EXHIBIT 4. EXPORTS (F.A.S. VALUE), IMPORTS (CUSTOMS AND C.I.F. VALUES) AND MERCHANDISE TRADE BALANCE, SEASONALLY ADJUSTED AND NOT SEASONALLY ADJUSTED: September 1994 TO September 1995 In millions of dollars. Details may not equal totals due to seasonal adjustment and rounding. (R) - Revised. ---------------------------------------------------------- Period Trade balance Customs C.I.F. Seasonally Adjusted 1994 Jan. - Dec. -150,629.2 -176,049.1 Jan. - Sept -110,775.1 -129,529.5 January -10,184.7 -12,133.3 February -12,133.4 -14,088.1 March -9,630.6 -11,687.1 April -12,081.7 -14,140.9 May -12,655.8 -14,701.9 June -12,977.0 -15,091.9 July -14,775.8 -16,922.1 August -12,871.5 -15,095.3 September -13,464.5 -15,668.9 October -13,641.9 -15,848.1 November -14,202.2 -16,444.2 December -12,010.1 -14,227.2 1995 Jan. - Sept. -125,321.8 -146,422.8 January -14,897.4 -17,556.0 February -13,350.4 -15,933.5 March -12,886.6 -15,391.5 April -14,796.8 -17,055.9 May -14,058.1 -16,288.8 June -14,729.8 -16,912.4 July -15,290.2 -17,552.6 August (R) -12,507.1 -14,726.1 September -12,805.3 -15,005.8 October November December Not Seasonally Adjusted 1994 Jan. - Dec. -150,629.2 -176,049.1 Jan. - Sept. -107,794.4 -126,471.1 January -8,953.6 -10,814.3 February -9,528.1 -11,347.4 March -8,523.8 -10,651.3 April -9,885.0 -11,884.9 May -10,772.5 -12,799.8 June -13,713.5 -15,864.5 July -15,589.2 -17,723.9 August -15,714.9 -18,036.3 September -15,113.8 -17,348.7 October -16,656.5 -18,993.6 November -15,660.4 -17,933.4 December -10,518.0 -12,650.9 1995 Jan. - Sept. -121,901.0 -142,878.1 January -13,752.2 -16,325.2 February -10,307.6 -12,714.2 March -11,175.9 -13,763.3 April -12,087.5 -14,252.7 May -13,037.1 -15,284.7 June -14,886.0 -17,095.4 July -17,281.0 -19,548.3 August (R) -15,555.2 -17,882.1 September -13,818.5 -16,012.3 October November December --------------------------------------- Period Exports F.a.s. value Seasonally Adjusted 1994 Jan. - Dec. 512,626.5 Jan. - Sept 375,881.0 January 39,673.0 February 38,153.4 March 42,843.6 April 41,094.9 May 41,303.8 June 42,755.0 July 41,229.8 August 44,679.7 September 44,147.8 October 44,315.5 November 45,259.2 December 47,170.8 1995 Jan. - Sept. 433,222.9 January 45,576.7 February 46,327.0 March 48,725.7 April 47,815.3 May 49,071.8 June 48,231.2 July 47,097.5 August (R) 49,848.2 September 50,529.4 October November December Not Seasonally Adjusted 1994 Jan. - Dec. 512,626.5 Jan. - Sept. 374,625.8 January 37,560.7 February 37,126.1 March 46,139.1 April 41,586.7 May 42,215.0 June 43,425.0 July 39,218.3 August 43,588.9 September 43,766.0 October 45,313.8 November 45,673.7 December 47,013.2 1995 Jan. - Sept. 431,123.0 January 43,496.4 February 45,010.3 March 52,502.7 April 47,761.0 May 50,099.0 June 49,209.9 July 44,495.4 August (R) 48,887.6 September 49,660.7 October November December ---------------------------------------------------------- Period Imports Customs value C.i.f. value Seasonally Adjusted 1994 Jan. - Dec. 663,255.7 688,675.5 Jan. - Sept 486,656.1 505,410.5 January 49,857.7 51,806.2 February 50,286.8 52,241.5 March 52,474.2 54,530.8 April 53,176.6 55,235.8 May 53,959.6 56,005.7 June 55,732.0 57,846.9 July 56,005.6 58,151.9 August 57,551.2 59,775.0 September 57,612.3 59,816.7 October 57,957.4 60,163.7 November 59,461.4 61,703.4 December 59,180.8 61,397.9 1995 Jan. - Sept. 558,544.7 579,645.6 January 60,474.1 63,132.7 February 59,677.4 62,260.6 March 61,612.3 64,117.2 April 62,612.2 64,871.3 May 63,129.9 65,360.6 June 62,961.0 65,143.7 July 62,387.7 64,650.1 August (R) 62,355.4 64,574.3 September 63,334.7 65,535.2 October November December Not Seasonally Adjusted 1994 Jan. - Dec. 663,255.7 688,675.5 Jan. - Sept. 482,420.1 501,096.9 January 46,514.3 48,375.1 February 46,654.2 48,473.5 March 54,662.9 56,790.3 April 51,471.8 53,471.7 May 52,987.4 55,014.8 June 57,138.5 59,289.5 July 54,807.5 56,942.2 August 59,303.8 61,625.1 September 58,879.8 61,114.7 October 61,970.3 64,307.4 November 61,334.1 63,607.1 December 57,531.2 59,664.1 1995 Jan. - Sept. 553,024.0 574,001.1 January 57,248.5 59,821.5 February 55,317.9 57,724.5 March 63,678.6 66,265.9 April 59,848.5 62,013.7 May 63,136.2 65,383.7 June 64,095.9 66,305.4 July 61,776.4 64,043.7 August (R) 64,442.8 66,769.7 September 63,479.2 65,673.0 October November December ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- CONTACT: For more information, contact Haydn R. Mearkle (301-457-2246) or Richard M. Preuss (301-457-2311) Foreign Trade Division.