                          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.)
                                        

Item(1)                                April        March         Monthly
                                       2003         2003          Change

Total, Balance of Payments Basis          57,222       58,296        -1,073
Net Adjustments                           -1,026         -973           -53
Total, Census Basis                       58,248       59,268        -1,020

Foods, feeds, and beverages                4,263        4,333           -71

Wheat                                        263          342           -79
Meat, poultry, etc.                          586          634           -48
Rice                                          84          103           -19
Oilseeds, food oils                          126          143           -17
Other foods                                  392          405           -13
Bakery products                              182          195           -13
Wine and related products                     65           76           -11
Fruits,  frozen juices                       334          344           -10
Alcoholic beverages, excluding wine           57           64            -7
Dairy products and eggs                       56           57            -1
Nonagricultural foods, etc.                   77           75             1
Nuts                                         148          144             3
Vegetables                                   240          237             3
Corn                                         437          433             4
Animal feeds, n.e.c.                         266          261             5
Sorghum, barley, oats                         58           42            16
Fish and shellfish                           274          251            24
Soybeans                                     619          527            92

Industrial supplies and materials         14,241       14,432          -191

Petroleum products, other                    702          855          -153
Chemicals-organic                          1,408        1,466           -58
Precious metals, other                       153          209           -56
Plastic materials                          1,253        1,300           -48
Electric energy                               56           90           -34
Logs and lumber                              296          315           -20
Steelmaking materials                        196          215           -19
Mineral supplies-manufactured                279          297           -19
Chemicals-other                            1,177        1,196           -18
Agric. industry-unmanufactured                91          107           -17
Fuel oil                                     306          321           -15
Natural gas liquids                           52           67           -15
Industrial rubber products                   175          187           -13
Manmade cloth                                414          426           -11
Nuclear fuel materials                       132          143           -11
Other industrial supplies                  1,222        1,233           -11
Chemicals-inorganic                          327          338           -11
Finished textile supplies                    182          191            -8
Chemicals-fertilizers                        335          342            -7
Metallurgical grade coal                      89           95            -6
Glass-plate, sheet, etc.                      79           84            -5
Agriculture-manufactured, other              111          116            -4
Wood supplies, manufactured                   70           73            -2
Hair, waste materials                         36           37            -1
Tapes, audio and visual                       92           93            -1
Aluminum and alumina                         251          252            -1
Nonmetallic minerals                          34           34            -1
Copper                                       105          105            -1
Nontextile floor tiles                        25           24             1
Crude oil                                      8            6             1
Shingles, molding, wallboard                 161          159             2
Iron and steel products, other               250          248             2
Leather and furs                              70           67             3
Finished metal shapes                        764          761             3
Tobacco, unmanufactured                       68           64             4
Coal and fuels, other                         62           55             7
Agric. farming-unmanufactured                117          110             7
Newsprint                                    743          734             9
Cotton fiber cloth                           242          233             9
Gas-natural                                   62           49            13
Synthetic rubber-primary                     159          147            13
Nonferrous metals, other                     213          195            18
Hides and skins                              162          137            25
Pulpwood and woodpulp                        388          351            37
Cotton, raw                                  308          266            42
Nonmonetary gold                             321          262            58
Iron and steel mill products                 495          373           123

Capital goods, except automotive          23,040       23,656          -616

Computer accessories                       2,254        2,463          -209
Industrial engines                           859          975          -116
Measuring, testing, control instruments    1,050        1,154          -104
Electric apparatus                         1,681        1,782          -100
Engines-civilian aircraft                    902          988           -85
Generators, accessories                      444          502           -58
Industrial machines, other                 1,646        1,697           -51
Parts-civilian aircraft                    1,006        1,038           -32
Food, tobacco machinery                      138          157           -19
Semiconductors                             3,743        3,761           -19
Nonfarm tractors and parts                    79           96           -17
Marine engines, parts                         69           80           -11
Metalworking machine tools                   430          441           -11
Materials handling equipment                 396          406           -11
Laboratory testing instruments               410          420            -9
Drilling & oilfield equipment                549          556            -7
Textile, sewing machines                      73           79            -6
Medicinal equipment                        1,247        1,250            -3
Vessels, excluding scrap                       6            8            -1
Commercial vessels, other                     12           12             0
Specialized mining                            38           38             0
Wood, glass, plastic                         194          192             2
Railway transportation equipment             111          109             2
Pulp and paper machinery                     202          200             3
Agricultural machinery, equipment            313          309             4
Spacecraft, excluding military                 8            1             7
Excavating machinery                         459          447            12
Business machines and equipment              162          150            13
Photo, service industry machinery            452          429            23
Computers                                    750          718            32
Telecommunications equipment               1,710        1,653            57
Civilian aircraft                          1,644        1,546            98

Automotive vehicles, parts, and engines    6,666        6,661             5

Consumer goods                             7,147        7,303          -156

Gem diamonds                                 366          446           -80
Pharmaceutical preparations                1,756        1,817           -61
Apparel, household goods - textile           497          535           -38
Furniture, household goods, etc.             184          205           -21
Artwork, antiques, stamps, etc.              199          215           -16
Toiletries and cosmetics                     347          361           -15
Books, printed matter                        333          347           -14
Jewelry, etc                                 219          226            -8
Tobacco, manufactured                        152          157            -5
Apparel,household goods-nontextile           109          112            -3
Cookware, cutlery, tools                      53           56            -3
Glassware, chinaware                          25           27            -2
Toys/games/sporting goods                    444          444             0
Musical instruments                           66           66             0
Sports apparel and gear                       35           34             1
Rugs                                          60           58             2
Writing and art supplies                     386          384             2
Nursery stock, etc.                           25           22             3
Numismatic coins                               6            2             4
Stereo equipment, etc.                       126          115            11
TV's, VCR's, etc.                            259          248            12
Pleasure boats and motors                    108           95            13
Records, tapes, and disks                    247          232            16
Other household goods                        736          715            21
Household appliances                         408          383            24

Other goods                                2,891        2,882             9
                                        
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Item(1)                                Year-to-date Year-to-date  Year-to-date
                                       2003         2002          Change

Total, Balance of Payments Basis         230,567      222,170         8,398
Net Adjustments                           -3,602       -3,491          -111
Total, Census Basis                      234,169      225,660         8,509

Foods, feeds, and beverages               17,309       16,321           988

Wheat                                      1,157        1,253           -96
Meat, poultry, etc.                        2,424        2,391            33
Rice                                         372          296            76
Oilseeds, food oils                          535          450            85
Other foods                                1,559        1,463            95
Bakery products                              746          659            87
Wine and related products                    297          241            56
Fruits,  frozen juices                     1,406        1,382            24
Alcoholic beverages, excluding wine          216          187            28
Dairy products and eggs                      224          230            -6
Nonagricultural foods, etc.                  282          222            60
Nuts                                         573          554            19
Vegetables                                   963          959             4
Corn                                       1,680        1,777           -98
Animal feeds, n.e.c.                       1,081        1,082            -1
Sorghum, barley, oats                        209          245           -37
Fish and shellfish                         1,107        1,106             1
Soybeans                                   2,480        1,822           658

Industrial supplies and materials         56,764       50,052         6,712

Petroleum products, other                  2,972        2,111           861
Chemicals-organic                          5,767        4,409         1,358
Precious metals, other                       705          875          -171
Plastic materials                          5,053        4,524           530
Electric energy                              247           80           167
Logs and lumber                            1,201        1,171            30
Steelmaking materials                        777          613           164
Mineral supplies-manufactured              1,116          973           143
Chemicals-other                            4,652        4,280           372
Agric. industry-unmanufactured               388          379             9
Fuel oil                                   1,228          726           502
Natural gas liquids                          351          186           166
Industrial rubber products                   707          724           -17
Manmade cloth                              1,656        1,553           104
Nuclear fuel materials                       653          409           244
Other industrial supplies                  4,993        4,689           304
Chemicals-inorganic                        1,282        1,298           -16
Finished textile supplies                    751          754            -3
Chemicals-fertilizers                      1,354        1,299            54
Metallurgical grade coal                     352          299            53
Glass-plate, sheet, etc.                     330          311            19
Agriculture-manufactured, other              449          640          -191
Wood supplies, manufactured                  298          287            11
Hair, waste materials                        144          135             9
Tapes, audio and visual                      389          409           -20
Aluminum and alumina                       1,008          959            49
Nonmetallic minerals                         135          132             4
Copper                                       444          350            94
Nontextile floor tiles                        97          100            -3
Crude oil                                     25           32            -7
Shingles, molding, wallboard                 621          625            -3
Iron and steel products, other               948          914            35
Leather and furs                             281          248            32
Finished metal shapes                      3,029        2,881           148
Tobacco, unmanufactured                      335          382           -47
Coal and fuels, other                        218          355          -137
Agric. farming-unmanufactured                456          500           -44
Newsprint                                  2,877        2,625           252
Cotton fiber cloth                           936          826           110
Gas-natural                                  370          226           144
Synthetic rubber-primary                     617          539            78
Nonferrous metals, other                     818          695           123
Hides and skins                              602          561            41
Pulpwood and woodpulp                      1,432        1,320           112
Cotton, raw                                  935          686           249
Nonmonetary gold                           1,261          925           335
Iron and steel mill products               1,503        1,038           465

Capital goods, except automotive          93,801       95,538        -1,737

Computer accessories                       9,675        9,760           -86
Industrial engines                         3,629        3,831          -202
Measuring, testing, control instruments    4,466        4,309           157
Electric apparatus                         6,901        7,008          -107
Engines-civilian aircraft                  3,646        3,858          -212
Generators, accessories                    1,856        2,026          -170
Industrial machines, other                 7,009        6,849           160
Parts-civilian aircraft                    4,159        4,003           155
Food, tobacco machinery                      564          623           -59
Semiconductors                            14,448       13,679           769
Nonfarm tractors and parts                   355          317            38
Marine engines, parts                        304          246            58
Metalworking machine tools                 1,679        1,633            46
Materials handling equipment               1,526        1,466            61
Laboratory testing instruments             1,666        1,583            83
Drilling & oilfield equipment              2,047        2,217          -170
Textile, sewing machines                     326          338           -13
Medicinal equipment                        4,978        4,745           234
Vessels, excluding scrap                      16           48           -32
Commercial vessels, other                     40           56           -16
Specialized mining                           123          125            -2
Wood, glass, plastic                         828          858           -29
Railway transportation equipment             499          372           127
Pulp and paper machinery                     823          766            57
Agricultural machinery, equipment          1,232        1,145            87
Spacecraft, excluding military                10           11            -1
Excavating machinery                       1,773        1,738            35
Business machines and equipment              652          723           -71
Photo, service industry machinery          1,823        1,784            38
Computers                                  2,919        3,090          -171
Telecommunications equipment               6,676        7,849        -1,173
Civilian aircraft                          7,152        8,480        -1,328

Automotive vehicles, parts, and engines   26,620       25,571         1,049

Consumer goods                            28,766       27,696         1,070

Gem diamonds                               1,673        1,506           167
Pharmaceutical preparations                6,851        5,530         1,320
Apparel, household goods - textile         2,079        2,096           -17
Furniture, household goods, etc.             761          698            62
Artwork, antiques, stamps, etc.              972          921            50
Toiletries and cosmetics                   1,436        1,370            66
Books, printed matter                      1,340        1,308            32
Jewelry, etc                                 900          957           -57
Tobacco, manufactured                        620          681           -60
Apparel,household goods-nontextile           449          448             1
Cookware, cutlery, tools                     222          237           -15
Glassware, chinaware                         105          201           -96
Toys/games/sporting goods                  1,768        1,741            27
Musical instruments                          261          383          -122
Sports apparel and gear                      145          144             1
Rugs                                         233          227             6
Writing and art supplies                   1,519        1,540           -21
Nursery stock, etc.                           95           93             2
Numismatic coins                              20           26            -6
Stereo equipment, etc.                       474          510           -36
TV's, VCR's, etc.                          1,023        1,447          -423
Pleasure boats and motors                    387          343            45
Records, tapes, and disks                    991        1,013           -22
Other household goods                      2,902        2,731           170
Household appliances                       1,541        1,548            -6

Other goods                               10,910       10,483           427
                                                  

(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-03-93, BEA-03-22), Bureau of the Census, Foreign
Trade Division, April 2003.  For more information, contact Haydn R. 
Mearkle (301-763-2246) or Nick Orsini (301-763-2311), Foreign
Trade Division.
