ANNUAL REVISION FOR 1997 PART B: NOT SEASONALLY ADJUSTED EXHIBIT 14. EXPORTS AND IMPORTS OF GOODS BY PRINCIPAL SITC COMMODITY GROUPINGS - 1997 DATA January - April (In millions of dollars. Details may not equal totals due to rounding. (-) Represents zero or less than one half unit of measurement shown. (X) Not applicable. January February Item Exports Imports Exports Imports Balance of Payment Basis 50,025 67,604 52,467 65,602 Net Adjustments -566 252 -685 430 Total Census Basis (2) 50,591 67,352 53,153 65,171 Manufactured goods (3) 39,320 54,704 41,600 53,820 Agricultural commodities (3) 4,861 2,849 4,817 2,757 Mineral fuels (3) 1,111 7,749 965 6,534 Selected commodities (3) ADP equipment; office mach 3,183 5,303 3,176 5,197 Airplane parts 963 337 1,002 357 Airplanes 1,037 263 1,639 269 Alcoholic bev.,distilled 22 143 28 148 Aluminum 295 369 304 368 Animal feeds 467 49 444 44 Artwork/antiques 65 272 121 206 Basketware, etc. 179 263 194 248 Cereal flour 91 92 91 91 Chemicals - cosmetics 356 185 394 203 Chemicals - dyeing 231 187 251 183 Chemicals - fertilizers 233 137 307 132 Chemicals - inorganic 336 479 401 383 Chemicals - medicinal 643 626 593 622 Chemicals - n.e.s. 793 381 871 381 Chemicals - organic 1,265 1,398 1,365 1,363 Chemicals - plastics 1,343 641 1,316 603 Cigarettes 330 5 373 6 Clothing 584 3,655 638 3,404 Coal 303 45 253 40 Coffee (-) 210 (-) 274 Copper 120 275 121 235 Cork, wood, lumber 437 575 470 629 Corn 621 6 527 7 Cotton, raw and linters 263 1 281 3 Crude fertilizers 130 110 127 103 Crude oil 108 4,900 106 4,324 Electrical machinery 4,933 5,880 4,841 5,761 Fish and preparations 129 571 274 506 Footwear 63 1,212 65 1,179 Furniture and bedding 287 859 292 827 Gem diamonds 9 635 7 558 General industrial mach 2,220 2,077 2,346 1,986 Glass 164 138 174 137 Glassware 56 109 68 112 Gold, nonmonetary 224 221 363 201 Hides and skins 146 11 126 11 Iron and steel mill prod 431 1,331 436 1,014 Jewelry 35 302 88 318 Lighting, plumbing 93 235 105 206 Liquified propane/butane 26 153 43 142 Live animals 36 131 39 120 Meat and preparations 502 211 532 190 Metal manufactures, n.e.s. 800 956 764 935 Metal ores; scrap 313 277 339 307 Metalworking machinery 367 595 377 576 Mineral fuels, other 300 199 249 207 Natural gas 23 801 28 536 Nickel 27 80 26 88 Oils/fats, vegetable 94 117 111 102 Optical goods 133 177 130 190 Paper and paperboard 832 878 837 835 Petroleum preparations 343 1,572 277 1,218 Photographic equipment 291 376 316 384 Plastic articles, n.e.s. 362 440 378 431 Platinum 17 119 17 124 Pottery 7 122 7 124 Power generating mach. 2,145 1,934 2,155 1,936 Printed materials 362 214 354 206 Pulp and waste paper 289 226 313 224 Records/magnetic media 578 318 502 307 Rice 99 18 100 15 Rubber articles, n.e.s. 86 121 95 119 Rubber tires and tubes 172 248 198 266 Scientific instruments 1,708 964 1,774 1,025 Ships, boats 82 111 107 111 Silver and bullion 21 44 23 34 Soybeans 811 2 832 1 Spacecraft (-) (-) 78 (-) Specialized ind. mach. 2,007 1,511 2,082 1,474 Sugar 102 99 Television, VCR, etc. 1,589 2,501 1,594 2,381 Textile yearn, fabric 671 943 677 874 Tobacco, unmanufactured 124 107 146 106 Toys/games/sporting goods 273 968 283 979 Travel goods 25 326 30 287 Vegetables and fruits 582 754 562 705 Vehicles 3,903 8,916 4,717 9,500 Watches/clocks/parts 22 184 22 170 Wheat 305 26 276 42 Wood manufactures 162 323 163 306 Re-exports 3,390 (X) 3,565 (X) Agricultural commodities 125 (X) 136 (X) Manufactured goods 3,201 (X) 3,380 (X) Mineral fuels 25 (X) 4 (X) _____________________________________________________________________ March April Item Exports Imports Exports Imports Balance of Payment Basis 60,203 72,145 57,477 72,271 Net Adjustments -999 1,458 -703 1,021 Total Census Basis (2) 61,201 70,687 58,180 71,250 Manufactured goods (3) 48,922 58,572 46,827 59,683 Agricultural commodities (3) 4,826 3,192 4,513 3,130 Mineral fuels (3) 974 6,731 1,035 6,115 Selected commodities (3) ADP equipment; office mach 3,972 6,273 3,362 5,949 Airplane parts 1,074 387 1,156 408 Airplanes 3,206 224 2,386 289 Alcoholic bev.,distilled 33 174 29 183 Aluminum 322 512 334 517 Animal feeds 448 51 416 53 Artwork/antiques 67 352 72 270 Basketware, etc. 219 224 211 272 Cereal flour 107 97 102 98 Chemicals - cosmetics 453 213 411 213 Chemicals - dyeing 281 210 280 216 Chemicals - fertilizers 249 136 247 146 Chemicals - inorganic 430 412 498 432 Chemicals - medicinal 733 657 674 744 Chemicals - n.e.s. 1,036 447 957 455 Chemicals - organic 1,335 1,428 1,397 1,527 Chemicals - plastics 1,446 703 1,455 718 Cigarettes 414 6 283 6 Clothing 738 3,217 726 3,293 Coal 309 52 294 59 Coffee 1 331 (-) 330 Copper 129 262 120 286 Cork, wood, lumber 479 671 463 740 Corn 579 27 500 34 Cotton, raw and linters 318 2 269 1 Crude fertilizers 132 150 132 110 Crude oil 67 4,608 82 4,298 Electrical machinery 5,454 6,587 5,365 6,577 Fish and preparations 334 502 184 533 Footwear 80 1,053 73 1,071 Furniture and bedding 312 860 331 918 Gem diamonds 7 637 5 482 General industrial mach 2,703 2,338 2,684 2,385 Glass 191 139 187 158 Glassware 68 122 64 125 Gold, nonmonetary 1,086 390 906 262 Hides and skins 134 11 126 14 Iron and steel mill prod 488 1,139 462 1,201 Jewelry 79 384 50 354 Lighting, plumbing 123 190 109 222 Liquified propane/butane 36 137 22 78 Live animals 53 132 45 164 Meat and preparations 536 224 572 240 Metal manufactures, n.e.s. 846 1,010 848 1,060 Metal ores; scrap 349 301 356 366 Metalworking machinery 464 610 482 667 Mineral fuels, other 273 208 298 195 Natural gas 20 353 16 316 Nickel 30 138 29 87 Oils/fats, vegetable 142 126 91 115 Optical goods 143 207 143 212 Paper and paperboard 882 944 867 956 Petroleum preparations 261 1,303 313 1,097 Photographic equipment 374 480 337 421 Plastic articles, n.e.s. 426 427 437 482 Platinum 36 93 32 138 Pottery 10 117 8 121 Power generating mach. 2,383 2,157 2,340 2,127 Printed materials 362 215 377 230 Pulp and waste paper 316 222 296 208 Records/magnetic media 644 317 556 332 Rice 73 21 85 16 Rubber articles, n.e.s. 101 131 106 137 Rubber tires and tubes 216 270 214 291 Scientific instruments 2,228 1,130 1,948 1,127 Ships, boats 98 65 110 99 Silver and bullion 12 39 19 45 Soybeans 562 2 514 23 Spacecraft (-) (-) 104 (-) Specialized ind. mach. 2,463 1,851 2,437 1,920 Sugar 75 55 Television, VCR, etc. 1,959 2,765 1,963 2,807 Textile yearn, fabric 776 917 760 1,000 Tobacco, unmanufactured 187 89 131 112 Toys/games/sporting goods 335 953 324 1,172 Travel goods 30 234 31 290 Vegetables and fruits 582 864 551 748 Vehicles 5,005 9,702 4,896 9,687 Watches/clocks/parts 27 193 26 221 Wheat 261 36 324 33 Wood manufactures 156 368 158 381 Re-exports 4,139 (X) 3,771 (X) Agricultural commodities 147 (X) 120 (X) Manufactured goods 3,917 (X) 3,602 (X) Mineral fuels 26 (X) 13 (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 (97) (CB-98-104), Bureau of the Census, Foreign Trade Division, FINAL 1997. For more information, contact Haydn R. Mearkle (301-457-2246) or Richard M. Preuss (301-457-2311), Foreign Trade Division.