
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)                                          October                  September
                                                 Exports       Imports     Exports       Imports

Total Balance of Payment Basis (2)                 146,155      213,422 (R)  134,160 (R)  204,960

  Net Adjustments (2)                                  825        2,158 (R)      735 (R)    2,145

Total Census Basis (2)                             145,331      211,264 (R)  133,425 (R)  202,814

  Manufactured Goods (3)                           105,369      176,587       98,756      167,913
  Agricultural Commodities (3)                      14,453        9,654       10,524        8,653

Food and Live Animals                                9,443        8,542        8,720        7,801

  Live animals other than fish                         117          363           87          282
  Meat and preparations                              1,764          878        1,622          799
  Dairy products and birds' eggs                       455          205          422          175
  Fish and preparations                                579        1,907          624        1,799
  Cereals and preparations                           1,866          824        2,177          757
  Vegetables and fruit                               2,372        2,221        1,722        1,949
  Sugars, preparations and honey                       201          402          176          383
  Coffee, tea, cocoa and spices                        319        1,091          286        1,081
  Feeding stuff for animals                            988          255          881          212
  Miscellaneous edible products                        782          396          722          365

Beverages and Tobacco                                  580        2,137          511        1,809

  Beverages                                            469        1,903          434        1,624
  Tobacco and manufactures                             111          234           77          185

Crude Materials Except Fuels                         9,170        3,052        5,904        2,915

  Hides, skins and furskins, raw                       211           11          197            8
  Oil seeds and oleaginous fruits                    4,100           99        1,065          104
  Crude rubber                                         270          280          246          284
  Cork and wood                                        640          664          602          651
  Pulp and waste paper                                 766          280          692          300
  Textile fibers, including waste                      358          121          389          114
  Crude fertilizers                                    275          285          237          227
  Metalliferous ores and metal scrap                 2,260          802        2,241          741
  Crude animal and vegetable materials                 290          511          234          486

Mineral Fuels and Lubricants                        12,066       27,165       12,256       28,113

  Coal, coke and briquettes                            722           84          714          118
  Petroleum products and preparations                9,889       25,888       10,096       26,812
  Gas, natural and manufactured                      1,430        1,025        1,417        1,004
  Electric current                                      24          167           29          179

Animal and Vegetables Oils                             215          566          206          448

  Animal oils and fats                                  57           20           60           18
  Fixed vegetable fats and oils, crude                 126          533          113          417
  Animal or vegetables fats, processed                  32           14           33           12

Chemicals and Related Products                      17,997       18,006       16,699       18,046

  Organic chemicals                                  3,573        4,222        3,293        4,208
  Inorganic chemicals                                1,012        1,163          943        1,220
  Dyeing, tanning and coloring materials               670          336          627          331
  Medicinial and pharmaceutical products             4,304        6,660        3,788        6,902
  Essential oils and resinoids                       1,379        1,209        1,291        1,122
  Fertilizers                                          321          803          279          788
  Plastics in primary forms                          2,957        1,420        2,908        1,352
  Plastics in nonprimary forms                       1,140          847        1,042          830
  Chemical materials and products                    2,641        1,347        2,527        1,293

Manufactured Goods by Material                      10,404       23,176        9,943       21,957

  Leather and leather manufactures                     144          132          121          129
  Rubber manufactures (4)                              932        1,915          883        1,820
  Cork and wood manufactures                           210          830          186          833
  Paper and paperboard                               1,419        1,562        1,345        1,486
  Textile yarn, fabrics                              1,170        2,489        1,109        2,316
  Nonmetallic mineral manufactures (4)               1,137        4,152        1,156        3,988
  Iron and steel                                     1,583        4,418        1,543        4,037
  Nonferrous metals                                  1,372        3,422        1,289        3,288
  Manufactures of metals                             2,437        4,257        2,311        4,060

Machinery and Transport Equipment                   48,049       86,727       44,778       81,289

  Power generating machinery (4)                     3,754        5,972        3,560        5,722
  Specialized industrial machinery                   4,399        3,992        3,810        3,798
  Metalworking machinery                               506          940          487          899
  General industrial machinery                       6,080        7,965        5,589        7,482
  Office machines                                    1,925       11,361        1,709        9,685
  Telecommunications equipment (4)                   2,110       14,842        2,057       15,186
  Electrical machinery (4)                           7,270       14,749        6,952       14,263
  Road vehicles                                     10,871       23,736       10,298       20,896
  Transport equipment (4)                           11,134        3,169       10,316        3,359

Miscellaneous Manufactured Articles                 11,276       34,029        9,969       32,616

  Prefabricated buildings                              321        1,102          292        1,131
  Furniture (4)                                        603        3,599          551        3,469
  Travel goods                                          54        1,071           51          994
  Apparel and clothing accessories                     320        8,839          296        8,854
  Footwear                                              83        2,347           73        2,353
  Scientific and controlling equipment (4)           4,330        4,514        4,041        4,409
  Photographic equipment                               561        1,365          517        1,270
  Miscellaneous manufactured articles                5,003       11,191        4,148       10,135

Miscellaneous Commodities                            5,930        7,863        5,694        7,767

  Special transactions                                 664        5,492          598        5,627
  Coin, including gold coin                             24          164           14          143
  Coin, other than gold                                  3            1            3            2
  Gold, nonmonetary                                  2,132        1,192        2,100        1,042
  Low value estimate                                 3,106        1,014        2,979          953

Re-Exports                                          20,201          (X)       18,816          (X)

  Manufactured Goods (3)                            19,285          (X)       18,014          (X)
  Agricultural Commodities (3)                         369          (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)               1,364,005    1,982,633    1,322,179    1,918,714

  Net Adjustments (2)                               10,297       22,013       10,791       21,539

Total Census Basis (2)                           1,353,708    1,960,620    1,311,388    1,897,175

  Manufactured Goods (3)                           998,381    1,603,995      987,079    1,527,355
  Agricultural Commodities (3)                     121,646       93,473      114,215       87,628

Food and Live Animals                               91,365       80,503       84,901       73,367

  Live animals other than fish                         724        2,710          775        2,078
  Meat and preparations                             16,121        7,144       14,860        5,471
  Dairy products and birds' eggs                     5,438        1,584        4,833        1,432
  Fish and preparations                              4,611       16,711        4,498       14,485
  Cereals and preparations                          23,325        7,724       20,259        8,209
  Vegetables and fruit                              18,022       23,427       17,256       22,068
  Sugars, preparations and honey                     1,891        3,896        2,055        3,644
  Coffee, tea, cocoa and spices                      2,602       11,008        2,557        9,939
  Feeding stuff for animals                         11,196        2,640       10,681        2,400
  Miscellaneous edible products                      7,434        3,659        7,127        3,640

Beverages and Tobacco                                5,392       18,077        5,345       17,299

  Beverages                                          4,201       16,375        4,051       15,503
  Tobacco and manufactures                           1,192        1,702        1,294        1,796

Crude Materials Except Fuels                        67,703       30,985       66,662       29,541

  Hides, skins and furskins, raw                     2,522          275        2,704          263
  Oil seeds and oleaginous fruits                   17,434        1,969       15,110        1,415
  Crude rubber                                       2,678        3,252        2,743        3,609
  Cork and wood                                      6,188        6,040        5,447        5,334
  Pulp and waste paper                               7,264        3,039        7,219        3,050
  Textile fibers, including waste                    5,919        1,183        7,082        1,099
  Crude fertilizers                                  2,350        2,449        2,061        2,214
  Metalliferous ores and metal scrap                20,749        7,561       21,852        6,987
  Crude animal and vegetable materials               2,599        5,217        2,444        5,570

Mineral Fuels and Lubricants                       131,694      298,515      118,643      323,123

  Coal, coke and briquettes                          7,515        1,008        9,765          852
  Petroleum products and preparations              108,317      282,207       98,499      309,730
  Gas, natural and manufactured                     15,321       13,005       10,103       10,504
  Electric current                                     541        2,294          277        2,037

Animal and Vegetables Oils                           2,355        4,941        2,606        4,760

  Animal oils and fats                                 623          210          632          226
  Fixed vegetable fats and oils, crude               1,399        4,606        1,609        4,403
  Animal or vegetables fats, processed                 333          125          365          131

Chemicals and Related Products                     170,872      174,460      167,286      165,148

  Organic chemicals                                 33,257       44,827       35,627       44,828
  Inorganic chemicals                                9,369       10,812        9,296       12,065
  Dyeing, tanning and coloring materials             6,511        3,393        6,414        3,219
  Medicinial and pharmaceutical products            38,933       63,149       35,001       55,821
  Essential oils and resinoids                      12,909       11,148       12,428       10,459
  Fertilizers                                        3,155        6,802        3,517        6,981
  Plastics in primary forms                         29,683       13,302       29,158       11,877
  Plastics in nonprimary forms                      10,811        8,142       10,158        7,525
  Chemical materials and products                   26,243       12,885       25,687       12,372

Manufactured Goods by Material                      99,361      213,164       97,654      198,084

  Leather and leather manufactures                   1,200        1,170        1,128        1,041
  Rubber manufactures (4)                            8,638       18,441        8,424       17,701
  Cork and wood manufactures                         1,875        8,030        1,845        7,658
  Paper and paperboard                              13,568       14,065       13,626       13,414
  Textile yarn, fabrics                             11,231       22,612       10,903       21,703
  Nonmetallic mineral manufactures (4)              10,935       38,007       10,572       35,194
  Iron and steel                                    15,497       39,025       15,587       30,938
  Nonferrous metals                                 13,124       32,128       13,180       32,851
  Manufactures of metals                            23,293       39,685       22,388       37,585

Machinery and Transport Equipment                  444,461      773,393      427,759      731,975

  Power generating machinery (4)                    33,028       55,632       31,799       50,671
  Specialized industrial machinery                  41,010       39,446       41,116       35,057
  Metalworking machinery                             4,744        8,226        5,079        8,257
  General industrial machinery                      59,062       77,824       55,919       70,305
  Office machines                                   18,150       95,521       17,771       95,170
  Telecommunications equipment (4)                  19,570      121,375       19,717      119,839
  Electrical machinery (4)                          67,536      132,471       65,752      125,024
  Road vehicles                                    101,595      212,185       99,475      201,419
  Transport equipment (4)                           99,766       30,713       91,133       26,233

Miscellaneous Manufactured Articles                102,358      292,214      101,887      278,577

  Prefabricated buildings                            2,709        9,612        2,632        8,614
  Furniture (4)                                      5,377       34,547        5,117       31,550
  Travel goods                                         464        9,199          482        8,832
  Apparel and clothing accessories                   2,849       77,096        2,892       74,826
  Footwear                                             685       22,261          658       21,200
  Scientific and controlling equipment (4)          41,679       41,863       41,674       39,318
  Photographic equipment                             5,421       11,800        5,504       11,221
  Miscellaneous manufactured articles               43,175       85,836       42,927       83,015

Miscellaneous Commodities                           54,270       74,121       65,211       75,302

  Special transactions                               6,463       50,505        6,049       48,292
  Coin, including gold coin                            233        1,395          359        2,145
  Coin, other than gold                                 28           13           45           32
  Gold, nonmonetary                                 17,103       12,241       30,220       13,559
  Low value estimate                                30,443        9,968       28,539       11,274

Re-Exports                                         184,307          (X)      173,433          (X)

  Manufactured Goods (3)                           175,041          (X)      166,169          (X)
  Agricultural Commodities (3)                       3,790          (X)        3,593          (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-14-222, BEA-14-59), Bureau of the Census, Economic
Indicators Division, October 2014.  For more information, contact Matthew Przybocki
(301-763-3148) or Maria Iseman (301-763-2311), Economic Indicators Division.
