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                                November                    October
                           
 Section Description                                 
                                Exports       Imports       Exports       Imports


                                                       (R)           (R)
Total                          58,407.8      71,634.9      62,158.5      81,508.6


       Summary:

Food and live animals           3,481.7       2,582.9       3,544.0       2,806.7

Beverages and tobacco             757.6         594.5         701.9         770.3

Crude materials, 
  inedible except 
  fuels                         3,021.8       1,754.1       3,241.6       1,941.0

Mineral fuels, 
  lubricants and
  related materials               955.9       5,783.9       1,120.2       7,033.7

Animal and vegetable
  oils, fats 
  and waxes                       259.7         114.0         201.7         136.3

Chemicals and related
  products, n.e.s.              5,579.2       4,106.0       6,088.1       4,281.0

Manufactured goods
  classified chiefly
  by material                   4,887.2       8,334.7       5,167.5       9,318.4

Machinery and 
  transport equipment          27,654.1      33,298.5      29,241.0      37,202.1

Miscellaneous manufac-
  tured articles                6,266.7      12,331.8       6,728.5      15,184.1

Commodities and 
  transactions not
  classified elsewhere
  in SITC                       1,905.3       2,734.4       2,017.2       2,964.2

Reexports                       3,638.5           (X)       3,790.5           (X) 

Timing adjustments                  (X)           (X)         316.2        -129.2


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                                        1997

  SITC                          Cumulative to date

 Section Description
                               Exports       Imports



Total                         629,439.5     795,124.7


       Summary:

Food and live animals          36,526.9      29,277.3

Beverages and tobacco           7,331.4       7,009.8

Crude materials, 
  inedible except 
  fuels                        28,963.6      20,279.1

Mineral fuels, 
  lubricants and
  related materials            11,170.4      71,452.0

Animal and vegetable
  oils, fats 
  and waxes                     1,955.4       1,443.2

Chemicals and related
  products, n.e.s.             63,788.4      45,905.9

Manufactured goods
  classified chiefly
  by material                  53,254.6      92,482.7

Machinery and 
  transport equipment         294,099.2     360,767.0

Miscellaneous manufac-
  tured articles               67,721.8     136,641.4

Commodities and 
  transactions not
  classified elsewhere
  in SITC                      23,647.2      29,435.9

Reexports                      40,732.7           (X) 

Timing adjustments                248.0         430.4


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                                                 1996

 SITC                              November               Cumulative to date

Section Description
                               Exports       Imports       Exports       Imports


                                                       
Total                          55,016.0      68,015.7     571,779.6     727,719.4


       Summary:

Food and live animals           3,876.8       2,404.6      41,238.0      26,270.5

Beverages and tobacco             701.1         551.5       7,338.8       6,092.2

Crude materials, 
  inedible except 
  fuels                         3,175.0       1,765.8      28,861.3      19,635.7

Mineral fuels, 
  lubricants and
  related materials             1,080.2       6,747.4      10,996.1      69,945.0

Animal and vegetable
  oils, fats 
  and waxes                       191.0         126.8       1,647.9       1,466.0

Chemicals and related
  products, n.e.s.              4,993.2       3,448.4      56,663.8      40,913.7

Manufactured goods
  classified chiefly
  by material                   4,367.6       7,745.0      47,968.0      84,391.5

Machinery and 
  transport equipment          24,864.0      31,313.2     255,613.9     331,362.3

Miscellaneous manufac-
  tured articles                6,048.1      11,235.8      61,645.3     121,118.2

Commodities and 
  transactions not
  classified elsewhere
  in SITC                       1,924.8       2,677.2      22,865.8      26,524.3

Reexports                       3,794.3           (X)      36,940.5           (X) 

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

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