ANNUAL REVISION FOR 1998 PART B: NOT SEASONALLY ADJUSTED EXHIBIT 14a. EXPORTS AND IMPORTS OF GOODS BY PRINCIPAL SITC COMMODITY GROUPINGS - 1998 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. Item (1) January February Exports Imports Exports Imports Balance of Payment Basis 54,535 70,804 54,426 68,621 Net Adjustments -637 580 -808 228 Total Census Basis (2) 55,172 70,224 55,234 68,394 Manufactured goods (3) 44,189 59,373 44,323 58,710 Agricultural commodities (3) 4,693 3,014 4,634 2,976 Mineral fuels (3) 1,056 5,645 855 4,587 Selected commodities (3) ADP equipment; office mach 3,267 5,730 3,163 5,583 Airplane parts 1,097 379 1,106 448 Airplanes 2,076 352 2,296 362 Alcoholic bev.,distilled 25 134 25 147 Aluminum 311 572 265 516 Animal feeds 461 56 444 52 Artwork/antiques 101 349 94 206 Basketware, etc. 193 300 200 257 Cereal flour 88 100 96 99 Chemicals - cosmetics 379 207 373 224 Chemicals - dyeing 265 184 282 205 Chemicals - fertilizers 201 137 226 143 Chemicals - inorganic 391 401 383 352 Chemicals - medicinal 744 770 679 771 Chemicals - n.e.s. 910 401 893 414 Chemicals - organic 1,466 1,662 1,249 1,451 Chemicals - plastics 1,441 692 1,361 692 Cigarettes 338 6 324 7 Clothing 611 4,054 678 3,871 Coal 301 58 224 45 Coffee 2 328 375 Copper 101 250 120 241 Cork, wood, lumber 342 559 343 606 Corn 398 5 414 4 Cotton, raw and linters 265 1 284 1 Crude fertilizers 129 131 121 100 Crude oil 162 3,881 125 3,002 Electrical machinery 5,471 6,297 5,282 6,323 Fish and preparations 103 650 230 578 Footwear 54 1,226 56 1,164 Furniture and bedding 318 1,016 333 1,022 Gem diamonds 16 746 8 685 General industrial mach 2,369 2,148 2,437 2,246 Glass 169 133 171 131 Glassware 55 109 58 115 Gold, nonmonetary 601 287 312 338 Hides and skins 89 10 100 9 Iron and steel mill prod 501 1,227 479 1,142 Jewelry 48 333 49 341 Lighting, plumbing 115 239 112 227 Liquified propane/butane 26 110 20 111 Live animals 55 151 50 136 Meat and preparations 519 236 520 217 Metal manufactures, n.e.s. 870 1,051 880 1,011 Metal ores; scrap 298 319 287 315 Metalworking machinery 518 631 455 541 Mineral fuels, other 237 119 239 90 Natural gas 28 523 21 406 Nickel 31 107 32 64 Oils/fats, vegetable 208 103 172 95 Optical goods 139 205 147 189 Paper and paperboard 878 1,035 843 999 Petroleum preparations 290 886 213 871 Photographic equipment 265 398 264 405 Plastic articles, n.e.s. 435 471 434 458 Platinum 30 186 27 172 Pottery 7 128 8 119 Power generating mach. 2,310 2,011 2,159 2,080 Printed materials 366 223 349 226 Pulp and waste paper 284 234 272 202 Records/magnetic media 476 321 462 307 Rice 96 17 143 16 Rubber articles, n.e.s. 103 126 105 128 Rubber tires and tubes 203 293 217 310 Scientific instruments 1,960 1,089 2,048 1,145 Ships, boats 144 114 118 132 Silver and bullion 88 46 188 80 Soybeans 673 2 691 1 Spacecraft (-) (-) 65 (-) Specialized ind. mach. 2,323 1,801 2,275 1,781 Sugar 35 57 Television, VCR, etc. 1,837 2,796 1,847 2,794 Textile yearn, fabric 728 1,012 761 971 Tobacco, unmanufactured 114 73 111 54 Toys/games/sporting goods 256 1,163 275 987 Travel goods 22 299 22 298 Vegetables and fruits 536 786 524 752 Vehicles 4,341 8,867 4,990 9,475 Watches/clocks/parts 21 206 22 188 Wheat 396 23 279 29 Wood manufactures 148 378 156 395 Re-exports 3,460 (X) 3,547 (X) Agricultural commodities 120 (X) 138 (X) Manufactured goods 3,289 (X) 3,364 (X) Mineral fuels 13 (X) 10 (X) _______________________________________________ Item (1) March April Exports Imports Exports Imports Balance of Payment Basis 61,410 78,606 56,014 76,068 Net Adjustments -887 511 -660 325 Total Census Basis (2) 62,297 78,096 56,675 75,744 Manufactured goods (3) 50,633 67,628 46,085 65,140 Agricultural commodities (3) 4,633 3,350 4,120 3,241 Mineral fuels (3) 905 4,770 896 5,056 Selected commodities (3) ADP equipment; office mach 3,740 6,773 3,161 5,972 Airplane parts 1,227 498 1,293 466 Airplanes 3,392 490 2,265 525 Alcoholic bev.,distilled 28 180 28 173 Aluminum 321 529 301 525 Animal feeds 456 54 374 52 Artwork/antiques 94 374 96 380 Basketware, etc. 219 301 222 345 Cereal flour 99 112 100 111 Chemicals - cosmetics 445 265 395 233 Chemicals - dyeing 309 234 289 224 Chemicals - fertilizers 257 163 259 174 Chemicals - inorganic 371 480 416 389 Chemicals - medicinal 706 881 668 844 Chemicals - n.e.s. 969 457 959 444 Chemicals - organic 1,344 1,712 1,278 1,754 Chemicals - plastics 1,558 781 1,399 727 Cigarettes 375 10 331 10 Clothing 761 3,920 706 3,616 Coal 276 58 267 61 Coffee 1 341 1 289 Copper 136 278 123 271 Cork, wood, lumber 378 677 318 664 Corn 407 28 328 69 Cotton, raw and linters 304 234 1 Crude fertilizers 135 122 137 92 Crude oil 85 3,129 100 3,412 Electrical machinery 5,717 7,173 5,386 6,620 Fish and preparations 248 589 135 616 Footwear 68 1,088 64 1,032 Furniture and bedding 390 1,151 367 1,150 Gem diamonds 5 770 8 618 General industrial mach 2,749 2,676 2,646 2,630 Glass 175 154 174 151 Glassware 68 133 57 127 Gold, nonmonetary 407 369 296 333 Hides and skins 127 10 101 11 Iron and steel mill prod 519 1,293 505 1,408 Jewelry 56 431 63 418 Lighting, plumbing 122 237 110 267 Liquified propane/butane 14 76 13 89 Live animals 38 157 54 158 Meat and preparations 578 241 566 223 Metal manufactures, n.e.s. 973 1,150 910 1,168 Metal ores; scrap 306 365 329 351 Metalworking machinery 506 703 428 657 Mineral fuels, other 260 90 232 77 Natural gas 28 448 20 416 Nickel 30 113 27 92 Oils/fats, vegetable 152 119 139 105 Optical goods 160 241 150 231 Paper and paperboard 927 1,100 861 1,085 Petroleum preparations 230 894 257 914 Photographic equipment 326 499 287 478 Plastic articles, n.e.s. 480 513 464 533 Platinum 26 184 33 390 Pottery 8 139 9 133 Power generating mach. 2,482 2,511 2,291 2,386 Printed materials 399 254 390 257 Pulp and waste paper 310 220 307 209 Records/magnetic media 570 337 498 344 Rice 121 16 91 17 Rubber articles, n.e.s. 114 152 117 142 Rubber tires and tubes 242 368 217 340 Scientific instruments 2,323 1,370 2,049 1,315 Ships, boats 100 172 112 88 Silver and bullion 91 59 63 57 Soybeans 412 6 255 11 Spacecraft 272 14 111 (-) Specialized ind. mach. 2,653 2,286 2,474 2,151 Sugar (-) 29 (-) 62 Television, VCR, etc. 2,176 3,281 1,909 3,236 Textile yearn, fabric 846 1,103 776 1,111 Tobacco, unmanufactured 158 65 199 123 Toys/games/sporting goods 340 1,186 313 1,261 Travel goods 30 298 24 309 Vegetables and fruits 620 913 608 796 Vehicles 5,468 10,873 5,096 10,271 Watches/clocks/parts 25 239 24 276 Wheat 274 31 257 25 Wood manufactures 149 448 147 481 Re-exports 4,068 (X) 3,703 (X) Agricultural commodities 141 (X) 140 (X) Manufactured goods 3,892 (X) 3,523 (X) Mineral fuels 2 (X) 5 (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 (98) (CB-99-109), Bureau of the Census, Foreign Trade Division, FINAL 1998. For more information, contact Haydn R. Mearkle (301-457-2246), Foreign Trade Division.