                                        
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)                                September    August        Monthly
                                       2008         2008 (R)      Change

Total, Balance of Payments Basis         108,078      117,886        -9,808
Net Adjustments                             -459       -1,073           614
Total, Census Basis                      108,537      118,958       -10,422

Foods, feeds, and beverages                9,101       10,172        -1,071

Soybeans                                   1,019        1,512          -493
Wheat                                        964        1,214          -250
Corn                                       1,365        1,466          -101
Oilseeds, food oils                          198          275           -77
Fruits,  frozen juices                       586          644           -58
Dairy products and eggs                      254          301           -47
Nuts                                         346          368           -22
Vegetables                                   446          467           -21
Animal feeds, n.e.c.                         495          513           -18
Meat, poultry, etc.                        1,309        1,324           -15
Nonagricultural foods, etc.                   95          107           -12
Fish and shellfish                           357          369           -11
Rice                                         202          208            -6
Bakery products                              345          350            -5
Alcoholic beverages, excluding wine          112          112            -1
Wine, beer, and related products             120          107            13
Other foods                                  733          717            17
Sorghum, barley, oats                        156          121            35

Industrial supplies and materials         33,307       37,382        -4,074

Fuel oil                                   2,310        5,012        -2,702
Chemicals-organic                          2,462        3,457          -995
Petroleum products, other                  2,164        2,787          -623
Plastic materials                          2,518        2,963          -445
Steelmaking materials                      1,281        1,668          -387
Precious metals, other                       721          940          -219
Copper                                       545          692          -147
Chemicals-inorganic                          681          825          -144
Aluminum and alumina                         761          865          -103
Synthetic rubber-primary                     287          341           -54
Iron and steel products, other               613          665           -52
Chemicals-other                            2,001        2,050           -49
Electric energy                               80          119           -38
Crude oil                                    117          155           -38
Finished metal shapes                      1,434        1,469           -36
Natural gas liquids                          267          292           -24
Pulpwood and woodpulp                        681          705           -24
Glass-plate, sheet, etc.                     120          142           -22
Nonmetallic minerals                          64           85           -21
Newsprint                                  1,101        1,118           -18
Agriculture-manufactured, other              177          194           -17
Mineral supplies-manufactured                432          444           -11
Finished textile supplies                    196          205            -8
Cotton fiber cloth                           238          244            -6
Shingles, molding, wallboard                 350          356            -6
Wood supplies, manufactured                  120          125            -5
Tapes, audio and visual                       42           45            -2
Nontextile floor tiles                        41           43            -2
Industrial rubber products                   293          295            -1
Agric. industry-unmanufactured               356          357            -1
Agric. farming-unmanufactured                196          196           (-)
Logs and lumber                              375          375           (-)
Other industrial supplies                  1,814        1,812             2
Hair, waste materials                         59           56             3
Leather and furs                              72           69             4
Manmade cloth                                523          514             9
Nuclear fuel materials                       204          186            18
Iron and steel mill products               1,160        1,134            27
Tobacco, unmanufactured                       74           43            31
Hides and skins                              192          148            45
Coal and fuels, other                        266          198            68
Nonferrous metals, other                     687          533           153
Gas-natural                                  513          335           177
Metallurgical grade coal                     710          529           182
Cotton, raw                                  790          484           306
Chemicals-fertilizers                      1,576        1,172           404
Nonmonetary gold                           1,642          941           702

Capital goods, except automotive          38,110       42,323        -4,214

Civilian aircraft                          2,176        5,509        -3,333
Drilling & oilfield equipment              1,007        1,575          -568
Computer accessories                       2,366        2,572          -205
Computers                                  1,150        1,311          -161
Engines-civilian aircraft                  1,943        2,067          -124
Electric apparatus                         2,491        2,605          -114
Industrial machines, other                 3,068        3,167           -99
Generators, accessories                      956        1,048           -92
Measuring, testing, control instruments    1,713        1,795           -82
Metalworking machine tools                   631          677           -46
Industrial engines                         1,876        1,913           -37
Medicinal equipment                        2,280        2,314           -34
Food, tobacco machinery                      258          271           -12
Semiconductors                             4,448        4,459           -11
Pulp and paper machinery                     244          248            -4
Marine engines, parts                        123          122             1
Spacecraft, excluding military                 2            1             1
Commercial vessels, other                     20           19             1
Excavating machinery                       1,347        1,341             5
Photo, service industry machinery            884          877             7
Textile, sewing machines                     118          109             9
Specialized mining                           119          107            13
Laboratory testing instruments               789          775            14
Nonfarm tractors and parts                   303          289            15
Vessels, excluding scrap                      21          (-)            21
Parts-civilian aircraft                    1,712        1,668            44
Materials handling equipment               1,321        1,277            45
Wood, glass, plastic                         414          352            63
Business machines and equipment              428          349            79
Agricultural machinery, equipment            760          667            93
Railway transportation equipment             378          257           121
Telecommunications equipment               2,761        2,582           179

Automotive vehicles, parts, and engines   10,335       10,475          -140

Consumer goods                            13,481       13,999          -518

Artwork, antiques, stamps, etc.              627          833          -205
Toys, games, and sporting goods              879          971           -93
Other household goods                      1,453        1,530           -77
Records, tapes, and disks                    377          451           -74
Household appliances                         597          656           -60
Toiletries and cosmetics                     742          778           -36
Books, printed matter                        457          483           -26
Pharmaceutical preparations                3,468        3,490           -23
Apparel, household goods - textile           408          430           -21
Apparel,household goods-nontextile           182          196           -14
Rugs                                          92          103           -11
Cookware, cutlery, tools                      93           95            -2
Furniture, household goods, etc.             354          356            -2
Glassware, chinaware                          48           49            -1
Nursery stock, etc.                           36           33             3
Sports apparel and gear                       52           47             5
TV's, VCR's, etc.                            304          298             7
Musical instruments                          192          185             7
Tobacco, manufactured                         72           64             8
Stereo equipment, etc.                       201          193             9
Gem diamonds                               1,267        1,256            11
Pleasure boats and motors                    290          275            15
Numismatic coins                              30           14            16
Jewelry, etc                                 648          627            20
Writing and art supplies                     612          586            27

Other goods                                4,203        4,607          -404
                                       

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

Total, Balance of Payments Basis       1,001,923      845,300       156,622
Net Adjustments                           -6,653      -10,458         3,804
Total, Census Basis                    1,008,576      855,758       152,818

Foods, feeds, and beverages               86,907       60,611        26,296

Soybeans                                  14,037        7,619         6,418
Wheat                                      9,647        5,567         4,080
Corn                                      12,195        8,058         4,137
Oilseeds, food oils                        2,644        1,401         1,242
Fruits,  frozen juices                     5,389        4,550           839
Dairy products and eggs                    2,670        1,612         1,058
Nuts                                       3,075        2,562           513
Vegetables                                 3,805        3,164           641
Animal feeds, n.e.c.                       4,710        3,277         1,433
Meat, poultry, etc.                       10,270        7,187         3,083
Nonagricultural foods, etc.                  948          844           105
Fish and shellfish                         3,290        3,254            36
Rice                                       1,747        1,074           673
Bakery products                            2,985        2,552           433
Alcoholic beverages, excluding wine          984          869           115
Wine, beer, and related products             983          897            86
Other foods                                6,259        5,409           849
Sorghum, barley, oats                      1,268          716           553

Industrial supplies and materials        305,626      232,083        73,543

Fuel oil                                  28,719       10,201        18,518
Chemicals-organic                         26,489       23,348         3,141
Petroleum products, other                 22,272       13,891         8,381
Plastic materials                         25,086       21,412         3,674
Steelmaking materials                     11,568        7,210         4,359
Precious metals, other                     8,928        6,068         2,860
Copper                                     5,022        4,002         1,020
Chemicals-inorganic                        6,465        5,281         1,185
Aluminum and alumina                       6,912        5,853         1,059
Synthetic rubber-primary                   2,951        2,653           298
Iron and steel products, other             5,412        4,267         1,144
Chemicals-other                           17,703       15,189         2,514
Electric energy                            1,135          688           446
Crude oil                                    722          596           126
Finished metal shapes                     12,834       11,368         1,466
Natural gas liquids                        2,639        1,365         1,275
Pulpwood and woodpulp                      6,328        5,070         1,258
Glass-plate, sheet, etc.                   1,251        1,080           171
Nonmetallic minerals                         602          427           175
Newsprint                                  9,486        8,586           900
Agriculture-manufactured, other            1,646        1,419           227
Mineral supplies-manufactured              3,828        3,653           176
Finished textile supplies                  1,837        1,874           -36
Cotton fiber cloth                         2,145        2,145           (-)
Shingles, molding, wallboard               2,936        2,521           415
Wood supplies, manufactured                1,097          929           168
Tapes, audio and visual                      400          458           -57
Nontextile floor tiles                       374          340            34
Industrial rubber products                 2,554        2,435           119
Agric. industry-unmanufactured             2,501        1,521           980
Agric. farming-unmanufactured              1,948        1,563           385
Logs and lumber                            3,405        3,575          -170
Other industrial supplies                 15,493       14,867           625
Hair, waste materials                        479          447            32
Leather and furs                             767          850           -83
Manmade cloth                              4,663        4,340           323
Nuclear fuel materials                     1,769        1,765             4
Iron and steel mill products               9,002        6,518         2,485
Tobacco, unmanufactured                      925          869            56
Hides and skins                            1,591        1,644           -53
Coal and fuels, other                      1,991        1,135           855
Nonferrous metals, other                   5,946        5,713           233
Gas-natural                                3,815        2,529         1,286
Metallurgical grade coal                   4,228        2,178         2,050
Cotton, raw                                3,838        3,433           405
Chemicals-fertilizers                      8,581        4,498         4,083
Nonmonetary gold                          15,343       10,308         5,035

Capital goods, except automotive         358,620      330,223        28,397

Civilian aircraft                         36,643       34,932         1,711
Drilling & oilfield equipment             10,651        9,512         1,139
Computer accessories                      22,944       24,379        -1,435
Computers                                 11,278       10,036         1,242
Engines-civilian aircraft                 16,523       14,287         2,236
Electric apparatus                        23,172       23,229           -58
Industrial machines, other                28,893       28,472           421
Generators, accessories                    9,016        7,650         1,366
Measuring, testing, control instruments   16,186       16,342          -157
Metalworking machine tools                 5,645        5,061           584
Industrial engines                        16,012       13,399         2,614
Medicinal equipment                       20,066       17,584         2,482
Food, tobacco machinery                    2,274        1,962           312
Semiconductors                            39,250       37,152         2,098
Pulp and paper machinery                   2,244        2,023           221
Marine engines, parts                      1,052          986            66
Spacecraft, excluding military                21           23            -2
Commercial vessels, other                    283          212            70
Excavating machinery                      11,331        9,383         1,949
Photo, service industry machinery          7,437        6,835           602
Textile, sewing machines                   1,011        1,050           -39
Specialized mining                         1,020          745           275
Laboratory testing instruments             6,766        6,009           757
Nonfarm tractors and parts                 2,466        2,203           263
Vessels, excluding scrap                      77           90           -14
Parts-civilian aircraft                   15,401       14,016         1,384
Materials handling equipment              11,094        8,764         2,330
Wood, glass, plastic                       3,197        2,655           542
Business machines and equipment            3,320        2,115         1,205
Agricultural machinery, equipment          6,168        4,556         1,612
Railway transportation equipment           2,544        2,105           439
Telecommunications equipment              24,635       22,455         2,179

Automotive vehicles, parts, and engines   94,611       89,606         5,006

Consumer goods                           122,578      108,473        14,105

Artwork, antiques, stamps, etc.            6,787        5,508         1,279
Toys, games, and sporting goods            9,017        7,697         1,319
Other household goods                     12,882       11,582         1,299
Records, tapes, and disks                  4,133        3,727           406
Household appliances                       5,537        5,162           376
Toiletries and cosmetics                   6,543        5,557           986
Books, printed matter                      4,374        4,149           224
Pharmaceutical preparations               29,487       26,694         2,793
Apparel, household goods - textile         3,651        3,588            63
Apparel,household goods-nontextile         1,649        1,458           191
Rugs                                         840          765            75
Cookware, cutlery, tools                     801          742            59
Furniture, household goods, etc.           3,079        2,628           451
Glassware, chinaware                         400          361            39
Nursery stock, etc.                          329          317            12
Sports apparel and gear                      456          419            36
TV's, VCR's, etc.                          2,871        2,832            39
Musical instruments                        1,677        1,509           168
Tobacco, manufactured                        653          909          -255
Stereo equipment, etc.                     1,801        1,830           -29
Gem diamonds                              12,129        8,777         3,352
Pleasure boats and motors                  2,706        2,380           325
Numismatic coins                             254          164            90
Jewelry, etc                               5,396        5,167           229
Writing and art supplies                   5,124        4,549           575

Other goods                               40,234       34,762         5,472
                                                 

(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-08-166, BEA-08-50), Bureau of the Census, Foreign
Trade Division, September 2008.  For more information, contact Nick Orsini
(301-763-6959) or Maria Iseman (301-763-2311), Foreign Trade Division.
