
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)                December   November (R)    Monthly
                                       1999          1999       Change

Total, Balance of Payments Basis         61,739       59,184        2,555
Net Adjustments                            -934         -676         -257
Total, Census Basis                      62,673       59,860        2,813

Foods, feeds, and beverages               3,837        3,703          134

Oilseeds, food oils                          98           96            2
Animal feeds, n.e.c.                        308          275           32
Soybeans                                    375          367            8
Rice                                         80          100          -20
Nuts                                        110          111           -1
Vegetables                                  251          248            3
Wheat                                       289          276           13
Meat, poultry, etc.                         635          596           39
Wine and related products                    61           65           -5
Dairy products and eggs                      64           69           -4
Alcoholic beverages, exc. wine               54           52            2
Nonagricultural foods, etc.                  43           42            1
Sorghum, barley, oats                        58           52            6
Bakery products                             159          156            3
Other foods                                 334          298           37
Fruits,  frozen juices                      336          302           34
Corn                                        354          355           -1
Fish and shellfish                          227          242          -15

Industrial supplies and materials        13,675       13,804         -129

Cotton, raw                                 149          138           11
Metallurgical grade coal                     80          117          -37
Tapes, audio and visual                     159          166           -7
Chemicals-fertilizers                       276          424         -148
Nonmonetary gold                            781        1,008         -227
Precious metals, other                      112          175          -63
Agric. industry-unmanufactured              133          126            7
Coal and fuels, other                        95          109          -14
Tobacco, unmanufactured                      54          110          -56
Steelmaking materials                       136          123           13
Chemicals-inorganic                         326          305           20
Hides and skins                             105          106           -1
Crude oil                                   113           70           43
Copper                                       92           94           -2
Agric. farming-unmanufactured                93          151          -57
Nonferrous metals, other                    200          167           33
Aluminum and alumina                        300          307           -6
Nuclear fuel materials                       82           57           25
Newsprint                                   756          755            2
Electric energy                              21           12            9
Hair, waste materials                        43           45           -2
Glass-plate, sheet, etc.                     66           80          -14
Gas-natural                                  23           19            4
Iron and steel products, other              250          252           -2
Leather and furs                             83           72           10
Shingles, molding, wallboard                165          161            4
Iron and steel mill products                269          274           -5
Synthetic rubber-primary                    120          119          (-)
Nonmetallic minerals                         35           30            4
Nontextile floor tiles                       32           29            4
Wood supplies, manufactured                  87           83            4
Manmade cloth                               352          382          -30
Mineral supplies-manufactured               311          267           44
Industrial rubber products                  225          177           48
Petroleum products, other                   593          585            8
Pulpwood and woodpulp                       370          403          -33
Cotton fiber cloth                          156          160           -4
Finished textile supplies                   151          149            2
Natural gas liquids                          63           52           12
Agriculture-manufactured, other              91           96           -6
Finished metal shapes                       789          710           78
Logs and lumber                             346          357          -11
Plastic materials                         1,128        1,147          -19
Fuel oil                                    250          142          108
Chemicals-other                           1,064        1,038           25
Chemicals-organic                         1,316        1,310            6
Other industrial supplies                 1,235        1,143           92

Capital goods, except automotive         28,320       26,222        2,098

Semiconductors                            4,574        4,294          280
Electric apparatus                        2,242        1,980          262
Industrial machines, other                1,908        1,808          101
Telecommunications equipment              2,402        2,223          179
Computer accessories                      3,212        3,039          173
Parts-civilian aircraft                   1,110        1,057           52
Engines-civilian aircraft                   999          920           79
Medicinal equipment                       1,108        1,094           13
Measuring, testing, control instru.       1,175        1,158           18
Laboratory testing instruments              369          365            4
Industrial engines                        1,080          953          128
Marine engines, parts                        67           74           -7
Photo, service industry machinery           543          501           42
Vessels, exc. scrap                           1           28          -27
Computers                                   844          869          -25
Spacraft, exc. military                       2            3           -1
Materials handling equipment                379          382           -3
Metalworking machine tools                  537          494           43
Generators, accessories                     546          528           18
Specialized mining                           46           52           -6
Textile, sewing machines                     96           91            6
Railway transportation equipment            137          130            7
Wood, glass, plastic                        245          242            3
Food, tobacco machinery                     158          151            7
Commercial vessels, other                    10           29          -19
Pulp and paper machinery                    238          247           -9
Nonfarm tractors and parts                  105           84           21
Business machines and equipment             278          269            9
Excavating machinery                        483          442           41
Agricultural machinery, equipment           287          268           19
Drilling & oilfield equipment               417          471          -54
Civilian aircraft                         2,725        1,981          744

Auto, vehicles, parts and engines         6,602        6,240          362

Consumer goods                            7,251        6,902          350

Pharmaceutical preparations               1,011        1,114         -104
Gem diamonds                                337          358          -21
Other household goods                       566          509           57
Jewelry, etc                                169          179          -11
Writing and art supplies                    419          417            2
Stereo equipment, etc.                      284          156          128
Records, tapes, and disks                   335          277           58
Musical instruments                          96           89            7
Apparel,household goods-nontextile          120          123           -3
Glassware, chinaware                         62           66           -4
Toiletries and cosmetics                    289          299          -10
Nursery stock, etc.                          29           30           -1
Numismatic coins                              7            6          (-)
Cookware, cutlery, tools                     70           64            6
Pleasure boats and motors                   105          101            4
Sports apparel and gear                      41           36            5
Furniture, household goods, etc.            199          186           14
Books, printed matter                       353          339           14
TV's, VCR's, etc.                           325          347          -21
Rugs                                        114          115           -1
Household appliances                        481          403           78
Toys/games/sporting goods                   532          482           49
Artwork, antiques, stamps, etc.             310          169          142
Apparel, household goods - textile          688          679            9
Tobacco, manufactured                       312          358          -46

Other goods                               2,988        2,990           -2
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              Item(1)              Year-to-date Year-to-date Year-to-date
                                       1999         1998        Change

Total, Balance of Payments Basis        683,021      670,246       12,775
Net Adjustments                         -11,988      -11,892          -96
Total, Census Basis                     695,009      682,138       12,871

Foods, feeds, and beverages              45,339       46,397       -1,058

Oilseeds, food oils                       1,352        2,027         -675
Animal feeds, n.e.c.                      3,269        3,853         -585
Soybeans                                  4,612        4,942         -330
Rice                                      1,016        1,265         -249
Nuts                                      1,296        1,472         -175
Vegetables                                2,855        2,939          -84
Wheat                                     3,727        3,808          -81
Meat, poultry, etc.                       6,680        6,751          -72
Wine and related products                   757          798          -41
Dairy products and eggs                     679          709          -30
Alcoholic beverages, exc. wine              528          535           -7
Nonagricultural foods, etc.                 493          489            4
Sorghum, barley, oats                       639          632            7
Bakery products                           1,778        1,748           30
Other foods                               3,637        3,582           55
Fruits,  frozen juices                    3,793        3,692          101
Corn                                      5,260        4,802          458
Fish and shellfish                        2,968        2,352          616

Industrial supplies and materials       146,957      148,266       -1,309

Cotton, raw                                 977        2,575       -1,598
Metallurgical grade coal                  1,465        2,238         -772
Tapes, audio and visual                   1,897        2,249         -352
Chemicals-fertilizers                     4,826        5,120         -294
Nonmonetary gold                          5,228        5,484         -257
Precious metals, other                    1,817        2,018         -201
Agric. industry-unmanufactured            1,654        1,827         -173
Coal and fuels, other                     1,273        1,445         -172
Tobacco, unmanufactured                   1,284        1,451         -167
Steelmaking materials                     1,408        1,566         -158
Chemicals-inorganic                       3,671        3,801         -130
Hides and skins                           1,147        1,270         -123
Crude oil                                   786          901         -116
Copper                                    1,044        1,145         -101
Agric. farming-unmanufactured             1,377        1,476          -99
Nonferrous metals, other                  2,040        2,137          -98
Aluminum and alumina                      3,368        3,450          -81
Nuclear fuel materials                      953        1,033          -81
Newsprint                                 8,473        8,546          -74
Electric energy                             206          257          -51
Hair, waste materials                       492          542          -50
Glass-plate, sheet, etc.                    808          842          -34
Gas-natural                                 218          243          -25
Iron and steel products, other            2,836        2,860          -25
Leather and furs                            888          906          -18
Shingles, molding, wallboard              1,882        1,899          -16
Iron and steel mill products              2,891        2,903          -12
Synthetic rubber-primary                  1,376        1,382           -6
Nonmetallic minerals                        386          388           -2
Nontextile floor tiles                      354          352            2
Wood supplies, manufactured                 952          928           24
Manmade cloth                             4,245        4,208           37
Mineral supplies-manufactured             3,000        2,956           44
Industrial rubber products                2,148        2,075           73
Petroleum products, other                 5,454        5,377           77
Pulpwood and woodpulp                     3,726        3,604          122
Cotton fiber cloth                        1,916        1,751          165
Finished textile supplies                 1,679        1,511          168
Natural gas liquids                         572          399          173
Agriculture-manufactured, other           1,358        1,179          178
Finished metal shapes                     8,433        8,253          180
Logs and lumber                           4,157        3,956          201
Plastic materials                        11,880       11,664          216
Fuel oil                                  1,814        1,398          416
Chemicals-other                          11,867       11,271          596
Chemicals-organic                        13,725       13,123          602
Other industrial supplies                13,005       12,304          701

Capital goods, except automotive        310,591      299,612       10,979

Semiconductors                           46,872       37,649        9,223
Electric apparatus                       22,793       20,757        2,036
Industrial machines, other               20,789       19,052        1,737
Telecommunications equipment             26,568       24,956        1,611
Computer accessories                     36,606       35,302        1,304
Parts-civilian aircraft                  13,069       11,769        1,300
Engines-civilian aircraft                10,872        9,960          912
Medicinal equipment                      12,466       11,870          596
Measuring, testing, control instru.      13,032       12,540          492
Laboratory testing instruments            4,310        3,902          409
Industrial engines                       11,814       11,726           87
Marine engines, parts                       678          609           69
Photo, service industry machinery         5,838        5,771           67
Vessels, exc. scrap                         128           78           50
Computers                                 9,977        9,945           32
Spacraft, exc. military                      30           67          -37
Materials handling equipment              4,585        4,622          -37
Metalworking machine tools                6,194        6,274          -80
Generators, accessories                   6,458        6,545          -87
Specialized mining                          423          529         -106
Textile, sewing machines                  1,191        1,302         -111
Railway transportation equipment          1,624        1,760         -136
Wood, glass, plastic                      2,748        2,890         -142
Food, tobacco machinery                   1,817        1,973         -156
Commercial vessels, other                   235          398         -163
Pulp and paper machinery                  2,817        3,002         -185
Nonfarm tractors and parts                1,116        1,328         -212
Business machines and equipment           2,994        3,442         -448
Excavating machinery                      5,096        5,613         -517
Agricultural machinery, equipment         3,188        4,191       -1,003
Drilling & oilfield equipment             5,242        7,969       -2,727
Civilian aircraft                        29,018       31,819       -2,801

Auto, vehicles, parts and engines        74,666       73,157        1,508

Consumer goods                           80,619       79,261        1,358

Pharmaceutical preparations              12,291       10,642        1,648
Gem diamonds                              3,547        2,948          599
Other household goods                     5,835        5,245          590
Jewelry, etc                              2,270        1,746          524
Writing and art supplies                  4,875        4,465          410
Stereo equipment, etc.                    1,836        1,655          181
Records, tapes, and disks                 3,860        3,745          116
Musical instruments                       1,027          991           36
Apparel,household goods-nontextile        1,434        1,406           28
Glassware, chinaware                        513          496           17
Toiletries and cosmetics                  3,388        3,384            5
Nursery stock, etc.                         302          306           -4
Numismatic coins                             61           66           -5
Cookware, cutlery, tools                    702          721          -19
Pleasure boats and motors                 1,254        1,273          -19
Sports apparel and gear                     439          472          -33
Furniture, household goods, etc.          2,178        2,213          -34
Books, printed matter                     4,031        4,086          -54
TV's, VCR's, etc.                         3,476        3,535          -59
Rugs                                      1,380        1,488         -109
Household appliances                      4,971        5,181         -210
Toys/games/sporting goods                 5,790        6,078         -288
Artwork, antiques, stamps, etc.           2,652        3,137         -485
Apparel, household goods - textile        8,609        9,141         -532
Tobacco, manufactured                     3,896        4,841         -945

Other goods                              36,837       35,444        1,393

(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-00-28), Bureau of the Census, Foreign Trade
        Division, December 1999.  For more information, contact Haydn R. 
        Mearkle (301-457-2246) or Nick Orsini (301-457-2311), Foreign 
        Trade Division.           
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