
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)                 October   September (R)   Monthly
                                       1999          1999       Change

Total, Balance of Payments Basis         58,702       58,934         -232
Net Adjustments                            -892       -1,149          257
Total, Census Basis                      59,594       60,083         -489

Foods, feeds, and beverages               3,974        4,032          -58

Soybeans                                    419          574         -155
Corn                                        426          502          -76
Fruits,  frozen juices                      296          326          -30
Vegetables                                  234          256          -22
Nuts                                         69           90          -21
Bakery products                             147          155           -8
Sorghum, barley, oats                        58           64           -6
Wine and related products                    67           68           -1
Nonagricultural foods, etc.                  42           41            1
Dairy products and eggs                      72           59           13
Other foods                                 318          305           13
Alcoholic beverages, exc. wine               53           38           14
Oilseeds, food oils                         126          110           16
Animal feeds, n.e.c.                        337          302           35
Meat, poultry, etc.                         615          580           36
Fish and shellfish                          296          253           43
Wheat                                       295          251           45
Rice                                        103           58           45

Industrial supplies and materials        13,402       13,127          275

Chemicals-organic                         1,444        1,200          244
Nonferrous metals, other                    209          137           73
Nuclear fuel materials                      153           85           67
Chemicals-other                           1,084        1,024           60
Precious metals, other                      176          119           56
Plastic materials                         1,105        1,063           41
Tobacco, unmanufactured                     112           73           38
Fuel oil                                    210          174           35
Chemicals-inorganic                         325          290           35
Metallurgical grade coal                    155          122           33
Other industrial supplies                 1,155        1,122           33
Copper                                      111           78           32
Chemicals-fertilizers                       431          400           31
Crude oil                                    45           17           27
Manmade cloth                               383          359           24
Agric. industry-unmanufactured              143          124           19
Petroleum products, other                   542          523           19
Hair, waste materials                        55           37           18
Newsprint                                   748          733           15
Industrial rubber products                  198          182           15
Synthetic rubber-primary                    130          116           14
Pulpwood and woodpulp                       341          328           13
Hides and skins                             108           96           12
Iron and steel mill products                270          260           11
Agric. farming-unmanufactured               112          101           11
Aluminum and alumina                        294          285            9
Iron and steel products, other              243          237            6
Shingles, molding, wallboard                164          158            6
Cotton fiber cloth                          164          161            4
Mineral supplies-manufactured               256          254            2
Nonmetallic minerals                         34           32            2
Gas-natural                                  18           17            1
Tapes, audio and visual                     145          143            1
Cotton, raw                                  72           73                             (-)
Electric energy                              10           11           -1
Nontextile floor tiles                       27           29           -2
Coal and fuels, other                       104          106           -2
Wood supplies, manufactured                  81           85           -5
Finished textile supplies                   134          140           -5
Steelmaking materials                       127          133           -6
Natural gas liquids                          77           86           -8
Glass-plate, sheet, etc.                     63           75          -12
Leather and furs                             70           86          -16
Logs and lumber                             333          358          -25
Finished metal shapes                       723          750          -27
Agriculture-manufactured, other             103          167          -64
Nonmonetary gold                            417          976         -559

Capital goods, except automotive         26,315       26,723         -409

Telecommunications equipment              2,007        2,518         -511
Computer accessories                      3,035        3,226         -191
Semiconductors                            3,898        4,049         -151
Industrial engines                          929        1,038         -109
Industrial machines, other                1,817        1,910          -94
Engines-civilian aircraft                   871          913          -42
Electric apparatus                        1,942        1,966          -24
Excavating machinery                        425          444          -20
Wood, glass, plastic                        239          256          -18
Parts-civilian aircraft                   1,056        1,071          -15
Nonfarm tractors and parts                   97          104           -8
Metalworking machine tools                  562          567           -5
Agricultural machinery, equipment           244          248           -5
Textile, sewing machines                     99          103           -3
Medicinal equipment                       1,068        1,069           -1
Spacraft, exc. military                       1            2           -1
Commercial vessels, other                     8            7            1
Marine engines, parts                        58           53            5
Generators, accessories                     599          594            6
Food, tobacco machinery                     157          149            9
Railway transportation equipment            139          121           17
Specialized mining                           53           33           20
Vessels, exc. scrap                          28            4           23
Pulp and paper machinery                    250          223           27
Laboratory testing instruments              390          359           30
Photo, service industry machinery           515          484           31
Business machines and equipment             275          241           34
Measuring, testing, control instru.       1,143        1,108           35
Drilling & oilfield equipment               397          356           41
Materials handling equipment                448          392           56
Computers                                   916          837           79
Civilian aircraft                         2,651        2,275          376

Auto, vehicles, parts and engines         6,330        6,203          128

Consumer goods                            6,770        6,911         -141

Tobacco, manufactured                       264          329          -65
Records, tapes, and disks                   292          344          -52
Apparel, household goods - textile          649          698          -49
Jewelry, etc                                168          211          -43
Pharmaceutical preparations               1,054        1,080          -26
Other household goods                       507          521          -14
Stereo equipment, etc.                      146          156          -10
Apparel,household goods-nontextile          114          121           -7
Glassware, chinaware                         42           43           -1
Cookware, cutlery, tools                     56           57                             (-)
Writing and art supplies                    425          425                             (-)
Musical instruments                          88           88                             (-)
Sports apparel and gear                      39           38                             (-)
Nursery stock, etc.                          23           22            1
Furniture, household goods, etc.            179          177            2
Numismatic coins                              7            3            3
TV's, VCR's, etc.                           304          300            4
Toiletries and cosmetics                    304          296            8
Rugs                                        115          107            9
Toys/games/sporting goods                   523          512           10
Household appliances                        422          409           14
Artwork, antiques, stamps, etc.             221          207           14
Gem diamonds                                352          337           15
Pleasure boats and motors                   114           94           20
Books, printed matter                       364          338           26

Other goods                               2,802        3,086         -284
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              Item(1)              Year-to-date Year-to-date Year-to-date
                                       1999         1998        Change

Total, Balance of Payments Basis        562,818      557,316        5,503
Net Adjustments                         -10,370       -9,098       -1,273
Total, Census Basis                     573,189      566,413        6,775

Foods, feeds, and beverages              37,874       38,539         -664

Soybeans                                  3,856        4,015         -159
Corn                                      4,566        3,918          648
Fruits,  frozen juices                    3,165        3,064          100
Vegetables                                2,361        2,446          -85
Nuts                                      1,128        1,235         -107
Bakery products                           1,465        1,465                             (-)
Sorghum, barley, oats                       524          545          -21
Wine and related products                   638          671          -33
Nonagricultural foods, etc.                 408          415           -6
Dairy products and eggs                     546          596          -49
Other foods                               3,018        2,970           49
Alcoholic beverages, exc. wine              425          459          -34
Oilseeds, food oils                       1,155        1,629         -474
Animal feeds, n.e.c.                      2,703        3,300         -597
Meat, poultry, etc.                       5,454        5,692         -238
Fish and shellfish                        2,478        1,930          548
Wheat                                     3,157        3,123           34
Rice                                        827        1,065         -239

Industrial supplies and materials       119,732      123,951       -4,220

Chemicals-organic                        11,134       10,991          143
Nonferrous metals, other                  1,675        1,794         -120
Nuclear fuel materials                      805          843          -38
Chemicals-other                           9,783        9,307          476
Precious metals, other                    1,532        1,730         -199
Plastic materials                         9,637        9,758         -121
Tobacco, unmanufactured                   1,110        1,187          -76
Fuel oil                                  1,416        1,217          199
Chemicals-inorganic                       3,042        3,170         -128
Metallurgical grade coal                  1,289        1,926         -637
Other industrial supplies                10,655       10,256          399
Copper                                      859          981         -123
Chemicals-fertilizers                     4,154        4,252          -97
Crude oil                                   603          823         -219
Manmade cloth                             3,514        3,564          -50
Agric. industry-unmanufactured            1,393        1,536         -144
Petroleum products, other                 4,264        4,572         -308
Hair, waste materials                       405          462          -57
Newsprint                                 6,965        7,202         -237
Industrial rubber products                1,753        1,735           18
Synthetic rubber-primary                  1,140        1,158          -18
Pulpwood and woodpulp                     2,956        3,004          -48
Hides and skins                             945        1,088         -143
Iron and steel mill products              2,351        2,466         -115
Agric. farming-unmanufactured             1,137        1,221          -85
Aluminum and alumina                      2,767        2,855          -88
Iron and steel products, other            2,336        2,379          -42
Shingles, molding, wallboard              1,564        1,588          -25
Cotton fiber cloth                        1,606        1,468          137
Mineral supplies-manufactured             2,426        2,501          -74
Nonmetallic minerals                        322          335          -13
Gas-natural                                 175          213          -38
Tapes, audio and visual                   1,570        1,873         -302
Cotton, raw                                 721        1,988       -1,266
Electric energy                             173          153           19
Nontextile floor tiles                      292          294           -2
Coal and fuels, other                     1,069        1,221         -152
Wood supplies, manufactured                 782          784           -2
Finished textile supplies                 1,385        1,246          139
Steelmaking materials                     1,141        1,302         -161
Natural gas liquids                         460          311          149
Glass-plate, sheet, etc.                    663          706          -43
Leather and furs                            735          767          -32
Logs and lumber                           3,450        3,278          172
Finished metal shapes                     6,946        6,874           73
Agriculture-manufactured, other           1,172          994          178
Nonmonetary gold                          3,456        4,574       -1,118

Capital goods, except automotive        256,432      248,445        7,986

Telecommunications equipment             21,925       20,764        1,162
Computer accessories                     30,386       29,344        1,042
Semiconductors                           38,025       31,006        7,020
Industrial engines                        9,801        9,745           55
Industrial machines, other               17,062       16,093          969
Engines-civilian aircraft                 8,933        8,208          725
Electric apparatus                       18,606       17,261        1,345
Excavating machinery                      4,183        4,785         -601
Wood, glass, plastic                      2,263        2,434         -171
Parts-civilian aircraft                  10,902        9,669        1,233
Nonfarm tractors and parts                  931        1,152         -221
Metalworking machine tools                5,154        5,323         -169
Agricultural machinery, equipment         2,629        3,557         -928
Textile, sewing machines                    997        1,115         -119
Medicinal equipment                      10,286        9,889          397
Spacraft, exc. military                      26           66          -40
Commercial vessels, other                   195          369         -174
Marine engines, parts                       537          504           33
Generators, accessories                   5,400        5,478          -79
Food, tobacco machinery                   1,511        1,662         -151
Railway transportation equipment          1,365        1,417          -52
Specialized mining                          330          462         -132
Vessels, exc. scrap                          99           67           31
Pulp and paper machinery                  2,335        2,541         -207
Laboratory testing instruments            3,585        3,259          326
Photo, service industry machinery         4,800        4,812          -12
Business machines and equipment           2,441        2,904         -464
Measuring, testing, control instru.      10,721       10,450          271
Drilling & oilfield equipment             4,354        6,699       -2,344
Materials handling equipment              3,843        3,902          -59
Computers                                 8,280        8,313          -33
Civilian aircraft                        24,529       25,195         -666

Auto, vehicles, parts and engines        61,945       60,630        1,315

Consumer goods                           66,593       66,084          508

Tobacco, manufactured                     3,260        4,173         -913
Records, tapes, and disks                 3,263        3,106          157
Apparel, household goods - textile        7,257        7,622         -365
Jewelry, etc                              1,910        1,403          508
Pharmaceutical preparations              10,181        8,762        1,419
Other household goods                     4,776        4,356          420
Stereo equipment, etc.                    1,398        1,399           -1
Apparel,household goods-nontextile        1,192        1,164           28
Glassware, chinaware                        386          424          -37
Cookware, cutlery, tools                    570          603          -33
Writing and art supplies                  4,047        3,701          345
Musical instruments                         841          822           19
Sports apparel and gear                     363          402          -39
Nursery stock, etc.                         245          252           -7
Furniture, household goods, etc.          1,799        1,840          -40
Numismatic coins                             47           52           -4
TV's, VCR's, etc.                         2,787        3,040         -253
Toiletries and cosmetics                  2,803        2,831          -28
Rugs                                      1,151        1,247          -96
Toys/games/sporting goods                 4,790        5,075         -285
Household appliances                      4,102        4,357         -255
Artwork, antiques, stamps, etc.           2,165        2,571         -406
Gem diamonds                              2,864        2,424          440
Pleasure boats and motors                 1,055        1,053            2
Books, printed matter                     3,341        3,409          -68

Other goods                              30,613       28,763        1,850

(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-99-241), Bureau of the Census, Foreign Trade
        Division, October 1999.  For more information, contact Haydn R. 
        Mearkle (301-457-2246) or Nick Orsini (301-457-2311), Foreign 
        Trade Division.           
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