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.) October September(R) Monthly Item(1) 1997 1997 Change Total, Balance of Payments Basis 57,964 56,370 1,595 Net Adjustments -1,037 -1,133 96 Total, Census Basis 59,001 57,502 1,499 Foods, feeds, and beverages 4,633 4,337 296 Soybeans 1,020 533 487 Rice 97 52 46 Oilseeds, food oils 136 111 25 Other foods 322 300 22 Animal feeds, n.e.c. 322 310 13 Fish and shellfish 238 227 11 Sorghum, barley, oats 94 87 6 Nonagricultural foods, etc. 46 42 4 Vegetables 220 216 4 Alcoholic beverages, exc. wine 55 57 -1 Wine and related products 64 71 -7 Fruits, frozen juices 303 312 -9 Dairy products and eggs 56 66 -11 Bakery products 141 153 -12 Meat, poultry, etc. 603 634 -32 Corn 396 455 -59 Nuts 119 195 -76 Wheat 399 513 -114 Industrial supplies and materials 13,192 13,133 59 Plastic materials 1,080 1,018 63 Petroleum products, other 606 546 60 Pulpwood and woodpulp 375 318 57 Other industrial supplies 913 865 48 Chemicals-other 978 935 44 Iron and steel mill products 289 259 29 Metallurgical grade coal 229 200 28 Chemicals-inorganic 340 312 28 Tapes, audio and visual 246 222 24 Newsprint 762 739 24 Industrial rubber products 184 161 23 Nonferrous metals, other 203 181 22 Hides and skins 136 119 17 Finished metal shapes 685 669 16 Gas-natural 33 19 14 Synthetic rubber-primary 128 115 13 Manmade cloth 369 357 13 Fuel oil 150 141 10 Copper 132 125 7 Electric energy 13 10 3 Hair, waste materials 56 54 2 Glass-plate, sheet, etc. 80 79 1 Leather and furs 78 77 1 Nonmetallic minerals 37 37 (-) Agric. industry-unmanufactured 144 144 (-) Wood supplies, manufactured 88 89 -1 Nontextile floor tiles 27 30 -3 Finished textile supplies 285 289 -4 Iron and steel products, other 248 252 -5 Agric. farming-unmanufactured 129 133 -5 Shingles, molding, wallboard 168 173 -5 Cotton fiber cloth 141 149 -8 Mineral supplies-manufactured 265 273 -8 Tobacco, unmanufactured 108 117 -9 Natural gas liquids 31 39 -9 Coal and fuels, other 114 126 -12 Aluminum and alumina 285 297 -12 Nonmonetary gold 284 300 -16 Precious metals, other 127 150 -23 Crude oil 92 116 -24 Cotton, raw 263 290 -27 Chemicals-fertilizers 296 327 -31 Logs and lumber 379 412 -33 Steelmaking materials 193 231 -38 Nuclear fuel materials 133 179 -46 Agriculture-manufactured, other 135 183 -48 Chemicals-organic 1,155 1,276 -121 Capital goods, except automotive 25,185 24,778 406 Drilling & oilfield equipment 689 565 124 Excavating machinery 587 482 105 Electric apparatus 1,880 1,789 91 Railway transportation equipment 187 108 79 Generators, accessories 619 542 77 Measuring, testing, control instru. 1,075 1,000 75 Parts-civilian aircraft 892 850 43 Industrial engines 1,050 1,016 33 Industrial machines, other 1,849 1,819 30 Medicinal equipment 1,086 1,059 27 Engines-civilian aircraft 721 701 20 Food, tobacco machinery 191 171 20 Business machines and equipment 302 283 20 Textile, sewing machines 128 121 7 Materials handling equipment 407 401 7 Agricultural machinery, equipment 379 375 4 Nonfarm tractors and parts 105 101 4 Vessels, exc. scrap 2 1 1 Pulp and paper machinery 299 298 1 Spacraft, exc. military 3 3 (-) Photo, service industry machinery 523 525 -2 Computers 984 988 -4 Metalworking machine tools 572 577 -5 Laboratory testing instruments 332 336 -5 Wood, glass, plastic 242 248 -6 Marine engines, parts 53 60 -7 Specialized mining 44 54 -10 Commercial vessels, other 9 29 -20 Telecommunications equipment 2,054 2,085 -30 Computer accessories 3,334 3,370 -35 Semiconductors 3,382 3,431 -49 Civilian aircraft 1,207 1,394 -187 Automotive vehicles, parts and engines 6,443 5,844 599 Consumer goods 6,730 6,400 330 Pharmaceutical preparations 928 760 168 Artwork, antiques, stamps, etc. 200 129 71 Toys/games/sporting goods 509 471 38 Stereo equipment, etc. 183 156 27 Household appliances 498 472 26 Jewelry, etc 128 102 26 TV's, VCR's, etc. 316 297 18 Furniture, household goods, etc. 180 169 12 Gem diamonds 230 220 11 Other household goods 454 449 5 Rugs 138 133 5 Writing and art supplies 386 383 3 Nursery stock, etc. 28 26 2 Numismatic coins 7 8 -2 Toiletries and cosmetics 279 281 -2 Apparel,household goods-nontextile 122 125 -3 Sports apparel and gear 42 45 -3 Apparel, household goods - textile 742 746 -4 Cookware, cutlery, tools 63 68 -4 Musical instruments 86 91 -5 Glassware, chinaware 44 51 -6 Tobacco, manufactured 372 379 -8 Records, tapes, and disks 316 325 -9 Books, printed matter 354 363 -9 Pleasure boats and motors 125 152 -26 Other goods 2,819 3,010 -191 ____________________________________ Year to Year to Year to Date Date Date Item(1) 1997 1996 Change Total, Balance of Payments Basis 562,343 506,727 55,617 Net Adjustments -9,002 -10,411 1,409 Total, Census Basis 571,346 517,138 54,208 Foods, feeds, and beverages 41,959 46,124 -4,165 Soybeans 5,611 5,836 -225 Rice 785 846 -60 Oilseeds, food oils 1,165 878 287 Other foods 2,992 2,682 310 Animal feeds, n.e.c. 3,413 3,174 238 Fish and shellfish 2,395 2,577 -182 Sorghum, barley, oats 680 815 -135 Nonagricultural foods, etc. 475 491 -16 Vegetables 2,282 2,118 164 Alcoholic beverages, exc. wine 524 484 40 Wine and related products 616 574 42 Fruits, frozen juices 3,288 3,183 105 Dairy products and eggs 627 554 73 Bakery products 1,453 1,327 126 Meat, poultry, etc. 6,014 6,020 -6 Corn 4,791 7,292 -2,501 Nuts 1,310 1,479 -169 Wheat 3,539 5,795 -2,256 Industrial supplies and materials 132,187 122,937 9,250 Plastic materials 10,219 9,167 1,052 Petroleum products, other 5,599 5,124 475 Pulpwood and woodpulp 3,308 3,518 -210 Other industrial supplies 8,585 7,570 1,015 Chemicals-other 9,304 8,159 1,145 Iron and steel mill products 2,579 2,294 286 Metallurgical grade coal 2,109 2,148 -39 Chemicals-inorganic 3,307 3,118 190 Tapes, audio and visual 2,314 2,357 -43 Newsprint 7,289 6,866 423 Industrial rubber products 1,643 1,372 270 Nonferrous metals, other 1,887 1,584 304 Hides and skins 1,413 1,395 18 Finished metal shapes 6,510 5,845 665 Gas-natural 258 220 38 Synthetic rubber-primary 1,234 1,225 9 Manmade cloth 3,600 3,281 319 Fuel oil 1,546 1,846 -300 Copper 1,378 1,593 -215 Electric energy 66 62 3 Hair, waste materials 522 511 11 Glass-plate, sheet, etc. 759 668 90 Leather and furs 727 628 99 Nonmetallic minerals 377 341 36 Agric. industry-unmanufactured 1,485 1,511 -26 Wood supplies, manufactured 928 807 120 Nontextile floor tiles 280 244 36 Finished textile supplies 2,619 2,156 463 Iron and steel products, other 2,371 2,323 48 Agric. farming-unmanufactured 1,307 1,088 219 Shingles, molding, wallboard 1,621 1,471 150 Cotton fiber cloth 1,421 1,335 86 Mineral supplies-manufactured 2,610 2,336 273 Tobacco, unmanufactured 1,352 1,131 221 Natural gas liquids 457 414 43 Coal and fuels, other 1,366 1,565 -199 Aluminum and alumina 2,978 2,777 201 Nonmonetary gold 5,129 6,116 -987 Precious metals, other 1,442 1,287 156 Crude oil 775 428 347 Cotton, raw 2,508 2,231 277 Chemicals-fertilizers 4,045 3,865 180 Logs and lumber 4,376 4,440 -64 Steelmaking materials 1,883 1,786 97 Nuclear fuel materials 1,209 891 317 Agriculture-manufactured, other 1,334 909 425 Chemicals-organic 12,158 10,933 1,225 Capital goods, except automotive 242,970 208,632 34,338 Drilling & oilfield equipment 5,727 4,890 837 Excavating machinery 4,845 3,971 874 Electric apparatus 17,423 15,186 2,236 Railway transportation equipment 976 809 167 Generators, accessories 5,710 4,620 1,091 Measuring, testing, control instru. 9,616 8,094 1,522 Parts-civilian aircraft 8,293 7,154 1,140 Industrial engines 10,499 8,494 2,005 Industrial machines, other 17,018 15,125 1,893 Medicinal equipment 10,081 9,333 748 Engines-civilian aircraft 6,520 5,257 1,263 Food, tobacco machinery 1,765 1,863 -98 Business machines and equipment 2,695 2,422 273 Textile, sewing machines 1,156 1,008 148 Materials handling equipment 3,998 3,334 664 Agricultural machinery, equipment 3,730 3,041 690 Nonfarm tractors and parts 1,139 984 155 Vessels, exc. scrap 67 30 38 Pulp and paper machinery 2,692 2,534 158 Spacraft, exc. military 15 130 -115 Photo, service industry machinery 4,976 4,495 482 Computers 10,160 9,533 627 Metalworking machine tools 5,331 4,876 455 Laboratory testing instruments 3,235 2,878 358 Wood, glass, plastic 2,370 1,943 427 Marine engines, parts 568 511 58 Specialized mining 463 455 8 Commercial vessels, other 165 196 -32 Telecommunications equipment 19,479 16,717 2,762 Computer accessories 31,420 26,972 4,448 Semiconductors 32,491 29,504 2,988 Civilian aircraft 18,345 12,277 6,068 Automotive vehicles, parts and engines 60,815 53,678 7,137 Consumer goods 64,510 58,052 6,458 Pharmaceutical preparations 7,692 6,669 1,023 Artwork, antiques, stamps, etc. 1,942 1,515 427 Toys/games/sporting goods 4,887 4,473 414 Stereo equipment, etc. 1,634 1,520 114 Household appliances 4,520 4,177 343 Jewelry, etc 1,439 1,222 217 TV's, VCR's, etc. 2,825 2,184 641 Furniture, household goods, etc. 1,721 1,497 225 Gem diamonds 2,288 2,196 92 Other household goods 4,205 3,743 462 Rugs 1,307 1,142 164 Writing and art supplies 3,783 3,531 253 Nursery stock, etc. 233 203 30 Numismatic coins 82 87 -5 Toiletries and cosmetics 2,802 2,369 433 Apparel,household goods-nontextile 1,259 1,207 52 Sports apparel and gear 426 427 -2 Apparel, household goods - textile 7,413 6,355 1,058 Cookware, cutlery, tools 635 583 52 Musical instruments 879 852 26 Glassware, chinaware 509 363 146 Tobacco, manufactured 4,188 4,480 -292 Records, tapes, and disks 3,244 2,930 314 Books, printed matter 3,470 3,299 171 Pleasure boats and motors 1,128 1,028 99 Other goods 28,905 27,715 1,190 (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-97-205), Bureau of the Census, Foreign Trade Division, OCTOBER 1997. For more information, contact Haydn R. Mearkle (301-457-2246) or Richard M. Preuss (301-457-2311), Foreign Trade Division.