EXHIBIT 1. EXPORTS, IMPORTS AND MERCHANDISE TRADE BALANCE BY SELECTED
         SIC-BASED PRODUCT CODE, NOT SEASONALLY ADJUSTED: September 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             September    to Date   September    to Date
                                                                               
     GRAND TOTAL                   -30,451.3  -232,664.2   58,808.7   507,650.4

Agricultural,Forestry,Fishery          367.7     1,189.0    2,056.0    18,250.9

(Domestic)
 
Agricultural Products,Total            993.9     6,171.0    1,743.1    15,626.4
Livestock And Livestock Products      -130.4    -1,206.4       62.3       632.3
Forestry Products,Nspf                 -58.2      -624.8       18.9       167.1
Fish,Fresh Or Chilled;
 and Other Marine Products            -437.5    -3,150.7      231.7     1,825.1
 
Mineral Commodities, Total          -4,112.7   -27,048.9      445.7     4,198.5

(Domestic)

Metallic Ores And Concentrates          -6.4      -206.3       86.4       668.9
 Anthracite Coal                       147.6     1,397.7      172.1     1,601.7
Crude Petroleum And Natural Gas     -4,206.3   -28,032.6       80.8       981.4
Nonmetallic Minerals,Except Fuels      -47.6      -207.6      106.3       946.5
 
Manufactured Commodities,Total     -28,560.3  -221,157.4   50,891.7   440,247.5

(Domestic)
 
Food And Kindred Products              -55.4      -304.4    2,128.0    18,366.8
Tobacco Manufactures                   294.8     2,657.4      331.6     2,937.0
Textile Mill Products                 -134.2    -1,145.0      611.5     5,606.6
Apparel And Related Products        -5,227.8   -37,934.3      700.3     6,517.9
Lumber And Related Products         -1,040.7    -8,521.6      504.6     4,659.3
Furniture And Fixtures                -748.4    -6,900.1      199.5     1,687.5
Paper And Allied Products             -268.2    -1,804.8    1,198.2    10,154.0
Printing,Publishing,Allied Product      58.4       697.9      424.7     3,458.5
Chemicals And Allied Products          564.2     3,205.9    5,678.2    48,548.3
Petro Refining & Related Products   -1,568.6   -11,271.0      560.9     3,982.3
Rubber & Misc. Plastic Products       -175.2    -1,924.8    1,354.3    11,646.9
Leather And Leather Products        -1,419.9   -13,199.9      191.3     1,702.5
Stone,Clay Glass,Concrete Products    -711.9    -5,170.3      557.4     4,676.6
Primary Metal Products              -1,132.2   -15,013.1    2,190.5    13,815.1
Fabricated Metal Products,Except
 Machinery And Transport Equipment    -308.6    -3,118.9    1,945.8    16,115.8
Machinery,Except Electrical         -1,211.2   -13,933.5    9,212.2    79,210.0
Electrical & Electronic Machinery,    
  Equipment And Supplies            -6,409.9   -46,105.6    8,631.3    71,440.9
Transport Equipment                 -5,920.7   -44,888.3    9,186.3    88,019.2
Scientific & Professional Instr.,
  Photographic And Optical Goods;
  WatchesAnd Clocks                    171.9     3,037.9    3,247.2    28,412.8
Misc. Manufactured Commodities      -3,706.1   -25,165.4      622.8     5,065.8
Manufactured Commodities Not 
  Identified By Kind                   389.2     5,644.5    1,415.3    14,223.6
 
Special Classification Provisions   -2,605.4   -22,077.9      956.0     8,522.5

(Domestic)
 
Scrap And Waste                        134.1     1,329.7      297.0     2,539.2
Used Or Second-Hand Merchandise       -309.2    -2,794.5      126.3     1,233.6
Goods Returned & Reimported,
 Duty Paid Upon Previous Import     -2,630.8   -22,606.5       26.6       239.7
Special Classification Provisions      200.5     1,993.5      506.0     4,510.0

Reexports                            4,459.4    36,148.7    4,459.4    36,148.7
Timing Adjustments                      (-)        282.3       (-)        282.3
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                                     Imports for Consumption (Customs Value)
 
                                         Totals              Calculated Duty
    SIC-Based Product                         Cumulative             Cumulative
     Code Description              September    To Date   September    to Date

     GRAND TOTAL                    89,260.0   740,314.5    1,675.0    13,813.3

Agricultural,Forestry,Fishery        1,688.3    17,061.8        7.0        93.7

(Domestic)
 
Agricultural Products,Total            749.2     9,455.4        6.5        88.4
Livestock And Livestock Products       192.8     1,838.7        0.2         2.8
Forestry Products,Nspf                  77.1       791.9        0.1         1.1
Fish,Fresh Or Chilled;
 and Other Marine Products             669.2     4,975.8        0.2         1.3
 
Mineral Commodities, Total           4,558.3    31,247.4        9.7        85.1

(Domestic)

Metallic Ores And Concentrates          92.8       875.2        (-)         0.3
 Anthracite Coal                        24.5       204.1        (-)         (-)
Crude Petroleum And Natural Gas      4,287.1    29,014.0        9.7        84.0
Nonmetallic Minerals,Except Fuels      153.9     1,154.2        (-)         0.8
 
Manufactured Commodities,Total      79,452.0   661,404.9    1,653.1    13,601.0

(Domestic)
 
Food And Kindred Products            2,183.4    18,671.2       46.3       382.2
Tobacco Manufactures                    36.8       279.6        1.3         8.3
Textile Mill Products                  745.7     6,751.6       48.7       448.6
Apparel And Related Products         5,928.1    44,452.1      730.0     5,195.0
Lumber And Related Products          1,545.3    13,180.9        7.7        58.5
Furniture And Fixtures                 947.9     8,587.6        1.2        11.6
Paper And Allied Products            1,466.4    11,958.8        5.3        41.2
Printing,Publishing, Allied Produc     366.3     2,760.6        1.3        11.1
Chemicals And Allied Products        5,113.9    45,342.4       60.8       596.0
Petro Refining & Related Products    2,129.5    15,253.3       10.7       112.2
Rubber & Misc. Plastic Products      1,529.5    13,571.7       39.6       378.5
Leather And Leather Products         1,611.2    14,902.5      161.6     1,535.3
Stone,Clay Glass,Concrete Products   1,269.3     9,847.0       44.2       352.5
Primary Metal Products               3,322.7    28,828.2       33.2       284.3
Fabricated Metal Products,Except
 Machinery And Transport Equipment   2,254.4    19,234.6       37.8       324.9
Machinery,Except Electrical         10,423.4    93,143.5       57.5       531.5
Electrical & Electronic Machinery,    
  Equipment And Supplies            15,041.2   117,546.4      119.2       914.5
Transport Equipment                 15,106.9   132,907.6      148.2     1,651.8
Scientific & Professional Instr.,
  Photographic And Optical Goods;
  WatchesAnd Clocks                  3,075.3    25,375.0       45.7       352.7
Misc. Manufactured Commodities       4,328.9    30,231.2       52.6       410.3
Manufactured Commodities Not 
  Identified By Kind                 1,026.1     8,579.1        (-)        (-)
 
Special Classification Provisions    3,561.4    30,600.4        5.3        33.6

(Domestic)
 
Scrap And Waste                        162.9     1,209.5        (-)         0.1
Used Or Second-Hand Merchandise        435.5     4,028.1        (-)         0.3
Goods Returned & Reimported,
 Duty Paid Upon Previous Import      2,657.4    22,846.3        (-)         0.1
Special Classification Provisions      305.5     2,516.5        5.2        33.0

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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