
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.  (Z) Less than one half unit of measurement shown.
(R) Revised.)

 
                                                                 Month To
                                       December     November       Month
              Item(1)                    1995       (R) 1995      Change

Total, Balance of Payments Basis         50,461       49,584          876

Net Adjustments                            -816         -811           -5

Total, Census Basis                      51,277       50,396          881

Foods, feeds, and beverages               4,508        4,416           92

Corn                                        701          733          -32
Wheat                                       555          566          -11
Meat, poultry, etc.                         586          597          -10
Soybeans                                    472          422           50
Oilseeds, food oils                         118          156          -37
Animal feeds, n.e.c.                        273          272            1
Fruits,  frozen juices                      334          344          -11
Fish and shellfish                          283          258           25
Nuts                                        134          134          (-)
Vegetables                                  192          195           -3
Wine and related products                    63           64           -1
Alcoholic beverages, exc. wine               70           50           20
Dairy products and eggs                      70           54           16
Sorghum, barley, oats                       147           52           94
Nonagricultural foods, etc.                  37           37          (-)
Bakery products                             121          123           -2
Rice                                         99           95            4
Other foods                                 254          265          -12

Industrial supplies and materials        12,178       11,827          351

Chemicals-organic                         1,085        1,094          -10
Pulpwood and woodpulp                       455          474          -20
Plastic materials                           926          882           44
Newsprint                                   633          689          -56
Chemicals-other                             887          862           26
Iron and steel mill products                319          310            9
Aluminum and alumina                        276          281           -4
Petroleum products, n.e.c.                  574          465          109
Cotton, raw                                 430          345           84
Other industrial supplies                   731          694           38
Copper                                      150          176          -26
Steelmaking materials                       172          175           -3
Finished metal shapes                       563          544           20
Chemicals-inorganic                         327          290           37
Chemicals-fertilizers                       356          361           -5
Manmade cloth                               310          302            8
Precious metals, other                      104           94           10
Coal and fuels, n.e.c.                      199          168           30
Iron and steel products, n.e.c.             201          196            4
Nonferrous metals, other                    144          153           -9
Mineral supplies-manufactured               199          210          -11
Metallurgical grade coal                    208          219          -11
Agric. industry-unmanufactured              143          153          -11
Hides and skins                             136          148          -12
Cotton fiber cloth                          117          126           -9
Finished textile supplies                   224          223            1
Natural gas liquids                          61           52            9
Tapes, audio and visual                     238          208           30
Synthetic rubber-primary                    119          108           11
Agriculture-manufactured, other              81           81          (-)
Shingles, molding, wallboard                154          136           18
Industrial rubber products                  120          114            6
Tobacco, unmanufactured                     116          124           -9
Hair, waste materials                        46           43            2
Glass-plate, sheet, etc.                     57           61           -4
Agric. farming-unmanufactured               111           96           14
Wood supplies, manufactured                  64           69           -5
Logs and lumber                             437          456          -19
Electric energy                               7            3            4
Gas-natural                                  21           15            6
Nontextile floor tiles                       22           22           -1
Leather and furs                             55           60           -6
Crude oil                                   (Z)            4           -4
Nonmetallic minerals                         36           35            2
Fuel oil                                    215          163           52
Nuclear fuel materials                      120           69           51
Nonmonetary gold                            230          270          -40

Capital goods, except automotive         21,263       20,766          497

Semiconductors                            3,141        3,283         -142
Computer accessories                      2,771        2,768            3
Telecommunications equipment              1,873        1,906          -34
Industrial machines, n.e.c.               1,523        1,451           72
Electric apparatus                        1,482        1,470           12
Medicinal equipment                         880          917          -37
Measuring, testing, control instru          794          767           27
Industrial engines                          928          853           75
Metalworking machine tools                  516          476           40
Parts-civilian aircraft                     666          631           36
Generators, accessories                     504          504          (-)
Drilling & oilfield equipment               498          399           99
Computers                                   878          906          -28
Pulp and paper machinery                    286          301          -16
Materials handling equip                    391          374           16
Laboratory testing instruments              304          276           28
Food, tobacco machinery                     187          181            5
Photo, service industry machinery           455          434           21
Nonfarm tractors and parts                  101          102           -1
Excavating machinery                        323          363          -40
Business machines and equipment             242          245           -3
Agricultural machinery, equipment           309          276           33
Wood, glass, plastic                        209          184           25
Railway transportation equipment             88           90           -3
Textile, sewing machines                     97          107          -10
Spacraft, exc. military                      17            7           10
Specialized mining                           64           56            8
Vessels, exc. scrap                           4            0            4
Marine engines, parts                        47           39            8
Commercial vessels, other                    11           10            2
Engines-civilian aircraft                   455          500          -45
Civilian aircraft                         1,219          887          332

Auto, vehicles, parts and engines         5,344        4,930          414

Consumer goods                            5,563        5,456          107

Apparel, household goods - textiles         602          576           26
Toys/games/sporting goods                   453          422           31
Writing and art supplies                    332          318           14
Other household goods                       353          358           -5
Books, printed matter                       357          332           25
Pharmaceutical preparations                 687          643           44
Gem diamonds                                198          209          -11
Pleasure boats and motors                   107          109           -2
Toiletries and cosmetics                    216          214            2
TV's, VCR's, etc.                           171          195          -24
Household appliances                        391          402          -10
Jewelry, etc                                 91          137          -46
Records, tapes, and disks                   336          315           21
Apparel, household goods-nontextile         117          113            3
Glassware, chinaware                         40           43           -3
Stereo equipment, etc.                      127          145          -17
Sports apparel and gear                      43           38            4
Musical instruments                          71           78           -7
Furniture, household goods, etc.            151          141           10
Numismatic coins                              6           13           -6
Cookware, cutlery, tools                     54           51            3
Nursery stock, etc.                          19           23           -4
Rugs                                         59           62           -3
Tobacco, manufactured                       425          377           48
Artwork, antiques, stamps, etc.             156          140           16

Other goods                               2,421        3,001         -580
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                                                                 Year To
                                        Year To      Year To       Date
              Item(1)                  Date 1995    Date 1994   Difference

Total, Balance of Payments Basis        574,878      502,484       72,395

Net Adjustments                          -8,987      -10,143        1,156

Total, Census Basis                     583,865      512,626       71,239

Foods, feeds, and beverages              50,476       41,949        8,527

Corn                                      7,659        4,345        3,313
Wheat                                     5,686        4,270        1,417
Meat, poultry, etc.                       6,617        5,445        1,172
Soybeans                                  5,427        4,364        1,064
Oilseeds, food oils                       1,718        1,263          456
Animal feeds, n.e.c.                      3,352        3,067          285
Fruits,  frozen juices                    3,779        3,584          195
Fish and shellfish                        3,321        3,179          142
Nuts                                      1,522        1,383          139
Vegetables                                2,563        2,426          138
Wine and related products                   664          547          117
Alcoholic beverages, exc. wine              521          430           92
Dairy products and eggs                     747          681           66
Sorghum, barley, oats                       884          824           60
Nonagricultural foods, etc.                 528          515           13
Bakery products                           1,454        1,466          -12
Rice                                      1,042        1,078          -36
Other foods                               2,993        3,085          -92

Industrial supplies and materials       146,104      121,403       24,701

Chemicals-organic                        13,826       11,082        2,744
Pulpwood and woodpulp                     6,378        3,936        2,442
Plastic materials                        10,848        8,796        2,051
Newsprint                                 8,105        6,167        1,938
Chemicals-other                           9,930        8,318        1,613
Iron and steel mill products              3,442        1,991        1,451
Aluminum and alumina                      3,726        2,628        1,098
Petroleum products, n.e.c.                5,658        4,572        1,086
Cotton, raw                               3,719        2,643        1,076
Other industrial supplies                 8,402        7,413          989
Copper                                    2,435        1,510          925
Steelmaking materials                     2,700        1,841          859
Finished metal shapes                     6,232        5,481          752
Chemicals-inorganic                       3,634        2,899          735
Chemicals-fertilizers                     4,722        4,042          679
Manmade cloth                             3,770        3,174          595
Precious metals, other                    1,592        1,024          568
Coal and fuels, n.e.c.                    1,853        1,308          545
Iron and steel products, n.e.c.           2,369        1,945          423
Nonferrous metals, other                  1,716        1,302          414
Mineral supplies-manufactured             2,621        2,312          310
Metallurgical grade coal                  2,447        2,137          309
Agric. industry-unmanufactured            1,873        1,572          302
Hides and skins                           1,762        1,535          227
Cotton fiber cloth                        1,447        1,225          222
Finished textile supplies                 2,752        2,536          216
Natural gas liquids                         525          313          212
Tapes, audio and visual                   2,250        2,046          205
Synthetic rubber-primary                  1,363        1,181          182
Agriculture-manufactured, other             964          805          160
Shingles, molding, wallboard              1,654        1,537          118
Industrial rubber products                1,378        1,261          117
Tobacco, unmanufactured                   1,391        1,306           85
Hair, waste materials                       593          513           80
Glass-plate, sheet, etc.                    684          628           56
Agric. farming-unmanufactured             1,189        1,136           53
Wood supplies, manufactured                 853          831           23
Logs and lumber                           5,577        5,555           22
Electric energy                              47           31           15
Gas-natural                                 266          254           12
Nontextile floor tiles                      283          288           -5
Leather and furs                            716          734          -19
Crude oil                                     5           58          -53
Nonmetallic minerals                        440          495          -55
Fuel oil                                  1,894        2,024         -131
Nuclear fuel materials                      991        1,293         -302
Nonmonetary gold                          5,083        5,726         -642

Capital goods, except automotive        233,034      205,184       27,850

Semiconductors                           34,105       25,178        8,927
Computer accessories                     29,442       23,669        5,773
Telecommunications equipment             19,805       16,208        3,597
Industrial machines, n.e.c.              16,529       13,339        3,190
Electric apparatus                       17,167       14,616        2,551
Medicinal equipment                       9,850        8,711        1,139
Measuring, testing, control instru        8,974        7,941        1,033
Industrial engines                       10,098        9,176          922
Metalworking machine tools                5,239        4,380          859
Parts-civilian aircraft                   7,669        6,927          742
Generators, accessories                   5,784        5,058          726
Drilling & oilfield equipment             4,976        4,376          600
Computers                                10,199        9,651          549
Pulp and paper machinery                  2,918        2,479          439
Materials handling equip                  4,199        3,765          434
Laboratory testing instruments            3,213        2,811          402
Food, tobacco machinery                   2,024        1,691          333
Photo, service industry machinery         5,083        4,789          293
Nonfarm tractors and parts                1,278        1,011          267
Excavating machinery                      4,239        3,980          258
Business machines and equipment           2,718        2,465          253
Agricultural machinery, equipment         3,120        2,877          243
Wood, glass, plastic                      2,199        2,022          177
Railway transportation equipment            962          789          173
Textile, sewing machines                  1,218        1,121           97
Spacraft, exc. military                      58           42           16
Specialized mining                          738          722           16
Vessels, exc. scrap                          43           39            5
Marine engines, parts                       548          552           -4
Commercial vessels, other                   131          251         -120
Engines-civilian aircraft                 5,622        5,844         -222
Civilian aircraft                        12,887       18,703       -5,817

Auto, vehicles, parts and engines        60,555       57,614        2,941

Consumer goods                           64,459       59,981        4,477

Apparel, household goods - textiles       6,807        5,732        1,075
Toys/games/sporting goods                 5,030        4,269          761
Writing and art supplies                  3,752        3,384          368
Other household goods                     4,100        3,739          361
Books, printed matter                     3,945        3,624          321
Pharmaceutical preparations               7,278        6,985          293
Gem diamonds                              2,462        2,182          280
Pleasure boats and motors                 1,266        1,015          250
Toiletries and cosmetics                  2,506        2,277          229
TV's, VCR's, etc.                         2,099        1,883          217
Household appliances                      4,603        4,389          214
Jewelry, etc                              1,335        1,161          174
Records, tapes, and disks                 3,889        3,798           91
Apparel, household goods-nontextile       1,330        1,253           77
Glassware, chinaware                        454          383           70
Stereo equipment, etc.                    1,515        1,450           64
Sports apparel and gear                     482          458           25
Musical instruments                         927          913           14
Furniture, household goods, etc.          1,770        1,762            8
Numismatic coins                            137          132            5
Cookware, cutlery, tools                    619          615            4
Nursery stock, etc.                         239          240           -1
Rugs                                        717          734          -17
Tobacco, manufactured                     5,263        5,421         -157
Artwork, antiques, stamps, etc.           1,932        2,181         -250

Other goods                              29,237       26,495        2,742

(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-96-27), Bureau of the Census, Foreign Trade
        Division, DECEMBER 1995.  For more information, contact Haydn R. 
        Mearkle (301-457-2246) or Richard M. Preuss (301-457-2311), 
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