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.) May April (R) Monthly Item(1) 1997 1997 Change Total, Balance of Payments Basis 56,349 57,162 -813 Net Adjustments -991 -697 -294 Total, Census Basis 57,340 57,859 -519 Foods, feeds, and beverages 4,016 4,162 -146 Wheat 234 319 -85 Animal feeds, n.e.c. 312 381 -68 Corn 455 521 -66 Sorghum, barley, oats 50 75 -25 Rice 68 89 -20 Oilseeds, food oils 92 99 -7 Meat, poultry, etc. 578 584 -6 Dairy products and eggs 60 64 -4 Fish and shellfish 248 249 -1 Wine and related products 57 58 -1 Bakery products 152 149 3 Nuts 123 120 4 Nonagricultural foods, etc. 49 45 4 Alcoholic beverages, exc. wine 54 42 12 Other foods 315 300 16 Vegetables 225 208 17 Fruits, frozen juices 338 319 19 Soybeans 606 542 65 Industrial supplies and materials 13,315 13,507 -192 Nonmonetary gold 641 909 -267 Crude oil 15 57 -42 Petroleum products, other 519 559 -40 Nuclear fuel materials 136 175 -39 Agriculture-manufactured, other 107 133 -26 Other industrial supplies 839 863 -24 Aluminum and alumina 300 320 -21 Nonferrous metals, other 166 185 -20 Fuel oil 145 163 -19 Finished textile supplies 247 264 -17 Pulpwood and woodpulp 310 323 -13 Natural gas liquids 36 44 -8 Logs and lumber 437 445 -8 Shingles, molding, wallboard 160 167 -8 Chemicals-other 910 916 -6 Cotton fiber cloth 141 147 -6 Industrial rubber products 166 171 -5 Nonmetallic minerals 38 41 -4 Coal and fuels, other 135 138 -3 Nontextile floor tiles 26 29 -3 Gas-natural 13 16 -3 Metallurgical grade coal 212 214 -2 Hides and skins 138 139 -2 Tapes, audio and visual 225 226 -1 Manmade cloth 354 355 -1 Glass-plate, sheet, etc. 78 78 (-) Newsprint 726 726 (-) Electric energy 4 4 (-) Agric. industry-unmanufactured 155 154 (-) Synthetic rubber-primary 127 127 (-) Hair, waste materials 57 54 3 Iron and steel mill products 264 261 3 Mineral supplies-manufactured 257 251 6 Finished metal shapes 644 636 7 Wood supplies, manufactured 99 91 8 Agric. farming-unmanufactured 145 137 9 Leather and furs 74 64 9 Copper 137 127 10 Steelmaking materials 186 176 11 Iron and steel products, other 239 227 13 Plastic materials 1,008 987 21 Cotton, raw 237 211 25 Chemicals-organic 1,232 1,200 31 Chemicals-fertilizers 459 423 35 Chemicals-inorganic 372 331 41 Precious metals, other 148 104 44 Tobacco, unmanufactured 257 136 121 Capital goods, except automotive 24,691 24,971 -280 Industrial machines, other 1,583 1,752 -169 Telecommunications equipment 1,906 2,072 -165 Parts-civilian aircraft 834 893 -59 Electric apparatus 1,693 1,742 -49 Metalworking machine tools 518 562 -44 Industrial engines 1,065 1,103 -38 Computer accessories 3,036 3,072 -36 Engines-civilian aircraft 639 671 -32 Drilling & oilfield equipment 507 537 -30 Generators, accessories 595 613 -19 Vessels, exc. scrap 2 15 -14 Excavating machinery 484 498 -13 Materials handling equipment 402 409 -7 Railway transportation equipment 86 92 -6 Nonfarm tractors and parts 110 112 -3 Wood, glass, plastic 226 229 -2 Food, tobacco machinery 175 177 -2 Spacraft, exc. military (-) 2 -2 Medicinal equipment 978 979 -2 Business machines and equipment 263 261 2 Measuring, testing, control instru. 971 966 5 Specialized mining 52 46 5 Textile, sewing machines 126 120 6 Marine engines, parts 69 59 11 Commercial vessels, other 23 9 14 Photo, service industry machinery 502 488 14 Agricultural machinery, equipment 358 340 18 Laboratory testing instruments 341 319 22 Pulp and paper machinery 263 236 27 Semiconductors 3,187 3,153 34 Computers 1,081 1,041 40 Civilian aircraft 2,617 2,404 212 Auto, vehicles, parts and engines 5,916 6,171 -255 Consumer goods 6,592 6,339 253 Artwork, antiques, stamps, etc. 264 149 115 Pharmaceutical preparations 837 764 73 Tobacco, manufactured 441 388 52 TV's, VCR's, etc. 277 249 28 Household appliances 473 449 25 Jewelry, etc 140 117 23 Records, tapes, and disks 347 324 23 Gem diamonds 240 217 23 Cookware, cutlery, tools 71 62 9 Other household goods 420 413 7 Rugs 133 129 4 Glassware, chinaware 56 53 3 Nursery stock, etc. 23 21 1 Toiletries and cosmetics 277 275 1 Pleasure boats and motors 106 105 1 Numismatic coins 7 9 -2 Sports apparel and gear 41 43 -3 Writing and art supplies 384 387 -3 Musical instruments 82 85 -3 Apparel,household goods-nontextile 130 133 -4 Books, printed matter 348 353 -5 Toys/games/sporting goods 494 502 -7 Furniture, household goods, etc. 167 181 -13 Stereo equipment, etc. 153 175 -23 Apparel, household goods - textile 681 755 -75 Other goods 2,810 2,709 101 _______________________________________________________________ Year To Year To Year To Date Date Date Item(1) 1997 1996 Change Total, Balance of Payments Basis 276,038 252,124 23,913 Net Adjustments -3,898 -4,363 465 Total, Census Basis 279,936 256,487 23,448 Foods, feeds, and beverages 20,957 23,310 -2,353 Wheat 1,398 2,724 -1,326 Animal feeds, n.e.c. 1,825 1,530 295 Corn 2,746 4,225 -1,479 Sorghum, barley, oats 343 416 -73 Rice 438 444 -5 Oilseeds, food oils 588 533 56 Meat, poultry, etc. 2,885 3,149 -264 Dairy products and eggs 294 288 6 Fish and shellfish 1,293 1,297 -4 Wine and related products 308 286 22 Bakery products 716 636 80 Nuts 619 679 -59 Nonagricultural foods, etc. 248 214 34 Alcoholic beverages, exc. wine 222 218 4 Other foods 1,468 1,316 152 Vegetables 1,119 1,021 99 Fruits, frozen juices 1,646 1,604 42 Soybeans 2,801 2,733 68 Industrial supplies and materials 65,351 61,772 3,579 Nonmonetary gold 3,234 3,837 -603 Crude oil 354 45 310 Petroleum products, other 2,659 2,606 52 Nuclear fuel materials 549 359 190 Agriculture-manufactured, other 589 437 153 Other industrial supplies 4,187 3,692 495 Aluminum and alumina 1,499 1,384 114 Nonferrous metals, other 876 814 62 Fuel oil 756 845 -89 Finished textile supplies 1,239 1,039 200 Pulpwood and woodpulp 1,613 1,873 -260 Natural gas liquids 276 214 61 Logs and lumber 2,276 2,165 111 Shingles, molding, wallboard 793 734 59 Chemicals-other 4,510 3,987 523 Cotton fiber cloth 713 650 63 Industrial rubber products 796 665 131 Nonmetallic minerals 194 160 34 Coal and fuels, other 708 829 -120 Nontextile floor tiles 138 117 20 Gas-natural 143 92 52 Metallurgical grade coal 1,033 1,011 23 Hides and skins 724 682 42 Tapes, audio and visual 1,175 1,174 1 Manmade cloth 1,766 1,590 176 Glass-plate, sheet, etc. 381 311 70 Newsprint 3,629 3,397 232 Electric energy 20 31 -12 Agric. industry-unmanufactured 727 793 -66 Synthetic rubber-primary 613 589 24 Hair, waste materials 263 260 2 Iron and steel mill products 1,252 1,230 23 Mineral supplies-manufactured 1,292 1,146 146 Finished metal shapes 3,148 2,808 340 Wood supplies, manufactured 464 383 80 Agric. farming-unmanufactured 650 526 124 Leather and furs 349 296 53 Copper 679 831 -152 Steelmaking materials 883 911 -28 Iron and steel products, other 1,182 1,166 17 Plastic materials 4,937 4,589 348 Cotton, raw 1,029 1,340 -311 Chemicals-organic 5,964 5,522 442 Chemicals-fertilizers 2,114 2,016 98 Chemicals-inorganic 1,671 1,526 145 Precious metals, other 523 525 -2 Tobacco, unmanufactured 782 577 205 Capital goods, except automotive 118,645 104,038 14,607 Industrial machines, other 8,098 7,592 506 Telecommunications equipment 9,203 8,329 874 Parts-civilian aircraft 4,087 3,481 605 Electric apparatus 8,383 7,445 938 Metalworking machine tools 2,495 2,320 175 Industrial engines 5,318 4,185 1,133 Computer accessories 14,722 13,565 1,157 Engines-civilian aircraft 3,150 2,694 457 Drilling & oilfield equipment 2,596 2,383 213 Generators, accessories 2,817 2,275 542 Vessels, exc. scrap 32 14 18 Excavating machinery 2,262 1,940 322 Materials handling equipment 1,927 1,626 301 Railway transportation equipment 420 411 10 Nonfarm tractors and parts 573 492 81 Wood, glass, plastic 1,114 953 161 Food, tobacco machinery 856 932 -76 Spacraft, exc. military 4 110 -106 Medicinal equipment 4,853 4,626 227 Business machines and equipment 1,252 1,186 66 Measuring, testing, control instru. 4,579 4,006 573 Specialized mining 233 225 8 Textile, sewing machines 565 488 77 Marine engines, parts 290 261 29 Commercial vessels, other 83 141 -59 Photo, service industry machinery 2,427 2,201 226 Agricultural machinery, equipment 1,816 1,508 309 Laboratory testing instruments 1,605 1,408 197 Pulp and paper machinery 1,277 1,283 -6 Semiconductors 15,790 15,045 745 Computers 5,090 4,878 212 Civilian aircraft 10,729 6,035 4,694 Auto, vehicles, parts and engines 29,822 26,148 3,674 Consumer goods 31,745 28,673 3,072 Artwork, antiques, stamps, etc. 959 748 211 Pharmaceutical preparations 3,809 3,393 417 Tobacco, manufactured 2,222 2,325 -103 TV's, VCR's, etc. 1,321 993 328 Household appliances 2,173 2,076 97 Jewelry, etc 724 634 90 Records, tapes, and disks 1,637 1,457 181 Gem diamonds 1,067 1,081 -15 Cookware, cutlery, tools 312 298 14 Other household goods 2,001 1,804 198 Rugs 632 559 73 Glassware, chinaware 268 180 89 Nursery stock, etc. 111 98 12 Toiletries and cosmetics 1,375 1,128 247 Pleasure boats and motors 520 518 2 Numismatic coins 42 48 -6 Sports apparel and gear 212 218 -6 Writing and art supplies 1,878 1,726 152 Musical instruments 425 422 3 Apparel,household goods-nontextile 634 593 41 Books, printed matter 1,702 1,650 52 Toys/games/sporting goods 2,422 2,176 246 Furniture, household goods, etc. 835 721 114 Stereo equipment, etc. 825 727 98 Apparel, household goods - textile 3,639 3,101 538 Other goods 13,416 12,547 869 (1) Detailed data are presented on a Census basis. The information needed to convert to a BOP basis is not availab SOURCE: Report FT900 (CB-97-118), Bureau of the Census, Foreign Trade Division, MAY 1997. For more information, contact Haydn R. Mearkle (301-457-2246) or Richard M. Preuss (301-457-2311), Foreign Trade Division.