
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.)

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

Total, Balance of Payments Basis           54,357       55,335         -978
Net Adjustments                              -742         -655          -87
Total, Census Basis                        55,100       55,990         -891

Foods, feeds, and beverages                 3,646        3,758         -113

Fruits,  frozen juices                        290          330          -40
Animal feeds, n.e.c.                          311          347          -35
Fish and shellfish                            149          181          -32
Rice                                           75           97          -22
Oilseeds, food oils                           135          155          -20
Other foods                                   285          301          -16
Soybeans                                      287          300          -13
Dairy products and eggs                        52           65          -12
Vegetables                                    243          249           -6
Wine and related products                      67           70           -4
Sorghum, barley, oats                          48           51           -4
Bakery products                               153          156           -3
Meat, poultry, etc.                           598          600           -2
Nonagricultural foods, etc.                    46           45            1
Nuts                                          142          134            8
Corn                                          356          346           10
Alcoholic beverages, exc. wine                 54           38           16
Wheat                                         354          295           59
Industrial supplies and materials          12,527       12,471           56
Other industrial supplies                   1,049          965           83
Precious metals, other                        249          170           79
Nonmonetary gold                              367          290           76
Chemicals-organic                           1,142        1,073           69
Nuclear fuel materials                        155           94           61
Metallurgical grade coal                      224          181           43
Nonferrous metals, other                      196          168           27
Aluminum and alumina                          297          277           20
Plastic materials                             995          975           20
Logs and lumber                               319          308           11
Fuel oil                                      162          156            6
Manmade cloth                                 366          361            5
Natural gas liquids                            36           31            5
Synthetic rubber-primary                      125          121            3
Mineral supplies-manufactured                 257          254            3
Glass-plate, sheet, etc.                       73           70            3
Chemicals-other                               935          933            2
Hair, waste materials                          49           48            1
Coal and fuels, other                         134          133            1
Nonmetallic minerals                           35           34          (-)
Leather and furs                               81           80          (-)
Shingles, molding, wallboard                  154          154          (-)
Cotton fiber cloth                            142          144           -2
Finished textile supplies                     125          128           -3
Nontextile floor tiles                         28           31           -3
Agriculture-manufactured, other                96          101           -5
Chemicals-inorganic                           333          338           -5
Copper                                        101          107           -6
Electric energy                                 6           12           -6
Petroleum products, other                     427          434           -7
Wood supplies, manufactured                    79           86           -7
Industrial rubber products                    173          181           -8
Gas-natural                                    12           20           -8
Agric. industry-unmanufactured                142          152          -10
Hides and skins                               103          115          -12
Crude oil                                      60           77          -17
Iron and steel mill products                  248          266          -17
Tapes, audio and visual                       181          198          -17
Newsprint                                     734          752          -19
Agric. farming-unmanufactured                 134          153          -20
Iron and steel products, other                233          256          -23
Finished metal shapes                         663          686          -23
Cotton, raw                                   163          187          -24
Pulpwood and woodpulp                         303          338          -35
Steelmaking materials                         125          162          -37
Chemicals-fertilizers                         399          473          -74
Tobacco, unmanufactured                       116          194          -78
                                                                
Capital goods, except automotive           23,685       23,790         -105

Telecommunications equipment                1,882        2,157         -275
Semiconductors                              2,891        3,024         -133
Electric apparatus                          1,674        1,755          -80
Industrial engines                            938        1,008          -70
Computers                                     773          829          -55
Industrial machines, other                  1,611        1,666          -55
Photo, service industry machinery             466          506          -40
Spacraft, exc. military                         1           40          -40
Agricultural machinery, equipment             330          364          -33
Metalworking machine tools                    502          527          -25
Medicinal equipment                           995        1,011          -15
Laboratory testing instruments                314          329          -15
Measuring, testing, control instru.         1,005        1,017          -12
Food, tobacco machinery                       162          175          -12
Specialized mining                             42           53          -12
Parts-civilian aircraft                       928          939          -11
Excavating machinery                          457          467           -9
Nonfarm tractors and parts                    124          130           -6
Commercial vessels, other                      16           18           -3
Generators, accessories                       513          515           -2
Wood, glass, plastic                          246          248           -1
Vessels, exc. scrap                             1            3           -1
Marine engines, parts                          62           58            4
Textile, sewing machines                      120          115            5
Railway transportation equipment              118          112            6
Business machines and equipment               281          272            8
Materials handling equipment                  415          394           21
Computer accessories                        2,896        2,861           35
Pulp and paper machinery                      274          233           41
Drilling & oilfield equipment                 762          654          108
Engines-civilian aircraft                     822          691          131
Civilian aircraft                           2,064        1,620          444

Automotive vehicles, parts, and engin       5,980        6,468         -488

Consumer goods                              6,538        6,590          -52
Jewelry, etc                                  110          163          -52
Toys/games/sporting goods                     489          531          -41
Artwork, antiques, stamps, etc.               193          233          -40
TV's, VCR's, etc.                             321          353          -32
Records, tapes, and disks                     294          316          -23
Gem diamonds                                  225          246          -21
Stereo equipment, etc.                        135          150          -16
Toiletries and cosmetics                      262          272          -10
Apparel,household goods-nontextile            111          118           -7
Tobacco, manufactured                         459          465           -7
Pleasure boats and motors                      91           97           -6
Other household goods                         429          432           -3
Sports apparel and gear                        36           38           -3
Cookware, cutlery, tools                       59           61           -3
Glassware, chinaware                           41           43           -2
Numismatic coins                                5            5           -1
Nursery stock, etc.                            25           25          (-)
Furniture, household goods, etc.              183          182            1
Household appliances                          452          450            2
Books, printed matter                         351          347            4
Musical instruments                            78           71            7
Writing and art supplies                      363          348           15
Apparel, household goods - textile            767          745           22
Rugs                                          146          122           24
Pharmaceutical preparations                   912          774          138

Other goods                                 2,724        2,913         -189
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                                         Year to      Year to      Year to
                                         Date         Date         Date
               Item(1)                   1998         1997         Change

Total, Balance of Payments Basis          281,161      275,928        5,233
Net Adjustments                            -3,722       -3,955          233
Total, Census Basis                       284,883      279,883        5,000

Foods, feeds, and beverages                19,857       21,550       -1,693

Fruits,  frozen juices                      1,505        1,662         -157
Animal feeds, n.e.c.                        1,768        1,817          -49
Fish and shellfish                            947        1,258         -311
Rice                                          546          436          110
Oilseeds, food oils                           867          589          279
Other foods                                 1,498        1,498          (-)
Soybeans                                    2,054        3,138       -1,085
Dairy products and eggs                       320          295           25
Vegetables                                  1,219        1,108          111
Wine and related products                     343          301           43
Sorghum, barley, oats                         370          350           20
Bakery products                               737          715           22
Meat, poultry, etc.                         2,988        2,926           62
Nonagricultural foods, etc.                   214          250          -36
Nuts                                          647          630           17
Corn                                        1,930        2,749         -819
Alcoholic beverages, exc. wine                213          222           -9
Wheat                                       1,690        1,605           85
Industrial supplies and materials          63,452       65,375       -1,922
Other industrial supplies                   5,067        4,164          903
Precious metals, other                      1,137          525          613
Nonmonetary gold                            1,981        3,237       -1,256
Chemicals-organic                           5,813        6,017         -205
Nuclear fuel materials                        467          544          -78
Metallurgical grade coal                    1,015        1,033          -17
Nonferrous metals, other                      969          890           79
Aluminum and alumina                        1,428        1,516          -88
Plastic materials                           5,051        4,977           74
Logs and lumber                             1,680        2,293         -613
Fuel oil                                      658          751          -93
Manmade cloth                               1,838        1,772           66
Natural gas liquids                           184          274          -90
Synthetic rubber-primary                      595          613          -18
Mineral supplies-manufactured               1,291        1,285            5
Glass-plate, sheet, etc.                      368          376           -8
Chemicals-other                             4,655        4,558           97
Hair, waste materials                         248          262          -14
Coal and fuels, other                         659          705          -46
Nonmetallic minerals                          169          195          -26
Leather and furs                              407          349           58
Shingles, molding, wallboard                  802          803           -1
Cotton fiber cloth                            733          712           21
Finished textile supplies                     640        1,243         -603
Nontextile floor tiles                        154          138           16
Agriculture-manufactured, other               511          590          -79
Chemicals-inorganic                         1,608        1,652          -44
Copper                                        544          686         -142
Electric energy                                59           50            9
Petroleum products, other                   2,325        2,671         -346
Wood supplies, manufactured                   414          471          -57
Industrial rubber products                    886          807           79
Gas-natural                                   110           99           11
Agric. industry-unmanufactured                721          721          (-)
Hides and skins                               573          729         -156
Crude oil                                     397          447          -50
Iron and steel mill products                1,358        1,255          102
Tapes, audio and visual                       940        1,179         -239
Newsprint                                   3,774        3,612          163
Agric. farming-unmanufactured                 659          562           98
Iron and steel products, other              1,227        1,160           67
Finished metal shapes                       3,432        3,133          298
Cotton, raw                                   960        1,015          -55
Pulpwood and woodpulp                       1,574        1,631          -57
Steelmaking materials                         725          911         -186
Chemicals-fertilizers                       1,991        2,023          -32
Tobacco, unmanufactured                       660          740          -80
                                                                
Capital goods, except automotive          122,622      118,091        4,531

Telecommunications equipment               10,515        9,337        1,178
Semiconductors                             15,359       15,877         -519
Electric apparatus                          8,732        8,443          289
Industrial engines                          4,806        5,370         -564
Computers                                   4,110        5,043         -934
Industrial machines, other                  8,505        8,196          309
Photo, service industry machinery           2,423        2,437          -13
Spacraft, exc. military                        57            2           54
Agricultural machinery, equipment           1,766        1,827          -61
Metalworking machine tools                  2,766        2,510          256
Medicinal equipment                         5,030        4,903          127
Laboratory testing instruments              1,632        1,616           16
Measuring, testing, control instru.         5,341        4,560          781
Food, tobacco machinery                       816          869          -52
Specialized mining                            246          233           13
Parts-civilian aircraft                     4,461        4,060          401
Excavating machinery                        2,410        2,270          140
Nonfarm tractors and parts                    618          559           59
Commercial vessels, other                      86           83            4
Generators, accessories                     2,741        2,818          -77
Wood, glass, plastic                        1,230        1,098          132
Vessels, exc. scrap                            36           31            4
Marine engines, parts                         263          292          -29
Textile, sewing machines                      558          565           -6
Railway transportation equipment              654          425          229
Business machines and equipment             1,438        1,262          176
Materials handling equipment                1,984        1,932           52
Computer accessories                       14,621       14,845         -225
Pulp and paper machinery                    1,294        1,284           10
Drilling & oilfield equipment               3,309        2,598          712
Engines-civilian aircraft                   3,769        3,111          657
Civilian aircraft                          11,045        9,634        1,411

Automotive vehicles, parts, and engin      31,873       29,884        1,989

Consumer goods                             32,712       31,752          959
Jewelry, etc                                  673          699          -26
Toys/games/sporting goods                   2,628        2,404          224
Artwork, antiques, stamps, etc.             1,033          930          103
TV's, VCR's, etc.                           1,532        1,344          188
Records, tapes, and disks                   1,534        1,639         -105
Gem diamonds                                1,162        1,067           96
Stereo equipment, etc.                        746          815          -69
Toiletries and cosmetics                    1,390        1,378           13
Apparel,household goods-nontextile            591          638          -47
Tobacco, manufactured                       2,219        2,192           27
Pleasure boats and motors                     518          515            3
Other household goods                       2,149        2,023          126
Sports apparel and gear                       217          211            7
Cookware, cutlery, tools                      297          318          -20
Glassware, chinaware                          200          268          -68
Numismatic coins                               28           42          -14
Nursery stock, etc.                           124          111           13
Furniture, household goods, etc.              910          837           72
Household appliances                        2,281        2,188           93
Books, printed matter                       1,740        1,719           21
Musical instruments                           411          431          -19
Writing and art supplies                    1,797        1,881          -83
Apparel, household goods - textile          3,771        3,654          117
Rugs                                          653          640           13
Pharmaceutical preparations                 4,107        3,808          299

Other goods                                14,367       13,232        1,135

(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-98-120), Bureau of the Census, Foreign Trade
        Division, MAY 1998.  For more information, contact Haydn R. 
        Mearkle (301-457-2246) or Richard M. Preuss (301-457-2311), 
        Foreign Trade Division.