ANNUAL REVISION FOR 1998 PART B: NOT SEASONALLY ADJUSTED EXHIBIT 14b. EXPORTS AND IMPORTS OF GOODS BY PRINCIPAL SITC COMMODITY GROUPINGS - 1998 DATA May - August (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) May June Exports Imports Exports Imports Balance of Payment Basis 55,918 74,289 56,089 77,276 Net Adjustments -754 291 -905 358 Total Census Basis (2) 56,672 73,998 56,994 76,918 Manufactured goods (3) 46,378 63,594 46,578 66,683 Agricultural commodities (3) 3,845 2,925 3,891 3,048 Mineral fuels (3) 915 5,112 836 4,741 Selected commodities (3) ADP equipment; office mach 3,116 5,915 3,573 6,452 Airplane parts 1,190 548 1,239 516 Airplanes 2,877 730 2,966 694 Alcoholic bev.,distilled 34 182 31 195 Aluminum 302 499 298 557 Animal feeds 308 47 278 55 Artwork/antiques 111 293 124 245 Basketware, etc. 216 313 219 369 Cereal flour 96 110 102 114 Chemicals - cosmetics 389 218 412 255 Chemicals - dyeing 314 202 302 218 Chemicals - fertilizers 263 141 322 96 Chemicals - inorganic 410 480 364 402 Chemicals - medicinal 815 844 895 997 Chemicals - n.e.s. 930 421 882 414 Chemicals - organic 1,316 1,379 1,209 1,560 Chemicals - plastics 1,429 734 1,422 741 Cigarettes 416 8 384 11 Clothing 733 3,722 720 4,954 Coal 305 55 271 77 Coffee 268 1 239 Copper 110 281 107 243 Cork, wood, lumber 341 625 340 646 Corn 335 8 365 5 Cotton, raw and linters 161 3 196 (-) Crude fertilizers 147 136 134 111 Crude oil 82 3,337 27 3,018 Electrical machinery 5,289 6,345 5,338 6,565 Fish and preparations 128 680 133 724 Footwear 56 1,136 72 1,319 Furniture and bedding 362 1,110 349 1,063 Gem diamonds 8 707 8 684 General industrial mach 2,670 2,444 2,563 2,514 Glass 179 148 170 152 Glassware 56 123 68 143 Gold, nonmonetary 364 389 425 306 Hides and skins 96 10 97 9 Iron and steel mill prod 452 1,530 454 1,562 Jewelry 50 409 68 427 Lighting, plumbing 104 272 121 294 Liquified propane/butane 13 91 10 81 Live animals 41 140 32 127 Meat and preparations 591 211 584 267 Metal manufactures, n.e.s. 882 1,155 899 1,171 Metal ores; scrap 295 363 270 354 Metalworking machinery 421 634 465 735 Mineral fuels, other 216 82 206 120 Natural gas 12 426 21 398 Nickel 35 83 28 94 Oils/fats, vegetable 117 103 143 122 Optical goods 169 230 157 249 Paper and paperboard 867 1,096 835 1,122 Petroleum preparations 274 1,039 281 926 Photographic equipment 293 416 289 478 Plastic articles, n.e.s. 474 526 462 538 Platinum 38 216 39 349 Pottery 8 123 9 142 Power generating mach. 2,292 2,286 2,517 2,380 Printed materials 381 230 396 250 Pulp and waste paper 291 179 310 207 Records/magnetic media 462 324 520 366 Rice 71 15 116 11 Rubber articles, n.e.s. 112 138 109 139 Rubber tires and tubes 198 341 201 365 Scientific instruments 2,025 1,234 2,016 1,289 Ships, boats 228 76 105 62 Silver and bullion 40 51 20 40 Soybeans 193 8 174 5 Spacecraft (-) (-) 91 (-) Specialized ind. mach. 2,343 1,966 2,350 1,986 Sugar (-) 67 (-) 88 Television, VCR, etc. 1,948 3,382 1,943 3,567 Textile yearn, fabric 805 1,080 767 1,163 Tobacco, unmanufactured 149 67 109 78 Toys/games/sporting goods 287 1,271 284 1,405 Travel goods 30 319 29 365 Vegetables and fruits 634 701 652 736 Vehicles 4,915 10,032 4,471 9,372 Watches/clocks/parts 25 261 24 262 Wheat 272 28 270 21 Wood manufactures 143 469 143 503 Re-exports 3,582 (X) 3,791 (X) Agricultural commodities 126 (X) 119 (X) Manufactured goods 3,416 (X) 3,628 (X) Mineral fuels 5 (X) 9 (X) ______________________________________________ Item (1) July August Exports Imports Exports Imports Total Balance of Payment Basis 50,604 76,698 52,100 76,713 Net Adjustments -973 361 -1,320 699 Total Census Basis (2) 51,577 76,337 53,420 76,014 Manufactured goods (3) 41,535 66,172 43,381 65,987 Agricultural commodities (3) 3,731 2,782 3,635 2,743 Mineral fuels (3) 840 4,901 802 4,867 Selected commodities (3) ADP equipment; office mach 3,037 6,277 3,170 6,345 Airplane parts 1,398 490 1,257 491 Airplanes 2,135 817 2,343 446 Alcoholic bev.,distilled 35 195 38 176 Aluminum 291 451 290 496 Animal feeds 294 53 252 45 Artwork/antiques 71 306 66 334 Basketware, etc. 224 337 197 315 Cereal flour 105 107 110 126 Chemicals - cosmetics 413 251 401 258 Chemicals - dyeing 276 226 286 204 Chemicals - fertilizers 314 88 258 110 Chemicals - inorganic 421 412 330 473 Chemicals - medicinal 763 1,048 768 748 Chemicals - n.e.s. 906 411 892 379 Chemicals - organic 1,176 1,591 1,239 1,426 Chemicals - plastics 1,303 735 1,321 712 Cigarettes 355 12 382 8 Clothing 699 5,708 773 5,520 Coal 276 66 248 71 Coffee 1 212 1 208 Copper 99 237 93 219 Cork, wood, lumber 310 657 336 671 Corn 354 3 353 2 Cotton, raw and linters 195 (-) 136 (-) Crude fertilizers 138 108 139 97 Crude oil 38 3,122 78 3,166 Electrical machinery 4,979 6,370 5,359 6,596 Fish and preparations 220 716 211 723 Footwear 59 1,385 59 1,243 Furniture and bedding 294 965 373 1,068 Gem diamonds 8 976 12 608 General industrial mach 2,440 2,458 2,437 2,214 Glass 147 146 172 143 Glassware 58 152 62 142 Gold, nonmonetary 225 210 546 242 Hides and skins 93 9 92 9 Iron and steel mill prod 426 1,653 415 1,623 Jewelry 60 415 62 358 Lighting, plumbing 125 300 121 304 Liquified propane/butane 15 73 11 59 Live animals 39 109 50 139 Meat and preparations 563 248 529 238 Metal manufactures, n.e.s. 834 1,096 860 1,114 Metal ores; scrap 348 376 272 335 Metalworking machinery 452 705 361 723 Mineral fuels, other 229 113 191 94 Natural gas 25 439 23 421 Nickel 30 49 31 53 Oils/fats, vegetable 134 116 140 124 Optical goods 154 235 153 217 Paper and paperboard 821 1,021 801 1,069 Petroleum preparations 241 970 242 910 Photographic equipment 282 491 313 500 Plastic articles, n.e.s. 437 523 461 516 Platinum 32 265 33 190 Pottery 8 159 8 167 Power generating mach. 2,167 2,122 2,365 2,224 Printed materials 393 283 397 268 Pulp and waste paper 309 226 275 216 Records/magnetic media 472 389 437 395 Rice 71 14 73 14 Rubber articles, n.e.s. 93 129 106 129 Rubber tires and tubes 208 336 202 345 Scientific instruments 1,901 1,288 1,884 1,245 Ships, boats 231 52 103 68 Silver and bullion 29 59 18 43 Soybeans 190 5 172 3 Spacecraft 99 (-) 85 (-) Specialized ind. mach. 2,433 2,041 2,128 1,766 Sugar (-) 71 (-) 71 Television, VCR, etc. 1,788 3,662 1,836 3,888 Textile yearn, fabric 663 1,168 746 1,072 Tobacco, unmanufactured 61 67 98 64 Toys/games/sporting goods 251 1,719 260 1,874 Travel goods 24 357 21 355 Vegetables and fruits 603 578 568 558 Vehicles 2,672 7,708 3,749 9,082 Watches/clocks/parts 23 284 26 266 Wheat 313 22 341 21 Wood manufactures 142 497 137 524 Re-exports 3,487 (X) 3,666 (X) Agricultural commodities 105 (X) 89 (X) Manufactured goods 3,327 (X) 3,542 (X) Mineral fuels 17 (X) 7 (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.