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.) June May (R) Monthly Item(1) 1997 1997 Change Total, Balance of Payments Basis 57,456 56,871 585 Net Adjustments -858 -995 137 Total, Census Basis 58,313 57,866 447 Foods, feeds, and beverages 3,974 4,052 -78 Soybeans 452 606 -154 Corn 397 452 -54 Fruits, frozen juices 325 341 -16 Oilseeds, food oils 76 92 -16 Sorghum, barley, oats 44 57 -13 Other foods 313 321 -8 Bakery products 147 152 -5 Dairy products and eggs 57 60 -4 Nonagricultural foods, etc. 49 51 -2 Vegetables 226 226 1 Fish and shellfish 256 254 3 Wine and related products 59 57 3 Nuts 130 124 6 Alcoholic beverages, exc. wine 66 54 12 Rice 81 67 14 Animal feeds, n.e.c. 351 314 37 Meat, poultry, etc. 627 583 44 Wheat 318 242 75 Industrial supplies and materials 13,981 13,399 582 Precious metals, other 321 150 171 Nonmonetary gold 750 641 109 Chemicals-other 988 920 68 Cotton, raw 292 239 53 Other industrial supplies 890 845 45 Logs and lumber 474 432 42 Chemicals-fertilizers 486 447 39 Fuel oil 175 137 38 Nonferrous metals, other 203 168 35 Crude oil 49 15 34 Chemicals-organic 1,284 1,251 34 Petroleum products, other 552 522 30 Tapes, audio and visual 258 228 29 Plastic materials 1,048 1,021 27 Pulpwood and woodpulp 332 309 23 Agriculture-manufactured, other 125 108 18 Nuclear fuel materials 152 136 16 Finished textile supplies 265 249 16 Gas-natural 23 13 11 Steelmaking materials 197 187 10 Copper 151 142 9 Hides and skins 146 140 7 Electric energy 8 4 3 Natural gas liquids 36 34 2 Shingles, molding, wallboard 166 164 2 Nontextile floor tiles 27 26 1 Metallurgical grade coal 212 212 (-) Manmade cloth 356 357 -1 Nonmetallic minerals 36 38 -2 Leather and furs 72 74 -2 Aluminum and alumina 305 307 -3 Industrial rubber products 163 167 -4 Wood supplies, manufactured 95 100 -5 Hair, waste materials 53 58 -5 Finished metal shapes 645 650 -5 Synthetic rubber-primary 122 127 -6 Cotton fiber cloth 138 144 -6 Glass-plate, sheet, etc. 71 78 -7 Iron and steel products, other 231 240 -9 Agric. industry-unmanufactured 147 156 -9 Mineral supplies-manufactured 249 259 -10 Newsprint 714 730 -16 Agric. farming-unmanufactured 128 145 -17 Iron and steel mill products 250 270 -20 Coal and fuels, other 107 133 -25 Chemicals-inorganic 316 369 -53 Tobacco, unmanufactured 172 257 -85 Capital goods, except automotive 24,488 24,760 -271 Civilian aircraft 1,812 2,621 -809 Computers 998 1,079 -82 Materials handling equipment 377 403 -26 Laboratory testing instruments 319 341 -22 Metalworking machine tools 503 523 -20 Industrial engines 1,050 1,069 -19 Measuring, testing, control instru. 961 974 -13 Textile, sewing machines 113 124 -12 Marine engines, parts 59 71 -12 Specialized mining 42 52 -10 Generators, accessories 591 597 -6 Parts-civilian aircraft 829 831 -1 Railway transportation equipment 86 86 (-) Photo, service industry machinery 507 507 (-) Commercial vessels, other 23 23 1 Vessels, exc. scrap 2 1 1 Spacraft, exc. military 3 (-) 2 Wood, glass, plastic 233 228 5 Pulp and paper machinery 273 267 6 Nonfarm tractors and parts 118 110 8 Food, tobacco machinery 190 176 14 Excavating machinery 505 486 19 Business machines and equipment 286 266 20 Telecommunications equipment 1,936 1,911 26 Engines-civilian aircraft 669 639 30 Semiconductors 3,232 3,193 39 Industrial machines, other 1,638 1,594 45 Medicinal equipment 1,030 979 51 Electric apparatus 1,758 1,696 62 Agricultural machinery, equipment 423 360 63 Drilling & oilfield equipment 608 516 92 Computer accessories 3,313 3,035 278 Automotive vehicles, parts, and eng 6,254 5,935 318 Consumer goods 6,785 6,663 122 Artwork, antiques, stamps, etc. 376 264 112 Gem diamonds 324 240 84 Apparel, household goods - textile 782 714 67 TV's, VCR's, etc. 297 277 20 Musical instruments 96 84 13 Toiletries and cosmetics 290 279 10 Jewelry, etc 149 140 10 Stereo equipment, etc. 164 154 10 Rugs 139 134 6 Books, printed matter 353 349 4 Sports apparel and gear 44 41 3 Numismatic coins 10 7 2 Furniture, household goods, etc. 172 169 2 Pleasure boats and motors 108 107 1 Other household goods 422 421 1 Nursery stock, etc. 23 23 (-) Cookware, cutlery, tools 66 72 -6 Records, tapes, and disks 340 347 -7 Household appliances 465 474 -9 Apparel,household goods-nontextile 121 131 -9 Glassware, chinaware 47 56 -9 Writing and art supplies 368 388 -20 Toys/games/sporting goods 466 502 -35 Tobacco, manufactured 397 451 -54 Pharmaceutical preparations 767 840 -73 Other goods 2,831 3,057 -226 ________________________________________________________________ Year To Year To Year To Item(1) Date 1997 Date 1996 Date Change Total, Balance of Payments Basis 334,016 303,459 30,557 Net Adjustments -4,759 -5,245 486 Total, Census Basis 338,775 308,704 30,071 Foods, feeds, and beverages 24,968 27,794 -2,826 Soybeans 3,252 3,405 -154 Corn 3,140 4,890 -1,750 Fruits, frozen juices 1,974 1,900 73 Oilseeds, food oils 664 601 64 Sorghum, barley, oats 394 472 -79 Other foods 1,786 1,583 204 Bakery products 863 766 96 Dairy products and eggs 351 351 (-) Nonagricultural foods, etc. 299 280 19 Vegetables 1,346 1,239 107 Fish and shellfish 1,555 1,575 -20 Wine and related products 367 345 22 Nuts 749 861 -112 Alcoholic beverages, exc. wine 289 264 25 Rice 518 517 1 Animal feeds, n.e.c. 2,179 1,832 346 Meat, poultry, etc. 3,518 3,729 -212 Wheat 1,724 3,183 -1,459 Industrial supplies and materials 79,415 74,112 5,303 Precious metals, other 846 717 130 Nonmonetary gold 3,984 4,458 -474 Chemicals-other 5,508 4,809 699 Cotton, raw 1,323 1,498 -175 Other industrial supplies 5,083 4,476 607 Logs and lumber 2,745 2,605 139 Chemicals-fertilizers 2,589 2,437 151 Fuel oil 923 982 -59 Nonferrous metals, other 1,081 989 92 Crude oil 404 61 342 Chemicals-organic 7,267 6,607 660 Petroleum products, other 3,214 3,051 163 Tapes, audio and visual 1,436 1,412 25 Plastic materials 5,999 5,515 484 Pulpwood and woodpulp 1,944 2,195 -251 Agriculture-manufactured, other 715 527 189 Nuclear fuel materials 701 493 208 Finished textile supplies 1,507 1,244 263 Gas-natural 167 111 56 Steelmaking materials 1,081 1,085 -4 Copper 835 1,021 -186 Hides and skins 872 829 43 Electric energy 27 38 -10 Natural gas liquids 310 243 67 Shingles, molding, wallboard 963 876 87 Nontextile floor tiles 165 142 23 Metallurgical grade coal 1,246 1,236 10 Manmade cloth 2,124 1,928 196 Nonmetallic minerals 231 195 36 Leather and furs 421 357 64 Aluminum and alumina 1,811 1,696 115 Industrial rubber products 960 801 159 Wood supplies, manufactured 560 464 96 Hair, waste materials 316 312 4 Finished metal shapes 3,799 3,393 406 Synthetic rubber-primary 735 728 6 Cotton fiber cloth 854 786 68 Glass-plate, sheet, etc. 452 382 70 Iron and steel products, other 1,414 1,409 5 Agric. industry-unmanufactured 876 951 -75 Mineral supplies-manufactured 1,543 1,384 159 Newsprint 4,347 4,076 271 Agric. farming-unmanufactured 778 652 127 Iron and steel mill products 1,508 1,440 68 Coal and fuels, other 814 995 -182 Chemicals-inorganic 1,984 1,816 168 Tobacco, unmanufactured 954 692 262 Capital goods, except automotive 143,202 124,899 18,304 Civilian aircraft 12,545 7,575 4,970 Computers 6,086 5,776 310 Materials handling equipment 2,305 1,952 353 Laboratory testing instruments 1,925 1,707 219 Metalworking machine tools 3,004 2,889 115 Industrial engines 6,372 5,028 1,344 Measuring, testing, control instru. 5,543 4,804 740 Textile, sewing machines 676 599 77 Marine engines, parts 350 309 41 Specialized mining 276 271 4 Generators, accessories 3,411 2,713 698 Parts-civilian aircraft 4,912 4,175 737 Railway transportation equipment 506 486 20 Photo, service industry machinery 2,938 2,652 287 Commercial vessels, other 106 162 -56 Vessels, exc. scrap 33 21 12 Spacraft, exc. military 6 128 -121 Wood, glass, plastic 1,348 1,148 200 Pulp and paper machinery 1,554 1,542 12 Nonfarm tractors and parts 691 586 105 Food, tobacco machinery 1,047 1,116 -70 Excavating machinery 2,770 2,329 440 Business machines and equipment 1,542 1,425 117 Telecommunications equipment 11,143 9,966 1,178 Engines-civilian aircraft 3,820 3,164 655 Semiconductors 19,028 17,901 1,127 Industrial machines, other 9,747 9,058 689 Medicinal equipment 5,885 5,567 318 Electric apparatus 10,144 8,948 1,196 Agricultural machinery, equipment 2,242 1,791 451 Drilling & oilfield equipment 3,212 2,882 329 Computer accessories 18,034 16,229 1,805 Automotive vehicles, parts, and eng 36,095 31,716 4,380 Consumer goods 38,601 34,563 4,039 Artwork, antiques, stamps, etc. 1,335 912 423 Gem diamonds 1,391 1,367 24 Apparel, household goods - textile 4,454 3,724 730 TV's, VCR's, etc. 1,617 1,205 412 Musical instruments 522 505 17 Toiletries and cosmetics 1,667 1,358 310 Jewelry, etc 873 754 119 Stereo equipment, etc. 991 884 107 Rugs 772 672 99 Books, printed matter 2,056 1,979 77 Sports apparel and gear 256 259 -4 Numismatic coins 52 58 -6 Furniture, household goods, etc. 1,008 872 136 Pleasure boats and motors 629 615 13 Other household goods 2,425 2,181 244 Nursery stock, etc. 134 120 14 Cookware, cutlery, tools 380 353 27 Records, tapes, and disks 1,978 1,756 222 Household appliances 2,638 2,501 137 Apparel,household goods-nontextile 757 713 43 Glassware, chinaware 315 215 100 Writing and art supplies 2,249 2,093 156 Toys/games/sporting goods 2,895 2,628 268 Tobacco, manufactured 2,630 2,780 -151 Pharmaceutical preparations 4,578 4,058 521 Other goods 16,494 15,622 872 (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-97-133), Bureau of the Census, Foreign Trade Division, JUNE 1997. For more information, contact Haydn R. Mearkle (301-457-2246) or Richard M. Preuss (301-457-2311), Foreign Trade Division.