
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)                 October   September (R)   Monthly
                                       1998          1998       Change

Total, Balance of Payments Basis         57,921       56,005        1,917
Net Adjustments                          -1,175         -940         -235
Total, Census Basis                      59,096       56,944        2,152

Foods, feeds, and beverages               3,996        3,276          720

Soybeans                                    542          267          275
Wheat                                       332          227          105
Corn                                        418          329           89
Animal feeds, n.e.c.                        332          247           84
Rice                                        155           73           82
Oilseeds, food oils                         162          125           37
Fruits,  frozen juices                      330          301           29
Vegetables                                  257          235           22
Nuts                                         99           90            9
Alcoholic beverages, exc. wine               50           46            4
Meat, poultry, etc.                         487          483            4
Wine and related products                    66           62            4
Nonagricultural foods, etc.                  40           38            2
Dairy products and eggs                      63           62            1
Sorghum, barley, oats                        34           37           -3
Bakery products                             140          145           -5
Other foods                                 288          294           -7
Fish and shellfish                          200          213          -13

Industrial supplies and materials        12,477       11,915          562

Nonmonetary gold                            818          529          289
Chemicals-fertilizers                       465          416           49
Agric. farming-unmanufactured               125           86           39
Chemicals-other                             964          926           39
Logs and lumber                             353          319           35
Coal and fuels, other                       135          101           34
Iron and steel mill products                243          216           27
Plastic materials                           984          960           24
Aluminum and alumina                        311          288           23
Iron and steel products, other              249          227           22
Cotton fiber cloth                          151          133           17
Crude oil                                    52           36           16
Electric energy                              23           10           14
Nonferrous metals, other                    159          146           13
Agriculture-manufactured, other             110           98           12
Newsprint                                   671          659           11
Chemicals-organic                         1,005          996            9
Finished metal shapes                       692          684            9
Natural gas liquids                          27           19            8
Manmade cloth                               348          340            7
Finished textile supplies                   126          119            7
Other industrial supplies                 1,099        1,092            7
Steelmaking materials                       113          107            6
Hides and skins                             105           99            6
Industrial rubber products                  174          168            6
Chemicals-inorganic                         310          305            5
Leather and furs                             70           66            4
Shingles, molding, wallboard                156          152            4
Glass-plate, sheet, etc.                     67           63            4
Nuclear fuel materials                      115          112            4
Nonmetallic minerals                         35           33            3
Synthetic rubber-primary                    116          114            1
Nontextile floor tiles                       28           28            1
Copper                                       87           86          (-)
Wood supplies, manufactured                  71           71          (-)
Hair, waste materials                        43           44           -1
Agric. industry-unmanufactured              170          172           -2
Mineral supplies-manufactured               239          241           -2
Petroleum products, other                   423          425           -3
Gas-natural                                  16           19           -3
Fuel oil                                     92           98           -5
Pulpwood and woodpulp                       266          273           -7
Tobacco, unmanufactured                      72           89          -16
Tapes, audio and visual                     178          195          -17
Metallurgical grade coal                    172          196          -25
Precious metals, other                       95          137          -42
Cotton, raw                                 154          222          -68

Capital goods, except automotive         26,747       26,099          648

Computer accessories                      3,059        2,946          113
Semiconductors                            3,307        3,206          101
Drilling & oilfield equipment               694          602           92
Generators, accessories                     605          513           92
Measuring, testing, control instru.       1,033          946           88
Telecommunications equipment              2,171        2,108           63
Metalworking machine tools                  535          483           52
Materials handling equipment                399          350           49
Industrial engines                          978          932           46
Medicinal equipment                         953          918           34
Pulp and paper machinery                    260          227           33
Laboratory testing instruments              353          323           30
Parts-civilian aircraft                   1,080        1,050           29
Textile, sewing machines                    118           94           24
Industrial machines, other                1,479        1,456           24
Electric apparatus                        1,732        1,708           24
Wood, glass, plastic                        246          224           22
Railway transportation equipment            215          194           21
Computers                                   844          828           17
Photo, service industry machinery           473          459           14
Marine engines, parts                        56           43           13
Business machines and equipment             303          294            9
Nonfarm tractors and parts                  114          105            9
Food, tobacco machinery                     173          173          (-)
Spacraft, exc. military                     (-)            4           -3
Vessels, exc. scrap                           2            6           -4
Specialized mining                           37           43           -6
Commercial vessels, other                    11           24          -14
Agricultural machinery, equipment           319          350          -31
Engines-civilian aircraft                   912          969          -56
Excavating machinery                        425          484          -58
Civilian aircraft                         3,860        4,039         -179

Auto, vehicles, parts and engines         5,991        5,993           -2

Consumer goods                            6,843        6,735          109

Pharmaceutical preparations               1,106          948          158
Records, tapes, and disks                   333          291           41
Apparel, household goods - textile          773          746           27
Stereo equipment, etc.                      143          119           24
Jewelry, etc                                165          144           21
Books, printed matter                       338          317           20
Musical instruments                          91           78           12
Other household goods                       449          439           10
Apparel,household goods-nontextile          113          104            9
Furniture, household goods, etc.            191          184            7
Nursery stock, etc.                          30           24            6
Writing and art supplies                    388          382            6
Rugs                                        126          120            5
Household appliances                        424          419            5
Sports apparel and gear                      41           35            5
TV's, VCR's, etc.                           271          267            4
Numismatic coins                              7            4            4
Cookware, cutlery, tools                     59           60           -1
Tobacco, manufactured                       366          370           -4
Glassware, chinaware                         41           45           -4
Pleasure boats and motors                   103          107           -5
Toiletries and cosmetics                    286          293           -7
Gem diamonds                                265          289          -25
Toys/games/sporting goods                   470          506          -36
Artwork, antiques, stamps, etc.             265          442         -177

Other goods                               3,041        2,928          114
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                                   Year to      Year to      Year to
              Item(1)              Date         Date         Date
                                   1998         1997         Change

Total, Balance of Payments Basis        557,901      563,507       -5,606
Net Adjustments                          -9,027       -8,675         -353
Total, Census Basis                     566,929      572,182       -5,253

Foods, feeds, and beverages              38,258       42,499       -4,241

Soybeans                                  3,803        6,084       -2,281
Wheat                                     3,166        3,558         -393
Corn                                      3,830        4,803         -973
Animal feeds, n.e.c.                      3,271        3,470         -199
Rice                                      1,048          785          263
Oilseeds, food oils                       1,592        1,165          426
Fruits,  frozen juices                    3,072        3,301         -230
Vegetables                                2,441        2,268          173
Nuts                                      1,283        1,320          -37
Alcoholic beverages, exc. wine              453          523          -70
Meat, poultry, etc.                       5,718        6,018         -300
Wine and related products                   672          616           56
Nonagricultural foods, etc.                 416          476          -60
Dairy products and eggs                     595          629          -34
Sorghum, barley, oats                       538          678         -140
Bakery products                           1,475        1,450           25
Other foods                               2,970        3,003          -33
Fish and shellfish                        1,915        2,352         -436

Industrial supplies and materials       123,832      132,075       -8,243

Nonmonetary gold                          4,500        5,133         -633
Chemicals-fertilizers                     4,275        4,039          236
Agric. farming-unmanufactured             1,214        1,160           54
Chemicals-other                           9,302        9,331          -29
Logs and lumber                           3,289        4,387       -1,098
Coal and fuels, other                     1,234        1,356         -122
Iron and steel mill products              2,499        2,580          -81
Plastic materials                         9,815       10,200         -385
Aluminum and alumina                      2,865        3,013         -148
Iron and steel products, other            2,383        2,346           36
Cotton fiber cloth                        1,464        1,423           41
Crude oil                                   597        1,002         -405
Electric energy                             128          159          -31
Nonferrous metals, other                  1,817        1,885          -68
Agriculture-manufactured, other             995        1,336         -341
Newsprint                                 7,209        7,287          -78
Chemicals-organic                        10,985       12,142       -1,157
Finished metal shapes                     6,852        6,488          363
Natural gas liquids                         311          456         -146
Manmade cloth                             3,571        3,605          -34
Finished textile supplies                 1,252        2,613       -1,361
Other industrial supplies                10,268        8,609        1,659
Steelmaking materials                     1,295        1,890         -594
Hides and skins                           1,087        1,414         -328
Industrial rubber products                1,719        1,656           63
Chemicals-inorganic                       3,156        3,282         -126
Leather and furs                            760          731           29
Shingles, molding, wallboard              1,584        1,631          -47
Glass-plate, sheet, etc.                    708          759          -51
Nuclear fuel materials                      886        1,171         -285
Nonmetallic minerals                        333          377          -44
Synthetic rubber-primary                  1,170        1,227          -57
Nontextile floor tiles                      294          281           13
Copper                                      981        1,379         -398
Wood supplies, manufactured                 787          931         -144
Hair, waste materials                       465          523          -58
Agric. industry-unmanufactured            1,549        1,480           69
Mineral supplies-manufactured             2,504        2,600          -96
Petroleum products, other                 4,523        5,582       -1,058
Gas-natural                                 213          213          (-)
Fuel oil                                  1,215        1,574         -360
Pulpwood and woodpulp                     3,015        3,322         -308
Tobacco, unmanufactured                   1,156        1,325         -169
Tapes, audio and visual                   1,854        2,319         -465
Metallurgical grade coal                  1,942        2,114         -172
Precious metals, other                    1,727        1,444          284
Cotton, raw                               2,085        2,299         -213

Capital goods, except automotive        248,657      243,831        4,825

Computer accessories                     29,378       31,303       -1,925
Semiconductors                           30,963       32,505       -1,541
Drilling & oilfield equipment             6,678        5,707          971
Generators, accessories                   5,471        5,725         -254
Measuring, testing, control instru.      10,372        9,606          766
Telecommunications equipment             20,794       19,715        1,078
Metalworking machine tools                5,325        5,365          -40
Materials handling equipment              3,908        3,986          -78
Industrial engines                        9,667       10,588         -921
Medicinal equipment                       9,891       10,057         -166
Pulp and paper machinery                  2,540        2,693         -153
Laboratory testing instruments            3,260        3,263           -3
Parts-civilian aircraft                   9,688        8,288        1,400
Textile, sewing machines                  1,116        1,157          -41
Industrial machines, other               15,992       17,131       -1,139
Electric apparatus                       17,210       17,475         -265
Wood, glass, plastic                      2,431        2,347           84
Railway transportation equipment          1,420          980          440
Computers                                 8,358       10,107       -1,749
Photo, service industry machinery         4,814        4,978         -164
Marine engines, parts                       502          569          -67
Business machines and equipment           2,894        2,706          188
Nonfarm tractors and parts                1,158        1,119           39
Food, tobacco machinery                   1,660        1,777         -117
Spacraft, exc. military                      66           13           53
Vessels, exc. scrap                          68           67          (-)
Specialized mining                          459          465           -5
Commercial vessels, other                   203          166           37
Agricultural machinery, equipment         3,540        3,726         -186
Engines-civilian aircraft                 8,235        6,491        1,744
Excavating machinery                      4,754        4,820          -66
Civilian aircraft                        25,841       18,938        6,903

Auto, vehicles, parts and engines        59,794       61,316       -1,522

Consumer goods                           66,528       64,509        2,020

Pharmaceutical preparations               8,980        7,721        1,259
Records, tapes, and disks                 3,104        3,245         -141
Apparel, household goods - textile        7,625        7,436          189
Stereo equipment, etc.                    1,385        1,628         -243
Jewelry, etc                              1,376        1,423          -47
Books, printed matter                     3,407        3,456          -49
Musical instruments                         824          882          -58
Other household goods                     4,362        4,201          161
Apparel,household goods-nontextile        1,169        1,262          -94
Furniture, household goods, etc.          1,837        1,718          119
Nursery stock, etc.                         250          232           18
Writing and art supplies                  3,689        3,775          -86
Rugs                                      1,241        1,302          -61
Household appliances                      4,424        4,528         -104
Sports apparel and gear                     401          426          -26
TV's, VCR's, etc.                         3,090        2,832          259
Numismatic coins                             52           82          -31
Cookware, cutlery, tools                    604          635          -30
Tobacco, manufactured                     4,263        4,182           80
Glassware, chinaware                        426          506          -80
Pleasure boats and motors                 1,054        1,107          -53
Toiletries and cosmetics                  2,833        2,805           29
Gem diamonds                              2,430        2,289          141
Toys/games/sporting goods                 5,030        4,876          155
Artwork, antiques, stamps, etc.           2,672        1,960          711

Other goods                              29,860       27,952        1,908

(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-98-235), Bureau of the Census, Foreign Trade
        Division, October 1998.  For more information, contact Haydn R. 
        Mearkle (301-457-2246) or Richard M. Preuss (301-457-2311), 
        Foreign Trade Division.