EXHIBIT 4. EXPORTS AND IMPORTS BY SITC COMMODITY SECTIONS,
           NOT SEASONALLY ADJUSTED: 1994 AND 1995

In millions of dollars. Details may not equal totals due to rounding.
(X) Not applicable.  (R) Revised.


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                                        1995

         SITC            August               July
                        
  Section Description                       
                        Exports   Imports   Exports   Imports


                                            (R)       (R)
Total                   48,530.0  64,397.5  44,495.4  61,776.4


       Summary:


Food and live animals    3,574.9   2,133.1   3,388.5   2,172.6


Beverages and tobacco      677.0     481.0     630.2     420.5


Crude materials, 
  inedible except 
  fuels                  2,633.2   1,793.6   2,555.1   1,761.1


Mineral fuels, 
  lubricants and
  related materials        816.3   5,003.3     794.1   5,115.6


Animal and vegetable
  oils, fats 
  and waxes                189.1     118.1     177.6     120.1


Chemicals and related
  products, n.e.s.       5,258.4   3,378.6   4,985.7   3,413.6


Manufactured goods
  classified chiefly
  by material            4,500.4   7,630.1   3,847.7   7,661.2


Machinery and 
  transport equipment   21,201.6  29,635.6  18,789.7  27,682.8

 
Miscellaneous manufac-
  tured articles         5,124.0  12,123.2   4,729.6  11,408.5


Commodities and 
  transactions not
  classified elsewhere                      (R)
  in SITC                1,519.7   2,100.9   1,908.6   2,069.1
                                            
                                            
Reexports                3,035.3       (X)   2,671.8       (X)


Timing adjustments           (X)       (X)      18.3     -48.7


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                               1995

         SITC          Cumulative to date

  Section Description
                        Exports   Imports



Total                  381,104.7 489,499.5


       Summary:


Food and live animals   25,782.2  18,268.5


Beverages and tobacco    5,209.3   3,258.9


Crude materials, 
  inedible except 
  fuels                 23,009.2  13,948.9


Mineral fuels, 
  lubricants and
  related materials      6,634.1  39,726.6


Animal and vegetable
  oils, fats 
  and waxes              1,836.2     911.2


Chemicals and related
  products, n.e.s.      40,709.3  27,118.5


Manufactured goods
  classified chiefly
  by material           32,804.2  60,358.0


Machinery and 
  transport equipment  166,757.6 228,608.6

 
Miscellaneous manufac-
  tured articles        40,098.5  81,187.6


Commodities and 
  transactions not
  classified elsewhere
  in SITC               14,940.8  16,138.4
                        
                        
Reexports               23,439.9       (X)


Timing adjustments        -114.8     -25.7


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                                        1994

         SITC            August            Cumulative to date

  Section Description
                        Exports   Imports   Exports   Imports



Total                   43,588.9  59,303.8 330,859.8 423,540.3


       Summary:


Food and live animals    2,853.6   2,172.1  21,416.5  16,635.2


Beverages and tobacco      760.9     433.4   4,765.1   3,170.5


Crude materials, 
  inedible except 
  fuels                  2,283.7   1,547.6  16,717.7  11,521.5


Mineral fuels, 
  lubricants and
  related materials        792.6   5,691.4   5,601.1  37,158.2


Animal and vegetable
  oils, fats 
  and waxes                148.2     105.6     995.4     801.6


Chemicals and related
  products, n.e.s.       4,507.3   2,894.2  33,416.3  22,091.4


Manufactured goods
  classified chiefly
  by material            3,608.3   6,976.5  26,532.8  50,997.0


Machinery and 
  transport equipment   19,479.1  26,407.3 151,319.8 193,893.5

 
Miscellaneous manufac-
  tured articles         4,894.9  11,298.0  36,540.3  72,525.9


Commodities and 
  transactions not
  classified elsewhere
  in SITC                1,800.3   1,777.5  14,683.6  14,745.4


Reexports                2,459.9       (X)  18,871.1       (X)


Timing adjustments           (X)       (X)       (X)       (X)


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