EXHIBIT 1. EXPORTS, IMPORTS AND MERCHANDISE TRADE BALANCE BY SELECTED
       SIC-BASED PRODUCT CODE, NOT SEASONALLY ADJUSTED: August 1995

In millions of dollars. Details may not equal totals due to rounding.
(-) Represents zero.  (Z) Less than one half unit of value shown.
(X) Not applicable.

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                                                Balance
              SIC-Based Product
              Code Description                   August      Cumulative
                                                              to Date

     GRAND TOTAL                                 -15,508.8    -106,076.2

 Agricultural,Forestry And Fishery Products          970.3       7,387.2

                                (Domestic)
 
Agricultural Products,Total                        1,488.5      11,400.6
Livestock And Livestock Products                    -109.3      -1,175.0
Forestry Products,Nspf                              -146.8      -1,227.0
Fish,Fresh Or Chilled;And Other Marine  
 Products                                           -262.1      -1,611.4
 
Mineral Commodities, Total                        -3,766.2     -30,066.3

                                (Domestic)

Metallic Ores And Concentrates                        32.9         170.5
 Anthracite Coal                                     288.7       2,104.8
Crude Petroleum And Natural Gas                   -4,118.1     -32,600.1
Nonmetallic Minerals,Except Fuels                     30.3         258.5
 
Manufactured Commodities,Total                   -14,284.4     -95,253.7

                                (Domestic)
 
Food And Kindred Products                            648.9       5,171.6
Tobacco Manufactures                                 466.8       3,282.4
Textile Mill Products                               -116.0        -995.1
Apparel And Related Products                      -3,781.0     -23,237.4
Lumber And Related Products                         -328.1      -1,798.9
Furniture And Fixtures                              -466.6      -3,510.7
Paper And Allied Products                           -184.6        -835.3
Printing,Publishing & Allied Products                130.7       1,003.1
Chemicals And Allied Products                      1,891.0      13,133.5
Petroleum Refining & Related Products               -307.5      -1,833.4
Rubber & Miscellaneous Plastic Products             -493.2      -3,465.6
Leather And Leather Products                      -1,188.3      -8,285.6
Stone,Clay Glass & Concrete Products                -411.4      -2,551.4
Primary Metal Products                              -997.3      -9,359.5
Fabricated Metal Products,Except Mach-  
 Inery And Transportation Equipment                 -117.6        -780.1
Machinery,Except Electrical                       -1,310.6      -7,710.2
Electrical And Electronic Machinery,    
 Equipment And Supplies                           -3,645.0     -24,213.8
Transport Equipment                               -3,090.8     -26,178.1
Scientific And Professional Instruments;
 Photographic And Optical Goods; Watches
 And Clocks                                           23.0       1,313.4
Miscellaneous Manufactured Commodities            -2,128.7     -13,477.9
Manufactured Commodities Not Identified
   By Kind                                         1,121.9       9,075.3
 
Special Classification Provisions                 -1,463.8     -11,583.3

                                (Domestic)
 
Scrap And Waste                                      441.5       3,000.7
Used Or Second-Hand Merchandise                      -80.4        -797.3
Goods Returned And Reimported Articles, 
 Duty Paid Upon Previous Importation              -1,407.5     -10,743.6
Special Classification Provisions,Nspf              -417.4      -3,043.1

Reexports                                          3,035.3      23,439.9
Timing Adjustments                                     (X)           (X)
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                                                         Exports
              SIC-Based Product
              Code Description                   August      Cumulative
                                                              to Date
                                                            
     GRAND TOTAL                                  48,530.0     381,104.7

 Agricultural,Forestry And Fishery Products        2,473.9      20,827.4

                                (Domestic)
 
Agricultural Products,Total                        2,147.2      18,206.6
Livestock And Livestock Products                      66.3         536.1
Forestry Products,Nspf                                15.1         135.2
Fish,Fresh Or Chilled;And Other Marine  
 Products                                            245.3       1,949.5
 
Mineral Commodities, Total                           626.4       4,735.9

                                (Domestic)

Metallic Ores And Concentrates                       144.2       1,118.6
 Anthracite Coal                                     307.6       2,258.7
Crude Petroleum And Natural Gas                       60.5         491.7
Nonmetallic Minerals,Except Fuels                    114.1         866.9
 
Manufactured Commodities,Total                    41,455.2     325,074.3

                                (Domestic)
 
Food And Kindred Products                          2,231.9      17,005.9
Tobacco Manufactures                                 481.9       3,392.9
Textile Mill Products                                489.2       3,791.1
Apparel And Related Products                         678.1       4,702.0
Lumber And Related Products                          583.5       5,087.6
Furniture And Fixtures                               262.9       1,943.6
Paper And Allied Products                          1,346.5       9,996.6
Printing,Publishing & Allied Products                402.1       2,866.3
Chemicals And Allied Products                      5,037.5      38,794.8
Petroleum Refining & Related Products                439.9       3,867.4
Rubber & Miscellaneous Plastic Products              937.3       7,311.1
Leather And Leather Products                         138.6       1,041.1
Stone,Clay Glass & Concrete Products                 428.9       3,123.2
Primary Metal Products                             1,647.0      13,593.3
Fabricated Metal Products,Except Mach-  
 Inery And Transportation Equipment                1,284.9       9,957.9
Machinery,Except Electrical                        7,764.1      61,120.5
Electrical And Electronic Machinery,    
 Equipment And Supplies                            6,722.7      49,021.8
Transport Equipment                                6,506.4      55,505.8
Scientific And Professional Instruments;
 Photographic And Optical Goods; Watches
 And Clocks                                        2,394.8      19,211.1
Miscellaneous Manufactured Commodities               555.1       4,154.2
Manufactured Commodities Not Identified
   By Kind                                         1,121.9       9,586.1
 
Special Classification Provisions                    939.1       7,143.7

                                (Domestic)
 
Scrap And Waste                                      626.8       4,318.0
Used Or Second-Hand Merchandise                       98.7       1,058.6
Goods Returned And Reimported Articles, 
 Duty Paid Upon Previous Importation                  28.9         214.2
Special Classification Provisions,Nspf               184.7       1,552.9

Reexports                                          3,035.3      23,439.9
Timing Adjustments                                     (X)        -114.8
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                                             Imports for Consumption
                                             (Customs Value)

              SIC-Based Product                          Totals
              Code Description                   August      Cumulative
                                                              to Date

     GRAND TOTAL                                  64,038.9     486,786.2

 Agricultural,Forestry And Fishery Products        1,503.6      13,440.2

                                (Domestic)
 
Agricultural Products,Total                          658.6       6,806.0
Livestock And Livestock Products                     175.7       1,711.1
Forestry Products,Nspf                               161.9       1,362.2
Fish,Fresh Or Chilled;And Other Marine  
 Products                                            507.4       3,560.9
 
Mineral Commodities, Total                         4,392.6      34,802.2

                                (Domestic)

Metallic Ores And Concentrates                       111.3         948.1
 Anthracite Coal                                      18.9         153.9
Crude Petroleum And Natural Gas                    4,178.7      33,091.8
Nonmetallic Minerals,Except Fuels                     83.7         608.4
 
Manufactured Commodities,Total                    55,739.7     419,816.7

                                (Domestic)
 
Food And Kindred Products                          1,583.0      11,834.3
Tobacco Manufactures                                  15.1         110.5
Textile Mill Products                                605.2       4,786.2
Apparel And Related Products                       4,459.1      27,939.5
Lumber And Related Products                          911.6       6,886.5
Furniture And Fixtures                               729.6       5,454.2
Paper And Allied Products                          1,531.2      10,831.9
Printing,Publishing & Allied Products                271.3       1,863.2
Chemicals And Allied Products                      3,146.5      25,661.2
Petroleum Refining & Related Products                747.4       5,700.8
Rubber & Miscellaneous Plastic Products            1,430.5      10,776.7
Leather And Leather Products                       1,326.9       9,326.6
Stone,Clay Glass & Concrete Products                 840.3       5,674.6
Primary Metal Products                             2,644.3      22,952.7
Fabricated Metal Products,Except Mach-  
 Inery And Transportation Equipment                1,402.5      10,738.0
Machinery,Except Electrical                        9,074.7      68,830.7
Electrical And Electronic Machinery,    
 Equipment And Supplies                           10,367.6      73,235.6
Transport Equipment                                9,597.3      81,683.8
Scientific And Professional Instruments;
 Photographic And Optical Goods; Watches
 And Clocks                                        2,371.8      17,897.7
Miscellaneous Manufactured Commodities             2,683.8      17,632.0
Manufactured Commodities Not Identified
   By Kind                                             (-)           (-)
 
Special Classification Provisions                  2,403.0      18,727.1

                                (Domestic)
 
Scrap And Waste                                      185.4       1,317.3
Used Or Second-Hand Merchandise                      179.1       1,855.9
Goods Returned And Reimported Articles, 
 Duty Paid Upon Previous Importation               1,436.4      10,957.9
Special Classification Provisions,Nspf               602.1       4,596.0

Reexports                                              (-)           (-)
Timing Adjustments                                     (X)           (X)
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                                             Imports for Consumption
                                             (Customs Value)

              SIC-Based Product                    Calculated Duty
              Code Description                   August      Cumulative
                                                              to Date

     GRAND TOTAL                                   1,738.5      12,475.2

 Agricultural,Forestry And Fishery Products           10.7          82.4

                                (Domestic)
 
Agricultural Products,Total                            9.9          74.7
Livestock And Livestock Products                       0.3           4.4
Forestry Products,Nspf                                 0.1           0.5
Fish,Fresh Or Chilled;And Other Marine  
 Products                                              0.4           2.8
 
Mineral Commodities, Total                            18.6         140.4

                                (Domestic)

Metallic Ores And Concentrates                         0.1           0.6
 Anthracite Coal                                       (-)           (-)
Crude Petroleum And Natural Gas                       18.3         138.6
Nonmetallic Minerals,Except Fuels                      0.2           1.2
 
Manufactured Commodities,Total                     1,708.1      12,360.3

                                (Domestic)
 
Food And Kindred Products                             34.5         278.4
Tobacco Manufactures                                   0.4           3.9
Textile Mill Products                                 53.8         430.0
Apparel And Related Products                         607.7       3,692.4
Lumber And Related Products                            7.5          50.7
Furniture And Fixtures                                 8.9          72.0
Paper And Allied Products                              5.8          42.6
Printing,Publishing & Allied Products                  1.8          12.4
Chemicals And Allied Products                         75.1         625.7
Petroleum Refining & Related Products                  4.8          39.1
Rubber & Miscellaneous Plastic Products               64.3         522.2
Leather And Leather Products                         131.9         988.0
Stone,Clay Glass & Concrete Products                  41.3         274.0
Primary Metal Products                                53.0         447.2
Fabricated Metal Products,Except Mach-  
 Inery And Transportation Equipment                   44.3         337.0
Machinery,Except Electrical                          126.1         998.7
Electrical And Electronic Machinery,    
 Equipment And Supplies                              190.5       1,350.5
Transport Equipment                                  134.4       1,262.3
Scientific And Professional Instruments;
 Photographic And Optical Goods; Watches
 And Clocks                                           77.9         586.3
Miscellaneous Manufactured Commodities                44.1         346.9
Manufactured Commodities Not Identified
   By Kind                                             (-)           (-)
 
Special Classification Provisions                      1.1           6.9

                                (Domestic)
 
Scrap And Waste                                        (Z)           0.4
Used Or Second-Hand Merchandise                        0.2           2.2
Goods Returned And Reimported Articles, 
 Duty Paid Upon Previous Importation                   (Z)           (Z)
Special Classification Provisions,Nspf                 0.9           4.3

Reexports                                              (-)           (-)
Timing Adjustments                                     (X)        -114.8
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CONTACT: For more information, contact Haydn R. Mearkle (301-457-2246) or
         Richard M. Preuss (301-457-2311) Foreign Trade Division.


