                          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
    adjustments 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)                                December     November (R)  Monthly
                                       2002         2002          Change

Total, Balance of Payments Basis          55,575       57,841        -2,267
Net Adjustments                             -922         -914            -8
Total, Census Basis                       56,497       58,755        -2,259

Foods, feeds, and beverages                4,431        4,311           120

Corn                                         554          461            92
Oilseeds, food oils                          113          109             4
Wheat                                        376          354            22
Nuts                                         147          162           -15
Soybeans                                     590          525            65
Nonagricultural foods, etc.                   60           69            -8
Rice                                          87           91            -4
Other foods                                  392          387             5
Fruits,  frozen juices                       337          348           -12
Vegetables                                   250          241             8
Alcoholic beverages, excluding wine           51           56            -4
Wine and related products                     73           83           -11
Fish and shellfish                           221          237           -17
Sorghum, barley, oats                         52           46             5
Dairy products and eggs                       63           77           -14
Bakery products                              181          184            -3
Animal feeds, n.e.c.                         292          290             2
Meat, poultry, etc.                          593          588             5

Industrial supplies and materials         13,746       13,625           121

Nonmonetary gold                             380          321            59
Electric energy                               54           37            17
Chemicals-inorganic                          305          324           -19
Newsprint                                    703          704            -1
Petroleum products, other                    723          594           129
Hides and skins                              146          171           -25
Tobacco, unmanufactured                       82          107           -25
Aluminum and alumina                         243          248            -5
Coal and fuels, other                         53           65           -12
Chemicals-fertilizers                        353          332            22
Nonferrous metals, other                     158          159            -1
Metallurgical grade coal                      89           63            26
Agriculture-manufactured, other              108          120           -12
Iron and steel mill products                 268          277            -9
Precious metals, other                       285          158           127
Industrial rubber products                   187          184             2
Cotton, raw                                  226          174            53
Glass-plate, sheet, etc.                      84           89            -5
Crude oil                                      1            8            -7
Iron and steel products, other               233          230             2
Finished metal shapes                        705          748           -43
Copper                                        95          102            -6
Nonmetallic minerals                          35           36            -2
Tapes, audio and visual                       97           95             3
Chemicals-other                            1,174        1,155            19
Leather and furs                              75           76            -1
Fuel oil                                     361          265            96
Hair, waste materials                         33           38            -5
Logs and lumber                              292          290             2
Nontextile floor tiles                        23           25            -2
Mineral supplies-manufactured                264          261             3
Manmade cloth                                384          434           -50
Shingles, molding, wallboard                 150          153            -3
Wood supplies, manufactured                   75           73             2
Agric. farming-unmanufactured                116           97            18
Synthetic rubber-primary                     144          148            -3
Finished textile supplies                    179          184            -5
Natural gas liquids                          120           77            43
Other industrial supplies                  1,225        1,265           -39
Steelmaking materials                        183          167            15
Agric. industry-unmanufactured               100          105            -6
Pulpwood and woodpulp                        351          340            11
Cotton fiber cloth                           218          253           -35
Nuclear fuel materials                       115          151           -36
Chemicals-organic                          1,268        1,354           -86
Gas-natural                                   89          154           -65
Plastic materials                          1,193        1,213           -21

Capital goods, except automotive          22,185       24,403        -2,218

Computer accessories                       2,469        2,496           -27
Telecommunications equipment               1,530        1,932          -402
Semiconductors                             3,350        3,274            75
Electric apparatus                         1,702        1,835          -132
Industrial machines, other                 1,704        1,816          -113
Parts-civilian aircraft                    1,055        1,066           -10
Generators, accessories                      440          567          -127
Computers                                    718          801           -83
Engines-civilian aircraft                    940          936             5
Measuring, testing, control instruments    1,019        1,131          -112
Business machines and equipment              182          170            11
Materials handling equipment                 346          368           -22
Excavating machinery                         441          410            31
Metalworking machine tools                   357          491          -134
Industrial engines                           904          957           -53
Laboratory testing instruments               387          418           -30
Railway transportation equipment             127          108            19
Drilling & oilfield equipment                484          739          -255
Pulp and paper machinery                     162          189           -27
Medicinal equipment                        1,225        1,257           -32
Wood, glass, plastic                         183          227           -44
Photo, service industry machinery            432          447           -15
Nonfarm tractors and parts                    90           80            10
Specialized mining                            28           28            -1
Textile, sewing machines                      90           99            -9
Food, tobacco machinery                      116          137           -21
Commercial vessels, other                     17           20            -3
Marine engines, parts                         66           61             4
Spacecraft, excluding military                 1            6            -5
Vessels, excluding scrap                      12           38           -26
Agricultural machinery, equipment            304          266            39
Civilian aircraft                          1,304        2,033          -728

Automotive vehicles, parts, and engines    6,403        6,307            96

Consumer goods                             6,954        7,221          -267

Artwork, antiques, stamps, etc.              234          195            39
Apparel, household goods - textile           492          518           -26
Tobacco, manufactured                        160          137            24
Household appliances                         367          374            -7
Books, printed matter                        317          340           -24
Writing and art supplies                     364          388           -23
TV's, VCR's, etc.                            289          335           -45
Furniture, household goods, etc.             169          179           -10
Records, tapes, and disks                    270          314           -44
Apparel,household goods-nontextile           106          114            -8
Musical instruments                           69           79           -10
Toys/games/sporting goods                    446          503           -57
Stereo equipment, etc.                       132          140            -8
Glassware, chinaware                          31           32            -1
Cookware, cutlery, tools                      57           63            -5
Other household goods                        680          728           -48
Toiletries and cosmetics                     331          375           -44
Rugs                                          53           59            -6
Sports apparel and gear                       40           40            -1
Nursery stock, etc.                           21           20             2
Numismatic coins                               4            7            -3
Pleasure boats and motors                     85           96           -11
Jewelry, etc                                 273          247            25
Gem diamonds                                 451          393            58
Pharmaceutical preparations                1,513        1,546           -33

Other goods                                2,778        2,888          -110
                                        
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Item(1)                                Year-to-date Year-to-date  Year-to-date
                                       2002         2001          Change

Total, Balance of Payments Basis         682,586      718,762       -36,176
Net Adjustments                          -10,931      -10,339          -592
Total, Census Basis                      693,517      729,100       -35,583

Foods, feeds, and beverages               49,540       49,407           133

Corn                                       5,793        5,344           449
Oilseeds, food oils                        1,312        1,021           291
Wheat                                      3,761        3,478           283
Nuts                                       1,658        1,410           248
Soybeans                                   5,697        5,501           196
Nonagricultural foods, etc.                  761          650           111
Rice                                         834          750            84
Other foods                                4,491        4,419            72
Fruits,  frozen juices                     4,038        3,985            53
Vegetables                                 2,905        2,867            39
Alcoholic beverages, excluding wine          627          602            24
Wine and related products                    725          743           -18
Fish and shellfish                         3,213        3,267           -53
Sorghum, barley, oats                        673          759           -86
Dairy products and eggs                      714          826          -112
Bakery products                            2,020        2,190          -169
Animal feeds, n.e.c.                       3,316        3,610          -294
Meat, poultry, etc.                        7,001        7,987          -986

Industrial supplies and materials        156,941      160,104        -3,163

Nonmonetary gold                           3,393        4,897        -1,503
Electric energy                              304        1,173          -870
Chemicals-inorganic                        3,930        4,415          -485
Newsprint                                  8,166        8,519          -353
Petroleum products, other                  6,979        7,230          -251
Hides and skins                            1,751        1,971          -219
Tobacco, unmanufactured                    1,059        1,269          -210
Aluminum and alumina                       2,947        3,142          -195
Coal and fuels, other                        885        1,068          -183
Chemicals-fertilizers                      3,914        4,072          -158
Nonferrous metals, other                   2,148        2,300          -152
Metallurgical grade coal                   1,043        1,190          -147
Agriculture-manufactured, other            1,619        1,752          -133
Iron and steel mill products               3,218        3,343          -125
Precious metals, other                     2,573        2,695          -122
Industrial rubber products                 2,183        2,299          -116
Cotton, raw                                2,066        2,177          -111
Glass-plate, sheet, etc.                     978        1,080          -102
Crude oil                                     88          187           -99
Iron and steel products, other             2,766        2,856           -90
Finished metal shapes                      8,726        8,815           -89
Copper                                     1,112        1,185           -74
Nonmetallic minerals                         417          487           -70
Tapes, audio and visual                    1,205        1,256           -51
Chemicals-other                           13,227       13,277           -50
Leather and furs                             840          876           -36
Fuel oil                                   2,593        2,628           -35
Hair, waste materials                        430          460           -30
Logs and lumber                            3,568        3,598           -29
Nontextile floor tiles                       298          325           -27
Mineral supplies-manufactured              3,095        3,119           -24
Manmade cloth                              4,896        4,911           -16
Shingles, molding, wallboard               1,892        1,898            -6
Wood supplies, manufactured                  876          869             7
Agric. farming-unmanufactured              1,550        1,538            12
Synthetic rubber-primary                   1,675        1,657            19
Finished textile supplies                  2,250        2,158            92
Natural gas liquids                          686          593            93
Other industrial supplies                 14,486       14,387            99
Steelmaking materials                      1,861        1,748           113
Agric. industry-unmanufactured             1,193        1,016           178
Pulpwood and woodpulp                      4,053        3,866           186
Cotton fiber cloth                         2,728        2,461           268
Nuclear fuel materials                     1,520        1,240           280
Chemicals-organic                         14,642       14,194           448
Gas-natural                                  994          538           456
Plastic materials                         14,117       13,369           749

Capital goods, except automotive         290,649      321,714       -31,065

Computer accessories                      29,372       37,093        -7,721
Telecommunications equipment              22,218       27,874        -5,656
Semiconductors                            42,253       45,065        -2,812
Electric apparatus                        21,395       23,326        -1,931
Industrial machines, other                21,731       23,543        -1,812
Parts-civilian aircraft                   12,241       14,011        -1,770
Generators, accessories                    6,181        7,562        -1,381
Computers                                  9,198       10,462        -1,264
Engines-civilian aircraft                 11,584       12,791        -1,207
Measuring, testing, control instruments   13,201       14,169          -968
Business machines and equipment            2,039        2,895          -855
Materials handling equipment               4,516        5,248          -732
Excavating machinery                       5,006        5,701          -695
Metalworking machine tools                 5,173        5,816          -643
Industrial engines                        11,564       11,993          -429
Laboratory testing instruments             4,829        5,240          -411
Railway transportation equipment           1,245        1,635          -390
Drilling & oilfield equipment              6,559        6,904          -345
Pulp and paper machinery                   2,279        2,611          -332
Medicinal equipment                       14,512       14,822          -310
Wood, glass, plastic                       2,602        2,871          -268
Photo, service industry machinery          5,423        5,631          -208
Nonfarm tractors and parts                   961        1,016           -55
Specialized mining                           384          434           -50
Textile, sewing machines                   1,060        1,090           -30
Food, tobacco machinery                    1,732        1,748           -15
Commercial vessels, other                    178          184            -7
Marine engines, parts                        760          752             8
Spacecraft, excluding military                37           16            21
Vessels, excluding scrap                     205           76           129
Agricultural machinery, equipment          3,527        3,319           208
Civilian aircraft                         26,683       25,817           867

Automotive vehicles, parts, and engines   78,435       75,435         3,000

Consumer goods                            84,393       88,331        -3,938

Artwork, antiques, stamps, etc.            2,912        4,516        -1,605
Apparel, household goods - textile         6,306        7,186          -880
Tobacco, manufactured                      1,960        2,750          -790
Household appliances                       4,542        4,928          -386
Books, printed matter                      3,973        4,176          -203
Writing and art supplies                   4,608        4,808          -201
TV's, VCR's, etc.                          3,951        4,141          -190
Furniture, household goods, etc.           2,124        2,297          -173
Records, tapes, and disks                  3,221        3,371          -150
Apparel,household goods-nontextile         1,307        1,453          -146
Musical instruments                        1,034        1,139          -106
Toys/games/sporting goods                  5,458        5,563          -105
Stereo equipment, etc.                     1,542        1,640           -98
Glassware, chinaware                         451          538           -87
Cookware, cutlery, tools                     697          781           -85
Other household goods                      8,449        8,485           -36
Toiletries and cosmetics                   4,156        4,191           -35
Rugs                                         693          710           -17
Sports apparel and gear                      446          459           -14
Nursery stock, etc.                          269          279           -10
Numismatic coins                              57           46            10
Pleasure boats and motors                  1,086        1,029            57
Jewelry, etc                               2,971        2,833           138
Gem diamonds                               4,840        4,431           409
Pharmaceutical preparations               17,342       16,577           765

Other goods                               33,559       34,110          -551
                                                  

(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-03-29), Bureau of the Census, Foreign Trade
Division, December 2002.  For more information, contact Haydn R.
Mearkle (301-763-2246) or Nick Orsini (301-763-2311), Foreign
Trade Division.
