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.) January December (R) Monthly Item(1) 1997 1996 Change Total, Balance of Payments Basis 51,474 51,924 -450 Net Adjustments -813 -1,313 501 Total, Census Basis 52,287 53,237 -950 Foods, feeds, and beverages 4,385 4,381 3 Fish and shellfish 301 240 61 Vegetables 239 185 54 Fruits, frozen juices 352 303 49 Wheat 301 257 43 Bakery products 140 123 17 Meat, poultry, etc. 573 563 10 Animal feeds, n.e.c. 384 377 7 Wine and related products 70 69 1 Nuts 130 130 (-) Sorghum, barley, oats 76 77 -1 Nonagricultural foods, etc. 56 58 -2 Other foods 255 261 -6 Dairy products and eggs 46 52 -7 Alcoholic beverages, exc. wine 42 51 -9 Rice 103 134 -31 Oilseeds, food oils 112 143 -32 Corn 633 694 -61 Soybeans 571 663 -92 Industrial supplies and materials 12,210 12,484 -274 Cotton, raw 202 291 -90 Chemicals-fertilizers 361 447 -86 Nuclear fuel materials 53 122 -68 Nonmonetary gold 228 296 -68 Petroleum products, n.e.c. 550 600 -49 Other industrial supplies 812 854 -42 Chemicals-organic 1,079 1,120 -41 Copper 118 147 -29 Fuel oil 191 212 -22 Agric. farming-unmanufactured 102 123 -20 Chemicals-inorganic 293 311 -18 Pulpwood and woodpulp 323 340 -18 Precious metals, other 76 93 -18 Metallurgical grade coal 183 199 -16 Steelmaking materials 160 171 -11 Chemicals-other 876 885 -9 Glass-plate, sheet, etc. 65 72 -7 Tapes, audio and visual 250 255 -5 Logs and lumber 467 472 -5 Synthetic rubber-primary 121 124 -3 Agric. industry-unmanufactured 143 144 -2 Hair, waste materials 48 49 -1 Natural gas liquids 65 65 (-) Electric energy 4 4 (-) Plastic materials 980 979 1 Nonferrous metals, other 173 172 1 Gas-natural 23 22 1 Nontextile floor tiles 28 26 2 Shingles, molding, wallboard 157 153 4 Newsprint 726 722 5 Mineral supplies-manufactured 237 232 5 Wood supplies, manufactured 81 76 6 Agriculture-manufactured, other 99 91 7 Leather and furs 70 61 9 Hides and skins 153 144 9 Manmade cloth 353 341 11 Nonmetallic minerals 44 32 13 Industrial rubber products 154 141 13 Coal and fuels, n.e.c. 175 160 15 Cotton fiber cloth 138 120 18 Finished metal shapes 636 612 24 Finished textile supplies 241 211 30 Tobacco, unmanufactured 129 98 31 Iron and steel mill products 238 205 33 Crude oil 108 75 33 Iron and steel products, n.e.c. 223 183 40 Aluminum and alumina 275 230 45 Capital goods, except automotive 21,497 22,033 -536 Civilian aircraft 1,093 1,962 -869 Telecommunications equipment 1,433 1,971 -538 Drilling & oilfield equipment 477 561 -83 Metalworking machine tools 436 482 -45 Generators, accessories 499 538 -39 Parts-civilian aircraft 747 774 -27 Materials handling equip 348 372 -25 Food, tobacco machinery 150 171 -21 Pulp and paper machinery 228 247 -19 Medicinal equipment 923 940 -17 Excavating machinery 393 409 -17 Marine engines, parts 44 47 -4 Business machines and equipment 249 249 (-) Spacraft, exc. military (-) (-) (-) Specialized mining 46 44 1 Railway transportation equipment 83 80 3 Textile, sewing machines 103 97 6 Nonfarm tractors and parts 109 103 6 Commercial vessels, other 20 11 9 Vessels, exc. scrap 10 1 9 Laboratory testing instruments 296 286 10 Agricultural machinery, equipment 353 334 19 Wood, glass, plastic 216 189 26 Electric apparatus 1,644 1,610 33 Photo, service industry machinery 473 430 42 Engines-civilian aircraft 602 549 53 Measuring, testing, control instru 858 791 67 Computers 1,011 877 134 Industrial engines 1,025 891 134 Industrial machines, n.e.c. 1,550 1,386 164 Semiconductors 3,254 3,045 209 Computer accessories 2,825 2,583 241 Automotive, vehicles, parts and eng 5,735 5,289 446 Consumer goods 6,021 6,014 7 Tobacco, manufactured 479 405 74 Toys/games/sporting goods 485 460 25 Pharmaceutical preparations 704 684 20 Books, printed matter 341 324 17 Furniture, household goods, etc. 167 154 12 Rugs 114 103 11 Glassware, chinaware 53 43 10 Records, tapes, and disks 323 315 8 Numismatic coins 13 6 8 Apparel, household goods-nontextile 123 117 6 Pleasure boats and motors 92 86 6 Musical instruments 82 79 3 Nursery stock, etc. 22 21 2 Sports apparel and gear 40 41 -1 Other household goods 388 390 -2 Toiletries and cosmetics 258 261 -2 Household appliances 399 405 -6 Cookware, cutlery, tools 60 67 -6 TV's, VCR's, etc. 237 243 -7 Apparel, household goods - textiles 702 711 -9 Writing and art supplies 351 365 -14 Gem diamonds 196 212 -16 Stereo equipment, etc. 142 162 -20 Jewelry, etc 116 153 -36 Artwork, antiques, stamps, etc. 131 207 -76 Other goods 2,440 3,036 -597 _____________________________________________________________ Year Year Year To Date To Date To Date Item(1) 1997 1996 (R) Change Total, Balance of Payments Basis 51,474 48,662 2,812 Net Adjustments -813 -690 -122 Total, Census Basis 52,287 49,352 2,935 Foods, feeds, and beverages 4,385 4,658 -274 Fish and shellfish 301 268 33 Vegetables 239 197 42 Fruits, frozen juices 352 316 36 Wheat 301 541 -241 Bakery products 140 123 17 Meat, poultry, etc. 573 603 -30 Animal feeds, n.e.c. 384 286 98 Wine and related products 70 57 13 Nuts 130 131 -2 Sorghum, barley, oats 76 121 -46 Nonagricultural foods, etc. 56 27 28 Other foods 255 231 24 Dairy products and eggs 46 58 -12 Alcoholic beverages, exc. wine 42 47 -5 Rice 103 79 23 Oilseeds, food oils 112 146 -34 Corn 633 845 -212 Soybeans 571 578 -8 Industrial supplies and materials 12,210 11,882 327 Cotton, raw 202 410 -208 Chemicals-fertilizers 361 378 -17 Nuclear fuel materials 53 64 -11 Nonmonetary gold 228 283 -56 Petroleum products, n.e.c. 550 623 -73 Other industrial supplies 812 722 91 Chemicals-organic 1,079 1,117 -38 Copper 118 155 -37 Fuel oil 191 198 -8 Agric. farming-unmanufactured 102 105 -3 Chemicals-inorganic 293 270 23 Pulpwood and woodpulp 323 426 -103 Precious metals, other 76 87 -11 Metallurgical grade coal 183 178 5 Steelmaking materials 160 191 -31 Chemicals-other 876 788 88 Glass-plate, sheet, etc. 65 50 15 Tapes, audio and visual 250 228 22 Logs and lumber 467 456 10 Synthetic rubber-primary 121 119 2 Agric. industry-unmanufactured 143 170 -27 Hair, waste materials 48 47 1 Natural gas liquids 65 54 11 Electric energy 4 7 -2 Plastic materials 980 889 91 Nonferrous metals, other 173 150 23 Gas-natural 23 10 13 Nontextile floor tiles 28 22 6 Shingles, molding, wallboard 157 142 15 Newsprint 726 646 80 Mineral supplies-manufactured 237 214 22 Wood supplies, manufactured 81 63 19 Agriculture-manufactured, other 99 87 12 Leather and furs 70 57 13 Hides and skins 153 121 32 Manmade cloth 353 295 58 Nonmetallic minerals 44 31 13 Industrial rubber products 154 129 25 Coal and fuels, n.e.c. 175 181 -6 Cotton fiber cloth 138 123 15 Finished metal shapes 636 550 85 Finished textile supplies 241 207 34 Tobacco, unmanufactured 129 93 36 Iron and steel mill products 238 258 -21 Crude oil 108 9 99 Iron and steel products, n.e.c. 223 226 -2 Aluminum and alumina 275 254 21 Capital goods, except automotive 21,497 19,890 1,607 Civilian aircraft 1,093 493 600 Telecommunications equipment 1,433 1,445 -12 Drilling & oilfield equipment 477 408 70 Metalworking machine tools 436 383 53 Generators, accessories 499 507 -8 Parts-civilian aircraft 747 695 52 Materials handling equip 348 343 4 Food, tobacco machinery 150 149 1 Pulp and paper machinery 228 263 -35 Medicinal equipment 923 897 27 Excavating machinery 393 378 15 Marine engines, parts 44 44 -1 Business machines and equipment 249 240 9 Spacraft, exc. military (-) 1 -1 Specialized mining 46 50 -4 Railway transportation equipment 83 86 -3 Textile, sewing machines 103 87 16 Nonfarm tractors and parts 109 103 7 Commercial vessels, other 20 11 9 Vessels, exc. scrap 10 3 8 Laboratory testing instruments 296 266 30 Agricultural machinery, equipment 353 277 76 Wood, glass, plastic 216 179 36 Electric apparatus 1,644 1,489 155 Photo, service industry machinery 473 438 35 Engines-civilian aircraft 602 521 81 Measuring, testing, control instru 858 813 45 Computers 1,011 984 27 Industrial engines 1,025 822 203 Industrial machines, n.e.c. 1,550 1,510 40 Semiconductors 3,254 3,195 59 Computer accessories 2,825 2,811 13 Automotive, vehicles, parts and eng 5,735 5,213 522 Consumer goods 6,021 5,483 538 Tobacco, manufactured 479 426 53 Toys/games/sporting goods 485 418 67 Pharmaceutical preparations 704 720 -15 Books, printed matter 341 333 8 Furniture, household goods, etc. 167 137 30 Rugs 114 101 13 Glassware, chinaware 53 37 16 Records, tapes, and disks 323 274 49 Numismatic coins 13 11 3 Apparel, household goods-nontextile 123 114 10 Pleasure boats and motors 92 107 -15 Musical instruments 82 84 -2 Nursery stock, etc. 22 20 2 Sports apparel and gear 40 46 -6 Other household goods 388 246 142 Toiletries and cosmetics 258 220 38 Household appliances 399 394 5 Cookware, cutlery, tools 60 56 4 TV's, VCR's, etc. 237 192 45 Apparel, household goods - textiles 702 613 89 Writing and art supplies 351 327 24 Gem diamonds 196 194 2 Stereo equipment, etc. 142 131 11 Jewelry, etc 116 116 (-) Artwork, antiques, stamps, etc. 131 165 -34 Other goods 2,440 2,225 214 (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-97-42), Bureau of the Census, Foreign Trade Division, JANUARY 1997. For more information, contact Haydn R. Mearkle (301-457-2246) or Richard M. Preuss (301-457-2311), Foreign Trade Division.