PART B: NOT SEASONALLY ADJUSTED EXHIBIT 15. EXPORTS AND IMPORTS OF GOODS BY PRINCIPAL SITC COMMODITY GROUPINGS - 1998 AND 1997 DATA (In millions of dollars. Details may not equal totals due to rounding. (-) Represents zero or less than one half unit of measurement shown. (R) Revised. (X) Not applicable. Note: This exhibit is not additive. See footnotes.) 1998 Data March February Item(1) Exports Imports Exports Imports Total Balance of Payment Basis 61,229 78,776 54,434 68,993 Net Adjustments -877 506 -802 214 Total Census Basis (2) 62,105 78,270 55,236 68,779 Manufactured goods (3) 50,488 67,796 44,389 58,981 Agricultural commodities (3) 4,628 3,352 4,628 2,973 Mineral fuels (3) 863 4,770 854 4,789 Selected commodities (3) ADP equipment; office machines 3,736 6,778 3,186 5,586 Airplane parts 1,218 490 1,125 457 Airplanes 3,416 532 2,286 334 Alcoholic bev.,distilled 27 178 25 148 Aluminum 315 536 264 515 Animal feeds 458 55 440 51 Artwork/antiques 94 371 99 207 Basketware, etc. 220 301 201 258 Cereal flour 99 113 97 99 Chemicals - cosmetics 444 262 373 226 Chemicals - dyeing 306 232 281 205 Chemicals - fertilizers 263 165 267 146 Chemicals - inorganic 380 478 385 351 Chemicals - medicinal 707 904 692 745 Chemicals - n.e.s. 976 456 885 412 Chemicals - organic 1,356 1,729 1,238 1,454 Chemicals - plastics 1,568 784 1,355 689 Cigarettes 374 10 325 7 Clothing 760 3,923 674 3,879 Coal 280 58 247 46 Coffee 1 341 1 374 Copper 135 278 120 243 Cork, wood, lumber 377 679 344 604 Corn 417 28 403 4 Cotton, raw and linters 309 282 1 Crude fertilizers 135 120 122 101 Crude oil 53 3,204 91 3,066 Electrical machinery 5,707 7,163 5,296 6,322 Fish and preparations 247 589 231 578 Footwear 68 1,082 56 1,168 Furniture and bedding 387 1,151 332 1,021 Gem diamonds 5 763 7 688 General industrial mach 2,746 2,665 2,433 2,245 Glass 173 154 171 131 Glassware 68 133 64 115 Gold, nonmonetary 408 384 318 322 Hides and skins 126 10 100 9 Iron and steel mill prod 520 1,286 484 1,142 Jewelry 56 431 49 340 Lighting, plumbing 121 237 112 227 Liquified propane/butane 17 76 20 111 Live animals 39 157 52 136 Meat and preparations 571 241 517 217 Metal manufactures, n.e.s. 967 1,150 882 1,011 Metal ores; scrap 306 370 295 307 Metalworking machinery 507 703 456 546 Mineral fuels, other 243 91 241 90 Natural gas 28 373 21 557 Nickel 31 113 32 64 Oils/fats, vegetable 152 116 173 95 Optical goods 166 240 144 191 Paper and paperboard 913 1,100 845 1,000 Petroleum preparations 230 893 223 855 Photographic equipment 323 500 261 413 Plastic articles, n.e.s. 477 513 437 459 Platinum 26 183 27 176 Pottery 8 138 8 119 Power generating mach. 2,469 2,491 2,161 2,072 Printed materials 403 254 347 227 Pulp and waste paper 307 219 276 203 Records/magnetic media 571 340 465 305 Rice 120 16 143 16 Rubber articles, n.e.s. 113 151 105 128 Rubber tires and tubes 242 369 217 309 Scientific instruments 2,309 1,364 2,053 1,150 Ships, boats 100 171 119 132 Silver and bullion 91 59 184 79 Soybeans 406 6 691 1 Spacecraft 272 14 65 (-) Specialized ind. mach. 2,643 2,277 2,309 1,793 Sugar (-) 29 (-) 57 Television, VCR, etc. 2,165 3,265 1,880 2,795 Textile yearn, fabric 845 1,104 765 971 Tobacco, unmanufactured 158 64 111 55 Toys/games/sporting goods 333 1,187 281 985 Travel goods 30 298 23 298 Vegetables and fruits 616 912 524 752 Vehicles 5,401 11,024 4,934 9,745 Watches/clocks/parts 25 238 23 190 Wheat 271 32 283 29 Wood manufactures 149 448 160 396 Re-exports 4,073 (X) 3,538 (X) Agricultural commodities 148 (X) 138 (X) Manufactured goods 3,891 (X) 3,356 (X) Mineral fuels 3 (X) 10 (X) _________________________________________________________ Cumulative 1998 Cumulative 1997 Item(1) Exports Imports Exports Imports Total Balance of Payment Basis 170,383 218,797 162,812 204,876 Net Adjustments -2,308 1,288 -2,210 2,132 Total Census Basis (2) 172,691 217,508 165,022 202,744 Manufactured goods (3) 138,935 186,336 129,445 166,651 Agricultural commodities (3) 13,961 9,362 14,551 8,803 Mineral fuels (3) 2,711 15,309 3,078 20,376 Selected commodities (3) ADP equipment; office machines 10,167 18,121 10,355 16,767 Airplane parts 3,434 1,322 3,045 1,074 Airplanes 7,764 1,288 5,447 779 Alcoholic bev.,distilled 78 461 84 463 Aluminum 893 1,605 907 1,253 Animal feeds 1,358 163 1,356 147 Artwork/antiques 294 926 252 831 Basketware, etc. 612 860 591 733 Cereal flour 283 312 288 279 Chemicals - cosmetics 1,193 694 1,214 599 Chemicals - dyeing 852 623 768 577 Chemicals - fertilizers 644 446 782 412 Chemicals - inorganic 1,143 1,229 1,176 1,272 Chemicals - medicinal 2,155 2,426 1,974 1,904 Chemicals - n.e.s. 2,753 1,268 2,690 1,202 Chemicals - organic 4,047 4,818 3,969 4,148 Chemicals - plastics 4,361 2,164 4,148 1,945 Cigarettes 1,045 24 1,115 16 Clothing 2,049 11,842 1,963 10,277 Coal 817 163 867 138 Coffee 3 1,043 1 815 Copper 358 784 372 777 Cork, wood, lumber 1,064 1,842 1,379 1,878 Corn 1,220 36 1,716 40 Cotton, raw and linters 861 2 863 6 Crude fertilizers 385 350 394 363 Crude oil 261 10,080 282 13,375 Electrical machinery 16,435 19,785 15,289 18,197 Fish and preparations 579 1,818 742 1,581 Footwear 179 3,475 208 3,439 Furniture and bedding 1,037 3,188 896 2,544 Gem diamonds 29 2,193 23 1,817 General industrial mach 7,535 7,068 7,263 6,383 Glass 509 418 520 414 Glassware 187 357 196 343 Gold, nonmonetary 1,320 981 1,673 807 Hides and skins 315 29 402 33 Iron and steel mill prod 1,503 3,657 1,356 3,490 Jewelry 151 1,106 203 1,007 Lighting, plumbing 349 703 322 632 Liquified propane/butane 61 297 104 428 Live animals 146 445 128 384 Meat and preparations 1,602 694 1,577 625 Metal manufactures, n.e.s. 2,715 3,217 2,419 2,889 Metal ores; scrap 899 1,000 1,006 888 Metalworking machinery 1,480 1,872 1,206 1,781 Mineral fuels, other 721 300 816 614 Natural gas 77 1,627 116 1,552 Nickel 93 284 82 305 Oils/fats, vegetable 532 331 347 354 Optical goods 446 635 411 570 Paper and paperboard 2,626 3,137 2,559 2,665 Petroleum preparations 732 2,641 881 4,066 Photographic equipment 848 1,304 981 1,237 Plastic articles, n.e.s. 1,345 1,445 1,168 1,299 Platinum 83 546 71 335 Pottery 23 385 24 365 Power generating mach. 6,918 6,598 6,635 5,923 Printed materials 1,108 704 1,082 637 Pulp and waste paper 865 655 917 672 Records/magnetic media 1,509 966 1,721 945 Rice 364 50 273 54 Rubber articles, n.e.s. 320 405 281 368 Rubber tires and tubes 661 971 583 784 Scientific instruments 6,294 3,605 5,696 3,090 Ships, boats 363 416 287 289 Silver and bullion 359 184 57 117 Soybeans 1,770 9 2,205 5 Spacecraft 337 66 79 (-) Specialized ind. mach. 7,250 5,866 6,573 4,826 Sugar (-) 121 (-) 278 Television, VCR, etc. 5,868 8,850 5,141 7,614 Textile yearn, fabric 2,337 3,085 2,129 2,736 Tobacco, unmanufactured 383 192 461 302 Toys/games/sporting goods 867 3,335 893 2,896 Travel goods 75 893 85 848 Vegetables and fruits 1,678 2,456 1,739 2,320 Vehicles 14,955 29,738 13,595 27,954 Watches/clocks/parts 68 632 71 546 Wheat 966 83 833 104 Wood manufactures 455 1,221 485 997 Re-exports 11,040 (X) 11,144 (X) Agricultural commodities 404 (X) 409 (X) Manufactured goods 10,507 (X) 10,540 (X) Mineral fuels 26 (X) 65 (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-98-85), Bureau of the Census, Foreign Trade Division, MARCH 1998. For more information, contact Haydn R. Mearkle (301-457-2246) or Richard M. Preuss (301-457-2311), Foreign Trade Division.