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 Item(1) March February Exports Imports Exports Imports Balance of Payment Basis 53,308 64,360 (R)50,157 (R)60,832 Net Adjustments -979 1,215 (R)-800 (R)390 Total Census Basis 54,287 63,146 (R)50,958 (R)60,443 Manufactured Goods 45,487 53,371 41,182 51,244 Agricultural commodities 5,380 2,796 5,209 2,609 Re-exports 3,620 (X) 3,095 (X) ADP equipment; office machines 3,988 5,550 3,264 5,211 Airplane parts 963 280 902 230 Airplanes 1,116 342 1,332 285 Alcoholic bev., distilled 30 163 33 136 Aluminum 283 413 270 395 Animal feeds 374 49 388 47 Artwork/antiques 70 221 48 202 Basketware, etc. 210 215 170 234 Cereal flour 155 98 150 95 Chemicals - cosmetics 336 197 340 189 Chemicals - dyeing 234 185 210 156 Chemicals - fertilizers 277 154 248 147 Chemicals - inorganic 333 423 358 357 Chemicals - medicinal 616 549 580 533 Chemicals - n.e.s. 835 386 756 373 Chemicals - organic 1,328 1,345 1,216 1,166 Chemicals - plastics 1,284 617 1,249 564 Cigarettes 399 5 432 5 Clothing 606 2,759 550 3,055 Coal 303 60 294 56 Coffee (-) 246 (-) 228 Copper 138 251 145 233 Cork, wood, lumber 484 595 427 516 Corn 874 29 657 7 Cotton, raw and linters 306 8 525 4 Crude fertilizers 109 88 113 98 Crude oil 12 3,293 6 3,010 Electrical machinery 4,971 6,717 4,597 6,279 Fish and preparations 308 485 253 462 Footwear 63 927 58 1,039 Furniture and bedding 282 729 271 736 Gem diamonds 10 569 6 590 General industrial mach 2,225 2,231 2,079 2,080 Glass 149 130 148 121 Glassware 57 110 49 107 Gold, nonmonetary 937 227 356 158 Hides and skins 109 10 109 9 Iron and steel mill prod 283 788 260 785 Jewelry 57 322 49 280 Lighting, plumbing 104 160 106 173 Liquified propane/butane 17 109 25 102 Live animals 36 144 28 151 Meat and preparations 573 198 584 171 Metal manufactures, n.e.s. 771 860 718 843 Metal ores; scrap 340 311 338 316 Metalworking machinery 483 555 399 489 Natural gas 18 371 21 336 Nickel 24 97 26 98 Oils/fats, vegetable 82 119 103 99 Optical goods 126 190 107 181 Paper and paperboard 834 1,018 814 966 Petroleum preparations 295 920 316 875 Photographic equipment 354 468 329 403 Plastic articles, n.e.s. 371 403 330 397 Platinum 25 158 17 118 Pottery 8 117 7 118 Power generating mach. 1,836 1,865 1,813 1,796 Printed materials 361 203 343 199 Pulp and waste paper 376 253 371 281 Records/magnetic media 612 322 528 312 Rice 71 12 117 11 Rubber articles, n.e.s. 76 120 78 122 Rubber tires and tubes 166 262 172 254 Scientific instruments 1,884 1,033 1,589 964 Ships, boats 171 85 91 67 Silver and bullion 26 52 12 52 Soybeans 738 4 649 6 Spacecraft (-) 1 67 (-) Specialized ind. mach. 2,355 1,689 2,045 1,471 Sugar (-) 66 (-) 96 Television, VCR, etc., 1,752 2,433 1,436 2,407 Textile yarn, fabric 662 772 615 741 Tobacco, unmanufactured 154 74 163 81 Toys/games/sporting goods 297 787 274 885 Travel goods 27 224 25 253 Vegetables and fruits 590 703 533 658 Vehicles 4,090 8,599 4,209 8,446 Watches/clocks/parts 24 199 20 184 Wheat 617 21 527 9 Wood manufactures 135 315 138 272 _____________________________________________________________________________ Cumulative 1996 Cumulative 1995 Item(1) Exports Imports Exports Imports Balance of Payment Basis 150,482 187,188 138,886 177,592 Net Adjustments -2,472 1,882 -2,124 1,347 Total Census Basis 152,955 185,306 141,009 176,245 Manufactured Goods 125,659 156,350 116,365 148,653 Agricultural commodities 16,035 8,042 14,111 7,723 Re-exports 9,906 (X) 8,585 (X) ADP equipment; office machines 10,448 15,920 8,411 13,522 Airplane parts 2,735 730 2,410 604 Airplanes 2,893 978 3,358 960 Alcoholic bev., distilled 90 444 80 414 Aluminum 824 1,232 948 1,635 Animal feeds 1,120 143 987 110 Artwork/antiques 189 620 265 555 Basketware, etc. 535 697 478 675 Cereal flour 467 285 380 247 Chemicals - cosmetics 984 565 922 540 Chemicals - dyeing 638 501 620 503 Chemicals - fertilizers 807 473 741 431 Chemicals - inorganic 1,031 1,185 1,135 1,082 Chemicals - medicinal 1,758 1,603 1,512 1,277 Chemicals - n.e.s. 2,283 1,137 2,259 932 Chemicals - organic 3,806 3,922 3,997 3,391 Chemicals - plastics 3,738 1,757 3,621 1,753 Cigarettes 1,128 15 1,115 12 Clothing 1,650 9,090 1,454 9,209 Coal 888 166 788 172 Coffee 1 711 8 912 Copper 423 739 430 729 Cork, wood, lumber 1,342 1,578 1,413 1,531 Corn 2,377 44 1,691 28 Cotton, raw and linters 1,341 14 1,465 7 Crude fertilizers 334 280 368 261 Crude oil 27 10,089 1 9,935 Electrical machinery 14,167 19,466 12,225 16,372 Fish and preparations 680 1,462 787 1,528 Footwear 178 3,001 165 2,965 Furniture and bedding 793 2,187 805 2,131 Gem diamonds 37 1,666 40 1,592 General industrial mach 6,315 6,317 5,895 5,909 Glass 432 374 408 370 Glassware 160 316 143 287 Gold, nonmonetary 1,574 615 1,410 456 Hides and skins 331 30 410 37 Iron and steel mill prod 830 2,387 677 2,869 Jewelry 148 881 132 922 Lighting, plumbing 300 506 293 492 Liquified propane/butane 67 340 115 202 Live animals 108 416 111 470 Meat and preparations 1,690 554 1,380 632 Metal manufactures, n.e.s. 2,191 2,551 1,939 2,392 Metal ores; scrap 1,006 927 1,274 928 Metalworking machinery 1,236 1,604 987 1,300 Natural gas 48 1,022 87 965 Nickel 73 306 61 340 Oils/fats, vegetable 336 340 577 280 Optical goods 332 545 256 491 Paper and paperboard 2,387 3,059 2,271 2,689 Petroleum preparations 1,025 2,925 866 2,185 Photographic equipment 983 1,230 842 1,171 Plastic articles, n.e.s. 1,023 1,210 934 1,195 Platinum 76 368 106 387 Pottery 21 351 27 370 Power generating mach. 5,526 5,427 5,140 5,215 Printed materials 1,060 606 995 581 Pulp and waste paper 1,135 859 1,389 868 Records/magnetic media 1,644 928 1,522 894 Rice 265 35 245 32 Rubber articles, n.e.s. 227 360 217 354 Rubber tires and tubes 488 761 432 803 Scientific instruments 5,050 2,902 4,473 2,679 Ships, boats 327 290 405 258 Silver and bullion 62 164 115 123 Soybeans 2,212 12 1,613 9 Spacecraft 67 99 1 169 Specialized ind. mach. 6,333 4,769 5,472 4,898 Sugar 1 213 1 195 Television, VCR, etc., 4,618 7,201 4,456 7,886 Textile yarn, fabric 1,846 2,325 1,762 2,473 Tobacco, unmanufactured 421 254 426 116 Toys/games/sporting goods 829 2,554 802 2,230 Travel goods 71 732 58 765 Vegetables and fruits 1,638 2,045 1,694 2,038 Vehicles 12,003 24,863 12,494 25,574 Watches/clocks/parts 64 577 60 581 Wheat 1,687 41 1,219 50 Wood manufactures 412 861 441 856 (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-96-77), Bureau of the Census, Foreign Trade Division, MARCH 1996. For more information, contact Haydn R. Mearkle (301-457-2246) or Richard M. Preuss (301-457-2311), Foreign Trade Division.