                          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)                                September    August        Monthly
                                       2004         2004 (R)      Change

Total, Balance of Payments Basis          68,943       68,009           934
Net Adjustments                           -1,248         -837          -412
Total, Census Basis                       70,191       68,846         1,345

Foods, feeds, and beverages                4,877        4,229           648

Soybeans                                     725          311           414
Other foods                                  465          408            57
Vegetables                                   279          242            37
Wheat                                        420          385            34
Fruits,  frozen juices                       369          338            30
Corn                                         578          554            23
Animal feeds, n.e.c.                         251          233            18
Sorghum, barley, oats                         57           43            14
Bakery products                              209          195            14
Wine and related products                     96           82            14
Alcoholic beverages, excluding wine           70           59            11
Rice                                          82           73             9
Meat, poultry, etc.                          494          492             2
Fish and shellfish                           307          306             1
Nonagricultural foods, etc.                   78           78           (-)
Nuts                                         190          195            -5
Oilseeds, food oils                           98          104            -6
Dairy products and eggs                      111          130           -19

Industrial supplies and materials         17,463       16,974           489

Chemicals-organic                          2,227        1,948           280
Nonmonetary gold                             524          326           198
Plastic materials                          1,919        1,797           122
Other industrial supplies                  1,220        1,117           104
Chemicals-other                            1,333        1,269            64
Steelmaking materials                        356          301            55
Agric. farming-unmanufactured                152          111            42
Iron and steel products, other               341          300            40
Aluminum and alumina                         361          327            34
Coal and fuels, other                        123           90            33
Synthetic rubber-primary                     214          187            27
Crude oil                                     35           11            24
Electric energy                               63           42            20
Newsprint                                    786          769            18
Mineral supplies-manufactured                321          308            13
Manmade cloth                                471          459            12
Tapes, audio and visual                      134          125            10
Cotton fiber cloth                           283          274             9
Wood supplies, manufactured                   89           81             9
Natural gas liquids                           77           70             7
Iron and steel mill products                 442          435             7
Precious metals, other                       196          190             6
Hair, waste materials                         45           40             6
Finished textile supplies                    211          207             4
Industrial rubber products                   203          201             2
Nonferrous metals, other                     263          261             2
Hides and skins                              132          134            -2
Glass-plate, sheet, etc.                      87           90            -3
Nontextile floor tiles                        25           29            -4
Gas-natural                                  101          106            -5
Tobacco, unmanufactured                      134          141            -7
Chemicals-inorganic                          367          374            -7
Leather and furs                             100          108            -8
Shingles, molding, wallboard                 182          192           -10
Nonmetallic minerals                          39           50           -11
Logs and lumber                              334          352           -18
Agriculture-manufactured, other              114          132           -19
Cotton, raw                                  187          208           -21
Agric. industry-unmanufactured               121          142           -22
Pulpwood and woodpulp                        376          405           -29
Nuclear fuel materials                       107          139           -32
Finished metal shapes                        813          846           -33
Chemicals-fertilizers                        358          398           -40
Copper                                       141          187           -46
Metallurgical grade coal                     100          153           -53
Fuel oil                                     325          430          -106
Petroleum products, other                    930        1,112          -182

Capital goods, except automotive          28,021       27,743           278

Computer accessories                       2,873        2,658           215
Semiconductors                             3,957        3,754           203
Drilling & oilfield equipment                610          496           114
Engines-civilian aircraft                  1,261        1,154           107
Metalworking machine tools                   645          551            93
Industrial engines                         1,279        1,193            86
Parts-civilian aircraft                    1,123        1,077            45
Laboratory testing instruments               541          496            44
Pulp and paper machinery                     219          190            29
Railway transportation equipment             155          139            16
Medicinal equipment                        1,560        1,551             9
Nonfarm tractors and parts                   121          112             9
Excavating machinery                         618          610             7
Food, tobacco machinery                      164          157             7
Marine engines, parts                         62           57             6
Commercial vessels, other                     18           12             5
Business machines and equipment              179          175             5
Generators, accessories                      598          595             2
Vessels, excluding scrap                     (-)            1           (-)
Specialized mining                            36           40            -4
Spacecraft, excluding military                 2            7            -5
Agricultural machinery, equipment            375          381            -6
Measuring, testing, control instruments    1,408        1,420           -12
Wood, glass, plastic                         271          286           -14
Photo, service industry machinery            568          583           -15
Textile, sewing machines                      92          107           -15
Materials handling equipment                 504          534           -29
Telecommunications equipment               1,924        1,987           -63
Industrial machines, other                 2,211        2,285           -74
Computers                                    761          851           -90
Electric apparatus                         1,953        2,066          -113
Civilian aircraft                          1,933        2,216          -283

Automotive vehicles, parts, and engines    7,731        7,810           -79

Consumer goods                             8,839        8,587           252

Other household goods                        975          852           124
Jewelry, etc                                 392          293           100
Artwork, antiques, stamps, etc.              335          297            38
TV's, VCR's, etc.                            311          276            35
Gem diamonds                                 693          663            30
Records, tapes, and disks                    303          276            27
Tobacco, manufactured                        146          120            27
Pleasure boats and motors                    171          149            22
Toiletries and cosmetics                     460          439            21
Toys/games/sporting goods                    502          484            18
Books, printed matter                        368          353            16
Apparel, household goods - textile           450          438            12
Apparel,household goods-nontextile           123          114             9
Household appliances                         464          457             8
Sports apparel and gear                       38           31             7
Musical instruments                           92           86             6
Rugs                                          68           63             5
Cookware, cutlery, tools                      62           58             4
Writing and art supplies                     432          428             3
Numismatic coins                               4            2             1
Nursery stock, etc.                           25           24             1
Glassware, chinaware                          33           33           (-)
Stereo equipment, etc.                       141          144            -3
Furniture, household goods, etc.             235          245           -10
Pharmaceutical preparations                2,016        2,267          -251

Other goods                                3,260        3,503          -242
                                        
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Item(1)                                Year-to-date Year-to-date  Year-to-date
                                       2004         2003          Change

Total, Balance of Payments Basis         597,648      526,265        71,384
Net Adjustments                           -8,897       -8,979            83
Total, Census Basis                      606,545      535,244        71,301

Foods, feeds, and beverages               41,598       40,330         1,268

Soybeans                                   4,561        5,580        -1,019
Other foods                                3,994        3,640           354
Vegetables                                 2,309        2,208           101
Wheat                                      4,282        2,985         1,297
Fruits,  frozen juices                     3,329        3,170           158
Corn                                       5,333        4,143         1,190
Animal feeds, n.e.c.                       2,244        2,422          -177
Sorghum, barley, oats                        470          492           -22
Bakery products                            1,838        1,672           166
Wine and related products                    689          591            98
Alcoholic beverages, excluding wine          579          509            71
Rice                                         959          771           189
Meat, poultry, etc.                        4,028        5,893        -1,866
Fish and shellfish                         2,803        2,493           310
Nonagricultural foods, etc.                  744          751            -7
Nuts                                       1,746        1,375           371
Oilseeds, food oils                          902        1,090          -188
Dairy products and eggs                      786          544           242

Industrial supplies and materials        149,347      128,647        20,700

Chemicals-organic                         16,036       12,899         3,136
Nonmonetary gold                           3,204        3,627          -423
Plastic materials                         15,695       13,205         2,490
Other industrial supplies                 10,224        9,395           828
Chemicals-other                           11,556       10,641           915
Steelmaking materials                      2,835        1,922           913
Agric. farming-unmanufactured              1,307        1,363           -56
Iron and steel products, other             2,658        2,162           495
Aluminum and alumina                       2,875        2,242           633
Coal and fuels, other                        880          569           312
Synthetic rubber-primary                   1,637        1,364           272
Crude oil                                    188           99            89
Electric energy                              653          554            99
Newsprint                                  6,846        6,374           472
Mineral supplies-manufactured              2,727        2,473           254
Manmade cloth                              4,123        3,738           385
Tapes, audio and visual                    1,207          992           215
Cotton fiber cloth                         2,360        2,088           271
Wood supplies, manufactured                  758          668            90
Natural gas liquids                          613          655           -42
Iron and steel mill products               3,693        3,203           490
Precious metals, other                     2,025        1,584           442
Hair, waste materials                        360          331            29
Finished textile supplies                  1,717        1,642            76
Industrial rubber products                 1,811        1,638           173
Nonferrous metals, other                   2,136        1,784           353
Hides and skins                            1,326        1,351           -25
Glass-plate, sheet, etc.                     840          738           103
Nontextile floor tiles                       250          224            26
Gas-natural                                1,562        1,047           515
Tobacco, unmanufactured                      795          757            39
Chemicals-inorganic                        3,239        2,940           299
Leather and furs                             901          646           255
Shingles, molding, wallboard               1,711        1,462           249
Nonmetallic minerals                         364          314            50
Logs and lumber                            3,091        2,718           373
Agriculture-manufactured, other            1,119        1,012           107
Cotton, raw                                3,364        2,355         1,010
Agric. industry-unmanufactured             1,116          953           163
Pulpwood and woodpulp                      3,542        3,119           423
Nuclear fuel materials                     1,150        1,299          -148
Finished metal shapes                      7,333        6,661           672
Chemicals-fertilizers                      3,549        3,033           516
Copper                                     1,512        1,078           433
Metallurgical grade coal                   1,362          776           586
Fuel oil                                   3,090        2,532           559
Petroleum products, other                  8,006        6,421         1,584

Capital goods, except automotive         246,593      215,295        31,298

Computer accessories                      24,927       22,724         2,203
Semiconductors                            36,347       33,673         2,675
Drilling & oilfield equipment              4,862        4,542           320
Engines-civilian aircraft                 10,239        8,311         1,928
Metalworking machine tools                 5,249        3,844         1,405
Industrial engines                         9,968        8,708         1,260
Parts-civilian aircraft                    9,661        9,066           595
Laboratory testing instruments             4,500        3,786           714
Pulp and paper machinery                   1,903        1,793           110
Railway transportation equipment           1,340        1,210           130
Medicinal equipment                       13,210       11,582         1,628
Nonfarm tractors and parts                 1,084          776           308
Excavating machinery                       4,796        3,943           854
Food, tobacco machinery                    1,375        1,286            89
Marine engines, parts                        530          606           -76
Commercial vessels, other                    172           88            84
Business machines and equipment            1,544        1,444            99
Generators, accessories                    5,220        4,483           737
Vessels, excluding scrap                      34           53           -18
Specialized mining                           388          299            89
Spacecraft, excluding military                51           26            25
Agricultural machinery, equipment          3,269        2,829           440
Measuring, testing, control instruments   12,733       10,215         2,518
Wood, glass, plastic                       2,460        1,867           592
Photo, service industry machinery          4,816        4,172           644
Textile, sewing machines                     837          781            56
Materials handling equipment               4,355        3,445           911
Telecommunications equipment              18,439       15,224         3,215
Industrial machines, other                20,022       15,897         4,125
Computers                                  6,823        6,515           308
Electric apparatus                        17,977       15,586         2,391
Civilian aircraft                         17,462       16,522           940

Automotive vehicles, parts, and engines   65,379       60,079         5,300

Consumer goods                            75,701       66,492         9,209

Other household goods                      7,905        6,907           998
Jewelry, etc                               2,935        2,216           719
Artwork, antiques, stamps, etc.            2,707        2,271           435
TV's, VCR's, etc.                          2,658        2,438           220
Gem diamonds                               5,282        3,969         1,314
Records, tapes, and disks                  2,499        2,340           159
Tobacco, manufactured                      1,229        1,423          -195
Pleasure boats and motors                  1,373          977           396
Toiletries and cosmetics                   3,842        3,364           478
Toys/games/sporting goods                  4,684        4,182           502
Books, printed matter                      3,225        3,083           142
Apparel, household goods - textile         4,093        4,500          -408
Apparel,household goods-nontextile         1,035        1,001            34
Household appliances                       3,829        3,557           272
Sports apparel and gear                      325          320             5
Musical instruments                          785          642           143
Rugs                                         580          518            63
Cookware, cutlery, tools                     544          508            36
Writing and art supplies                   3,692        3,485           207
Numismatic coins                              47           42             5
Nursery stock, etc.                          224          214            10
Glassware, chinaware                         287          251            36
Stereo equipment, etc.                     1,246        1,170            75
Furniture, household goods, etc.           1,991        1,771           220
Pharmaceutical preparations               18,685       15,343         3,342

Other goods                               27,927       24,401         3,526
                                                  

(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/di/home/trade.htm.
                                                  
SOURCE: Report FT900 (CB-04-202, BEA-04-50), Bureau of the Census, Foreign
Trade Division, September 2004.  For more information, contact Nick Orsini
(301-763-2311), Foreign Trade Division.
