
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)                 October   September (R)   Monthly
                                       2000         2000        Change

Total, Balance of Payments Basis         66,431       67,836       -1,406
Net Adjustments                            -827         -582         -246
Total, Census Basis                      67,258       68,418       -1,160

Foods, feeds, and beverages               4,016        4,155         -138

Corn                                        369          483         -114
Wheat                                       256          324          -68
Animal feeds, n.e.c.                        327          353          -26
Vegetables                                  247          267          -20
Oilseeds, food oils                          66           81          -14
Sorghum, barley, oats                        59           72          -13
Nuts                                        129          141          -12
Bakery products                             170          178           -8
Fruits,  frozen juices                      330          334           -4
Nonagricultural foods, etc.                  47           50           -4
Alcoholic beverages, exc. wine               53           54          (-)
Rice                                         65           56            9
Soybeans                                    445          436            9
Other foods                                 317          306           11
Wine and related products                    76           62           14
Fish and shellfish                          264          241           23
Dairy products and eggs                      90           60           30
Meat, poultry, etc.                         707          658           49

Industrial supplies and materials        15,098       15,300         -202

Chemicals-organic                         1,446        1,894         -448
Newsprint                                   744          793          -49
Nonmonetary gold                            468          510          -42
Tobacco, unmanufactured                      67          100          -33
Nonferrous metals, other                    195          226          -31
Manmade cloth                               400          430          -31
Pulpwood and woodpulp                       388          417          -29
Chemicals-fertilizers                       313          340          -27
Finished textile supplies                   153          175          -21
Finished metal shapes                       915          933          -18
Synthetic rubber-primary                    131          147          -16
Gas-natural                                  33           48          -14
Mineral supplies-manufactured               313          325          -12
Nuclear fuel materials                      113          123          -10
Leather and furs                             70           80          -10
Other industrial supplies                 1,279        1,288           -9
Crude oil                                     6           15           -9
Cotton fiber cloth                          206          213           -7
Plastic materials                         1,215        1,221           -6
Metallurgical grade coal                    120          126           -6
Iron and steel products, other              275          280           -5
Iron and steel mill products                288          292           -4
Agric. industry-unmanufactured              116          120           -4
Wood supplies, manufactured                  81           84           -3
Hair, waste materials                        44           47           -3
Industrial rubber products                  206          208           -1
Hides and skins                             155          156           -1
Shingles, molding, wallboard                165          165          (-)
Nonmetallic minerals                         35           33            2
Nontextile floor tiles                       36           32            3
Copper                                      124          117            7
Electric energy                              36           28            8
Glass-plate, sheet, etc.                    103           95            8
Natural gas liquids                          79           70            9
Aluminum and alumina                        301          292            9
Cotton, raw                                 225          216            9
Steelmaking materials                       154          141           13
Tapes, audio and visual                     120          103           17
Precious metals, other                      204          187           17
Coal and fuels, other                        90           70           20
Chemicals-other                           1,190        1,164           26
Chemicals-inorganic                         367          337           30
Logs and lumber                             388          345           42
Agriculture-manufactured, other             187          122           65
Agric. farming-unmanufactured               204          137           67
Fuel oil                                    453          359           94
Petroleum products, other                   899          701          198
                                                              
Capital goods, except automotive         31,169       31,684         -515

Semiconductors                            5,356        5,639         -283
Industrial engines                        1,033        1,151         -117
Telecommunications equipment              2,766        2,865         -100
Computers                                   936        1,018          -83
Engines-civilian aircraft                   934          999          -64
Pulp and paper machinery                    234          293          -59
Parts-civilian aircraft                   1,095        1,146          -51
Photo, service industry machinery           504          553          -49
Food, tobacco machinery                     164          207          -43
Agricultural machinery, equipment           264          289          -24
Measuring, testing, control instru.       1,451        1,476          -24
Textile, sewing machines                     95          116          -21
Wood, glass, plastic                        243          262          -20
Business machines and equipment             249          267          -19
Medicinal equipment                       1,192        1,210          -18
Civilian aircraft                         2,044        2,062          -17
Commercial vessels, other                     9           22          -13
Specialized mining                           42           51           -9
Spacraft, exc. military                       3            3          (-)
Generators, accessories                     662          659            2
Vessels, exc. scrap                           7            2            4
Electric apparatus                        2,543        2,537            6
Marine engines, parts                        67           60            7
Nonfarm tractors and parts                  103           95            8
Drilling & oilfield equipment               442          433            9
Materials handling equipment                417          407            9
Excavating machinery                        513          491           21
Metalworking machine tools                  678          655           24
Railway transportation equipment            127          102           26
Computer accessories                      3,955        3,852          103
Laboratory testing instruments              576          467          109
Industrial machines, other                2,464        2,292          172

Auto, vehicles, parts and engines         6,695        6,629           66

Consumer goods                            7,312        7,670         -358

Pharmaceutical preparations               1,144        1,215          -71
Other household goods                       549          605          -56
Gem diamonds                                383          437          -54
Tobacco, manufactured                       308          361          -54
Records, tapes, and disks                   323          364          -41
Pleasure boats and motors                    96          128          -32
Toiletries and cosmetics                    322          344          -23
TV's, VCR's, etc.                           353          373          -20
Furniture, household goods, etc.            217          234          -18
Stereo equipment, etc.                      146          159          -13
Books, printed matter                       333          345          -12
Rugs                                        119          129          -10
Musical instruments                          94          103           -9
Writing and art supplies                    425          427           -2
Numismatic coins                              4            5           -1
Toys/games/sporting goods                   489          489          (-)
Sports apparel and gear                      46           46          (-)
Apparel,household goods-nontextile          126          126            1
Nursery stock, etc.                          26           24            2
Household appliances                        469          467            2
Cookware, cutlery, tools                     74           70            4
Artwork, antiques, stamps, etc.             287          281            6
Apparel, household goods - textile          735          729            6
Glassware, chinaware                         38           31            7
Jewelry, etc                                206          178           28

Other goods                               2,967        2,980          -13
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              Item(1)              Year-to-date Year-to-date Year-to-date
                                       2000         1999        Change

Total, Balance of Payments Basis        642,847      563,466       79,381
Net Adjustments                          -7,533      -10,285        2,752
Total, Census Basis                     650,380      573,751       76,629

Foods, feeds, and beverages              40,130       37,937        2,193

Corn                                      4,238        4,553         -316
Wheat                                     2,878        3,158         -279
Animal feeds, n.e.c.                      3,092        2,693          399
Vegetables                                2,458        2,366           92
Oilseeds, food oils                         837        1,126         -289
Sorghum, barley, oats                       606          522           84
Nuts                                      1,209        1,080          129
Bakery products                           1,584        1,466          118
Fruits,  frozen juices                    3,273        3,155          118
Nonagricultural foods, etc.                 487          407           80
Alcoholic beverages, exc. wine              453          427           25
Rice                                        728          831         -103
Soybeans                                  4,724        3,943          782
Other foods                               3,109        3,009          100
Wine and related products                   621          634          -13
Fish and shellfish                        2,544        2,464           80
Dairy products and eggs                     633          564           69
Meat, poultry, etc.                       6,656        5,539        1,117

Industrial supplies and materials       142,776      119,724       23,053

Chemicals-organic                        13,788       11,143        2,645
Newsprint                                 7,837        6,923          914
Nonmonetary gold                          4,854        3,450        1,405
Tobacco, unmanufactured                   1,017        1,125         -108
Nonferrous metals, other                  1,945        1,670          275
Manmade cloth                             4,106        3,508          599
Pulpwood and woodpulp                     4,059        2,965        1,094
Chemicals-fertilizers                     3,444        4,118         -674
Finished textile supplies                 1,596        1,387          209
Finished metal shapes                     8,770        6,908        1,862
Synthetic rubber-primary                  1,382        1,140          242
Gas-natural                                 308          176          133
Mineral supplies-manufactured             2,941        2,435          506
Nuclear fuel materials                      956          814          142
Leather and furs                            746          730           16
Other industrial supplies                12,612       10,619        1,992
Crude oil                                   461          603         -142
Cotton fiber cloth                        1,902        1,592          311
Plastic materials                        11,608        9,638        1,969
Metallurgical grade coal                  1,159        1,268         -109
Iron and steel products, other            2,659        2,348          311
Iron and steel mill products              3,030        2,356          673
Agric. industry-unmanufactured            1,319        1,404          -85
Wood supplies, manufactured                 829          781           48
Hair, waste materials                       434          391           42
Industrial rubber products                2,037        1,776          261
Hides and skins                           1,349          934          415
Shingles, molding, wallboard              1,671        1,566          104
Nonmetallic minerals                        354          321           33
Nontextile floor tiles                      317          293           24
Copper                                    1,313          855          458
Electric energy                             219          231          -12
Glass-plate, sheet, etc.                    815          666          149
Natural gas liquids                         724          457          267
Aluminum and alumina                      3,056        2,776          280
Cotton, raw                               1,908          777        1,130
Steelmaking materials                     1,434        1,136          298
Tapes, audio and visual                   1,377        1,596         -219
Precious metals, other                    2,030        1,519          511
Coal and fuels, other                       999        1,063          -64
Chemicals-other                          11,164        9,777        1,386
Chemicals-inorganic                       3,450        3,031          419
Logs and lumber                           3,683        3,459          224
Agriculture-manufactured, other           1,155        1,158           -2
Agric. farming-unmanufactured             1,279        1,136          143
Fuel oil                                  2,554        1,424        1,130
Petroleum products, other                 6,130        4,283        1,847
                                                              
Capital goods, except automotive        296,138      257,243       38,894

Semiconductors                           49,607       38,248       11,360
Industrial engines                       10,358        9,852          506
Telecommunications equipment             27,184       22,002        5,183
Computers                                 9,602        8,338        1,264
Engines-civilian aircraft                 9,620        8,950          670
Pulp and paper machinery                  2,641        2,338          303
Parts-civilian aircraft                  11,320       10,911          409
Photo, service industry machinery         5,226        4,807          419
Food, tobacco machinery                   1,742        1,512          230
Agricultural machinery, equipment         2,827        2,633          194
Measuring, testing, control instru.      13,305       10,811        2,495
Textile, sewing machines                  1,008        1,007            1
Wood, glass, plastic                      2,707        2,266          441
Business machines and equipment           2,690        2,470          219
Medicinal equipment                      11,222       10,323          899
Civilian aircraft                        19,776       24,423       -4,647
Commercial vessels, other                   190          197           -6
Specialized mining                          419          325           94
Spacraft, exc. military                      22           26           -4
Generators, accessories                   5,847        5,403          443
Vessels, exc. scrap                          30           99          -69
Electric apparatus                       23,701       18,734        4,967
Marine engines, parts                       580          535           45
Nonfarm tractors and parts                  986          930           56
Drilling & oilfield equipment             3,994        4,363         -369
Materials handling equipment              3,900        3,819           81
Excavating machinery                      4,953        4,259          695
Metalworking machine tools                6,147        5,176          972
Railway transportation equipment          1,180        1,356         -175
Computer accessories                     36,577       30,441        6,136
Laboratory testing instruments            4,449        3,576          873
Industrial machines, other               22,327       17,115        5,212

Auto, vehicles, parts and engines        67,017       62,763        4,254

Consumer goods                           74,186       66,660        7,526

Pharmaceutical preparations              11,708       10,243        1,465
Other household goods                     5,464        4,788          676
Gem diamonds                              3,668        2,862          806
Tobacco, manufactured                     3,334        3,268           65
Records, tapes, and disks                 3,209        3,261          -52
Pleasure boats and motors                 1,080        1,053           27
Toiletries and cosmetics                  3,063        2,813          250
TV's, VCR's, etc.                         3,544        2,792          752
Furniture, household goods, etc.          2,153        1,800          353
Stereo equipment, etc.                    1,643        1,396          247
Books, printed matter                     3,526        3,352          174
Rugs                                      1,253        1,152          101
Musical instruments                         991          846          145
Writing and art supplies                  4,461        4,047          414
Numismatic coins                             79           48           31
Toys/games/sporting goods                 4,915        4,781          135
Sports apparel and gear                     447          361           86
Apparel,household goods-nontextile        1,254        1,195           59
Nursery stock, etc.                         240          249           -9
Household appliances                      4,233        4,093          141
Cookware, cutlery, tools                    665          573           92
Artwork, antiques, stamps, etc.           3,320        2,186        1,135
Apparel, household goods - textile        7,433        7,224          208
Glassware, chinaware                        459          381           78
Jewelry, etc                              2,045        1,898          147

Other goods                              30,133       29,423          709

(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-00-213), Bureau of the Census, Foreign Trade
        Division, October 2000.  For more information, contact Haydn R. 
        Mearkle (301-457-2246) or Nick Orsini (301-457-2311), Foreign 
        Trade Division.           


                         
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