                          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)                                December     November      Monthly
                                       2004         2004 (R)      Change

Total, Balance of Payments Basis          71,109       68,111         2,998
Net Adjustments                             -884         -920            36
Total, Census Basis                       71,993       69,031         2,962

Foods, feeds, and beverages                4,789        4,791            -1

Wheat                                        327          325             2
Corn                                         473          500           -27
Nuts                                         221          200            21
Fish and shellfish                           340          334             6
Other foods                                  429          429           (-)
Dairy products and eggs                      156          111            45
Fruits,  frozen juices                       389          387             2
Bakery products                              209          206             3
Vegetables                                   289          285             4
Wine and related products                    114           88            26
Rice                                          76           97           -22
Alcoholic beverages, excluding wine           52           74           -22
Nonagricultural foods, etc.                   85           93            -8
Sorghum, barley, oats                         43           40             3
Oilseeds, food oils                          109          135           -26
Animal feeds, n.e.c.                         304          280            24
Soybeans                                     644          658           -14
Meat, poultry, etc.                          530          549           -19

Industrial supplies and materials         18,351       17,635           716

Chemicals-organic                          2,301        2,178           123
Plastic materials                          2,049        1,920           129
Petroleum products, other                    989        1,137          -147
Steelmaking materials                        321          402           -81
Fuel oil                                     444          360            85
Chemicals-other                            1,339        1,274            65
Other industrial supplies                  1,166        1,107            60
Iron and steel mill products                 538          479            58
Finished metal shapes                        882          835            47
Aluminum and alumina                         393          359            34
Cotton, raw                                  274          250            25
Metallurgical grade coal                     166          110            56
Iron and steel products, other               325          312            14
Gas-natural                                  232           96           136
Newsprint                                    799          776            23
Chemicals-fertilizers                        393          408           -15
Precious metals, other                       235          236            -2
Nonferrous metals, other                     307          263            44
Logs and lumber                              363          371            -9
Copper                                       166          158             8
Chemicals-inorganic                          378          426           -48
Manmade cloth                                496          453            43
Pulpwood and woodpulp                        404          388            17
Coal and fuels, other                        100          113           -14
Cotton fiber cloth                           278          264            13
Synthetic rubber-primary                     199          201            -3
Mineral supplies-manufactured                309          291            18
Leather and furs                              98           95             3
Shingles, molding, wallboard                 205          181            24
Tapes, audio and visual                      150          125            24
Industrial rubber products                   207          203             4
Agric. industry-unmanufactured               120          115             5
Crude oil                                     35           35           (-)
Agriculture-manufactured, other              136          122            14
Finished textile supplies                    207          186            21
Wood supplies, manufactured                   83           92            -9
Glass-plate, sheet, etc.                      88           77            11
Electric energy                               65           60             5
Nonmetallic minerals                          43           38             5
Nuclear fuel materials                       138          238          -100
Hair, waste materials                         45           43             2
Nontextile floor tiles                        31           27             4
Natural gas liquids                           99           60            39
Agric. farming-unmanufactured                140          164           -23
Tobacco, unmanufactured                       63           77           -14
Hides and skins                              134          148           -14
Nonmonetary gold                             420          383            37

Capital goods, except automotive          28,724       27,154         1,570

Industrial machines, other                 2,223        2,304           -80
Telecommunications equipment               2,109        1,885           224
Electric apparatus                         2,076        2,037            39
Measuring, testing, control instruments    1,368        1,289            79
Engines-civilian aircraft                  1,213        1,096           117
Computer accessories                       2,988        2,769           219
Medicinal equipment                        1,646        1,480           167
Metalworking machine tools                   623          519           105
Semiconductors                             3,727        3,885          -158
Industrial engines                         1,316        1,049           266
Excavating machinery                         660          568            92
Materials handling equipment                 590          519            71
Parts-civilian aircraft                    1,200        1,184            16
Laboratory testing instruments               553          501            52
Photo, service industry machinery            616          529            87
Drilling & oilfield equipment                622          580            42
Wood, glass, plastic                         312          262            50
Generators, accessories                      627          590            37
Agricultural machinery, equipment            374          354            20
Computers                                    820          762            58
Nonfarm tractors and parts                   104          132           -29
Railway transportation equipment             205          161            44
Pulp and paper machinery                     240          220            21
Business machines and equipment              191          186             4
Food, tobacco machinery                      149          152            -3
Specialized mining                            69           51            18
Textile, sewing machines                      99          100            -1
Commercial vessels, other                      9           11            -2
Spacecraft, excluding military                 1            1           (-)
Civilian aircraft                          1,920        1,905            15
Vessels, excluding scrap                       3            1             2
Marine engines, parts                         70           74            -3

Automotive vehicles, parts, and engines    7,805        7,527           278

Consumer goods                             9,411        8,790           621

Pharmaceutical preparations                2,195        2,204           -10
Gem diamonds                                 710          690            19
Other household goods                      1,019          831           189
Jewelry, etc                                 388          313            74
Artwork, antiques, stamps, etc.              375          461           -86
Toiletries and cosmetics                     483          444            39
Toys/games/sporting goods                    564          533            31
Pleasure boats and motors                    196          186            10
Household appliances                         471          445            26
Writing and art supplies                     453          432            20
Furniture, household goods, etc.             243          231            13
TV's, VCR's, etc.                            341          287            54
Books, printed matter                        401          360            41
Musical instruments                          102           87            15
Records, tapes, and disks                    306          286            21
Stereo equipment, etc.                       168          137            31
Rugs                                          70           66             4
Apparel,household goods-nontextile           136          121            15
Glassware, chinaware                          38           33             5
Cookware, cutlery, tools                      67           54            13
Nursery stock, etc.                           29           30            -1
Sports apparel and gear                       37           37           (-)
Numismatic coins                               3            3             1
Tobacco, manufactured                        122           98            24
Apparel, household goods - textile           494          420            74

Other goods                                2,913        3,134          -221
                                        
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Item(1)                                Year-to-date Year-to-date  Year-to-date
                                       2004         2003          Change

Total, Balance of Payments Basis         807,584      713,122        94,462
Net Adjustments                          -11,442      -11,649           207
Total, Census Basis                      819,026      724,771        94,255

Foods, feeds, and beverages               56,340       55,026         1,314

Wheat                                      5,188        4,002         1,185
Corn                                       6,798        5,751         1,047
Nuts                                       2,365        1,891           474
Fish and shellfish                         3,821        3,363           458
Other foods                                5,337        4,907           430
Dairy products and eggs                    1,164          744           420
Fruits,  frozen juices                     4,514        4,295           219
Bakery products                            2,458        2,256           202
Vegetables                                 3,168        2,966           202
Wine and related products                    982          818           164
Rice                                       1,229        1,078           152
Alcoholic beverages, excluding wine          776          681            95
Nonagricultural foods, etc.                1,012          959            53
Sorghum, barley, oats                        606          677           -72
Oilseeds, food oils                        1,273        1,419          -147
Animal feeds, n.e.c.                       3,080        3,298          -218
Soybeans                                   6,907        8,047        -1,140
Meat, poultry, etc.                        5,662        7,873        -2,211

Industrial supplies and materials        203,556      173,043        30,513

Chemicals-organic                         22,585       17,633         4,952
Plastic materials                         21,599       17,881         3,717
Petroleum products, other                 11,182        8,633         2,549
Steelmaking materials                      3,983        2,607         1,376
Fuel oil                                   4,345        3,117         1,228
Chemicals-other                           15,567       14,443         1,124
Other industrial supplies                 13,651       12,554         1,096
Iron and steel mill products               5,182        4,177         1,006
Finished metal shapes                      9,934        8,948           985
Aluminum and alumina                       3,987        3,032           955
Cotton, raw                                4,278        3,389           889
Metallurgical grade coal                   1,762        1,014           748
Iron and steel products, other             3,629        2,905           724
Gas-natural                                2,099        1,400           700
Newsprint                                  9,247        8,554           693
Chemicals-fertilizers                      4,769        4,105           664
Precious metals, other                     2,738        2,145           593
Nonferrous metals, other                   3,051        2,464           587
Logs and lumber                            4,200        3,676           524
Copper                                     2,006        1,511           495
Chemicals-inorganic                        4,423        3,930           493
Manmade cloth                              5,532        5,049           484
Pulpwood and woodpulp                      4,708        4,259           449
Coal and fuels, other                      1,199          788           411
Cotton fiber cloth                         3,185        2,788           397
Synthetic rubber-primary                   2,220        1,853           367
Mineral supplies-manufactured              3,663        3,307           355
Leather and furs                           1,194          867           327
Shingles, molding, wallboard               2,283        1,962           321
Tapes, audio and visual                    1,618        1,347           271
Industrial rubber products                 2,439        2,199           239
Agric. industry-unmanufactured             1,468        1,256           212
Crude oil                                    297          128           169
Agriculture-manufactured, other            1,509        1,377           132
Finished textile supplies                  2,319        2,197           121
Wood supplies, manufactured                1,021          911           110
Glass-plate, sheet, etc.                   1,087          980           107
Electric energy                              829          756            73
Nonmetallic minerals                         489          427            61
Nuclear fuel materials                     1,631        1,571            60
Hair, waste materials                        491          447            44
Nontextile floor tiles                       336          301            36
Natural gas liquids                          835          814            21
Agric. farming-unmanufactured              1,750        1,731            19
Tobacco, unmanufactured                    1,041        1,026            15
Hides and skins                            1,760        1,794           -33
Nonmonetary gold                           4,435        4,790          -355

Capital goods, except automotive         331,090      293,621        37,470

Industrial machines, other                26,929       21,718         5,211
Telecommunications equipment              24,485       20,743         3,742
Electric apparatus                        24,143       21,158         2,985
Measuring, testing, control instruments   16,816       13,936         2,879
Engines-civilian aircraft                 13,827       11,339         2,488
Computer accessories                      33,534       31,260         2,274
Medicinal equipment                       17,831       15,743         2,089
Metalworking machine tools                 7,049        5,253         1,796
Semiconductors                            47,924       46,137         1,787
Industrial engines                        13,450       11,691         1,759
Excavating machinery                       6,653        5,285         1,369
Materials handling equipment               5,966        4,656         1,310
Parts-civilian aircraft                   13,227       12,079         1,148
Laboratory testing instruments             6,078        5,119           960
Photo, service industry machinery          6,545        5,714           831
Drilling & oilfield equipment              6,891        6,067           824
Wood, glass, plastic                       3,300        2,503           797
Generators, accessories                    7,013        6,287           727
Agricultural machinery, equipment          4,400        3,794           606
Computers                                  9,182        8,664           517
Nonfarm tractors and parts                 1,434        1,063           371
Railway transportation equipment           1,868        1,642           226
Pulp and paper machinery                   2,569        2,373           197
Business machines and equipment            2,104        1,927           177
Food, tobacco machinery                    1,854        1,689           165
Specialized mining                           558          419           139
Textile, sewing machines                   1,133        1,020           113
Commercial vessels, other                    210          139            71
Spacecraft, excluding military                54           37            16
Civilian aircraft                         23,282       23,305           -23
Vessels, excluding scrap                      41           67           -26
Marine engines, parts                        740          794           -54

Automotive vehicles, parts, and engines   88,222       80,686         7,537

Consumer goods                           102,837       89,908        12,929

Pharmaceutical preparations               25,330       20,529         4,801
Gem diamonds                               7,341        5,477         1,865
Other household goods                     10,691        9,390         1,301
Jewelry, etc                               3,915        3,049           865
Artwork, antiques, stamps, etc.            3,872        3,036           836
Toiletries and cosmetics                   5,239        4,581           658
Toys/games/sporting goods                  6,287        5,692           594
Pleasure boats and motors                  1,912        1,368           543
Household appliances                       5,215        4,830           385
Writing and art supplies                   5,027        4,695           332
Furniture, household goods, etc.           2,708        2,416           292
TV's, VCR's, etc.                          3,592        3,382           210
Books, printed matter                      4,382        4,175           207
Musical instruments                        1,065          863           202
Records, tapes, and disks                  3,377        3,192           185
Stereo equipment, etc.                     1,705        1,561           144
Rugs                                         784          693            91
Apparel,household goods-nontextile         1,426        1,350            76
Glassware, chinaware                         392          349            43
Cookware, cutlery, tools                     730          688            42
Nursery stock, etc.                          312          289            23
Sports apparel and gear                      435          421            14
Numismatic coins                              54           63            -9
Tobacco, manufactured                      1,600        1,882          -281
Apparel, household goods - textile         5,445        5,936          -490

Other goods                               36,980       32,488         4,492
                                                  

(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-05-17, BEA-05-05), Bureau of the Census, Foreign
Trade Division, December 2004.  For more information, contact Nick Orsini
(301-763-6959) or Vanessa Ware (301-763-2311), Foreign Trade Division.
