EXHIBIT 1. EXPORTS, IMPORTS AND MERCHANDISE TRADE BALANCE BY SELECTED SIC-BASED PRODUCT CODE, NOT SEASONALLY ADJUSTED: April 1998 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 SIC-Based Product April Cumulative April Cumulative Code Description to Date to Date GRAND TOTAL -18,571.3 -62,085.4 56,815.4 229,729.8 Agricultural,Forestry And Fishery -118.8 1,097.7 2,039.4 9,692.5 (Domestic) Agricultural Products,Total 508.5 3,380.2 1,799.5 8,598.0 Livestock And Livestock Products -135.3 -519.2 99.1 373.4 Forestry Products,Nspf -100.8 -415.7 22.0 82.5 Fish,Fresh Or Chilled;And Other Products -391.3 -1,347.5 118.8 638.6 Mineral Commodities, Total -2,834.3 -11,681.0 568.7 2,290.3 (Domestic) Metallic Ores And Concentrates -62.3 -148.6 73.4 245.9 Anthracite Coal 224.8 938.0 249.6 1,025.3 Crude Petroleum And Natural Gas -2,991.9 -12,407.9 124.3 569.5 Nonmetallic Minerals,Except Fuels -4.9 -62.5 121.4 449.7 Manufactured Commodities,Total -16,469.5 -56,136.5 49,789.1 200,218.8 (Domestic) Food And Kindred Products 428.1 2,171.4 2,326.2 9,462.7 Tobacco Manufactures 346.4 1,448.6 387.3 1,600.2 Textile Mill Products -150.8 -414.9 612.0 2,452.5 Apparel And Related Products -3,014.9 -13,125.6 798.6 3,100.1 Lumber And Related Products -729.1 -2,403.6 479.4 2,038.8 Furniture And Fixtures -807.6 -3,005.1 327.9 1,258.2 Paper And Allied Products -120.6 -471.6 1,213.2 4,791.7 Printing,Publishing,Allied Product 118.4 491.9 408.0 1,549.0 Chemicals And Allied Products 723.6 3,600.5 5,375.9 21,408.1 Petrol. Refining & Related Product -1,217.3 -4,461.1 502.6 1,975.0 Rubber & Miscellaneous Plastic -415.7 -1,496.8 1,251.6 4,968.3 Leather And Leather Products -1,024.9 -4,350.7 159.9 610.1 Stone,Clay Glass & Concrete -444.5 -1,556.2 463.9 1,848.7 Primary Metal Products -2,082.0 -6,362.8 1,723.5 7,528.6 Fabricated Metal Products,Except Machinery And Transport Equipment -216.4 -147.3 1,628.7 6,653.5 Machinery,Except Electrical -1,708.6 -5,516.1 9,349.2 37,472.3 Electrical And Electronic Mach., Equipment And Supplies -2,523.9 -8,954.1 7,570.6 30,798.0 Transport Equipment -3,114.6 -10,679.1 9,982.3 39,863.3 Scientific And Professional Instr. Photographic And Optical Goods; Watches And Clocks 233.8 1,944.8 3,090.6 12,611.6 Misc. Manufactured Commodities -2,300.3 -8,822.1 586.1 2,254.6 Manufactured Commodities Not Identified By Kind 1,551.5 5,973.2 1,551.5 5,973.2 Special Classification Provisions -2,855.6 -10,097.7 711.3 2,796.1 (Domestic) Scrap And Waste 153.3 592.3 323.6 1,264.8 Used Or Second-Hand Merchandise -280.2 -877.5 145.4 593.8 Goods Returned And Reimported Duty Paid Upon Previous Import -2,200.9 -7,855.8 26.8 125.6 Special Classification Provisions -527.8 -1,956.6 215.4 811.9 Reexports 3,706.9 14,746.4 3,706.9 14,746.4 Timing Adjustments -14.4 -14.4 __________________________________________________________________________ Imports for Consumption (Customs Value) Totals Calculated Duty SIC-Based Product April Cumulative April Cumulative Code Description to Date to Date GRAND TOTAL 75,386.7 291,815.2 1,395.3 5,645.1 Agricultural,Forestry And Fishery 2,158.2 8,594.8 14.3 53.0 (Domestic) Agricultural Products,Total 1,291.0 5,217.8 13.4 49.4 Livestock And Livestock Products 234.4 892.6 0.5 2.1 Forestry Products,Nspf 122.8 498.2 0.2 0.8 Fish,Fresh Or Chilled;And Other Products 510.1 1,986.1 0.1 0.6 Mineral Commodities, Total 3,403.0 13,971.3 11.2 40.9 (Domestic) Metallic Ores And Concentrates 135.7 394.5 0.1 0.3 Anthracite Coal 24.8 87.3 Crude Petroleum And Natural Gas 3,116.2 12,977.4 11.0 39.3 Nonmetallic Minerals,Except Fuels 126.3 512.1 0.1 1.3 Manufactured Commodities,Total 66,258.6 256,355.2 1,366.7 5,541.7 (Domestic) Food And Kindred Products 1,898.1 7,291.3 33.1 136.7 Tobacco Manufactures 40.9 151.6 0.4 1.7 Textile Mill Products 762.8 2,867.5 56.7 208.8 Apparel And Related Products 3,813.4 16,225.7 422.6 1,866.8 Lumber And Related Products 1,208.5 4,442.4 6.3 24.7 Furniture And Fixtures 1,135.5 4,263.3 4.7 17.6 Paper And Allied Products 1,333.9 5,263.2 4.7 18.2 Printing,Publishing,Allied Product 289.6 1,057.1 1.2 4.1 Chemicals And Allied Products 4,652.3 17,807.6 77.7 315.4 Petrol. Refining & Related Product 1,720.0 6,436.1 11.5 36.8 Rubber & Miscellaneous Plastic 1,667.3 6,465.1 67.1 272.9 Leather And Leather Products 1,184.8 4,960.8 125.5 524.9 Stone,Clay Glass & Concrete 908.4 3,404.9 35.1 131.0 Primary Metal Products 3,805.5 13,891.4 47.3 173.2 Fabricated Metal Products,Except Machinery And Transport Equipment 1,845.1 6,800.7 39.4 147.0 Machinery,Except Electrical 11,057.8 42,988.4 86.8 328.8 Electrical And Electronic Mach., Equipment And Supplies 10,094.5 39,752.0 105.1 409.9 Transport Equipment 13,097.0 50,542.4 143.2 558.8 Scientific And Professional Instr. Photographic And Optical Goods; Watches And Clocks 2,856.9 10,666.8 52.1 196.7 Misc. Manufactured Commodities 2,886.4 11,076.7 46.4 167.6 Manufactured Commodities Not Identified By Kind Special Classification Provisions 3,566.9 12,893.8 3.0 9.6 (Domestic) Scrap And Waste 170.3 672.5 0.1 Used Or Second-Hand Merchandise 425.6 1,471.3 0.2 0.7 Goods Returned And Reimported Duty Paid Upon Previous Import 2,227.8 7,981.5 Special Classification Provisions 743.2 2,768.5 2.8 8.8 Reexports Timing Adjustments CONTACT: For more information, contact Haydn R. Mearkle (301-457-2246) or Richard M. Preuss (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."