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) October September Monthly 2008 2008 (R) Change Total, Balance of Payments Basis 104,796 107,816 -3,020 Net Adjustments -714 -459 -255 Total, Census Basis 105,510 108,275 -2,765 Foods, feeds, and beverages 8,241 9,016 -774 Corn 1,008 1,321 -314 Wheat 706 960 -253 Meat, poultry, etc. 1,173 1,316 -143 Nuts 295 346 -50 Sorghum, barley, oats 110 156 -46 Animal feeds, n.e.c. 456 495 -39 Other foods 705 733 -29 Dairy products and eggs 232 254 -21 Alcoholic beverages, excluding wine 100 112 -11 Wine, beer, and related products 109 120 -11 Bakery products 340 345 -6 Fruits, frozen juices 587 586 (-) Rice 206 202 4 Vegetables 453 446 6 Nonagricultural foods, etc. 107 95 12 Fish and shellfish 371 356 15 Oilseeds, food oils 238 198 40 Soybeans 1,044 974 70 Industrial supplies and materials 31,544 32,956 -1,412 Chemicals-fertilizers 1,096 1,576 -479 Nonmonetary gold 1,193 1,642 -449 Gas-natural 226 494 -268 Fuel oil 2,064 2,204 -140 Iron and steel mill products 1,023 1,160 -136 Cotton, raw 662 790 -128 Aluminum and alumina 650 761 -112 Copper 442 545 -104 Nonferrous metals, other 604 687 -82 Nuclear fuel materials 128 204 -76 Other industrial supplies 1,741 1,813 -72 Precious metals, other 655 721 -66 Steelmaking materials 1,126 1,187 -61 Chemicals-other 1,943 2,000 -58 Plastic materials 2,474 2,518 -44 Agric. industry-unmanufactured 314 356 -42 Newsprint 1,062 1,100 -38 Manmade cloth 495 522 -27 Logs and lumber 357 383 -26 Shingles, molding, wallboard 332 350 -18 Mineral supplies-manufactured 415 433 -18 Pulpwood and woodpulp 665 681 -15 Wood supplies, manufactured 105 120 -14 Cotton fiber cloth 224 238 -14 Leather and furs 64 72 -8 Hides and skins 185 192 -8 Tapes, audio and visual 37 42 -5 Electric energy 75 80 -5 Hair, waste materials 56 59 -3 Industrial rubber products 294 293 1 Nontextile floor tiles 42 41 1 Glass-plate, sheet, etc. 137 120 17 Finished textile supplies 214 196 18 Chemicals-inorganic 703 684 19 Tobacco, unmanufactured 94 74 20 Crude oil 138 117 21 Nonmetallic minerals 87 64 23 Finished metal shapes 1,459 1,434 25 Agriculture-manufactured, other 210 177 33 Natural gas liquids 301 267 33 Coal and fuels, other 277 235 43 Synthetic rubber-primary 330 287 43 Metallurgical grade coal 737 694 44 Iron and steel products, other 658 613 45 Agric. farming-unmanufactured 245 194 51 Chemicals-organic 2,731 2,472 259 Petroleum products, other 2,473 2,064 409 Capital goods, except automotive 38,016 38,129 -113 Civilian aircraft 1,573 2,183 -610 Semiconductors 4,135 4,450 -314 Materials handling equipment 1,220 1,321 -101 Railway transportation equipment 280 378 -98 Wood, glass, plastic 339 414 -75 Excavating machinery 1,275 1,345 -70 Business machines and equipment 355 422 -66 Engines-civilian aircraft 1,879 1,943 -65 Computer accessories 2,302 2,365 -63 Parts-civilian aircraft 1,668 1,712 -43 Photo, service industry machinery 858 884 -26 Measuring, testing, control instruments 1,696 1,715 -19 Vessels, excluding scrap 4 21 -17 Food, tobacco machinery 251 258 -7 Textile, sewing machines 118 118 (-) Spacecraft, excluding military 3 2 2 Nonfarm tractors and parts 306 303 2 Pulp and paper machinery 248 244 4 Laboratory testing instruments 794 789 5 Agricultural machinery, equipment 766 759 7 Commercial vessels, other 28 20 8 Computers 1,159 1,150 9 Metalworking machine tools 648 630 18 Industrial engines 1,904 1,884 21 Marine engines, parts 147 123 23 Specialized mining 159 119 39 Telecommunications equipment 2,813 2,760 52 Medicinal equipment 2,364 2,280 84 Industrial machines, other 3,227 3,068 159 Generators, accessories 1,165 968 197 Electric apparatus 2,696 2,492 205 Drilling & oilfield equipment 1,633 1,007 627 Automotive vehicles, parts, and engines 10,098 10,334 -236 Consumer goods 13,324 13,480 -156 Pharmaceutical preparations 3,272 3,466 -193 Gem diamonds 1,080 1,268 -188 Writing and art supplies 561 613 -51 Stereo equipment, etc. 174 203 -28 Furniture, household goods, etc. 328 355 -27 Pleasure boats and motors 264 290 -26 Musical instruments 167 192 -25 Toiletries and cosmetics 721 741 -20 TV's, VCR's, etc. 295 304 -9 Cookware, cutlery, tools 86 92 -6 Glassware, chinaware 45 48 -3 Tobacco, manufactured 71 72 -1 Nursery stock, etc. 35 35 -1 Rugs 92 92 (-) Sports apparel and gear 55 52 3 Apparel, household goods - textile 425 408 18 Jewelry, etc 667 647 20 Apparel,household goods-nontextile 203 182 21 Books, printed matter 478 457 22 Numismatic coins 52 30 22 Toys, games, and sporting goods 907 880 27 Records, tapes, and disks 409 377 32 Other household goods 1,487 1,454 33 Household appliances 656 597 59 Artwork, antiques, stamps, etc. 793 627 166 Other goods 4,287 4,362 -74 _________________ Item(1) Year-to-date Year-to-date Year-to-date 2008 2007 Change Total, Balance of Payments Basis 1,106,456 945,672 160,785 Net Adjustments -7,368 -11,501 4,133 Total, Census Basis 1,113,824 957,172 156,652 Foods, feeds, and beverages 95,063 68,311 26,752 Corn 13,159 9,107 4,053 Wheat 10,350 6,655 3,695 Meat, poultry, etc. 11,451 8,058 3,392 Nuts 3,371 2,852 519 Sorghum, barley, oats 1,379 905 474 Animal feeds, n.e.c. 5,166 3,701 1,465 Other foods 6,963 6,028 935 Dairy products and eggs 2,902 1,883 1,019 Alcoholic beverages, excluding wine 1,085 974 111 Wine, beer, and related products 1,092 999 94 Bakery products 3,325 2,848 476 Fruits, frozen juices 5,975 5,094 881 Rice 1,953 1,201 752 Vegetables 4,258 3,539 719 Nonagricultural foods, etc. 1,056 944 112 Fish and shellfish 3,661 3,613 47 Oilseeds, food oils 2,882 1,572 1,309 Soybeans 15,036 8,338 6,698 Industrial supplies and materials 336,818 259,637 77,180 Chemicals-fertilizers 9,677 5,062 4,616 Nonmonetary gold 16,536 11,389 5,147 Gas-natural 4,022 2,660 1,362 Fuel oil 30,677 11,586 19,091 Iron and steel mill products 10,025 7,320 2,705 Cotton, raw 4,500 3,875 624 Aluminum and alumina 7,562 6,539 1,023 Copper 5,464 4,501 963 Nonferrous metals, other 6,550 6,460 90 Nuclear fuel materials 1,897 2,149 -251 Other industrial supplies 17,233 16,542 691 Precious metals, other 9,583 6,890 2,693 Steelmaking materials 12,600 8,054 4,545 Chemicals-other 19,645 16,960 2,685 Plastic materials 27,561 23,999 3,562 Agric. industry-unmanufactured 2,816 1,705 1,110 Newsprint 10,547 9,578 969 Manmade cloth 5,157 4,857 300 Logs and lumber 3,769 3,969 -200 Shingles, molding, wallboard 3,268 2,820 448 Mineral supplies-manufactured 4,244 4,067 177 Pulpwood and woodpulp 6,994 5,724 1,269 Wood supplies, manufactured 1,202 1,043 159 Cotton fiber cloth 2,369 2,380 -11 Leather and furs 830 950 -120 Hides and skins 1,775 1,834 -58 Tapes, audio and visual 437 501 -64 Electric energy 1,210 772 438 Hair, waste materials 535 499 36 Industrial rubber products 2,848 2,708 140 Nontextile floor tiles 416 384 32 Glass-plate, sheet, etc. 1,389 1,215 173 Finished textile supplies 2,052 2,072 -20 Chemicals-inorganic 7,171 5,887 1,284 Tobacco, unmanufactured 1,019 963 56 Crude oil 860 650 210 Nonmetallic minerals 688 480 208 Finished metal shapes 14,293 12,711 1,582 Agriculture-manufactured, other 1,856 1,594 262 Natural gas liquids 2,940 1,502 1,438 Coal and fuels, other 2,237 1,297 940 Synthetic rubber-primary 3,281 2,969 312 Metallurgical grade coal 4,948 2,418 2,530 Iron and steel products, other 6,069 4,768 1,301 Agric. farming-unmanufactured 2,192 1,744 448 Chemicals-organic 29,230 26,030 3,200 Petroleum products, other 24,645 15,559 9,086 Capital goods, except automotive 396,655 369,214 27,441 Civilian aircraft 38,223 39,693 -1,470 Semiconductors 43,387 41,470 1,917 Materials handling equipment 12,314 9,840 2,475 Railway transportation equipment 2,824 2,391 433 Wood, glass, plastic 3,536 2,934 602 Excavating machinery 12,605 10,537 2,067 Business machines and equipment 3,669 2,350 1,319 Engines-civilian aircraft 18,402 16,014 2,388 Computer accessories 25,245 26,955 -1,709 Parts-civilian aircraft 17,069 15,612 1,457 Photo, service industry machinery 8,295 7,629 666 Measuring, testing, control instruments 17,885 18,186 -302 Vessels, excluding scrap 81 92 -11 Food, tobacco machinery 2,526 2,184 341 Textile, sewing machines 1,129 1,170 -41 Spacecraft, excluding military 24 25 (-) Nonfarm tractors and parts 2,771 2,449 322 Pulp and paper machinery 2,492 2,253 239 Laboratory testing instruments 7,560 6,703 857 Agricultural machinery, equipment 6,933 5,122 1,811 Commercial vessels, other 311 232 79 Computers 12,437 11,183 1,254 Metalworking machine tools 6,293 5,606 687 Industrial engines 17,924 15,299 2,625 Marine engines, parts 1,199 1,082 117 Specialized mining 1,179 854 324 Telecommunications equipment 27,447 25,061 2,386 Medicinal equipment 22,430 19,626 2,803 Industrial machines, other 32,119 31,698 421 Generators, accessories 10,193 8,620 1,572 Electric apparatus 25,868 25,838 30 Drilling & oilfield equipment 12,284 10,505 1,779 Automotive vehicles, parts, and engines 104,708 100,108 4,600 Consumer goods 135,901 120,954 14,947 Pharmaceutical preparations 32,758 29,522 3,235 Gem diamonds 13,209 9,870 3,339 Writing and art supplies 5,686 5,090 596 Stereo equipment, etc. 1,977 2,036 -60 Furniture, household goods, etc. 3,407 2,948 459 Pleasure boats and motors 2,970 2,646 324 Musical instruments 1,844 1,722 122 Toiletries and cosmetics 7,264 6,246 1,018 TV's, VCR's, etc. 3,167 3,176 -9 Cookware, cutlery, tools 886 831 55 Glassware, chinaware 445 409 37 Tobacco, manufactured 725 997 -272 Nursery stock, etc. 364 352 12 Rugs 932 855 78 Sports apparel and gear 511 468 43 Apparel, household goods - textile 4,076 3,970 107 Jewelry, etc 6,063 5,752 311 Apparel,household goods-nontextile 1,852 1,618 234 Books, printed matter 4,852 4,623 229 Numismatic coins 306 187 118 Toys, games, and sporting goods 9,925 8,741 1,183 Records, tapes, and disks 4,543 4,139 403 Other household goods 14,369 12,872 1,497 Household appliances 6,193 5,747 446 Artwork, antiques, stamps, etc. 7,580 6,135 1,444 Other goods 44,680 38,948 5,732 (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 A-1 of this release, or at www.census.gov/ft900 or www.bea.gov/newsreleases/international/trade/tradnewsrelease.htm. SOURCE: Report FT900 (CB-08-178, BEA-08-53), Bureau of the Census, Foreign Trade Division, October 2008. For more information, contact Nick Orsini (301-763-6959) or Maria Iseman (301-763-2311), Foreign Trade Division.