PART B: NOT SEASONALLY ADJUSTED EXHIBIT 15. EXPORTS AND IMPORTS OF GOODS BY PRINCIPAL SITC COMMODITY GROUPINGS - 1997 AND 1996 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.) 1997 DATA February January Item(1) Exports Imports Exports Imports Balance of Payment Basis 52,520 65,526 (R) 49,731 (R) 67,150 Net Adjustments -764 429 (R) -813 (R) 247 Total Census Basis (2) 53,283 65,097 (R) 50,544 (R) 66,903 Manufactured goods (3) 41,707 53,811 39,314 54,781 Agricultural commodities (3) 4,830 2,762 4,901 2,841 Mineral fuels (3) 1,009 6,474 1,096 7,287 Selected commodities (3) ADP equipment; office machin 3,188 5,209 3,202 5,300 Airplane parts 1,006 356 963 336 Airplanes 1,639 276 1,036 346 Alcoholic bev., distilled 28 147 23 144 Aluminum 301 368 296 372 Animal feeds 445 45 465 51 Artwork/antiques 121 206 65 273 Basketware, etc. 195 247 178 262 Cereal flour 91 91 91 91 Chemicals - cosmetics 397 203 377 185 Chemicals - dyeing 251 182 235 187 Chemicals - fertilizers 299 132 234 141 Chemicals - inorganic 400 393 342 469 Chemicals - medicinal 594 618 645 619 Chemicals - n.e.s. 872 381 786 379 Chemicals - organic 1,403 1,368 1,236 1,399 Chemicals - plastics 1,319 601 1,353 640 Cigarettes 372 5 330 5 Clothing 653 3,408 573 3,655 Coal 253 40 305 46 Coffee (-) 274 (-) 210 Copper 122 230 122 272 Cork, wood, lumber 470 631 432 574 Corn 526 7 622 6 Cotton, raw and linters 281 3 264 1 Crude fertilizers 128 101 138 112 Crude oil 107 4,222 108 4,775 Electrical machinery 4,865 5,754 4,987 5,883 Fish and preparations 274 506 134 572 Footwear 66 1,185 63 1,205 Furniture and bedding 292 826 288 860 Gem diamonds 7 557 9 647 General industrial mach 2,348 1,986 2,217 2,065 Glass 175 138 164 138 Glassware 67 113 56 109 Gold, nonmonetary 363 201 224 222 Hides and skins 128 11 142 11 Iron and steel mill prod 438 1,027 432 1,323 Jewelry 88 319 35 304 Lighting, plumbing 106 206 94 236 Liquified propane/butane 46 142 22 153 Live animals 38 120 37 131 Meat and preparations 534 190 507 211 Metal manufactures, n.e.s. 762 934 803 956 Metal ores; scrap 316 299 301 274 Metalworking machinery 381 576 363 595 Mineral fuels, other 252 207 290 201 Natural gas 72 592 23 484 Nickel 25 88 26 80 Oils/fats, vegetable 111 107 94 115 Optical goods 130 188 138 177 Paper and paperboard 840 833 828 884 Petroleum preparations 276 1,202 343 1,565 Photographic equipment 315 383 291 381 Plastic articles, n.e.s. 379 432 363 441 Platinum 17 126 17 117 Pottery 7 125 7 123 Power generating mach. 2,137 1,934 2,123 1,934 Printed materials 351 207 364 215 Pulp and waste paper 314 224 288 226 Records/magnetic media 508 307 571 319 Rice 100 15 99 18 Rubber articles, n.e.s. 95 119 84 120 Rubber tires and tubes 197 266 172 249 Scientific instruments 1,774 1,020 1,704 956 Ships, boats 107 119 83 104 Silver and bullion 23 34 21 44 Soybeans 831 1 811 2 Spacecraft 78 (-) (-) (-) Specialized ind. mach. 2,084 1,474 2,023 1,514 Sugar (-) 99 (-) 104 Television, VCR, etc., 1,599 2,372 1,587 2,500 Textile yarn, fabric 684 873 669 946 Tobacco, unmanufactured 146 106 127 107 Toys/games/sporting goods 283 978 273 965 Travel goods 29 291 27 324 Vegetables and fruits 563 706 588 747 Vehicles 4,726 9,480 3,890 8,932 Watches/clocks/parts 23 170 21 184 Wheat 276 42 303 26 Wood manufactures 163 307 164 324 Re-exports 3,555 (X) 3,444 (X) Agricultural commodities 137 (X) 124 (X) Manufactured goods 3,370 (X) 3,246 (X) Mineral fuels 4 (X) 35 (X) ______________________________________________________________ Cumulative 1997 Cumulative 1996 Item(1) Exports Imports Exports Imports Balance of Payment Basis 102,251 132,676 97,073 122,828 Net Adjustments -1,577 676 -1,475 668 Total Census Basis (2) 103,828 132,000 98,548 122,161 Manufactured goods (3) 81,021 108,592 74,217 102,979 Agricultural commodities (3) 9,731 5,603 10,654 5,246 Mineral fuels (3) 2,105 13,762 1,945 10,164 Selected commodities (3) ADP equipment; office machin 6,390 10,509 6,460 10,370 Airplane parts 1,970 692 1,772 450 Airplanes 2,675 622 1,777 636 Alcoholic bev., distilled 50 291 61 281 Aluminum 597 741 542 818 Animal feeds 910 95 746 94 Artwork/antiques 186 479 119 399 Basketware, etc. 373 509 325 482 Cereal flour 182 182 178 166 Chemicals - cosmetics 774 388 647 369 Chemicals - dyeing 485 369 404 317 Chemicals - fertilizers 533 274 530 319 Chemicals - inorganic 742 862 698 762 Chemicals - medicinal 1,239 1,236 1,142 1,054 Chemicals - n.e.s. 1,658 759 1,448 751 Chemicals - organic 2,639 2,767 2,478 2,577 Chemicals - plastics 2,672 1,241 2,455 1,140 Cigarettes 702 10 729 11 Clothing 1,226 7,063 1,044 6,330 Coal 559 86 585 106 Coffee 0 484 1 465 Copper 244 503 285 488 Cork, wood, lumber 902 1,205 858 983 Corn 1,148 13 1,502 15 Cotton, raw and linters 545 4 1,035 6 Crude fertilizers 266 213 225 191 Crude oil 215 8,997 15 6,796 Electrical machinery 9,852 11,637 9,197 12,749 Fish and preparations 408 1,078 372 977 Footwear 129 2,390 115 2,074 Furniture and bedding 580 1,686 511 1,458 Gem diamonds 16 1,204 28 1,096 General industrial mach 4,566 4,052 4,090 4,086 Glass 338 276 283 244 Glassware 124 222 102 206 Gold, nonmonetary 587 423 637 388 Hides and skins 270 22 222 20 Iron and steel mill prod 869 2,350 858 1,964 Jewelry 123 623 91 559 Lighting, plumbing 200 442 195 347 Liquified propane/butane 69 294 50 231 Live animals 75 251 72 272 Meat and preparations 1,041 401 1,117 356 Metal manufactures, n.e.s. 1,565 1,890 1,420 1,691 Metal ores; scrap 617 573 666 616 Metalworking machinery 744 1,170 753 1,049 Mineral fuels, other 542 408 522 263 Natural gas 95 1,077 31 650 Nickel 52 168 49 209 Oils/fats, vegetable 205 223 253 221 Optical goods 268 365 206 356 Paper and paperboard 1,668 1,717 1,553 2,040 Petroleum preparations 619 2,767 731 2,004 Photographic equipment 606 764 629 762 Plastic articles, n.e.s. 742 873 652 808 Platinum 35 242 51 209 Pottery 14 248 13 233 Power generating mach. 4,259 3,867 3,690 3,561 Printed materials 715 422 698 403 Pulp and waste paper 602 450 759 606 Records/magnetic media 1,079 627 1,032 607 Rice 199 33 194 23 Rubber articles, n.e.s. 179 239 150 240 Rubber tires and tubes 369 515 322 498 Scientific instruments 3,478 1,976 3,167 1,869 Ships, boats 190 223 156 205 Silver and bullion 44 78 36 112 Soybeans 1,643 3 1,474 8 Spacecraft 78 (-) 67 98 Specialized ind. mach. 4,107 2,988 3,978 3,080 Sugar (-) 203 1 148 Television, VCR, etc., 3,186 4,873 2,866 4,768 Textile yarn, fabric 1,353 1,819 1,185 1,553 Tobacco, unmanufactured 273 213 267 180 Toys/games/sporting goods 555 1,943 532 1,767 Travel goods 56 614 44 508 Vegetables and fruits 1,150 1,453 1,048 1,342 Vehicles 8,616 18,411 7,913 16,264 Watches/clocks/parts 44 354 39 378 Wheat 580 68 1,070 20 Wood manufactures 327 630 277 546 Re-exports 6,999 (X) 6,286 (X) Agricultural commodities 261 (X) 225 (X) Manufactured goods 6,617 (X) 5,955 (X) Mineral fuels 39 (X) 35 (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 (domestic and foreign) (3) Domestic exports SOURCE: Report FT900 (CB-97-66), Bureau of the Census, Foreign Trade Division, FEBRUARY 1997R. For more information, contact Haydn R. Mearkle (301-457-2246) or Richard M. Preuss (301-457-2311), Foreign Trade Division.