EXHIBIT 1. EXPORTS, IMPORTS AND MERCHANDISE TRADE BALANCE BY SELECTED
         SIC-BASED PRODUCT CODE, NOT SEASONALLY ADJUSTED: March 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            March    to Date    March    to Date
                                                                          
     GRAND TOTAL                   -15,452.7 -43,737.5  62,105.5 172,691.0

Agricultural,Forestry And Fishery      271.9   1,216.6   2,463.1   7,653.1

(Domestic)
 
Agricultural Products,Total            779.9   2,871.7   2,122.1   6,798.5
Livestock And Livestock Products      -139.5    -383.9      91.8     274.3
Forestry Products,Nspf                -117.1    -315.0      22.3      60.5
Fish,Fresh Or Chilled;And Other 
 Products                             -251.5    -956.2     226.9     519.9
 
Mineral Commodities, Total          -2,522.5  -8,846.7     541.7   1,721.6

(Domestic)

Metallic Ores And Concentrates         -44.3     -86.4      53.0     172.4
 Anthracite Coal                       244.4     713.2     267.4     775.6
Crude Petroleum And Natural Gas     -2,703.3  -9,415.9     105.9     445.2
Nonmetallic Minerals,Except Fuels      -19.3     -57.6     115.4     328.2
 
Manufactured Commodities,Total     -14,680.0 -39,887.9  54,309.4 150,208.7

(Domestic)
 
Food And Kindred Products              537.4   1,743.3   2,491.4   7,136.5
Tobacco Manufactures                   384.0   1,102.2     429.1   1,212.9
Textile Mill Products                  -96.0    -264.2     666.7   1,840.5
Apparel And Related Products        -3,251.4 -10,110.7     859.3   2,301.6
Lumber And Related Products           -643.8  -1,674.5     539.4   1,559.4
Furniture And Fixtures                -791.0  -2,197.5     342.6     930.3
Paper And Allied Products             -115.4    -350.9   1,248.4   3,578.5
Printing,Publishing & Allied           136.2     373.6     415.9   1,141.0
Chemicals And Allied Products          860.5   2,876.9   5,608.7  16,032.3
Petroleum Refining & Related          -980.5  -3,243.8     476.3   1,472.4
Rubber & Miscellaneous Plastic        -364.0  -1,081.1   1,337.3   3,716.7
Leather And Leather Products        -1,047.7  -3,325.8     171.5     450.2
Stone,Clay Glass & Concrete           -428.4  -1,111.7     491.5   1,384.8
Primary Metal Products              -1,589.0  -4,280.8   1,964.9   5,805.1
Fabricated Metal Products,Except 
  Machinery And Transportation         154.2      69.1   1,922.1   5,024.8
Machinery,Except Electrical         -1,914.7  -3,807.5  10,133.4  28,123.1
Electrical And Electronic Mach,
 Equipment And Supplies             -2,416.2  -6,430.1   8,327.5  23,227.4
Transport Equipment                 -2,758.4  -7,564.5  11,372.6  29,881.0
Scientific And Professional Instr.
 Photographic And Optical Goods; 
 Watches And Clocks                    599.5   1,711.0   3,543.4   9,520.9
Misc Manufactured Commodities       -2,296.0  -6,521.8     626.8   1,668.6
Manufactured Commodities Not 
 Identified By Kind                  1,340.5   4,200.8   1,340.5   4,200.8
 
Special Classification Provisions   -2,595.3  -7,242.1     717.9   2,084.8

(Domestic)
 
Scrap And Waste                        147.5     438.9     327.2     941.2
Used Or Second-Hand Merchandise       -267.3    -597.3     152.6     448.4
Goods Returned And Reimported
 Duty Paid Upon Previous Import     -2,014.0  -5,654.9      33.8      98.8
Special Classification Provisions     -461.5  -1,428.8     204.3     596.5

Reexports                            4,073.3  11,039.5   4,073.3  11,039.5
Timing Adjustments                       (-)     -16.8       (-)     -16.8
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                                    Imports for Consumption (Customs Value)

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

     GRAND TOTAL                    77,558.2 216,428.5   1,432.7   4,249.8

Agricultural,Forestry And Fishery    2,191.2   6,436.6      13.4      38.7

(Domestic)
 
Agricultural Products,Total          1,342.2   3,926.9      12.4      36.0
Livestock And Livestock Products       231.3     658.2       0.5       1.6
Forestry Products,Nspf                 139.3     375.4       0.3       0.6
Fish,Fresh Or Chilled;And Other 
 Products                              478.4   1,476.0       0.2       0.5
 
Mineral Commodities, Total           3,064.3  10,568.3       9.6      29.6

(Domestic)

Metallic Ores And Concentrates          97.3     258.8       0.1       0.3
 Anthracite Coal                        23.0      62.5       (-)       (-)
Crude Petroleum And Natural Gas      2,809.2   9,861.2       9.2      28.2
Nonmetallic Minerals,Except Fuels      134.8     385.8       0.3       1.1
 
Manufactured Commodities,Total      68,989.5 190,096.6   1,407.3   4,174.9

(Domestic)
 
Food And Kindred Products            1,954.0   5,393.1      38.4     103.7
Tobacco Manufactures                    45.1     110.6       0.5       1.3
Textile Mill Products                  762.7   2,104.7      55.4     152.1
Apparel And Related Products         4,110.7  12,412.3     453.5   1,444.3
Lumber And Related Products          1,183.2   3,233.9       5.4      18.4
Furniture And Fixtures               1,133.6   3,127.8       4.3      12.9
Paper And Allied Products            1,363.8   3,929.4       4.7      13.5
Printing,Publishing & Allied           279.7     767.5       1.0       2.9
Chemicals And Allied Products        4,748.3  13,155.4      78.2     237.8
Petroleum Refining & Related         1,456.8   4,716.2       8.5      25.3
Rubber & Miscellaneous Plastic       1,701.3   4,797.8      69.9     205.8
Leather And Leather Products         1,219.2   3,776.0     126.5     399.3
Stone,Clay Glass & Concrete            919.9   2,496.6      34.9      95.9
Primary Metal Products               3,553.9  10,086.0      43.9     125.9
Fabricated Metal Products,Except 
  Machinery And Transportation       1,767.9   4,955.7      37.3     107.7
Machinery,Except Electrical         12,048.1  31,930.6      88.9     242.0
Electrical And Electronic Mach,
 Equipment And Supplies             10,743.7  29,657.5     108.4     304.8
Transport Equipment                 14,131.0  37,445.5     151.5     415.6
Scientific And Professional Instr.
 Photographic And Optical Goods; 
 Watches And Clocks                  2,943.8   7,809.9      52.4     144.6
Misc Manufactured Commodities        2,922.8   8,190.4      43.7     121.2
Manufactured Commodities Not 
 Identified By Kind                      (-)       (-)       (-)       (-)
 
Special Classification Provisions    3,313.2   9,327.0       2.4       6.5

(Domestic)
 
Scrap And Waste                        179.6     502.2       (-)       0.1
Used Or Second-Hand Merchandise        420.0   1,045.7       0.2       0.5
Goods Returned And Reimported
 Duty Paid Upon Previous Import      2,047.8   5,753.7       (-)       (-)
Special Classification Provisions      665.8   2,025.3       2.2       5.9

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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