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.) March February Monthly Item(1) 1996 1996 (R) Change Total, Balance of Payments Basis 49,894 50,954 -1,061 Net Adjustments -979 -800 -178 Total, Census Basis 50,872 51,755 -883 Foods, feeds, and beverages 4,741 4,413 327 Corn 907 674 233 Soybeans 607 459 148 Wheat 625 548 77 Sorghum, barley, oats 102 67 35 Fish and shellfish 248 217 31 Fruits, frozen juices 336 312 24 Bakery products 121 119 3 Alcoholic beverages, exc. wine 45 45 (-) Dairy products and eggs 53 57 -4 Nuts 122 130 -8 Nonagricultural foods, etc. 43 51 -9 Vegetables 195 207 -12 Other foods 249 263 -14 Wine and related products 49 64 -15 Oilseeds, food oils 95 118 -23 Meat, poultry, etc. 581 621 -40 Rice 74 121 -47 Animal feeds, n.e.c. 291 342 -51 Industrial supplies and materials 12,280 12,292 -12 Cotton, raw 224 480 -255 Plastic materials 855 951 -96 Fuel oil 133 199 -66 Pulpwood and woodpulp 345 410 -65 Steelmaking materials 162 220 -58 Nuclear fuel materials 45 91 -47 Chemicals-other 785 819 -34 Manmade cloth 311 334 -23 Newsprint 672 694 -22 Logs and lumber 412 432 -20 Agric. industry-unmanufactured 149 169 -20 Finished textile supplies 188 206 -18 Tapes, audio and visual 241 259 -17 Chemicals-organic 1,102 1,118 -16 Industrial rubber products 131 142 -11 Hides and skins 124 135 -11 Cotton fiber cloth 126 135 -9 Leather and furs 52 60 -8 Natural gas liquids 36 44 -8 Other industrial supplies 730 737 -7 Finished metal shapes 555 561 -5 Nonmetallic minerals 29 33 -4 Metallurgical grade coal 209 212 -3 Gas-natural 18 21 -3 Agric. farming-unmanufactured 97 98 -2 Electric energy 5 6 -1 Nontextile floor tiles 24 24 (-) Copper 174 174 (-) Hair, waste materials 55 55 (-) Petroleum products, n.e.c. 524 523 1 Glass-plate, sheet, etc. 62 60 2 Shingles, molding, wallboard 150 146 5 Crude oil 12 6 6 Coal and fuels, n.e.c. 167 160 7 Wood supplies, manufactured 77 69 8 Synthetic rubber-primary 127 118 9 Aluminum and alumina 266 257 9 Mineral supplies-manufactured 224 215 9 Agriculture-manufactured, other 94 82 12 Tobacco, unmanufactured 150 135 16 Iron and steel mill products 259 242 17 Nonferrous metals, other 149 131 18 Chemicals-inorganic 315 290 25 Iron and steel products, n.e.c. 237 210 26 Precious metals, other 107 79 28 Chemicals-fertilizers 435 396 38 Nonmonetary gold 938 357 581 Capital goods, except automotive 20,938 21,172 -234 Computer accessories 2,706 2,852 -146 Electric apparatus 1,411 1,542 -132 Civilian aircraft 1,144 1,236 -92 Computers 982 1,058 -76 Drilling & oilfield equipment 453 521 -68 Excavating machinery 375 442 -67 Parts-civilian aircraft 690 748 -59 Photo, service industry machinery 423 476 -54 Medicinal equipment 900 949 -49 Industrial engines 818 863 -45 Generators, accessories 419 456 -37 Pulp and paper machinery 240 275 -35 Agricultural machinery, equipment 296 322 -26 Nonfarm tractors and parts 98 124 -26 Food, tobacco machinery 191 215 -24 Measuring, testing, control instru 811 832 -20 Materials handling equip 311 320 -9 Marine engines, parts 49 56 -7 Business machines and equipment 239 244 -5 Spacraft, exc. military (Z) 1 -1 Vessels, exc. scrap 2 1 1 Laboratory testing instruments 287 285 2 Railway transportation equipment 87 85 2 Textile, sewing machines 100 95 5 Wood, glass, plastic 193 183 9 Specialized mining 49 39 11 Engines-civilian aircraft 574 529 46 Commercial vessels, other 95 11 84 Metalworking machine tools 524 438 86 Industrial machines, n.e.c. 1,621 1,496 124 Telecommunications equipment 1,719 1,567 153 Semiconductors 3,133 2,911 222 Auto, vehicles, parts and engines 4,836 5,454 -618 Consumer goods 5,585 5,843 -258 Pharmaceutical preparations 756 830 -74 Toys/games/sporting goods 393 465 -71 TV's, VCR's, etc. 155 191 -36 Tobacco, manufactured 495 530 -36 Pleasure boats and motors 97 121 -24 Toiletries and cosmetics 210 234 -24 Apparel, household goods - textiles 581 602 -21 Artwork, antiques, stamps, etc. 125 143 -18 Musical instruments 77 91 -15 Books, printed matter 320 333 -13 Other household goods 252 263 -12 Writing and art supplies 350 357 -7 Sports apparel and gear 37 41 -4 Furniture, household goods, etc. 143 146 -2 Nursery stock, etc. 20 21 -1 Apparel, household goods-nontextile 116 115 2 Numismatic coins 12 9 3 Rugs 117 111 5 Stereo equipment, etc. 142 137 5 Household appliances 413 406 7 Glassware, chinaware 41 33 8 Cookware, cutlery, tools 67 56 11 Records, tapes, and disks 314 301 12 Gem diamonds 223 208 15 Jewelry, etc 129 99 30 Other goods 2,492 2,580 -88 ____________________________________________________________ Year to Year to Year to Item(1) Date 1996 Date 1995 Date change Total, Balance of Payments Basis 149,859 138,322 11,537 Net Adjustments -2,472 -2,124 -349 Total, Census Basis 152,331 140,445 11,886 Foods, feeds, and beverages 13,839 11,838 2,001 Corn 2,426 1,685 741 Soybeans 1,656 1,157 498 Wheat 1,714 1,294 419 Sorghum, barley, oats 290 207 84 Fish and shellfish 740 792 -52 Fruits, frozen juices 964 952 12 Bakery products 361 336 24 Alcoholic beverages, exc. wine 137 98 39 Dairy products and eggs 167 162 5 Nuts 387 386 1 Nonagricultural foods, etc. 121 111 10 Vegetables 599 646 -47 Other foods 742 703 39 Wine and related products 171 163 8 Oilseeds, food oils 359 606 -247 Meat, poultry, etc. 1,811 1,476 335 Rice 274 255 20 Animal feeds, n.e.c. 920 808 112 Industrial supplies and materials 36,519 35,885 634 Cotton, raw 1,190 1,273 -83 Plastic materials 2,693 2,569 125 Fuel oil 530 534 -4 Pulpwood and woodpulp 1,165 1,415 -251 Steelmaking materials 604 779 -175 Nuclear fuel materials 200 309 -109 Chemicals-other 2,387 2,377 10 Manmade cloth 939 947 -8 Newsprint 1,978 1,886 92 Logs and lumber 1,306 1,455 -149 Agric. industry-unmanufactured 488 491 -3 Finished textile supplies 596 672 -75 Tapes, audio and visual 728 517 211 Chemicals-organic 3,343 3,437 -94 Industrial rubber products 404 352 52 Hides and skins 376 439 -63 Cotton fiber cloth 383 354 29 Leather and furs 169 185 -16 Natural gas liquids 134 155 -21 Other industrial supplies 2,180 2,100 80 Finished metal shapes 1,667 1,498 169 Nonmetallic minerals 93 112 -19 Metallurgical grade coal 599 528 71 Gas-natural 48 87 -38 Agric. farming-unmanufactured 304 284 20 Electric energy 17 16 1 Nontextile floor tiles 68 72 -4 Copper 507 601 -94 Hair, waste materials 157 152 5 Petroleum products, n.e.c. 1,670 1,262 407 Glass-plate, sheet, etc. 171 158 13 Shingles, molding, wallboard 439 399 40 Crude oil 27 1 26 Coal and fuels, n.e.c. 522 443 78 Wood supplies, manufactured 208 202 6 Synthetic rubber-primary 363 323 41 Aluminum and alumina 783 928 -145 Mineral supplies-manufactured 653 636 16 Agriculture-manufactured, other 263 239 24 Tobacco, unmanufactured 368 377 -9 Iron and steel mill products 764 653 111 Nonferrous metals, other 419 336 83 Chemicals-inorganic 875 835 40 Iron and steel products, n.e.c. 678 544 134 Precious metals, other 275 373 -99 Chemicals-fertilizers 1,210 1,175 35 Nonmonetary gold 1,578 1,407 171 Capital goods, except automotive 62,101 54,201 7,901 Computer accessories 8,411 6,748 1,663 Electric apparatus 4,442 4,058 384 Civilian aircraft 2,873 3,191 -318 Computers 3,032 2,348 684 Drilling & oilfield equipment 1,382 1,189 193 Excavating machinery 1,196 1,050 145 Parts-civilian aircraft 2,147 1,768 379 Photo, service industry machinery 1,334 1,239 95 Medicinal equipment 2,774 2,290 483 Industrial engines 2,503 2,434 70 Generators, accessories 1,381 1,331 50 Pulp and paper machinery 779 656 123 Agricultural machinery, equipment 898 761 138 Nonfarm tractors and parts 323 310 13 Food, tobacco machinery 554 477 78 Measuring, testing, control instru 2,468 2,225 243 Materials handling equip 982 1,087 -106 Marine engines, parts 149 134 14 Business machines and equipment 723 642 81 Spacraft, exc. military 2 8 -6 Vessels, exc. scrap 6 9 -4 Laboratory testing instruments 834 741 93 Railway transportation equipment 257 178 80 Textile, sewing machines 282 302 -20 Wood, glass, plastic 555 528 28 Specialized mining 138 193 -55 Engines-civilian aircraft 1,634 1,337 297 Commercial vessels, other 117 45 73 Metalworking machine tools 1,344 1,120 224 Industrial machines, n.e.c. 4,608 3,841 767 Telecommunications equipment 4,727 4,455 273 Semiconductors 9,246 7,508 1,738 Auto, vehicles, parts and engines 15,690 15,798 -108 Consumer goods 16,886 15,739 1,147 Pharmaceutical preparations 2,308 1,696 612 Toys/games/sporting goods 1,272 1,215 56 TV's, VCR's, etc. 549 531 18 Tobacco, manufactured 1,448 1,380 68 Pleasure boats and motors 322 315 7 Toiletries and cosmetics 667 620 47 Apparel, household goods - textiles 1,807 1,588 219 Artwork, antiques, stamps, etc. 433 467 -34 Musical instruments 253 225 28 Books, printed matter 976 923 53 Other household goods 763 969 -206 Writing and art supplies 1,025 899 126 Sports apparel and gear 126 124 2 Furniture, household goods, etc. 418 519 -102 Nursery stock, etc. 62 58 4 Apparel, household goods-nontextile 344 319 25 Numismatic coins 32 40 -8 Rugs 330 177 153 Stereo equipment, etc. 410 367 44 Household appliances 1,231 1,144 87 Glassware, chinaware 105 103 2 Cookware, cutlery, tools 180 153 27 Records, tapes, and disks 885 1,005 -120 Gem diamonds 626 623 3 Jewelry, etc 316 281 35 Other goods 7,295 6,984 311 (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-96-77), Bureau of the Census, Foreign Trade Division, MARCH 1996. For more information, contact Haydn R. Mearkle (301-457-2246) or Richard M. Preuss (301-457-2311), Foreign Trade Division.