                                                  
Exhibit 1. EXPORTS, IMPORTS AND MERCHANDISE TRADE BALANCE BY SELECTED
NAICS-BASED PRODUCT CODE, NOT SEASONALLY ADJUSTED: August 2008

(In millions of dollars.  Detail 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                                          -70,790.2  -540,296.3   117,860.4   894,749.9
Agricultural, Forestry & Fishery Products              2,406.1    18,503.6     5,570.1    46,398.7

     (Domestic)

Agricultural Products, Total                           3,342.1    25,838.3     4,848.4    41,658.1
Livestock And Livestock Products                        -234.6    -2,025.8        84.8       964.7
Forestry Products, Nspf                                 -168.5      -974.6       167.1     1,284.4
Fish, Fresh Or Chilled; And Other Marine Products       -532.9    -4,334.3       469.8     2,491.6

Mining, Total                                        -32,907.6  -227,042.4     2,247.0    16,050.5

     (Domestic)

Oil And Gas                                          -33,177.7  -229,497.2       707.3     5,906.1
Minerals And Ores                                        270.0     2,454.8     1,539.8    10,144.3

Manufacturing, Total                                 -51,535.8  -416,834.0    91,669.5   690,337.1

     (Domestic)

Food And Kindred Products                                884.2     6,542.1     4,377.7    32,746.5
Beverages And Tobacco                                   -913.3    -7,116.8       443.3     3,161.5
Textile And Fabrics                                      127.1       881.4       716.1     5,693.7
Textile Mill Products                                 -1,120.8    -8,357.0       240.0     1,755.8
Apparel And Accessories                               -7,178.8   -47,958.1       285.4     2,075.3
Leather And Allied Products                           -2,599.9   -18,365.3       199.0     1,552.1
Wood Products                                           -838.1    -6,590.3       443.7     3,506.1
Paper Products                                          -120.6    -1,292.1     1,968.1    14,725.6
Printing, Publishing & Similar Products                   -0.1       170.2       567.7     4,313.3
Petroleum And Coal Products                           -5,427.9   -51,010.6     7,172.1    43,383.7
Chemicals                                             -2,240.5   -17,515.4    15,927.4   115,614.2
Plastic And Rubber Products                             -632.3    -6,445.2     2,163.7    15,932.7
Nonmetallic Mineral Products                            -802.1    -6,017.8       825.9     6,244.6
Primary Metal Products                                -4,922.5   -29,745.2     4,320.8    38,273.1
Fabricated Metal Products                             -1,818.6   -12,866.8     2,814.2    21,882.9
Machinery, Except Electrical                           1,343.7     5,533.7    11,683.1    90,162.2
Computers and Electronic Products                    -14,178.1  -108,110.8    11,598.7    92,834.8
Electrical Equipment, Appliances and Components       -3,047.9   -21,859.4     3,013.2    23,372.5
Transportation Equipment                              -1,229.2   -37,041.6    19,112.2   141,742.4
Furniture and Fixtures                                -1,830.9   -15,397.4       368.4     2,623.4
Miscellaneous Manufactured Commodities                -4,989.2   -34,650.0     3,428.8    28,362.4

Special Classification Provisions                        183.4    -1,945.7     7,310.2    54,941.5

     (Domestic)

Scrap & Waste                                          2,463.4    17,678.7     3,053.3    21,974.4

Used Or Second-Hand Merchandise                          149.9       420.2       633.7     5,626.7
Goods Returned Or Reimported                          -3,173.7   -26,681.7         7.6        29.9
Special Classification Provision, Nspf                   743.8     6,637.2     3,615.6    27,310.5

Reexports                                             11,063.6    86,948.3    11,063.6    86,948.3
Timing Adjustments                                         (X)        73.8         (X)        73.8
                                                 

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Imports for Consumption (Customs Value)

                                                          Totals              Caluclated Duty
NAICS-Based Product                                             Cumulative              Cumulative
Code Description                                    August      to-date     August      to-date

GRAND TOTAL                                          188,650.7   1435046.3     2,383.3    17,171.0
Agricultural, Forestry & Fishery Products              3,164.0    27,895.2         3.5        41.3

     (Domestic)

Agricultural Products, Total                           1,506.3    15,819.8         2.9        36.5
Livestock And Livestock Products                         319.4     2,990.5         0.2         1.3
Forestry Products, Nspf                                  335.5     2,259.0         0.1         0.8
Fish, Fresh Or Chilled; And Other Marine Products      1,002.8     6,825.9         0.3         2.7

Mining, Total                                         35,154.7   243,092.8         7.0        55.8

     (Domestic)

Oil And Gas                                           33,884.9   235,403.3         6.7        53.8
Minerals And Ores                                      1,269.7     7,689.5         0.2         2.0

Manufacturing, Total                                 143,205.3   1107171.1     2,365.5    17,025.0

     (Domestic)

Food And Kindred Products                              3,493.5    26,204.4        48.7       409.6
Beverages And Tobacco                                  1,356.5    10,278.3         6.7        47.1
Textile And Fabrics                                      589.1     4,812.3        30.9       251.2
Textile Mill Products                                  1,360.8    10,112.8        82.9       603.7
Apparel And Accessories                                7,464.2    50,033.4       933.0     5,999.8
Leather And Allied Products                            2,798.9    19,917.4       274.6     1,954.8
Wood Products                                          1,281.8    10,096.4        12.9        95.6
Paper Products                                         2,088.7    16,017.7         6.6        47.8
Printing, Publishing & Similar Products                  567.8     4,143.1         0.3         1.9
Petroleum And Coal Products                           12,600.0    94,394.4        13.4       108.7
Chemicals                                             18,167.9   133,129.5       123.5       832.2
Plastic And Rubber Products                            2,796.0    22,377.9        65.7       531.2
Nonmetallic Mineral Products                           1,628.0    12,262.4        48.3       352.1
Primary Metal Products                                 9,243.3    68,018.3        31.8       222.9
Fabricated Metal Products                              4,632.8    34,749.7        95.3       703.6
Machinery, Except Electrical                          10,339.5    84,628.5        87.8       696.6
Computers and Electronic Products                     25,776.8   200,945.5        89.7       678.2
Electrical Equipment, Appliances and Components        6,061.1    45,231.9       110.6       753.1
Transportation Equipment                              20,341.4   178,783.9       224.3     2,101.0
Furniture and Fixtures                                 2,199.3    18,020.8         3.1        24.0
Miscellaneous Manufactured Commodities                 8,418.0    63,012.4        75.4       610.0

Special Classification Provisions                      7,126.7    56,887.1         7.3        48.9

     (Domestic)

Scrap & Waste                                            589.9     4,295.7         (-)         0.3

Used Or Second-Hand Merchandise                          483.7     5,206.6         (-)         (-)
Goods Returned Or Reimported                           3,181.3    26,711.7         (-)         0.1
Special Classification Provision, Nspf                 2,871.8    20,673.2         7.3        48.6

Re-exports                                                 (X)         (X)         (X)         (X)
Timing Adjustments                                         (X)         (X)         (X)         (X)
                                                  
SOURCE: Report FT900 (CB-08-153, BEA-08-47), Bureau of the Census, Foreign
Trade Division, August 2008.  For more information, contact Nick Orsini
(301-763-6959) or Maria Iseman (301-763-2311), Foreign Trade Division.
