                                        
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)                                May          April         Monthly
                                       2008         2008 (R)      Change

Total, Balance of Payments Basis         110,834      110,059           775
Net Adjustments                             -547         -776           229
Total, Census Basis                      111,381      110,835           546

Foods, feeds, and beverages                9,703        9,864          -161

Oilseeds, food oils                          254          399          -145
Wheat                                      1,025        1,109           -83
Corn                                       1,276        1,336           -60
Other foods                                  684          722           -37
Fruits,  frozen juices                       592          619           -26
Alcoholic beverages, excluding wine          102          123           -21
Animal feeds, n.e.c.                         543          549            -7
Sorghum, barley, oats                        133          136            -3
Rice                                         191          191           (-)
Wine, beer, and related products              96           95             1
Bakery products                              330          329             1
Nonagricultural foods, etc.                  117          112             5
Vegetables                                   423          414            10
Nuts                                         367          345            21
Dairy products and eggs                      329          306            22
Meat, poultry, etc.                        1,151        1,109            41
Soybeans                                   1,734        1,676            58
Fish and shellfish                           358          296            62

Industrial supplies and materials         33,958       32,724         1,234

Fuel oil                                   3,173        2,504           669
Chemicals-fertilizers                      1,004          729           275
Petroleum products, other                  2,191        1,938           253
Steelmaking materials                      1,408        1,165           243
Nuclear fuel materials                       364          122           242
Pulpwood and woodpulp                        830          708           121
Plastic materials                          2,863        2,776            87
Metallurgical grade coal                     628          546            82
Nonferrous metals, other                     713          638            75
Iron and steel mill products                 953          896            57
Agric. industry-unmanufactured               293          240            53
Chemicals-inorganic                          733          700            33
Iron and steel products, other               621          595            26
Crude oil                                     62           38            23
Natural gas liquids                          308          290            18
Logs and lumber                              382          364            17
Cotton, raw                                  377          366            11
Shingles, molding, wallboard                 324          315             9
Mineral supplies-manufactured                433          428             5
Nontextile floor tiles                        43           40             4
Finished textile supplies                    208          205             3
Electric energy                              171          170             2
Wood supplies, manufactured                  127          126             1
Agriculture-manufactured, other              182          181             1
Glass-plate, sheet, etc.                     136          136             1
Leather and furs                              90           90           (-)
Hair, waste materials                         51           51           (-)
Industrial rubber products                   273          274            -1
Synthetic rubber-primary                     342          345            -3
Aluminum and alumina                         754          758            -4
Tapes, audio and visual                       43           48            -5
Manmade cloth                                497          506           -10
Hides and skins                              177          189           -11
Agric. farming-unmanufactured                198          210           -12
Nonmetallic minerals                          56           69           -14
Cotton fiber cloth                           229          250           -21
Chemicals-other                            1,905        1,931           -26
Newsprint                                  1,014        1,045           -31
Chemicals-organic                          2,773        2,805           -33
Coal and fuels, other                        200          242           -42
Gas-natural                                  461          508           -47
Finished metal shapes                      1,409        1,461           -52
Precious metals, other                     1,067        1,127           -60
Copper                                       540          603           -64
Other industrial supplies                  1,684        1,763           -79
Tobacco, unmanufactured                       66          180          -114
Nonmonetary gold                           1,604        2,051          -446

Capital goods, except automotive          39,477       40,111          -634

Engines-civilian aircraft                  1,601        1,811          -211
Measuring, testing, control instruments    1,681        1,852          -171
Industrial engines                         1,699        1,869          -169
Industrial machines, other                 3,163        3,328          -165
Agricultural machinery, equipment            693          805          -112
Electric apparatus                         2,541        2,652          -111
Parts-civilian aircraft                    1,732        1,798           -67
Generators, accessories                      984        1,050           -66
Laboratory testing instruments               700          766           -66
Medicinal equipment                        2,205        2,254           -49
Business machines and equipment              323          365           -43
Computer accessories                       2,623        2,649           -27
Computers                                  1,303        1,324           -20
Metalworking machine tools                   618          634           -16
Excavating machinery                       1,203        1,212            -9
Nonfarm tractors and parts                   265          273            -9
Textile, sewing machines                     117          125            -8
Food, tobacco machinery                      248          254            -6
Photo, service industry machinery            805          808            -3
Spacecraft, excluding military                 3            2             1
Railway transportation equipment             236          235             1
Semiconductors                             4,190        4,188             2
Specialized mining                           118          110             8
Pulp and paper machinery                     255          245             9
Telecommunications equipment               2,796        2,776            19
Marine engines, parts                        134          112            21
Vessels, excluding scrap                      25            1            24
Drilling & oilfield equipment              1,162        1,134            29
Commercial vessels, other                     64           22            42
Materials handling equipment               1,242        1,171            71
Wood, glass, plastic                         450          297           153
Civilian aircraft                          4,300        3,988           312

Automotive vehicles, parts, and engines   10,231       10,032           199

Consumer goods                            13,435       13,426            10

Gem diamonds                               1,409        1,229           180
Pharmaceutical preparations                3,213        3,155            58
Pleasure boats and motors                    363          314            49
TV's, VCR's, etc.                            311          282            29
Jewelry, etc                                 499          482            17
Books, printed matter                        497          492             5
Numismatic coins                              19           15             4
Stereo equipment, etc.                       196          192             4
Nursery stock, etc.                           40           36             4
Cookware, cutlery, tools                      88           87             1
Glassware, chinaware                          41           41           (-)
Apparel,household goods-nontextile           178          178           (-)
Toys, games, and sporting goods            1,044        1,045            -1
Sports apparel and gear                       50           50            -1
Rugs                                          91           92            -1
Writing and art supplies                     549          556            -7
Musical instruments                          188          201           -13
Records, tapes, and disks                    455          469           -14
Furniture, household goods, etc.             337          352           -15
Apparel, household goods - textile           394          410           -16
Tobacco, manufactured                         61           85           -24
Household appliances                         603          632           -28
Toiletries and cosmetics                     717          747           -30
Other household goods                      1,482        1,531           -49
Artwork, antiques, stamps, etc.              612          754          -142

Other goods                                4,575        4,678          -103
                                        

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

Total, Balance of Payments Basis         538,706      454,939        83,767
Net Adjustments                           -3,537       -6,218         2,681
Total, Census Basis                      542,242      461,157        81,086

Foods, feeds, and beverages               46,909       31,463        15,446

Oilseeds, food oils                        1,637          681           956
Wheat                                      5,203        2,420         2,784
Corn                                       6,491        4,198         2,293
Other foods                                3,431        2,920           511
Fruits,  frozen juices                     2,934        2,451           483
Alcoholic beverages, excluding wine          545          453            91
Animal feeds, n.e.c.                       2,527        1,742           785
Sorghum, barley, oats                        844          328           515
Rice                                         879          661           218
Wine, beer, and related products             526          488            38
Bakery products                            1,612        1,389           222
Nonagricultural foods, etc.                  534          464            69
Vegetables                                 2,021        1,725           297
Nuts                                       1,640        1,377           263
Dairy products and eggs                    1,517          776           741
Meat, poultry, etc.                        5,216        3,744         1,472
Soybeans                                   7,557        3,860         3,697
Fish and shellfish                         1,794        1,785             9

Industrial supplies and materials        159,735      123,637        36,098

Fuel oil                                  12,383        4,811         7,572
Chemicals-fertilizers                      3,724        2,291         1,433
Petroleum products, other                 10,961        7,490         3,471
Steelmaking materials                      5,416        3,939         1,477
Nuclear fuel materials                     1,021          758           264
Pulpwood and woodpulp                      3,582        2,702           880
Plastic materials                         13,487       11,588         1,899
Metallurgical grade coal                   2,091        1,102           989
Nonferrous metals, other                   3,366        3,075           291
Iron and steel mill products               4,410        3,483           927
Agric. industry-unmanufactured             1,244          770           474
Chemicals-inorganic                        3,452        2,893           558
Iron and steel products, other             2,842        2,323           519
Crude oil                                    270          217            53
Natural gas liquids                        1,428          728           700
Logs and lumber                            1,855        2,003          -148
Cotton, raw                                1,809        1,439           370
Shingles, molding, wallboard               1,532        1,358           174
Mineral supplies-manufactured              2,099        1,988           111
Nontextile floor tiles                       203          184            19
Finished textile supplies                  1,014        1,065           -51
Electric energy                              668          333           335
Wood supplies, manufactured                  604          506            98
Agriculture-manufactured, other              895          782           113
Glass-plate, sheet, etc.                     688          582           106
Leather and furs                             460          460            -1
Hair, waste materials                        250          242             8
Industrial rubber products                 1,387        1,322            66
Synthetic rubber-primary                   1,637        1,437           200
Aluminum and alumina                       3,569        3,108           461
Tapes, audio and visual                      214          263           -50
Manmade cloth                              2,569        2,342           227
Hides and skins                              893          926           -32
Agric. farming-unmanufactured              1,026          836           190
Nonmetallic minerals                         309          236            73
Cotton fiber cloth                         1,183        1,195           -12
Chemicals-other                            9,506        8,320         1,186
Newsprint                                  5,086        4,665           421
Chemicals-organic                         14,122       12,529         1,593
Coal and fuels, other                      1,092          605           487
Gas-natural                                2,134        1,453           681
Finished metal shapes                      7,006        6,133           873
Precious metals, other                     4,897        3,199         1,699
Copper                                     2,622        2,096           526
Other industrial supplies                  8,368        8,160           208
Tobacco, unmanufactured                      555          438           117
Nonmonetary gold                           9,806        5,262         4,544

Capital goods, except automotive         196,128      179,085        17,044

Engines-civilian aircraft                  8,589        7,713           876
Measuring, testing, control instruments    9,050        8,841           210
Industrial engines                         8,503        7,263         1,240
Industrial machines, other                16,371       15,400           971
Agricultural machinery, equipment          3,402        2,451           951
Electric apparatus                        12,795       12,731            64
Parts-civilian aircraft                    8,626        7,773           853
Generators, accessories                    4,774        4,169           605
Laboratory testing instruments             3,651        3,244           408
Medicinal equipment                       10,822        9,554         1,267
Business machines and equipment            1,836        1,145           691
Computer accessories                      12,626       13,741        -1,115
Computers                                  6,081        5,421           660
Metalworking machine tools                 3,048        2,813           235
Excavating machinery                       5,894        4,968           926
Nonfarm tractors and parts                 1,313        1,147           165
Textile, sewing machines                     543          564           -21
Food, tobacco machinery                    1,233        1,036           196
Photo, service industry machinery          3,985        3,723           262
Spacecraft, excluding military                10            3             7
Railway transportation equipment           1,246        1,136           111
Semiconductors                            21,456       20,591           864
Specialized mining                           517          387           130
Pulp and paper machinery                   1,220        1,115           105
Telecommunications equipment              13,837       12,072         1,765
Marine engines, parts                        558          527            31
Vessels, excluding scrap                      35           45            -9
Drilling & oilfield equipment              5,630        5,414           216
Commercial vessels, other                    183          105            78
Materials handling equipment               5,873        4,603         1,270
Wood, glass, plastic                       1,588        1,478           110
Civilian aircraft                         20,832       17,909         2,922

Automotive vehicles, parts, and engines   50,859       48,097         2,763

Consumer goods                            66,093       59,234         6,859

Gem diamonds                               6,430        4,662         1,768
Pharmaceutical preparations               15,505       14,718           787
Pleasure boats and motors                  1,515        1,279           236
TV's, VCR's, etc.                          1,593        1,543            50
Jewelry, etc                               2,923        2,918             4
Books, printed matter                      2,423        2,279           144
Numismatic coins                             168           88            80
Stereo equipment, etc.                       998        1,020           -23
Nursery stock, etc.                          189          173            16
Cookware, cutlery, tools                     430          403            27
Glassware, chinaware                         211          203             8
Apparel,household goods-nontextile           890          787           104
Toys, games, and sporting goods            5,029        3,959         1,070
Sports apparel and gear                      252          237            15
Rugs                                         447          415            32
Writing and art supplies                   2,751        2,454           297
Musical instruments                          922          775           147
Records, tapes, and disks                  2,315        1,988           327
Furniture, household goods, etc.           1,667        1,412           255
Apparel, household goods - textile         1,954        2,006           -52
Tobacco, manufactured                        370          532          -162
Household appliances                       3,028        2,835           192
Toiletries and cosmetics                   3,496        2,988           508
Other household goods                      6,953        6,432           521
Artwork, antiques, stamps, etc.            3,633        3,127           506

Other goods                               22,517       19,641         2,877
                                                  

(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 A-1 of this release, or at
www.census.gov/ft900 or
www.bea.gov/newsreleases/international/trade/tradnewsrelease.htm.
                                                  
SOURCE: Report FT900 (CB-08-104, BEA-08-33), Bureau of the Census, Foreign
Trade Division, May 2008.  For more information, contact Nick Orsini
(301-763-6959) or Maria Iseman (301-763-2311), Foreign Trade Division.
