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 or less than one half unit of measurement shown. (R) Revised.) November October (R) Monthly Item(1) 1997 1997 Change Total, Balance of Payments Basis 57,781 58,450 -669 Net Adjustments -666 -1,040 374 Total, Census Basis 58,448 59,490 -1,043 Foods, feeds, and beverages 4,643 4,681 -38 Soybeans 827 1,035 -208 Wheat 343 400 -57 Sorghum, barley, oats 71 95 -24 Fish and shellfish 221 241 -20 Alcoholic beverages, exc. wine 49 55 -6 Nonagricultural foods, etc. 41 47 -6 Other foods 325 326 -2 Rice 99 97 1 Bakery products 143 142 1 Corn 406 402 4 Nuts 130 121 9 Vegetables 232 221 11 Wine and related products 79 67 11 Dairy products and eggs 69 56 13 Fruits, frozen juices 339 306 33 Meat, poultry, etc. 658 606 52 Oilseeds, food oils 199 136 63 Animal feeds, n.e.c. 412 326 86 Industrial supplies and materials 13,073 13,229 -155 Crude oil 17 92 -74 Nonmonetary gold 236 284 -49 Agriculture-manufactured, other 97 136 -39 Cotton, raw 225 259 -34 Agric. farming-unmanufactured 101 130 -29 Newsprint 738 764 -26 Iron and steel mill products 263 289 -26 Tobacco, unmanufactured 85 109 -24 Metallurgical grade coal 211 229 -17 Plastic materials 1,063 1,079 -16 Gas-natural 17 33 -16 Nonferrous metals, other 189 204 -15 Finished textile supplies 271 285 -14 Petroleum products, other 585 597 -12 Iron and steel products, other 237 247 -10 Logs and lumber 375 383 -8 Chemicals-other 975 983 -8 Synthetic rubber-primary 121 128 -7 Industrial rubber products 177 184 -7 Pulpwood and woodpulp 372 379 -7 Glass-plate, sheet, etc. 75 81 -7 Nonmetallic minerals 32 36 -4 Hair, waste materials 52 56 -4 Steelmaking materials 189 192 -3 Chemicals-organic 1,164 1,166 -2 Leather and furs 79 79 (-) Agric. industry-unmanufactured 147 145 3 Precious metals, other 132 128 3 Nontextile floor tiles 31 27 4 Copper 134 131 4 Shingles, molding, wallboard 173 169 4 Hides and skins 141 136 5 Chemicals-inorganic 336 331 6 Manmade cloth 380 374 6 Cotton fiber cloth 152 145 7 Wood supplies, manufactured 98 90 8 Coal and fuels, other 125 116 9 Finished metal shapes 699 685 14 Natural gas liquids 47 31 16 Tapes, audio and visual 263 245 19 Electric energy 33 13 20 Aluminum and alumina 323 302 21 Mineral supplies-manufactured 289 266 23 Fuel oil 174 150 24 Other industrial supplies 940 913 27 Nuclear fuel materials 161 133 28 Chemicals-fertilizers 347 295 52 Capital goods, except automotive 24,649 25,350 -700 Semiconductors 3,050 3,397 -347 Computer accessories 3,170 3,339 -169 Industrial engines 932 1,058 -126 Computers 915 988 -73 Excavating machinery 521 587 -66 Parts-civilian aircraft 846 898 -52 Medicinal equipment 1,039 1,086 -47 Engines-civilian aircraft 679 723 -43 Generators, accessories 582 622 -40 Agricultural machinery, equipment 345 383 -38 Measuring, testing, control instru. 1,042 1,075 -33 Railway transportation equipment 161 190 -29 Electric apparatus 1,855 1,883 -28 Drilling & oilfield equipment 674 681 -7 Textile, sewing machines 126 130 -3 Photo, service industry machinery 521 524 -3 Wood, glass, plastic 244 247 -2 Marine engines, parts 51 53 -2 Vessels, exc. scrap (-) 2 -2 Materials handling equipment 408 409 -2 Spacraft, exc. military 1 2 -1 Commercial vessels, other 10 10 (-) Business machines and equipment 306 305 1 Food, tobacco machinery 196 193 3 Metalworking machine tools 604 599 5 Specialized mining 53 43 10 Pulp and paper machinery 311 297 14 Nonfarm tractors and parts 122 105 18 Industrial machines, other 1,905 1,883 22 Laboratory testing instruments 359 333 25 Telecommunications equipment 2,136 2,086 50 Civilian aircraft 1,485 1,217 268 Auto, vehicles, parts and engines 6,910 6,458 452 Consumer goods 6,597 6,752 -155 Pharmaceutical preparations 766 912 -146 Stereo equipment, etc. 151 182 -31 TV's, VCR's, etc. 288 318 -30 Other household goods 427 455 -27 Household appliances 473 500 -27 Pleasure boats and motors 102 126 -24 Artwork, antiques, stamps, etc. 186 207 -21 Gem diamonds 214 230 -16 Writing and art supplies 372 385 -14 Toys/games/sporting goods 499 512 -13 Books, printed matter 340 353 -13 Rugs 130 138 -8 Musical instruments 83 87 -4 Records, tapes, and disks 315 319 -3 Nursery stock, etc. 27 28 -2 Cookware, cutlery, tools 63 64 (-) Numismatic coins 10 7 3 Sports apparel and gear 46 42 4 Jewelry, etc 134 129 5 Furniture, household goods, etc. 189 180 8 Apparel,household goods-nontextile 132 124 8 Glassware, chinaware 63 45 18 Toiletries and cosmetics 303 280 23 Apparel, household goods - textile 815 755 60 Tobacco, manufactured 468 375 93 Other goods 2,576 3,021 -445 ________________________________________________________________ Year to Year to Year to Date Date Date Item(1) 1997 1996 Change Total, Balance of Payments Basis 620,610 559,936 60,675 Net Adjustments -9,672 -11,690 2,018 Total, Census Basis 630,283 571,626 58,657 Foods, feeds, and beverages 46,649 51,136 -4,487 Soybeans 6,453 6,702 -249 Wheat 3,883 6,165 -2,282 Sorghum, barley, oats 753 900 -147 Fish and shellfish 2,619 2,865 -246 Alcoholic beverages, exc. wine 572 556 16 Nonagricultural foods, etc. 516 548 -33 Other foods 3,321 2,963 358 Rice 884 941 -57 Bakery products 1,598 1,463 134 Corn 5,203 8,182 -2,978 Nuts 1,442 1,603 -162 Vegetables 2,515 2,332 183 Wine and related products 698 639 59 Dairy products and eggs 696 607 89 Fruits, frozen juices 3,629 3,517 112 Meat, poultry, etc. 6,675 6,611 64 Oilseeds, food oils 1,364 1,020 344 Animal feeds, n.e.c. 3,829 3,521 308 Industrial supplies and materials 145,297 135,189 10,108 Crude oil 792 521 271 Nonmonetary gold 5,365 6,381 -1,016 Agriculture-manufactured, other 1,431 1,026 406 Cotton, raw 2,729 2,486 243 Agric. farming-unmanufactured 1,409 1,199 211 Newsprint 8,029 7,581 448 Iron and steel mill products 2,843 2,516 327 Tobacco, unmanufactured 1,438 1,256 181 Metallurgical grade coal 2,320 2,352 -32 Plastic materials 11,280 10,099 1,182 Gas-natural 275 239 35 Nonferrous metals, other 2,077 1,798 279 Finished textile supplies 2,890 2,399 491 Petroleum products, other 6,174 5,672 502 Iron and steel products, other 2,608 2,550 58 Logs and lumber 4,754 4,910 -156 Chemicals-other 10,284 9,005 1,279 Synthetic rubber-primary 1,354 1,342 12 Industrial rubber products 1,820 1,526 294 Pulpwood and woodpulp 3,685 3,855 -171 Glass-plate, sheet, etc. 834 745 89 Nonmetallic minerals 409 380 29 Hair, waste materials 575 563 12 Steelmaking materials 2,072 1,939 134 Chemicals-organic 13,334 12,021 1,313 Leather and furs 806 700 107 Agric. industry-unmanufactured 1,633 1,657 -24 Precious metals, other 1,576 1,360 216 Nontextile floor tiles 312 269 42 Copper 1,511 1,716 -205 Shingles, molding, wallboard 1,795 1,621 174 Hides and skins 1,554 1,545 10 Chemicals-inorganic 3,634 3,432 202 Manmade cloth 3,984 3,621 363 Cotton fiber cloth 1,577 1,477 100 Wood supplies, manufactured 1,027 903 124 Coal and fuels, other 1,493 1,726 -233 Finished metal shapes 7,209 6,480 729 Natural gas liquids 504 457 47 Tapes, audio and visual 2,576 2,613 -37 Electric energy 98 72 26 Aluminum and alumina 3,318 3,032 286 Mineral supplies-manufactured 2,901 2,576 325 Fuel oil 1,720 2,013 -293 Other industrial supplies 9,525 8,404 1,121 Nuclear fuel materials 1,370 960 410 Chemicals-fertilizers 4,390 4,194 197 Capital goods, except automotive 267,785 230,843 36,941 Semiconductors 35,557 32,612 2,945 Computer accessories 34,596 29,704 4,891 Industrial engines 11,440 9,419 2,020 Computers 11,079 10,500 579 Excavating machinery 5,366 4,380 986 Parts-civilian aircraft 9,145 7,925 1,220 Medicinal equipment 11,121 10,316 805 Engines-civilian aircraft 7,201 5,876 1,325 Generators, accessories 6,295 5,126 1,169 Agricultural machinery, equipment 4,080 3,387 693 Measuring, testing, control instru. 10,659 9,005 1,653 Railway transportation equipment 1,140 885 255 Electric apparatus 19,281 16,834 2,448 Drilling & oilfield equipment 6,392 5,479 913 Textile, sewing machines 1,284 1,120 164 Photo, service industry machinery 5,499 4,985 514 Wood, glass, plastic 2,618 2,177 441 Marine engines, parts 619 566 53 Vessels, exc. scrap 67 35 33 Materials handling equipment 4,408 3,690 718 Spacraft, exc. military 16 131 -115 Commercial vessels, other 176 213 -37 Business machines and equipment 3,004 2,676 328 Food, tobacco machinery 1,963 2,053 -90 Metalworking machine tools 5,962 5,341 621 Specialized mining 516 502 13 Pulp and paper machinery 3,001 2,792 209 Nonfarm tractors and parts 1,261 1,082 179 Industrial machines, other 18,956 16,680 2,276 Laboratory testing instruments 3,596 3,186 410 Telecommunications equipment 21,647 18,503 3,145 Civilian aircraft 19,839 13,663 6,177 Auto vehicles, parts and engines 67,740 59,556 8,185 Consumer goods 71,129 64,122 7,006 Pharmaceutical preparations 8,442 7,307 1,135 Stereo equipment, etc. 1,783 1,686 97 TV's, VCR's, etc. 3,115 2,434 682 Other household goods 4,633 4,139 494 Household appliances 4,996 4,606 390 Pleasure boats and motors 1,230 1,136 95 Artwork, antiques, stamps, etc. 2,134 1,719 415 Gem diamonds 2,502 2,437 66 Writing and art supplies 4,155 3,909 246 Toys/games/sporting goods 5,389 4,957 432 Books, printed matter 3,810 3,645 166 Rugs 1,437 1,267 170 Musical instruments 963 946 17 Records, tapes, and disks 3,561 3,243 318 Nursery stock, etc. 259 224 36 Cookware, cutlery, tools 698 644 54 Numismatic coins 92 99 -7 Sports apparel and gear 472 468 3 Jewelry, etc 1,574 1,348 226 Furniture, household goods, etc. 1,910 1,656 254 Apparel,household goods-nontextile 1,392 1,332 61 Glassware, chinaware 572 406 166 Toiletries and cosmetics 3,105 2,624 481 Apparel, household goods - textile 8,242 7,040 1,202 Tobacco, manufactured 4,660 4,852 -191 Other goods 31,683 30,779 904 (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-98-13), Bureau of the Census, Foreign Trade Division, NOVEMBER 1997. For more information, contact Haydn R. Mearkle (301-457-2246) or Richard M. Preuss (301-457-2311), Foreign Trade Division.