                           PART B:  NOT SEASONALLY ADJUSTED
            EXHIBIT 15. EXPORTS AND IMPORTS OF GOODS BY PRINCIPAL COMMODITY
                                            
         In millions of dollars.  Detail may not equal totals due to rounding
         (-) Represents zero or less than one half unit of measurement shown.
                           (X) Not applicable.  (R) Revised.
                  Note: This exhibit is not additive.  See footnotes.
                                            

                                                          2013

Item (1)                                      March                   February
                                       Exports     Imports     Exports     Imports

Total Balance of Payment Basis (2)         138,103     183,373     125,032     172,231

  Net Adjustments (2)                      1,690       1,973       1,426       2,054

Total Census Basis (2)                   136,414     181,400     123,606     170,177

  Manufactured Goods (3)                 103,532     145,981      92,010     137,374
  Agricultural Commodities (3)            11,680       9,473      12,490       8,364

Food and Live Animals                      8,435       7,657       7,998       6,901

  Live animals other than fish                57         261          50         246
  Meat and preparations                    1,406         601       1,365         489
  Dairy products and birds                   423         151         361         128
  Fish and preparations                      411       1,177         369       1,140
  Cereals and preparations                 2,140         889       1,956         733
  Vegetables and fruits                    1,746       2,619       1,670       2,355
  Sugar, preparations and honey              206         362         189         318
  Coffee, tea, cocoa, and spices             223         992         221         953
  Feeding stuff for animals                1,094         243       1,184         220
  Miscellaneous edible products              731         362         633         317

Beverages and Tobacco                        632       1,754         485       1,486

  Beverages                                  378       1,591         341       1,319
  Tobacco and manufactures                   254         162         143         166

Crude Materials Except Fuels               6,964       3,014       7,941       2,682

  Hides, skins, and furskins                 253          30         256          55
  Oil seeds and oleaginuos fruit           1,412         125       2,613         104
  Crude rubber                               313         400         280         323
  Cork and wood                              551         572         485         449
  Pulp and waste paper                       738         310         670         285
  Textile fibers                             943         115         941          98
  Crude fertilizers                          206         199         184         211
  Metalliferous ores and metal S           2,263         760       2,238         655
  Crude animal and vegetable mat             285         504         274         503

Mineral Fuels and Lubricants              11,224      30,844      10,634      28,106

  Coal, coke, and briquettes               1,322          58         879          67
  Petroleum preparations                   8,899      29,308       8,915      26,622
  Gas, natural, and manufactured             975       1,318         802       1,234
  Electric current                            29         159          38         183

Animal and Vegetable Oils                    274         526         397         399

  Animal oil and fat                          67          24          54          20
  Fixed vegetable fats and oil,              164         489         305         368
  Animal or vegetable fats, proc              43          14          38          11

Chemicals and Related Products            17,967      16,776      15,596      15,184

  Organic chemicals                        4,012       4,496       3,460       4,325
  Inorganic chemicals                        946       1,248         834         996
  Dyeing, tanning and coloring m             635         331         571         293
  Medicinial and pharmaceutical            3,883       5,390       3,021       4,990
  Essential oil and reinoids               1,298       1,009       1,145         937
  Fertilizers                                431       1,050         358         786
  Plastics in primary forms                3,018       1,236       2,825       1,088
  Plastics in nonprimary forms             1,048         715         904         668
  Chemical materials and product           2,696       1,300       2,479       1,100

Manufactured Goods by Material             9,987      18,944       9,067      18,261

  Leather and leather manufactur             110          87         103          85
  Rubber manufactures (4)                    872       1,675         792       1,603
  Cork and wood manufactures                 194         666         176         705
  Paper and paperboard                     1,372       1,237       1,269       1,156
  Textile yarn, fabris                     1,109       1,922         997       2,026
  Nonmetallic mineral manufactur           1,037       3,337       1,023       2,863
  Iron and steel                           1,593       3,008       1,442       2,842
  Nonferrous metals                        1,460       3,652       1,193       3,399
  Manufactures of metals                   2,240       3,360       2,072       3,582

Machinery and Transport Equipmen          44,824      71,243      38,894      64,542

  Power generating machinery (4)           3,107       4,987       3,006       4,593
  Specialized industrial machine           4,516       3,523       4,188       3,074
  Metalworking machinery                     568         782         457         681
  General industrial machinery             5,640       7,010       5,106       6,597
  Office machinery                         2,065       9,017       1,530       8,577
  Telecommunications equipment (4)         1,988      10,697       1,812       9,371
  Electrical machinery (4)                 6,738      11,547       5,906      11,056
  Road vehicles                           10,903      20,639       9,509      18,263
  Transport equipment (4)                  9,299       3,041       7,380       2,330

Miscellaneous Manufactured Artic          11,342      22,922       9,917      25,766

  Prefabricated buildings                    244         640         226         786
  Furniture                                  497       2,667         443       3,129
  Travel goods                                48         610          48         822
  Apparel and clothing accessori             313       5,904         278       6,996
  Footwear                                    76       1,535          64       2,253
  Scientific and controlling equ           4,786       3,965       3,720       3,560
  Photographic equipment                     593       1,110         507       1,006
  Miscellaneous manufactured art           4,785       6,491       4,631       7,213

Miscellaneous Commodities                  7,837       7,720       7,042       6,356

  Special transactions                       592       5,122         569       3,993
  Coin, including gold coin                   15         197          23         162
  Coin, other than gold                        5           5           4           5
  Gold, nonmonetary                        4,122       1,307       3,638       1,170
  Low value estimate                       3,103       1,089       2,808       1,027

Re-exports                                16,928         (X)      15,635         (X)

  Manufactured goods (3)                  16,208                  14,915            
  Agricultural commodities (3)               452                     401            
                                            

                                                 2013                    2012
Item (1)                                    Year-to-Date            Year-to-Date
                                       Exports     Imports     Exports     Imports

Total Balance of Payment Basis (2)         387,948     542,600     385,722     558,734

  Net Adjustments (2)                      4,538       5,836       4,120       6,263

Total Census Basis (2)                   383,409     536,763     381,602     552,471

  Manufactured Goods (3)                 287,312     430,101     284,540     430,666
  Agricultural Commodities (3)            37,194      26,722      35,005      26,787

Food and Live Animals                     24,195      22,056      22,979      21,935

  Live animals other than fish               181         728         206         697
  Meat and preparations                    4,153       1,642       4,264       1,557
  Dairy products and birds                 1,134         416       1,100         401
  Fish and preparations                    1,004       3,687       1,095       3,864
  Cereals and preparations                 5,894       2,418       6,442       2,029
  Vegetables and fruits                    4,953       7,417       4,437       6,945
  Sugar, preparations and honey              592       1,014         584       1,149
  Coffee, tea, cocoa, and spices             691       2,981         688       3,762
  Feeding stuff for animals                3,555         713       2,338         563
  Miscellaneous edible products            2,037       1,040       1,826         969

Beverages and Tobacco                      1,555       4,724       1,454       4,441

  Beverages                                1,023       4,255         936       4,002
  Tobacco and manufactures                   532         469         518         439

Crude Materials Except Fuels              23,296       8,554      23,356       9,378

  Hides, skins, and furskins                 769         156         685         112
  Oil seeds and oleaginuos fruit           7,422         339       6,441         302
  Crude rubber                               841       1,108       1,115       1,562
  Cork and wood                            1,483       1,518       1,367       1,100
  Pulp and waste paper                     2,154         869       2,339         833
  Textile fibers                           2,699         313       3,107         352
  Crude fertilizers                          579         634         628         788
  Metalliferous ores and metal S           6,529       2,104       6,894       2,594
  Crude animal and vegetable mat             821       1,513         781       1,733

Mineral Fuels and Lubricants              32,684      92,917      32,282     109,477

  Coal, coke, and briquettes               3,213         206       3,901         413
  Petroleum preparations                  26,694      88,291      26,018     105,055
  Gas, natural, and manufactured           2,684       3,849       2,295       3,591
  Electric current                            93         572          67         419

Animal and Vegetable Oils                  1,053       1,388         939       1,564

  Animal oil and fat                         191          64         251          55
  Fixed vegetable fats and oil,              739       1,287         571       1,460
  Animal or vegetable fats, proc             124          37         117          49

Chemicals and Related Products            49,381      48,930      49,239      48,365

  Organic chemicals                       10,932      13,504      10,755      13,592
  Inorganic chemicals                      2,649       3,515       3,119       3,641
  Dyeing, tanning and coloring m           1,778         929       2,085         901
  Medicinial and pharmaceutical           10,312      16,191      10,005      16,619
  Essential oil and reinoids               3,574       2,951       3,438       2,626
  Fertilizers                              1,065       2,783       1,286       2,049
  Plastics in primary forms                8,649       3,438       8,461       3,340
  Plastics in nonprimary forms             2,879       2,081       2,846       2,035
  Chemical materials and product           7,541       3,539       7,244       3,563

Manufactured Goods by Material            28,481      57,033      29,299      57,896

  Leather and leather manufactur             323         265         267         286
  Rubber manufactures (4)                  2,457       5,014       2,536       5,200
  Cork and wood manufactures                 541       2,089         525       1,728
  Paper and paperboard                     3,983       3,686       3,950       3,665
  Textile yarn, fabris                     3,083       6,079       3,184       5,833
  Nonmetallic mineral manufactur           3,170       9,442       3,246       9,094
  Iron and steel                           4,619       9,001       5,050      11,258
  Nonferrous metals                        3,897      10,803       4,192      10,310
  Manufactures of metals                   6,408      10,655       6,349      10,522

Machinery and Transport Equipmen         122,291     203,083     123,731     206,025

  Power generating machinery (4)           9,003      14,189       9,727      15,390
  Specialized industrial machine          12,498      10,080      13,903      11,147
  Metalworking machinery                   1,489       2,305       1,469       2,472
  General industrial machinery            15,970      20,204      15,861      20,333
  Office machinery                         5,424      26,717       5,477      28,511
  Telecommunications equipment (4)           5,639      31,302       5,726      30,887
  Electrical machinery (4)                18,984      34,260      18,968      34,668
  Road vehicles                           28,319      56,183      28,380      56,630
  Transport equipment (4)                 24,966       7,843      24,221       5,988

Miscellaneous Manufactured Artic          30,551      75,833      29,171      73,056

  Prefabricated buildings                    679       2,234         670       1,930
  Furniture                                1,392       9,079       1,371       8,531
  Travel goods                               137       2,291         126       2,098
  Apparel and clothing accessori             863      20,247         854      19,690
  Footwear                                   197       6,241         197       5,621
  Scientific and controlling equ          12,257      11,200      12,328      10,916
  Photographic equipment                   1,613       3,158       1,656       3,059
  Miscellaneous manufactured art          13,412      21,384      11,967      21,210

Miscellaneous Commodities                 21,566      21,712      21,021      20,685

  Special transactions                     1,757      13,614       1,835      12,902
  Coin, including gold coin                   73         744          75         417
  Coin, other than gold                       20          14          20          12
  Gold, nonmonetary                       11,196       4,165      10,295       3,898
  Low value estimate                       8,520       3,175       8,797       3,457

Re-exports                                48,278         (X)      48,086         (X)

  Manufactured goods (3)                  46,019         (X)      45,607         (X)   
  Agricultural commodities (3)             1,276         (X)      1,155          (X)  
                                                 
(1)  Detailed data are presented for domestic exports unless otherwise noted.  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 Harimonized 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 www.census.g
ov/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-13-66, BEA-13-20), Bureau of the Census, Foreign
Trade Division, March 2013.  For more information, contact Matthew Przybocki
(301-763-3148) or Maria Iseman (301-763-2311), Foreign Trade Division.
