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 adjustment and rounding. The commodities in this exhibit are ranked on the month-to-month change within each major commodity grouping. (-) Represents zero. (Z) Less than one half unit of measurement shown. April March Monthly Item(1) 1996 1996 (R) Change Total, Balance of Payments Basis 51,670 50,490 1,180 Net Adjustments -875 -904 28 Total, Census Basis 52,545 51,394 1,151 Foods, feeds, and beverages 4,824 4,881 -57 Soybeans 463 599 -136 Wheat 531 626 -95 Sorghum, barley, oats 64 102 -38 Corn 881 909 -28 Alcoholic beverages, exc. wine 40 45 -5 Fruits, frozen juices 338 341 -3 Nonagricultural foods, etc. 44 44 (-) Dairy products and eggs 58 54 4 Oilseeds, food oils 100 96 4 Wine and related products 62 55 7 Bakery products 135 125 10 Nuts 143 131 12 Other foods 281 267 14 Vegetables 210 194 16 Rice 99 73 26 Animal feeds, n.e.c. 328 302 26 Fish and shellfish 327 266 62 Meat, poultry, etc. 718 650 68 Industrial supplies and materials 13,008 12,540 468 Nonmonetary gold 1,284 939 345 Plastic materials 1,048 965 83 Chemicals-organic 1,124 1,074 49 Hides and skins 170 136 34 Coal and fuels, n.e.c. 187 155 32 Other industrial supplies 789 759 30 Finished textile supplies 220 192 28 Chemicals-inorganic 341 320 22 Agric. farming-unmanufactured 121 99 21 Finished metal shapes 576 555 21 Aluminum and alumina 309 289 20 Mineral supplies-manufactured 246 226 19 Agric. industry-unmanufactured 164 147 17 Nuclear fuel materials 61 44 17 Chemicals-other 797 783 14 Steelmaking materials 175 163 12 Gas-natural 29 18 11 Nonferrous metals, other 179 169 10 Leather and furs 61 54 8 Cotton fiber cloth 138 131 8 Precious metals, other 117 110 7 Wood supplies, manufactured 83 77 7 Manmade cloth 315 309 5 Industrial rubber products 133 127 5 Fuel oil 158 155 4 Nontextile floor tiles 26 23 3 Glass-plate, sheet, etc. 67 65 3 Natural gas liquids 41 39 1 Nonmetallic minerals 34 33 1 Crude oil 12 12 (-) Electric energy 5 5 (-) Hair, waste materials 53 55 -2 Synthetic rubber-primary 126 128 -2 Newsprint 662 665 -3 Metallurgical grade coal 203 209 -6 Iron and steel products, n.e.c. 237 244 -7 Agriculture-manufactured, other 82 94 -12 Shingles, molding, wallboard 147 160 -13 Pulpwood and woodpulp 350 364 -14 Copper 170 184 -14 Tapes, audio and visual 224 244 -20 Iron and steel mill products 228 262 -34 Logs and lumber 396 430 -34 Cotton, raw 182 228 -47 Chemicals-fertilizers 390 438 -48 Tobacco, unmanufactured 73 126 -53 Petroleum products, n.e.c. 476 535 -59 Capital goods, except automotive 21,295 20,773 521 Civilian aircraft 1,538 1,145 393 Spacraft, exc. military 100 0 100 Computers 1,050 975 75 Electric apparatus 1,464 1,409 54 Excavating machinery 389 337 52 Drilling & oilfield equipment 489 451 38 Generators, accessories 447 416 30 Materials handling equip 343 313 30 Industrial engines 854 825 29 Agricultural machinery, equipment 327 299 27 Photo, service industry machinery 452 425 27 Pulp and paper machinery 270 245 25 Industrial machines, n.e.c. 1,595 1,570 25 Medicinal equipment 939 926 13 Marine engines, parts 54 43 11 Measuring, testing, control instru 800 791 9 Wood, glass, plastic 199 191 9 Nonfarm tractors and parts 88 80 8 Textile, sewing machines 101 100 1 Food, tobacco machinery 192 191 1 Vessels, exc. scrap 3 3 (-) Specialized mining 48 52 -3 Laboratory testing instruments 281 287 -6 Railway transportation equipment 83 89 -6 Parts-civilian aircraft 686 693 -7 Business machines and equipment 228 240 -12 Engines-civilian aircraft 556 574 -18 Computer accessories 2,660 2,699 -40 Metalworking machine tools 473 521 -48 Telecommunications equipment 1,623 1,697 -74 Commercial vessels, other 17 95 -78 Semiconductors 2,946 3,092 -146 Auto, vehicles, parts and engines 5,015 4,923 92 Consumer goods 5,900 5,714 187 TV's, VCR's, etc. 229 164 65 Apparel, household goods - textiles 651 603 48 Household appliances 459 423 36 Toiletries and cosmetics 247 216 32 Jewelry, etc 146 122 25 Books, printed matter 352 329 22 Toys/games/sporting goods 435 415 20 Pleasure boats and motors 107 95 12 Musical instruments 85 80 6 Sports apparel and gear 46 41 5 Furniture, household goods, etc. 148 144 4 Other household goods 258 254 4 Stereo equipment, etc. 150 146 3 Apparel, household goods-nontextile 125 122 2 Tobacco, manufactured 460 459 1 Glassware, chinaware 37 39 -2 Numismatic coins 10 12 -2 Pharmaceutical preparations 821 825 -4 Nursery stock, etc. 17 21 -4 Rugs 112 118 -6 Cookware, cutlery, tools 62 69 -6 Artwork, antiques, stamps, etc. 116 124 -8 Writing and art supplies 344 357 -13 Gem diamonds 201 223 -22 Records, tapes, and disks 281 311 -30 Other goods 2,504 2,563 -59 ___________________________________________________________________ Year Year Year To To Date To Date Date Item(1) 1996 1995 Change Total, Balance of Payments Basis 201,688 185,724 15,964 Net Adjustments -3,262 -2,712 -550 Total, Census Basis 204,950 188,436 16,514 Foods, feeds, and beverages 18,825 15,989 2,837 Soybeans 2,114 1,717 397 Wheat 2,246 1,668 578 Sorghum, barley, oats 355 255 99 Corn 3,309 2,175 1,135 Alcoholic beverages, exc. wine 178 135 43 Fruits, frozen juices 1,312 1,256 56 Nonagricultural foods, etc. 166 159 7 Dairy products and eggs 225 226 -1 Oilseeds, food oils 461 789 -328 Wine and related products 238 211 27 Bakery products 503 471 32 Nuts 534 492 42 Other foods 1,038 941 98 Vegetables 809 878 -69 Rice 373 340 33 Animal feeds, n.e.c. 1,261 1,136 126 Fish and shellfish 1,114 1,120 -6 Meat, poultry, etc. 2,590 2,021 569 Industrial supplies and materials 49,605 48,223 1,382 Nonmonetary gold 2,861 1,968 892 Plastic materials 3,832 3,534 298 Chemicals-organic 4,460 4,596 -136 Hides and skins 562 588 -27 Coal and fuels, n.e.c. 694 583 111 Other industrial supplies 3,000 2,826 174 Finished textile supplies 827 910 -83 Chemicals-inorganic 1,219 1,128 91 Agric. farming-unmanufactured 427 378 49 Finished metal shapes 2,239 2,006 232 Aluminum and alumina 1,103 1,277 -175 Mineral supplies-manufactured 899 849 50 Agric. industry-unmanufactured 649 646 3 Nuclear fuel materials 261 443 -182 Chemicals-other 3,198 3,219 -21 Steelmaking materials 719 952 -233 Gas-natural 78 99 -21 Nonferrous metals, other 653 512 141 Leather and furs 231 246 -15 Cotton fiber cloth 524 474 50 Precious metals, other 392 465 -73 Wood supplies, manufactured 291 274 17 Manmade cloth 1,254 1,263 -9 Industrial rubber products 525 455 70 Fuel oil 710 665 45 Nontextile floor tiles 94 94 (-) Glass-plate, sheet, etc. 242 207 35 Natural gas liquids 178 187 -9 Nonmetallic minerals 130 144 -14 Crude oil 39 1 38 Electric energy 22 23 -1 Hair, waste materials 210 205 5 Synthetic rubber-primary 491 438 53 Newsprint 2,677 2,586 91 Metallurgical grade coal 802 740 62 Iron and steel products, n.e.c. 918 743 175 Agriculture-manufactured, other 345 318 26 Shingles, molding, wallboard 593 540 53 Pulpwood and woodpulp 1,564 2,008 -444 Copper 678 813 -135 Tapes, audio and visual 948 686 262 Iron and steel mill products 991 876 115 Logs and lumber 1,720 1,988 -269 Cotton, raw 1,177 1,477 -300 Chemicals-fertilizers 1,601 1,549 52 Tobacco, unmanufactured 425 479 -54 Petroleum products, n.e.c. 2,155 1,763 393 Capital goods, except automotive 83,262 73,041 10,221 Civilian aircraft 4,412 4,837 -424 Spacraft, exc. military 102 8 94 Computers 4,058 3,111 947 Electric apparatus 5,891 5,475 416 Excavating machinery 1,550 1,386 163 Drilling & oilfield equipment 1,868 1,555 313 Generators, accessories 1,825 1,809 16 Materials handling equip 1,314 1,368 -54 Industrial engines 3,361 3,204 157 Agricultural machinery, equipment 1,222 1,015 207 Photo, service industry machinery 1,787 1,659 128 Pulp and paper machinery 1,055 891 164 Industrial machines, n.e.c. 6,209 5,153 1,056 Medicinal equipment 3,700 3,071 628 Marine engines, parts 197 183 14 Measuring, testing, control instru 3,232 2,959 273 Wood, glass, plastic 751 695 56 Nonfarm tractors and parts 396 405 -9 Textile, sewing machines 383 396 -13 Food, tobacco machinery 745 639 106 Vessels, exc. scrap 9 21 -11 Specialized mining 188 260 -72 Laboratory testing instruments 1,123 1,004 119 Railway transportation equipment 342 254 88 Parts-civilian aircraft 2,818 2,342 475 Business machines and equipment 953 869 84 Engines-civilian aircraft 2,176 1,737 439 Computer accessories 11,014 8,986 2,028 Metalworking machine tools 1,814 1,551 263 Telecommunications equipment 6,317 5,927 391 Commercial vessels, other 134 58 76 Semiconductors 12,317 10,213 2,104 Auto, vehicles, parts and engines 20,513 20,952 -440 Consumer goods 22,864 20,973 1,891 TV's, VCR's, etc. 767 688 79 Apparel, household goods - textiles 2,480 2,150 331 Household appliances 1,674 1,502 171 Toiletries and cosmetics 912 820 91 Jewelry, etc 505 420 85 Books, printed matter 1,359 1,267 92 Toys/games/sporting goods 1,728 1,599 129 Pleasure boats and motors 427 430 -3 Musical instruments 339 308 32 Sports apparel and gear 174 162 12 Furniture, household goods, etc. 573 595 -22 Other household goods 1,025 978 47 Stereo equipment, etc. 564 487 77 Apparel, household goods-nontextile 474 438 37 Tobacco, manufactured 1,856 1,795 62 Glassware, chinaware 151 145 6 Numismatic coins 42 48 -6 Pharmaceutical preparations 3,140 2,645 495 Nursery stock, etc. 79 76 3 Rugs 441 240 201 Cookware, cutlery, tools 243 202 41 Artwork, antiques, stamps, etc. 549 621 -73 Writing and art supplies 1,370 1,210 160 Gem diamonds 826 807 19 Records, tapes, and disks 1,167 1,341 -174 Other goods 9,882 9,259 623 (1) Detailed data are presented on a Census basis. The information needed to convert to a BOP basis is not available. SOURCE: Report FT900 (CB-96-99), Bureau of the Census, Foreign Trade Division, APRIL 1996. For more information, contact Haydn R. Mearkle (301-457-2246) or Richard M. Preuss (301-457-2311), Foreign Trade Division.