
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)                  April      March         Monthly
                                       2000       2000          Change

Total, Balance of Payments Basis         62,632       62,513          119
Net Adjustments                            -545         -576           31
Total, Census Basis                      63,177       63,089           88

Foods, feeds, and beverages               3,855        3,953          -98

Soybeans                                    374          533         -158
Meat, poultry, etc.                         582          638          -56
Animal feeds, n.e.c.                        276          312          -35
Rice                                         60           82          -22
Fruits,  frozen juices                      312          330          -18
Dairy products and eggs                      58           73          -15
Bakery products                             143          155          -12
Vegetables                                  239          247           -8
Sorghum, barley, oats                        59           65           -6
Wine and related products                    53           59           -6
Alcoholic beverages, exc. wine               38           44           -5
Nonagricultural foods, etc.                  45           49           -4
Oilseeds, food oils                          89           80            9
Nuts                                        111          100           11
Other foods                                 320          300           20
Wheat                                       291          264           26
Fish and shellfish                          334          245           89
Corn                                        469          377           92

Industrial supplies and materials        13,796       14,649         -852

Nonmonetary gold                            274          746         -472
Other industrial supplies                 1,226        1,305          -80
Chemicals-inorganic                         319          376          -57
Chemicals-fertilizers                       343          392          -49
Fuel oil                                    231          274          -43
Plastic materials                         1,153        1,196          -43
Metallurgical grade coal                     90          131          -40
Coal and fuels, other                        91          126          -35
Nuclear fuel materials                       65           94          -29
Tobacco, unmanufactured                      92          120          -28
Copper                                      132          160          -28
Crude oil                                    91          119          -28
Natural gas liquids                          68           94          -26
Synthetic rubber-primary                    124          147          -23
Newsprint                                   781          803          -22
Agric. farming-unmanufactured               103          125          -22
Iron and steel mill products                290          311          -21
Iron and steel products, other              251          270          -19
Steelmaking materials                       139          155          -17
Shingles, molding, wallboard                158          174          -16
Chemicals-organic                         1,277        1,292          -15
Precious metals, other                      177          191          -13
Cotton fiber cloth                          182          192          -11
Cotton, raw                                 225          232           -7
Gas-natural                                  23           29           -5
Manmade cloth                               415          420           -5
Nontextile floor tiles                       29           34           -5
Aluminum and alumina                        303          307           -4
Wood supplies, manufactured                  83           87           -4
Tapes, audio and visual                     139          143           -3
Glass-plate, sheet, etc.                     74           76           -2
Agric. industry-unmanufactured              133          134           -1
Nonmetallic minerals                         38           39           -1
Hair, waste materials                        46           45            1
Leather and furs                             75           73            2
Industrial rubber products                  211          208            4
Finished textile supplies                   155          151            4
Mineral supplies-manufactured               295          286            9
Agriculture-manufactured, other             126          115           11
Electric energy                              20            9           11
Nonferrous metals, other                    198          184           14
Pulpwood and woodpulp                       390          374           16
Hides and skins                             119          102           17
Chemicals-other                           1,123        1,104           19
Logs and lumber                             400          363           38
Petroleum products, other                   577          523           54
Finished metal shapes                       944          820          124
                                                              
Capital goods, except automotive         29,216       27,176        2,040

Civilian aircraft                         1,867          861        1,006
Telecommunications equipment              2,760        2,434          327
Computer accessories                      3,769        3,462          307
Measuring, testing, control instru.       1,364        1,215          149
Electric apparatus                        2,415        2,288          127
Medicinal equipment                       1,181        1,059          122
Semiconductors                            4,659        4,562           96
Engines-civilian aircraft                   968          914           54
Industrial machines, other                2,141        2,093           48
Photo, service industry machinery           552          508           44
Materials handling equipment                376          356           21
Nonfarm tractors and parts                  108           95           12
Specialized mining                           49           39           10
Laboratory testing instruments              402          395            7
Agricultural machinery, equipment           304          300            4
Business machines and equipment             278          275            3
Vessels, exc. scrap                           6            3            3
Parts-civilian aircraft                   1,111        1,109            1
Commercial vessels, other                    12           14           -2
Textile, sewing machines                    105          111           -6
Metalworking machine tools                  594          601           -7
Generators, accessories                     572          580           -8
Spacraft, exc. military                     (-)           10          -10
Railway transportation equipment            130          143          -13
Marine engines, parts                        47           60          -13
Drilling & oilfield equipment               365          384          -19
Food, tobacco machinery                     166          187          -21
Wood, glass, plastic                        254          284          -30
Industrial engines                          992        1,029          -37
Excavating machinery                        472          512          -40
Pulp and paper machinery                    253          297          -44
Computers                                   944          996          -52

Auto, vehicles, parts and engines         6,415        6,901         -487

Consumer goods                            7,260        7,422         -161

Jewelry, etc                                131          247         -116
Gem diamonds                                304          398          -94
Pharmaceutical preparations               1,111        1,143          -31
Records, tapes, and disks                   282          303          -21
Stereo equipment, etc.                      153          166          -13
Other household goods                       542          553          -11
Artwork, antiques, stamps, etc.             374          383           -8
Rugs                                        119          127           -8
Cookware, cutlery, tools                     63           66           -2
Toys/games/sporting goods                   490          491           -1
Books, printed matter                       353          353          (-)
Apparel,household goods-nontextile          124          124          (-)
Pleasure boats and motors                   105          104          (-)
Sports apparel and gear                      43           43          (-)
Glassware, chinaware                         50           49            2
Nursery stock, etc.                          25           23            2
Apparel, household goods - textile          767          764            3
Furniture, household goods, etc.            210          206            4
Numismatic coins                             11            6            5
Household appliances                        413          406            6
Musical instruments                         104           93           11
Writing and art supplies                    463          445           19
Toiletries and cosmetics                    305          283           22
TV's, VCR's, etc.                           335          311           24
Tobacco, manufactured                       383          335           48

Other goods                               2,635        2,989         -354
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              Item(1)              Year-to-date Year-to-date Year-to-date
                                       2000         1999        Change

Total, Balance of Payments Basis        246,360      219,353       27,008
Net Adjustments                          -3,239       -4,065          827
Total, Census Basis                     249,599      223,418       26,181

Foods, feeds, and beverages              15,623       14,456        1,167

Soybeans                                  1,797        1,366          431
Meat, poultry, etc.                       2,728        2,082          647
Animal feeds, n.e.c.                      1,115          999          116
Rice                                        351          385          -34
Fruits,  frozen juices                    1,273        1,262           11
Dairy products and eggs                     258          201           56
Bakery products                             596          577           19
Vegetables                                  947          940            8
Sorghum, barley, oats                       260          225           35
Wine and related products                   255          254            1
Alcoholic beverages, exc. wine              163          178          -15
Nonagricultural foods, etc.                 170          158           12
Oilseeds, food oils                         364          465         -101
Nuts                                        428          453          -26
Other foods                               1,240        1,180           61
Wheat                                     1,070        1,203         -133
Fish and shellfish                          990          919           71
Corn                                      1,619        1,610           10

Industrial supplies and materials        55,590       45,692        9,899

Nonmonetary gold                          2,679        1,029        1,650
Other industrial supplies                 4,954        4,072          883
Chemicals-inorganic                       1,342        1,175          167
Chemicals-fertilizers                     1,407        1,625         -218
Fuel oil                                    883          438          445
Plastic materials                         4,458        3,731          727
Metallurgical grade coal                    422          553         -131
Coal and fuels, other                       407          409           -2
Nuclear fuel materials                      331          244           88
Tobacco, unmanufactured                     432          479          -47
Copper                                      517          347          170
Crude oil                                   369          250          119
Natural gas liquids                         328          123          205
Synthetic rubber-primary                    551          449          102
Newsprint                                 3,151        2,699          453
Agric. farming-unmanufactured               452          453           -1
Iron and steel mill products              1,205          874          331
Iron and steel products, other            1,033          919          114
Steelmaking materials                       558          419          140
Shingles, molding, wallboard                667          612           55
Chemicals-organic                         4,974        4,226          748
Precious metals, other                      753          655           99
Cotton fiber cloth                          714          619           95
Cotton, raw                                 714          187          527
Gas-natural                                  96           71           25
Manmade cloth                             1,583        1,324          259
Nontextile floor tiles                      129          117           13
Aluminum and alumina                      1,180        1,077          103
Wood supplies, manufactured                 331          299           32
Tapes, audio and visual                     591          676          -85
Glass-plate, sheet, etc.                    287          262           25
Agric. industry-unmanufactured              514          584          -69
Nonmetallic minerals                        143          125           17
Hair, waste materials                       174          160           13
Leather and furs                            288          285            3
Industrial rubber products                  809          687          123
Finished textile supplies                   604          558           46
Mineral supplies-manufactured             1,116          953          163
Agriculture-manufactured, other             431          362           68
Electric energy                              65           98          -34
Nonferrous metals, other                    746          645          101
Pulpwood and woodpulp                     1,538        1,123          415
Hides and skins                             445          363           81
Chemicals-other                           4,287        3,817          470
Logs and lumber                           1,490        1,394           95
Petroleum products, other                 2,124        1,469          654
Finished metal shapes                     3,321        2,658          663
                                                              
Capital goods, except automotive        110,792      100,558       10,234

Civilian aircraft                         6,635       10,239       -3,603
Telecommunications equipment             10,157        8,632        1,526
Computer accessories                     13,761       11,847        1,914
Measuring, testing, control instru.       4,954        4,092          862
Electric apparatus                        8,837        7,189        1,648
Medicinal equipment                       4,326        4,100          227
Semiconductors                           17,789       14,333        3,456
Engines-civilian aircraft                 3,777        3,608          169
Industrial machines, other                8,351        6,294        2,057
Photo, service industry machinery         2,084        1,883          201
Materials handling equipment              1,527        1,473           54
Nonfarm tractors and parts                  388          389           -1
Specialized mining                          154          121           33
Laboratory testing instruments            1,588        1,408          180
Agricultural machinery, equipment         1,142        1,058           83
Business machines and equipment           1,064          973           91
Vessels, exc. scrap                          11           26          -15
Parts-civilian aircraft                   4,442        4,412           30
Commercial vessels, other                   117          114            4
Textile, sewing machines                    408          393           14
Metalworking machine tools                2,347        1,896          451
Generators, accessories                   2,152        2,070           82
Spacraft, exc. military                      13           19           -5
Railway transportation equipment            512          631         -119
Marine engines, parts                       218          230          -12
Drilling & oilfield equipment             1,447        1,759         -312
Food, tobacco machinery                     656          621           35
Wood, glass, plastic                      1,075          883          192
Industrial engines                        4,020        4,045          -25
Excavating machinery                      2,017        1,703          314
Pulp and paper machinery                  1,073          963          110
Computers                                 3,751        3,156          595

Auto, vehicles, parts and engines        26,501       24,521        1,980

Consumer goods                           29,085       26,544        2,541

Jewelry, etc                                826          757           69
Gem diamonds                              1,354        1,139          214
Pharmaceutical preparations               4,354        3,992          362
Records, tapes, and disks                 1,182        1,296         -114
Stereo equipment, etc.                      654          507          147
Other household goods                     2,146        1,844          302
Artwork, antiques, stamps, etc.           1,470          922          548
Rugs                                        487          467           20
Cookware, cutlery, tools                    252          220           32
Toys/games/sporting goods                 2,020        1,884          137
Books, printed matter                     1,409        1,304          106
Apparel,household goods-nontextile          489          488            1
Pleasure boats and motors                   397          411          -14
Sports apparel and gear                     165          139           27
Glassware, chinaware                        222          149           72
Nursery stock, etc.                          97           99           -1
Apparel, household goods - textile        3,003        3,001            3
Furniture, household goods, etc.            814          725           89
Numismatic coins                             27           24            3
Household appliances                      1,658        1,627           31
Musical instruments                         385          320           66
Writing and art supplies                  1,831        1,578          253
Toiletries and cosmetics                  1,131        1,107           24
TV's, VCR's, etc.                         1,370        1,032          338
Tobacco, manufactured                     1,341        1,513         -172

Other goods                              12,008       11,647          361

(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-00-94), Bureau of the Census, Foreign Trade
        Division, April 2000.  For more information, contact Haydn R. 
        Mearkle (301-457-2246) or Nick Orsini (301-457-2311), Foreign 
        Trade Division.           
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