
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)                  March    February (R)    Monthly
                                       2000         2000        Change

Total, Balance of Payments Basis         62,669       60,818        1,851
Net Adjustments                            -576       -1,108          533
Total, Census Basis                      63,245       61,927        1,318

Foods, feeds, and beverages               3,960        3,824          137

Fish and shellfish                          265          154          110
Soybeans                                    494          434           59
Animal feeds, n.e.c.                        299          252           47
Wheat                                       270          247           23
Corn                                        381          363           18
Vegetables                                  247          230           17
Fruits,  frozen juices                      323          307           16
Nonagricultural foods, etc.                  49           41            7
Other foods                                 313          307            5
Bakery products                             154          150            3
Nuts                                        106          104            2
Alcoholic beverages, exc. wine               42           42            1
Sorghum, barley, oats                        65           65          (-)
Wine and related products                    60           64           -4
Dairy products and eggs                      73           76           -4
Oilseeds, food oils                          81           85           -4
Rice                                         83          105          -22
Meat, poultry, etc.                         655          795         -140

Industrial supplies and materials        14,705       13,746          959

Fuel oil                                    288          180          108
Other industrial supplies                 1,316        1,213          104
Plastic materials                         1,191        1,092           99
Crude oil                                   119           24           96
Chemicals-organic                         1,327        1,241           86
Finished metal shapes                       850          766           84
Chemicals-other                           1,089        1,031           58
Chemicals-inorganic                         384          333           51
Chemicals-fertilizers                       378          328           50
Copper                                      163          123           40
Cotton, raw                                 188          149           38
Metallurgical grade coal                    125           90           35
Newsprint                                   816          786           30
Agric. industry-unmanufactured              147          119           28
Logs and lumber                             383          356           27
Precious metals, other                      190          166           24
Agriculture-manufactured, other             115           91           24
Steelmaking materials                       155          131           24
Agric. farming-unmanufactured               130          107           23
Industrial rubber products                  212          190           22
Natural gas liquids                          96           75           21
Manmade cloth                               422          401           21
Petroleum products, other                   529          508           21
Coal and fuels, other                       116           96           20
Cotton fiber cloth                          191          175           16
Mineral supplies-manufactured               284          269           15
Aluminum and alumina                        302          293            9
Nonmetallic minerals                         40           31            9
Gas-natural                                  29           22            7
Nuclear fuel materials                       94           87            7
Glass-plate, sheet, etc.                     76           70            7
Leather and furs                             75           70            5
Nontextile floor tiles                       35           30            4
Wood supplies, manufactured                  84           81            3
Hair, waste materials                        45           42            3
Iron and steel mill products                309          306            3
Hides and skins                             117          117          (-)
Finished textile supplies                   151          152           -1
Shingles, molding, wallboard                170          172           -2
Electric energy                               9           11           -2
Iron and steel products, other              268          271           -3
Synthetic rubber-primary                    148          156           -8
Pulpwood and woodpulp                       369          380          -11
Nonferrous metals, other                    175          187          -12
Tobacco, unmanufactured                     107          123          -16
Tapes, audio and visual                     144          171          -28
Nonmonetary gold                            756          931         -175

Capital goods, except automotive         27,573       26,974          599

Semiconductors                            4,622        4,213          409
Telecommunications equipment              2,648        2,298          350
Electric apparatus                        2,354        2,065          289
Industrial machines, other                2,095        1,954          141
Computer accessories                      3,499        3,422           78
Medicinal equipment                       1,101        1,038           63
Excavating machinery                        518          480           38
Computers                                   953          918           35
Generators, accessories                     585          553           32
Pulp and paper machinery                    291          261           30
Drilling & oilfield equipment               404          381           24
Parts-civilian aircraft                   1,162        1,139           23
Food, tobacco machinery                     186          165           21
Spacraft, exc. military                      10            1           10
Textile, sewing machines                    109          100           10
Railway transportation equipment            145          136            8
Nonfarm tractors and parts                   96           89            7
Laboratory testing instruments              409          402            7
Specialized mining                           39           33            6
Marine engines, parts                        62           58            5
Metalworking machine tools                  605          600            5
Wood, glass, plastic                        284          280            4
Measuring, testing, control instru.       1,207        1,205            2
Industrial engines                        1,024        1,022            2
Vessels, exc. scrap                           2            1            2
Agricultural machinery, equipment           303          303          (-)
Commercial vessels, other                    14           19           -5
Business machines and equipment             261          270           -8
Photo, service industry machinery           507          531          -24
Materials handling equipment                356          389          -33
Engines-civilian aircraft                   884        1,008         -125
Civilian aircraft                           835        1,643         -807

Auto, vehicles, parts and engines         6,913        6,592          321

Consumer goods                            7,420        7,403           16

Other household goods                       569          510           59
Gem diamonds                                404          349           55
Records, tapes, and disks                   308          287           21
Pharmaceutical preparations               1,106        1,089           17
Apparel, household goods - textile          759          743           16
Toiletries and cosmetics                    282          269           13
Jewelry, etc                                265          253           12
Pleasure boats and motors                   105           94           11
Rugs                                        131          121           10
Furniture, household goods, etc.            211          202            9
Tobacco, manufactured                       358          353            5
Sports apparel and gear                      44           40            4
Numismatic coins                              6            3            4
Stereo equipment, etc.                      166          163            3
Cookware, cutlery, tools                     63           61            2
Apparel,household goods-nontextile          122          121            1
Nursery stock, etc.                          23           24           -1
Musical instruments                          95           97           -1
Books, printed matter                       351          358           -7
Writing and art supplies                    450          465          -16
Glassware, chinaware                         47           72          -25
Toys/games/sporting goods                   499          536          -37
Household appliances                        402          443          -41
TV's, VCR's, etc.                           304          349          -44
Artwork, antiques, stamps, etc.             348          401          -53

Other goods                               2,675        3,388         -714
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              Item(1)              Year-to-date Year-to-date Year-to-date
                                       2000         1999        Change

Total, Balance of Payments Basis        184,202      164,007       20,194
Net Adjustments                          -2,692       -3,104          412
Total, Census Basis                     186,894      167,111       19,783

Foods, feeds, and beverages              11,730       10,761          970

Fish and shellfish                          643          669          -26
Soybeans                                  1,324          954          370
Animal feeds, n.e.c.                        822          735           87
Wheat                                       769          853          -84
Corn                                      1,161        1,146           14
Vegetables                                  709          713           -4
Fruits,  frozen juices                      963          964           -1
Nonagricultural foods, etc.                 125          116            9
Other foods                                 931          900           31
Bakery products                             450          432           18
Nuts                                        330          352          -22
Alcoholic beverages, exc. wine              125          129           -4
Sorghum, barley, oats                       202          181           21
Wine and related products                   203          195            8
Dairy products and eggs                     199          150           49
Oilseeds, food oils                         277          373          -96
Rice                                        293          313          -19
Meat, poultry, etc.                       2,205        1,585          620

Industrial supplies and materials        41,886       34,032        7,854

Fuel oil                                    657          267          391
Other industrial supplies                 3,708        3,029          680
Plastic materials                         3,295        2,778          516
Crude oil                                   278          146          132
Chemicals-organic                         3,713        3,165          548
Finished metal shapes                     2,408        2,013          395
Chemicals-other                           3,164        2,837          327
Chemicals-inorganic                       1,031          884          147
Chemicals-fertilizers                     1,063        1,211         -148
Copper                                      390          253          137
Cotton, raw                                 483          137          347
Metallurgical grade coal                    331          425          -95
Newsprint                                 2,372        2,019          353
Agric. industry-unmanufactured              392          462          -70
Logs and lumber                           1,115        1,053           62
Precious metals, other                      580          509           70
Agriculture-manufactured, other             305          276           29
Steelmaking materials                       426          300          126
Agric. farming-unmanufactured               351          337           15
Industrial rubber products                  606          511           95
Natural gas liquids                         263           99          165
Manmade cloth                             1,155          966          189
Petroleum products, other                 1,560        1,108          452
Coal and fuels, other                       308          313           -5
Cotton fiber cloth                          534          457           76
Mineral supplies-manufactured               824          712          112
Aluminum and alumina                        878          818           60
Nonmetallic minerals                        106           93           13
Gas-natural                                  72           54           18
Nuclear fuel materials                      266          194           72
Glass-plate, sheet, etc.                    214          193           21
Leather and furs                            215          217           -2
Nontextile floor tiles                      102           88           14
Wood supplies, manufactured                 246          225           21
Hair, waste materials                       129          121            7
Iron and steel mill products                919          651          268
Hides and skins                             337          281           56
Finished textile supplies                   449          425           24
Shingles, molding, wallboard                508          459           50
Electric energy                              44           51           -7
Iron and steel products, other              778          676          103
Synthetic rubber-primary                    430          333           97
Pulpwood and woodpulp                     1,147          846          301
Nonferrous metals, other                    538          478           60
Tobacco, unmanufactured                     333          360          -28
Tapes, audio and visual                     447          514          -67
Nonmonetary gold                          2,415          688        1,727

Capital goods, except automotive         82,146       75,285        6,861

Semiconductors                           13,136       10,515        2,621
Telecommunications equipment              7,580        6,612          968
Electric apparatus                        6,451        5,327        1,124
Industrial machines, other                6,219        4,612        1,606
Computer accessories                     10,005        8,806        1,199
Medicinal equipment                       3,166        3,055          111
Excavating machinery                      1,563        1,249          314
Computers                                 2,668        2,216          452
Generators, accessories                   1,614        1,576           37
Pulp and paper machinery                    831          722          109
Drilling & oilfield equipment             1,103        1,350         -248
Parts-civilian aircraft                   3,368        3,313           55
Food, tobacco machinery                     492          461           31
Spacraft, exc. military                      13           14           -1
Textile, sewing machines                    303          292           12
Railway transportation equipment            383          506         -123
Nonfarm tractors and parts                  278          298          -20
Laboratory testing instruments            1,203        1,034          170
Specialized mining                          105           88           17
Marine engines, parts                       172          175           -3
Metalworking machine tools                1,767        1,404          364
Wood, glass, plastic                        827          650          177
Measuring, testing, control instru.       3,586        3,020          566
Industrial engines                        3,042        3,094          -52
Vessels, exc. scrap                           5           22          -17
Agricultural machinery, equipment           860          802           58
Commercial vessels, other                   105          102            3
Business machines and equipment             767          709           58
Photo, service industry machinery         1,546        1,435          111
Materials handling equipment              1,153        1,092           62
Engines-civilian aircraft                 2,765        2,689           76
Civilian aircraft                         5,071        8,047       -2,976

Auto, vehicles, parts and engines        20,181       17,832        2,350

Consumer goods                           21,883       19,863        2,020

Other household goods                     1,616        1,356          260
Gem diamonds                              1,036          841          195
Records, tapes, and disks                   894          942          -49
Pharmaceutical preparations               3,217        3,033          184
Apparel, household goods - textile        2,245        2,250           -5
Toiletries and cosmetics                    815          832          -16
Jewelry, etc                                731          566          164
Pleasure boats and motors                   290          309          -20
Rugs                                        371          356           16
Furniture, household goods, etc.            615          547           68
Tobacco, manufactured                       983        1,176         -193
Sports apparel and gear                     123          105           18
Numismatic coins                             15           22           -6
Stereo equipment, etc.                      505          376          129
Cookware, cutlery, tools                    189          163           26
Apparel,household goods-nontextile          370          372           -3
Nursery stock, etc.                          73           74           -1
Musical instruments                         283          239           44
Books, printed matter                     1,047          983           64
Writing and art supplies                  1,378        1,186          192
Glassware, chinaware                        166          114           53
Toys/games/sporting goods                 1,547        1,426          121
Household appliances                      1,238        1,213           25
TV's, VCR's, etc.                         1,038          769          269
Artwork, antiques, stamps, etc.           1,098          613          485

Other goods                               9,068        9,339         -271

(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-00-83), Bureau of the Census, Foreign Trade
        Division, March 2000.  For more information, contact Haydn R. 
        Mearkle (301-457-2246) or Nick Orsini (301-457-2311), Foreign 
        Trade Division.           
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