EXHIBIT 1. EXPORTS, IMPORTS AND MERCHANDISE TRADE BALANCE BY SELECTED
         SIC-BASED PRODUCT CODE, NOT SEASONALLY ADJUSTED: November 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               November    to Date    November    to Date
                                                                               
     GRAND TOTAL                    -19,492.3  -208,162.7   57,955.2  623,477.0

Agricultural,Forestry And Fishery       972.1     3,024.0    2,635.1   23,910.8

(DOMESTIC)
 
Agricultural Products,Total           1,558.8     9,806.4    2,326.6   20,921.1
Livestock And Livestock Products        -89.8    -1,292.3      120.2      987.5
Forestry Products,Nspf                  -77.8    -1,087.2       29.8      232.9
Fish,Fresh Or Chilled;And Other
 Marine Products                       -419.2    -4,402.8      158.5    1,769.2
 
Mineral Commodities, Total           -2,536.3   -29,717.4      509.5    6,117.3

(Domestic)

Metallic Ores And Concentrates          -33.2      -497.2       98.0      889.2
 Anthracite Coal                        196.9     2,548.8      220.7    2,797.7
Crude Petroleum And Natural Gas      -2,692.4   -31,631.9       84.1    1,161.7
Nonmetallic Minerals,Except Fuels        -7.5      -137.1      106.7    1,268.7
 
Manufactured Commodities,Total      -18,862.7  -191,792.0   49,997.9  544,281.0

(Domestic)
 
Food And Kindred Products               123.3     3,263.3    2,211.5   25,025.1
Tobacco Manufactures                    328.7     4,116.8      359.3    4,517.5
Textile Mill Products                  -100.1    -1,423.6      587.7    6,646.7
Apparel And Related Products         -3,279.1   -42,890.5      776.6    8,780.1
Lumber And Related Products            -683.9    -7,474.1      478.5    5,480.1
Furniture And Fixtures                 -850.0    -8,309.2      363.9    3,616.7
Paper And Allied Products              -219.8    -1,894.4    1,068.5   12,674.8
Printing,Publishing,Allied Product       95.6     1,267.1      399.1    4,463.0
Chemicals And Allied Products           835.3    10,610.7    5,002.8   58,676.9
Petro. Refining,Related Products     -1,103.0   -12,034.0      384.1    5,205.7
Rubber & Miscellaneous Plastics        -381.2    -4,525.9    1,213.1   13,501.4
Leather And Leather Products         -1,067.4   -12,937.2      143.5    1,680.4
Stone,Clay Glass & Concrete Product    -461.9    -5,137.2      441.1    5,080.1
Primary Metal Products               -1,553.3   -19,414.4    1,950.7   20,223.2
Fabricated Metal Products,Except
  Machinery And Transport Equipment      -8.4    -1,472.2    1,765.0   17,960.8
Machinery,Except Electrical          -2,890.9   -20,603.0    8,613.4  100,655.9
Electrical & Electronic Machinery,    
 Equipment And Supplies              -3,044.3   -31,008.2    7,790.2   84,226.5
Transport Equipment                  -2,984.7   -32,702.1   11,290.4  108,389.3
Scientific And Professional Instr.,
 Photographic And Optical Goods;
  Watches And Clocks                     92.1     3,354.9    3,037.4   34,120.3
Misc. Manufactured Commodities       -3,272.4   -29,802.4      558.2    6,132.6
Manufactured Commodities Not
   IdentifiedBy Kind                  1,562.7    17,223.6    1,562.7   17,223.6
 
Special Classification Provisions    -3,205.6   -31,401.3      672.5    7,443.8

(Domestic)
 
Scrap And Waste                         157.9     1,567.9      273.8    3,210.3
Used Or Second-Hand Merchandise        -220.9    -2,618.9      156.0    1,550.4
Goods Returned And Reimported,
 Duty Paid Upon Previous Import      -2,193.9   -22,884.2       28.6      333.5
Special Classification Provisions      -948.8    -7,466.1      214.1    2,349.6

Reexports                             4,140.3    41,572.3    4,140.3   41,572.3
Timing Adjustments                        (-)       151.7        (-)      151.7
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                                      Imports for Consumption (Customs Value)

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

     GRAND TOTAL                     77,447.5   831,639.6    1,416.1   16,861.2

Agricultural,Forestry And Fishery     1,663.0    20,886.8        6.4      103.6

(DOMESTIC)
 
Agricultural Products,Total             767.8    11,114.8        5.7       94.8
Livestock And Livestock Products        210.0     2,279.8        0.4        4.7
Forestry Products,Nspf                  107.6     1,320.2        0.1        2.1
Fish,Fresh Or Chilled;And Other
 Marine Products                        577.7     6,172.1        0.2        2.0
 
Mineral Commodities, Total            3,045.8    35,834.8        9.3      112.6

(Domestic)

Metallic Ores And Concentrates          131.3     1,386.5        (-)        0.6
 Anthracite Coal                         23.8       248.9        (-)        (-)
Crude Petroleum And Natural Gas       2,776.5    32,793.6        9.2      109.7
Nonmetallic Minerals,Except Fuels       114.2     1,405.8                   2.3
 
Manufactured Commodities,Total       68,860.5   736,073.0    1,392.6   16,609.5

(Domestic)
 
Food And Kindred Products             2,088.2    21,761.8       46.4      440.1
Tobacco Manufactures                     30.7       400.7        0.5        5.9
Textile Mill Products                   687.9     8,070.3       45.5      582.4
Apparel And Related Products          4,055.7    51,670.7      458.3    6,167.9
Lumber And Related Products           1,162.4    12,954.2        6.0       67.5
Furniture And Fixtures                1,213.9    11,925.9        1.1       38.1
Paper And Allied Products             1,288.3    14,569.2        4.8       52.7
Printing,Publishing,Allied Product      303.5     3,196.0        1.4       14.1
Chemicals And Allied Products         4,167.5    48,066.1       66.7      807.9
Petro. Refining,Related Products      1,487.0    17,239.7       10.7      115.4
Rubber & Miscellaneous Plastics       1,594.3    18,027.4       61.1      718.3
Leather And Leather Products          1,210.9    14,617.7      124.1    1,507.0
Stone,Clay Glass & Concrete Product     903.0    10,217.3       35.6      400.2
Primary Metal Products                3,504.0    39,637.6       50.2      533.2
Fabricated Metal Products,Except
  Machinery And Transport Equipment   1,773.4    19,433.1       36.7      413.4
Machinery,Except Electrical          11,504.3   121,258.8       69.1      860.1
Electrical & Electronic Machinery,    
 Equipment And Supplies              10,834.5   115,234.7      117.3    1,252.4
Transport Equipment                  14,275.1   141,091.4      156.3    1,586.8
Scientific And Professional Instr.,
 Photographic And Optical Goods;
  Watches And Clocks                  2,945.3    30,765.4       47.9      548.4
Misc. Manufactured Commodities        3,830.6    35,935.0       52.8      497.7
Manufactured Commodities Not
   IdentifiedBy Kind                      (-)        (-)         (-)        (-)
 
Special Classification Provisions     3,878.1    38,845.1        7.8       35.5

(Domestic)
 
Scrap And Waste                         115.8     1,642.4        (-)        0.2
Used Or Second-Hand Merchandise         376.9     4,169.3        (-)        1.8
Goods Returned And Reimported,
 Duty Paid Upon Previous Import       2,222.6    23,217.7        (-)        (-)
Special Classification Provisions     1,162.8     9,815.7        7.7       33.4

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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