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              November             October
                       
 Section Description                       
                       Exports   Imports   Exports   Imports


                                           (R)       (R)
Total                  50,373.5  63,698.5  51,161.9  67,345.1


       Summary:


Food and live animals   3,734.8   2,270.0   3,919.9   2,309.5


Beverages and tobacco     736.7     512.8     725.6     607.8


Crude materials, 
  inedible except 
  fuels                 2,800.2   1,776.7   2,786.5   1,800.4


Mineral fuels, 
  lubricants and
  related materials       870.3   4,837.9     941.3   4,621.9


Animal and vegetable
  oils, fats 
  and waxes               194.2     114.0     184.4     140.3


Chemicals and related
  products, n.e.s.      4,901.7   3,278.1   5,163.0   3,467.6


Manufactured goods
  classified chiefly
  by material           4,169.3   7,408.0   4,434.2   7,769.3


Machinery and 
  transport equipment  22,388.0  30,687.0  22,540.5  31,987.0

 
Miscellaneous manufac-
  tured articles        5,487.1  10,407.3   5,452.1  12,236.8


Commodities and 
  transactions not
  classified elsewhere                      (R)
  in SITC               1,753.2   2,406.8   1,797.6   2,335.1


Reexports               3,338.0       (X)   3,215.8       (X)


Timing adjustments          (X)       (X)       1.0      69.4


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                              1995

         SITC         Cumulative to date

 Section Description
                       Exports   Imports



Total                 532,581.5 684,029.3


       Summary:


Food and live animals  37,343.6  24,995.0


Beverages and tobacco   7,316.6   4,878.8


Crude materials, 
  inedible except 
  fuels                31,389.2  19,201.7


Mineral fuels, 
  lubricants and
  related materials     9,251.5  54,227.7


Animal and vegetable
  oils, fats 
  and waxes             2,358.6   1,270.2


Chemicals and related
  products, n.e.s.     55,815.8  37,194.1


Manufactured goods
  classified chiefly
  by material          45,928.0  82,830.9


Machinery and 
  transport equipment 233,374.6 321,171.3

 
Miscellaneous manufac-
  tured articles       56,235.3 115,054.9


Commodities and 
  transactions not
  classified elsewhere
  in SITC              20,407.0  23,154.0


Reexports              33,254.7       (X)


Timing adjustments        -93.4      50.7


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                                      1994

         SITC          November           Cumulative to date

 Section Description
                       Exports   Imports   Exports   Imports



Total                  45,673.7  61,334.1 465,613.3 605,724.5


       Summary:


Food and live animals   3,432.9   2,185.6  31,033.1  23,250.3


Beverages and tobacco     871.4     502.8   7,212.1   4,704.5


Crude materials, 
  inedible except 
  fuels                 2,558.7   1,594.2  24,000.3  16,188.2


Mineral fuels, 
  lubricants and
  related materials       764.0   4,889.6   7,966.7  51,775.7


Animal and vegetable
  oils, fats 
  and waxes               240.0      98.9   1,607.2   1,078.6


Chemicals and related
  products, n.e.s.      4,564.6   2,995.3  46,948.1  30,889.3


Manufactured goods
  classified chiefly
  by material           3,595.3   7,193.4  37,395.5  72,170.7


Machinery and 
  transport equipment  20,387.9  29,397.3 211,536.8 279,650.2

 
Miscellaneous manufac-
  tured articles        4,764.5  10,362.2  51,288.5 105,106.9


Commodities and 
  transactions not
  classified elsewhere
  in SITC               1,643.5   2,114.9  19,426.8  20,910.3


Reexports               2,851.0       (X)  27,198.1       (X)


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


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