
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)                September   August (R)     Monthly
                                       1999          1999       Change

Total, Balance of Payments Basis         58,549       59,139         -590
Net Adjustments                          -1,086         -855         -231
Total, Census Basis                      59,636       59,995         -359

Foods, feeds, and beverages               4,031        3,933           98

Soybeans                                    581          510           70
Meat, poultry, etc.                         571          537           35
Animal feeds, n.e.c.                        298          268           30
Vegetables                                  264          238           26
Sorghum, barley, oats                        66           49           17
Wine and related products                    83           70           13
Oilseeds, food oils                         110           98           12
Corn                                        502          495            7
Bakery products                             152          149            3
Alcoholic beverages, exc. wine               37           37          (-)
Nonagricultural foods, etc.                  40           41           -1
Dairy products and eggs                      58           60           -2
Other foods                                 292          297           -4
Rice                                         59           68           -9
Fruits,  frozen juices                      326          336          -10
Nuts                                         87          100          -13
Fish and shellfish                          250          267          -17
Wheat                                       256          315          -60

Industrial supplies and materials        13,062       12,523          540

Nonmonetary gold                            960          399          561
Plastic materials                         1,056          968           87
Petroleum products, other                   521          436           85
Chemicals-other                           1,022          960           62
Finished metal shapes                       747          699           49
Newsprint                                   755          716           40
Chemicals-organic                         1,203        1,164           39
Nuclear fuel materials                      120           88           32
Pulpwood and woodpulp                       324          297           26
Natural gas liquids                          82           57           25
Fuel oil                                    180          159           21
Logs and lumber                             352          335           17
Precious metals, other                      122          107           15
Leather and furs                             87           74           13
Glass-plate, sheet, etc.                     74           66            8
Wood supplies, manufactured                  85           78            6
Other industrial supplies                 1,115        1,111            4
Synthetic rubber-primary                    113          109            3
Copper                                       78           75            3
Nontextile floor tiles                       29           27            3
Iron and steel mill products                256          254            2
Finished textile supplies                   137          135            2
Nonmetallic minerals                         31           29            2
Aluminum and alumina                        281          281          (-)
Gas-natural                                  17           18           -1
Mineral supplies-manufactured               252          253           -1
Hair, waste materials                        37           38           -1
Steelmaking materials                       132          135           -3
Cotton fiber cloth                          154          159           -4
Agric. industry-unmanufactured              123          127           -4
Iron and steel products, other              235          241           -6
Industrial rubber products                  182          188           -6
Shingles, molding, wallboard                150          157           -7
Coal and fuels, other                       107          113           -7
Tapes, audio and visual                     144          151           -7
Electric energy                              11           20           -8
Hides and skins                              90          100          -10
Agric. farming-unmanufactured                98          112          -13
Manmade cloth                               349          363          -14
Tobacco, unmanufactured                      73           98          -25
Cotton, raw                                  72           98          -26
Metallurgical grade coal                    102          132          -30
Chemicals-inorganic                         288          346          -58
Nonferrous metals, other                    138          208          -71
Crude oil                                    17           99          -82
Agriculture-manufactured, other             166          254          -88
Chemicals-fertilizers                       396          489          -92

Capital goods, except automotive         26,503       27,357         -853

Civilian aircraft                         2,194        3,460       -1,266
Semiconductors                            4,051        4,115          -64
Measuring, testing, control instru.       1,105        1,160          -55
Materials handling equipment                373          402          -29
Medicinal equipment                       1,067        1,096          -29
Drilling & oilfield equipment               363          390          -28
Photo, service industry machinery           475          500          -25
Railway transportation equipment            115          138          -23
Business machines and equipment             239          258          -18
Computers                                   827          842          -15
Electric apparatus                        1,945        1,953           -8
Pulp and paper machinery                    222          228           -5
Vessels, exc. scrap                           4            9           -4
Agricultural machinery, equipment           248          252           -4
Commercial vessels, other                     8            8           -1
Laboratory testing instruments              353          351            1
Spacraft, exc. military                       2                         1
Parts-civilian aircraft                   1,069        1,067            3
Food, tobacco machinery                     148          144            4
Specialized mining                           32           28            4
Textile, sewing machines                    102           97            5
Marine engines, parts                        56           51            5
Nonfarm tractors and parts                  109           91           18
Computer accessories                      3,218        3,189           29
Generators, accessories                     581          550           31
Excavating machinery                        448          412           36
Wood, glass, plastic                        254          218           37
Metalworking machine tools                  559          502           57
Industrial engines                        1,032          975           57
Engines-civilian aircraft                   910          813           97
Industrial machines, other                1,904        1,762          142
Telecommunications equipment              2,492        2,297          195

Auto, vehicles, parts and engines         6,212        6,692         -480

Consumer goods                            6,855        6,582          273

Gem diamonds                                339          109          230
Tobacco, manufactured                       318          253           65
Jewelry, etc                                219          181           38
Artwork, antiques, stamps, etc.             203          182           21
Toys/games/sporting goods                   503          490           13
Toiletries and cosmetics                    291          278           13
Other household goods                       513          500           13
Stereo equipment, etc.                      162          151           11
Writing and art supplies                    417          409            9
Apparel,household goods-nontextile          120          116            4
TV's, VCR's, etc.                           299          296            3
Glassware, chinaware                         41           38            3
Sports apparel and gear                      38           36            2
Books, printed matter                       334          333          (-)
Numismatic coins                              3            3          (-)
Cookware, cutlery, tools                     56           58           -1
Records, tapes, and disks                   344          347           -2
Nursery stock, etc.                          22           26           -4
Musical instruments                          87           92           -5
Furniture, household goods, etc.            174          182           -7
Rugs                                        109          117           -8
Apparel, household goods - textile          682          694          -12
Household appliances                        405          430          -26
Pleasure boats and motors                    93          135          -43
Pharmaceutical preparations               1,082        1,126          -44

Other goods                               2,972        2,909           63
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              Item(1)              Year-to-date Year-to-date Year-to-date
                                       1999         1998        Change

Total, Balance of Payments Basis        503,732      500,122        3,609
Net Adjustments                          -9,416       -7,890       -1,526
Total, Census Basis                     513,148      508,013        5,135

Foods, feeds, and beverages              33,899       34,520         -621

Soybeans                                  3,443        3,395           49
Meat, poultry, etc.                       4,831        5,199         -369
Animal feeds, n.e.c.                      2,363        2,969         -606
Vegetables                                2,134        2,192          -58
Sorghum, barley, oats                       468          511          -44
Wine and related products                   585          606          -21
Oilseeds, food oils                       1,029        1,470         -441
Corn                                      4,140        3,509          631
Bakery products                           1,315        1,324           -9
Alcoholic beverages, exc. wine              371          417          -46
Nonagricultural foods, etc.                 365          375          -10
Dairy products and eggs                     474          533          -60
Other foods                               2,688        2,688          (-)
Rice                                        724          913         -189
Fruits,  frozen juices                    2,868        2,740          128
Nuts                                      1,056        1,139          -83
Fish and shellfish                        2,180        1,732          448
Wheat                                     2,867        2,809           57

Industrial supplies and materials       106,265      111,580       -5,315

Nonmonetary gold                          3,023        3,721         -697
Plastic materials                         8,525        8,799         -275
Petroleum products, other                 3,720        4,159         -439
Chemicals-other                           8,697        8,358          338
Finished metal shapes                     6,221        6,181           40
Newsprint                                 6,239        6,521         -282
Chemicals-organic                         9,694        9,961         -268
Nuclear fuel materials                      687          728          -42
Pulpwood and woodpulp                     2,611        2,738         -127
Natural gas liquids                         379          284           94
Fuel oil                                  1,212        1,125           87
Logs and lumber                           3,111        2,938          174
Precious metals, other                    1,358        1,630         -272
Leather and furs                            666          695          -29
Glass-plate, sheet, etc.                    599          640          -41
Wood supplies, manufactured                 701          712          -11
Other industrial supplies                 9,493        9,211          281
Synthetic rubber-primary                  1,007        1,046          -38
Copper                                      747          893         -146
Nontextile floor tiles                      265          266          (-)
Iron and steel mill products              2,078        2,237         -159
Finished textile supplies                 1,248        1,118          130
Nonmetallic minerals                        288          300          -13
Aluminum and alumina                      2,469        2,558          -89
Gas-natural                                 157          197          -40
Mineral supplies-manufactured             2,168        2,263          -95
Hair, waste materials                       349          420          -70
Steelmaking materials                     1,013        1,186         -173
Cotton fiber cloth                        1,435        1,315          120
Agric. industry-unmanufactured            1,248        1,377         -129
Iron and steel products, other            2,092        2,138          -46
Industrial rubber products                1,555        1,562           -7
Shingles, molding, wallboard              1,392        1,431          -39
Coal and fuels, other                       966        1,088         -122
Tapes, audio and visual                   1,427        1,697         -270
Electric energy                             163          123           40
Hides and skins                             832          983         -152
Agric. farming-unmanufactured             1,022        1,098          -76
Manmade cloth                             3,121        3,217          -96
Tobacco, unmanufactured                     999        1,111         -112
Cotton, raw                                 648        1,845       -1,197
Metallurgical grade coal                  1,113        1,758         -645
Chemicals-inorganic                       2,715        2,859         -145
Nonferrous metals, other                  1,466        1,628         -162
Crude oil                                   559          770         -211
Agriculture-manufactured, other           1,069          886          183
Chemicals-fertilizers                     3,720        3,808          -88

Capital goods, except automotive        229,897      222,329        7,568

Civilian aircraft                        21,797       21,725           72
Semiconductors                           34,129       27,763        6,365
Measuring, testing, control instru.       9,575        9,424          151
Materials handling equipment              3,375        3,512         -137
Medicinal equipment                       9,216        8,928          287
Drilling & oilfield equipment             3,964        5,949       -1,985
Photo, service industry machinery         4,276        4,339          -63
Railway transportation equipment          1,219        1,199           20
Business machines and equipment           2,164        2,606         -442
Computers                                 7,356        7,498         -142
Electric apparatus                       16,643       15,531        1,112
Pulp and paper machinery                  2,083        2,281         -197
Vessels, exc. scrap                          71           66            5
Agricultural machinery, equipment         2,384        3,239         -855
Commercial vessels, other                   188          358         -171
Laboratory testing instruments            3,188        2,914          274
Spacraft, exc. military                      24           66          -41
Parts-civilian aircraft                   9,844        8,608        1,237
Food, tobacco machinery                   1,353        1,491         -138
Specialized mining                          276          424         -149
Textile, sewing machines                    897        1,001         -105
Marine engines, parts                       481          447           34
Nonfarm tractors and parts                  839        1,045         -206
Computer accessories                     27,343       26,361          982
Generators, accessories                   4,788        4,889         -101
Excavating machinery                      3,762        4,331         -569
Wood, glass, plastic                      2,022        2,194         -172
Metalworking machine tools                4,585        4,800         -215
Industrial engines                        8,866        8,782           84
Engines-civilian aircraft                 8,059        7,314          745
Industrial machines, other               15,239       14,571          668
Telecommunications equipment             19,893       18,673        1,220

Auto, vehicles, parts and engines        55,624       54,475        1,149

Consumer goods                           59,766       59,465          301

Gem diamonds                              2,515        2,162          352
Tobacco, manufactured                     2,985        3,801         -816
Jewelry, etc                              1,750        1,243          508
Artwork, antiques, stamps, etc.           1,940        2,327         -388
Toys/games/sporting goods                 4,258        4,593         -335
Toiletries and cosmetics                  2,495        2,549          -54
Other household goods                     4,261        3,913          348
Stereo equipment, etc.                    1,258        1,269          -11
Writing and art supplies                  3,614        3,314          300
Apparel,household goods-nontextile        1,077        1,048           28
TV's, VCR's, etc.                         2,482        2,769         -287
Glassware, chinaware                        343          381          -38
Sports apparel and gear                     324          361          -37
Books, printed matter                     2,973        3,071          -98
Numismatic coins                             41           44           -3
Cookware, cutlery, tools                    514          545          -31
Records, tapes, and disks                 2,972        2,785          186
Nursery stock, etc.                         222          224           -2
Musical instruments                         752          735           17
Furniture, household goods, etc.          1,617        1,653          -36
Rugs                                      1,037        1,126          -89
Apparel, household goods - textile        6,592        6,859         -267
Household appliances                      3,675        3,942         -266
Pleasure boats and motors                   941          952          -11
Pharmaceutical preparations               9,129        7,798        1,331

Other goods                              27,697       25,644        2,053

(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-99-220), Bureau of the Census, Foreign Trade
        Division, September 1999.  For more information, contact Haydn R. 
        Mearkle (301-457-2246) or Nick Orsini (301-457-2311), Foreign 
        Trade Division.           
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