EXHIBIT 4. 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                 October            September
                          
   Section Description                        
                          Exports   Imports   Exports   Imports


                                              (R)       (R)
Total                     51,180.8  67,275.7  49,583.8  63,440.9


       Summary:


Food and live animals      3,919.9   2,309.5   3,906.6   2,147.0


Beverages and tobacco        725.6     607.8     645.1     499.4


Crude materials, 
  inedible except 
  fuels                    2,786.5   1,800.4   2,793.4   1,675.7


Mineral fuels, 
  lubricants and
  related materials          941.3   4,621.9     805.8   5,041.3


Animal and vegetable
  oils, fats 
  and waxes                  184.4     140.3     143.8     104.8


Chemicals and related
  products, n.e.s.         5,163.0   3,467.6   5,041.8   3,329.9


Manufactured goods
  classified chiefly
  by material              4,434.2   7,769.3   4,520.3   7,295.7


Machinery and 
  transport equipment     22,540.5  31,987.0  21,688.5  29,888.7

 
Miscellaneous manufac-                        
  tured articles           5,452.1  12,236.8   5,197.6  11,223.3


Commodities and                               
  transactions not                            
  classified elsewhere                         (R)
  in SITC                  1,817.6   2,335.1   1,760.0   2,273.6


Reexports                  3,215.8       (X)   3,261.0       (X)


Timing adjustments             (X)       (X)    -178.8     -38.3


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                                1995

          SITC           Cumulative to date

   Section Description
                          Exports   Imports



Total                    482,227.0 620,261.3


       Summary:


Food and live animals     33,608.8  22,725.0


Beverages and tobacco      6,579.9   4,366.0


Crude materials, 
  inedible except 
  fuels                   28,589.0  17,425.0


Mineral fuels, 
  lubricants and
  related materials        8,381.1  49,389.8


Animal and vegetable
  oils, fats 
  and waxes                2,164.5   1,156.3


Chemicals and related
  products, n.e.s.        50,914.1  33,916.0


Manufactured goods
  classified chiefly
  by material             41,758.7  75,423.0


Machinery and 
  transport equipment    210,986.6 290,484.3

 
Miscellaneous manufac-
  tured articles          50,748.1 104,647.6


Commodities and           
  transactions not        
  classified elsewhere    
  in SITC                 18,673.7  20,747.2


Reexports                 29,916.8       (X)


Timing adjustments           -94.4     -18.7


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                                         1994

          SITC                October        Cumulative to date

   Section Description
                          Exports   Imports   Exports   Imports



Total                     45,313.8  61,970.3 419,939.5 544,390.5


       Summary:


Food and live animals      3,279.7   2,275.3  27,600.2  21,064.7


Beverages and tobacco        826.9     543.2   6,340.7   4,201.7


Crude materials, 
  inedible except 
  fuels                    2,533.0   1,546.5  21,441.6  14,594.0


Mineral fuels, 
  lubricants and
  related materials          809.2   4,542.5   7,202.6  46,886.1


Animal and vegetable
  oils, fats 
  and waxes                  176.2      90.4   1,367.2     979.7


Chemicals and related
  products, n.e.s.         4,552.7   2,988.9  42,383.6  27,894.0


Manufactured goods
  classified chiefly
  by material              3,719.3   7,342.4  33,800.2  64,977.2


Machinery and 
  transport equipment     19,707.6  29,213.2 191,149.0 250,252.9

 
Miscellaneous manufac-
  tured articles           5,266.2  11,376.1  46,524.0  94,744.7


Commodities and 
  transactions not
  classified elsewhere
  in SITC                  1,599.3   2,051.8  17,783.2  18,795.4


Reexports                  2,843.6       (X)  24,347.1       (X)


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

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