EXHIBIT 1. EXPORTS, IMPORTS AND MERCHANDISE TRADE BALANCE BY SELECTED
         SIC-BASED PRODUCT CODE, NOT SEASONALLY ADJUSTED: June 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             June     to Date    June     to Date
                                                                          
     GRAND TOTAL                   -19,713.8 -98,258.8  56,962.2 343,406.7

 Agricultural,Forestry And Fishery      -7.8   1,005.6   1,838.6  13,357.2

(DOMESTIC)
 
Agricultural Products,Total            710.6   4,701.7   1,631.4  11,845.9
Livestock And Livestock Products      -122.6    -779.6      76.7     530.2
Forestry Products,Nspf                -101.3    -622.4      15.9     118.2
Fish,Fresh Or Chilled;And Other 
 Marine Products                      -494.5  -2,294.0     114.7     862.9
 
Mineral Commodities, Total          -2,672.7 -17,008.3     505.2   3,381.7

(Domestic)

Metallic Ores And Concentrates         -73.3    -279.9      59.7     373.3
 Anthracite Coal                       230.6   1,442.9     258.8   1,574.3
Crude Petroleum And Natural Gas     -2,801.7 -18,070.0      71.6     742.2
Nonmetallic Minerals,Except Fuels      -28.3    -101.2     115.1     692.0
 
Manufactured Commodities,Total     -18,246.3 -89,299.4  50,102.4 300,297.7

(Domestic)
 
Food And Kindred Products              158.7   2,677.1   2,264.5  13,947.1
Tobacco Manufactures                   397.4   2,287.4     439.1   2,516.2
Textile Mill Products                 -179.5    -694.9     609.9   3,700.9
Apparel And Related Products        -4,333.0 -20,538.3     787.2   4,702.3
Lumber And Related Products           -727.1  -3,789.2     497.1   3,031.2
Furniture And Fixtures                -732.3  -4,505.7     317.3   1,899.7
Paper And Allied Products             -192.4    -789.5   1,184.9   7,164.3
Printing,Publishing,Allied Product     112.3     733.7     410.8   2,364.6
Chemicals And Allied Products        1,153.0   6,119.7   5,577.3  32,547.1
Petrol. Refining, Related Products  -1,065.7  -6,575.0     492.3   2,973.6
Rubber & Miscellaneous Plastics       -501.6  -2,427.1   1,228.2   7,424.3
Leather And Leather Products        -1,318.8  -6,784.3     178.0     950.8
Stone,Clay Glass & Concrete Product   -508.9  -2,487.0     478.8   2,805.1
Primary Metal Products              -2,137.8 -10,579.0   1,697.9  10,955.2
Fabricated Metal Products,Except
 Machinery And Transport Equipment    -142.5    -487.1   1,657.7   9,928.3
Machinery,Except Electrical         -1,776.0  -8,887.4   9,567.1  56,109.0
Electrical And Electronic Mach.,
 Equipment And Supplies             -2,844.6 -14,426.7   7,590.0  45,720.2
Transport Equipment                 -2,799.0 -16,330.8  10,016.2  60,107.5
Scientific And Professional Instr.,
 Photographic And Optical Goods;
 Watches And Clocks                    334.1   2,744.0   3,176.0  18,923.3
Misc. Manufactured Commodities      -2,521.0 -13,723.2     553.6   3,363.1
Manufactured Commodities Not
 Identified By Kind                  1,378.3   9,163.9   1,378.3   9,163.9
 
Special Classification Provisions   -2,586.9 -15,126.9     716.2   4,199.9

(Domestic)
 
Scrap And Waste                        122.3     831.5     285.8   1,840.2
Used Or Second-Hand Merchandise       -140.9  -1,207.1     175.4     938.7
Goods Returned And Reimported;
 Duty Paid Upon Previous Import     -2,086.4 -11,785.9      37.6     191.5
Special Classification Provisions     -481.8  -2,965.5     217.5   1,229.4

Reexports                            3,799.8  22,102.2   3,799.8  22,102.2
Timing Adjustments                       (-)      68.0       (-)      68.0
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                                    Imports for Consumption (Customs Value)

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

     GRAND TOTAL                    76,676.0 441,665.5   1,630.1   8,655.8

 Agricultural,Forestry And Fishery   1,846.4  12,351.6       7.2      70.3

(DOMESTIC)
 
Agricultural Products,Total            920.8   7,144.2       6.5      65.2
Livestock And Livestock Products       199.3   1,309.9       0.4       2.9
Forestry Products,Nspf                 117.2     740.6       0.2       1.3
Fish,Fresh Or Chilled;And Other 
 Marine Products                       609.2   3,156.9       0.1       0.9
 
Mineral Commodities, Total           3,177.8  20,389.9       9.6      60.7

(Domestic)

Metallic Ores And Concentrates         133.0     653.2       0.1       0.5
 Anthracite Coal                        28.2     131.4           
Crude Petroleum And Natural Gas      2,873.3  18,812.2       9.2      58.4
Nonmetallic Minerals,Except Fuels      143.3     793.2       0.3       1.8
 
Manufactured Commodities,Total      68,348.6 389,597.1   1,609.5   8,510.5

(Domestic)
 
Food And Kindred Products            2,105.8  11,270.1      37.2     209.0
Tobacco Manufactures                    41.7     228.8       0.6       2.8
Textile Mill Products                  789.4   4,395.8      59.6     322.5
Apparel And Related Products         5,120.2  25,240.6     618.5   2,916.5
Lumber And Related Products          1,224.3   6,820.5       5.6      36.1
Furniture And Fixtures               1,049.7   6,405.4       4.5      26.6
Paper And Allied Products            1,377.3   7,953.8       4.8      27.8
Printing,Publishing,Allied Product     298.4   1,630.8       1.6       7.1
Chemicals And Allied Products        4,424.3  26,427.4      76.0     463.0
Petrol. Refining, Related Products   1,558.0   9,548.6      12.6      61.1
Rubber & Miscellaneous Plastics      1,729.8   9,851.4      71.3     411.1
Leather And Leather Products         1,496.8   7,735.1     152.0     807.0
Stone,Clay Glass & Concrete Product    987.7   5,292.1      38.6     203.0
Primary Metal Products               3,835.7  21,534.1      49.8     273.1
Fabricated Metal Products,Except
 Machinery And Transport Equipment   1,800.2  10,415.4      38.5     223.2
Machinery,Except Electrical         11,343.1  64,996.4      84.8     494.0
Electrical And Electronic Mach.,
 Equipment And Supplies             10,434.6  60,146.9     112.2     625.9
Transport Equipment                 12,815.2  76,438.3     145.1     848.1
Scientific And Professional Instr.,
 Photographic And Optical Goods;
 Watches And Clocks                  2,841.9  16,179.3      50.7     294.8
Misc. Manufactured Commodities       3,074.5  17,086.4      45.4     257.9
Manufactured Commodities Not
 Identified By Kind                                              
 
Special Classification Provisions    3,303.1  19,326.8       3.7      14.3

(Domestic)
 
Scrap And Waste                        163.5   1,008.7                 0.1
Used Or Second-Hand Merchandise        316.4   2,145.8       0.3       1.2
Goods Returned And Reimported;
 Duty Paid Upon Previous Import      2,124.0  11,977.4           
Special Classification Provisions      699.3   4,194.9       3.4      13.0

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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