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.) September August (R) Monthly Item(1) 1997 1997 Change Total, Balance of Payments Basis 56,508 57,326 -818 Net Adjustments -1,127 -1,044 -84 Total, Census Basis 57,635 58,370 -734 Foods, feeds, and beverages 4,342 4,234 109 Soybeans 533 472 62 Nuts 196 135 61 Fish and shellfish 227 200 26 Sorghum, barley, oats 87 70 17 Wine and related products 71 56 15 Alcoholic beverages, exc. wine 56 45 11 Other foods 301 292 9 Bakery products 155 148 6 Animal feeds, n.e.c. 310 308 2 Nonagricultural foods, etc. 42 42 (-) Wheat 516 518 -1 Corn 456 458 -3 Meat, poultry, etc. 634 637 -3 Rice 52 57 -5 Dairy products and eggs 66 81 -15 Oilseeds, food oils 111 128 -17 Vegetables 216 244 -28 Fruits, frozen juices 313 342 -29 Industrial supplies and materials 13,197 13,373 -176 Petroleum products, other 551 642 -91 Plastic materials 1,022 1,101 -79 Chemicals-fertilizers 328 405 -78 Metallurgical grade coal 200 259 -59 Coal and fuels, other 125 164 -39 Chemicals-inorganic 314 352 -38 Copper 121 152 -31 Finished metal shapes 675 700 -25 Pulpwood and woodpulp 319 343 -23 Hides and skins 120 142 -23 Manmade cloth 362 384 -22 Iron and steel mill products 261 281 -20 Agric. farming-unmanufactured 132 151 -19 Logs and lumber 416 429 -14 Synthetic rubber-primary 116 129 -14 Cotton, raw 284 294 -10 Industrial rubber products 161 169 -8 Aluminum and alumina 293 299 -7 Fuel oil 141 148 -7 Agric. industry-unmanufactured 146 152 -6 Wood supplies, manufactured 89 93 -4 Hair, waste materials 54 56 -3 Nontextile floor tiles 30 30 (-) Gas-natural 19 18 (-) Electric energy 10 8 1 Natural gas liquids 39 37 1 Leather and furs 78 76 2 Nonmetallic minerals 36 34 2 Cotton fiber cloth 150 147 3 Glass-plate, sheet, etc. 79 75 4 Precious metals, other 149 144 5 Mineral supplies-manufactured 270 263 7 Other industrial supplies 868 859 9 Chemicals-other 949 939 10 Nonferrous metals, other 183 172 11 Tapes, audio and visual 221 210 12 Iron and steel products, other 253 237 16 Newsprint 746 729 17 Nonmonetary gold 299 280 19 Finished textile supplies 290 269 21 Shingles, molding, wallboard 175 153 22 Tobacco, unmanufactured 117 91 26 Crude oil 116 88 28 Agriculture-manufactured, other 187 157 30 Steelmaking materials 234 190 44 Chemicals-organic 1,293 1,238 55 Nuclear fuel materials 179 84 95 Capital goods, except automotive 24,802 24,913 -111 Drilling & oilfield equipment 564 678 -114 Computers 983 1,086 -103 Telecommunications equipment 2,070 2,150 -80 Industrial engines 1,017 1,071 -54 Excavating machinery 481 523 -42 Electric apparatus 1,803 1,835 -33 Materials handling equipment 406 438 -32 Generators, accessories 556 589 -32 Industrial machines, other 1,815 1,844 -30 Nonfarm tractors and parts 101 130 -28 Vessels, exc. scrap 1 28 -27 Computer accessories 3,340 3,362 -22 Wood, glass, plastic 250 260 -10 Parts-civilian aircraft 835 843 -8 Agricultural machinery, equipment 380 384 -4 Food, tobacco machinery 174 178 -4 Spacraft, exc. military 3 2 (-) Textile, sewing machines 122 119 3 Metalworking machine tools 588 584 4 Measuring, testing, control instru. 1,000 994 6 Business machines and equipment 285 278 7 Specialized mining 54 46 8 Marine engines, parts 60 50 10 Laboratory testing instruments 334 319 15 Railway transportation equipment 109 92 16 Engines-civilian aircraft 698 678 20 Commercial vessels, other 29 9 20 Pulp and paper machinery 305 275 30 Photo, service industry machinery 528 496 32 Medicinal equipment 1,086 1,045 42 Semiconductors 3,422 3,364 57 Civilian aircraft 1,403 1,162 241 Automotive vehicles, parts and engi 5,877 6,174 -297 Consumer goods 6,401 6,448 -46 Jewelry, etc 105 204 -99 Gem diamonds 220 262 -43 Tobacco, manufactured 379 396 -17 Furniture, household goods, etc. 168 183 -15 Toiletries and cosmetics 279 291 -12 Toys/games/sporting goods 475 487 -11 Apparel, household goods - textile 761 765 -4 Rugs 134 138 -3 Glassware, chinaware 51 53 -2 Writing and art supplies 384 386 -2 Apparel,household goods-nontextile 125 124 1 Sports apparel and gear 44 43 1 Numismatic coins 8 5 3 Musical instruments 91 87 4 Nursery stock, etc. 26 22 4 Cookware, cutlery, tools 67 61 6 Records, tapes, and disks 324 319 6 Stereo equipment, etc. 154 145 8 Artwork, antiques, stamps, etc. 129 118 11 Books, printed matter 361 350 11 TV's, VCR's, etc. 296 285 12 Other household goods 450 438 12 Pharmaceutical preparations 741 722 20 Household appliances 473 452 21 Pleasure boats and motors 154 113 40 Other goods 3,015 3,228 -213 _______________________________________________________________ Year to Year to Year to Date Date Date Item(1) 1997 1996 Change Total, Balance of Payments Basis 504,518 454,224 50,294 Net Adjustments -7,960 -9,346 1,386 Total, Census Basis 512,478 463,570 48,908 Foods, feeds, and beverages 37,331 41,579 -4,248 Soybeans 4,591 5,226 -635 Nuts 1,191 1,333 -141 Fish and shellfish 2,156 2,310 -154 Sorghum, barley, oats 586 726 -140 Wine and related products 552 514 38 Alcoholic beverages, exc. wine 468 415 53 Other foods 2,672 2,377 295 Bakery products 1,313 1,178 136 Animal feeds, n.e.c. 3,091 2,864 227 Nonagricultural foods, etc. 429 432 -4 Wheat 3,143 5,291 -2,148 Corn 4,395 6,666 -2,271 Meat, poultry, etc. 5,411 5,429 -19 Rice 688 756 -68 Dairy products and eggs 571 503 68 Oilseeds, food oils 1,029 801 228 Vegetables 2,062 1,897 165 Fruits, frozen juices 2,985 2,862 124 Industrial supplies and materials 119,060 110,258 8,802 Petroleum products, other 4,997 4,548 449 Plastic materials 9,142 8,221 922 Chemicals-fertilizers 3,749 3,553 197 Metallurgical grade coal 1,880 1,906 -26 Coal and fuels, other 1,251 1,419 -168 Chemicals-inorganic 2,970 2,773 197 Copper 1,242 1,462 -220 Finished metal shapes 5,831 5,220 611 Pulpwood and woodpulp 2,935 3,146 -211 Hides and skins 1,277 1,253 24 Manmade cloth 3,236 2,937 299 Iron and steel mill products 2,292 2,078 215 Agric. farming-unmanufactured 1,177 983 194 Logs and lumber 4,000 3,932 69 Synthetic rubber-primary 1,106 1,098 9 Cotton, raw 2,239 2,029 210 Industrial rubber products 1,458 1,226 232 Aluminum and alumina 2,689 2,501 189 Fuel oil 1,396 1,509 -113 Agric. industry-unmanufactured 1,343 1,365 -22 Wood supplies, manufactured 840 721 119 Hair, waste materials 466 461 5 Nontextile floor tiles 254 218 36 Gas-natural 225 179 46 Electric energy 53 57 -4 Natural gas liquids 426 374 52 Leather and furs 649 561 88 Nonmetallic minerals 339 302 37 Cotton fiber cloth 1,282 1,197 85 Glass-plate, sheet, etc. 679 593 85 Precious metals, other 1,314 1,156 159 Mineral supplies-manufactured 2,342 2,101 241 Other industrial supplies 7,674 6,774 900 Chemicals-other 8,340 7,303 1,037 Nonferrous metals, other 1,687 1,430 256 Tapes, audio and visual 2,067 2,112 -44 Iron and steel products, other 2,124 2,097 26 Newsprint 6,534 6,148 386 Nonmonetary gold 4,844 5,757 -913 Finished textile supplies 2,334 1,920 415 Shingles, molding, wallboard 1,455 1,318 138 Tobacco, unmanufactured 1,243 996 247 Crude oil 683 287 396 Agriculture-manufactured, other 1,203 804 398 Steelmaking materials 1,693 1,622 72 Chemicals-organic 11,020 9,812 1,208 Nuclear fuel materials 1,076 799 276 Capital goods, except automotive 217,810 186,583 31,227 Drilling & oilfield equipment 5,037 4,368 668 Computers 9,171 8,554 617 Telecommunications equipment 17,411 14,900 2,511 Industrial engines 9,450 7,579 1,871 Excavating machinery 4,258 3,557 701 Electric apparatus 15,557 13,603 1,954 Materials handling equipment 3,596 2,959 637 Generators, accessories 5,106 4,097 1,009 Industrial machines, other 15,165 13,617 1,548 Nonfarm tractors and parts 1,034 875 159 Vessels, exc. scrap 65 28 37 Computer accessories 28,057 24,336 3,721 Wood, glass, plastic 2,130 1,741 389 Parts-civilian aircraft 7,387 6,364 1,023 Agricultural machinery, equipment 3,357 2,710 648 Food, tobacco machinery 1,577 1,680 -103 Spacraft, exc. military 12 129 -117 Textile, sewing machines 1,029 901 128 Metalworking machine tools 4,771 4,389 382 Measuring, testing, control instru. 8,542 7,279 1,264 Business machines and equipment 2,395 2,177 218 Specialized mining 420 398 22 Marine engines, parts 515 460 55 Laboratory testing instruments 2,901 2,575 326 Railway transportation equipment 790 719 72 Engines-civilian aircraft 5,795 4,720 1,075 Commercial vessels, other 156 186 -30 Pulp and paper machinery 2,400 2,284 116 Photo, service industry machinery 4,457 4,003 454 Medicinal equipment 9,023 8,354 669 Semiconductors 29,100 26,515 2,585 Civilian aircraft 17,147 10,526 6,620 Automotive vehicles, parts and engi 54,406 48,268 6,137 Consumer goods 57,781 51,911 5,870 Jewelry, etc 1,313 1,095 218 Gem diamonds 2,058 1,940 118 Tobacco, manufactured 3,816 4,050 -233 Furniture, household goods, etc. 1,541 1,335 206 Toiletries and cosmetics 2,521 2,115 406 Toys/games/sporting goods 4,382 4,003 379 Apparel, household goods - textile 6,687 5,674 1,013 Rugs 1,170 1,017 153 Glassware, chinaware 465 324 141 Writing and art supplies 3,399 3,160 238 Apparel,household goods-nontextile 1,137 1,081 56 Sports apparel and gear 384 380 4 Numismatic coins 75 81 -5 Musical instruments 792 759 33 Nursery stock, etc. 204 182 23 Cookware, cutlery, tools 571 520 51 Records, tapes, and disks 2,927 2,625 301 Stereo equipment, etc. 1,449 1,358 91 Artwork, antiques, stamps, etc. 1,742 1,330 412 Books, printed matter 3,115 2,970 144 TV's, VCR's, etc. 2,508 1,926 582 Other household goods 3,752 3,352 399 Pharmaceutical preparations 6,745 5,953 792 Household appliances 4,024 3,763 261 Pleasure boats and motors 1,004 917 87 Other goods 26,091 24,971 1,120 (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-97-188), Bureau of the Census, Foreign Trade Division, SEPTEMBER 1997. For more information, contact Haydn R. Mearkle (301-457-2246) or Richard M. Preuss (301-457-2311), Foreign Trade Division.