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) September August (R) Monthly 1998 1998 Change Total, Balance of Payments Basis 55,873 53,862 2,011 Net Adjustments -943 -1,314 371 Total, Census Basis 56,815 55,175 1,640 Foods, feeds, and beverages 3,290 3,601 -311 Meat, poultry, etc. 486 554 -68 Wheat 233 297 -65 Nuts 90 147 -57 Corn 330 379 -49 Animal feeds, n.e.c. 250 280 -30 Oilseeds, food oils 126 149 -23 Soybeans 267 278 -10 Fish and shellfish 214 222 -8 Vegetables 234 238 -4 Alcoholic beverages, exc. wine 47 51 -4 Rice 74 77 -3 Wine and related products 62 64 -2 Nonagricultural foods, etc. 37 40 -2 Other foods 294 295 -2 Sorghum, barley, oats 39 39 (-) Fruits, frozen juices 302 301 1 Bakery products 146 141 5 Dairy products and eggs 62 50 12 Industrial supplies and materials 11,908 12,037 -129 Chemicals-organic 986 1,096 -110 Tobacco, unmanufactured 90 139 -49 Chemicals-fertilizers 413 458 -45 Nonferrous metals, other 147 185 -38 Agric. farming-unmanufactured 86 113 -27 Newsprint 661 687 -26 Fuel oil 100 125 -25 Nonmonetary gold 529 548 -18 Petroleum products, other 425 442 -17 Logs and lumber 318 330 -12 Cotton fiber cloth 142 151 -9 Synthetic rubber-primary 116 123 -7 Iron and steel products, other 227 232 -5 Crude oil 36 41 -5 Chemicals-other 918 923 -5 Finished textile supplies 119 123 -4 Electric energy 10 14 -4 Wood supplies, manufactured 72 76 -4 Gas-natural 19 23 -4 Coal and fuels, other 102 106 -3 Glass-plate, sheet, etc. 66 68 -2 Iron and steel mill products 216 217 -1 Copper 85 84 (-) Nontextile floor tiles 28 27 1 Steelmaking materials 107 106 1 Pulpwood and woodpulp 274 273 1 Natural gas liquids 20 19 1 Cotton, raw 221 220 2 Chemicals-inorganic 302 300 2 Hides and skins 99 97 2 Hair, waste materials 44 42 2 Nonmetallic minerals 33 30 3 Shingles, molding, wallboard 153 150 3 Mineral supplies-manufactured 246 243 3 Leather and furs 67 63 4 Metallurgical grade coal 186 181 5 Industrial rubber products 168 162 6 Aluminum and alumina 292 285 7 Manmade cloth 341 334 7 Finished metal shapes 687 677 10 Agriculture-manufactured, other 97 86 12 Agric. industry-unmanufactured 171 157 14 Tapes, audio and visual 195 181 14 Precious metals, other 137 122 15 Plastic materials 953 930 24 Other industrial supplies 1,092 1,022 70 Nuclear fuel materials 113 29 84 Capital goods, except automotive 26,155 23,863 2,252 Civilian aircraft 4,038 2,042 1,996 Engines-civilian aircraft 961 829 133 Computer accessories 2,949 2,874 75 Parts-civilian aircraft 1,057 986 71 Railway transportation equipment 194 125 69 Semiconductors 3,208 3,162 46 Excavating machinery 489 455 35 Metalworking machine tools 485 451 34 Food, tobacco machinery 174 154 20 Medicinal equipment 934 922 12 Laboratory testing instruments 324 314 11 Wood, glass, plastic 225 216 10 Business machines and equipment 294 285 9 Agricultural machinery, equipment 347 339 9 Electric apparatus 1,705 1,701 4 Spacraft, exc. military 4 2 2 Vessels, exc. scrap 6 5 1 Marine engines, parts 44 43 (-) Specialized mining 42 42 (-) Industrial engines 920 920 (-) Industrial machines, other 1,448 1,451 -3 Nonfarm tractors and parts 106 110 -3 Drilling & oilfield equipment 597 608 -11 Materials handling equipment 349 363 -14 Textile, sewing machines 95 109 -14 Telecommunications equipment 2,113 2,132 -19 Pulp and paper machinery 227 249 -22 Measuring, testing, control instru. 944 966 -22 Generators, accessories 522 547 -25 Commercial vessels, other 24 58 -34 Photo, service industry machinery 464 499 -35 Computers 822 904 -81 Auto, vehicles, parts and engines 6,024 5,601 423 Consumer goods 6,695 6,692 4 Artwork, antiques, stamps, etc. 450 390 60 Toys/games/sporting goods 508 462 46 Gem diamonds 290 259 31 Pharmaceutical preparations 922 891 31 Jewelry, etc 143 117 26 Sports apparel and gear 35 31 4 Pleasure boats and motors 104 101 3 Nursery stock, etc. 24 21 3 Toiletries and cosmetics 289 287 2 Writing and art supplies 383 381 2 Numismatic coins 4 3 (-) Rugs 120 121 (-) Other household goods 441 441 -1 Furniture, household goods, etc. 183 184 -1 Cookware, cutlery, tools 59 60 -1 Records, tapes, and disks 290 291 -1 Glassware, chinaware 45 49 -4 Household appliances 416 421 -5 Apparel,household goods-nontextile 104 116 -12 Musical instruments 77 91 -13 Stereo equipment, etc. 118 132 -15 Books, printed matter 318 342 -25 Tobacco, manufactured 363 394 -31 TV's, VCR's, etc. 268 307 -39 Apparel, household goods - textile 742 798 -56 Other goods 2,783 3,382 -599 _________________________________________________________________________ Item(1) Year to Year to Year to Date Date Date 1998 1997 Change Total, Balance of Payments Basis 499,848 505,040 -5,191 Net Adjustments -7,855 -7,625 -231 Total, Census Basis 507,704 512,664 -4,961 Foods, feeds, and beverages 34,276 37,996 -3,720 Meat, poultry, etc. 5,234 5,421 -187 Wheat 2,839 3,206 -367 Nuts 1,183 1,197 -14 Corn 3,413 4,400 -987 Animal feeds, n.e.c. 2,941 3,128 -187 Oilseeds, food oils 1,431 1,028 403 Soybeans 3,261 5,159 -1,898 Fish and shellfish 1,715 2,122 -407 Vegetables 2,183 2,043 139 Alcoholic beverages, exc. wine 404 468 -65 Rice 894 687 206 Wine and related products 605 550 55 Nonagricultural foods, etc. 376 429 -53 Other foods 2,682 2,700 -18 Sorghum, barley, oats 506 586 -80 Fruits, frozen juices 2,742 2,992 -250 Bakery products 1,335 1,306 29 Dairy products and eggs 533 572 -40 Industrial supplies and materials 111,348 118,770 -7,422 Chemicals-organic 9,970 10,970 -1,000 Tobacco, unmanufactured 1,084 1,208 -124 Chemicals-fertilizers 3,808 3,675 133 Nonferrous metals, other 1,659 1,687 -28 Agric. farming-unmanufactured 1,090 1,040 49 Newsprint 6,540 6,537 4 Fuel oil 1,125 1,409 -284 Nonmonetary gold 3,682 4,848 -1,166 Petroleum products, other 4,101 4,998 -897 Logs and lumber 2,935 3,997 -1,062 Cotton fiber cloth 1,321 1,277 45 Synthetic rubber-primary 1,056 1,106 -50 Iron and steel products, other 2,134 2,107 27 Crude oil 545 873 -329 Chemicals-other 8,330 8,358 -28 Finished textile supplies 1,125 2,332 -1,206 Electric energy 105 97 7 Wood supplies, manufactured 716 842 -126 Gas-natural 198 181 17 Coal and fuels, other 1,100 1,238 -138 Glass-plate, sheet, etc. 644 678 -34 Iron and steel mill products 2,255 2,296 -41 Copper 892 1,249 -356 Nontextile floor tiles 266 253 13 Steelmaking materials 1,182 1,697 -515 Pulpwood and woodpulp 2,749 2,960 -211 Natural gas liquids 284 426 -142 Cotton, raw 1,931 2,063 -131 Chemicals-inorganic 2,842 2,953 -111 Hides and skins 982 1,278 -296 Hair, waste materials 422 467 -45 Nonmetallic minerals 298 340 -43 Shingles, molding, wallboard 1,429 1,463 -34 Mineral supplies-manufactured 2,270 2,332 -62 Leather and furs 691 654 37 Metallurgical grade coal 1,760 1,879 -120 Industrial rubber products 1,544 1,472 72 Aluminum and alumina 2,558 2,712 -154 Manmade cloth 3,225 3,234 -10 Finished metal shapes 6,163 5,806 357 Agriculture-manufactured, other 885 1,201 -316 Agric. industry-unmanufactured 1,379 1,334 45 Tapes, audio and visual 1,676 2,076 -400 Precious metals, other 1,632 1,314 318 Plastic materials 8,824 9,138 -314 Other industrial supplies 9,169 7,680 1,489 Nuclear fuel materials 771 1,038 -266 Capital goods, except automotive 221,926 218,217 3,709 Civilian aircraft 21,981 17,308 4,673 Engines-civilian aircraft 7,316 5,764 1,552 Computer accessories 26,322 27,967 -1,645 Parts-civilian aircraft 8,615 7,387 1,228 Railway transportation equipment 1,205 792 413 Semiconductors 27,659 29,174 -1,516 Excavating machinery 4,335 4,255 79 Metalworking machine tools 4,792 4,770 22 Food, tobacco machinery 1,488 1,586 -98 Medicinal equipment 8,955 8,991 -36 Laboratory testing instruments 2,909 2,926 -17 Wood, glass, plastic 2,187 2,105 82 Business machines and equipment 2,590 2,404 187 Agricultural machinery, equipment 3,218 3,351 -133 Electric apparatus 15,475 15,606 -132 Spacraft, exc. military 66 11 55 Vessels, exc. scrap 66 65 1 Marine engines, parts 447 516 -69 Specialized mining 422 421 1 Industrial engines 8,677 9,536 -859 Industrial machines, other 14,506 15,279 -774 Nonfarm tractors and parts 1,045 1,011 34 Drilling & oilfield equipment 5,979 5,039 940 Materials handling equipment 3,508 3,586 -78 Textile, sewing machines 999 1,028 -29 Telecommunications equipment 18,627 17,544 1,084 Pulp and paper machinery 2,280 2,404 -124 Measuring, testing, control instru. 9,336 8,543 794 Generators, accessories 4,874 5,102 -228 Commercial vessels, other 192 157 36 Photo, service industry machinery 4,346 4,464 -118 Computers 7,508 9,126 -1,618 Auto, vehicles, parts and engines 53,834 54,868 -1,034 Consumer goods 59,646 57,756 1,889 Artwork, antiques, stamps, etc. 2,414 1,733 681 Toys/games/sporting goods 4,562 4,368 194 Gem diamonds 2,166 2,059 107 Pharmaceutical preparations 7,847 6,778 1,070 Jewelry, etc 1,210 1,287 -77 Sports apparel and gear 360 384 -24 Pleasure boats and motors 948 989 -41 Nursery stock, etc. 220 205 15 Toiletries and cosmetics 2,543 2,524 19 Writing and art supplies 3,303 3,397 -95 Numismatic coins 44 75 -31 Rugs 1,115 1,171 -55 Other household goods 3,914 3,759 156 Furniture, household goods, etc. 1,645 1,538 107 Cookware, cutlery, tools 544 572 -28 Records, tapes, and disks 2,770 2,928 -159 Glassware, chinaware 385 461 -76 Household appliances 3,998 4,045 -46 Apparel,household goods-nontextile 1,055 1,138 -83 Musical instruments 732 793 -61 Stereo equipment, etc. 1,241 1,451 -210 Books, printed matter 3,070 3,107 -38 Tobacco, manufactured 3,889 3,797 92 TV's, VCR's, etc. 2,820 2,524 297 Apparel, household goods - textile 6,848 6,673 176 Other goods 26,674 25,056 1,618 (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-98-212), Bureau of the Census, Foreign Trade Division, September 1998. For more information, contact Haydn R. Mearkle (301-457-2246) or Richard M. Preuss (301-457-2311), Foreign Trade Division.