EXHIBIT 1. EXPORTS, IMPORTS AND MERCHANDISE TRADE BALANCE BY SELECTED
         SIC-BASED PRODUCT CODE, NOT SEASONALLY ADJUSTED: April 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           April   Cumulative  April   Cumulative
         Code Description                    to Date             to Date
                                                                         
     GRAND TOTAL                  -18,571.3 -62,085.4  56,815.4 229,729.8

 Agricultural,Forestry And Fishery   -118.8   1,097.7   2,039.4   9,692.5

(Domestic)
 
Agricultural Products,Total           508.5   3,380.2   1,799.5   8,598.0
Livestock And Livestock Products     -135.3    -519.2      99.1     373.4
Forestry Products,Nspf               -100.8    -415.7      22.0      82.5
Fish,Fresh Or Chilled;And Other
 Products                            -391.3  -1,347.5     118.8     638.6
 
Mineral Commodities, Total         -2,834.3 -11,681.0     568.7   2,290.3

(Domestic)

Metallic Ores And Concentrates        -62.3    -148.6      73.4     245.9
 Anthracite Coal                      224.8     938.0     249.6   1,025.3
Crude Petroleum And Natural Gas    -2,991.9 -12,407.9     124.3     569.5
Nonmetallic Minerals,Except Fuels      -4.9     -62.5     121.4     449.7
 
Manufactured Commodities,Total    -16,469.5 -56,136.5  49,789.1 200,218.8

(Domestic)
 
Food And Kindred Products             428.1   2,171.4   2,326.2   9,462.7
Tobacco Manufactures                  346.4   1,448.6     387.3   1,600.2
Textile Mill Products                -150.8    -414.9     612.0   2,452.5
Apparel And Related Products       -3,014.9 -13,125.6     798.6   3,100.1
Lumber And Related Products          -729.1  -2,403.6     479.4   2,038.8
Furniture And Fixtures               -807.6  -3,005.1     327.9   1,258.2
Paper And Allied Products            -120.6    -471.6   1,213.2   4,791.7
Printing,Publishing,Allied Product    118.4     491.9     408.0   1,549.0
Chemicals And Allied Products         723.6   3,600.5   5,375.9  21,408.1
Petrol. Refining & Related Product -1,217.3  -4,461.1     502.6   1,975.0
Rubber & Miscellaneous Plastic       -415.7  -1,496.8   1,251.6   4,968.3
Leather And Leather Products       -1,024.9  -4,350.7     159.9     610.1
Stone,Clay Glass & Concrete          -444.5  -1,556.2     463.9   1,848.7
Primary Metal Products             -2,082.0  -6,362.8   1,723.5   7,528.6
Fabricated Metal Products,Except
 Machinery And Transport Equipment   -216.4    -147.3   1,628.7   6,653.5
Machinery,Except Electrical        -1,708.6  -5,516.1   9,349.2  37,472.3
Electrical And Electronic Mach.,
  Equipment And Supplies           -2,523.9  -8,954.1   7,570.6  30,798.0
Transport Equipment                -3,114.6 -10,679.1   9,982.3  39,863.3
Scientific And Professional Instr.
  Photographic And Optical Goods;
  Watches And Clocks                  233.8   1,944.8   3,090.6  12,611.6
Misc. Manufactured Commodities     -2,300.3  -8,822.1     586.1   2,254.6
Manufactured Commodities Not
  Identified By Kind                1,551.5   5,973.2   1,551.5   5,973.2
 
Special Classification Provisions  -2,855.6 -10,097.7     711.3   2,796.1

(Domestic)
 
Scrap And Waste                       153.3     592.3     323.6   1,264.8
Used Or Second-Hand Merchandise      -280.2    -877.5     145.4     593.8
Goods Returned And Reimported
 Duty Paid Upon Previous Import    -2,200.9  -7,855.8      26.8     125.6
Special Classification Provisions    -527.8  -1,956.6     215.4     811.9

Reexports                           3,706.9  14,746.4   3,706.9  14,746.4
Timing Adjustments                              -14.4               -14.4
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                                  Imports for Consumption (Customs Value)
                                        Totals           Calculated Duty
        SIC-Based Product           April   Cumulative  April   Cumulative
         Code Description                    to Date             to Date

     GRAND TOTAL                   75,386.7 291,815.2   1,395.3   5,645.1

 Agricultural,Forestry And Fishery  2,158.2   8,594.8      14.3      53.0

(Domestic)
 
Agricultural Products,Total         1,291.0   5,217.8      13.4      49.4
Livestock And Livestock Products      234.4     892.6       0.5       2.1
Forestry Products,Nspf                122.8     498.2       0.2       0.8
Fish,Fresh Or Chilled;And Other
 Products                             510.1   1,986.1       0.1       0.6
 
Mineral Commodities, Total          3,403.0  13,971.3      11.2      40.9

(Domestic)

Metallic Ores And Concentrates        135.7     394.5       0.1       0.3
 Anthracite Coal                       24.8      87.3           
Crude Petroleum And Natural Gas     3,116.2  12,977.4      11.0      39.3
Nonmetallic Minerals,Except Fuels     126.3     512.1       0.1       1.3
 
Manufactured Commodities,Total     66,258.6 256,355.2   1,366.7   5,541.7

(Domestic)
 
Food And Kindred Products           1,898.1   7,291.3      33.1     136.7
Tobacco Manufactures                   40.9     151.6       0.4       1.7
Textile Mill Products                 762.8   2,867.5      56.7     208.8
Apparel And Related Products        3,813.4  16,225.7     422.6   1,866.8
Lumber And Related Products         1,208.5   4,442.4       6.3      24.7
Furniture And Fixtures              1,135.5   4,263.3       4.7      17.6
Paper And Allied Products           1,333.9   5,263.2       4.7      18.2
Printing,Publishing,Allied Product    289.6   1,057.1       1.2       4.1
Chemicals And Allied Products       4,652.3  17,807.6      77.7     315.4
Petrol. Refining & Related Product  1,720.0   6,436.1      11.5      36.8
Rubber & Miscellaneous Plastic      1,667.3   6,465.1      67.1     272.9
Leather And Leather Products        1,184.8   4,960.8     125.5     524.9
Stone,Clay Glass & Concrete           908.4   3,404.9      35.1     131.0
Primary Metal Products              3,805.5  13,891.4      47.3     173.2
Fabricated Metal Products,Except
 Machinery And Transport Equipment  1,845.1   6,800.7      39.4     147.0
Machinery,Except Electrical        11,057.8  42,988.4      86.8     328.8
Electrical And Electronic Mach.,
  Equipment And Supplies           10,094.5  39,752.0     105.1     409.9
Transport Equipment                13,097.0  50,542.4     143.2     558.8
Scientific And Professional Instr.
  Photographic And Optical Goods;
  Watches And Clocks                2,856.9  10,666.8      52.1     196.7
Misc. Manufactured Commodities      2,886.4  11,076.7      46.4     167.6
Manufactured Commodities Not
  Identified By Kind                                            
 
Special Classification Provisions   3,566.9  12,893.8       3.0       9.6

(Domestic)
 
Scrap And Waste                       170.3     672.5                 0.1
Used Or Second-Hand Merchandise       425.6   1,471.3       0.2       0.7
Goods Returned And Reimported
 Duty Paid Upon Previous Import     2,227.8   7,981.5           
Special Classification Provisions     743.2   2,768.5       2.8       8.8

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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