                          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)                                October      September     Monthly
                                       2003         2003 (R)      Change

Total, Balance of Payments Basis          61,362       59,705         1,657
Net Adjustments                             -792         -774           -19
Total, Census Basis                       62,154       60,479         1,675

Foods, feeds, and beverages                4,745        4,520           225

Soybeans                                     699          454           245
Fruits,  frozen juices                       393          333            60
Rice                                          85           65            21
Other foods                                  419          399            20
Bakery products                              200          182            18
Animal feeds, n.e.c.                         275          266             9
Dairy products and eggs                       68           63             5
Nuts                                         148          143             5
Corn                                         496          492             4
Nonagricultural foods, etc.                   76           74             3
Wine and related products                     79           77             3
Oilseeds, food oils                          109          112            -3
Vegetables                                   247          250            -4
Sorghum, barley, oats                         71           78            -7
Alcoholic beverages, excluding wine           51           61           -10
Meat, poultry, etc.                          679          692           -13
Fish and shellfish                           287          308           -20
Wheat                                        361          471          -110

Industrial supplies and materials         14,710       14,088           622

Chemicals-organic                          1,524        1,430            93
Nonferrous metals, other                     260          183            77
Cotton, raw                                  235          173            62
Chemicals-fertilizers                        390          337            53
Steelmaking materials                        262          210            52
Pulpwood and woodpulp                        388          340            49
Other industrial supplies                  1,315        1,268            47
Iron and steel mill products                 321          288            33
Chemicals-other                            1,205        1,175            30
Tobacco, unmanufactured                       81           52            29
Copper                                       136          112            24
Finished metal shapes                        722          703            19
Nuclear fuel materials                       132          115            17
Manmade cloth                                441          424            17
Chemicals-inorganic                          338          322            15
Synthetic rubber-primary                     162          147            15
Metallurgical grade coal                      85           72            14
Plastic materials                          1,361        1,348            14
Aluminum and alumina                         265          251            14
Cotton fiber cloth                           233          222            11
Agriculture-manufactured, other              118          108            10
Crude oil                                     11            2             9
Hides and skins                              156          147             9
Precious metals, other                       194          186             8
Logs and lumber                              317          309             8
Industrial rubber products                   193          186             7
Leather and furs                              78           73             6
Wood supplies, manufactured                   86           81             6
Nonmetallic minerals                          38           33             5
Glass-plate, sheet, etc.                      84           79             5
Mineral supplies-manufactured                275          270             4
Electric energy                               67           64             3
Petroleum products, other                    778          775             3
Hair, waste materials                         39           36             3
Finished textile supplies                    182          179             2
Tapes, audio and visual                      136          135           (-)
Nontextile floor tiles                        25           26            -1
Shingles, molding, wallboard                 173          176            -2
Agric. farming-unmanufactured                128          130            -2
Coal and fuels, other                         65           70            -5
Natural gas liquids                           45           50            -5
Newsprint                                    704          719           -15
Nonmonetary gold                             411          428           -17
Gas-natural                                   65           86           -21
Iron and steel products, other               237          260           -23
Agric. industry-unmanufactured                91          115           -24
Fuel oil                                     158          193           -35

Capital goods, except automotive          25,562       24,710           852

Industrial machines, other                 1,978        1,717           261
Civilian aircraft                          2,013        1,860           153
Telecommunications equipment               1,838        1,710           128
Electric apparatus                         1,891        1,808            84
Metalworking machine tools                   473          400            74
Materials handling equipment                 428          366            62
Wood, glass, plastic                         226          174            53
Agricultural machinery, equipment            338          286            52
Computer accessories                       2,850        2,801            49
Excavating machinery                         464          434            30
Semiconductors                             4,035        4,009            27
Business machines and equipment              166          143            23
Medicinal equipment                        1,379        1,361            18
Laboratory testing instruments               439          422            17
Specialized mining                            48           31            17
Marine engines, parts                         66           52            13
Pulp and paper machinery                     207          197            10
Food, tobacco machinery                      144          136             8
Nonfarm tractors and parts                    83           79             3
Commercial vessels, other                      8            6             2
Drilling & oilfield equipment                504          502             1
Spacecraft, excluding military                 1            1           (-)
Photo, service industry machinery            501          504            -3
Measuring, testing, control instruments    1,218        1,222            -4
Computers                                    713          717            -4
Vessels, excluding scrap                       1            7            -6
Engines-civilian aircraft                    905          911            -7
Textile, sewing machines                      80           89            -8
Parts-civilian aircraft                    1,014        1,031           -17
Railway transportation equipment             156          192           -37
Generators, accessories                      543          597           -54
Industrial engines                           851          945           -94

Automotive vehicles, parts, and engines    6,928        6,746           182

Consumer goods                             7,542        7,720          -178

Pharmaceutical preparations                1,605        1,796          -191
Artwork, antiques, stamps, etc.              199          277           -78
Tobacco, manufactured                        123          191           -69
Household appliances                         403          415           -12
Other household goods                        805          813            -9
Musical instruments                           70           78            -8
Toiletries and cosmetics                     395          401            -6
Records, tapes, and disks                    289          295            -6
Furniture, household goods, etc.             207          212            -5
Sports apparel and gear                       34           37            -3
Books, printed matter                        360          363            -3
Rugs                                          56           59            -2
Numismatic coins                               4            4           (-)
Nursery stock, etc.                           22           22           (-)
Stereo equipment, etc.                       144          142             2
Glassware, chinaware                          36           31             4
Cookware, cutlery, tools                      63           55             8
Apparel, household goods - textile           488          473            16
Writing and art supplies                     398          382            16
Apparel,household goods-nontextile           126          107            19
Pleasure boats and motors                    129          107            22
Jewelry, etc                                 300          275            25
Gem diamonds                                 497          470            27
Toys/games/sporting goods                    496          466            29
TV's, VCR's, etc.                            294          248            46

Other goods                                2,668        2,696           -28
                                        
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Item(1)                                Year-to-date Year-to-date  Year-to-date
                                       2003         2002          Change

Total, Balance of Payments Basis         586,689      568,336        18,353
Net Adjustments                           -8,712       -9,396           684
Total, Census Basis                      595,401      577,731        17,669

Foods, feeds, and beverages               44,164       40,952         3,212

Soybeans                                   5,408        4,703           704
Fruits,  frozen juices                     3,555        3,357           198
Rice                                         847          664           182
Other foods                                4,057        3,705           352
Bakery products                            1,865        1,661           205
Animal feeds, n.e.c.                       2,688        2,729           -41
Dairy products and eggs                      618          575            42
Nuts                                       1,518        1,347           171
Corn                                       4,661        4,815          -154
Nonagricultural foods, etc.                  827          632           195
Wine and related products                    690          569           121
Oilseeds, food oils                        1,192        1,095            97
Vegetables                                 2,469        2,408            62
Sorghum, barley, oats                        563          580           -16
Alcoholic beverages, excluding wine          560          519            41
Meat, poultry, etc.                        6,572        5,829           744
Fish and shellfish                         2,767        2,710            57
Wheat                                      3,307        3,055           252

Industrial supplies and materials        143,190      129,663        13,527

Chemicals-organic                         14,431       12,008         2,423
Nonferrous metals, other                   2,057        1,821           236
Cotton, raw                                2,588        1,708           880
Chemicals-fertilizers                      3,428        3,259           169
Steelmaking materials                      2,155        1,540           615
Pulpwood and woodpulp                      3,500        3,358           142
Other industrial supplies                 12,511       11,994           517
Iron and steel mill products               3,548        2,674           874
Chemicals-other                           11,830       10,923           907
Tobacco, unmanufactured                      821          873           -52
Copper                                     1,209          918           291
Finished metal shapes                      7,395        7,266           129
Nuclear fuel materials                     1,430        1,244           186
Manmade cloth                              4,178        4,074           105
Chemicals-inorganic                        3,266        3,303           -38
Synthetic rubber-primary                   1,520        1,383           137
Metallurgical grade coal                     860          879           -19
Plastic materials                         12,728       11,699         1,029
Aluminum and alumina                       2,520        2,459            62
Cotton fiber cloth                         2,320        2,255            65
Agriculture-manufactured, other            1,129        1,392          -262
Crude oil                                    107           79            28
Hides and skins                            1,513        1,435            78
Precious metals, other                     1,774        2,127          -353
Logs and lumber                            3,037        2,983            54
Industrial rubber products                 1,816        1,819            -2
Leather and furs                             724          687            37
Wood supplies, manufactured                  753          727            26
Nonmetallic minerals                         352          346             6
Glass-plate, sheet, etc.                     819          805            14
Mineral supplies-manufactured              2,751        2,567           184
Electric energy                              582          212           370
Petroleum products, other                  7,109        5,661         1,448
Hair, waste materials                        370          358            12
Finished textile supplies                  1,827        1,883           -56
Tapes, audio and visual                    1,111        1,008           103
Nontextile floor tiles                       249          249             1
Shingles, molding, wallboard               1,631        1,582            49
Agric. farming-unmanufactured              1,555        1,314           241
Coal and fuels, other                        629          778          -149
Natural gas liquids                          700          490           210
Newsprint                                  7,110        6,778           332
Nonmonetary gold                           4,079        2,736         1,342
Gas-natural                                1,053          752           300
Iron and steel products, other             2,400        2,303            97
Agric. industry-unmanufactured             1,058          976            82
Fuel oil                                   2,658        1,979           679

Capital goods, except automotive         240,218      243,665        -3,447

Industrial machines, other                17,781       18,126          -345
Civilian aircraft                         18,953       23,179        -4,226
Telecommunications equipment              16,958       18,764        -1,806
Electric apparatus                        17,432       17,863          -431
Metalworking machine tools                 4,241        4,330           -90
Materials handling equipment               3,858        3,763            95
Wood, glass, plastic                       2,093        2,186           -93
Agricultural machinery, equipment          3,175        2,954           221
Computer accessories                      25,423       24,394         1,029
Excavating machinery                       4,410        4,151           259
Semiconductors                            37,780       35,560         2,219
Business machines and equipment            1,607        1,690           -83
Medicinal equipment                       12,933       12,021           912
Laboratory testing instruments             4,227        4,031           196
Specialized mining                           347          329            18
Marine engines, parts                        671          633            38
Pulp and paper machinery                   2,013        1,927            86
Food, tobacco machinery                    1,427        1,478           -51
Nonfarm tractors and parts                   855          793            62
Commercial vessels, other                     99          142           -43
Drilling & oilfield equipment              5,057        5,345          -288
Spacecraft, excluding military                27           30            -3
Photo, service industry machinery          4,671        4,527           144
Measuring, testing, control instruments   11,401       11,053           348
Computers                                  7,229        7,676          -447
Vessels, excluding scrap                      59          155           -96
Engines-civilian aircraft                  9,188        9,704          -516
Textile, sewing machines                     861          868            -7
Parts-civilian aircraft                   10,081       10,105           -24
Railway transportation equipment           1,374        1,010           364
Generators, accessories                    5,025        5,166          -141
Industrial engines                         8,962        9,710          -748

Automotive vehicles, parts, and engines   66,498       65,963           536

Consumer goods                            73,913       70,201         3,712

Pharmaceutical preparations               17,037       14,315         2,722
Artwork, antiques, stamps, etc.            2,454        2,479           -25
Tobacco, manufactured                      1,567        1,664           -97
Household appliances                       3,966        3,798           168
Other household goods                      7,728        6,962           766
Musical instruments                          712          883          -170
Toiletries and cosmetics                   3,759        3,424           336
Records, tapes, and disks                  2,560        2,640           -81
Furniture, household goods, etc.           1,985        1,775           210
Sports apparel and gear                      355          368           -14
Books, printed matter                      3,435        3,315           120
Rugs                                         574          582            -8
Numismatic coins                              46           45           (-)
Nursery stock, etc.                          239          227            12
Stereo equipment, etc.                     1,301        1,271            30
Glassware, chinaware                         283          388          -105
Cookware, cutlery, tools                     570          576            -7
Apparel, household goods - textile         4,999        5,289          -290
Writing and art supplies                   3,886        3,915           -29
Apparel,household goods-nontextile         1,129        1,088            41
Pleasure boats and motors                  1,111          901           210
Jewelry, etc                               2,486        2,465            20
Gem diamonds                               4,437        3,998           440
Toys/games/sporting goods                  4,636        4,509           127
TV's, VCR's, etc.                          2,662        3,325          -663

Other goods                               27,417       27,287           130
                                                  

(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-03-191, BEA-03-50), Bureau of the Census, Foreign
Trade Division, October 2003.  For more information, contact Haydn R.
Mearkle (301-763-2246) or Nick Orsini (301-763-2311), Foreign
Trade Division.
