EXHIBIT 1. EXPORTS, IMPORTS AND MERCHANDISE TRADE BALANCE BY SELECTED
         SIC-BASED PRODUCT CODE, NOT SEASONALLY ADJUSTED: February 1999

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           February   to Date   February   to Date
                                                                            
     GRAND TOTAL                   -20,581.5  -39,489.3  53,413.0  105,795.9

Agricultural,Forestry And Fishery      127.4      111.1   2,038.0    4,056.2

(DOMESTIC)
 
Agricultural Products,Total            586.4    1,161.3   1,769.4    3,609.2
Livestock And Livestock Products      -130.7     -256.5      62.9      127.0
Forestry Products,Nspf                 -73.1     -139.1      21.2       40.1
Fish,Fresh Or Chilled;And Other
 Marine Products                      -255.2     -654.6     184.6      279.8
 
Mineral Commodities, Total          -1,980.0   -4,213.9     390.7      791.4

(Domestic)

Metallic Ores And Concentrates         -38.6     -124.3      46.4       84.8
 Anthracite Coal                       137.1      286.9     161.0      333.3
Crude Petroleum And Natural Gas     -2,076.1   -4,357.6      86.4      184.6
Nonmetallic Minerals,Except Fuels       -2.4      -18.9      96.9      188.7
 
Manufactured Commodities,Total     -20,423.8  -38,668.0  46,355.2   91,735.7

(Domestic)
 
Food And Kindred Products              272.1      388.3   2,020.4    3,981.9
Tobacco Manufactures                   365.8      630.0     396.6      677.7
Textile Mill Products                  -69.3     -179.1     589.1    1,135.4
Apparel And Related Products        -3,878.6   -7,639.7     693.5    1,335.5
Lumber And Related Products           -705.1   -1,334.1     488.5      984.6
Furniture And Fixtures                -717.2   -1,471.3     178.3      344.2
Paper And Allied Products             -191.5     -443.5   1,056.6    2,060.1
Printing,Publishing,Allied Products     88.6      214.3     344.8      714.6
Chemicals And Allied Products          478.3      830.2   5,166.4   10,147.2
Petro Refining & Related Products     -883.6   -1,565.3     309.2      685.6
Rubber & Miscellaneous Plastics       -193.4     -338.0   1,233.0    2,409.7
Leather And Leather Products        -1,421.3   -2,826.2     193.3      363.0
Stone,Clay Glass,Concrete Products    -401.7     -754.0     472.9      962.7
Primary Metal Products              -1,517.6   -3,243.0   1,371.1    2,743.3
Fabricated Metal Products,Except
 Machinery & Transport Equipment      -302.9     -480.9   1,663.6    3,362.4
Machinery,Except Electrical         -1,301.7   -2,152.9   8,072.9   16,354.1
Electrical & Electronic Machinery,    
 Equipment And Supplies             -4,064.3   -7,357.2   7,215.7   14,574.3
Transport Equipment                 -4,607.7   -8,415.2  10,021.0   19,205.2
Scientific & Professional Instr.,
 Photographic And Optical Goods;
  Watches And Clocks                   423.3      901.7   3,044.0    5,842.4
Misc. Manufactured Commodities      -2,262.6   -4,551.6     517.4      979.4
Manufactured Commodities Not
   Identified By Kind                  466.7    1,119.5   1,306.8    2,872.7
 
Special Classification Provisions   -2,055.2   -4,204.8     879.1    1,726.2

(Domestic)
 
Scrap And Waste                        165.4      301.1     284.8      521.0
Used Or Second-Hand Merchandise       -280.3     -680.0     112.4      225.0
Goods Returned And Reimported,
 Duty Paid Upon Previous Import     -2,204.8   -4,359.0      20.9       45.7
Special Classification Provisions      264.4      533.1     461.0      934.5

Reexports                            3,750.0    7,359.4   3,750.0    7,359.4
Timing Adjustments                       (-)      127.0       (-)      127.0
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                                     Imports for Consumption (Customs Value)

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

     GRAND TOTAL                    73,994.5  145,285.2   1,386.3    2,769.9

Agricultural,Forestry And Fishery    1,910.6    3,945.1      11.4       25.6

(DOMESTIC)
 
Agricultural Products,Total          1,182.9    2,447.9      10.8       24.2
Livestock And Livestock Products       193.6      383.5       0.3        0.8
Forestry Products,Nspf                  94.3      179.2       0.1        0.2
Fish,Fresh Or Chilled;And Other
 Marine Products                       439.8      934.4       0.1        0.3
 
Mineral Commodities, Total           2,370.7    5,005.4       7.9       16.4

(Domestic)

Metallic Ores And Concentrates          85.0      209.1       (-)        0.1
 Anthracite Coal                        24.0       46.3       (-)        (-)
Crude Petroleum And Natural Gas      2,162.4    4,542.2       7.8       16.2
Nonmetallic Minerals,Except Fuels       99.3      207.6       0.1        0.1
 
Manufactured Commodities,Total      66,779.0  130,403.7   1,364.0    2,719.7

(Domestic)
 
Food And Kindred Products            1,748.3    3,593.6      36.3       82.3
Tobacco Manufactures                    30.7       47.6       1.0        1.7
Textile Mill Products                  658.4    1,314.5      42.2       85.1
Apparel And Related Products         4,572.1    8,975.3     528.2    1,062.7
Lumber And Related Products          1,193.6    2,318.7       5.7       11.3
Furniture And Fixtures                 895.5    1,815.5       1.2        2.4
Paper And Allied Products            1,248.1    2,503.5       4.0        7.7
Printing,Publishing,Allied Products    256.3      500.3       1.0        1.8
Chemicals And Allied Products        4,688.1    9,317.0      65.5      128.2
Petro Refining & Related Products    1,192.8    2,251.0      10.1       18.7
Rubber & Miscellaneous Plastics      1,426.4    2,747.6      41.6       80.8
Leather And Leather Products         1,614.6    3,189.2     170.2      340.5
Stone,Clay Glass,Concrete Products     874.7    1,716.7      30.3       61.4
Primary Metal Products               2,888.7    5,986.3      25.8       56.8
Fabricated Metal Products,Except
 Machinery & Transport Equipment     1,966.5    3,843.3      33.1       65.3
Machinery,Except Electrical          9,374.7   18,507.0      55.5      113.4
Electrical & Electronic Machinery,    
 Equipment And Supplies             11,280.0   21,931.5      84.9      166.5
Transport Equipment                 14,628.7   27,620.4     151.4      285.7
Scientific & Professional Instr.,
 Photographic And Optical Goods;
  Watches And Clocks                 2,620.7    4,940.7      36.5       69.6
Misc. Manufactured Commodities       2,780.0    5,531.0      39.6       77.9
Manufactured Commodities Not
   Identified By Kind                  840.1    1,753.1       (-)        (-)
 
Special Classification Provisions    2,934.3    5,931.1       2.9        8.3

(Domestic)
 
Scrap And Waste                        119.4      219.9       (-)        (-)
Used Or Second-Hand Merchandise        392.7      905.0       (-)        0.1
Goods Returned And Reimported,
 Duty Paid Upon Previous Import      2,225.7    4,404.7       (-)        (-)
Special Classification Provisions      196.5      401.4       2.8        8.2

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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