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                  May                    April

 Section Description
                        Exports     Imports     Exports     Imports


                                               (R)         (R)
Total                    53,436.1    66,659.6    52,085.1    64,448.1


       Summary:

Food and live animals     3,843.4     2,452.7     3,926.2     2,538.5

Beverages and tobacco       712.6       571.7       621.6       513.6

Crude materials,
  inedible except
  fuels                   2,364.2     1,854.1     2,491.1     1,705.6

Mineral fuels,
  lubricants and
  related materials         915.3     6,559.4       909.2     6,170.4

Animal and vegetable
  oils, fats
  and waxes                 130.5       170.7       148.7       141.0

Chemicals and related
  products, n.e.s.        5,358.1     3,876.0     5,403.9     3,935.7

Manufactured goods
  classified chiefly
  by material             4,517.0     7,778.7     4,388.7     7,463.6

Machinery and
  transport equipment    24,216.2    30,577.9    23,514.0    30,099.0

Miscellaneous manufac-
  tured articles          5,697.3    10,303.9     5,602.5     9,377.2

Commodities and
  transactions not
  classified elsewhere                         (R)
  in SITC                 2,489.9     2,514.5     2,877.6     2,501.9

Reexports                 3,191.6          (X)    3,227.1          (X)

Timing adjustments             (X)         (X)   (1,025.6)        1.6

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                              1996

         SITC           Cumulative to date

 Section Description
                        Exports     Imports



Total                   258,783.7   316,473.3


       Summary:

Food and live animals    18,918.1    12,073.0

Beverages and tobacco     3,272.8     2,428.0

Crude materials,
  inedible except
  fuels                  13,807.3     8,706.4

Mineral fuels,
  lubricants and
  related materials       4,664.3    27,849.7

Animal and vegetable
  oils, fats
  and waxes                 836.8       699.3

Chemicals and related
  products, n.e.s.       25,806.1    18,955.2

Manufactured goods
  classified chiefly
  by material            21,438.4    36,999.5

Machinery and
  transport equipment   114,615.4   148,662.0

Miscellaneous manufac-
  tured articles         27,216.2    48,377.6

Commodities and
  transactions not
  classified elsewhere
  in SITC                11,507.6    11,784.5

Reexports                16,324.9          (X)

Timing adjustments          375.6       (61.7)

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                                          1995

         SITC                    May             Cumulative to date

 Section Description
                        Exports     Imports     Exports     Imports



Total                    49,854.6    63,215.0   238,873.4   299,262.1


       Summary:

Food and live animals     3,209.3     2,243.7    15,734.0    11,719.7

Beverages and tobacco       735.5       452.4     3,311.2     1,925.8

Crude materials,
  inedible except
  fuels                   2,863.2     1,894.2    15,112.0     8,663.5

Mineral fuels,
  lubricants and
  related materials         883.2     5,511.4     4,167.9    24,184.2

Animal and vegetable
  oils, fats
  and waxes                 185.9       134.0     1,259.6       553.5

Chemicals and related
  products, n.e.s.        5,217.0     3,585.1    25,112.4    16,971.5

Manufactured goods
  classified chiefly
  by material             4,263.9     7,875.9    20,187.0    37,352.7

Machinery and
  transport equipment    22,259.3    29,342.0   105,310.9   141,278.4

Miscellaneous manufac-
  tured articles          5,280.9    10,008.7    24,989.8    46,861.4

Commodities and
  transactions not
  classified elsewhere
  in SITC                 1,976.2     2,167.6     9,270.3     9,751.5

Reexports                 2,980.2          (X)   14,418.3          (X)

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

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