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 January 1997 Data December 1996 Data Item(1) Exports Imports Exports(R) Imports(R) Balance of Payment Basis 49,833 67,546 51,917 66,872 Net Adjustments -813 249 -1,313 237 Total Census Basis (2) 50,646 67,297 53,231 66,635 Manufactured goods (3) 39,314 54,781 41,595 54,627 Agricultural commodities(3) 4,901 2,841 5,164 2,858 Mineral fuels (3) 1,096 7,626 1,178 7,114 Selected commodities (3) ADP equipment; office mac 3,202 5,300 3,735 6,242 Airplane parts 963 336 1,053 354 Airplanes 1,036 346 2,281 405 Alcoholic bev., distilled 23 144 27 145 Aluminum 296 372 247 382 Animal feeds 465 51 422 48 Artwork/antiques 65 273 95 219 Basketware, etc. 178 262 186 256 Cereal flour 91 91 97 103 Chemicals - cosmetics 377 185 356 205 Chemicals - dyeing 235 187 223 173 Chemicals - fertilizers 234 141 333 126 Chemicals - inorganic 342 469 408 464 Chemicals - medicinal 645 619 583 694 Chemicals - n.e.s. 786 379 854 375 Chemicals - organic 1,236 1,399 1,195 1,334 Chemicals - plastics 1,353 640 1,296 613 Cigarettes 330 5 361 5 Clothing 573 3,655 548 3,166 Coal 305 46 312 40 Coffee (-) 210 (-) 248 Copper 122 272 122 225 Cork, wood, lumber 432 574 439 583 Corn 622 6 689 6 Cotton, raw and linters 264 1 351 2 Crude fertilizers 138 112 123 97 Crude oil 108 5,113 75 4,660 Electrical machinery 4,987 5,883 4,616 5,952 Fish and preparations 134 572 159 610 Footwear 63 1,205 61 1,073 Furniture and bedding 288 860 255 808 Gem diamonds 9 647 19 416 General industrial mach 2,217 2,065 2,165 2,032 Glass 164 138 151 126 Glassware 56 109 54 112 Gold, nonmonetary 224 222 294 226 Hides and skins 142 11 130 11 Iron and steel mill prod 432 1,323 366 1,079 Jewelry 35 304 68 379 Lighting, plumbing 94 236 101 218 Liquified propane/butane 22 153 38 171 Live animals 37 131 73 121 Meat and preparations 507 211 536 201 Metal manufactures, n.e.s 803 956 716 898 Metal ores; scrap 301 274 336 331 Metalworking machinery 363 595 425 615 Mineral fuels, other 290 201 271 149 Natural gas 23 484 21 353 Nickel 26 80 28 89 Oils/fats, vegetable 94 115 119 135 Optical goods 138 177 105 209 Paper and paperboard 828 884 780 869 Petroleum preparations 343 1,565 457 1,661 Photographic equipment 291 381 275 428 Plastic articles, n.e.s. 363 441 349 422 Platinum 17 117 20 181 Pottery 7 123 9 111 Power generating mach. 2,123 1,934 1,974 1,794 Printed materials 364 215 345 223 Pulp and waste paper 288 226 324 203 Records/magnetic media 571 319 619 339 Rice 99 18 129 19 Rubber articles, n.e.s. 84 120 78 118 Rubber tires and tubes 172 249 165 268 Scientific instruments 1,704 956 1,799 1,102 Ships, boats 83 104 108 79 Silver and bullion 21 44 23 58 Soybeans 811 2 934 1 Spacecraft (-) (-) 152 (-) Specialized ind. mach. 2,023 1,514 2,098 1,603 Sugar (-) 104 (-) 50 Television, VCR, etc., 1,587 2,500 1,834 2,750 Textile yarn, fabric 669 946 591 877 Tobacco, unmanufactured 127 107 115 82 Toys/games/sporting goods 273 965 298 1,067 Travel goods 27 324 23 283 Vegetables and fruits 588 747 557 717 Vehicles 3,890 8,932 4,225 8,470 Watches/clocks/parts 21 184 23 199 Wheat 303 26 249 30 Wood manufactures 164 324 149 330 Re-exports 3,444 (X) 3,470 (X) Agricultural commodities 124 (X) 114 (X) Manufactured goods 3,246 (X) 3,303 (X) Mineral fuels 35 (X) 3 (X) ________________________________________________________________ January 1996 Data Item(1) Exports Imports Balance of Payment Basis 47,020 61,996 Net Adjustments -690 277 Total Census Basis (2) 47,710 61,718 Manufactured goods (3) 35,945 51,735 Agricultural commodities(3) 5,445 2,637 Mineral fuels (3) 1,026 5,587 Selected commodities (3) ADP equipment; office mac 3,196 5,160 Airplane parts 870 221 Airplanes 445 351 Alcoholic bev., distilled 28 144 Aluminum 271 423 Animal feeds 357 47 Artwork/antiques 71 197 Basketware, etc. 156 248 Cereal flour 78 82 Chemicals - cosmetics 307 180 Chemicals - dyeing 194 160 Chemicals - fertilizers 283 172 Chemicals - inorganic 340 404 Chemicals - medicinal 562 520 Chemicals - n.e.s. 692 377 Chemicals - organic 1,261 1,412 Chemicals - plastics 1,205 576 Cigarettes 296 5 Clothing 494 3,275 Coal 291 50 Coffee 1 237 Copper 140 254 Cork, wood, lumber 431 467 Corn 845 8 Cotton, raw and linters 509 2 Crude fertilizers 112 94 Crude oil 9 3,786 Electrical machinery 4,600 6,470 Fish and preparations 119 515 Footwear 56 1,036 Furniture and bedding 240 723 Gem diamonds 22 507 General industrial mach 2,011 2,006 Glass 135 123 Glassware 53 99 Gold, nonmonetary 280 230 Hides and skins 113 11 Iron and steel mill prod 439 1,013 Jewelry 42 279 Lighting, plumbing 90 173 Liquified propane/butane 24 128 Live animals 43 121 Meat and preparations 533 185 Metal manufactures, n.e.s 702 848 Metal ores; scrap 328 300 Metalworking machinery 354 560 Mineral fuels, other 270 129 Natural gas 10 315 Nickel 24 111 Oils/fats, vegetable 151 122 Optical goods 99 175 Paper and paperboard 739 1,074 Petroleum preparations 415 1,130 Photographic equipment 301 359 Plastic articles, n.e.s. 321 410 Platinum 35 92 Pottery 6 116 Power generating mach. 1,877 1,765 Printed materials 355 204 Pulp and waste paper 388 325 Records/magnetic media 505 295 Rice 77 12 Rubber articles, n.e.s. 72 117 Rubber tires and tubes 150 244 Scientific instruments 1,577 904 Ships, boats 65 138 Silver and bullion 24 60 Soybeans 825 2 Spacecraft 1 98 Specialized ind. mach. 1,933 1,609 Sugar (-) 52 Television, VCR, etc., 1,431 2,361 Textile yarn, fabric 570 812 Tobacco, unmanufactured 104 99 Toys/games/sporting goods 258 882 Travel goods 20 255 Vegetables and fruits 515 684 Vehicles 3,704 7,818 Watches/clocks/parts 20 195 Wheat 544 11 Wood manufactures 140 274 Re-exports 3,191 (X) Agricultural commodities 98 (X) Manufactured goods 3,045 (X) Mineral fuels 19 (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-97-42), Bureau of the Census, Foreign Trade Division, JANUARY 1997. For more information, contact Haydn R. Mearkle (301-457-2246) or Richard M. Preuss (301-457-2311), Foreign Trade Division.