
Part B: NOT Seasonally Adjusted
Exhibit 15. U.S. 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.


                                                   2015

Item (1)                                         February                   January
                                                 Exports       Imports     Exports       Imports

Total Balance of Payment Basis (2)                 119,168      163,754 (R)  122,270 (R)  182,009

  Net Adjustments (2)                                  814        1,906 (R)      872 (R)    1,896

Total Census Basis (2)                             118,354      161,849 (R)  121,398 (R)  180,113

  Manufactured Goods (3)                            85,985      138,273       88,752      151,581
  Agricultural Commodities (3)                      11,508        8,734       12,290        9,511

Food and Live Animals                                7,902        7,539        7,482        8,514

  Live animals other than fish                          51          291           43          236
  Meat and preparations                              1,353          752        1,341          892
  Dairy products and birds' eggs                       379          154          350          146
  Fish and preparations                                377        1,345          219        1,710
  Cereals and preparations                           2,068          641        1,875          712
  Vegetables and fruit                               1,653        2,520        1,527        2,869
  Sugars, preparations and honey                       141          321          156          341
  Coffee, tea, cocoa and spices                        224          994          236        1,017
  Feeding stuff for animals                            985          213        1,062          253
  Miscellaneous edible products                        669          308          673          338

Beverages and Tobacco                                  545        1,499          436        1,619

  Beverages                                            371        1,326          310        1,490
  Tobacco and manufactures                             174          172          126          129

Crude Materials Except Fuels                         6,516        2,586        7,594        2,867

  Hides, skins and furskins, raw                       206           46          194           32
  Oil seeds and oleaginous fruits                    2,197          122        3,333          114
  Crude rubber                                         250          208          222          273
  Cork and wood                                        552          532          476          559
  Pulp and waste paper                                 655          248          730          255
  Textile fibers, including waste                      662          104          595          133
  Crude fertilizers                                    220          224          191          265
  Metalliferous ores and metal scrap                 1,505          582        1,593          680
  Crude animal and vegetable materials                 269          519          259          555

Mineral Fuels and Lubricants                         8,227       15,694        9,622       19,614

  Coal, coke and briquettes                            522           82          677          116
  Petroleum products and preparations                6,705       13,737        7,939       18,094
  Gas, natural and manufactured                        975        1,557          983        1,202
  Electric current                                      25          317           22          203

Animal and Vegetables Oils                             187          377          248          454

  Animal oils and fats                                  36           15           47           16
  Fixed vegetable fats and oils, crude                 128          348          181          425
  Animal or vegetables fats, processed                  24           14           20           13

Chemicals and Related Products                      15,858       15,922       16,112       17,078

  Organic chemicals                                  2,726        3,486        2,771        4,196
  Inorganic chemicals                                  852          837          791          968
  Dyeing, tanning and coloring materials               546          282          587          301
  Medicinial and pharmaceutical products             4,391        6,453        4,399        6,625
  Essential oils and resinoids                       1,156        1,004        1,142        1,013
  Fertilizers                                          282          833          275          698
  Plastics in primary forms                          2,491        1,136        2,685        1,249
  Plastics in nonprimary forms                       1,007          699        1,018          794
  Chemical materials and products                    2,406        1,193        2,444        1,233

Manufactured Goods by Material                       8,954       18,428        9,061       21,634

  Leather and leather manufactures                     103           96           92          108
  Rubber manufactures (4)                              731        1,393          718        1,659
  Cork and wood manufactures                           170          699          160          778
  Paper and paperboard                               1,213        1,191        1,256        1,287
  Textile yarn, fabrics                              1,006        1,983        1,029        2,175
  Nonmetallic mineral manufactures (4)               1,056        3,141        1,014        3,654
  Iron and steel                                     1,437        3,666        1,456        4,618
  Nonferrous metals                                  1,167        2,766        1,225        3,467
  Manufactures of metals                             2,071        3,494        2,110        3,887

Machinery and Transport Equipment                   38,696       67,023       39,395       72,791

  Power generating machinery (4)                     2,937        4,892        3,185        5,114
  Specialized industrial machinery                   3,581        3,272        3,594        3,989
  Metalworking machinery                               431          637          439          773
  General industrial machinery                       5,214        6,838        5,307        7,460
  Office machines                                    1,540        7,578        1,753        8,972
  Telecommunications equipment (4)                   1,715        9,488        1,968       11,649
  Electrical machinery (4)                           5,919       11,463        6,544       12,396
  Road vehicles                                      8,279       19,439        7,687       19,638
  Transport equipment (4)                            9,079        3,417        8,919        2,800

Miscellaneous Manufactured Articles                  9,254       26,066        9,269       27,778

  Prefabricated buildings                              224          841          214          960
  Furniture (4)                                        489        3,129          510        3,591
  Travel goods                                          40          763           39          886
  Apparel and clothing accessories                     263        6,804          256        7,218
  Footwear                                              62        2,111           60        2,283
  Scientific and controlling equipment (4)           3,654        3,928        3,887        3,861
  Photographic equipment                               506        1,118          499        1,183
  Miscellaneous manufactured articles                4,015        7,373        3,804        7,796

Miscellaneous Commodities                            4,857        6,717        5,229        7,064

  Special transactions                                 636        4,967          606        5,220
  Coin, including gold coin                             33           99           47           95
  Coin, other than gold                                  1            1            3            1
  Gold, nonmonetary                                  1,450          913        1,892          964
  Low value estimate                                 2,737          736        2,680          782

Re-Exports                                          17,358          (X)       17,099          (X)

  Manufactured Goods (3)                            16,361          (X)       16,192          (X)
  Agricultural Commodities (3)                         401          (X)          440          (X)

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                                                   2015                      2014
Item (1)                                         Year-to-Date              Year-to-Date
                                                 Exports       Imports     Exports       Imports

Total Balance of Payment Basis (2)                 241,438      345,763      252,918      358,896

  Net Adjustments (2)                                1,686        3,801        1,682        4,529

Total Census Basis (2)                             239,752      341,962      251,236      354,366

  Manufactured Goods (3)                           174,737      289,855      182,745      284,306
  Agricultural Commodities (3)                      23,798       18,245       27,291       17,133

Food and Live Animals                               15,384       16,052       16,352       14,975

  Live animals other than fish                          94          527          116          482
  Meat and preparations                              2,694        1,644        2,864        1,027
  Dairy products and birds' eggs                       729          300        1,024          258
  Fish and preparations                                596        3,055          601        3,142
  Cereals and preparations                           3,943        1,353        4,006        1,295
  Vegetables and fruit                               3,180        5,389        3,198        5,161
  Sugars, preparations and honey                       297          661          372          620
  Coffee, tea, cocoa and spices                        460        2,011          458        1,859
  Feeding stuff for animals                          2,047          466        2,344          473
  Miscellaneous edible products                      1,343          646        1,369          659

Beverages and Tobacco                                  981        3,118          963        2,891

  Beverages                                            681        2,816          665        2,542
  Tobacco and manufactures                             300          302          298          349

Crude Materials Except Fuels                        14,109        5,453       17,121        5,740

  Hides, skins and furskins, raw                       400           79          540           90
  Oil seeds and oleaginous fruits                    5,530          237        7,498          268
  Crude rubber                                         472          481          530          669
  Cork and wood                                      1,028        1,091        1,173          999
  Pulp and waste paper                               1,385          503        1,403          580
  Textile fibers, including waste                    1,256          237        1,636          209
  Crude fertilizers                                    411          490          410          443
  Metalliferous ores and metal scrap                 3,098        1,262        3,405        1,393
  Crude animal and vegetable materials                 528        1,074          525        1,090

Mineral Fuels and Lubricants                        17,849       35,308       25,109       59,256

  Coal, coke and briquettes                          1,200          198        1,633          163
  Petroleum products and preparations               14,644       31,831       20,532       55,124
  Gas, natural and manufactured                      1,958        2,759        2,775        3,363
  Electric current                                      47          520          168          606

Animal and Vegetables Oils                             435          831          555          860

  Animal oils and fats                                  83           31          119           40
  Fixed vegetable fats and oils, crude                 308          773          366          798
  Animal or vegetables fats, processed                  43           27           70           22

Chemicals and Related Products                      31,970       32,999       31,403       31,603

  Organic chemicals                                  5,497        7,682        6,122        8,679
  Inorganic chemicals                                1,643        1,805        1,854        1,937
  Dyeing, tanning and coloring materials             1,133          583        1,161          595
  Medicinial and pharmaceutical products             8,790       13,078        7,116       11,366
  Essential oils and resinoids                       2,298        2,017        2,312        1,907
  Fertilizers                                          556        1,531          585        1,113
  Plastics in primary forms                          5,176        2,385        5,617        2,343
  Plastics in nonprimary forms                       2,026        1,492        1,916        1,392
  Chemical materials and products                    4,850        2,426        4,720        2,271

Manufactured Goods by Material                      18,015       40,062       18,370       38,262

  Leather and leather manufactures                     195          204          210          208
  Rubber manufactures (4)                            1,449        3,053        1,524        3,313
  Cork and wood manufactures                           331        1,476          326        1,388
  Paper and paperboard                               2,469        2,478        2,569        2,488
  Textile yarn, fabrics                              2,035        4,157        2,035        4,224
  Nonmetallic mineral manufactures (4)               2,070        6,795        1,974        6,708
  Iron and steel                                     2,893        8,284        2,940        6,834
  Nonferrous metals                                  2,392        6,233        2,522        5,657
  Manufactures of metals                             4,181        7,382        4,270        7,442

Machinery and Transport Equipment                   78,091      139,813       77,094      134,291

  Power generating machinery (4)                     6,122       10,006        5,744        9,704
  Specialized industrial machinery                   7,175        7,262        7,541        7,005
  Metalworking machinery                               870        1,410          805        1,446
  General industrial machinery                      10,521       14,298       10,544       14,199
  Office machines                                    3,293       16,550        3,499       16,878
  Telecommunications equipment (4)                   3,683       21,137        3,831       19,362
  Electrical machinery (4)                          12,463       23,858       12,445       23,007
  Road vehicles                                     15,966       39,076       16,626       37,209
  Transport equipment (4)                           17,998        6,217       16,060        5,481

Miscellaneous Manufactured Articles                 18,523       53,844       18,641       53,898

  Prefabricated buildings                              439        1,801          454        1,777
  Furniture (4)                                        999        6,719          920        6,701
  Travel goods                                          79        1,649           78        1,738
  Apparel and clothing accessories                     520       14,022          517       14,441
  Footwear                                             122        4,394          115        4,609
  Scientific and controlling equipment (4)           7,541        7,789        7,603        7,449
  Photographic equipment                             1,005        2,301          972        2,164
  Miscellaneous manufactured articles                7,819       15,169        7,983       15,020

Miscellaneous Commodities                           10,086       13,780       12,287       13,136

  Special transactions                               1,242       10,187        1,142        8,471
  Coin, including gold coin                             81          194           77          325
  Coin, other than gold                                  4            3           10            3
  Gold, nonmonetary                                  3,342        1,877        5,341        2,257
  Low value estimate                                 5,417        1,519        5,717        2,080

Re-Exports                                          34,457          (X)       33,583          (X)

  Manufactured Goods (3)                            32,552          (X)       31,551          (X)
  Agricultural Commodities (3)                         841          (X)          877          (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-15-62, BEA-15-016), Bureau of the Census, Economic
Indicators Division, February 2015.  For more information, contact Matthew Przybocki
(301-763-3148) or Maria Iseman (301-763-2311), Economic Indicators Division.
