
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.)

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

Total, Balance of Payments Basis   55,280    57,217    -1,937
Net Adjustments                      -656      -882       226
Total, Census Basis                55,936    58,099    -2,163

Foods, feeds, and beverages         3,779     3,995      -216

Soybeans                              297       407      -110
Corn                                  346       423       -77
Sorghum, barley, oats                  51        82       -30
Rice                                   98       126       -28
Animal feeds, n.e.c.                  348       362       -14
Oilseeds, food oils                   155       169       -14
Dairy products and eggs                65        76       -12
Alcoholic beverages, exc. wine         38        41        -3
Fish and shellfish                    185       188        -2
Other foods                           302       302        (-)
Nonagricultural foods, etc.            45        44         2
Wine and related products              71        68         2
Wheat                                 301       295         7
Meat, poultry, etc.                   606       596        10
Bakery products                       156       146        10
Nuts                                  134       123        11
Vegetables                            250       238        12
Fruits,  frozen juices                331       309        21

Industrial supplies and material   12,509    12,861      -352

Nonmonetary gold                      290       409      -119
Chemicals-organic                   1,084     1,167       -83
Plastic materials                     979     1,061       -82
Other industrial supplies             969     1,035       -67
Petroleum products, other             432       493       -61
Precious metals, other                170       216       -46
Logs and lumber                       309       349       -40
Aluminum and alumina                  275       309       -33
Iron and steel mill products          266       296       -30
Nonferrous metals, other              168       194       -26
Hides and skins                       115       139       -24
Metallurgical grade coal              181       205       -24
Copper                                107       129       -22
Finished metal shapes                 683       701       -18
Coal and fuels, other                 133       149       -16
Shingles, molding, wallboard          156       169       -14
Cotton, raw                           187       198       -11
Finished textile supplies             128       138       -10
Newsprint                             764       772        -8
Hair, waste materials                  48        56        -8
Gas-natural                            21        28        -7
Leather and furs                       82        88        -5
Manmade cloth                         361       364        -3
Glass-plate, sheet, etc.               70        72        -2
Synthetic rubber-primary              120       121        -1
Electric energy                        12        13        (-)
Agriculture-manufactured, other       102       102        (-)
Nontextile floor tiles                 31        31        (-)
Mineral supplies-manufactured         254       253        (-)
Wood supplies, manufactured            86        85         1
Cotton fiber cloth                    143       142         1
Nonmetallic minerals                   34        32         2
Agric. industry-unmanufactured        153       151         2
Industrial rubber products            182       178         4
Iron and steel products, other        257       251         5
Natural gas liquids                    31        25         6
Tapes, audio and visual               199       185        14
Steelmaking materials                 163       146        17
Chemicals-inorganic                   341       324        17
Crude oil                              77        53        24
Agric. farming-unmanufactured         154       120        34
Pulpwood and woodpulp                 340       306        34
Chemicals-fertilizers                 472       437        35
Fuel oil                              151       116        36
Nuclear fuel materials                 94        41        53
Chemicals-other                       942       887        55
Tobacco, unmanufactured               194       127        68
                                                     
Capital goods, except automotive   23,824    24,881    -1,057

Civilian aircraft                   1,620     2,546      -926
Telecommunications equipment        2,163     2,292      -129
Measuring, testing, control inst    1,022     1,094       -72
Generators, accessories               515       582       -67
Engines-civilian aircraft             689       750       -61
Metalworking machine tools            526       586       -60
Pulp and paper machinery              232       262       -30
Excavating machinery                  469       493       -24
Railway transportation equipment      111       134       -23
Wood, glass, plastic                  248       270       -22
Industrial machines, other          1,669     1,684       -15
Business machines and equipment       274       288       -14
Vessels, exc. scrap                     3        15       -12
Agricultural machinery, equipmen      367       376        -8
Medicinal equipment                 1,012     1,014        -2
Textile, sewing machines              118       120        -2
Commercial vessels, other              18        19        -1
Specialized mining                     53        53         1
Computer accessories                2,872     2,864         8
Laboratory testing instruments        326       318         9
Marine engines, parts                  58        48        10
Semiconductors                      3,026     3,016        10
Materials handling equipment          396       382        14
Electric apparatus                  1,758     1,742        16
Food, tobacco machinery               177       160        17
Nonfarm tractors and parts            130       110        19
Photo, service industry machiner      503       477        26
Spacraft, exc. military                40         5        35
Drilling & oilfield equipment         657       621        36
Industrial engines                  1,002       936        66
Parts-civilian aircraft               940       871        68
Computers                             831       752        79

Auto, vehicles, parts and engine    6,492     6,578       -86

Consumer goods                      6,622     6,550        72

Artwork, antiques, stamps, etc.       233       177        57
TV's, VCR's, etc.                     353       301        51
Tobacco, manufactured                 467       417        50
Jewelry, etc                          163       120        43
Other household goods                 432       417        15
Cookware, cutlery, tools               63        53        10
Gem diamonds                          246       240         6
Furniture, household goods, etc.      181       176         5
Glassware, chinaware                   43        39         4
Nursery stock, etc.                    25        24         1
Numismatic coins                        5         5        (-)
Records, tapes, and disks             317       318        -1
Apparel,household goods-nontexti      119       121        -2
Pleasure boats and motors              98       100        -3
Apparel, household goods - texti      752       756        -3
Stereo equipment, etc.                152       158        -6
Rugs                                  123       129        -7
Sports apparel and gear                39        46        -7
Books, printed matter                 349       356        -7
Toys/games/sporting goods             538       551       -13
Musical instruments                    71        85       -14
Household appliances                  453       470       -17
Writing and art supplies              351       368       -18
Toiletries and cosmetics              275       294       -19
Pharmaceutical preparations           776       829       -53

Other goods                         2,710     3,233      -523
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                                  Year-to   Year-to   Year-to
                                   Date      Date      Date
            Item(1)                1998      1997     Change

Total, Balance of Payments Basis  226,748   219,825     6,923
Net Adjustments                    -2,981    -2,953       -29
Total, Census Basis               229,729   222,778     6,951

Foods, feeds, and beverages        16,232    17,429    -1,197

Soybeans                            1,763     2,516      -753
Corn                                1,574     2,296      -722
Sorghum, barley, oats                 322       294        28
Rice                                  473       369       103
Animal feeds, n.e.c.                1,458     1,492       -34
Oilseeds, food oils                   733       496       237
Dairy products and eggs               267       234        33
Alcoholic beverages, exc. wine        160       168        -8
Fish and shellfish                    802     1,016      -215
Other foods                         1,214     1,200        14
Nonagricultural foods, etc.           169       199       -31
Wine and related products             277       243        34
Wheat                               1,343     1,294        48
Meat, poultry, etc.                 2,397     2,338        59
Bakery products                       585       566        18
Nuts                                  504       505        -1
Vegetables                            977       883        94
Fruits,  frozen juices              1,216     1,320      -103

Industrial supplies and material   50,963    52,038    -1,075

Nonmonetary gold                    1,614     2,595      -982
Chemicals-organic                   4,681     4,779       -99
Plastic materials                   4,060     3,956       103
Other industrial supplies           4,022     3,314       708
Petroleum products, other           1,896     2,148      -252
Precious metals, other                888       374       514
Logs and lumber                     1,362     1,856      -494
Aluminum and alumina                1,130     1,210       -80
Iron and steel mill products        1,109       985       124
Nonferrous metals, other              773       714        59
Hides and skins                       469       588      -119
Metallurgical grade coal              791       821       -30
Copper                                443       544      -101
Finished metal shapes               2,766     2,487       279
Coal and fuels, other                 525       573       -48
Shingles, molding, wallboard          650       638        11
Cotton, raw                           797       789         7
Finished textile supplies             515       991      -476
Newsprint                           3,052     2,881       171
Hair, waste materials                 199       206        -7
Gas-natural                            98        86        11
Leather and furs                      327       278        50
Manmade cloth                       1,472     1,413        59
Glass-plate, sheet, etc.              295       299        -4
Synthetic rubber-primary              469       486       -17
Electric energy                        53        36        17
Agriculture-manufactured, other       415       482       -67
Nontextile floor tiles                125       111        14
Mineral supplies-manufactured       1,034     1,030         4
Wood supplies, manufactured           334       371       -37
Cotton fiber cloth                    589       568        21
Nonmetallic minerals                  134       156       -23
Agric. industry-unmanufactured        581       567        14
Industrial rubber products            713       642        71
Iron and steel products, other        994       928        66
Natural gas liquids                   149       240       -91
Tapes, audio and visual               760       950      -190
Steelmaking materials                 601       718      -118
Chemicals-inorganic                 1,277     1,297       -20
Crude oil                             338       363       -26
Agric. farming-unmanufactured         526       440        86
Pulpwood and woodpulp               1,273     1,316       -43
Chemicals-fertilizers               1,591     1,613       -22
Fuel oil                              491       613      -122
Nuclear fuel materials                311       409       -97
Chemicals-other                     3,728     3,639        89
Tobacco, unmanufactured               544       537         7
                                                     
Capital goods, except automotive   98,971    93,809     5,162

Civilian aircraft                   8,981     7,613     1,368
Telecommunications equipment        8,639     7,401     1,238
Measuring, testing, control inst    4,341     3,597       745
Generators, accessories             2,228     2,219         9
Engines-civilian aircraft           2,946     2,478       467
Metalworking machine tools          2,263     1,985       278
Pulp and paper machinery            1,019     1,019        (-)
Excavating machinery                1,956     1,792       164
Railway transportation equipment      535       326       209
Wood, glass, plastic                  984       871       113
Industrial machines, other          6,896     6,534       362
Business machines and equipment     1,159       995       164
Vessels, exc. scrap                    34        30         4
Agricultural machinery, equipmen    1,439     1,465       -26
Medicinal equipment                 4,036     3,913       123
Textile, sewing machines              442       440         2
Commercial vessels, other              71        60        11
Specialized mining                    205       181        23
Computer accessories               11,735    11,813       -78
Laboratory testing instruments      1,316     1,281        35
Marine engines, parts                 201       221       -20
Semiconductors                     12,470    12,645      -175
Materials handling equipment        1,571     1,529        42
Electric apparatus                  7,061     6,724       337
Food, tobacco machinery               657       693       -36
Nonfarm tractors and parts            493       450        43
Photo, service industry machiner    1,955     1,934        20
Spacraft, exc. military                56         2        54
Drilling & oilfield equipment       2,550     2,085       466
Industrial engines                  3,862     4,294      -432
Parts-civilian aircraft             3,535     3,234       301
Computers                           3,339     3,986      -648

Auto, vehicles, parts and engine   25,917    23,907     2,010

Consumer goods                     26,206    25,216       990

Artwork, antiques, stamps, etc.       840       734       107
TV's, VCR's, etc.                   1,210     1,064       146
Tobacco, manufactured               1,762     1,747        15
Jewelry, etc                          563       562         2
Other household goods               1,720     1,604       116
Cookware, cutlery, tools              240       246        -6
Gem diamonds                          937       827       110
Furniture, household goods, etc.      727       667        60
Glassware, chinaware                  159       213       -53
Nursery stock, etc.                    99        89        10
Numismatic coins                       23        35       -11
Records, tapes, and disks           1,240     1,301       -60
Apparel,household goods-nontexti      480       509       -29
Pleasure boats and motors             428       409        19
Apparel, household goods - texti    3,011     2,932        79
Stereo equipment, etc.                612       661       -49
Rugs                                  507       509        -2
Sports apparel and gear               182       170        13
Books, printed matter               1,390     1,374        16
Toys/games/sporting goods           2,146     1,915       231
Musical instruments                   333       345       -12
Household appliances                1,832     1,734        98
Writing and art supplies            1,437     1,496       -60
Toiletries and cosmetics            1,131     1,099        32
Pharmaceutical preparations         3,196     2,977       219

Other goods                        11,439    10,379     1,060

(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-98-101), Bureau of the Census, Foreign Trade
        Division, APRIL 1998.  For more information, contact Haydn R. 
        Mearkle (301-457-2246) or Richard M. Preuss (301-457-2311), 
        Foreign Trade Division.