EXHIBIT 1. EXPORTS, IMPORTS AND MERCHANDISE TRADE BALANCE BY SELECTED
         NAICS-BASED PRODUCT CODE, NOT SEASONALLY ADJUSTED: April 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              April      to Date       April      to Date
                                                                               
GRAND TOTAL                       -30,921.3  -123,720.8    62,856.0   250,142.4

Agricultural, Forestry, Fishery        97.2     1,361.4     2,218.8     9,779.1

(Domestic)
 
Agricultural Products, Total          576.0     3,201.6     1,777.2     8,050.0
Livestock & Livestock Products       -195.6      -633.8        68.5       349.5
Forestry Products, Nspf                15.2        62.3       137.2       566.9
Fish, Fresh Or Chilled;
 And Other Marine Products           -298.4    -1,268.8       235.8       812.7
 
Mining, Total                      -5,343.4   -21,392.4       479.4     2,036.0

(Domestic)

Oil And Gas                        -5,323.2   -21,537.1       176.0       750.8
Minerals And Ores                     -20.1       144.7       303.4     1,285.2

Manufacturing, Total              -28,859.5  -115,975.0    52,137.9   206,780.6

(Domestic)
 
Food And Kindred Products             466.5     2,095.7     1,923.4     8,167.8
Beverages And Tobacco                -182.0      -652.9       456.3     1,711.2
Textile And Fabrics                     3.8      -114.3       588.5     2,193.0
Textile Mill Products                -385.0    -1,560.5       180.8       721.6
Apparel And Accessories            -3,399.1   -15,496.0       706.8     2,666.6
Leather And Allied Products        -1,400.1    -6,067.6       188.4       728.3
Wood Products                        -949.1    -3,651.4       431.0     1,679.3
Paper Products                       -229.8      -896.6     1,284.8     5,160.1
Print, Publish, Similar Products       61.6       314.6       382.9     1,587.7
Petroleum And Coal Products        -1,978.6    -9,124.5       636.6     2,431.6
Chemicals                             329.8       903.4     6,227.5    24,526.1
Plastic And Rubber Products          -163.4      -415.7     1,394.2     5,602.4
Nonmetallic Mineral Products         -571.5    -2,005.7       593.7     2,425.9
Primary Metal Products             -2,303.7    -7,344.9     1,407.9     7,331.9
Fabricated Metal Products            -502.5    -2,129.0     1,984.6     7,417.6
Machinery, Except Electrical           70.6       988.7     6,853.1    26,937.7
Computers & Electronic Products    -5,662.6   -23,405.3    12,867.6    49,470.3
Electrical Equipment,
 Appliances & Components           -1,041.0    -3,928.3     2,061.4     7,962.7
Transportation Equipment           -7,672.7   -30,354.1    10,181.1    40,277.0
Furniture and Fixtures             -1,047.4    -4,023.7       236.6       891.8
Misc. Manufactured Commodities     -2,303.2    -9,795.2     1,550.8     6,201.7

Special Class. Provisions          -2,071.8    -8,844.8     2,763.7    10,416.7

(Domestic)

Scrap & Waste                         252.9       869.5       418.4     1,578.0
Used Or Second-Hand Merchandise      -408.6    -1,539.9       174.5       738.1
Goods Returned Or Reimported       -2,559.4   -10,722.6        30.5       120.4
Special Class. Provision              643.3     2,548.2     2,140.3     7,980.2

Reexports                           5,256.2    21,243.0     5,256.2    21,243.0
Timing Adjustments                      (-)      -113.0         (-)      -113.0
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                                     Imports for Consumption (Customs Value)
                                  
                                          Totals              Calculated Duty
     NAICS-Based Product                     Cumulative              Cumulative
      Code Description               April      to Date      April      to Date

GRAND TOTAL                        93,777.3   373,863.2     1,452.4     6,052.2

Agricultural, Forestry, Fishery     2,121.6     8,417.7         8.8        43.1

(Domestic)
 
Agricultural Products, Total        1,201.2     4,848.3         8.1        40.6
Livestock & Livestock Products        264.1       983.3         0.3         1.4
Forestry Products, Nspf               122.0       504.6         0.1         0.4
Fish, Fresh Or Chilled;
 And Other Marine Products            534.2     2,081.5         0.2         0.8
 
Mining, Total                       5,822.8    23,428.4         8.5        33.7

(Domestic)

Oil And Gas                         5,499.3    22,287.9         8.2        32.7
Minerals And Ores                     323.5     1,140.5         0.3         1.0

Manufacturing, Total               80,997.4   322,755.6     1,433.8     5,970.1

(Domestic)
 
Food And Kindred Products           1,456.9     6,072.1        33.1       140.8
Beverages And Tobacco                 638.3     2,364.1         4.9        17.3
Textile And Fabrics                   584.7     2,307.3        41.0       162.3
Textile Mill Products                 565.8     2,282.2        30.8       123.3
Apparel And Accessories             4,105.9    18,162.6       469.1     2,150.4
Leather And Allied Products         1,588.5     6,795.8       171.4       745.6
Wood Products                       1,380.0     5,330.7         5.1        24.5
Paper Products                      1,514.6     6,056.7         4.8        19.2
Print, Publish, Similar Products      321.3     1,273.2         1.1         3.9
Petroleum And Coal Products         2,615.2    11,556.1        11.0        46.5
Chemicals                           5,897.6    23,622.7        72.4       295.3
Plastic And Rubber Products         1,557.6     6,018.2        34.1       130.7
Nonmetallic Mineral Products        1,165.2     4,431.6        40.4       155.0
Primary Metal Products              3,711.6    14,676.8        32.3       118.0
Fabricated Metal Products           2,487.1     9,546.6        48.5       188.3
Machinery, Except Electrical        6,782.5    25,949.0        66.9       254.5
Computers & Electronic Products    18,530.2    72,875.6        54.2       207.0
Electrical Equipment,
 Appliances & Components            3,102.5    11,891.0        56.0       208.2
Transportation Equipment           17,853.8    70,631.0       197.0       756.7
Furniture and Fixtures              1,284.0     4,915.5         1.3         5.7
Misc. Manufactured Commodities      3,854.0    15,996.9        58.3       216.8

Special Class. Provisions           4,835.5    19,261.5         1.4         5.2

(Domestic)

Scrap & Waste                         165.5       708.5         (-)         (-)
Used Or Second-Hand Merchandise       583.1     2,277.9         (-)         (-)
Goods Returned Or Reimported        2,589.9    10,843.0         (-)         (-)
Special Class. Provision            1,497.0     5,432.0         1.3         5.2

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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