                          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)                                January      December (R)  Monthly
                                       2004         2003          Change

Total, Balance of Payments Basis          61,907       62,962        -1,055
Net Adjustments                             -975         -790          -185
Total, Census Basis                       62,882       63,752          -870

Foods, feeds, and beverages                4,563        4,952          -389

Meat, poultry, etc.                          379          634          -255
Soybeans                                     667          852          -186
Corn                                         553          579           -26
Rice                                         102          121           -19
Other foods                                  409          428           -19
Animal feeds, n.e.c.                         246          264           -19
Alcoholic beverages, excluding wine           48           64           -15
Dairy products and eggs                       53           67           -15
Fish and shellfish                           280          287            -7
Oilseeds, food oils                          101          107            -6
Wine and related products                     73           78            -5
Bakery products                              189          190            -1
Nuts                                         181          182            -1
Nonagricultural foods, etc.                   66           65             0
Sorghum, barley, oats                         70           60            10
Fruits,  frozen juices                       387          369            18
Vegetables                                   289          266            23
Wheat                                        470          336           134

Industrial supplies and materials         15,208       15,275           -67

Other industrial supplies                  1,063        1,276          -213
Petroleum products, other                    718          864          -146
Cotton, raw                                  339          439          -100
Chemicals-other                            1,236        1,321           -85
Fuel oil                                     163          219           -56
Gas-natural                                  137          182           -45
Coal and fuels, other                         46           91           -45
Chemicals-organic                          1,680        1,720           -40
Pulpwood and woodpulp                        364          398           -34
Chemicals-inorganic                          298          323           -25
Finished metal shapes                        767          789           -22
Nonferrous metals, other                     206          223           -16
Finished textile supplies                    178          191           -12
Agric. industry-unmanufactured                95          108           -12
Hides and skins                              137          147           -11
Agriculture-manufactured, other              114          122            -8
Nonmetallic minerals                          31           38            -6
Wood supplies, manufactured                   81           82            -2
Iron and steel products, other               254          255            -1
Tobacco, unmanufactured                      103          103             0
Tapes, audio and visual                      118          118             0
Hair, waste materials                         39           38             0
Crude oil                                      4            2             2
Synthetic rubber-primary                     179          177             2
Nontextile floor tiles                        28           25             2
Copper                                       151          148             3
Logs and lumber                              315          312             3
Industrial rubber products                   190          185             5
Cotton fiber cloth                           238          232             5
Natural gas liquids                           79           71             8
Glass-plate, sheet, etc.                      98           87            11
Chemicals-fertilizers                        341          330            11
Newsprint                                    749          737            11
Agric. farming-unmanufactured                145          131            13
Shingles, molding, wallboard                 176          163            14
Mineral supplies-manufactured                295          278            18
Manmade cloth                                463          442            22
Precious metals, other                       218          195            24
Steelmaking materials                        246          219            27
Aluminum and alumina                         280          246            34
Electric energy                              106           71            35
Nonmonetary gold                             420          382            38
Metallurgical grade coal                     110           68            42
Iron and steel mill products                 365          315            50
Leather and furs                             135           72            63
Nuclear fuel materials                       120           15           104
Plastic materials                          1,592        1,327           265

Capital goods, except automotive          25,803       26,002          -198

Semiconductors                             4,024        4,287          -264
Engines-civilian aircraft                    955        1,059          -104
Medicinal equipment                        1,350        1,450          -100
Generators, accessories                      474          557           -83
Measuring, testing, control instruments    1,226        1,307           -81
Computer accessories                       2,842        2,905           -63
Industrial engines                           975        1,007           -32
Commercial vessels, other                     13           32           -19
Marine engines, parts                         41           53           -11
Photo, service industry machinery            505          514            -9
Specialized mining                            32           38            -6
Railway transportation equipment             151          157            -5
Vessels, excluding scrap                       5           10            -5
Spacecraft, excluding military                 4            9            -5
Nonfarm tractors and parts                   107          108            -2
Agricultural machinery, equipment            296          295             1
Food, tobacco machinery                      137          129             9
Laboratory testing instruments               440          429            10
Business machines and equipment              179          167            12
Materials handling equipment                 432          418            14
Textile, sewing machines                      88           74            14
Electric apparatus                         1,866        1,839            27
Pulp and paper machinery                     223          192            30
Drilling & oilfield equipment                504          473            31
Parts-civilian aircraft                    1,068        1,035            32
Computers                                    781          744            37
Excavating machinery                         454          415            39
Metalworking machine tools                   505          458            47
Industrial machines, other                 2,051        1,998            52
Telecommunications equipment               2,049        1,983            65
Wood, glass, plastic                         288          215            73
Civilian aircraft                          1,744        1,644            99

Automotive vehicles, parts, and engines    6,776        6,937          -162

Consumer goods                             7,747        7,915          -169

TV's, VCR's, etc.                            259          373          -113
Tobacco, manufactured                        125          176           -51
Writing and art supplies                     372          419           -47
Toys/games/sporting goods                    500          543           -43
Records, tapes, and disks                    273          312           -39
Gem diamonds                                 442          477           -34
Pleasure boats and motors                    126          141           -15
Furniture, household goods, etc.             207          220           -14
Books, printed matter                        351          364           -13
Artwork, antiques, stamps, etc.              239          251           -12
Household appliances                         410          420           -10
Apparel,household goods-nontextile           104          111            -6
Nursery stock, etc.                           23           28            -5
Musical instruments                           76           79            -3
Cookware, cutlery, tools                      61           63            -2
Glassware, chinaware                          30           31            -1
Rugs                                          63           63             0
Toiletries and cosmetics                     422          422             0
Numismatic coins                               7            4             4
Sports apparel and gear                       40           33             7
Stereo equipment, etc.                       123          116             7
Apparel, household goods - textile           477          463            15
Jewelry, etc                                 318          295            23
Other household goods                        855          827            28
Pharmaceutical preparations                1,843        1,685           158

Other goods                                2,785        2,671           115
                                        
                               _________________

Item(1)                                Year-to-date Year-to-date  Year-to-date
                                       2004         2003          Change

Total, Balance of Payments Basis          61,907       57,156         4,750
Net Adjustments                             -975         -747          -228
Total, Census Basis                       62,882       57,903         4,978

Foods, feeds, and beverages                4,563        4,434           129

Meat, poultry, etc.                          379          586          -207
Soybeans                                     667          729           -62
Corn                                         553          433           120
Rice                                         102           85            16
Other foods                                  409          381            28
Animal feeds, n.e.c.                         246          308           -62
Alcoholic beverages, excluding wine           48           40             9
Dairy products and eggs                       53           56            -4
Fish and shellfish                           280          244            36
Oilseeds, food oils                          101          136           -35
Wine and related products                     73           70             2
Bakery products                              189          186             3
Nuts                                         181          143            39
Nonagricultural foods, etc.                   66           60             6
Sorghum, barley, oats                         70           60            10
Fruits,  frozen juices                       387          364            24
Vegetables                                   289          247            43
Wheat                                        470          307           163

Industrial supplies and materials         15,208       14,077         1,131

Other industrial supplies                  1,063        1,289          -226
Petroleum products, other                    718          702            16
Cotton, raw                                  339          188           151
Chemicals-other                            1,236        1,150            86
Fuel oil                                     163          316          -153
Gas-natural                                  137           98            38
Coal and fuels, other                         46           58           -13
Chemicals-organic                          1,680        1,383           297
Pulpwood and woodpulp                        364          351            14
Chemicals-inorganic                          298          336           -39
Finished metal shapes                        767          750            16
Nonferrous metals, other                     206          206             1
Finished textile supplies                    178          190           -12
Agric. industry-unmanufactured                95           91             4
Hides and skins                              137          143            -7
Agriculture-manufactured, other              114          107             7
Nonmetallic minerals                          31           34            -3
Wood supplies, manufactured                   81           78             3
Iron and steel products, other               254          228            26
Tobacco, unmanufactured                      103          108            -5
Tapes, audio and visual                      118          102            16
Hair, waste materials                         39           35             4
Crude oil                                      4            8            -4
Synthetic rubber-primary                     179          153            26
Nontextile floor tiles                        28           26             2
Copper                                       151          103            48
Logs and lumber                              315          286            28
Industrial rubber products                   190          170            21
Cotton fiber cloth                           238          238             0
Natural gas liquids                           79          107           -28
Glass-plate, sheet, etc.                      98           89             8
Chemicals-fertilizers                        341          349            -8
Newsprint                                    749          709            39
Agric. farming-unmanufactured                145          106            39
Shingles, molding, wallboard                 176          149            28
Mineral supplies-manufactured                295          275            20
Manmade cloth                                463          432            31
Precious metals, other                       218          169            50
Steelmaking materials                        246          170            76
Aluminum and alumina                         280          260            20
Electric energy                              106           43            63
Nonmonetary gold                             420          367            53
Metallurgical grade coal                     110           77            33
Iron and steel mill products                 365          320            45
Leather and furs                             135           72            63
Nuclear fuel materials                       120          235          -116
Plastic materials                          1,592        1,219           373

Capital goods, except automotive          25,803       22,922         2,882

Semiconductors                             4,024        3,471           552
Engines-civilian aircraft                    955          930            25
Medicinal equipment                        1,350        1,246           105
Generators, accessories                      474          465             9
Measuring, testing, control instruments    1,226        1,142            84
Computer accessories                       2,842        2,550           292
Industrial engines                           975          897            77
Commercial vessels, other                     13           11             2
Marine engines, parts                         41           60           -18
Photo, service industry machinery            505          483            21
Specialized mining                            32           25             7
Railway transportation equipment             151          165           -13
Vessels, excluding scrap                       5            2             3
Spacecraft, excluding military                 4            1             3
Nonfarm tractors and parts                   107           89            18
Agricultural machinery, equipment            296          320           -25
Food, tobacco machinery                      137          125            12
Laboratory testing instruments               440          418            21
Business machines and equipment              179          182            -4
Materials handling equipment                 432          369            63
Textile, sewing machines                      88           94            -6
Electric apparatus                         1,866        1,721           145
Pulp and paper machinery                     223          215             7
Drilling & oilfield equipment                504          421            82
Parts-civilian aircraft                    1,068        1,072            -4
Computers                                    781          777             3
Excavating machinery                         454          403            51
Metalworking machine tools                   505          397           108
Industrial machines, other                 2,051        1,708           343
Telecommunications equipment               2,049        1,624           425
Wood, glass, plastic                         288          216            71
Civilian aircraft                          1,744        1,322           422

Automotive vehicles, parts, and engines    6,776        6,643           132

Consumer goods                             7,747        7,319           428

TV's, VCR's, etc.                            259          268            -8
Tobacco, manufactured                        125          149           -24
Writing and art supplies                     372          368             4
Toys/games/sporting goods                    500          446            54
Records, tapes, and disks                    273          268             5
Gem diamonds                                 442          418            24
Pleasure boats and motors                    126           90            36
Furniture, household goods, etc.             207          184            22
Books, printed matter                        351          333            17
Artwork, antiques, stamps, etc.              239          266           -27
Household appliances                         410          388            21
Apparel,household goods-nontextile           104          115           -11
Nursery stock, etc.                           23           23             0
Musical instruments                           76           66            10
Cookware, cutlery, tools                      61           58             3
Glassware, chinaware                          30           27             3
Rugs                                          63           57             6
Toiletries and cosmetics                     422          369            53
Numismatic coins                               7            4             3
Sports apparel and gear                       40           41            -1
Stereo equipment, etc.                       123          109            15
Apparel, household goods - textile           477          534           -56
Jewelry, etc                                 318          247            71
Other household goods                        855          742           113
Pharmaceutical preparations                1,843        1,748            95

Other goods                                2,785        2,509           277
                                                  

(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-04-38, BEA-04-10), Bureau of the Census, Foreign
Trade Division, January 2004.  For more information, contact Haydn R.
Mearkle (301-763-2246) or Nick Orsini (301-763-2311), Foreign
Trade Division.
