EXHIBIT 1. EXPORTS, IMPORTS AND MERCHANDISE TRADE BALANCE BY SELECTED
         NAICS-BASED PRODUCT CODE, NOT SEASONALLY ADJUSTED: September 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           September    to Date    September    to Date
                                                                               
GRAND TOTAL                       -38,529.4  -312,374.6    67,114.7   577,393.4

Agricultural, Forestry, Fishery       451.1     2,630.1     2,291.5    20,870.1

(Domestic)
 
Agricultural Products, Total        1,124.1     7,723.1     1,840.4    16,936.1
Livestock & Livestock Products       -132.7    -1,372.8        81.2       740.2
Forestry Products, Nspf                27.0       112.0       128.1     1,207.6
Fish, Fresh Or Chilled;
 And Other Marine Products           -567.1    -3,832.2       241.9     1,986.2
 
Mining, Total                      -6,386.8   -52,821.4       548.4     4,654.8

(Domestic)

Oil And Gas                        -6,523.9   -53,371.4       120.7     1,268.6
Minerals And Ores                     137.1       550.0       427.7     3,386.2

Manufacturing, Total              -36,778.2  -290,916.3    54,834.2   478,112.0

(Domestic)
 
Food And Kindred Products             424.5     4,245.2     2,004.6    18,337.0
Beverages And Tobacco                -200.4    -1,951.8       507.9     4,082.1
Textile And Fabrics                    57.9      -162.2       604.9     5,216.9
Textile Mill Products                -434.2    -3,882.6       200.9     1,675.9
Apparel And Accessories            -5,461.0   -41,382.4       687.3     6,197.3
Leather And Allied Products        -1,567.9   -14,674.7       192.9     1,731.7
Wood Products                        -843.4    -8,235.5       391.7     3,720.0
Paper Products                       -343.0    -2,400.4     1,297.0    11,824.1
Print, Publish, Similar Products       41.3       504.3       419.4     3,644.2
Petroleum And Coal Products        -2,651.5   -22,485.7       883.9     6,037.1
Chemicals                            -435.5     1,104.6     6,584.7    57,642.5
Plastic And Rubber Products           -14.9      -615.0     1,392.6    12,589.6
Nonmetallic Mineral Products         -674.4    -5,248.2       646.1     5,789.3
Primary Metal Products             -2,096.6   -18,589.8     1,636.1    15,068.8
Fabricated Metal Products            -437.4    -4,846.9     1,836.7    16,255.4
Machinery, Except Electrical        1,019.8     3,373.0     7,178.0    62,693.0
Computers & Electronic Products    -8,982.9   -63,964.2    14,817.1   118,223.1
Electrical Equipment,
 Appliances & Components           -1,373.4   -10,643.5     2,190.5    18,773.9
Transportation Equipment           -7,958.6   -66,793.4     9,498.9    90,563.2
Furniture and Fixtures               -999.8    -9,396.6       262.2     2,142.6
Misc Manufactured Commodities      -3,847.1   -26,627.1     1,600.7    14,147.6

Special Class. Provisions          -2,515.4   -21,097.1     2,740.8    23,926.4

(Domestic)

Scrap & Waste                         242.6     2,159.4       388.2     3,638.1
Used Or Second-Hand Merchandise      -382.3    -3,138.7       135.2     1,555.9
Goods Returned Or Reimported       -2,868.5   -24,957.4        23.5       267.8
Special Class. Provision, Nspf        492.9     4,839.6     2,194.0    18,464.5

Reexports                           6,699.8    50,201.3     6,699.8    50,201.3
Timing Adjustments                      (-)      -371.2         (-)      -371.2
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                                     Imports for Consumption (Customs Value)

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

GRAND TOTAL                       105,644.1   889,767.9     1,758.3    14,900.7

Agricultural, Forestry, Fishery     1,840.3    18,240.0         6.5        82.3

(Domestic)
 
Agricultural Products, Total          716.3     9,212.9         5.8        76.4
Livestock & Livestock Products        213.9     2,113.1         0.3         2.9
Forestry Products, Nspf               101.1     1,095.6         0.1         0.9
Fish, Fresh Or Chilled;
 And Other Marine Products            809.0     5,818.4         0.3         2.0
 
Mining, Total                       6,935.2    57,476.2         8.6        80.2

(Domestic)

Oil And Gas                         6,644.6    54,640.0         8.5        78.0
Minerals And Ores                     290.6     2,836.1         0.1         2.2

Manufacturing, Total               91,612.4   769,028.3     1,742.4    14,721.7

(Domestic)
 
Food And Kindred Products           1,580.2    14,091.8        36.4       318.7
Beverages And Tobacco                 708.3     6,033.8         4.8        42.4
Textile And Fabrics                   547.0     5,379.2        36.9       386.6
Textile Mill Products                 635.1     5,558.5        34.6       301.7
Apparel And Accessories             6,148.3    47,579.8       775.4     5,783.8
Leather And Allied Products         1,760.8    16,406.4       178.2     1,756.7
Wood Products                       1,235.0    11,955.5         6.9        59.0
Paper Products                      1,640.0    14,224.5         5.3        46.6
Print, Publish, Similar Products      378.1     3,140.0         1.2        10.6
Petroleum And Coal Products         3,535.4    28,522.7        11.6       106.2
Chemicals                           7,020.2    56,537.9        67.4       658.9
Plastic And Rubber Products         1,407.5    13,204.6        30.6       297.3
Nonmetallic Mineral Products        1,320.5    11,037.5        46.6       388.4
Primary Metal Products              3,732.7    33,658.6        27.6       277.6
Fabricated Metal Products           2,274.0    21,102.3        49.3       447.0
Machinery, Except Electrical        6,158.2    59,320.0        62.5       595.7
Computers & Electronic Products    23,800.0   182,187.3        68.1       522.2
Electrical Equipment,
 Appliances & Components            3,563.8    29,417.5        68.6       545.6
Transportation Equipment           17,457.5   157,356.6       169.4     1,659.9
Furniture and Fixtures              1,262.0    11,539.2         1.5        14.2
Misc Manufactured Commodities       5,447.8    40,774.7        59.3       502.5

Special Class. Provisions           5,256.2    45,023.5         0.9        16.5

(Domestic)

Scrap & Waste                         145.6     1,478.7         (-)         0.1
Used Or Second-Hand Merchandise       517.5     4,694.6         (-)         (-)
Goods Returned Or Reimported        2,892.1    25,225.3         (-)         (-)
Special Class. Provision, Nspf      1,701.0    13,624.9         0.9        16.3

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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