                          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)                                May          April (R)     Monthly
                                       2003         2003          Change

Total, Balance of Payments Basis          57,583       57,230           354
Net Adjustments                             -887       -1,026           139
Total, Census Basis                       58,470       58,255           215

Foods, feeds, and beverages                4,285        4,294            -9

Soybeans                                     463          640          -177
Oilseeds, food oils                          111          126           -16
Bakery products                              174          181            -7
Fish and shellfish                           270          274            -4
Animal feeds, n.e.c.                         262          266            -3
Wine and related products                     62           64            -2
Dairy products and eggs                       54           56            -2
Alcoholic beverages, excluding wine           57           58            -1
Sorghum, barley, oats                         58           58           (-)
Vegetables                                   242          241             2
Wheat                                        266          263             3
Rice                                          97           84            13
Nonagricultural foods, etc.                   94           79            16
Nuts                                         165          148            17
Fruits,  frozen juices                       356          335            22
Other foods                                  414          392            22
Meat, poultry, etc.                          636          590            45
Corn                                         503          439            64

Industrial supplies and materials         14,283       14,230            53

Gas-natural                                  271           63           208
Nonmonetary gold                             436          321           115
Steelmaking materials                        236          182            54
Copper                                       142          105            37
Chemicals-inorganic                          352          326            25
Agric. industry-unmanufactured               111           91            20
Coal and fuels, other                         73           56            17
Precious metals, other                       168          153            15
Natural gas liquids                           66           52            14
Chemicals-other                            1,190        1,177            13
Chemicals-fertilizers                        353          341            12
Industrial rubber products                   182          174             8
Agric. farming-unmanufactured                125          117             8
Glass-plate, sheet, etc.                      87           79             8
Tapes, audio and visual                       99           92             7
Agriculture-manufactured, other              116          111             6
Crude oil                                     13            8             5
Shingles, molding, wallboard                 164          161             4
Nuclear fuel materials                       135          132             3
Hair, waste materials                         39           36             3
Aluminum and alumina                         252          249             3
Nonmetallic minerals                          34           34             1
Manmade cloth                                415          415           (-)
Mineral supplies-manufactured                279          279           (-)
Nontextile floor tiles                        25           25           (-)
Wood supplies, manufactured                   70           70           (-)
Iron and steel products, other               247          250            -2
Electric energy                               53           56            -3
Finished textile supplies                    177          182            -5
Metallurgical grade coal                      80           89            -9
Leather and furs                              60           70            -9
Cotton fiber cloth                           233          242            -9
Tobacco, unmanufactured                       57           68           -11
Cotton, raw                                  294          308           -14
Other industrial supplies                  1,206        1,222           -16
Nonferrous metals, other                     198          214           -16
Logs and lumber                              276          294           -18
Synthetic rubber-primary                     142          160           -18
Finished metal shapes                        747          765           -18
Fuel oil                                     287          308           -20
Newsprint                                    718          739           -21
Hides and skins                              139          160           -21
Chemicals-organic                          1,350        1,401           -51
Petroleum products, other                    648          705           -57
Iron and steel mill products                 438          507           -68
Pulpwood and woodpulp                        327          396           -68
Plastic materials                          1,172        1,248           -75

Capital goods, except automotive          23,315       23,027           288

Industrial machines, other                 1,745        1,644           101
Computer accessories                       2,352        2,255            96
Measuring, testing, control instruments    1,139        1,047            92
Generators, accessories                      526          444            82
Semiconductors                             3,791        3,740            50
Medicinal equipment                        1,283        1,246            37
Wood, glass, plastic                         223          194            28
Textile, sewing machines                      96           73            23
Vessels, excluding scrap                      22            6            16
Nonfarm tractors and parts                    94           79            15
Agricultural machinery, equipment            328          313            14
Food, tobacco machinery                      147          138            10
Photo, service industry machinery            459          451             8
Railway transportation equipment             116          111             5
Industrial engines                           861          859             2
Specialized mining                            40           38             2
Marine engines, parts                         69           68             1
Commercial vessels, other                     11           12            -1
Business machines and equipment              158          162            -4
Pulp and paper machinery                     197          201            -4
Spacecraft, excluding military                 3            8            -5
Telecommunications equipment               1,702        1,707            -5
Laboratory testing instruments               405          412            -7
Civilian aircraft                          1,636        1,645            -9
Materials handling equipment                 384          395           -11
Electric apparatus                         1,665        1,678           -13
Engines-civilian aircraft                    888          902           -13
Metalworking machine tools                   411          430           -19
Computers                                    706          751           -44
Excavating machinery                         413          459           -46
Drilling & oilfield equipment                500          549           -49
Parts-civilian aircraft                      945        1,007           -62

Automotive vehicles, parts, and engines    6,757        6,640           117

Consumer goods                             7,192        7,171            22

Gem diamonds                                 428          365            62
TV's, VCR's, etc.                            290          259            31
Other household goods                        765          735            30
Jewelry, etc                                 240          219            21
Furniture, household goods, etc.             202          184            18
Artwork, antiques, stamps, etc.              215          199            16
Writing and art supplies                     401          386            15
Stereo equipment, etc.                       139          126            14
Musical instruments                           79           67            12
Cookware, cutlery, tools                      64           54             9
Toiletries and cosmetics                     349          346             3
Toys/games/sporting goods                    445          444             1
Glassware, chinaware                          26           25             1
Books, printed matter                        333          333            -1
Nursery stock, etc.                           23           25            -2
Sports apparel and gear                       32           35            -3
Numismatic coins                               3            6            -3
Rugs                                          56           60            -4
Pleasure boats and motors                    117          121            -4
Apparel, household goods - textile           493          498            -5
Apparel,household goods-nontextile           103          109            -6
Tobacco, manufactured                        145          152            -7
Records, tapes, and disks                    234          248           -14
Household appliances                         389          406           -17
Pharmaceutical preparations                1,622        1,768          -145

Other goods                                2,638        2,894          -256
                                        
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Item(1)                                Year-to-date Year-to-date  Year-to-date
                                       2003         2002          Change

Total, Balance of Payments Basis         288,158      279,018         9,140
Net Adjustments                           -4,489       -4,744           255
Total, Census Basis                      292,647      283,762         8,885

Foods, feeds, and beverages               21,624       20,314         1,311

Soybeans                                   2,963        2,264           699
Oilseeds, food oils                          646          538           108
Bakery products                              919          829            90
Fish and shellfish                         1,377        1,335            42
Animal feeds, n.e.c.                       1,343        1,356           -13
Wine and related products                    359          299            60
Dairy products and eggs                      278          287            -9
Alcoholic beverages, excluding wine          273          248            24
Sorghum, barley, oats                        266          295           -29
Vegetables                                 1,205        1,204             1
Wheat                                      1,424        1,489           -65
Rice                                         468          366           103
Nonagricultural foods, etc.                  379          290            88
Nuts                                         738          692            46
Fruits,  frozen juices                     1,763        1,720            43
Other foods                                1,974        1,836           138
Meat, poultry, etc.                        3,064        3,007            58
Corn                                       2,185        2,260           -75

Industrial supplies and materials         71,036       63,296         7,740

Gas-natural                                  642          301           342
Nonmonetary gold                           1,697        1,260           437
Steelmaking materials                        999          771           228
Copper                                       586          441           145
Chemicals-inorganic                        1,633        1,647           -14
Agric. industry-unmanufactured               499          469            30
Coal and fuels, other                        286          427          -141
Precious metals, other                       872        1,086          -214
Natural gas liquids                          417          244           173
Chemicals-other                            5,841        5,372           469
Chemicals-fertilizers                      1,713        1,681            32
Industrial rubber products                   889          906           -17
Agric. farming-unmanufactured                581          640           -59
Glass-plate, sheet, etc.                     417          393            24
Tapes, audio and visual                      488          515           -27
Agriculture-manufactured, other              565          783          -218
Crude oil                                     38           38           (-)
Shingles, molding, wallboard                 786          783             3
Nuclear fuel materials                       788          543           245
Hair, waste materials                        183          172            11
Aluminum and alumina                       1,257        1,217            41
Nonmetallic minerals                         170          167             2
Manmade cloth                              2,072        1,968           104
Mineral supplies-manufactured              1,394        1,234           161
Nontextile floor tiles                       122          125            -3
Wood supplies, manufactured                  368          356            12
Iron and steel products, other             1,195        1,146            49
Electric energy                              300          105           195
Finished textile supplies                    928          954           -26
Metallurgical grade coal                     432          380            52
Leather and furs                             341          322            19
Cotton fiber cloth                         1,169        1,057           112
Tobacco, unmanufactured                      391          481           -90
Cotton, raw                                1,229          859           370
Other industrial supplies                  6,199        5,893           306
Nonferrous metals, other                   1,016          881           135
Logs and lumber                            1,475        1,468             8
Synthetic rubber-primary                     759          677            82
Finished metal shapes                      3,777        3,598           179
Fuel oil                                   1,518          895           623
Newsprint                                  3,590        3,303           287
Hides and skins                              740          704            36
Chemicals-organic                          7,111        5,717         1,394
Petroleum products, other                  3,623        2,665           958
Iron and steel mill products               1,953        1,317           636
Pulpwood and woodpulp                      1,767        1,629           138
Plastic materials                          6,221        5,708           513

Capital goods, except automotive         117,103      119,761        -2,658

Industrial machines, other                 8,752        8,679            73
Computer accessories                      12,028       12,189          -161
Measuring, testing, control instruments    5,602        5,438           164
Generators, accessories                    2,382        2,571          -189
Semiconductors                            18,236       17,326           911
Medicinal equipment                        6,260        5,949           312
Wood, glass, plastic                       1,051        1,079           -28
Textile, sewing machines                     422          421           (-)
Vessels, excluding scrap                      38           49           -11
Nonfarm tractors and parts                   449          395            54
Agricultural machinery, equipment          1,559        1,475            85
Food, tobacco machinery                      711          778           -66
Photo, service industry machinery          2,280        2,235            45
Railway transportation equipment             615          467           148
Industrial engines                         4,490        4,763          -273
Specialized mining                           163          156             7
Marine engines, parts                        373          329            45
Commercial vessels, other                     51           66           -14
Business machines and equipment              809          891           -83
Pulp and paper machinery                   1,019          987            32
Spacecraft, excluding military                13           13             1
Telecommunications equipment               8,376        9,653        -1,278
Laboratory testing instruments             2,074        1,995            79
Civilian aircraft                          8,789       10,632        -1,843
Materials handling equipment               1,910        1,832            78
Electric apparatus                         8,563        8,820          -257
Engines-civilian aircraft                  4,534        4,766          -232
Metalworking machine tools                 2,089        2,121           -32
Computers                                  3,626        3,884          -259
Excavating machinery                       2,186        2,160            25
Drilling & oilfield equipment              2,547        2,695          -148
Parts-civilian aircraft                    5,105        4,947           157

Automotive vehicles, parts, and engines   33,351       32,297         1,053

Consumer goods                            35,982       34,627         1,355

Gem diamonds                               2,100        1,885           214
TV's, VCR's, etc.                          1,313        1,787          -473
Other household goods                      3,666        3,429           237
Jewelry, etc                               1,141        1,212           -72
Furniture, household goods, etc.             962          874            88
Artwork, antiques, stamps, etc.            1,186        1,146            40
Writing and art supplies                   1,919        1,935           -15
Stereo equipment, etc.                       613          636           -23
Musical instruments                          340          480          -140
Cookware, cutlery, tools                     287          296            -9
Toiletries and cosmetics                   1,785        1,709            76
Toys/games/sporting goods                  2,213        2,190            23
Glassware, chinaware                         131          240          -108
Books, printed matter                      1,672        1,646            27
Nursery stock, etc.                          118          116             2
Sports apparel and gear                      178          181            -4
Numismatic coins                              23           29            -6
Rugs                                         288          290            -1
Pleasure boats and motors                    518          437            81
Apparel, household goods - textile         2,573        2,630           -57
Apparel,household goods-nontextile           552          559            -7
Tobacco, manufactured                        765          842           -77
Records, tapes, and disks                  1,225        1,284           -60
Household appliances                       1,929        1,926             3
Pharmaceutical preparations                8,484        6,867         1,617

Other goods                               13,551       13,467            84
                                                  

(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-03-107, BEA-03-27), Bureau of the Census, Foreign
Trade Division, May 2003.  For more information, contact Haydn R.
Mearkle (301-763-2246) or Nick Orsini (301-763-2311), Foreign
Trade Division.
