                          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)                                May          April         Monthly
                                       2004         2004 (R)      Change

Total, Balance of Payments Basis          68,708       65,947         2,761
Net Adjustments                             -939         -951            12
Total, Census Basis                       69,647       66,898         2,749

Foods, feeds, and beverages                4,796        4,667           129

Corn                                         678          538           140
Fish and shellfish                           292          256            36
Wheat                                        548          516            31
Meat, poultry, etc.                          469          442            26
Fruits,  frozen juices                       391          372            20
Soybeans                                     490          475            15
Bakery products                              216          208             8
Nonagricultural foods, etc.                   91           84             7
Wine and related products                     73           72             1
Animal feeds, n.e.c.                         272          272           (-)
Alcoholic beverages, excluding wine           63           74           -11
Rice                                         126          139           -13
Vegetables                                   242          257           -15
Dairy products and eggs                       79           98           -19
Sorghum, barley, oats                         39           60           -21
Oilseeds, food oils                           95          117           -22
Nuts                                         193          215           -22
Other foods                                  439          472           -34

Industrial supplies and materials         17,304       16,330           974

Chemicals-organic                          1,927        1,537           390
Petroleum products, other                  1,032          813           219
Chemicals-other                            1,364        1,262           102
Fuel oil                                     416          322            95
Chemicals-fertilizers                        455          379            76
Plastic materials                          1,752        1,687            65
Logs and lumber                              375          338            37
Pulpwood and woodpulp                        413          382            31
Steelmaking materials                        371          342            29
Agric. industry-unmanufactured               157          129            28
Newsprint                                    776          749            28
Cotton, raw                                  400          373            27
Nonmonetary gold                             306          287            19
Nonferrous metals, other                     232          215            17
Agric. farming-unmanufactured                159          144            15
Coal and fuels, other                        139          128            11
Industrial rubber products                   210          200            10
Electric energy                               75           66             9
Precious metals, other                       258          249             9
Glass-plate, sheet, etc.                     107           99             8
Synthetic rubber-primary                     178          171             7
Leather and furs                              93           88             5
Agriculture-manufactured, other              132          127             5
Wood supplies, manufactured                   85           81             3
Nonmetallic minerals                          48           45             3
Hair, waste materials                         40           39             2
Hides and skins                              157          156             1
Chemicals-inorganic                          366          365             1
Cotton fiber cloth                           264          266            -2
Mineral supplies-manufactured                297          299            -2
Nontextile floor tiles                        28           30            -2
Finished textile supplies                    196          197            -2
Other industrial supplies                  1,159        1,163            -3
Shingles, molding, wallboard                 192          198            -6
Natural gas liquids                           55           64            -9
Tapes, audio and visual                      145          154            -9
Finished metal shapes                        848          857            -9
Metallurgical grade coal                     180          191           -10
Iron and steel products, other               277          288           -11
Iron and steel mill products                 396          411           -14
Nuclear fuel materials                       102          119           -17
Aluminum and alumina                         304          321           -17
Manmade cloth                                446          467           -21
Tobacco, unmanufactured                       52           74           -22
Crude oil                                     25           50           -26
Gas-natural                                  163          206           -43
Copper                                       154          205           -50

Capital goods, except automotive          28,791       27,087         1,704

Civilian aircraft                          2,085        1,740           345
Industrial engines                         1,155          980           175
Electric apparatus                         2,190        2,023           167
Parts-civilian aircraft                    1,166        1,048           118
Industrial machines, other                 2,293        2,179           114
Measuring, testing, control instruments    1,560        1,447           112
Telecommunications equipment               2,172        2,085            87
Computer accessories                       2,816        2,749            66
Photo, service industry machinery            559          494            65
Agricultural machinery, equipment            416          354            62
Engines-civilian aircraft                  1,228        1,168            60
Wood, glass, plastic                         305          252            53
Semiconductors                             4,243        4,191            52
Medicinal equipment                        1,497        1,447            51
Drilling & oilfield equipment                503          453            49
Excavating machinery                         559          509            49
Computers                                    750          706            44
Generators, accessories                      550          511            39
Laboratory testing instruments               558          523            34
Railway transportation equipment             150          127            23
Materials handling equipment                 505          489            16
Vessels, excluding scrap                      13            9             4
Pulp and paper machinery                     223          220             4
Textile, sewing machines                      97           95             2
Spacecraft, excluding military                 2            1             1
Specialized mining                            50           54            -3
Business machines and equipment              166          170            -4
Food, tobacco machinery                      153          163           -10
Marine engines, parts                         59           70           -11
Nonfarm tractors and parts                   133          144           -11
Commercial vessels, other                     15           38           -23
Metalworking machine tools                   619          646           -27

Automotive vehicles, parts, and engines    7,248        7,153            95

Consumer goods                             8,542        8,580           -39

Jewelry, etc                                 281          408          -126
Pharmaceutical preparations                2,145        2,175           -30
Records, tapes, and disks                    263          281           -18
Gem diamonds                                 585          599           -14
Numismatic coins                               4            9            -5
Toiletries and cosmetics                     418          422            -4
Other household goods                        893          897            -4
Nursery stock, etc.                           24           27            -3
Household appliances                         411          412            -1
Rugs                                          66           67            -1
Glassware, chinaware                          31           32            -1
Sports apparel and gear                       41           40             1
Cookware, cutlery, tools                      62           60             2
Artwork, antiques, stamps, etc.              311          308             4
Stereo equipment, etc.                       140          135             5
Apparel, household goods - textile           470          464             5
Books, printed matter                        365          359             6
Apparel,household goods-nontextile           121          111            10
Musical instruments                           97           85            12
Writing and art supplies                     416          403            13
Furniture, household goods, etc.             225          211            14
Toys/games/sporting goods                    559          538            21
TV's, VCR's, etc.                            321          299            22
Pleasure boats and motors                    157          132            25
Tobacco, manufactured                        135          107            28

Other goods                                2,967        3,081          -114
                                        
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Item(1)                                Year-to-date Year-to-date  Year-to-date
                                       2004         2003          Change

Total, Balance of Payments Basis         328,574      288,593        39,981
Net Adjustments                           -5,003       -4,779          -224
Total, Census Basis                      333,577      293,371        40,205

Foods, feeds, and beverages               23,580       21,933         1,647

Corn                                       2,911        2,159           752
Fish and shellfish                         1,546        1,374           172
Wheat                                      2,595        1,516         1,078
Meat, poultry, etc.                        2,085        3,049          -964
Fruits,  frozen juices                     1,932        1,760           171
Soybeans                                   2,769        3,210          -442
Bakery products                            1,026          920           106
Nonagricultural foods, etc.                  404          378            26
Wine and related products                    372          338            34
Animal feeds, n.e.c.                       1,283        1,349           -66
Alcoholic beverages, excluding wine          326          274            51
Rice                                         634          473           161
Vegetables                                 1,315        1,211           104
Dairy products and eggs                      375          276            99
Sorghum, barley, oats                        290          265            24
Oilseeds, food oils                          515          651          -136
Nuts                                         998          739           259
Other foods                                2,204        1,988           215

Industrial supplies and materials         81,478       70,904        10,574

Chemicals-organic                          8,438        7,079         1,360
Petroleum products, other                  4,149        3,615           534
Chemicals-other                            6,381        5,837           544
Fuel oil                                   1,602        1,565            38
Chemicals-fertilizers                      2,005        1,696           309
Plastic materials                          8,424        7,268         1,156
Logs and lumber                            1,720        1,481           239
Pulpwood and woodpulp                      1,968        1,750           218
Steelmaking materials                      1,540        1,029           511
Agric. industry-unmanufactured               611          502           109
Newsprint                                  3,797        3,560           238
Cotton, raw                                1,992        1,151           841
Nonmonetary gold                           1,692        1,696            -4
Nonferrous metals, other                   1,140          995           145
Agric. farming-unmanufactured                793          557           236
Coal and fuels, other                        451          295           156
Industrial rubber products                   996          899            96
Electric energy                              443          340           103
Precious metals, other                     1,173          875           298
Glass-plate, sheet, etc.                     484          415            68
Synthetic rubber-primary                     870          750           120
Leather and furs                             497          345           153
Agriculture-manufactured, other              628          566            62
Wood supplies, manufactured                  414          368            45
Nonmetallic minerals                         204          170            34
Hair, waste materials                        197          182            15
Hides and skins                              759          740            19
Chemicals-inorganic                        1,795        1,644           151
Cotton fiber cloth                         1,272        1,172           101
Mineral supplies-manufactured              1,495        1,389           107
Nontextile floor tiles                       142          122            19
Finished textile supplies                    926          920             7
Other industrial supplies                  5,628        5,182           446
Shingles, molding, wallboard                 967          793           174
Natural gas liquids                          323          417           -94
Tapes, audio and visual                      671          503           168
Finished metal shapes                      4,088        3,740           348
Metallurgical grade coal                     737          432           305
Iron and steel products, other             1,420        1,189           232
Iron and steel mill products               1,966        1,898            68
Nuclear fuel materials                       628          788          -159
Aluminum and alumina                       1,502        1,224           278
Manmade cloth                              2,279        2,069           210
Tobacco, unmanufactured                      403          394             9
Crude oil                                    103           42            61
Gas-natural                                  864          670           194
Copper                                       898          591           308

Capital goods, except automotive         136,712      117,555        19,158

Civilian aircraft                         10,085        8,774         1,311
Industrial engines                         5,217        4,835           383
Electric apparatus                         9,945        8,555         1,390
Parts-civilian aircraft                    5,363        5,110           254
Industrial machines, other                11,124        8,806         2,318
Measuring, testing, control instruments    7,055        5,583         1,471
Telecommunications equipment              10,226        8,406         1,820
Computer accessories                      13,826       12,126         1,700
Photo, service industry machinery          2,552        2,278           273
Agricultural machinery, equipment          1,743        1,557           185
Engines-civilian aircraft                  5,450        4,548           903
Wood, glass, plastic                       1,346        1,050           297
Semiconductors                            20,962       18,196         2,766
Medicinal equipment                        7,184        6,286           898
Drilling & oilfield equipment              2,727        2,544           184
Excavating machinery                       2,540        2,175           364
Computers                                  3,693        3,624            69
Generators, accessories                    2,735        2,383           352
Laboratory testing instruments             2,493        2,081           412
Railway transportation equipment             731          607           124
Materials handling equipment               2,357        1,908           449
Vessels, excluding scrap                      32           33           (-)
Pulp and paper machinery                   1,068        1,002            65
Textile, sewing machines                     464          422            42
Spacecraft, excluding military                 9           13            -5
Specialized mining                           205          163            42
Business machines and equipment              846          812            34
Food, tobacco machinery                      769          714            56
Marine engines, parts                        287          374           -87
Nonfarm tractors and parts                   643          445           197
Commercial vessels, other                    116           50            66
Metalworking machine tools                 2,920        2,097           823

Automotive vehicles, parts, and engines   35,293       33,521         1,772

Consumer goods                            41,598       36,167         5,431

Jewelry, etc                               1,613        1,178           434
Pharmaceutical preparations               10,480        8,402         2,079
Records, tapes, and disks                  1,408        1,280           128
Gem diamonds                               2,648        2,117           531
Numismatic coins                              31           23             8
Toiletries and cosmetics                   2,110        1,821           290
Other household goods                      4,320        3,680           640
Nursery stock, etc.                          127          116            11
Household appliances                       2,058        1,931           127
Rugs                                         324          288            36
Glassware, chinaware                         159          134            25
Sports apparel and gear                      193          179            14
Cookware, cutlery, tools                     309          283            26
Artwork, antiques, stamps, etc.            1,359        1,199           160
Stereo equipment, etc.                       696          635            61
Apparel, household goods - textile         2,317        2,555          -238
Books, printed matter                      1,789        1,678           111
Apparel,household goods-nontextile           568          550            18
Musical instruments                          429          344            85
Writing and art supplies                   2,011        1,919            91
Furniture, household goods, etc.           1,068          957           111
Toys/games/sporting goods                  2,679        2,254           425
TV's, VCR's, etc.                          1,485        1,342           143
Pleasure boats and motors                    754          513           242
Tobacco, manufactured                        661          788          -127

Other goods                               14,915       13,292         1,623
                                                  

(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-04-113, BEA-04-35), Bureau of the Census, Foreign
Trade Division, May 2004.  For more information, contact Haydn R.
Mearkle (301-763-2246) or Nick Orsini (301-763-2311), Foreign
Trade Division.
