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) April March Monthly 1999 1999 Change Total, Balance of Payments Basis 55,140 54,326 815 Net Adjustments -1,005 -1,038 33 Total, Census Basis 56,145 55,364 782 Foods, feeds, and beverages 3,741 3,559 182 Wheat 333 259 74 Soybeans 369 309 60 Meat, poultry, etc. 554 511 42 Corn 463 421 42 Oilseeds, food oils 121 104 17 Alcoholic beverages, exc. wine 50 38 12 Animal feeds, n.e.c. 245 238 7 Nuts 121 122 -1 Wine and related products 63 64 -1 Vegetables 228 233 -4 Fish and shellfish 254 259 -5 Nonagricultural foods, etc. 43 48 -6 Bakery products 138 144 -6 Dairy products and eggs 51 57 -6 Sorghum, barley, oats 44 52 -8 Other foods 294 303 -9 Rice 75 84 -9 Fruits, frozen juices 296 313 -17 Industrial supplies and materials 11,613 11,430 183 Nonmonetary gold 322 240 83 Fuel oil 156 104 52 Crude oil 105 53 52 Other industrial supplies 1,052 1,007 45 Chemicals-other 981 937 45 Chemicals-fertilizers 414 386 28 Steelmaking materials 121 107 14 Plastic materials 930 917 13 Pulpwood and woodpulp 291 279 13 Petroleum products, other 374 362 12 Newsprint 699 688 11 Cotton fiber cloth 167 157 9 Iron and steel mill products 222 213 9 Nonferrous metals, other 162 153 8 Nuclear fuel materials 50 42 8 Synthetic rubber-primary 120 112 8 Iron and steel products, other 234 226 8 Mineral supplies-manufactured 242 235 7 Copper 93 90 4 Manmade cloth 342 339 3 Shingles, molding, wallboard 148 146 2 Tobacco, unmanufactured 108 106 2 Electric energy 24 23 2 Leather and furs 73 72 1 Glass-plate, sheet, etc. 68 68 (-) Industrial rubber products 165 166 (-) Nontextile floor tiles 30 30 (-) Nonmetallic minerals 33 33 (-) Coal and fuels, other 91 92 -1 Agric. farming-unmanufactured 126 127 -1 Hair, waste materials 39 41 -1 Gas-natural 17 19 -2 Agriculture-manufactured, other 89 92 -3 Natural gas liquids 23 26 -3 Finished textile supplies 135 139 -4 Logs and lumber 362 366 -4 Cotton, raw 50 54 -4 Finished metal shapes 674 678 -4 Wood supplies, manufactured 71 77 -6 Hides and skins 89 99 -11 Aluminum and alumina 250 267 -17 Tapes, audio and visual 152 176 -25 Chemicals-inorganic 294 319 -25 Precious metals, other 152 180 -27 Agric. industry-unmanufactured 127 156 -29 Chemicals-organic 1,024 1,067 -43 Metallurgical grade coal 123 166 -43 Capital goods, except automotive 25,152 24,900 251 Semiconductors 3,766 3,573 193 Computer accessories 2,973 2,853 120 Computers 831 749 83 Civilian aircraft 2,256 2,208 48 Industrial machines, other 1,643 1,597 46 Excavating machinery 453 413 40 Laboratory testing instruments 383 351 32 Pulp and paper machinery 252 222 30 Industrial engines 968 946 22 Food, tobacco machinery 162 142 20 Materials handling equipment 384 365 19 Wood, glass, plastic 232 218 14 Measuring, testing, control instru. 1,013 1,002 12 Electric apparatus 1,826 1,818 8 Textile, sewing machines 101 94 7 Business machines and equipment 231 225 6 Metalworking machine tools 494 488 6 Agricultural machinery, equipment 275 270 5 Vessels, exc. scrap 4 2 2 Spacraft, exc. military 5 4 1 Specialized mining 32 32 (-) Parts-civilian aircraft 1,103 1,107 -4 Engines-civilian aircraft 931 939 -8 Marine engines, parts 59 70 -11 Medicinal equipment 1,040 1,052 -12 Photo, service industry machinery 453 469 -16 Nonfarm tractors and parts 92 109 -17 Commercial vessels, other 11 45 -34 Drilling & oilfield equipment 417 463 -46 Railway transportation equipment 125 183 -57 Generators, accessories 509 575 -66 Telecommunications equipment 2,128 2,318 -190 Auto, vehicles, parts and engines 6,181 5,845 337 Consumer goods 6,748 6,517 231 Artwork, antiques, stamps, etc. 328 175 153 Jewelry, etc 246 197 49 Pharmaceutical preparations 991 958 33 Other household goods 484 452 32 Records, tapes, and disks 340 310 30 TV's, VCR's, etc. 277 248 29 Apparel, household goods - textile 765 740 25 Household appliances 404 393 11 Stereo equipment, etc. 135 126 9 Cookware, cutlery, tools 56 52 4 Sports apparel and gear 35 34 1 Nursery stock, etc. 24 24 -1 Books, printed matter 317 319 -2 Glassware, chinaware 34 36 -2 Toys/games/sporting goods 466 469 -3 Furniture, household goods, etc. 180 184 -3 Rugs 116 120 -5 Apparel,household goods-nontextile 118 123 -5 Writing and art supplies 385 390 -5 Numismatic coins 3 8 -5 Musical instruments 76 82 -6 Pleasure boats and motors 93 104 -11 Toiletries and cosmetics 260 274 -14 Gem diamonds 255 276 -22 Tobacco, manufactured 362 425 -63 Other goods 2,710 3,113 -402 __________________________________ Item(1) Year-to-date Year-to-date Year-to-date 1999 1998 Change Total, Balance of Payments Basis 219,432 225,995 -6,562 Net Adjustments -4,109 -2,992 -1,117 Total, Census Basis 223,541 228,987 -5,446 Foods, feeds, and beverages 14,543 16,162 -1,619 Wheat 1,192 1,318 -126 Soybeans 1,336 1,824 -489 Meat, poultry, etc. 2,139 2,385 -246 Corn 1,618 1,518 100 Oilseeds, food oils 493 711 -219 Alcoholic beverages, exc. wine 179 189 -9 Animal feeds, n.e.c. 985 1,463 -478 Nuts 489 499 -11 Wine and related products 259 277 -18 Vegetables 943 990 -47 Fish and shellfish 916 789 127 Nonagricultural foods, etc. 158 168 -9 Bakery products 570 582 -11 Dairy products and eggs 201 268 -67 Sorghum, barley, oats 223 312 -89 Other foods 1,195 1,208 -14 Rice 385 456 -71 Fruits, frozen juices 1,263 1,205 58 Industrial supplies and materials 45,694 51,074 -5,380 Nonmonetary gold 1,010 1,623 -613 Fuel oil 423 501 -78 Crude oil 250 472 -222 Other industrial supplies 4,088 4,098 -10 Chemicals-other 3,820 3,730 89 Chemicals-fertilizers 1,631 1,664 -32 Steelmaking materials 419 602 -183 Plastic materials 3,715 4,027 -312 Pulpwood and woodpulp 1,137 1,264 -126 Petroleum products, other 1,478 1,942 -464 Newsprint 2,718 3,019 -301 Cotton fiber cloth 624 591 33 Iron and steel mill products 873 1,104 -230 Nonferrous metals, other 641 757 -116 Nuclear fuel materials 244 312 -68 Synthetic rubber-primary 453 469 -15 Iron and steel products, other 910 984 -73 Mineral supplies-manufactured 955 1,032 -77 Copper 346 443 -96 Manmade cloth 1,308 1,466 -158 Shingles, molding, wallboard 607 646 -39 Tobacco, unmanufactured 466 479 -13 Electric energy 75 42 33 Leather and furs 291 327 -37 Glass-plate, sheet, etc. 261 294 -33 Industrial rubber products 678 716 -38 Nontextile floor tiles 118 124 -6 Nonmetallic minerals 127 135 -8 Coal and fuels, other 404 509 -105 Agric. farming-unmanufactured 464 526 -62 Hair, waste materials 161 200 -39 Gas-natural 71 98 -27 Agriculture-manufactured, other 364 416 -52 Natural gas liquids 121 148 -27 Finished textile supplies 562 505 57 Logs and lumber 1,413 1,347 66 Cotton, raw 196 857 -662 Finished metal shapes 2,689 2,777 -88 Wood supplies, manufactured 296 329 -33 Hides and skins 371 464 -93 Aluminum and alumina 1,069 1,132 -63 Tapes, audio and visual 666 771 -105 Chemicals-inorganic 1,178 1,278 -100 Precious metals, other 662 891 -230 Agric. industry-unmanufactured 590 580 10 Chemicals-organic 4,205 4,603 -399 Metallurgical grade coal 548 784 -236 Capital goods, except automotive 100,566 98,923 1,643 Semiconductors 14,286 12,449 1,837 Computer accessories 11,791 11,755 36 Computers 3,050 3,350 -300 Civilian aircraft 10,401 8,926 1,475 Industrial machines, other 6,251 6,846 -595 Excavating machinery 1,705 1,959 -253 Laboratory testing instruments 1,418 1,312 106 Pulp and paper machinery 974 1,028 -55 Industrial engines 4,065 3,905 160 Food, tobacco machinery 624 655 -32 Materials handling equipment 1,478 1,570 -92 Wood, glass, plastic 881 987 -106 Measuring, testing, control instru. 4,040 4,370 -330 Electric apparatus 7,159 7,045 114 Textile, sewing machines 392 440 -48 Business machines and equipment 939 1,169 -229 Metalworking machine tools 1,896 2,269 -373 Agricultural machinery, equipment 1,075 1,467 -392 Vessels, exc. scrap 26 34 -9 Spacraft, exc. military 19 56 -38 Specialized mining 121 205 -84 Parts-civilian aircraft 4,417 3,580 837 Engines-civilian aircraft 3,619 2,974 645 Marine engines, parts 234 201 33 Medicinal equipment 4,098 4,002 96 Photo, service industry machinery 1,893 1,953 -60 Nonfarm tractors and parts 391 485 -94 Commercial vessels, other 114 71 43 Drilling & oilfield equipment 1,767 2,539 -772 Railway transportation equipment 631 530 101 Generators, accessories 2,085 2,261 -175 Telecommunications equipment 8,726 8,530 197 Auto, vehicles, parts and engines 24,043 25,605 -1,562 Consumer goods 26,643 26,146 497 Artwork, antiques, stamps, etc. 941 863 78 Jewelry, etc 810 570 240 Pharmaceutical preparations 4,031 3,190 842 Other household goods 1,844 1,721 123 Records, tapes, and disks 1,287 1,230 57 TV's, VCR's, etc. 1,041 1,186 -145 Apparel, household goods - textile 3,016 3,036 -20 Household appliances 1,620 1,791 -172 Stereo equipment, etc. 512 614 -103 Cookware, cutlery, tools 220 240 -20 Sports apparel and gear 140 179 -39 Nursery stock, etc. 98 100 -2 Books, printed matter 1,299 1,377 -78 Glassware, chinaware 147 158 -11 Toys/games/sporting goods 1,895 2,124 -229 Furniture, household goods, etc. 728 733 -5 Rugs 471 507 -35 Apparel,household goods-nontextile 490 470 20 Writing and art supplies 1,572 1,444 127 Numismatic coins 24 23 1 Musical instruments 315 331 -17 Pleasure boats and motors 404 431 -27 Toiletries and cosmetics 1,092 1,131 -38 Gem diamonds 1,101 956 145 Tobacco, manufactured 1,544 1,740 -196 Other goods 12,052 11,077 975 (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-99-108), Bureau of the Census, Foreign Trade Division, April 1999. For more information, contact Haydn R. Mearkle (301-457-2246) or (301-457-2311), Foreign Trade Division.