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                                           July                    June
                                         
 Section Description                                    
                                            Exports     Imports     Exports     Imports


                                                                 (R)         (R)
Total                                      54,536.3    74,894.3    58,036.7    71,766.8


       Summary:

Food and live animals                       3,154.7     2,658.2     3,067.1     2,605.0

Beverages and tobacco                         551.7       709.8       656.8       647.1

Crude materials, 
  inedible except 
  fuels                                     2,239.0     1,930.1     2,351.0     1,849.8

Mineral fuels, 
  lubricants and
  related materials                         1,073.9     6,286.5       955.8     6,166.5

Animal and vegetable
  oils, fats 
  and waxes                                   186.0       137.2       122.7       132.9

Chemicals and related
  products, n.e.s.                          5,777.0     4,378.7     6,069.5     4,001.6

Manufactured goods
  classified chiefly
  by material                               4,701.9     9,020.4     4,960.5     8,317.0

Machinery and 
  transport equipment                      25,648.1    32,943.7    27,366.1    32,870.5

Miscellaneous manufac-
  tured articles                            5,927.1    14,057.1     6,339.1    12,446.0

Commodities and 
  transactions not
  classified elsewhere
  in SITC                                   1,814.0     2,772.7     2,426.4     2,583.0

Reexports                                   3,462.8         (X)     3,949.6         (X) 

Timing adjustments                              (X)         (X)      -227.8       147.4


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                                                 1997
  
      SITC                                 Cumulative to date

 Section Description
                                           Exports     Imports
    


Total                                     394,654.4   492,061.6


       Summary:

Food and live animals                      22,618.6    18,587.6

Beverages and tobacco                       4,595.1     4,301.3

Crude materials, 
  inedible except 
  fuels                                    18,053.3    12,899.3

Mineral fuels, 
  lubricants and
  related materials                         7,005.8    45,679.1

Animal and vegetable
  oils, fats 
  and waxes                                 1,129.9       940.4

Chemicals and related
  products, n.e.s.                         40,530.9    28,922.0

Manufactured goods
  classified chiefly
  by material                              33,299.8    57,531.7

Machinery and 
  transport equipment                     183,651.3   223,188.3

Miscellaneous manufac-
  tured articles                           42,390.6    81,079.3

Commodities and 
  transactions not
  classified elsewhere
  in SITC                                  15,603.2    18,372.9

Reexports                                  26,067.2         (X) 

Timing adjustments                           -291.4       559.8


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                                                             1996


     SITC                                          July             Cumulative to date

  Section Description
                                            Exports     Imports     Exports     Imports
 

                                                                 
Total                                      47,597.8    67,681.5   358,482.8   449,252.5


       Summary:

Food and live animals                       3,852.0     2,312.2    26,143.6    16,650.6

Beverages and tobacco                         520.0       607.7     4,459.8     3,580.4

Crude materials, 
  inedible except 
  fuels                                     2,164.6     1,909.5    18,336.5    12,258.5

Mineral fuels, 
  lubricants and
  related materials                           942.5     6,868.8     6,498.9    42,232.3

Animal and vegetable
  oils, fats 
  and waxes                                    98.6       120.5     1,063.4       944.4

Chemicals and related
  products, n.e.s.                          4,918.7     3,780.9    35,984.6    26,323.3

Manufactured goods
  classified chiefly
  by material                               4,116.8     8,032.3    30,159.5    52,539.2

Machinery and 
  transport equipment                      20,964.6    29,127.1   159,698.7   206,794.5

Miscellaneous manufac-
  tured articles                            5,289.1    12,459.0    38,241.7    71,361.3

Commodities and 
  transactions not
  classified elsewhere
  in SITC                                   1,822.5     2,463.3    15,275.3    16,568.0

Reexports                                   2,908.3         (X)    22,620.7         (X) 

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

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