
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)                                            May                      April
                                                 Exports       Imports     Exports       Imports

Total Balance of Payment Basis (2)                 128,909      187,736 (R)  129,388 (R)  190,647

  Net Adjustments (2)                                  713        1,785 (R)      883 (R)    1,774

Total Census Basis (2)                             128,196      185,951 (R)  128,505 (R)  188,872

  Manufactured Goods (3)                            95,950      162,499       96,538      163,239
  Agricultural Commodities (3)                      10,655        9,743       11,095       10,343

Food and Live Animals                                8,585        8,162        8,692        8,629

  Live animals other than fish                          68          250           57          345
  Meat and preparations                              1,429          849        1,452          946
  Dairy products and birds' eggs                       445          177          472          153
  Fish and preparations                                346        1,405          359        1,399
  Cereals and preparations                           2,068          688        2,177          775
  Vegetables and fruit                               1,918        2,596        1,863        2,778
  Sugars, preparations and honey                       161          392          179          379
  Coffee, tea, cocoa and spices                        250        1,199          235        1,220
  Feeding stuff for animals                          1,130          233        1,143          255
  Miscellaneous edible products                        769          373          755          379

Beverages and Tobacco                                  570        1,987          607        1,956

  Beverages                                            489        1,844          452        1,773
  Tobacco and manufactures                              81          142          155          184

Crude Materials Except Fuels                         5,278        2,695        5,472        2,770

  Hides, skins and furskins, raw                       260           51          310           28
  Oil seeds and oleaginous fruits                      599          113          750          131
  Crude rubber                                         225          288          238          270
  Cork and wood                                        562          565          588          567
  Pulp and waste paper                                 714          260          720          279
  Textile fibers, including waste                      654          141          681          138
  Crude fertilizers                                    230          247          217          238
  Metalliferous ores and metal scrap                 1,785          527        1,692          580
  Crude animal and vegetable materials                 249          503          277          538

Mineral Fuels and Lubricants                         9,966       16,550        9,480       16,485

  Coal, coke and briquettes                            572           95          581           90
  Petroleum products and preparations                8,341       15,552        7,791       15,549
  Gas, natural and manufactured                      1,042          664        1,090          665
  Electric current                                      11          239           18          181

Animal and Vegetables Oils                             165          451          198          529

  Animal oils and fats                                  34           19           37           22
  Fixed vegetable fats and oils, crude                 109          416          140          492
  Animal or vegetables fats, processed                  22           15           22           15

Chemicals and Related Products                      17,113       17,696       16,825       20,185

  Organic chemicals                                  3,101        4,187        3,099        5,407
  Inorganic chemicals                                  913        1,107          931        1,079
  Dyeing, tanning and coloring materials               668          337          654          352
  Medicinial and pharmaceutical products             4,060        6,813        4,089        7,661
  Essential oils and resinoids                       1,316        1,124        1,310        1,171
  Fertilizers                                          393          576          277          869
  Plastics in primary forms                          2,882        1,293        2,828        1,387
  Plastics in nonprimary forms                       1,144          833        1,117          842
  Chemical materials and products                    2,637        1,427        2,522        1,415

Manufactured Goods by Material                       9,418       22,565        9,485       21,314

  Leather and leather manufactures                     125          118          119          107
  Rubber manufactures (4)                              815        1,905          795        2,037
  Cork and wood manufactures                           188          925          196          814
  Paper and paperboard                               1,328        1,430        1,336        1,366
  Textile yarn, fabrics                              1,117        2,501        1,110        2,363
  Nonmetallic mineral manufactures (4)               1,083        4,961        1,088        3,523
  Iron and steel                                     1,261        3,239        1,303        3,580
  Nonferrous metals                                  1,228        3,158        1,291        3,322
  Manufactures of metals                             2,272        4,328        2,246        4,203

Machinery and Transport Equipment                   44,390       80,141       45,377       81,312

  Power generating machinery (4)                     3,082        5,779        3,364        6,196
  Specialized industrial machinery                   3,749        3,930        4,273        4,040
  Metalworking machinery                               421          856          475          868
  General industrial machinery                       5,738        8,433        5,850        8,485
  Office machines                                    1,668        9,542        1,692        9,227
  Telecommunications equipment (4)                   1,895       12,072        1,921       12,026
  Electrical machinery (4)                           6,637       13,630        6,718       13,859
  Road vehicles                                     10,424       22,647        9,982       23,096
  Transport equipment (4)                           10,777        3,253       11,101        3,515

Miscellaneous Manufactured Articles                 10,337       28,706        9,722       28,261

  Prefabricated buildings                              238        1,012          275          898
  Furniture (4)                                        538        3,978          535        3,692
  Travel goods                                          50        1,013           50          799
  Apparel and clothing accessories                     276        6,761          277        6,648
  Footwear                                              65        2,097           69        1,858
  Scientific and controlling equipment (4)           4,194        4,318        3,955        4,325
  Photographic equipment                               530        1,173          522        1,125
  Miscellaneous manufactured articles                4,446        8,354        4,040        8,916

Miscellaneous Commodities                            4,826        6,998        5,223        7,454

  Special transactions                                 665        5,194          770        5,414
  Coin, including gold coin                             24           89           21          118
  Coin, other than gold                                  2            2            1            1
  Gold, nonmonetary                                  1,244          963        1,741        1,145
  Low value estimate                                 2,890          750        2,691          777

Re-Exports                                          17,549          (X)       17,206          (X)

  Manufactured Goods (3)                            16,437          (X)       16,353          (X)
  Agricultural Commodities (3)                         370          (X)          392          (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)                 634,092      922,762      669,986      962,089

  Net Adjustments (2)                                3,861        8,693        5,698       11,396

Total Census Basis (2)                             630,231      914,069      664,288      950,693

  Manufactured Goods (3)                           466,445      786,771      488,529      767,524
  Agricultural Commodities (3)                      57,723       48,946       64,684       47,412

Food and Live Animals                               41,886       41,993       45,631       40,416

  Live animals other than fish                         271        1,488          294        1,395
  Meat and preparations                              7,006        4,402        7,660        3,211
  Dairy products and birds' eggs                     2,127          821        2,885          709
  Fish and preparations                              1,823        7,409        1,912        7,774
  Cereals and preparations                          10,379        3,630       12,311        3,861
  Vegetables and fruit                               9,125       13,720        8,585       13,014
  Sugars, preparations and honey                       811        1,855          950        1,896
  Coffee, tea, cocoa and spices                      1,197        5,692        1,226        5,407
  Feeding stuff for animals                          5,513        1,181        6,111        1,363
  Miscellaneous edible products                      3,633        1,797        3,699        1,786

Beverages and Tobacco                                2,873        9,049        2,733        8,428

  Beverages                                          2,057        8,247        1,963        7,669
  Tobacco and manufactures                             816          802          770          759

Crude Materials Except Fuels                        30,773       13,734       35,943       15,504

  Hides, skins and furskins, raw                     1,236          184        1,421          216
  Oil seeds and oleaginous fruits                    8,087          625       10,919          989
  Crude rubber                                       1,153        1,325        1,382        1,745
  Cork and wood                                      2,782        2,862        3,159        2,857
  Pulp and waste paper                               3,526        1,338        3,561        1,507
  Textile fibers, including waste                    3,316          639        3,853          584
  Crude fertilizers                                  1,086        1,196        1,097        1,200
  Metalliferous ores and metal scrap                 8,209        2,922        9,179        3,643
  Crude animal and vegetable materials               1,377        2,642        1,373        2,763

Mineral Fuels and Lubricants                        45,834       84,810       65,147      154,804

  Coal, coke and briquettes                          3,001          469        3,963          481
  Petroleum products and preparations               37,600       77,952       52,588      143,802
  Gas, natural and manufactured                      5,116        5,222        8,224        9,192
  Electric current                                     117        1,167          372        1,329

Animal and Vegetables Oils                           1,056        2,309        1,263        2,374

  Animal oils and fats                                 196           92          327          108
  Fixed vegetable fats and oils, crude                 748        2,146          770        2,204
  Animal or vegetables fats, processed                 113           72          166           61

Chemicals and Related Products                      83,158       89,959       83,373       85,863

  Organic chemicals                                 14,693       20,959       16,094       23,129
  Inorganic chemicals                                4,431        4,967        4,579        5,198
  Dyeing, tanning and coloring materials             3,114        1,626        3,214        1,669
  Medicinial and pharmaceutical products            21,103       35,609       18,558       30,326
  Essential oils and resinoids                       6,310        5,467        6,319        5,360
  Fertilizers                                        1,553        4,046        1,652        3,570
  Plastics in primary forms                         13,794        6,456       14,667        6,459
  Plastics in nonprimary forms                       5,437        4,045        5,237        3,911
  Chemical materials and products                   12,722        6,783       13,054        6,242

Manufactured Goods by Material                      46,970      106,761       48,848      103,165

  Leather and leather manufactures                     566          560          575          524
  Rubber manufactures (4)                            3,913        8,884        4,144        8,980
  Cork and wood manufactures                           903        4,134          907        3,722
  Paper and paperboard                               6,500        6,730        6,709        6,622
  Textile yarn, fabrics                              5,414       11,546        5,539       10,817
  Nonmetallic mineral manufactures (4)               5,415       19,357        5,195       19,160
  Iron and steel                                     6,858       18,889        7,674       18,396
  Nonferrous metals                                  6,318       16,155        6,620       15,768
  Manufactures of metals                            11,081       20,505       11,487       19,176

Machinery and Transport Equipment                  214,541      386,509      215,567      369,282

  Power generating machinery (4)                    15,917       28,174       15,728       26,906
  Specialized industrial machinery                  19,485       19,657       20,854       19,476
  Metalworking machinery                             2,276        4,050        2,292        3,808
  General industrial machinery                      28,164       40,295       29,211       38,608
  Office machines                                    8,592       45,216        9,033       44,291
  Telecommunications equipment (4)                   9,470       57,942        9,683       56,338
  Electrical machinery (4)                          32,943       65,763       32,774       62,265
  Road vehicles                                     46,752      109,189       49,155      102,597
  Transport equipment (4)                           50,942       16,223       46,837       14,993

Miscellaneous Manufactured Articles                 49,189      141,906       50,076      134,106

  Prefabricated buildings                            1,199        4,778        1,243        4,305
  Furniture (4)                                      2,631       18,520        2,569       16,955
  Travel goods                                         233        4,448          221        4,228
  Apparel and clothing accessories                   1,368       35,108        1,383       33,946
  Footwear                                             334       10,785          317       10,204
  Scientific and controlling equipment (4)          20,162       21,201       20,654       20,082
  Photographic equipment                             2,663        5,835        2,644        5,656
  Miscellaneous manufactured articles               20,600       41,230       21,045       38,731

Miscellaneous Commodities                           25,652       36,576       26,477       36,751

  Special transactions                               3,453       27,218        3,233       24,958
  Coin, including gold coin                            141          539          157          737
  Coin, other than gold                                  9            8           14            5
  Gold, nonmonetary                                  8,282        4,898        8,855        5,937
  Low value estimate                                13,768        3,913       14,218        5,114

Re-Exports                                          87,779          (X)       89,229          (X)

  Manufactured Goods (3)                            82,929          (X)       84,174          (X)
  Agricultural Commodities (3)                       2,047          (X)        2,181          (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, definitions, and details concerning what is included in Net Adjustments, 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-15-119, BEA-15-33), Bureau of the Census, Economic
Indicators Division, May 2015.  For more information, contact Matthew Przybocki
(301-763-3148) or Maria Iseman (301-763-2311), Economic Indicators Division.
