
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)                  March    February (R)    Monthly
                                       1999          1999       Change

Total, Balance of Payments Basis         54,881       54,357          524
Net Adjustments                          -1,037       -1,113           76
Total, Census Basis                      55,918       55,469          449

Foods, feeds, and beverages               3,704        3,612           92

Soybeans                                    383          304           79
Corn                                        474          399           75
Fish and shellfish                          249          189           60
Nonagricultural foods, etc.                  48           35           14
Dairy products and eggs                      57           48           10
Other foods                                 303          294            9
Bakery products                             144          138            5
Wine and related products                    64           58            5
Nuts                                        117          114            3
Vegetables                                  237          237          (-)
Alcoholic beverages, exc. wine               35           41           -6
Animal feeds, n.e.c.                        242          255          -13
Fruits,  frozen juices                      311          324          -13
Sorghum, barley, oats                        58           75          -17
Rice                                         94          118          -24
Wheat                                       265          294          -29
Oilseeds, food oils                         116          147          -31
Meat, poultry, etc.                         507          543          -35

Industrial supplies and materials        11,703       11,298          406

Chemicals-organic                         1,171        1,055          117
Logs and lumber                             381          333           48
Petroleum products, other                   368          324           43
Aluminum and alumina                        282          244           38
Precious metals, other                      183          147           37
Chemicals-inorganic                         325          293           32
Metallurgical grade coal                    166          135           32
Fuel oil                                    103           75           29
Agric. farming-unmanufactured               130          105           25
Newsprint                                   706          682           24
Nonmonetary gold                            240          223           17
Iron and steel mill products                224          209           15
Hides and skins                             101           89           11
Copper                                       93           83           10
Other industrial supplies                 1,001          991           10
Manmade cloth                               339          330            9
Finished metal shapes                       672          664            9
Tapes, audio and visual                     169          160            8
Glass-plate, sheet, etc.                     69           61            8
Electric energy                              23           15            7
Wood supplies, manufactured                  81           76            6
Chemicals-fertilizers                       392          388            4
Agriculture-manufactured, other              90           86            4
Hair, waste materials                        44           40            4
Crude oil                                    53           49            4
Steelmaking materials                       110          107            3
Synthetic rubber-primary                    116          113            2
Nonmetallic minerals                         33           31            2
Gas-natural                                  19           17            1
Cotton, raw                                  50           49            1
Nuclear fuel materials                       42           41            1
Nontextile floor tiles                       30           30            1
Plastic materials                           964          965           -1
Agric. industry-unmanufactured              154          156           -3
Finished textile supplies                   143          146           -4
Leather and furs                             72           77           -5
Iron and steel products, other              228          233           -5
Cotton fiber cloth                          155          161           -6
Natural gas liquids                          26           31           -6
Shingles, molding, wallboard                148          156           -8
Industrial rubber products                  166          176          -10
Mineral supplies-manufactured               240          253          -13
Chemicals-other                             954          968          -14
Pulpwood and woodpulp                       272          287          -15
Coal and fuels, other                        98          114          -17
Nonferrous metals, other                    159          182          -24
Tobacco, unmanufactured                     119          148          -29

Capital goods, except automotive         25,023       24,580          442

Telecommunications equipment              2,279        2,090          189
Generators, accessories                     588          441          147
Industrial machines, other                1,618        1,507          112
Civilian aircraft                         2,452        2,407           45
Electric apparatus                        1,799        1,757           43
Computers                                   725          683           41
Metalworking machine tools                  493          458           35
Commercial vessels, other                    45           10           35
Railway transportation equipment            184          152           32
Agricultural machinery, equipment           273          248           25
Drilling & oilfield equipment               447          425           22
Nonfarm tractors and parts                  108           90           18
Medicinal equipment                       1,053        1,035           18
Wood, glass, plastic                        220          205           15
Engines-civilian aircraft                   928          914           14
Marine engines, parts                        71           57           14
Semiconductors                            3,500        3,495            5
Specialized mining                           32           28            3
Parts-civilian aircraft                   1,091        1,089            2
Photo, service industry machinery           468          467            1
Laboratory testing instruments              351          356           -5
Spacraft, exc. military                       4            9           -5
Excavating machinery                        413          419           -6
Textile, sewing machines                     94          102           -8
Materials handling equipment                365          376          -11
Business machines and equipment             226          241          -15
Vessels, exc. scrap                           2           19          -17
Food, tobacco machinery                     143          164          -20
Measuring, testing, control instru.       1,010        1,030          -21
Pulp and paper machinery                    220          249          -29
Computer accessories                      2,866        2,981         -116
Industrial engines                          956        1,074         -118

Auto, vehicles, parts and engines         6,025        6,096          -71

Consumer goods                            6,597        6,718         -122

Pharmaceutical preparations               1,008        1,058          -50
Artwork, antiques, stamps, etc.             155          200          -45
Jewelry, etc                                187          212          -25
Writing and art supplies                    391          407          -16
Other household goods                       442          456          -14
Household appliances                        403          412           -9
Cookware, cutlery, tools                     51           58           -6
Records, tapes, and disks                   310          316           -6
Apparel,household goods-nontextile          125          128           -3
Furniture, household goods, etc.            181          184           -3
Sports apparel and gear                      33           36           -3
Toiletries and cosmetics                    274          276           -2
Nursery stock, etc.                          23           25           -1
Stereo equipment, etc.                      130          131           -1
Glassware, chinaware                         35           36           -1
Pleasure boats and motors                   100           99            1
Numismatic coins                              8            7            1
Apparel, household goods - textile          733          730            3
TV's, VCR's, etc.                           266          262            4
Rugs                                        124          119            5
Books, printed matter                       326          320            6
Musical instruments                          83           76            7
Tobacco, manufactured                       424          414           10
Toys/games/sporting goods                   493          481           12
Gem diamonds                                293          278           15

Other goods                               2,866        3,165         -299
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              Item(1)              Year-to-date Year-to-date Year-to-date
                                       1999         1998        Change

Total, Balance of Payments Basis        164,406      171,192       -6,786
Net Adjustments                          -3,103       -2,325         -777
Total, Census Basis                     167,509      173,517       -6,008

Foods, feeds, and beverages              11,048       12,505       -1,457

Soybeans                                  1,094        1,553         -459
Corn                                      1,229        1,228            1
Fish and shellfish                          685          608           77
Nonagricultural foods, etc.                 116          123           -8
Dairy products and eggs                     150          203          -53
Other foods                                 900          910          -10
Bakery products                             428          427            1
Wine and related products                   195          206          -11
Nuts                                        355          357           -2
Vegetables                                  717          727          -11
Alcoholic beverages, exc. wine              107          121          -14
Animal feeds, n.e.c.                        743        1,117         -374
Fruits,  frozen juices                      970          887           84
Sorghum, barley, oats                       189          271          -81
Rice                                        326          375          -48
Wheat                                       875        1,028         -153
Oilseeds, food oils                         393          578         -185
Meat, poultry, etc.                       1,576        1,785         -210

Industrial supplies and materials        34,163       38,444       -4,281

Chemicals-organic                         3,280        3,598         -319
Logs and lumber                           1,071        1,052           19
Petroleum products, other                 1,095        1,466         -371
Aluminum and alumina                        817          854          -38
Precious metals, other                      511          717         -206
Chemicals-inorganic                         889          937          -49
Metallurgical grade coal                    427          610         -182
Fuel oil                                    268          340          -72
Agric. farming-unmanufactured               330          373          -42
Newsprint                                 2,033        2,287         -254
Nonmonetary gold                            688        1,324         -636
Iron and steel mill products                644          844         -199
Hides and skins                             287          357          -69
Copper                                      255          336          -81
Other industrial supplies                 3,000        3,052          -52
Manmade cloth                               968        1,111         -142
Finished metal shapes                     1,996        2,083          -86
Tapes, audio and visual                     503          561          -58
Glass-plate, sheet, etc.                    194          225          -31
Electric energy                              51           41           10
Wood supplies, manufactured                 230          248          -18
Chemicals-fertilizers                     1,167        1,120           47
Agriculture-manufactured, other             275          313          -39
Hair, waste materials                       122          151          -29
Crude oil                                   146          261         -115
Steelmaking materials                       295          437         -142
Synthetic rubber-primary                    331          348          -17
Nonmetallic minerals                         94           99           -5
Gas-natural                                  54           77          -23
Cotton, raw                                 138          605         -467
Nuclear fuel materials                      194          218          -24
Nontextile floor tiles                       90           94           -4
Plastic materials                         2,813        3,083         -270
Agric. industry-unmanufactured              451          428           24
Finished textile supplies                   437          387           50
Leather and furs                            220          245          -25
Iron and steel products, other              682          738          -56
Cotton fiber cloth                          457          446           11
Natural gas liquids                          98          118          -19
Shingles, molding, wallboard                463          494          -31
Industrial rubber products                  514          531          -17
Mineral supplies-manufactured               718          780          -62
Chemicals-other                           2,839        2,784           55
Pulpwood and woodpulp                       838          930          -93
Coal and fuels, other                       317          391          -73
Nonferrous metals, other                    489          601         -112
Tobacco, unmanufactured                     381          351           30

Capital goods, except automotive         75,345       74,793          551

Telecommunications equipment              6,621        6,462          159
Generators, accessories                   1,556        1,713         -157
Industrial machines, other                4,654        5,214         -561
Civilian aircraft                         8,199        7,091        1,108
Electric apparatus                        5,314        5,299           14
Computers                                 2,208        2,498         -290
Metalworking machine tools                1,388        1,732         -344
Commercial vessels, other                   102           53           50
Railway transportation equipment            507          425           82
Agricultural machinery, equipment           782        1,075         -293
Drilling & oilfield equipment             1,332        1,895         -563
Nonfarm tractors and parts                  294          363          -69
Medicinal equipment                       3,085        3,026           59
Wood, glass, plastic                        643          734          -92
Engines-civilian aircraft                 2,663        2,254          409
Marine engines, parts                       176          143           32
Semiconductors                           10,494        9,419        1,075
Specialized mining                           88          151          -63
Parts-civilian aircraft                   3,279        2,592          687
Photo, service industry machinery         1,441        1,452          -11
Laboratory testing instruments            1,040          989           51
Spacraft, exc. military                      14           16           -2
Excavating machinery                      1,249        1,487         -239
Textile, sewing machines                    288          323          -36
Materials handling equipment              1,084        1,174          -90
Business machines and equipment             706          884         -178
Vessels, exc. scrap                          22           31          -10
Food, tobacco machinery                     455          478          -23
Measuring, testing, control instru.       3,042        3,318         -276
Pulp and paper machinery                    730          786          -56
Computer accessories                      8,829        8,861          -32
Industrial engines                        3,063        2,854          209

Auto, vehicles, parts and engines        18,054       19,526       -1,471

Consumer goods                           19,820       19,523          297

Pharmaceutical preparations               3,005        2,418          587
Artwork, antiques, stamps, etc.             579          577            2
Jewelry, etc                                568          401          166
Writing and art supplies                  1,188        1,086          102
Other household goods                     1,361        1,287           73
Household appliances                      1,222        1,378         -156
Cookware, cutlery, tools                    162          177          -15
Records, tapes, and disks                   951          924           26
Apparel,household goods-nontextile          382          360           22
Furniture, household goods, etc.            541          545           -4
Sports apparel and gear                     110          144          -34
Toiletries and cosmetics                    837          857          -20
Nursery stock, etc.                          74           74           -1
Stereo equipment, etc.                      372          459          -87
Glassware, chinaware                        115          116           -1
Pleasure boats and motors                   310          328          -18
Numismatic coins                             22           18            3
Apparel, household goods - textile        2,232        2,258          -26
TV's, VCR's, etc.                           752          850          -97
Rugs                                        360          384          -24
Books, printed matter                       992        1,040          -48
Musical instruments                         235          261          -27
Tobacco, manufactured                     1,168        1,281         -113
Toys/games/sporting goods                 1,432        1,607         -174
Gem diamonds                                851          691          159

Other goods                               9,078        8,726          352

(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-99-89), Bureau of the Census, Foreign Trade
        Division, March 1999.  For more information, contact Haydn R. 
        Mearkle (301-457-2246) or (301-457-2311), Foreign Trade Division.