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.) April March (R) Monthly Item(1) 1998 1998 Change Total, Balance of Payments Basis 55,280 57,217 -1,937 Net Adjustments -656 -882 226 Total, Census Basis 55,936 58,099 -2,163 Foods, feeds, and beverages 3,779 3,995 -216 Soybeans 297 407 -110 Corn 346 423 -77 Sorghum, barley, oats 51 82 -30 Rice 98 126 -28 Animal feeds, n.e.c. 348 362 -14 Oilseeds, food oils 155 169 -14 Dairy products and eggs 65 76 -12 Alcoholic beverages, exc. wine 38 41 -3 Fish and shellfish 185 188 -2 Other foods 302 302 (-) Nonagricultural foods, etc. 45 44 2 Wine and related products 71 68 2 Wheat 301 295 7 Meat, poultry, etc. 606 596 10 Bakery products 156 146 10 Nuts 134 123 11 Vegetables 250 238 12 Fruits, frozen juices 331 309 21 Industrial supplies and material 12,509 12,861 -352 Nonmonetary gold 290 409 -119 Chemicals-organic 1,084 1,167 -83 Plastic materials 979 1,061 -82 Other industrial supplies 969 1,035 -67 Petroleum products, other 432 493 -61 Precious metals, other 170 216 -46 Logs and lumber 309 349 -40 Aluminum and alumina 275 309 -33 Iron and steel mill products 266 296 -30 Nonferrous metals, other 168 194 -26 Hides and skins 115 139 -24 Metallurgical grade coal 181 205 -24 Copper 107 129 -22 Finished metal shapes 683 701 -18 Coal and fuels, other 133 149 -16 Shingles, molding, wallboard 156 169 -14 Cotton, raw 187 198 -11 Finished textile supplies 128 138 -10 Newsprint 764 772 -8 Hair, waste materials 48 56 -8 Gas-natural 21 28 -7 Leather and furs 82 88 -5 Manmade cloth 361 364 -3 Glass-plate, sheet, etc. 70 72 -2 Synthetic rubber-primary 120 121 -1 Electric energy 12 13 (-) Agriculture-manufactured, other 102 102 (-) Nontextile floor tiles 31 31 (-) Mineral supplies-manufactured 254 253 (-) Wood supplies, manufactured 86 85 1 Cotton fiber cloth 143 142 1 Nonmetallic minerals 34 32 2 Agric. industry-unmanufactured 153 151 2 Industrial rubber products 182 178 4 Iron and steel products, other 257 251 5 Natural gas liquids 31 25 6 Tapes, audio and visual 199 185 14 Steelmaking materials 163 146 17 Chemicals-inorganic 341 324 17 Crude oil 77 53 24 Agric. farming-unmanufactured 154 120 34 Pulpwood and woodpulp 340 306 34 Chemicals-fertilizers 472 437 35 Fuel oil 151 116 36 Nuclear fuel materials 94 41 53 Chemicals-other 942 887 55 Tobacco, unmanufactured 194 127 68 Capital goods, except automotive 23,824 24,881 -1,057 Civilian aircraft 1,620 2,546 -926 Telecommunications equipment 2,163 2,292 -129 Measuring, testing, control inst 1,022 1,094 -72 Generators, accessories 515 582 -67 Engines-civilian aircraft 689 750 -61 Metalworking machine tools 526 586 -60 Pulp and paper machinery 232 262 -30 Excavating machinery 469 493 -24 Railway transportation equipment 111 134 -23 Wood, glass, plastic 248 270 -22 Industrial machines, other 1,669 1,684 -15 Business machines and equipment 274 288 -14 Vessels, exc. scrap 3 15 -12 Agricultural machinery, equipmen 367 376 -8 Medicinal equipment 1,012 1,014 -2 Textile, sewing machines 118 120 -2 Commercial vessels, other 18 19 -1 Specialized mining 53 53 1 Computer accessories 2,872 2,864 8 Laboratory testing instruments 326 318 9 Marine engines, parts 58 48 10 Semiconductors 3,026 3,016 10 Materials handling equipment 396 382 14 Electric apparatus 1,758 1,742 16 Food, tobacco machinery 177 160 17 Nonfarm tractors and parts 130 110 19 Photo, service industry machiner 503 477 26 Spacraft, exc. military 40 5 35 Drilling & oilfield equipment 657 621 36 Industrial engines 1,002 936 66 Parts-civilian aircraft 940 871 68 Computers 831 752 79 Auto, vehicles, parts and engine 6,492 6,578 -86 Consumer goods 6,622 6,550 72 Artwork, antiques, stamps, etc. 233 177 57 TV's, VCR's, etc. 353 301 51 Tobacco, manufactured 467 417 50 Jewelry, etc 163 120 43 Other household goods 432 417 15 Cookware, cutlery, tools 63 53 10 Gem diamonds 246 240 6 Furniture, household goods, etc. 181 176 5 Glassware, chinaware 43 39 4 Nursery stock, etc. 25 24 1 Numismatic coins 5 5 (-) Records, tapes, and disks 317 318 -1 Apparel,household goods-nontexti 119 121 -2 Pleasure boats and motors 98 100 -3 Apparel, household goods - texti 752 756 -3 Stereo equipment, etc. 152 158 -6 Rugs 123 129 -7 Sports apparel and gear 39 46 -7 Books, printed matter 349 356 -7 Toys/games/sporting goods 538 551 -13 Musical instruments 71 85 -14 Household appliances 453 470 -17 Writing and art supplies 351 368 -18 Toiletries and cosmetics 275 294 -19 Pharmaceutical preparations 776 829 -53 Other goods 2,710 3,233 -523 _________________________________________________________________ Year-to Year-to Year-to Date Date Date Item(1) 1998 1997 Change Total, Balance of Payments Basis 226,748 219,825 6,923 Net Adjustments -2,981 -2,953 -29 Total, Census Basis 229,729 222,778 6,951 Foods, feeds, and beverages 16,232 17,429 -1,197 Soybeans 1,763 2,516 -753 Corn 1,574 2,296 -722 Sorghum, barley, oats 322 294 28 Rice 473 369 103 Animal feeds, n.e.c. 1,458 1,492 -34 Oilseeds, food oils 733 496 237 Dairy products and eggs 267 234 33 Alcoholic beverages, exc. wine 160 168 -8 Fish and shellfish 802 1,016 -215 Other foods 1,214 1,200 14 Nonagricultural foods, etc. 169 199 -31 Wine and related products 277 243 34 Wheat 1,343 1,294 48 Meat, poultry, etc. 2,397 2,338 59 Bakery products 585 566 18 Nuts 504 505 -1 Vegetables 977 883 94 Fruits, frozen juices 1,216 1,320 -103 Industrial supplies and material 50,963 52,038 -1,075 Nonmonetary gold 1,614 2,595 -982 Chemicals-organic 4,681 4,779 -99 Plastic materials 4,060 3,956 103 Other industrial supplies 4,022 3,314 708 Petroleum products, other 1,896 2,148 -252 Precious metals, other 888 374 514 Logs and lumber 1,362 1,856 -494 Aluminum and alumina 1,130 1,210 -80 Iron and steel mill products 1,109 985 124 Nonferrous metals, other 773 714 59 Hides and skins 469 588 -119 Metallurgical grade coal 791 821 -30 Copper 443 544 -101 Finished metal shapes 2,766 2,487 279 Coal and fuels, other 525 573 -48 Shingles, molding, wallboard 650 638 11 Cotton, raw 797 789 7 Finished textile supplies 515 991 -476 Newsprint 3,052 2,881 171 Hair, waste materials 199 206 -7 Gas-natural 98 86 11 Leather and furs 327 278 50 Manmade cloth 1,472 1,413 59 Glass-plate, sheet, etc. 295 299 -4 Synthetic rubber-primary 469 486 -17 Electric energy 53 36 17 Agriculture-manufactured, other 415 482 -67 Nontextile floor tiles 125 111 14 Mineral supplies-manufactured 1,034 1,030 4 Wood supplies, manufactured 334 371 -37 Cotton fiber cloth 589 568 21 Nonmetallic minerals 134 156 -23 Agric. industry-unmanufactured 581 567 14 Industrial rubber products 713 642 71 Iron and steel products, other 994 928 66 Natural gas liquids 149 240 -91 Tapes, audio and visual 760 950 -190 Steelmaking materials 601 718 -118 Chemicals-inorganic 1,277 1,297 -20 Crude oil 338 363 -26 Agric. farming-unmanufactured 526 440 86 Pulpwood and woodpulp 1,273 1,316 -43 Chemicals-fertilizers 1,591 1,613 -22 Fuel oil 491 613 -122 Nuclear fuel materials 311 409 -97 Chemicals-other 3,728 3,639 89 Tobacco, unmanufactured 544 537 7 Capital goods, except automotive 98,971 93,809 5,162 Civilian aircraft 8,981 7,613 1,368 Telecommunications equipment 8,639 7,401 1,238 Measuring, testing, control inst 4,341 3,597 745 Generators, accessories 2,228 2,219 9 Engines-civilian aircraft 2,946 2,478 467 Metalworking machine tools 2,263 1,985 278 Pulp and paper machinery 1,019 1,019 (-) Excavating machinery 1,956 1,792 164 Railway transportation equipment 535 326 209 Wood, glass, plastic 984 871 113 Industrial machines, other 6,896 6,534 362 Business machines and equipment 1,159 995 164 Vessels, exc. scrap 34 30 4 Agricultural machinery, equipmen 1,439 1,465 -26 Medicinal equipment 4,036 3,913 123 Textile, sewing machines 442 440 2 Commercial vessels, other 71 60 11 Specialized mining 205 181 23 Computer accessories 11,735 11,813 -78 Laboratory testing instruments 1,316 1,281 35 Marine engines, parts 201 221 -20 Semiconductors 12,470 12,645 -175 Materials handling equipment 1,571 1,529 42 Electric apparatus 7,061 6,724 337 Food, tobacco machinery 657 693 -36 Nonfarm tractors and parts 493 450 43 Photo, service industry machiner 1,955 1,934 20 Spacraft, exc. military 56 2 54 Drilling & oilfield equipment 2,550 2,085 466 Industrial engines 3,862 4,294 -432 Parts-civilian aircraft 3,535 3,234 301 Computers 3,339 3,986 -648 Auto, vehicles, parts and engine 25,917 23,907 2,010 Consumer goods 26,206 25,216 990 Artwork, antiques, stamps, etc. 840 734 107 TV's, VCR's, etc. 1,210 1,064 146 Tobacco, manufactured 1,762 1,747 15 Jewelry, etc 563 562 2 Other household goods 1,720 1,604 116 Cookware, cutlery, tools 240 246 -6 Gem diamonds 937 827 110 Furniture, household goods, etc. 727 667 60 Glassware, chinaware 159 213 -53 Nursery stock, etc. 99 89 10 Numismatic coins 23 35 -11 Records, tapes, and disks 1,240 1,301 -60 Apparel,household goods-nontexti 480 509 -29 Pleasure boats and motors 428 409 19 Apparel, household goods - texti 3,011 2,932 79 Stereo equipment, etc. 612 661 -49 Rugs 507 509 -2 Sports apparel and gear 182 170 13 Books, printed matter 1,390 1,374 16 Toys/games/sporting goods 2,146 1,915 231 Musical instruments 333 345 -12 Household appliances 1,832 1,734 98 Writing and art supplies 1,437 1,496 -60 Toiletries and cosmetics 1,131 1,099 32 Pharmaceutical preparations 3,196 2,977 219 Other goods 11,439 10,379 1,060 (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-98-101), Bureau of the Census, Foreign Trade Division, APRIL 1998. For more information, contact Haydn R. Mearkle (301-457-2246) or Richard M. Preuss (301-457-2311), Foreign Trade Division.