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.) July June (R) Monthly Item(1) 1997 1997 Change Total, Balance of Payments Basis 56,451 57,378 -927 Net Adjustments -1,034 -857 -177 Total, Census Basis 57,486 58,235 -750 Foods, feeds, and beverages 3,806 3,929 -123 Soybeans 334 452 -117 Fish and shellfish 176 254 -79 Animal feeds, n.e.c. 289 348 -59 Corn 341 397 -55 Rice 61 81 -20 Nuts 111 129 -18 Other foods 294 306 -13 Wine and related products 58 59 -2 Bakery products 146 148 -2 Nonagricultural foods, etc. 47 47 (-) Sorghum, barley, oats 41 37 4 Alcoholic beverages, exc. wine 78 66 12 Meat, poultry, etc. 627 613 14 Dairy products and eggs 72 58 14 Vegetables 255 227 28 Fruits, frozen juices 355 322 33 Oilseeds, food oils 125 76 49 Wheat 395 307 88 Industrial supplies and materials 13,101 13,885 -784 Nonmonetary gold 280 750 -470 Precious metals, other 175 318 -144 Tobacco, unmanufactured 80 172 -92 Chemicals-fertilizers 424 490 -66 Logs and lumber 415 473 -58 Tapes, audio and visual 207 253 -46 Nuclear fuel materials 112 152 -40 Metallurgical grade coal 175 212 -38 Chemicals-organic 1,242 1,277 -35 Chemicals-other 952 981 -29 Other industrial supplies 867 888 -21 Plastic materials 1,021 1,040 -19 Copper 129 148 -19 Steelmaking materials 180 196 -15 Agric. farming-unmanufactured 116 128 -12 Hair, waste materials 41 52 -11 Aluminum and alumina 286 297 -11 Iron and steel products, other 219 230 -11 Cotton fiber cloth 126 135 -9 Newsprint 710 716 -6 Glass-plate, sheet, etc. 68 71 -3 Gas-natural 22 23 -2 Hides and skins 144 145 -1 Electric energy 8 8 (-) Nonmetallic minerals 38 37 1 Leather and furs 74 73 2 Synthetic rubber-primary 124 122 2 Wood supplies, manufactured 97 95 2 Nontextile floor tiles 29 26 2 Shingles, molding, wallboard 165 163 3 Iron and steel mill products 247 244 3 Pulpwood and woodpulp 332 329 3 Fuel oil 179 174 5 Natural gas liquids 40 36 5 Industrial rubber products 169 161 8 Finished textile supplies 271 262 9 Manmade cloth 364 355 9 Mineral supplies-manufactured 266 247 19 Finished metal shapes 659 640 19 Agriculture-manufactured, other 143 125 19 Agric. industry-unmanufactured 168 147 21 Crude oil 75 49 26 Chemicals-inorganic 329 303 26 Coal and fuels, other 148 108 40 Petroleum products, other 593 546 47 Cotton, raw 340 289 51 Nonferrous metals, other 252 199 53 Capital goods, except automotive 24,916 24,482 434 Civilian aircraft 2,040 1,808 232 Telecommunications equipment 2,050 1,929 121 Industrial machines, other 1,756 1,635 121 Metalworking machine tools 597 499 97 Materials handling equipment 445 378 67 Semiconductors 3,288 3,229 59 Measuring, testing, control instru. 1,005 958 47 Wood, glass, plastic 271 232 40 Electric apparatus 1,776 1,753 23 Computers 1,015 996 20 Computer accessories 3,324 3,307 17 Business machines and equipment 292 284 8 Laboratory testing instruments 322 319 4 Textile, sewing machines 114 111 3 Specialized mining 43 42 1 Vessels, exc. scrap 3 2 1 Marine engines, parts 56 58 -2 Spacraft, exc. military 1 3 -2 Railway transportation equipment 83 86 -4 Nonfarm tractors and parts 113 117 -4 Photo, service industry machinery 498 502 -4 Food, tobacco machinery 177 187 -10 Drilling & oilfield equipment 590 600 -10 Pulp and paper machinery 266 277 -11 Commercial vessels, other 12 23 -11 Excavating machinery 486 502 -16 Medicinal equipment 1,008 1,028 -20 Parts-civilian aircraft 796 828 -31 Generators, accessories 546 605 -58 Engines-civilian aircraft 600 669 -69 Agricultural machinery, equipment 352 422 -70 Industrial engines 991 1,093 -102 Auto, vehicles, parts and engines 6,271 6,251 20 Consumer goods 6,353 6,720 -366 Artwork, antiques, stamps, etc. 161 376 -215 Gem diamonds 185 324 -139 Pharmaceutical preparations 684 764 -81 Records, tapes, and disks 306 344 -38 Jewelry, etc 132 149 -17 Rugs 126 139 -13 Apparel, household goods - textile 732 741 -9 Toiletries and cosmetics 283 288 -5 Books, printed matter 348 352 -4 Stereo equipment, etc. 160 163 -2 Household appliances 460 463 -2 Cookware, cutlery, tools 63 65 -2 Sports apparel and gear 41 44 -2 Musical instruments 93 95 -2 Glassware, chinaware 45 47 -1 Numismatic coins 10 10 (-) Nursery stock, etc. 23 23 (-) Pleasure boats and motors 110 108 2 Apparel,household goods-nontextile 130 121 9 Furniture, household goods, etc. 181 171 10 TV's, VCR's, etc. 310 299 11 Writing and art supplies 382 365 16 Other household goods 437 421 17 Tobacco, manufactured 418 386 32 Toys/games/sporting goods 531 464 67 Other goods 3,038 2,968 70 __________________________________________________________________ Year to Year to Year to Date Date Date Item(1) 1997 1996 Change Total, Balance of Payments Basis 390,390 352,546 37,844 Net Adjustments -5,793 -6,685 892 Total, Census Basis 396,183 359,231 36,952 Foods, feeds, and beverages 28,728 32,469 -3,740 Soybeans 3,586 4,030 -444 Fish and shellfish 1,729 1,833 -104 Animal feeds, n.e.c. 2,465 2,214 251 Corn 3,481 5,629 -2,147 Rice 580 586 -6 Nuts 860 1,008 -148 Other foods 2,074 1,845 228 Wine and related products 425 399 26 Bakery products 1,010 900 110 Nonagricultural foods, etc. 344 324 20 Sorghum, barley, oats 428 551 -122 Alcoholic beverages, exc. wine 366 308 58 Meat, poultry, etc. 4,131 4,288 -157 Dairy products and eggs 424 409 16 Vegetables 1,602 1,463 139 Fruits, frozen juices 2,327 2,220 107 Oilseeds, food oils 789 644 145 Wheat 2,108 3,820 -1,712 Industrial supplies and materials 92,421 85,730 6,691 Nonmonetary gold 4,264 4,840 -576 Precious metals, other 1,018 882 136 Tobacco, unmanufactured 1,034 752 281 Chemicals-fertilizers 3,017 2,849 168 Logs and lumber 3,159 2,996 162 Tapes, audio and visual 1,639 1,646 -6 Nuclear fuel materials 814 569 245 Metallurgical grade coal 1,421 1,446 -25 Chemicals-organic 8,502 7,655 847 Chemicals-other 6,452 5,596 856 Other industrial supplies 5,949 5,229 719 Plastic materials 7,011 6,386 625 Copper 961 1,157 -196 Steelmaking materials 1,260 1,279 -19 Agric. farming-unmanufactured 894 764 130 Hair, waste materials 357 357 1 Aluminum and alumina 2,089 1,958 131 Iron and steel products, other 1,632 1,622 11 Cotton fiber cloth 976 918 58 Newsprint 5,059 4,756 303 Glass-plate, sheet, etc. 520 450 70 Gas-natural 188 135 53 Hides and skins 1,015 969 46 Electric energy 35 42 -7 Nonmetallic minerals 269 231 38 Leather and furs 496 421 75 Synthetic rubber-primary 858 851 7 Wood supplies, manufactured 657 548 109 Nontextile floor tiles 193 168 25 Shingles, molding, wallboard 1,125 1,019 106 Iron and steel mill products 1,749 1,655 94 Pulpwood and woodpulp 2,273 2,495 -222 Fuel oil 1,101 1,117 -16 Natural gas liquids 350 288 62 Industrial rubber products 1,128 939 188 Finished textile supplies 1,774 1,463 312 Manmade cloth 2,487 2,263 224 Mineral supplies-manufactured 1,808 1,635 173 Finished metal shapes 4,453 3,980 473 Agriculture-manufactured, other 858 612 246 Agric. industry-unmanufactured 1,043 1,101 -58 Crude oil 479 120 359 Chemicals-inorganic 2,301 2,115 185 Coal and fuels, other 963 1,139 -177 Petroleum products, other 3,800 3,530 270 Cotton, raw 1,661 1,643 18 Nonferrous metals, other 1,330 1,143 187 Capital goods, except automotive 168,113 145,008 23,105 Civilian aircraft 14,581 8,427 6,154 Telecommunications equipment 13,186 11,629 1,557 Industrial machines, other 11,500 10,559 941 Metalworking machine tools 3,597 3,378 219 Materials handling equipment 2,751 2,280 471 Semiconductors 22,312 20,739 1,573 Measuring, testing, control instru. 6,545 5,605 940 Wood, glass, plastic 1,618 1,347 271 Electric apparatus 11,916 10,454 1,461 Computers 7,100 6,697 402 Computer accessories 21,352 18,843 2,508 Business machines and equipment 1,832 1,683 149 Laboratory testing instruments 2,247 1,988 259 Textile, sewing machines 789 699 90 Specialized mining 319 301 18 Vessels, exc. scrap 36 24 13 Marine engines, parts 405 368 38 Spacraft, exc. military 7 128 -121 Railway transportation equipment 590 568 22 Nonfarm tractors and parts 803 684 119 Photo, service industry machinery 3,431 3,092 339 Food, tobacco machinery 1,221 1,310 -89 Drilling & oilfield equipment 3,794 3,387 407 Pulp and paper machinery 1,824 1,799 25 Commercial vessels, other 118 171 -52 Excavating machinery 3,253 2,730 523 Medicinal equipment 6,890 6,484 406 Parts-civilian aircraft 5,707 4,875 832 Generators, accessories 3,971 3,163 808 Engines-civilian aircraft 4,419 3,619 801 Agricultural machinery, equipment 2,593 2,110 482 Industrial engines 7,406 5,867 1,540 Auto, vehicles, parts and engines 42,363 37,064 5,299 Consumer goods 44,889 40,152 4,737 Artwork, antiques, stamps, etc. 1,496 1,051 445 Gem diamonds 1,575 1,526 49 Pharmaceutical preparations 5,259 4,668 592 Records, tapes, and disks 2,287 2,045 241 Jewelry, etc 1,005 862 143 Rugs 898 773 125 Apparel, household goods - textile 5,145 4,365 780 Toiletries and cosmetics 1,949 1,597 351 Books, printed matter 2,403 2,307 96 Stereo equipment, etc. 1,150 1,025 124 Household appliances 3,096 2,923 174 Cookware, cutlery, tools 442 410 32 Sports apparel and gear 297 296 1 Musical instruments 615 586 28 Glassware, chinaware 360 251 110 Numismatic coins 62 69 -8 Nursery stock, etc. 157 140 17 Pleasure boats and motors 739 711 27 Apparel,household goods-nontextile 886 831 56 Furniture, household goods, etc. 1,188 1,022 166 TV's, VCR's, etc. 1,930 1,431 499 Writing and art supplies 2,629 2,443 186 Other household goods 2,861 2,566 295 Tobacco, manufactured 3,037 3,181 -144 Toys/games/sporting goods 3,423 3,072 351 Other goods 19,669 18,808 861 (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-97-152), Bureau of the Census, Foreign Trade Division, JULY 1997. For more information, contact Haydn R. Mearkle (301-457-2246) or Richard M. Preuss (301-457-2311), Foreign Trade Division.