EXHIBIT 1. EXPORTS, IMPORTS AND MERCHANDISE TRADE BALANCE BY SELECTED
         SIC-BASED PRODUCT CODE, NOT SEASONALLY ADJUSTED: December 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               December    to Date    December    to Date
                                                                               
     GRAND TOTAL                   -27,141.1  -322,426.2   63,704.8   695,009.2

Agricultural,Forestry And Fishery      148.5     2,650.4    2,344.9    25,618.2

(Domestic)
 
Agricultural Products,Total            995.8     9,860.1    2,090.6    21,960.4
Livestock And Livestock Products      -248.9    -1,650.3       94.7     1,029.4
Forestry Products,Nspf                 -79.6      -864.3       21.8       233.1
Fish,Fresh Or Chilled;
    Other Marine Products             -518.7    -4,695.1      137.8     2,395.3
 
Mineral Commodities, Total          -4,789.2   -40,210.7      555.5     5,831.8

(Domestic)

Metallic Ores And Concentrates          -4.3      -219.6      104.6       964.9
    Anthracite Coal                    120.8     1,854.8      138.8     2,134.5
Crude Petroleum And Natural Gas     -4,885.6   -41,536.4      195.4     1,444.8
Nonmetallic Minerals,Except Fuels      -20.1      -309.5      116.6     1,287.6
 
Manufactured Commodities,Total     -24,963.2  -305,385.8   54,793.3   601,279.0

(Domestic)
 
Food And Kindred Products               72.0      -271.5    2,203.6    25,215.6
Tobacco Manufactures                   226.4     3,469.4      275.7     3,882.1
Textile Mill Products                 -177.3    -1,503.3      578.2     7,541.0
Apparel And Related Products        -3,978.9   -50,614.4      598.9     8,541.4
Lumber And Related Products           -809.0   -11,244.1      521.7     6,235.7
Furniture And Fixtures                -874.4    -9,494.1      189.2     2,304.3
Paper And Allied Products             -226.9    -2,621.1    1,206.8    13,838.6
Printing,Publish.,Allied Products       90.3       932.7      402.6     4,718.5
Chemicals And Allied Products          231.2     4,146.7    5,634.2    66,295.6
Petro Refining & Related Products   -1,475.6   -16,079.9      724.6     5,892.2
Rubber & Misc. Plastic Products       -166.4    -2,504.4    1,371.6    15,825.7
Leather And Leather Products        -1,399.4   -17,518.7      177.5     2,248.4
Stone,Clay Glass,Concrete Products    -519.4    -6,861.8      558.4     6,426.8
Primary Metal Products              -1,431.6   -19,143.0    2,007.8    19,893.0
Fabricated Metal Products,
  Machinery & Transport Equipment     -369.1    -4,429.5    1,806.5    21,644.1
Machinery,Except Electrical         -1,075.3   -18,398.5   10,279.9   108,274.6
Electrical & Electronic Machinery,    
 Equipment And Supplies             -5,804.2   -65,991.0    9,258.6    97,990.2
Transport Equipment                 -5,514.3   -63,252.3   11,234.3   119,175.4
Scientific & Professional Instru.;
 Photographic And Optical Goods;
    Watches And Clocks                 446.4     3,808.5    3,616.3    38,870.8
Misc. Manufactured Commodities      -2,647.5   -35,444.7      611.7     7,047.1
Manufactured Commodities
      Not Identified By Kind           439.8     7,629.2    1,535.2    19,417.7
 
Special Classification Provisions   -2,440.2   -30,162.8    1,108.2    11,597.4

(Domestic)
 
Scrap And Waste                        188.2     1,846.3      355.9     3,558.4
Used Or Second-Hand Merchandise       -237.6    -3,741.1      178.3     1,695.4
Goods Returned & Reimported, 
 Duty Paid Upon Previous Import     -2,672.0   -30,914.8       27.3       327.0
Special Classification Provisions      281.3     2,646.8      546.6     6,016.6

Reexports                            4,903.0    50,631.7    4,903.0    50,631.7
Timing Adjustments                       (-)        50.9        (-)        50.9
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                                     Imports for Consumption (Customs Value)

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

     GRAND TOTAL                    90,845.9 1,017,435.4    1,490.5    18,464.5

Agricultural,Forestry And Fishery    2,196.4    22,967.8       10.9       117.6

(Domestic)
 
Agricultural Products,Total          1,094.8    12,100.3       10.3       110.5
Livestock And Livestock Products       343.7     2,679.7        0.2         3.6
Forestry Products,Nspf                 101.4     1,097.4        0.1         1.5
Fish,Fresh Or Chilled;
    Other Marine Products              656.5     7,090.4        0.2         2.0
 
Mineral Commodities, Total           5,344.7    46,042.6        9.1       110.2

(Domestic)

Metallic Ores And Concentrates         108.9     1,184.5        (-)         0.3
    Anthracite Coal                     18.0       279.7        (-)        (-)
Crude Petroleum And Natural Gas      5,081.0    42,981.2        9.0       108.7
Nonmetallic Minerals,Except Fuels      136.7     1,597.1        (-)         1.1
 
Manufactured Commodities,Total      79,756.5   906,664.8    1,469.0    18,191.1

(Domestic)
 
Food And Kindred Products            2,131.6    25,487.1       43.2       519.3
Tobacco Manufactures                    49.3       412.7        1.8        13.0
Textile Mill Products                  755.4     9,044.3       47.7       591.8
Apparel And Related Products         4,577.8    59,155.8      509.1     6,865.2
Lumber And Related Products          1,330.7    17,479.8        6.2        78.0
Furniture And Fixtures               1,063.6    11,798.5        1.6        16.2
Paper And Allied Products            1,433.7    16,459.7        5.5        57.6
Printing,Publish.,Allied Products      312.3     3,785.8        1.2        15.0
Chemicals And Allied Products        5,403.0    62,148.9       66.4       790.3
Petro Refining & Related Products    2,200.3    21,972.1        8.8       142.1
Rubber & Misc. Plastic Products      1,538.0    18,330.1       44.3       510.4
Leather And Leather Products         1,576.9    19,767.0      168.2     2,036.3
Stone,Clay Glass,Concrete Products   1,077.8    13,288.6       37.8       473.1
Primary Metal Products               3,439.4    39,036.1       34.6       387.7
Fabricated Metal Products,
  Machinery & Transport Equipment    2,175.6    26,073.5       37.6       438.4
Machinery,Except Electrical         11,355.2   126,673.2       63.0       721.8
Electrical & Electronic Machinery,    
 Equipment And Supplies             15,062.8   163,981.3      108.5     1,258.8
Transport Equipment                 16,748.6   182,427.7      191.6     2,205.1
Scientific & Professional Instru.;
 Photographic And Optical Goods;
    Watches And Clocks               3,169.8    35,062.3       39.9       489.7
Misc. Manufactured Commodities       3,259.2    42,491.8       52.0       581.3
Manufactured Commodities
      Not Identified By Kind         1,095.4    11,788.5        (-)        (-)
 
Special Classification Provisions    3,548.4    41,760.3        1.5        45.7

(Domestic)
 
Scrap And Waste                        167.7     1,712.1        (-)         0.2
Used Or Second-Hand Merchandise        416.0     5,436.5        (-)         0.4
Goods Returned & Reimported, 
 Duty Paid Upon Previous Import      2,699.4    31,241.8        (-)         0.2
Special Classification Provisions      265.4     3,369.8        1.4        45.0

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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