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 or less than one half unit of measurement shown. (R) Revised.) December November (R) Monthly Item(1) 1997 1997 Change Total, Balance of Payments Basis 58,674 57,586 1,088 Net Adjustments -880 -663 -217 Total, Census Basis 59,553 58,248 1,305 Foods, feeds, and beverages 4,426 4,612 -186 Corn 479 400 79 Wheat 355 343 12 Soybeans 641 814 -172 Fish and shellfish 226 220 7 Nuts 126 130 -4 Sorghum, barley, oats 80 71 9 Rice 95 99 -3 Nonagricultural foods, etc. 40 42 -1 Alcoholic beverages, exc. wine 47 49 -1 Wine and related products 60 75 -16 Meat, poultry, etc. 588 658 -69 Dairy products and eggs 72 68 4 Fruits, frozen juices 338 339 -1 Bakery products 137 143 -6 Vegetables 236 232 4 Oilseeds, food oils 162 199 -38 Animal feeds, n.e.c. 452 408 44 Other foods 292 323 -31 Industrial supplies and materials 13,071 13,095 -24 Chemicals-organic 1,204 1,189 15 Chemicals-other 981 971 10 Plastic materials 1,009 1,067 -58 Other industrial supplies 875 941 -66 Finished metal shapes 675 703 -28 Petroleum products, other 645 597 49 Finished textile supplies 269 271 -2 Newsprint 755 737 18 Nuclear fuel materials 143 172 -29 Agriculture-manufactured, other 88 96 -8 Iron and steel mill products 249 262 -13 Precious metals, other 236 133 103 Manmade cloth 343 377 -34 Mineral supplies-manufactured 270 285 -15 Industrial rubber products 166 176 -10 Aluminum and alumina 275 301 -26 Nonferrous metals, other 194 190 4 Crude oil 72 17 54 Chemicals-inorganic 337 338 (-) Agric. farming-unmanufactured 117 100 17 Tobacco, unmanufactured 124 85 39 Shingles, molding, wallboard 170 174 -4 Chemicals-fertilizers 423 349 75 Cotton, raw 194 226 -32 Steelmaking materials 168 189 -21 Leather and furs 84 78 6 Wood supplies, manufactured 85 97 -12 Cotton fiber cloth 139 147 -8 Iron and steel products, other 213 237 -24 Glass-plate, sheet, etc. 74 74 (-) Gas-natural 45 17 28 Nontextile floor tiles 31 31 (-) Electric energy 26 33 -7 Nonmetallic minerals 35 33 3 Natural gas liquids 51 47 4 Hair, waste materials 45 51 -6 Agric. industry-unmanufactured 156 150 6 Synthetic rubber-primary 105 120 -16 Hides and skins 112 142 -30 Metallurgical grade coal 200 211 -11 Tapes, audio and visual 228 264 -36 Pulpwood and woodpulp 339 371 -32 Logs and lumber 394 378 17 Copper 110 137 -28 Coal and fuels, other 99 123 -24 Fuel oil 180 174 6 Nonmonetary gold 337 234 103 Capital goods, except automotive 26,873 24,448 2,425 Civilian aircraft 3,773 1,473 2,300 Computer accessories 3,002 3,148 -146 Telecommunications equipment 2,155 2,107 49 Semiconductors 3,306 3,034 271 Electric apparatus 1,879 1,861 17 Industrial machines, other 1,790 1,870 -80 Industrial engines 1,105 921 185 Measuring, testing, control instr 1,091 1,038 53 Engines-civilian aircraft 629 680 -52 Parts-civilian aircraft 842 828 14 Generators, accessories 511 577 -66 Excavating machinery 480 533 -53 Drilling & oilfield equipment 678 671 7 Medicinal equipment 1,084 1,031 53 Agricultural machinery, equipment 406 343 64 Materials handling equipment 385 409 -24 Metalworking machine tools 574 581 -7 Photo, service industry machinery 470 516 -46 Wood, glass, plastic 250 240 10 Computers 838 903 -65 Laboratory testing instruments 365 353 13 Railway transportation equipment 221 158 63 Business machines and equipment 287 301 -14 Pulp and paper machinery 269 313 -44 Nonfarm tractors and parts 100 123 -22 Textile, sewing machines 100 124 -24 Marine engines, parts 44 50 -6 Vessels, exc. scrap 1 (-) (-) Specialized mining 45 55 -10 Commercial vessels, other 14 10 4 Food, tobacco machinery 179 196 -17 Spacraft, exc. military 1 1 (-) Automotive vehicles, parts and en 5,923 6,902 -979 Consumer goods 6,406 6,569 -164 Apparel, household goods - textil 733 806 -72 Pharmaceutical preparations 757 763 -7 TV's, VCR's, etc. 288 285 3 Other household goods 456 424 31 Toiletries and cosmetics 283 304 -21 Toys/games/sporting goods 486 496 -10 Household appliances 447 472 -25 Artwork, antiques, stamps, etc. 206 180 26 Records, tapes, and disks 315 310 4 Furniture, household goods, etc. 178 188 -10 Jewelry, etc 173 134 38 Writing and art supplies 342 372 -30 Rugs 121 131 -10 Glassware, chinaware 57 63 -6 Books, printed matter 336 341 -4 Pleasure boats and motors 114 103 11 Gem diamonds 241 220 21 Stereo equipment, etc. 146 149 -3 Apparel,household goods-nontextil 128 131 -3 Cookware, cutlery, tools 55 62 -8 Nursery stock, etc. 25 26 -1 Musical instruments 94 81 13 Sports apparel and gear 48 50 -2 Numismatic coins 9 10 -1 Tobacco, manufactured 368 466 -98 Other goods 2,855 2,623 232 __________________________________________________ Year to Year to Year to Date Date Date Item(1) 1997 1996 Change Total, Balance of Payments Basis 678,348 612,069 66,278 Net Adjustments -10,549 -13,006 2,457 Total, Census Basis 688,896 625,075 63,821 Foods, feeds, and beverages 51,372 55,534 -4,161 Corn 5,676 8,875 -3,199 Wheat 4,238 6,413 -2,176 Soybeans 7,081 7,363 -282 Fish and shellfish 2,844 3,117 -273 Nuts 1,567 1,735 -168 Sorghum, barley, oats 832 976 -144 Rice 980 1,075 -96 Nonagricultural foods, etc. 557 606 -49 Alcoholic beverages, exc. wine 619 607 13 Wine and related products 755 709 46 Meat, poultry, etc. 7,263 7,185 78 Dairy products and eggs 767 659 108 Fruits, frozen juices 3,967 3,822 145 Bakery products 1,734 1,588 146 Vegetables 2,751 2,524 227 Oilseeds, food oils 1,526 1,163 363 Animal feeds, n.e.c. 4,276 3,891 385 Other foods 3,611 3,226 386 Industrial supplies and materials 158,025 147,652 10,373 Chemicals-organic 14,562 13,145 1,416 Chemicals-other 11,261 9,878 1,383 Plastic materials 12,293 11,071 1,222 Other industrial supplies 10,401 9,265 1,136 Finished metal shapes 7,888 7,093 795 Petroleum products, other 6,831 6,282 549 Finished textile supplies 3,159 2,616 542 Newsprint 8,783 8,292 492 Nuclear fuel materials 1,524 1,072 452 Agriculture-manufactured, other 1,518 1,117 401 Iron and steel mill products 3,091 2,718 374 Precious metals, other 1,813 1,448 365 Manmade cloth 4,326 3,963 363 Mineral supplies-manufactured 3,166 2,822 344 Industrial rubber products 1,985 1,667 318 Aluminum and alumina 3,572 3,264 308 Nonferrous metals, other 2,272 1,975 297 Crude oil 864 596 268 Chemicals-inorganic 3,972 3,741 231 Agric. farming-unmanufactured 1,525 1,319 206 Tobacco, unmanufactured 1,561 1,367 194 Shingles, molding, wallboard 1,966 1,773 192 Chemicals-fertilizers 4,815 4,635 180 Cotton, raw 2,924 2,744 180 Steelmaking materials 2,240 2,106 133 Leather and furs 889 762 127 Wood supplies, manufactured 1,111 992 119 Cotton fiber cloth 1,711 1,602 109 Iron and steel products, other 2,821 2,731 90 Glass-plate, sheet, etc. 908 821 87 Gas-natural 319 261 58 Nontextile floor tiles 343 296 47 Electric energy 124 81 43 Nonmetallic minerals 444 411 33 Natural gas liquids 555 523 32 Hair, waste materials 618 612 6 Agric. industry-unmanufactured 1,792 1,799 -7 Synthetic rubber-primary 1,459 1,466 -7 Hides and skins 1,668 1,692 -25 Metallurgical grade coal 2,520 2,555 -35 Tapes, audio and visual 2,806 2,864 -58 Pulpwood and woodpulp 4,022 4,191 -169 Logs and lumber 5,152 5,378 -227 Copper 1,624 1,854 -230 Coal and fuels, other 1,590 1,885 -295 Fuel oil 1,901 2,230 -329 Nonmonetary gold 5,700 6,677 -977 Capital goods, except automotive 294,117 252,895 41,222 Civilian aircraft 23,600 15,660 7,940 Computer accessories 37,576 32,315 5,261 Telecommunications equipment 23,773 20,323 3,450 Semiconductors 38,846 35,769 3,077 Electric apparatus 21,166 18,444 2,722 Industrial machines, other 20,712 18,083 2,628 Industrial engines 12,533 10,287 2,246 Measuring, testing, control instr 11,745 9,805 1,940 Engines-civilian aircraft 7,830 6,429 1,401 Parts-civilian aircraft 9,969 8,703 1,266 Generators, accessories 6,802 5,668 1,133 Excavating machinery 5,858 4,781 1,076 Drilling & oilfield equipment 7,067 6,041 1,027 Medicinal equipment 12,196 11,265 931 Agricultural machinery, equipment 4,484 3,723 760 Materials handling equipment 4,795 4,046 749 Metalworking machine tools 6,514 5,801 714 Photo, service industry machinery 5,964 5,412 552 Wood, glass, plastic 2,864 2,360 503 Computers 11,905 11,404 501 Laboratory testing instruments 3,955 3,482 472 Railway transportation equipment 1,359 965 394 Business machines and equipment 3,286 2,925 362 Pulp and paper machinery 3,273 3,039 234 Nonfarm tractors and parts 1,362 1,182 180 Textile, sewing machines 1,382 1,214 168 Marine engines, parts 662 612 50 Vessels, exc. scrap 68 36 32 Specialized mining 562 546 16 Commercial vessels, other 189 224 -34 Food, tobacco machinery 2,141 2,219 -77 Spacraft, exc. military 17 131 -114 Automotive vehicles, parts and en 73,390 65,021 8,369 Consumer goods 77,418 70,138 7,280 Apparel, household goods - textil 8,966 7,745 1,221 Pharmaceutical preparations 9,196 7,988 1,208 TV's, VCR's, etc. 3,401 2,680 721 Other household goods 5,085 4,534 552 Toiletries and cosmetics 3,390 2,886 504 Toys/games/sporting goods 5,873 5,407 465 Household appliances 5,441 5,016 425 Artwork, antiques, stamps, etc. 2,335 1,927 408 Records, tapes, and disks 3,871 3,548 324 Furniture, household goods, etc. 2,087 1,812 275 Jewelry, etc 1,747 1,495 253 Writing and art supplies 4,497 4,274 223 Rugs 1,559 1,370 189 Glassware, chinaware 629 450 179 Books, printed matter 4,146 3,967 179 Pleasure boats and motors 1,346 1,224 122 Gem diamonds 2,750 2,649 101 Stereo equipment, etc. 1,928 1,849 79 Apparel,household goods-nontextil 1,519 1,451 68 Cookware, cutlery, tools 752 710 42 Nursery stock, etc. 285 245 40 Musical instruments 1,055 1,028 27 Sports apparel and gear 523 509 14 Numismatic coins 100 105 -5 Tobacco, manufactured 5,025 5,269 -244 Other goods 34,573 33,836 737 (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-98-26), Bureau of the Census, Foreign Trade Division, DECEMBER 1997. For more information, contact Haydn R. Mearkle (301-457-2246) or Richard M. Preuss (301-457-2311), Foreign Trade Division.