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.) February January (R) Monthly Item(1) 1998 1998 Change Total, Balance of Payments Basis 55,609 56,686 -1,077 Net Adjustments -810 -629 -181 Total, Census Basis 56,419 57,315 -896 Foods, feeds, and beverages 4,146 4,154 -8 Wheat 295 405 -110 Oilseeds, food oils 189 221 -32 Alcoholic beverages, exc. wine 34 46 -13 Nuts 119 126 -7 Meat, poultry, etc. 584 590 -7 Fruits, frozen juices 277 284 -6 Nonagricultural foods, etc. 39 41 -2 Corn 398 398 (-) Vegetables 248 243 5 Bakery products 142 135 7 Dairy products and eggs 67 59 8 Fish and shellfish 219 210 9 Other foods 281 273 9 Wine and related products 76 63 13 Animal feeds, n.e.c. 390 371 18 Soybeans 526 504 23 Sorghum, barley, oats 114 81 33 Rice 147 102 46 Industrial supplies and materials 12,541 13,072 -531 Nonmonetary gold 320 601 -282 Chemicals-organic 1,117 1,297 -180 Plastic materials 957 1,038 -81 Fuel oil 92 140 -48 Steelmaking materials 121 163 -42 Aluminum and alumina 253 292 -39 Petroleum products, other 470 507 -37 Chemicals-other 922 957 -34 Agric. industry-unmanufactured 121 153 -32 Crude oil 91 117 -26 Iron and steel products, other 229 250 -22 Coal and fuels, other 114 132 -18 Metallurgical grade coal 199 215 -16 Finished metal shapes 684 699 -15 Newsprint 762 776 -14 Tobacco, unmanufactured 90 102 -12 Mineral supplies-manufactured 256 266 -10 Glass-plate, sheet, etc. 74 83 -8 Electric energy 10 18 -7 Gas-natural 21 28 -7 Natural gas liquids 43 50 -7 Agriculture-manufactured, other 103 109 -6 Hair, waste materials 46 51 -5 Shingles, molding, wallboard 157 161 -4 Pulpwood and woodpulp 311 312 -1 Other industrial supplies 1,036 1,036 (-) Nuclear fuel materials 89 89 (-) Wood supplies, manufactured 79 79 (-) Nonmetallic minerals 34 33 2 Cotton, raw 193 191 2 Nontextile floor tiles 33 30 3 Finished textile supplies 127 123 4 Synthetic rubber-primary 116 112 4 Nonferrous metals, other 212 207 5 Iron and steel mill products 277 271 6 Industrial rubber products 175 169 6 Leather and furs 83 77 6 Agric. farming-unmanufactured 130 123 7 Manmade cloth 378 371 7 Cotton fiber cloth 158 146 12 Copper 109 97 13 Tapes, audio and visual 199 181 18 Hides and skins 121 103 19 Logs and lumber 361 336 24 Chemicals-inorganic 330 287 43 Precious metals, other 293 209 84 Chemicals-fertilizers 448 288 160 Capital goods, except automotive 24,498 24,342 156 Parts-civilian aircraft 923 821 102 Civilian aircraft 2,054 1,960 94 Measuring, testing, control instru. 1,144 1,061 83 Telecommunications equipment 2,074 2,016 58 Industrial machines, other 1,774 1,718 56 Wood, glass, plastic 239 212 28 Railway transportation equipment 156 135 21 Photo, service industry machinery 497 476 21 Food, tobacco machinery 165 145 21 Textile, sewing machines 108 89 19 Specialized mining 57 42 16 Spacraft, exc. military 10 1 10 Medicinal equipment 976 971 5 Materials handling equipment 388 387 1 Business machines and equipment 293 295 -2 Laboratory testing instruments 327 329 -3 Marine engines, parts 45 50 -5 Drilling & oilfield equipment 642 649 -7 Computer accessories 2,923 2,931 -8 Vessels, exc. scrap 3 14 -11 Commercial vessels, other 11 23 -12 Generators, accessories 562 576 -14 Metalworking machine tools 547 563 -17 Nonfarm tractors and parts 118 135 -18 Pulp and paper machinery 248 269 -21 Computers 854 877 -22 Engines-civilian aircraft 745 771 -25 Electric apparatus 1,754 1,781 -27 Agricultural machinery, equipment 331 361 -30 Excavating machinery 456 490 -34 Semiconductors 3,181 3,223 -41 Industrial engines 893 972 -79 Auto, vehicles, parts and engines 6,198 6,454 -257 Consumer goods 6,400 6,613 -212 Tobacco, manufactured 400 495 -96 Pharmaceutical preparations 770 852 -82 TV's, VCR's, etc. 254 288 -34 Toiletries and cosmetics 268 292 -24 Stereo equipment, etc. 143 164 -22 Writing and art supplies 346 360 -15 Musical instruments 81 94 -13 Furniture, household goods, etc. 178 189 -11 Cookware, cutlery, tools 56 64 -8 Gem diamonds 222 229 -7 Pleasure boats and motors 111 114 -3 Numismatic coins 5 8 -3 Other household goods 425 428 -3 Sports apparel and gear 48 51 -2 Nursery stock, etc. 25 25 -1 Apparel,household goods-nontextile 116 117 -1 Rugs 121 116 5 Books, printed matter 340 335 5 Glassware, chinaware 42 33 9 Records, tapes, and disks 305 296 9 Toys/games/sporting goods 544 535 9 Artwork, antiques, stamps, etc. 229 215 14 Household appliances 448 430 17 Jewelry, etc 157 137 20 Apparel, household goods - textile 769 745 24 Other goods 2,635 2,679 -44 ________________________________________________________ Year to Year to Year to Date Date Date Item(1) 1998 1997 Change Total, Balance of Payments Basis 112,295 105,249 7,046 Net Adjustments -1,439 -1,222 -217 Total, Census Basis 113,734 106,471 7,263 Foods, feeds, and beverages 8,301 8,654 -353 Wheat 701 575 126 Oilseeds, food oils 410 239 172 Alcoholic beverages, exc. wine 80 79 (-) Nuts 246 258 -13 Meat, poultry, etc. 1,174 1,158 16 Fruits, frozen juices 561 671 -110 Nonagricultural foods, etc. 81 81 (-) Corn 797 1,179 -382 Vegetables 491 454 37 Bakery products 278 275 3 Dairy products and eggs 126 100 26 Fish and shellfish 430 522 -92 Other foods 554 535 19 Wine and related products 139 129 11 Animal feeds, n.e.c. 761 774 -13 Soybeans 1,030 1,286 -256 Sorghum, barley, oats 195 135 59 Rice 249 204 46 Industrial supplies and materials 25,613 24,737 876 Nonmonetary gold 921 596 325 Chemicals-organic 2,414 2,374 41 Plastic materials 1,995 1,922 72 Fuel oil 232 326 -94 Steelmaking materials 284 328 -44 Aluminum and alumina 545 569 -24 Petroleum products, other 977 1,010 -34 Chemicals-other 1,879 1,769 109 Agric. industry-unmanufactured 273 269 5 Crude oil 208 215 -7 Iron and steel products, other 479 455 24 Coal and fuels, other 245 295 -50 Metallurgical grade coal 414 360 54 Finished metal shapes 1,384 1,226 157 Newsprint 1,538 1,446 92 Tobacco, unmanufactured 191 222 -31 Mineral supplies-manufactured 522 499 23 Glass-plate, sheet, etc. 157 149 8 Electric energy 28 7 21 Gas-natural 49 95 -46 Natural gas liquids 92 128 -36 Agriculture-manufactured, other 212 190 22 Hair, waste materials 96 98 -1 Shingles, molding, wallboard 318 312 5 Pulpwood and woodpulp 623 662 -40 Other industrial supplies 2,072 1,639 433 Nuclear fuel materials 177 147 31 Wood supplies, manufactured 158 180 -22 Nonmetallic minerals 67 79 -12 Cotton, raw 383 348 36 Nontextile floor tiles 63 56 6 Finished textile supplies 250 485 -235 Synthetic rubber-primary 228 228 (-) Nonferrous metals, other 419 360 58 Iron and steel mill products 548 474 74 Industrial rubber products 345 304 41 Leather and furs 161 140 21 Agric. farming-unmanufactured 253 231 22 Manmade cloth 748 697 51 Cotton fiber cloth 303 278 26 Copper 206 268 -62 Tapes, audio and visual 380 471 -91 Hides and skins 224 317 -93 Logs and lumber 697 945 -248 Chemicals-inorganic 617 602 15 Precious metals, other 503 166 336 Chemicals-fertilizers 736 799 -64 Capital goods, except automotive 48,841 44,214 4,627 Parts-civilian aircraft 1,744 1,564 180 Civilian aircraft 4,014 2,812 1,202 Measuring, testing, control instru. 2,205 1,711 494 Telecommunications equipment 4,091 3,394 697 Industrial machines, other 3,491 3,099 392 Wood, glass, plastic 451 434 17 Railway transportation equipment 290 143 147 Photo, service industry machinery 973 959 15 Food, tobacco machinery 310 326 -16 Textile, sewing machines 197 202 -5 Specialized mining 99 90 8 Spacraft, exc. military 11 (-) 10 Medicinal equipment 1,947 1,883 64 Materials handling equipment 775 740 35 Business machines and equipment 589 488 101 Laboratory testing instruments 656 613 42 Marine engines, parts 95 100 -4 Drilling & oilfield equipment 1,292 968 324 Computer accessories 5,854 5,549 305 Vessels, exc. scrap 16 12 5 Commercial vessels, other 34 38 -5 Generators, accessories 1,138 990 148 Metalworking machine tools 1,110 903 207 Nonfarm tractors and parts 253 212 40 Pulp and paper machinery 517 514 3 Computers 1,731 1,982 -252 Engines-civilian aircraft 1,516 1,220 296 Electric apparatus 3,535 3,278 257 Agricultural machinery, equipment 692 740 -48 Excavating machinery 947 817 129 Semiconductors 6,404 6,351 53 Industrial engines 1,865 2,081 -217 Auto, vehicles, parts and engines 12,652 11,463 1,189 Consumer goods 13,013 12,318 695 Tobacco, manufactured 895 914 -19 Pharmaceutical preparations 1,623 1,373 250 TV's, VCR's, etc. 543 511 31 Toiletries and cosmetics 560 549 11 Stereo equipment, etc. 307 319 -12 Writing and art supplies 706 731 -26 Musical instruments 175 172 3 Furniture, household goods, etc. 367 328 39 Cookware, cutlery, tools 120 119 1 Gem diamonds 451 384 67 Pleasure boats and motors 225 194 31 Numismatic coins 13 18 -6 Other household goods 853 786 67 Sports apparel and gear 99 80 18 Nursery stock, etc. 50 45 5 Apparel,household goods-nontextile 233 246 -13 Rugs 237 231 5 Books, printed matter 675 680 -4 Glassware, chinaware 74 105 -30 Records, tapes, and disks 601 638 -37 Toys/games/sporting goods 1,078 955 123 Artwork, antiques, stamps, etc. 444 366 78 Household appliances 878 817 61 Jewelry, etc 293 305 -12 Apparel, household goods - textile 1,513 1,451 62 Other goods 5,314 5,086 228 (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-98-60), Bureau of the Census, Foreign Trade Division, FEBRUARY 1998. For more information, contact Haydn R. Mearkle (301-457-2246) or Richard M. Preuss (301-457-2311), Foreign Trade Division.