EXHIBIT 1. EXPORTS, IMPORTS AND MERCHANDISE TRADE BALANCE BY SELECTED
         NAICS-BASED PRODUCT CODE, NOT SEASONALLY ADJUSTED: May 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                May       to Date       May       to Date
                                                                               
GRAND TOTAL                       -36,468.0  -160,258.4    63,477.9   313,550.7

Agricultural, Forestry, Fishery        69.9     1,431.2     2,198.4    11,977.5

(Domestic)
 
Agricultural Products, Total          693.9     3,895.5     1,812.0     9,862.0
Livestock & Livestock Products       -190.7      -824.6        78.5       428.0
Forestry Products, Nspf               -17.3        45.0       129.8       696.7
Fish, Fresh Or Chilled; And
 Other Marine Products               -415.9    -1,684.8       178.1       990.8
 
Mining, Total                      -5,840.8   -27,233.2       463.7     2,499.7

(Domestic)

Oil And Gas                        -5,898.8   -27,435.9        73.9       824.7
Minerals And Ores                      58.0       202.7       389.7     1,675.0

Manufacturing, Total              -33,597.9  -149,362.2    52,863.7   259,855.1

(Domestic)
 
Food And Kindred Products             346.1     2,441.8     1,973.6    10,141.4
Beverages And Tobacco                -298.3      -951.2       434.5     2,145.8
Textile And Fabrics                   -97.1      -211.4       564.4     2,757.4
Textile Mill Products                -471.8    -2,032.4       185.1       906.7
Apparel And Accessories            -3,957.8   -19,453.9       667.0     3,333.6
Leather And Allied Products        -1,639.1    -7,706.7       198.0       926.3
Wood Products                      -1,006.4    -4,657.7       419.8     2,099.1
Paper Products                       -220.3    -1,116.8     1,329.3     6,489.4
Print, Publish, Similar Products       38.0       352.6       391.9     1,979.6
Petroleum And Coal Products        -2,503.1   -11,627.6       640.5     3,072.0
Chemicals                            -163.0       740.4     6,414.1    30,940.1
Plastic And Rubber Products          -179.4      -309.2     1,405.9     6,988.8
Nonmetallic Mineral Products         -689.9    -2,695.6       594.7     3,020.6
Primary Metal Products             -2,492.4    -9,837.4     1,378.2     8,710.1
Fabricated Metal Products            -687.3    -2,571.0     1,865.1     8,874.5
Machinery, Except Electrical         -332.4       656.3     6,683.4    33,621.1
Computers & Electronic Products    -7,703.3   -31,081.0    12,236.3    61,762.7
Electrical Equipment,
 Appliances & Components           -1,249.3    -5,194.3     2,102.8    10,074.8
Transportation Equipment           -6,001.0   -36,600.5    11,625.5    52,310.6
Furniture and Fixtures             -1,140.2    -5,163.9       230.1     1,121.9
Misc. Manufactured Commodities     -3,149.9   -13,241.9     1,523.5     7,679.3

Special Class Provisions           -2,319.9   -11,164.7     2,731.3    13,148.0

(Domestic)

Scrap & Waste                         267.5     1,137.0       445.1     2,023.1
Used Or Second-Hand Merchandise      -517.1    -2,057.0       221.6       959.7
Goods Returned Or Reimported       -2,630.9   -13,353.6        36.0       156.5
Special Class Provision, Nspf         560.6     3,108.8     2,028.5    10,008.7

Reexports                           5,220.7    26,463.8     5,220.7    26,463.8
Timing Adjustments                      (-)      -393.3         (-)      -393.3
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                                     Imports for Consumption (Customs Value)

                                          Totals             Calculated Duty
    NAICS-Based Product                      Cumulative              Cumulative
     Code Description                May       to Date       May       to Date

GRAND TOTAL                        99,945.9   473,809.1     1,579.4     7,631.6

Agricultural, Forestry, Fishery     2,128.6    10,546.3         8.4        51.6

(Domestic)
 
Agricultural Products, Total        1,118.1     5,966.5         7.7        48.3
Livestock & Livestock Products        269.2     1,252.5         0.4         1.7
Forestry Products, Nspf               147.2       651.7         0.1         0.5
Fish, Fresh Or Chilled; And
 Other Marine Products                594.0     2,675.6         0.3         1.0
 
Mining, Total                       6,304.5    29,732.9         9.6        43.3

(Domestic)

Oil And Gas                         5,972.8    28,260.6         9.4        42.1
Minerals And Ores                     331.7     1,472.2         0.3         1.3

Manufacturing, Total               86,461.6   409,217.3     1,559.4     7,529.5

(Domestic)
 
Food And Kindred Products           1,627.6     7,699.7        33.8       174.6
Beverages And Tobacco                 732.8     3,096.9         5.1        22.4
Textile And Fabrics                   661.5     2,968.8        49.0       211.3
Textile Mill Products                 656.9     2,939.1        35.6       158.9
Apparel And Accessories             4,624.9    22,787.5       526.5     2,677.0
Leather And Allied Products         1,837.1     8,632.9       200.9       946.5
Wood Products                       1,426.1     6,756.8         6.9        31.4
Paper Products                      1,549.6     7,606.3         5.4        24.6
Print, Publish, Similar Products      353.8     1,627.0         1.4         5.3
Petroleum And Coal Products         3,143.6    14,699.7        12.8        59.3
Chemicals                           6,577.0    30,199.7        79.8       375.0
Plastic And Rubber Products         1,585.3     7,298.0        35.5       165.2
Nonmetallic Mineral Products        1,284.6     5,716.2        45.0       200.0
Primary Metal Products              3,870.6    18,547.5        33.0       151.1
Fabricated Metal Products           2,552.4    11,445.5        52.8       241.0
Machinery, Except Electrical        7,015.8    32,964.8        70.0       324.5
Computers & Electronic Products    19,939.7    92,843.7        59.1       266.2
Electrical Equipment,
 Appliances & Components            3,352.0    15,269.2        60.2       269.3
Transportation Equipment           17,626.5    88,911.1       184.2       940.9
Furniture and Fixtures              1,370.3     6,285.8         1.7         7.4
Misc. Manufactured Commodities      4,673.4    20,921.1        60.5       277.6

Special Class Provisions            5,051.2    24,312.7         1.9         7.2

(Domestic)

Scrap & Waste                         177.6       886.1         (-)         0.1
Used Or Second-Hand Merchandise       738.7     3,016.6         (-)         (-)
Goods Returned Or Reimported        2,667.0    13,510.0         (-)         (-)
Special Class Provision, Nspf       1,467.9     6,899.9         1.9         7.1

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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