
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)                 August      July (R)      Monthly
                                       1999          1999       Change

Total, Balance of Payments Basis         58,782       55,890        2,892
Net Adjustments                            -856       -1,032          176
Total, Census Basis                      59,638       56,922        2,716

Foods, feeds, and beverages               3,940        3,812          127

Soybeans                                    502          305          197
Fruits,  frozen juices                      333          308           24
Fish and shellfish                          269          253           16
Vegetables                                  241          228           13
Dairy products and eggs                      60           51            9
Wine and related products                    66           58            8
Bakery products                             149          142            7
Sorghum, barley, oats                        48           45            3
Alcoholic beverages, exc. wine               36           38           -1
Nonagricultural foods, etc.                  41           43           -2
Oilseeds, food oils                          98          109          -11
Meat, poultry, etc.                         559          570          -11
Rice                                         67           80          -13
Animal feeds, n.e.c.                        268          282          -14
Other foods                                 298          315          -18
Nuts                                        100          124          -24
Corn                                        495          522          -27
Wheat                                       310          339          -29

Industrial supplies and materials        12,468       11,527          941

Nonmonetary gold                            398          146          252
Agriculture-manufactured, other             254          110          144
Chemicals-fertilizers                       487          392           95
Chemicals-organic                         1,159        1,069           90
Plastic materials                           970          915           55
Chemicals-inorganic                         347          292           54
Other industrial supplies                 1,116        1,065           50
Petroleum products, other                   447          400           48
Metallurgical grade coal                    132           93           39
Nonferrous metals, other                    208          170           39
Steelmaking materials                       135           97           37
Mineral supplies-manufactured               253          225           28
Crude oil                                    99           72           27
Nuclear fuel materials                       54           31           23
Natural gas liquids                          57           35           22
Industrial rubber products                  188          168           20
Iron and steel mill products                255          238           17
Aluminum and alumina                        282          269           13
Finished metal shapes                       696          684           12
Fuel oil                                    157          146           11
Logs and lumber                             341          331           10
Agric. industry-unmanufactured              130          120           10
Newsprint                                   687          678            9
Manmade cloth                               368          360            8
Hides and skins                             101           98            4
Electric energy                              20           18            2
Hair, waste materials                        38           36            2
Glass-plate, sheet, etc.                     66           65            1
Pulpwood and woodpulp                       298          297            1
Wood supplies, manufactured                  78           79           (-)
Chemicals-other                             950          950           -1
Gas-natural                                  18           19           -1
Leather and furs                             73           74           -2
Nontextile floor tiles                       26           28           -2
Synthetic rubber-primary                    110          112           -2
Tapes, audio and visual                     150          155           -5
Finished textile supplies                   134          139           -5
Copper                                       75           80           -5
Agric. farming-unmanufactured               112          119           -7
Iron and steel products, other              241          248           -7
Coal and fuels, other                       114          124          -10
Cotton, raw                                  99          109          -11
Nonmetallic minerals                         29           40          -11
Shingles, molding, wallboard                157          169          -12
Cotton fiber cloth                          158          175          -17
Tobacco, unmanufactured                      98          125          -26
Precious metals, other                      104          161          -58

Capital goods, except automotive         27,333       25,741        1,591

Civilian aircraft                         3,459        1,791        1,668
Telecommunications equipment              2,293        2,151          142
Computer accessories                      3,172        3,076           96
Industrial engines                          997          913           84
Generators, accessories                     548          467           81
Railway transportation equipment            137          104           34
Excavating machinery                        406          374           32
Medicinal equipment                       1,077        1,045           32
Electric apparatus                        1,944        1,918           25
Photo, service industry machinery           498          480           18
Materials handling equipment                401          388           13
Measuring, testing, control instru.       1,159        1,146           12
Business machines and equipment             258          245           12
Marine engines, parts                        48           41            7
Pulp and paper machinery                    227          222            5
Nonfarm tractors and parts                   85           81            4
Spacraft, exc. military                      (-)          (-)          (-)
Vessels, exc. scrap                           9           12           -4
Food, tobacco machinery                     144          151           -7
Specialized mining                           24           32           -8
Textile, sewing machines                     97          107          -10
Agricultural machinery, equipment           252          265          -13
Laboratory testing instruments              354          370          -16
Commercial vessels, other                     8           28          -20
Industrial machines, other                1,765        1,796          -31
Wood, glass, plastic                        219          254          -36
Computers                                   843          892          -49
Semiconductors                            4,099        4,148          -49
Metalworking machine tools                  505          568          -63
Parts-civilian aircraft                   1,064        1,142          -78
Engines-civilian aircraft                   814          931         -117
Drilling & oilfield equipment               428          602         -174

Auto, vehicles, parts and engines         6,691        6,098          594

Consumer goods                            6,546        6,653         -108

Gem diamonds                                103          388         -285
Tobacco, manufactured                       253          299          -46
TV's, VCR's, etc.                           294          302           -8
Jewelry, etc                                170          178           -7
Furniture, household goods, etc.            182          187           -5
Records, tapes, and disks                   345          349           -4
Cookware, cutlery, tools                     57           60           -3
Books, printed matter                       333          335           -2
Stereo equipment, etc.                      144          145           -1
Artwork, antiques, stamps, etc.             182          184           -1
Musical instruments                          92           93           -1
Glassware, chinaware                         38           39           -1
Sports apparel and gear                      36           36           (-)
Rugs                                        114          114           (-)
Apparel,household goods-nontextile          116          115           (-)
Numismatic coins                              3            3            1
Writing and art supplies                    409          408            1
Nursery stock, etc.                          25           21            4
Toiletries and cosmetics                    278          273            6
Other household goods                       501          495            6
Apparel, household goods - textile          691          683            8
Household appliances                        432          418           14
Toys/games/sporting goods                   492          462           29
Pleasure boats and motors                   135           93           42
Pharmaceutical preparations               1,119          974          144

Other goods                               2,661        3,090         -429
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              Item(1)              Year-to-date Year-to-date Year-to-date
                                       1999         1998        Change

Total, Balance of Payments Basis        444,826      444,650          175
Net Adjustments                          -8,330       -6,944       -1,386
Total, Census Basis                     453,156      451,594        1,562

Foods, feeds, and beverages              29,874       31,204       -1,330

Soybeans                                  2,854        3,129         -275
Fruits,  frozen juices                    2,539        2,432          107
Fish and shellfish                        1,931        1,529          403
Vegetables                                1,874        1,953          -79
Dairy products and eggs                     416          471          -55
Wine and related products                   499          543          -45
Bakery products                           1,164        1,180          -16
Sorghum, barley, oats                       400          471          -72
Alcoholic beverages, exc. wine              334          376          -43
Nonagricultural foods, etc.                 325          338          -13
Oilseeds, food oils                         919        1,339         -420
Meat, poultry, etc.                       4,282        4,707         -426
Rice                                        664          836         -172
Animal feeds, n.e.c.                      2,064        2,712         -648
Other foods                               2,397        2,392            5
Nuts                                        969        1,058          -90
Corn                                      3,638        3,165          473
Wheat                                     2,606        2,571           35

Industrial supplies and materials        93,148       99,559       -6,411

Nonmonetary gold                          2,061        3,191       -1,130
Agriculture-manufactured, other             903          789          114
Chemicals-fertilizers                     3,322        3,386          -64
Chemicals-organic                         8,485        8,931         -446
Plastic materials                         7,471        7,843         -371
Chemicals-inorganic                       2,428        2,551         -124
Other industrial supplies                 8,383        8,169          214
Petroleum products, other                 3,211        3,715         -504
Metallurgical grade coal                  1,012        1,563         -551
Nonferrous metals, other                  1,329        1,464         -136
Steelmaking materials                       882        1,077         -196
Mineral supplies-manufactured             1,916        2,023         -107
Crude oil                                   541          702         -161
Nuclear fuel materials                      532          617          -84
Natural gas liquids                         297          265           32
Industrial rubber products                1,373        1,391          -18
Iron and steel mill products              1,822        2,020         -198
Aluminum and alumina                      2,189        2,269          -80
Finished metal shapes                     5,471        5,494          -23
Fuel oil                                  1,030        1,026            3
Logs and lumber                           2,764        2,611          154
Agric. industry-unmanufactured            1,128        1,211          -82
Newsprint                                 5,456        5,848         -392
Manmade cloth                             2,776        2,873          -97
Hides and skins                             743          885         -142
Electric energy                             151           98           53
Hair, waste materials                       312          376          -65
Glass-plate, sheet, etc.                    525          575          -50
Pulpwood and woodpulp                     2,288        2,457         -168
Wood supplies, manufactured                 616          639          -23
Chemicals-other                           7,665        7,425          239
Gas-natural                                 140          178          -38
Leather and furs                            578          630          -51
Nontextile floor tiles                      236          239           -3
Synthetic rubber-primary                    895          930          -36
Tapes, audio and visual                   1,281        1,503         -221
Finished textile supplies                 1,110          996          114
Copper                                      670          806         -137
Agric. farming-unmanufactured               924        1,007          -84
Iron and steel products, other            1,857        1,905          -49
Coal and fuels, other                       860          984         -123
Cotton, raw                                 577        1,672       -1,095
Nonmetallic minerals                        257          268          -11
Shingles, molding, wallboard              1,242        1,279          -36
Cotton fiber cloth                        1,281        1,180          100
Tobacco, unmanufactured                     925        1,001          -75
Precious metals, other                    1,233        1,496         -263

Capital goods, except automotive        203,370      196,849        6,521

Civilian aircraft                        19,601       18,369        1,233
Telecommunications equipment             17,397       16,534          864
Computer accessories                     24,108       23,414          693
Industrial engines                        7,856        7,822           34
Generators, accessories                   4,204        4,367         -163
Railway transportation equipment          1,104        1,005           99
Excavating machinery                      3,308        3,855         -546
Medicinal equipment                       8,129        7,987          143
Electric apparatus                       14,690       13,823          867
Photo, service industry machinery         3,799        3,874          -75
Materials handling equipment              3,002        3,160         -159
Measuring, testing, control instru.       8,469        8,468            1
Business machines and equipment           1,925        2,315         -390
Marine engines, parts                       422          404           18
Pulp and paper machinery                  1,861        2,051         -190
Nonfarm tractors and parts                  725          939         -215
Spacraft, exc. military                      23           62          -39
Vessels, exc. scrap                          66           60            6
Food, tobacco machinery                   1,205        1,315         -110
Specialized mining                          240          381         -140
Textile, sewing machines                    794          906         -111
Agricultural machinery, equipment         2,137        2,893         -756
Laboratory testing instruments            2,838        2,592          246
Commercial vessels, other                   180          334         -154
Industrial machines, other               13,339       13,101          238
Wood, glass, plastic                      1,769        1,966         -197
Computers                                 6,529        6,680         -150
Semiconductors                           30,062       24,563        5,500
Metalworking machine tools                4,027        4,310         -282
Parts-civilian aircraft                   8,772        7,593        1,179
Engines-civilian aircraft                 7,149        6,378          771
Drilling & oilfield equipment             3,640        5,328       -1,689

Auto, vehicles, parts and engines        49,411       48,359        1,052

Consumer goods                           52,876       52,777           98

Gem diamonds                              2,170        1,875          295
Tobacco, manufactured                     2,667        3,428         -761
TV's, VCR's, etc.                         2,182        2,496         -314
Jewelry, etc                              1,521        1,099          422
Furniture, household goods, etc.          1,443        1,470          -27
Records, tapes, and disks                 2,626        2,482          144
Cookware, cutlery, tools                    457          485          -28
Books, printed matter                     2,639        2,747         -108
Stereo equipment, etc.                    1,088        1,145          -57
Artwork, antiques, stamps, etc.           1,737        1,939         -202
Musical instruments                         665          657            8
Glassware, chinaware                        302          337          -35
Sports apparel and gear                     286          326          -40
Rugs                                        926        1,006          -80
Apparel,household goods-nontextile          957          942           15
Numismatic coins                             38           40           -3
Writing and art supplies                  3,197        2,933          263
Nursery stock, etc.                         200          199            1
Toiletries and cosmetics                  2,203        2,262          -58
Other household goods                     3,749        3,473          276
Apparel, household goods - textile        5,908        6,116         -208
Household appliances                      3,273        3,525         -253
Toys/games/sporting goods                 3,756        4,096         -340
Pleasure boats and motors                   848          850           -2
Pharmaceutical preparations               8,039        6,850        1,189

Other goods                              24,477       22,845        1,632

(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-99-202), Bureau of the Census, Foreign Trade
        Division, August 1999.  For more information, contact Haydn R. 
        Mearkle (301-457-2246) or Nick Orsini (301-457-2311), Foreign 
        Trade Division.           
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