
ANNUAL REVISION FOR 1997

PART A:    SEASONALLY ADJUSTED

EXHIBIT 6. 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 year-to-year within each major commodity grouping. 
                                                                 
                                          Year to      Year to     Year to
               Item(1)                    Date 1997    Date 1996   Date Change

Total, Balance of Payments Basis           679,325      611,983       67,341
Net Adjustments                             -9,858      -13,092        3,234
Total, Census Basis                        689,182      625,075       64,107

Foods, feeds, and beverages                 51,507       55,534       -4,026

Corn                                         5,682        8,875       -3,192
Wheat                                        4,329        6,413       -2,084
Fish and shellfish                           2,790        3,117         -326
Nuts                                         1,576        1,735         -159
Sorghum, barley, oats                          831          976         -146
Rice                                           983        1,075          -93
Nonagricultural foods, etc.                    557          606          -49
Alcoholic beverages, exc. wine                 619          607           13
Wine and related products                      743          709           34
Meat, poultry, etc.                          7,244        7,185           59
Dairy products and eggs                        767          659          108
Fruits,  frozen juices                       3,957        3,822          135
Bakery products                              1,731        1,588          143
Soybeans                                     7,506        7,363          143
Vegetables                                   2,736        2,524          212
Oilseeds, food oils                          1,526        1,163          363
Other foods                                  3,618        3,226          392
Animal feeds, n.e.c.                         4,312        3,891          421

Industrial supplies and materials          158,226      147,652       10,574

Chemicals-organic                           14,521       13,145        1,376
Chemicals-other                             11,254        9,878        1,376
Plastic materials                           12,263       11,071        1,192
Other industrial supplies                   10,383        9,265        1,118
Finished metal shapes                        7,858        7,093          765
Finished textile supplies                    3,155        2,616          538
Crude oil                                    1,124          596          528
Petroleum products, other                    6,809        6,282          527
Newsprint                                    8,772        8,292          480
Nuclear fuel materials                       1,475        1,072          403
Agriculture-manufactured, other              1,519        1,117          401
Iron and steel mill products                 3,097        2,718          379
Manmade cloth                                4,328        3,963          366
Precious metals, other                       1,809        1,448          361
Industrial rubber products                   2,011        1,667          344
Aluminum and alumina                         3,592        3,264          328
Mineral supplies-manufactured                3,149        2,822          327
Nonferrous metals, other                     2,280        1,975          304
Chemicals-fertilizers                        4,872        4,635          237
Chemicals-inorganic                          3,953        3,741          212
Shingles, molding, wallboard                 1,969        1,773          196
Tobacco, unmanufactured                      1,553        1,367          187
Electric energy                                228           81          147
Steelmaking materials                        2,243        2,106          136
Leather and furs                               888          762          126
Wood supplies, manufactured                  1,107          992          115
Cotton fiber cloth                           1,711        1,602          109
Iron and steel products, other               2,823        2,731           92
Glass-plate, sheet, etc.                       909          821           88
Agric. farming-unmanufactured                1,366        1,319           47
Nontextile floor tiles                         341          296           46
Nonmetallic minerals                           445          411           34
Natural gas liquids                            555          523           32
Gas-natural                                    275          261           14
Hair, waste materials                          618          612            6
Synthetic rubber-primary                     1,452        1,466          -14
Agric. industry-unmanufactured               1,782        1,799          -17
Metallurgical grade coal                     2,536        2,555          -19
Cotton, raw                                  2,718        2,744          -26
Hides and skins                              1,665        1,692          -28
Tapes, audio and visual                      2,808        2,864          -56
Pulpwood and woodpulp                        4,013        4,191         -178
Logs and lumber                              5,154        5,378         -224
Copper                                       1,621        1,854         -232
Fuel oil                                     1,932        2,230         -298
Coal and fuels, other                        1,586        1,885         -299
Nonmonetary gold                             5,703        6,677         -973

Capital goods, except automotive           294,470      252,895       41,575

Civilian aircraft                           23,585       15,660        7,925
Computer accessories                        37,524       32,315        5,209
Telecommunications equipment                23,995       20,323        3,672
Semiconductors                              38,861       35,769        3,093
Electric apparatus                          21,162       18,444        2,718
Industrial machines, other                  20,715       18,083        2,632
Industrial engines                          12,615       10,287        2,328
Measuring, testing, control instru.         11,774        9,805        1,969
Engines-civilian aircraft                    7,800        6,429        1,371
Parts-civilian aircraft                      9,974        8,703        1,271
Generators, accessories                      6,816        5,668        1,147
Excavating machinery                         5,841        4,781        1,059
Drilling & oilfield equipment                7,046        6,041        1,005
Medicinal equipment                         12,155       11,265          890
Agricultural machinery, equipment            4,465        3,723          741
Materials handling equipment                 4,776        4,046          730
Metalworking machine tools                   6,501        5,801          701
Photo, service industry machinery            5,960        5,412          548
Laboratory testing instruments               3,958        3,482          476
Wood, glass, plastic                         2,832        2,360          472
Computers                                   11,837       11,404          432
Railway transportation equipment             1,358          965          393
Business machines and equipment              3,288        2,925          363
Pulp and paper machinery                     3,263        3,039          225
Textile, sewing machines                     1,381        1,214          167
Nonfarm tractors and parts                   1,345        1,182          163
Marine engines, parts                          662          612           49
Vessels, exc. scrap                             68           36           32
Specialized mining                             563          546           17
Commercial vessels, other                      188          224          -35
Food, tobacco machinery                      2,147        2,219          -71
Spacraft, exc. military                         15          131         -115

Automotive vehicles, parts and engines      74,029       65,021        9,008

Consumer goods                              77,446       70,138        7,308

Pharmaceutical preparations                  9,261        7,988        1,273
Apparel, household goods - textile           8,956        7,745        1,211
TV's, VCR's, etc.                            3,411        2,680          731
Other household goods                        5,079        4,534          545
Toiletries and cosmetics                     3,385        2,886          499
Toys/games/sporting goods                    5,861        5,407          454
Household appliances                         5,452        5,016          436
Artwork, antiques, stamps, etc.              2,340        1,927          413
Records, tapes, and disks                    3,871        3,548          323
Furniture, household goods, etc.             2,082        1,812          269
Jewelry, etc                                 1,723        1,495          228
Writing and art supplies                     4,495        4,274          221
Rugs                                         1,558        1,370          188
Books, printed matter                        4,142        3,967          174
Glassware, chinaware                           591          450          141
Pleasure boats and motors                    1,326        1,224          102
Gem diamonds                                 2,744        2,649           95
Stereo equipment, etc.                       1,930        1,849           81
Apparel,household goods-nontextile           1,514        1,451           63
Cookware, cutlery, tools                       752          710           42
Nursery stock, etc.                            283          245           38
Musical instruments                          1,059        1,028           31
Sports apparel and gear                        520          509           11
Numismatic coins                               100          105           -5
Tobacco, manufactured                        5,012        5,269         -257

Other goods                                 33,505       33,836         -331

(1) Detailed data are presented on a Census basis.  The information 
    needed to convert to a BOP basis is not available.


SOURCE: Report FT900 (97) (CB-98-104), Bureau of the Census, Foreign Trade
        Division, FINAL 1997. For more information, contact Haydn R. 
        Mearkle (301-457-2246) or Richard M. Preuss (301-457-2311), 
        Foreign Trade Division.
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