EXHIBIT 1. EXPORTS, IMPORTS AND MERCHANDISE TRADE BALANCE BY SELECTED
         SIC-BASED PRODUCT CODE, NOT SEASONALLY ADJUSTED: May 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                  May      to Date       May      to Date
                                                                               
     GRAND TOTAL                    -24,095.0 -108,769.2    56,057.5  279,755.6

Agricultural,Forestry And Fishery       -68.5      195.9     1,879.4   10,208.5

(Domestic)
 
Agricultural Products,Total             557.9    2,786.7     1,643.9    8,837.7
Livestock And Livestock Products       -142.9     -708.3        69.4      370.2
Forestry Products,Nspf                  -68.9     -358.5        18.4       98.4
Fish,Fresh Or Chilled; And Other  
 Marine Products                       -414.7   -1,524.0       147.7      902.1
 
Mineral Commodities, Total           -3,052.9  -12,422.2       421.4    2,143.6

(Domestic)

Metallic Ores And Concentrates          -35.6     -224.7        55.2      256.8
 Anthracite Coal                        145.9      757.7       157.9      858.8
Crude Petroleum And Natural Gas      -3,130.3  -12,881.0       107.6      514.9
Nonmetallic Minerals,Except Fuels       -32.9      -74.1       100.8      513.2
 
Manufactured Commodities,Total      -22,791.4 -104,446.2    48,813.5  243,140.0

(Domestic)
 
Food And Kindred Products              -197.8      144.3     1,924.7   10,030.5
Tobacco Manufactures                    270.5    1,589.1       298.3    1,728.6
Textile Mill Products                   -99.4     -484.4       646.8    3,098.8
Apparel And Related Products         -3,127.8  -17,801.6       762.9    3,671.8
Lumber And Related Products            -980.4   -4,028.9       516.5    2,620.6
Furniture And Fixtures                 -747.2   -3,807.4       182.3      911.5
Paper And Allied Products              -167.3     -944.4     1,108.4    5,495.4
Printing,Publishing,Allied Products      70.3      453.1       375.3    1,839.8
Chemicals And Allied Products           597.0    2,298.2     5,445.1   26,647.7
Petro Refining & Related Products    -1,370.0   -4,978.5       475.2    1,993.5
Rubber & Miscellaneous Plastics        -226.4     -994.5     1,314.1    6,376.4
Leather And Leather Products         -1,417.7   -6,794.3       190.2      959.2
Stone,Clay,Glass,Concrete Products     -597.6   -2,383.1       529.9    2,544.1
Primary Metal Products               -1,843.3   -8,626.8     1,372.0    7,139.9
Fabricated Metal Products,Except
  Machinery And Transport Equipment    -287.9   -1,360.1     1,832.0    8,969.2
Machinery,Except Electrical          -1,261.9   -6,451.8     8,759.4   43,519.3
Electrical And Electronic Machinery,    
 Equipment And Supplies              -5,164.0  -21,568.6     7,656.7   38,431.2
Transport Equipment                  -4,554.6  -22,139.6    10,344.2   51,108.9
Scientific And Professional Instr.,
 Photographic And Optical Goods;
 Watches And Clocks                     432.5    2,133.7     3,063.5   15,486.0
Misc. Manufactured Commodities       -2,612.0  -11,879.2       576.6    2,800.2
Manufactured Commodities Not
   Identified By Kind                   493.6    3,178.6     1,439.5    7,767.4
 
Special Classification Provisions    -2,189.9  -11,685.8       935.3    4,674.5

(Domestic)
 
Scrap And Waste                         155.0      770.6       272.3    1,374.3
Used Or Second-Hand Merchandise        -195.9   -1,565.4       148.0      689.2
Goods Returned And Reimported,
 Duty Paid Upon Previous Import      -2,382.5  -12,094.7        28.2      127.2
Special Classification Provisions       233.5    1,203.7       486.9    2,483.7

Reexports                             4,007.7   19,551.6     4,007.7   19,551.6
Timing Adjustments                        (-)       37.4         (-)       37.4
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                                       Imports for Consumption (Customs Value)
 
                                            Totals             Calculated Duty
    SIC-Based Product                         Cumulative             Cumulative
     Code Description                  May      to Date        May     to Date

     GRAND TOTAL                     80,152.5  388,524.7     1,404.8    6,986.5

Agricultural,Forestry And Fishery     1,948.0   10,012.5         8.6       58.5

(Domestic)
 
Agricultural Products,Total           1,086.0    6,051.0         8.0       55.5
Livestock And Livestock Products        212.3    1,078.5         0.3        1.7
Forestry Products,Nspf                   87.3      456.9         0.1        0.6
Fish,Fresh Or Chilled; And Other  
 Marine Products                        562.4    2,426.2         0.2        0.7
 
Mineral Commodities, Total            3,474.3   14,565.8         9.5       45.0

(Domestic)

Metallic Ores And Concentrates           90.9      481.5         (-)        0.2
 Anthracite Coal                         11.9      101.1         (-)        (-)
Crude Petroleum And Natural Gas       3,237.9   13,395.9         9.4       44.3
Nonmetallic Minerals,Except Fuels       133.6      587.3         0.1        0.5
 
Manufactured Commodities,Total       71,605.0  347,586.2     1,382.8    6,863.7

(Domestic)
 
Food And Kindred Products             2,122.5    9,886.2        40.7      204.2
Tobacco Manufactures                     27.7      139.5         0.8        4.4
Textile Mill Products                   746.2    3,583.2        48.9      230.6
Apparel And Related Products          3,890.7   21,473.4       412.0    2,403.8
Lumber And Related Products           1,496.9    6,649.5         5.6       28.7
Furniture And Fixtures                  929.5    4,718.9         1.4        6.4
Paper And Allied Products             1,275.7    6,439.8         4.2       20.8
Printing,Publishing,Allied Products     304.9    1,386.7         1.4        5.3
Chemicals And Allied Products         4,848.1   24,349.5        65.6      340.3
Petro Refining & Related Products     1,845.3    6,972.0        14.9       58.2
Rubber & Miscellaneous Plastics       1,540.5    7,370.9        44.5      213.9
Leather And Leather Products          1,607.8    7,753.4       167.3      809.9
Stone,Clay,Glass,Concrete Products    1,127.5    4,927.2        40.0      175.4
Primary Metal Products                3,215.3   15,766.7        33.0      150.2
Fabricated Metal Products,Except
  Machinery And Transport Equipment   2,119.9   10,329.4        36.3      173.4
Machinery,Except Electrical          10,021.3   49,971.1        54.6      291.9
Electrical And Electronic Machinery,    
 Equipment And Supplies              12,820.6   59,999.8        98.6      453.5
Transport Equipment                  14,898.8   73,248.5       231.2      893.6
Scientific And Professional Instr.,
 Photographic And Optical Goods;
 Watches And Clocks                   2,631.0   13,352.4        35.3      183.3
Misc. Manufactured Commodities        3,188.6   14,679.4        46.5      216.1
Manufactured Commodities Not
   Identified By Kind                   945.9    4,588.8         (-)        (-)
 
Special Classification Provisions     3,125.2   16,360.2         3.9       19.3

(Domestic)
 
Scrap And Waste                         117.3      603.7         (-)        0.1
Used Or Second-Hand Merchandise         343.8    2,254.6         (-)        0.2
Goods Returned And Reimported,
 Duty Paid Upon Previous Import       2,410.8   12,221.9         0.1        0.1
Special Classification Provisions       253.3    1,280.0         3.8       19.0

Reexports                                 (-)        (-)         (-)        (-)
Timing Adjustments                        (-)        (-)         (-)        (-)


CONTACT: For more information, contact Haydn R. Mearkle (301-457-2246) or
         Nick Orsini (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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