                                        
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)                                August       July          Monthly
                                       2008         2008 (R)      Change

Total, Balance of Payments Basis         117,642      120,834        -3,192
Net Adjustments                           -1,074         -828          -246
Total, Census Basis                      118,716      121,662        -2,946

Foods, feeds, and beverages               10,141       10,363          -221

Soybeans                                   1,460        1,836          -376
Animal feeds, n.e.c.                         513          612           -99
Fish and shellfish                           368          390           -22
Rice                                         208          226           -18
Wine, beer, and related products             107          120           -13
Nonagricultural foods, etc.                  107          113            -6
Other foods                                  717          717            -1
Bakery products                              350          351           (-)
Alcoholic beverages, excluding wine          112          112           (-)
Nuts                                         369          365             5
Dairy products and eggs                      301          281            20
Corn                                       1,491        1,468            24
Wheat                                      1,210        1,184            26
Vegetables                                   468          440            28
Fruits,  frozen juices                       644          615            29
Sorghum, barley, oats                        121           84            36
Oilseeds, food oils                          275          230            45
Meat, poultry, etc.                        1,321        1,220           100

Industrial supplies and materials         37,039       38,269        -1,230

Nonmonetary gold                             942        1,849          -907
Petroleum products, other                  2,685        3,232          -547
Nonferrous metals, other                     534          728          -195
Plastic materials                          2,964        3,110          -146
Gas-natural                                  317          436          -119
Agric. farming-unmanufactured                194          306          -111
Nuclear fuel materials                       186          284           -98
Precious metals, other                       940        1,010           -70
Tobacco, unmanufactured                       43           99           -56
Iron and steel mill products               1,133        1,175           -42
Aluminum and alumina                         865          902           -37
Natural gas liquids                          292          328           -37
Logs and lumber                              381          417           -35
Manmade cloth                                513          543           -30
Chemicals-other                            2,052        2,080           -28
Coal and fuels, other                        161          184           -23
Glass-plate, sheet, etc.                     143          164           -22
Hides and skins                              148          169           -21
Synthetic rubber-primary                     342          361           -20
Pulpwood and woodpulp                        705          723           -18
Electric energy                              119          133           -14
Leather and furs                              68           82           -14
Finished textile supplies                    205          217           -12
Cotton fiber cloth                           244          251            -8
Tapes, audio and visual                       45           52            -7
Mineral supplies-manufactured                444          450            -6
Shingles, molding, wallboard                 356          362            -6
Hair, waste materials                         56           62            -6
Wood supplies, manufactured                  125          129            -4
Finished metal shapes                      1,469        1,471            -2
Industrial rubber products                   295          296            -1
Nontextile floor tiles                        43           44            -1
Iron and steel products, other               665          665            -1
Agriculture-manufactured, other              194          192             2
Other industrial supplies                  1,812        1,802            10
Nonmetallic minerals                          98           77            21
Newsprint                                  1,118        1,089            29
Chemicals-fertilizers                      1,175        1,141            33
Steelmaking materials                      1,609        1,575            34
Copper                                       692          648            44
Crude oil                                    155          103            52
Agric. industry-unmanufactured               357          276            81
Metallurgical grade coal                     467          373            94
Chemicals-inorganic                          825          715           111
Cotton, raw                                  484          327           157
Chemicals-organic                          3,458        3,261           197
Fuel oil                                   4,923        4,376           547

Capital goods, except automotive          42,327       41,500           827

Civilian aircraft                          5,510        4,176         1,334
Drilling & oilfield equipment              1,575        1,265           310
Engines-civilian aircraft                  2,068        1,928           140
Generators, accessories                    1,048          948           100
Industrial engines                         1,913        1,815            98
Nonfarm tractors and parts                   289          257            32
Industrial machines, other                 3,167        3,138            28
Semiconductors                             4,460        4,440            20
Metalworking machine tools                   677          665            12
Photo, service industry machinery            877          867            10
Marine engines, parts                        122          123            -1
Spacecraft, excluding military                 1            5            -5
Food, tobacco machinery                      271          277            -6
Vessels, excluding scrap                     (-)           10            -9
Commercial vessels, other                     19           29           -10
Laboratory testing instruments               775          787           -12
Measuring, testing, control instruments    1,795        1,810           -15
Textile, sewing machines                     109          125           -16
Agricultural machinery, equipment            666          686           -20
Materials handling equipment               1,281        1,304           -23
Business machines and equipment              345          371           -27
Pulp and paper machinery                     249          278           -30
Specialized mining                           107          154           -47
Medicinal equipment                        2,315        2,363           -48
Parts-civilian aircraft                    1,669        1,741           -71
Electric apparatus                         2,609        2,693           -85
Wood, glass, plastic                         351          448           -96
Excavating machinery                       1,339        1,454          -115
Railway transportation equipment             257          375          -118
Computers                                  1,311        1,444          -133
Telecommunications equipment               2,581        2,741          -160
Computer accessories                       2,571        2,782          -211

Automotive vehicles, parts, and engines   10,477       12,160        -1,683

Consumer goods                            14,001       14,884          -883

Artwork, antiques, stamps, etc.              833        1,112          -279
Gem diamonds                               1,256        1,475          -220
Pharmaceutical preparations                3,492        3,612          -120
Toys, games, and sporting goods              972        1,072          -101
Records, tapes, and disks                    451          502           -51
Pleasure boats and motors                    275          316           -41
TV's, VCR's, etc.                            297          330           -33
Books, printed matter                        483          510           -27
Apparel, household goods - textile           429          452           -23
Other household goods                      1,530        1,550           -19
Tobacco, manufactured                         64           82           -18
Stereo equipment, etc.                       193          210           -17
Musical instruments                          184          201           -17
Sports apparel and gear                       47           54            -7
Numismatic coins                              14           19            -5
Rugs                                         103          106            -4
Writing and art supplies                     586          589            -3
Nursery stock, etc.                           33           35            -2
Toiletries and cosmetics                     777          777           (-)
Cookware, cutlery, tools                      94           94           (-)
Glassware, chinaware                          49           48           (-)
Apparel,household goods-nontextile           197          193             3
Furniture, household goods, etc.             357          353             4
Household appliances                         656          651             5
Jewelry, etc                                 628          540            88

Other goods                                4,732        4,487           245
                                        

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

Total, Balance of Payments Basis         893,601      745,832       147,769
Net Adjustments                           -6,196       -9,558         3,362
Total, Census Basis                      899,797      755,390       144,407

Foods, feeds, and beverages               77,775       52,557        25,217

Soybeans                                  12,966        6,557         6,410
Animal feeds, n.e.c.                       4,214        2,890         1,324
Fish and shellfish                         2,932        2,895            37
Rice                                       1,545          976           570
Wine, beer, and related products             863          797            66
Nonagricultural foods, etc.                  853          753           100
Other foods                                5,525        4,776           749
Bakery products                            2,640        2,253           387
Alcoholic beverages, excluding wine          873          759           114
Nuts                                       2,731        2,280           451
Dairy products and eggs                    2,417        1,372         1,045
Corn                                      10,856        6,961         3,894
Wheat                                      8,680        4,453         4,227
Vegetables                                 3,359        2,793           566
Fruits,  frozen juices                     4,803        4,017           786
Sorghum, barley, oats                      1,113          518           594
Oilseeds, food oils                        2,446        1,219         1,226
Meat, poultry, etc.                        8,959        6,287         2,673

Industrial supplies and materials        271,975      204,447        67,528

Nonmonetary gold                          13,703        9,176         4,527
Petroleum products, other                 20,007       12,315         7,692
Nonferrous metals, other                   5,260        5,028           232
Plastic materials                         22,569       18,917         3,652
Gas-natural                                3,284        2,287           997
Agric. farming-unmanufactured              1,751        1,370           381
Nuclear fuel materials                     1,565        1,558             7
Precious metals, other                     8,207        5,352         2,855
Tobacco, unmanufactured                      851          762            89
Iron and steel mill products               7,842        5,723         2,119
Aluminum and alumina                       6,151        5,162           989
Natural gas liquids                        2,372        1,218         1,154
Logs and lumber                            3,036        3,173          -137
Manmade cloth                              4,139        3,834           305
Chemicals-other                           15,703       13,409         2,294
Coal and fuels, other                      1,688          984           704
Glass-plate, sheet, etc.                   1,131          949           183
Hides and skins                            1,398        1,468           -70
Synthetic rubber-primary                   2,663        2,360           304
Pulpwood and woodpulp                      5,647        4,432         1,215
Electric energy                            1,054          576           478
Leather and furs                             694          754           -60
Finished textile supplies                  1,641        1,670           -29
Cotton fiber cloth                         1,907        1,913            -6
Tapes, audio and visual                      358          414           -56
Mineral supplies-manufactured              3,396        3,232           164
Shingles, molding, wallboard               2,586        2,219           367
Hair, waste materials                        421          397            24
Wood supplies, manufactured                  977          820           157
Finished metal shapes                     11,399       10,052         1,348
Industrial rubber products                 2,260        2,158           103
Nontextile floor tiles                       333          298            35
Iron and steel products, other             4,799        3,772         1,027
Agriculture-manufactured, other            1,469        1,254           215
Other industrial supplies                 13,679       13,169           509
Nonmetallic minerals                         550          378           172
Newsprint                                  8,385        7,583           802
Chemicals-fertilizers                      7,008        3,823         3,185
Steelmaking materials                     10,227        6,383         3,845
Copper                                     4,477        3,544           933
Crude oil                                    605          519            87
Agric. industry-unmanufactured             2,146        1,319           826
Metallurgical grade coal                   3,456        1,923         1,533
Chemicals-inorganic                        5,784        4,741         1,043
Cotton, raw                                3,048        2,678           369
Chemicals-organic                         24,028       20,577         3,451
Fuel oil                                  26,319        8,804        17,516

Capital goods, except automotive         320,514      292,129        28,385

Civilian aircraft                         34,468       30,665         3,803
Drilling & oilfield equipment              9,644        8,415         1,229
Engines-civilian aircraft                 14,581       12,596         1,985
Generators, accessories                    8,060        6,793         1,267
Industrial engines                        14,136       11,814         2,322
Nonfarm tractors and parts                 2,163        1,937           226
Industrial machines, other                25,824       25,215           609
Semiconductors                            34,802       32,918         1,884
Metalworking machine tools                 5,014        4,489           525
Photo, service industry machinery          6,553        6,053           501
Marine engines, parts                        929          880            49
Spacecraft, excluding military                19           21            -2
Food, tobacco machinery                    2,016        1,740           276
Vessels, excluding scrap                      55           87           -32
Commercial vessels, other                    263          190            73
Laboratory testing instruments             5,977        5,298           680
Measuring, testing, control instruments   14,473       14,507           -34
Textile, sewing machines                     893          931           -37
Agricultural machinery, equipment          5,407        4,000         1,408
Materials handling equipment               9,777        7,704         2,073
Business machines and equipment            2,888        1,883         1,006
Pulp and paper machinery                   2,000        1,790           210
Specialized mining                           900          656           244
Medicinal equipment                       17,786       15,523         2,263
Parts-civilian aircraft                   13,690       12,447         1,243
Electric apparatus                        20,684       20,668            15
Wood, glass, plastic                       2,783        2,345           438
Excavating machinery                       9,983        8,241         1,741
Railway transportation equipment           2,165        1,806           359
Computers                                 10,128        8,821         1,307
Telecommunications equipment              21,874       19,892         1,982
Computer accessories                      20,578       21,804        -1,226

Automotive vehicles, parts, and engines   84,278       79,177         5,101

Consumer goods                           109,099       95,860        13,239

Artwork, antiques, stamps, etc.            6,160        4,858         1,302
Gem diamonds                              10,861        7,685         3,176
Pharmaceutical preparations               26,021       23,627         2,394
Toys, games, and sporting goods            8,138        6,736         1,403
Records, tapes, and disks                  3,757        3,267           489
Pleasure boats and motors                  2,416        2,135           281
TV's, VCR's, etc.                          2,567        2,489            78
Books, printed matter                      3,917        3,667           250
Apparel, household goods - textile         3,243        3,193            50
Other household goods                     11,428       10,305         1,123
Tobacco, manufactured                        581          826          -245
Stereo equipment, etc.                     1,600        1,630           -30
Musical instruments                        1,485        1,316           169
Sports apparel and gear                      403          373            30
Numismatic coins                             224          141            84
Rugs                                         748          679            69
Writing and art supplies                   4,512        3,989           523
Nursery stock, etc.                          293          280            13
Toiletries and cosmetics                   5,801        4,895           906
Cookware, cutlery, tools                     708          656            52
Glassware, chinaware                         353          319            33
Apparel,household goods-nontextile         1,467        1,292           176
Furniture, household goods, etc.           2,725        2,317           408
Household appliances                       4,941        4,576           364
Jewelry, etc                               4,749        4,608           142

Other goods                               36,156       31,220         4,936
                                                 

(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-08-153, BEA-08-47), Bureau of the Census, Foreign
Trade Division, August 2008.  For more information, contact Nick Orsini
(301-763-6959) or Maria Iseman (301-763-2311), Foreign Trade Division.
