EXHIBIT 1. EXPORTS, IMPORTS AND MERCHANDISE TRADE BALANCE BY SELECTED
         SIC-BASED PRODUCT CODE, NOT SEASONALLY ADJUSTED: February 1998

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.


                                           Balance                 Exports

         SIC-Based Product                     Cumulative              Cumulative
          Code Description           February    to Date    February    to Date
                                                                                 
     GRAND TOTAL                     -13,175.1  -28,220.2    55,300.5   110,650.1

 Agricultural,Forestry And Fishery       541.2      944.7     2,617.1     5,190.0

(Domestic)
 
Agricultural Products,Total              997.5    2,091.8     2,301.8     4,676.4
Livestock And Livestock Products        -107.5     -244.5        89.3       182.5
Forestry Products,Nspf                   -82.9     -197.9        18.8        38.2
Fish,Fresh Or Chilled;And Other
 Products                               -265.9     -704.7       207.3       293.0
 
Mineral Commodities, Total            -2,820.4   -6,324.2       526.8     1,179.8

(Domestic)

Metallic Ores And Concentrates           -35.9      -42.1        40.5       119.5
 Anthracite Coal                         216.6      468.7       232.6       508.2
Crude Petroleum And Natural Gas       -2,984.5   -6,712.6       149.8       339.3
Nonmetallic Minerals,Except Fuels        -16.6      -38.3       103.8       212.8
 
Manufactured Commodities,Total       -12,242.8  -25,360.5    47,939.6    95,746.7

(Domestic)
 
Food And Kindred Products                634.1    1,205.9     2,319.7     4,645.0
Tobacco Manufactures                     344.5      718.2       386.6       783.8
Textile Mill Products                    -54.7     -168.2       602.0     1,173.9
Apparel And Related Products          -3,312.8   -6,859.3       755.4     1,442.3
Lumber And Related Products             -538.4   -1,030.7       516.0     1,020.0
Furniture And Fixtures                  -696.7   -1,406.5       297.6       587.6
Paper And Allied Products                -94.5     -235.5     1,149.1     2,330.1
Printing,Publishing & Allied             110.9      237.4       355.4       725.1
Chemicals And Allied Products          1,072.5    2,016.5     5,131.3    10,423.5
Petroleum Refining & Related          -1,060.9   -2,263.3       473.2       996.0
Rubber & Miscellaneous Plastic          -322.7     -717.1     1,214.4     2,379.5
Leather And Leather Products          -1,121.0   -2,278.1       146.3       278.7
Stone,Clay Glass & Concrete             -328.4     -683.4       456.0       893.3
Primary Metal Products                -1,364.3   -2,691.8     1,793.6     3,840.2
Fabricated Metal Products,except
  Machinery And Transportation            18.3      -85.1     1,595.9     3,102.7
Machinery,Except Electrical             -936.3   -1,892.8     8,913.4    17,989.7
Electrical And Electronic Machinery,    
 Equipment And Supplies               -2,007.8   -4,014.0     7,425.4    14,899.9
Transport Equipment                   -2,506.8   -4,806.0     9,508.3    18,508.4
Scientific And Professional Inst.
 Photographic And Optical Goods; 
 Watches And Clocks                      588.5    1,111.5     3,074.9     5,977.6
Misc Manufactured Commodities         -1,958.2   -4,225.8       533.1     1,041.8
Manufactured Commodities Not
 Identified By Kind                    1,291.9    2,707.7     1,291.9     2,707.7
 
Special Classification Provisions     -2,191.3   -4,646.9       678.6     1,366.9

(Domestic)
 
Scrap And Waste                          154.0      291.4       310.6       614.0
Used Or Second-Hand Merchandise          -97.4     -330.0       142.2       295.8
Goods Returned And Reimported 
 Duty Paid Upon Previous Import       -1,816.6   -3,640.9        26.5        65.0
Special Classification Provisions       -431.3     -967.3       199.4       392.2

Reexports                              3,538.3    6,966.2     3,538.3     6,966.2
Timing Adjustments                         (-)      200.4         (-)       200.4
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                                    Imports for Consumption (Customs Value)

         SIC-Based Product                  Totals             Calculated Duty
          Code Description           February  Cumulative   February   Cumulative
                                                 to Date                to Date

     GRAND TOTAL                      68,475.6  138,870.3     1,354.0     2,817.1

 Agricultural,Forestry And Fishery     2,075.9    4,245.3        12.1        25.4

(Domestic)
 
Agricultural Products,Total            1,304.3    2,584.6        11.4        23.6
Livestock And Livestock Products         196.8      426.9         0.4         1.1
Forestry Products,Nspf                   101.6      236.1         0.2         0.3
Fish,Fresh Or Chilled;And Other
 Products                                473.2      997.7         0.2         0.3
 
Mineral Commodities, Total             3,347.2    7,504.0         8.6        20.0

(Domestic)

Metallic Ores And Concentrates            76.4      161.5         0.1         0.2
 Anthracite Coal                          16.0       39.5         (-)         (-)
Crude Petroleum And Natural Gas        3,134.3    7,051.9         8.3        19.0
Nonmetallic Minerals,Except Fuels        120.4      251.0         0.2         0.8
 
Manufactured Commodities,Total        60,182.5  121,107.2     1,331.4     2,767.7

(Domestic)
 
Food And Kindred Products              1,685.6    3,439.1        29.3        65.3
Tobacco Manufactures                      42.2       65.6         0.4         0.8
Textile Mill Products                    656.7    1,342.0        46.1        96.7
Apparel And Related Products           4,068.2    8,301.6       466.9       990.7
Lumber And Related Products            1,054.4    2,050.7         6.1        13.0
Furniture And Fixtures                   994.3    1,994.1         4.0         8.6
Paper And Allied Products              1,243.6    2,565.6         4.1         8.8
Printing,Publishing & Allied             244.5      487.7         0.8         1.9
Chemicals And Allied Products          4,058.7    8,407.1        75.3       159.5
Petroleum Refining & Related           1,534.1    3,259.3         9.0        16.8
Rubber & Miscellaneous Plastic         1,537.1    3,096.5        65.7       136.0
Leather And Leather Products           1,267.3    2,556.8       134.8       272.8
Stone,Clay Glass & Concrete              784.4    1,576.6        30.2        61.0
Primary Metal Products                 3,157.9    6,532.1        39.1        82.0
Fabricated Metal Products,except
  Machinery And Transportation         1,577.6    3,187.8        33.4        70.3
Machinery,Except Electrical            9,849.7   19,882.5        73.4       153.1
Electrical And Electronic Machinery,    
 Equipment And Supplies                9,433.2   18,913.9        95.4       196.5
Transport Equipment                   12,015.1   23,314.5       134.9       264.2
Scientific And Professional Inst.
 Photographic And Optical Goods; 
 Watches And Clocks                    2,486.4    4,866.1        45.4        92.2
Misc Manufactured Commodities          2,491.3    5,267.6        37.2        77.5
Manufactured Commodities Not
 Identified By Kind                        (-)        (-)         (-)         (-)
 
Special Classification Provisions      2,870.0    6,013.8         1.8         4.1

(Domestic)
 
Scrap And Waste                          156.5      322.6         (-)         (-)
Used Or Second-Hand Merchandise          239.7      625.8         0.1         0.3
Goods Returned And Reimported 
 Duty Paid Upon Previous Import        1,843.1    3,705.9         (-)         (-)
Special Classification Provisions        630.7    1,359.5         1.7         3.7

Reexports                                  (-)        (-)         (-)         (-)
Timing Adjustments                         (-)        (-)         (-)         (-)


CONTACT: For more information, contact Haydn R. Mearkle (301-457-2246) or
         Richard M. Preuss (301-457-2311) Foreign Trade Division or see 
         our web site at "http://www.census.gov/foreign-trade/www/"

NOTE:  For information on more detailed data available, please see
       record titled "MORE DETAILED FOREIGN TRADE DATA AVAILABLE." 



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