EXHIBIT 4. EXPORTS AND IMPORTS BY SITC COMMODITY SECTIONS,
           NOT SEASONALLY ADJUSTED: 1995 AND 1996

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


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                                       1996       

          SITC             December                November
                          
   Section Description                            
                           Exports     Imports     Exports     Imports


                                                  (R)         (R)
Total                       53,470.2    66,706.7    54,843.4    67,484.3


       Summary:

Food and live animals        3,363.7     2,644.1     3,883.1     2,403.0

Beverages and tobacco          611.6       512.0       698.7       551.9

Crude materials, 
  inedible except 
  fuels                      3,066.0     1,657.4     3,175.9     1,777.3

Mineral fuels, 
  lubricants and
  related materials          1,178.5     7,113.9     1,104.3     6,046.0

Animal and vegetable
  oils, fats 
  and waxes                    185.6       152.2       191.0       126.5

Chemicals and related
  products, n.e.s.           5,247.7     3,983.6     5,013.8     3,441.3

Manufactured goods
  classified chiefly
  by material                4,062.7     7,323.2     4,317.1     7,731.6

Machinery and 
  transport equipment       24,734.0    30,415.6    24,343.0    31,396.0

Miscellaneous manufac-
  tured articles             5,804.9    10,549.8     5,997.6    11,223.4

Commodities and                                   
  transactions not                                
  classified elsewhere                            
  in SITC                    1,745.7     2,355.1     1,983.8     2,709.1

Reexports                    3,469.8         (X)     3,730.3         (X)

Timing adjustments               (X)         (X)       404.9        78.0

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                                       1996

          SITC           Cumulative to date

   Section Description
                           Exports     Imports



Total                      624,767.3   791,363.9


       Summary:

Food and live animals       44,548.5    28,909.1

Beverages and tobacco        7,940.4     6,603.8

Crude materials, 
  inedible except 
  fuels                     31,884.0    21,298.7

Mineral fuels, 
  lubricants and
  related materials         12,057.1    73,027.6

Animal and vegetable
  oils, fats 
  and waxes                  1,832.9     1,608.5

Chemicals and related
  products, n.e.s.          61,787.1    44,869.5

Manufactured goods
  classified chiefly
  by material               51,856.5    91,648.7

Machinery and 
  transport equipment      278,676.3   362,782.3

Miscellaneous manufac-
  tured articles            67,319.4   131,638.1

Commodities and 
  transactions not
  classified elsewhere
  in SITC                   25,318.8    28,928.4

Reexports                   40,690.1         (X)

Timing adjustments             856.2        49.3

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                                                     1995

          SITC             December              Cumulative to date

   Section Description
                           Exports     Imports     Exports     Imports


                                                              
Total                       50,852.7    59,640.5   584,742.0   743,445.0


       Summary:

Food and live animals        3,644.1     2,235.9    40,989.7    27,226.3

Beverages and tobacco          665.7       425.6     7,979.8     5,306.9

Crude materials, 
  inedible except 
  fuels                      3,053.7     1,560.8    34,472.2    20,748.8

Mineral fuels, 
  lubricants and
  related materials          1,010.9     5,088.6    10,358.3    59,109.2

Animal and vegetable
  oils, fats 
  and waxes                    177.6        99.5     2,532.7     1,368.9

Chemicals and related
  products, n.e.s.           4,947.8     3,198.5    60,810.0    40,391.2

Manufactured goods
  classified chiefly
  by material                3,893.6     6,602.8    49,964.8    89,398.5

Machinery and 
  transport equipment       23,118.7    29,294.0   257,840.7   350,643.8

Miscellaneous manufac-
  tured articles             5,353.3     8,821.0    61,693.4   123,811.4

Commodities and 
  transactions not
  classified elsewhere
  in SITC                    1,664.5     2,314.0    21,519.5    25,439.8

Reexports                    3,322.9         (X)    36,580.7         (X)

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

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