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                          December                November
                            
 Section Description                             
                               Exports     Imports     Exports     Imports


                                                    (R)         (R)
Total                         59,665.2    75,179.6    58,199.2    72,053.9


       Summary:

Food and live animals          3,402.6     2,978.4     3,481.7     2,582.9

Beverages and tobacco            595.5       579.5       757.6       594.5

Crude materials, 
  inedible except 
  fuels                        2,821.6     1,749.6     3,021.8     1,754.1

Mineral fuels, 
  lubricants and
  related materials            1,157.7     6,387.8       955.9     5,783.9

Animal and vegetable
  oils, fats 
  and waxes                      236.5       143.0       259.7       114.0

Chemicals and related
  products, n.e.s.             5,672.1     4,420.9     5,579.2     4,106.0

Manufactured goods
  classified chiefly
  by material                  4,728.3     8,492.1     4,887.2     8,334.7

Machinery and 
  transport equipment         29,283.0    35,181.0    27,654.1    33,298.5

Miscellaneous manufac-
  tured articles               6,207.0    12,380.4     6,266.7    12,331.8

Commodities and 
  transactions not
  classified elsewhere
  in SITC                      1,917.8     2,866.9     1,972.7     2,734.4

Reexports                      3,643.0      (X)        3,638.5       (X) 

Timing adjustments              (X)         (X)         -276.0       419.0


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                                     1997

   SITC                      Cumulative to date

  Section Description
                              Exports     Imports
 


Total                        688,896.1   870,723.3


       Summary:

Food and live animals         39,929.5    32,255.7

Beverages and tobacco          7,926.9     7,589.3

Crude materials, 
  inedible except 
  fuels                       31,785.1    22,028.7

Mineral fuels, 
  lubricants and
  related materials           12,328.2    77,839.8

Animal and vegetable
  oils, fats 
  and waxes                    2,191.9     1,586.2

Chemicals and related
  products, n.e.s.            69,460.5    50,326.8

Manufactured goods
  classified chiefly
  by material                 57,982.9   100,974.7

Machinery and 
  transport equipment        323,382.2   395,948.0

Miscellaneous manufac-
  tured articles              73,928.7   149,021.8

Commodities and 
  transactions not
  classified elsewhere
  in SITC                     25,632.5    32,302.8

Reexports                     44,375.7       (X) 

Timing adjustments               -28.0       849.4


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                                                1996

   SITC                           December            Cumulative to date

 Section Description
                              Exports     Imports     Exports     Imports


                                                    
Total                         53,295.4    67,569.8   625,075.0   795,289.3


       Summary:

Food and live animals          3,354.4     2,638.3    44,592.4    28,908.9

Beverages and tobacco            620.6       509.1     7,959.4     6,601.3

Crude materials, 
  inedible except 
  fuels                        3,053.6     1,656.4    31,915.0    21,292.1

Mineral fuels, 
  lubricants and
  related materials            1,184.9     8,141.2    12,181.0    78,086.2

Animal and vegetable
  oils, fats 
  and waxes                      185.5       152.8     1,833.4     1,618.7

Chemicals and related
  products, n.e.s.             5,298.4     3,958.2    61,962.2    44,871.9

Manufactured goods
  classified chiefly
  by material                  4,018.9     7,301.8    51,986.9    91,693.3

Machinery and 
  transport equipment         24,524.3    30,330.9   280,138.2   361,693.3

Miscellaneous manufac-
  tured articles               5,768.5    10,528.1    67,413.8   131,646.4

Commodities and 
  transactions not
  classified elsewhere
  in SITC                      1,803.6     2,353.0    24,669.4    28,877.3

Reexports                      3,482.8      (X)       40,423.3      (X) 

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

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