
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)                November    October (R)    Monthly
                                       1998          1998       Change

Total, Balance of Payments Basis         56,837       58,339       -1,501
Net Adjustments                          -1,567       -1,202         -365
Total, Census Basis                      58,404       59,541       -1,137

Foods, feeds, and beverages               3,796        3,989         -193

Soybeans                                    404          542         -138
Animal feeds, n.e.c.                        272          331          -59
Rice                                        122          156          -34
Fruits,  frozen juices                      297          330          -32
Wheat                                       316          332          -16
Vegetables                                  244          257          -12
Dairy products and eggs                      51           63          -12
Alcoholic beverages, exc. wine               45           51           -5
Nonagricultural foods, etc.                  36           40           -3
Bakery products                             137          140           -3
Wine and related products                    66           66          (-)
Oilseeds, food oils                         163          162            2
Meat, poultry, etc.                         495          485           10
Other foods                                 301          287           14
Sorghum, barley, oats                        50           34           16
Nuts                                        124           99           24
Corn                                        447          418           29
Fish and shellfish                          226          197           29

Industrial supplies and materials        12,376       12,477         -101

Nonmonetary gold                            662          819         -157
Chemicals-fertilizers                       408          462          -54
Iron and steel mill products                202          244          -42
Coal and fuels, other                        95          135          -40
Other industrial supplies                 1,066        1,096          -30
Petroleum products, other                   402          431          -28
Plastic materials                           948          971          -23
Agric. industry-unmanufactured              144          167          -23
Aluminum and alumina                        289          311          -22
Manmade cloth                               327          349          -21
Industrial rubber products                  157          174          -17
Fuel oil                                     75           91          -17
Hides and skins                              88          104          -16
Agriculture-manufactured, other              92          108          -16
Chemicals-organic                           992        1,007          -15
Crude oil                                    38           52          -14
Synthetic rubber-primary                    106          117          -11
Iron and steel products, other              243          251           -8
Metallurgical grade coal                    160          168           -8
Nonmetallic minerals                         27           34           -8
Mineral supplies-manufactured               233          239           -6
Glass-plate, sheet, etc.                     63           68           -4
Shingles, molding, wallboard                153          158           -4
Wood supplies, manufactured                  68           71           -3
Nuclear fuel materials                      114          115           -1
Hair, waste materials                        42           43           -1
Gas-natural                                  16           16          (-)
Finished textile supplies                   127          127          (-)
Nontextile floor tiles                       29           29          (-)
Logs and lumber                             353          353            1
Cotton fiber cloth                          157          155            2
Copper                                       89           86            3
Leather and furs                             73           70            3
Electric energy                              31           23            7
Finished metal shapes                       705          697            8
Agric. farming-unmanufactured               137          125           11
Steelmaking materials                       126          114           12
Natural gas liquids                          40           27           13
Nonferrous metals, other                    175          159           16
Newsprint                                   691          670           21
Chemicals-inorganic                         336          313           23
Tapes, audio and visual                     206          178           29
Chemicals-other                             991          959           32
Pulpwood and woodpulp                       319          264           55
Tobacco, unmanufactured                     147           72           74
Precious metals, other                      173           99           74
Cotton, raw                                 262          155          107

Capital goods, except automotive         25,878       26,851         -973

Civilian aircraft                         3,588        3,863         -275
Computer accessories                      2,954        3,062         -108
Semiconductors                            3,205        3,296          -91
Telecommunications equipment              2,103        2,162          -60
Engines-civilian aircraft                   849          906          -57
Metalworking machine tools                  480          537          -57
Materials handling equipment                347          400          -53
Excavating machinery                        402          453          -52
Pulp and paper machinery                    215          262          -47
Laboratory testing instruments              307          353          -45
Generators, accessories                     559          602          -44
Industrial machines, other                1,474        1,517          -43
Parts-civilian aircraft                   1,043        1,079          -36
Business machines and equipment             267          302          -35
Railway transportation equipment            180          214          -35
Nonfarm tractors and parts                   85          114          -29
Agricultural machinery, equipment           290          316          -27
Computers                                   812          837          -25
Textile, sewing machines                     96          118          -21
Wood, glass, plastic                        228          246          -18
Industrial engines                          961          972          -11
Marine engines, parts                        51           57           -6
Specialized mining                           33           39           -5
Food, tobacco machinery                     171          176           -5
Vessels, exc. scrap                                        2           -1
Spacraft, exc. military                       1          (-)          (-)
Commercial vessels, other                    13           11            2
Photo, service industry machinery           480          475            5
Medicinal equipment                         980          958           22
Electric apparatus                        1,759        1,731           28
Drilling & oilfield equipment               827          757           70
Measuring, testing, control instru.       1,118        1,032           86

Auto, vehicles, parts and engines         6,372        5,983          389

Consumer goods                            6,548        6,811         -263

Pharmaceutical preparations                 887        1,078         -191
Tobacco, manufactured                       312          370          -58
Apparel, household goods - textile          748          776          -28
Other household goods                       425          448          -23
Writing and art supplies                    371          390          -18
Toiletries and cosmetics                    264          283          -18
Gem diamonds                                253          265          -12
Glassware, chinaware                         32           41           -9
TV's, VCR's, etc.                           263          270           -7
Records, tapes, and disks                   326          332           -6
Household appliances                        414          420           -6
Sports apparel and gear                      35           40           -6
Stereo equipment, etc.                      137          143           -6
Furniture, household goods, etc.            186          190           -4
Musical instruments                          86           90           -4
Books, printed matter                       336          339           -2
Nursery stock, etc.                          28           30           -2
Apparel,household goods-nontextile          113          113           -1
Numismatic coins                              8            7            1
Rugs                                        126          125            1
Cookware, cutlery, tools                     60           59            1
Pleasure boats and motors                   107          101            6
Jewelry, etc                                189          164           25
Toys/games/sporting goods                   506          472           34
Artwork, antiques, stamps, etc.             336          266           71

Other goods                               3,434        3,429            4
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                                   Year To      Year To      Year To
              Item(1)              Date         Date         Date
                                   1998         1997         Change

Total, Balance of Payments Basis        615,155      620,989       -5,833
Net Adjustments                         -10,622       -9,345       -1,277
Total, Census Basis                     625,777      630,333       -4,556

Foods, feeds, and beverages              42,047       47,032       -4,985

Soybeans                                  4,207        6,850       -2,643
Animal feeds, n.e.c.                      3,542        3,869         -326
Rice                                      1,170          882          288
Fruits,  frozen juices                    3,368        3,627         -259
Wheat                                     3,482        3,938         -457
Vegetables                                2,685        2,501          184
Dairy products and eggs                     647          695          -48
Alcoholic beverages, exc. wine              499          572          -73
Nonagricultural foods, etc.                 452          518          -66
Bakery products                           1,611        1,592           18
Wine and related products                   738          681           56
Oilseeds, food oils                       1,755        1,365          390
Meat, poultry, etc.                       6,212        6,650         -438
Other foods                               3,271        3,312          -41
Sorghum, barley, oats                       588          753         -166
Nuts                                      1,407        1,450          -43
Corn                                      4,277        5,203         -926
Fish and shellfish                        2,137        2,574         -437

Industrial supplies and materials       136,209      145,139       -8,930

Nonmonetary gold                          5,163        5,367         -203
Chemicals-fertilizers                     4,680        4,453          228
Iron and steel mill products              2,701        2,848         -147
Coal and fuels, other                     1,329        1,477         -148
Other industrial supplies                11,332        9,548        1,784
Petroleum products, other                 4,933        6,174       -1,240
Plastic materials                        10,750       11,243         -493
Agric. industry-unmanufactured            1,690        1,630           60
Aluminum and alumina                      3,153        3,315         -161
Manmade cloth                             3,900        3,979          -79
Industrial rubber products                1,875        1,836           39
Fuel oil                                  1,289        1,748         -459
Hides and skins                           1,174        1,554         -380
Agriculture-manufactured, other           1,086        1,431         -345
Chemicals-organic                        11,979       13,322       -1,343
Crude oil                                   635        1,019         -384
Synthetic rubber-primary                  1,277        1,348          -71
Iron and steel products, other            2,628        2,588           40
Metallurgical grade coal                  2,097        2,328         -231
Nonmetallic minerals                        359          410          -51
Mineral supplies-manufactured             2,737        2,883         -146
Glass-plate, sheet, etc.                    772          834          -62
Shingles, molding, wallboard              1,739        1,802          -63
Wood supplies, manufactured                 854        1,024         -169
Nuclear fuel materials                      999        1,343         -344
Hair, waste materials                       508          573          -65
Gas-natural                                 229          230           -1
Finished textile supplies                 1,380        2,885       -1,505
Nontextile floor tiles                      323          311           12
Logs and lumber                           3,642        4,764       -1,123
Cotton fiber cloth                        1,625        1,570           55
Copper                                    1,069        1,516         -447
Leather and furs                            833          807           25
Electric energy                             159          184          -25
Finished metal shapes                     7,561        7,181          380
Agric. farming-unmanufactured             1,352        1,251          100
Steelmaking materials                     1,422        2,072         -649
Natural gas liquids                         351          503         -152
Nonferrous metals, other                  1,992        2,081          -89
Newsprint                                 7,900        8,023         -123
Chemicals-inorganic                       3,495        3,616         -121
Tapes, audio and visual                   2,060        2,580         -520
Chemicals-other                          10,288       10,287            1
Pulpwood and woodpulp                     3,331        3,680         -349
Tobacco, unmanufactured                   1,303        1,428         -126
Precious metals, other                    1,904        1,577          327
Cotton, raw                               2,350        2,516         -166

Capital goods, except automotive        274,639      268,714        5,924

Civilian aircraft                        29,432       20,680        8,752
Computer accessories                     32,335       34,473       -2,139
Semiconductors                           34,157       35,610       -1,453
Telecommunications equipment             22,888       21,879        1,008
Engines-civilian aircraft                 9,078        7,173        1,904
Metalworking machine tools                5,807        5,961         -153
Materials handling equipment              4,256        4,392         -136
Excavating machinery                      5,184        5,347         -163
Pulp and paper machinery                  2,758        2,993         -235
Laboratory testing instruments            3,568        3,610          -43
Generators, accessories                   6,027        6,302         -275
Industrial machines, other               17,504       18,995       -1,490
Parts-civilian aircraft                  10,730        9,119        1,611
Business machines and equipment           3,160        3,000          160
Railway transportation equipment          1,599        1,137          462
Nonfarm tractors and parts                1,243        1,241            2
Agricultural machinery, equipment         3,827        4,066         -239
Computers                                 9,163       11,011       -1,848
Textile, sewing machines                  1,212        1,284          -72
Wood, glass, plastic                      2,659        2,592           67
Industrial engines                       10,623       11,532         -909
Marine engines, parts                       554          619          -64
Specialized mining                          494          520          -25
Food, tobacco machinery                   1,833        1,976         -142
Vessels, exc. scrap                          68           67            1
Spacraft, exc. military                      67           14           52
Commercial vessels, other                   217          176           41
Photo, service industry machinery         5,295        5,487         -191
Medicinal equipment                      10,877       11,101         -224
Electric apparatus                       18,969       19,318         -350
Drilling & oilfield equipment             7,567        6,371        1,196
Measuring, testing, control instru.      11,488       10,670          818

Auto, vehicles, parts and engines        66,157       67,891       -1,734

Consumer goods                           73,044       71,029        2,014

Pharmaceutical preparations               9,838        8,479        1,358
Tobacco, manufactured                     4,578        4,634          -56
Apparel, household goods - textile        8,375        8,225          150
Other household goods                     4,786        4,632          154
Writing and art supplies                  4,062        4,146          -84
Toiletries and cosmetics                  3,094        3,106          -12
Gem diamonds                              2,683        2,508          175
Glassware, chinaware                        458          549          -91
TV's, VCR's, etc.                         3,352        3,121          230
Records, tapes, and disks                 3,429        3,558         -129
Household appliances                      4,836        4,999         -163
Sports apparel and gear                     435          474          -39
Stereo equipment, etc.                    1,522        1,780         -259
Furniture, household goods, etc.          2,022        1,900          123
Musical instruments                         910          963          -54
Books, printed matter                     3,744        3,800          -56
Nursery stock, etc.                         279          258           21
Apparel,household goods-nontextile        1,281        1,389         -108
Numismatic coins                             60           92          -32
Rugs                                      1,367        1,431          -64
Cookware, cutlery, tools                    664          696          -32
Pleasure boats and motors                 1,159        1,215          -56
Jewelry, etc                              1,564        1,560            4
Toys/games/sporting goods                 5,538        5,369          169
Artwork, antiques, stamps, etc.           3,008        2,143          865

Other goods                              33,682       30,527        3,154

(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-99-14), Bureau of the Census, Foreign Trade
        Division, November 1998.  For more information, contact Haydn R. 
        Mearkle (301-457-2246) or Richard M. Preuss (301-457-2311), 
        Foreign Trade Division.