                          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)                                August       July          Monthly
                                       2004         2004 (R)      Change

Total, Balance of Payments Basis          67,390       67,462           -73
Net Adjustments                             -835         -770           -65
Total, Census Basis                       68,224       68,232            -8

Foods, feeds, and beverages                4,236        4,437          -201

Corn                                         556          686          -130
Other foods                                  408          465           -57
Fish and shellfish                           306          326           -20
Wheat                                        382          396           -14
Rice                                          74           88           -14
Nonagricultural foods, etc.                   80           94           -14
Bakery products                              195          206           -11
Animal feeds, n.e.c.                         241          250            -9
Alcoholic beverages, excluding wine           59           67            -8
Fruits,  frozen juices                       339          343            -4
Meat, poultry, etc.                          492          495            -3
Vegetables                                   239          240            -1
Sorghum, barley, oats                         43           44            -1
Oilseeds, food oils                          104          100             4
Soybeans                                     312          303             9
Nuts                                         196          180            15
Wine and related products                     82           64            18
Dairy products and eggs                      130           89            41

Industrial supplies and materials         16,920       17,293          -373

Cotton, raw                                  210          615          -406
Gas-natural                                  106          324          -218
Other industrial supplies                  1,136        1,207           -70
Nonmonetary gold                             326          390           -64
Chemicals-other                            1,269        1,316           -47
Nuclear fuel materials                       139          174           -34
Aluminum and alumina                         327          356           -30
Agric. farming-unmanufactured                111          139           -28
Manmade cloth                                460          483           -22
Steelmaking materials                        296          317           -22
Precious metals, other                       189          210           -21
Industrial rubber products                   201          218           -17
Coal and fuels, other                         90          107           -17
Metallurgical grade coal                     152          168           -16
Mineral supplies-manufactured                309          324           -15
Tapes, audio and visual                      125          136           -11
Hides and skins                              135          144            -9
Iron and steel mill products                 435          443            -8
Nonferrous metals, other                     261          268            -6
Wood supplies, manufactured                   81           85            -4
Natural gas liquids                           70           73            -3
Plastic materials                          1,801        1,803            -2
Iron and steel products, other               301          303            -2
Cotton fiber cloth                           275          277            -1
Hair, waste materials                         40           41            -1
Crude oil                                     11           12            -1
Glass-plate, sheet, etc.                      90           90             0
Electric energy                               42           41             1
Nontextile floor tiles                        29           28             1
Leather and furs                             108          104             5
Synthetic rubber-primary                     187          182             5
Chemicals-fertilizers                        394          385             9
Shingles, molding, wallboard                 192          182            10
Newsprint                                    769          755            14
Nonmetallic minerals                          50           35            16
Logs and lumber                              354          338            16
Agriculture-manufactured, other              132          115            17
Finished textile supplies                    208          189            18
Agric. industry-unmanufactured               142          124            18
Finished metal shapes                        848          828            20
Pulpwood and woodpulp                        405          381            24
Chemicals-inorganic                          375          337            37
Copper                                       187          146            41
Fuel oil                                     406          323            83
Tobacco, unmanufactured                      141           50            91
Chemicals-organic                          1,909        1,774           135
Petroleum products, other                  1,095          954           140

Capital goods, except automotive          27,817       27,769            49

Civilian aircraft                          2,214        1,892           322
Industrial engines                         1,193        1,085           107
Materials handling equipment                 534          469            65
Generators, accessories                      607          544            63
Industrial machines, other                 2,290        2,239            51
Excavating machinery                         612          564            47
Computers                                    854          809            44
Medicinal equipment                        1,547        1,516            32
Textile, sewing machines                     108           93            14
Food, tobacco machinery                      157          146            12
Photo, service industry machinery            582          572            10
Railway transportation equipment             139          133             6
Nonfarm tractors and parts                   111          107             5
Electric apparatus                         2,076        2,072             5
Laboratory testing instruments               496          493             3
Commercial vessels, other                     12           12             1
Vessels, excluding scrap                       1            1            -1
Marine engines, parts                         57           58            -1
Business machines and equipment              175          178            -2
Wood, glass, plastic                         286          293            -7
Agricultural machinery, equipment            382          394           -12
Parts-civilian aircraft                    1,084        1,101           -17
Specialized mining                            40           63           -22
Spacecraft, excluding military                 7           32           -25
Pulp and paper machinery                     191          221           -30
Metalworking machine tools                   554          598           -44
Measuring, testing, control instruments    1,434        1,480           -46
Drilling & oilfield equipment                498          553           -55
Engines-civilian aircraft                  1,157        1,217           -60
Semiconductors                             3,758        3,854           -96
Telecommunications equipment               1,994        2,136          -141
Computer accessories                       2,668        2,846          -178

Automotive vehicles, parts, and engines    7,803        7,565           237

Consumer goods                             8,587        8,248           339

Pharmaceutical preparations                2,264        1,759           505
Furniture, household goods, etc.             245          221            24
Household appliances                         457          435            22
Records, tapes, and disks                    275          260            15
Writing and art supplies                     427          419             9
Toiletries and cosmetics                     450          443             7
Pleasure boats and motors                    149          142             6
Stereo equipment, etc.                       144          140             3
Glassware, chinaware                          33           30             3
Artwork, antiques, stamps, etc.              298          296             1
Rugs                                          63           63             0
Numismatic coins                               3            3             0
Sports apparel and gear                       31           32            -1
Nursery stock, etc.                           24           26            -2
Cookware, cutlery, tools                      57           60            -2
Books, printed matter                        353          357            -3
Apparel,household goods-nontextile           114          119            -5
Musical instruments                           86           97           -12
Other household goods                        847          863           -16
Apparel, household goods - textile           439          456           -17
TV's, VCR's, etc.                            274          295           -21
Toys/games/sporting goods                    482          519           -37
Jewelry, etc                                 292          335           -43
Tobacco, manufactured                        120          164           -44
Gem diamonds                                 663          716           -53

Other goods                                2,862        2,920           -59
                                        
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Item(1)                                Year-to-date Year-to-date  Year-to-date
                                       2004         2003          Change

Total, Balance of Payments Basis         528,086      466,339        61,747
Net Adjustments                           -7,647       -7,889           242
Total, Census Basis                      535,732      474,228        61,505

Foods, feeds, and beverages               36,729       35,639         1,089

Corn                                       4,756        3,648         1,108
Other foods                                3,529        3,238           291
Fish and shellfish                         2,496        2,199           297
Wheat                                      3,859        2,539         1,320
Rice                                         878          705           173
Nonagricultural foods, etc.                  668          676            -8
Bakery products                            1,629        1,486           143
Animal feeds, n.e.c.                       2,001        2,154          -153
Alcoholic beverages, excluding wine          510          449            61
Fruits,  frozen juices                     2,961        2,825           136
Meat, poultry, etc.                        3,534        5,205        -1,671
Vegetables                                 2,028        1,957            71
Sorghum, barley, oats                        413          413             0
Oilseeds, food oils                          805          981          -176
Soybeans                                   3,837        4,936        -1,099
Nuts                                       1,557        1,232           325
Wine and related products                    593          515            78
Dairy products and eggs                      675          483           193

Industrial supplies and materials        131,829      114,473        17,356

Cotton, raw                                3,178        2,161         1,017
Gas-natural                                1,461          952           508
Other industrial supplies                  9,023        8,335           688
Nonmonetary gold                           2,680        3,199          -518
Chemicals-other                           10,224        9,441           783
Nuclear fuel materials                     1,043        1,184          -141
Aluminum and alumina                       2,514        1,981           533
Agric. farming-unmanufactured              1,155        1,247           -92
Manmade cloth                              3,653        3,314           338
Steelmaking materials                      2,473        1,706           767
Precious metals, other                     1,829        1,398           431
Industrial rubber products                 1,609        1,452           156
Coal and fuels, other                        757          499           258
Metallurgical grade coal                   1,261          703           558
Mineral supplies-manufactured              2,407        2,201           206
Tapes, audio and visual                    1,072          856           216
Hides and skins                            1,194        1,203            -9
Iron and steel mill products               3,250        2,903           347
Nonferrous metals, other                   1,874        1,596           277
Wood supplies, manufactured                  669          588            81
Natural gas liquids                          537          605           -68
Plastic materials                         13,781       11,669         2,111
Iron and steel products, other             2,318        1,903           415
Cotton fiber cloth                         2,078        1,864           213
Hair, waste materials                        315          294            21
Crude oil                                    154           97            57
Glass-plate, sheet, etc.                     754          658            96
Electric energy                              590          491           100
Nontextile floor tiles                       225          198            27
Leather and furs                             801          573           228
Synthetic rubber-primary                   1,423        1,211           211
Chemicals-fertilizers                      3,187        2,695           492
Shingles, molding, wallboard               1,529        1,292           237
Newsprint                                  6,060        5,659           400
Nonmetallic minerals                         325          281            43
Logs and lumber                            2,759        2,408           350
Agriculture-manufactured, other            1,005          904           101
Finished textile supplies                  1,507        1,462            44
Agric. industry-unmanufactured               995          841           154
Finished metal shapes                      6,523        5,946           577
Pulpwood and woodpulp                      3,166        2,770           396
Chemicals-inorganic                        2,872        2,618           254
Copper                                     1,371          967           404
Fuel oil                                   2,741        2,336           405
Tobacco, unmanufactured                      661          696           -35
Chemicals-organic                         13,769       11,446         2,324
Petroleum products, other                  7,058        5,666         1,393

Capital goods, except automotive         218,647      190,446        28,201

Civilian aircraft                         15,527       14,605           922
Industrial engines                         8,688        7,686         1,002
Materials handling equipment               3,851        3,066           785
Generators, accessories                    4,634        3,885           749
Industrial machines, other                17,816       14,163         3,654
Excavating machinery                       4,180        3,498           683
Computers                                  6,065        5,802           263
Medicinal equipment                       11,647       10,230         1,416
Textile, sewing machines                     745          693            52
Food, tobacco machinery                    1,211        1,151            61
Photo, service industry machinery          4,247        3,675           572
Railway transportation equipment           1,185        1,018           168
Nonfarm tractors and parts                   962          695           268
Electric apparatus                        16,034       13,778         2,256
Laboratory testing instruments             3,958        3,356           602
Commercial vessels, other                    155           82            72
Vessels, excluding scrap                      34           45           -12
Marine engines, parts                        467          554           -87
Business machines and equipment            1,364        1,300            64
Wood, glass, plastic                       2,189        1,693           496
Agricultural machinery, equipment          2,896        2,541           355
Parts-civilian aircraft                    8,544        8,042           502
Specialized mining                           352          268            84
Spacecraft, excluding military                49           24            24
Pulp and paper machinery                   1,686        1,594            92
Metalworking machine tools                 4,607        3,443         1,164
Measuring, testing, control instruments   11,339        8,991         2,349
Drilling & oilfield equipment              4,254        4,045           210
Engines-civilian aircraft                  8,980        7,388         1,593
Semiconductors                            32,393       29,676         2,718
Telecommunications equipment              16,522       13,514         3,008
Computer accessories                      22,064       19,945         2,119

Automotive vehicles, parts, and engines   57,641       53,295         4,346

Consumer goods                            66,862       58,797         8,065

Pharmaceutical preparations               16,667       13,552         3,115
Furniture, household goods, etc.           1,756        1,561           196
Household appliances                       3,365        3,144           221
Records, tapes, and disks                  2,195        2,053           142
Writing and art supplies                   3,260        3,103           157
Toiletries and cosmetics                   3,393        2,976           416
Pleasure boats and motors                  1,202          870           332
Stereo equipment, etc.                     1,105        1,032            73
Glassware, chinaware                         254          220            34
Artwork, antiques, stamps, etc.            2,372        1,998           374
Rugs                                         512          459            53
Numismatic coins                              43           37             6
Sports apparel and gear                      288          285             3
Nursery stock, etc.                          199          191             9
Cookware, cutlery, tools                     482          452            30
Books, printed matter                      2,857        2,721           136
Apparel,household goods-nontextile           912          892            19
Musical instruments                          693          565           128
Other household goods                      6,925        6,099           826
Apparel, household goods - textile         3,643        4,022          -378
TV's, VCR's, etc.                          2,346        2,162           184
Toys/games/sporting goods                  4,180        3,710           470
Jewelry, etc                               2,542        1,946           596
Tobacco, manufactured                      1,083        1,249          -167
Gem diamonds                               4,590        3,497         1,093

Other goods                               24,025       21,578         2,447
                                                  

(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/ft900 or www.bea.gov/bea/rels.htm.
                                                  

SOURCE: Report FT900 (CB-04-181, BEA-04-47), Bureau of the Census, Foreign
Trade Division, August 2004.  For more information, contact Nick Orsini
(301-763-2311), Foreign Trade Division.
