EXHIBIT 4. EXPORTS AND IMPORTS BY SITC COMMODITY SECTIONS,
           NOT SEASONALLY ADJUSTED: 1996 AND 1997

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


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                                            1997

          SITC                   April                   March
                         
  Section Description                            
                            Exports     Imports     Exports     Imports


                                                 (R)         (R)
       Total                58,805.9    71,222.1    61,275.4    70,645.4


       Summary:

Food and live animals       3,264.9     2,709.2     3,463.5     2,801.0

Beverages and tobacco         573.2       643.7       764.1       586.2

Crude materials, 
  inedible except 
  fuels                     2,543.4     1,904.3     2,770.6     1,869.3

Mineral fuels, 
  lubricants and
  related materials           991.6     6,312.7       972.9     6,614.1

Animal and vegetable
  oils, fats 
  and waxes                   166.5       132.1       202.2       150.3

Chemicals and related
  products, n.e.s.          5,942.1     4,453.6     5,978.6     4,162.5

Manufactured goods
  classified chiefly
  by material               4,901.7     8,350.0     4,880.4     8,051.5

Machinery and 
  transport equipment      27,850.0    32,918.3    28,364.8    32,643.0

Miscellaneous manufac-
  tured articles            6,130.8    11,015.5     6,611.1    10,559.3

Commodities and 
  transactions not
  classified elsewhere
  in SITC                   2,579.0     2,782.8     2,547.1     2,642.0

Reexports                   3,862.8       ( X )     4,144.7       ( X )

Timing adjustments            ( X )       ( X )       575.4       566.2



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                                   1997

          SITC             Cumulative to date

  Section Description
                           Exports     Imports



Total                     223,827.7   273,966.2


       Summary:

Food and live animals      13,303.7    10,524.9

Beverages and tobacco       2,585.0     2,222.5

Crude materials, 
  inedible except 
  fuels                    10,983.8     7,210.1

Mineral fuels, 
  lubricants and
  related materials         4,069.4    26,688.3

Animal and vegetable
  oils, fats 
  and waxes                   680.6       539.5

Chemicals and related
  products, n.e.s.         22,663.3    16,511.6

Manufactured goods
  classified chiefly
  by material              18,698.8    31,583.7

Machinery and 
  transport equipment     102,968.8   124,776.3

Miscellaneous manufac-
  tured articles           23,852.9    42,998.3

Commodities and 
  transactions not
  classified elsewhere
  in SITC                   8,798.4    10,300.9

Reexports                  15,006.3       ( X )

Timing adjustments            216.7       610.1



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                                           1996

          SITC                    April           Cumulative to date

  Section Description
                           Exports     Imports     Exports     Imports


                                                 
Total                      51,872.2    64,664.4   205,704.3   250,517.9


       Summary:

Food and live animals       3,769.9     2,542.0    15,109.0     9,626.1

Beverages and tobacco         600.7       514.2     2,598.0     1,855.3

Crude materials, 
  inedible except 
  fuels                     2,409.6     1,720.1    11,490.2     6,854.1

Mineral fuels, 
  lubricants and
  related materials           863.9     6,471.9     3,768.4    22,301.3

Animal and vegetable
  oils, fats 
  and waxes                   144.5       136.8       707.1       537.6

Chemicals and related
  products, n.e.s.          5,270.9     3,913.8    20,570.9    15,090.1

Manufactured goods
  classified chiefly
  by material               4,293.2     7,482.3    17,048.8    29,256.7

Machinery and 
  transport equipment      23,089.3    29,996.6    90,902.0   117,654.3

Miscellaneous manufac-
  tured articles            5,436.8     9,387.8    21,598.7    38,082.8

Commodities and 
  transactions not
  classified elsewhere
  in SITC                   2,798.6     2,498.8     8,770.3     9,259.6

Reexports                   3,194.7       ( X )    13,140.8       ( X )

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

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