                          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 annual change within each major commodity grouping.
      (-) Represents zero or less than one half unit of measurement shown.
                                 (R) Revised.)
                                        

Item(1)                                December     November      Monthly
                                       2012         2012 (R)      Change

Total, Balance of Payments Basis         132,563      129,259         3,305
Net Adjustments                            1,259        1,199            60
Total, Census Basis                      131,305      128,060         3,245

Foods, feeds, and beverages               11,003       10,908            96

Soybeans                                   1,777        2,223          -445
Other foods                                  991          995            -4
Nuts                                         656          618            38
Animal feeds, n.e.c.                         844          856           -12
Meat, poultry, etc.                        1,547        1,472            75
Bakery products                              542          514            28
Fruits,  frozen juices                       770          782           -11
Vegetables                                   534          513            21
Alcoholic beverages, excluding wine          156          173           -17
Dairy products and eggs                      343          316            27
Nonagricultural foods, etc.                  124          129            -5
Wine, beer, and related products             173          167             5
Oilseeds, food oils                          383          331            51
Fish and shellfish                           491          464            27
Rice                                         292          180           112
Sorghum, barley, oats                         43           63           -20
Wheat                                        772          512           260
Corn                                         563          598           -35

Industrial supplies and materials         43,989       40,151         3,838

Fuel oil                                   5,356        5,155           201
Coal and fuels, other                        440          375            65
Petroleum products, other                  5,529        4,927           601
Nonmonetary gold                           4,019        2,829         1,190
Finished metal shapes                      1,586        1,677           -90
Chemicals-other                            2,553        2,370           182
Industrial rubber products                   397          429           -31
Other industrial supplies                  2,036        1,937            99
Crude oil                                    399          231           169
Iron and steel products, other               607          587            20
Agric. farming-unmanufactured                290          307           -17
Natural gas liquids                          342          386           -44
Agriculture-manufactured, other              229          220             9
Shingles, molding, wallboard                 378          381            -3
Copper                                       660          647            13
Manmade cloth                                595          577            18
Agric. industry-unmanufactured               372          360            12
Nonmetallic minerals                          84           65            19
Hides and skins                              231          223             8
Finished textile supplies                    239          226            13
Chemicals-inorganic                          739          717            22
Wood supplies, manufactured                  110          113            -3
Tapes, audio and visual                       30           31           (-)
Nontextile floor tiles                        48           49            -1
Tobacco, unmanufactured                      101           99             2
Leather and furs                              95           75            19
Hair, waste materials                         55           48             7
Glass-plate, sheet, etc.                     144          146            -1
Electric energy                               21           21             1
Synthetic rubber-primary                     380          330            50
Logs and lumber                              524          427            97
Aluminum and alumina                         771          755            16
Mineral supplies-manufactured                453          407            47
Iron and steel mill products                 952          900            52
Newsprint                                  1,110        1,074            36
Chemicals-fertilizers                        836          651           186
Cotton fiber cloth                           238          192            46
Pulpwood and woodpulp                        805          759            45
Plastic materials                          3,049        2,866           183
Nuclear fuel materials                       116           82            34
Nonferrous metals, other                     636          641            -6
Gas-natural                                  549          417           132
Cotton, raw                                  451          381            70
Metallurgical grade coal                     758          638           120
Steelmaking materials                      1,081          850           231
Precious metals, other                       644          773          -129
Chemicals-organic                          2,950        2,801           149

Capital goods, except automotive          43,567       43,998          -431

Civilian aircraft                          4,321        3,870           451
Electric apparatus                         3,242        3,236             5
Telecommunications equipment               3,194        3,515          -321
Materials handling equipment               1,416        1,567          -151
Industrial engines                         2,479        2,395            84
Generators, accessories                    1,211        1,228           -17
Medicinal equipment                        2,795        2,801            -6
Drilling & oilfield equipment                942          895            48
Engines-civilian aircraft                  2,426        2,389            37
Agricultural machinery, equipment            796          890           -94
Measuring, testing, control instruments    2,067        2,103           -36
Excavating machinery                       1,365        1,346            18
Photo, service industry machinery            965          899            66
Industrial machines, other                 3,721        3,883          -161
Computer accessories                       2,365        2,612          -247
Nonfarm tractors and parts                   344          347            -3
Parts-civilian aircraft                    1,746        1,704            42
Railway transportation equipment             416          384            33
Food, tobacco machinery                      287          291            -4
Laboratory testing instruments               947          905            42
Specialized mining                           156          146            10
Marine engines, parts                        127          138           -10
Wood, glass, plastic                         321          351           -30
Metalworking machine tools                   612          645           -33
Computers                                  1,340        1,385           -45
Commercial vessels, other                     32           72           -41
Spacecraft, excluding military                 2            6            -4
Textile, sewing machines                      88           87           (-)
Business machines and equipment              260          254             6
Vessels, excluding scrap                       4            9            -5
Pulp and paper machinery                     188          202           -14
Semiconductors                             3,392        3,445           -53

Automotive vehicles, parts, and engines   11,984       12,276          -292

Consumer goods                            15,174       15,414          -240

Pharmaceutical preparations                3,817        4,142          -325
Cell phones and other household goods,     1,936        1,732           204
Jewelry, etc.                                732          888          -156
Toiletries and cosmetics                     944          891            53
Furniture, household goods, etc.             402          407            -5
Artwork, antiques, stamps, etc.              551          717          -166
Apparel, household goods - textile           545          541             5
Household appliances                         593          598            -5
Apparel,household goods-nontextile           248          251            -3
Other consumer nondurables                   612          609             3
Stereo equipment, etc.                       178          183            -5
Pleasure boats and motors                    274          273             1
Numismatic coins                              85          102           -16
Cookware, cutlery, tools                      85           87            -2
Glassware, chinaware                          43           42             2
Rugs                                          85           93            -7
Books, printed matter                        452          462           -10
Sports apparel and gear                       66           61             4
Tobacco, manufactured                         54           40            14
Nursery stock, etc.                           29           37            -8
Toys, games, and sporting goods              850          907           -57
Musical instruments                          195          185            10
Recorded media                               240          308           -68
Televisions and video equipment              460          403            57
Gem diamonds                               1,698        1,456           242

Other goods                                5,588        5,313           275
                                         
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Item(1)                                Annual 	    Annual  	  Annual
                                       2012         2011          Change

Total, Balance of Payments Basis       1,563,578    1,497,406        66,172
Net Adjustments                           16,441       16,974          -533
Total, Census Basis                    1,547,137    1,480,432        66,706

Foods, feeds, and beverages              132,861      126,220         6,641

Soybeans                                  26,094       18,064         8,029
Other foods                               12,005       10,748         1,257
Nuts                                       7,023        5,806         1,217
Animal feeds, n.e.c.                       7,933        6,782         1,150
Meat, poultry, etc.                       18,030       17,133           897
Bakery products                            6,162        5,592           570
Fruits,  frozen juices                     9,247        8,813           434
Vegetables                                 6,221        5,871           350
Alcoholic beverages, excluding wine        1,915        1,726           189
Dairy products and eggs                    4,224        4,038           186
Nonagricultural foods, etc.                1,569        1,440           129
Wine, beer, and related products           1,885        1,768           117
Oilseeds, food oils                        3,251        3,295           -44
Fish and shellfish                         5,652        5,698           -46
Rice                                       2,182        2,235           -52
Sorghum, barley, oats                        596        1,054          -457
Wheat                                      8,328       11,313        -2,985
Corn                                      10,544       14,842        -4,298

Industrial supplies and materials        500,852      500,342           509

Fuel oil                                  60,161       52,913         7,248
Coal and fuels, other                      7,025        3,832         3,193
Petroleum products, other                 56,973       54,581         2,392
Nonmonetary gold                          36,308       34,087         2,221
Finished metal shapes                     19,467       17,987         1,480
Chemicals-other                           29,541       28,764           778
Industrial rubber products                 4,933        4,326           607
Other industrial supplies                 23,666       23,069           596
Crude oil                                  2,269        1,678           591
Iron and steel products, other             7,521        7,130           391
Agric. farming-unmanufactured              3,289        2,919           370
Natural gas liquids                        4,388        4,070           318
Agriculture-manufactured, other            2,810        2,603           206
Shingles, molding, wallboard               4,724        4,536           188
Copper                                     8,659        8,479           179
Manmade cloth                              6,947        6,791           156
Agric. industry-unmanufactured             4,619        4,467           152
Nonmetallic minerals                       1,022          903           119
Hides and skins                            2,779        2,663           116
Finished textile supplies                  2,751        2,660            91
Chemicals-inorganic                        8,915        8,844            71
Wood supplies, manufactured                1,421        1,350            70
Tapes, audio and visual                      359          316            43
Nontextile floor tiles                       592          554            39
Tobacco, unmanufactured                    1,105        1,122           -17
Leather and furs                           1,015        1,044           -29
Hair, waste materials                        629          660           -31
Glass-plate, sheet, etc.                   1,523        1,607           -84
Electric energy                              233          375          -142
Synthetic rubber-primary                   4,728        4,914          -186
Logs and lumber                            5,437        5,631          -194
Aluminum and alumina                       9,279        9,521          -242
Mineral supplies-manufactured              5,303        5,556          -253
Iron and steel mill products              12,238       12,496          -258
Newsprint                                 13,151       13,485          -334
Chemicals-fertilizers                      9,438        9,978          -540
Cotton fiber cloth                         2,555        3,225          -670
Pulpwood and woodpulp                      9,388       10,134          -745
Plastic materials                         35,241       36,023          -781
Nuclear fuel materials                     1,867        2,695          -828
Nonferrous metals, other                   7,872        8,879        -1,007
Gas-natural                                4,833        6,438        -1,605
Cotton, raw                                6,274        8,469        -2,195
Metallurgical grade coal                  10,754       13,025        -2,271
Steelmaking materials                     12,524       14,849        -2,324
Precious metals, other                     8,694       11,156        -2,462
Chemicals-organic                         35,634       39,540        -3,906

Capital goods, except automotive         526,660      492,988        33,672

Civilian aircraft                         45,267       33,372        11,895
Electric apparatus                        38,171       35,270         2,901
Telecommunications equipment              38,282       35,873         2,409
Materials handling equipment              18,027       15,752         2,276
Industrial engines                        30,142       28,138         2,004
Generators, accessories                   14,647       13,021         1,626
Medicinal equipment                       33,632       32,033         1,598
Drilling & oilfield equipment             12,336       10,866         1,470
Engines-civilian aircraft                 27,597       26,258         1,339
Agricultural machinery, equipment         10,062        8,801         1,261
Measuring, testing, control instruments   24,899       23,820         1,079
Excavating machinery                      17,546       16,679           867
Photo, service industry machinery         11,088       10,234           854
Industrial machines, other                46,128       45,305           823
Computer accessories                      32,319       31,556           763
Nonfarm tractors and parts                 4,206        3,498           708
Parts-civilian aircraft                   21,254       20,547           707
Railway transportation equipment           4,130        3,581           548
Food, tobacco machinery                    3,651        3,327           324
Laboratory testing instruments            10,896       10,663           233
Specialized mining                         2,096        1,885           211
Marine engines, parts                      1,429        1,279           150
Wood, glass, plastic                       4,455        4,338           117
Metalworking machine tools                 7,860        7,759           100
Computers                                 16,937       16,845            92
Commercial vessels, other                    499          425            73
Spacecraft, excluding military                44           32            13
Textile, sewing machines                   1,161        1,161           (-)
Business machines and equipment            3,181        3,182            -2
Vessels, excluding scrap                      53           97           -44
Pulp and paper machinery                   2,579        2,676           -97
Semiconductors                            42,087       44,714        -2,627

Automotive vehicles, parts, and engines  145,992      133,116        12,876

Consumer goods                           181,621      174,957         6,664

Pharmaceutical preparations               47,913       44,948         2,966
Cell phones and other household goods,    21,685       20,480         1,206
Jewelry, etc.                             10,189        9,064         1,125
Toiletries and cosmetics                  10,636        9,860           776
Furniture, household goods, etc.           4,646        4,127           519
Artwork, antiques, stamps, etc.            7,730        7,231           499
Apparel, household goods - textile         6,460        6,023           437
Household appliances                       7,243        6,886           357
Apparel,household goods-nontextile         2,930        2,696           233
Other consumer nondurables                 7,369        7,146           224
Stereo equipment, etc.                     2,073        1,942           131
Pleasure boats and motors                  2,609        2,534            76
Numismatic coins                           1,106        1,032            74
Cookware, cutlery, tools                   1,052          989            63
Glassware, chinaware                         557          497            60
Rugs                                       1,103        1,080            23
Books, printed matter                      5,381        5,361            20
Sports apparel and gear                      709          694            15
Tobacco, manufactured                        526          536           -10
Nursery stock, etc.                          399          424           -24
Toys, games, and sporting goods           10,428       10,512           -83
Musical instruments                        2,336        2,439          -103
Recorded media                             3,380        3,522          -142
Televisions and video equipment            5,043        5,703          -661
Gem diamonds                              18,116       19,232        -1,116

Other goods                               59,153       52,809         6,343
                                                   

(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-13-25, BEA-13-04), Bureau of the Census, Foreign
Trade Division, December 2012.  For more information, contact Matthew Przybocki
(301-763-3148) or Maria Iseman (301-763-2311), Foreign Trade Division.
