EXHIBIT 1. EXPORTS, IMPORTS AND MERCHANDISE TRADE BALANCE BY SELECTED
         NAICS-BASED PRODUCT CODE, NOT SEASONALLY ADJUSTED: March 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            March     to Date      March     to Date
                                                                               
GRAND TOTAL                        -33,599.1   -92,520.5   69,019.4   187,565.4

Agricultural, Forestry & Fishery       586.3     1,264.2    2,820.2     7,560.3

(Domestic)
 
Agricultural Products, Total           975.3     2,625.7    2,244.2     6,272.7
Livestock And Livestock Products      -183.6      -438.2      102.2       281.0
Forestry Products, Nspf                 14.2        47.1      159.1       429.7
Fish, Fresh Or Chilled; 
 And Other Marine Products            -219.6      -970.4      314.8       576.9
 
Mining, Total                       -6,058.1   -16,049.0      570.7     1,556.6

(Domestic)

Oil And Gas                         -6,100.8   -16,213.9      219.6       574.7
Minerals And Ores                       42.7       164.9      351.0       981.8

Manufacturing, Total               -32,024.7   -87,708.0   56,457.3   153,533.0

(Domestic)
 
Food And Kindred Products              485.6     1,629.2    2,147.1     6,244.4
Beverages And Tobacco                 -172.9      -470.8      498.5     1,254.9
Textile And Fabrics                     -1.0      -118.1      614.0     1,604.5
Textile Mill Products                 -398.2    -1,175.6      202.2       540.8
Apparel And Accessories             -4,158.7   -12,096.9      765.8     1,959.8
Leather And Allied Products         -1,495.8    -4,667.5      203.5       539.9
Wood Products                         -984.4    -2,702.3      467.6     1,248.3
Paper Products                        -133.6      -666.8    1,456.0     3,875.3
Print, Publish & Similar Products        2.8        -5.7      157.4       428.9
Petroleum And Coal Products         -2,613.6    -7,145.9      692.6     1,795.0
Chemicals                               15.7       573.5    6,856.7    18,298.6
Plastic And Rubber Products            -17.9      -252.3    1,584.8     4,208.2
Nonmetallic Mineral Products          -519.4    -1,434.2      644.7     1,832.2
Primary Metal Products              -2,025.0    -5,041.2    2,001.1     5,924.0
Fabricated Metal Products             -561.7    -1,626.5    1,999.2     5,433.0
Machinery, Except Electrical           225.5       918.2    7,460.9    20,084.6
Computers and Electronic Products   -5,892.5   -17,742.7   14,176.7    36,602.7
Electrical Equipment,
 Appliances and Components            -934.7    -2,887.2    2,264.9     5,901.2
Transportation Equipment            -9,352.4   -22,681.3   10,234.1    30,095.9
Furniture and Fixtures              -1,032.3    -2,976.3      244.7       655.2
Misc. Manufactured Commodities      -2,460.0    -7,492.0    1,784.8     4,650.9

Special Classification Provisions   -2,254.2    -6,514.3    3,019.6     8,428.9

(Domestic)

Newspapers, Books, and Other                                  
  Printed Matter                        99.2       254.4      272.5       770.2
Printed Music, Music Manuscript          1.6         4.3        2.0         5.7
Scrap & Waste                          238.0       616.6      430.4     1,159.6
Used Or Second-Hand Merchandise       -323.0    -1,131.3      215.4       563.6
Goods Returned Or Reimported        -3,000.6    -8,163.2       39.3        89.9
Special Classification Provision       730.6     1,904.9    2,059.9     5,839.9

Reexports                            6,151.7    15,986.8    6,151.7    15,986.8
Timing Adjustments                       (-)       499.8        (-)       499.8
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                                     Imports for Consumption (Customs Value)
  
                                        Totals               Calculated Duty
       NAICS-Based Product                    Cumulative             Cumulative
         Code Description            March     to Date      March     to Date

GRAND TOTAL                        102,618.4   280,085.9    1,577.6     4,599.8

Agricultural, Forestry & Fishery     2,233.9     6,296.1       11.4        34.4

(Domestic)
 
Agricultural Products, Total         1,268.8     3,647.1       10.8        32.5
Livestock And Livestock Products       285.8       719.2        0.3         1.0
Forestry Products, Nspf                144.9       382.5        0.1         0.3
Fish, Fresh Or Chilled; 
 And Other Marine Products             534.4     1,547.3        0.2         0.5
 
Mining, Total                        6,628.8    17,605.6        9.3        25.1

(Domestic)

Oil And Gas                          6,320.5    16,788.6        9.1        24.4
Minerals And Ores                      308.3       817.0        0.2         0.7

Manufacturing, Total                88,481.9   241,241.0    1,555.4     4,536.1

(Domestic)
 
Food And Kindred Products            1,661.5     4,615.2       34.0       107.7
Beverages And Tobacco                  671.5     1,725.8        4.5        12.3
Textile And Fabrics                    615.1     1,722.6       42.4       121.3
Textile Mill Products                  600.3     1,716.4       32.1        92.5
Apparel And Accessories              4,924.6    14,056.7      565.6     1,681.3
Leather And Allied Products          1,699.3     5,207.3      180.7       574.2
Wood Products                        1,452.1     3,950.7        6.0        19.4
Paper Products                       1,589.6     4,542.1        5.0        14.4
Print, Publish & Similar Products      154.5       434.7        0.9         2.6
Petroleum And Coal Products          3,306.2     8,940.9       12.4        35.5
Chemicals                            6,841.0    17,725.1       79.3       222.9
Plastic And Rubber Products          1,602.7     4,460.6       34.0        96.7
Nonmetallic Mineral Products         1,164.1     3,266.4       40.0       114.6
Primary Metal Products               4,026.1    10,965.2       30.7        85.8
Fabricated Metal Products            2,560.9     7,059.5       47.5       139.8
Machinery, Except Electrical         7,235.3    19,166.4       68.5       187.6
Computers and Electronic Products   20,069.3    54,345.4       53.0       152.8
Electrical Equipment,
 Appliances and Components           3,199.6     8,788.5       53.5       152.2
Transportation Equipment            19,586.4    52,777.2      209.3       559.6
Furniture and Fixtures               1,277.0     3,631.5        1.5         4.4
Misc. Manufactured Commodities       4,244.9    12,142.9       54.7       158.5

Special Classification Provisions    5,273.8    14,943.2        1.4         4.1

(Domestic)

Newspapers, Books, and Other                                  
  Printed Matter                       173.2       515.8        0.1         0.2
Printed Music, Music Manuscript          0.5         1.4        (-)         (-)
Scrap & Waste                          192.5       543.0        (-)         (-)
Used Or Second-Hand Merchandise        538.4     1,694.8        (-)         (-)
Goods Returned Or Reimported         3,039.9     8,253.1        (-)         (-)
Special Classification Provision     1,329.3     3,935.0        1.3         3.9

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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