EXHIBIT 1. EXPORTS, IMPORTS AND MERCHANDISE TRADE BALANCE BY SELECTED
         SIC-BASED PRODUCT CODE, NOT SEASONALLY ADJUSTED: March 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                   March     to Date      March      to Date
                                                                               
     GRAND TOTAL                    -22,816.2  -62,275.7    60,417.5  166,243.3

Agricultural,Forestry And Fishery       193.8      304.9     2,280.6    6,336.8

(DOMESTIC)
 
Agricultural Products,Total             592.8    1,754.1     1,858.0    5,467.3
Livestock And Livestock Products       -162.8     -419.3        89.9      216.9
Forestry Products,Nspf                  -74.4     -213.5        20.1       60.2
Fish,Fresh Or Chilled;And Other
 Marine Products                       -161.8     -816.4       312.6      592.4
 
Mineral Commodities, Total           -2,274.0   -6,488.0       442.3    1,233.7

(Domestic)

Metallic Ores And Concentrates          -30.6     -154.9        52.1      136.9
 Anthracite Coal                        169.2      456.2       192.2      525.5
Crude Petroleum And Natural Gas      -2,407.7   -6,765.3        86.1      270.8
Nonmetallic Minerals,Except Fuels        -5.0      -23.9       111.8      300.5
 
Manufactured Commodities,Total      -22,222.1  -60,893.7    52,461.0  144,193.1

(Domestic)
 
Food And Kindred Products                -8.5      379.7     2,103.3    6,085.2
Tobacco Manufactures                    403.3    1,033.3       438.5    1,116.1
Textile Mill Products                  -110.8     -289.9       671.5    1,806.9
Apparel And Related Products         -3,869.3  -11,509.1       792.0    2,127.5
Lumber And Related Products            -776.6   -2,110.7       588.8    1,573.4
Furniture And Fixtures                 -805.1   -2,276.4       201.5      545.6
Paper And Allied Products              -188.9     -632.4     1,179.3    3,239.4
Printing,Publishing,Allied Products      96.9      311.2       384.0    1,098.7
Chemicals And Allied Products           393.3    1,223.5     5,636.2   15,783.3
Petro Refining & Related Products      -804.1   -2,369.5       372.0    1,057.6
Rubber & Miscellaneous Plastics        -206.0     -544.0     1,368.0    3,777.7
Leather And Leather Products         -1,284.3   -4,110.5       212.6      575.6
Stone,Clay,Glass,Concrete Products     -514.3   -1,268.3       536.4    1,499.0
Primary Metal Products               -1,820.7   -5,063.6     1,485.6    4,228.9
Fabricated Metal Products,Except
  Machinery & Transport Equipment      -282.5     -763.5     1,965.7    5,328.1
Machinery,Except Electrical          -1,582.2   -3,735.0     9,604.7   25,958.8
Electrical & Electronic Machinery,    
 Equipment And Supplies              -4,518.2  -11,875.4     8,308.5   22,882.8
Transport Equipment                  -4,898.5  -13,491.9    11,169.3   30,196.2
Scientific And Professional Instr.,
 Photographic And Optical Goods;
  Watches And Clocks                    439.8    1,341.5     3,463.9    9,306.2
Misc. Manufactured Commodities       -2,358.5   -6,910.0       626.6    1,606.0
Manufactured Commodities Not
   Identified By Kind                   473.1    1,767.3     1,352.6    4,400.0
 
Special Classification Provisions    -2,757.9   -6,962.7       989.6    2,715.8

(Domestic)
 
Scrap And Waste                         146.6      447.7       293.5      814.5
Used Or Second-Hand Merchandise        -335.2   -1,015.1       117.2      342.2
Goods Returned And Reimported
 Duty Paid Upon Previous Import      -2,757.7   -7,116.7        26.7       72.5
Special Classification Provisions       188.4      721.5       552.2    1,486.7

Reexports                             4,244.0   11,603.4     4,244.0   11,603.4
Timing Adjustments                        (-)      160.4        (-)       160.4
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                                      Imports for Consumption (Customs Value)

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

     GRAND TOTAL                     83,233.8  228,519.0     1,435.8    4,205.7

Agricultural,Forestry And Fishery     2,086.8    6,031.9        13.8       39.3

(DOMESTIC)
 
Agricultural Products,Total           1,265.3    3,713.2        13.2       37.4
Livestock And Livestock Products        252.7      636.2         0.3        1.1
Forestry Products,Nspf                   94.4      273.7         0.2        0.4
Fish,Fresh Or Chilled;And Other
 Marine Products                        474.4    1,408.9         0.1        0.4
 
Mineral Commodities, Total            2,716.4    7,721.7         9.3       25.7

(Domestic)

Metallic Ores And Concentrates           82.7      291.8         (-)        0.1
 Anthracite Coal                         23.0       69.4         (-)        (-)
Crude Petroleum And Natural Gas       2,493.8    7,036.1         9.1       25.3
Nonmetallic Minerals,Except Fuels       116.8      324.4         0.2        0.3
 
Manufactured Commodities,Total       74,683.1  205,086.8     1,408.1    4,127.7

(Domestic)
 
Food And Kindred Products             2,111.8    5,705.4        38.2      120.5
Tobacco Manufactures                     35.2       82.8         0.8        2.6
Textile Mill Products                   782.4    2,096.8        48.6      133.8
Apparel And Related Products          4,661.3   13,636.6       506.6    1,569.3
Lumber And Related Products           1,365.4    3,684.1         6.0       17.3
Furniture And Fixtures                1,006.6    2,822.1         1.1        3.6
Paper And Allied Products             1,368.3    3,871.8         4.5       12.3
Printing,Publishing,Allied Products     287.1      787.4         1.0        2.8
Chemicals And Allied Products         5,242.9   14,559.9        77.2      205.4
Petro Refining & Related Products     1,176.1    3,427.1         9.8       28.5
Rubber & Miscellaneous Plastics       1,574.0    4,321.7        46.2      127.0
Leather And Leather Products          1,496.9    4,686.1       152.7      493.2
Stone,Clay,Glass,Concrete Products    1,050.6    2,767.3        37.4       98.8
Primary Metal Products                3,306.3    9,292.6        31.4       88.1
Fabricated Metal Products,Except
  Machinery & Transport Equipment     2,248.3    6,091.5        36.4      101.6
Machinery,Except Electrical          11,186.8   29,693.8        65.0      178.4
Electrical & Electronic Machinery,    
 Equipment And Supplies              12,826.7   34,758.2        92.1      258.6
Transport Equipment                  16,067.8   43,688.2       166.9      452.6
Scientific And Professional Instr.,
 Photographic And Optical Goods;
  Watches And Clocks                  3,024.0    7,964.7        40.7      110.2
Misc. Manufactured Commodities        2,985.1    8,516.0        45.3      123.2
Manufactured Commodities Not
   Identified By Kind                   879.6    2,632.7         (-)        (-)
 
Special Classification Provisions     3,747.5    9,678.5         4.7       13.0

(Domestic)
 
Scrap And Waste                         146.9      366.8         (-)        0.1
Used Or Second-Hand Merchandise         452.3    1,357.3         (-)        0.1
Goods Returned And Reimported
 Duty Paid Upon Previous Import       2,784.5    7,189.2         (-)        (-)
Special Classification Provisions       363.8      765.2         4.6       12.8

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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