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.) February January (R) Monthly Item(1) 1997 1997 Change Total, Balance of Payments Basis 54,058 51,358 2,700 Net Adjustments -764 -813 49 Total, Census Basis 54,822 52,171 2,651 Foods, feeds, and beverages 4,292 4,337 -45 Corn 545 633 -88 Fish and shellfish 265 293 -28 Vegetables 216 239 -23 Wheat 277 297 -20 Sorghum, barley, oats 60 76 -16 Fruits, frozen juices 339 348 -9 Bakery products 136 141 -5 Alcoholic beverages, exc. wine 39 41 -2 Nuts 127 129 -2 Rice 102 101 1 Wine and related products 69 65 4 Nonagricultural foods, etc. 42 38 4 Dairy products and eggs 55 46 10 Animal feeds, n.e.c. 398 385 13 Oilseeds, food oils 127 112 15 Meat, poultry, etc. 593 569 24 Other foods 286 254 31 Soybeans 616 571 46 Industrial supplies and materials 12,883 12,157 726 Chemicals-organic 1,348 1,090 257 Nonmonetary gold 368 228 140 Chemicals-fertilizers 445 354 91 Chemicals-other 931 867 64 Gas-natural 72 23 49 Pulpwood and woodpulp 368 322 46 Other industrial supplies 843 803 40 Logs and lumber 511 471 40 Nuclear fuel materials 94 54 40 Agric. farming-unmanufactured 138 101 36 Aluminum and alumina 295 273 23 Chemicals-inorganic 308 289 19 Copper 137 119 19 Glass-plate, sheet, etc. 75 63 12 Shingles, molding, wallboard 166 155 11 Steelmaking materials 168 158 10 Hides and skins 166 157 9 Precious metals, other 85 76 9 Finished textile supplies 248 241 7 Nonferrous metals, other 181 174 7 Plastic materials 973 968 6 Industrial rubber products 158 153 5 Iron and steel products, n.e.c. 229 224 5 Cotton fiber cloth 142 138 4 Nontextile floor tiles 31 27 4 Manmade cloth 354 350 4 Metallurgical grade coal 186 183 4 Wood supplies, manufactured 83 80 3 Leather and furs 73 70 3 Hair, waste materials 50 48 2 Mineral supplies-manufactured 237 235 2 Synthetic rubber-primary 114 114 (-) Crude oil 107 108 -1 Cotton, raw 199 201 -1 Iron and steel mill products 235 236 -1 Natural gas liquids 67 69 -2 Newsprint 725 727 -2 Electric energy 2 4 -2 Tobacco, unmanufactured 119 125 -7 Agriculture-manufactured, other 92 99 -7 Nonmetallic minerals 35 44 -8 Agric. industry-unmanufactured 130 141 -11 Tapes, audio and visual 226 253 -28 Finished metal shapes 601 631 -31 Fuel oil 149 185 -36 Coal and fuels, n.e.c. 134 172 -38 Petroleum products, n.e.c. 485 555 -69 Capital goods, except automotive 22,703 21,379 1,324 Civilian aircraft 1,719 1,094 625 Telecommunications equipment 1,569 1,430 139 Parts-civilian aircraft 834 749 86 Pulp and paper machinery 297 232 65 Semiconductors 3,261 3,201 60 Excavating machinery 443 393 50 Industrial machines, n.e.c. 1,585 1,535 49 Agricultural machinery, equipment 396 351 45 Laboratory testing instruments 328 296 33 Photo, service industry machinery 495 464 31 Materials handling equip 375 344 31 Computers 1,036 1,006 30 Medicinal equipment 954 924 30 Computer accessories 2,829 2,803 26 Engines-civilian aircraft 629 607 23 Food, tobacco machinery 169 147 22 Electric apparatus 1,659 1,638 21 Drilling & oilfield equipment 495 477 19 Marine engines, parts 56 44 12 Measuring, testing, control instru 869 858 12 Metalworking machine tools 446 437 9 Nonfarm tractors and parts 114 109 5 Business machines and equipment 243 242 1 Spacraft, exc. military (-) (-) (-) Commercial vessels, other 18 20 -1 Generators, accessories 494 496 -3 Specialized mining 42 45 -3 Textile, sewing machines 96 101 -5 Wood, glass, plastic 208 215 -7 Vessels, exc. scrap 2 10 -9 Railway transportation equipment 60 84 -24 Industrial engines 980 1,028 -47 Automotive, vehicles, parts and en 6,115 5,691 424 Consumer goods 6,329 6,001 328 Artwork, antiques, stamps, etc. 235 131 105 Jewelry, etc 184 116 68 Apparel, household goods - textile 766 713 52 Toiletries and cosmetics 296 256 39 Writing and art supplies 376 346 30 Stereo equipment, etc. 167 139 28 Other household goods 405 383 22 Books, printed matter 356 334 22 Pleasure boats and motors 112 93 19 TV's, VCR's, etc. 251 237 14 Household appliances 405 395 10 Glassware, chinaware 59 52 7 Apparel, household goods-nontextil 126 121 5 Rugs 118 113 5 Musical instruments 87 82 4 Nursery stock, etc. 24 22 2 Sports apparel and gear 41 40 1 Furniture, household goods, etc. 166 166 (-) Cookware, cutlery, tools 59 60 -1 Records, tapes, and disks 317 324 -7 Numismatic coins 5 13 -8 Gem diamonds 187 196 -9 Toys/games/sporting goods 462 483 -22 Tobacco, manufactured 456 479 -23 Pharmaceutical preparations 670 704 -34 Other goods 2,499 2,604 -105 ___________________________________________________________________ Year Year Year To Date To Date To Date Item(1) 1997 1996 (R) Change Total, Balance of Payments Basis 105,416 99,553 5,863 Net Adjustments -1,577 -1,475 -102 Total, Census Basis 106,992 101,028 5,965 Foods, feeds, and beverages 8,630 9,114 -484 Corn 1,178 1,519 -341 Fish and shellfish 558 511 47 Vegetables 455 403 52 Wheat 574 1,088 -514 Sorghum, barley, oats 135 188 -53 Fruits, frozen juices 687 633 53 Bakery products 277 245 32 Alcoholic beverages, exc. wine 79 92 -13 Nuts 255 260 -4 Rice 204 200 3 Wine and related products 134 120 14 Nonagricultural foods, etc. 81 78 2 Dairy products and eggs 101 114 -13 Animal feeds, n.e.c. 783 631 152 Oilseeds, food oils 239 264 -25 Meat, poultry, etc. 1,162 1,224 -63 Other foods 540 491 49 Soybeans 1,187 1,053 134 Industrial supplies and materials 25,041 24,111 930 Chemicals-organic 2,438 2,268 170 Nonmonetary gold 595 638 -43 Chemicals-fertilizers 799 774 24 Chemicals-other 1,799 1,622 177 Gas-natural 95 31 64 Pulpwood and woodpulp 690 850 -160 Other industrial supplies 1,646 1,454 192 Logs and lumber 981 892 89 Nuclear fuel materials 147 156 -8 Agric. farming-unmanufactured 239 206 33 Aluminum and alumina 568 504 64 Chemicals-inorganic 596 559 38 Copper 256 324 -68 Glass-plate, sheet, etc. 138 109 29 Shingles, molding, wallboard 321 287 34 Steelmaking materials 326 382 -56 Hides and skins 324 255 69 Precious metals, other 162 164 -3 Finished textile supplies 489 416 73 Nonferrous metals, other 355 301 54 Plastic materials 1,941 1,825 116 Industrial rubber products 311 265 46 Iron and steel products, n.e.c. 453 436 17 Cotton fiber cloth 280 256 25 Nontextile floor tiles 58 46 12 Manmade cloth 705 630 75 Metallurgical grade coal 369 390 -21 Wood supplies, manufactured 163 131 32 Leather and furs 142 116 27 Hair, waste materials 97 102 -4 Mineral supplies-manufactured 472 428 45 Synthetic rubber-primary 227 236 -9 Crude oil 215 15 200 Cotton, raw 400 807 -407 Iron and steel mill products 471 501 -29 Natural gas liquids 135 98 37 Newsprint 1,452 1,353 99 Electric energy 7 12 -6 Tobacco, unmanufactured 244 221 23 Agriculture-manufactured, other 191 169 22 Nonmetallic minerals 79 63 16 Agric. industry-unmanufactured 271 338 -67 Tapes, audio and visual 479 481 -2 Finished metal shapes 1,232 1,110 122 Fuel oil 334 397 -63 Coal and fuels, n.e.c. 306 348 -42 Petroleum products, n.e.c. 1,040 1,144 -104 Capital goods, except automotive 44,082 41,180 2,902 Civilian aircraft 2,812 1,729 1,084 Telecommunications equipment 2,999 2,996 4 Parts-civilian aircraft 1,583 1,439 144 Pulp and paper machinery 528 540 -12 Semiconductors 6,463 6,281 182 Excavating machinery 836 821 15 Industrial machines, n.e.c. 3,120 3,043 77 Agricultural machinery, equipment 747 595 152 Laboratory testing instruments 624 555 69 Photo, service industry machinery 959 910 49 Materials handling equip 719 658 61 Computers 2,043 2,026 17 Medicinal equipment 1,879 1,835 44 Computer accessories 5,631 5,651 -19 Engines-civilian aircraft 1,236 1,046 189 Food, tobacco machinery 316 362 -47 Electric apparatus 3,297 3,022 275 Drilling & oilfield equipment 972 928 44 Marine engines, parts 100 99 1 Measuring, testing, control instru 1,727 1,639 87 Metalworking machine tools 883 820 63 Nonfarm tractors and parts 223 227 -4 Business machines and equipment 486 484 1 Spacraft, exc. military (-) 2 -2 Commercial vessels, other 38 22 16 Generators, accessories 990 962 28 Specialized mining 88 88 -1 Textile, sewing machines 197 182 15 Wood, glass, plastic 424 361 63 Vessels, exc. scrap 12 4 8 Railway transportation equipment 144 171 -26 Industrial engines 2,008 1,682 325 Automotive, vehicles, parts and en 11,806 10,561 1,245 Consumer goods 12,330 11,247 1,083 Artwork, antiques, stamps, etc. 366 308 58 Jewelry, etc 301 237 64 Apparel, household goods - textile 1,479 1,229 250 Toiletries and cosmetics 552 450 102 Writing and art supplies 722 669 53 Stereo equipment, etc. 307 268 39 Other household goods 787 505 282 Books, printed matter 690 679 12 Pleasure boats and motors 205 224 -19 TV's, VCR's, etc. 488 377 111 Household appliances 800 794 7 Glassware, chinaware 111 75 36 Apparel, household goods-nontextil 247 229 18 Rugs 232 211 20 Musical instruments 169 174 -5 Nursery stock, etc. 47 40 6 Sports apparel and gear 81 87 -6 Furniture, household goods, etc. 332 281 51 Cookware, cutlery, tools 119 112 7 Records, tapes, and disks 641 577 64 Numismatic coins 18 20 -1 Gem diamonds 384 403 -19 Toys/games/sporting goods 945 876 69 Tobacco, manufactured 935 933 2 Pharmaceutical preparations 1,374 1,491 -117 Other goods 5,104 4,815 288 (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-97-62), Bureau of the Census, Foreign Trade Division, FEBRUARY 1997. For more information, contact Haydn R. Mearkle (301-457-2246) or Richard M. Preuss (301-457-2311), Foreign Trade Division.