EXHIBIT 1. EXPORTS, IMPORTS AND MERCHANDISE TRADE BALANCE BY SELECTED
         SIC-BASED PRODUCT CODE, NOT SEASONALLY ADJUSTED: October 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            October    to Date     October    to Date
                                                                               
     GRAND TOTAL                    -22,579.5  -189,117.4   61,003.9  565,074.8

 Agricultural,Forestry And Fishery      898.7     2,052.0    2,682.0   21,275.7

(DOMESTIC)
 
Agricultural Products,Total           1,524.7     8,247.5    2,335.5   18,594.5
Livestock And Livestock Products        -85.4    -1,202.5      131.6      867.3
Forestry Products,Nspf                  -87.6    -1,009.4       28.4      203.2
Fish,Fresh Or Chilled;And Other
 Marine Products                       -453.0    -3,983.7      186.6    1,610.7
 
Mineral Commodities, Total           -2,679.0   -27,181.2      523.2    5,607.8

(Domestic)

Metallic Ores And Concentrates          -72.6      -464.0       69.6      791.2
 Anthracite Coal                        225.8     2,351.9      250.0    2,577.0
Crude Petroleum And Natural Gas      -2,814.8   -28,939.5       94.5    1,077.6
Nonmetallic Minerals,Except Fuels       -17.4      -129.5      109.1    1,162.1
 
Manufactured Commodities,Total      -21,455.5  -173,278.4   52,963.6  493,934.0

(Domestic)
 
Food And Kindred Products               103.2     3,140.0    2,394.7   22,813.6
Tobacco Manufactures                    386.7     3,788.1      420.0    4,158.2
Textile Mill Products                  -107.1    -1,323.5      650.2    6,059.0
Apparel And Related Products         -4,278.5   -39,611.5      888.0    8,003.5
Lumber And Related Products            -698.8    -6,790.3      538.0    5,001.6
Furniture And Fixtures                 -822.8    -7,459.1      402.6    3,252.8
Paper And Allied Products              -227.9    -1,674.6    1,123.0   11,606.3
Printing,Publishing,Allied Product      133.3     1,171.4      458.3    4,063.9
Chemicals And Allied Products         1,007.4     9,775.4    5,543.3   53,674.1
Petro. Refining, Related Products    -1,265.9   -10,931.1      431.9    4,821.7
Rubber & Miscellaneous Plastics        -334.0    -4,144.7    1,340.4   12,288.3
Leather And Leather Products         -1,218.4   -11,869.9      161.6    1,536.9
Stone,Clay Glass & Concrete Product    -542.4    -4,675.3      480.6    4,639.1
Primary Metal Products               -1,474.9   -17,861.1    2,242.3   18,272.5
Fabricated Metal Products,Except
  Machinery And Transport Equipment    -154.5    -1,463.8    1,769.0   16,195.8
Machinery,Except Electrical          -2,089.3   -17,712.1    9,635.4   92,042.5
Electrical & Electronic Machinery,    
 Equipment And Supplies              -3,423.1   -27,963.9    8,442.8   76,436.3
Transport Equipment                  -4,282.6   -29,717.4   10,764.4   97,098.9
Scientific And Professional Instr.,
 Photographic And Optical Goods;
 Watches And Clocks                     178.4     3,262.8    3,264.4   31,083.0
Misc. Manufactured Commodities       -3,738.4   -26,529.9      619.0    5,574.4
Manufactured Commodities Not
   Identified By Kind                 1,393.9    15,311.7    1,393.9   15,311.7
 
Special Classification Provisions    -3,514.6   -28,195.6      664.0    6,771.4

(Domestic)
 
Scrap And Waste                         146.0     1,409.9      272.6    2,936.5
Used Or Second-Hand Merchandise        -385.5    -2,398.0      112.8    1,394.4
Goods Returned And Reimported;
 Duty Paid Upon Previous Import      -2,419.2   -20,690.3       26.8      304.8
Special Classification Provisions      -855.9    -6,517.3      251.8    2,135.6

Reexports                             4,171.0    37,432.0    4,171.0   37,432.0
Timing Adjustments                        (-)        53.9        (-)       53.9
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                                       Imports for Consumption (Customs Value)

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

     GRAND TOTAL                     83,583.3   754,192.1    1,664.8   15,445.1

 Agricultural,Forestry And Fishery    1,783.3    19,223.7        6.9       97.2

(DOMESTIC)
 
Agricultural Products,Total             810.8    10,347.0        5.9       89.1
Livestock And Livestock Products        216.9     2,069.8        0.5        4.3
Forestry Products,Nspf                  116.1     1,212.6        0.2        2.0
Fish,Fresh Or Chilled;And Other
 Marine Products                        639.5     5,594.4        0.3        1.8
 
Mineral Commodities, Total            3,202.2    32,789.0       10.1      103.4

(Domestic)

Metallic Ores And Concentrates          142.2     1,255.2        (-)        0.6
 Anthracite Coal                         24.2       225.1        (-)        (-)
Crude Petroleum And Natural Gas       2,909.3    30,017.1        9.9      100.5
Nonmetallic Minerals,Except Fuels       126.5     1,291.6        0.1        2.2
 
Manufactured Commodities,Total       74,419.2   667,212.4    1,646.5   15,216.9

(Domestic)
 
Food And Kindred Products             2,291.5    19,673.6       53.6      393.7
Tobacco Manufactures                     33.2       370.0        0.7        5.4
Textile Mill Products                   757.3     7,382.4       50.8      536.9
Apparel And Related Products          5,166.5    47,615.0      626.5    5,709.5
Lumber And Related Products           1,236.7    11,791.9        6.3       61.5
Furniture And Fixtures                1,225.3    10,711.9        1.0       37.0
Paper And Allied Products             1,350.9    13,280.9        5.0       47.9
Printing,Publishing,Allied Product      325.0     2,892.5        1.4       12.7
Chemicals And Allied Products         4,535.9    43,898.6       64.9      741.3
Petro. Refining, Related Products     1,697.8    15,752.7       10.9      104.7
Rubber & Miscellaneous Plastics       1,674.5    16,433.1       60.7      657.2
Leather And Leather Products          1,379.9    13,406.8      141.3    1,382.9
Stone,Clay Glass & Concrete Product   1,023.0     9,314.3       41.3      364.6
Primary Metal Products                3,717.2    36,133.6       53.4      483.0
Fabricated Metal Products,Except
  Machinery And Transport Equipment   1,923.5    17,659.6       40.4      376.7
Machinery,Except Electrical          11,724.7   109,754.6       73.3      791.0
Electrical & Electronic Machinery,    
 Equipment And Supplies              11,865.9   104,400.2      138.1    1,135.1
Transport Equipment                  15,046.9   126,816.3      169.4    1,430.5
Scientific And Professional Instr.,
 Photographic And Optical Goods;
 Watches And Clocks                   3,086.0    27,820.1       53.1      500.5
Misc. Manufactured Commodities        4,357.4    32,104.3       54.3      445.0
Manufactured Commodities Not
   Identified By Kind                     (-)         (-)        (-)        (-)
 
Special Classification Provisions     4,178.6    34,967.0        1.3       27.7

(Domestic)
 
Scrap And Waste                         126.6     1,526.6        (-)        0.2
Used Or Second-Hand Merchandise         498.3     3,792.4        (-)        1.8
Goods Returned And Reimported;
 Duty Paid Upon Previous Import       2,446.1    20,995.1        (-)        (-)
Special Classification Provisions     1,107.7     8,652.9        1.3       25.7

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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