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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                                            1996

          SITC              June                    May
                         
  Section Description                            
                          Exports     Imports     Exports     Imports


                                                 (R)         (R)
Total                      51,825.5    64,075.2    53,527.2    66,683.5


       Summary:

Food and live animals       3,358.1     2,261.4     3,843.4     2,452.7

Beverages and tobacco         663.7       545.3       712.6       571.7

Crude materials, 
  inedible except 
  fuels                     2,331.4     1,657.9     2,364.2     1,854.1

Mineral fuels, 
  lubricants and
  related materials           872.3     5,936.9       915.3     6,559.4

Animal and vegetable
  oils, fats 
  and waxes                   127.1       121.7       130.5       170.7

Chemicals and related
  products, n.e.s.          5,201.6     3,562.4     5,358.1     3,876.0

Manufactured goods
  classified chiefly
  by material               4,538.1     7,455.9     4,517.0     7,778.7

Machinery and 
  transport equipment      23,523.7    29,691.4    24,216.2    30,577.9

Miscellaneous manufac-
  tured articles            5,670.8    10,512.6     5,697.3    10,303.9

Commodities and 
  transactions not
  classified elsewhere                              (R)
  in SITC                   2,117.6     2,329.5     2,562.5     2,514.5

Reexports                   3,421.1         (X)     3,191.6         (X)

Timing adjustments              (X)         (X)        18.5        23.9

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                                 1996

          SITC             Cumulative to date

  Section Description
                          Exports     Imports



Total                     310,700.3   380,572.4


       Summary:

Food and live animals      22,276.2    14,334.4

Beverages and tobacco       3,936.5     2,973.3

Crude materials, 
  inedible except 
  fuels                    16,138.7    10,364.2

Mineral fuels, 
  lubricants and
  related materials         5,536.6    33,786.6

Animal and vegetable
  oils, fats 
  and waxes                   963.9       821.2

Chemicals and related
  products, n.e.s.         31,007.8    22,517.5

Manufactured goods
  classified chiefly
  by material              25,976.5    44,455.4

Machinery and 
  transport equipment     138,139.1   178,353.4

Miscellaneous manufac-
  tured articles           32,887.0    58,890.2

Commodities and 
  transactions not
  classified elsewhere
  in SITC                  13,697.8    14,114.1

Reexports                  19,746.0         (X)

Timing adjustments            394.1       -37.8

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                                             1995

          SITC                    June             Cumulative to date

  Section Description
                          Exports     Imports     Exports     Imports


                                                 
Total                      49,392.8    64,049.9   288,266.2   363,312.0


       Summary:

Food and live animals       3,048.2     2,237.8    18,782.2    13,957.5

Beverages and tobacco         586.7       434.0     3,898.0     2,359.9

Crude materials, 
  inedible except 
  fuels                     2,706.0     1,723.3    17,817.9    10,386.8

Mineral fuels, 
  lubricants and
  related materials           864.9     5,324.9     5,032.7    29,509.1

Animal and vegetable
  oils, fats 
  and waxes                   206.2       121.8     1,465.8       675.2

Chemicals and related
  products, n.e.s.          5,344.5     3,403.8    30,456.9    20,375.3

Manufactured goods
  classified chiefly
  by material               4,302.4     7,693.0    24,489.4    45,045.7

Machinery and 
  transport equipment      21,745.2    30,142.5   127,056.1   171,420.9

Miscellaneous manufac-
  tured articles            5,285.1    10,768.7    30,274.9    57,630.1

Commodities and 
  transactions not
  classified elsewhere
  in SITC                   2,075.9     2,200.0    11,346.2    11,951.5

Reexports                   3,227.7         (X)    17,646.0         (X)

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

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