
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)                 January     December      Monthly
                                       1999        1998 (R)     Change


Total, Balance Of Payments Basis         54,830       56,133       -1,303
Net Adjustments                            -952       -1,199          247
Total, Census Basis                      55,782       57,332       -1,550

Foods, Feeds, And Beverages               3,717        4,068         -351

Corn                                        350          518         -168
Oilseeds, food oils                         130          235         -106
Wheat                                       316          382          -66
Animal feeds, n.e.c.                        243          277          -34
Meat, poultry, etc.                         526          547          -20
Dairy products and eggs                      44           61          -17
Other foods                                 303          309           -6
Nonagricultural foods, etc.                  32           37           -5
Alcoholic beverages, exc. wine               32           36           -4
Soybeans                                    408          411           -4
Vegetables                                  243          246           -3
Bakery products                             145          142            3
Fish and shellfish                          245          241            4
Nuts                                        124          116            8
Sorghum, barley, oats                        57           45           12
Wine and related products                    72           59           13
Fruits,  frozen juices                      333          315           17
Rice                                        114           91           24

Industrial Supplies And Materials        11,142       11,646         -504

Cotton, raw                                  46          239         -193
Chemicals-fertilizers                       388          475          -87
Steelmaking materials                        78          146          -68
Chemicals-other                             920          975          -55
Chemicals-organic                         1,042        1,094          -52
Nonferrous metals, other                    146          176          -30
Agric. farming-unmanufactured                95          124          -29
Chemicals-inorganic                         274          301          -27
Tobacco, unmanufactured                     114          141          -27
Finished metal shapes                       657          682          -25
Nonmonetary gold                            225          248          -23
Plastic materials                           881          900          -19
Petroleum products, other                   412          429          -18
Coal and fuels, other                       106          124          -18
Fuel oil                                     90          105          -14
Tapes, audio and visual                     173          187          -14
Electric energy                              13           26          -13
Metallurgical grade coal                    126          137          -11
Manmade cloth                               300          309           -9
Iron and steel products, other              219          228           -9
Glass-plate, sheet, etc.                     64           72           -7
Iron and steel mill products                210          214           -4
Industrial rubber products                  172          174           -3
Wood supplies, manufactured                  72           74           -2
Synthetic rubber-primary                    103          104           -1
Newsprint                                   641          640          (-)
Leather and furs                             72           71            1
Nontextile floor tiles                       30           29            1
Agric. industry-unmanufactured              142          140            2
Copper                                       78           76            2
Shingles, molding, wallboard                157          154            3
Nonmetallic minerals                         29           26            3
Crude oil                                    44           41            3
Pulpwood and woodpulp                       277          274            3
Natural gas liquids                          50           47            4
Hair, waste materials                        38           34            4
Gas-natural                                  18           14            5
Agriculture-manufactured, other              97           91            7
Mineral supplies-manufactured               225          219            7
Cotton fiber cloth                          140          132            9
Hides and skins                              97           87           10
Aluminum and alumina                        284          273           11
Finished textile supplies                   147          128           18
Other industrial supplies                 1,003          971           32
Nuclear fuel materials                      111           76           35
Logs and lumber                             355          319           35
Precious metals, other                      181          122           58

Capital Goods, Except Automotive         25,668       25,869         -202

Drilling & oilfield equipment               459          633         -174
Agricultural machinery, equipment           261          340          -79
Engines-civilian aircraft                   819          894          -75
Metalworking machine tools                  434          492          -58
Semiconductors                            3,474        3,518          -44
Civilian aircraft                         3,334        3,375          -41
Business machines and equipment             240          278          -38
Medicinal equipment                         996        1,033          -37
Excavating machinery                        416          449          -33
Measuring, testing, control instru.       1,007        1,032          -25
Materials handling equipment                338          363          -24
Wood, glass, plastic                        217          236          -19
Electric apparatus                        1,752        1,764          -12
Vessels, exc. scrap                           1           10          -10
Marine engines, parts                        47           54           -7
Specialized mining                           28           34           -6
Computers                                   801          806           -6
Laboratory testing instruments              333          335           -2
Spacraft, exc. military                       0            1          (-)
Textile, sewing machines                     91           91          (-)
Food, tobacco machinery                     149          145            4
Industrial engines                        1,018        1,008           10
Railway transportation equipment            171          161           11
Nonfarm tractors and parts                   95           84           12
Pulp and paper machinery                    257          240           17
Computer accessories                      2,984        2,966           19
Industrial machines, other                1,522        1,503           19
Generators, accessories                     525          503           22
Commercial vessels, other                    47           15           32
Photo, service industry machinery           500          461           39
Parts-civilian aircraft                   1,101        1,046           55
Telecommunications equipment              2,249        1,999          249

Auto, Vehicles, Parts And Engines         5,939        6,153         -215

Consumer Goods                            6,466        6,467           -1

Toys/games/sporting goods                   456          540          -84
Artwork, antiques, stamps, etc.             224          244          -20
Stereo equipment, etc.                      110          121          -11
Furniture, household goods, etc.            176          186          -10
Musical instruments                          77           87          -10
Pleasure boats and motors                   112          120           -8
Jewelry, etc                                162          169           -7
Cookware, cutlery, tools                     52           58           -6
Household appliances                        402          405           -3
Rugs                                        118          118           -1
Numismatic coins                              7            7          (-)
Apparel,household goods-nontextile          128          128            1
Nursery stock, etc.                          26           24            1
Writing and art supplies                    389          388            2
Books, printed matter                       345          342            3
Sports apparel and gear                      41           36            5
TV's, VCR's, etc.                           218          211            6
Other household goods                       464          456            8
Glassware, chinaware                         44           36            8
Toiletries and cosmetics                    282          268           14
Records, tapes, and disks                   326          311           15
Gem diamonds                                280          264           16
Tobacco, manufactured                       336          319           16
Apparel, household goods - textile          756          732           24
Pharmaceutical preparations                 936          896           40
Other Goods                               2,851        3,128         -277
__________________________________________________________________________
 
              Item(1)                 Year To      Year To      Year To
                                       Date         Date         Date
                                       1999       1998 (R)      Change

Total, Balance Of Payments Basis         54,830       57,809       -2,979
Net Adjustments                            -952         -636         -315
Total, Census Basis                      55,782       58,446       -2,664

Foods, Feeds, And Beverages               3,717        4,256         -539

Corn                                        350          398          -49
Oilseeds, food oils                         130          221          -92
Wheat                                       316          414          -98
Animal feeds, n.e.c.                        243          366         -123
Meat, poultry, etc.                         526          599          -73
Dairy products and eggs                      44           59          -15
Other foods                                 303          306           -2
Nonagricultural foods, etc.                  32           41           -9
Alcoholic beverages, exc. wine               32           46          -14
Soybeans                                    408          548         -140
Vegetables                                  243          243          (-)
Bakery products                             145          137            8
Fish and shellfish                          245          212           34
Nuts                                        124          121            3
Sorghum, barley, oats                        57           79          -23
Wine and related products                    72           65            7
Fruits,  frozen juices                      333          297           36
Rice                                        114          102           13

Industrial Supplies And Materials        11,142       13,036       -1,894

Cotton, raw                                  46          201         -155
Chemicals-fertilizers                       388          299           88
Steelmaking materials                        78          164          -86
Chemicals-other                             920          961          -41
Chemicals-organic                         1,042        1,269         -227
Nonferrous metals, other                    146          202          -56
Agric. farming-unmanufactured                95          121          -27
Chemicals-inorganic                         274          287          -13
Tobacco, unmanufactured                     114          115          (-)
Finished metal shapes                       657          699          -42
Nonmonetary gold                            225          601         -376
Plastic materials                           881        1,037         -156
Petroleum products, other                   412          508          -96
Coal and fuels, other                       106          130          -24
Fuel oil                                     90          140          -50
Tapes, audio and visual                     173          181           -7
Electric energy                              13           18           -5
Metallurgical grade coal                    126          216          -89
Manmade cloth                               300          373          -73
Iron and steel products, other              219          249          -30
Glass-plate, sheet, etc.                     64           77          -13
Iron and steel mill products                210          271          -60
Industrial rubber products                  172          174           -2
Wood supplies, manufactured                  72           82          -10
Synthetic rubber-primary                    103          111           -8
Newsprint                                   641          759         -118
Leather and furs                             72           76           -4
Nontextile floor tiles                       30           30          (-)
Agric. industry-unmanufactured              142          150           -8
Copper                                       78           97          -19
Shingles, molding, wallboard                157          163           -6
Nonmetallic minerals                         29           33           -3
Crude oil                                    44          117          -74
Pulpwood and woodpulp                       277          316          -39
Natural gas liquids                          50           50          (-)
Hair, waste materials                        38           49          -11
Gas-natural                                  18           28          -10
Agriculture-manufactured, other              97          109          -12
Mineral supplies-manufactured               225          268          -43
Cotton fiber cloth                          140          148           -8
Hides and skins                              97          103           -6
Aluminum and alumina                        284          292           -9
Finished textile supplies                   147          124           23
Other industrial supplies                 1,003          999            4
Nuclear fuel materials                      111           89           22
Logs and lumber                             355          345           10
Precious metals, other                      181          209          -29

Capital Goods, Except Automotive         25,668       25,341          327

Drilling & oilfield equipment               459          647         -188
Agricultural machinery, equipment           261          361         -100
Engines-civilian aircraft                   819          769           50
Metalworking machine tools                  434          588         -154
Semiconductors                            3,474        3,209          265
Civilian aircraft                         3,334        2,593          742
Business machines and equipment             240          298          -58
Medicinal equipment                         996        1,003           -7
Excavating machinery                        416          502          -86
Measuring, testing, control instru.       1,007        1,070          -63
Materials handling equipment                338          392          -54
Wood, glass, plastic                        217          221           -4
Electric apparatus                        1,752        1,796          -44
Vessels, exc. scrap                           1           14          -13
Marine engines, parts                        47           50           -3
Specialized mining                           28           41          -13
Computers                                   801          890          -89
Laboratory testing instruments              333          340           -7
Spacraft, exc. military                       0            1          (-)
Textile, sewing machines                     91           93           -2
Food, tobacco machinery                     149          151           -2
Industrial engines                        1,018        1,014            4
Railway transportation equipment            171          135           37
Nonfarm tractors and parts                   95          134          -38
Pulp and paper machinery                    257          266           -9
Computer accessories                      2,984        3,014          -29
Industrial machines, other                1,522        1,762         -240
Generators, accessories                     525          577          -53
Commercial vessels, other                    47           23           24
Photo, service industry machinery           500          483           17
Parts-civilian aircraft                   1,101          819          282
Telecommunications equipment              2,249        2,085          163

Auto, Vehicles, Parts And Engines         5,939        6,531         -592

Consumer Goods                            6,466        6,588         -122

Toys/games/sporting goods                   456          526          -69
Artwork, antiques, stamps, etc.             224          198           26
Stereo equipment, etc.                      110          154          -44
Furniture, household goods, etc.            176          188          -11
Musical instruments                          77           93          -17
Pleasure boats and motors                   112          114           -2
Jewelry, etc                                162          139           22
Cookware, cutlery, tools                     52           65          -13
Household appliances                        402          450          -48
Rugs                                        118          126           -8
Numismatic coins                              7            8           -1
Apparel,household goods-nontextile          128          120            8
Nursery stock, etc.                          26           25          (-)
Writing and art supplies                    389          364           26
Books, printed matter                       345          342            3
Sports apparel and gear                      41           50           -9
TV's, VCR's, etc.                           218          286          -68
Other household goods                       464          436           28
Glassware, chinaware                         44           36            8
Toiletries and cosmetics                    282          290           -8
Records, tapes, and disks                   326          300           26
Gem diamonds                                280          229           51
Tobacco, manufactured                       336          468         -132
Apparel, household goods - textile          756          739           17
Pharmaceutical preparations                 936          842           94
Other Goods                               2,851        2,694          157

(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-99-55), Bureau of the Census, Foreign Trade
        Division, January 1999.  For more information, contact Haydn R. 
        Mearkle (301-457-2246) or Richard M. Preuss (301-457-2311), 
        Foreign Trade Division.