                          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)                                August       July (R)      Monthly
                                       2003         2003          Change

Total, Balance of Payments Basis          57,750       60,353        -2,603
Net Adjustments                             -916         -855           -61
Total, Census Basis                       58,667       61,208        -2,542

Foods, feeds, and beverages                4,273        4,571          -298

Soybeans                                     359          495          -136
Corn                                         416          525          -109
Nonagricultural foods, etc.                   79          115           -35
Nuts                                         145          175           -31
Oilseeds, food oils                           97          127           -30
Fruits,  frozen juices                       338          364           -27
Animal feeds, n.e.c.                         265          275           -10
Meat, poultry, etc.                          686          693            -7
Vegetables                                   258          264            -7
Dairy products and eggs                       68           72            -4
Alcoholic beverages, excluding wine           56           57            -1
Rice                                          73           74            -1
Wine and related products                     55           53             2
Other foods                                  435          433             2
Bakery products                              192          187             5
Sorghum, barley, oats                         63           46            17
Fish and shellfish                           273          255            18
Wheat                                        417          361            56

Industrial supplies and materials         14,057       14,839          -783

Agric. farming-unmanufactured                122          469          -347
Cotton, raw                                  203          470          -267
Chemicals-organic                          1,360        1,487          -127
Fuel oil                                     215          284           -70
Tobacco, unmanufactured                       63          119           -55
Chemicals-other                            1,172        1,209           -37
Finished metal shapes                        715          751           -36
Manmade cloth                                397          431           -34
Iron and steel products, other               228          257           -29
Iron and steel mill products                 310          336           -26
Cotton fiber cloth                           218          238           -20
Chemicals-fertilizers                        337          357           -19
Other industrial supplies                  1,238        1,257           -19
Synthetic rubber-primary                     141          160           -18
Newsprint                                    702          718           -17
Coal and fuels, other                         64           79           -15
Shingles, molding, wallboard                 159          174           -15
Gas-natural                                   94          107           -13
Copper                                       112          123           -11
Finished textile supplies                    170          181           -10
Precious metals, other                       154          163            -9
Pulpwood and woodpulp                        340          345            -5
Agric. industry-unmanufactured               121          126            -5
Wood supplies, manufactured                   71           75            -4
Chemicals-inorganic                          328          333            -4
Aluminum and alumina                         249          253            -3
Agriculture-manufactured, other              111          114            -3
Logs and lumber                              304          306            -3
Crude oil                                      2            4            -2
Hides and skins                              158          160            -2
Glass-plate, sheet, etc.                      78           80            -1
Nuclear fuel materials                       136          135             1
Hair, waste materials                         37           36             1
Nonmetallic minerals                          35           33             1
Electric energy                               46           45             1
Nontextile floor tiles                        25           24             1
Tapes, audio and visual                      123          121             2
Mineral supplies-manufactured                275          271             4
Industrial rubber products                   181          177             4
Steelmaking materials                        240          233             7
Natural gas liquids                           62           54             8
Leather and furs                              87           74            13
Petroleum products, other                    662          644            18
Plastic materials                          1,304        1,284            20
Metallurgical grade coal                      93           70            23
Nonferrous metals, other                     227          157            70
Nonmonetary gold                             586          314           273

Capital goods, except automotive          23,925       24,754          -829

Civilian aircraft                          1,854        2,463          -609
Semiconductors                             3,725        3,988          -263
Electric apparatus                         1,673        1,762           -89
Computer accessories                       2,551        2,617           -66
Medicinal equipment                        1,282        1,340           -58
Computers                                    727          780           -52
Wood, glass, plastic                         196          247           -51
Metalworking machine tools                   405          454           -49
Laboratory testing instruments               409          445           -36
Food, tobacco machinery                      131          156           -25
Engines-civilian aircraft                    901          926           -25
Excavating machinery                         417          438           -22
Business machines and equipment              152          173           -21
Photo, service industry machinery            466          481           -15
Measuring, testing, control instruments    1,105        1,107            -2
Vessels, excluding scrap                       5            7            -2
Nonfarm tractors and parts                    76           77            -2
Textile, sewing machines                      86           87            -1
Spacecraft, excluding military                 5            6           (-)
Specialized mining                            35           32             3
Materials handling equipment                 367          361             5
Marine engines, parts                         61           56             5
Commercial vessels, other                     13            8             5
Pulp and paper machinery                     199          189            10
Parts-civilian aircraft                    1,006          996            11
Generators, accessories                      507          494            14
Agricultural machinery, equipment            341          321            20
Drilling & oilfield equipment                542          512            30
Railway transportation equipment             144          101            43
Industrial engines                           868          816            52
Telecommunications equipment               1,793        1,631           162
Industrial machines, other                 1,883        1,685           198

Automotive vehicles, parts, and engines    6,113        6,811          -697

Consumer goods                             7,445        7,546          -102

Artwork, antiques, stamps, etc.              188          273           -85
Other household goods                        804          873           -69
Toys/games/sporting goods                    434          499           -65
Apparel, household goods - textile           464          503           -39
Gem diamonds                                 457          471           -14
Toiletries and cosmetics                     389          403           -13
Furniture, household goods, etc.             194          207           -13
Records, tapes, and disks                    241          246            -5
Musical instruments                           75           80            -5
Nursery stock, etc.                           25           29            -3
Sports apparel and gear                       33           35            -2
Glassware, chinaware                          28           29            -1
Rugs                                          57           58            -1
Cookware, cutlery, tools                      53           53           (-)
Writing and art supplies                     401          399             2
Tobacco, manufactured                        155          152             3
Numismatic coins                               5            2             4
Apparel,household goods-nontextile           118          113             5
Stereo equipment, etc.                       137          132             6
Books, printed matter                        349          342             8
Pleasure boats and motors                    131          118            13
Jewelry, etc                                 262          247            15
Household appliances                         418          393            25
TV's, VCR's, etc.                            279          249            30
Pharmaceutical preparations                1,747        1,644           103

Other goods                                2,853        2,687           166
                                        
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Item(1)                                Year-to-date Year-to-date  Year-to-date
                                       2003         2002          Change

Total, Balance of Payments Basis         465,694      453,228        12,467
Net Adjustments                           -7,147       -7,551           404
Total, Census Basis                      472,841      460,779        12,062

Foods, feeds, and beverages               34,860       33,000         1,859

Soybeans                                   4,228        3,802           426
Corn                                       3,658        3,892          -234
Nonagricultural foods, etc.                  678          506           171
Nuts                                       1,226        1,070           156
Oilseeds, food oils                          970          875            95
Fruits,  frozen juices                     2,830        2,712           117
Animal feeds, n.e.c.                       2,147        2,210           -63
Meat, poultry, etc.                        5,201        4,793           408
Vegetables                                 1,973        1,968             4
Dairy products and eggs                      485          463            23
Alcoholic beverages, excluding wine          449          413            36
Rice                                         695          543           152
Wine and related products                    533          468            66
Other foods                                3,239        2,952           287
Bakery products                            1,484        1,332           152
Sorghum, barley, oats                        414          447           -33
Fish and shellfish                         2,170        2,144            26
Wheat                                      2,481        2,411            69

Industrial supplies and materials        114,411      103,123        11,288

Agric. farming-unmanufactured              1,297        1,047           250
Cotton, raw                                2,182        1,348           834
Chemicals-organic                         11,475        9,415         2,060
Fuel oil                                   2,303        1,516           787
Tobacco, unmanufactured                      688          715           -27
Chemicals-other                            9,446        8,715           731
Finished metal shapes                      5,970        5,815           155
Manmade cloth                              3,313        3,245            68
Iron and steel products, other             1,908        1,849            59
Iron and steel mill products               2,939        2,112           827
Cotton fiber cloth                         1,865        1,757           108
Chemicals-fertilizers                      2,722        2,628            94
Other industrial supplies                  9,927        9,538           390
Synthetic rubber-primary                   1,211        1,102           108
Newsprint                                  5,688        5,407           282
Coal and fuels, other                        490          648          -158
Shingles, molding, wallboard               1,282        1,266            17
Gas-natural                                  916          589           327
Copper                                       961          734           227
Finished textile supplies                  1,466        1,512           -46
Precious metals, other                     1,395        1,721          -325
Pulpwood and woodpulp                      2,774        2,660           114
Agric. industry-unmanufactured               855          791            64
Wood supplies, manufactured                  587          580             7
Chemicals-inorganic                        2,606        2,645           -39
Aluminum and alumina                       2,005        1,977            29
Agriculture-manufactured, other              904        1,193          -289
Logs and lumber                            2,407        2,367            40
Crude oil                                     93           71            22
Hides and skins                            1,210        1,147            64
Glass-plate, sheet, etc.                     655          635            20
Nuclear fuel materials                     1,184        1,005           179
Hair, waste materials                        296          286            10
Nonmetallic minerals                         281          279             2
Electric energy                              451          155           296
Nontextile floor tiles                       198          200            -2
Tapes, audio and visual                      840          815            25
Mineral supplies-manufactured              2,206        2,032           174
Industrial rubber products                 1,437        1,459           -23
Steelmaking materials                      1,677        1,254           423
Natural gas liquids                          604          368           235
Leather and furs                             573          544            29
Petroleum products, other                  5,557        4,425         1,132
Plastic materials                         10,025        9,317           707
Metallurgical grade coal                     702          668            34
Nonferrous metals, other                   1,598        1,466           132
Nonmonetary gold                           3,240        2,105         1,135

Capital goods, except automotive         189,936      194,344        -4,408

Civilian aircraft                         15,080       18,450        -3,370
Semiconductors                            29,736       28,515         1,221
Electric apparatus                        13,729       14,253          -524
Computer accessories                      19,773       19,501           272
Medicinal equipment                       10,191        9,572           620
Computers                                  5,800        6,132          -332
Wood, glass, plastic                       1,693        1,746           -53
Metalworking machine tools                 3,366        3,457           -91
Laboratory testing instruments             3,366        3,254           113
Food, tobacco machinery                    1,148        1,198           -50
Engines-civilian aircraft                  7,375        7,625          -250
Excavating machinery                       3,511        3,379           132
Business machines and equipment            1,299        1,377           -78
Photo, service industry machinery          3,667        3,616            51
Measuring, testing, control instruments    8,960        8,825           135
Vessels, excluding scrap                      51           53            -2
Nonfarm tractors and parts                   693          641            52
Textile, sewing machines                     692          689             3
Spacecraft, excluding military                24           23             1
Specialized mining                           269          263             6
Materials handling equipment               3,063        2,985            78
Marine engines, parts                        553          505            48
Commercial vessels, other                     84          119           -34
Pulp and paper machinery                   1,607        1,557            50
Parts-civilian aircraft                    8,036        8,050           -14
Generators, accessories                    3,885        4,109          -223
Agricultural machinery, equipment          2,551        2,385           166
Drilling & oilfield equipment              4,053        4,232          -180
Railway transportation equipment           1,026          788           239
Industrial engines                         7,166        7,622          -456
Telecommunications equipment              13,409       14,999        -1,590
Industrial machines, other                14,080       14,427          -347

Automotive vehicles, parts, and engines   52,824       52,621           203

Consumer goods                            58,645       55,982         2,663

Artwork, antiques, stamps, etc.            1,978        2,048           -70
Other household goods                      6,110        5,543           567
Toys/games/sporting goods                  3,674        3,578            95
Apparel, household goods - textile         4,038        4,232          -194
Gem diamonds                               3,468        3,165           303
Toiletries and cosmetics                   2,957        2,729           228
Furniture, household goods, etc.           1,566        1,418           148
Records, tapes, and disks                  1,975        2,077          -102
Musical instruments                          564          733          -169
Nursery stock, etc.                          195          183            12
Sports apparel and gear                      285          295           -10
Glassware, chinaware                         216          329          -113
Rugs                                         459          466            -7
Cookware, cutlery, tools                     452          462           -10
Writing and art supplies                   3,106        3,128           -22
Tobacco, manufactured                      1,253        1,338           -85
Numismatic coins                              38           40            -3
Apparel,household goods-nontextile           896          879            16
Stereo equipment, etc.                     1,015        1,019            -4
Books, printed matter                      2,712        2,645            67
Pleasure boats and motors                    875          715           161
Jewelry, etc                               1,911        1,968           -57
Household appliances                       3,147        3,047           100
TV's, VCR's, etc.                          2,122        2,689          -568
Pharmaceutical preparations               13,636       11,258         2,379

Other goods                               22,165       21,708           457
                                                  

(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-03-161, BEA-03-40), Bureau of the Census, Foreign
Trade Division, August 2003.  For more information, contact Haydn R.
Mearkle (301-763-2246) or Nick Orsini (301-763-2311), Foreign
Trade Division.
