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.) October September Monthly Item(1) 1996 1996 (R) Change Total, Balance of Payments Basis 52,893 50,297 2,596 Net Adjustments -1,071 -1,320 249 Total, Census Basis 53,964 51,617 2,347 Foods, feeds, and beverages 4,463 4,368 95 Corn 624 470 154 Fish and shellfish 280 199 80 Other foods 305 266 39 Meat, poultry, etc. 572 539 33 Soybeans 565 542 24 Bakery products 153 137 16 Alcoholic beverages, exc. wine 68 60 8 Dairy products and eggs 51 47 4 Sorghum, barley, oats 89 85 3 Vegetables 221 221 (-) Animal feeds, n.e.c. 303 305 -2 Nonagricultural foods, etc. 48 52 -4 Rice 89 95 -6 Wine and related products 60 66 -7 Oilseeds, food oils 77 84 -8 Fruits, frozen juices 315 323 -8 Nuts 151 202 -51 Wheat 493 674 -181 Industrial supplies and materials 12,747 12,033 715 Petroleum products, n.e.c. 599 472 127 Pulpwood and woodpulp 377 302 75 Fuel oil 320 251 69 Other industrial supplies 796 734 62 Chemicals-inorganic 343 296 47 Agric. industry-unmanufactured 160 116 43 Newsprint 730 687 43 Nonferrous metals, other 146 112 34 Logs and lumber 527 493 33 Chemicals-organic 1,136 1,104 32 Metallurgical grade coal 248 223 25 Plastic materials 924 901 23 Manmade cloth 354 332 22 Crude oil 110 88 22 Chemicals-other 859 838 21 Tapes, audio and visual 248 228 20 Agriculture-manufactured, other 105 85 20 Cotton, raw 159 139 20 Finished textile supplies 243 227 16 Gas-natural 41 26 15 Tobacco, unmanufactured 170 157 13 Mineral supplies-manufactured 242 230 12 Aluminum and alumina 273 263 9 Coal and fuels, n.e.c. 152 143 8 Iron and steel mill products 214 206 8 Finished metal shapes 634 626 8 Iron and steel products, n.e.c. 227 221 6 Steelmaking materials 167 163 4 Wood supplies, manufactured 94 91 4 Nonmetallic minerals 38 35 3 Hair, waste materials 51 50 1 Leather and furs 66 65 1 Nontextile floor tiles 25 24 1 Shingles, molding, wallboard 146 146 (-) Electric energy 8 8 (-) Glass-plate, sheet, etc. 79 79 (-) Natural gas liquids 40 41 -1 Synthetic rubber-primary 127 128 -1 Cotton fiber cloth 139 140 -1 Industrial rubber products 144 146 -2 Precious metals, other 144 146 -2 Agric. farming-unmanufactured 102 107 -5 Hides and skins 135 141 -6 Copper 153 162 -9 Nonmonetary gold 359 377 -18 Chemicals-fertilizers 306 345 -39 Nuclear fuel materials 87 136 -49 Capital goods, except automotive 22,393 20,075 2,318 Civilian aircraft 1,749 759 990 Telecommunications equipment 1,903 1,632 271 Semiconductors 3,064 2,844 220 Industrial engines 959 813 146 Industrial machines, n.e.c. 1,521 1,414 107 Computers 1,010 905 105 Parts-civilian aircraft 788 702 85 Generators, accessories 534 467 67 Medicinal equipment 982 922 60 Agricultural machinery, equipment 335 283 52 Photo, service industry machinery 492 445 47 Metalworking machine tools 511 474 37 Wood, glass, plastic 215 181 34 Food, tobacco machinery 192 169 23 Materials handling equip 374 351 23 Drilling & oilfield equipment 529 506 22 Pulp and paper machinery 252 230 21 Engines-civilian aircraft 540 522 18 Textile, sewing machines 114 97 16 Laboratory testing instruments 301 289 12 Railway transportation equipment 89 78 11 Specialized mining 56 46 10 Marine engines, parts 50 41 9 Commercial vessels, other 11 5 5 Vessels, exc. scrap 2 1 1 Nonfarm tractors and parts 109 109 1 Spacraft, exc. military 1 1 (-) Business machines and equipment 245 246 -1 Computer accessories 2,668 2,679 -11 Electric apparatus 1,589 1,602 -13 Measuring, testing, control instru 797 817 -19 Excavating machinery 411 444 -33 Automotive, vehicles, parts and eng 5,457 6,096 -639 Consumer goods 6,205 5,881 324 Pharmaceutical preparations 723 649 74 Gem diamonds 255 210 46 Artwork, antiques, stamps, etc. 185 150 35 Apparel, household goods - textiles 681 655 26 Household appliances 412 391 21 Records, tapes, and disks 322 301 21 Writing and art supplies 370 354 16 Jewelry, etc 130 117 13 Musical instruments 96 84 13 Cookware, cutlery, tools 64 53 12 Pleasure boats and motors 117 105 12 Stereo equipment, etc. 174 163 11 Other household goods 394 383 11 TV's, VCR's, etc. 262 251 11 Furniture, household goods, etc. 161 153 8 Toys/games/sporting goods 478 470 7 Sports apparel and gear 47 41 6 Rugs 126 123 2 Numismatic coins 6 5 2 Glassware, chinaware 37 36 1 Apparel, household goods-nontextile 126 125 1 Toiletries and cosmetics 250 251 -1 Nursery stock, etc. 21 22 -1 Tobacco, manufactured 443 445 -2 Books, printed matter 323 342 -19 Other goods 2,699 3,165 -466 ____________________________________________________________ Year Year Year To Date To Date To Date Item(1) 1996 1995 Change Total, Balance of Payments Basis 506,188 476,041 30,146 Net Adjustments -10,458 -7,209 -3,249 Total, Census Basis 516,645 483,251 33,395 Foods, feeds, and beverages 46,113 41,541 4,572 Corn 7,290 6,217 1,073 Fish and shellfish 2,616 2,780 -164 Other foods 2,679 2,478 202 Meat, poultry, etc. 5,999 5,429 570 Soybeans 5,823 4,509 1,314 Bakery products 1,323 1,210 113 Alcoholic beverages, exc. wine 482 405 77 Dairy products and eggs 554 622 -68 Sorghum, barley, oats 814 685 130 Vegetables 2,137 2,173 -36 Animal feeds, n.e.c. 3,177 2,805 371 Nonagricultural foods, etc. 480 454 26 Rice 845 847 -2 Wine and related products 575 535 41 Oilseeds, food oils 878 1,444 -566 Fruits, frozen juices 3,172 3,119 53 Nuts 1,483 1,260 223 Wheat 5,787 4,571 1,216 Industrial supplies and materials 122,428 122,283 145 Petroleum products, n.e.c. 5,141 4,623 518 Pulpwood and woodpulp 3,507 5,436 -1,929 Fuel oil 1,823 1,520 303 Other industrial supplies 7,558 6,989 569 Chemicals-inorganic 3,049 3,022 28 Agric. industry-unmanufactured 1,495 1,576 -81 Newsprint 6,825 6,770 55 Nonferrous metals, other 1,600 1,395 206 Logs and lumber 4,428 4,697 -270 Chemicals-organic 10,901 11,613 -713 Metallurgical grade coal 2,151 2,048 103 Plastic materials 9,196 9,071 124 Manmade cloth 3,289 3,156 133 Crude oil 301 2 300 Chemicals-other 8,133 8,201 -68 Tapes, audio and visual 2,352 1,806 546 Agriculture-manufactured, other 886 803 82 Cotton, raw 1,982 2,970 -988 Finished textile supplies 2,154 2,307 -153 Gas-natural 220 230 -11 Tobacco, unmanufactured 1,163 1,146 17 Mineral supplies-manufactured 2,358 2,214 145 Aluminum and alumina 2,771 3,176 -405 Coal and fuels, n.e.c. 1,580 1,514 66 Iron and steel mill products 2,287 2,884 -597 Finished metal shapes 5,888 5,145 743 Iron and steel products, n.e.c. 2,316 1,971 345 Steelmaking materials 1,785 2,304 -519 Wood supplies, manufactured 823 721 102 Nonmetallic minerals 340 370 -30 Hair, waste materials 511 504 7 Leather and furs 628 602 26 Nontextile floor tiles 243 238 4 Shingles, molding, wallboard 1,459 1,375 83 Electric energy 60 45 15 Glass-plate, sheet, etc. 672 567 104 Natural gas liquids 415 413 2 Synthetic rubber-primary 1,224 1,136 88 Cotton fiber cloth 1,340 1,206 134 Industrial rubber products 1,355 1,146 209 Precious metals, other 1,292 1,393 -101 Agric. farming-unmanufactured 1,096 983 113 Hides and skins 1,405 1,483 -78 Copper 1,552 2,121 -568 Nonmonetary gold 6,117 4,583 1,534 Chemicals-fertilizers 3,858 4,007 -149 Nuclear fuel materials 903 803 100 Capital goods, except automotive 208,356 191,139 17,217 Civilian aircraft 12,322 10,756 1,567 Telecommunications equipment 16,509 16,033 476 Semiconductors 29,579 27,775 1,804 Industrial engines 8,397 8,379 18 Industrial machines, n.e.c. 15,093 13,595 1,498 Computers 9,582 8,396 1,186 Parts-civilian aircraft 7,146 6,331 815 Generators, accessories 4,625 4,789 -165 Medicinal equipment 9,324 8,065 1,258 Agricultural machinery, equipment 3,048 2,545 503 Photo, service industry machinery 4,497 4,202 295 Metalworking machine tools 4,857 4,253 604 Wood, glass, plastic 1,961 1,793 168 Food, tobacco machinery 1,854 1,659 196 Materials handling equip 3,319 3,280 39 Drilling & oilfield equipment 4,896 4,087 809 Pulp and paper machinery 2,529 2,350 179 Engines-civilian aircraft 5,258 4,617 641 Textile, sewing machines 1,004 1,014 -9 Laboratory testing instruments 2,879 2,633 246 Railway transportation equipment 814 782 33 Specialized mining 455 622 -168 Marine engines, parts 510 462 48 Commercial vessels, other 199 102 97 Vessels, exc. scrap 30 40 -11 Nonfarm tractors and parts 979 1,070 -92 Spacraft, exc. military 130 48 82 Business machines and equipment 2,421 2,234 187 Computer accessories 27,021 23,953 3,068 Electric apparatus 15,097 14,276 821 Measuring, testing, control instru 8,060 7,459 600 Excavating machinery 3,963 3,539 424 Automotive, vehicles, parts and eng 53,435 51,491 1,944 Consumer goods 58,045 53,487 4,557 Pharmaceutical preparations 7,165 6,917 248 Gem diamonds 2,197 2,055 142 Artwork, antiques, stamps, etc. 1,519 1,635 -117 Apparel, household goods - textiles 6,338 5,629 710 Household appliances 4,165 3,827 338 Records, tapes, and disks 2,904 3,241 -337 Writing and art supplies 3,508 3,103 404 Jewelry, etc 1,216 1,106 110 Musical instruments 853 778 75 Cookware, cutlery, tools 581 513 67 Pleasure boats and motors 1,030 1,049 -18 Stereo equipment, etc. 1,503 1,246 257 Other household goods 3,348 2,495 853 TV's, VCR's, etc. 2,174 1,736 438 Furniture, household goods, etc. 1,490 1,419 72 Toys/games/sporting goods 4,452 4,161 291 Sports apparel and gear 426 403 23 Rugs 1,142 599 543 Numismatic coins 87 119 -32 Glassware, chinaware 362 372 -10 Apparel, household goods-nontextile 1,202 1,103 99 Toiletries and cosmetics 2,369 2,082 287 Nursery stock, etc. 205 198 7 Tobacco, manufactured 4,519 4,435 84 Books, printed matter 3,289 3,268 21 Other goods 28,268 23,309 4,959 (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-96-218), Bureau of the Census, Foreign Trade Division, OCTOBER 1996. For more information, contact Haydn R. Mearkle (301-457-2246) or Richard M. Preuss (301-457-2311), Foreign Trade Division.