EXHIBIT 1. EXPORTS, IMPORTS AND MERCHANDISE TRADE BALANCE BY SELECTED
         NAICS-BASED PRODUCT CODE, NOT SEASONALLY ADJUSTED: February 2000

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

       NAICS-Based Product                    Cumulative             Cumulative
         Code Description           February    to Date    February    to Date
                                                                               
GRAND TOTAL                        -30,308.8   -59,493.1   60,753.2   117,974.4

Agricultural, Forestry & Fishery       373.5       677.8    2,383.4     4,740.1

(Domestic)
 
Agricultural Products, Total           806.4     1,650.3    2,012.8     4,028.6
Livestock And Livestock Products      -142.0      -254.6       81.0       178.8
Forestry Products, Nspf                 29.6        32.9      140.6       270.6
Fish, Fresh Or Chilled;
 And Other Marine Products            -320.6      -750.8      148.9       262.1
 
Mining, Total                       -5,333.1    -9,990.9      400.1       985.9

(Domestic)

Oil And Gas                         -5,371.6   -10,113.0      114.5       355.1
Minerals And Ores                       38.5       122.2      285.6       630.8

Manufacturing, Total               -28,345.2   -55,883.7   50,177.6    96,875.4

(Domestic)
 
Food And Kindred Products              698.4     1,143.6    2,128.2     4,097.2
Beverages And Tobacco                 -114.9      -297.9      435.6       756.4
Textile And Fabrics                    -30.2      -117.0      526.7       990.5
Textile Mill Products                 -383.6      -777.4      180.8       338.7
Apparel And Accessories             -4,144.1    -7,938.2      633.4     1,194.0
Leather And Allied Products         -1,602.9    -3,171.7      173.1       336.4
Wood Products                         -847.2    -1,717.9      397.0       780.7
Paper Products                        -172.9      -533.2    1,283.2     2,419.3
Print, Publish, Similar Products         9.1        -8.6      151.0       271.6
Petroleum And Coal Products         -2,653.2    -4,532.3      531.6     1,102.4
Chemicals                              222.3       557.8    6,023.0    11,441.9
Plastic And Rubber Products            -54.6      -234.5    1,373.8     2,623.4
Nonmetallic Mineral Products          -466.5      -914.8      592.5     1,187.5
Primary Metal Products              -1,485.4    -3,016.2    2,069.9     3,922.9
Fabricated Metal Products             -607.7    -1,064.8    1,721.3     3,433.8
Machinery, Except Electrical           250.5       692.6    6,420.3    12,623.7
Computers & Electronic Products     -5,832.3   -11,850.1   11,508.5    22,425.9
Electrical Equipment,
 Appliances and Components            -965.5    -1,952.5    1,912.1     3,636.4
Transportation Equipment            -6,709.0   -13,329.0   10,367.3    19,861.9
Furniture and Fixtures                -953.5    -1,944.0      224.0       410.5
Misc. Manufactured Commodities      -2,502.0    -5,032.0    1,524.3     2,866.1

Special Classification Provisions   -2,124.3    -4,260.0    2,671.7     5,409.3

(Domestic)

Newspapers, Books, and Other                                   
  Printed Matter                        72.8       155.2      252.9       497.7
Printed Music, Music Manuscript          1.4         2.7        1.9         3.7
Scrap & Waste                          197.4       378.7      378.9       729.2
Used Or Second-Hand Merchandise       -318.7      -808.3      147.7       348.2
Goods Returned Or Reimported        -2,642.8    -5,162.6       26.6        50.6
Special Classification Provision       565.6     1,174.3    1,863.8     3,780.0

Reexports                            5,120.4     9,835.2    5,120.4     9,835.2
Timing Adjustments                       (-)       128.5        (-)       128.5
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                                      Imports for Consumption (Customs Value)
 
                                       Totals               Calculated Duty
       NAICS-Based Product                    Cumulative             Cumulative
         Code Description           February    to Date    February    to Date

GRAND TOTAL                         91,062.0   177,467.4    1,536.1     3,022.2

Agricultural, Forestry & Fishery     2,009.9     4,062.2       11.6        23.0

(Domestic)
 
Agricultural Products, Total         1,206.4     2,378.3       11.0        21.7
Livestock And Livestock Products       223.0       433.4        0.3         0.7
Forestry Products, Nspf                111.0       237.7        0.1         0.2
Fish, Fresh Or Chilled;
 And Other Marine Products             469.5     1,012.9        0.2         0.4
 
Mining, Total                        5,733.3    10,976.8        8.2        15.8

(Domestic)

Oil And Gas                          5,486.1    10,468.1        8.0        15.3
Minerals And Ores                      247.2       508.7        0.2         0.5

Manufacturing, Total                78,522.9   152,759.1    1,514.5     2,980.7

(Domestic)
 
Food And Kindred Products            1,429.8     2,953.7       36.3        73.7
Beverages And Tobacco                  550.5     1,054.3        4.1         7.9
Textile And Fabrics                    556.9     1,107.5       39.1        78.9
Textile Mill Products                  564.5     1,116.0       30.5        60.4
Apparel And Accessories              4,777.5     9,132.2      572.6     1,115.7
Leather And Allied Products          1,776.0     3,508.0      198.0       393.4
Wood Products                        1,244.2     2,498.6        5.8        13.4
Paper Products                       1,456.1     2,952.5        4.7         9.4
Print, Publish, Similar Products       141.9       280.1        0.8         1.7
Petroleum And Coal Products          3,184.8     5,634.7       12.5        23.1
Chemicals                            5,800.7    10,884.1       72.0       143.6
Plastic And Rubber Products          1,428.4     2,857.9       31.3        62.7
Nonmetallic Mineral Products         1,059.0     2,102.3       37.8        74.6
Primary Metal Products               3,555.3     6,939.2       27.7        55.1
Fabricated Metal Products            2,329.1     4,498.6       47.7        92.3
Machinery, Except Electrical         6,169.8    11,931.1       59.9       119.1
Computers & Electronic Products     17,340.7    34,276.1       49.6        99.9
Electrical Equipment,
 Appliances and Components           2,877.6     5,588.9       50.4        98.7
Transportation Equipment            17,076.3    33,190.8      179.9       350.3
Furniture and Fixtures               1,177.5     2,354.5        1.4         2.9
Misc. Manufactured Commodities       4,026.3     7,898.0       52.2       103.8

Special Classification Provisions    4,796.0     9,669.3        1.7         2.7

(Domestic)

Newspapers, Books, and Other                                   
  Printed Matter                       180.1       342.5        0.1         0.2
Printed Music, Music Manuscript          0.5         0.9        (-)        (-)
Scrap & Waste                          181.4       350.5        (-)        (-)
Used Or Second-Hand Merchandise        466.4     1,156.4        (-)        (-)
Goods Returned Or Reimported         2,669.3     5,213.2        (-)        (-)
Special Classification Provision     1,298.2     2,605.7        1.6         2.5

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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