
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.)


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

Total, Balance of Payments Basis         57,526       55,543        1,982
Net Adjustments                            -877         -802          -75
Total, Census Basis                      58,402       56,345        2,057

Foods, feeds, and beverages               3,939        4,148         -209

Soybeans                                    327          526         -199
Sorghum, barley, oats                        83          110          -27
Rice                                        125          147          -22
Wheat                                       276          298          -21
Animal feeds, n.e.c.                        371          392          -21
Fish and shellfish                          199          219          -20
Oilseeds, food oils                         169          188          -19
Wine and related products                    70           75           -6
Vegetables                                  244          248           -4
Nuts                                        123          120            3
Bakery products                             146          142            4
Nonagricultural foods, etc.                  43           38            5
Alcoholic beverages, exc. wine               41           34            7
Meat, poultry, etc.                         589          580            9
Dairy products and eggs                      77           67           10
Corn                                        432          407           25
Other foods                                 312          280           32
Fruits,  frozen juices                      313          278           35

Industrial supplies and materials        12,846       12,462          385

Nonmonetary gold                            409          314           95
Plastic materials                         1,056          962           94
Chemicals-fertilizers                       475          409           66
Tobacco, unmanufactured                     143           90           53
Aluminum and alumina                        306          253           53
Iron and steel products, other              263          226           37
Coal and fuels, other                       147          114           34
Agric. industry-unmanufactured              152          120           32
Fuel oil                                    116           84           32
Chemicals-organic                         1,150        1,123           27
Steelmaking materials                       147          121           26
Petroleum products, other                   489          464           25
Finished metal shapes                       701          678           22
Copper                                      130          110           21
Metallurgical grade coal                    206          189           17
Iron and steel mill products                292          277           15
Finished textile supplies                   137          126           12
Shingles, molding, wallboard                167          157           10
Hides and skins                             130          121            9
Hair, waste materials                        55           46            9
Industrial rubber products                  182          174            7
Gas-natural                                  28           21            7
Wood supplies, manufactured                  84           79            6
Chemicals-inorganic                         332          326            5
Synthetic rubber-primary                    121          116            5
Mineral supplies-manufactured               260          255            5
Electric energy                              13           10            2
Leather and furs                             83           83          (-)
Agriculture-manufactured, other             101          102           -1
Nonmetallic minerals                         32           34           -2
Nontextile floor tiles                       31           33           -2
Glass-plate, sheet, etc.                     73           75           -2
Newsprint                                   756          760           -4
Cotton, raw                                 191          196           -5
Pulpwood and woodpulp                       300          308           -8
Tapes, audio and visual                     190          199           -9
Manmade cloth                               365          375           -9
Cotton fiber cloth                          146          155          -10
Agric. farming-unmanufactured               123          133          -10
Natural gas liquids                          28           43          -15
Logs and lumber                             345          360          -15
Other industrial supplies                 1,019        1,035          -16
Nonferrous metals, other                    189          212          -22
Crude oil                                    53           91          -38
Chemicals-other                             875          922          -47
Nuclear fuel materials                       41           88          -48
Precious metals, other                      217          293          -76
                                                              
Capital goods, except automotive         25,361       24,389          972

Civilian aircraft                         3,121        2,067        1,055
Telecommunications equipment              2,248        2,061          187
Medicinal equipment                       1,033          970           62
Industrial engines                          941          882           59
Excavating machinery                        506          454           52
Agricultural machinery, equipment           379          329           49
Metalworking machine tools                  592          546           46
Wood, glass, plastic                        271          238           33
Generators, accessories                     584          553           31
Vessels, exc. scrap                          15            3           13
Pulp and paper machinery                    257          246           11
Textile, sewing machines                    117          107           10
Engines-civilian aircraft                   752          743            9
Commercial vessels, other                    20           10            9
Drilling & oilfield equipment               629          626            4
Marine engines, parts                        48           45            3
Laboratory testing instruments              322          322          (-)
Nonfarm tractors and parts                  116          117           -1
Food, tobacco machinery                     160          163           -3
Specialized mining                           53           57           -4
Spacraft, exc. military                       5           10           -5
Business machines and equipment             289          297           -9
Electric apparatus                        1,727        1,742          -15
Railway transportation equipment            134          156          -21
Photo, service industry machinery           470          493          -23
Materials handling equipment                371          397          -27
Parts-civilian aircraft                     866          911          -45
Industrial machines, other                1,704        1,766          -63
Computer accessories                      2,843        2,909          -66
Measuring, testing, control instru.       1,076        1,142          -66
Computers                                   742          850         -108
Semiconductors                            2,969        3,175         -205

Automotive vehicles, parts & engine       6,714        6,208          506

Consumer goods                            6,538        6,362          176

Pharmaceutical preparations                 824          749           75
TV's, VCR's, etc.                           309          256           53
Tobacco, manufactured                       440          399           41
Writing and art supplies                    369          344           25
Toiletries and cosmetics                    292          269           23
Stereo equipment, etc.                      163          144           20
Gem diamonds                                240          222           19
Rugs                                        135          122           14
Records, tapes, and disks                   313          303           10
Household appliances                        451          447            4
Books, printed matter                       342          338            4
Musical instruments                          86           82            4
Apparel,household goods-nontextile          118          115            2
Numismatic coins                              5            5            1
Toys/games/sporting goods                   540          540          (-)
Nursery stock, etc.                          23           24           -1
Sports apparel and gear                      46           48           -2
Glassware, chinaware                         37           41           -4
Apparel, household goods - textile          762          768           -5
Furniture, household goods, etc.            173          179           -5
Cookware, cutlery, tools                     51           57           -6
Pleasure boats and motors                   104          111           -7
Other household goods                       405          423          -18
Jewelry, etc                                130          154          -25
Artwork, antiques, stamps, etc.             177          223          -46

Other goods                               3,005        2,777          228
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                                        Year to      Year to      Year to 
                                        Date         Date         Date
              Item(1)                   1998         1997         Change

Total, Balance of Payments Basis        169,755      162,342        7,413
Net Adjustments                          -2,308       -2,210          -98
Total, Census Basis                     172,063      164,552        7,511

Foods, feeds, and beverages              12,241       12,862         -621

Soybeans                                  1,357        1,745         -388
Sorghum, barley, oats                       274          218           56
Rice                                        374          281           93
Wheat                                       979          846          134
Animal feeds, n.e.c.                      1,134        1,141           -7
Fish and shellfish                          629          784         -155
Oilseeds, food oils                         579          397          182
Wine and related products                   208          192           16
Vegetables                                  734          685           49
Nuts                                        369          378           -9
Bakery products                             423          415            8
Nonagricultural foods, etc.                 123          154          -31
Alcoholic beverages, exc. wine              121          126           -5
Meat, poultry, etc.                       1,759        1,721           39
Dairy products and eggs                     203          170           33
Corn                                      1,237        1,770         -533
Other foods                                 865          852           12
Fruits,  frozen juices                      874          987         -113

Industrial supplies and materials        38,380       38,438          -58

Nonmonetary gold                          1,324        1,684         -360
Plastic materials                         3,056        2,938          119
Chemicals-fertilizers                     1,171        1,231          -59
Tobacco, unmanufactured                     334          387          -53
Aluminum and alumina                        851          880          -29
Iron and steel products, other              740          715           24
Coal and fuels, other                       393          432          -40
Agric. industry-unmanufactured              425          418            7
Fuel oil                                    339          449         -109
Chemicals-organic                         3,570        3,527           43
Steelmaking materials                       431          521          -90
Petroleum products, other                 1,459        1,581         -122
Finished metal shapes                     2,078        1,866          213
Copper                                      337          415          -78
Metallurgical grade coal                    609          607            3
Iron and steel mill products                840          726          114
Finished textile supplies                   386          729         -343
Shingles, molding, wallboard                486          466           19
Hides and skins                             354          446          -92
Hair, waste materials                       151          152           -1
Industrial rubber products                  526          459           67
Gas-natural                                  77          115          -38
Wood supplies, manufactured                 242          274          -32
Chemicals-inorganic                         945          968          -23
Synthetic rubber-primary                    349          359          -10
Mineral supplies-manufactured               781          783           -3
Electric energy                              41           11           30
Leather and furs                            242          210           32
Agriculture-manufactured, other             312          349          -37
Nonmetallic minerals                        100          115          -15
Nontextile floor tiles                       94           83           11
Glass-plate, sheet, etc.                    231          226            5
Newsprint                                 2,293        2,175          118
Cotton, raw                                 578          528           50
Pulpwood and woodpulp                       920          977          -57
Tapes, audio and visual                     570          725         -155
Manmade cloth                             1,111        1,056           55
Cotton fiber cloth                          446          425           21
Agric. farming-unmanufactured               380          360           20
Natural gas liquids                         120          196          -76
Logs and lumber                           1,041        1,394         -353
Other industrial supplies                 3,090        2,482          608
Nonferrous metals, other                    608          527           81
Crude oil                                   261          282          -22
Chemicals-other                           2,754        2,680           74
Nuclear fuel materials                      218          238          -21
Precious metals, other                      719          271          448
                                                              
Capital goods, except automotive         74,092       68,898        5,194

Civilian aircraft                         7,148        5,708        1,440
Telecommunications equipment              6,325        5,230        1,096
Medicinal equipment                       2,974        2,897           77
Industrial engines                        2,795        3,146         -351
Excavating machinery                      1,450        1,279          171
Agricultural machinery, equipment         1,069        1,116          -47
Metalworking machine tools                1,701        1,414          287
Wood, glass, plastic                        721          657           64
Generators, accessories                   1,714        1,609          105
Vessels, exc. scrap                          32           15           16
Pulp and paper machinery                    772          777           -5
Textile, sewing machines                    314          319           -5
Engines-civilian aircraft                 2,266        1,840          426
Commercial vessels, other                    53           51            2
Drilling & oilfield equipment             1,904        1,548          356
Marine engines, parts                       143          162          -18
Laboratory testing instruments              973          946           27
Nonfarm tractors and parts                  367          349           18
Food, tobacco machinery                     468          504          -36
Specialized mining                          152          135           17
Spacraft, exc. military                      16            1           15
Business machines and equipment             881          730          151
Electric apparatus                        5,251        4,943          308
Railway transportation equipment            425          242          182
Photo, service industry machinery         1,439        1,435            4
Materials handling equipment              1,155        1,114           41
Parts-civilian aircraft                   2,598        2,359          240
Industrial machines, other                5,188        4,759          428
Computer accessories                      8,683        8,587           96
Measuring, testing, control instru.       3,279        2,638          641
Computers                                 2,469        2,943         -474
Semiconductors                            9,366        9,444          -78

Automotive vehicles, parts & engine      19,377       17,669        1,708

Consumer goods                           19,513       18,792          721

Pharmaceutical preparations               2,425        2,211          214
TV's, VCR's, etc.                           854          798           55
Tobacco, manufactured                     1,335        1,388          -53
Writing and art supplies                  1,073        1,106          -33
Toiletries and cosmetics                    853          822           31
Stereo equipment, etc.                      472          497          -25
Gem diamonds                                691          610           81
Rugs                                        373          369            4
Records, tapes, and disks                   911          965          -54
Household appliances                      1,329        1,251           78
Books, printed matter                     1,016        1,001           15
Musical instruments                         262          257            5
Apparel,household goods-nontextile          350          371          -21
Numismatic coins                             18           25           -7
Toys/games/sporting goods                 1,615        1,426          189
Nursery stock, etc.                          73           66            7
Sports apparel and gear                     145          128           17
Glassware, chinaware                        111          159          -47
Apparel, household goods - textile        2,274        2,200           74
Furniture, household goods, etc.            541          486           54
Cookware, cutlery, tools                    171          180           -9
Pleasure boats and motors                   329          305           24
Other household goods                     1,256        1,164           92
Jewelry, etc                                421          462          -41
Artwork, antiques, stamps, etc.             614          545           69

Other goods                               8,460        7,893          567

(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-98-85), Bureau of the Census, Foreign Trade
        Division, MARCH 1998.  For more information, contact Haydn R. 
        Mearkle (301-457-2246) or Richard M. Preuss (301-457-2311), 
        Foreign Trade Division.