EXHIBIT 1. EXPORTS, IMPORTS AND MERCHANDISE TRADE BALANCE BY SELECTED SIC-BASED PRODUCT CODE, NOT SEASONALLY ADJUSTED: December 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 December to Date December to Date GRAND TOTAL -16,912.2 -224,670.3 59,095.2 682,976.7 Agricultural,Forestry And Fishery 720.5 3,744.5 2,692.3 26,603.1 (Domestic) Agricultural Products,Total 1,351.4 11,157.8 2,414.5 23,335.7 Livestock And Livestock Products -69.8 -1,362.0 122.5 1,110.0 Forestry Products,Nspf -103.0 -1,190.2 24.2 257.1 Fish,Fresh Or Chilled;And Other Marine Products -458.2 -4,861.0 131.1 1,900.4 Mineral Commodities, Total -2,256.8 -31,974.2 527.1 6,644.4 (Domestic) Metallic Ores And Concentrates -30.8 -528.0 91.9 981.1 Anthracite Coal 206.0 2,754.8 237.9 3,035.6 Crude Petroleum And Natural Gas -2,439.9 -34,071.8 89.2 1,250.9 Nonmetallic Minerals,Except Fuels 7.8 -129.2 108.0 1,376.7 Manufactured Commodities,Total -16,348.2 -207,930.9 50,962.4 595,452.7 (Domestic) Food And Kindred Products 219.8 3,483.1 2,269.2 27,294.3 Tobacco Manufactures 273.3 4,390.1 309.5 4,827.0 Textile Mill Products -176.2 -1,599.8 532.9 7,179.6 Apparel And Related Products -3,473.7 -46,364.3 693.4 9,473.5 Lumber And Related Products -607.9 -8,082.0 479.9 5,960.0 Furniture And Fixtures -859.9 -9,169.1 341.1 3,957.7 Paper And Allied Products -250.2 -2,144.5 1,038.0 13,712.9 Printing,Publishing,Allied Products 136.6 1,403.7 401.7 4,864.7 Chemicals And Allied Products 930.6 11,541.3 5,219.0 63,895.9 Petro. Refining, Related Products -987.7 -13,021.7 462.0 5,667.7 Rubber & Miscellaneous Plastics -462.0 -4,988.0 1,162.0 14,663.5 Leather And Leather Products -983.5 -13,920.8 134.3 1,814.8 Stone,Clay Glass&Concrete Products -490.7 -5,627.9 406.4 5,486.5 Primary Metal Products -1,619.3 -21,033.7 1,513.7 21,736.9 Fabricated Metal Products,Except Machinery & Transport Equipment -110.3 -1,582.6 1,645.9 19,606.7 Machinery,Except Electrical -2,269.2 -22,872.2 9,591.3 110,247.2 Electrical & Electronic Machinery, Equipment And Supplies -2,082.9 -33,091.1 8,003.5 92,230.0 Transport Equipment -3,069.4 -35,771.5 11,591.7 119,981.0 Scientific & Professional Instr., Photographic And Optical Goods; Watches And Clocks 362.4 3,717.3 3,214.7 37,335.0 Misc. Manufactured Commodities -2,260.0 -32,062.4 520.1 6,652.8 Manufactured Commodities Not Identified By Kind 1,432.3 18,865.1 1,432.3 18,865.1 Special Classification Provisions -3,224.4 -34,625.7 716.7 8,160.5 (Domestic) Scrap And Waste 172.4 1,740.2 284.4 3,494.7 Used Or Second-Hand Merchandise -236.9 -2,855.8 180.7 1,731.2 Goods Returned And Reimported, Duty Paid Upon Previous Import -2,290.5 -25,174.8 21.2 354.6 Special Classification Provisions -869.3 -8,335.4 230.4 2,580.0 Reexports 4,196.7 45,769.0 4,196.7 45,769.0 Timing Adjustments (-) 347.0 (-) 347.0 ________________________________________________________________________ Imports for Consumption (Customs Value) Totals Calculated Duty SIC-Based Product Cumulative Cumulative Code Description December to Date December to Date GRAND TOTAL 76,007.4 907,647.0 1,409.0 18,270.3 Agricultural,Forestry And Fishery 1,971.8 22,858.6 6.3 109.8 (Domestic) Agricultural Products,Total 1,063.1 12,177.9 5.4 100.2 Livestock And Livestock Products 192.2 2,472.0 0.3 5.0 Forestry Products,Nspf 127.1 1,447.3 0.2 2.3 Fish,Fresh Or Chilled;And Other Marine Products 589.3 6,761.4 0.3 2.3 Mineral Commodities, Total 2,783.9 38,618.6 9.3 121.9 (Domestic) Metallic Ores And Concentrates 122.7 1,509.2 (-) 0.7 Anthracite Coal 31.9 280.8 (-) (-) Crude Petroleum And Natural Gas 2,529.1 35,322.7 9.2 119.0 Nonmetallic Minerals,Except Fuels 100.2 1,506.0 (-) 2.3 Manufactured Commodities,Total 67,310.6 803,383.6 1,386.8 17,996.3 (Domestic) Food And Kindred Products 2,049.3 23,811.1 47.8 487.9 Tobacco Manufactures 36.2 436.9 0.8 6.7 Textile Mill Products 709.1 8,779.4 48.3 630.7 Apparel And Related Products 4,167.1 55,837.8 469.6 6,637.5 Lumber And Related Products 1,087.8 14,042.0 6.0 73.5 Furniture And Fixtures 1,201.0 13,126.9 1.2 39.3 Paper And Allied Products 1,288.2 15,857.4 4.8 57.5 Printing,Publishing,Allied Products 265.1 3,461.0 1.1 15.2 Chemicals And Allied Products 4,288.5 52,354.6 69.4 877.3 Petro. Refining, Related Products 1,449.7 18,689.4 10.8 126.2 Rubber & Miscellaneous Plastics 1,624.1 19,651.4 66.9 785.2 Leather And Leather Products 1,117.9 15,735.5 117.2 1,624.2 Stone,Clay Glass&Concrete Products 897.1 11,114.4 35.4 435.6 Primary Metal Products 3,133.0 42,770.6 39.1 572.3 Fabricated Metal Products,Except Machinery & Transport Equipment 1,756.2 21,189.3 36.6 450.0 Machinery,Except Electrical 11,860.5 133,119.4 73.0 933.0 Electrical & Electronic Machinery, Equipment And Supplies 10,086.4 125,321.1 104.2 1,356.6 Transport Equipment 14,661.1 155,752.5 167.1 1,753.9 Scientific And Professional Instr., Photographic And Optical Goods; Watches And Clocks 2,852.3 33,617.7 43.1 591.4 Misc. Manufactured Commodities 2,780.2 38,715.1 44.5 542.2 Manufactured Commodities Not Identified By Kind (-) (-) (-) (-) Special Classification Provisions 3,941.1 42,786.2 6.7 42.2 (Domestic) Scrap And Waste 112.0 1,754.5 (-) 0.3 Used Or Second-Hand Merchandise 417.6 4,586.9 (-) 1.9 Goods Returned And Reimported, Duty Paid Upon Previous Import 2,311.7 25,529.4 (-) (-) Special Classification Provisions 1,099.7 10,915.4 6.6 40.0 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."