                          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)                                December     November      Monthly
                                       2003         2003 (R)      Change

Total, Balance of Payments Basis          62,935       63,722          -787
Net Adjustments                             -794         -750           -44
Total, Census Basis                       63,729       64,472          -743

Foods, feeds, and beverages                4,936        5,188          -253

Soybeans                                     852        1,027          -175
Meat, poultry, etc.                          629          672           -42
Other foods                                  427          423             4
Fruits,  frozen juices                       369          373            -4
Rice                                         122          106            16
Wheat                                        331          337            -6
Nuts                                         182          189            -6
Bakery products                              190          197            -7
Nonagricultural foods, etc.                   65           67            -2
Fish and shellfish                           287          299           -12
Wine and related products                     78           71             7
Oilseeds, food oils                          104          119           -14
Vegetables                                   267          243            24
Alcoholic beverages, excluding wine           64           56             8
Dairy products and eggs                       67           67           (-)
Corn                                         580          550            30
Sorghum, barley, oats                         56           55             1
Animal feeds, n.e.c.                         264          338           -74

Industrial supplies and materials         15,254       14,650           604

Chemicals-organic                          1,719        1,497           223
Petroleum products, other                    845          656           189
Nonmonetary gold                             382          371            11
Cotton, raw                                  439          360            79
Plastic materials                          1,325        1,376           -50
Chemicals-other                            1,311        1,309             2
Iron and steel mill products                 315          318            -3
Steelmaking materials                        213          213           (-)
Other industrial supplies                  1,274        1,273             1
Fuel oil                                     219          214             5
Newsprint                                    737          735             2
Electric energy                               71           63             8
Copper                                       148          149            -1
Nonferrous metals, other                     223          181            42
Gas-natural                                  182           65           117
Finished metal shapes                        788          785             2
Pulpwood and woodpulp                        405          374            31
Mineral supplies-manufactured                277          280            -3
Agric. farming-unmanufactured                131          137            -6
Chemicals-fertilizers                        330          360           -31
Synthetic rubber-primary                     179          152            26
Manmade cloth                                441          432             9
Tapes, audio and visual                      117          117             1
Iron and steel products, other               255          247             8
Natural gas liquids                           74           44            30
Logs and lumber                              312          330           -17
Aluminum and alumina                         245          269           -23
Agric. industry-unmanufactured               107           97            10
Shingles, molding, wallboard                 163          162             1
Nuclear fuel materials                        15          122          -107
Cotton fiber cloth                           232          236            -4
Hides and skins                              147          145             2
Crude oil                                      2           15           -13
Wood supplies, manufactured                   82           76             6
Leather and furs                              72           75            -3
Hair, waste materials                         38           39            -1
Nonmetallic minerals                          38           37             1
Nontextile floor tiles                        25           27            -1
Glass-plate, sheet, etc.                      87           75            12
Industrial rubber products                   185          188            -3
Metallurgical grade coal                      68           87           -19
Chemicals-inorganic                          326          320             6
Tobacco, unmanufactured                      103           99             5
Finished textile supplies                    191          183             8
Coal and fuels, other                         91           61            29
Agriculture-manufactured, other              122          125            -3
Precious metals, other                       200          173            27

Capital goods, except automotive          25,998       27,214        -1,216

Semiconductors                             4,288        4,064           224
Computer accessories                       2,906        2,880            26
Medicinal equipment                        1,452        1,367            85
Measuring, testing, control instruments    1,308        1,191           117
Railway transportation equipment             156          208           -52
Laboratory testing instruments               435          466           -30
Excavating machinery                         414          467           -53
Photo, service industry machinery            514          543           -29
Agricultural machinery, equipment            295          319           -24
Materials handling equipment                 417          378            39
Generators, accessories                      554          704          -150
Nonfarm tractors and parts                   108          100             8
Pulp and paper machinery                     194          174            20
Marine engines, parts                         53           70           -17
Specialized mining                            36           34             2
Metalworking machine tools                   457          492           -34
Spacecraft, excluding military                 6            1             5
Commercial vessels, other                     32           28             4
Textile, sewing machines                      74           87           -13
Food, tobacco machinery                      128          133            -4
Industrial machines, other                 1,996        1,931            65
Parts-civilian aircraft                    1,041        1,028            14
Wood, glass, plastic                         213          200            14
Business machines and equipment              165          156             9
Vessels, excluding scrap                      10            3             7
Engines-civilian aircraft                  1,068        1,081           -13
Electric apparatus                         1,825        1,856           -31
Drilling & oilfield equipment                475          527           -52
Computers                                    742          706            36
Industrial engines                         1,007        1,021           -14
Telecommunications equipment               1,983        1,821           162
Civilian aircraft                          1,645        3,179        -1,534

Automotive vehicles, parts, and engines    6,951        6,670           281

Consumer goods                             7,920        8,097          -177

Pharmaceutical preparations                1,686        1,811          -126
Other household goods                        825          848           -23
Gem diamonds                                 476          563           -87
Toiletries and cosmetics                     419          413             6
Household appliances                         418          450           -31
Furniture, household goods, etc.             220          211             9
Pleasure boats and motors                    142          128            14
Toys/games/sporting goods                    544          511            32
Books, printed matter                        364          370            -6
Artwork, antiques, stamps, etc.              251          302           -51
Jewelry, etc                                 296          274            21
Apparel,household goods-nontextile           111          113            -2
Nursery stock, etc.                           28           24             4
Stereo equipment, etc.                       116          140           -23
Writing and art supplies                     418          403            15
Numismatic coins                               4           14           -10
Rugs                                          62           56             6
Cookware, cutlery, tools                      63           57             6
Sports apparel and gear                       34           34            -1
Records, tapes, and disks                    312          302            10
Tobacco, manufactured                        176          147            28
Glassware, chinaware                          33           35            -2
Musical instruments                           79           72             8
Apparel, household goods - textile           462          481           -19
TV's, VCR's, etc.                            383          338            45

Other goods                                2,670        2,651            19
                                        
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Item(1)                                Year-to-date Year-to-date  Year-to-date
                                       2003         2002          Change

Total, Balance of Payments Basis         713,761      681,874        31,887
Net Adjustments                          -10,246      -11,229           983
Total, Census Basis                      724,006      693,103        30,903

Foods, feeds, and beverages               55,079       49,616         5,463

Soybeans                                   8,009        5,806         2,203
Meat, poultry, etc.                        7,881        7,003           878
Other foods                                4,914        4,483           431
Fruits,  frozen juices                     4,290        4,038           251
Rice                                       1,082          833           249
Wheat                                      4,014        3,772           242
Nuts                                       1,895        1,657           237
Bakery products                            2,254        2,021           233
Nonagricultural foods, etc.                  960          761           198
Fish and shellfish                         3,362        3,197           165
Wine and related products                    830          727           103
Oilseeds, food oils                        1,419        1,317           102
Vegetables                                 2,974        2,901            74
Alcoholic beverages, excluding wine          681          627            54
Dairy products and eggs                      751          715            36
Corn                                       5,792        5,784             8
Sorghum, barley, oats                        676          675             2
Animal feeds, n.e.c.                       3,296        3,299            -3

Industrial supplies and materials        172,948      156,837        16,111

Chemicals-organic                         17,609       14,632         2,977
Petroleum products, other                  8,633        6,979         1,655
Nonmonetary gold                           4,832        3,357         1,475
Cotton, raw                                3,398        2,067         1,331
Plastic materials                         15,407       14,104         1,303
Chemicals-other                           14,434       13,238         1,196
Iron and steel mill products               4,179        3,219           960
Steelmaking materials                      2,601        1,864           738
Other industrial supplies                 15,044       14,477           566
Fuel oil                                   3,121        2,584           537
Newsprint                                  8,578        8,160           418
Electric energy                              716          303           413
Copper                                     1,509        1,113           396
Nonferrous metals, other                   2,455        2,148           307
Gas-natural                                1,301          995           305
Finished metal shapes                      8,951        8,728           223
Pulpwood and woodpulp                      4,271        4,051           219
Mineral supplies-manufactured              3,308        3,093           214
Agric. farming-unmanufactured              1,741        1,544           196
Chemicals-fertilizers                      4,107        3,925           183
Synthetic rubber-primary                   1,846        1,675           171
Manmade cloth                              5,047        4,895           152
Tapes, audio and visual                    1,345        1,204           141
Iron and steel products, other             2,899        2,769           130
Natural gas liquids                          817          688           129
Logs and lumber                            3,676        3,569           108
Aluminum and alumina                       3,032        2,948            85
Agric. industry-unmanufactured             1,255        1,173            82
Shingles, molding, wallboard               1,958        1,891            67
Nuclear fuel materials                     1,571        1,511            60
Cotton fiber cloth                         2,788        2,729            60
Hides and skins                            1,803        1,751            52
Crude oil                                    124           88            37
Wood supplies, manufactured                  911          876            35
Leather and furs                             870          840            30
Hair, waste materials                        447          430            17
Nonmetallic minerals                         427          416            11
Nontextile floor tiles                       301          297             3
Glass-plate, sheet, etc.                     980          978             2
Industrial rubber products                 2,190        2,191            -1
Metallurgical grade coal                   1,014        1,024           -10
Chemicals-inorganic                        3,911        3,929           -18
Tobacco, unmanufactured                    1,023        1,059           -36
Finished textile supplies                  2,197        2,248           -51
Coal and fuels, other                        797          898          -102
Agriculture-manufactured, other            1,377        1,618          -241
Precious metals, other                     2,148        2,561          -413

Capital goods, except automotive         293,044      290,496         2,549

Semiconductors                            46,158       42,235         3,923
Computer accessories                      31,264       29,362         1,902
Medicinal equipment                       15,753       14,481         1,272
Measuring, testing, control instruments   13,903       13,218           685
Railway transportation equipment           1,737        1,245           492
Laboratory testing instruments             5,127        4,824           303
Excavating machinery                       5,288        4,986           302
Photo, service industry machinery          5,710        5,422           287
Agricultural machinery, equipment          3,791        3,526           265
Materials handling equipment               4,654        4,488           166
Generators, accessories                    6,284        6,171           113
Nonfarm tractors and parts                 1,062          960           102
Pulp and paper machinery                   2,378        2,279            99
Marine engines, parts                        794          759            35
Specialized mining                           418          384            33
Metalworking machine tools                 5,194        5,175            19
Spacecraft, excluding military                34           37            -3
Commercial vessels, other                    159          179           -20
Textile, sewing machines                   1,020        1,059           -39
Food, tobacco machinery                    1,688        1,732           -44
Industrial machines, other                21,650       21,727           -77
Parts-civilian aircraft                   12,137       12,223           -86
Wood, glass, plastic                       2,502        2,597           -95
Business machines and equipment            1,925        2,024           -99
Vessels, excluding scrap                      72          204          -132
Engines-civilian aircraft                 11,336       11,585          -249
Electric apparatus                        21,109       21,373          -264
Drilling & oilfield equipment              6,043        6,562          -519
Computers                                  8,664        9,190          -527
Industrial engines                        10,996       11,601          -605
Telecommunications equipment              20,748       22,208        -1,460
Civilian aircraft                         23,446       26,677        -3,231

Automotive vehicles, parts, and engines   80,135       78,942         1,192

Consumer goods                            89,900       84,359         5,541

Pharmaceutical preparations               20,529       17,348         3,181
Other household goods                      9,384        8,362         1,022
Gem diamonds                               5,479        4,834           645
Toiletries and cosmetics                   4,585        4,140           445
Household appliances                       4,830        4,537           293
Furniture, household goods, etc.           2,414        2,123           291
Pleasure boats and motors                  1,371        1,087           284
Toys/games/sporting goods                  5,678        5,459           219
Books, printed matter                      4,171        3,969           202
Artwork, antiques, stamps, etc.            3,034        2,902           132
Jewelry, etc                               3,051        2,968            83
Apparel,household goods-nontextile         1,350        1,309            41
Nursery stock, etc.                          289          270            19
Stereo equipment, etc.                     1,558        1,542            16
Writing and art supplies                   4,701        4,692             9
Numismatic coins                              63           56             7
Rugs                                         691          693            -2
Cookware, cutlery, tools                     689          695            -5
Sports apparel and gear                      421          445           -24
Records, tapes, and disks                  3,190        3,222           -31
Tobacco, manufactured                      1,883        1,962           -79
Glassware, chinaware                         351          451          -100
Musical instruments                          863        1,033          -170
Apparel, household goods - textile         5,938        6,305          -368
TV's, VCR's, etc.                          3,388        3,955          -567

Other goods                               32,901       32,854            47
                                                  

(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-04-25, BEA-04-07), Bureau of the Census, Foreign
Trade Division, December 2003.  For more information, contact Haydn R.
Mearkle (301-763-2246) or Nick Orsini (301-763-2311), Foreign
Trade Division.
