EXHIBIT 1. EXPORTS, IMPORTS AND MERCHANDISE TRADE BALANCE BY SELECTED
         NAICS-BASED PRODUCT CODE, NOT SEASONALLY ADJUSTED: August 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             August     to Date      August     to Date
                                                                               
GRAND TOTAL                       -39,195.9  -273,852.2    67,957.8   510,271.6

Agricultural, Forestry, Fishery       346.3     2,179.0     2,324.2    18,578.6

(Domestic)
 
Agricultural Products, Total        1,016.6     6,599.1     1,815.7    15,095.7
Livestock And Livestock Products     -129.6    -1,240.1        83.5       659.1
Forestry Products, Nspf                22.3        85.0       136.7     1,079.5
Fish, Fresh Or Chilled;
    And Other Marine Products        -563.0    -3,265.1       288.2     1,744.3
 
Mining, Total                      -6,520.6   -46,434.6       613.9     4,106.4

(Domestic)

Oil And Gas                        -6,681.4   -46,847.5       117.2     1,147.9
Minerals And Ores                     160.8       412.9       496.7     2,958.4

Manufacturing, Total              -36,182.9  -254,322.3    56,424.9   423,093.7

(Domestic)
 
Food And Kindred Products             559.6     3,820.7     2,199.5    16,332.3
Beverages And Tobacco                -236.5    -1,751.4       546.5     3,574.2
Textile And Fabrics                    27.3      -220.2       628.4     4,612.0
Textile Mill Products                -492.2    -3,448.4       207.8     1,475.0
Apparel And Accessories            -6,013.4   -35,921.4       743.8     5,510.0
Leather And Allied Products        -1,753.1   -13,106.8       225.6     1,538.9
Wood Products                        -848.7    -7,392.2       432.9     3,328.3
Paper Products                       -333.1    -2,057.4     1,387.0    10,527.1
Print, Publish, Similar Products       40.8       463.0       445.6     3,224.8
Petroleum And Coal Products        -2,631.6   -19,834.2       820.9     5,153.2
Chemicals                             -12.0     1,540.0     6,890.8    51,057.8
Plastic And Rubber Products             1.3      -600.1     1,505.2    11,197.0
Nonmetallic Mineral Products         -595.8    -4,573.8       782.9     5,143.2
Primary Metal Products             -2,104.3   -16,493.2     1,618.2    13,432.7
Fabricated Metal Products            -546.1    -4,409.6     1,881.6    14,418.7
Machinery, Except Electrical          664.6     2,353.2     7,419.5    55,515.1
Computers & Electronic Products    -8,109.8   -54,981.3    14,540.0   103,406.0
Electrical Equipment,
   Appliances and Components       -1,340.8    -9,270.2     2,321.2    16,583.5
Transportation Equipment           -8,068.1   -58,834.8     9,884.6    81,064.2
Furniture and Fixtures             -1,090.9    -8,396.8       265.7     1,880.4
Misc. Manufactured Commodities     -3,299.9   -22,780.0     1,677.1    12,547.0

Special Class. Provisions          -2,802.9   -18,581.7     2,630.6    21,185.5

(Domestic)

Scrap & Waste                         299.6     1,916.8       444.2     3,249.9
Used Or Second-Hand Merchandise      -357.7    -2,756.4       111.7     1,420.8
Goods Returned Or Reimported       -3,013.9   -22,088.9        28.2       244.3
Special Class. Provision, Nspf        269.0     4,346.7     2,046.5    16,270.5

Reexports                           5,964.2    43,501.5     5,964.2    43,501.5
Timing Adjustments                      (-)      -194.1         (-)      -194.1
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                                     Imports for Consumption (Customs Value)

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

GRAND TOTAL                       107,153.7   784,123.8     1,927.6    13,142.4

Agricultural, Forestry, Fishery     1,977.9    16,399.6         5.1        75.8

(Domestic)
 
Agricultural Products, Total          799.1     8,496.6         4.6        70.6
Livestock & Livestock Products        213.1     1,899.2         0.2         2.7
Forestry Products, Nspf               114.4       994.5         0.1         0.8
Fish, Fresh Or Chilled;
 And Other Marine Products            851.2     5,009.4         0.2         1.7
 
Mining, Total                       7,134.5    50,541.0         9.7        71.7

(Domestic)

Oil And Gas                         6,798.6    47,995.5         9.4        69.5
Minerals And Ores                     335.9     2,545.5         0.3         2.2

Manufacturing, Total               92,607.8   677,416.0     1,908.3    12,979.3

(Domestic)
 
Food And Kindred Products           1,639.9    12,511.6        37.5       282.2
Beverages And Tobacco                 783.0     5,325.5         5.6        37.6
Textile And Fabrics                   601.1     4,832.2        43.3       349.7
Textile Mill Products                 700.0     4,923.4        38.6       267.1
Apparel And Accessories             6,757.2    41,431.4       859.4     5,008.4
Leather And Allied Products         1,978.8    14,645.6       200.6     1,578.5
Wood Products                       1,281.6    10,720.5         7.6        52.1
Paper Products                      1,720.1    12,584.5         5.8        41.2
Print, Publish, Similar Products      404.8     2,761.8         1.3         9.4
Petroleum And Coal Products         3,452.5    24,987.3        11.6        94.6
Chemicals                           6,902.8    49,517.8        74.8       591.5
Plastic And Rubber Products         1,503.9    11,797.1        33.0       266.7
Nonmetallic Mineral Products        1,378.7     9,717.0        49.6       341.8
Primary Metal Products              3,722.5    29,925.9        33.5       250.0
Fabricated Metal Products           2,427.8    18,828.2        52.4       397.7
Machinery, Except Electrical        6,754.9    53,161.9        72.7       533.1
Computers and Electronic Product   22,649.8   158,387.3        65.2       454.1
Electrical Equipment,
 Appliances and Components          3,662.0    25,853.6        71.5       477.0
Transportation Equipment           17,952.7   139,899.0       188.2     1,490.6
Furniture and Fixtures              1,356.7    10,277.2         1.6        12.7
Misc.  Manufactured Commodities     4,977.0    35,327.0        54.2       443.2

Special Class. Provisions           5,433.5    39,767.2         4.5        15.6

(Domestic)

Scrap & Waste                         144.6     1,333.1         (-)         0.1
Used Or Second-Hand Merchandise       469.4     4,177.1         (-)         (-)
Goods Returned Or Reimported        3,042.1    22,333.2         (-)         (-)
Special Class. Provision, Nspf      1,777.4    11,923.8         4.4        15.5

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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