EXHIBIT 1. EXPORTS, IMPORTS AND MERCHANDISE TRADE BALANCE BY SELECTED SIC-BASED PRODUCT CODE, NOT SEASONALLY ADJUSTED: September 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 September to Date September to Date GRAND TOTAL -22,166.5 -166,666.1 55,506.2 503,942.7 Agricultural,Forestry And Fishery -3.9 1,153.3 1,629.2 18,593.7 (DOMESTIC) Agricultural Products,Total 618.6 6,722.8 1,363.2 16,259.0 Livestock And Livestock Products -141.6 -1,117.1 55.2 735.8 Forestry Products,Nspf -101.8 -921.8 20.9 174.7 Fish,Fresh Or Chilled;And Other Marine Products -379.0 -3,530.7 189.8 1,424.1 Mineral Commodities, Total -2,432.4 -24,502.2 540.3 5,084.6 (Domestic) Metallic Ores And Concentrates -64.5 -391.5 92.2 721.5 Anthracite Coal 238.6 2,126.1 254.6 2,327.0 Crude Petroleum And Natural Gas -2,605.5 -26,124.7 73.2 983.1 Nonmetallic Minerals,Except Fuels -1.0 -112.1 120.3 1,053.0 Manufactured Commodities,Total -20,528.9 -151,971.5 48,707.5 440,821.8 (Domestic) Food And Kindred Products -64.7 3,036.8 2,057.8 20,418.9 Tobacco Manufactures 357.0 3,401.4 385.1 3,738.2 Textile Mill Products -127.8 -1,216.4 586.9 5,408.8 Apparel And Related Products -4,847.1 -35,333.0 800.3 7,115.5 Lumber And Related Products -757.5 -6,091.5 482.2 4,463.6 Furniture And Fixtures -729.3 -6,636.4 352.9 2,850.2 Paper And Allied Products -214.0 -1,446.7 1,074.3 10,483.3 Printing,Publishing,Allied Products 105.2 1,038.1 419.2 3,605.6 Chemicals And Allied Products 917.2 8,768.0 5,149.9 48,130.8 Petrol. Refining, Related Products -970.3 -9,665.2 446.3 4,389.8 Rubber & Miscellaneous Products -390.8 -3,810.7 1,199.4 10,947.9 Leather And Leather Products -1,170.0 -10,651.5 142.2 1,375.4 Stone,Clay Glass & Concrete Product -526.6 -4,132.9 462.5 4,158.5 Primary Metal Products -1,792.8 -16,386.2 1,821.9 16,030.2 Fabricated Metal Products,Except Machinery & Transport Equipment -270.2 -1,309.3 1,529.1 14,426.8 Machinery,Except Electrical -2,162.9 -15,622.8 8,912.4 82,407.1 Electrical & Electronic Machinery, Equipment And Supplies -3,468.3 -24,540.7 7,848.8 67,993.5 Transport Equipment -2,587.4 -25,434.8 10,163.8 86,334.5 Scientific And Professional Instr., Photographic And Optical Goods; Watches And Clocks 13.7 3,084.4 2,950.8 27,818.6 Misc. Manufactured Commodities -3,206.5 -22,791.5 557.2 4,955.4 Manufactured Commodities Not Identified By Kind 1,364.3 13,769.2 1,364.3 13,769.2 Special Classification Provisions -3,184.2 -24,681.0 646.3 6,107.3 (Domestic) Scrap And Waste 155.2 1,263.9 288.1 2,663.9 Used Or Second-Hand Merchandise -270.5 -2,012.4 116.1 1,281.6 Goods Returned And Reimported, Duty Paid Upon Previous Import -2,230.7 -18,271.1 29.4 278.0 Special Classification Provisions -838.2 -5,661.4 212.7 1,883.8 Reexports 3,982.9 33,261.0 3,982.9 33,261.0 Timing Adjustments (-) 74.3 (-) 74.3 __________________________________________________________________________ Imports for Consumption (Customs Value) Totals Calculated Duty SIC-Based Product Cumulative Cumulative Code Description September to Date September to Date GRAND TOTAL 77,672.7 670,608.8 1,643.9 13,780.4 Agricultural,Forestry And Fishery 1,633.1 17,440.4 6.7 90.3 (DOMESTIC) Agricultural Products,Total 744.6 9,536.2 6.1 83.2 Livestock And Livestock Products 196.8 1,852.9 0.2 3.8 Forestry Products,Nspf 122.8 1,096.5 0.2 1.8 Fish,Fresh Or Chilled;And Other Marine Products 568.9 4,954.8 0.2 1.5 Mineral Commodities, Total 2,972.7 29,586.7 10.7 93.3 (Domestic) Metallic Ores And Concentrates 156.7 1,113.0 (-) 0.6 Anthracite Coal 16.0 200.9 (-) (-) Crude Petroleum And Natural Gas 2,678.7 27,107.8 10.6 90.6 Nonmetallic Minerals,Except Fuels 121.3 1,165.1 0.2 2.1 Manufactured Commodities,Total 69,236.4 592,793.3 1,624.7 13,570.4 (Domestic) Food And Kindred Products 2,122.5 17,382.0 39.8 340.1 Tobacco Manufactures 28.2 336.8 0.5 4.6 Textile Mill Products 714.8 6,625.2 49.6 486.1 Apparel And Related Products 5,647.3 42,448.5 711.9 5,083.0 Lumber And Related Products 1,239.7 10,555.1 6.6 55.2 Furniture And Fixtures 1,082.2 9,486.6 1.0 36.0 Paper And Allied Products 1,288.3 11,930.0 4.8 42.9 Printing,Publishing,Allied Products 314.0 2,567.5 1.4 11.3 Chemicals And Allied Products 4,232.7 39,362.7 64.4 676.4 Petrol. Refining, Related Products 1,416.7 14,055.0 9.3 93.7 Rubber & Miscellaneous Products 1,590.2 14,758.6 58.9 596.5 Leather And Leather Products 1,312.2 12,026.9 133.9 1,241.6 Stone,Clay Glass & Concrete Product 989.1 8,291.3 39.9 323.3 Primary Metal Products 3,614.8 32,416.4 49.2 429.6 Fabricated Metal Products,Except Machinery & Transport Equipment 1,799.4 15,736.1 36.9 336.3 Machinery,Except Electrical 11,075.3 98,029.9 65.2 717.7 Electrical & Electronic Machinery, Equipment And Supplies 11,317.1 92,534.3 128.6 997.0 Transport Equipment 12,751.2 111,769.3 128.7 1,261.1 Scientific And Professional Instr., Photographic And Optical Goods; Watches And Clocks 2,937.1 24,734.2 49.1 447.3 Misc. Manufactured Commodities 3,763.7 27,746.9 45.1 390.7 Manufactured Commodities Not Identified By Kind (-) (-) (-) (-) Special Classification Provisions 3,830.5 30,788.3 1.8 26.4 (Domestic) Scrap And Waste 132.9 1,400.0 (-) 0.2 Used Or Second-Hand Merchandise 386.6 3,294.0 (-) 1.8 Goods Returned And Reimported, Duty Paid Upon Previous Import 2,260.1 18,549.0 (-) (-) Special Classification Provisions 1,050.9 7,545.2 1.7 24.4 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."