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 Item(1) October September Exports Imports Exports Imports Total Balance of Payment Basis 59,829 84,650 (R) 54,694 (R) 79,217 Net Adjustments -1,175 563 (R) -940 (R) 546 Total Census Basis (2) 61,004 84,087 (R) 55,634 (R) 78,672 Manufactured goods (3) 49,387 73,477 45,476 68,907 Agricultural commodities (3) 4,747 2,970 3,363 2,812 Mineral fuels (3) 771 5,127 780 4,302 Selected commodities (3) ADP equipment; office machines 3,655 6,936 3,504 6,859 Airplane parts 1,375 526 1,189 505 Airplanes 3,397 782 3,180 569 Alcoholic bev.,distilled 38 273 36 223 Aluminum 328 470 311 473 Animal feeds 327 46 230 49 Artwork/antiques 65 455 69 331 Basketware, etc. 240 326 205 301 Cereal flour 133 167 107 143 Chemicals - cosmetics 428 258 401 239 Chemicals - dyeing 314 210 289 202 Chemicals - fertilizers 284 122 228 149 Chemicals - inorganic 418 446 407 490 Chemicals - medicinal 950 1,040 836 907 Chemicals - n.e.s. 890 362 853 356 Chemicals - organic 1,202 1,488 1,107 1,540 Chemicals - plastics 1,442 715 1,346 690 Cigarettes 364 9 330 6 Clothing 808 4,971 713 5,453 Coal 261 68 268 55 Coffee 1 190 1 185 Copper 107 245 93 265 Cork, wood, lumber 376 664 333 637 Corn 392 3 303 2 Cotton, raw and linters 92 (-) 98 (-) Crude fertilizers 130 103 142 103 Crude oil 52 3,273 36 2,711 Electrical machinery 6,112 7,057 5,589 6,877 Fish and preparations 219 740 221 671 Footwear 67 1,133 53 1,093 Furniture and bedding 447 1,249 394 1,100 Gem diamonds 9 743 9 753 General industrial mach 2,606 2,430 2,349 2,202 Glass 173 169 172 153 Glassware 62 159 58 154 Gold, nonmonetary 817 290 528 271 Hides and skins 93 9 85 9 Iron and steel mill prod 471 1,575 427 1,492 Jewelry 85 642 65 479 Lighting, plumbing 123 330 126 317 Liquified propane/butane 20 55 13 65 Live animals 99 170 28 154 Meat and preparations 511 244 466 227 Metal manufactures, n.e.s. 950 1,199 884 1,122 Metal ores; scrap 251 358 299 329 Metalworking machinery 458 745 400 588 Mineral fuels, other 199 96 203 91 Natural gas 16 463 19 431 Nickel 33 66 32 59 Oils/fats, vegetable 146 113 106 146 Optical goods 203 246 154 222 Paper and paperboard 823 1,117 777 1,036 Petroleum preparations 199 1,064 232 850 Photographic equipment 316 508 300 528 Plastic articles, n.e.s. 511 532 459 512 Platinum 33 242 21 291 Pottery 11 172 8 167 Power generating mach. 2,628 2,806 2,493 2,386 Printed materials 441 291 400 282 Pulp and waste paper 262 195 264 195 Records/magnetic media 568 430 487 421 Rice 149 15 70 11 Rubber articles, n.e.s. 122 147 108 138 Rubber tires and tubes 242 361 215 323 Scientific instruments 2,102 1,429 1,834 1,351 Ships, boats 77 150 49 63 Silver and bullion 14 65 38 53 Soybeans 779 6 169 3 Spacecraft 76 (-) 57 76 Specialized ind. mach. 2,255 1,843 2,101 1,651 Sugar (-) 43 (-) 117 Television, VCR, etc. 2,040 4,413 2,048 4,117 Textile yearn, fabric 795 1,114 735 1,081 Tobacco, unmanufactured 81 55 77 65 Toys/games/sporting goods 296 2,463 276 2,076 Travel goods 29 397 24 376 Vegetables and fruits 748 569 553 513 Vehicles 4,524 11,466 4,355 9,925 Watches/clocks/parts 32 363 27 321 Wheat 359 27 302 15 Wood manufactures 145 509 129 534 Re-exports 4,171 (X) 3,983 (X) Agricultural commodities 100 (X) 100 (X) Manufactured goods 4,018 (X) 3,844 (X) Mineral fuels 19 (X) 10 (X) __________________________________________________________________________ Item(1) Cumulative 1998 Cumulative 1997 Exports Imports Exports Imports Total Balance of Payment Basis 556,047 763,637 562,680 729,735 Net Adjustments -9,027 4,438 -8,675 5,945 Total Census Basis (2) 565,075 759,199 571,355 723,790 Manufactured goods (3) 457,059 656,753 456,634 604,824 Agricultural commodities (3) 41,294 29,832 45,146 29,279 Mineral fuels (3) 8,454 49,163 10,511 66,015 Selected commodities (3) ADP equipment; office machines 33,379 62,901 36,025 61,805 Airplane parts 12,352 4,856 10,912 4,024 Airplanes 26,925 5,735 20,164 3,753 Alcoholic bev.,distilled 318 1,868 320 1,843 Aluminum 3,011 5,079 3,160 4,578 Animal feeds 3,419 508 3,673 536 Artwork/antiques 895 3,269 910 3,089 Basketware, etc. 2,135 3,166 2,092 2,753 Cereal flour 1,035 1,189 1,031 1,081 Chemicals - cosmetics 4,025 2,405 4,110 2,221 Chemicals - dyeing 2,924 2,108 2,767 2,079 Chemicals - fertilizers 2,655 1,323 2,568 1,137 Chemicals - inorganic 3,944 4,312 4,338 4,354 Chemicals - medicinal 7,900 8,797 6,743 7,046 Chemicals - n.e.s. 9,071 4,055 9,410 4,059 Chemicals - organic 12,624 15,533 13,787 14,053 Chemicals - plastics 14,023 7,218 14,464 6,902 Cigarettes 3,602 86 3,626 63 Clothing 7,201 45,782 7,083 41,077 Coal 2,712 617 3,011 529 Coffee 9 2,635 5 3,027 Copper 1,091 2,547 1,208 2,775 Cork, wood, lumber 3,418 6,415 4,449 6,956 Corn 3,643 129 4,570 97 Cotton, raw and linters 1,973 6 2,201 17 Crude fertilizers 1,352 1,100 1,362 1,127 Crude oil 591 32,147 921 45,851 Electrical machinery 54,394 66,208 54,808 66,522 Fish and preparations 1,841 6,686 2,303 6,273 Footwear 609 11,812 684 11,962 Furniture and bedding 3,616 10,894 3,281 9,105 Gem diamonds 91 7,285 93 6,373 General industrial mach 25,192 23,960 25,518 21,975 Glass 1,680 1,479 1,784 1,473 Glassware 609 1,355 669 1,308 Gold, nonmonetary 4,484 3,023 5,105 2,511 Hides and skins 973 94 1,293 110 Iron and steel mill prod 4,652 14,494 4,690 12,047 Jewelry 606 4,256 611 3,722 Lighting, plumbing 1,181 2,786 1,278 2,445 Liquified propane/butane 156 807 234 960 Live animals 489 1,441 523 1,365 Meat and preparations 5,422 2,352 5,711 2,228 Metal manufactures, n.e.s. 8,913 11,234 8,618 10,204 Metal ores; scrap 2,967 3,465 3,965 3,465 Metalworking machinery 4,460 6,649 4,679 6,010 Mineral fuels, other 2,199 974 2,858 1,641 Natural gas 213 4,369 213 4,354 Nickel 312 781 285 952 Oils/fats, vegetable 1,456 1,113 1,054 1,142 Optical goods 1,585 2,266 1,400 2,048 Paper and paperboard 8,426 10,681 8,646 9,652 Petroleum preparations 2,454 9,340 3,114 11,864 Photographic equipment 2,934 4,709 3,293 4,704 Plastic articles, n.e.s. 4,610 5,124 4,276 4,754 Platinum 317 2,502 361 1,474 Pottery 85 1,449 84 1,421 Power generating mach. 23,611 23,199 22,773 20,423 Printed materials 3,898 2,564 3,873 2,395 Pulp and waste paper 2,882 2,084 3,214 2,204 Records/magnetic media 4,947 3,633 5,592 3,443 Rice 1,005 146 746 173 Rubber articles, n.e.s. 1,083 1,369 1,042 1,296 Rubber tires and tubes 2,143 3,382 2,025 2,814 Scientific instruments 20,074 12,761 19,822 11,422 Ships, boats 1,267 975 1,242 791 Silver and bullion 581 553 464 377 Soybeans 3,700 50 5,475 80 Spacecraft 857 142 769 187 Specialized ind. mach. 23,223 19,278 24,110 17,544 Sugar 2 638 2 862 Television, VCR, etc. 19,343 35,152 19,666 30,309 Textile yearn, fabric 7,609 10,868 7,518 10,022 Tobacco, unmanufactured 1,156 712 1,307 1,029 Toys/games/sporting goods 2,815 15,402 3,192 14,163 Travel goods 257 3,369 281 3,252 Vegetables and fruits 6,046 6,910 6,168 6,425 Vehicles 44,658 98,160 46,092 93,500 Watches/clocks/parts 249 2,666 253 2,343 Wheat 3,077 242 3,493 301 Wood manufactures 1,439 4,730 1,615 3,888 Re-exports 37,432 (X) 36,919 (X) Agricultural commodities 1,182 (X) 1,198 (X) Manufactured goods 35,811 (X) 35,082 (X) Mineral fuels 98 (X) 243 (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) SOURCE: Report FT900 (CB-98-235), Bureau of the Census, Foreign Trade Division, October 1998. For more information, contact Haydn R. Mearkle (301-457-2246) or Richard M. Preuss (301-457-2311), Foreign Trade Division.