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                         August                   July
                          
Section Description                            
                            Exports     Imports     Exports     Imports


                                                  (R)         (R)
Total                       56,206.8    73,304.3    54,829.0    74,944.8


    Summary:

Food and live animals        3,397.0     2,592.3     3,154.7     2,658.2

Beverages and tobacco          639.6       657.7       551.7       709.8

Crude materials, 
  inedible except 
  fuels                      2,357.3     1,827.5     2,239.0     1,930.1

Mineral fuels, 
  lubricants and
  related materials          1,112.5     6,532.2     1,073.9     6,286.5

Animal and vegetable
  oils, fats 
  and waxes                    192.1       129.7       186.0       137.2

Chemicals and related
  products, n.e.s.           5,768.7     4,305.9     5,777.0     4,378.7

Manufactured goods
  classified chiefly
  by material                4,943.1     8,372.7     4,701.9     9,020.4

Machinery and 
  transport equipment       26,132.8    32,764.1    25,648.1    32,943.7

Miscellaneous manufac-
  tured articles             6,173.3    13,514.3     5,927.1    14,057.1

Commodities and 
  transactions not
  classified elsewhere
  in SITC                    1,871.9     2,607.8     1,986.9     2,772.7

Reexports                    3,618.5         (X)     3,462.8         (X) 

Timing adjustments               (X)         (X)       119.8        50.4


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                                   1997

   SITC                     Cumulative to date

Section Description
                            Exports     Imports



Total                      451,153.9   565,416.4


    Summary:

Food and live animals       26,015.6    21,179.9

Beverages and tobacco        5,234.7     4,959.0

Crude materials, 
  inedible except 
  fuels                     20,410.7    14,726.8

Mineral fuels, 
  lubricants and
  related materials          8,118.3    52,211.3

Animal and vegetable
  oils, fats 
  and waxes                  1,322.0     1,070.1

Chemicals and related
  products, n.e.s.          46,299.7    33,228.0

Manufactured goods
  classified chiefly
  by material               38,242.8    65,904.4

Machinery and 
  transport equipment      209,784.1   255,952.4

Miscellaneous manufac-
  tured articles            48,563.9    94,593.6

Commodities and 
  transactions not
  classified elsewhere
  in SITC                   17,647.9    20,980.7

Reexports                   29,685.8         (X) 

Timing adjustments            -171.6       610.3


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                                             1996

     SITC                        August              Cumulative to date
                
 Section Description
                             Exports     Imports     Exports     Imports


                                                  
Total                       51,574.9    68,024.8   410,057.7   517,277.3


   Summary:

Food and live animals        3,729.1     2,324.7    29,872.8    18,975.3

Beverages and tobacco          689.4       639.1     5,149.2     4,219.5

Crude materials, 
  inedible except 
  fuels                      2,417.5     1,892.5    20,754.0    14,151.0

Mineral fuels, 
  lubricants and
  related materials            992.9     6,492.3     7,491.8    48,724.6

Animal and vegetable
  oils, fats 
  and waxes                    120.0       146.3     1,183.4     1,090.7

Chemicals and related
  products, n.e.s.           5,185.2     3,607.0    41,169.8    29,930.4

Manufactured goods
  classified chiefly
  by material                4,463.4     7,902.1    34,622.9    60,441.2

Machinery and 
  transport equipment       23,086.2    30,145.2   182,784.9   236,939.7

Miscellaneous manufac-
  tured articles             5,648.5    12,507.2    43,890.2    83,868.5

Commodities and 
  transactions not
  classified elsewhere
  in SITC                    1,951.0     2,368.4    17,226.3    18,936.4

Reexports                    3,291.7         (X)    25,912.4         (X) 

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

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