
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)                   May       April (R)     Monthly
                                       1999          1999       Change

Total, Balance of Payments Basis         54,629       55,269         -640
Net Adjustments                          -1,108         -994         -114
Total, Census Basis                      55,738       56,263         -525


Foods, feeds, and beverages               3,712        3,741          -29

Meat, poultry, etc.                         475          545          -70
Rice                                         61           75          -14
Corn                                        452          465          -13
Fish and shellfish                          241          252          -11
Other foods                                 286          295           -8
Oilseeds, food oils                         114          121           -7
Alcoholic beverages, exc. wine               43           50           -7
Wine and related products                    61           64           -3
Nonagricultural foods, etc.                  43           43          (-)
Dairy products and eggs                      52           51            1
Sorghum, barley, oats                        47           44            3
Vegetables                                  230          228            3
Nuts                                        124          121            4
Animal feeds, n.e.c.                        257          245           12
Bakery products                             151          138           13
Soybeans                                    382          369           13
Fruits,  frozen juices                      309          295           15
Wheat                                       383          342           41

Industrial supplies and materials        11,654       11,606           48

Petroleum products, other                   448          378           71
Nuclear fuel materials                       98           50           48
Cotton, raw                                  87           50           37
Manmade cloth                               378          342           35
Aluminum and alumina                        285          252           34
Tobacco, unmanufactured                     143          113           30
Coal and fuels, other                       120           92           28
Finished metal shapes                       696          670           25
Plastic materials                           946          923           23
Chemicals-inorganic                         311          292           19
Other industrial supplies                 1,064        1,046           18
Natural gas liquids                          40           23           18
Agric. industry-unmanufactured              143          128           15
Iron and steel mill products                232          218           13
Pulpwood and woodpulp                       299          286           13
Wood supplies, manufactured                  82           71           11
Tapes, audio and visual                     163          152           11
Shingles, molding, wallboard                154          148            6
Industrial rubber products                  170          165            4
Nontextile floor tiles                       32           29            3
Agriculture-manufactured, other              88           88          (-)
Gas-natural                                  17           17          (-)
Finished textile supplies                   134          135           -1
Copper                                       92           93           -2
Hair, waste materials                        37           39           -2
Leather and furs                             70           72           -2
Iron and steel products, other              230          233           -2
Nonmetallic minerals                         30           33           -3
Electric energy                              21           24           -3
Chemicals-organic                         1,018        1,022           -4
Steelmaking materials                       115          120           -4
Hides and skins                              82           87           -5
Glass-plate, sheet, etc.                     64           69           -5
Synthetic rubber-primary                    111          118           -6
Cotton fiber cloth                          159          165           -6
Nonferrous metals, other                    153          160           -7
Chemicals-other                             976          983           -8
Fuel oil                                    153          163           -9
Mineral supplies-manufactured               230          241          -11
Agric. farming-unmanufactured               114          125          -11
Precious metals, other                      138          152          -14
Logs and lumber                             340          363          -22
Metallurgical grade coal                    102          125          -23
Chemicals-fertilizers                       390          415          -24
Newsprint                                   659          694          -35
Crude oil                                    59          105          -46
Nonmonetary gold                            182          336         -154
                                                              
Capital goods, except automotive         24,852       25,085         -234

Civilian aircraft                         2,039        2,259         -221
Medicinal equipment                         970        1,035          -65
Excavating machinery                        405          454          -49
Parts-civilian aircraft                   1,062        1,108          -47
Pulp and paper machinery                    209          251          -41
Engines-civilian aircraft                   903          931          -27
Materials handling equipment                361          385          -24
Industrial engines                          936          958          -22
Laboratory testing instruments              363          382          -19
Railway transportation equipment            108          126          -18
Nonfarm tractors and parts                   73           89          -16
Food, tobacco machinery                     147          163          -16
Wood, glass, plastic                        219          231          -12
Marine engines, parts                        51           59           -8
Drilling & oilfield equipment               400          404           -3
Agricultural machinery, equipment           272          275           -3
Spacraft, exc. military                       3            5           -2
Vessels, exc. scrap                           5            4            1
Measuring, testing, control instru.       1,013        1,010            3
Commercial vessels, other                    16           11            4
Specialized mining                           37           32            4
Telecommunications equipment              2,120        2,115            5
Metalworking machine tools                  503          495            7
Business machines and equipment             239          231            8
Semiconductors                            3,763        3,754            9
Textile, sewing machines                    108           99            9
Computer accessories                      2,982        2,968           13
Electric apparatus                        1,830        1,817           14
Photo, service industry machinery           469          453           16
Generators, accessories                     555          509           46
Computers                                   896          829           67
Industrial machines, other                1,796        1,643          153

Auto, vehicles, parts and engines         6,045        6,174         -129

Consumer goods                            6,455        6,737         -283

Artwork, antiques, stamps, etc.             198          331         -133
Tobacco, manufactured                       272          352          -80
Jewelry, etc                                196          258          -61
Pharmaceutical preparations                 949          979          -30
Other household goods                       460          482          -23
TV's, VCR's, etc.                           264          274          -10
Rugs                                        107          116           -9
Gem diamonds                                252          261           -9
Stereo equipment, etc.                      131          139           -8
Toys/games/sporting goods                   461          465           -5
Records, tapes, and disks                   337          339           -3
Nursery stock, etc.                          23           24           -2
Household appliances                        403          403          (-)
Numismatic coins                              2            3          (-)
Furniture, household goods, etc.            180          180          (-)
Sports apparel and gear                      36           35            1
Apparel, household goods - textile          767          764            3
Apparel,household goods-nontextile          121          118            4
Glassware, chinaware                         37           34            4
Cookware, cutlery, tools                     62           56            6
Musical instruments                          83           76            7
Pleasure boats and motors                   105           92           12
Books, printed matter                       332          316           16
Writing and art supplies                    401          384           17
Toiletries and cosmetics                    278          259           19

Other goods                               3,020        2,919          101
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              Item(1)              Year-to-date Year-to-date Year-to-date
                                       1999         1998        Change
                                                              
Total, Balance of Payments Basis        274,191      280,848       -6,657
Net Adjustments                          -5,206       -3,747       -1,459
Total, Census Basis                     279,397      284,594       -5,198

Foods, feeds, and beverages              18,256       19,951       -1,695

Meat, poultry, etc.                       2,606        2,980         -374
Rice                                        445          536          -91
Corn                                      2,072        1,899          172
Fish and shellfish                        1,155          958          197
Other foods                               1,481        1,502          -20
Oilseeds, food oils                         607          856         -250
Alcoholic beverages, exc. wine              223          243          -21
Wine and related products                   322          345          -23
Nonagricultural foods, etc.                 202          214          -12
Dairy products and eggs                     254          321          -67
Sorghum, barley, oats                       270          364          -94
Vegetables                                1,173        1,237          -65
Nuts                                        612          641          -29
Animal feeds, n.e.c.                      1,242        1,784         -542
Bakery products                             721          732          -11
Soybeans                                  1,718        2,179         -461
Fruits,  frozen juices                    1,570        1,503           68
Wheat                                     1,584        1,657          -73

Industrial supplies and materials        57,341       63,537       -6,196

Petroleum products, other                 1,930        2,363         -433
Nuclear fuel materials                      341          425          -83
Cotton, raw                                 282        1,039         -757
Manmade cloth                             1,686        1,829         -143
Aluminum and alumina                      1,356        1,419          -62
Tobacco, unmanufactured                     613          611            2
Coal and fuels, other                       525          637         -111
Finished metal shapes                     3,381        3,447          -67
Plastic materials                         4,654        5,005         -351
Chemicals-inorganic                       1,487        1,614         -127
Other industrial supplies                 5,146        5,128           18
Natural gas liquids                         161          183          -22
Agric. industry-unmanufactured              734          730            4
Iron and steel mill products              1,102        1,345         -243
Pulpwood and woodpulp                     1,431        1,567         -136
Wood supplies, manufactured                 379          408          -29
Tapes, audio and visual                     828          955         -127
Shingles, molding, wallboard                761          802          -41
Industrial rubber products                  847          892          -45
Nontextile floor tiles                      149          153           -3
Agriculture-manufactured, other             452          513          -61
Gas-natural                                  88          110          -22
Finished textile supplies                   695          629           66
Copper                                      438          545         -107
Hair, waste materials                       198          246          -48
Leather and furs                            360          409          -49
Iron and steel products, other            1,140        1,214          -74
Nonmetallic minerals                        157          170          -13
Electric energy                              96           54           42
Chemicals-organic                         5,220        5,707         -487
Steelmaking materials                       533          727         -194
Hides and skins                             451          569         -118
Glass-plate, sheet, etc.                    325          365          -40
Synthetic rubber-primary                    562          581          -19
Cotton fiber cloth                          782          735           47
Nonferrous metals, other                    793          945         -153
Chemicals-other                           4,798        4,671          127
Fuel oil                                    583          658          -75
Mineral supplies-manufactured             1,184        1,286         -101
Agric. farming-unmanufactured               577          654          -77
Precious metals, other                      800        1,143         -343
Logs and lumber                           1,754        1,662           92
Metallurgical grade coal                    653        1,004         -351
Chemicals-fertilizers                     2,023        2,096          -74
Newsprint                                 3,372        3,749         -377
Crude oil                                   309          554         -245
Nonmonetary gold                          1,205        1,989         -784

Capital goods, except automotive        125,352      122,918        2,433

Civilian aircraft                        12,442       11,061        1,381
Medicinal equipment                       5,063        4,995           68
Excavating machinery                      2,112        2,418         -306
Parts-civilian aircraft                   5,484        4,507          976
Pulp and paper machinery                  1,183        1,299         -117
Engines-civilian aircraft                 4,522        3,797          725
Materials handling equipment              1,841        1,989         -149
Industrial engines                        4,991        4,848          143
Laboratory testing instruments            1,780        1,629          151
Railway transportation equipment            739          649           90
Nonfarm tractors and parts                  461          605         -144
Food, tobacco machinery                     771          820          -49
Wood, glass, plastic                      1,099        1,234         -135
Marine engines, parts                       285          263           22
Drilling & oilfield equipment             2,154        3,314       -1,160
Agricultural machinery, equipment         1,348        1,814         -466
Spacraft, exc. military                      21           57          -36
Vessels, exc. scrap                          30           36           -6
Measuring, testing, control instru.       5,050        5,401         -351
Commercial vessels, other                   129           87           42
Specialized mining                          157          247          -90
Telecommunications equipment             10,833       10,426          407
Metalworking machine tools                2,400        2,770         -370
Business machines and equipment           1,178        1,454         -276
Semiconductors                           18,037       15,407        2,630
Textile, sewing machines                    499          559          -60
Computer accessories                     14,768       14,663          105
Electric apparatus                        8,980        8,753          227
Photo, service industry machinery         2,362        2,426          -64
Generators, accessories                   2,640        2,771         -131
Computers                                 3,944        4,151         -207
Industrial machines, other                8,047        8,467         -421

Auto, vehicles, parts and engines        30,081       31,600       -1,519

Consumer goods                           33,087       32,663          423

Artwork, antiques, stamps, etc.           1,141        1,060           82
Tobacco, manufactured                     1,806        2,174         -368
Jewelry, etc                              1,019          691          327
Pharmaceutical preparations               4,968        4,048          920
Other household goods                     2,302        2,152          150
TV's, VCR's, etc.                         1,302        1,513         -211
Rugs                                        578          651          -73
Gem diamonds                              1,359        1,180          179
Stereo equipment, etc.                      647          750         -103
Toys/games/sporting goods                 2,354        2,630         -276
Records, tapes, and disks                 1,623        1,531           92
Nursery stock, etc.                         121          125           -5
Household appliances                      2,022        2,234         -213
Numismatic coins                             26           28           -1
Furniture, household goods, etc.            908          916           -7
Sports apparel and gear                     176          217          -40
Apparel, household goods - textile        3,782        3,804          -22
Apparel,household goods-nontextile          611          583           28
Glassware, chinaware                        185          198          -14
Cookware, cutlery, tools                    281          299          -18
Musical instruments                         397          410          -13
Pleasure boats and motors                   508          529          -20
Books, printed matter                     1,629        1,724          -95
Writing and art supplies                  1,972        1,809          162
Toiletries and cosmetics                  1,368        1,406          -38

Other goods                              15,280       13,925        1,356

(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-99-137), Bureau of the Census, Foreign Trade
        Division, May 1999.  For more information, contact Haydn R. 
        Mearkle (301-457-2246) or Nick Orsini (301-457-2311), 
        Foreign Trade Division.