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.) August July (R) Monthly Item(1) 1997 1997 Change Total, Balance of Payments Basis 56,819 56,745 75 Net Adjustments -1,046 -1,031 -15 Total, Census Basis 57,866 57,776 90 Foods, feeds, and beverages 4,261 3,832 428 Soybeans 472 334 138 Wheat 514 395 120 Corn 458 341 117 Fish and shellfish 206 176 29 Sorghum, barley, oats 70 41 29 Nuts 134 111 23 Animal feeds, n.e.c. 315 297 18 Dairy products and eggs 82 72 10 Meat, poultry, etc. 646 636 10 Oilseeds, food oils 128 125 3 Bakery products 148 147 1 Wine and related products 56 58 -1 Other foods 294 298 -4 Rice 57 61 -5 Nonagricultural foods, etc. 42 47 -5 Vegetables 245 255 -9 Fruits, frozen juices 347 359 -12 Alcoholic beverages, exc. wine 45 78 -32 Industrial supplies and materials 13,360 13,169 190 Metallurgical grade coal 259 175 84 Plastic materials 1,105 1,029 76 Petroleum products, other 636 596 40 Agric. farming-unmanufactured 151 116 35 Finished metal shapes 696 662 34 Iron and steel mill products 280 249 31 Copper 162 137 25 Cotton fiber cloth 152 134 18 Newsprint 728 710 18 Coal and fuels, other 164 148 17 Manmade cloth 383 367 16 Iron and steel products, other 237 221 16 Logs and lumber 427 412 16 Hair, waste materials 56 40 15 Aluminum and alumina 308 294 14 Crude oil 88 75 12 Tobacco, unmanufactured 93 82 11 Chemicals-inorganic 341 332 10 Pulpwood and woodpulp 342 332 10 Agriculture-manufactured, other 153 144 9 Glass-plate, sheet, etc. 79 71 7 Steelmaking materials 195 189 6 Synthetic rubber-primary 132 127 5 Tapes, audio and visual 209 204 5 Leather and furs 76 74 2 Nontextile floor tiles 30 29 1 Electric energy 8 8 Nonmonetary gold 280 281 Industrial rubber products 169 170 -1 Hides and skins 143 145 -2 Nonmetallic minerals 35 37 -2 Natural gas liquids 37 40 -3 Wood supplies, manufactured 94 97 -3 Gas-natural 18 22 -3 Mineral supplies-manufactured 263 268 -5 Finished textile supplies 266 272 -5 Chemicals-organic 1,220 1,230 -9 Other industrial supplies 856 866 -10 Shingles, molding, wallboard 153 168 -15 Agric. industry-unmanufactured 153 170 -16 Chemicals-fertilizers 407 424 -16 Nuclear fuel materials 84 112 -29 Chemicals-other 923 952 -29 Fuel oil 154 185 -31 Precious metals, other 146 178 -32 Cotton, raw 296 340 -44 Nonferrous metals, other 170 254 -84 Capital goods, except automotive 24,716 24,898 -182 Civilian aircraft 1,153 2,041 -888 Metalworking machine tools 574 598 -24 Measuring, testing, control instru. 987 1,008 -21 Business machines and equipment 274 292 -18 Wood, glass, plastic 259 273 -14 Materials handling equipment 432 446 -14 Photo, service industry machinery 489 500 -11 Laboratory testing instruments 316 323 -7 Marine engines, parts 50 56 -6 Commercial vessels, other 8 13 -4 Medicinal equipment 1,007 1,010 -3 Food, tobacco machinery 178 181 -3 Spacraft, exc. military 2 1 2 Specialized mining 45 43 2 Textile, sewing machines 117 114 3 Pulp and paper machinery 265 262 4 Railway transportation equipment 92 83 10 Nonfarm tractors and parts 130 113 16 Computer accessories 3,348 3,326 22 Vessels, exc. scrap 28 2 26 Agricultural machinery, equipment 378 352 26 Excavating machinery 522 487 34 Electric apparatus 1,815 1,779 36 Generators, accessories 573 536 36 Parts-civilian aircraft 843 798 45 Computers 1,082 1,018 64 Semiconductors 3,360 3,290 71 Drilling & oilfield equipment 661 590 71 Industrial machines, other 1,839 1,762 77 Engines-civilian aircraft 677 600 78 Telecommunications equipment 2,143 2,055 88 Industrial engines 1,068 947 121 Auto, vehicles, parts and engines 6,130 6,261 -131 Consumer goods 6,441 6,397 44 Gem diamonds 262 185 77 Jewelry, etc 200 132 68 Pharmaceutical preparations 740 707 33 Records, tapes, and disks 316 303 14 Apparel, household goods - textile 758 747 10 Rugs 137 127 10 Toiletries and cosmetics 293 285 8 Glassware, chinaware 53 46 7 Writing and art supplies 384 382 2 Sports apparel and gear 42 40 2 Pleasure boats and motors 110 109 2 Books, printed matter 351 349 2 Furniture, household goods, etc. 184 182 2 Nursery stock, etc. 22 23 -2 Cookware, cutlery, tools 62 64 -2 Numismatic coins 5 10 -4 Other household goods 435 440 -5 Musical instruments 87 93 -6 Apparel,household goods-nontextile 125 131 -7 Household appliances 451 463 -12 Stereo equipment, etc. 144 160 -16 Tobacco, manufactured 399 422 -23 TV's, VCR's, etc. 284 307 -23 Artwork, antiques, stamps, etc. 117 161 -44 Toys/games/sporting goods 481 528 -47 Other goods 2,958 3,218 -261 _________________________________________ Year to Year to Year to Date Date Date Item(1) 1997 1996 Change Total, Balance of Payments Basis 447,503 403,800 43,702 Net Adjustments -6,836 -8,037 1,201 Total, Census Basis 454,338 411,837 42,501 Foods, feeds, and beverages 33,015 37,155 -4,139 Soybeans 4,057 4,689 -631 Wheat 2,623 4,617 -1,994 Corn 3,939 6,196 -2,257 Fish and shellfish 1,935 2,075 -140 Sorghum, barley, oats 499 640 -142 Nuts 994 1,132 -138 Animal feeds, n.e.c. 2,788 2,544 244 Dairy products and eggs 507 456 51 Meat, poultry, etc. 4,786 4,876 -89 Oilseeds, food oils 917 717 200 Bakery products 1,159 1,039 119 Wine and related products 481 449 33 Other foods 2,372 2,111 261 Rice 636 661 -24 Nonagricultural foods, etc. 386 381 5 Vegetables 1,847 1,680 166 Fruits, frozen juices 2,678 2,537 141 Alcoholic beverages, exc. wine 411 355 56 Industrial supplies and materials 105,849 98,069 7,780 Metallurgical grade coal 1,680 1,679 1 Plastic materials 8,125 7,296 828 Petroleum products, other 4,440 4,065 375 Agric. farming-unmanufactured 1,045 872 173 Finished metal shapes 5,152 4,593 559 Iron and steel mill products 2,031 1,869 162 Copper 1,131 1,295 -164 Cotton fiber cloth 1,138 1,056 81 Newsprint 5,787 5,455 332 Coal and fuels, other 1,126 1,270 -144 Manmade cloth 2,874 2,600 274 Iron and steel products, other 1,871 1,874 -3 Logs and lumber 3,583 3,464 119 Hair, waste materials 412 411 1 Aluminum and alumina 2,405 2,237 168 Crude oil 567 199 368 Tobacco, unmanufactured 1,128 872 257 Chemicals-inorganic 2,644 2,472 173 Pulpwood and woodpulp 2,615 2,831 -216 Agriculture-manufactured, other 1,011 697 315 Glass-plate, sheet, etc. 603 520 83 Steelmaking materials 1,465 1,457 7 Synthetic rubber-primary 994 970 24 Tapes, audio and visual 1,845 1,880 -35 Leather and furs 572 495 77 Nontextile floor tiles 224 193 31 Electric energy 43 49 -5 Nonmonetary gold 4,545 5,380 -836 Industrial rubber products 1,297 1,080 217 Hides and skins 1,158 1,111 47 Nonmetallic minerals 304 267 36 Natural gas liquids 387 333 54 Wood supplies, manufactured 751 632 120 Gas-natural 206 153 53 Mineral supplies-manufactured 2,072 1,868 204 Finished textile supplies 2,042 1,689 353 Chemicals-organic 9,710 8,707 1,003 Other industrial supplies 6,804 6,015 788 Shingles, molding, wallboard 1,281 1,171 110 Agric. industry-unmanufactured 1,198 1,242 -44 Chemicals-fertilizers 3,423 3,206 218 Nuclear fuel materials 897 663 234 Chemicals-other 7,376 6,466 909 Fuel oil 1,262 1,252 10 Precious metals, other 1,168 1,007 161 Cotton, raw 1,957 1,837 120 Nonferrous metals, other 1,501 1,318 183 Capital goods, except automotive 192,810 166,166 26,644 Civilian aircraft 15,735 9,768 5,967 Metalworking machine tools 4,173 3,891 282 Measuring, testing, control instru. 7,535 6,443 1,091 Business machines and equipment 2,105 1,932 173 Wood, glass, plastic 1,878 1,553 325 Materials handling equipment 3,185 2,620 564 Photo, service industry machinery 3,923 3,549 374 Laboratory testing instruments 2,564 2,284 280 Marine engines, parts 455 419 36 Commercial vessels, other 127 181 -54 Medicinal equipment 7,899 7,425 473 Food, tobacco machinery 1,403 1,504 -101 Spacraft, exc. military 10 128 -118 Specialized mining 364 352 13 Textile, sewing machines 905 799 107 Pulp and paper machinery 2,085 2,040 45 Railway transportation equipment 682 641 41 Nonfarm tractors and parts 933 771 162 Computer accessories 24,702 21,597 3,106 Vessels, exc. scrap 64 27 36 Agricultural machinery, equipment 2,971 2,418 553 Excavating machinery 3,776 3,128 648 Electric apparatus 13,734 12,006 1,728 Generators, accessories 4,533 3,619 914 Parts-civilian aircraft 6,551 5,652 899 Computers 8,184 7,613 571 Semiconductors 25,674 23,591 2,083 Drilling & oilfield equipment 4,455 3,861 594 Industrial machines, other 13,346 12,166 1,179 Engines-civilian aircraft 5,097 4,192 904 Telecommunications equipment 15,333 13,275 2,058 Industrial engines 8,430 6,719 1,711 Auto, vehicles, parts and engines 48,484 42,549 5,935 Consumer goods 51,373 46,019 5,354 Gem diamonds 1,838 1,730 108 Jewelry, etc 1,205 975 230 Pharmaceutical preparations 6,022 5,328 694 Records, tapes, and disks 2,600 2,321 279 Apparel, household goods - textile 5,918 5,014 904 Rugs 1,035 894 142 Toiletries and cosmetics 2,243 1,864 379 Glassware, chinaware 415 286 129 Writing and art supplies 3,013 2,795 218 Sports apparel and gear 339 338 Pleasure boats and motors 847 812 35 Books, printed matter 2,754 2,632 122 Furniture, household goods, etc. 1,373 1,180 194 Nursery stock, etc. 179 161 18 Cookware, cutlery, tools 504 466 38 Numismatic coins 67 76 -9 Other household goods 3,298 2,971 327 Musical instruments 702 675 26 Apparel,household goods-nontextile 1,012 956 56 Household appliances 3,550 3,347 203 Stereo equipment, etc. 1,293 1,194 99 Tobacco, manufactured 3,440 3,610 -170 TV's, VCR's, etc. 2,211 1,676 535 Artwork, antiques, stamps, etc. 1,613 1,180 434 Toys/games/sporting goods 3,901 3,539 362 Other goods 22,806 21,880 927 (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-97-172), Bureau of the Census, Foreign Trade Division, AUGUST 1997. For more information, contact Haydn R. Mearkle (301-457-2246) or Richard M. Preuss (301-457-2311), Foreign Trade Division.