EXHIBIT 1. EXPORTS, IMPORTS AND MERCHANDISE TRADE BALANCE BY SELECTED
         SIC-BASED PRODUCT CODE, NOT SEASONALLY ADJUSTED: October 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           October    to Date     October    to Date
                                                                              
     GRAND TOTAL                   -31,674.3  -263,903.1   62,073.0  570,158.7

Agricultural,Forestry And Fishery      663.2     1,852.3    2,466.3   20,717.2

(Domestic)
 
Agricultural Products,Total          1,314.2     7,485.2    2,037.8   17,664.2
Livestock And Livestock Products       -90.6    -1,297.0      145.5      777.7
Forestry Products,Nspf                 -85.8      -710.7       21.7      188.8
Fish,Fresh Or Chilled; And
 Other Marine Products                -474.5    -3,625.2      261.3    2,086.4
 
Mineral Commodities, Total          -4,215.9   -31,264.8      573.1    4,771.7

(Domestic)

Metallic Ores And Concentrates          20.3      -186.0      117.4      786.4
 Anthracite Coal                       195.9     1,593.5      217.5    1,819.3
Crude Petroleum And Natural Gas     -4,382.0   -32,414.6      136.7    1,118.0
Nonmetallic Minerals,Except Fuels      -50.0      -257.7      101.5    1,048.0
 
Manufactured Commodities,Total     -29,980.9  -251,034.9   53,281.0  493,631.9

(Domestic)
 
Food And Kindred Products              -26.1      -330.5    2,369.1   20,736.0
Tobacco Manufactures                   256.9     2,914.3      295.8    3,232.9
Textile Mill Products                  -80.6    -1,225.6      693.6    6,300.2
Apparel And Related Products        -4,664.0   -42,598.2      701.6    7,219.5
Lumber And Related Products           -986.3    -9,507.9      524.9    5,184.2
Furniture And Fixtures                -815.3    -7,715.4      221.2    1,908.7
Paper And Allied Products             -285.4    -2,090.2    1,233.3   11,387.3
Printing,Publishing,Allied Product     103.9       801.8      456.9    3,915.4
Chemicals And Allied Products          597.3     3,803.3    6,227.2   54,775.5
Petro Refining & Related Products   -1,718.2   -12,989.2      620.9    4,603.2
Rubber & Misc. Plastic Products       -158.8    -2,083.6    1,450.7   13,097.6
Leather And Leather Products        -1,495.3   -14,695.2      184.1    1,886.6
Stone,Clay Glass,Concrete Products    -605.5    -5,775.8      615.7    5,292.3
Primary Metal Products              -1,606.6   -16,619.7    1,733.1   15,548.2
Fabricated Metal Products,Except
 Machinery And Transport Equipment    -502.3    -3,621.2    1,886.7   18,002.4
Machinery,Except Electrical         -1,424.6   -15,358.2    9,616.4   88,826.4
Electrical & Electronic Machinery,    
 Equipment And Supplies             -6,908.5   -53,014.1    8,705.4   80,146.3
Transport Equipment                 -6,355.6   -51,244.0   10,075.7   98,094.9
Scientific & Professional Instr.;
 Photographic And Optical Goods;
 Watches And Clocks                    261.7     3,299.5    3,483.8   31,896.6
Misc. Manufactured Commodities      -4,024.1   -29,189.5      702.7    5,768.5
Manufactured Commodities Not
   Identified By Kind                  456.7     6,204.6    1,482.2   15,809.2
 
Special Classification Provisions   -2,880.9   -24,958.8    1,012.3    9,534.8

(Domestic)
 
Scrap And Waste                        184.1     1,513.9      349.2    2,888.5
Used Or Second-Hand Merchandise       -376.9    -3,171.5      132.6    1,366.2
Goods Returned And Reimported, 
 Duty Paid Upon Previous Import     -2,885.8   -25,492.3       28.0      267.7
Special Classification Provisions      197.6     2,191.1      502.5    5,012.5

Reexports                            4,740.2    40,889.0    4,740.2   40,889.0
Timing Adjustments                       (-)       614.2        (-)      614.2
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                                     Imports for Consumption (Customs Value)
 
                                         Totals              Calculated Duty
        SIC-Based Product                     Cumulative            Cumulative
         Code Description           October     to Date     October    to Date

     GRAND TOTAL                    93,747.3   834,061.8    1,651.0   15,464.3

Agricultural,Forestry And Fishery    1,803.1    18,864.9        6.5      100.1

(Domestic)
 
Agricultural Products,Total            723.6    10,179.0        5.8       94.2
Livestock And Livestock Products       236.1     2,074.8        0.3        3.1
Forestry Products,Nspf                 107.6       899.5        0.1        1.2
Fish,Fresh Or Chilled; And
 Other Marine Products                 735.8     5,711.6        0.2        1.5
 
Mineral Commodities, Total           4,789.0    36,036.4        9.0       94.1

(Domestic)

Metallic Ores And Concentrates          97.1       972.4        (-)        0.3
 Anthracite Coal                        21.7       225.7        (-)        (-)
Crude Petroleum And Natural Gas      4,518.7    33,532.7        8.9       92.9
Nonmetallic Minerals,Except Fuels      151.5     1,305.7        0.1        0.9
 
Manufactured Commodities,Total      83,261.9   744,666.8    1,627.7   15,228.7

(Domestic)
 
Food And Kindred Products            2,395.3    21,066.5       47.5      429.7
Tobacco Manufactures                    39.0       318.6        1.4        9.7
Textile Mill Products                  774.2     7,525.8       48.3      496.9
Apparel And Related Products         5,365.6    49,817.7      635.4    5,830.4
Lumber And Related Products          1,511.2    14,692.1        7.2       65.7
Furniture And Fixtures               1,036.5     9,624.1        1.5       13.1
Paper And Allied Products            1,518.7    13,477.5        5.3       46.5
Printing,Publishing,Allied Product     353.0     3,113.5        1.4       12.5
Chemicals And Allied Products        5,629.9    50,972.2       62.9      658.9
Petro Refining & Related Products    2,339.1    17,592.5       11.5      123.7
Rubber & Misc. Plastic Products      1,609.5    15,181.2       42.2      420.7
Leather And Leather Products         1,679.4    16,581.8      169.3    1,704.6
Stone,Clay Glass,Concrete Products   1,221.2    11,068.2       42.4      394.9
Primary Metal Products               3,339.7    32,168.0       33.7      318.1
Fabricated Metal Products,Except
 Machinery And Transport Equipment   2,389.0    21,623.6       38.7      363.7
Machinery,Except Electrical         11,041.0   104,184.6       64.0      595.5
Electrical & Electronic Machinery,    
 Equipment And Supplies             15,613.9   133,160.4      122.1    1,036.7
Transport Equipment                 16,431.3   149,338.8      183.4    1,835.1
Scientific & Professional Instr.;
 Photographic And Optical Goods;
 Watches And Clocks                  3,222.2    28,597.1       49.0      401.7
Misc. Manufactured Commodities       4,726.9    34,958.1       60.4      470.7
Manufactured Commodities Not
   Identified By Kind                1,025.5     9,604.6        (-)        (-)
 
Special Classification Provisions    3,893.3    34,493.7        7.9       41.4

(Domestic)
 
Scrap And Waste                        165.1     1,374.6        (-)        0.2
Used Or Second-Hand Merchandise        509.5     4,537.6        (-)        0.3
Goods Returned And Reimported, 
 Duty Paid Upon Previous Import      2,913.8    25,760.1        (-)        0.2
Special Classification Provisions      304.9     2,821.4        7.8       40.8

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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