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) October September (R) Monthly 1998 1998 Change Total, Balance of Payments Basis 57,921 56,005 1,917 Net Adjustments -1,175 -940 -235 Total, Census Basis 59,096 56,944 2,152 Foods, feeds, and beverages 3,996 3,276 720 Soybeans 542 267 275 Wheat 332 227 105 Corn 418 329 89 Animal feeds, n.e.c. 332 247 84 Rice 155 73 82 Oilseeds, food oils 162 125 37 Fruits, frozen juices 330 301 29 Vegetables 257 235 22 Nuts 99 90 9 Alcoholic beverages, exc. wine 50 46 4 Meat, poultry, etc. 487 483 4 Wine and related products 66 62 4 Nonagricultural foods, etc. 40 38 2 Dairy products and eggs 63 62 1 Sorghum, barley, oats 34 37 -3 Bakery products 140 145 -5 Other foods 288 294 -7 Fish and shellfish 200 213 -13 Industrial supplies and materials 12,477 11,915 562 Nonmonetary gold 818 529 289 Chemicals-fertilizers 465 416 49 Agric. farming-unmanufactured 125 86 39 Chemicals-other 964 926 39 Logs and lumber 353 319 35 Coal and fuels, other 135 101 34 Iron and steel mill products 243 216 27 Plastic materials 984 960 24 Aluminum and alumina 311 288 23 Iron and steel products, other 249 227 22 Cotton fiber cloth 151 133 17 Crude oil 52 36 16 Electric energy 23 10 14 Nonferrous metals, other 159 146 13 Agriculture-manufactured, other 110 98 12 Newsprint 671 659 11 Chemicals-organic 1,005 996 9 Finished metal shapes 692 684 9 Natural gas liquids 27 19 8 Manmade cloth 348 340 7 Finished textile supplies 126 119 7 Other industrial supplies 1,099 1,092 7 Steelmaking materials 113 107 6 Hides and skins 105 99 6 Industrial rubber products 174 168 6 Chemicals-inorganic 310 305 5 Leather and furs 70 66 4 Shingles, molding, wallboard 156 152 4 Glass-plate, sheet, etc. 67 63 4 Nuclear fuel materials 115 112 4 Nonmetallic minerals 35 33 3 Synthetic rubber-primary 116 114 1 Nontextile floor tiles 28 28 1 Copper 87 86 (-) Wood supplies, manufactured 71 71 (-) Hair, waste materials 43 44 -1 Agric. industry-unmanufactured 170 172 -2 Mineral supplies-manufactured 239 241 -2 Petroleum products, other 423 425 -3 Gas-natural 16 19 -3 Fuel oil 92 98 -5 Pulpwood and woodpulp 266 273 -7 Tobacco, unmanufactured 72 89 -16 Tapes, audio and visual 178 195 -17 Metallurgical grade coal 172 196 -25 Precious metals, other 95 137 -42 Cotton, raw 154 222 -68 Capital goods, except automotive 26,747 26,099 648 Computer accessories 3,059 2,946 113 Semiconductors 3,307 3,206 101 Drilling & oilfield equipment 694 602 92 Generators, accessories 605 513 92 Measuring, testing, control instru. 1,033 946 88 Telecommunications equipment 2,171 2,108 63 Metalworking machine tools 535 483 52 Materials handling equipment 399 350 49 Industrial engines 978 932 46 Medicinal equipment 953 918 34 Pulp and paper machinery 260 227 33 Laboratory testing instruments 353 323 30 Parts-civilian aircraft 1,080 1,050 29 Textile, sewing machines 118 94 24 Industrial machines, other 1,479 1,456 24 Electric apparatus 1,732 1,708 24 Wood, glass, plastic 246 224 22 Railway transportation equipment 215 194 21 Computers 844 828 17 Photo, service industry machinery 473 459 14 Marine engines, parts 56 43 13 Business machines and equipment 303 294 9 Nonfarm tractors and parts 114 105 9 Food, tobacco machinery 173 173 (-) Spacraft, exc. military (-) 4 -3 Vessels, exc. scrap 2 6 -4 Specialized mining 37 43 -6 Commercial vessels, other 11 24 -14 Agricultural machinery, equipment 319 350 -31 Engines-civilian aircraft 912 969 -56 Excavating machinery 425 484 -58 Civilian aircraft 3,860 4,039 -179 Auto, vehicles, parts and engines 5,991 5,993 -2 Consumer goods 6,843 6,735 109 Pharmaceutical preparations 1,106 948 158 Records, tapes, and disks 333 291 41 Apparel, household goods - textile 773 746 27 Stereo equipment, etc. 143 119 24 Jewelry, etc 165 144 21 Books, printed matter 338 317 20 Musical instruments 91 78 12 Other household goods 449 439 10 Apparel,household goods-nontextile 113 104 9 Furniture, household goods, etc. 191 184 7 Nursery stock, etc. 30 24 6 Writing and art supplies 388 382 6 Rugs 126 120 5 Household appliances 424 419 5 Sports apparel and gear 41 35 5 TV's, VCR's, etc. 271 267 4 Numismatic coins 7 4 4 Cookware, cutlery, tools 59 60 -1 Tobacco, manufactured 366 370 -4 Glassware, chinaware 41 45 -4 Pleasure boats and motors 103 107 -5 Toiletries and cosmetics 286 293 -7 Gem diamonds 265 289 -25 Toys/games/sporting goods 470 506 -36 Artwork, antiques, stamps, etc. 265 442 -177 Other goods 3,041 2,928 114 _________________________________________________________________________ Year to Year to Year to Item(1) Date Date Date 1998 1997 Change Total, Balance of Payments Basis 557,901 563,507 -5,606 Net Adjustments -9,027 -8,675 -353 Total, Census Basis 566,929 572,182 -5,253 Foods, feeds, and beverages 38,258 42,499 -4,241 Soybeans 3,803 6,084 -2,281 Wheat 3,166 3,558 -393 Corn 3,830 4,803 -973 Animal feeds, n.e.c. 3,271 3,470 -199 Rice 1,048 785 263 Oilseeds, food oils 1,592 1,165 426 Fruits, frozen juices 3,072 3,301 -230 Vegetables 2,441 2,268 173 Nuts 1,283 1,320 -37 Alcoholic beverages, exc. wine 453 523 -70 Meat, poultry, etc. 5,718 6,018 -300 Wine and related products 672 616 56 Nonagricultural foods, etc. 416 476 -60 Dairy products and eggs 595 629 -34 Sorghum, barley, oats 538 678 -140 Bakery products 1,475 1,450 25 Other foods 2,970 3,003 -33 Fish and shellfish 1,915 2,352 -436 Industrial supplies and materials 123,832 132,075 -8,243 Nonmonetary gold 4,500 5,133 -633 Chemicals-fertilizers 4,275 4,039 236 Agric. farming-unmanufactured 1,214 1,160 54 Chemicals-other 9,302 9,331 -29 Logs and lumber 3,289 4,387 -1,098 Coal and fuels, other 1,234 1,356 -122 Iron and steel mill products 2,499 2,580 -81 Plastic materials 9,815 10,200 -385 Aluminum and alumina 2,865 3,013 -148 Iron and steel products, other 2,383 2,346 36 Cotton fiber cloth 1,464 1,423 41 Crude oil 597 1,002 -405 Electric energy 128 159 -31 Nonferrous metals, other 1,817 1,885 -68 Agriculture-manufactured, other 995 1,336 -341 Newsprint 7,209 7,287 -78 Chemicals-organic 10,985 12,142 -1,157 Finished metal shapes 6,852 6,488 363 Natural gas liquids 311 456 -146 Manmade cloth 3,571 3,605 -34 Finished textile supplies 1,252 2,613 -1,361 Other industrial supplies 10,268 8,609 1,659 Steelmaking materials 1,295 1,890 -594 Hides and skins 1,087 1,414 -328 Industrial rubber products 1,719 1,656 63 Chemicals-inorganic 3,156 3,282 -126 Leather and furs 760 731 29 Shingles, molding, wallboard 1,584 1,631 -47 Glass-plate, sheet, etc. 708 759 -51 Nuclear fuel materials 886 1,171 -285 Nonmetallic minerals 333 377 -44 Synthetic rubber-primary 1,170 1,227 -57 Nontextile floor tiles 294 281 13 Copper 981 1,379 -398 Wood supplies, manufactured 787 931 -144 Hair, waste materials 465 523 -58 Agric. industry-unmanufactured 1,549 1,480 69 Mineral supplies-manufactured 2,504 2,600 -96 Petroleum products, other 4,523 5,582 -1,058 Gas-natural 213 213 (-) Fuel oil 1,215 1,574 -360 Pulpwood and woodpulp 3,015 3,322 -308 Tobacco, unmanufactured 1,156 1,325 -169 Tapes, audio and visual 1,854 2,319 -465 Metallurgical grade coal 1,942 2,114 -172 Precious metals, other 1,727 1,444 284 Cotton, raw 2,085 2,299 -213 Capital goods, except automotive 248,657 243,831 4,825 Computer accessories 29,378 31,303 -1,925 Semiconductors 30,963 32,505 -1,541 Drilling & oilfield equipment 6,678 5,707 971 Generators, accessories 5,471 5,725 -254 Measuring, testing, control instru. 10,372 9,606 766 Telecommunications equipment 20,794 19,715 1,078 Metalworking machine tools 5,325 5,365 -40 Materials handling equipment 3,908 3,986 -78 Industrial engines 9,667 10,588 -921 Medicinal equipment 9,891 10,057 -166 Pulp and paper machinery 2,540 2,693 -153 Laboratory testing instruments 3,260 3,263 -3 Parts-civilian aircraft 9,688 8,288 1,400 Textile, sewing machines 1,116 1,157 -41 Industrial machines, other 15,992 17,131 -1,139 Electric apparatus 17,210 17,475 -265 Wood, glass, plastic 2,431 2,347 84 Railway transportation equipment 1,420 980 440 Computers 8,358 10,107 -1,749 Photo, service industry machinery 4,814 4,978 -164 Marine engines, parts 502 569 -67 Business machines and equipment 2,894 2,706 188 Nonfarm tractors and parts 1,158 1,119 39 Food, tobacco machinery 1,660 1,777 -117 Spacraft, exc. military 66 13 53 Vessels, exc. scrap 68 67 (-) Specialized mining 459 465 -5 Commercial vessels, other 203 166 37 Agricultural machinery, equipment 3,540 3,726 -186 Engines-civilian aircraft 8,235 6,491 1,744 Excavating machinery 4,754 4,820 -66 Civilian aircraft 25,841 18,938 6,903 Auto, vehicles, parts and engines 59,794 61,316 -1,522 Consumer goods 66,528 64,509 2,020 Pharmaceutical preparations 8,980 7,721 1,259 Records, tapes, and disks 3,104 3,245 -141 Apparel, household goods - textile 7,625 7,436 189 Stereo equipment, etc. 1,385 1,628 -243 Jewelry, etc 1,376 1,423 -47 Books, printed matter 3,407 3,456 -49 Musical instruments 824 882 -58 Other household goods 4,362 4,201 161 Apparel,household goods-nontextile 1,169 1,262 -94 Furniture, household goods, etc. 1,837 1,718 119 Nursery stock, etc. 250 232 18 Writing and art supplies 3,689 3,775 -86 Rugs 1,241 1,302 -61 Household appliances 4,424 4,528 -104 Sports apparel and gear 401 426 -26 TV's, VCR's, etc. 3,090 2,832 259 Numismatic coins 52 82 -31 Cookware, cutlery, tools 604 635 -30 Tobacco, manufactured 4,263 4,182 80 Glassware, chinaware 426 506 -80 Pleasure boats and motors 1,054 1,107 -53 Toiletries and cosmetics 2,833 2,805 29 Gem diamonds 2,430 2,289 141 Toys/games/sporting goods 5,030 4,876 155 Artwork, antiques, stamps, etc. 2,672 1,960 711 Other goods 29,860 27,952 1,908 (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-98-235), Bureau of the Census, Foreign Trade Division, October 1998. For more information, contact Haydn R. Mearkle (301-457-2246) or Richard M. Preuss (301-457-2311), Foreign Trade Division.