Part B: NOT Seasonally Adjusted Exhibit 15. Exports and Imports of Goods By Principal SITC Commodities In millions of dollars. Details may not equal totals due to rounding. This exhibit is not additive. (X) - Not applicable. (-) Represents zero or less than one half of measurement shown. 2012 2011 Item (1) April March Year-to-Date Year-to-Date Exports Imports Exports Imports Exports Imports Exports Imports Total Balance of Payment Basis 129,103 191,264 141,256 199,491 514,796 750,126 481,591 696,165 Net Adjustments 1,688 1,984 1,291 2,167 5,780 8,376 6,078 8,535 Total Census Basis (2) 127,415 189,280 139,965 197,324 509,016 741,751 475,513 687,630 Manufactured goods (3) 84,128 137,814 93,668 145,359 336,590 543,841 311,093 501,380 Agricultural commodities (3) 10,968 8,909 11,954 9,401 45,972 35,696 49,343 32,723 Mineral fuels (3) 12,057 39,043 11,552 38,937 44,339 148,520 38,584 140,638 Selected commodities (3) ADP equipment and office machines 1,810 9,378 2,035 11,022 7,287 37,889 7,215 34,310 Airplanes, engines, and parts (4) 7,176 2,032 8,561 2,558 29,915 8,383 24,439 8,013 Alcoholic beverages, distilled 96 535 118 537 396 1,927 342 1,814 Aluminum 549 1,004 594 1,090 2,202 3,981 2,147 3,710 Animal feeds 730 198 797 180 3,007 729 3,397 575 Artwork and antiques 314 907 246 655 1,134 2,739 1,026 2,249 Basketware, etc. 756 1,216 875 1,220 3,069 4,869 2,922 4,614 Cereal flour 299 402 320 424 1,173 1,635 1,058 1,511 Chemicals - cosmetics 1,142 897 1,258 960 4,579 3,523 4,237 3,321 Chemicals - dyeing 705 336 809 331 2,791 1,237 2,819 1,081 Chemicals - fertilizers 456 937 494 776 1,741 2,985 1,512 3,569 Chemicals - inorganic 917 1,121 1,138 1,209 4,036 4,762 4,354 4,820 Chemicals - medicinal 3,474 5,132 3,752 6,068 13,480 21,750 13,042 23,122 Chemicals - n.e.s. 2,463 1,152 2,687 1,274 9,707 4,715 8,934 4,237 Chemicals - organic 3,662 4,124 3,964 4,923 14,417 17,716 13,868 17,715 Chemicals - plastics 3,740 1,935 4,083 1,956 15,047 7,310 15,486 6,586 Cigarettes 26 14 28 17 92 56 133 65 Clothing 277 6,195 304 5,994 1,131 25,885 1,096 25,066 Coal 1,532 180 1,428 155 5,434 593 5,062 608 Coffee (-) 472 (-) 587 3 2,234 2 2,235 Copper 552 788 411 740 1,630 2,845 1,298 3,603 Cork, wood, and lumber 447 401 502 400 1,814 1,501 1,866 1,486 Corn 1,041 157 1,037 190 4,123 395 4,443 262 Cotton, raw and linters 685 2 899 1 3,208 5 4,958 4 Crude fertilizers and minerals 205 228 245 257 832 1,016 806 855 Crude oil 102 29,979 121 29,396 531 111,597 432 101,617 Electrical machinery (4) 6,177 11,591 6,908 12,216 25,146 46,259 25,448 43,064 Fish and preparations 446 1,305 476 1,154 1,541 5,169 1,478 4,678 Footwear 67 1,762 73 1,632 264 7,384 254 6,970 Furniture and bedding (4) 465 3,073 499 2,793 1,837 11,604 1,684 10,351 Gem diamonds 125 1,458 206 1,856 845 6,393 1,076 7,057 General industrial machines 5,301 7,293 5,836 7,360 21,162 27,626 18,859 23,626 Glass (4) 283 232 318 226 1,156 886 1,170 847 Glassware 80 222 89 209 325 850 333 778 Gold, nonmonetary 3,425 1,440 3,397 1,232 13,720 5,338 9,829 5,159 Hides and skins 188 4 189 5 721 17 733 19 Iron and steel mill products 1,588 3,378 1,686 3,444 6,548 12,924 5,881 9,881 Jewelry 335 842 446 848 1,648 3,151 1,676 3,404 Part B: NOT Seasonally Adjusted Exhibit 15. Exports and Imports of Goods By Principal SITC Commodities--continued 2012 2011 Item (1) April March Year-to-Date Year-to-Date Exports Imports Exports Imports Exports Imports Exports Imports Lighting and plumbing 235 719 246 626 905 2,649 869 2,326 Liquefied propane and butane 370 167 333 228 1,317 941 1,149 1,035 Live animals 57 254 62 278 263 951 263 804 Meat and preparations 1,446 559 1,485 592 5,710 2,115 4,956 1,813 Metal manufactures, n.e.s. 1,774 2,893 1,963 2,715 7,152 10,778 6,456 8,978 Metal ores and scrap 2,406 729 2,607 946 9,300 3,322 9,682 2,899 Metalworking machines 506 900 555 915 1,975 3,372 1,971 2,318 Mineral fuels, other 800 489 692 372 2,943 1,472 3,277 1,255 Natural gas 345 627 391 736 1,600 3,121 2,431 5,230 Nickel 137 263 146 273 574 1,111 478 1,412 Oils and fats of vegetable 185 452 143 531 756 1,911 1,151 1,940 Optical goods 282 531 316 489 1,110 1,975 1,027 1,898 Paper and paperboard 1,336 1,226 1,401 1,255 5,286 4,891 5,300 4,994 Petroleum preparations 8,880 7,494 8,563 7,937 32,404 30,266 26,051 30,247 Photographic equipment 244 198 271 204 978 717 1,134 686 Plastic articles, n.e.s. 937 1,651 983 1,471 3,657 6,023 3,367 5,385 Platinum 49 338 130 507 320 1,487 385 1,890 Pottery 8 107 10 99 33 459 28 456 Power generating machines (4) 3,218 4,902 3,602 5,366 12,819 19,175 11,522 16,177 Printed materials 470 378 490 392 1,855 1,430 1,867 1,367 Pulp and waste paper 720 272 785 303 3,060 1,105 3,230 1,353 Records and magnetic media 323 438 410 488 1,329 1,794 1,325 1,616 Rice 199 48 185 50 723 214 776 199 Rubber articles, n.e.s. 216 365 245 358 870 1,375 759 1,181 Rubber tires and tubes (4) 483 1,285 504 1,282 1,843 4,931 1,587 4,146 Scientific instruments (4) 3,876 3,736 4,639 4,033 16,204 14,652 15,926 13,556 Ships and boats 325 117 428 139 1,121 485 858 420 Silver and bullion 197 516 198 589 722 2,430 1,025 3,011 Soybeans 1,112 32 1,638 32 7,004 100 7,985 85 Spacecraft (4) (-) (-) (-) (-) (-) (-) 1 (-) Specialized industrial machines 4,753 4,052 5,388 4,035 18,655 15,199 16,810 13,348 Sugar 7 152 6 93 23 491 24 500 TV's, VCR's, etc. (4) 1,839 10,851 2,164 11,728 7,564 41,738 7,484 42,314 Textile yarn, fabric 1,042 2,049 1,138 1,974 4,226 7,882 4,257 7,388 Tobacco, unmanufactured 63 78 149 98 483 342 490 249 Toys, games, and sporting goods 325 1,707 391 1,560 1,342 7,077 1,410 7,200 Travel goods 42 811 46 611 167 2,908 155 2,586 Vegetables and fruits 1,459 2,181 1,619 2,297 5,896 9,126 5,422 8,685 Vehicles 10,267 19,113 10,917 20,787 38,647 75,742 33,629 62,937 Watches, clocks, and parts 28 379 34 377 116 1,465 149 1,274 Wheat 811 62 714 95 2,657 302 4,453 180 Wood manufactures 175 627 189 555 696 2,295 671 2,097 Re-exports 15,576 (X) 17,495 (X) 63,662 (X) 57,631 (X) Agricultural commodities 354 (X) 393 (X) 1,510 (X) 1,573 (X) Manufactured goods 15,012 (X) 16,722 (X) 61,003 (X) 55,011 (X) Mineral fuels 75 (X) 229 (X) 626 (X) 417 (X) (1) Detailed data are presented 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) Domestic exports (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 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-12-102, BEA-12-23), Bureau of the Census, Foreign Trade Division, April 2012. For more information, contact Matthew Przybocki (301-763-3148) or Maria Iseman (301-763-2311), Foreign Trade Division.