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) March February (R) Monthly 1999 1999 Change Total, Balance of Payments Basis 54,881 54,357 524 Net Adjustments -1,037 -1,113 76 Total, Census Basis 55,918 55,469 449 Foods, feeds, and beverages 3,704 3,612 92 Soybeans 383 304 79 Corn 474 399 75 Fish and shellfish 249 189 60 Nonagricultural foods, etc. 48 35 14 Dairy products and eggs 57 48 10 Other foods 303 294 9 Bakery products 144 138 5 Wine and related products 64 58 5 Nuts 117 114 3 Vegetables 237 237 (-) Alcoholic beverages, exc. wine 35 41 -6 Animal feeds, n.e.c. 242 255 -13 Fruits, frozen juices 311 324 -13 Sorghum, barley, oats 58 75 -17 Rice 94 118 -24 Wheat 265 294 -29 Oilseeds, food oils 116 147 -31 Meat, poultry, etc. 507 543 -35 Industrial supplies and materials 11,703 11,298 406 Chemicals-organic 1,171 1,055 117 Logs and lumber 381 333 48 Petroleum products, other 368 324 43 Aluminum and alumina 282 244 38 Precious metals, other 183 147 37 Chemicals-inorganic 325 293 32 Metallurgical grade coal 166 135 32 Fuel oil 103 75 29 Agric. farming-unmanufactured 130 105 25 Newsprint 706 682 24 Nonmonetary gold 240 223 17 Iron and steel mill products 224 209 15 Hides and skins 101 89 11 Copper 93 83 10 Other industrial supplies 1,001 991 10 Manmade cloth 339 330 9 Finished metal shapes 672 664 9 Tapes, audio and visual 169 160 8 Glass-plate, sheet, etc. 69 61 8 Electric energy 23 15 7 Wood supplies, manufactured 81 76 6 Chemicals-fertilizers 392 388 4 Agriculture-manufactured, other 90 86 4 Hair, waste materials 44 40 4 Crude oil 53 49 4 Steelmaking materials 110 107 3 Synthetic rubber-primary 116 113 2 Nonmetallic minerals 33 31 2 Gas-natural 19 17 1 Cotton, raw 50 49 1 Nuclear fuel materials 42 41 1 Nontextile floor tiles 30 30 1 Plastic materials 964 965 -1 Agric. industry-unmanufactured 154 156 -3 Finished textile supplies 143 146 -4 Leather and furs 72 77 -5 Iron and steel products, other 228 233 -5 Cotton fiber cloth 155 161 -6 Natural gas liquids 26 31 -6 Shingles, molding, wallboard 148 156 -8 Industrial rubber products 166 176 -10 Mineral supplies-manufactured 240 253 -13 Chemicals-other 954 968 -14 Pulpwood and woodpulp 272 287 -15 Coal and fuels, other 98 114 -17 Nonferrous metals, other 159 182 -24 Tobacco, unmanufactured 119 148 -29 Capital goods, except automotive 25,023 24,580 442 Telecommunications equipment 2,279 2,090 189 Generators, accessories 588 441 147 Industrial machines, other 1,618 1,507 112 Civilian aircraft 2,452 2,407 45 Electric apparatus 1,799 1,757 43 Computers 725 683 41 Metalworking machine tools 493 458 35 Commercial vessels, other 45 10 35 Railway transportation equipment 184 152 32 Agricultural machinery, equipment 273 248 25 Drilling & oilfield equipment 447 425 22 Nonfarm tractors and parts 108 90 18 Medicinal equipment 1,053 1,035 18 Wood, glass, plastic 220 205 15 Engines-civilian aircraft 928 914 14 Marine engines, parts 71 57 14 Semiconductors 3,500 3,495 5 Specialized mining 32 28 3 Parts-civilian aircraft 1,091 1,089 2 Photo, service industry machinery 468 467 1 Laboratory testing instruments 351 356 -5 Spacraft, exc. military 4 9 -5 Excavating machinery 413 419 -6 Textile, sewing machines 94 102 -8 Materials handling equipment 365 376 -11 Business machines and equipment 226 241 -15 Vessels, exc. scrap 2 19 -17 Food, tobacco machinery 143 164 -20 Measuring, testing, control instru. 1,010 1,030 -21 Pulp and paper machinery 220 249 -29 Computer accessories 2,866 2,981 -116 Industrial engines 956 1,074 -118 Auto, vehicles, parts and engines 6,025 6,096 -71 Consumer goods 6,597 6,718 -122 Pharmaceutical preparations 1,008 1,058 -50 Artwork, antiques, stamps, etc. 155 200 -45 Jewelry, etc 187 212 -25 Writing and art supplies 391 407 -16 Other household goods 442 456 -14 Household appliances 403 412 -9 Cookware, cutlery, tools 51 58 -6 Records, tapes, and disks 310 316 -6 Apparel,household goods-nontextile 125 128 -3 Furniture, household goods, etc. 181 184 -3 Sports apparel and gear 33 36 -3 Toiletries and cosmetics 274 276 -2 Nursery stock, etc. 23 25 -1 Stereo equipment, etc. 130 131 -1 Glassware, chinaware 35 36 -1 Pleasure boats and motors 100 99 1 Numismatic coins 8 7 1 Apparel, household goods - textile 733 730 3 TV's, VCR's, etc. 266 262 4 Rugs 124 119 5 Books, printed matter 326 320 6 Musical instruments 83 76 7 Tobacco, manufactured 424 414 10 Toys/games/sporting goods 493 481 12 Gem diamonds 293 278 15 Other goods 2,866 3,165 -299 __________________________________________________________________________ Item(1) Year-to-date Year-to-date Year-to-date 1999 1998 Change Total, Balance of Payments Basis 164,406 171,192 -6,786 Net Adjustments -3,103 -2,325 -777 Total, Census Basis 167,509 173,517 -6,008 Foods, feeds, and beverages 11,048 12,505 -1,457 Soybeans 1,094 1,553 -459 Corn 1,229 1,228 1 Fish and shellfish 685 608 77 Nonagricultural foods, etc. 116 123 -8 Dairy products and eggs 150 203 -53 Other foods 900 910 -10 Bakery products 428 427 1 Wine and related products 195 206 -11 Nuts 355 357 -2 Vegetables 717 727 -11 Alcoholic beverages, exc. wine 107 121 -14 Animal feeds, n.e.c. 743 1,117 -374 Fruits, frozen juices 970 887 84 Sorghum, barley, oats 189 271 -81 Rice 326 375 -48 Wheat 875 1,028 -153 Oilseeds, food oils 393 578 -185 Meat, poultry, etc. 1,576 1,785 -210 Industrial supplies and materials 34,163 38,444 -4,281 Chemicals-organic 3,280 3,598 -319 Logs and lumber 1,071 1,052 19 Petroleum products, other 1,095 1,466 -371 Aluminum and alumina 817 854 -38 Precious metals, other 511 717 -206 Chemicals-inorganic 889 937 -49 Metallurgical grade coal 427 610 -182 Fuel oil 268 340 -72 Agric. farming-unmanufactured 330 373 -42 Newsprint 2,033 2,287 -254 Nonmonetary gold 688 1,324 -636 Iron and steel mill products 644 844 -199 Hides and skins 287 357 -69 Copper 255 336 -81 Other industrial supplies 3,000 3,052 -52 Manmade cloth 968 1,111 -142 Finished metal shapes 1,996 2,083 -86 Tapes, audio and visual 503 561 -58 Glass-plate, sheet, etc. 194 225 -31 Electric energy 51 41 10 Wood supplies, manufactured 230 248 -18 Chemicals-fertilizers 1,167 1,120 47 Agriculture-manufactured, other 275 313 -39 Hair, waste materials 122 151 -29 Crude oil 146 261 -115 Steelmaking materials 295 437 -142 Synthetic rubber-primary 331 348 -17 Nonmetallic minerals 94 99 -5 Gas-natural 54 77 -23 Cotton, raw 138 605 -467 Nuclear fuel materials 194 218 -24 Nontextile floor tiles 90 94 -4 Plastic materials 2,813 3,083 -270 Agric. industry-unmanufactured 451 428 24 Finished textile supplies 437 387 50 Leather and furs 220 245 -25 Iron and steel products, other 682 738 -56 Cotton fiber cloth 457 446 11 Natural gas liquids 98 118 -19 Shingles, molding, wallboard 463 494 -31 Industrial rubber products 514 531 -17 Mineral supplies-manufactured 718 780 -62 Chemicals-other 2,839 2,784 55 Pulpwood and woodpulp 838 930 -93 Coal and fuels, other 317 391 -73 Nonferrous metals, other 489 601 -112 Tobacco, unmanufactured 381 351 30 Capital goods, except automotive 75,345 74,793 551 Telecommunications equipment 6,621 6,462 159 Generators, accessories 1,556 1,713 -157 Industrial machines, other 4,654 5,214 -561 Civilian aircraft 8,199 7,091 1,108 Electric apparatus 5,314 5,299 14 Computers 2,208 2,498 -290 Metalworking machine tools 1,388 1,732 -344 Commercial vessels, other 102 53 50 Railway transportation equipment 507 425 82 Agricultural machinery, equipment 782 1,075 -293 Drilling & oilfield equipment 1,332 1,895 -563 Nonfarm tractors and parts 294 363 -69 Medicinal equipment 3,085 3,026 59 Wood, glass, plastic 643 734 -92 Engines-civilian aircraft 2,663 2,254 409 Marine engines, parts 176 143 32 Semiconductors 10,494 9,419 1,075 Specialized mining 88 151 -63 Parts-civilian aircraft 3,279 2,592 687 Photo, service industry machinery 1,441 1,452 -11 Laboratory testing instruments 1,040 989 51 Spacraft, exc. military 14 16 -2 Excavating machinery 1,249 1,487 -239 Textile, sewing machines 288 323 -36 Materials handling equipment 1,084 1,174 -90 Business machines and equipment 706 884 -178 Vessels, exc. scrap 22 31 -10 Food, tobacco machinery 455 478 -23 Measuring, testing, control instru. 3,042 3,318 -276 Pulp and paper machinery 730 786 -56 Computer accessories 8,829 8,861 -32 Industrial engines 3,063 2,854 209 Auto, vehicles, parts and engines 18,054 19,526 -1,471 Consumer goods 19,820 19,523 297 Pharmaceutical preparations 3,005 2,418 587 Artwork, antiques, stamps, etc. 579 577 2 Jewelry, etc 568 401 166 Writing and art supplies 1,188 1,086 102 Other household goods 1,361 1,287 73 Household appliances 1,222 1,378 -156 Cookware, cutlery, tools 162 177 -15 Records, tapes, and disks 951 924 26 Apparel,household goods-nontextile 382 360 22 Furniture, household goods, etc. 541 545 -4 Sports apparel and gear 110 144 -34 Toiletries and cosmetics 837 857 -20 Nursery stock, etc. 74 74 -1 Stereo equipment, etc. 372 459 -87 Glassware, chinaware 115 116 -1 Pleasure boats and motors 310 328 -18 Numismatic coins 22 18 3 Apparel, household goods - textile 2,232 2,258 -26 TV's, VCR's, etc. 752 850 -97 Rugs 360 384 -24 Books, printed matter 992 1,040 -48 Musical instruments 235 261 -27 Tobacco, manufactured 1,168 1,281 -113 Toys/games/sporting goods 1,432 1,607 -174 Gem diamonds 851 691 159 Other goods 9,078 8,726 352 (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-99-89), Bureau of the Census, Foreign Trade Division, March 1999. For more information, contact Haydn R. Mearkle (301-457-2246) or (301-457-2311), Foreign Trade Division.