Part A: Seasonally Adjusted Exhibit 7. EXPORTS OF GOODS BY END-USE CATEGORY AND COMMODITY (In millions of dollars. Details may not equal totals due to seasonal adjustments and rounding. The commodities in this Exhibit are ranked on the month-to-month change within each major commodity grouping. (-) Represents zero or less than one half unit of measurement shown. (R) Revised.) Item(1) March February Monthly 2008 2008 (R) Change Total, Balance of Payments Basis 104,734 107,277 -2,543 Net Adjustments -512 -906 395 Total, Census Basis 105,245 108,183 -2,938 Foods, feeds, and beverages 9,492 9,225 267 Soybeans 1,565 1,307 258 Wheat 1,183 957 226 Vegetables 410 392 18 Other foods 683 671 13 Meat, poultry, etc. 1,007 996 11 Nonagricultural foods, etc. 107 101 6 Alcoholic beverages, excluding wine 108 105 3 Dairy products and eggs 303 305 -3 Animal feeds, n.e.c. 488 497 -9 Oilseeds, food oils 395 406 -10 Fish and shellfish 339 351 -13 Bakery products 306 320 -14 Fruits, frozen juices 555 571 -16 Wine, beer, and related products 97 116 -20 Rice 171 200 -29 Nuts 294 331 -37 Sorghum, barley, oats 154 210 -56 Corn 1,326 1,388 -61 Industrial supplies and materials 31,541 31,622 -81 Petroleum products, other 2,022 2,458 -436 Chemicals-other 1,801 1,994 -193 Pulpwood and woodpulp 585 748 -163 Plastic materials 2,567 2,646 -79 Copper 471 550 -78 Other industrial supplies 1,590 1,659 -69 Newsprint 969 1,011 -42 Cotton fiber cloth 207 247 -39 Synthetic rubber-primary 293 332 -39 Manmade cloth 497 535 -38 Nonmetallic minerals 51 84 -33 Nonferrous metals, other 653 682 -29 Agric. farming-unmanufactured 184 212 -28 Shingles, molding, wallboard 292 315 -23 Cotton, raw 295 317 -23 Mineral supplies-manufactured 391 405 -14 Hides and skins 177 191 -13 Electric energy 95 106 -11 Leather and furs 86 97 -11 Finished textile supplies 201 210 -10 Tapes, audio and visual 39 44 -6 Hair, waste materials 48 53 -5 Wood supplies, manufactured 114 118 -5 Nontextile floor tiles 38 41 -3 Logs and lumber 358 360 -2 Aluminum and alumina 694 696 -2 Iron and steel mill products 830 832 -2 Iron and steel products, other 552 552 (-) Chemicals-organic 2,879 2,879 (-) Glass-plate, sheet, etc. 142 138 4 Industrial rubber products 278 273 5 Natural gas liquids 285 275 10 Tobacco, unmanufactured 116 100 16 Fuel oil 2,427 2,405 22 Crude oil 84 59 25 Precious metals, other 964 935 29 Agriculture-manufactured, other 196 162 34 Agric. industry-unmanufactured 276 234 42 Chemicals-inorganic 700 652 48 Nuclear fuel materials 190 131 58 Coal and fuels, other 305 242 63 Metallurgical grade coal 379 301 78 Finished metal shapes 1,430 1,351 79 Chemicals-fertilizers 723 610 113 Steelmaking materials 1,086 950 135 Nonmonetary gold 2,454 2,208 246 Gas-natural 526 221 305 Capital goods, except automotive 37,730 38,949 -1,219 Civilian aircraft 3,117 4,577 -1,460 Computers 1,119 1,250 -130 Agricultural machinery, equipment 590 701 -111 Medicinal equipment 2,026 2,131 -105 Business machines and equipment 335 388 -53 Parts-civilian aircraft 1,717 1,758 -41 Computer accessories 2,402 2,439 -37 Materials handling equipment 1,112 1,148 -37 Excavating machinery 1,144 1,175 -31 Laboratory testing instruments 694 725 -31 Nonfarm tractors and parts 230 258 -27 Commercial vessels, other 28 48 -20 Pulp and paper machinery 228 245 -17 Textile, sewing machines 95 107 -12 Food, tobacco machinery 242 246 -4 Semiconductors 4,374 4,375 (-) Vessels, excluding scrap 4 3 2 Spacecraft, excluding military 4 (-) 4 Photo, service industry machinery 793 789 4 Marine engines, parts 118 113 5 Specialized mining 107 99 8 Metalworking machine tools 603 594 9 Electric apparatus 2,512 2,502 11 Wood, glass, plastic 288 271 17 Engines-civilian aircraft 1,759 1,730 29 Industrial engines 1,656 1,624 33 Railway transportation equipment 295 238 57 Generators, accessories 961 896 66 Drilling & oilfield equipment 1,177 1,101 77 Measuring, testing, control instruments 1,814 1,719 94 Industrial machines, other 3,237 3,131 106 Telecommunications equipment 2,948 2,570 378 Automotive vehicles, parts, and engines 9,533 10,485 -953 Consumer goods 12,521 13,252 -731 Pharmaceutical preparations 2,926 3,207 -281 Artwork, antiques, stamps, etc. 631 752 -121 Toys, games, and sporting goods 918 1,004 -86 Gem diamonds 1,258 1,330 -72 Jewelry, etc 599 666 -67 Other household goods 1,268 1,330 -62 Pleasure boats and motors 255 296 -41 Records, tapes, and disks 408 449 -41 Books, printed matter 461 480 -19 Numismatic coins 30 46 -16 Writing and art supplies 531 547 -16 Rugs 85 94 -10 Glassware, chinaware 40 46 -6 Tobacco, manufactured 66 70 -4 Nursery stock, etc. 37 41 -3 Cookware, cutlery, tools 85 86 -1 Apparel,household goods-nontextile 175 177 -1 Sports apparel and gear 47 46 1 Apparel, household goods - textile 384 377 7 Furniture, household goods, etc. 329 318 10 Musical instruments 173 162 11 Household appliances 605 588 17 Stereo equipment, etc. 205 186 19 Toiletries and cosmetics 668 649 19 TV's, VCR's, etc. 337 305 31 Other goods 4,428 4,649 -221 _________________ Item(1) Year-to-date Year-to-date Year-to-date 2008 2007 Change Total, Balance of Payments Basis 316,747 269,289 47,458 Net Adjustments -2,214 -3,634 1,420 Total, Census Basis 318,961 272,923 46,038 Foods, feeds, and beverages 27,343 18,242 9,101 Soybeans 4,070 1,935 2,135 Wheat 3,051 1,398 1,652 Vegetables 1,196 1,048 148 Other foods 2,003 1,709 294 Meat, poultry, etc. 2,932 2,182 750 Nonagricultural foods, etc. 306 273 33 Alcoholic beverages, excluding wine 319 272 47 Dairy products and eggs 881 418 464 Animal feeds, n.e.c. 1,447 1,012 435 Oilseeds, food oils 1,015 403 613 Fish and shellfish 1,095 998 98 Bakery products 964 834 130 Fruits, frozen juices 1,710 1,436 274 Wine, beer, and related products 331 290 42 Rice 508 398 110 Nuts 928 824 105 Sorghum, barley, oats 593 207 385 Corn 3,993 2,605 1,388 Industrial supplies and materials 92,871 71,951 20,921 Petroleum products, other 6,870 4,537 2,333 Chemicals-other 5,734 5,036 699 Pulpwood and woodpulp 2,049 1,593 456 Plastic materials 7,810 6,785 1,026 Copper 1,453 1,172 281 Other industrial supplies 4,902 4,849 53 Newsprint 2,968 2,702 266 Cotton fiber cloth 700 713 -13 Synthetic rubber-primary 951 869 82 Manmade cloth 1,561 1,403 157 Nonmetallic minerals 184 141 42 Nonferrous metals, other 2,017 1,789 228 Agric. farming-unmanufactured 599 469 129 Shingles, molding, wallboard 925 824 100 Cotton, raw 942 526 416 Mineral supplies-manufactured 1,237 1,196 40 Hides and skins 531 557 -26 Electric energy 327 235 92 Leather and furs 277 276 1 Finished textile supplies 612 653 -41 Tapes, audio and visual 123 154 -31 Hair, waste materials 149 146 3 Wood supplies, manufactured 353 303 49 Nontextile floor tiles 121 112 9 Logs and lumber 1,097 1,186 -89 Aluminum and alumina 2,038 1,809 229 Iron and steel mill products 2,544 2,010 534 Iron and steel products, other 1,634 1,372 262 Chemicals-organic 8,477 7,289 1,187 Glass-plate, sheet, etc. 417 344 73 Industrial rubber products 826 759 67 Natural gas liquids 830 441 389 Tobacco, unmanufactured 291 263 28 Fuel oil 6,612 2,552 4,060 Crude oil 170 117 53 Precious metals, other 2,703 1,955 749 Agriculture-manufactured, other 533 462 71 Agric. industry-unmanufactured 703 433 270 Chemicals-inorganic 2,021 1,715 306 Nuclear fuel materials 535 491 44 Coal and fuels, other 715 391 323 Metallurgical grade coal 943 625 318 Finished metal shapes 4,137 3,624 513 Chemicals-fertilizers 2,003 1,353 650 Steelmaking materials 2,931 2,448 483 Nonmonetary gold 6,151 2,638 3,513 Gas-natural 1,164 630 535 Capital goods, except automotive 116,326 106,692 9,633 Civilian aircraft 12,407 10,595 1,812 Computers 3,547 3,297 250 Agricultural machinery, equipment 1,901 1,449 452 Medicinal equipment 6,311 5,677 634 Business machines and equipment 1,153 1,149 4 Parts-civilian aircraft 5,120 4,695 425 Computer accessories 7,334 7,993 -659 Materials handling equipment 3,452 2,674 778 Excavating machinery 3,438 2,866 572 Laboratory testing instruments 2,168 1,908 260 Nonfarm tractors and parts 768 459 309 Commercial vessels, other 98 43 54 Pulp and paper machinery 714 677 37 Textile, sewing machines 302 332 -30 Food, tobacco machinery 729 601 128 Semiconductors 13,291 12,521 771 Vessels, excluding scrap 9 39 -30 Spacecraft, excluding military 5 2 3 Photo, service industry machinery 2,369 2,167 201 Marine engines, parts 314 295 19 Specialized mining 290 204 86 Metalworking machine tools 1,792 1,699 93 Electric apparatus 7,587 7,803 -216 Wood, glass, plastic 838 904 -66 Engines-civilian aircraft 5,205 4,570 635 Industrial engines 4,921 4,279 643 Railway transportation equipment 776 620 156 Generators, accessories 2,739 2,437 302 Drilling & oilfield equipment 3,308 3,530 -222 Measuring, testing, control instruments 5,425 4,819 606 Industrial machines, other 9,732 8,870 862 Telecommunications equipment 8,284 7,516 767 Automotive vehicles, parts, and engines 30,079 27,857 2,222 Consumer goods 39,160 35,166 3,994 Pharmaceutical preparations 9,133 8,737 396 Artwork, antiques, stamps, etc. 2,289 1,800 489 Toys, games, and sporting goods 2,873 2,415 458 Gem diamonds 3,821 2,771 1,050 Jewelry, etc 1,923 1,644 279 Other household goods 3,947 3,858 90 Pleasure boats and motors 822 757 65 Records, tapes, and disks 1,395 1,204 191 Books, printed matter 1,422 1,360 63 Numismatic coins 134 59 75 Writing and art supplies 1,648 1,461 187 Rugs 264 249 15 Glassware, chinaware 129 119 10 Tobacco, manufactured 230 318 -88 Nursery stock, etc. 113 101 12 Cookware, cutlery, tools 255 237 18 Apparel,household goods-nontextile 535 474 62 Sports apparel and gear 147 140 7 Apparel, household goods - textile 1,158 1,229 -71 Furniture, household goods, etc. 979 829 150 Musical instruments 531 448 83 Household appliances 1,789 1,671 118 Stereo equipment, etc. 615 601 14 Toiletries and cosmetics 2,023 1,760 263 TV's, VCR's, etc. 984 928 56 Other goods 13,181 13,014 167 (1) Detailed data are presented on a Census basis. The information needed to convert to a BOP basis is not available. NOTE: For information on data sources, nonsampling errors and definitions, see the information section on page 27 of this release, or at www.census.gov/ft900 or www.bea.gov/bea/di/home/trade.htm. SOURCE: Report FT900 (CB-08-77, BEA-08-20), Bureau of the Census, Foreign Trade Division, March 2008. For more information, contact Nick Orsini (301-763-6959) or Maria Iseman (301-763-2311), Foreign Trade Division.