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              September           August
                       
 Section Description                       
                       Exports   Imports   Exports   Imports


                                           (R)       (R)
Total                  49,660.7  63,479.2  48,887.6  64,442.8


       Summary:


Food and live animals   3,906.6   2,147.0   3,574.9   2,133.1


Beverages and tobacco     645.1     499.4     677.0     481.0


Crude materials, 
  inedible except 
  fuels                 2,793.4   1,675.7   2,633.2   1,793.6


Mineral fuels, 
  lubricants and
  related materials       805.8   5,041.3     816.3   5,003.3


Animal and vegetable
  oils, fats 
  and waxes               143.8     104.8     189.1     118.1


Chemicals and related
  products, n.e.s.      5,041.8   3,329.9   5,258.4   3,378.6


Manufactured goods
  classified chiefly
  by material           4,520.3   7,295.7   4,500.4   7,630.1


Machinery and 
  transport equipment  21,688.5  29,888.7  21,201.6  29,635.6

 
Miscellaneous manufac-
  tured articles        5,197.6  11,223.3   5,124.0  12,123.2


Commodities and 
  transactions not
  classified elsewhere                     (R)
  in SITC               1,656.7   2,273.6   1,675.0   2,100.9


Reexports               3,261.0       (X)   3,035.3       (X)


Timing adjustments          (X)       (X)     199.2      45.3


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                             1995

         SITC         Cumulative to date

 Section Description
                       Exports   Imports



Total                 431,123.0 553,024.0


       Summary:


Food and live animals  29,688.9  20,415.5


Beverages and tobacco   5,854.3   3,758.3


Crude materials, 
  inedible except 
  fuels                25,802.5  15,624.6


Mineral fuels, 
  lubricants and
  related materials     7,439.9  44,767.9


Animal and vegetable
  oils, fats 
  and waxes             1,980.0   1,016.0


Chemicals and related
  products, n.e.s.     45,751.1  30,448.4


Manufactured goods
  classified chiefly
  by material          37,324.5  67,653.7


Machinery and 
  transport equipment 188,446.1 258,497.3

 
Miscellaneous manufac-
  tured articles       45,296.0  92,410.9


Commodities and 
  transactions not
  classified elsewhere
  in SITC              16,752.9  18,412.0


Reexports              26,700.9       (X)


Timing adjustments         84.4      19.6


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                                      1994

         SITC         September           Cumulative to date

 Section Description
                       Exports   Imports   Exports   Imports



Total                  43,766.0  58,879.8 374,625.8 482,420.1


       Summary:


Food and live animals   2,904.0   2,154.2  24,320.5  18,789.4


Beverages and tobacco     748.7     488.0   5,513.8   3,658.5


Crude materials, 
  inedible except 
  fuels                 2,190.9   1,526.0  18,908.6  13,047.5


Mineral fuels, 
  lubricants and
  related materials       792.3   5,185.4   6,393.5  42,343.6


Animal and vegetable
  oils, fats 
  and waxes               195.5      87.6   1,190.9     889.3


Chemicals and related
  products, n.e.s.      4,414.6   2,813.6  37,830.8  24,905.0


Manufactured goods
  classified chiefly
  by material           3,548.1   6,637.8  30,081.0  57,634.9


Machinery and 
  transport equipment  20,121.6  27,146.3 171,441.4 221,039.8

 
Miscellaneous manufac-
  tured articles        4,717.5  10,842.6  41,257.8  83,368.6


Commodities and 
  transactions not
  classified elsewhere
  in SITC               1,500.3   1,998.2  16,183.9  16,743.6


Reexports               2,632.4       (X)  21,503.5       (X)


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


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