
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
                                       2002         2002        Change
 
Total, Balance of Payments Basis         56,891       54,978        1,912
Net Adjustments                            -815       -1,048          232
Total, Census Basis                      57,706       56,026        1,680
 
Foods, feeds, and beverages               3,884        3,901          -17
 
Corn                                        432          484          -52
Animal feeds, n.e.c.                        247          284          -37
Meat, poultry, etc.                         536          558          -23
Fruits,  frozen juices                      353          368          -15
Vegetables                                  235          245          -10
Wheat                                       328          336           -8
Bakery products                             154          160           -6
Nonagricultural foods, etc.                  57           63           -6
Sorghum, barley, oats                        44           48           -3
Nuts                                        141          144           -3
Alcoholic beverages, excluding wine          48           48           (-)
Oilseeds, food oils                          99           97            2
Other foods                                 365          358            7
Wine and related products                    65           58            7
Dairy products and eggs                      70           54           16
Rice                                         88           70           17
Fish and shellfish                          274          240           33
Soybeans                                    349          286           63
 
Industrial supplies and materials        13,085       12,291          794
 
Chemicals-organic                         1,179        1,045          134
Petroleum products, other                   617          497          120
Precious metals, other                      291          184          107
Other industrial supplies                 1,231        1,137           94
Chemicals-other                           1,122        1,049           73
Nonmonetary gold                            285          224           62
Manmade cloth                               424          364           60
Cotton, raw                                 197          146           51
Steelmaking materials                       173          137           36
Gas-natural                                  69           33           35
Pulpwood and woodpulp                       357          322           35
Tapes, audio and visual                     119           88           30
Cotton fiber cloth                          227          198           29
Newsprint                                   655          628           27
Iron and steel products, other              241          216           25
Plastic materials                         1,166        1,144           22
Iron and steel mill products                262          242           20
Chemicals-inorganic                         348          329           19
Coal and fuels, other                        93           76           17
Metallurgical grade coal                     91           74           17
Industrial rubber products                  194          178           16
Nonferrous metals, other                    177          162           15
Shingles, molding, wallboard                165          151           14
Mineral supplies-manufactured               258          246           13
Logs and lumber                             301          292            9
Fuel oil                                    184          177            7
Leather and furs                             71           64            7
Finished metal shapes                       726          719            7
Wood supplies, manufactured                  73           67            6
Nontextile floor tiles                       27           23            4
Hair, waste materials                        35           31            4
Aluminum and alumina                        241          239            2
Finished textile supplies                   191          194           -3
Nonmetallic minerals                         32           36           -4
Hides and skins                             138          142           -4
Crude oil                                     6           10           -5
Synthetic rubber-primary                    133          140           -7
Glass-plate, sheet, etc.                     73           81           -8
Natural gas liquids                          40           49           -9
Copper                                       92          102          -11
Electric energy                              21           33          -13
Tobacco, unmanufactured                      66           79          -13
Agric. industry-unmanufactured               77           95          -18
Agriculture-manufactured, other             134          156          -22
Agric. farming-unmanufactured               134          156          -23
Chemicals-fertilizers                       287          365          -78
Nuclear fuel materials                       63          169         -106
 
Capital goods, except automotive         24,135       24,129            6
 
Industrial machines, other                1,860        1,584          276
Semiconductors                            3,544        3,386          158
Electric apparatus                        1,796        1,665          131
Food, tobacco machinery                     187          147           40
Measuring, testing, control instrum       1,122        1,083           38
Drilling & oilfield equipment               553          519           34
Wood, glass, plastic                        243          211           32
Generators, accessories                     521          495           26
Agricultural machinery, equipment           305          280           25
Railway transportation equipment            105           82           23
Metalworking machine tools                  438          420           19
Nonfarm tractors and parts                   82           66           16
Specialized mining                           36           29            8
Spacecraft, excluding military                8            1            7
Photo, service industry machinery           462          458            4
Commercial vessels, other                    16           13            3
Vessels, excluding scrap                      2            1            1
Laboratory testing instruments              383          385           -2
Pulp and paper machinery                    200          203           -2
Textile, sewing machines                     82           88           -5
Business machines and equipment             178          184           -5
Marine engines, parts                        65           70           -6
Materials handling equipment                369          378           -9
Parts-civilian aircraft                   1,004        1,015          -12
Excavating machinery                        440          461          -21
Medicinal equipment                       1,146        1,207          -62
Engines-civilian aircraft                   880          955          -75
Computers                                   719          799          -80
Telecommunications equipment              1,912        2,010          -98
Computer accessories                      2,402        2,518         -116
Industrial engines                          878          994         -117
Civilian aircraft                         2,197        2,424         -226
 
Automotive vehicles, parts, and eng       6,688        6,244          444
 
Consumer goods                            7,084        6,748          336
 
Pharmaceutical preparations               1,529        1,379          150
Gem diamonds                                438          320          118
Writing and art supplies                    406          361           44
Artwork, antiques, stamps, etc.             215          195           20
Jewelry, etc                                258          238           20
Pleasure boats and motors                    99           80           19
Toys/games/sporting goods                   435          423           12
Glassware, chinaware                         44           33           12
Stereo equipment, etc.                      137          126           11
Furniture, household goods, etc.            176          166           10
Musical instruments                          92           86            6
Apparel, household goods - textile          504          500            5
Numismatic coins                              8            3            5
TV's, VCR's, etc.                           344          341            4
Sports apparel and gear                      37           34            3
Rugs                                         57           55            2
Household appliances                        389          387            2
Cookware, cutlery, tools                     60           58            1
Apparel,household goods-nontextile          110          112           -3
Nursery stock, etc.                          22           25           -3
Other household goods                       684          700          -17
Records, tapes, and disks                   249          266          -17
Toiletries and cosmetics                    328          348          -19
Books, printed matter                       315          338          -23
Tobacco, manufactured                       148          173          -25
 
Other goods                               2,831        2,714          117
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              Item(1)              Year-to-date Year-to-date Year-to-date
                                       2002         2001        Change
 
Total, Balance of Payments Basis        221,539      255,228      -33,688
Net Adjustments                          -3,477       -3,040         -436
Total, Census Basis                     225,016      258,268      -33,252
 
Foods, feeds, and beverages              16,306       16,697         -391
 
Corn                                      1,791        1,720           71
Animal feeds, n.e.c.                      1,095        1,232         -137
Meat, poultry, etc.                       2,356        2,627         -272
Fruits,  frozen juices                    1,397        1,368           29
Vegetables                                  958          975          -17
Wheat                                     1,259        1,226           33
Bakery products                             654          725          -71
Nonagricultural foods, etc.                 222          200           22
Sorghum, barley, oats                       248          271          -23
Nuts                                        559          456          103
Alcoholic beverages, excluding wine         185          211          -27
Oilseeds, food oils                         454          314          140
Other foods                               1,466        1,479          -13
Wine and related products                   246          259          -12
Dairy products and eggs                     229          236           -8
Rice                                        291          271           20
Fish and shellfish                        1,149        1,126           23
Soybeans                                  1,747        2,000         -253
 
Industrial supplies and materials        49,916       56,890       -6,974
 
Chemicals-organic                         4,368        5,037         -669
Petroleum products, other                 2,121        2,575         -454
Precious metals, other                      867        1,111         -243
Other industrial supplies                 4,678        5,023         -345
Chemicals-other                           4,279        4,621         -342
Nonmonetary gold                            917        2,329       -1,411
Manmade cloth                             1,527        1,731         -203
Cotton, raw                                 723          598          126
Steelmaking materials                       603          582           21
Gas-natural                                 225          203           23
Pulpwood and woodpulp                     1,326        1,404          -78
Tapes, audio and visual                     409          424          -15
Cotton fiber cloth                          811          871          -59
Newsprint                                 2,580        2,881         -301
Iron and steel products, other              912        1,002          -89
Plastic materials                         4,520        4,639         -119
Iron and steel mill products              1,019        1,153         -134
Chemicals-inorganic                       1,291        1,627         -336
Coal and fuels, other                       355          395          -40
Metallurgical grade coal                    305          393          -88
Industrial rubber products                  727          806          -80
Nonferrous metals, other                    677          821         -144
Shingles, molding, wallboard                625          662          -37
Mineral supplies-manufactured               970        1,190         -220
Logs and lumber                           1,173        1,314         -140
Fuel oil                                    743          730           13
Leather and furs                            239          326          -86
Finished metal shapes                     2,869        3,092         -223
Wood supplies, manufactured                 287          298          -11
Nontextile floor tiles                      100          118          -18
Hair, waste materials                       135          185          -51
Aluminum and alumina                        944        1,101         -157
Finished textile supplies                   753          723           30
Nonmetallic minerals                        132          175          -43
Hides and skins                             558          644          -86
Crude oil                                    32           62          -30
Synthetic rubber-primary                    537          550          -13
Glass-plate, sheet, etc.                    310          387          -77
Natural gas liquids                         184          235          -50
Copper                                      351          419          -68
Electric energy                              80          746         -666
Tobacco, unmanufactured                     377          388          -11
Agric. industry-unmanufactured              393          322           71
Agriculture-manufactured, other             639          586           54
Agric. farming-unmanufactured               518          486           32
Chemicals-fertilizers                     1,307        1,444         -137
Nuclear fuel materials                      417          484          -67
 
Capital goods, except automotive         95,235      118,375      -23,140
 
Industrial machines, other                6,781        9,185       -2,403
Semiconductors                           13,409       17,975       -4,566
Electric apparatus                        6,901        8,980       -2,079
Food, tobacco machinery                     619          618            2
Measuring, testing, control instrum       4,282        5,259         -977
Drilling & oilfield equipment             2,210        1,916          294
Wood, glass, plastic                        856        1,069         -213
Generators, accessories                   2,019        2,533         -514
Agricultural machinery, equipment         1,146        1,111           35
Railway transportation equipment            368          589         -221
Metalworking machine tools                1,621        2,363         -742
Nonfarm tractors and parts                  317          339          -22
Specialized mining                          125          168          -43
Spacecraft, excluding military               11            7            4
Photo, service industry machinery         1,785        2,005         -221
Commercial vessels, other                    56           56           (-)
Vessels, excluding scrap                     48            9           39
Laboratory testing instruments            1,571        1,879         -308
Pulp and paper machinery                    762          954         -192
Textile, sewing machines                    339          390          -51
Business machines and equipment             730        1,097         -367
Marine engines, parts                       247          243            3
Materials handling equipment              1,480        1,849         -370
Parts-civilian aircraft                   3,985        4,790         -805
Excavating machinery                      1,771        1,971         -200
Medicinal equipment                       4,731        4,986         -254
Engines-civilian aircraft                 3,826        4,421         -595
Computers                                 3,088        3,851         -763
Telecommunications equipment              8,007       10,431       -2,424
Computer accessories                      9,787       14,204       -4,417
Industrial engines                        3,745        4,060         -316
Civilian aircraft                         8,612        9,068         -455
 
Automotive vehicles, parts, and eng      25,149       24,575          574
 
Consumer goods                           27,643       30,696       -3,052
 
Pharmaceutical preparations               5,572        5,327          245
Gem diamonds                              1,504        1,623         -119
Writing and art supplies                  1,499        1,659         -160
Artwork, antiques, stamps, etc.             916        1,667         -751
Jewelry, etc                                930          980          -50
Pleasure boats and motors                   329          370          -41
Toys/games/sporting goods                 1,733        1,925         -193
Glassware, chinaware                        205          141           65
Stereo equipment, etc.                      511          592          -81
Furniture, household goods, etc.            694          839         -145
Musical instruments                         389          381            7
Apparel, household goods - textile        2,062        2,630         -568
Numismatic coins                             26           14           12
TV's, VCR's, etc.                         1,470        1,461            8
Sports apparel and gear                     144          153           -9
Rugs                                        225          245          -21
Household appliances                      1,547        1,718         -171
Cookware, cutlery, tools                    239          272          -33
Apparel,household goods-nontextile          446          505          -58
Nursery stock, etc.                          94           96           -2
Other household goods                     2,727        2,807          -80
Records, tapes, and disks                 1,011        1,218         -208
Toiletries and cosmetics                  1,407        1,416          -10
Books, printed matter                     1,295        1,438         -143
Tobacco, manufactured                       672        1,218         -547
 
Other goods                              10,767       11,035         -269
 
(1) Detailed data are presented on a Census basis.  The information needed to 
convert to a BOP basis is not available.
 
NOTE:  For information on data sources, nonsampling errors and definitions, see 
the information section on page 26 of this release, or at www.census.gov/foreign-
trade/www/press.html or www.bea.gov/bea/rels.htm.

SOURCE: Report FT900 (CB-02-79), Bureau of the Census, Foreign Trade
        Division, April 2002.  For more information, contact Haydn R. 
        Mearkle (301-457-2246) or Nick Orsini (301-457-2311), Foreign 
        Trade Division.           


                         
                                 


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