EXHIBIT 1. EXPORTS, IMPORTS AND MERCHANDISE TRADE BALANCE BY SELECTED SIC-BASED PRODUCT CODE, NOT SEASONALLY ADJUSTED: March 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 March to Date March to Date GRAND TOTAL -15,452.7 -43,737.5 62,105.5 172,691.0 Agricultural,Forestry And Fishery 271.9 1,216.6 2,463.1 7,653.1 (Domestic) Agricultural Products,Total 779.9 2,871.7 2,122.1 6,798.5 Livestock And Livestock Products -139.5 -383.9 91.8 274.3 Forestry Products,Nspf -117.1 -315.0 22.3 60.5 Fish,Fresh Or Chilled;And Other Products -251.5 -956.2 226.9 519.9 Mineral Commodities, Total -2,522.5 -8,846.7 541.7 1,721.6 (Domestic) Metallic Ores And Concentrates -44.3 -86.4 53.0 172.4 Anthracite Coal 244.4 713.2 267.4 775.6 Crude Petroleum And Natural Gas -2,703.3 -9,415.9 105.9 445.2 Nonmetallic Minerals,Except Fuels -19.3 -57.6 115.4 328.2 Manufactured Commodities,Total -14,680.0 -39,887.9 54,309.4 150,208.7 (Domestic) Food And Kindred Products 537.4 1,743.3 2,491.4 7,136.5 Tobacco Manufactures 384.0 1,102.2 429.1 1,212.9 Textile Mill Products -96.0 -264.2 666.7 1,840.5 Apparel And Related Products -3,251.4 -10,110.7 859.3 2,301.6 Lumber And Related Products -643.8 -1,674.5 539.4 1,559.4 Furniture And Fixtures -791.0 -2,197.5 342.6 930.3 Paper And Allied Products -115.4 -350.9 1,248.4 3,578.5 Printing,Publishing & Allied 136.2 373.6 415.9 1,141.0 Chemicals And Allied Products 860.5 2,876.9 5,608.7 16,032.3 Petroleum Refining & Related -980.5 -3,243.8 476.3 1,472.4 Rubber & Miscellaneous Plastic -364.0 -1,081.1 1,337.3 3,716.7 Leather And Leather Products -1,047.7 -3,325.8 171.5 450.2 Stone,Clay Glass & Concrete -428.4 -1,111.7 491.5 1,384.8 Primary Metal Products -1,589.0 -4,280.8 1,964.9 5,805.1 Fabricated Metal Products,Except Machinery And Transportation 154.2 69.1 1,922.1 5,024.8 Machinery,Except Electrical -1,914.7 -3,807.5 10,133.4 28,123.1 Electrical And Electronic Mach, Equipment And Supplies -2,416.2 -6,430.1 8,327.5 23,227.4 Transport Equipment -2,758.4 -7,564.5 11,372.6 29,881.0 Scientific And Professional Instr. Photographic And Optical Goods; Watches And Clocks 599.5 1,711.0 3,543.4 9,520.9 Misc Manufactured Commodities -2,296.0 -6,521.8 626.8 1,668.6 Manufactured Commodities Not Identified By Kind 1,340.5 4,200.8 1,340.5 4,200.8 Special Classification Provisions -2,595.3 -7,242.1 717.9 2,084.8 (Domestic) Scrap And Waste 147.5 438.9 327.2 941.2 Used Or Second-Hand Merchandise -267.3 -597.3 152.6 448.4 Goods Returned And Reimported Duty Paid Upon Previous Import -2,014.0 -5,654.9 33.8 98.8 Special Classification Provisions -461.5 -1,428.8 204.3 596.5 Reexports 4,073.3 11,039.5 4,073.3 11,039.5 Timing Adjustments (-) -16.8 (-) -16.8 ___________________________________________________________________________ Imports for Consumption (Customs Value) Totals Calculated Duty SIC-Based Product Cumulative Cumulative Code Description March to Date March to Date GRAND TOTAL 77,558.2 216,428.5 1,432.7 4,249.8 Agricultural,Forestry And Fishery 2,191.2 6,436.6 13.4 38.7 (Domestic) Agricultural Products,Total 1,342.2 3,926.9 12.4 36.0 Livestock And Livestock Products 231.3 658.2 0.5 1.6 Forestry Products,Nspf 139.3 375.4 0.3 0.6 Fish,Fresh Or Chilled;And Other Products 478.4 1,476.0 0.2 0.5 Mineral Commodities, Total 3,064.3 10,568.3 9.6 29.6 (Domestic) Metallic Ores And Concentrates 97.3 258.8 0.1 0.3 Anthracite Coal 23.0 62.5 (-) (-) Crude Petroleum And Natural Gas 2,809.2 9,861.2 9.2 28.2 Nonmetallic Minerals,Except Fuels 134.8 385.8 0.3 1.1 Manufactured Commodities,Total 68,989.5 190,096.6 1,407.3 4,174.9 (Domestic) Food And Kindred Products 1,954.0 5,393.1 38.4 103.7 Tobacco Manufactures 45.1 110.6 0.5 1.3 Textile Mill Products 762.7 2,104.7 55.4 152.1 Apparel And Related Products 4,110.7 12,412.3 453.5 1,444.3 Lumber And Related Products 1,183.2 3,233.9 5.4 18.4 Furniture And Fixtures 1,133.6 3,127.8 4.3 12.9 Paper And Allied Products 1,363.8 3,929.4 4.7 13.5 Printing,Publishing & Allied 279.7 767.5 1.0 2.9 Chemicals And Allied Products 4,748.3 13,155.4 78.2 237.8 Petroleum Refining & Related 1,456.8 4,716.2 8.5 25.3 Rubber & Miscellaneous Plastic 1,701.3 4,797.8 69.9 205.8 Leather And Leather Products 1,219.2 3,776.0 126.5 399.3 Stone,Clay Glass & Concrete 919.9 2,496.6 34.9 95.9 Primary Metal Products 3,553.9 10,086.0 43.9 125.9 Fabricated Metal Products,Except Machinery And Transportation 1,767.9 4,955.7 37.3 107.7 Machinery,Except Electrical 12,048.1 31,930.6 88.9 242.0 Electrical And Electronic Mach, Equipment And Supplies 10,743.7 29,657.5 108.4 304.8 Transport Equipment 14,131.0 37,445.5 151.5 415.6 Scientific And Professional Instr. Photographic And Optical Goods; Watches And Clocks 2,943.8 7,809.9 52.4 144.6 Misc Manufactured Commodities 2,922.8 8,190.4 43.7 121.2 Manufactured Commodities Not Identified By Kind (-) (-) (-) (-) Special Classification Provisions 3,313.2 9,327.0 2.4 6.5 (Domestic) Scrap And Waste 179.6 502.2 (-) 0.1 Used Or Second-Hand Merchandise 420.0 1,045.7 0.2 0.5 Goods Returned And Reimported Duty Paid Upon Previous Import 2,047.8 5,753.7 (-) (-) Special Classification Provisions 665.8 2,025.3 2.2 5.9 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."