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.) Item(1) August July (R) Monthly 1998 1998 Change Total, Balance of Payments Basis 53,698 53,825 -127 Net Adjustments -1,312 -965 -346 Total, Census Basis 55,010 54,791 219 Foods, feeds, and beverages 3,571 3,716 -145 Soybeans 278 373 -95 Animal feeds, n.e.c. 276 327 -51 Meat, poultry, etc. 549 587 -38 Corn 378 389 -11 Nuts 146 157 -11 Bakery products 140 149 -10 Vegetables 237 242 -5 Wheat 291 295 -4 Wine and related products 65 68 -3 Fruits, frozen juices 298 300 -2 Other foods 292 294 -2 Dairy products and eggs 50 52 -2 Nonagricultural foods, etc. 40 40 (-) Rice 77 75 2 Sorghum, barley, oats 37 29 8 Alcoholic beverages, exc. wine 50 42 9 Oilseeds, food oils 148 132 16 Fish and shellfish 218 164 54 Industrial supplies and materials 12,086 11,864 222 Nonmonetary gold 548 226 322 Chemicals-organic 1,136 1,033 102 Tobacco, unmanufactured 138 89 49 Logs and lumber 329 291 39 Other industrial supplies 1,026 1,000 27 Iron and steel products, other 232 207 24 Metallurgical grade coal 196 181 14 Precious metals, other 121 107 14 Synthetic rubber-primary 124 111 13 Plastic materials 932 922 9 Tapes, audio and visual 187 179 8 Aluminum and alumina 281 276 6 Iron and steel mill products 218 213 5 Hair, waste materials 43 38 5 Electric energy 14 10 4 Fuel oil 121 118 4 Finished textile supplies 123 122 1 Chemicals-fertilizers 464 465 -1 Copper 85 86 -1 Agric. farming-unmanufactured 113 114 -1 Gas-natural 23 25 -2 Crude oil 41 43 -2 Hides and skins 96 98 -3 Nontextile floor tiles 27 30 -3 Industrial rubber products 162 166 -4 Cotton fiber cloth 141 145 -5 Mineral supplies-manufactured 237 242 -5 Wood supplies, manufactured 76 80 -5 Shingles, molding, wallboard 149 154 -5 Agriculture-manufactured, other 87 93 -6 Leather and furs 62 69 -7 Nonmetallic minerals 29 36 -7 Glass-plate, sheet, etc. 65 72 -7 Chemicals-other 924 932 -8 Petroleum products, other 453 462 -10 Natural gas liquids 19 31 -11 Manmade cloth 332 344 -12 Agric. industry-unmanufactured 156 169 -13 Steelmaking materials 105 120 -15 Finished metal shapes 672 688 -16 Chemicals-inorganic 304 321 -18 Nonferrous metals, other 184 204 -19 Coal and fuels, other 105 125 -20 Newsprint 686 711 -25 Pulpwood and woodpulp 272 324 -52 Nuclear fuel materials 28 98 -70 Cotton, raw 220 293 -73 Capital goods, except automotive 23,913 24,843 -930 Civilian aircraft 2,070 2,559 -490 Drilling & oilfield equipment 654 871 -217 Industrial machines, other 1,450 1,606 -156 Parts-civilian aircraft 986 1,128 -141 Medicinal equipment 909 1,045 -136 Metalworking machine tools 448 560 -112 Engines-civilian aircraft 832 907 -76 Wood, glass, plastic 215 277 -62 Measuring, testing, control instru. 968 1,024 -57 Excavating machinery 448 495 -47 Industrial engines 935 971 -36 Agricultural machinery, equipment 339 373 -35 Materials handling equipment 365 396 -31 Food, tobacco machinery 154 171 -17 Laboratory testing instruments 312 322 -10 Marine engines, parts 43 51 -8 Computer accessories 2,869 2,877 -8 Specialized mining 43 49 -6 Pulp and paper machinery 253 257 -4 Textile, sewing machines 108 112 -4 Spacraft, exc. military 2 1 1 Vessels, exc. scrap 5 2 3 Nonfarm tractors and parts 109 105 4 Business machines and equipment 285 277 8 Generators, accessories 536 517 19 Photo, service industry machinery 494 473 21 Railway transportation equipment 124 100 25 Commercial vessels, other 59 12 47 Computers 903 841 63 Electric apparatus 1,700 1,624 76 Semiconductors 3,157 2,980 177 Telecommunications equipment 2,138 1,860 278 Auto, vehicles, parts and engines 5,550 4,732 817 Consumer goods 6,665 6,658 6 Gem diamonds 258 190 68 Artwork, antiques, stamps, etc. 380 324 56 Pharmaceutical preparations 887 861 25 Apparel, household goods - textile 792 773 19 Stereo equipment, etc. 133 116 17 Rugs 120 106 14 Musical instruments 92 79 14 Books, printed matter 342 336 6 Furniture, household goods, etc. 184 182 2 Numismatic coins 3 3 (-) Glassware, chinaware 49 49 (-) Apparel,household goods-nontextile 115 116 -1 Writing and art supplies 378 379 -1 Sports apparel and gear 31 33 -2 Cookware, cutlery, tools 60 64 -3 Nursery stock, etc. 21 26 -4 Toiletries and cosmetics 288 293 -5 Other household goods 439 448 -9 Toys/games/sporting goods 461 471 -10 Pleasure boats and motors 102 117 -15 Records, tapes, and disks 293 316 -22 Household appliances 418 442 -24 Jewelry, etc 117 146 -30 TV's, VCR's, etc. 305 344 -39 Tobacco, manufactured 396 444 -48 Other goods 3,225 2,977 248 _________________________________________________ Item(1) Year to Year to Year to Date Date Date 1998 1997 Change Total, Balance of Payments Basis 443,812 447,293 -3,481 Net Adjustments -6,911 -6,885 -26 Total, Census Basis 450,723 454,178 -3,455 Foods, feeds, and beverages 30,957 33,721 -2,765 Soybeans 2,994 4,579 -1,586 Animal feeds, n.e.c. 2,688 2,807 -119 Meat, poultry, etc. 4,744 4,792 -48 Corn 3,081 3,945 -863 Nuts 1,093 1,002 91 Bakery products 1,188 1,155 33 Vegetables 1,948 1,825 123 Wheat 2,600 2,809 -209 Wine and related products 544 481 63 Fruits, frozen juices 2,437 2,675 -238 Other foods 2,385 2,393 -8 Dairy products and eggs 471 505 -34 Nonagricultural foods, etc. 339 387 -48 Rice 819 636 183 Sorghum, barley, oats 466 500 -35 Alcoholic beverages, exc. wine 356 411 -55 Oilseeds, food oils 1,305 918 387 Fish and shellfish 1,498 1,901 -403 Industrial supplies and materials 99,489 105,634 -6,145 Nonmonetary gold 3,154 4,548 -1,394 Chemicals-organic 9,023 9,716 -693 Tobacco, unmanufactured 993 1,087 -93 Logs and lumber 2,616 3,586 -970 Other industrial supplies 8,082 6,786 1,296 Iron and steel products, other 1,907 1,852 55 Metallurgical grade coal 1,588 1,678 -90 Precious metals, other 1,495 1,163 332 Synthetic rubber-primary 941 992 -51 Plastic materials 7,873 8,118 -246 Tapes, audio and visual 1,487 1,850 -364 Aluminum and alumina 2,262 2,414 -152 Iron and steel mill products 2,040 2,038 2 Hair, waste materials 379 413 -33 Electric energy 95 85 11 Fuel oil 1,021 1,267 -246 Finished textile supplies 1,007 2,044 -1,037 Chemicals-fertilizers 3,400 3,298 102 Copper 809 1,124 -316 Agric. farming-unmanufactured 1,004 920 85 Gas-natural 178 162 16 Crude oil 509 741 -232 Hides and skins 882 1,153 -271 Nontextile floor tiles 237 223 14 Industrial rubber products 1,376 1,311 65 Cotton fiber cloth 1,170 1,129 41 Mineral supplies-manufactured 2,019 2,065 -46 Wood supplies, manufactured 643 754 -111 Shingles, molding, wallboard 1,275 1,292 -17 Agriculture-manufactured, other 789 1,017 -228 Leather and furs 624 576 47 Nonmetallic minerals 264 303 -39 Glass-plate, sheet, etc. 576 600 -24 Chemicals-other 7,413 7,420 -7 Petroleum products, other 3,686 4,450 -764 Natural gas liquids 265 387 -121 Manmade cloth 2,881 2,877 4 Agric. industry-unmanufactured 1,206 1,188 18 Steelmaking materials 1,075 1,494 -420 Finished metal shapes 5,471 5,136 334 Chemicals-inorganic 2,544 2,639 -94 Nonferrous metals, other 1,511 1,498 13 Coal and fuels, other 997 1,113 -116 Newsprint 5,878 5,791 87 Pulpwood and woodpulp 2,475 2,639 -164 Nuclear fuel materials 658 892 -234 Cotton, raw 1,710 1,805 -95 Capital goods, except automotive 195,861 192,809 3,052 Civilian aircraft 17,970 15,286 2,684 Drilling & oilfield equipment 5,427 4,474 953 Industrial machines, other 13,056 13,452 -396 Parts-civilian aircraft 7,558 6,541 1,017 Medicinal equipment 8,007 7,962 45 Metalworking machine tools 4,305 4,200 105 Engines-civilian aircraft 6,358 5,067 1,291 Wood, glass, plastic 1,961 1,860 101 Measuring, testing, control instru. 8,394 7,507 888 Excavating machinery 3,839 3,753 86 Industrial engines 7,772 8,502 -729 Agricultural machinery, equipment 2,871 2,978 -108 Materials handling equipment 3,161 3,173 -12 Food, tobacco machinery 1,314 1,416 -101 Laboratory testing instruments 2,583 2,590 -7 Marine engines, parts 403 456 -53 Computer accessories 23,367 24,666 -1,298 Specialized mining 380 367 14 Pulp and paper machinery 2,058 2,104 -47 Textile, sewing machines 903 909 -6 Spacraft, exc. military 62 8 54 Vessels, exc. scrap 60 64 -4 Nonfarm tractors and parts 938 906 32 Business machines and equipment 2,295 2,115 180 Generators, accessories 4,341 4,556 -214 Photo, service industry machinery 3,877 3,938 -61 Railway transportation equipment 1,011 684 327 Commercial vessels, other 169 128 41 Computers 6,686 8,143 -1,457 Electric apparatus 13,769 13,811 -42 Semiconductors 24,445 25,752 -1,307 Telecommunications equipment 16,521 15,442 1,078 Auto, vehicles, parts and engines 47,759 48,688 -929 Consumer goods 52,923 51,319 1,604 Gem diamonds 1,876 1,839 36 Artwork, antiques, stamps, etc. 1,954 1,572 382 Pharmaceutical preparations 6,921 6,019 902 Apparel, household goods - textile 6,100 5,912 187 Stereo equipment, etc. 1,124 1,293 -169 Rugs 994 1,041 -46 Musical instruments 657 703 -46 Books, printed matter 2,751 2,755 -4 Furniture, household goods, etc. 1,461 1,366 95 Numismatic coins 40 67 -27 Glassware, chinaware 340 412 -72 Apparel,household goods-nontextile 951 1,012 -61 Writing and art supplies 2,916 3,016 -100 Sports apparel and gear 324 339 -15 Cookware, cutlery, tools 485 507 -21 Nursery stock, etc. 196 180 16 Toiletries and cosmetics 2,255 2,241 14 Other household goods 3,471 3,318 153 Toys/games/sporting goods 4,054 3,886 167 Pleasure boats and motors 845 840 5 Records, tapes, and disks 2,482 2,605 -123 Household appliances 3,579 3,579 (-) Jewelry, etc 1,067 1,177 -110 TV's, VCR's, etc. 2,550 2,227 323 Tobacco, manufactured 3,529 3,412 117 Other goods 23,734 22,008 1,726 (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-98-196), Bureau of the Census, Foreign Trade Division, August 1998. For more information, contact Haydn R. Mearkle (301-457-2246) or Richard M. Preuss (301-457-2311), Foreign Trade Division.