EXHIBIT 5. EXPORTS AND IMPORTS BY SITC COMMODITY SECTIONS,
           NOT SEASONALLY ADJUSTED: 1993 AND 1994

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


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                                      1995

          SITC           December            November
                         
  Section Description                        
                         Exports   Imports   Exports   Imports


                                             (R)       (R)
Total                    51,105.1  59,526.6  50,552.1  63,572.8


       Summary:


Food and live animals     3,664.2   2,236.0   3,734.8   2,270.0


Beverages and tobacco       675.5     426.8     736.7     512.8


Crude materials, 
  inedible except 
  fuels                   3,069.2   1,559.5   2,800.2   1,776.7


Mineral fuels, 
  lubricants and
  related materials       1,086.7   4,978.4     870.3   4,837.9


Animal and vegetable
  oils, fats 
  and waxes                 177.6      99.3     194.2     114.0


Chemicals and related
  products, n.e.s.        4,948.5   3,185.3   4,901.7   3,278.1


Manufactured goods
  classified chiefly
  by material             3,968.5   6,611.9   4,169.3   7,408.0


Machinery and 
  transport equipment    23,177.7  29,310.3  22,388.0  30,687.0

 
Miscellaneous manufac-
  tured articles          5,360.9   8,812.3   5,487.1  10,407.3


Commodities and 
  transactions not
  classified elsewhere                        (R)
  in SITC                 1,665.3   2,306.8   1,941.8   2,406.8


Reexports                 3,311.0       (X)   3,338.0       (X)


Timing adjustments            (X)       (X)     -10.0    -125.8


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                               1995

          SITC          Cumulative to date

  Section Description
                         Exports   Imports



Total                   583,865.2 743,430.1


       Summary:


Food and live animals    41,007.8  27,231.1


Beverages and tobacco     7,992.1   5,305.7


Crude materials, 
  inedible except 
  fuels                  34,458.3  20,761.2


Mineral fuels, 
  lubricants and
  related materials      10,338.2  59,206.2


Animal and vegetable
  oils, fats 
  and waxes               2,536.2   1,369.5


Chemicals and related
  products, n.e.s.       60,764.3  40,379.4


Manufactured goods
  classified chiefly
  by material            49,896.6  89,442.8


Machinery and 
  transport equipment   256,552.3 350,481.5

 
Miscellaneous manufac-
  tured articles         61,596.2 123,867.3


Commodities and 
  transactions not
  classified elsewhere
  in SITC                22,260.9  25,460.7


Reexports                36,565.7       (X)


Timing adjustments         -103.4     -75.1


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                                        1994

          SITC           December           Cumulative to date

  Section Description
                         Exports   Imports   Exports   Imports



Total                    47,013.2  57,531.2 512,626.5 663,255.7


       Summary:


Food and live animals     3,331.7   2,203.8  34,364.8  25,454.0


Beverages and tobacco       692.3     462.9   7,904.4   5,167.4


Crude materials, 
  inedible except 
  fuels                   2,929.1   1,541.3  26,929.4  17,729.5


Mineral fuels, 
  lubricants and
  related materials         944.1   4,615.5   8,910.8  56,391.2


Animal and vegetable
  oils, fats 
  and waxes                 255.0     124.8   1,862.2   1,203.3


Chemicals and related
  products, n.e.s.        4,715.1   3,017.9  51,663.3  33,907.2


Manufactured goods
  classified chiefly
  by material             3,595.4   6,679.2  40,990.9  78,849.8


Machinery and 
  transport equipment    21,318.0  28,032.6 232,854.8 307,682.8

 
Miscellaneous manufac-
  tured articles          4,766.1   8,809.0  56,054.6 113,915.8


Commodities and 
  transactions not
  classified elsewhere
  in SITC                 1,683.4   2,044.3  21,110.2  22,954.5


Reexports                 2,783.1       (X)  29,981.1       (X)


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

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