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. (R) Revised.) December November (R) Monthly Item(1) 1996 1996 Change Total, Balance of Payments Basis 52,159 53,293 -1,135 Net Adjustments -1,313 -1,276 -37 Total, Census Basis 53,472 54,569 -1,098 Foods, feeds, and beverages 4,360 5,022 -662 Soybeans 662 872 -210 Corn 695 890 -195 Wheat 254 371 -117 Meat, poultry, etc. 557 586 -28 Animal feeds, n.e.c. 378 343 34 Other foods 260 279 -19 Nuts 130 121 10 Bakery products 122 131 -9 Sorghum, barley, oats 77 85 -8 Alcoholic beverages, exc. wine 50 72 -22 Nonagricultural foods, etc. 47 57 -10 Wine and related products 66 62 5 Fruits, frozen juices 303 338 -35 Rice 133 96 37 Vegetables 188 211 -24 Dairy products and eggs 52 53 -1 Fish and shellfish 241 312 -71 Oilseeds, food oils 143 142 2 Industrial supplies and materials 12,415 12,199 216 Nonmonetary gold 296 263 33 Finished metal shapes 617 638 -21 Other industrial supplies 845 838 7 Petroleum products, n.e.c. 599 544 55 Tapes, audio and visual 254 260 -5 Crude oil 75 93 -18 Iron and steel products, n.e.c. 187 224 -37 Fuel oil 208 166 42 Industrial rubber products 150 153 -3 Nonferrous metals, other 177 227 -50 Plastic materials 963 905 58 Mineral supplies-manufactured 233 231 2 Newsprint 720 714 6 Manmade cloth 339 333 5 Cotton fiber cloth 120 140 -20 Glass-plate, sheet, etc. 71 79 -8 Wood supplies, manufactured 75 89 -14 Agriculture-manufactured, other 92 117 -25 Agric. farming-unmanufactured 123 109 14 Shingles, molding, wallboard 153 152 1 Metallurgical grade coal 199 202 -3 Synthetic rubber-primary 118 118 (-) Nuclear fuel materials 122 68 54 Leather and furs 63 71 -8 Chemicals-inorganic 309 312 -3 Coal and fuels, n.e.c. 159 163 -5 Hair, waste materials 49 51 -2 Electric energy 4 5 -1 Nontextile floor tiles 25 25 (-) Natural gas liquids 65 43 22 Gas-natural 21 20 2 Tobacco, unmanufactured 96 129 -32 Nonmetallic minerals 31 38 -7 Hides and skins 147 144 2 Chemicals-other 876 836 41 Agric. industry-unmanufactured 150 150 (-) Chemicals-fertilizers 440 329 111 Finished textile supplies 211 245 -35 Precious metals, other 93 78 15 Logs and lumber 471 475 -4 Aluminum and alumina 228 257 -28 Steelmaking materials 169 146 23 Copper 148 130 18 Chemicals-organic 1,101 1,074 28 Iron and steel mill products 208 218 -10 Cotton, raw 272 258 15 Pulpwood and woodpulp 340 338 2 Capital goods, except automotive 22,094 22,315 -222 Computer accessories 2,581 2,735 -154 Civilian aircraft 1,964 1,386 579 Semiconductors 2,996 3,099 -103 Industrial machines, n.e.c. 1,389 1,545 -156 Medicinal equipment 948 983 -36 Computers 884 971 -87 Electric apparatus 1,618 1,624 -6 Parts-civilian aircraft 799 789 10 Drilling & oilfield equipment 561 585 -24 Engines-civilian aircraft 550 633 -83 Measuring, testing, control instru 806 919 -113 Agricultural machinery, equipment 337 352 -15 Metalworking machine tools 483 469 14 Excavating machinery 414 417 -3 Telecommunications equipment 1,974 1,858 117 Photo, service industry machinery 429 491 -62 Laboratory testing instruments 287 314 -27 Wood, glass, plastic 189 237 -47 Business machines and equipment 246 255 -9 Food, tobacco machinery 172 192 -20 Pulp and paper machinery 248 265 -17 Commercial vessels, other 11 16 -5 Materials handling equip 375 358 17 Industrial engines 919 915 3 Spacraft, exc. military (-) 1 -1 Marine engines, parts 48 55 -7 Railway transportation equipment 80 76 4 Textile, sewing machines 97 113 -16 Vessels, exc. scrap 1 5 -5 Nonfarm tractors and parts 105 101 4 Generators, accessories 541 509 32 Specialized mining 44 47 -3 Automotive, vehicles, parts and eng 5,543 5,786 -244 Consumer goods 6,022 6,096 -74 Other household goods 390 401 -12 Apparel, household goods - textiles 710 680 30 Rugs 101 124 -22 TV's, VCR's, etc. 244 239 5 Writing and art supplies 362 380 -18 Household appliances 402 432 -29 Toys/games/sporting goods 467 497 -30 Toiletries and cosmetics 263 250 13 Stereo equipment, etc. 164 178 -14 Gem diamonds 212 241 -28 Jewelry, etc 154 128 26 Apparel, household goods-nontextile 114 123 -9 Furniture, household goods, etc. 154 159 -4 Musical instruments 80 97 -17 Pharmaceutical preparations 685 633 53 Cookware, cutlery, tools 68 61 7 Sports apparel and gear 41 40 1 Books, printed matter 320 354 -34 Tobacco, manufactured 408 370 38 Nursery stock, etc. 21 21 (-) Artwork, antiques, stamps, etc. 207 204 3 Glassware, chinaware 43 43 (-) Numismatic coins 6 12 -6 Pleasure boats and motors 85 113 -28 Records, tapes, and disks 321 317 4 Other goods 3,039 3,151 -112 _____________________________________________________________________ Year to Year to Year to Date Date Date Item(1) 1996 1995 Change Total, Balance of Payments Basis 611,721 575,939 35,782 Net Adjustments -13,046 -8,803 -4,243 Total, Census Basis 624,767 584,742 40,025 Foods, feeds, and beverages 55,493 50,466 5,028 Soybeans 7,363 5,427 1,936 Corn 8,875 7,642 1,233 Wheat 6,412 5,688 724 Meat, poultry, etc. 7,178 6,619 560 Animal feeds, n.e.c. 3,889 3,352 536 Other foods 3,222 2,993 229 Nuts 1,735 1,522 213 Bakery products 1,588 1,454 134 Sorghum, barley, oats 976 889 88 Alcoholic beverages, exc. wine 605 521 84 Nonagricultural foods, etc. 595 528 67 Wine and related products 699 655 44 Fruits, frozen juices 3,822 3,782 40 Rice 1,074 1,041 33 Vegetables 2,525 2,564 -39 Dairy products and eggs 660 747 -87 Fish and shellfish 3,111 3,324 -212 Oilseeds, food oils 1,163 1,718 -555 Industrial supplies and materials 147,348 146,255 1,093 Nonmonetary gold 6,677 5,085 1,592 Finished metal shapes 7,154 6,241 913 Other industrial supplies 9,255 8,410 845 Petroleum products, n.e.c. 6,281 5,663 618 Tapes, audio and visual 2,865 2,250 614 Crude oil 469 14 456 Iron and steel products, n.e.c. 2,727 2,367 360 Fuel oil 2,224 1,895 328 Industrial rubber products 1,655 1,386 270 Nonferrous metals, other 1,981 1,717 264 Plastic materials 11,106 10,856 250 Mineral supplies-manufactured 2,822 2,622 200 Newsprint 8,289 8,105 184 Manmade cloth 3,956 3,773 182 Cotton fiber cloth 1,601 1,448 153 Glass-plate, sheet, etc. 820 684 135 Wood supplies, manufactured 988 853 134 Agriculture-manufactured, other 1,094 965 129 Agric. farming-unmanufactured 1,318 1,190 128 Shingles, molding, wallboard 1,768 1,659 109 Metallurgical grade coal 2,551 2,448 103 Synthetic rubber-primary 1,460 1,364 95 Nuclear fuel materials 1,093 1,015 79 Leather and furs 764 716 48 Chemicals-inorganic 3,675 3,637 37 Coal and fuels, n.e.c. 1,882 1,847 35 Hair, waste materials 612 593 19 Electric energy 69 57 12 Nontextile floor tiles 295 284 11 Natural gas liquids 523 525 -2 Gas-natural 261 266 -5 Tobacco, unmanufactured 1,362 1,390 -29 Nonmetallic minerals 410 440 -30 Hides and skins 1,695 1,762 -67 Chemicals-other 9,867 9,938 -71 Agric. industry-unmanufactured 1,796 1,872 -76 Chemicals-fertilizers 4,632 4,722 -90 Finished textile supplies 2,614 2,754 -139 Precious metals, other 1,448 1,595 -147 Logs and lumber 5,371 5,581 -210 Aluminum and alumina 3,259 3,731 -472 Steelmaking materials 2,103 2,704 -602 Copper 1,805 2,437 -632 Chemicals-organic 13,108 13,833 -725 Iron and steel mill products 2,717 3,461 -743 Cotton, raw 2,745 3,717 -972 Pulpwood and woodpulp 4,184 6,383 -2,199 Capital goods, except automotive 252,695 233,046 19,649 Computer accessories 32,309 29,444 2,865 Civilian aircraft 15,673 12,861 2,812 Semiconductors 35,689 34,153 1,536 Industrial machines, n.e.c. 18,021 16,566 1,455 Medicinal equipment 11,268 9,859 1,409 Computers 11,391 10,210 1,182 Electric apparatus 18,360 17,246 1,114 Parts-civilian aircraft 8,733 7,670 1,062 Drilling & oilfield equipment 6,032 4,979 1,054 Engines-civilian aircraft 6,441 5,597 843 Measuring, testing, control instru 9,774 9,020 754 Agricultural machinery, equipment 3,731 3,121 610 Metalworking machine tools 5,813 5,240 573 Excavating machinery 4,781 4,240 542 Telecommunications equipment 20,339 19,806 533 Photo, service industry machinery 5,413 5,087 326 Laboratory testing instruments 3,484 3,215 269 Wood, glass, plastic 2,387 2,180 207 Business machines and equipment 2,922 2,718 203 Food, tobacco machinery 2,219 2,025 194 Pulp and paper machinery 3,042 2,914 128 Commercial vessels, other 226 123 103 Materials handling equip 4,056 3,976 80 Industrial engines 10,234 10,159 75 Spacraft, exc. military 131 57 74 Marine engines, parts 613 548 65 Railway transportation equipment 972 960 12 Textile, sewing machines 1,213 1,218 -6 Vessels, exc. scrap 36 44 -9 Nonfarm tractors and parts 1,177 1,278 -100 Generators, accessories 5,672 5,794 -123 Specialized mining 546 738 -192 Automotive, vehicles, parts and eng 64,458 61,828 2,630 Consumer goods 70,160 64,425 5,735 Other household goods 4,093 3,016 1,078 Apparel, household goods - textiles 7,746 6,810 935 Rugs 1,367 720 647 TV's, VCR's, etc. 2,680 2,099 581 Writing and art supplies 4,256 3,753 503 Household appliances 5,011 4,610 401 Toys/games/sporting goods 5,412 5,030 382 Toiletries and cosmetics 2,888 2,507 380 Stereo equipment, etc. 1,845 1,520 326 Gem diamonds 2,650 2,464 186 Jewelry, etc 1,498 1,337 160 Apparel, household goods-nontextile 1,449 1,329 119 Furniture, household goods, etc. 1,811 1,699 112 Musical instruments 1,030 930 101 Pharmaceutical preparations 8,461 8,367 94 Cookware, cutlery, tools 711 619 92 Sports apparel and gear 510 483 26 Books, printed matter 3,965 3,947 18 Tobacco, manufactured 5,271 5,264 7 Nursery stock, etc. 245 239 6 Artwork, antiques, stamps, etc. 1,930 1,935 -5 Glassware, chinaware 449 454 -5 Numismatic coins 105 137 -32 Pleasure boats and motors 1,222 1,266 -43 Records, tapes, and disks 3,556 3,890 -333 Other goods 34,612 28,723 5,889 (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-97-26), Bureau of the Census, Foreign Trade Division, DECEMBER 1996. For more information, contact Haydn R. Mearkle (301-457-2246) or Richard M. Preuss (301-457-2311), Foreign Trade Division.