
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)                September   August (R)     Monthly
                                       2000         2000        Change

Total, Balance of Payments Basis         67,316       67,973         -657
Net Adjustments                            -572         -761          189
Total, Census Basis                      67,888       68,734         -845

Foods, feeds, and beverages               4,155        4,279         -124

Soybeans                                    452          540          -88
Fish and shellfish                          241          298          -57
Rice                                         55           73          -18
Other foods                                 304          320          -16
Fruits,  frozen juices                      330          345          -15
Nonagricultural foods, etc.                  51           63          -13
Meat, poultry, etc.                         657          665           -7
Wine and related products                    61           62           -1
Alcoholic beverages, exc. wine               54           55           -1
Animal feeds, n.e.c.                        354          354          (-)
Dairy products and eggs                      60           60          (-)
Vegetables                                  266          266          (-)
Oilseeds, food oils                          80           79            1
Bakery products                             178          176            2
Sorghum, barley, oats                        70           62            8
Corn                                        483          469           14
Nuts                                        140          119           21
Wheat                                       318          273           46

Industrial supplies and materials        15,243       14,843          400

Chemicals-organic                         1,899        1,362          538
Nonmonetary gold                            510          324          186
Fuel oil                                    344          274           69
Finished metal shapes                       929          889           40
Cotton, raw                                 215          179           36
Petroleum products, other                   699          668           32
Gas-natural                                  48           29           18
Agric. farming-unmanufactured               137          123           14
Newsprint                                   791          777           14
Manmade cloth                               432          420           11
Mineral supplies-manufactured               324          317            7
Hair, waste materials                        47           40            7
Finished textile supplies                   175          169            6
Hides and skins                             156          150            5
Cotton fiber cloth                          212          208            4
Electric energy                              28           24            4
Steelmaking materials                       140          137            4
Wood supplies, manufactured                  84           81            3
Industrial rubber products                  208          206            2
Nuclear fuel materials                       96           95            1
Synthetic rubber-primary                    147          147          (-)
Nontextile floor tiles                       33           33          (-)
Chemicals-fertilizers                       337          340           -3
Metallurgical grade coal                    126          130           -4
Nonmetallic minerals                         32           37           -4
Iron and steel products, other              280          285           -5
Crude oil                                    15           20           -5
Nonferrous metals, other                    226          232           -7
Agriculture-manufactured, other             121          129           -8
Natural gas liquids                          72           83          -12
Glass-plate, sheet, etc.                     95          106          -12
Leather and furs                             78           91          -13
Copper                                      117          136          -19
Shingles, molding, wallboard                163          189          -26
Agric. industry-unmanufactured              117          144          -27
Tapes, audio and visual                     102          131          -29
Tobacco, unmanufactured                     100          130          -30
Chemicals-inorganic                         336          367          -31
Pulpwood and woodpulp                       417          449          -32
Iron and steel mill products                294          326          -32
Plastic materials                         1,221        1,255          -34
Aluminum and alumina                        289          325          -36
Logs and lumber                             348          384          -36
Coal and fuels, other                        70          117          -47
Other industrial supplies                 1,287        1,335          -48
Precious metals, other                      185          234          -49
Chemicals-other                           1,161        1,211          -50
                                                              
Capital goods, except automotive         31,528       31,813         -285

Drilling & oilfield equipment               425          559         -134
Computer accessories                      3,835        3,955         -120
Telecommunications equipment              2,857        2,954          -97
Electric apparatus                        2,532        2,625          -93
Industrial machines, other                2,272        2,355          -83
Computers                                 1,015        1,063          -48
Laboratory testing instruments              466          511          -45
Materials handling equipment                403          441          -38
Measuring, testing, control instru.       1,468        1,504          -37
Parts-civilian aircraft                   1,144        1,179          -35
Wood, glass, plastic                        262          288          -27
Agricultural machinery, equipment           284          310          -26
Business machines and equipment             266          287          -21
Nonfarm tractors and parts                   91           99           -8
Marine engines, parts                        60           65           -4
Excavating machinery                        483          483          (-)
Vessels, exc. scrap                           2            3          (-)
Railway transportation equipment            102          102          (-)
Spacraft, exc. military                       3          (-)            3
Engines-civilian aircraft                 1,005          998            6
Specialized mining                           51           44            7
Generators, accessories                     659          651            8
Photo, service industry machinery           549          540            9
Textile, sewing machines                    116          106           10
Commercial vessels, other                    22            9           13
Pulp and paper machinery                    293          269           24
Civilian aircraft                         2,041        2,012           29
Food, tobacco machinery                     207          176           31
Medicinal equipment                       1,178        1,144           34
Metalworking machine tools                  655          615           40
Industrial engines                        1,151        1,100           52
Semiconductors                            5,635        5,366          269

Auto, vehicles, parts and engines         6,615        7,134         -519

Consumer goods                            7,616        7,691          -75

Jewelry, etc                                176          253          -77
Pharmaceutical preparations               1,202        1,238          -36
Apparel, household goods - textile          726          758          -32
Writing and art supplies                    426          451          -25
Books, printed matter                       344          368          -24
Musical instruments                         102          115          -13
Tobacco, manufactured                       360          372          -13
Sports apparel and gear                      46           58          -12
Apparel,household goods-nontextile          125          136          -11
Stereo equipment, etc.                      156          166          -11
Numismatic coins                              5           14           -9
Glassware, chinaware                         31           39           -8
Rugs                                        129          136           -7
Artwork, antiques, stamps, etc.             275          276           -1
Nursery stock, etc.                          24           25          (-)
Records, tapes, and disks                   362          362          (-)
TV's, VCR's, etc.                           373          371            2
Cookware, cutlery, tools                     70           65            5
Furniture, household goods, etc.            233          221           12
Toiletries and cosmetics                    342          329           13
Pleasure boats and motors                   129          115           13
Household appliances                        455          433           23
Toys/games/sporting goods                   485          462           23
Gem diamonds                                440          390           50
Other household goods                       599          539           60

Other goods                               2,732        2,974         -242
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              Item(1)              Year-to-date Year-to-date Year-to-date
                                       2000         1999        Change

Total, Balance of Payments Basis        575,896      504,273       71,624
Net Adjustments                          -6,696       -9,435        2,738
Total, Census Basis                     582,592      513,707       68,885

Foods, feeds, and beverages              36,114       33,945        2,168

Soybeans                                  4,295        3,541          754
Fish and shellfish                        2,280        2,177          102
Rice                                        663          730          -67
Other foods                               2,790        2,693           97
Fruits,  frozen juices                    2,939        2,861           79
Nonagricultural foods, etc.                 441          365           76
Meat, poultry, etc.                       5,948        4,865        1,084
Wine and related products                   544          568          -24
Alcoholic beverages, exc. wine              399          378           21
Animal feeds, n.e.c.                      2,765        2,376          390
Dairy products and eggs                     543          492           51
Vegetables                                2,210        2,130           80
Oilseeds, food oils                         771        1,005         -234
Bakery products                           1,414        1,319           95
Sorghum, barley, oats                       546          466           80
Corn                                      3,869        4,131         -262
Nuts                                      1,079        1,012           68
Wheat                                     2,617        2,837         -220

Industrial supplies and materials       127,622      106,540       21,082

Chemicals-organic                        12,348        9,775        2,573
Nonmonetary gold                          4,387        3,045        1,342
Fuel oil                                  2,086        1,202          885
Finished metal shapes                     7,850        6,186        1,665
Cotton, raw                               1,682          687          995
Petroleum products, other                 5,229        3,722        1,508
Gas-natural                                 275          157          118
Agric. farming-unmanufactured             1,074        1,022           52
Newsprint                                 7,092        6,184          908
Manmade cloth                             3,708        3,138          570
Mineral supplies-manufactured             2,627        2,174          453
Hair, waste materials                       389          350           40
Finished textile supplies                 1,443        1,250          193
Hides and skins                           1,192          835          358
Cotton fiber cloth                        1,696        1,432          264
Electric energy                             183          209          -26
Steelmaking materials                     1,280        1,008          271
Wood supplies, manufactured                 748          702           46
Industrial rubber products                1,830        1,578          253
Nuclear fuel materials                      816          652          163
Synthetic rubber-primary                  1,251        1,012          239
Nontextile floor tiles                      281          264           17
Chemicals-fertilizers                     3,129        3,718         -590
Metallurgical grade coal                  1,039        1,135          -96
Nonmetallic minerals                        319          287           32
Iron and steel products, other            2,383        2,103          280
Crude oil                                   455          559         -103
Nonferrous metals, other                  1,751        1,472          278
Agriculture-manufactured, other             968        1,056          -89
Natural gas liquids                         646          384          262
Glass-plate, sheet, etc.                    712          600          112
Leather and furs                            674          660           14
Copper                                    1,189          745          444
Shingles, molding, wallboard              1,505        1,408           97
Agric. industry-unmanufactured            1,201        1,264          -63
Tapes, audio and visual                   1,257        1,449         -192
Tobacco, unmanufactured                     950        1,012          -62
Chemicals-inorganic                       3,083        2,714          369
Pulpwood and woodpulp                     3,670        2,627        1,044
Iron and steel mill products              2,744        2,088          655
Plastic materials                        10,393        8,575        1,818
Aluminum and alumina                      2,753        2,487          266
Logs and lumber                           3,297        3,119          178
Coal and fuels, other                       909          961          -52
Other industrial supplies                11,333        9,473        1,860
Precious metals, other                    1,824        1,350          474
Chemicals-other                           9,971        8,711        1,260
                                                              
Capital goods, except automotive        264,812      230,450       34,362

Drilling & oilfield equipment             3,544        3,970         -426
Computer accessories                     32,605       27,336        5,268
Telecommunications equipment             24,410       19,899        4,510
Electric apparatus                       21,154       16,759        4,395
Industrial machines, other               19,843       15,270        4,573
Computers                                 8,663        7,451        1,212
Laboratory testing instruments            3,871        3,187          684
Materials handling equipment              3,480        3,391           89
Measuring, testing, control instru.      11,846        9,651        2,195
Parts-civilian aircraft                  10,222        9,844          379
Wood, glass, plastic                      2,463        2,025          438
Agricultural machinery, equipment         2,558        2,381          177
Business machines and equipment           2,440        2,204          236
Nonfarm tractors and parts                  878          835           43
Marine engines, parts                       512          477           36
Excavating machinery                      4,432        3,832          600
Vessels, exc. scrap                          23           71          -48
Railway transportation equipment          1,053        1,226         -172
Spacraft, exc. military                      18           24           -6
Engines-civilian aircraft                 8,692        8,055          638
Specialized mining                          376          277           99
Generators, accessories                   5,185        4,799          386
Photo, service industry machinery         4,718        4,286          431
Textile, sewing machines                    913          898           15
Commercial vessels, other                   181          187           -6
Pulp and paper machinery                  2,406        2,095          311
Civilian aircraft                        17,712       21,771       -4,059
Food, tobacco machinery                   1,577        1,355          222
Medicinal equipment                       9,999        9,246          753
Metalworking machine tools                5,469        4,602          867
Industrial engines                        9,325        8,917          408
Semiconductors                           44,246       34,131       10,116

Auto, vehicles, parts and engines        60,307       56,372        3,935

Consumer goods                           66,820       59,870        6,950

Jewelry, etc                              1,838        1,715          123
Pharmaceutical preparations              10,551        9,151        1,400
Apparel, household goods - textile        6,694        6,575          119
Writing and art supplies                  4,035        3,626          409
Books, printed matter                     3,192        2,996          196
Musical instruments                         896          757          139
Tobacco, manufactured                     3,024        3,020            4
Sports apparel and gear                     401          324           77
Apparel,household goods-nontextile        1,127        1,077           50
Stereo equipment, etc.                    1,494        1,250          245
Numismatic coins                             75           41           35
Glassware, chinaware                        421          342           79
Rugs                                      1,134        1,037           97
Artwork, antiques, stamps, etc.           3,027        1,954        1,073
Nursery stock, etc.                         214          224          -10
Records, tapes, and disks                 2,884        2,964          -81
TV's, VCR's, etc.                         3,191        2,480          710
Cookware, cutlery, tools                    591          513           77
Furniture, household goods, etc.          1,935        1,619          316
Toiletries and cosmetics                  2,740        2,521          218
Pleasure boats and motors                   984          946           38
Household appliances                      3,753        3,680           73
Toys/games/sporting goods                 4,422        4,271          151
Gem diamonds                              3,289        2,517          772
Other household goods                     4,908        4,268          640

Other goods                              26,918       26,530          388

(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-00-196), Bureau of the Census, Foreign Trade
        Division, September 2000.  For more information, contact Haydn R. 
        Mearkle (301-457-2246) or Nick Orsini (301-457-2311), Foreign 
        Trade Division.           


                         
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