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.) January December (R) Monthly Item(1) 1998 1997 Change Total, Balance Of Payments Basis 56,296 58,414 -2,118 Net Adjustments -624 -878 254 Total, Census Basis 56,921 59,292 -2,372 Foods, Feeds, And Beverages 4,155 4,455 -301 Soybeans 504 672 -168 Animal Feeds, N.E.C. 371 455 -84 Corn 399 480 -81 Fruits, Frozen Juices 284 334 -50 Other Foods 272 287 -15 Fish And Shellfish 206 220 -14 Dairy Products And Eggs 59 72 -13 Sorghum, Barley, Oats 75 78 -3 Bakery Products 134 135 -1 Alcoholic Beverages, Exc. Wine 47 47 -1 Meat, Poultry, Etc. 586 585 1 Nonagricultural Foods, Etc. 41 40 1 Nuts 128 126 2 Wine And Related Products 62 59 2 Rice 107 100 6 Vegetables 242 235 7 Wheat 419 367 51 Oilseeds, Food Oils 220 161 59 Industrial Supplies And Materials 12,985 12,997 -12 Chemicals-Fertilizers 241 423 -182 Finished Textile Supplies 122 266 -145 Petroleum Products, Other 496 636 -140 Chemicals-Inorganic 275 336 -61 Logs And Lumber 337 391 -54 Fuel Oil 132 180 -48 Tapes, Audio And Visual 180 227 -47 Nuclear Fuel Materials 89 132 -43 Pulpwood And Woodpulp 310 336 -25 Precious Metals, Other 209 231 -22 Chemicals-Other 957 979 -22 Tobacco, Unmanufactured 102 123 -21 Gas-Natural 28 45 -16 Hides And Skins 103 111 -8 Electric Energy 18 26 -8 Leather And Furs 76 84 -8 Copper 99 105 -7 Shingles, Molding, Wallboard 160 166 -6 Wood Supplies, Manufactured 79 84 -6 Steelmaking Materials 163 167 -4 Natural Gas Liquids 48 51 -3 Nonmetallic Minerals 33 35 -2 Agric. Industry-Unmanufactured 153 155 -2 Nontextile Floor Tiles 30 31 -1 Mineral Supplies-Manufactured 266 267 -1 Industrial Rubber Products 169 165 3 Metallurgical Grade Coal 205 200 5 Hair, Waste Materials 50 45 6 Synthetic Rubber-Primary 111 105 7 Cotton Fiber Cloth 146 139 7 Glass-Plate, Sheet, Etc. 83 74 9 Agric. Farming-Unmanufactured 125 115 10 Nonferrous Metals, Other 206 193 13 Cotton, Raw 193 179 15 Aluminum And Alumina 295 278 18 Agriculture-Manufactured, Other 109 88 21 Newsprint 774 752 22 Iron And Steel Mill Products 271 250 22 Manmade Cloth 369 344 25 Finished Metal Shapes 695 669 26 Plastic Materials 1,043 1,013 30 Coal And Fuels, Other 134 100 34 Iron And Steel Products, Other 251 216 35 Crude Oil 117 72 45 Chemicals-Organic 1,309 1,206 103 Other Industrial Supplies 1,032 871 161 Nonmonetary Gold 595 337 258 Capital Goods, Except Automotive 24,210 26,696 -2,486 Civilian Aircraft 1,960 3,773 -1,813 Industrial Engines 969 1,108 -139 Telecommunications Equipment 2,003 2,131 -129 Medicinal Equipment 961 1,082 -121 Railway Transportation Equipment 135 221 -86 Electric Apparatus 1,768 1,853 -85 Semiconductors 3,222 3,293 -71 Computer Accessories 2,909 2,970 -61 Industrial Machines, Other 1,709 1,769 -60 Agricultural Machinery, Equipment 358 403 -45 Drilling & Oilfield Equipment 628 671 -43 Laboratory Testing Instruments 324 365 -41 Wood, Glass, Plastic 211 248 -38 Food, Tobacco Machinery 144 177 -33 Measuring, Testing, Control Instru. 1,054 1,085 -31 Parts-Civilian Aircraft 818 848 -30 Textile, Sewing Machines 90 100 -10 Metalworking Machine Tools 563 569 -6 Specialized Mining 41 43 -2 Spacraft, Exc. Military 1 1 (-) Pulp And Paper Machinery 267 264 3 Marine Engines, Parts 50 44 6 Business Machines And Equipment 294 287 7 Photo, Service Industry Machinery 473 466 7 Materials Handling Equipment 385 378 8 Commercial Vessels, Other 22 13 9 Vessels, Exc. Scrap 14 1 13 Excavating Machinery 490 467 23 Nonfarm Tractors And Parts 134 99 35 Computers 872 826 45 Generators, Accessories 575 516 59 Engines-Civilian Aircraft 766 625 141 Auto, Vehicles, Parts And Engines 6,455 5,878 577 Consumer Goods 6,630 6,409 221 Tobacco, Manufactured 503 372 132 Pharmaceutical Preparations 859 785 75 Toys/Games/Sporting Goods 533 484 49 Apparel, Household Goods - Textile 755 733 22 Writing And Art Supplies 360 342 18 Stereo Equipment, Etc. 163 147 16 Toiletries And Cosmetics 292 279 14 Furniture, Household Goods, Etc. 190 178 12 Cookware, Cutlery, Tools 64 54 10 Sports Apparel And Gear 52 46 7 Artwork, Antiques, Stamps, Etc. 213 210 3 Pleasure Boats And Motors 115 112 3 Tv'S, Vcr'S, Etc. 290 289 1 Books, Printed Matter 333 333 (-) Nursery Stock, Etc. 25 25 (-) Musical Instruments 93 93 -1 Numismatic Coins 8 9 -1 Rugs 116 119 -3 Gem Diamonds 229 236 -7 Apparel,Household Goods-Nontextile 115 125 -10 Household Appliances 431 445 -14 Records, Tapes, And Disks 294 314 -20 Glassware, Chinaware 33 57 -24 Other Household Goods 428 455 -27 Jewelry, Etc 134 169 -35 Other Goods 2,486 2,857 -371 _________________________________________ Year to Year to Year to Date Date Date Item (1) 1998 1997 Change Total, Balance Of Payments Basis 56,296 51,624 4,673 Net Adjustments -624 -551 -73 Total, Census Basis 56,921 52,175 4,745 Foods, Feeds, And Beverages 4,155 4,355 -200 Soybeans 504 628 -124 Animal Feeds, N.E.C. 371 387 -16 Corn 399 633 -234 Fruits, Frozen Juices 284 336 -52 Other Foods 272 252 21 Fish And Shellfish 206 266 -60 Dairy Products And Eggs 59 45 14 Sorghum, Barley, Oats 75 76 -1 Bakery Products 134 139 -5 Alcoholic Beverages, Exc. Wine 47 41 6 Meat, Poultry, Etc. 586 571 15 Nonagricultural Foods, Etc. 41 38 2 Nuts 128 130 -1 Wine And Related Products 62 62 -1 Rice 107 101 5 Vegetables 242 240 2 Wheat 419 297 121 Oilseeds, Food Oils 220 112 108 Industrial Supplies And Materials 12,985 12,061 923 Chemicals-Fertilizers 241 356 -115 Finished Textile Supplies 122 237 -116 Petroleum Products, Other 496 529 -33 Chemicals-Inorganic 275 290 -16 Logs And Lumber 337 462 -125 Fuel Oil 132 177 -45 Tapes, Audio And Visual 180 249 -69 Nuclear Fuel Materials 89 54 35 Pulpwood And Woodpulp 310 313 -3 Precious Metals, Other 209 77 132 Chemicals-Other 957 868 89 Tobacco, Unmanufactured 102 107 -6 Gas-Natural 28 23 6 Hides And Skins 103 155 -52 Electric Energy 18 4 13 Leather And Furs 76 69 7 Copper 99 119 -21 Shingles, Molding, Wallboard 160 155 5 Wood Supplies, Manufactured 79 87 -9 Steelmaking Materials 163 162 2 Natural Gas Liquids 48 65 -18 Nonmetallic Minerals 33 44 -11 Agric. Industry-Unmanufactured 153 135 17 Nontextile Floor Tiles 30 26 4 Mineral Supplies-Manufactured 266 245 21 Industrial Rubber Products 169 150 18 Metallurgical Grade Coal 205 174 31 Hair, Waste Materials 50 47 3 Synthetic Rubber-Primary 111 113 -2 Cotton Fiber Cloth 146 138 8 Glass-Plate, Sheet, Etc. 83 70 12 Agric. Farming-Unmanufactured 125 102 23 Nonferrous Metals, Other 206 179 26 Cotton, Raw 193 172 21 Aluminum And Alumina 295 274 22 Agriculture-Manufactured, Other 109 99 10 Newsprint 774 720 54 Iron And Steel Mill Products 271 240 32 Manmade Cloth 369 347 23 Finished Metal Shapes 695 626 69 Plastic Materials 1,043 961 81 Coal And Fuels, Other 134 154 -20 Iron And Steel Products, Other 251 227 24 Crude Oil 117 108 9 Chemicals-Organic 1,309 1,112 197 Other Industrial Supplies 1,032 811 221 Nonmonetary Gold 595 228 367 Capital Goods, Except Automotive 24,210 21,527 2,683 Civilian Aircraft 1,960 1,094 866 Industrial Engines 969 1,030 -62 Telecommunications Equipment 2,003 1,629 373 Medicinal Equipment 961 943 18 Railway Transportation Equipment 135 84 51 Electric Apparatus 1,768 1,632 136 Semiconductors 3,222 3,216 6 Computer Accessories 2,909 2,748 162 Industrial Machines, Other 1,709 1,529 180 Agricultural Machinery, Equipment 358 354 3 Drilling & Oilfield Equipment 628 473 155 Laboratory Testing Instruments 324 297 27 Wood, Glass, Plastic 211 216 -5 Food, Tobacco Machinery 144 147 -4 Measuring, Testing, Control Instru. 1,054 851 203 Parts-Civilian Aircraft 818 751 67 Textile, Sewing Machines 90 101 -11 Metalworking Machine Tools 563 438 125 Specialized Mining 41 45 -4 Spacraft, Exc. Military 1 0 (-) Pulp And Paper Machinery 267 235 32 Marine Engines, Parts 50 44 6 Business Machines And Equipment 294 242 52 Photo, Service Industry Machinery 473 464 9 Materials Handling Equipment 385 362 23 Commercial Vessels, Other 22 20 3 Vessels, Exc. Scrap 14 10 3 Excavating Machinery 490 390 100 Nonfarm Tractors And Parts 134 102 32 Computers 872 979 -107 Generators, Accessories 575 491 84 Engines-Civilian Aircraft 766 609 157 Auto, Vehicles, Parts And Engines 6,455 5,578 877 Consumer Goods 6,630 6,061 569 Tobacco, Manufactured 503 469 34 Pharmaceutical Preparations 859 705 155 Toys/Games/Sporting Goods 533 484 50 Apparel, Household Goods - Textile 755 724 30 Writing And Art Supplies 360 357 3 Stereo Equipment, Etc. 163 148 15 Toiletries And Cosmetics 292 262 30 Furniture, Household Goods, Etc. 190 163 27 Cookware, Cutlery, Tools 64 60 5 Sports Apparel And Gear 52 40 12 Artwork, Antiques, Stamps, Etc. 213 131 82 Pleasure Boats And Motors 115 94 20 Tv'S, Vcr'S, Etc. 290 249 41 Books, Printed Matter 333 334 (-) Nursery Stock, Etc. 25 22 3 Musical Instruments 93 84 9 Numismatic Coins 8 13 -5 Rugs 116 114 2 Gem Diamonds 229 196 33 Apparel,Household Goods-Nontextile 115 121 -6 Household Appliances 431 409 22 Records, Tapes, And Disks 294 324 -29 Glassware, Chinaware 33 49 -16 Other Household Goods 428 389 38 Jewelry, Etc 134 120 14 Other Goods 2,486 2,594 -107 (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-98-39), Bureau of the Census, Foreign Trade Division, JANUARY 1998. For more information, contact Haydn R. Mearkle (301-457-2246) or Richard M. Preuss (301-457-2311), Foreign Trade Division.