EXHIBIT 1. EXPORTS, IMPORTS AND MERCHANDISE TRADE BALANCE BY SELECTED SIC-BASED PRODUCT CODE, NOT SEASONALLY ADJUSTED: August 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 Cumulative Cumulative Code Description August to Date August to Date GRAND TOTAL -22,480.3 -144,669.7 53,064.4 448,266.4 Agricultural,Forestry And Fishery 20.3 1,157.2 1,749.3 16,964.5 (Domestic) Agricultural Products,Total 668.1 6,104.2 1,477.2 14,895.8 Livestock And Livestock Products -104.3 -975.5 80.3 680.5 Forestry Products,Nspf -100.1 -819.9 17.7 153.8 Fish,Fresh Or Chilled;And Other Marine Products -443.4 -3,151.6 174.1 1,234.3 Mineral Commodities, Total -2,475.0 -22,069.8 555.7 4,544.3 (Domestic) Metallic Ores And Concentrates -45.6 -326.9 101.2 629.3 Anthracite Coal 226.1 1,887.5 251.7 2,072.3 Crude Petroleum And Natural Gas -2,653.4 -23,519.2 80.7 909.9 Nonmetallic Minerals,Except Fuels -2.1 -111.2 122.2 932.7 Manufactured Commodities,Total -20,527.3 -131,592.7 46,468.2 391,964.1 (Domestic) Food And Kindred Products 197.4 3,101.6 2,168.7 18,361.1 Tobacco Manufactures 407.9 3,044.5 446.2 3,353.1 Textile Mill Products -126.6 -1,088.5 592.0 4,821.8 Apparel And Related Products -4,875.0 -30,485.9 829.9 6,315.3 Lumber And Related Products -786.6 -5,334.0 483.9 3,981.5 Furniture And Fixtures -715.1 -5,907.1 331.7 2,497.2 Paper And Allied Products -269.9 -1,232.6 1,097.0 9,409.0 Printing,Publishing,Allied Product 106.5 933.0 408.9 3,186.4 Chemicals And Allied Products 1,007.9 7,850.9 5,188.1 42,980.9 Petrol Refining, Related Products -1,015.1 -8,694.9 458.9 3,943.5 Rubber & Miscellaneous Plastics -443.1 -3,419.9 1,193.0 9,748.5 Leather And Leather Products -1,296.1 -9,481.5 141.9 1,233.2 Stone,Clay,Glass&Concrete Products -544.9 -3,606.3 452.3 3,696.0 Primary Metal Products -1,856.5 -14,593.4 1,762.3 14,208.3 Fabricated Metal Products,Except Machinery And Transport Equipment -217.2 -1,039.1 1,545.8 12,897.7 Machinery,Except Electrical -2,285.4 -13,459.9 8,493.4 73,494.7 Electrical & Electronic Machinery, Equipment And Supplies -3,392.5 -21,072.4 7,367.5 60,144.8 Transport Equipment -3,233.6 -22,847.4 8,621.6 76,170.7 Scientific & Professional Instru. Photographic And Optical Goods; Watches And Clocks 217.6 3,070.7 2,981.5 24,867.8 Misc. Manufactured Commodities -2,777.0 -19,585.1 533.4 4,398.1 Manufactured Commodities Not Identified By Kind 1,370.0 12,254.7 1,370.0 12,254.7 Special Classification Provisions -3,167.2 -21,496.8 622.4 5,461.0 (Domestic) Scrap And Waste 146.4 1,108.7 268.8 2,375.8 Used Or Second-Hand Merchandise -290.4 -1,741.9 105.7 1,165.5 Goods Returned And Reimported; Duty Paid Upon Previous Import -2,110.4 -16,040.3 25.2 248.6 Special Classification Provisions -912.8 -4,823.2 222.7 1,671.1 Reexports 3,668.9 29,278.1 3,668.9 29,278.1 Timing Adjustments (-) 54.3 (-) 54.3 _________________________________________________________________________ Imports for Consumption (Customs Value) Totals Calculated Duty SIC-Based Product Cumulative Cumulative Code Description August to Date August to Date GRAND TOTAL 75,544.7 592,936.1 1,703.0 12,136.4 Agricultural,Forestry And Fishery 1,729.0 15,807.3 7.4 83.6 (Domestic) Agricultural Products,Total 809.1 8,791.6 6.7 77.1 Livestock And Livestock Products 184.6 1,656.0 0.3 3.6 Forestry Products,Nspf 117.8 973.7 0.2 1.7 Fish,Fresh Or Chilled;And Other Marine Products 617.5 4,386.0 0.2 1.3 Mineral Commodities, Total 3,030.7 26,614.1 10.8 82.5 (Domestic) Metallic Ores And Concentrates 146.8 956.3 0.6 Anthracite Coal 25.5 184.8 (-) (-) Crude Petroleum And Natural Gas 2,734.1 24,429.2 10.7 80.0 Nonmetallic Minerals,Except Fuels 124.3 1,043.8 0.1 1.9 Manufactured Commodities,Total 66,995.5 523,556.9 1,681.9 11,945.7 (Domestic) Food And Kindred Products 1,971.4 15,259.5 43.9 300.3 Tobacco Manufactures 38.3 308.6 0.6 4.2 Textile Mill Products 718.6 5,910.4 52.5 436.5 Apparel And Related Products 5,704.9 36,801.2 719.5 4,371.1 Lumber And Related Products 1,270.5 9,315.5 6.5 48.6 Furniture And Fixtures 1,046.8 8,404.3 4.2 35.0 Paper And Allied Products 1,366.9 10,641.6 5.1 38.1 Printing,Publishing,Allied Product 302.4 2,253.5 1.3 9.9 Chemicals And Allied Products 4,180.2 35,130.0 72.7 612.0 Petrol Refining, Related Products 1,474.0 12,638.3 10.6 84.4 Rubber & Miscellaneous Plastics 1,636.1 13,168.4 59.5 537.6 Leather And Leather Products 1,438.0 10,714.7 144.8 1,107.7 Stone,Clay,Glass&Concrete Products 997.2 7,302.3 40.2 283.3 Primary Metal Products 3,618.8 28,801.6 53.5 380.4 Fabricated Metal Products,Except Machinery And Transport Equipment 1,763.0 13,936.8 37.5 299.4 Machinery,Except Electrical 10,778.9 86,954.5 76.0 652.5 Electrical & Electronic Machinery, Equipment And Supplies 10,760.0 81,217.2 122.2 868.4 Transport Equipment 11,855.2 99,018.1 138.7 1,132.4 Scientific & Professional Instru. Photographic And Optical Goods; Watches And Clocks 2,763.9 21,797.0 51.2 398.2 Misc. Manufactured Commodities 3,310.4 23,983.2 41.3 345.7 Manufactured Commodities Not Identified By Kind (-) (-) (-) (-) Special Classification Provisions 3,789.6 26,957.8 2.9 24.6 (Domestic) Scrap And Waste 122.4 1,267.1 (-) 0.2 Used Or Second-Hand Merchandise 396.1 2,907.5 0.3 1.7 Goods Returned And Reimported; Duty Paid Upon Previous Import 2,135.6 16,288.9 (-) (-) Special Classification Provisions 1,135.5 6,494.3 2.6 22.7 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."