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.) January December Monthly Item(1) 1996 1995 (R) Change Balance of Payments Basis 48,871 50,398 -1,527 Net Adjustments -694 -816 122 Total, Census Basis 49,565 51,214 -1,649 Foods, feeds, and beverages 4,679 4,489 190 Corn 845 696 149 Soybeans 589 456 133 Oilseeds, food oils 146 118 28 Animal feeds, n.e.c. 285 272 14 Meat, poultry, etc. 599 586 13 Vegetables 197 191 6 Nuts 135 133 2 Bakery products 120 121 -1 Wine and related products 58 62 -4 Fish and shellfish 275 282 -8 Nonagricultural foods, etc. 27 37 -9 Wheat 547 557 -10 Dairy products and eggs 57 70 -13 Fruits, frozen juices 315 333 -17 Rice 79 99 -20 Alcoholic beverages, exc. wine 47 70 -23 Other foods 229 253 -24 Sorghum, barley, oats 126 152 -25 Industrial supplies and materials 11,929 12,174 -244 Chemicals-other 780 884 -104 Chemicals-inorganic 269 327 -57 Nuclear fuel materials 64 120 -56 Iron and steel mill products 263 319 -55 Pulpwood and woodpulp 409 454 -45 Plastic materials 881 924 -44 Tobacco, unmanufactured 83 114 -31 Metallurgical grade coal 178 206 -28 Finished textile supplies 202 225 -23 Newsprint 609 632 -22 Hides and skins 117 136 -18 Aluminum and alumina 258 276 -17 Fuel oil 198 215 -17 Manmade cloth 293 310 -17 Other industrial supplies 718 733 -16 Precious metals, other 89 104 -16 Finished metal shapes 550 563 -13 Gas-natural 10 21 -11 Shingles, molding, wallboard 143 153 -11 Tapes, audio and visual 229 238 -9 Nonferrous metals, other 137 144 -7 Glass-plate, sheet, etc. 50 57 -7 Natural gas liquids 54 61 -7 Nonmetallic minerals 31 35 -5 Agric. farming-unmanufactured 109 112 -3 Nontextile floor tiles 20 22 -2 Wood supplies, manufactured 62 64 -1 Electric energy 7 7 (-) Synthetic rubber-primary 120 120 (-) Leather and furs 56 55 1 Hair, waste materials 47 46 1 Coal and fuels, n.e.c. 197 194 3 Cotton fiber cloth 122 117 5 Agriculture-manufactured, other 87 81 6 Copper 157 149 8 Crude oil 9 (-) 9 Industrial rubber products 131 120 10 Mineral supplies-manufactured 213 199 14 Chemicals-fertilizers 379 356 23 Logs and lumber 461 434 26 Agric. industry-unmanufactured 169 143 27 Iron and steel products, n.e.c. 230 199 31 Chemicals-organic 1,122 1,084 39 Cotton, raw 484 444 41 Petroleum products, n.e.c. 621 573 48 Nonmonetary gold 281 230 51 Steelmaking materials 228 177 52 Capital goods, except automotive 19,972 21,239 -1,267 Civilian aircraft 493 1,219 -726 Telecommunications equipment 1,442 1,862 -420 Metalworking machine tools 382 516 -134 Industrial engines 820 926 -106 Drilling & oilfield equipment 406 498 -91 Laboratory testing instruments 263 306 -43 Food, tobacco machinery 148 187 -39 Materials handling equip 350 388 -38 Industrial machines, n.e.c. 1,488 1,519 -31 Wood, glass, plastic 178 208 -30 Agricultural machinery, equipment 280 308 -27 Photo, service industry machinery 433 455 -22 Pulp and paper machinery 264 282 -18 Spacraft, exc. military 1 17 -16 Specialized mining 50 64 -14 Textile, sewing machines 87 97 -10 Business machines and equipment 239 242 -3 Marine engines, parts 44 47 -3 Railway transportation equipment 86 88 -2 Vessels, exc. scrap 3 4 -1 Commercial vessels, other 11 11 (-) Nonfarm tractors and parts 101 101 (-) Generators, accessories 507 503 3 Electric apparatus 1,486 1,479 7 Measuring, testing, control instru 825 791 33 Parts-civilian aircraft 710 667 43 Medicinal equipment 922 879 44 Excavating machinery 377 323 54 Semiconductors 3,203 3,146 56 Engines-civilian aircraft 532 455 77 Computer accessories 2,852 2,773 79 Computers 992 880 111 Auto, vehicles, parts and engines 5,392 5,313 79 Consumer goods 5,445 5,547 -102 Other household goods 247 353 -106 Records, tapes, and disks 271 335 -65 Toys/games/sporting goods 411 452 -40 Books, printed matter 322 356 -34 Furniture, household goods, etc. 128 150 -21 Writing and art supplies 317 331 -14 Glassware, chinaware 32 40 -8 Pleasure boats and motors 103 108 -5 Gem diamonds 194 198 -4 Apparel, household goods-nontextile 113 116 -3 Jewelry, etc 88 91 -3 Nursery stock, etc. 20 19 1 Cookware, cutlery, tools 57 54 3 Stereo equipment, etc. 131 128 4 Tobacco, manufactured 423 419 4 Sports apparel and gear 48 43 5 Numismatic coins 11 6 5 Toiletries and cosmetics 223 214 8 Artwork, antiques, stamps, etc. 165 156 9 Musical instruments 85 71 14 Household appliances 410 390 20 Apparel, household goods - textiles 622 601 22 TV's, VCR's, etc. 201 172 29 Pharmaceutical preparations 722 686 37 Rugs 100 59 41 Other goods 2,148 2,452 -304 ________________________________________________________________ Year To Year To Year To Date Date Item(1) Date 1996 1995 (R) Change Balance of Payments Basis 48,871 44,860 4,011 Net Adjustments -694 -655 -39 Total, Census Basis 49,565 45,515 4,050 Foods, feeds, and beverages 4,679 3,838 841 Corn 845 551 294 Soybeans 589 398 191 Oilseeds, food oils 146 161 -15 Animal feeds, n.e.c. 285 282 3 Meat, poultry, etc. 599 468 131 Vegetables 197 218 -21 Nuts 135 121 14 Bakery products 120 119 1 Wine and related products 58 56 2 Fish and shellfish 275 268 7 Nonagricultural foods, etc. 27 32 -5 Wheat 547 418 129 Dairy products and eggs 57 35 22 Fruits, frozen juices 315 309 6 Rice 79 88 -9 Alcoholic beverages, exc. wine 47 31 16 Other foods 229 216 13 Sorghum, barley, oats 126 67 59 Industrial supplies and materials 11,929 11,573 357 Chemicals-other 780 777 4 Chemicals-inorganic 269 279 -10 Nuclear fuel materials 64 162 -97 Iron and steel mill products 263 215 48 Pulpwood and woodpulp 409 477 -68 Plastic materials 881 871 9 Tobacco, unmanufactured 83 125 -42 Metallurgical grade coal 178 166 12 Finished textile supplies 202 223 -22 Newsprint 609 595 15 Hides and skins 117 147 -30 Aluminum and alumina 258 291 -33 Fuel oil 198 164 34 Manmade cloth 293 306 -13 Other industrial supplies 718 687 30 Precious metals, other 89 149 -60 Finished metal shapes 550 500 50 Gas-natural 10 39 -29 Shingles, molding, wallboard 143 140 3 Tapes, audio and visual 229 180 48 Nonferrous metals, other 137 109 28 Glass-plate, sheet, etc. 50 56 -6 Natural gas liquids 54 42 12 Nonmetallic minerals 31 39 -8 Agric. farming-unmanufactured 109 99 10 Nontextile floor tiles 20 22 -2 Wood supplies, manufactured 62 70 -8 Electric energy 7 6 -1 Synthetic rubber-primary 120 104 16 Leather and furs 56 58 -2 Hair, waste materials 47 51 -4 Coal and fuels, n.e.c. 197 148 49 Cotton fiber cloth 122 119 2 Agriculture-manufactured, other 87 75 12 Copper 157 165 -8 Crude oil 9 (-) 9 Industrial rubber products 131 117 13 Mineral supplies-manufactured 213 208 6 Chemicals-fertilizers 379 380 -1 Logs and lumber 461 470 -9 Agric. industry-unmanufactured 169 162 7 Iron and steel products, n.e.c. 230 179 51 Chemicals-organic 1,122 1,074 49 Cotton, raw 484 387 98 Petroleum products, n.e.c. 621 404 217 Nonmonetary gold 281 265 16 Steelmaking materials 228 268 -40 Capital goods, except automotive 19,972 17,139 2,833 Civilian aircraft 493 525 -32 Telecommunications equipment 1,442 1,267 174 Metalworking machine tools 382 331 51 Industrial engines 820 898 -78 Drilling & oilfield equipment 406 482 -76 Laboratory testing instruments 263 233 30 Food, tobacco machinery 148 154 -6 Materials handling equip 350 353 -3 Industrial machines, n.e.c. 1,488 1,233 255 Wood, glass, plastic 178 177 1 Agricultural machinery, equipment 280 256 24 Photo, service industry machinery 433 408 25 Pulp and paper machinery 264 224 40 Spacraft, exc. military 1 2 -2 Specialized mining 50 71 -22 Textile, sewing machines 87 104 -17 Business machines and equipment 239 209 31 Marine engines, parts 44 42 1 Railway transportation equipment 86 58 28 Vessels, exc. scrap 3 1 1 Commercial vessels, other 11 12 -1 Nonfarm tractors and parts 101 108 -7 Generators, accessories 507 485 22 Electric apparatus 1,486 1,350 136 Measuring, testing, control instru 825 725 99 Parts-civilian aircraft 710 549 161 Medicinal equipment 922 747 175 Excavating machinery 377 344 33 Semiconductors 3,203 2,387 816 Engines-civilian aircraft 532 420 111 Computer accessories 2,852 2,212 640 Computers 992 769 222 Auto, vehicles, parts and engines 5,392 5,426 -34 Consumer goods 5,445 5,104 340 Other household goods 247 304 -57 Records, tapes, and disks 271 335 -64 Toys/games/sporting goods 411 396 15 Books, printed matter 322 305 17 Furniture, household goods, etc. 128 190 -62 Writing and art supplies 317 303 14 Glassware, chinaware 32 33 -1 Pleasure boats and motors 103 109 -6 Gem diamonds 194 180 15 Apparel, household goods-nontextile 113 109 4 Jewelry, etc 88 75 13 Nursery stock, etc. 20 21 -1 Cookware, cutlery, tools 57 52 4 Stereo equipment, etc. 131 104 28 Tobacco, manufactured 423 413 10 Sports apparel and gear 48 43 4 Numismatic coins 11 18 -8 Toiletries and cosmetics 223 212 10 Artwork, antiques, stamps, etc. 165 147 19 Musical instruments 85 76 9 Household appliances 410 371 39 Apparel, household goods - textiles 622 512 110 TV's, VCR's, etc. 201 170 31 Pharmaceutical preparations 722 566 156 Rugs 100 61 39 Other goods 2,148 2,435 -287 (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-96-53), Bureau of the Census, Foreign Trade Division, JANUARY 1996. For more information, contact Haydn R. Mearkle (301-457-2246) or Richard M. Preuss (301-457-2311), Foreign Trade Division.