
Part B: NOT Seasonally Adjusted
Exhibit 15. U.S. Trade in 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)                                           March                   February
                                                 Exports       Imports     Exports       Imports

Total Balance of Payment Basis (2)                 134,353      199,385 (R)  119,114 (R)  164,097

  Net Adjustments (2)                                1,028        1,884 (R)      766 (R)    1,850

Total Census Basis (2)                             133,325      197,500 (R)  118,348 (R)  162,246

  Manufactured Goods (3)                            99,219      171,179       85,985      138,273
  Agricultural Commodities (3)                      12,175       10,616       11,508        8,734

Food and Live Animals                                9,225        9,150        7,902        7,539

  Live animals other than fish                          53          365           51          291
  Meat and preparations                              1,431          963        1,353          752
  Dairy products and birds' eggs                       482          191          379          154
  Fish and preparations                                521        1,551          377        1,345
  Cereals and preparations                           2,191          814        2,068          641
  Vegetables and fruit                               2,163        2,957        1,653        2,520
  Sugars, preparations and honey                       173          422          141          321
  Coffee, tea, cocoa and spices                        251        1,261          224          994
  Feeding stuff for animals                          1,193          227          985          213
  Miscellaneous edible products                        766          399          669          308

Beverages and Tobacco                                  715        1,988          545        1,499

  Beverages                                            435        1,814          371        1,326
  Tobacco and manufactures                             281          174          174          172

Crude Materials Except Fuels                         5,914        2,816        6,516        2,586

  Hides, skins and furskins, raw                       267           26          206           46
  Oil seeds and oleaginous fruits                    1,208          145        2,197          122
  Crude rubber                                         218          286          250          208
  Cork and wood                                        603          639          552          532
  Pulp and waste paper                                 707          296          655          248
  Textile fibers, including waste                      725          122          662          104
  Crude fertilizers                                    229          222          220          224
  Metalliferous ores and metal scrap                 1,634          553        1,505          582
  Crude animal and vegetable materials                 323          526          269          519

Mineral Fuels and Lubricants                         8,538       16,467        8,227       15,694

  Coal, coke and briquettes                            648           86          522           82
  Petroleum products and preparations                6,824       15,019        6,705       13,737
  Gas, natural and manufactured                      1,025        1,134          975        1,557
  Electric current                                      41          227           25          317

Animal and Vegetables Oils                             259          499          187          377

  Animal oils and fats                                  42           20           36           15
  Fixed vegetable fats and oils, crude                 191          464          128          348
  Animal or vegetables fats, processed                  26           15           24           14

Chemicals and Related Products                      17,249       19,079       15,858       15,922

  Organic chemicals                                  2,996        3,682        2,726        3,486
  Inorganic chemicals                                  943          976          852          837
  Dyeing, tanning and coloring materials               659          354          546          282
  Medicinial and pharmaceutical products             4,163        8,058        4,391        6,453
  Essential oils and resinoids                       1,386        1,155        1,156        1,004
  Fertilizers                                          328        1,071          282          833
  Plastics in primary forms                          2,908        1,390        2,491        1,136
  Plastics in nonprimary forms                       1,151          877        1,007          699
  Chemical materials and products                    2,713        1,515        2,406        1,193

Manufactured Goods by Material                      10,052       22,821        8,954       18,428

  Leather and leather manufactures                     127          132          103           96
  Rubber manufactures (4)                              854        1,890          731        1,393
  Cork and wood manufactures                           189          919          170          699
  Paper and paperboard                               1,368        1,456        1,213        1,191
  Textile yarn, fabrics                              1,151        2,525        1,006        1,983
  Nonmetallic mineral manufactures (4)               1,174        4,079        1,056        3,141
  Iron and steel                                     1,400        3,785        1,437        3,666
  Nonferrous metals                                  1,406        3,442        1,167        2,766
  Manufactures of metals                             2,382        4,593        2,071        3,494

Machinery and Transport Equipment                   46,683       85,243       38,696       67,023

  Power generating machinery (4)                     3,349        6,193        2,937        4,892
  Specialized industrial machinery                   4,287        4,426        3,581        3,272
  Metalworking machinery                               510          916          431          637
  General industrial machinery                       6,055        9,080        5,214        6,838
  Office machines                                    1,940        9,897        1,540        7,578
  Telecommunications equipment (4)                   1,970       12,708        1,715        9,488
  Electrical machinery (4)                           7,125       14,416        5,919       11,463
  Road vehicles                                     10,380       24,370        8,279       19,439
  Transport equipment (4)                           11,067        3,239        9,079        3,417

Miscellaneous Manufactured Articles                 10,607       31,095        9,254       26,066

  Prefabricated buildings                              247        1,067          224          841
  Furniture (4)                                        559        4,130          489        3,129
  Travel goods                                          54          988           40          763
  Apparel and clothing accessories                     295        7,677          263        6,804
  Footwear                                              79        2,436           62        2,111
  Scientific and controlling equipment (4)           4,472        4,769        3,654        3,928
  Photographic equipment                               606        1,237          506        1,118
  Miscellaneous manufactured articles                4,295        8,792        4,015        7,373

Miscellaneous Commodities                            5,517        8,344        4,857        6,717

  Special transactions                                 776        6,423          636        4,967
  Coin, including gold coin                             15          138           33           99
  Coin, other than gold                                  2            2            1            1
  Gold, nonmonetary                                  1,954          914        1,450          913
  Low value estimate                                 2,770          867        2,737          736

Re-Exports                                          18,566          (X)       17,358          (X)

  Manufactured Goods (3)                            17,586          (X)       16,361          (X)
  Agricultural Commodities (3)                         443          (X)          401          (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)                 375,737      545,490      395,987      554,761

  Net Adjustments (2)                                2,666        5,630        2,846        7,048

Total Census Basis (2)                             373,071      539,860      393,141      547,713

  Manufactured Goods (3)                           273,957      461,033      286,901      440,186
  Agricultural Commodities (3)                      35,973       28,860       40,925       27,183

Food and Live Animals                               24,609       25,202       26,139       23,498

  Live animals other than fish                         147          893          169          790
  Meat and preparations                              4,125        2,607        4,437        1,731
  Dairy products and birds' eggs                     1,211          490        1,660          414
  Fish and preparations                              1,117        4,605        1,105        4,671
  Cereals and preparations                           6,134        2,167        6,521        2,166
  Vegetables and fruit                               5,344        8,346        5,071        7,862
  Sugars, preparations and honey                       471        1,083          569        1,011
  Coffee, tea, cocoa and spices                        711        3,272          717        3,059
  Feeding stuff for animals                          3,240          693        3,739          761
  Miscellaneous edible products                      2,109        1,045        2,150        1,032

Beverages and Tobacco                                1,696        5,106        1,633        4,706

  Beverages                                          1,115        4,630        1,098        4,209
  Tobacco and manufactures                             581          475          535          497

Crude Materials Except Fuels                        20,024        8,270       24,499        8,798

  Hides, skins and furskins, raw                       667          105          836          125
  Oil seeds and oleaginous fruits                    6,738          382        9,579          428
  Crude rubber                                         690          767          830        1,065
  Cork and wood                                      1,631        1,730        1,830        1,586
  Pulp and waste paper                               2,092          799        2,135          897
  Textile fibers, including waste                    1,982          359        2,494          332
  Crude fertilizers                                    640          712          632          679
  Metalliferous ores and metal scrap                 4,732        1,815        5,332        2,118
  Crude animal and vegetable materials                 851        1,601          830        1,567

Mineral Fuels and Lubricants                        26,388       51,775       38,338       90,215

  Coal, coke and briquettes                          1,848          284        2,571          253
  Petroleum products and preparations               21,468       46,850       30,943       84,125
  Gas, natural and manufactured                      2,984        3,893        4,547        4,958
  Electric current                                      88          747          276          879

Animal and Vegetables Oils                             693        1,330          821        1,388

  Animal oils and fats                                 125           50          181           60
  Fixed vegetable fats and oils, crude                 499        1,237          534        1,294
  Animal or vegetables fats, processed                  69           42          106           34

Chemicals and Related Products                      49,219       52,078       48,863       49,085

  Organic chemicals                                  8,494       11,364        9,449       13,210
  Inorganic chemicals                                2,586        2,781        2,789        2,951
  Dyeing, tanning and coloring materials             1,792          937        1,825          950
  Medicinial and pharmaceutical products            12,954       21,136       10,879       17,417
  Essential oils and resinoids                       3,684        3,172        3,692        3,052
  Fertilizers                                          884        2,601          893        2,019
  Plastics in primary forms                          8,085        3,776        8,691        3,712
  Plastics in nonprimary forms                       3,177        2,370        3,044        2,202
  Chemical materials and products                    7,563        3,941        7,602        3,572

Manufactured Goods by Material                      28,067       62,883       28,597       58,290

  Leather and leather manufactures                     322          335          331          312
  Rubber manufactures (4)                            2,302        4,942        2,396        5,192
  Cork and wood manufactures                           520        2,395          519        2,063
  Paper and paperboard                               3,837        3,934        3,959        3,820
  Textile yarn, fabrics                              3,187        6,683        3,219        6,239
  Nonmetallic mineral manufactures (4)               3,244       10,873        3,062       10,332
  Iron and steel                                     4,294       12,069        4,537       10,358
  Nonferrous metals                                  3,798        9,675        3,899        8,849
  Manufactures of metals                             6,563       11,975        6,676       11,124

Machinery and Transport Equipment                  124,774      225,057      124,415      210,843

  Power generating machinery (4)                     9,471       16,198        9,198       15,357
  Specialized industrial machinery                  11,462       11,687       12,220       11,046
  Metalworking machinery                             1,380        2,325        1,309        2,230
  General industrial machinery                      16,576       23,377       16,910       22,114
  Office machines                                    5,232       26,447        5,385       25,812
  Telecommunications equipment (4)                   5,653       33,844        5,825       30,649
  Electrical machinery (4)                          19,588       38,274       19,382       35,896
  Road vehicles                                     26,347       63,446       27,662       58,814
  Transport equipment (4)                           29,065        9,456       26,524        8,926

Miscellaneous Manufactured Articles                 29,130       84,939       29,663       79,666

  Prefabricated buildings                              686        2,868          732        2,558
  Furniture (4)                                      1,558       10,850        1,463        9,827
  Travel goods                                         133        2,636          128        2,436
  Apparel and clothing accessories                     815       21,699          819       20,899
  Footwear                                             201        6,830          188        6,351
  Scientific and controlling equipment (4)          12,013       12,557       12,270       11,721
  Photographic equipment                             1,611        3,538        1,535        3,265
  Miscellaneous manufactured articles               12,114       23,961       12,527       22,610

Miscellaneous Commodities                           15,604       22,124       17,592       20,946

  Special transactions                               2,018       16,610        1,855       13,835
  Coin, including gold coin                             96          333          107          457
  Coin, other than gold                                  6            4           11            4
  Gold, nonmonetary                                  5,297        2,791        6,763        3,523
  Low value estimate                                 8,187        2,386        8,856        3,128

Re-Exports                                          53,024          (X)       52,880          (X)

  Manufactured Goods (3)                            50,139          (X)       49,950          (X)
  Agricultural Commodities (3)                       1,284          (X)        1,329          (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-15-76, BEA-15-20), Bureau of the Census, Economic
Indicators Division, March 2015.  For more information, contact Matthew Przybocki
(301-763-3148) or Maria Iseman (301-763-2311), Economic Indicators Division.
