ANNUAL REVISION FOR 1998 PART B: NOT SEASONALLY ADJUSTED EXHIBIT 14c. EXPORTS AND IMPORTS OF GOODS BY PRINCIPAL SITC COMMODITY GROUPINGS - 1998 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. Item (1) September October Exports Imports Exports Imports Balance of Payment Basis 54,681 78,983 60,105 84,303 Net Adjustments -946 549 -1,208 592 Total Census Basis (2) 55,627 78,434 61,313 83,712 Manufactured goods (3) 45,582 68,933 49,693 73,336 Agricultural commodities (3) 3,345 2,774 4,737 2,987 Mineral fuels (3) 833 4,409 780 4,864 Selected commodities (3) ADP equipment; office mach 3,507 6,859 3,651 6,906 Airplane parts 1,178 496 1,378 527 Airplanes 3,180 673 3,400 794 Alcoholic bev.,distilled 35 215 38 274 Aluminum 307 473 328 473 Animal feeds 229 49 325 46 Artwork/antiques 68 327 65 475 Basketware, etc. 204 303 240 325 Cereal flour 108 143 134 167 Chemicals - cosmetics 405 237 421 259 Chemicals - dyeing 290 203 313 211 Chemicals - fertilizers 228 155 284 117 Chemicals - inorganic 409 488 421 444 Chemicals - medicinal 847 943 906 987 Chemicals - n.e.s. 860 363 885 364 Chemicals - organic 1,148 1,552 1,211 1,517 Chemicals - plastics 1,340 693 1,423 711 Cigarettes 338 6 364 9 Clothing 715 5,460 808 4,963 Coal 278 55 257 68 Coffee 1 185 1 190 Copper 93 265 108 245 Cork, wood, lumber 331 637 376 664 Corn 302 2 393 3 Cotton, raw and linters 99 (-) 93 (-) Crude fertilizers 139 102 132 104 Crude oil 68 2,857 52 3,069 Electrical machinery 5,578 6,878 6,110 7,045 Fish and preparations 219 671 215 740 Footwear 53 1,086 67 1,135 Furniture and bedding 395 1,100 447 1,251 Gem diamonds 9 760 9 735 General industrial mach 2,376 2,200 2,648 2,437 Glass 170 153 177 169 Glassware 58 152 62 159 Gold, nonmonetary 528 274 852 291 Hides and skins 85 9 92 9 Iron and steel mill prod 432 1,524 472 1,546 Jewelry 65 481 86 672 Lighting, plumbing 126 317 125 332 Liquified propane/butane 12 62 20 55 Live animals 28 154 99 170 Meat and preparations 463 227 509 244 Metal manufactures, n.e.s. 883 1,119 963 1,204 Metal ores; scrap 302 327 250 369 Metalworking machinery 397 593 459 733 Mineral fuels, other 204 91 200 97 Natural gas 19 367 16 453 Nickel 32 59 34 66 Oils/fats, vegetable 105 102 145 130 Optical goods 152 222 203 246 Paper and paperboard 774 1,037 824 1,117 Petroleum preparations 229 868 204 1,059 Photographic equipment 298 523 316 517 Plastic articles, n.e.s. 458 512 510 531 Platinum 21 292 33 242 Pottery 9 167 11 173 Power generating mach. 2,511 2,387 2,661 2,826 Printed materials 391 284 440 293 Pulp and waste paper 263 195 260 195 Records/magnetic media 489 421 564 428 Rice 69 12 149 15 Rubber articles, n.e.s. 109 139 123 147 Rubber tires and tubes 217 323 242 361 Scientific instruments 1,830 1,357 2,091 1,431 Ships, boats 50 63 77 152 Silver and bullion 34 55 14 63 Soybeans 169 3 780 6 Spacecraft 57 76 76 (-) Specialized ind. mach. 2,105 1,667 2,355 1,831 Sugar (-) 123 (-) 42 Television, VCR, etc. 2,036 4,133 2,032 4,419 Textile yearn, fabric 725 1,084 803 1,111 Tobacco, unmanufactured 76 65 81 55 Toys/games/sporting goods 275 2,091 290 2,451 Travel goods 24 378 28 393 Vegetables and fruits 555 513 746 569 Vehicles 4,390 9,817 4,619 11,368 Watches/clocks/parts 28 323 32 363 Wheat 295 15 359 27 Wood manufactures 128 534 145 509 Re-exports 3,962 (X) 4,180 (X) Agricultural commodities 100 (X) 101 (X) Manufactured goods 3,823 (X) 4,026 (X) Mineral fuels 10 (X) 19 (X) ________________________________________________________________ Item (1) November December Exports Imports Exports Imports Balance of Payment Basis 56,787 78,541 57,576 76,274 Net Adjustments -1,608 522 -1,186 267 Total Census Basis (2) 58,395 78,020 58,762 76,007 Manufactured goods (3) 47,031 68,371 47,371 66,827 Agricultural commodities (3) 4,639 2,857 4,750 3,051 Mineral fuels (3) 728 4,520 806 3,853 Selected commodities (3) ADP equipment; office mach 3,419 6,933 3,931 7,011 Airplane parts 1,383 542 1,289 510 Airplanes 3,497 624 4,816 544 Alcoholic bev.,distilled 39 235 27 189 Aluminum 304 451 288 428 Animal feeds 321 46 312 51 Artwork/antiques 120 313 131 375 Basketware, etc. 223 335 226 332 Cereal flour 113 146 124 125 Chemicals - cosmetics 373 237 357 250 Chemicals - dyeing 294 182 252 180 Chemicals - fertilizers 262 102 356 146 Chemicals - inorganic 418 373 375 430 Chemicals - medicinal 768 1,067 781 1,009 Chemicals - n.e.s. 850 378 903 388 Chemicals - organic 1,062 1,363 1,221 1,360 Chemicals - plastics 1,318 667 1,295 679 Cigarettes 301 7 257 9 Clothing 710 3,925 583 4,030 Coal 242 51 231 58 Coffee 191 1 242 Copper 96 290 90 226 Cork, wood, lumber 337 627 339 583 Corn 459 7 511 5 Cotton, raw and linters 263 2 342 10 Crude fertilizers 124 102 125 96 Crude oil 38 2,890 41 2,368 Electrical machinery 5,476 6,730 5,592 6,424 Fish and preparations 182 678 150 738 Footwear 56 1,052 55 1,014 Furniture and bedding 418 1,231 366 1,212 Gem diamonds 15 712 18 496 General industrial mach 2,397 2,411 2,388 2,433 Glass 170 153 156 142 Glassware 56 130 49 124 Gold, nonmonetary 660 269 248 279 Hides and skins 81 8 76 8 Iron and steel mill prod 416 1,472 409 1,178 Jewelry 88 565 75 420 Lighting, plumbing 113 322 111 281 Liquified propane/butane 23 58 25 66 Live animals 94 167 95 109 Meat and preparations 500 246 504 249 Metal manufactures, n.e.s. 910 1,136 833 1,131 Metal ores; scrap 305 291 319 332 Metalworking machinery 385 621 425 649 Mineral fuels, other 187 81 219 78 Natural gas 16 513 14 465 Nickel 26 65 26 48 Oils/fats, vegetable 155 109 241 96 Optical goods 151 236 171 224 Paper and paperboard 766 1,064 733 1,051 Petroleum preparations 167 863 229 748 Photographic equipment 270 486 278 470 Plastic articles, n.e.s. 492 512 447 503 Platinum 49 243 25 322 Pottery 10 142 9 127 Power generating mach. 2,479 2,497 2,509 2,451 Printed materials 383 266 386 241 Pulp and waste paper 283 180 279 178 Records/magnetic media 547 389 559 362 Rice 117 16 89 20 Rubber articles, n.e.s. 107 137 103 139 Rubber tires and tubes 217 344 189 368 Scientific instruments 1,972 1,366 2,070 1,370 Ships, boats 296 45 152 109 Silver and bullion 27 64 16 45 Soybeans 625 3 550 1 Spacecraft 245 (-) (-) (-) Specialized ind. mach. 1,836 1,777 2,031 1,932 Sugar (-) 34 (-) 37 Television, VCR, etc. 1,976 3,902 2,088 3,388 Textile yearn, fabric 723 994 633 1,027 Tobacco, unmanufactured 149 38 154 30 Toys/games/sporting goods 269 1,978 243 1,308 Travel goods 24 315 23 260 Vegetables and fruits 673 654 605 809 Vehicles 4,754 11,148 4,070 11,713 Watches/clocks/parts 34 309 29 234 Wheat 286 20 349 22 Wood manufactures 128 469 125 439 Re-exports 4,157 (X) 4,080 (X) Agricultural commodities 102 (X) 110 (X) Manufactured goods 4,010 (X) 3,933 (X) Mineral fuels 9 (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.