
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)                   May       April (R)     Monthly
                                       2000         2000        Change

Total, Balance of Payments Basis         61,970       62,566         -596
Net Adjustments                            -696         -542         -154
Total, Census Basis                      62,666       63,108         -442

Foods, feeds, and beverages               3,949        3,851           98

Soybeans                                    472          375           98
Wheat                                       337          291           46
Meat, poultry, etc.                         620          579           41
Animal feeds, n.e.c.                        292          276           16
Nonagricultural foods, etc.                  55           45           10
Fruits,  frozen juices                      318          310            8
Nuts                                        118          111            7
Bakery products                             148          143            5
Sorghum, barley, oats                        62           58            4
Alcoholic beverages, exc. wine               41           38            3
Wine and related products                    52           53           -1
Rice                                         55           60           -5
Vegetables                                  233          239           -6
Dairy products and eggs                      51           58           -6
Oilseeds, food oils                          80           89           -9
Corn                                        450          469          -19
Other foods                                 295          324          -29
Fish and shellfish                          268          333          -65

Industrial supplies and materials        13,591       13,728         -137

Crude oil                                    27           91          -64
Nonmonetary gold                            215          275          -60
Chemicals-other                           1,052        1,103          -50
Finished metal shapes                       891          941          -49
Plastic materials                         1,105        1,151          -47
Logs and lumber                             366          401          -34
Agriculture-manufactured, other              93          126          -34
Fuel oil                                    193          225          -32
Natural gas liquids                          41           69          -28
Mineral supplies-manufactured               266          294          -28
Nuclear fuel materials                       44           66          -22
Manmade cloth                               384          405          -21
Nonferrous metals, other                    185          197          -12
Glass-plate, sheet, etc.                     65           74           -9
Finished textile supplies                   145          153           -8
Precious metals, other                      171          178           -7
Other industrial supplies                 1,221        1,225           -5
Industrial rubber products                  206          211           -5
Aluminum and alumina                        298          302           -4
Leather and furs                             70           73           -3
Nontextile floor tiles                       26           29           -2
Hair, waste materials                        43           45           -2
Wood supplies, manufactured                  82           82          (-)
Electric energy                              21           20            1
Cotton fiber cloth                          176          175            1
Synthetic rubber-primary                    125          123            2
Nonmetallic minerals                         41           38            3
Tapes, audio and visual                     143          139            3
Tobacco, unmanufactured                      88           84            4
Gas-natural                                  27           23            4
Shingles, molding, wallboard                163          157            7
Iron and steel mill products                298          290            8
Iron and steel products, other              260          252            8
Chemicals-fertilizers                       351          343            8
Agric. industry-unmanufactured              146          132           14
Agric. farming-unmanufactured               118          103           15
Steelmaking materials                       154          139           15
Metallurgical grade coal                    107           90           17
Copper                                      148          131           17
Cotton, raw                                 243          225           18
Pulpwood and woodpulp                       413          393           20
Newsprint                                   796          770           26
Coal and fuels, other                       118           91           27
Chemicals-inorganic                         349          321           28
Petroleum products, other                   607          574           34
Hides and skins                             156          121           35
Chemicals-organic                         1,351        1,277           74
                                                              
Capital goods, except automotive         28,818       29,056         -238
Computer accessories                      3,442        3,762         -320
Measuring, testing, control instru.       1,193        1,354         -161
Electric apparatus                        2,272        2,401         -129
Medicinal equipment                       1,050        1,178         -128
Industrial engines                          898          990          -92
Metalworking machine tools                  537          595          -58
Computers                                   891          945          -54
Agricultural machinery, equipment           265          303          -39
Photo, service industry machinery           505          542          -37
Telecommunications equipment              2,701        2,730          -29
Business machines and equipment             251          277          -26
Railway transportation equipment            104          130          -26
Industrial machines, other                2,089        2,113          -24
Textile, sewing machines                     89          104          -15
Generators, accessories                     555          570          -15
Materials handling equipment                362          376          -14
Specialized mining                           36           49          -13
Pulp and paper machinery                    246          251           -6
Nonfarm tractors and parts                  101          106           -5
Food, tobacco machinery                     161          165           -4
Commercial vessels, other                    10           14           -4
Vessels, exc. scrap                           3            5           -2
Spacraft, exc. military                     (-)          (-)          (-)
Excavating machinery                        472          471            1
Laboratory testing instruments              405          402            3
Wood, glass, plastic                        258          255            3
Drilling & oilfield equipment               373          368            5
Marine engines, parts                        54           47            7
Engines-civilian aircraft                   934          913           21
Parts-civilian aircraft                   1,183        1,109           74
Semiconductors                            4,793        4,660          133
Civilian aircraft                         2,584        1,868          715

Auto, vehicles, parts and engines         6,529        6,417          112

Consumer goods                            7,083        7,214         -131

Tobacco, manufactured                       300          382          -82
Artwork, antiques, stamps, etc.             311          373          -63
Apparel, household goods - textile          687          749          -62
TV's, VCR's, etc.                           291          334          -43
Household appliances                        382          411          -30
Toys/games/sporting goods                   466          487          -21
Writing and art supplies                    454          463           -9
Musical instruments                          95          104           -9
Toiletries and cosmetics                    297          304           -8
Other household goods                       534          542           -7
Books, printed matter                       346          352           -6
Furniture, household goods, etc.            205          210           -5
Glassware, chinaware                         45           50           -5
Nursery stock, etc.                          22           25           -3
Sports apparel and gear                      42           43           -1
Cookware, cutlery, tools                     62           63          (-)
Numismatic coins                             11           11          (-)
Apparel,household goods-nontextile          124          122            2
Pleasure boats and motors                   109          105            5
Rugs                                        124          119            5
Pharmaceutical preparations               1,101        1,094            7
Stereo equipment, etc.                      174          153           21
Records, tapes, and disks                   307          282           25
Jewelry, etc                                196          131           66
Gem diamonds                                398          304           94

Other goods                               2,697        2,842         -146
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              Item(1)              Year-to-date Year-to-date Year-to-date
                                       2000         1999        Change

Total, Balance of Payments Basis        308,263      274,696       33,567
Net Adjustments                          -3,932       -5,201        1,269
Total, Census Basis                     312,196      279,897       32,298

Foods, feeds, and beverages              19,568       18,171        1,397

Soybeans                                  2,270        1,720          550
Wheat                                     1,407        1,560         -152
Meat, poultry, etc.                       3,345        2,586          759
Animal feeds, n.e.c.                      1,408        1,259          149
Nonagricultural foods, etc.                 224          201           23
Fruits,  frozen juices                    1,590        1,569           20
Nuts                                        545          568          -23
Bakery products                             743          725           18
Sorghum, barley, oats                       321          274           47
Alcoholic beverages, exc. wine              203          221          -18
Wine and related products                   308          314           -6
Rice                                        405          450          -45
Vegetables                                1,179        1,174            6
Dairy products and eggs                     309          253           56
Oilseeds, food oils                         444          584         -140
Corn                                      2,070        2,079           -9
Other foods                               1,539        1,474           66
Fish and shellfish                        1,257        1,161           96

Industrial supplies and materials        69,113       57,415       11,698

Crude oil                                   396          309           88
Nonmonetary gold                          2,894        1,198        1,696
Chemicals-other                           5,320        4,787          533
Finished metal shapes                     4,209        3,351          858
Plastic materials                         5,561        4,676          885
Logs and lumber                           1,856        1,736          120
Agriculture-manufactured, other             523          452           71
Fuel oil                                  1,069          582          487
Natural gas liquids                         371          162          209
Mineral supplies-manufactured             1,383        1,190          192
Nuclear fuel materials                      376          341           35
Manmade cloth                             1,957        1,699          257
Nonferrous metals, other                    931          812          119
Glass-plate, sheet, etc.                    352          327           25
Finished textile supplies                   746          694           52
Precious metals, other                      924          796          128
Other industrial supplies                 6,175        5,138        1,036
Industrial rubber products                1,015          862          153
Aluminum and alumina                      1,478        1,366          112
Leather and furs                            356          353            3
Nontextile floor tiles                      156          148            7
Hair, waste materials                       216          197           19
Wood supplies, manufactured                 412          378           35
Electric energy                              86          117          -31
Cotton fiber cloth                          884          777          107
Synthetic rubber-primary                    675          561          114
Nonmetallic minerals                        183          155           28
Tapes, audio and visual                     733          839         -106
Tobacco, unmanufactured                     513          621         -108
Gas-natural                                 123           88           35
Shingles, molding, wallboard                829          767           62
Iron and steel mill products              1,503        1,105          399
Iron and steel products, other            1,293        1,151          142
Chemicals-fertilizers                     1,758        2,026         -268
Agric. industry-unmanufactured              659          725          -66
Agric. farming-unmanufactured               570          568            2
Steelmaking materials                       712          538          174
Metallurgical grade coal                    528          659         -130
Copper                                      665          434          230
Cotton, raw                                 956          282          674
Pulpwood and woodpulp                     1,954        1,417          537
Newsprint                                 3,937        3,380          557
Coal and fuels, other                       525          529           -3
Chemicals-inorganic                       1,693        1,482          211
Petroleum products, other                 2,728        1,922          806
Hides and skins                             603          452          151
Chemicals-organic                         6,325        5,267        1,058
                                                              
Capital goods, except automotive        139,450      125,800       13,650
Computer accessories                     17,197       14,860        2,337
Measuring, testing, control instru.       6,136        5,120        1,016
Electric apparatus                       11,095        9,048        2,048
Medicinal equipment                       5,374        5,101          273
Industrial engines                        4,917        4,994          -78
Metalworking machine tools                2,884        2,416          468
Computers                                 4,643        4,044          599
Agricultural machinery, equipment         1,406        1,326           80
Photo, service industry machinery         2,579        2,351          228
Telecommunications equipment             12,828       10,855        1,973
Business machines and equipment           1,315        1,220           95
Railway transportation equipment            615          737         -121
Industrial machines, other               10,412        8,073        2,339
Textile, sewing machines                    495          500           -4
Generators, accessories                   2,705        2,632           72
Materials handling equipment              1,889        1,838           51
Specialized mining                          190          158           32
Pulp and paper machinery                  1,317        1,178          139
Nonfarm tractors and parts                  488          463           25
Food, tobacco machinery                     816          771           45
Commercial vessels, other                   128          130           -2
Vessels, exc. scrap                          14           31          -17
Spacraft, exc. military                      13           21           -8
Excavating machinery                      2,488        2,119          369
Laboratory testing instruments            1,993        1,771          222
Wood, glass, plastic                      1,334        1,106          228
Drilling & oilfield equipment             1,823        2,145         -322
Marine engines, parts                       272          286          -14
Engines-civilian aircraft                 4,656        4,508          148
Parts-civilian aircraft                   5,625        5,483          142
Semiconductors                           22,583       18,149        4,435
Civilian aircraft                         9,220       12,365       -3,145

Auto, vehicles, parts and engines        33,032       30,689        2,342

Consumer goods                           36,122       33,087        3,034

Tobacco, manufactured                     1,640        1,810         -170
Artwork, antiques, stamps, etc.           1,781        1,128          652
Apparel, household goods - textile        3,672        3,750          -78
TV's, VCR's, etc.                         1,661        1,299          362
Household appliances                      2,038        2,034            5
Toys/games/sporting goods                 2,484        2,354          130
Writing and art supplies                  2,285        1,980          305
Musical instruments                         480          404           77
Toiletries and cosmetics                  1,427        1,391           36
Other household goods                     2,680        2,313          367
Books, printed matter                     1,755        1,638          117
Furniture, household goods, etc.          1,019          905          114
Glassware, chinaware                        267          187           79
Nursery stock, etc.                         120          123           -3
Sports apparel and gear                     207          174           32
Cookware, cutlery, tools                    314          282           33
Numismatic coins                             38           26           11
Apparel,household goods-nontextile          611          608            3
Pleasure boats and motors                   506          518          -11
Rugs                                        611          581           29
Pharmaceutical preparations               5,438        4,979          459
Stereo equipment, etc.                      828          645          183
Records, tapes, and disks                 1,489        1,624         -136
Jewelry, etc                              1,022          938           84
Gem diamonds                              1,752        1,397          355

Other goods                              14,912       14,735          177

(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-00-109), Bureau of the Census, Foreign Trade
        Division, May 2000.  For more information, contact Haydn R. 
        Mearkle (301-457-2246) or Nick Orsini (301-457-2311), Foreign 
        Trade Division.           
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