
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)                 August      July (R)      Monthly
                                       2000         2000        Change

Total, Balance of Payments Basis         67,963       65,096        2,866
Net Adjustments                            -761         -541         -221
Total, Census Basis                      68,724       65,637        3,087

Foods, feeds, and beverages               4,303        4,084          219

Fish and shellfish                          300          244           55
Meat, poultry, etc.                         676          631           45
Animal feeds, n.e.c.                        357          326           32
Corn                                        471          448           24
Bakery products                             178          156           22
Vegetables                                  268          248           20
Nonagricultural foods, etc.                  63           48           15
Alcoholic beverages, exc. wine               55           41           14
Wine and related products                    64           53           11
Fruits,  frozen juices                      349          339           11
Other foods                                 321          316            4
Sorghum, barley, oats                        62           59            3
Dairy products and eggs                      61           60            1
Rice                                         74           73            1
Soybeans                                    525          529           -3
Oilseeds, food oils                          79           88           -9
Nuts                                        123          135          -11
Wheat                                       277          291          -14

Industrial supplies and materials        14,898       13,987          911

Other industrial supplies                 1,335        1,219          116
Nonmonetary gold                            339          224          115
Chemicals-other                           1,212        1,123           89
Fuel oil                                    274          191           83
Nonferrous metals, other                    232          164           68
Petroleum products, other                   669          602           67
Pulpwood and woodpulp                       455          400           55
Plastic materials                         1,257        1,208           50
Shingles, molding, wallboard                190          149           40
Iron and steel products, other              285          249           36
Agriculture-manufactured, other             129           94           35
Coal and fuels, other                       119           87           32
Logs and lumber                             384          353           31
Chemicals-inorganic                         369          339           30
Cotton, raw                                 181          151           29
Tobacco, unmanufactured                     131          106           25
Precious metals, other                      238          216           22
Nuclear fuel materials                       95           75           20
Glass-plate, sheet, etc.                    107           87           20
Mineral supplies-manufactured               316          298           18
Agric. industry-unmanufactured              145          128           17
Leather and furs                             92           75           17
Natural gas liquids                          82           66           15
Finished metal shapes                       892          878           14
Industrial rubber products                  205          194           11
Hides and skins                             153          144            9
Cotton fiber cloth                          208          200            8
Copper                                      137          129            8
Electric energy                              24           17            8
Iron and steel mill products                325          319            6
Finished textile supplies                   179          175            5
Chemicals-fertilizers                       342          338            4
Nonmetallic minerals                         37           34            3
Nontextile floor tiles                       33           31            2
Crude oil                                    20           18            2
Synthetic rubber-primary                    147          147          (-)
Hair, waste materials                        40           41           -1
Newsprint                                   782          782           -1
Wood supplies, manufactured                  82           83           -1
Metallurgical grade coal                    132          135           -2
Steelmaking materials                       137          144           -7
Agric. farming-unmanufactured               123          130           -7
Tapes, audio and visual                     131          147          -16
Gas-natural                                  29           55          -25
Aluminum and alumina                        326          356          -30
Chemicals-organic                         1,361        1,411          -50
Manmade cloth                               418          477          -59
                                                              
Capital goods, except automotive         31,891       30,661        1,229

Computer accessories                      3,966        3,779          187
Drilling & oilfield equipment               566          387          180
Electric apparatus                        2,629        2,454          176
Semiconductors                            5,366        5,218          148
Measuring, testing, control instru.       1,512        1,376          136
Computers                                 1,072          976           96
Parts-civilian aircraft                   1,183        1,103           80
Industrial engines                        1,097        1,018           79
Laboratory testing instruments              513          439           74
Materials handling equipment                441          367           74
Generators, accessories                     652          593           59
Telecommunications equipment              2,961        2,909           52
Photo, service industry machinery           541          492           49
Agricultural machinery, equipment           311          279           32
Engines-civilian aircraft                 1,009          977           32
Marine engines, parts                        66           54           12
Pulp and paper machinery                    270          258           12
Railway transportation equipment            102           93            9
Textile, sewing machines                    106           99            7
Specialized mining                           44           38            6
Nonfarm tractors and parts                   99           97            2
Food, tobacco machinery                     177          176            1
Spacraft, exc. military                     (-)            1           -1
Commercial vessels, other                     9           10           -1
Vessels, exc. scrap                           2            5           -2
Medicinal equipment                       1,147        1,154           -7
Business machines and equipment             287          294           -7
Wood, glass, plastic                        290          299           -9
Excavating machinery                        478          492          -15
Civilian aircraft                         2,012        2,041          -30
Metalworking machine tools                  616          667          -51
Industrial machines, other                2,366        2,515         -150

Auto, vehicles, parts and engines         7,123        6,455          669

Consumer goods                            7,715        7,556          159

Jewelry, etc                                253          189           64
Tobacco, manufactured                       373          313           59
Gem diamonds                                399          360           40
Records, tapes, and disks                   364          325           39
Household appliances                        432          398           34
Writing and art supplies                    452          423           29
Apparel, household goods - textile          760          737           23
Musical instruments                         115           94           21
Books, printed matter                       369          354           15
Artwork, antiques, stamps, etc.             279          265           15
Stereo equipment, etc.                      167          154           13
Apparel,household goods-nontextile          137          126           11
Sports apparel and gear                      58           47           10
Rugs                                        135          128            7
Other household goods                       540          535            5
Numismatic coins                             14           10            5
Nursery stock, etc.                          25           24          (-)
Glassware, chinaware                         39           41           -2
Toiletries and cosmetics                    331          334           -4
Furniture, household goods, etc.            221          229           -9
Pleasure boats and motors                   115          127          -12
Cookware, cutlery, tools                     65           79          -14
Toys/games/sporting goods                   464          512          -49
Pharmaceutical preparations               1,238        1,306          -68
TV's, VCR's, etc.                           371          443          -72

Other goods                               2,794        2,895         -101
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              Item(1)              Year-to-date Year-to-date Year-to-date
                                       2000         1999        Change

Total, Balance of Payments Basis        508,570      445,179       63,391
Net Adjustments                          -6,124       -8,288        2,164
Total, Census Basis                     514,694      453,466       61,228

Foods, feeds, and beverages              31,983       29,816        2,167

Fish and shellfish                        2,040        1,921          119
Meat, poultry, etc.                       5,302        4,248        1,054
Animal feeds, n.e.c.                      2,414        2,080          334
Corn                                      3,387        3,627         -240
Bakery products                           1,237        1,167           71
Vegetables                                1,947        1,879           68
Nonagricultural foods, etc.                 390          324           66
Alcoholic beverages, exc. wine              346          338            7
Wine and related products                   485          499          -14
Fruits,  frozen juices                    2,614        2,539           75
Other foods                               2,487        2,389           98
Sorghum, barley, oats                       476          401           75
Dairy products and eggs                     484          430           54
Rice                                        608          670          -62
Soybeans                                  3,828        2,941          887
Oilseeds, food oils                         691          893         -203
Nuts                                        944          911           32
Wheat                                     2,302        2,559         -256

Industrial supplies and materials       112,434       93,441       18,992

Other industrial supplies                10,046        8,346        1,700
Nonmonetary gold                          3,891        2,069        1,822
Chemicals-other                           8,810        7,706        1,104
Fuel oil                                  1,742        1,051          691
Nonferrous metals, other                  1,524        1,331          194
Petroleum products, other                 4,531        3,211        1,320
Pulpwood and woodpulp                     3,260        2,295          964
Plastic materials                         9,174        7,528        1,646
Shingles, molding, wallboard              1,342        1,249           93
Iron and steel products, other            2,104        1,864          240
Agriculture-manufactured, other             846          902          -55
Coal and fuels, other                       840          858          -18
Logs and lumber                           2,949        2,765          184
Chemicals-inorganic                       2,748        2,424          324
Cotton, raw                               1,469          593          876
Tobacco, unmanufactured                     851          930          -79
Precious metals, other                    1,643        1,227          416
Nuclear fuel materials                      720          567          153
Glass-plate, sheet, etc.                    618          525           92
Mineral supplies-manufactured             2,302        1,918          384
Agric. industry-unmanufactured            1,085        1,134          -50
Leather and furs                            597          574           23
Natural gas liquids                         573          299          274
Finished metal shapes                     6,924        5,450        1,475
Industrial rubber products                1,622        1,393          229
Hides and skins                           1,039          736          303
Cotton fiber cloth                        1,483        1,271          212
Copper                                    1,073          670          403
Electric energy                             155          187          -32
Iron and steel mill products              2,449        1,828          621
Finished textile supplies                 1,278        1,111          167
Chemicals-fertilizers                     2,793        3,323         -530
Nonmetallic minerals                        287          255           33
Nontextile floor tiles                      248          235           14
Crude oil                                   441          541         -101
Synthetic rubber-primary                  1,103          895          208
Hair, waste materials                       342          313           30
Newsprint                                 6,305        5,460          845
Wood supplies, manufactured                 664          618           46
Metallurgical grade coal                    915        1,008          -93
Steelmaking materials                     1,140          878          261
Agric. farming-unmanufactured               938          915           23
Tapes, audio and visual                   1,155        1,302         -147
Gas-natural                                 227          140           87
Aluminum and alumina                      2,464        2,200          264
Chemicals-organic                        10,448        8,570        1,878
Manmade cloth                             3,274        2,778          497
                                                              
Capital goods, except automotive        233,363      203,748       29,614

Computer accessories                     28,781       24,162        4,619
Drilling & oilfield equipment             3,126        3,606         -480
Electric apparatus                       18,626       14,784        3,842
Semiconductors                           38,612       30,043        8,570
Measuring, testing, control instru.      10,386        8,520        1,867
Computers                                 7,657        6,610        1,047
Parts-civilian aircraft                   9,083        8,774          310
Industrial engines                        8,171        7,869          302
Laboratory testing instruments            3,407        2,824          582
Materials handling equipment              3,077        2,995           82
Generators, accessories                   4,527        4,214          313
Telecommunications equipment             21,560       17,497        4,063
Photo, service industry machinery         4,170        3,794          375
Agricultural machinery, equipment         2,275        2,125          150
Engines-civilian aircraft                 7,698        7,148          551
Marine engines, parts                       453          423           30
Pulp and paper machinery                  2,114        1,862          252
Railway transportation equipment            951        1,104         -153
Textile, sewing machines                    797          795            2
Specialized mining                          325          244           81
Nonfarm tractors and parts                  787          733           54
Food, tobacco machinery                   1,371        1,206          166
Spacraft, exc. military                      16           23           -7
Commercial vessels, other                   159          180          -20
Vessels, exc. scrap                          20           66          -46
Medicinal equipment                       8,824        8,198          626
Business machines and equipment           2,174        1,963          211
Wood, glass, plastic                      2,203        1,768          434
Excavating machinery                      3,944        3,386          558
Civilian aircraft                        15,670       19,417       -3,747
Metalworking machine tools                4,815        4,039          776
Industrial machines, other               17,582       13,376        4,206

Auto, vehicles, parts and engines        53,682       50,003        3,679

Consumer goods                           59,227       52,985        6,242

Jewelry, etc                              1,661        1,503          158
Tobacco, manufactured                     2,665        2,690          -25
Gem diamonds                              2,858        2,188          671
Records, tapes, and disks                 2,523        2,628         -104
Household appliances                      3,297        3,271           27
Writing and art supplies                  3,610        3,204          406
Apparel, household goods - textile        5,970        5,877           93
Musical instruments                         794          669          125
Books, printed matter                     2,849        2,653          196
Artwork, antiques, stamps, etc.           2,756        1,745        1,011
Stereo equipment, etc.                    1,339        1,092          247
Apparel,household goods-nontextile        1,003          959           44
Sports apparel and gear                     355          286           69
Rugs                                      1,005          930           74
Other household goods                     4,311        3,757          554
Numismatic coins                             70           38           33
Nursery stock, etc.                         189          200          -11
Glassware, chinaware                        390          302           88
Toiletries and cosmetics                  2,399        2,231          168
Furniture, household goods, etc.          1,702        1,441          261
Pleasure boats and motors                   855          846            9
Cookware, cutlery, tools                    520          457           64
Toys/games/sporting goods                 3,938        3,769          169
Pharmaceutical preparations               9,349        8,072        1,277
TV's, VCR's, etc.                         2,818        2,177          641

Other goods                              24,006       23,473          533

(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-00-173), Bureau of the Census, Foreign Trade
        Division, August 2000.  For more information, contact Haydn R. 
        Mearkle (301-457-2246) or Nick Orsini (301-457-2311), Foreign 
        Trade Division.           
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