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.) April March Monthly Item(1) 1997 1997 Change Total, Balance Of Payments Basis 57,623 57,155 468 Net Adjustments -700 -988 288 Total, Census Basis 58,322 58,142 180 Foods, Feeds, And Beverages 4,162 4,181 -18 Corn 525 591 -66 Oilseeds, Food Oils 99 158 -58 Nonagricultural Foods, Etc. 45 73 -28 Vegetables 209 232 -23 Fish And Shellfish 249 266 -17 Other Foods 300 317 -17 Sorghum, Barley, Oats 75 82 -7 Wine And Related Products 58 64 -6 Dairy Products And Eggs 64 70 -6 Alcoholic Beverages, Exc. Wine 42 47 -5 Fruits, Frozen Juices 317 317 (-) Nuts 120 119 1 Bakery Products 149 140 9 Rice 87 77 10 Meat, Poultry, Etc. 577 563 13 Animal Feeds, N.E.C. 382 364 18 Wheat 325 271 54 Soybeans 541 428 113 Industrial Supplies And Materials 13,520 13,731 -211 Nonmonetary Gold 908 1,088 -180 Chemicals-Inorganic 314 366 -52 Metallurgical Grade Coal 214 247 -33 Iron And Steel Products, Other 227 261 -33 Tobacco, Unmanufactured 137 166 -28 Tapes, Audio And Visual 226 254 -28 Natural Gas Liquids 41 67 -26 Agriculture-Manufactured, Other 133 159 -26 Plastic Materials 994 1,017 -23 Mineral Supplies-Manufactured 264 285 -21 Copper 128 147 -19 Chemicals-Fertilizers 413 432 -19 Petroleum Products, Other 553 571 -18 Steelmaking Materials 176 193 -17 Logs And Lumber 439 449 -10 Crude Oil 57 67 -10 Leather And Furs 65 70 -5 Gas-Natural 16 20 -5 Synthetic Rubber-Primary 126 131 -5 Newsprint 726 730 -4 Finished Metal Shapes 637 640 -3 Coal And Fuels, Other 136 139 -3 Wood Supplies, Manufactured 91 94 -3 Hair, Waste Materials 53 55 -2 Manmade Cloth 357 359 -2 Electric Energy 4 4 (-) Cotton Fiber Cloth 148 148 (-) Glass-Plate, Sheet, Etc. 78 77 1 Precious Metals, Other 106 105 1 Nontextile Floor Tiles 28 27 2 Pulpwood And Woodpulp 319 315 3 Agric. Farming-Unmanufactured 137 131 5 Nonmetallic Minerals 42 36 6 Agric. Industry-Unmanufactured 157 149 8 Iron And Steel Mill Products 261 252 8 Cotton, Raw 211 198 13 Hides And Skins 142 129 13 Shingles, Molding, Wallboard 170 154 16 Industrial Rubber Products 171 155 16 Chemicals-Other 928 912 17 Nonferrous Metals, Other 185 166 19 Other Industrial Supplies 866 844 22 Aluminum And Alumina 332 310 22 Finished Textile Supplies 266 243 22 Fuel Oil 155 122 33 Chemicals-Organic 1,210 1,155 55 Nuclear Fuel Materials 175 92 83 Capital Goods, Except Automotive 25,495 24,713 783 Telecommunications Equipment 2,070 1,834 236 Industrial Machines, Other 1,764 1,661 102 Parts-Civilian Aircraft 892 795 97 Industrial Engines 1,147 1,066 82 Electric Apparatus 1,742 1,667 75 Computers 1,041 969 72 Semiconductors 3,156 3,095 61 Engines-Civilian Aircraft 673 620 53 Metalworking Machine Tools 564 512 53 Excavating Machinery 502 462 40 Measuring, Testing, Control Instru. 968 929 39 Materials Handling Equipment 409 374 35 Computer Accessories 3,072 3,047 24 Business Machines And Equipment 263 241 22 Photo, Service Industry Machinery 489 477 12 Vessels, Exc. Scrap 15 3 11 Wood, Glass, Plastic 231 224 7 Specialized Mining 47 45 2 Spacraft, Exc. Military 2 1 2 Generators, Accessories 620 619 1 Food, Tobacco Machinery 178 178 (-) Textile, Sewing Machines 117 117 (-) Marine Engines, Parts 59 62 -2 Commercial Vessels, Other 9 12 -3 Railway Transportation Equipment 92 99 -7 Laboratory Testing Instruments 321 333 -12 Nonfarm Tractors And Parts 112 137 -25 Pulp And Paper Machinery 238 263 -26 Medicinal Equipment 984 1,014 -30 Agricultural Machinery, Equipment 341 377 -36 Drilling & Oilfield Equipment 539 582 -42 Civilian Aircraft 2,836 2,896 -60 Auto, Vehicles, Parts And Engines 6,182 6,228 -46 Consumer Goods 6,370 6,481 -111 Tobacco, Manufactured 389 476 -87 Pharmaceutical Preparations 763 837 -73 Jewelry, Etc 117 159 -42 Tv'S, Vcr'S, Etc. 252 286 -34 Artwork, Antiques, Stamps, Etc. 158 180 -21 Rugs 130 138 -8 Gem Diamonds 218 227 -8 Pleasure Boats And Motors 106 112 -7 Sports Apparel And Gear 43 47 -4 Stereo Equipment, Etc. 176 178 -2 Records, Tapes, And Disks 325 328 -2 Glassware, Chinaware 53 54 -1 Nursery Stock, Etc. 22 21 (-) Cookware, Cutlery, Tools 62 61 1 Musical Instruments 86 85 1 Numismatic Coins 9 7 2 Apparel, Household Goods - Textile 755 750 5 Toiletries And Cosmetics 279 273 6 Apparel,Household Goods-Nontextile 135 124 11 Writing And Art Supplies 387 375 12 Household Appliances 452 434 18 Furniture, Household Goods, Etc. 181 159 23 Books, Printed Matter 353 321 32 Toys/Games/Sporting Goods 504 470 33 Other Household Goods 414 379 35 Other Goods 2,592 2,808 -216 _____________________________________________________________________ Year to Year to Year to Item(1) Date 97 Date 96 Change Total, Balance Of Payments Basis 220,150 200,842 19,308 Net Adjustments -2,910 -3,233 324 Total, Census Basis 223,059 204,075 18,984 Foods, Feeds, And Beverages 16,942 18,633 -1,690 Corn 2,295 3,304 -1,010 Oilseeds, Food Oils 496 459 37 Nonagricultural Foods, Etc. 199 163 36 Vegetables 896 813 83 Fish And Shellfish 1,045 1,043 2 Other Foods 1,153 1,028 124 Sorghum, Barley, Oats 293 355 -62 Wine And Related Products 251 233 18 Dairy Products And Eggs 234 224 10 Alcoholic Beverages, Exc. Wine 168 177 -10 Fruits, Frozen Juices 1,306 1,296 11 Nuts 496 537 -40 Bakery Products 564 505 59 Rice 368 373 -5 Meat, Poultry, Etc. 2,300 2,511 -211 Animal Feeds, N.E.C. 1,514 1,229 285 Wheat 1,170 2,243 -1,073 Soybeans 2,194 2,141 53 Industrial Supplies And Materials 52,049 49,321 2,728 Nonmonetary Gold 2,592 2,860 -268 Chemicals-Inorganic 1,283 1,211 72 Metallurgical Grade Coal 821 803 18 Iron And Steel Products, Other 943 918 25 Tobacco, Unmanufactured 526 461 65 Tapes, Audio And Visual 950 945 5 Natural Gas Liquids 237 173 64 Agriculture-Manufactured, Other 482 344 138 Plastic Materials 3,936 3,674 262 Mineral Supplies-Manufactured 1,048 907 142 Copper 542 662 -120 Chemicals-Fertilizers 1,644 1,599 45 Petroleum Products, Other 2,133 2,135 -1 Steelmaking Materials 696 725 -29 Logs And Lumber 1,833 1,729 104 Crude Oil 340 41 299 Leather And Furs 276 232 43 Gas-Natural 131 77 53 Synthetic Rubber-Primary 485 487 -2 Newsprint 2,904 2,712 192 Finished Metal Shapes 2,505 2,233 272 Coal And Fuels, Other 571 672 -101 Wood Supplies, Manufactured 366 302 64 Hair, Waste Materials 205 209 -4 Manmade Cloth 1,414 1,266 147 Electric Energy 15 24 -9 Cotton Fiber Cloth 573 519 54 Glass-Plate, Sheet, Etc. 303 250 53 Precious Metals, Other 377 395 -18 Nontextile Floor Tiles 112 93 18 Pulpwood And Woodpulp 1,298 1,543 -245 Agric. Farming-Unmanufactured 505 419 86 Nonmetallic Minerals 156 127 29 Agric. Industry-Unmanufactured 575 639 -64 Iron And Steel Mill Products 988 989 -1 Cotton, Raw 792 1,188 -395 Hides And Skins 589 530 58 Shingles, Molding, Wallboard 636 585 51 Industrial Rubber Products 630 529 101 Chemicals-Other 3,612 3,187 426 Nonferrous Metals, Other 709 646 63 Other Industrial Supplies 3,351 2,968 383 Aluminum And Alumina 1,211 1,094 117 Finished Textile Supplies 994 828 166 Fuel Oil 603 688 -85 Chemicals-Organic 4,742 4,451 291 Nuclear Fuel Materials 413 249 164 Capital Goods, Except Automotive 94,478 82,988 11,491 Telecommunications Equipment 7,295 6,659 636 Industrial Machines, Other 6,526 6,141 386 Parts-Civilian Aircraft 3,251 2,790 461 Industrial Engines 4,297 3,379 918 Electric Apparatus 6,691 5,943 747 Computers 4,010 3,938 72 Semiconductors 12,606 12,132 474 Engines-Civilian Aircraft 2,514 2,168 346 Metalworking Machine Tools 1,980 1,814 166 Excavating Machinery 1,782 1,537 245 Measuring, Testing, Control Instru. 3,610 3,195 415 Materials Handling Equipment 1,525 1,308 218 Computer Accessories 11,685 10,894 791 Business Machines And Equipment 992 954 38 Photo, Service Industry Machinery 1,926 1,759 167 Vessels, Exc. Scrap 30 9 21 Wood, Glass, Plastic 890 748 142 Specialized Mining 182 186 -4 Spacraft, Exc. Military 3 102 -99 Generators, Accessories 2,230 1,810 419 Food, Tobacco Machinery 682 739 -56 Textile, Sewing Machines 436 390 46 Marine Engines, Parts 221 197 24 Commercial Vessels, Other 60 134 -74 Railway Transportation Equipment 334 333 1 Laboratory Testing Instruments 1,267 1,117 149 Nonfarm Tractors And Parts 463 396 67 Pulp And Paper Machinery 1,016 1,035 -19 Medicinal Equipment 3,880 3,694 186 Agricultural Machinery, Equipment 1,459 1,201 259 Drilling & Oilfield Equipment 2,091 1,881 210 Civilian Aircraft 8,544 4,405 4,139 Auto, Vehicles, Parts And Engines 23,917 20,720 3,198 Consumer Goods 25,184 22,811 2,373 Tobacco, Manufactured 1,782 1,882 -100 Pharmaceutical Preparations 2,971 2,680 292 Jewelry, Etc 584 503 81 Tv'S, Vcr'S, Etc. 1,047 782 265 Artwork, Antiques, Stamps, Etc. 703 544 159 Rugs 499 441 58 Gem Diamonds 829 825 4 Pleasure Boats And Motors 415 418 -3 Sports Apparel And Gear 171 173 -2 Stereo Equipment, Etc. 673 573 100 Records, Tapes, And Disks 1,291 1,167 124 Glassware, Chinaware 212 143 69 Nursery Stock, Etc. 88 78 10 Cookware, Cutlery, Tools 242 240 2 Musical Instruments 344 339 5 Numismatic Coins 35 42 -7 Apparel, Household Goods - Textile 2,958 2,470 487 Toiletries And Cosmetics 1,102 913 189 Apparel,Household Goods-Nontextile 506 474 32 Writing And Art Supplies 1,494 1,375 120 Household Appliances 1,702 1,663 39 Furniture, Household Goods, Etc. 668 571 97 Books, Printed Matter 1,355 1,340 15 Toys/Games/Sporting Goods 1,930 1,739 191 Other Household Goods 1,582 1,437 145 Other Goods 10,488 9,603 885 (1) Detailed data are presented on a Census basis. The information needed to convert to a BOP basis is not availab SOURCE: Report FT900 (CB-97-98), Bureau of the Census, Foreign Trade Division, APRIL 1997. For more information, contact Haydn R. Mearkle (301-457-2246) or Richard M. Preuss (301-457-2311), Foreign Trade Division.