ANNUAL REVISION FOR 1997 PART B: NOT SEASONALLY ADJUSTED EXHIBIT 14. EXPORTS AND IMPORTS OF GOODS BY PRINCIPAL SITC COMMODITY GROUPINGS - 1997 DATA September - December (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. September October Item Exports Imports Exports Imports Balance of Payment Basis 56,731 77,097 61,351 81,684 Net Adjustments -739 266 -1,050 255 Total Census Basis (2) 57,470 76,831 62,402 81,430 Manufactured goods (3) 46,269 64,975 49,595 68,838 Agricultural commodities (3) 4,307 2,781 5,449 2,896 Mineral fuels (3) 994 6,481 1,206 6,937 Selected commodities (3) ADP equipment; office mach 3,903 7,039 4,008 6,910 Airplane parts 1,079 421 1,147 468 Airplanes 1,913 441 1,539 453 Alcoholic bev.,distilled 45 237 41 276 Aluminum 316 445 321 494 Animal feeds 298 58 347 67 Artwork/antiques 75 363 89 534 Basketware, etc. 193 303 229 316 Cereal flour 110 128 115 149 Chemicals - cosmetics 411 234 433 253 Chemicals - dyeing 288 211 301 223 Chemicals - fertilizers 196 111 189 124 Chemicals - inorganic 445 449 457 436 Chemicals - medicinal 622 755 820 739 Chemicals - n.e.s. 948 392 980 399 Chemicals - organic 1,428 1,418 1,380 1,385 Chemicals - plastics 1,444 712 1,541 716 Cigarettes 366 5 396 6 Clothing 736 5,104 806 4,878 Coal 292 54 326 57 Coffee 1 241 1 244 Copper 111 267 124 268 Cork, wood, lumber 408 698 406 696 Corn 443 4 376 2 Cotton, raw and linters 116 1 147 2 Crude fertilizers 147 118 145 116 Crude oil 75 4,593 129 4,968 Electrical machinery 5,731 7,403 6,324 7,717 Fish and preparations 235 781 253 833 Footwear 69 1,131 71 1,168 Furniture and bedding 346 926 379 1,070 Gem diamonds 13 857 7 707 General industrial mach 2,594 2,078 2,759 2,304 Glass 188 150 184 157 Glassware 68 147 76 154 Gold, nonmonetary 299 271 282 216 Hides and skins 110 10 122 12 Iron and steel mill prod 496 1,187 520 1,250 Jewelry 55 454 72 544 Lighting, plumbing 157 279 156 289 Liquified propane/butane 13 85 20 80 Live animals 56 155 103 171 Meat and preparations 596 217 623 212 Metal manufactures, n.e.s. 867 1,037 978 1,146 Metal ores; scrap 467 352 401 406 Metalworking machinery 501 548 557 661 Mineral fuels, other 285 126 287 115 Natural gas 19 392 33 509 Nickel 27 100 31 83 Oils/fats, vegetable 100 111 126 111 Optical goods 130 206 149 214 Paper and paperboard 873 1,014 914 1,099 Petroleum preparations 297 1,145 351 1,116 Photographic equipment 325 549 334 555 Plastic articles, n.e.s. 447 494 489 514 Platinum 32 254 24 194 Pottery 11 169 11 175 Power generating mach. 2,220 2,143 2,518 2,272 Printed materials 427 267 440 285 Pulp and waste paper 314 227 361 232 Records/magnetic media 547 379 633 417 Rice 48 22 92 14 Rubber articles, n.e.s. 108 130 122 141 Rubber tires and tubes 202 288 218 323 Scientific instruments 2,005 1,258 2,147 1,364 Ships, boats 90 52 96 95 Silver and bullion 62 36 29 34 Soybeans 336 1 1,257 2 Spacecraft 127 1 165 187 Specialized ind. mach. 2,509 1,583 2,812 1,848 Sugar (-) 139 (-) 23 Television, VCR, etc. 2,067 3,723 2,361 3,968 Textile yearn, fabric 776 1,044 838 1,101 Tobacco, unmanufactured 94 83 133 38 Toys/games/sporting goods 333 1,989 363 2,163 Travel goods 27 349 32 383 Vegetables and fruits 663 466 736 551 Vehicles 4,691 8,916 5,161 10,148 Watches/clocks/parts 24 298 31 329 Wheat 507 19 384 33 Wood manufactures 162 416 165 446 Re-exports 3,631 (X) 3,842 (X) Agricultural commodities 102 (X) 110 (X) Manufactured goods 3,428 (X) 3,684 (X) Mineral fuels 67 (X) 16 (X) ____________________________________________________________________ November December Item Exports Imports Exports Imports Balance of Payment Basis 57,494 72,372 59,151 75,172 Net Adjustments -670 242 -513 423 Total Census Basis (2) 58,164 72,130 59,664 74,750 Manufactured goods (3) 46,112 60,720 47,784 63,384 Agricultural commodities (3) 5,322 2,749 5,170 3,136 Mineral fuels (3) 959 6,342 1,212 5,921 Selected commodities (3) ADP equipment; office mach 3,692 6,131 3,980 7,057 Airplane parts 1,142 468 1,213 425 Airplanes 1,479 250 3,909 554 Alcoholic bev.,distilled 32 177 33 166 Aluminum 309 418 299 562 Animal feeds 442 54 506 58 Artwork/antiques 83 222 128 276 Basketware, etc. 203 276 199 336 Cereal flour 106 128 103 119 Chemicals - cosmetics 405 219 357 237 Chemicals - dyeing 273 189 254 217 Chemicals - fertilizers 243 101 312 136 Chemicals - inorganic 471 381 454 397 Chemicals - medicinal 668 816 675 885 Chemicals - n.e.s. 867 369 883 393 Chemicals - organic 1,280 1,350 1,342 1,471 Chemicals - plastics 1,404 666 1,407 669 Cigarettes 472 6 319 6 Clothing 718 3,567 595 3,764 Coal 281 47 294 79 Coffee (-) 232 1 316 Copper 121 247 111 231 Cork, wood, lumber 359 639 338 584 Corn 386 2 470 3 Cotton, raw and linters 220 1 295 2 Crude fertilizers 132 109 127 98 Crude oil 14 4,361 104 4,014 Electrical machinery 5,613 6,900 5,395 6,949 Fish and preparations 183 693 138 721 Footwear 63 1,034 53 1,030 Furniture and bedding 353 1,019 308 1,020 Gem diamonds 10 656 6 567 General industrial mach 2,616 2,096 2,469 2,250 Glass 178 140 163 138 Glassware 69 126 75 120 Gold, nonmonetary 233 280 336 244 Hides and skins 120 10 91 10 Iron and steel mill prod 461 1,147 486 1,092 Jewelry 64 481 54 384 Lighting, plumbing 133 245 123 254 Liquified propane/butane 29 80 35 118 Live animals 64 151 98 139 Meat and preparations 632 205 542 223 Metal manufactures, n.e.s. 887 1,002 803 1,036 Metal ores; scrap 353 328 344 363 Metalworking machinery 511 602 512 713 Mineral fuels, other 236 102 260 121 Natural gas 17 630 45 493 Nickel 29 90 33 102 Oils/fats, vegetable 189 118 155 122 Optical goods 150 201 147 243 Paper and paperboard 820 1,044 818 1,001 Petroleum preparations 357 1,031 429 1,009 Photographic equipment 288 492 285 563 Plastic articles, n.e.s. 429 453 386 470 Platinum 24 217 52 282 Pottery 9 133 7 129 Power generating mach. 2,216 2,085 2,232 2,093 Printed materials 365 243 367 233 Pulp and waste paper 320 220 334 215 Records/magnetic media 614 327 609 366 Rice 92 19 95 24 Rubber articles, n.e.s. 117 125 97 132 Rubber tires and tubes 186 292 183 311 Scientific instruments 2,062 1,190 2,155 1,357 Ships, boats 58 37 66 47 Silver and bullion 43 43 134 52 Soybeans 1,100 3 904 3 Spacecraft 155 (-) 70 52 Specialized ind. mach. 2,520 1,675 2,532 1,963 Sugar (-) 31 (-) 63 Television, VCR, etc. 2,156 3,372 2,271 3,090 Textile yearn, fabric 771 922 686 1,007 Tobacco, unmanufactured 107 36 133 64 Toys/games/sporting goods 332 1,841 304 1,370 Travel goods 26 302 23 287 Vegetables and fruits 689 584 616 743 Vehicles 5,238 9,478 4,340 9,949 Watches/clocks/parts 27 265 29 230 Wheat 344 29 359 29 Wood manufactures 165 398 179 382 Re-exports 3,633 (X) 3,601 (X) Agricultural commodities 124 (X) 117 (X) Manufactured goods 3,448 (X) 3,427 (X) Mineral fuels 18 (X) 23 (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.