EXHIBIT 1. EXPORTS, IMPORTS AND MERCHANDISE TRADE BALANCE BY SELECTED
         SIC-BASED PRODUCT CODE, NOT SEASONALLY ADJUSTED: July 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                  July      to Date      July      to Date
                                                                               
     GRAND TOTAL                    -33,321.7 -171,095.0    53,006.4  391,246.8

Agricultural,Forestry And Fishery       366.1      571.2     2,019.7   14,183.5

(Domestic)
 
Agricultural Products,Total             864.1    4,304.6     1,657.2   12,198.4
Livestock And Livestock Products        -99.4     -955.6        60.6      495.2
Forestry Products,Nspf                  -66.3     -487.3        16.2      130.8
Fish, Fresh Or Chilled; 
 And Other Marine Products             -332.3   -2,290.6       285.7    1,359.1
 
Mineral Commodities, Total           -3,477.8  -19,311.7       509.9    3,133.5

(Domestic)

Metallic Ores And Concentrates           38.5     -234.7       122.9      438.7
 Anthracite Coal                        152.2    1,075.5       173.5    1,229.2
Crude Petroleum And Natural Gas      -3,622.1  -20,017.1       118.7      741.4
Nonmetallic Minerals,Except Fuels       -46.4     -135.3        94.9      724.1
 
Manufactured Commodities,Total      -31,692.4 -164,017.8    45,555.0  339,154.5

(Domestic)
 
Food And Kindred Products              -162.1     -259.0     1,982.0   14,040.4
Tobacco Manufactures                    251.4    2,117.8       285.0    2,323.2
Textile Mill Products                  -229.5     -878.3       575.7    4,343.0
Apparel And Related Products         -5,070.4  -27,458.9       675.0    5,101.4
Lumber And Related Products          -1,225.5   -6,341.2       484.5    3,639.1
Furniture And Fixtures                 -798.2   -5,370.9       190.5    1,287.1
Paper And Allied Products              -190.5   -1,266.3     1,129.6    7,801.5
Printing,Publishing,Allied Products      65.7      588.8       395.6    2,622.6
Chemicals And Allied Products          -458.6    2,303.0     5,206.7   37,314.3
Petro Refining & Related Products    -1,734.2   -8,089.0       453.7    2,923.2
Rubber & Miscellaneous Plastics        -300.4   -1,557.2     1,222.8    8,926.7
Leather And Leather Products         -1,664.0  -10,150.1       173.9    1,326.4
Stone,Clay,Glass,Concrete Products     -679.1   -3,724.7       502.2    3,579.3
Primary Metal Products               -1,837.0  -12,158.5     1,302.7   10,026.8
Fabricated Metal Products, Except
  Machinery & Transport Equipment      -553.7   -2,351.4     1,577.8   12,362.3
Machinery,Except Electrical          -2,144.1  -10,752.2     8,608.2   61,278.9
Electrical & Electronic Machinery,    
 Equipment And Supplies              -5,950.1  -33,744.8     7,999.9   54,391.3
Transport Equipment                  -6,365.1  -33,762.5     7,592.8   69,101.6
Scientific And Professional Instr.,
 Photographic And Optical Goods;
 Watches And Clocks                     333.4    2,519.6     3,254.5   21,887.1
Misc Manufactured Commodities        -3,370.6  -18,118.7       528.7    3,875.0
Manufactured Commodities Not
  Identified By Kind                    389.9    4,436.6     1,413.3   11,003.3
 
Special Classification Provisions    -2,465.1  -16,454.9       974.3    6,657.1

(Domestic)
 
Scrap And Waste                         133.3    1,059.9       278.2    1,947.2
Used Or Second-Hand Merchandise        -227.8   -1,944.6       146.4      992.2
Goods Returned And Reimported.
 Duty Paid Upon Previous Import      -2,574.4  -17,241.0        27.7      185.3
Special Classification Provisions       203.8    1,670.8       521.9    3,532.5

Reexports                             3,947.5   27,816.6     3,947.5   27,816.6
Timing Adjustments                        (-)      301.6         (-)      301.6
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                                     Imports for Consumption (Customs Value)

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

     GRAND TOTAL                     86,328.1  562,341.8     1,755.2   10,440.6

Agricultural,Forestry And Fishery     1,653.6   13,612.3         4.4       80.0

(Domestic)
 
Agricultural Products,Total             793.1    7,893.8         3.8       75.8
Livestock And Livestock Products        160.0    1,450.8         0.3        2.3
Forestry Products,Nspf                   82.5      618.0         0.1        0.9
Fish, Fresh Or Chilled; 
 And Other Marine Products              618.0    3,649.7         0.1        1.0
 
Mineral Commodities, Total            3,987.8   22,445.1         9.9       65.7

(Domestic)

Metallic Ores And Concentrates           84.3      673.3         (-)        0.2
 Anthracite Coal                         21.3      153.7         (-)        (-)
Crude Petroleum And Natural Gas       3,740.8   20,758.6         9.8       64.8
Nonmetallic Minerals,Except Fuels       141.3      859.5         0.1        0.6
 
Manufactured Commodities,Total       77,247.4  503,172.3     1,739.0   10,268.5

(Domestic)
 
Food And Kindred Products             2,144.1   14,299.5        40.6      287.6
Tobacco Manufactures                     33.5      205.4         0.9        6.1
Textile Mill Products                   805.2    5,221.3        57.0      345.6
Apparel And Related Products          5,745.4   32,560.3       707.0    3,733.2
Lumber And Related Products           1,710.0    9,980.3         7.0       43.1
Furniture And Fixtures                  988.7    6,658.0         1.3        9.0
Paper And Allied Products             1,320.1    9,067.8         5.2       30.6
Printing,Publishing,Allied Products     329.9    2,033.8         1.5        8.3
Chemicals And Allied Products         5,665.3   35,011.3        64.4      470.9
Petro Refining & Related Products     2,187.8   11,012.2        14.6       87.8
Rubber & Miscellaneous Plastics       1,523.1   10,483.9        42.1      299.0
Leather And Leather Products          1,837.9   11,476.5       189.5    1,193.0
Stone,Clay,Glass,Concrete Products    1,181.3    7,304.1        44.0      261.3
Primary Metal Products                3,139.7   22,185.3        33.9      217.6
Fabricated Metal Products, Except
 Machinery And Transport Equipment    2,131.5   14,713.6        36.9      248.6
Machinery,Except Electrical          10,752.3   72,031.1        59.5      413.8
Electrical And Electronic Machinery,    
 Equipment And Supplies              13,950.0   88,136.0       112.3      677.2
Transport Equipment                  13,957.9  102,864.1       231.8    1,357.8
Scientific And Professional Instr.,
 Photographic And Optical Goods;
 Watches And Clocks                   2,921.1   19,367.5        41.6      266.2
Misc Manufactured Commodities         3,899.2   21,993.7        47.7      311.4
Manufactured Commodities Not
  Identified By Kind                  1,023.3    6,566.7         (-)        (-)
 
Special Classification Provisions     3,439.4   23,112.0         1.9       26.4

(Domestic)
 
Scrap And Waste                         144.9      887.3         (-)        0.1
Used Or Second-Hand Merchandise         374.2    2,936.8         (-)        0.2
Goods Returned And Reimported.
 Duty Paid Upon Previous Import       2,602.1   17,426.3         (-)        0.1
Special Classification Provisions       318.1    1,861.7         1.8       25.9

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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