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.) November October Monthly Item(1) 1996 1996 (R) Change Total, Balance of Payments Basis 52,732 52,876 -144 Net Adjustments -1,276 -1,070 -205 Total, Census Basis 54,008 53,947 61 Foods, feeds, and beverages 5,045 4,501 543 Soybeans 872 566 307 Corn 889 625 264 Oilseeds, food oils 142 77 65 Animal feeds, n.e.c. 343 303 40 Fish and shellfish 310 280 30 Fruits, frozen juices 337 316 20 Meat, poultry, etc. 607 594 13 Rice 96 89 7 Alcoholic beverages, exc. wine 73 69 4 Nonagricultural foods, etc. 62 59 4 Wine and related products 62 59 2 Dairy products and eggs 52 51 1 Sorghum, barley, oats 86 89 -3 Vegetables 210 221 -12 Bakery products 131 153 -22 Other foods 280 304 -24 Nuts 121 152 -31 Wheat 372 493 -122 Industrial supplies and materials 12,217 12,733 -516 Fuel oil 191 347 -156 Nonmonetary gold 263 359 -95 Petroleum products, n.e.c. 543 595 -52 Precious metals, other 78 129 -51 Logs and lumber 478 528 -50 Metallurgical grade coal 202 248 -46 Tobacco, unmanufactured 131 173 -42 Pulpwood and woodpulp 337 377 -39 Chemicals-organic 1,090 1,128 -38 Chemicals-inorganic 313 344 -30 Chemicals-other 835 861 -26 Gas-natural 20 41 -21 Plastic materials 910 930 -20 Nuclear fuel materials 68 87 -19 Steelmaking materials 145 164 -19 Manmade cloth 333 351 -18 Newsprint 723 740 -17 Crude oil 93 110 -17 Aluminum and alumina 257 274 -17 Agric. industry-unmanufactured 146 162 -16 Mineral supplies-manufactured 229 240 -11 Synthetic rubber-primary 117 127 -10 Wood supplies, manufactured 89 94 -5 Iron and steel products, n.e.c. 224 227 -3 Electric energy 5 8 -3 Iron and steel mill products 216 217 -1 Nonmetallic minerals 38 38 (-) Nontextile floor tiles 25 25 (-) Hair, waste materials 51 51 (-) Finished metal shapes 628 627 1 Finished textile supplies 245 244 1 Leather and furs 70 68 2 Glass-plate, sheet, etc. 79 77 2 Copper 131 129 2 Cotton fiber cloth 140 138 3 Natural gas liquids 44 41 3 Industrial rubber products 144 141 3 Shingles, molding, wallboard 150 147 4 Hides and skins 141 135 6 Agric. farming-unmanufactured 109 102 7 Tapes, audio and visual 257 248 9 Agriculture-manufactured, other 116 105 11 Coal and fuels, n.e.c. 163 150 14 Chemicals-fertilizers 331 310 22 Other industrial supplies 835 796 40 Nonferrous metals, other 224 146 78 Cotton, raw 256 154 101 Capital goods, except automotive 22,158 22,408 -250 Civilian aircraft 1,385 1,750 -366 Industrial engines 892 962 -70 Telecommunications equipment 1,859 1,910 -51 Computers 963 1,007 -44 Metalworking machine tools 472 514 -42 Generators, accessories 506 532 -26 Parts-civilian aircraft 764 790 -26 Materials handling equip 356 377 -21 Railway transportation equipment 78 91 -13 Medicinal equipment 982 992 -10 Nonfarm tractors and parts 100 109 -9 Specialized mining 47 56 -9 Photo, service industry machinery 488 493 -5 Food, tobacco machinery 191 193 -2 Textile, sewing machines 111 112 -1 Spacraft, exc. military 1 1 (-) Excavating machinery 414 411 3 Vessels, exc. scrap 5 2 4 Marine engines, parts 55 50 4 Commercial vessels, other 16 11 6 Business machines and equipment 252 245 7 Industrial machines, n.e.c. 1,528 1,519 9 Laboratory testing instruments 315 304 10 Pulp and paper machinery 267 254 12 Agricultural machinery, equipment 347 331 16 Semiconductors 3,088 3,069 19 Wood, glass, plastic 235 215 20 Electric apparatus 1,614 1,587 27 Computer accessories 2,715 2,664 51 Drilling & oilfield equipment 577 518 59 Engines-civilian aircraft 632 540 92 Measuring, testing, control instru 903 799 105 Automotive, vehicles, parts and eng 5,511 5,239 272 Consumer goods 6,072 6,218 -146 Pharmaceutical preparations 631 724 -93 Tobacco, manufactured 369 443 -74 TV's, VCR's, etc. 245 269 -24 Gem diamonds 241 255 -14 Records, tapes, and disks 309 322 -13 Sports apparel and gear 39 47 -8 Cookware, cutlery, tools 60 64 -5 Toiletries and cosmetics 248 252 -4 Jewelry, etc 127 130 -3 Apparel, household goods - textiles 680 682 -3 Furniture, household goods, etc. 159 162 -3 Pleasure boats and motors 113 115 -2 Apparel, household goods-nontextile 124 126 -2 Rugs 124 125 -1 Stereo equipment, etc. 174 175 -1 Nursery stock, etc. 21 21 (-) Musical instruments 96 96 (-) Glassware, chinaware 43 37 5 Numismatic coins 12 6 5 Other household goods 401 395 6 Writing and art supplies 377 370 7 Toys/games/sporting goods 491 478 13 Artwork, antiques, stamps, etc. 204 185 19 Household appliances 433 413 20 Books, printed matter 353 323 30 Other goods 3,006 2,848 158 __________________________________________________________________ Year to Year to Year to Date Date Date Item(1) 1996 1995 Change Total, Balance of Payments Basis 558,903 525,819 33,085 Net Adjustments -11,732 -8,008 -3,724 Total, Census Basis 570,636 533,827 36,809 Foods, feeds, and beverages 51,196 45,988 5,208 Soybeans 6,696 4,961 1,734 Corn 8,179 6,950 1,229 Oilseeds, food oils 1,019 1,599 -580 Animal feeds, n.e.c. 3,520 3,079 441 Fish and shellfish 2,927 3,046 -119 Fruits, frozen juices 3,510 3,456 54 Meat, poultry, etc. 6,628 6,024 604 Rice 941 942 -1 Alcoholic beverages, exc. wine 556 456 101 Nonagricultural foods, etc. 553 492 62 Wine and related products 637 595 42 Dairy products and eggs 606 677 -70 Sorghum, barley, oats 900 737 163 Vegetables 2,347 2,371 -23 Bakery products 1,453 1,332 121 Other foods 2,959 2,743 216 Nuts 1,604 1,391 213 Wheat 6,159 5,137 1,022 Industrial supplies and materials 134,630 134,149 481 Fuel oil 2,041 1,680 361 Nonmonetary gold 6,381 4,855 1,526 Petroleum products, n.e.c. 5,680 5,090 590 Precious metals, other 1,354 1,486 -132 Logs and lumber 4,907 5,146 -239 Metallurgical grade coal 2,353 2,267 86 Tobacco, unmanufactured 1,296 1,271 25 Pulpwood and woodpulp 3,844 5,919 -2,075 Chemicals-organic 11,982 12,735 -753 Chemicals-inorganic 3,363 3,312 51 Chemicals-other 8,970 9,055 -85 Gas-natural 239 245 -6 Plastic materials 10,112 9,952 160 Nuclear fuel materials 971 864 107 Steelmaking materials 1,927 2,505 -578 Manmade cloth 3,620 3,462 158 Newsprint 7,559 7,449 110 Crude oil 394 6 388 Aluminum and alumina 3,030 3,447 -418 Agric. industry-unmanufactured 1,643 1,729 -86 Mineral supplies-manufactured 2,586 2,424 162 Synthetic rubber-primary 1,341 1,244 97 Wood supplies, manufactured 912 790 122 Iron and steel products, n.e.c. 2,540 2,165 375 Electric energy 65 51 14 Iron and steel mill products 2,506 3,192 -686 Nonmetallic minerals 378 404 -26 Nontextile floor tiles 268 261 7 Hair, waste materials 563 548 15 Finished metal shapes 6,509 5,687 822 Finished textile supplies 2,399 2,533 -134 Leather and furs 699 661 38 Glass-plate, sheet, etc. 749 628 120 Copper 1,659 2,290 -632 Cotton fiber cloth 1,479 1,331 148 Natural gas liquids 459 464 -5 Industrial rubber products 1,495 1,261 234 Shingles, molding, wallboard 1,610 1,513 97 Hides and skins 1,546 1,626 -80 Agric. farming-unmanufactured 1,205 1,081 123 Tapes, audio and visual 2,609 2,017 592 Agriculture-manufactured, other 1,002 885 117 Coal and fuels, n.e.c. 1,742 1,685 56 Chemicals-fertilizers 4,192 4,366 -174 Other industrial supplies 8,393 7,692 701 Nonferrous metals, other 1,824 1,555 269 Cotton, raw 2,233 3,317 -1,084 Capital goods, except automotive 230,528 211,886 18,642 Civilian aircraft 13,708 11,642 2,066 Industrial engines 9,292 9,241 51 Telecommunications equipment 18,374 17,936 438 Computers 10,542 9,317 1,225 Metalworking machine tools 5,332 4,730 602 Generators, accessories 5,129 5,294 -165 Parts-civilian aircraft 7,912 6,982 930 Materials handling equip 3,677 3,625 53 Railway transportation equipment 894 872 22 Medicinal equipment 10,315 8,961 1,354 Nonfarm tractors and parts 1,079 1,174 -95 Specialized mining 502 678 -176 Photo, service industry machinery 4,986 4,640 347 Food, tobacco machinery 2,046 1,840 206 Textile, sewing machines 1,114 1,121 -7 Spacraft, exc. military 131 55 76 Excavating machinery 4,378 3,904 474 Vessels, exc. scrap 35 40 -6 Marine engines, parts 565 502 63 Commercial vessels, other 215 112 103 Business machines and equipment 2,674 2,478 196 Industrial machines, n.e.c. 16,619 15,064 1,555 Laboratory testing instruments 3,197 2,913 284 Pulp and paper machinery 2,798 2,643 156 Agricultural machinery, equipment 3,391 2,822 569 Semiconductors 32,671 31,029 1,641 Wood, glass, plastic 2,196 1,976 220 Electric apparatus 16,708 15,760 947 Computer accessories 29,731 26,686 3,045 Drilling & oilfield equipment 5,463 4,487 977 Engines-civilian aircraft 5,890 5,130 760 Measuring, testing, control instru 8,964 8,232 732 Automotive, vehicles, parts and eng 58,728 56,585 2,143 Consumer goods 64,130 58,955 5,175 Pharmaceutical preparations 7,797 7,654 143 Tobacco, manufactured 4,888 4,835 53 TV's, VCR's, etc. 2,425 1,926 499 Gem diamonds 2,438 2,266 172 Records, tapes, and disks 3,214 3,561 -347 Sports apparel and gear 465 441 24 Cookware, cutlery, tools 640 566 74 Toiletries and cosmetics 2,619 2,296 323 Jewelry, etc 1,342 1,229 113 Apparel, household goods - textiles 7,019 6,209 810 Furniture, household goods, etc. 1,650 1,557 92 Pleasure boats and motors 1,142 1,158 -16 Apparel, household goods-nontextile 1,327 1,215 112 Rugs 1,266 661 605 Stereo equipment, etc. 1,678 1,392 286 Nursery stock, etc. 226 220 6 Musical instruments 949 857 92 Glassware, chinaware 405 413 -8 Numismatic coins 99 131 -33 Other household goods 3,750 2,755 995 Writing and art supplies 3,884 3,424 460 Toys/games/sporting goods 4,944 4,586 358 Artwork, antiques, stamps, etc. 1,723 1,778 -55 Household appliances 4,598 4,223 375 Books, printed matter 3,641 3,602 39 Other goods 31,423 26,264 5,160 (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-97-10), Bureau of the Census, Foreign Trade Division, NOVEMBER 1996. For more information, contact Haydn R. Mearkle (301-457-2246) or Richard M. Preuss (301-457-2311), Foreign Trade Division.