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.) March February Monthly Item(1) 1998 (R) 1998 Change Total, Balance of Payments Basis 57,526 55,543 1,982 Net Adjustments -877 -802 -75 Total, Census Basis 58,402 56,345 2,057 Foods, feeds, and beverages 3,939 4,148 -209 Soybeans 327 526 -199 Sorghum, barley, oats 83 110 -27 Rice 125 147 -22 Wheat 276 298 -21 Animal feeds, n.e.c. 371 392 -21 Fish and shellfish 199 219 -20 Oilseeds, food oils 169 188 -19 Wine and related products 70 75 -6 Vegetables 244 248 -4 Nuts 123 120 3 Bakery products 146 142 4 Nonagricultural foods, etc. 43 38 5 Alcoholic beverages, exc. wine 41 34 7 Meat, poultry, etc. 589 580 9 Dairy products and eggs 77 67 10 Corn 432 407 25 Other foods 312 280 32 Fruits, frozen juices 313 278 35 Industrial supplies and materials 12,846 12,462 385 Nonmonetary gold 409 314 95 Plastic materials 1,056 962 94 Chemicals-fertilizers 475 409 66 Tobacco, unmanufactured 143 90 53 Aluminum and alumina 306 253 53 Iron and steel products, other 263 226 37 Coal and fuels, other 147 114 34 Agric. industry-unmanufactured 152 120 32 Fuel oil 116 84 32 Chemicals-organic 1,150 1,123 27 Steelmaking materials 147 121 26 Petroleum products, other 489 464 25 Finished metal shapes 701 678 22 Copper 130 110 21 Metallurgical grade coal 206 189 17 Iron and steel mill products 292 277 15 Finished textile supplies 137 126 12 Shingles, molding, wallboard 167 157 10 Hides and skins 130 121 9 Hair, waste materials 55 46 9 Industrial rubber products 182 174 7 Gas-natural 28 21 7 Wood supplies, manufactured 84 79 6 Chemicals-inorganic 332 326 5 Synthetic rubber-primary 121 116 5 Mineral supplies-manufactured 260 255 5 Electric energy 13 10 2 Leather and furs 83 83 (-) Agriculture-manufactured, other 101 102 -1 Nonmetallic minerals 32 34 -2 Nontextile floor tiles 31 33 -2 Glass-plate, sheet, etc. 73 75 -2 Newsprint 756 760 -4 Cotton, raw 191 196 -5 Pulpwood and woodpulp 300 308 -8 Tapes, audio and visual 190 199 -9 Manmade cloth 365 375 -9 Cotton fiber cloth 146 155 -10 Agric. farming-unmanufactured 123 133 -10 Natural gas liquids 28 43 -15 Logs and lumber 345 360 -15 Other industrial supplies 1,019 1,035 -16 Nonferrous metals, other 189 212 -22 Crude oil 53 91 -38 Chemicals-other 875 922 -47 Nuclear fuel materials 41 88 -48 Precious metals, other 217 293 -76 Capital goods, except automotive 25,361 24,389 972 Civilian aircraft 3,121 2,067 1,055 Telecommunications equipment 2,248 2,061 187 Medicinal equipment 1,033 970 62 Industrial engines 941 882 59 Excavating machinery 506 454 52 Agricultural machinery, equipment 379 329 49 Metalworking machine tools 592 546 46 Wood, glass, plastic 271 238 33 Generators, accessories 584 553 31 Vessels, exc. scrap 15 3 13 Pulp and paper machinery 257 246 11 Textile, sewing machines 117 107 10 Engines-civilian aircraft 752 743 9 Commercial vessels, other 20 10 9 Drilling & oilfield equipment 629 626 4 Marine engines, parts 48 45 3 Laboratory testing instruments 322 322 (-) Nonfarm tractors and parts 116 117 -1 Food, tobacco machinery 160 163 -3 Specialized mining 53 57 -4 Spacraft, exc. military 5 10 -5 Business machines and equipment 289 297 -9 Electric apparatus 1,727 1,742 -15 Railway transportation equipment 134 156 -21 Photo, service industry machinery 470 493 -23 Materials handling equipment 371 397 -27 Parts-civilian aircraft 866 911 -45 Industrial machines, other 1,704 1,766 -63 Computer accessories 2,843 2,909 -66 Measuring, testing, control instru. 1,076 1,142 -66 Computers 742 850 -108 Semiconductors 2,969 3,175 -205 Automotive vehicles, parts & engine 6,714 6,208 506 Consumer goods 6,538 6,362 176 Pharmaceutical preparations 824 749 75 TV's, VCR's, etc. 309 256 53 Tobacco, manufactured 440 399 41 Writing and art supplies 369 344 25 Toiletries and cosmetics 292 269 23 Stereo equipment, etc. 163 144 20 Gem diamonds 240 222 19 Rugs 135 122 14 Records, tapes, and disks 313 303 10 Household appliances 451 447 4 Books, printed matter 342 338 4 Musical instruments 86 82 4 Apparel,household goods-nontextile 118 115 2 Numismatic coins 5 5 1 Toys/games/sporting goods 540 540 (-) Nursery stock, etc. 23 24 -1 Sports apparel and gear 46 48 -2 Glassware, chinaware 37 41 -4 Apparel, household goods - textile 762 768 -5 Furniture, household goods, etc. 173 179 -5 Cookware, cutlery, tools 51 57 -6 Pleasure boats and motors 104 111 -7 Other household goods 405 423 -18 Jewelry, etc 130 154 -25 Artwork, antiques, stamps, etc. 177 223 -46 Other goods 3,005 2,777 228 _______________________________________________________________ Year to Year to Year to Date Date Date Item(1) 1998 1997 Change Total, Balance of Payments Basis 169,755 162,342 7,413 Net Adjustments -2,308 -2,210 -98 Total, Census Basis 172,063 164,552 7,511 Foods, feeds, and beverages 12,241 12,862 -621 Soybeans 1,357 1,745 -388 Sorghum, barley, oats 274 218 56 Rice 374 281 93 Wheat 979 846 134 Animal feeds, n.e.c. 1,134 1,141 -7 Fish and shellfish 629 784 -155 Oilseeds, food oils 579 397 182 Wine and related products 208 192 16 Vegetables 734 685 49 Nuts 369 378 -9 Bakery products 423 415 8 Nonagricultural foods, etc. 123 154 -31 Alcoholic beverages, exc. wine 121 126 -5 Meat, poultry, etc. 1,759 1,721 39 Dairy products and eggs 203 170 33 Corn 1,237 1,770 -533 Other foods 865 852 12 Fruits, frozen juices 874 987 -113 Industrial supplies and materials 38,380 38,438 -58 Nonmonetary gold 1,324 1,684 -360 Plastic materials 3,056 2,938 119 Chemicals-fertilizers 1,171 1,231 -59 Tobacco, unmanufactured 334 387 -53 Aluminum and alumina 851 880 -29 Iron and steel products, other 740 715 24 Coal and fuels, other 393 432 -40 Agric. industry-unmanufactured 425 418 7 Fuel oil 339 449 -109 Chemicals-organic 3,570 3,527 43 Steelmaking materials 431 521 -90 Petroleum products, other 1,459 1,581 -122 Finished metal shapes 2,078 1,866 213 Copper 337 415 -78 Metallurgical grade coal 609 607 3 Iron and steel mill products 840 726 114 Finished textile supplies 386 729 -343 Shingles, molding, wallboard 486 466 19 Hides and skins 354 446 -92 Hair, waste materials 151 152 -1 Industrial rubber products 526 459 67 Gas-natural 77 115 -38 Wood supplies, manufactured 242 274 -32 Chemicals-inorganic 945 968 -23 Synthetic rubber-primary 349 359 -10 Mineral supplies-manufactured 781 783 -3 Electric energy 41 11 30 Leather and furs 242 210 32 Agriculture-manufactured, other 312 349 -37 Nonmetallic minerals 100 115 -15 Nontextile floor tiles 94 83 11 Glass-plate, sheet, etc. 231 226 5 Newsprint 2,293 2,175 118 Cotton, raw 578 528 50 Pulpwood and woodpulp 920 977 -57 Tapes, audio and visual 570 725 -155 Manmade cloth 1,111 1,056 55 Cotton fiber cloth 446 425 21 Agric. farming-unmanufactured 380 360 20 Natural gas liquids 120 196 -76 Logs and lumber 1,041 1,394 -353 Other industrial supplies 3,090 2,482 608 Nonferrous metals, other 608 527 81 Crude oil 261 282 -22 Chemicals-other 2,754 2,680 74 Nuclear fuel materials 218 238 -21 Precious metals, other 719 271 448 Capital goods, except automotive 74,092 68,898 5,194 Civilian aircraft 7,148 5,708 1,440 Telecommunications equipment 6,325 5,230 1,096 Medicinal equipment 2,974 2,897 77 Industrial engines 2,795 3,146 -351 Excavating machinery 1,450 1,279 171 Agricultural machinery, equipment 1,069 1,116 -47 Metalworking machine tools 1,701 1,414 287 Wood, glass, plastic 721 657 64 Generators, accessories 1,714 1,609 105 Vessels, exc. scrap 32 15 16 Pulp and paper machinery 772 777 -5 Textile, sewing machines 314 319 -5 Engines-civilian aircraft 2,266 1,840 426 Commercial vessels, other 53 51 2 Drilling & oilfield equipment 1,904 1,548 356 Marine engines, parts 143 162 -18 Laboratory testing instruments 973 946 27 Nonfarm tractors and parts 367 349 18 Food, tobacco machinery 468 504 -36 Specialized mining 152 135 17 Spacraft, exc. military 16 1 15 Business machines and equipment 881 730 151 Electric apparatus 5,251 4,943 308 Railway transportation equipment 425 242 182 Photo, service industry machinery 1,439 1,435 4 Materials handling equipment 1,155 1,114 41 Parts-civilian aircraft 2,598 2,359 240 Industrial machines, other 5,188 4,759 428 Computer accessories 8,683 8,587 96 Measuring, testing, control instru. 3,279 2,638 641 Computers 2,469 2,943 -474 Semiconductors 9,366 9,444 -78 Automotive vehicles, parts & engine 19,377 17,669 1,708 Consumer goods 19,513 18,792 721 Pharmaceutical preparations 2,425 2,211 214 TV's, VCR's, etc. 854 798 55 Tobacco, manufactured 1,335 1,388 -53 Writing and art supplies 1,073 1,106 -33 Toiletries and cosmetics 853 822 31 Stereo equipment, etc. 472 497 -25 Gem diamonds 691 610 81 Rugs 373 369 4 Records, tapes, and disks 911 965 -54 Household appliances 1,329 1,251 78 Books, printed matter 1,016 1,001 15 Musical instruments 262 257 5 Apparel,household goods-nontextile 350 371 -21 Numismatic coins 18 25 -7 Toys/games/sporting goods 1,615 1,426 189 Nursery stock, etc. 73 66 7 Sports apparel and gear 145 128 17 Glassware, chinaware 111 159 -47 Apparel, household goods - textile 2,274 2,200 74 Furniture, household goods, etc. 541 486 54 Cookware, cutlery, tools 171 180 -9 Pleasure boats and motors 329 305 24 Other household goods 1,256 1,164 92 Jewelry, etc 421 462 -41 Artwork, antiques, stamps, etc. 614 545 69 Other goods 8,460 7,893 567 (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-98-85), Bureau of the Census, Foreign Trade Division, MARCH 1998. For more information, contact Haydn R. Mearkle (301-457-2246) or Richard M. Preuss (301-457-2311), Foreign Trade Division.