EXHIBIT 1. EXPORTS, IMPORTS AND MERCHANDISE TRADE BALANCE BY SELECTED
       SIC-BASED PRODUCT CODE, NOT SEASONALLY ADJUSTED: December 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                December   Cumulative
                                                          to Date

     GRAND TOTAL                               -7,227.8  -156,733.1

 Agricultural,Forestry And Fishery Products     1,774.4    13,619.2

                                (Domestic)
 
Agricultural Products,Total                     2,250.8    19,588.5
Livestock And Livestock Products                  -76.2    -1,530.3
Forestry Products,Nspf                            -99.1    -1,660.5
Fish,Fresh Or Chilled;And Other Marine  
 Products                                        -301.1    -2,778.5
 
Mineral Commodities, Total                     -3,242.1   -43,890.9

                                (Domestic)

Metallic Ores And Concentrates                    -43.3       148.6
 Anthracite Coal                                  327.5     3,324.1
Crude Petroleum And Natural Gas                -3,564.7   -47,765.4
Nonmetallic Minerals,Except Fuels                  38.4       401.8
 
Manufactured Commodities,Total                 -7,303.7  -144,245.9

                                (Domestic)
 
Food And Kindred Products                         790.6     7,695.0
Tobacco Manufactures                              418.6     5,053.0
Textile Mill Products                             -75.1    -1,268.5
Apparel And Related Products                   -2,001.0   -34,018.1
Lumber And Related Products                      -210.8    -2,982.3
Furniture And Fixtures                           -436.4    -5,350.5
Paper And Allied Products                        -210.0    -1,814.2
Printing,Publishing & Allied Products             170.9     1,568.5
Chemicals And Allied Products                   1,833.0    19,817.5
Petroleum Refining & Related Products            -163.7    -2,957.7
Rubber & Miscellaneous Plastic Products          -345.1    -4,948.4
Leather And Leather Products                     -771.3   -12,062.7
Stone,Clay Glass & Concrete Products             -213.9    -3,701.3
Primary Metal Products                         -1,043.0   -13,328.6
Fabricated Metal Products,Except Mach-  
 Inery And Transportation Equipment               -39.6    -1,052.2
Machinery,Except Electrical                       -66.8   -10,481.2
Electrical And Electronic Machinery,    
 Equipment And Supplies                        -2,544.9   -38,676.2
Transport Equipment                            -2,661.0   -39,644.3
Scientific And Professional Instruments;
 Photographic And Optical Goods; Watches
 And Clocks                                       579.6     2,107.9
Miscellaneous Manufactured Commodities         -1,576.2   -22,249.3
Manufactured Commodities Not Identified
   By Kind                                      1,262.4    14,047.7
 
Special Classification Provisions              -1,767.4   -18,677.8

                                (Domestic)
 
Scrap And Waste                                   281.9     4,298.6
Used Or Second-Hand Merchandise                   -86.5    -1,307.9
Goods Returned And Reimported Articles, 
 Duty Paid Upon Previous Importation           -1,579.7   -16,973.8
Special Classification Provisions,Nspf           -383.1    -4,694.7

Reexports                                       3,311.0    36,565.7
Timing Adjustments                                  (X)      -103.4
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                                                    Exports
             SIC-Based Product
              Code Description                December   Cumulative
                                                          to Date

     GRAND TOTAL                               51,105.1   583,865.2

 Agricultural,Forestry And Fishery Products     3,371.5    33,418.3

                                (Domestic)
 
Agricultural Products,Total                     3,083.9    29,391.2
Livestock And Livestock Products                  108.6       919.5
Forestry Products,Nspf                             24.5       271.8
Fish,Fresh Or Chilled;And Other Marine  
 Products                                         154.5     2,835.8
 
Mineral Commodities, Total                        590.9     7,159.0

                                (Domestic)

Metallic Ores And Concentrates                     67.3     1,561.9
 Anthracite Coal                                  353.2     3,572.1
Crude Petroleum And Natural Gas                    71.7       729.3
Nonmetallic Minerals,Except Fuels                  98.7     1,295.7
 
Manufactured Commodities,Total                 43,051.6   496,421.2

                                (Domestic)
 
Food And Kindred Products                       2,207.2    26,021.0
Tobacco Manufactures                              432.9     5,221.5
Textile Mill Products                             429.0     5,696.1
Apparel And Related Products                      531.5     7,190.0
Lumber And Related Products                       587.5     7,423.5
Furniture And Fixtures                            228.5     2,952.5
Paper And Allied Products                       1,165.6    14,943.2
Printing,Publishing & Allied Products             401.4     4,470.6
Chemicals And Allied Products                   4,747.6    57,896.6
Petroleum Refining & Related Products             650.2     6,013.6
Rubber & Miscellaneous Plastic Products           862.8    11,024.5
Leather And Leather Products                      124.2     1,564.8
Stone,Clay Glass & Concrete Products              387.3     4,796.4
Primary Metal Products                          1,451.3    20,190.8
Fabricated Metal Products,Except Mach-  
 Inery And Transportation Equipment             1,278.5    15,160.9
Machinery,Except Electrical                     9,405.3    95,909.3
Electrical And Electronic Machinery,    
 Equipment And Supplies                         6,673.0    76,235.4
Transport Equipment                             6,964.2    82,699.4
Scientific And Professional Instruments;
 Photographic And Optical Goods; Watches
 And Clocks                                     2,747.8    29,580.7
Miscellaneous Manufactured Commodities            513.4     7,382.7
Manufactured Commodities Not Identified
   By Kind                                      1,262.4    14,047.7
 
Special Classification Provisions                 780.1    10,404.3

                                (Domestic)
 
Scrap And Waste                                   428.8     6,232.5
Used Or Second-Hand Merchandise                   135.6     1,572.1
Goods Returned And Reimported Articles, 
 Duty Paid Upon Previous Importation               27.1       327.5
Special Classification Provisions,Nspf            188.6     2,272.2

Reexports                                       3,311.0    36,565.7
Timing Adjustments                                  (X)      -103.4
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                                            Imports for Consumption
                                                (Customs Value)

             SIC-Based Product                        Totals
              Code Description                December   Cumulative
                                                          to Date

     GRAND TOTAL                               58,332.2   739,660.5

 Agricultural,Forestry And Fishery Products     1,597.0    19,799.2

                                (Domestic)
 
Agricultural Products,Total                       833.1     9,802.7
Livestock And Livestock Products                  184.8     2,449.8
Forestry Products,Nspf                            123.5     1,932.3
Fish,Fresh Or Chilled;And Other Marine  
 Products                                         455.6     5,614.4
 
Mineral Commodities, Total                      3,832.9    51,050.0

                                (Domestic)

Metallic Ores And Concentrates                    110.6     1,413.4
 Anthracite Coal                                   25.7       248.0
Crude Petroleum And Natural Gas                 3,636.3    48,494.7
Nonmetallic Minerals,Except Fuels                  60.3       893.9
 
Manufactured Commodities,Total                 50,354.8   639,729.2

                                (Domestic)
 
Food And Kindred Products                       1,416.5    18,326.1
Tobacco Manufactures                               14.3       168.5
Textile Mill Products                             504.1     6,964.6
Apparel And Related Products                    2,532.5    41,208.1
Lumber And Related Products                       798.2    10,405.8
Furniture And Fixtures                            664.9     8,303.1
Paper And Allied Products                       1,375.6    16,757.4
Printing,Publishing & Allied Products             230.5     2,902.1
Chemicals And Allied Products                   2,914.6    38,079.1
Petroleum Refining & Related Products             813.9     8,971.2
Rubber & Miscellaneous Plastic Products         1,207.8    15,972.9
Leather And Leather Products                      895.4    13,627.5
Stone,Clay Glass & Concrete Products              601.2     8,497.7
Primary Metal Products                          2,494.3    33,519.4
Fabricated Metal Products,Except Mach-  
 Inery And Transportation Equipment             1,318.1    16,213.1
Machinery,Except Electrical                     9,472.0   106,390.5
Electrical And Electronic Machinery,    
 Equipment And Supplies                         9,217.9   114,911.6
Transport Equipment                             9,625.2   122,343.8
Scientific And Professional Instruments;
 Photographic And Optical Goods; Watches
 And Clocks                                     2,168.2    27,472.7
Miscellaneous Manufactured Commodities          2,089.6    28,694.0
Manufactured Commodities Not Identified
   By Kind                                          (-)         (-)
 
Special Classification Provisions               2,547.5    29,082.1

                                (Domestic)
 
Scrap And Waste                                   146.9     1,933.9
Used Or Second-Hand Merchandise                   222.1     2,879.9
Goods Returned And Reimported Articles, 
 Duty Paid Upon Previous Importation            1,606.8    17,301.4
Special Classification Provisions,Nspf            571.7     6,966.9

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

                                                Calculated Duty

              Code Description                December   Cumulative
                                                          to Date

     GRAND TOTAL                                1,500.6    18,596.7

 Agricultural,Forestry And Fishery Products         8.5       118.0

                                (Domestic)
 
Agricultural Products,Total                         7.8       106.9
Livestock And Livestock Products                    0.3         6.0
Forestry Products,Nspf                              0.1         0.9
Fish,Fresh Or Chilled;And Other Marine  
 Products                                           0.3         4.2
 
Mineral Commodities, Total                        220.1       206.2

                                (Domestic)

Metallic Ores And Concentrates                      (Z)         0.8
 Anthracite Coal                                    (-)         (-)
Crude Petroleum And Natural Gas                    13.8       203.6
Nonmetallic Minerals,Except Fuels                   0.1         1.8
 
Manufactured Commodities,Total                  1,267.2    18,254.3

                                (Domestic)
 
Food And Kindred Products                          35.4       426.1
Tobacco Manufactures                                0.4         5.5
Textile Mill Products                              44.0       619.4
Apparel And Related Products                      313.7     5,411.6
Lumber And Related Products                         6.3        75.4
Furniture And Fixtures                              7.9       105.8
Paper And Allied Products                           5.5        66.3
Printing,Publishing & Allied Products               1.3        18.8
Chemicals And Allied Products                      67.8       906.5
Petroleum Refining & Related Products               4.6        60.0
Rubber & Miscellaneous Plastic Products            60.6       764.2
Leather And Leather Products                       91.6     1,416.1
Stone,Clay Glass & Concrete Products               28.8       409.3
Primary Metal Products                             46.6       640.0
Fabricated Metal Products,Except Mach-  
 Inery And Transportation Equipment                39.1       505.9
Machinery,Except Electrical                       122.6     1,490.1
Electrical And Electronic Machinery,    
 Equipment And Supplies                           147.9     2,067.6
Transport Equipment                               131.7     1,818.1
Scientific And Professional Instruments;
 Photographic And Optical Goods; Watches
 And Clocks                                        69.4       900.3
Miscellaneous Manufactured Commodities             42.0       547.3
Manufactured Commodities Not Identified
   By Kind                                          (-)         (-)
 
Special Classification Provisions                   4.8        18.2

                                (Domestic)
 
Scrap And Waste                                     (Z)         0.5
Used Or Second-Hand Merchandise                     0.2         3.1
Goods Returned And Reimported Articles, 
 Duty Paid Upon Previous Importation                (Z)         (Z)
Special Classification Provisions,Nspf              4.6        14.6

Reexports                                           (-)         (-)
Timing Adjustments                                  (X)         (X)
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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.


