                          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)                                January      December      Monthly
                                       2008         2007 (R)      Change

Total, Balance of Payments Basis         104,550      102,943         1,606
Net Adjustments                             -796       -1,066           270
Total, Census Basis                      105,346      104,009         1,336

Foods, feeds, and beverages                8,555        7,954           601

Corn                                       1,261          959           302
Sorghum, barley, oats                        230          141            89
Wheat                                        880          815            65
Meat, poultry, etc.                          924          867            58
Fruits,  frozen juices                       584          552            32
Animal feeds, n.e.c.                         465          434            31
Bakery products                              337          315            22
Other foods                                  648          626            22
Nonagricultural foods, etc.                   98           82            16
Dairy products and eggs                      273          260            13
Rice                                         134          121            13
Fish and shellfish                           405          392            13
Wine, beer, and related products             118          113             5
Vegetables                                   394          389             4
Alcoholic beverages, excluding wine          105          104             1
Nuts                                         303          310            -7
Soybeans                                   1,181        1,204           -23
Oilseeds, food oils                          214          269           -55

Industrial supplies and materials         29,643       28,838           804

Petroleum products, other                  2,357        1,870           487
Nonmonetary gold                           1,489        1,037           451
Chemicals-other                            1,937        1,701           236
Iron and steel mill products                 880          765           115
Chemicals-inorganic                          658          567            90
Finished metal shapes                      1,351        1,268            82
Precious metals, other                       805          753            51
Agric. farming-unmanufactured                203          152            51
Cotton, raw                                  330          285            45
Shingles, molding, wallboard                 318          278            39
Manmade cloth                                528          494            34
Other industrial supplies                  1,651        1,619            32
Newsprint                                    989          965            24
Iron and steel products, other               529          507            22
Gas-natural                                  430          408            22
Copper                                       432          413            19
Agriculture-manufactured, other              176          162            14
Logs and lumber                              379          367            13
Metallurgical grade coal                     263          251            12
Industrial rubber products                   274          266             8
Glass-plate, sheet, etc.                     136          129             7
Nuclear fuel materials                       214          209             5
Nontextile floor tiles                        42           39             4
Synthetic rubber-primary                     326          323             3
Cotton fiber cloth                           246          243             3
Tapes, audio and visual                       41           39             1
Finished textile supplies                    201          200             1
Wood supplies, manufactured                  120          120             1
Mineral supplies-manufactured                441          440           (-)
Electric energy                              127          128            -1
Plastic materials                          2,598        2,600            -2
Nonmetallic minerals                          48           51            -3
Leather and furs                              93           99            -6
Pulpwood and woodpulp                        716          723            -7
Chemicals-fertilizers                        670          679            -9
Hair, waste materials                         48           58           -10
Hides and skins                              163          187           -24
Crude oil                                     27           53           -26
Agric. industry-unmanufactured               202          233           -31
Steelmaking materials                        895          932           -37
Nonferrous metals, other                     682          732           -50
Coal and fuels, other                        163          217           -54
Tobacco, unmanufactured                       75          133           -58
Natural gas liquids                          269          379          -110
Aluminum and alumina                         646          767          -121
Chemicals-organic                          2,711        2,919          -209
Fuel oil                                   1,764        2,077          -313

Capital goods, except automotive          39,617       40,131          -515

Civilian aircraft                          4,719        5,398          -679
Industrial engines                         1,639        1,853          -214
Telecommunications equipment               2,763        2,902          -139
Semiconductors                             4,539        4,658          -119
Drilling & oilfield equipment              1,030        1,133          -103
Railway transportation equipment             243          314           -71
Engines-civilian aircraft                  1,717        1,788           -71
Business machines and equipment              430          470           -41
Specialized mining                            84          104           -20
Generators, accessories                      881          896           -15
Industrial machines, other                 3,354        3,366           -11
Textile, sewing machines                      98          110           -11
Marine engines, parts                         82           91            -9
Commercial vessels, other                     22           29            -7
Wood, glass, plastic                         279          283            -4
Parts-civilian aircraft                    1,644        1,647            -3
Vessels, excluding scrap                       2            3            -1
Spacecraft, excluding military                 1            1           (-)
Excavating machinery                       1,120        1,103            17
Pulp and paper machinery                     242          220            21
Photo, service industry machinery            784          756            27
Food, tobacco machinery                      240          208            32
Agricultural machinery, equipment            609          567            42
Laboratory testing instruments               748          702            45
Metalworking machine tools                   593          547            46
Computers                                  1,177        1,119            58
Materials handling equipment               1,190        1,123            67
Electric apparatus                         2,571        2,487            84
Nonfarm tractors and parts                   280          174           106
Medicinal equipment                        2,152        2,035           117
Measuring, testing, control instruments    1,891        1,760           132
Computer accessories                       2,491        2,282           209

Automotive vehicles, parts, and engines   10,054       10,062            -8

Consumer goods                            13,384       12,894           489

Pharmaceutical preparations                2,996        2,797           199
Records, tapes, and disks                    538          394           143
Pleasure boats and motors                    279          245            34
Toys, games, and sporting goods              952          919            33
Numismatic coins                              58           25            33
Other household goods                      1,349        1,326            22
Tobacco, manufactured                         94           79            15
Jewelry, etc                                 654          642            12
Artwork, antiques, stamps, etc.              907          896            11
Musical instruments                          196          185            11
Toiletries and cosmetics                     706          695            10
Apparel,household goods-nontextile           184          175             9
Writing and art supplies                     569          564             6
Furniture, household goods, etc.             332          326             6
Apparel, household goods - textile           397          391             6
Books, printed matter                        481          477             4
Glassware, chinaware                          43           40             4
Rugs                                          85           81             3
Nursery stock, etc.                           35           33             2
Sports apparel and gear                       55           54             1
Stereo equipment, etc.                       224          223             1
Household appliances                         595          595           (-)
Cookware, cutlery, tools                      84           93            -8
TV's, VCR's, etc.                            342          373           -32
Gem diamonds                               1,232        1,268           -36

Other goods                                4,094        4,130           -35

                               _________________

Item(1)                                Year-to-date Year-to-date  Year-to-date
                                       2008         2007 (R)      Change

Total, Balance of Payments Basis         104,550       90,215        14,334
Net Adjustments                             -796       -1,248           452
Total, Census Basis                      105,346       91,463        13,882

Foods, feeds, and beverages                8,555        5,981         2,574

Corn                                       1,261          790           472
Sorghum, barley, oats                        230           66           165
Wheat                                        880          477           403
Meat, poultry, etc.                          924          711           213
Fruits,  frozen juices                       584          532            52
Animal feeds, n.e.c.                         465          307           158
Bakery products                              337          279            59
Other foods                                  648          576            72
Nonagricultural foods, etc.                   98           82            15
Dairy products and eggs                      273          119           155
Rice                                         134          124            10
Fish and shellfish                           405          373            32
Wine, beer, and related products             118          112             6
Vegetables                                   394          347            47
Alcoholic beverages, excluding wine          105           86            19
Nuts                                         303          295             8
Soybeans                                   1,181          569           611
Oilseeds, food oils                          214          138            76

Industrial supplies and materials         29,643       23,699         5,944

Petroleum products, other                  2,357        1,469           889
Nonmonetary gold                           1,489          605           884
Chemicals-other                            1,937        1,645           292
Iron and steel mill products                 880          672           208
Chemicals-inorganic                          658          564            93
Finished metal shapes                      1,351        1,210           141
Precious metals, other                       805          557           248
Agric. farming-unmanufactured                203          153            50
Cotton, raw                                  330          182           148
Shingles, molding, wallboard                 318          254            64
Manmade cloth                                528          470            58
Other industrial supplies                  1,651        1,603            48
Newsprint                                    989          902            87
Iron and steel products, other               529          461            68
Gas-natural                                  430          216           213
Copper                                       432          389            43
Agriculture-manufactured, other              176          143            33
Logs and lumber                              379          387            -7
Metallurgical grade coal                     263          195            67
Industrial rubber products                   274          254            20
Glass-plate, sheet, etc.                     136          107            29
Nuclear fuel materials                       214          262           -48
Nontextile floor tiles                        42           38             5
Synthetic rubber-primary                     326          296            30
Cotton fiber cloth                           246          244             3
Tapes, audio and visual                       41           53           -12
Finished textile supplies                    201          215           -14
Wood supplies, manufactured                  120           99            21
Mineral supplies-manufactured                441          399            41
Electric energy                              127           73            54
Plastic materials                          2,598        2,314           283
Nonmetallic minerals                          48           46             3
Leather and furs                              93           90             3
Pulpwood and woodpulp                        716          535           181
Chemicals-fertilizers                        670          495           175
Hair, waste materials                         48           55            -7
Hides and skins                              163          189           -26
Crude oil                                     27           16            11
Agric. industry-unmanufactured               202          158            43
Steelmaking materials                        895          768           127
Nonferrous metals, other                     682          563           119
Coal and fuels, other                        163          120            43
Tobacco, unmanufactured                       75           73             2
Natural gas liquids                          269          165           104
Aluminum and alumina                         646          625            21
Chemicals-organic                          2,711        2,394           316
Fuel oil                                   1,764          974           790

Capital goods, except automotive          39,617       36,834         2,782

Civilian aircraft                          4,719        4,183           536
Industrial engines                         1,639        1,416           223
Telecommunications equipment               2,763        2,568           195
Semiconductors                             4,539        4,248           291
Drilling & oilfield equipment              1,030        1,259          -229
Railway transportation equipment             243          187            56
Engines-civilian aircraft                  1,717        1,554           163
Business machines and equipment              430          291           138
Specialized mining                            84           66            18
Generators, accessories                      881          895           -13
Industrial machines, other                 3,354        3,142           212
Textile, sewing machines                      98           98           (-)
Marine engines, parts                         82          115           -33
Commercial vessels, other                     22           13             9
Wood, glass, plastic                         279          309           -30
Parts-civilian aircraft                    1,644        1,589            55
Vessels, excluding scrap                       2           33           -32
Spacecraft, excluding military                 1            1           (-)
Excavating machinery                       1,120          874           245
Pulp and paper machinery                     242          227            15
Photo, service industry machinery            784          722            62
Food, tobacco machinery                      240          199            41
Agricultural machinery, equipment            609          429           180
Laboratory testing instruments               748          619           129
Metalworking machine tools                   593          580            13
Computers                                  1,177        1,101            76
Materials handling equipment               1,190          914           276
Electric apparatus                         2,571        2,643           -72
Nonfarm tractors and parts                   280          169           111
Medicinal equipment                        2,152        1,933           219
Measuring, testing, control instruments    1,891        1,565           326
Computer accessories                       2,491        2,891          -400

Automotive vehicles, parts, and engines   10,054        8,903         1,151

Consumer goods                            13,384       11,858         1,526

Pharmaceutical preparations                2,996        2,878           118
Records, tapes, and disks                    538          445            92
Pleasure boats and motors                    279          243            36
Toys, games, and sporting goods              952          832           120
Numismatic coins                              58           20            38
Other household goods                      1,349        1,354            -5
Tobacco, manufactured                         94          109           -15
Jewelry, etc                                 654          514           140
Artwork, antiques, stamps, etc.              907          654           253
Musical instruments                          196          154            42
Toiletries and cosmetics                     706          604           102
Apparel,household goods-nontextile           184          159            25
Writing and art supplies                     569          485            84
Furniture, household goods, etc.             332          279            53
Apparel, household goods - textile           397          436           -39
Books, printed matter                        481          441            40
Glassware, chinaware                          43           39             4
Rugs                                          85           80             5
Nursery stock, etc.                           35           32             3
Sports apparel and gear                       55           48             7
Stereo equipment, etc.                       224          217             7
Household appliances                         595          567            29
Cookware, cutlery, tools                      84           73            11
TV's, VCR's, etc.                            342          288            54
Gem diamonds                               1,232          907           324

Other goods                                4,094        4,188           -94


(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 27 of this release, or at
www.census.gov/ft900 or www.bea.gov/bea/di/home/trade.htm.

SOURCE: Report FT900 (CB-08-42, BEA-08-08), Bureau of the Census, Foreign
Trade Division, January 2008.  For more information, contact Nick Orsini
(301-763-6959) or Maria Iseman (301-763-2311), Foreign Trade Division.
