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 1999 1999 Change Total, Balance of Payments Basis 58,549 59,139 -590 Net Adjustments -1,086 -855 -231 Total, Census Basis 59,636 59,995 -359 Foods, feeds, and beverages 4,031 3,933 98 Soybeans 581 510 70 Meat, poultry, etc. 571 537 35 Animal feeds, n.e.c. 298 268 30 Vegetables 264 238 26 Sorghum, barley, oats 66 49 17 Wine and related products 83 70 13 Oilseeds, food oils 110 98 12 Corn 502 495 7 Bakery products 152 149 3 Alcoholic beverages, exc. wine 37 37 (-) Nonagricultural foods, etc. 40 41 -1 Dairy products and eggs 58 60 -2 Other foods 292 297 -4 Rice 59 68 -9 Fruits, frozen juices 326 336 -10 Nuts 87 100 -13 Fish and shellfish 250 267 -17 Wheat 256 315 -60 Industrial supplies and materials 13,062 12,523 540 Nonmonetary gold 960 399 561 Plastic materials 1,056 968 87 Petroleum products, other 521 436 85 Chemicals-other 1,022 960 62 Finished metal shapes 747 699 49 Newsprint 755 716 40 Chemicals-organic 1,203 1,164 39 Nuclear fuel materials 120 88 32 Pulpwood and woodpulp 324 297 26 Natural gas liquids 82 57 25 Fuel oil 180 159 21 Logs and lumber 352 335 17 Precious metals, other 122 107 15 Leather and furs 87 74 13 Glass-plate, sheet, etc. 74 66 8 Wood supplies, manufactured 85 78 6 Other industrial supplies 1,115 1,111 4 Synthetic rubber-primary 113 109 3 Copper 78 75 3 Nontextile floor tiles 29 27 3 Iron and steel mill products 256 254 2 Finished textile supplies 137 135 2 Nonmetallic minerals 31 29 2 Aluminum and alumina 281 281 (-) Gas-natural 17 18 -1 Mineral supplies-manufactured 252 253 -1 Hair, waste materials 37 38 -1 Steelmaking materials 132 135 -3 Cotton fiber cloth 154 159 -4 Agric. industry-unmanufactured 123 127 -4 Iron and steel products, other 235 241 -6 Industrial rubber products 182 188 -6 Shingles, molding, wallboard 150 157 -7 Coal and fuels, other 107 113 -7 Tapes, audio and visual 144 151 -7 Electric energy 11 20 -8 Hides and skins 90 100 -10 Agric. farming-unmanufactured 98 112 -13 Manmade cloth 349 363 -14 Tobacco, unmanufactured 73 98 -25 Cotton, raw 72 98 -26 Metallurgical grade coal 102 132 -30 Chemicals-inorganic 288 346 -58 Nonferrous metals, other 138 208 -71 Crude oil 17 99 -82 Agriculture-manufactured, other 166 254 -88 Chemicals-fertilizers 396 489 -92 Capital goods, except automotive 26,503 27,357 -853 Civilian aircraft 2,194 3,460 -1,266 Semiconductors 4,051 4,115 -64 Measuring, testing, control instru. 1,105 1,160 -55 Materials handling equipment 373 402 -29 Medicinal equipment 1,067 1,096 -29 Drilling & oilfield equipment 363 390 -28 Photo, service industry machinery 475 500 -25 Railway transportation equipment 115 138 -23 Business machines and equipment 239 258 -18 Computers 827 842 -15 Electric apparatus 1,945 1,953 -8 Pulp and paper machinery 222 228 -5 Vessels, exc. scrap 4 9 -4 Agricultural machinery, equipment 248 252 -4 Commercial vessels, other 8 8 -1 Laboratory testing instruments 353 351 1 Spacraft, exc. military 2 1 Parts-civilian aircraft 1,069 1,067 3 Food, tobacco machinery 148 144 4 Specialized mining 32 28 4 Textile, sewing machines 102 97 5 Marine engines, parts 56 51 5 Nonfarm tractors and parts 109 91 18 Computer accessories 3,218 3,189 29 Generators, accessories 581 550 31 Excavating machinery 448 412 36 Wood, glass, plastic 254 218 37 Metalworking machine tools 559 502 57 Industrial engines 1,032 975 57 Engines-civilian aircraft 910 813 97 Industrial machines, other 1,904 1,762 142 Telecommunications equipment 2,492 2,297 195 Auto, vehicles, parts and engines 6,212 6,692 -480 Consumer goods 6,855 6,582 273 Gem diamonds 339 109 230 Tobacco, manufactured 318 253 65 Jewelry, etc 219 181 38 Artwork, antiques, stamps, etc. 203 182 21 Toys/games/sporting goods 503 490 13 Toiletries and cosmetics 291 278 13 Other household goods 513 500 13 Stereo equipment, etc. 162 151 11 Writing and art supplies 417 409 9 Apparel,household goods-nontextile 120 116 4 TV's, VCR's, etc. 299 296 3 Glassware, chinaware 41 38 3 Sports apparel and gear 38 36 2 Books, printed matter 334 333 (-) Numismatic coins 3 3 (-) Cookware, cutlery, tools 56 58 -1 Records, tapes, and disks 344 347 -2 Nursery stock, etc. 22 26 -4 Musical instruments 87 92 -5 Furniture, household goods, etc. 174 182 -7 Rugs 109 117 -8 Apparel, household goods - textile 682 694 -12 Household appliances 405 430 -26 Pleasure boats and motors 93 135 -43 Pharmaceutical preparations 1,082 1,126 -44 Other goods 2,972 2,909 63 ___________________________________ Item(1) Year-to-date Year-to-date Year-to-date 1999 1998 Change Total, Balance of Payments Basis 503,732 500,122 3,609 Net Adjustments -9,416 -7,890 -1,526 Total, Census Basis 513,148 508,013 5,135 Foods, feeds, and beverages 33,899 34,520 -621 Soybeans 3,443 3,395 49 Meat, poultry, etc. 4,831 5,199 -369 Animal feeds, n.e.c. 2,363 2,969 -606 Vegetables 2,134 2,192 -58 Sorghum, barley, oats 468 511 -44 Wine and related products 585 606 -21 Oilseeds, food oils 1,029 1,470 -441 Corn 4,140 3,509 631 Bakery products 1,315 1,324 -9 Alcoholic beverages, exc. wine 371 417 -46 Nonagricultural foods, etc. 365 375 -10 Dairy products and eggs 474 533 -60 Other foods 2,688 2,688 (-) Rice 724 913 -189 Fruits, frozen juices 2,868 2,740 128 Nuts 1,056 1,139 -83 Fish and shellfish 2,180 1,732 448 Wheat 2,867 2,809 57 Industrial supplies and materials 106,265 111,580 -5,315 Nonmonetary gold 3,023 3,721 -697 Plastic materials 8,525 8,799 -275 Petroleum products, other 3,720 4,159 -439 Chemicals-other 8,697 8,358 338 Finished metal shapes 6,221 6,181 40 Newsprint 6,239 6,521 -282 Chemicals-organic 9,694 9,961 -268 Nuclear fuel materials 687 728 -42 Pulpwood and woodpulp 2,611 2,738 -127 Natural gas liquids 379 284 94 Fuel oil 1,212 1,125 87 Logs and lumber 3,111 2,938 174 Precious metals, other 1,358 1,630 -272 Leather and furs 666 695 -29 Glass-plate, sheet, etc. 599 640 -41 Wood supplies, manufactured 701 712 -11 Other industrial supplies 9,493 9,211 281 Synthetic rubber-primary 1,007 1,046 -38 Copper 747 893 -146 Nontextile floor tiles 265 266 (-) Iron and steel mill products 2,078 2,237 -159 Finished textile supplies 1,248 1,118 130 Nonmetallic minerals 288 300 -13 Aluminum and alumina 2,469 2,558 -89 Gas-natural 157 197 -40 Mineral supplies-manufactured 2,168 2,263 -95 Hair, waste materials 349 420 -70 Steelmaking materials 1,013 1,186 -173 Cotton fiber cloth 1,435 1,315 120 Agric. industry-unmanufactured 1,248 1,377 -129 Iron and steel products, other 2,092 2,138 -46 Industrial rubber products 1,555 1,562 -7 Shingles, molding, wallboard 1,392 1,431 -39 Coal and fuels, other 966 1,088 -122 Tapes, audio and visual 1,427 1,697 -270 Electric energy 163 123 40 Hides and skins 832 983 -152 Agric. farming-unmanufactured 1,022 1,098 -76 Manmade cloth 3,121 3,217 -96 Tobacco, unmanufactured 999 1,111 -112 Cotton, raw 648 1,845 -1,197 Metallurgical grade coal 1,113 1,758 -645 Chemicals-inorganic 2,715 2,859 -145 Nonferrous metals, other 1,466 1,628 -162 Crude oil 559 770 -211 Agriculture-manufactured, other 1,069 886 183 Chemicals-fertilizers 3,720 3,808 -88 Capital goods, except automotive 229,897 222,329 7,568 Civilian aircraft 21,797 21,725 72 Semiconductors 34,129 27,763 6,365 Measuring, testing, control instru. 9,575 9,424 151 Materials handling equipment 3,375 3,512 -137 Medicinal equipment 9,216 8,928 287 Drilling & oilfield equipment 3,964 5,949 -1,985 Photo, service industry machinery 4,276 4,339 -63 Railway transportation equipment 1,219 1,199 20 Business machines and equipment 2,164 2,606 -442 Computers 7,356 7,498 -142 Electric apparatus 16,643 15,531 1,112 Pulp and paper machinery 2,083 2,281 -197 Vessels, exc. scrap 71 66 5 Agricultural machinery, equipment 2,384 3,239 -855 Commercial vessels, other 188 358 -171 Laboratory testing instruments 3,188 2,914 274 Spacraft, exc. military 24 66 -41 Parts-civilian aircraft 9,844 8,608 1,237 Food, tobacco machinery 1,353 1,491 -138 Specialized mining 276 424 -149 Textile, sewing machines 897 1,001 -105 Marine engines, parts 481 447 34 Nonfarm tractors and parts 839 1,045 -206 Computer accessories 27,343 26,361 982 Generators, accessories 4,788 4,889 -101 Excavating machinery 3,762 4,331 -569 Wood, glass, plastic 2,022 2,194 -172 Metalworking machine tools 4,585 4,800 -215 Industrial engines 8,866 8,782 84 Engines-civilian aircraft 8,059 7,314 745 Industrial machines, other 15,239 14,571 668 Telecommunications equipment 19,893 18,673 1,220 Auto, vehicles, parts and engines 55,624 54,475 1,149 Consumer goods 59,766 59,465 301 Gem diamonds 2,515 2,162 352 Tobacco, manufactured 2,985 3,801 -816 Jewelry, etc 1,750 1,243 508 Artwork, antiques, stamps, etc. 1,940 2,327 -388 Toys/games/sporting goods 4,258 4,593 -335 Toiletries and cosmetics 2,495 2,549 -54 Other household goods 4,261 3,913 348 Stereo equipment, etc. 1,258 1,269 -11 Writing and art supplies 3,614 3,314 300 Apparel,household goods-nontextile 1,077 1,048 28 TV's, VCR's, etc. 2,482 2,769 -287 Glassware, chinaware 343 381 -38 Sports apparel and gear 324 361 -37 Books, printed matter 2,973 3,071 -98 Numismatic coins 41 44 -3 Cookware, cutlery, tools 514 545 -31 Records, tapes, and disks 2,972 2,785 186 Nursery stock, etc. 222 224 -2 Musical instruments 752 735 17 Furniture, household goods, etc. 1,617 1,653 -36 Rugs 1,037 1,126 -89 Apparel, household goods - textile 6,592 6,859 -267 Household appliances 3,675 3,942 -266 Pleasure boats and motors 941 952 -11 Pharmaceutical preparations 9,129 7,798 1,331 Other goods 27,697 25,644 2,053 (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-99-220), Bureau of the Census, Foreign Trade Division, September 1999. For more information, contact Haydn R. Mearkle (301-457-2246) or Nick Orsini (301-457-2311), Foreign Trade Division.