
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.)

                                                              
                                       February    January (R)    Monthly
              Item(1)                    1998         1998        Change

Total, Balance of Payments Basis         55,609       56,686       -1,077
Net Adjustments                            -810         -629         -181
Total, Census Basis                      56,419       57,315         -896

Foods, feeds, and beverages               4,146        4,154           -8

Wheat                                       295          405         -110
Oilseeds, food oils                         189          221          -32
Alcoholic beverages, exc. wine               34           46          -13
Nuts                                        119          126           -7
Meat, poultry, etc.                         584          590           -7
Fruits,  frozen juices                      277          284           -6
Nonagricultural foods, etc.                  39           41           -2
Corn                                        398          398          (-)
Vegetables                                  248          243            5
Bakery products                             142          135            7
Dairy products and eggs                      67           59            8
Fish and shellfish                          219          210            9
Other foods                                 281          273            9
Wine and related products                    76           63           13
Animal feeds, n.e.c.                        390          371           18
Soybeans                                    526          504           23
Sorghum, barley, oats                       114           81           33
Rice                                        147          102           46

Industrial supplies and materials        12,541       13,072         -531

Nonmonetary gold                            320          601         -282
Chemicals-organic                         1,117        1,297         -180
Plastic materials                           957        1,038          -81
Fuel oil                                     92          140          -48
Steelmaking materials                       121          163          -42
Aluminum and alumina                        253          292          -39
Petroleum products, other                   470          507          -37
Chemicals-other                             922          957          -34
Agric. industry-unmanufactured              121          153          -32
Crude oil                                    91          117          -26
Iron and steel products, other              229          250          -22
Coal and fuels, other                       114          132          -18
Metallurgical grade coal                    199          215          -16
Finished metal shapes                       684          699          -15
Newsprint                                   762          776          -14
Tobacco, unmanufactured                      90          102          -12
Mineral supplies-manufactured               256          266          -10
Glass-plate, sheet, etc.                     74           83           -8
Electric energy                              10           18           -7
Gas-natural                                  21           28           -7
Natural gas liquids                          43           50           -7
Agriculture-manufactured, other             103          109           -6
Hair, waste materials                        46           51           -5
Shingles, molding, wallboard                157          161           -4
Pulpwood and woodpulp                       311          312           -1
Other industrial supplies                 1,036        1,036          (-)
Nuclear fuel materials                       89           89          (-)
Wood supplies, manufactured                  79           79          (-)
Nonmetallic minerals                         34           33            2
Cotton, raw                                 193          191            2
Nontextile floor tiles                       33           30            3
Finished textile supplies                   127          123            4
Synthetic rubber-primary                    116          112            4
Nonferrous metals, other                    212          207            5
Iron and steel mill products                277          271            6
Industrial rubber products                  175          169            6
Leather and furs                             83           77            6
Agric. farming-unmanufactured               130          123            7
Manmade cloth                               378          371            7
Cotton fiber cloth                          158          146           12
Copper                                      109           97           13
Tapes, audio and visual                     199          181           18
Hides and skins                             121          103           19
Logs and lumber                             361          336           24
Chemicals-inorganic                         330          287           43
Precious metals, other                      293          209           84
Chemicals-fertilizers                       448          288          160
                                                              
Capital goods, except automotive         24,498       24,342          156

Parts-civilian aircraft                     923          821          102
Civilian aircraft                         2,054        1,960           94
Measuring, testing, control instru.       1,144        1,061           83
Telecommunications equipment              2,074        2,016           58
Industrial machines, other                1,774        1,718           56
Wood, glass, plastic                        239          212           28
Railway transportation equipment            156          135           21
Photo, service industry machinery           497          476           21
Food, tobacco machinery                     165          145           21
Textile, sewing machines                    108           89           19
Specialized mining                           57           42           16
Spacraft, exc. military                      10            1           10
Medicinal equipment                         976          971            5
Materials handling equipment                388          387            1
Business machines and equipment             293          295           -2
Laboratory testing instruments              327          329           -3
Marine engines, parts                        45           50           -5
Drilling & oilfield equipment               642          649           -7
Computer accessories                      2,923        2,931           -8
Vessels, exc. scrap                           3           14          -11
Commercial vessels, other                    11           23          -12
Generators, accessories                     562          576          -14
Metalworking machine tools                  547          563          -17
Nonfarm tractors and parts                  118          135          -18
Pulp and paper machinery                    248          269          -21
Computers                                   854          877          -22
Engines-civilian aircraft                   745          771          -25
Electric apparatus                        1,754        1,781          -27
Agricultural machinery, equipment           331          361          -30
Excavating machinery                        456          490          -34
Semiconductors                            3,181        3,223          -41
Industrial engines                          893          972          -79

Auto, vehicles, parts and engines         6,198        6,454         -257

Consumer goods                            6,400        6,613         -212

Tobacco, manufactured                       400          495          -96
Pharmaceutical preparations                 770          852          -82
TV's, VCR's, etc.                           254          288          -34
Toiletries and cosmetics                    268          292          -24
Stereo equipment, etc.                      143          164          -22
Writing and art supplies                    346          360          -15
Musical instruments                          81           94          -13
Furniture, household goods, etc.            178          189          -11
Cookware, cutlery, tools                     56           64           -8
Gem diamonds                                222          229           -7
Pleasure boats and motors                   111          114           -3
Numismatic coins                              5            8           -3
Other household goods                       425          428           -3
Sports apparel and gear                      48           51           -2
Nursery stock, etc.                          25           25           -1
Apparel,household goods-nontextile          116          117           -1
Rugs                                        121          116            5
Books, printed matter                       340          335            5
Glassware, chinaware                         42           33            9
Records, tapes, and disks                   305          296            9
Toys/games/sporting goods                   544          535            9
Artwork, antiques, stamps, etc.             229          215           14
Household appliances                        448          430           17
Jewelry, etc                                157          137           20
Apparel, household goods - textile          769          745           24

Other goods                               2,635        2,679          -44
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                                        Year to      Year to      Year to
                                        Date         Date         Date
              Item(1)                   1998         1997         Change

Total, Balance of Payments Basis        112,295      105,249        7,046
Net Adjustments                          -1,439       -1,222         -217
Total, Census Basis                     113,734      106,471        7,263

Foods, feeds, and beverages               8,301        8,654         -353

Wheat                                       701          575          126
Oilseeds, food oils                         410          239          172
Alcoholic beverages, exc. wine               80           79          (-)
Nuts                                        246          258          -13
Meat, poultry, etc.                       1,174        1,158           16
Fruits,  frozen juices                      561          671         -110
Nonagricultural foods, etc.                  81           81          (-)
Corn                                        797        1,179         -382
Vegetables                                  491          454           37
Bakery products                             278          275            3
Dairy products and eggs                     126          100           26
Fish and shellfish                          430          522          -92
Other foods                                 554          535           19
Wine and related products                   139          129           11
Animal feeds, n.e.c.                        761          774          -13
Soybeans                                  1,030        1,286         -256
Sorghum, barley, oats                       195          135           59
Rice                                        249          204           46

Industrial supplies and materials        25,613       24,737          876

Nonmonetary gold                            921          596          325
Chemicals-organic                         2,414        2,374           41
Plastic materials                         1,995        1,922           72
Fuel oil                                    232          326          -94
Steelmaking materials                       284          328          -44
Aluminum and alumina                        545          569          -24
Petroleum products, other                   977        1,010          -34
Chemicals-other                           1,879        1,769          109
Agric. industry-unmanufactured              273          269            5
Crude oil                                   208          215           -7
Iron and steel products, other              479          455           24
Coal and fuels, other                       245          295          -50
Metallurgical grade coal                    414          360           54
Finished metal shapes                     1,384        1,226          157
Newsprint                                 1,538        1,446           92
Tobacco, unmanufactured                     191          222          -31
Mineral supplies-manufactured               522          499           23
Glass-plate, sheet, etc.                    157          149            8
Electric energy                              28            7           21
Gas-natural                                  49           95          -46
Natural gas liquids                          92          128          -36
Agriculture-manufactured, other             212          190           22
Hair, waste materials                        96           98           -1
Shingles, molding, wallboard                318          312            5
Pulpwood and woodpulp                       623          662          -40
Other industrial supplies                 2,072        1,639          433
Nuclear fuel materials                      177          147           31
Wood supplies, manufactured                 158          180          -22
Nonmetallic minerals                         67           79          -12
Cotton, raw                                 383          348           36
Nontextile floor tiles                       63           56            6
Finished textile supplies                   250          485         -235
Synthetic rubber-primary                    228          228          (-)
Nonferrous metals, other                    419          360           58
Iron and steel mill products                548          474           74
Industrial rubber products                  345          304           41
Leather and furs                            161          140           21
Agric. farming-unmanufactured               253          231           22
Manmade cloth                               748          697           51
Cotton fiber cloth                          303          278           26
Copper                                      206          268          -62
Tapes, audio and visual                     380          471          -91
Hides and skins                             224          317          -93
Logs and lumber                             697          945         -248
Chemicals-inorganic                         617          602           15
Precious metals, other                      503          166          336
Chemicals-fertilizers                       736          799          -64
                                                              
Capital goods, except automotive         48,841       44,214        4,627

Parts-civilian aircraft                   1,744        1,564          180
Civilian aircraft                         4,014        2,812        1,202
Measuring, testing, control instru.       2,205        1,711          494
Telecommunications equipment              4,091        3,394          697
Industrial machines, other                3,491        3,099          392
Wood, glass, plastic                        451          434           17
Railway transportation equipment            290          143          147
Photo, service industry machinery           973          959           15
Food, tobacco machinery                     310          326          -16
Textile, sewing machines                    197          202           -5
Specialized mining                           99           90            8
Spacraft, exc. military                      11          (-)           10
Medicinal equipment                       1,947        1,883           64
Materials handling equipment                775          740           35
Business machines and equipment             589          488          101
Laboratory testing instruments              656          613           42
Marine engines, parts                        95          100           -4
Drilling & oilfield equipment             1,292          968          324
Computer accessories                      5,854        5,549          305
Vessels, exc. scrap                          16           12            5
Commercial vessels, other                    34           38           -5
Generators, accessories                   1,138          990          148
Metalworking machine tools                1,110          903          207
Nonfarm tractors and parts                  253          212           40
Pulp and paper machinery                    517          514            3
Computers                                 1,731        1,982         -252
Engines-civilian aircraft                 1,516        1,220          296
Electric apparatus                        3,535        3,278          257
Agricultural machinery, equipment           692          740          -48
Excavating machinery                        947          817          129
Semiconductors                            6,404        6,351           53
Industrial engines                        1,865        2,081         -217

Auto, vehicles, parts and engines        12,652       11,463        1,189

Consumer goods                           13,013       12,318          695

Tobacco, manufactured                       895          914          -19
Pharmaceutical preparations               1,623        1,373          250
TV's, VCR's, etc.                           543          511           31
Toiletries and cosmetics                    560          549           11
Stereo equipment, etc.                      307          319          -12
Writing and art supplies                    706          731          -26
Musical instruments                         175          172            3
Furniture, household goods, etc.            367          328           39
Cookware, cutlery, tools                    120          119            1
Gem diamonds                                451          384           67
Pleasure boats and motors                   225          194           31
Numismatic coins                             13           18           -6
Other household goods                       853          786           67
Sports apparel and gear                      99           80           18
Nursery stock, etc.                          50           45            5
Apparel,household goods-nontextile          233          246          -13
Rugs                                        237          231            5
Books, printed matter                       675          680           -4
Glassware, chinaware                         74          105          -30
Records, tapes, and disks                   601          638          -37
Toys/games/sporting goods                 1,078          955          123
Artwork, antiques, stamps, etc.             444          366           78
Household appliances                        878          817           61
Jewelry, etc                                293          305          -12
Apparel, household goods - textile        1,513        1,451           62

Other goods                               5,314        5,086          228

(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-98-60), Bureau of the Census, Foreign Trade
        Division, FEBRUARY 1998.  For more information, contact Haydn R. 
        Mearkle (301-457-2246) or Richard M. Preuss (301-457-2311), 
        Foreign Trade Division.