
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.)

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

Total, Balance of Payments Basis              54,612       54,719         -107
Net Adjustments                                 -907         -756         -152
Total, Census Basis                           55,519       55,474           45

Foods, feeds, and beverages                    3,759        3,664           95

Rice                                             121           75           46
Fruits,  frozen juices                           327          294           33
Corn                                             382          356           26
Oilseeds, food oils                              158          135           23
Fish and shellfish                               168          151           17
Other foods                                      299          289           10
Bakery products                                  162          152           10
Animal feeds, n.e.c.                             316          314            3
Meat, poultry, etc.                              603          601            2
Vegetables                                       247          247          (-)
Nuts                                             142          144           -2
Wine and related products                         65           67           -2
Alcoholic beverages, exc. wine                    52           54           -2
Nonagricultural foods, etc.                       44           47           -3
Dairy products and eggs                           49           52           -3
Soybeans                                         280          284           -4
Sorghum, barley, oats                             25           48          -22
Wheat                                            319          354          -35

Industrial supplies and materials             12,068       12,562         -493

Chemicals-organic                              1,031        1,155         -124
Precious metals, other                           129          249         -120
Nuclear fuel materials                            66          155          -89
Other industrial supplies                        984        1,050          -65
Nonferrous metals, other                         154          196          -43
Chemicals-other                                  899          939          -40
Fuel oil                                         124          157          -33
Crude oil                                         27           60          -33
Newsprint                                        706          736          -30
Plastic materials                                964          994          -30
Metallurgical grade coal                         195          224          -29
Coal and fuels, other                            108          134          -26
Chemicals-inorganic                              312          332          -20
Agric. farming-unmanufactured                    118          135          -17
Industrial rubber products                       162          173          -12
Synthetic rubber-primary                         112          123          -10
Aluminum and alumina                             282          292          -10
Tobacco, unmanufactured                          107          116           -9
Copper                                            94          101           -7
Wood supplies, manufactured                       73           80           -7
Mineral supplies-manufactured                    250          256           -6
Natural gas liquids                               31           36           -4
Nonmetallic minerals                              31           35           -4
Finished textile supplies                        122          125           -3
Logs and lumber                                  317          320           -3
Glass-plate, sheet, etc.                          71           73           -3
Steelmaking materials                            124          126           -2
Nontextile floor tiles                            27           28           -1
Tapes, audio and visual                          181          182           -1
Hair, waste materials                             49           50           -1
Pulpwood and woodpulp                            303          303          (-)
Agriculture-manufactured, other                   98           97            1
Manmade cloth                                    367          365            2
Iron and steel mill products                     251          248            3
Leather and furs                                  85           82            3
Iron and steel products, other                   240          233            6
Electric energy                                   12            6            6
Cotton fiber cloth                               151          142            8
Gas-natural                                       21           12            8
Hides and skins                                  117          103           14
Agric. industry-unmanufactured                   157          142           15
Shingles, molding, wallboard                     170          154           16
Finished metal shapes                            683          660           23
Petroleum products, other                        447          418           29
Nonmonetary gold                                 399          366           32
Chemicals-fertilizers                            481          435           46
Cotton, raw                                      236          163           73
                                                      
Capital goods, except automotive              24,437       23,799          638

Civilian aircraft                              2,294        2,140          154
Telecommunications equipment                   2,008        1,881          127
Computer accessories                           2,997        2,891          107
Industrial engines                             1,045          941          104
Parts-civilian aircraft                          985          928           58
Agricultural machinery, equipment                393          336           56
Semiconductors                                 2,946        2,897           49
Computers                                        822          776           46
Measuring, testing, control instru.            1,059        1,015           44
Electric apparatus                             1,712        1,678           34
Generators, accessories                          545          514           30
Metalworking machine tools                       531          502           29
Medicinal equipment                            1,024          998           26
Excavating machinery                             483          458           25
Engines-civilian aircraft                        843          820           23
Photo, service industry machinery                489          468           21
Vessels, exc. scrap                               17            1           15
Business machines and equipment                  297          281           15
Railway transportation equipment                 133          119           15
Laboratory testing instruments                   322          310           12
Food, tobacco machinery                          170          163            7
Textile, sewing machines                         125          119            6
Spacraft, exc. military                            3            1            2
Specialized mining                                42           41            1
Materials handling equipment                     416          416          (-)
Commercial vessels, other                         11           16           -5
Wood, glass, plastic                             238          246           -7
Marine engines, parts                             46           62          -16
Nonfarm tractors and parts                       107          125          -17
Pulp and paper machinery                         254          274          -20
Industrial machines, other                     1,490        1,611         -121
Drilling & oilfield equipment                    590          771         -181

Auto, vehicles, parts and engines              5,594        5,983         -389

Consumer goods                                 6,864        6,562          302

Pharmaceutical preparations                    1,061          914          147
TV's, VCR's, etc.                                370          324           46
Records, tapes, and disks                        339          294           45
Gem diamonds                                     265          225           40
Artwork, antiques, stamps, etc.                  217          193           24
Jewelry, etc                                     130          111           20
Apparel,household goods-nontextile               128          111           17
Pleasure boats and motors                        109           94           15
Toiletries and cosmetics                         281          267           14
Tobacco, manufactured                            470          459           11
Other household goods                            436          429            6
Sports apparel and gear                           43           37            6
Cookware, cutlery, tools                          64           59            6
Furniture, household goods, etc.                 187          182            5
Toys/games/sporting goods                        494          491            3
Numismatic coins                                   6            4            1
Glassware, chinaware                              42           41            1
Nursery stock, etc.                               25           25           -1
Stereo equipment, etc.                           131          134           -4
Musical instruments                               74           78           -4
Writing and art supplies                         360          365           -5
Household appliances                             437          454          -17
Books, printed matter                            333          351          -18
Apparel, household goods - textile               749          773          -25
Rugs                                             115          146          -31

Other goods                                    2,797        2,905         -108
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                Item(1)                      Year         Year         Year
                                             to Date      to Date      to Date   
                                             1998         1997         Change

Total, Balance of Payments Basis             336,134      332,739        3,395
Net Adjustments                               -4,643       -4,797          154
Total, Census Basis                          340,777      337,536        3,241

Foods, feeds, and beverages                   23,634       25,650       -2,016

Rice                                             668          518          150
Fruits,  frozen juices                         1,836        1,991         -155
Corn                                           2,313        3,147         -834
Oilseeds, food oils                            1,025          665          360
Fish and shellfish                             1,117        1,498         -382
Other foods                                    1,801        1,803           -2
Bakery products                                  898          863           35
Animal feeds, n.e.c.                           2,086        2,180          -94
Meat, poultry, etc.                            3,594        3,538           56
Vegetables                                     1,471        1,333          137
Nuts                                             791          759           31
Wine and related products                        409          361           47
Alcoholic beverages, exc. wine                   265          288          -23
Nonagricultural foods, etc.                      259          297          -39
Dairy products and eggs                          369          354           15
Soybeans                                       2,330        3,664       -1,335
Sorghum, barley, oats                            395          390            5
Wheat                                          2,010        1,999           10

Industrial supplies and materials             75,555       79,140       -3,584

Chemicals-organic                              6,857        7,271         -415
Precious metals, other                         1,266          844          422
Nuclear fuel materials                           532          697         -164
Other industrial supplies                      6,052        5,036        1,017
Nonferrous metals, other                       1,124        1,085           39
Chemicals-other                                5,558        5,530           28
Fuel oil                                         776          933         -157
Crude oil                                        424          533         -108
Newsprint                                      4,483        4,335          148
Plastic materials                              6,014        6,014           -1
Metallurgical grade coal                       1,211        1,245          -34
Coal and fuels, other                            767          820          -53
Chemicals-inorganic                            1,919        1,957          -38
Agric. farming-unmanufactured                    778          678          100
Industrial rubber products                     1,048          969           79
Synthetic rubber-primary                         705          736          -31
Aluminum and alumina                           1,706        1,817         -111
Tobacco, unmanufactured                          767          884         -117
Copper                                           638          835         -197
Wood supplies, manufactured                      487          566          -79
Mineral supplies-manufactured                  1,539        1,538            1
Natural gas liquids                              215          309          -95
Nonmetallic minerals                             200          232          -32
Finished textile supplies                        762        1,505         -742
Logs and lumber                                1,998        2,747         -749
Glass-plate, sheet, etc.                         439          452          -13
Steelmaking materials                            850        1,104         -254
Nontextile floor tiles                           180          165           16
Tapes, audio and visual                        1,122        1,431         -310
Hair, waste materials                            297          314          -17
Pulpwood and woodpulp                          1,877        1,960          -84
Agriculture-manufactured, other                  610          714         -104
Manmade cloth                                  2,203        2,127           76
Iron and steel mill products                   1,609        1,506          103
Leather and furs                                 492          423           70
Iron and steel products, other                 1,467        1,386           81
Electric energy                                   71           60           11
Cotton fiber cloth                               884          853           30
Gas-natural                                      131          122            9
Hides and skins                                  689          871         -182
Agric. industry-unmanufactured                   879          870            9
Shingles, molding, wallboard                     972          966            6
Finished metal shapes                          4,111        3,777          334
Petroleum products, other                      2,764        3,214         -451
Nonmonetary gold                               2,379        3,987       -1,608
Chemicals-fertilizers                          2,507        2,451           56
Cotton, raw                                    1,195        1,271          -75

Capital goods, except automotive             147,173      142,219        4,954

Civilian aircraft                             13,415       11,103        2,312
Telecommunications equipment                  12,521       11,269        1,252
Computer accessories                          17,613       18,097         -484
Industrial engines                             5,854        6,487         -633
Parts-civilian aircraft                        5,447        4,887          560
Agricultural machinery, equipment              2,164        2,245          -81
Semiconductors                                18,311       19,119         -807
Computers                                      4,934        6,034       -1,100
Measuring, testing, control instru.            6,410        5,520          890
Electric apparatus                            10,447       10,206          241
Generators, accessories                        3,287        3,427         -140
Metalworking machine tools                     3,296        3,018          279
Medicinal equipment                            6,057        5,924          133
Excavating machinery                           2,895        2,759          135
Engines-civilian aircraft                      4,611        3,778          833
Photo, service industry machinery              2,914        2,938          -24
Vessels, exc. scrap                               52           34           19
Business machines and equipment                1,735        1,546          189
Railway transportation equipment                 789          509          279
Laboratory testing instruments                 1,950        1,941            9
Food, tobacco machinery                          987        1,057          -70
Textile, sewing machines                         683          678            4
Spacraft, exc. military                           59            5           54
Specialized mining                               288          275           13
Materials handling equipment                   2,401        2,307           94
Commercial vessels, other                         98          106           -8
Wood, glass, plastic                           1,468        1,331          137
Marine engines, parts                            309          349          -40
Nonfarm tractors and parts                       725          673           52
Pulp and paper machinery                       1,548        1,558          -10
Industrial machines, other                     9,995        9,845          150
Drilling & oilfield equipment                  3,908        3,192          716

Auto, vehicles, parts and engines             37,470       36,165        1,305

Consumer goods                                39,600       38,389        1,212

Pharmaceutical preparations                    5,170        4,573          597
TV's, VCR's, etc.                              1,904        1,637          267
Records, tapes, and disks                      1,873        1,975         -101
Gem diamonds                                   1,427        1,390           37
Artwork, antiques, stamps, etc.                1,250        1,211           39
Jewelry, etc                                     804          845          -41
Apparel,household goods-nontextile               719          760          -41
Pleasure boats and motors                        631          622            9
Toiletries and cosmetics                       1,677        1,665           12
Tobacco, manufactured                          2,689        2,594           95
Other household goods                          2,585        2,448          137
Sports apparel and gear                          261          254            7
Cookware, cutlery, tools                         361          382          -21
Furniture, household goods, etc.               1,096        1,009           86
Toys/games/sporting goods                      3,123        2,872          252
Numismatic coins                                  33           52          -18
Glassware, chinaware                             242          315          -73
Nursery stock, etc.                              149          134           15
Stereo equipment, etc.                           875          979         -103
Musical instruments                              486          523          -38
Writing and art supplies                       2,159        2,258          -99
Household appliances                           2,719        2,650           69
Books, printed matter                          2,073        2,064            9
Apparel, household goods - textile             4,526        4,401          125
Rugs                                             768          776           -8

Other goods                                   17,343       15,974        1,370

(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-98-148), Bureau of the Census, Foreign Trade
        Division, JUNE 1998.  For more information, contact Haydn R. 
        Mearkle (301-457-2246) or Richard M. Preuss (301-457-2311), 
        Foreign Trade Division.