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                   May                    April
                         

Section Description                            
                          Exports     Imports     Exports     Imports


                                                 (R)         (R)
Total                      58,182.8    71,631.9    58,340.6    71,177.8


       Summary:

Food and live animals       3,093.1     2,799.5     3,264.9     2,709.2

Beverages and tobacco         801.6       721.9       573.2       643.7

Crude materials, 
  inedible except 
  fuels                     2,479.5     1,909.4     2,543.4     1,904.3

Mineral fuels, 
  lubricants and
  related materials           906.7     6,537.8       991.6     6,312.7

Animal and vegetable
  oils, fats 
  and waxes                   140.7       130.7       166.5       132.1

Chemicals and related
  products, n.e.s.          6,021.1     4,030.1     5,942.1     4,453.6

Manufactured goods
  classified chiefly
  by material               4,938.6     8,610.6     4,901.7     8,350.0

Machinery and 
  transport equipment      27,668.3    32,597.8    27,850.0    32,918.3

Miscellaneous manufac-
  tured articles            6,271.5    11,577.9     6,130.8    11,015.5

Commodities and 
  transactions not
  classified elsewhere
  in SITC                   2,213.1     2,716.3     2,695.3     2,782.8

Reexports                   3,648.6          (X)    3,862.8          (X)

Timing adjustments               (X)         (X)     -581.6       -44.3



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                                   1997

          SITC               Cumulative to date


Section Description
                           Exports     Imports



Total                     281,545.1   345,553.9


       Summary:

Food and live animals      16,396.7    13,324.5

Beverages and tobacco       3,386.6     2,944.4

Crude materials, 
  inedible except 
  fuels                    13,463.4     9,119.5

Mineral fuels, 
  lubricants and
  related materials         4,976.1    33,226.1

Animal and vegetable
  oils, fats 
  and waxes                   821.3       670.2

Chemicals and related
  products, n.e.s.         28,684.4    20,541.7

Manufactured goods
  classified chiefly
  by material              23,637.4    40,194.2

Machinery and 
  transport equipment     130,637.1   157,374.1

Miscellaneous manufac-
  tured articles           30,124.4    54,576.3

Commodities and 
  transactions not
  classified elsewhere
  in SITC                  11,127.7    13,017.2

Reexports                  18,654.9         (X) 

Timing adjustments           -364.9       565.8



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                                          1996

          SITC                    May              Cumulative to date

Section Description
                           Exports     Imports     Exports     Imports


                                                 
Total                      53,359.1    66,856.7   259,063.5   317,374.6


       Summary:

Food and live animals       3,818.1     2,448.1    18,927.1    12,074.2

Beverages and tobacco         681.5       573.4     3,279.6     2,428.7

Crude materials, 
  inedible except 
  fuels                     2,359.1     1,843.3    13,849.4     8,697.4

Mineral fuels, 
  lubricants and
  related materials           920.8     6,845.6     4,689.2    29,146.9

Animal and vegetable
  oils, fats 
  and waxes                   130.2       165.2       837.3       702.8

Chemicals and related
  products, n.e.s.          5,322.2     3,878.0    25,893.2    18,968.1

Manufactured goods
  classified chiefly
  by material               4,505.4     7,791.5    21,554.2    37,048.2

Machinery and 
  transport equipment      24,224.6    30,492.1   115,126.7   148,146.4

Miscellaneous manufac-
  tured articles            5,679.3    10,302.6    27,278.1    48,385.4

Commodities and 
  transactions not
  classified elsewhere
  in SITC                   2,524.5     2,516.8    11,294.8    11,776.4

Reexports                   3,193.3          (X)   16,334.0          (X)

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

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