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.) September August (R) Monthly Item(1) 1996 1996 Change Total, Balance of Payments Basis 50,064 51,095 -1,030 Net Adjustments -1,319 -1,355 36 Total, Census Basis 51,384 52,450 -1,066 Foods, feeds, and beverages 4,377 4,709 -332 Soybeans 542 698 -156 Wheat 676 797 -122 Corn 472 568 -96 Meat, poultry, etc. 540 580 -40 Fish and shellfish 199 229 -30 Animal feeds, n.e.c. 305 331 -26 Vegetables 222 229 -7 Nonagricultural foods, etc. 50 57 -6 Bakery products 137 141 -4 Sorghum, barley, oats 86 89 -3 Dairy products and eggs 47 47 1 Other foods 269 264 5 Alcoholic beverages, exc. wine 60 48 12 Oilseeds, food oils 85 73 12 Fruits, frozen juices 325 313 13 Wine and related products 66 49 17 Rice 95 75 21 Nuts 202 123 79 Industrial supplies and materials 12,022 12,158 -136 Nonmonetary gold 377 540 -164 Nonferrous metals, other 112 184 -72 Petroleum products, n.e.c. 496 552 -56 Other industrial supplies 742 785 -43 Pulpwood and woodpulp 302 342 -41 Iron and steel products, n.e.c. 218 253 -35 Chemicals-other 836 867 -31 Cotton, raw 132 161 -28 Aluminum and alumina 263 277 -14 Steelmaking materials 161 174 -14 Mineral supplies-manufactured 229 241 -13 Metallurgical grade coal 223 235 -12 Leather and furs 66 76 -10 Chemicals-inorganic 298 308 -10 Chemicals-fertilizers 346 356 -10 Agric. industry-unmanufactured 115 124 -9 Iron and steel mill products 206 215 -8 Tapes, audio and visual 227 234 -7 Natural gas liquids 40 45 -5 Manmade cloth 330 335 -5 Shingles, molding, wallboard 147 151 -4 Hair, waste materials 50 54 -3 Wood supplies, manufactured 91 92 -1 Nontextile floor tiles 24 25 -1 Nonmetallic minerals 35 36 (-) Hides and skins 141 141 (-) Copper 133 133 1 Cotton fiber cloth 139 139 1 Agric. farming-unmanufactured 107 107 1 Agriculture-manufactured, other 87 84 2 Electric energy 8 5 3 Glass-plate, sheet, etc. 78 75 3 Finished metal shapes 622 618 4 Finished textile supplies 227 222 5 Newsprint 713 706 7 Industrial rubber products 142 135 8 Gas-natural 26 18 8 Synthetic rubber-primary 129 117 12 Precious metals, other 136 121 15 Tobacco, unmanufactured 157 141 16 Coal and fuels, n.e.c. 142 124 18 Plastic materials 902 876 25 Nuclear fuel materials 136 94 42 Logs and lumber 505 462 43 Chemicals-organic 1,081 1,025 56 Crude 88 18 71 Fuel oil 251 135 117 Capital goods, except automotive 20,079 21,049 -970 Civilian aircraft 760 1,352 -592 Industrial machines, n.e.c. 1,418 1,587 -169 Computer accessories 2,683 2,779 -96 Parts-civilian aircraft 703 778 -75 Engines-civilian aircraft 522 576 -54 Measuring, testing, control instru 816 855 -39 Industrial engines 809 840 -31 Metalworking machine tools 473 504 -30 Wood, glass, plastic 182 208 -26 Food, tobacco machinery 169 189 -21 Agricultural machinery, equipment 282 302 -20 Medicinal equipment 924 943 -18 Spacraft, exc. military 1 15 -14 Photo, service industry machinery 445 458 -13 Marine engines, parts 41 52 -11 Pulp and paper machinery 231 236 -5 Laboratory testing instruments 290 295 -5 Specialized mining 46 51 -5 Commercial vessels, other 5 10 -5 Business machines and equipment 246 251 -4 Vessels, exc. scrap 1 3 -3 Textile, sewing machines 96 98 -2 Generators, accessories 466 462 4 Computers 900 896 4 Railway transportation equipment 77 73 4 Materials handling equip 352 335 17 Nonfarm tractors and parts 110 89 21 Semiconductors 2,844 2,823 21 Drilling & oilfield equipment 506 479 27 Excavating machinery 447 394 53 Electric apparatus 1,598 1,542 56 Telecommunications equipment 1,633 1,572 61 Automotive, vehicles, parts and eng 5,912 5,438 474 Consumer goods 5,910 5,839 71 Records, tapes, and disks 301 259 42 Apparel, household goods - textiles 669 636 33 Artwork, antiques, stamps, etc. 157 129 28 Books, printed matter 343 319 24 Tobacco, manufactured 444 429 16 Writing and art supplies 354 344 11 Jewelry, etc 117 109 8 Gem diamonds 210 203 6 Pleasure boats and motors 105 99 6 TV's, VCR's, etc. 252 246 5 Toys/games/sporting goods 476 472 4 Glassware, chinaware 36 34 2 Rugs 123 121 2 Nursery stock, etc. 22 20 2 Sports apparel and gear 42 42 (-) Numismatic coins 5 6 -2 Cookware, cutlery, tools 53 55 -2 Apparel, household goods-nontextile 126 128 -3 Furniture, household goods, etc. 154 159 -5 Stereo equipment, etc. 163 169 -6 Musical instruments 83 90 -7 Pharmaceutical preparations 651 661 -11 Toiletries and cosmetics 250 269 -19 Other household goods 384 414 -30 Household appliances 390 425 -35 Other goods 3,084 3,256 -172 __________________________________________________________________ Year To Year To Year To Date Date Date Item(1) 1996 1995 Change Total, Balance of Payments Basis 453,063 426,513 26,549 Net Adjustments -9,385 -6,412 -2,973 Total, Census Basis 462,448 432,925 29,522 Foods, feeds, and beverages 41,660 37,167 4,492 Soybeans 5,258 4,124 1,134 Wheat 5,296 3,960 1,336 Corn 6,667 5,489 1,178 Meat, poultry, etc. 5,427 4,832 594 Fish and shellfish 2,336 2,514 -178 Animal feeds, n.e.c. 2,874 2,536 337 Vegetables 1,917 1,975 -58 Nonagricultural foods, etc. 431 397 34 Bakery products 1,170 1,088 82 Sorghum, barley, oats 726 615 111 Dairy products and eggs 503 566 -63 Other foods 2,377 2,209 168 Alcoholic beverages, exc. wine 414 351 62 Oilseeds, food oils 802 1,339 -538 Fruits, frozen juices 2,859 2,808 51 Wine and related products 516 477 39 Rice 756 747 8 Nuts 1,332 1,139 193 Industrial supplies and materials 109,670 109,760 -90 Nonmonetary gold 5,759 4,148 1,611 Nonferrous metals, other 1,454 1,252 202 Petroleum products, n.e.c. 4,566 4,111 455 Other industrial supplies 6,770 6,271 499 Pulpwood and woodpulp 3,130 4,896 -1,766 Iron and steel products, n.e.c. 2,087 1,748 339 Chemicals-other 7,273 7,381 -108 Cotton, raw 1,817 2,675 -859 Aluminum and alumina 2,499 2,872 -374 Steelmaking materials 1,616 2,098 -482 Mineral supplies-manufactured 2,116 1,985 131 Metallurgical grade coal 1,903 1,821 82 Leather and furs 563 545 18 Chemicals-inorganic 2,709 2,682 27 Chemicals-fertilizers 3,552 3,617 -64 Agric. industry-unmanufactured 1,334 1,389 -55 Iron and steel mill products 2,072 2,542 -470 Tapes, audio and visual 2,103 1,609 494 Natural gas liquids 374 368 7 Manmade cloth 2,934 2,826 108 Shingles, molding, wallboard 1,313 1,239 74 Hair, waste materials 461 456 5 Wood supplies, manufactured 729 643 86 Nontextile floor tiles 218 215 3 Nonmetallic minerals 302 329 -27 Hides and skins 1,269 1,335 -66 Copper 1,370 1,943 -574 Cotton fiber cloth 1,201 1,080 121 Agric. farming-unmanufactured 994 873 120 Agriculture-manufactured, other 783 721 62 Electric energy 51 43 8 Glass-plate, sheet, etc. 592 499 92 Finished metal shapes 5,249 4,616 633 Finished textile supplies 1,910 2,068 -157 Newsprint 6,121 6,090 31 Industrial rubber products 1,207 1,026 180 Gas-natural 179 213 -35 Synthetic rubber-primary 1,098 1,013 85 Precious metals, other 1,138 1,255 -118 Tobacco, unmanufactured 993 985 7 Coal and fuels, n.e.c. 1,427 1,343 84 Plastic materials 8,273 8,175 98 Nuclear fuel materials 815 764 51 Logs and lumber 3,913 4,247 -334 Chemicals-organic 9,742 10,402 -660 Crude 191 1 190 Fuel oil 1,503 1,349 154 Capital goods, except automotive 185,967 170,863 15,104 Civilian aircraft 10,574 10,068 506 Industrial machines, n.e.c. 13,575 12,114 1,461 Computer accessories 24,356 21,315 3,041 Parts-civilian aircraft 6,359 5,663 696 Engines-civilian aircraft 4,718 4,125 593 Measuring, testing, control instru 7,262 6,735 527 Industrial engines 7,435 7,373 62 Metalworking machine tools 4,346 3,766 580 Wood, glass, plastic 1,747 1,598 149 Food, tobacco machinery 1,662 1,483 179 Agricultural machinery, equipment 2,712 2,280 433 Medicinal equipment 8,344 7,187 1,157 Spacraft, exc. military 129 19 110 Photo, service industry machinery 4,005 3,775 230 Marine engines, parts 460 413 47 Pulp and paper machinery 2,278 2,111 167 Laboratory testing instruments 2,579 2,346 232 Specialized mining 398 556 -158 Commercial vessels, other 188 96 93 Business machines and equipment 2,177 2,001 176 Vessels, exc. scrap 28 38 -10 Textile, sewing machines 890 899 -10 Generators, accessories 4,090 4,242 -152 Computers 8,568 7,466 1,101 Railway transportation equipment 725 674 51 Materials handling equip 2,946 2,942 4 Nonfarm tractors and parts 870 966 -96 Semiconductors 26,515 24,738 1,777 Drilling & oilfield equipment 4,367 3,645 722 Excavating machinery 3,556 3,170 386 Electric apparatus 13,503 12,782 721 Telecommunications equipment 14,606 14,278 328 Automotive, vehicles, parts and eng 47,794 46,332 1,463 Consumer goods 51,869 47,977 3,891 Records, tapes, and disks 2,583 2,920 -338 Apparel, household goods - textiles 5,671 5,043 628 Artwork, antiques, stamps, etc. 1,340 1,493 -153 Books, printed matter 2,966 2,930 36 Tobacco, manufactured 4,076 4,038 38 Writing and art supplies 3,137 2,784 353 Jewelry, etc 1,087 988 99 Gem diamonds 1,941 1,854 87 Pleasure boats and motors 914 942 -28 TV's, VCR's, etc. 1,912 1,545 367 Toys/games/sporting goods 3,980 3,713 267 Glassware, chinaware 325 333 -8 Rugs 1,016 531 485 Nursery stock, etc. 184 176 8 Sports apparel and gear 380 364 17 Numismatic coins 80 105 -25 Cookware, cutlery, tools 516 460 56 Apparel, household goods-nontextile 1,077 986 91 Furniture, household goods, etc. 1,330 1,283 47 Stereo equipment, etc. 1,329 1,106 224 Musical instruments 756 702 54 Pharmaceutical preparations 6,443 6,152 291 Toiletries and cosmetics 2,119 1,869 250 Other household goods 2,955 2,232 723 Household appliances 3,751 3,431 320 Other goods 25,488 20,826 4,662 (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-96-193), Bureau of the Census, Foreign Trade Division, SEPTEMBER 1996. For more information, contact Haydn R. Mearkle (301-457-2246) or Richard M. Preuss (301-457-2311), Foreign Trade Division.