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.) May April (R) Monthly Item(1) 1998 1998 Change Total, Balance of Payments Basis 54,357 55,335 -978 Net Adjustments -742 -655 -87 Total, Census Basis 55,100 55,990 -891 Foods, feeds, and beverages 3,646 3,758 -113 Fruits, frozen juices 290 330 -40 Animal feeds, n.e.c. 311 347 -35 Fish and shellfish 149 181 -32 Rice 75 97 -22 Oilseeds, food oils 135 155 -20 Other foods 285 301 -16 Soybeans 287 300 -13 Dairy products and eggs 52 65 -12 Vegetables 243 249 -6 Wine and related products 67 70 -4 Sorghum, barley, oats 48 51 -4 Bakery products 153 156 -3 Meat, poultry, etc. 598 600 -2 Nonagricultural foods, etc. 46 45 1 Nuts 142 134 8 Corn 356 346 10 Alcoholic beverages, exc. wine 54 38 16 Wheat 354 295 59 Industrial supplies and materials 12,527 12,471 56 Other industrial supplies 1,049 965 83 Precious metals, other 249 170 79 Nonmonetary gold 367 290 76 Chemicals-organic 1,142 1,073 69 Nuclear fuel materials 155 94 61 Metallurgical grade coal 224 181 43 Nonferrous metals, other 196 168 27 Aluminum and alumina 297 277 20 Plastic materials 995 975 20 Logs and lumber 319 308 11 Fuel oil 162 156 6 Manmade cloth 366 361 5 Natural gas liquids 36 31 5 Synthetic rubber-primary 125 121 3 Mineral supplies-manufactured 257 254 3 Glass-plate, sheet, etc. 73 70 3 Chemicals-other 935 933 2 Hair, waste materials 49 48 1 Coal and fuels, other 134 133 1 Nonmetallic minerals 35 34 (-) Leather and furs 81 80 (-) Shingles, molding, wallboard 154 154 (-) Cotton fiber cloth 142 144 -2 Finished textile supplies 125 128 -3 Nontextile floor tiles 28 31 -3 Agriculture-manufactured, other 96 101 -5 Chemicals-inorganic 333 338 -5 Copper 101 107 -6 Electric energy 6 12 -6 Petroleum products, other 427 434 -7 Wood supplies, manufactured 79 86 -7 Industrial rubber products 173 181 -8 Gas-natural 12 20 -8 Agric. industry-unmanufactured 142 152 -10 Hides and skins 103 115 -12 Crude oil 60 77 -17 Iron and steel mill products 248 266 -17 Tapes, audio and visual 181 198 -17 Newsprint 734 752 -19 Agric. farming-unmanufactured 134 153 -20 Iron and steel products, other 233 256 -23 Finished metal shapes 663 686 -23 Cotton, raw 163 187 -24 Pulpwood and woodpulp 303 338 -35 Steelmaking materials 125 162 -37 Chemicals-fertilizers 399 473 -74 Tobacco, unmanufactured 116 194 -78 Capital goods, except automotive 23,685 23,790 -105 Telecommunications equipment 1,882 2,157 -275 Semiconductors 2,891 3,024 -133 Electric apparatus 1,674 1,755 -80 Industrial engines 938 1,008 -70 Computers 773 829 -55 Industrial machines, other 1,611 1,666 -55 Photo, service industry machinery 466 506 -40 Spacraft, exc. military 1 40 -40 Agricultural machinery, equipment 330 364 -33 Metalworking machine tools 502 527 -25 Medicinal equipment 995 1,011 -15 Laboratory testing instruments 314 329 -15 Measuring, testing, control instru. 1,005 1,017 -12 Food, tobacco machinery 162 175 -12 Specialized mining 42 53 -12 Parts-civilian aircraft 928 939 -11 Excavating machinery 457 467 -9 Nonfarm tractors and parts 124 130 -6 Commercial vessels, other 16 18 -3 Generators, accessories 513 515 -2 Wood, glass, plastic 246 248 -1 Vessels, exc. scrap 1 3 -1 Marine engines, parts 62 58 4 Textile, sewing machines 120 115 5 Railway transportation equipment 118 112 6 Business machines and equipment 281 272 8 Materials handling equipment 415 394 21 Computer accessories 2,896 2,861 35 Pulp and paper machinery 274 233 41 Drilling & oilfield equipment 762 654 108 Engines-civilian aircraft 822 691 131 Civilian aircraft 2,064 1,620 444 Automotive vehicles, parts, and engin 5,980 6,468 -488 Consumer goods 6,538 6,590 -52 Jewelry, etc 110 163 -52 Toys/games/sporting goods 489 531 -41 Artwork, antiques, stamps, etc. 193 233 -40 TV's, VCR's, etc. 321 353 -32 Records, tapes, and disks 294 316 -23 Gem diamonds 225 246 -21 Stereo equipment, etc. 135 150 -16 Toiletries and cosmetics 262 272 -10 Apparel,household goods-nontextile 111 118 -7 Tobacco, manufactured 459 465 -7 Pleasure boats and motors 91 97 -6 Other household goods 429 432 -3 Sports apparel and gear 36 38 -3 Cookware, cutlery, tools 59 61 -3 Glassware, chinaware 41 43 -2 Numismatic coins 5 5 -1 Nursery stock, etc. 25 25 (-) Furniture, household goods, etc. 183 182 1 Household appliances 452 450 2 Books, printed matter 351 347 4 Musical instruments 78 71 7 Writing and art supplies 363 348 15 Apparel, household goods - textile 767 745 22 Rugs 146 122 24 Pharmaceutical preparations 912 774 138 Other goods 2,724 2,913 -189 __________________________________________________________________ Year to Year to Year to Date Date Date Item(1) 1998 1997 Change Total, Balance of Payments Basis 281,161 275,928 5,233 Net Adjustments -3,722 -3,955 233 Total, Census Basis 284,883 279,883 5,000 Foods, feeds, and beverages 19,857 21,550 -1,693 Fruits, frozen juices 1,505 1,662 -157 Animal feeds, n.e.c. 1,768 1,817 -49 Fish and shellfish 947 1,258 -311 Rice 546 436 110 Oilseeds, food oils 867 589 279 Other foods 1,498 1,498 (-) Soybeans 2,054 3,138 -1,085 Dairy products and eggs 320 295 25 Vegetables 1,219 1,108 111 Wine and related products 343 301 43 Sorghum, barley, oats 370 350 20 Bakery products 737 715 22 Meat, poultry, etc. 2,988 2,926 62 Nonagricultural foods, etc. 214 250 -36 Nuts 647 630 17 Corn 1,930 2,749 -819 Alcoholic beverages, exc. wine 213 222 -9 Wheat 1,690 1,605 85 Industrial supplies and materials 63,452 65,375 -1,922 Other industrial supplies 5,067 4,164 903 Precious metals, other 1,137 525 613 Nonmonetary gold 1,981 3,237 -1,256 Chemicals-organic 5,813 6,017 -205 Nuclear fuel materials 467 544 -78 Metallurgical grade coal 1,015 1,033 -17 Nonferrous metals, other 969 890 79 Aluminum and alumina 1,428 1,516 -88 Plastic materials 5,051 4,977 74 Logs and lumber 1,680 2,293 -613 Fuel oil 658 751 -93 Manmade cloth 1,838 1,772 66 Natural gas liquids 184 274 -90 Synthetic rubber-primary 595 613 -18 Mineral supplies-manufactured 1,291 1,285 5 Glass-plate, sheet, etc. 368 376 -8 Chemicals-other 4,655 4,558 97 Hair, waste materials 248 262 -14 Coal and fuels, other 659 705 -46 Nonmetallic minerals 169 195 -26 Leather and furs 407 349 58 Shingles, molding, wallboard 802 803 -1 Cotton fiber cloth 733 712 21 Finished textile supplies 640 1,243 -603 Nontextile floor tiles 154 138 16 Agriculture-manufactured, other 511 590 -79 Chemicals-inorganic 1,608 1,652 -44 Copper 544 686 -142 Electric energy 59 50 9 Petroleum products, other 2,325 2,671 -346 Wood supplies, manufactured 414 471 -57 Industrial rubber products 886 807 79 Gas-natural 110 99 11 Agric. industry-unmanufactured 721 721 (-) Hides and skins 573 729 -156 Crude oil 397 447 -50 Iron and steel mill products 1,358 1,255 102 Tapes, audio and visual 940 1,179 -239 Newsprint 3,774 3,612 163 Agric. farming-unmanufactured 659 562 98 Iron and steel products, other 1,227 1,160 67 Finished metal shapes 3,432 3,133 298 Cotton, raw 960 1,015 -55 Pulpwood and woodpulp 1,574 1,631 -57 Steelmaking materials 725 911 -186 Chemicals-fertilizers 1,991 2,023 -32 Tobacco, unmanufactured 660 740 -80 Capital goods, except automotive 122,622 118,091 4,531 Telecommunications equipment 10,515 9,337 1,178 Semiconductors 15,359 15,877 -519 Electric apparatus 8,732 8,443 289 Industrial engines 4,806 5,370 -564 Computers 4,110 5,043 -934 Industrial machines, other 8,505 8,196 309 Photo, service industry machinery 2,423 2,437 -13 Spacraft, exc. military 57 2 54 Agricultural machinery, equipment 1,766 1,827 -61 Metalworking machine tools 2,766 2,510 256 Medicinal equipment 5,030 4,903 127 Laboratory testing instruments 1,632 1,616 16 Measuring, testing, control instru. 5,341 4,560 781 Food, tobacco machinery 816 869 -52 Specialized mining 246 233 13 Parts-civilian aircraft 4,461 4,060 401 Excavating machinery 2,410 2,270 140 Nonfarm tractors and parts 618 559 59 Commercial vessels, other 86 83 4 Generators, accessories 2,741 2,818 -77 Wood, glass, plastic 1,230 1,098 132 Vessels, exc. scrap 36 31 4 Marine engines, parts 263 292 -29 Textile, sewing machines 558 565 -6 Railway transportation equipment 654 425 229 Business machines and equipment 1,438 1,262 176 Materials handling equipment 1,984 1,932 52 Computer accessories 14,621 14,845 -225 Pulp and paper machinery 1,294 1,284 10 Drilling & oilfield equipment 3,309 2,598 712 Engines-civilian aircraft 3,769 3,111 657 Civilian aircraft 11,045 9,634 1,411 Automotive vehicles, parts, and engin 31,873 29,884 1,989 Consumer goods 32,712 31,752 959 Jewelry, etc 673 699 -26 Toys/games/sporting goods 2,628 2,404 224 Artwork, antiques, stamps, etc. 1,033 930 103 TV's, VCR's, etc. 1,532 1,344 188 Records, tapes, and disks 1,534 1,639 -105 Gem diamonds 1,162 1,067 96 Stereo equipment, etc. 746 815 -69 Toiletries and cosmetics 1,390 1,378 13 Apparel,household goods-nontextile 591 638 -47 Tobacco, manufactured 2,219 2,192 27 Pleasure boats and motors 518 515 3 Other household goods 2,149 2,023 126 Sports apparel and gear 217 211 7 Cookware, cutlery, tools 297 318 -20 Glassware, chinaware 200 268 -68 Numismatic coins 28 42 -14 Nursery stock, etc. 124 111 13 Furniture, household goods, etc. 910 837 72 Household appliances 2,281 2,188 93 Books, printed matter 1,740 1,719 21 Musical instruments 411 431 -19 Writing and art supplies 1,797 1,881 -83 Apparel, household goods - textile 3,771 3,654 117 Rugs 653 640 13 Pharmaceutical preparations 4,107 3,808 299 Other goods 14,367 13,232 1,135 (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-98-120), Bureau of the Census, Foreign Trade Division, MAY 1998. For more information, contact Haydn R. Mearkle (301-457-2246) or Richard M. Preuss (301-457-2311), Foreign Trade Division.