
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)                February    January (R)    Monthly

                                       1999          1999       Change


Total, Balance of Payments Basis         54,339       55,168         -829
Net Adjustments                          -1,100         -953         -147
Total, Census Basis                      55,439       56,121         -682

Foods, feeds, and beverages               3,603        3,733         -130

Soybeans                                    304          408         -104
Fish and shellfish                          191          247          -55
Wheat                                       274          317          -43
Vegetables                                  230          244          -14
Wine and related products                    59           73          -14
Fruits,  frozen juices                      325          335          -11
Nuts                                        115          124           -9
Other foods                                 296          303           -7
Bakery products                             139          145           -6
Nonagricultural foods, etc.                  35           32            2
Dairy products and eggs                      48           45            3
Rice                                        118          114            4
Alcoholic beverages, exc. wine               41           32            9
Animal feeds, n.e.c.                        258          246           11
Meat, poultry, etc.                         543          525           17
Oilseeds, food oils                         147          129           18
Sorghum, barley, oats                        75           56           18
Corn                                        407          356           51

Industrial supplies and materials        11,242       11,162           80

Plastic materials                           963          884           79
Newsprint                                   683          646           37
Nonferrous metals, other                    184          148           37
Chemicals-other                             954          917           37
Tobacco, unmanufactured                     148          114           33
Manmade cloth                               330          299           30
Steelmaking materials                       107           78           29
Cotton fiber cloth                          161          141           20
Mineral supplies-manufactured               245          226           19
Chemicals-inorganic                         287          271           16
Iron and steel products, other              235          220           15
Agric. industry-unmanufactured              156          142           15
Pulpwood and woodpulp                       291          279           11
Synthetic rubber-primary                    113          102           11
Agric. farming-unmanufactured               104           95            9
Coal and fuels, other                       114          106            8
Cotton, raw                                  48           40            8
Finished metal shapes                       667          660            7
Leather and furs                             77           71            6
Crude oil                                    49           44            6
Industrial rubber products                  176          172            4
Copper                                       83           80            3
Chemicals-fertilizers                       390          387            3
Electric energy                              15           13            2
Hair, waste materials                        40           38            2
Nonmetallic minerals                         31           29            2
Nontextile floor tiles                       30           30          (-)
Wood supplies, manufactured                  72           73          (-)
Finished textile supplies                   148          149           -1
Shingles, molding, wallboard                157          158           -1
Gas-natural                                  17           18           -1
Iron and steel mill products                210          211           -1
Metallurgical grade coal                    124          126           -2
Nonmonetary gold                            223          225           -2
Glass-plate, sheet, etc.                     61           64           -3
Hides and skins                              92           97           -6
Natural gas liquids                          32           41           -9
Agriculture-manufactured, other              87           98          -10
Other industrial supplies                   994        1,007          -14
Tapes, audio and visual                     160          174          -14
Fuel oil                                     74           90          -16
Logs and lumber                             329          356          -28
Chemicals-organic                         1,020        1,054          -34
Precious metals, other                      147          181          -34
Aluminum and alumina                        250          291          -41
Nuclear fuel materials                       41          111          -70
Petroleum products, other                   322          404          -81

Capital goods, except automotive         24,611       25,742       -1,131

Civilian aircraft                         2,413        3,340         -927
Telecommunications equipment              2,095        2,252         -157
Computers                                   684          800         -116
Generators, accessories                     442          526          -85
Computer accessories                      2,936        2,982          -46
Drilling & oilfield equipment               421          460          -40
Commercial vessels, other                    10           47          -37
Photo, service industry machinery           474          507          -33
Railway transportation equipment            150          171          -21
Industrial machines, other                1,515        1,528          -14
Agricultural machinery, equipment           248          261          -14
Wood, glass, plastic                        206          217          -12
Parts-civilian aircraft                   1,089        1,100          -11
Pulp and paper machinery                    254          261           -7
Nonfarm tractors and parts                   90           95           -5
Specialized mining                           28           28          (-)
Business machines and equipment             240          239            1
Electric apparatus                        1,761        1,758            3
Excavating machinery                        420          417            3
Spacraft, exc. military                       9          (-)            9
Marine engines, parts                        57           48            9
Textile, sewing machines                    102           92           11
Food, tobacco machinery                     164          149           16
Semiconductors                            3,516        3,499           17
Vessels, exc. scrap                          19            1           18
Laboratory testing instruments              356          333           23
Metalworking machine tools                  462          436           26
Measuring, testing, control instru.       1,033        1,002           30
Materials handling equipment                378          342           36
Medicinal equipment                       1,039          997           42
Industrial engines                        1,088        1,032           56
Engines-civilian aircraft                   913          821           92

Auto, vehicles, parts and engines         6,260        5,933          327

Consumer goods                            6,746        6,505          241

Pharmaceutical preparations               1,057          939          118
Tobacco, manufactured                       414          330           84
TV's, VCR's, etc.                           271          224           46
Jewelry, etc                                204          169           36
Toys/games/sporting goods                   481          458           23
Stereo equipment, etc.                      132          111           21
Writing and art supplies                    408          391           18
Household appliances                        417          407           10
Furniture, household goods, etc.            184          176            8
Cookware, cutlery, tools                     58           53            6
Numismatic coins                              7            7          (-)
Apparel,household goods-nontextile          129          130           -1
Nursery stock, etc.                          25           26           -1
Musical instruments                          75           77           -2
Rugs                                        115          117           -2
Gem diamonds                                276          280           -4
Sports apparel and gear                      36           41           -5
Toiletries and cosmetics                    281          286           -5
Other household goods                       457          463           -6
Glassware, chinaware                         36           44           -8
Records, tapes, and disks                   316          325          -10
Pleasure boats and motors                    99          112          -13
Apparel, household goods - textile          746          769          -24
Books, printed matter                       322          346          -24
Artwork, antiques, stamps, etc.             200          224          -24

Other goods                               2,977        3,047          -70
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              Item(1)                 Year-to      Year-to      Year-to
                                       Date         Date         Date
                                       1999         1999        Change


Total, Balance of Payments Basis        109,506      114,067       -4,561
Net Adjustments                          -2,053       -1,443         -610
Total, Census Basis                     111,560      115,510       -3,951

Foods, feeds, and beverages               7,336        8,492       -1,156

Soybeans                                    712        1,117         -406
Fish and shellfish                          438          423           15
Wheat                                       590          738         -148
Vegetables                                  473          489          -16
Wine and related products                   132          138           -6
Fruits,  frozen juices                      660          577           83
Nuts                                        239          238            1
Other foods                                 600          608           -9
Bakery products                             285          281            4
Nonagricultural foods, etc.                  67           80          -12
Dairy products and eggs                      93          126          -34
Rice                                        232          249          -17
Alcoholic beverages, exc. wine               73           80           -7
Animal feeds, n.e.c.                        504          752         -249
Meat, poultry, etc.                       1,068        1,191         -123
Oilseeds, food oils                         276          409         -133
Sorghum, barley, oats                       131          189          -58
Corn                                        762          805          -43

Industrial supplies and materials        22,404       25,586       -3,182

Plastic materials                         1,847        2,021         -173
Newsprint                                 1,329        1,515         -186
Nonferrous metals, other                    332          408          -76
Chemicals-other                           1,871        1,898          -27
Tobacco, unmanufactured                     262          224           38
Manmade cloth                               629          747         -118
Steelmaking materials                       186          292         -106
Cotton fiber cloth                          302          304           -2
Mineral supplies-manufactured               471          527          -56
Chemicals-inorganic                         558          613          -55
Iron and steel products, other              456          487          -31
Agric. industry-unmanufactured              298          277           21
Pulpwood and woodpulp                       570          626          -56
Synthetic rubber-primary                    216          227          -12
Agric. farming-unmanufactured               200          253          -53
Coal and fuels, other                       220          242          -23
Cotton, raw                                  88          409         -322
Finished metal shapes                     1,327        1,381          -55
Leather and furs                            149          158           -9
Crude oil                                    93          208         -115
Industrial rubber products                  348          353           -5
Copper                                      162          206          -44
Chemicals-fertilizers                       776          682           94
Electric energy                              29           28          (-)
Hair, waste materials                        78           95          -17
Nonmetallic minerals                         60           67           -7
Nontextile floor tiles                       59           62           -3
Wood supplies, manufactured                 145          163          -18
Finished textile supplies                   296          250           47
Shingles, molding, wallboard                316          324           -9
Gas-natural                                  36           49          -14
Iron and steel mill products                420          548         -127
Metallurgical grade coal                    251          404         -153
Nonmonetary gold                            448          915         -467
Glass-plate, sheet, etc.                    125          153          -28
Hides and skins                             189          217          -28
Natural gas liquids                          73           93          -19
Agriculture-manufactured, other             185          211          -26
Other industrial supplies                 2,001        2,017          -16
Tapes, audio and visual                     334          376          -42
Fuel oil                                    164          224          -60
Logs and lumber                             685          704          -18
Chemicals-organic                         2,074        2,431         -357
Precious metals, other                      328          502         -174
Aluminum and alumina                        540          545           -5
Nuclear fuel materials                      152          177          -25
Petroleum products, other                   726          972         -246

Capital goods, except automotive         50,353       50,031          323

Civilian aircraft                         5,753        4,635        1,118
Telecommunications equipment              4,347        4,174          173
Computers                                 1,485        1,750         -265
Generators, accessories                     968        1,131         -163
Computer accessories                      5,917        5,998          -80
Drilling & oilfield equipment               881        1,274         -393
Commercial vessels, other                    57           33           24
Photo, service industry machinery           981          975            6
Railway transportation equipment            321          290           31
Industrial machines, other                3,043        3,535         -492
Agricultural machinery, equipment           509          698         -189
Wood, glass, plastic                        423          465          -42
Parts-civilian aircraft                   2,188        1,721          467
Pulp and paper machinery                    514          525          -10
Nonfarm tractors and parts                  185          253          -68
Specialized mining                           56           99          -42
Business machines and equipment             479          596         -117
Electric apparatus                        3,519        3,558          -40
Excavating machinery                        837          994         -157
Spacraft, exc. military                      10           11           -1
Marine engines, parts                       105           95            9
Textile, sewing machines                    194          203           -9
Food, tobacco machinery                     313          318           -6
Semiconductors                            7,015        6,411          604
Vessels, exc. scrap                          20           16            3
Laboratory testing instruments              689          671           18
Metalworking machine tools                  898        1,148         -250
Measuring, testing, control instru.       2,035        2,225         -190
Materials handling equipment                720          793          -73
Medicinal equipment                       2,037        2,011           25
Industrial engines                        2,120        1,920          201
Engines-civilian aircraft                 1,734        1,505          230

Auto, vehicles, parts and engines        12,192       12,914         -722

Consumer goods                           13,250       12,993          257

Pharmaceutical preparations               1,996        1,590          406
Tobacco, manufactured                       743          869         -125
TV's, VCR's, etc.                           495          551          -56
Jewelry, etc                                373          281           92
Toys/games/sporting goods                   940        1,057         -117
Stereo equipment, etc.                      243          301          -59
Writing and art supplies                    799          718           81
Household appliances                        824          909          -84
Furniture, household goods, etc.            361          369           -8
Cookware, cutlery, tools                    111          124          -13
Numismatic coins                             14           13            1
Apparel,household goods-nontextile          258          239           19
Nursery stock, etc.                          50           50          (-)
Musical instruments                         152          176          -25
Rugs                                        232          255          -23
Gem diamonds                                556          451          106
Sports apparel and gear                      77           98          -21
Toiletries and cosmetics                    567          562            5
Other household goods                       920          871           50
Glassware, chinaware                         80           78            2
Records, tapes, and disks                   641          607           34
Pleasure boats and motors                   211          228          -17
Apparel, household goods - textile        1,515        1,502           13
Books, printed matter                       667          685          -18
Artwork, antiques, stamps, etc.             424          410           14

Other goods                               6,024        5,494          529

(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-99-73), Bureau of the Census, Foreign Trade
        Division, February 1999.  For more information, contact Haydn R. 
        Mearkle (301-457-2246) or Richard M. Preuss (301-457-2311), 
        Foreign Trade Division.