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) December November (R) Monthly 1998 1998 Change Total, Balance of Payments Basis 56,552 57,110 -558 Net Adjustments -1,264 -1,602 338 Total, Census Basis 57,816 58,712 -897 Foods, feeds, and beverages 4,105 3,850 254 Soybeans 415 436 -21 Corn 523 453 70 Wheat 383 312 71 Meat, poultry, etc. 545 499 47 Animal feeds, n.e.c. 281 279 2 Fish and shellfish 240 223 17 Fruits, frozen juices 322 302 21 Sorghum, barley, oats 45 50 -5 Nuts 117 119 -2 Alcoholic beverages, exc. wine 37 45 -8 Nonagricultural foods, etc. 38 37 1 Dairy products and eggs 62 52 10 Other foods 312 301 11 Bakery products 143 138 6 Wine and related products 60 67 -7 Vegetables 248 247 1 Rice 91 122 -31 Oilseeds, food oils 242 170 72 Industrial supplies and materials 11,698 12,420 -722 Finished textile supplies 132 128 4 Petroleum products, other 423 402 21 Chemicals-organic 1,102 1,007 94 Logs and lumber 322 356 -33 Steelmaking materials 146 123 23 Plastic materials 898 954 -55 Tapes, audio and visual 188 207 -19 Fuel oil 105 75 30 Copper 76 87 -12 Crude oil 41 38 2 Pulpwood and woodpulp 273 320 -47 Hides and skins 84 88 -3 Nuclear fuel materials 76 114 -37 Agriculture-manufactured, other 91 93 -2 Nonmonetary gold 249 662 -413 Metallurgical grade coal 157 174 -17 Newsprint 642 693 -52 Mineral supplies-manufactured 223 235 -13 Iron and steel mill products 215 201 13 Wood supplies, manufactured 74 68 6 Natural gas liquids 38 41 -2 Chemicals-inorganic 299 330 -32 Cotton, raw 233 260 -27 Aluminum and alumina 281 297 -16 Coal and fuels, other 124 94 29 Nonferrous metals, other 175 173 2 Manmade cloth 310 327 -17 Tobacco, unmanufactured 143 149 -6 Hair, waste materials 34 42 -8 Shingles, molding, wallboard 159 155 4 Synthetic rubber-primary 105 107 -3 Glass-plate, sheet, etc. 72 62 10 Nonmetallic minerals 26 27 -1 Electric energy 26 31 -5 Gas-natural 14 16 -2 Nontextile floor tiles 29 29 (-) Chemicals-other 980 997 -17 Leather and furs 70 74 -3 Iron and steel products, other 229 240 -11 Industrial rubber products 175 158 18 Cotton fiber cloth 133 153 -19 Agric. industry-unmanufactured 141 145 -5 Agric. farming-unmanufactured 124 136 -12 Precious metals, other 122 169 -47 Chemicals-fertilizers 473 410 63 Finished metal shapes 689 704 -15 Other industrial supplies 977 1,070 -93 Capital goods, except automotive 26,097 25,798 299 Civilian aircraft 3,376 3,497 -121 Engines-civilian aircraft 896 849 47 Parts-civilian aircraft 1,049 1,044 5 Drilling & oilfield equipment 637 760 -123 Telecommunications equipment 2,067 2,170 -103 Measuring, testing, control instru. 1,030 1,117 -88 Railway transportation equipment 165 184 -19 Business machines and equipment 284 273 11 Wood, glass, plastic 238 227 10 Spacraft, exc. military 1 1 (-) Commercial vessels, other 16 14 2 Vessels, exc. scrap 10 (-) 10 Nonfarm tractors and parts 85 86 -1 Specialized mining 35 32 3 Marine engines, parts 55 51 4 Laboratory testing instruments 334 308 27 Textile, sewing machines 93 98 -6 Materials handling equipment 370 350 19 Food, tobacco machinery 147 170 -22 Photo, service industry machinery 465 483 -18 Metalworking machine tools 492 475 17 Excavating machinery 455 376 79 Medicinal equipment 1,033 978 56 Pulp and paper machinery 247 218 29 Generators, accessories 508 566 -57 Agricultural machinery, equipment 344 295 49 Electric apparatus 1,781 1,761 19 Industrial engines 1,007 959 49 Semiconductors 3,549 3,225 324 Industrial machines, other 1,514 1,425 89 Computers 815 820 -6 Computer accessories 3,001 2,986 15 Auto, vehicles, parts and engines 6,163 6,414 -251 Consumer goods 6,606 6,614 -8 Pharmaceutical preparations 900 886 14 Artwork, antiques, stamps, etc. 244 325 -81 Apparel, household goods - textile 784 780 4 Toys/games/sporting goods 548 507 41 Gem diamonds 264 253 12 Other household goods 463 432 30 TV's, VCR's, etc. 217 268 -52 Furniture, household goods, etc. 191 190 1 Nursery stock, etc. 26 29 -4 Jewelry, etc 169 189 -20 Toiletries and cosmetics 276 273 4 Cookware, cutlery, tools 60 60 (-) Numismatic coins 7 8 -2 Writing and art supplies 391 371 21 Sports apparel and gear 37 35 2 Pleasure boats and motors 123 108 14 Books, printed matter 342 335 7 Musical instruments 89 88 2 Rugs 119 127 -8 Glassware, chinaware 36 32 4 Apparel,household goods-nontextile 132 115 17 Records, tapes, and disks 312 328 -15 Tobacco, manufactured 321 302 19 Household appliances 426 430 -4 Stereo equipment, etc. 128 143 -15 Other goods 3,148 3,616 -469 __________________________________________________________________________ Item(1) Year To Year To Year To Date Date Date 1998 1997 Change Total, Balance of Payments Basis 671,055 679,325 -8,269 Net Adjustments -11,921 -9,858 -2,064 Total, Census Basis 682,977 689,182 -6,206 Foods, feeds, and beverages 46,379 51,507 -5,128 Soybeans 4,947 7,506 -2,559 Corn 4,805 5,682 -877 Wheat 3,817 4,329 -512 Meat, poultry, etc. 6,743 7,244 -501 Animal feeds, n.e.c. 3,855 4,312 -457 Fish and shellfish 2,348 2,790 -442 Fruits, frozen juices 3,697 3,957 -260 Sorghum, barley, oats 632 831 -199 Nuts 1,472 1,576 -104 Alcoholic beverages, exc. wine 536 619 -83 Nonagricultural foods, etc. 491 557 -67 Dairy products and eggs 710 767 -58 Other foods 3,576 3,618 -41 Bakery products 1,750 1,731 19 Wine and related products 798 743 55 Vegetables 2,937 2,736 201 Rice 1,262 983 279 Oilseeds, food oils 2,003 1,526 477 Industrial supplies and materials 147,914 158,226 -10,312 Finished textile supplies 1,512 3,155 -1,643 Petroleum products, other 5,363 6,809 -1,446 Chemicals-organic 13,100 14,521 -1,421 Logs and lumber 3,962 5,154 -1,193 Steelmaking materials 1,562 2,243 -681 Plastic materials 11,662 12,263 -601 Tapes, audio and visual 2,248 2,808 -561 Fuel oil 1,396 1,932 -535 Copper 1,143 1,621 -478 Crude oil 676 1,124 -448 Pulpwood and woodpulp 3,596 4,013 -417 Hides and skins 1,266 1,665 -399 Nuclear fuel materials 1,076 1,475 -399 Agriculture-manufactured, other 1,179 1,519 -340 Nonmonetary gold 5,413 5,703 -290 Metallurgical grade coal 2,269 2,536 -267 Newsprint 8,540 8,772 -232 Mineral supplies-manufactured 2,962 3,149 -187 Iron and steel mill products 2,915 3,097 -182 Wood supplies, manufactured 927 1,107 -181 Natural gas liquids 391 555 -164 Chemicals-inorganic 3,790 3,953 -163 Cotton, raw 2,561 2,718 -157 Aluminum and alumina 3,442 3,592 -149 Coal and fuels, other 1,446 1,586 -140 Nonferrous metals, other 2,151 2,280 -129 Manmade cloth 4,210 4,328 -119 Tobacco, unmanufactured 1,453 1,553 -101 Hair, waste materials 542 618 -76 Shingles, molding, wallboard 1,899 1,969 -70 Synthetic rubber-primary 1,384 1,452 -69 Glass-plate, sheet, etc. 842 909 -67 Nonmetallic minerals 386 445 -59 Electric energy 185 228 -43 Gas-natural 243 275 -32 Nontextile floor tiles 352 341 11 Chemicals-other 11,267 11,254 13 Leather and furs 904 888 16 Iron and steel products, other 2,854 2,823 31 Industrial rubber products 2,050 2,011 39 Cotton fiber cloth 1,753 1,711 42 Agric. industry-unmanufactured 1,833 1,782 51 Agric. farming-unmanufactured 1,477 1,366 111 Precious metals, other 2,017 1,809 209 Chemicals-fertilizers 5,161 4,872 288 Finished metal shapes 8,247 7,858 389 Other industrial supplies 12,309 10,383 1,926 Capital goods, except automotive 299,484 294,470 5,015 Civilian aircraft 31,815 23,585 8,231 Engines-civilian aircraft 9,966 7,800 2,166 Parts-civilian aircraft 11,770 9,974 1,796 Drilling & oilfield equipment 8,144 7,046 1,098 Telecommunications equipment 24,984 23,995 989 Measuring, testing, control instru. 12,511 11,774 737 Railway transportation equipment 1,767 1,358 409 Business machines and equipment 3,449 3,288 161 Wood, glass, plastic 2,891 2,832 58 Spacraft, exc. military 67 15 52 Commercial vessels, other 233 188 44 Vessels, exc. scrap 78 68 10 Nonfarm tractors and parts 1,329 1,345 -16 Specialized mining 529 563 -34 Marine engines, parts 609 662 -53 Laboratory testing instruments 3,900 3,958 -58 Textile, sewing machines 1,305 1,381 -76 Materials handling equipment 4,625 4,776 -150 Food, tobacco machinery 1,975 2,147 -172 Photo, service industry machinery 5,767 5,960 -193 Metalworking machine tools 6,278 6,501 -223 Excavating machinery 5,614 5,841 -227 Medicinal equipment 11,914 12,155 -241 Pulp and paper machinery 3,005 3,263 -258 Generators, accessories 6,542 6,816 -274 Agricultural machinery, equipment 4,185 4,465 -279 Electric apparatus 20,738 21,162 -424 Industrial engines 11,608 12,615 -1,007 Semiconductors 37,642 38,861 -1,219 Industrial machines, other 18,924 20,715 -1,791 Computers 9,955 11,837 -1,882 Computer accessories 35,364 37,524 -2,160 Auto, vehicles, parts and engines 72,696 74,029 -1,333 Consumer goods 79,502 77,446 2,057 Pharmaceutical preparations 10,729 9,261 1,468 Artwork, antiques, stamps, etc. 3,141 2,340 801 Apparel, household goods - textile 9,181 8,956 225 Toys/games/sporting goods 6,083 5,861 222 Gem diamonds 2,947 2,744 204 Other household goods 5,252 5,079 174 TV's, VCR's, etc. 3,549 3,411 138 Furniture, household goods, etc. 2,216 2,082 134 Nursery stock, etc. 306 283 23 Jewelry, etc 1,736 1,723 14 Toiletries and cosmetics 3,380 3,385 -4 Cookware, cutlery, tools 723 752 -29 Numismatic coins 66 100 -34 Writing and art supplies 4,454 4,495 -41 Sports apparel and gear 473 520 -47 Pleasure boats and motors 1,275 1,326 -52 Books, printed matter 4,083 4,142 -59 Musical instruments 999 1,059 -60 Rugs 1,485 1,558 -72 Glassware, chinaware 494 591 -96 Apparel,household goods-nontextile 1,410 1,514 -104 Records, tapes, and disks 3,746 3,871 -125 Tobacco, manufactured 4,844 5,012 -168 Household appliances 5,275 5,452 -177 Stereo equipment, etc. 1,652 1,930 -278 Other goods 37,001 33,505 3,496 (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-99-31), Bureau of the Census, Foreign Trade Division, December 1998. For more information, contact Haydn R. Mearkle (301-457-2246) or Richard M. Preuss (301-457-2311), Foreign Trade Division.