7 Part A: Seasonally Adjusted Exhibit 6. Exports of Goods by End-Use Category and Commodity In millions of dollars. Details may not equal totals due to rounding. The commodities in this exhibit are ranked on the year-to-year change within each major commodity grouping. (-) Represents zero or less than one-half unit of measurement shown. Item (1) Annual 2008 Annual 2007 Year-to-Year Chang Total, Balance of Payments Basis 1,276,994 1,138,384 138,610 Net Adjustments -10,448 -9,815 -633 Total, Census Basis 1,287,442 1,148,199 139,243 Foods, feeds, and beverages 108,349 84,264 24,085 Soybeans 16,032 10,443 5,588 Meat, poultry, etc. 13,474 9,804 3,670 Corn 14,612 11,209 3,403 Wheat 11,446 8,450 2,995 Animal feeds, n.e.c. 5,932 4,568 1,364 Oilseeds, food oils 3,190 2,034 1,156 Other foods 8,312 7,282 1,030 Fruits, frozen juices 7,147 6,205 942 Rice 2,312 1,471 841 Dairy products and eggs 3,245 2,453 792 Vegetables 5,092 4,321 771 Bakery products 3,972 3,458 514 Nuts 3,899 3,449 449 Sorghum, barley, oats 1,488 1,227 261 Nonagricultural foods, etc. 1,243 1,120 122 Alcoholic beverages, excluding wine 1,281 1,177 104 Wine, beer, and related products 1,299 1,218 81 Fish and shellfish 4,374 4,375 -1 Industrial supplies and materials 388,033 316,377 71,656 Fuel oil 34,894 15,574 19,320 Petroleum products, other 27,995 19,325 8,670 Nonmonetary gold 18,689 13,307 5,382 Chemicals-fertilizers 10,761 6,293 4,468 Steelmaking materials 14,194 9,882 4,312 Metallurgical grade coal 5,811 2,938 2,873 Chemicals-other 23,177 20,421 2,755 Iron and steel mill products 11,471 8,858 2,613 Plastic materials 31,640 29,118 2,521 Precious metals, other 10,564 8,438 2,126 Gas-natural 4,892 3,164 1,729 Chemicals-organic 33,351 31,622 1,728 Finished metal shapes 16,938 15,306 1,632 Iron and steel products, other 7,264 5,780 1,485 Chemicals-inorganic 8,357 7,015 1,342 Natural gas liquids 3,260 2,108 1,153 Agric. industry-unmanufactured 3,269 2,125 1,144 Coal and fuels, other 2,793 1,676 1,117 Newsprint 12,463 11,544 919 Pulpwood and woodpulp 7,941 7,113 828 Copper 6,126 5,379 747 Other industrial supplies 20,443 19,855 589 Aluminum and alumina 8,570 8,029 541 Shingles, molding, wallboard 3,875 3,414 461 Agric. farming-unmanufactured 2,471 2,082 389 Agriculture-manufactured, other 2,220 1,917 302 Crude oil 1,031 751 280 Electric energy 1,264 992 272 Nonmetallic minerals 825 582 243 Cotton, raw 4,814 4,591 224 Manmade cloth 6,047 5,873 174 Synthetic rubber-primary 3,764 3,610 154 Glass-plate, sheet, etc. 1,629 1,475 153 Industrial rubber products 3,373 3,249 124 Wood supplies, manufactured 1,400 1,280 120 Mineral supplies-manufactured 5,042 4,974 67 Nontextile floor tiles 499 463 36 Tobacco, unmanufactured 1,231 1,201 30 Hair, waste materials 619 608 11 Finished textile supplies 2,441 2,468 -27 Tapes, audio and visual 506 584 -79 Cotton fiber cloth 2,778 2,858 -80 Hides and skins 2,067 2,183 -116 Leather and furs 935 1,151 -216 Nuclear fuel materials 2,178 2,430 -253 Nonferrous metals, other 7,746 8,043 -297 Logs and lumber 4,417 4,731 -313 8 Part A: Seasonally Adjusted Exhibit 6. Exports of Goods by End-Use Category and Commodity--continued Item (1) Annual 2008 Annual 2007 Year-to-Year Change Capital goods, except automotive 457,655 433,019 24,636 Medicinal equipment 27,023 23,752 3,271 Materials handling equipment 14,728 11,986 2,743 Industrial engines 21,849 19,147 2,701 Engines-civilian aircraft 22,221 19,615 2,605 Telecommunications equipment 32,860 30,303 2,557 Drilling & oilfield equipment 15,065 12,611 2,453 Excavating machinery 15,080 12,791 2,289 Agricultural machinery, equipment 8,297 6,269 2,028 Generators, accessories 12,125 10,415 1,710 Parts-civilian aircraft 20,514 18,864 1,650 Business machines and equipment 4,247 2,785 1,461 Computers 14,561 13,535 1,026 Laboratory testing instruments 9,011 8,128 883 Metalworking machine tools 7,443 6,715 728 Photo, service industry machinery 9,955 9,287 667 Wood, glass, plastic 4,139 3,511 629 Food, tobacco machinery 3,056 2,610 445 Nonfarm tractors and parts 3,411 2,968 442 Railway transportation equipment 3,431 3,014 417 Specialized mining 1,436 1,059 377 Pulp and paper machinery 2,956 2,701 255 Marine engines, parts 1,450 1,268 182 Semiconductors 50,603 50,445 159 Commercial vessels, other 373 293 79 Spacecraft, excluding military 27 30 -4 Vessels, excluding scrap 88 109 -21 Textile, sewing machines 1,323 1,385 -61 Electric apparatus 30,836 30,911 -75 Industrial machines, other 38,159 38,402 -244 Measuring, testing, control instruments 20,789 21,557 -768 Computer accessories 29,337 32,011 -2,674 Civilian aircraft 31,264 34,541 -3,276 Automotive vehicles, parts, and engines 121,451 121,264 187 Consumer goods 161,292 145,975 15,317 Pharmaceutical preparations 40,422 35,165 5,258 Gem diamonds 15,250 12,328 2,922 Other household goods 17,179 15,598 1,580 Toiletries and cosmetics 8,715 7,615 1,100 Toys, games, and sporting goods 11,616 10,603 1,013 Artwork, antiques, stamps, etc. 8,448 7,498 950 Writing and art supplies 6,591 6,049 542 Furniture, household goods, etc. 4,046 3,591 454 Household appliances 7,248 6,806 442 Apparel,household goods-nontextile 2,233 1,954 279 Pleasure boats and motors 3,424 3,149 274 Books, printed matter 5,808 5,587 221 Jewelry, etc. 7,189 6,975 214 Records, tapes, and disks 5,135 4,962 173 Apparel, household goods - textile 4,939 4,769 171 Numismatic coins 321 245 76 Musical instruments 2,183 2,111 72 Rugs 1,090 1,024 66 Sports apparel and gear 581 541 40 Glassware, chinaware 521 494 28 Cookware, cutlery, tools 1,029 1,004 25 Nursery stock, etc. 444 423 22 TV's, VCR's, etc. 3,748 3,858 -110 Stereo equipment, etc. 2,272 2,470 -198 Tobacco, manufactured 858 1,157 -299 Other goods 50,662 47,300 3,362 (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 the FT-900 release, or at www.census.gov/ft900 or www.bea.gov/newsreleases/international/trade/tradnewsrelease.htm.