                          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)                                October      September     Monthly
                                       2004         2004 (R)      Change

Total, Balance of Payments Basis          69,352       69,139           213
Net Adjustments                             -949       -1,042            93
Total, Census Basis                       70,301       70,181           120

Foods, feeds, and beverages                4,749        4,879          -129

Corn                                         498          586           -88
Soybeans                                     638          725           -87
Wheat                                        332          418           -86
Animal feeds, n.e.c.                         243          254           -11
Sorghum, barley, oats                         49           58            -8
Bakery products                              201          208            -7
Alcoholic beverages, excluding wine           69           70           (-)
Wine and related products                     97           96             1
Dairy products and eggs                      112          111             1
Other foods                                  467          464             3
Nuts                                         194          190             4
Nonagricultural foods, etc.                   90           79            12
Vegetables                                   288          275            12
Rice                                          95           82            13
Oilseeds, food oils                          118           97            21
Meat, poultry, etc.                          520          493            27
Fish and shellfish                           337          305            32
Fruits,  frozen juices                       401          369            32

Industrial supplies and materials         17,966       17,416           550

Fuel oil                                     465          306           159
Petroleum products, other                  1,069          939           129
Gas-natural                                  210          101           110
Cotton, raw                                  281          187            93
Nonferrous metals, other                     326          263            63
Chemicals-fertilizers                        411          352            59
Precious metals, other                       241          196            46
Finished metal shapes                        858          815            43
Iron and steel mill products                 474          442            33
Steelmaking materials                        402          370            32
Copper                                       169          141            28
Logs and lumber                              361          334            27
Metallurgical grade coal                     125           99            26
Chemicals-other                            1,357        1,332            25
Agriculture-manufactured, other              133          113            19
Chemicals-inorganic                          381          367            14
Hides and skins                              144          132            12
Mineral supplies-manufactured                329          321             9
Industrial rubber products                   213          204             8
Newsprint                                    794          786             8
Shingles, molding, wallboard                 188          181             7
Nonmetallic minerals                          43           39             4
Nontextile floor tiles                        29           25             3
Crude oil                                     38           35             3
Tapes, audio and visual                      137          134             3
Tobacco, unmanufactured                      137          134             3
Leather and furs                             102          100             3
Cotton fiber cloth                           283          283           (-)
Aluminum and alumina                         360          361           (-)
Agric. industry-unmanufactured               120          121           (-)
Pulpwood and woodpulp                        375          376            -1
Hair, waste materials                         44           45            -1
Nuclear fuel materials                       105          107            -3
Iron and steel products, other               337          340            -3
Wood supplies, manufactured                   85           89            -4
Manmade cloth                                467          472            -4
Finished textile supplies                    205          211            -6
Glass-plate, sheet, etc.                      80           87            -7
Electric energy                               51           63           -12
Natural gas liquids                           63           77           -14
Agric. farming-unmanufactured                132          152           -20
Synthetic rubber-primary                     189          214           -25
Coal and fuels, other                         94          122           -29
Plastic materials                          1,891        1,924           -33
Other industrial supplies                  1,153        1,206           -53
Chemicals-organic                          2,093        2,194          -101
Nonmonetary gold                             422          523          -102

Capital goods, except automotive          28,112       28,029            83

Drilling & oilfield equipment                793          610           183
Civilian aircraft                          2,088        1,930           158
Industrial machines, other                 2,335        2,209           126
Telecommunications equipment               1,982        1,922            60
Electric apparatus                         2,007        1,961            47
Parts-civilian aircraft                    1,142        1,123            19
Specialized mining                            50           36            13
Computers                                    774          761            13
Food, tobacco machinery                      175          164            11
Photo, service industry machinery            575          566             9
Excavating machinery                         625          617             8
Railway transportation equipment             162          155             7
Agricultural machinery, equipment            396          390             6
Textile, sewing machines                      98           92             6
Marine engines, parts                         66           63             4
Business machines and equipment              183          180             3
Vessels, excluding scrap                       3          (-)             3
Commercial vessels, other                     17           18           (-)
Spacecraft, excluding military                 1            2            -1
Wood, glass, plastic                         266          271            -5
Metalworking machine tools                   639          645            -6
Nonfarm tractors and parts                   112          119            -7
Measuring, testing, control instruments    1,398        1,406            -8
Pulp and paper machinery                     209          218            -9
Generators, accessories                      577          598           -21
Materials handling equipment                 485          507           -22
Laboratory testing instruments               516          543           -27
Engines-civilian aircraft                  1,232        1,263           -32
Computer accessories                       2,789        2,861           -72
Semiconductors                             3,878        3,955           -77
Medicinal equipment                        1,469        1,551           -82
Industrial engines                         1,069        1,292          -223

Automotive vehicles, parts, and engines    7,652        7,717           -65

Consumer goods                             8,808        8,813            -5

Jewelry, etc                                 304          390           -86
Gem diamonds                                 651          692           -41
Artwork, antiques, stamps, etc.              306          335           -29
Records, tapes, and disks                    276          302           -26
Apparel, household goods - textile           436          449           -14
Other household goods                        958          967           -10
Pleasure boats and motors                    161          171           -10
TV's, VCR's, etc.                            302          308            -6
Household appliances                         458          464            -5
Sports apparel and gear                       36           38            -2
Numismatic coins                               2            4            -2
Rugs                                          67           68            -1
Furniture, household goods, etc.             235          235           (-)
Musical instruments                           91           91             1
Glassware, chinaware                          34           33             1
Toiletries and cosmetics                     460          458             2
Cookware, cutlery, tools                      64           61             3
Toys/games/sporting goods                    503          500             3
Nursery stock, etc.                           28           25             3
Apparel,household goods-nontextile           131          124             8
Stereo equipment, etc.                       149          141             8
Writing and art supplies                     439          430             8
Tobacco, manufactured                        160          146            13
Books, printed matter                        384          368            16
Pharmaceutical preparations                2,175        2,013           162

Other goods                                3,013        3,327          -314
                                        
                               _________________

Item(1)                                Year-to-date Year-to-date  Year-to-date
                                       2004         2003          Change

Total, Balance of Payments Basis         667,197      587,434        79,763
Net Adjustments                           -9,639       -9,750           112
Total, Census Basis                      676,836      597,185        79,651

Foods, feeds, and beverages               46,350       45,124         1,226

Corn                                       5,839        4,643         1,196
Soybeans                                   5,199        6,333        -1,134
Wheat                                      4,612        3,335         1,277
Animal feeds, n.e.c.                       2,490        2,697          -207
Sorghum, barley, oats                        520          564           -44
Bakery products                            2,039        1,869           169
Alcoholic beverages, excluding wine          649          561            87
Wine and related products                    786          668           118
Dairy products and eggs                      898          611           287
Other foods                                4,460        4,067           393
Nuts                                       1,941        1,528           413
Nonagricultural foods, etc.                  835          827             8
Vegetables                                 2,594        2,463           131
Rice                                       1,053          858           196
Oilseeds, food oils                        1,021        1,200          -179
Meat, poultry, etc.                        4,546        6,569        -2,023
Fish and shellfish                         3,139        2,783           356
Fruits,  frozen juices                     3,730        3,549           181

Industrial supplies and materials        167,266      143,279        23,987

Fuel oil                                   3,537        2,690           848
Petroleum products, other                  9,084        7,161         1,923
Gas-natural                                1,772        1,112           660
Cotton, raw                                3,645        2,616         1,029
Nonferrous metals, other                   2,462        2,041           421
Chemicals-fertilizers                      3,954        3,409           545
Precious metals, other                     2,266        1,777           489
Finished metal shapes                      8,194        7,395           799
Iron and steel mill products               4,166        3,527           639
Steelmaking materials                      3,250        2,158         1,092
Copper                                     1,681        1,214           467
Logs and lumber                            3,452        3,034           418
Metallurgical grade coal                   1,485          862           623
Chemicals-other                           12,912       11,873         1,039
Agriculture-manufactured, other            1,251        1,130           121
Chemicals-inorganic                        3,620        3,275           345
Hides and skins                            1,470        1,503           -33
Mineral supplies-manufactured              3,056        2,749           308
Industrial rubber products                 2,025        1,828           197
Newsprint                                  7,639        7,092           547
Shingles, molding, wallboard               1,899        1,633           265
Nonmetallic minerals                         407          352            54
Nontextile floor tiles                       278          249            29
Crude oil                                    226          111           116
Tapes, audio and visual                    1,344        1,120           224
Tobacco, unmanufactured                      932          839            94
Leather and furs                           1,004          721           282
Cotton fiber cloth                         2,642        2,320           322
Aluminum and alumina                       3,235        2,507           728
Agric. industry-unmanufactured             1,236        1,044           191
Pulpwood and woodpulp                      3,918        3,494           424
Hair, waste materials                        404          370            35
Nuclear fuel materials                     1,255        1,433          -178
Iron and steel products, other             2,995        2,403           592
Wood supplies, manufactured                  843          753            90
Manmade cloth                              4,591        4,179           412
Finished textile supplies                  1,922        1,824            98
Glass-plate, sheet, etc.                     921          820           100
Electric energy                              704          622            82
Natural gas liquids                          676          700           -24
Agric. farming-unmanufactured              1,439        1,478           -39
Synthetic rubber-primary                   1,825        1,523           302
Coal and fuels, other                        974          640           334
Plastic materials                         17,592       14,769         2,823
Other industrial supplies                 11,363       10,477           886
Chemicals-organic                         18,095       14,416         3,678
Nonmonetary gold                           3,625        4,037          -412

Capital goods, except automotive         274,715      240,777        33,938

Drilling & oilfield equipment              5,656        5,050           606
Civilian aircraft                         19,547       18,483         1,064
Industrial machines, other                22,355       17,837         4,518
Telecommunications equipment              20,419       17,006         3,413
Electric apparatus                        19,992       17,465         2,527
Parts-civilian aircraft                   10,803       10,088           716
Specialized mining                           438          347            91
Computers                                  7,598        7,222           375
Food, tobacco machinery                    1,550        1,431           118
Photo, service industry machinery          5,389        4,670           719
Excavating machinery                       5,421        4,401         1,020
Railway transportation equipment           1,502        1,365           137
Agricultural machinery, equipment          3,682        3,166           515
Textile, sewing machines                     934          862            73
Marine engines, parts                        596          672           -76
Business machines and equipment            1,727        1,606           120
Vessels, excluding scrap                      38           54           -16
Commercial vessels, other                    189           96            93
Spacecraft, excluding military                52           27            25
Wood, glass, plastic                       2,725        2,094           632
Metalworking machine tools                 5,889        4,315         1,574
Nonfarm tractors and parts                 1,194          860           334
Measuring, testing, control instruments   14,129       11,441         2,688
Pulp and paper machinery                   2,111        2,001           110
Generators, accessories                    5,797        5,027           770
Materials handling equipment               4,843        3,852           991
Laboratory testing instruments             5,018        4,228           790
Engines-civilian aircraft                 11,473        9,234         2,238
Computer accessories                      27,705       25,538         2,167
Semiconductors                            40,223       37,762         2,461
Medicinal equipment                       14,670       12,952         1,718
Industrial engines                        11,049        9,624         1,425

Automotive vehicles, parts, and engines   73,018       67,016         6,002

Consumer goods                            84,483       74,080        10,403

Jewelry, etc                               3,236        2,499           737
Gem diamonds                               5,933        4,458         1,475
Artwork, antiques, stamps, etc.            3,012        2,477           535
Records, tapes, and disks                  2,773        2,619           154
Apparel, household goods - textile         4,528        4,986          -459
Other household goods                      8,855        7,718         1,137
Pleasure boats and motors                  1,534        1,103           431
TV's, VCR's, etc.                          2,958        2,750           207
Household appliances                       4,286        3,967           319
Sports apparel and gear                      361          354             7
Numismatic coins                              48           46             3
Rugs                                         648          575            73
Furniture, household goods, etc.           2,226        1,982           245
Musical instruments                          875          714           161
Glassware, chinaware                         320          285            35
Toiletries and cosmetics                   4,300        3,760           539
Cookware, cutlery, tools                     607          568            39
Toys/games/sporting goods                  5,184        4,674           509
Nursery stock, etc.                          252          237            15
Apparel,household goods-nontextile         1,167        1,124            43
Stereo equipment, etc.                     1,395        1,310            85
Writing and art supplies                   4,130        3,882           248
Tobacco, manufactured                      1,388        1,555          -167
Books, printed matter                      3,608        3,446           163
Pharmaceutical preparations               20,858       16,991         3,867

Other goods                               31,006       26,910         4,096
                                                  

(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-04-241, BEA-04-55), Bureau of the Census, Foreign
Trade Division, October 2004.  For more information, contact Nick Orsini
(301-763-2311), Foreign Trade Division.
