
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)                                         December                  November
                                                 Exports       Imports     Exports       Imports

Total Balance of Payment Basis (2)                 134,411      197,946 (R)  136,113 (R)  191,880

  Net Adjustments (2)                                  535        2,054 (R)      922 (R)    2,086

Total Census Basis (2)                             133,876      195,892 (R)  135,191 (R)  189,794

  Manufactured Goods (3)                            97,585      163,396       97,415      159,889
  Agricultural Commodities (3)                      13,925        9,554       14,887        8,828

Food and Live Animals                                8,571        8,706        8,631        7,855

  Live animals other than fish                         128          406           69          418
  Meat and preparations                              1,625          932        1,599          837
  Dairy products and birds' eggs                       422          217          441          187
  Fish and preparations                                326        1,744          431        1,662
  Cereals and preparations                           1,922          774        1,697          738
  Vegetables and fruit                               1,983        2,594        2,260        2,188
  Sugars, preparations and honey                       170          341          169          297
  Coffee, tea, cocoa and spices                        253        1,076          279          939
  Feeding stuff for animals                          1,014          243          961          218
  Miscellaneous edible products                        729          378          725          369

Beverages and Tobacco                                  538        1,675          530        1,808

  Beverages                                            359        1,526          388        1,600
  Tobacco and manufactures                             180          148          141          207

Crude Materials Except Fuels                         8,478        2,833        9,761        2,705

  Hides, skins and furskins, raw                       213           19          192           14
  Oil seeds and oleaginous fruits                    3,912          125        5,142          105
  Crude rubber                                         232          257          237          262
  Cork and wood                                        522          590          560          558
  Pulp and waste paper                                 730          304          742          248
  Textile fibers, including waste                      574          121          421          116
  Crude fertilizers                                    228          226          226          260
  Metalliferous ores and metal scrap                 1,783          660        1,961          632
  Crude animal and vegetable materials                 283          531          280          510

Mineral Fuels and Lubricants                        11,669       25,132       11,878       22,156

  Coal, coke and briquettes                            619           70          642          113
  Petroleum products and preparations                9,897       23,803       10,160       20,743
  Gas, natural and manufactured                      1,126        1,084        1,056        1,143
  Electric current                                      27          175           21          157

Animal and Vegetables Oils                             215          432          231          405

  Animal oils and fats                                  50           20           53           16
  Fixed vegetable fats and oils, crude                 135          399          153          374
  Animal or vegetables fats, processed                  30           13           25           15

Chemicals and Related Products                      16,122       17,898       16,124       15,545

  Organic chemicals                                  3,255        4,023        3,083        3,431
  Inorganic chemicals                                1,119        1,289          942        1,002
  Dyeing, tanning and coloring materials               578          286          608          293
  Medicinial and pharmaceutical products             3,447        7,203        3,851        5,916
  Essential oils and resinoids                       1,197        1,125        1,258        1,067
  Fertilizers                                          295          682          276          619
  Plastics in primary forms                          2,745        1,252        2,722        1,198
  Plastics in nonprimary forms                         973          745        1,026          742
  Chemical materials and products                    2,513        1,294        2,359        1,277

Manufactured Goods by Material                       8,996       20,824        9,320       20,194

  Leather and leather manufactures                     118          112          118          116
  Rubber manufactures (4)                              724        1,656          804        1,724
  Cork and wood manufactures                           170          771          172          756
  Paper and paperboard                               1,239        1,282        1,226        1,349
  Textile yarn, fabrics                                936        2,216        1,081        2,174
  Nonmetallic mineral manufactures (4)               1,000        3,523        1,093        3,553
  Iron and steel                                     1,465        4,015        1,447        3,831
  Nonferrous metals                                  1,246        3,364        1,200        3,019
  Manufactures of metals                             2,099        3,886        2,179        3,672

Machinery and Transport Equipment                   45,327       82,709       43,411       83,132

  Power generating machinery (4)                     3,735        5,463        3,308        5,147
  Specialized industrial machinery                   3,943        4,112        3,788        3,702
  Metalworking machinery                               471          887          474          799
  General industrial machinery                       5,499        7,445        5,603        7,061
  Office machines                                    1,969       10,934        1,739       11,418
  Telecommunications equipment (4)                   2,051       14,595        1,985       16,651
  Electrical machinery (4)                           6,658       13,357        6,645       12,986
  Road vehicles                                      9,774       22,396        9,996       22,407
  Transport equipment (4)                           11,227        3,520        9,874        2,961

Miscellaneous Manufactured Articles                 10,233       28,013       10,206       28,529

  Prefabricated buildings                              258          953          274          937
  Furniture (4)                                        511        3,539          553        3,365
  Travel goods                                          47          916           55          881
  Apparel and clothing accessories                     258        6,595          294        6,455
  Footwear                                              66        1,981           73        1,772
  Scientific and controlling equipment (4)           4,213        4,482        4,079        4,156
  Photographic equipment                               521        1,256          519        1,292
  Miscellaneous manufactured articles                4,358        8,291        4,360        9,673

Miscellaneous Commodities                            5,402        7,670        6,797        6,593

  Special transactions                                 791        5,397          775        4,729
  Coin, including gold coin                             19          113           47          137
  Coin, other than gold                                  1            2            3            0
  Gold, nonmonetary                                  1,661        1,310        2,870          900
  Low value estimate                                 2,930          848        3,102          827

Re-Exports                                          18,325          (X)       18,538          (X)

  Manufactured Goods (3)                            17,172          (X)       17,464          (X)
  Agricultural Commodities (3)                         432          (X)          376          (X)

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                                                   2014                      2013
Item (1)                                          Annual                    Annual
                                                 Exports       Imports     Exports       Imports

Total Balance of Payment Basis (2)               1,635,090    2,371,929    1,592,784    2,294,453

  Net Adjustments (2)                               11,817       26,151       13,191       26,131

Total Census Basis (2)                           1,623,273    2,345,778    1,579,593    2,268,321

  Manufactured Goods (3)                         1,193,380    1,927,279    1,183,359    1,830,128
  Agricultural Commodities (3)                     150,458      111,855      144,363      104,373

Food and Live Animals                              108,568       97,065      103,214       88,239

  Live animals other than fish                         920        3,534          968        2,634
  Meat and preparations                             19,345        8,913       17,911        6,508
  Dairy products and birds' eggs                     6,301        1,988        5,899        1,768
  Fish and preparations                              5,368       20,117        5,248       17,865
  Cereals and preparations                          26,945        9,236       24,277        9,690
  Vegetables and fruit                              22,265       28,209       21,687       26,413
  Sugars, preparations and honey                     2,230        4,535        2,429        4,307
  Coffee, tea, cocoa and spices                      3,134       13,024        3,093       11,798
  Feeding stuff for animals                         13,171        3,101       13,164        2,883
  Miscellaneous edible products                      8,888        4,406        8,537        4,374

Beverages and Tobacco                                6,460       21,560        6,452       20,800

  Beverages                                          4,948       19,502        4,829       18,626
  Tobacco and manufactures                           1,512        2,057        1,623        2,175

Crude Materials Except Fuels                        85,942       36,524       85,209       34,855

  Hides, skins and furskins, raw                     2,927          308        3,136          288
  Oil seeds and oleaginous fruits                   26,488        2,200       24,108        1,645
  Crude rubber                                       3,147        3,771        3,257        4,248
  Cork and wood                                      7,270        7,188        6,524        6,402
  Pulp and waste paper                               8,737        3,591        8,665        3,619
  Textile fibers, including waste                    6,915        1,421        8,228        1,294
  Crude fertilizers                                  2,804        2,934        2,478        2,598
  Metalliferous ores and metal scrap                24,492        8,853       25,814        8,291
  Crude animal and vegetable materials               3,162        6,259        3,000        6,469

Mineral Fuels and Lubricants                       155,242      345,802      147,693      379,770

  Coal, coke and briquettes                          8,776        1,191       11,455        1,019
  Petroleum products and preparations              128,373      326,752      123,368      363,152
  Gas, natural and manufactured                     17,503       15,232       12,514       13,169
  Electric current                                     590        2,626          356        2,429

Animal and Vegetables Oils                           2,801        5,778        3,179        5,669

  Animal oils and fats                                 726          246          765          260
  Fixed vegetable fats and oils, crude               1,687        5,379        1,987        5,255
  Animal or vegetables fats, processed                 388          153          428          153

Chemicals and Related Products                     203,118      207,903      198,816      195,477

  Organic chemicals                                 39,595       52,281       42,503       52,314
  Inorganic chemicals                               11,430       13,103       11,205       14,194
  Dyeing, tanning and coloring materials             7,697        3,971        7,550        3,813
  Medicinial and pharmaceutical products            46,231       76,268       41,386       66,799
  Essential oils and resinoids                      15,364       13,339       14,854       12,480
  Fertilizers                                        3,726        8,104        4,083        7,959
  Plastics in primary forms                         35,150       15,752       34,530       14,000
  Plastics in nonprimary forms                      12,811        9,629       12,094        8,944
  Chemical materials and products                   31,114       15,456       30,610       14,976

Manufactured Goods by Material                     117,677      254,183      115,839      234,806

  Leather and leather manufactures                   1,436        1,398        1,346        1,280
  Rubber manufactures (4)                           10,166       21,821        9,938       21,075
  Cork and wood manufactures                         2,216        9,557        2,182        9,058
  Paper and paperboard                              16,033       16,696       16,139       15,978
  Textile yarn, fabrics                             13,247       27,002       12,857       25,814
  Nonmetallic mineral manufactures (4)              13,028       45,083       12,550       41,908
  Iron and steel                                    18,410       46,872       18,444       36,626
  Nonferrous metals                                 15,570       38,511       15,718       38,270
  Manufactures of metals                            27,571       47,243       26,665       44,797

Machinery and Transport Equipment                  533,199      939,233      513,919      886,782

  Power generating machinery (4)                    40,071       66,242       38,417       60,649
  Specialized industrial machinery                  48,741       47,260       49,203       42,273
  Metalworking machinery                             5,688        9,912        6,046        9,920
  General industrial machinery                      70,163       92,329       66,629       83,464
  Office machines                                   21,858      117,873       21,553      117,460
  Telecommunications equipment (4)                  23,606      152,622       23,632      146,199
  Electrical machinery (4)                          80,839      158,814       78,499      149,917
  Road vehicles                                    121,366      256,988      118,658      244,451
  Transport equipment (4)                          120,867       37,194      111,283       32,447

Miscellaneous Manufactured Articles                122,798      348,756      121,692      333,247

  Prefabricated buildings                            3,241       11,502        3,141       10,402
  Furniture (4)                                      6,441       41,451        6,129       38,002
  Travel goods                                         566       10,996          583       10,585
  Apparel and clothing accessories                   3,401       90,146        3,425       87,924
  Footwear                                             824       26,014          789       24,810
  Scientific and controlling equipment (4)          49,971       50,500       50,139       47,452
  Photographic equipment                             6,461       14,348        6,556       13,511
  Miscellaneous manufactured articles               51,893      103,799       50,930      100,560

Miscellaneous Commodities                           66,469       88,385       75,419       88,676

  Special transactions                               8,029       60,631        7,191       56,781
  Coin, including gold coin                            299        1,645          397        2,459
  Coin, other than gold                                 32           15           47           35
  Gold, nonmonetary                                 21,634       14,451       33,194       15,958
  Low value estimate                                36,474       11,642       34,588       13,443

Re-Exports                                         221,170          (X)      208,161          (X)

  Manufactured Goods (3)                           209,677          (X)      199,297          (X)
  Agricultural Commodities (3)                       4,598          (X)        4,316          (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) Export statistics for certain commodity classifications related to the aircraft industry are subject to suppression and have been aggregated in a manner that
prevents the disclosure of confidential information. 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-15-23, BEA-15-06), Bureau of the Census, Economic
Indicators Division, December 2014.  For more information, contact Matthew Przybocki
(301-763-3148) or Maria Iseman (301-763-2311), Economic Indicators Division.
