934       57,284       26,720

  Hides, skins and furskins, raw                     2,311          265        2,456          257
  Oil seeds and oleaginous fruits                   13,334        1,870       10,826        1,279
  Crude rubber                                       2,408        2,972        2,485        3,293
  Cork and wood                                      5,548        5,376        4,800        4,806
  Pulp and waste paper                               6,498        2,759        6,447        2,726
  Textile fibers, including waste                    5,562        1,062        6,650          989
  Crude fertilizers                                  2,075        2,164        1,860        1,972
  Metalliferous ores and metal scrap                18,489        6,759       19,596        6,286
  Crude animal and vegetable materials               2,309        4,707        2,164        5,110

Mineral Fuels and Lubricants                       119,629      271,350      105,002      290,343

  Coal, coke and briquettes                          6,793          924        8,810          755
  Petroleum products and preparations               98,428      256,319       86,981      278,141
  Gas, natural and manufactured                     13,891       11,981        8,966        9,578
  Electric current                                     517        2,127          245        1,869

Animal and Vegetables Oils                           2,140        4,374        2,391        4,278

  Animal oils and fats                                 566          190          562          199
  Fixed vegetable fats and oils, crude               1,273        4,073        1,501        3,961
  Animal or vegetables fats, processed                 301          111          329          118

Chemicals and Related Products                     152,875      156,454      150,381      147,796

  Organic chemicals                                 29,685       40,606       32,013       40,170
  Inorganic chemicals                                8,357        9,649        8,313       10,885
  Dyeing, tanning and coloring materials             5,842        3,057        5,742        2,902
  Medicinial and pharmaceutical products            34,629       56,489       31,554       49,685
  Essential oils and resinoids                      11,530        9,938       11,099        9,302
  Fertilizers                                        2,834        5,999        3,251        6,359
  Plastics in primary forms                         26,726       11,882       26,224       10,656
  Plastics in nonprimary forms                       9,671        7,295        9,078        6,758
  Chemical materials and products                   23,602       11,538       23,107       11,079

Manufactured Goods by Material                      88,957      189,988       87,438      177,526

  Leather and leather manufactures                   1,056        1,038        1,010          906
  Rubber manufactures (4)                            7,705       16,527        7,521       15,905
  Cork and wood manufactures                         1,665        7,200        1,645        6,862
  Paper and paperboard                              12,149       12,503       12,205       11,973
  Textile yarn, fabrics                             10,061       20,123        9,732       19,360
  Nonmetallic mineral manufactures (4)               9,798       33,855        9,504       31,312
  Iron and steel                                    13,914       34,608       13,894       27,703
  Nonferrous metals                                 11,753       28,706       11,864       29,878
  Manufactures of metals                            20,856       35,428       20,063       33,626

Machinery and Transport Equipment                  396,412      686,666      382,552      651,209

  Power generating machinery (4)                    29,274       49,660       28,246       45,002
  Specialized industrial machinery                  36,612       35,454       36,972       31,471
  Metalworking machinery                             4,237        7,286        4,616        7,391
  General industrial machinery                      52,981       69,859       50,032       63,220
  Office machines                                   16,225       84,160       15,917       84,812
  Telecommunications equipment (4)                  17,461      106,533       17,448      105,649
  Electrical machinery (4)                          60,266      117,721       58,558      111,231
  Road vehicles                                     90,724      188,449       88,877      179,011
  Transport equipment (4)                           88,632       27,545       81,885       23,423

Miscellaneous Manufactured Articles                 91,082      258,185       90,820      245,776

  Prefabricated buildings                            2,388        8,510        2,313        7,578
  Furniture (4)                                      4,774       30,948        4,527       28,263
  Travel goods                                         410        8,129          423        7,781
  Apparel and clothing accessories                   2,529       68,257        2,585       66,378
  Footwear                                             602       19,914          580       19,108
  Scientific and controlling equipment (4)          37,348       37,349       37,432       35,105
  Photographic equipment                             4,860       10,435        4,946        9,960
  Miscellaneous manufactured articles               38,172       74,644       38,015       71,601

Miscellaneous Commodities                           48,339       66,258       59,269       67,342

  Special transactions                               5,799       45,013        5,397       43,196
  Coin, including gold coin                            209        1,230          336        2,007
  Coin, other than gold                                 25           12           44           28
  Gold, nonmonetary                                 14,970       11,049       27,978       12,107
  Low value estimate                                27,337        8,954       25,513       10,003

Re-Exports                                         164,107          (X)      154,312          (X)

  Manufactured Goods (3)                           155,756          (X)      147,859          (X)
  Agricultural Commodities (3)                       3,421          (X)        3,258          (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-14-201, BEA-14-54), Bureau of the Census, Economic
Indicators Division, September 2014.  For more information, contact Matthew Przybocki
(301-763-3148) or Maria Iseman (301-763-2311), Economic Indicators Division.
