PART B: NOT SEASONALLY ADJUSTED EXHIBIT 15. EXPORTS AND IMPORTS OF GOODS BY PRINCIPAL SITC COMMODITY GROUPINGS - 1996 AND 1995 DATA (In millions of dollars. Details may not equal totals due to rounding. (-) Represents zero. (X) Not applicable. (Z) Less than one half unit of measurement shown. (R) Revised. Note: This exhibit is not additive. See footnotes.) 1996 DATA February January Item Exports Imports Exports Imports Balance of Payment Basis 48,945 60,753 (R) 47,017 (R) 61,995 Net Adjustments -792 390 (R) 693 (R) 277 Total Census Basis 49,736 60,363 (R) 47,710 (R) 61,718 Manufactured Goods 41,182 51,244 38,990 51,735 Agricultural commodities 5,209 2,609 5,445 2,637 Re-exports 3,095 (X) 3,191 (X) ADP equipment; office machin 3,264 5,211 3,196 5,160 Airplane parts 902 230 870 221 Airplanes 1,332 285 445 351 Alcoholic bev., distilled 33 136 28 144 Aluminum 270 395 271 423 Animal feeds 388 47 357 47 Artwork/antiques 48 202 71 197 Basketware, etc. 170 234 156 248 Cereal flour 150 95 162 92 Chemicals - cosmetics 340 189 307 180 Chemicals - dyeing 210 156 194 160 Chemicals - fertilizers 248 147 283 172 Chemicals - inorganic 358 357 340 404 Chemicals - medicinal 580 533 562 520 Chemicals - n.e.s. 756 373 692 377 Chemicals - organic 1,216 1,166 1,261 1,412 Chemicals - plastics 1,249 564 1,205 576 Cigarettes 432 5 296 5 Clothing 550 3,055 494 3,275 Coal 294 56 291 50 Coffee (-) 228 1 237 Copper 145 233 140 254 Cork, wood, lumber 427 516 431 467 Corn 657 7 845 8 Cotton, raw and linters 525 4 509 2 Crude fertilizers 113 98 112 94 Crude oil 6 3,010 9 3,786 Electrical machinery 4,597 6,279 4,600 6,470 Fish and preparations 253 462 119 515 Footwear 58 1,039 56 1,036 Furniture and bedding 271 736 240 723 Gem diamonds 6 590 22 507 General industrial mach 2,079 2,080 2,011 2,006 Glass 148 121 135 123 Glassware 49 107 53 99 Gold, nonmonetary 356 158 280 230 Hides and skins 109 9 113 11 Iron and steel mill prod 260 785 287 813 Jewelry 49 280 42 279 Lighting, plumbing 106 173 90 173 Liquified propane/butane 25 102 24 128 Live animals 28 151 43 121 Meat and preparations 584 171 533 185 Metal manufactures, n.e.s. 718 843 702 848 Metal ores; scrap 338 316 328 300 Metalworking machinery 399 489 354 560 Natural gas 21 336 10 315 Nickel 26 98 24 111 Oils/fats, vegetable 103 99 151 122 Optical goods 107 181 99 175 Paper and paperboard 814 966 739 1,074 Petroleum preparations 316 875 415 1,130 Photographic equipment 329 403 301 359 Plastic articles, n.e.s. 330 397 321 410 Platinum 17 118 35 92 Pottery 7 118 6 116 Power generating mach. 1,813 1,796 1,877 1,765 Printed materials 343 199 355 204 Pulp and waste paper 371 281 388 325 Records/magnetic media 528 312 505 295 Rice 117 11 77 12 Rubber articles, n.e.s. 78 122 72 117 Rubber tires and tubes 172 254 150 244 Scientific instruments 1,589 964 1,577 904 Ships, boats 91 67 65 138 Silver and bullion 12 52 24 60 Soybeans 649 6 825 2 Spacecraft 67 (-) 1 98 Specialized ind. mach. 2,045 1,471 1,933 1,609 Sugar (-) 96 (-) 52 Television, VCR, etc., 1,436 2,407 1,431 2,361 Textile yarn, fabric 615 741 570 812 Tobacco, unmanufactured 163 81 104 99 Toys/games/sporting goods 274 885 258 882 Travel goods 25 253 20 255 Vegetables and fruits 533 658 515 684 Vehicles 4,209 8,446 3,704 7,818 Watches/clocks/parts 20 184 20 195 Wheat 527 9 544 11 Wood manufactures 138 272 140 274 _____________________________________________________________ Cumulative 1996 Cumulative 1995 Item Exports Imports Exports Imports Balance of Payment Basis 95,961 122,748 87,162 113,041 Net Adjustments -1,485 667 -1,344 475 Total Census Basis 97,447 122,082 88,507 112,566 Manufactured Goods 80,172 102,979 72,425 94,833 Agricultural commodities 10,654 5,246 915 4,941 Re-exports 6,286 (X) 5,270 (X) ADP equipment; office machin 6,460 10,370 5,086 8,419 Airplane parts 1,772 450 1,505 396 Airplanes 1,777 636 1,707 561 Alcoholic bev., distilled 61 281 51 265 Aluminum 542 818 613 1,039 Animal feeds 746 94 649 71 Artwork/antiques 119 399 175 364 Basketware, etc. 325 482 297 458 Cereal flour 312 188 250 161 Chemicals - cosmetics 647 369 586 350 Chemicals - dyeing 404 317 394 313 Chemicals - fertilizers 530 319 539 287 Chemicals - inorganic 698 762 775 677 Chemicals - medicinal 1,142 1,054 981 795 Chemicals - n.e.s. 1,448 751 1,388 600 Chemicals - organic 2,478 2,577 2,467 2,223 Chemicals - plastics 2,455 1,140 2,335 1,134 Cigarettes 729 11 680 8 Clothing 1,044 6,330 864 6,174 Coal 585 106 496 99 Coffee 1 465 7 563 Copper 285 488 259 455 Cork, wood, lumber 858 983 876 1,023 Corn 1,502 15 1,121 11 Cotton, raw and linters 1,035 6 919 4 Crude fertilizers 225 191 245 159 Crude oil 15 6,796 (-) 6,139 Electrical machinery 9,197 12,749 7,685 10,347 Fish and preparations 372 977 446 1,023 Footwear 115 2,074 105 2,035 Furniture and bedding 511 1,458 511 1,398 Gem diamonds 28 1,096 22 1,056 General industrial mach 4,090 4,086 3,665 3,712 Glass 283 244 267 237 Glassware 102 206 86 182 Gold, nonmonetary 637 388 566 280 Hides and skins 222 20 259 24 Iron and steel mill prod 547 1,598 424 1,903 Jewelry 91 559 78 572 Lighting, plumbing 195 347 181 328 Liquified propane/butane 50 231 88 133 Live animals 72 272 72 271 Meat and preparations 1,117 356 875 412 Metal manufactures, n.e.s. 1,420 1,691 1,240 1,513 Metal ores; scrap 666 616 822 593 Metalworking machinery 753 1,049 599 824 Natural gas 31 650 58 639 Nickel 49 209 38 201 Oils/fats, vegetable 253 221 327 193 Optical goods 206 356 158 311 Paper and paperboard 1,553 2,040 1,428 1,713 Petroleum preparations 731 2,004 572 1,448 Photographic equipment 629 762 529 692 Plastic articles, n.e.s. 652 808 581 786 Platinum 51 209 73 241 Pottery 13 233 15 239 Power generating mach. 3,690 3,561 3,389 3,274 Printed materials 698 403 627 375 Pulp and waste paper 759 606 881 558 Records/magnetic media 1,032 607 979 572 Rice 194 23 169 23 Rubber articles, n.e.s. 150 240 134 223 Rubber tires and tubes 322 498 267 500 Scientific instruments 3,167 1,869 2,769 1,646 Ships, boats 156 205 159 182 Silver and bullion 36 112 79 80 Soybeans 1,474 8 1,105 4 Spacecraft 67 98 1 169 Specialized ind. mach. 3,978 3,080 3,448 3,085 Sugar 1 148 (-) 120 Television, VCR, etc., 2,866 4,768 2,702 5,005 Textile yarn, fabric 1,185 1,553 1,106 1,582 Tobacco, unmanufactured 267 180 285 63 Toys/games/sporting goods 532 1,767 486 1,534 Travel goods 44 508 36 519 Vegetables and fruits 1,048 1,342 1,103 1,334 Vehicles 7,913 16,264 7,898 16,075 Watches/clocks/parts 39 378 38 371 Wheat 1,070 20 810 30 Wood manufactures 277 546 298 555 (1) Detailed data are presented on a Census basis. The information needed to convert to a BOP basis is not available. SOURCE: Report FT900 (CB-96-63), Bureau of the Census, Foreign Trade Division, FEBRUARY 1996. For more information, contact Haydn R. Mearkle (301-457-2246) or Richard M. Preuss (301-457-2311), Foreign Trade Division.