                          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)                                March        February      Monthly
                                       2004         2004 (R)      Change

Total, Balance of Payments Basis          67,190       64,908         2,282
Net Adjustments                           -1,174         -966          -208
Total, Census Basis                       68,363       65,874         2,490

Foods, feeds, and beverages                4,824        4,713           111

Corn                                         592          540            53
Meat, poultry, etc.                          422          381            41
Soybeans                                     606          573            34
Other foods                                  454          421            33
Dairy products and eggs                       87           59            29
Animal feeds, n.e.c.                         261          234            27
Oilseeds, food oils                          108           95            13
Wine and related products                     86           73            12
Nonagricultural foods, etc.                   87           75            12
Bakery products                              216          207             9
Wheat                                        493          485             8
Nuts                                         208          203             6
Alcoholic beverages, excluding wine           70           70           (-)
Sorghum, barley, oats                         61           63            -2
Vegetables                                   258          266            -8
Rice                                         121          145           -24
Fruits,  frozen juices                       382          407           -25
Fish and shellfish                           313          418          -105

Industrial supplies and materials         16,916       15,915         1,001

Fuel oil                                     412          293           120
Petroleum products, other                    884          776           108
Cotton, raw                                  481          384            97
Nuclear fuel materials                       190           98            91
Metallurgical grade coal                     170           86            84
Steelmaking materials                        320          265            54
Other industrial supplies                  1,163        1,110            53
Chemicals-other                            1,286        1,236            50
Newsprint                                    791          742            49
Copper                                       216          171            45
Coal and fuels, other                         84           42            42
Chemicals-organic                          1,698        1,657            41
Manmade cloth                                464          430            34
Electric energy                              113           82            31
Chemicals-inorganic                          397          369            28
Mineral supplies-manufactured                316          291            25
Agriculture-manufactured, other              137          117            20
Nonferrous metals, other                     260          240            20
Finished metal shapes                        832          812            20
Precious metals, other                       232          215            17
Nonmonetary gold                             345          328            17
Cotton fiber cloth                           258          241            16
Crude oil                                     20            4            16
Logs and lumber                              356          342            14
Chemicals-fertilizers                        423          409            14
Iron and steel products, other               303          291            13
Hides and skins                              159          148            11
Aluminum and alumina                         313          303            10
Nonmetallic minerals                          43           36             8
Finished textile supplies                    187          181             7
Wood supplies, manufactured                   87           81             7
Iron and steel mill products                 412          407             5
Hair, waste materials                         42           40             2
Industrial rubber products                   196          196           (-)
Plastic materials                          1,697        1,697           (-)
Tapes, audio and visual                      123          125            -3
Natural gas liquids                           58           62            -4
Glass-plate, sheet, etc.                      88           92            -4
Nontextile floor tiles                        25           30            -5
Synthetic rubber-primary                     174          179            -5
Gas-natural                                  176          184            -8
Shingles, molding, wallboard                 190          203           -13
Agric. industry-unmanufactured               104          121           -16
Leather and furs                              86          102           -16
Tobacco, unmanufactured                       82           99           -16
Pulpwood and woodpulp                        388          423           -35
Agric. farming-unmanufactured                132          177           -45

Capital goods, except automotive          27,741       27,290           451

Telecommunications equipment               2,113        1,771           342
Generators, accessories                      704          498           206
Semiconductors                             4,305        4,191           114
Computer accessories                       2,767        2,680            87
Industrial engines                         1,101        1,016            85
Electric apparatus                         2,025        1,942            82
Materials handling equipment                 493          437            56
Engines-civilian aircraft                  1,078        1,024            54
Metalworking machine tools                   601          554            47
Measuring, testing, control instruments    1,459        1,414            45
Agricultural machinery, equipment            356          319            36
Photo, service industry machinery            502          494             8
Specialized mining                            38           31             7
Marine engines, parts                         62           56             5
Railway transportation equipment             153          151             3
Spacecraft, excluding military                 4            1             2
Nonfarm tractors and parts                   135          133             2
Food, tobacco machinery                      159          158           (-)
Vessels, excluding scrap                       3            3           (-)
Parts-civilian aircraft                    1,040        1,041            -1
Commercial vessels, other                     24           26            -2
Pulp and paper machinery                     203          216           -14
Laboratory testing instruments               485          500           -14
Business machines and equipment              158          173           -15
Textile, sewing machines                      82          102           -20
Excavating machinery                         504          526           -22
Medicinal equipment                        1,422        1,452           -29
Wood, glass, plastic                         237          267           -29
Computers                                    689          764           -75
Civilian aircraft                          2,129        2,214           -85
Drilling & oilfield equipment                533          727          -194
Industrial machines, other                 2,180        2,410          -230

Automotive vehicles, parts, and engines    7,245        7,038           207

Consumer goods                             8,620        8,070           550

Pharmaceutical preparations                2,489        1,957           532
Pleasure boats and motors                    180          139            41
Tobacco, manufactured                        163          127            35
Apparel, household goods - textile           471          452            19
Toys/games/sporting goods                    532          514            18
Writing and art supplies                     408          397            11
Cookware, cutlery, tools                      68           59             9
Household appliances                         412          405             6
Stereo equipment, etc.                       137          133             5
Rugs                                          67           63             4
Apparel,household goods-nontextile           119          116             2
Records, tapes, and disks                    281          278             2
Furniture, household goods, etc.             215          214             1
Sports apparel and gear                       37           37             1
Nursery stock, etc.                           25           27            -2
Numismatic coins                               4            6            -2
Other household goods                        833          836            -2
Books, printed matter                        357          360            -3
Glassware, chinaware                          31           34            -3
Artwork, antiques, stamps, etc.              252          255            -4
Musical instruments                           80           85            -5
Jewelry, etc                                 278          292           -15
TV's, VCR's, etc.                            278          305           -27
Toiletries and cosmetics                     410          444           -34
Gem diamonds                                 494          535           -41

Other goods                                3,018        2,848           169
                                        
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Item(1)                                Year-to-date Year-to-date  Year-to-date
                                       2004         2003          Change

Total, Balance of Payments Basis         173,386                     20,592
Net Adjustments                           -2,576                       -542
Total, Census Basis                      175,962                     21,134

Foods, feeds, and beverages               13,282                        862

Corn                                       1,243                        451
Meat, poultry, etc.                        1,840                       -663
Soybeans                                   2,077                       -192
Other foods                                1,169                        112
Dairy products and eggs                      168                         30
Animal feeds, n.e.c.                         816                        -76
Oilseeds, food oils                          410                       -110
Wine and related products                    230                          2
Nonagricultural foods, etc.                  206                         22
Bakery products                              564                         47
Wheat                                        906                        543
Nuts                                         427                        165
Alcoholic beverages, excluding wine          159                         29
Sorghum, barley, oats                        152                         38
Vegetables                                   721                         93
Rice                                         290                         88
Fruits,  frozen juices                     1,070                        105
Fish and shellfish                           835                        176

Industrial supplies and materials         42,467                      5,559

Fuel oil                                     929                        -62
Petroleum products, other                  2,272                         94
Cotton, raw                                  630                        573
Nuclear fuel materials                       521                       -114
Metallurgical grade coal                     263                        103
Steelmaking materials                        585                        244
Other industrial supplies                  3,766                       -430
Chemicals-other                            3,470                        278
Newsprint                                  2,133                        149
Copper                                       340                        198
Coal and fuels, other                        159                         16
Chemicals-organic                          4,348                        688
Manmade cloth                              1,240                        115
Electric energy                              191                        111
Chemicals-inorganic                          955                        108
Mineral supplies-manufactured                837                         65
Agriculture-manufactured, other              338                         31
Nonferrous metals, other                     603                        104
Finished metal shapes                      2,260                        150
Precious metals, other                       551                        114
Nonmonetary gold                             940                        159
Cotton fiber cloth                           695                         42
Crude oil                                     18                         11
Logs and lumber                              904                        110
Chemicals-fertilizers                      1,015                        158
Iron and steel products, other               698                        150
Hides and skins                              440                          3
Aluminum and alumina                         756                        140
Nonmetallic minerals                         102                          9
Finished textile supplies                    567                        -22
Wood supplies, manufactured                  227                         22
Iron and steel mill products               1,007                        177
Hair, waste materials                        108                         12
Industrial rubber products                   533                         49
Plastic materials                          3,794                      1,189
Tapes, audio and visual                      297                         69
Natural gas liquids                          299                        -96
Glass-plate, sheet, etc.                     250                         28
Nontextile floor tiles                        72                         11
Synthetic rubber-primary                     456                         75
Gas-natural                                  308                        187
Shingles, molding, wallboard                 461                        108
Agric. industry-unmanufactured               295                         25
Leather and furs                             210                        113
Tobacco, unmanufactured                      267                         17
Pulpwood and woodpulp                      1,043                        135
Agric. farming-unmanufactured                314                        140

Capital goods, except automotive          70,627                     10,211

Telecommunications equipment               4,966                        967
Generators, accessories                    1,412                        261
Semiconductors                            10,712                      1,808
Computer accessories                       7,436                        857
Industrial engines                         2,772                        319
Electric apparatus                         5,218                        602
Materials handling equipment               1,131                        229
Engines-civilian aircraft                  2,741                        328
Metalworking machine tools                 1,249                        410
Measuring, testing, control instruments    3,417                        683
Agricultural machinery, equipment            919                         52
Photo, service industry machinery          1,365                        136
Specialized mining                            84                         16
Marine engines, parts                        236                        -77
Railway transportation equipment             388                         67
Spacecraft, excluding military                 2                          4
Nonfarm tractors and parts                   276                         98
Food, tobacco machinery                      426                         28
Vessels, excluding scrap                      10                        (-)
Parts-civilian aircraft                    3,148                          9
Commercial vessels, other                     28                         34
Pulp and paper machinery                     620                         23
Laboratory testing instruments             1,255                        169
Business machines and equipment              488                         20
Textile, sewing machines                     253                         20
Excavating machinery                       1,313                        172
Medicinal equipment                        3,731                        493
Wood, glass, plastic                         633                        157
Computers                                  2,165                         68
Civilian aircraft                          5,396                        693
Drilling & oilfield equipment              1,493                        274
Industrial machines, other                 5,344                      1,294

Automotive vehicles, parts, and engines   19,959                      1,104

Consumer goods                            21,608                      2,826

Pharmaceutical preparations                5,093                      1,197
Pleasure boats and motors                    276                        168
Tobacco, manufactured                        466                        -51
Apparel, household goods - textile         1,581                       -180
Toys/games/sporting goods                  1,320                        226
Writing and art supplies                   1,131                         45
Cookware, cutlery, tools                     168                         20
Household appliances                       1,133                         93
Stereo equipment, etc.                       348                         46
Rugs                                         172                         20
Apparel,household goods-nontextile           339                        (-)
Records, tapes, and disks                    748                         84
Furniture, household goods, etc.             576                         58
Sports apparel and gear                      110                          4
Nursery stock, etc.                           69                          7
Numismatic coins                              14                          4
Other household goods                      2,161                        361
Books, printed matter                      1,007                         61
Glassware, chinaware                          80                         15
Artwork, antiques, stamps, etc.              781                        -34
Musical instruments                          195                         47
Jewelry, etc                                 681                        207
TV's, VCR's, etc.                            764                         78
Toiletries and cosmetics                   1,087                        186
Gem diamonds                               1,307                        165

Other goods                                8,020                        572
                                                  

(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-04-73, BEA-04-20), Bureau of the Census, Foreign
Trade Division, March 2004.  For more information, contact Haydn R.
Mearkle (301-763-2246) or Nick Orsini (301-763-2311), Foreign
Trade Division.
