EXHIBIT 1. EXPORTS, IMPORTS AND MERCHANDISE TRADE BALANCE BY SELECTED
         SIC-BASED PRODUCT CODE, NOT SEASONALLY ADJUSTED: August 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            August     to Date     August     to Date
                                                                               
     GRAND TOTAL                   -31,542.5  -202,564.3   57,170.2   448,490.3

Agricultural,Forestry And Fishery      250.1       821.3    2,011.3    16,194.8

(Domestic)                                
 
Agricultural Products,Total            872.4     5,177.1    1,684.9    13,883.3
Livestock And Livestock Products      -120.4    -1,075.9       74.7       569.9
Forestry Products,Nspf                 -79.4      -566.6       17.5       148.2
Fish,Fresh Or Chilled;
   And Other Marine Products          -422.6    -2,713.2      234.3     1,593.4
 
Mineral Commodities, Total          -3,624.6   -22,936.2      619.4     3,752.9

(Domestic)                                

Metallic Ores And Concentrates          34.8      -199.9      143.8       582.5
 Anthracite Coal                       174.6     1,250.1      200.4     1,429.6
Crude Petroleum And Natural Gas     -3,809.2   -23,826.3      159.1       900.6
Nonmetallic Minerals,Except Fuels      -24.8      -160.1      116.1       840.2
 
Manufactured Commodities,Total     -29,023.2  -192,846.8   49,757.4   389,106.1

(Domestic)                                
 
Food And Kindred Products               10.1      -249.0    2,198.4    16,238.8
Tobacco Manufactures                   244.8     2,362.6      282.2     2,605.5
Textile Mill Products                 -132.5    -1,010.8      652.1     4,995.1
Apparel And Related Products        -5,247.6   -32,706.5      716.2     5,817.6
Lumber And Related Products         -1,139.7    -7,480.9      515.7     4,154.7
Furniture And Fixtures                -780.9    -6,151.7      200.9     1,488.0
Paper And Allied Products             -270.4    -1,536.6    1,154.2     8,955.7
Printing,Publishing,Allied Product      50.7       639.5      411.1     3,033.8
Chemicals And Allied Products          338.7     2,641.7    5,555.8    42,870.1
Petro Refining & Related Products   -1,613.4    -9,702.4      498.2     3,421.4
Rubber & Miscellaneous Plastics       -192.4    -1,749.6    1,366.0    10,292.7
Leather And Leather Products        -1,630.0   -11,780.1      184.8     1,511.2
Stone,Clay,Glass,Concrete Products    -733.7    -4,458.5      539.9     4,119.3
Primary Metal Products              -1,722.5   -13,880.9    1,597.8    11,624.6
Fabricated Metal Products,Except
  Machinery & Transport Equipment     -458.9    -2,810.3    1,807.7    14,169.9
Machinery,Except Electrical         -1,970.2   -12,722.4    8,718.9    69,997.8
Electrical & Electronic Machinery,    
 Equipment And Supplies             -5,950.9   -39,695.7    8,418.3    62,809.6
Transport Equipment                 -5,205.1   -38,967.7    9,731.4    78,833.0
Scientific And Professional Instr.,
 Photographic And Optical Goods;
  Watches And Clocks                   346.3     2,865.9    3,278.5    25,165.6
Misc Manufactured Commodities       -3,340.5   -21,459.3      568.0     4,443.0
Manufactured Commodities Not 
  Identified By Kind                   374.8     5,005.7    1,361.1    12,558.6
 
Special Classification Provisions   -3,017.6   -19,472.5      909.4     7,566.5

(Domestic)
 
Scrap And Waste                        135.7     1,195.6      295.0     2,242.2
Used Or Second-Hand Merchandise       -540.7    -2,485.3      115.1     1,107.3
Goods Returned And Reimported,
 Duty Paid Upon Previous Import     -2,734.8   -19,975.8       27.9       213.1
Special Classification Provisions      122.2     1,793.0      471.4     4,003.9

Reexports                            3,872.8    31,689.3    3,872.8    31,689.3
Timing Adjustments                       (-)       180.6        (-)       180.6
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                                      Imports for Consumption (Customs Value)

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

     GRAND TOTAL                    88,712.7   651,054.5    1,697.7    12,138.3

Agricultural,Forestry And Fishery    1,761.2    15,373.5        6.6        86.7

(Domestic)                                
 
Agricultural Products,Total            812.4     8,706.2        6.1        81.9
Livestock And Livestock Products       195.1     1,645.9        0.2         2.6
Forestry Products,Nspf                  96.8       714.9        0.1         1.0
Fish,Fresh Or Chilled;
   And Other Marine Products           656.9     4,306.6        0.2         1.2
 
Mineral Commodities, Total           4,244.0    26,689.1        9.7        75.4

(Domestic)                                

Metallic Ores And Concentrates         109.1       782.4        (-)         0.3
 Anthracite Coal                        25.8       179.5        (-)         (-)
Crude Petroleum And Natural Gas      3,968.3    24,726.9        9.5        74.3
Nonmetallic Minerals,Except Fuels      140.8     1,000.3        0.1         0.8
 
Manufactured Commodities,Total      78,780.5   581,952.9    1,679.5    11,947.9

(Domestic)                                
 
Food And Kindred Products            2,188.3    16,487.8       48.3       335.9
Tobacco Manufactures                    37.4       242.8        0.9         7.0
Textile Mill Products                  784.6     6,005.9       54.2       399.9
Apparel And Related Products         5,963.8    38,524.1      731.8     4,465.0
Lumber And Related Products          1,655.4    11,635.6        7.7        50.8
Furniture And Fixtures                 981.8     7,639.7        1.3        10.4
Paper And Allied Products            1,424.6    10,492.4        5.3        36.0
Printing,Publishing,Allied Product     360.5     2,394.3        1.4         9.7
Chemicals And Allied Products        5,217.1    40,228.4       64.3       535.2
Petro Refining & Related Products    2,111.6    13,123.8       13.7       101.5
Rubber & Miscellaneous Plastics      1,558.4    12,042.3       40.0       339.0
Leather And Leather Products         1,814.8    13,291.3      180.7     1,373.7
Stone,Clay,Glass,Concrete Products   1,273.7     8,577.7       47.0       308.3
Primary Metal Products               3,320.3    25,505.6       33.5       251.1
Fabricated Metal Products,Except
  Machinery & Transport Equipment    2,266.6    16,980.2       38.4       287.1
Machinery,Except Electrical         10,689.1    82,720.2       60.2       474.0
Electrical & Electronic Machinery,    
 Equipment And Supplies             14,369.3   102,505.3      118.1       795.3
Transport Equipment                 14,936.6   117,800.6      145.7     1,503.6
Scientific And Professional Instr.,
 Photographic And Optical Goods;
  Watches And Clocks                 2,932.1    22,299.6       40.8       307.0
Misc Manufactured Commodities        3,908.6    25,902.3       46.2       357.7
Manufactured Commodities Not 
  Identified By Kind                   986.2     7,553.0        (-)         (-)
 
Special Classification Provisions    3,927.0    27,039.0        1.9        28.3

(Domestic)
 
Scrap And Waste                        159.3     1,046.6        (-)         0.1
Used Or Second-Hand Merchandise        655.8     3,592.6        (-)         0.3
Goods Returned And Reimported,
 Duty Paid Upon Previous Import      2,762.6    20,188.9        (-)         0.1
Special Classification Provisions      349.3     2,210.9        1.9        27.8

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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