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                    1996

         SITC                 October                September
                       
 Section Description                           
                        Exports     Imports     Exports     Imports


                                               (R)         (R)
Total                    56,048.7    73,594.4    50,599.0    68,013.3


       Summary:

Food and live animals     3,897.7     2,509.0     3,548.2     2,378.3

Beverages and tobacco       788.0       738.3       695.8       582.1

Crude materials, 
  inedible except                                          
  fuels                   2,782.0     1,896.5     2,162.7     1,805.7

Mineral fuels,                                             
  lubricants and
  related materials       1,303.5     6,907.2     1,079.9     6,586.3
                                   
Animal and vegetable                                       
  oils, fats 
  and waxes                 142.0       146.9       132.4        93.8

Chemicals and related                                      
  products, n.e.s.        5,426.7     3,902.0     5,027.3     3,642.6

Manufactured goods                                         
  classified chiefly
  by material             4,675.0     8,545.7     4,292.2     7,641.5

Machinery and                                              
  transport equipment    25,208.8    32,751.9    22,345.0    30,468.9

Miscellaneous manufac-                                     
  tured articles          6,082.5    13,625.3     5,617.3    12,397.3

Commodities and                                            
  transactions not                                         
  classified elsewhere                              (R)    
  in SITC                 1,815.6     2,571.6     1,923.0     2,339.1

Reexports                 3,926.9         (X)     3,613.6         (X)

Timing adjustments            (X)         (X)       161.6        77.6

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                               1996

         SITC            Cumulative to date

 Section Description
                        Exports     Imports



Total                   516,473.5   657,188.4


       Summary:

Food and live animals    37,301.8    23,861.9

Beverages and tobacco     6,630.0     5,539.9

Crude materials, 
  inedible except                  
  fuels                  25,642.1    17,864.0

Mineral fuels,                     
  lubricants and
  related materials       9,774.3    59,867.7

Animal and vegetable               
  oils, fats 
  and waxes               1,456.3     1,329.8

Chemicals and related              
  products, n.e.s.       51,525.6    37,444.6

Manufactured goods                 
  classified chiefly
  by material            43,476.8    76,593.9

Machinery and                      
  transport equipment   229,599.3   300,970.7

Miscellaneous manufac-             
  tured articles         55,517.0   109,865.0

Commodities and                    
  transactions not
  classified elsewhere
  in SITC                21,451.8    23,864.2

Reexports                33,490.0         (X)

Timing adjustments          608.7       -13.1

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                             1995                        1995

         SITC               October               Cumulative to date

 Section Description
                        Exports     Imports     Exports     Imports


                                                           
Total                    51,828.0    67,399.0   483,179.0   620,240.0


       Summary:

Food and live animals     3,925.6     2,280.0    33,607.1    22,719.1

Beverages and tobacco       729.4       604.6     6,579.4     4,365.5

Crude materials, 
  inedible except 
  fuels                   2,784.6     1,789.9    28,620.3    17,407.1

Mineral fuels, 
  lubricants and
  related materials         953.6     4,664.6     8,464.8    49,190.4

Animal and vegetable
  oils, fats 
  and waxes                 184.5       140.2     2,160.9     1,155.6

Chemicals and related
  products, n.e.s.        5,172.5     3,414.7    50,948.6    33,923.9

Manufactured goods
  classified chiefly
  by material             4,451.8     7,766.4    41,896.3    75,398.4

Machinery and 
  transport equipment    23,009.1    32,115.0   212,081.8   290,704.4

Miscellaneous manufac-
  tured articles          5,479.2    12,240.7    50,848.5   104,604.2

Commodities and 
  transactions not
  classified elsewhere
  in SITC                 1,860.8     2,382.7    18,068.4    20,771.3

Reexports                 3,277.0         (X)    29,902.8         (X)

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

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