ANNUAL REVISION FOR 1997 PART A: SEASONALLY ADJUSTED EXHIBIT 6. 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 year-to-year within each major commodity grouping. Year to Year to Year to Item(1) Date 1997 Date 1996 Date Change Total, Balance of Payments Basis 679,325 611,983 67,341 Net Adjustments -9,858 -13,092 3,234 Total, Census Basis 689,182 625,075 64,107 Foods, feeds, and beverages 51,507 55,534 -4,026 Corn 5,682 8,875 -3,192 Wheat 4,329 6,413 -2,084 Fish and shellfish 2,790 3,117 -326 Nuts 1,576 1,735 -159 Sorghum, barley, oats 831 976 -146 Rice 983 1,075 -93 Nonagricultural foods, etc. 557 606 -49 Alcoholic beverages, exc. wine 619 607 13 Wine and related products 743 709 34 Meat, poultry, etc. 7,244 7,185 59 Dairy products and eggs 767 659 108 Fruits, frozen juices 3,957 3,822 135 Bakery products 1,731 1,588 143 Soybeans 7,506 7,363 143 Vegetables 2,736 2,524 212 Oilseeds, food oils 1,526 1,163 363 Other foods 3,618 3,226 392 Animal feeds, n.e.c. 4,312 3,891 421 Industrial supplies and materials 158,226 147,652 10,574 Chemicals-organic 14,521 13,145 1,376 Chemicals-other 11,254 9,878 1,376 Plastic materials 12,263 11,071 1,192 Other industrial supplies 10,383 9,265 1,118 Finished metal shapes 7,858 7,093 765 Finished textile supplies 3,155 2,616 538 Crude oil 1,124 596 528 Petroleum products, other 6,809 6,282 527 Newsprint 8,772 8,292 480 Nuclear fuel materials 1,475 1,072 403 Agriculture-manufactured, other 1,519 1,117 401 Iron and steel mill products 3,097 2,718 379 Manmade cloth 4,328 3,963 366 Precious metals, other 1,809 1,448 361 Industrial rubber products 2,011 1,667 344 Aluminum and alumina 3,592 3,264 328 Mineral supplies-manufactured 3,149 2,822 327 Nonferrous metals, other 2,280 1,975 304 Chemicals-fertilizers 4,872 4,635 237 Chemicals-inorganic 3,953 3,741 212 Shingles, molding, wallboard 1,969 1,773 196 Tobacco, unmanufactured 1,553 1,367 187 Electric energy 228 81 147 Steelmaking materials 2,243 2,106 136 Leather and furs 888 762 126 Wood supplies, manufactured 1,107 992 115 Cotton fiber cloth 1,711 1,602 109 Iron and steel products, other 2,823 2,731 92 Glass-plate, sheet, etc. 909 821 88 Agric. farming-unmanufactured 1,366 1,319 47 Nontextile floor tiles 341 296 46 Nonmetallic minerals 445 411 34 Natural gas liquids 555 523 32 Gas-natural 275 261 14 Hair, waste materials 618 612 6 Synthetic rubber-primary 1,452 1,466 -14 Agric. industry-unmanufactured 1,782 1,799 -17 Metallurgical grade coal 2,536 2,555 -19 Cotton, raw 2,718 2,744 -26 Hides and skins 1,665 1,692 -28 Tapes, audio and visual 2,808 2,864 -56 Pulpwood and woodpulp 4,013 4,191 -178 Logs and lumber 5,154 5,378 -224 Copper 1,621 1,854 -232 Fuel oil 1,932 2,230 -298 Coal and fuels, other 1,586 1,885 -299 Nonmonetary gold 5,703 6,677 -973 Capital goods, except automotive 294,470 252,895 41,575 Civilian aircraft 23,585 15,660 7,925 Computer accessories 37,524 32,315 5,209 Telecommunications equipment 23,995 20,323 3,672 Semiconductors 38,861 35,769 3,093 Electric apparatus 21,162 18,444 2,718 Industrial machines, other 20,715 18,083 2,632 Industrial engines 12,615 10,287 2,328 Measuring, testing, control instru. 11,774 9,805 1,969 Engines-civilian aircraft 7,800 6,429 1,371 Parts-civilian aircraft 9,974 8,703 1,271 Generators, accessories 6,816 5,668 1,147 Excavating machinery 5,841 4,781 1,059 Drilling & oilfield equipment 7,046 6,041 1,005 Medicinal equipment 12,155 11,265 890 Agricultural machinery, equipment 4,465 3,723 741 Materials handling equipment 4,776 4,046 730 Metalworking machine tools 6,501 5,801 701 Photo, service industry machinery 5,960 5,412 548 Laboratory testing instruments 3,958 3,482 476 Wood, glass, plastic 2,832 2,360 472 Computers 11,837 11,404 432 Railway transportation equipment 1,358 965 393 Business machines and equipment 3,288 2,925 363 Pulp and paper machinery 3,263 3,039 225 Textile, sewing machines 1,381 1,214 167 Nonfarm tractors and parts 1,345 1,182 163 Marine engines, parts 662 612 49 Vessels, exc. scrap 68 36 32 Specialized mining 563 546 17 Commercial vessels, other 188 224 -35 Food, tobacco machinery 2,147 2,219 -71 Spacraft, exc. military 15 131 -115 Automotive vehicles, parts and engines 74,029 65,021 9,008 Consumer goods 77,446 70,138 7,308 Pharmaceutical preparations 9,261 7,988 1,273 Apparel, household goods - textile 8,956 7,745 1,211 TV's, VCR's, etc. 3,411 2,680 731 Other household goods 5,079 4,534 545 Toiletries and cosmetics 3,385 2,886 499 Toys/games/sporting goods 5,861 5,407 454 Household appliances 5,452 5,016 436 Artwork, antiques, stamps, etc. 2,340 1,927 413 Records, tapes, and disks 3,871 3,548 323 Furniture, household goods, etc. 2,082 1,812 269 Jewelry, etc 1,723 1,495 228 Writing and art supplies 4,495 4,274 221 Rugs 1,558 1,370 188 Books, printed matter 4,142 3,967 174 Glassware, chinaware 591 450 141 Pleasure boats and motors 1,326 1,224 102 Gem diamonds 2,744 2,649 95 Stereo equipment, etc. 1,930 1,849 81 Apparel,household goods-nontextile 1,514 1,451 63 Cookware, cutlery, tools 752 710 42 Nursery stock, etc. 283 245 38 Musical instruments 1,059 1,028 31 Sports apparel and gear 520 509 11 Numismatic coins 100 105 -5 Tobacco, manufactured 5,012 5,269 -257 Other goods 33,505 33,836 -331 (1) Detailed data are presented on a Census basis. The information needed to convert to a BOP basis is not available. SOURCE: Report FT900 (97) (CB-98-104), Bureau of the Census, Foreign Trade Division, FINAL 1997. For more information, contact Haydn R. Mearkle (301-457-2246) or Richard M. Preuss (301-457-2311), Foreign Trade Division.