                          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)                                September    August        Monthly
                                       2003         2003 (R)      Change

Total, Balance of Payments Basis          59,827       57,678         2,149
Net Adjustments                             -762         -916           153
Total, Census Basis                       60,589       58,593         1,996

Foods, feeds, and beverages                4,570        4,313           257

Soybeans                                     484          385            99
Corn                                         508          431            78
Wheat                                        471          411            60
Fish and shellfish                           310          275            35
Wine and related products                     77           55            22
Sorghum, barley, oats                         78           63            16
Oilseeds, food oils                          112           97            15
Meat, poultry, etc.                          692          686             6
Alcoholic beverages, excluding wine           61           56             5
Animal feeds, n.e.c.                         267          265             2
Nuts                                         143          145            -1
Dairy products and eggs                       64           69            -5
Fruits,  frozen juices                       332          338            -5
Nonagricultural foods, etc.                   74           79            -6
Rice                                          67           74            -8
Vegetables                                   250          258            -8
Bakery products                              182          192           -10
Other foods                                  399          435           -36

Industrial supplies and materials         14,123       14,038            85

Petroleum products, other                    774          661           113
Chemicals-organic                          1,433        1,362            71
Plastic materials                          1,346        1,299            48
Iron and steel products, other               260          223            37
Precious metals, other                       185          154            31
Other industrial supplies                  1,269        1,239            29
Manmade cloth                                425          398            27
Chemicals-fertilizers                        337          316            21
Newsprint                                    720          700            20
Electric energy                               64           46            18
Shingles, molding, wallboard                 175          159            16
Tapes, audio and visual                      135          123            12
Wood supplies, manufactured                   80           71             9
Finished textile supplies                    179          171             8
Agric. farming-unmanufactured                130          122             8
Coal and fuels, other                         75           68             7
Logs and lumber                              313          307             6
Gas-natural                                   86           79             6
Synthetic rubber-primary                     147          142             6
Industrial rubber products                   186          181             5
Cotton fiber cloth                           222          218             4
Aluminum and alumina                         250          248             3
Nontextile floor tiles                        26           25             1
Agric. industry-unmanufactured               118          117             1
Glass-plate, sheet, etc.                      80           79             1
Chemicals-other                            1,175        1,175           (-)
Copper                                       112          112           (-)
Crude oil                                      2            2           (-)
Hair, waste materials                         36           37            -1
Nonmetallic minerals                          34           35            -1
Agriculture-manufactured, other              108          110            -2
Mineral supplies-manufactured                270          274            -4
Chemicals-inorganic                          323          328            -5
Pulpwood and woodpulp                        334          339            -5
Tobacco, unmanufactured                       53           63           -11
Hides and skins                              147          158           -11
Natural gas liquids                           51           63           -12
Finished metal shapes                        702          715           -13
Leather and furs                              73           87           -15
Fuel oil                                     197          218           -21
Metallurgical grade coal                      72           94           -21
Nuclear fuel materials                       115          136           -22
Iron and steel mill products                 288          310           -22
Steelmaking materials                        217          245           -28
Cotton, raw                                  173          201           -28
Nonferrous metals, other                     199          243           -44
Nonmonetary gold                             428          586          -158

Capital goods, except automotive          24,704       23,936           769

Semiconductors                             4,008        3,724           284
Computer accessories                       2,800        2,551           249
Electric apparatus                         1,810        1,677           133
Measuring, testing, control instruments    1,223        1,106           118
Generators, accessories                      597          507            90
Medicinal equipment                        1,361        1,283            78
Industrial engines                           945          867            78
Railway transportation equipment             192          144            48
Photo, service industry machinery            504          465            38
Parts-civilian aircraft                    1,032        1,007            25
Excavating machinery                         434          417            17
Laboratory testing instruments               423          409            14
Engines-civilian aircraft                    911          898            13
Food, tobacco machinery                      135          131             5
Nonfarm tractors and parts                    79           76             4
Vessels, excluding scrap                       7            5             2
Textile, sewing machines                      89           86             2
Civilian aircraft                          1,854        1,854           (-)
Pulp and paper machinery                     198          200            -1
Materials handling equipment                 366          367            -2
Spacecraft, excluding military                 1            5            -4
Specialized mining                            31           35            -5
Metalworking machine tools                   401          407            -6
Commercial vessels, other                      6           14            -8
Marine engines, parts                         52           61            -9
Business machines and equipment              143          152            -9
Computers                                    717          727           -10
Wood, glass, plastic                         173          196           -23
Drilling & oilfield equipment                503          540           -37
Agricultural machinery, equipment            285          341           -56
Telecommunications equipment               1,699        1,794           -95
Industrial machines, other                 1,723        1,889          -166

Automotive vehicles, parts, and engines    6,745        6,114           631

Consumer goods                             7,725        7,451           275

Artwork, antiques, stamps, etc.              277          187            89
Records, tapes, and disks                    295          241            55
Pharmaceutical preparations                1,796        1,747            49
Tobacco, manufactured                        191          155            37
Toys/games/sporting goods                    466          435            31
Furniture, household goods, etc.             212          194            18
Books, printed matter                        363          349            14
Gem diamonds                                 472          459            13
Toiletries and cosmetics                     407          396            12
Jewelry, etc                                 273          262            11
Other household goods                        813          803            10
Apparel, household goods - textile           473          464             9
Stereo equipment, etc.                       142          138             4
Glassware, chinaware                          31           27             4
Sports apparel and gear                       36           33             3
Musical instruments                           78           75             3
Rugs                                          59           56             2
Cookware, cutlery, tools                      55           53             2
Numismatic coins                               4            5            -1
Household appliances                         415          418            -3
Nursery stock, etc.                           22           25            -3
Apparel,household goods-nontextile           107          118           -11
Writing and art supplies                     382          402           -20
Pleasure boats and motors                    107          130           -23
TV's, VCR's, etc.                            248          277           -29

Other goods                                2,722        2,742           -20
                                        
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Item(1)                                Year-to-date Year-to-date  Year-to-date
                                       2003         2002          Change

Total, Balance of Payments Basis         525,449      511,034        14,415
Net Adjustments                           -7,908       -8,407           499
Total, Census Basis                      533,357      519,442        13,915

Foods, feeds, and beverages               39,470       37,064         2,406

Soybeans                                   4,738        4,196           542
Corn                                       4,181        4,342          -161
Wheat                                      2,946        2,721           224
Fish and shellfish                         2,482        2,440            43
Wine and related products                    610          519            91
Sorghum, barley, oats                        492          510           -18
Oilseeds, food oils                        1,082          983           100
Meat, poultry, etc.                        5,893        5,371           522
Alcoholic beverages, excluding wine          509          470            39
Animal feeds, n.e.c.                       2,414        2,500           -85
Nuts                                       1,369        1,231           138
Dairy products and eggs                      550          518            32
Fruits,  frozen juices                     3,162        3,041           121
Nonagricultural foods, etc.                  751          568           182
Rice                                         763          610           153
Vegetables                                 2,223        2,202            20
Bakery products                            1,666        1,499           167
Other foods                                3,638        3,343           296

Industrial supplies and materials        128,516      116,429        12,087

Petroleum products, other                  6,330        5,006         1,324
Chemicals-organic                         12,910       10,727         2,183
Plastic materials                         11,366       10,519           847
Iron and steel products, other             2,162        2,067            95
Precious metals, other                     1,580        1,937          -357
Other industrial supplies                 11,198       10,761           437
Manmade cloth                              3,738        3,657            81
Chemicals-fertilizers                      3,037        2,948            90
Newsprint                                  6,406        6,091           315
Electric energy                              515          185           329
Shingles, molding, wallboard               1,458        1,419            38
Tapes, audio and visual                      975          911            65
Wood supplies, manufactured                  667          654            13
Finished textile supplies                  1,645        1,697           -53
Agric. farming-unmanufactured              1,427        1,181           245
Coal and fuels, other                        569          710          -141
Logs and lumber                            2,724        2,685            39
Gas-natural                                  988          681           306
Synthetic rubber-primary                   1,359        1,240           119
Industrial rubber products                 1,623        1,642           -19
Cotton fiber cloth                         2,087        2,006            82
Aluminum and alumina                       2,254        2,220            35
Nontextile floor tiles                       224          225            -1
Agric. industry-unmanufactured               970          880            89
Glass-plate, sheet, etc.                     734          720            15
Chemicals-other                           10,625        9,834           790
Copper                                     1,073          815           258
Crude oil                                     95           76            19
Hair, waste materials                        331          321            10
Nonmetallic minerals                         315          311             4
Agriculture-manufactured, other            1,011        1,294          -283
Mineral supplies-manufactured              2,476        2,299           177
Chemicals-inorganic                        2,929        2,983           -54
Pulpwood and woodpulp                      3,106        3,010            96
Tobacco, unmanufactured                      740          804           -64
Hides and skins                            1,357        1,302            55
Natural gas liquids                          656          418           238
Finished metal shapes                      6,673        6,543           130
Leather and furs                             645          618            28
Fuel oil                                   2,504        1,760           743
Metallurgical grade coal                     775          755            20
Nuclear fuel materials                     1,299        1,136           162
Iron and steel mill products               3,227        2,397           830
Steelmaking materials                      1,899        1,410           489
Cotton, raw                                2,354        1,532           822
Nonferrous metals, other                   1,812        1,642           170
Nonmonetary gold                           3,668        2,396         1,272

Capital goods, except automotive         214,651      219,154        -4,503

Semiconductors                            33,744       32,130         1,614
Computer accessories                      22,573       21,955           618
Electric apparatus                        15,544       16,073          -529
Measuring, testing, control instruments   10,184        9,943           240
Generators, accessories                    4,482        4,643          -161
Medicinal equipment                       11,554       10,793           761
Industrial engines                         8,111        8,728          -617
Railway transportation equipment           1,218          894           324
Photo, service industry machinery          4,170        4,072            98
Parts-civilian aircraft                    9,069        9,056            13
Excavating machinery                       3,945        3,750           195
Laboratory testing instruments             3,789        3,649           140
Engines-civilian aircraft                  8,282        8,670          -387
Food, tobacco machinery                    1,283        1,333           -50
Nonfarm tractors and parts                   773          715            58
Vessels, excluding scrap                      58          109           -51
Textile, sewing machines                     781          780           (-)
Civilian aircraft                         16,934       20,786        -3,853
Pulp and paper machinery                   1,806        1,741            66
Materials handling equipment               3,429        3,397            32
Spacecraft, excluding military                26           27            -2
Specialized mining                           300          300           (-)
Metalworking machine tools                 3,769        3,896          -127
Commercial vessels, other                     91          125           -34
Marine engines, parts                        605          562            43
Business machines and equipment            1,441        1,539           -98
Computers                                  6,516        6,891          -374
Wood, glass, plastic                       1,866        1,953           -87
Drilling & oilfield equipment              4,554        4,776          -222
Agricultural machinery, equipment          2,836        2,670           166
Telecommunications equipment              15,109       16,900        -1,791
Industrial machines, other                15,810       16,299          -489

Automotive vehicles, parts, and engines   59,570       59,310           259

Consumer goods                            66,376       63,052         3,324

Artwork, antiques, stamps, etc.            2,255        2,261            -6
Records, tapes, and disks                  2,270        2,345           -75
Pharmaceutical preparations               15,432       12,754         2,677
Tobacco, manufactured                      1,444        1,479           -35
Toys/games/sporting goods                  4,139        4,046            93
Furniture, household goods, etc.           1,778        1,602           176
Books, printed matter                      3,075        2,969           105
Gem diamonds                               3,943        3,572           371
Toiletries and cosmetics                   3,371        3,079           292
Jewelry, etc                               2,183        2,220           -37
Other household goods                      6,923        6,256           667
Apparel, household goods - textile         4,511        4,764          -253
Stereo equipment, etc.                     1,157        1,144            13
Glassware, chinaware                         247          359          -112
Sports apparel and gear                      321          332           -11
Musical instruments                          643          814          -172
Rugs                                         517          523            -6
Cookware, cutlery, tools                     507          521           -14
Numismatic coins                              42           42           (-)
Household appliances                       3,562        3,427           135
Nursery stock, etc.                          217          206            11
Apparel,household goods-nontextile         1,003          989            15
Writing and art supplies                   3,488        3,523           -35
Pleasure boats and motors                    981          809           172
TV's, VCR's, etc.                          2,367        3,015          -647

Other goods                               24,775       24,433           342
                                                  

(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-03-178, BEA-03-44), Bureau of the Census, Foreign
Trade Division, September 2003.  For more information, contact Haydn R.
Mearkle (301-763-2246) or Nick Orsini (301-763-2311), Foreign
Trade Division.
