                          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.)
                                        

Item(1)                                April        March         Monthly
                                       2004         2004          Change

Total, Balance of Payments Basis          65,756       67,302        -1,546
Net Adjustments                           -1,053       -1,173           120
Total, Census Basis                       66,808       68,474        -1,666

Foods, feeds, and beverages                4,673        4,883          -210

Soybeans                                     470          674          -204
Fish and shellfish                           256          329           -72
Corn                                         538          576           -38
Fruits,  frozen juices                       372          394           -22
Wine and related products                     72           84           -11
Vegetables                                   256          263            -7
Nonagricultural foods, etc.                   84           87            -3
Bakery products                              208          210            -2
Sorghum, barley, oats                         60           60           (-)
Alcoholic beverages, excluding wine           74           69             5
Nuts                                         215          208             7
Oilseeds, food oils                          117          107             9
Dairy products and eggs                       99           88            11
Animal feeds, n.e.c.                         279          267            12
Other foods                                  475          457            18
Meat, poultry, etc.                          445          419            26
Rice                                         136          108            28
Wheat                                        516          484            33

Industrial supplies and materials         16,321       16,706          -386

Chemicals-organic                          1,540        1,672          -132
Fuel oil                                     320          411           -90
Cotton, raw                                  372          461           -89
Nuclear fuel materials                       119          190           -71
Nonmonetary gold                             287          345           -59
Electric energy                               66          113           -48
Chemicals-fertilizers                        379          423           -45
Nonferrous metals, other                     215          258           -43
Chemicals-inorganic                          366          397           -32
Newsprint                                    749          773           -24
Plastic materials                          1,687        1,708           -21
Mineral supplies-manufactured                299          315           -15
Tobacco, unmanufactured                       74           87           -13
Copper                                       205          218           -12
Iron and steel products, other               288          300           -11
Logs and lumber                              337          348           -10
Agriculture-manufactured, other              128          138           -10
Chemicals-other                            1,262        1,271            -9
Wood supplies, manufactured                   81           87            -6
Pulpwood and woodpulp                        382          387            -5
Hides and skins                              156          161            -4
Synthetic rubber-primary                     170          174            -4
Hair, waste materials                         39           42            -4
Other industrial supplies                  1,164        1,167            -3
Leather and furs                              88           88           (-)
Nonmetallic minerals                          46           43             2
Nontextile floor tiles                        30           26             4
Natural gas liquids                           63           58             5
Manmade cloth                                467          461             6
Agric. farming-unmanufactured                143          137             6
Shingles, molding, wallboard                 198          192             6
Cotton fiber cloth                           265          259             6
Industrial rubber products                   200          193             7
Glass-plate, sheet, etc.                      99           88            11
Iron and steel mill products                 409          395            14
Precious metals, other                       248          232            15
Steelmaking materials                        335          318            16
Finished textile supplies                    198          181            17
Aluminum and alumina                         321          300            21
Metallurgical grade coal                     191          170            21
Tapes, audio and visual                      153          129            25
Agric. industry-unmanufactured               129          104            25
Crude oil                                     50           20            30
Gas-natural                                  206          175            31
Petroleum products, other                    813          779            34
Finished metal shapes                        857          822            35
Coal and fuels, other                        124           88            36

Capital goods, except automotive          27,081       27,713          -632

Civilian aircraft                          1,735        2,181          -446
Generators, accessories                      511          704          -193
Industrial engines                           982        1,083          -101
Industrial machines, other                 2,173        2,271           -98
Drilling & oilfield equipment                456          536           -80
Semiconductors                             4,195        4,267           -72
Telecommunications equipment               2,084        2,116           -32
Railway transportation equipment             127          153           -26
Photo, service industry machinery            495          518           -23
Computer accessories                       2,751        2,762           -11
Agricultural machinery, equipment            354          358            -4
Spacecraft, excluding military                 1            4            -3
Vessels, excluding scrap                       4            3             1
Food, tobacco machinery                      163          156             8
Marine engines, parts                         70           61             8
Business machines and equipment              170          161             9
Measuring, testing, control instruments    1,448        1,438            10
Computers                                    708          697            11
Materials handling equipment                 487          477            11
Parts-civilian aircraft                    1,050        1,037            13
Nonfarm tractors and parts                   145          131            14
Commercial vessels, other                     38           24            14
Textile, sewing machines                      95           81            14
Specialized mining                            54           38            16
Medicinal equipment                        1,445        1,428            17
Wood, glass, plastic                         251          233            18
Pulp and paper machinery                     220          201            19
Excavating machinery                         510          489            21
Laboratory testing instruments               520          484            35
Metalworking machine tools                   648          592            56
Electric apparatus                         2,028        1,961            67
Engines-civilian aircraft                  1,164        1,068            96

Automotive vehicles, parts, and engines    7,150        7,241           -90

Consumer goods                             8,570        8,649           -79

Pharmaceutical preparations                2,175        2,436          -261
Tobacco, manufactured                        107          165           -58
Pleasure boats and motors                    132          186           -54
Records, tapes, and disks                    281          298           -17
Stereo equipment, etc.                       135          149           -14
Writing and art supplies                     402          411            -9
Apparel,household goods-nontextile           111          118            -7
Cookware, cutlery, tools                      60           67            -7
Household appliances                         413          415            -2
Toys/games/sporting goods                    538          540            -2
Glassware, chinaware                          32           32           (-)
Rugs                                          67           67           (-)
Nursery stock, etc.                           27           26             1
Furniture, household goods, etc.             211          211             1
Apparel, household goods - textile           463          462             1
Sports apparel and gear                       40           39             1
Musical instruments                           85           81             4
Numismatic coins                               9            4             5
Books, printed matter                        358          352             6
Toiletries and cosmetics                     422          411            10
TV's, VCR's, etc.                            299          288            10
Artwork, antiques, stamps, etc.              302          270            32
Other household goods                        895          845            50
Gem diamonds                                 600          490           111
Jewelry, etc                                 406          286           120

Other goods                                3,014        3,283          -269
                                        
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Item(1)                                Year-to-date Year-to-date  Year-to-date
                                       2004         2003          Change

Total, Balance of Payments Basis         259,676      230,776        28,899
Net Adjustments                           -4,165       -3,822          -343
Total, Census Basis                      263,840      234,598        29,242

Foods, feeds, and beverages               18,790       17,552         1,238

Soybeans                                   2,273        2,654          -381
Fish and shellfish                         1,255        1,104           150
Corn                                       2,233        1,670           563
Fruits,  frozen juices                     1,540        1,403           137
Wine and related products                    300          275            24
Vegetables                                 1,072          966           106
Nonagricultural foods, etc.                  313          286            26
Bakery products                              810          740            70
Sorghum, barley, oats                        250          208            43
Alcoholic beverages, excluding wine          263          218            45
Nuts                                         805          577           228
Oilseeds, food oils                          420          541          -122
Dairy products and eggs                      298          222            76
Animal feeds, n.e.c.                       1,019        1,082           -62
Other foods                                1,767        1,573           194
Meat, poultry, etc.                        1,619        2,426          -807
Rice                                         506          377           129
Wheat                                      2,047        1,228           819

Industrial supplies and materials         64,165       56,793         7,372

Chemicals-organic                          6,514        5,728           786
Fuel oil                                   1,184        1,265           -81
Cotton, raw                                1,592          884           708
Nuclear fuel materials                       527          653          -126
Nonmonetary gold                           1,386        1,261           125
Electric energy                              368          287            81
Chemicals-fertilizers                      1,550        1,352           199
Nonferrous metals, other                     908          799           109
Chemicals-inorganic                        1,430        1,286           144
Newsprint                                  3,021        2,847           174
Plastic materials                          6,672        5,870           803
Mineral supplies-manufactured              1,199        1,113            86
Tobacco, unmanufactured                      351          334            17
Copper                                       745          448           296
Iron and steel products, other             1,143          944           199
Logs and lumber                            1,344        1,195           149
Agriculture-manufactured, other              497          450            47
Chemicals-other                            5,018        4,650           368
Wood supplies, manufactured                  329          297            32
Pulpwood and woodpulp                      1,556        1,406           150
Hides and skins                              602          599             3
Synthetic rubber-primary                     692          605            87
Hair, waste materials                        157          142            14
Other industrial supplies                  4,470        4,151           318
Leather and furs                             405          280           125
Nonmetallic minerals                         156          135            20
Nontextile floor tiles                       114           97            16
Natural gas liquids                          267          351           -84
Manmade cloth                              1,833        1,655           178
Agric. farming-unmanufactured                634          440           194
Shingles, molding, wallboard                 776          630           146
Cotton fiber cloth                         1,008          938            70
Industrial rubber products                   786          716            70
Glass-plate, sheet, etc.                     377          329            48
Iron and steel mill products               1,568        1,478            90
Precious metals, other                       913          705           208
Steelmaking materials                      1,162          805           358
Finished textile supplies                    731          740            -9
Aluminum and alumina                       1,198          981           217
Metallurgical grade coal                     557          352           205
Tapes, audio and visual                      526          400           126
Agric. industry-unmanufactured               454          392            61
Crude oil                                     78           29            49
Gas-natural                                  701          609            92
Petroleum products, other                  3,118        2,940           178
Finished metal shapes                      3,240        2,995           245
Coal and fuels, other                        309          229            80

Capital goods, except automotive         107,916       93,978        13,938

Civilian aircraft                          7,995        7,115           880
Generators, accessories                    2,185        1,857           328
Industrial engines                         4,064        3,893           171
Industrial machines, other                 8,825        7,051         1,773
Drilling & oilfield equipment              2,227        2,051           176
Semiconductors                            16,723       14,426         2,297
Telecommunications equipment               8,053        6,691         1,362
Railway transportation equipment             581          491            90
Photo, service industry machinery          1,994        1,818           176
Computer accessories                      11,012        9,722         1,290
Agricultural machinery, equipment          1,327        1,234            93
Spacecraft, excluding military                 7           10            -4
Vessels, excluding scrap                      15           10             4
Food, tobacco machinery                      616          566            50
Marine engines, parts                        228          306           -77
Business machines and equipment              680          654            27
Measuring, testing, control instruments    5,495        4,447         1,048
Computers                                  2,944        2,911            33
Materials handling equipment               1,850        1,521           329
Parts-civilian aircraft                    4,199        4,138            61
Nonfarm tractors and parts                   510          349           161
Commercial vessels, other                    100           39            62
Textile, sewing machines                     367          325            42
Specialized mining                           154          123            32
Medicinal equipment                        5,685        5,003           682
Wood, glass, plastic                       1,040          827           213
Pulp and paper machinery                     844          805            39
Excavating machinery                       1,982        1,751           232
Laboratory testing instruments             1,932        1,671           261
Metalworking machine tools                 2,303        1,683           620
Electric apparatus                         7,760        6,854           907
Engines-civilian aircraft                  4,219        3,635           584

Automotive vehicles, parts, and engines   28,042       26,663         1,379

Consumer goods                            33,046       28,906         4,140

Pharmaceutical preparations                8,335        6,767         1,569
Tobacco, manufactured                        527          634          -108
Pleasure boats and motors                    597          407           190
Records, tapes, and disks                  1,145        1,034           112
Stereo equipment, etc.                       557          496            61
Writing and art supplies                   1,594        1,523            71
Apparel,household goods-nontextile           447          446             2
Cookware, cutlery, tools                     247          225            22
Household appliances                       1,648        1,538           110
Toys/games/sporting goods                  2,121        1,801           320
Glassware, chinaware                         128          108            20
Rugs                                         258          232            26
Nursery stock, etc.                          103           93            10
Furniture, household goods, etc.             843          758            86
Apparel, household goods - textile         1,846        2,062          -216
Sports apparel and gear                      152          145             7
Musical instruments                          332          267            65
Numismatic coins                              27           20             7
Books, printed matter                      1,423        1,341            82
Toiletries and cosmetics                   1,692        1,452           240
TV's, VCR's, etc.                          1,164        1,052           112
Artwork, antiques, stamps, etc.            1,042          977            65
Other household goods                      3,425        2,913           513
Gem diamonds                               2,064        1,683           381
Jewelry, etc                               1,329          934           395

Other goods                               11,881       10,708         1,174
                                                  

(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-04-92, BEA-04-27), Bureau of the Census, Foreign
Trade Division, April 2004.  For more information, contact Haydn R.
Mearkle (301-763-2246) or Nick Orsini (301-763-2311), Foreign
Trade Division.
