EXHIBIT 1. EXPORTS, IMPORTS AND MERCHANDISE TRADE BALANCE BY SELECTED
         SIC-BASED PRODUCT CODE, NOT SEASONALLY ADJUSTED: November 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          November    to Date    November    to Date
                                                                               
     GRAND TOTAL                   -31,334.0  -295,004.6   61,193.7   631,584.9

Agricultural,Forestry And Fishery      649.6     2,501.9    2,556.2    23,273.3

(Domestic)
 
Agricultural Products,Total          1,379.1     8,864.3    2,205.6    19,869.8
Livestock And Livestock Products      -104.3    -1,401.3      156.9       934.7
Forestry Products,Nspf                 -74.0      -784.7       22.5       211.3
Fish,Fresh Or Chilled; And
  Other Marine Products               -551.2    -4,176.4      171.1     2,257.5
 
Mineral Commodities, Total          -4,156.7   -35,421.5      504.7     5,276.4

(Domestic)

Metallic Ores And Concentrates         -29.4      -215.4       73.9       860.2
  Anthracite Coal                      140.5     1,734.0      176.4     1,995.7
Crude Petroleum And Natural Gas     -4,236.1   -36,650.8      131.4     1,249.4
Nonmetallic Minerals,Except Fuels      -31.7      -289.4      123.0     1,171.0
 
Manufactured Commodities,Total     -29,902.9  -280,686.8   52,338.7   546,221.5

(Domestic)
 
Food And Kindred Products              -12.9      -343.4    2,276.0    23,012.0
Tobacco Manufactures                   328.7     3,243.0      373.6     3,606.4
Textile Mill Products                 -100.5    -1,326.1      662.7     6,962.9
Apparel And Related Products        -4,037.2   -46,635.5      723.0     7,942.5
Lumber And Related Products           -927.2   -10,435.1      529.8     5,714.0
Furniture And Fixtures                -904.3    -8,619.8      206.4     2,115.1
Paper And Allied Products             -304.0    -2,394.2    1,244.5    12,631.8
Printing,Publishin,Allied Products      40.5       842.3      400.5     4,315.9
Chemicals And Allied Products          112.3     3,915.5    5,885.9    60,661.4
Petro Refining & Related Products   -1,615.1   -14,604.3      564.3     5,167.5
Rubber & Misc. Plastic Products       -254.3    -2,337.9    1,356.5    14,454.2
Leather And Leather Products        -1,424.1   -16,119.3      184.3     2,070.9
Stone,Clay Glass,Concrete Products    -566.6    -6,342.4      576.1     5,868.4
Primary Metal Products              -1,091.7   -17,711.4    2,337.0    17,885.2
Fabricated Metal Products,Except
  Machinery & Transport Equipment     -439.2    -4,060.4    1,835.2    19,837.6
Machinery,Except Electrical         -1,965.0   -17,323.2    9,168.4    97,994.7
Electrical & Electronic Machinery,    
 Equipment And Supplies             -7,172.7   -60,186.8    8,585.4    88,731.6
Transport Equipment                 -6,494.0   -57,738.0    9,846.2   107,941.1
Scientific & Professional Instru.;
 Photographic And Optical Goods;
 Watches And Clocks                     62.5     3,362.1    3,357.9    35,254.6
Misc. Manufactured Commodities      -3,607.6   -32,797.2      666.9     6,435.4
Manufactured Commodities Not
   Identified By Kind                  469.5     6,925.1    1,558.1    17,618.3
 
Special Classification Provisions   -2,763.8   -27,722.7      954.4    10,489.2

(Domestic)
 
Scrap And Waste                        144.2     1,658.0      314.0     3,202.5
Used Or Second-Hand Merchandise       -332.0    -3,503.4      150.9     1,517.1
Goods Returned & Reimported, 
 Duty Paid Upon Previous Import     -2,750.4   -28,242.8       32.0       299.7
Special Classification Provisions      174.4     2,365.5      457.5     5,469.9

Reexports                            4,839.8    45,728.8    4,839.8    45,728.8
Timing Adjustments                       (-)       595.7        (-)       595.7
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                                      Imports for Consumption (Customs Value)
               
                                         Totals              Calculated Duty

        SIC-Based Product                    Cumulative              Cumulative
         Code Description          November    to Date    November    to Date

     GRAND TOTAL                    92,527.7   926,589.5    1,509.7    16,974.0

Agricultural,Forestry And Fishery    1,906.5    20,771.4        6.6       106.7

(Domestic)
 
Agricultural Products,Total            826.5    11,005.5        5.9       100.2
Livestock And Livestock Products       261.2     2,336.0        0.3         3.4
Forestry Products,Nspf                  96.5       996.0        0.1         1.3
Fish,Fresh Or Chilled; And
  Other Marine Products                722.3     6,433.9        0.2         1.8
 
Mineral Commodities, Total           4,661.4    40,697.9        7.0       101.1

(Domestic)

Metallic Ores And Concentrates         103.3     1,075.6        (-)         0.3
  Anthracite Coal                       35.9       261.7        (-)        (-)
Crude Petroleum And Natural Gas      4,367.5    37,900.2        6.8        99.7
Nonmetallic Minerals,Except Fuels      154.7     1,460.4        0.2         1.1
 
Manufactured Commodities,Total      82,241.6   826,908.3    1,493.4    16,722.0

(Domestic)
 
Food And Kindred Products            2,289.0    23,355.5       46.4       476.1
Tobacco Manufactures                    44.8       363.4        1.5        11.2
Textile Mill Products                  763.1     8,288.9       47.3       544.2
Apparel And Related Products         4,760.3    54,578.0      525.7     6,356.1
Lumber And Related Products          1,457.0    16,149.1        6.1        71.8
Furniture And Fixtures               1,110.8    10,734.9        1.5        14.6
Paper And Allied Products            1,548.5    15,026.0        5.6        52.1
Printing,Publishin,Allied Products     360.0     3,473.5        1.3        13.8
Chemicals And Allied Products        5,773.6    56,745.8       65.0       723.9
Petro Refining & Related Products    2,179.3    19,771.8        9.7       133.4
Rubber & Misc. Plastic Products      1,610.8    16,792.1       45.5       466.1
Leather And Leather Products         1,608.3    18,190.2      163.5     1,868.1
Stone,Clay Glass,Concrete Products   1,142.7    12,210.8       40.3       435.3
Primary Metal Products               3,428.7    35,596.6       35.0       353.0
Fabricated Metal Products,Except
  Machinery & Transport Equipment    2,274.4    23,898.0       37.1       400.8
Machinery,Except Electrical         11,133.4   115,318.0       63.3       658.8
Electrical & Electronic Machinery,    
 Equipment And Supplies             15,758.1   148,918.4      113.7     1,150.3
Transport Equipment                 16,340.2   165,679.0      178.4     2,013.5
Scientific & Professional Instru.;
 Photographic And Optical Goods;
 Watches And Clocks                  3,295.4    31,892.5       48.0       449.7
Misc. Manufactured Commodities       4,274.5    39,232.6       58.6       529.3
Manufactured Commodities Not
   Identified By Kind                1,088.6    10,693.1        (-)        (-)
 
Special Classification Provisions    3,718.2    38,211.9        2.8        44.2

(Domestic)
 
Scrap And Waste                        169.8     1,544.4        (-)         0.2
Used Or Second-Hand Merchandise        482.9     5,020.5        (-)         0.3
Goods Returned & Reimported, 
 Duty Paid Upon Previous Import      2,782.4    28,542.5        (-)         0.2
Special Classification Provisions      283.1     3,104.4        2.7        43.5

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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