EXHIBIT 1. EXPORTS, IMPORTS AND MERCHANDISE TRADE BALANCE BY SELECTED
         SIC-BASED PRODUCT CODE, NOT SEASONALLY ADJUSTED: December 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           December   to Date   December   to Date
                                                                            
     GRAND TOTAL                   -16,912.2 -224,670.3  59,095.2  682,976.7

 Agricultural,Forestry And Fishery     720.5    3,744.5   2,692.3   26,603.1

(Domestic)
 
Agricultural Products,Total          1,351.4   11,157.8   2,414.5   23,335.7
Livestock And Livestock Products       -69.8   -1,362.0     122.5    1,110.0
Forestry Products,Nspf                -103.0   -1,190.2      24.2      257.1
Fish,Fresh Or Chilled;And Other
 Marine Products                      -458.2   -4,861.0     131.1    1,900.4
 
Mineral Commodities, Total          -2,256.8  -31,974.2     527.1    6,644.4

(Domestic)

Metallic Ores And Concentrates         -30.8     -528.0      91.9      981.1
 Anthracite Coal                       206.0    2,754.8     237.9    3,035.6
Crude Petroleum And Natural Gas     -2,439.9  -34,071.8      89.2    1,250.9
Nonmetallic Minerals,Except Fuels        7.8     -129.2     108.0    1,376.7
 
Manufactured Commodities,Total     -16,348.2 -207,930.9  50,962.4  595,452.7

(Domestic)
 
Food And Kindred Products              219.8    3,483.1   2,269.2   27,294.3
Tobacco Manufactures                   273.3    4,390.1     309.5    4,827.0
Textile Mill Products                 -176.2   -1,599.8     532.9    7,179.6
Apparel And Related Products        -3,473.7  -46,364.3     693.4    9,473.5
Lumber And Related Products           -607.9   -8,082.0     479.9    5,960.0
Furniture And Fixtures                -859.9   -9,169.1     341.1    3,957.7
Paper And Allied Products             -250.2   -2,144.5   1,038.0   13,712.9
Printing,Publishing,Allied Products    136.6    1,403.7     401.7    4,864.7
Chemicals And Allied Products          930.6   11,541.3   5,219.0   63,895.9
Petro. Refining, Related Products     -987.7  -13,021.7     462.0    5,667.7
Rubber & Miscellaneous Plastics       -462.0   -4,988.0   1,162.0   14,663.5
Leather And Leather Products          -983.5  -13,920.8     134.3    1,814.8
Stone,Clay Glass&Concrete Products    -490.7   -5,627.9     406.4    5,486.5
Primary Metal Products              -1,619.3  -21,033.7   1,513.7   21,736.9
Fabricated Metal Products,Except
  Machinery & Transport Equipment     -110.3   -1,582.6   1,645.9   19,606.7
Machinery,Except Electrical         -2,269.2  -22,872.2   9,591.3  110,247.2
Electrical & Electronic Machinery,    
 Equipment And Supplies             -2,082.9  -33,091.1   8,003.5   92,230.0
Transport Equipment                 -3,069.4  -35,771.5  11,591.7  119,981.0
Scientific & Professional Instr.,
 Photographic And Optical Goods;
 Watches And Clocks                    362.4    3,717.3   3,214.7   37,335.0
Misc. Manufactured Commodities      -2,260.0  -32,062.4     520.1    6,652.8
Manufactured Commodities Not
  Identified By Kind                 1,432.3   18,865.1   1,432.3   18,865.1
 
Special Classification Provisions   -3,224.4  -34,625.7     716.7    8,160.5

(Domestic)
 
Scrap And Waste                        172.4    1,740.2     284.4    3,494.7
Used Or Second-Hand Merchandise       -236.9   -2,855.8     180.7    1,731.2
Goods Returned And Reimported,
 Duty Paid Upon Previous Import     -2,290.5  -25,174.8      21.2      354.6
Special Classification Provisions     -869.3   -8,335.4     230.4    2,580.0

Reexports                            4,196.7   45,769.0   4,196.7   45,769.0
Timing Adjustments                       (-)      347.0       (-)      347.0
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                                    Imports for Consumption (Customs Value)

                                         Totals            Calculated Duty

         SIC-Based Product                   Cumulative           Cumulative
         Code Description           December   to Date   December   to Date

     GRAND TOTAL                    76,007.4  907,647.0   1,409.0   18,270.3

 Agricultural,Forestry And Fishery   1,971.8   22,858.6       6.3      109.8

(Domestic)
 
Agricultural Products,Total          1,063.1   12,177.9       5.4      100.2
Livestock And Livestock Products       192.2    2,472.0       0.3        5.0
Forestry Products,Nspf                 127.1    1,447.3       0.2        2.3
Fish,Fresh Or Chilled;And Other
 Marine Products                       589.3    6,761.4       0.3        2.3
 
Mineral Commodities, Total           2,783.9   38,618.6       9.3      121.9

(Domestic)

Metallic Ores And Concentrates         122.7    1,509.2       (-)        0.7
 Anthracite Coal                        31.9      280.8       (-)        (-)
Crude Petroleum And Natural Gas      2,529.1   35,322.7       9.2      119.0
Nonmetallic Minerals,Except Fuels      100.2    1,506.0       (-)        2.3
 
Manufactured Commodities,Total      67,310.6  803,383.6   1,386.8   17,996.3

(Domestic)
 
Food And Kindred Products            2,049.3   23,811.1      47.8      487.9
Tobacco Manufactures                    36.2      436.9       0.8        6.7
Textile Mill Products                  709.1    8,779.4      48.3      630.7
Apparel And Related Products         4,167.1   55,837.8     469.6    6,637.5
Lumber And Related Products          1,087.8   14,042.0       6.0       73.5
Furniture And Fixtures               1,201.0   13,126.9       1.2       39.3
Paper And Allied Products            1,288.2   15,857.4       4.8       57.5
Printing,Publishing,Allied Products    265.1    3,461.0       1.1       15.2
Chemicals And Allied Products        4,288.5   52,354.6      69.4      877.3
Petro. Refining, Related Products    1,449.7   18,689.4      10.8      126.2
Rubber & Miscellaneous Plastics      1,624.1   19,651.4      66.9      785.2
Leather And Leather Products         1,117.9   15,735.5     117.2    1,624.2
Stone,Clay Glass&Concrete Products     897.1   11,114.4      35.4      435.6
Primary Metal Products               3,133.0   42,770.6      39.1      572.3
Fabricated Metal Products,Except
  Machinery & Transport Equipment    1,756.2   21,189.3      36.6      450.0
Machinery,Except Electrical         11,860.5  133,119.4      73.0      933.0
Electrical & Electronic Machinery,    
 Equipment And Supplies             10,086.4  125,321.1     104.2    1,356.6
Transport Equipment                 14,661.1  155,752.5     167.1    1,753.9
Scientific And Professional Instr.,
 Photographic And Optical Goods;
 Watches And Clocks                  2,852.3   33,617.7      43.1      591.4
Misc. Manufactured Commodities       2,780.2   38,715.1      44.5      542.2
Manufactured Commodities Not
  Identified By Kind                     (-)       (-)        (-)       (-)
 
Special Classification Provisions    3,941.1   42,786.2       6.7       42.2

(Domestic)
 
Scrap And Waste                        112.0    1,754.5       (-)        0.3
Used Or Second-Hand Merchandise        417.6    4,586.9       (-)        1.9
Goods Returned And Reimported,
 Duty Paid Upon Previous Import      2,311.7   25,529.4       (-)       (-)
Special Classification Provisions    1,099.7   10,915.4       6.6       40.0

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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