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                              October                September
                            
Section Description                             
                             Exports     Imports     Exports     Imports


                                                    (R)         (R)
Total                         61,646.8    81,637.7    57,221.5    76,867.7


       Summary:

Food and live animals          3,544.0     2,806.7     3,485.5     2,707.9

Beverages and tobacco            701.9       770.3       637.1       686.1

Crude materials, 
  inedible except 
  fuels                        3,241.6     1,941.0     2,289.5     1,857.2

Mineral fuels, 
  lubricants and
  related materials            1,120.2     7,033.7       976.0     6,423.1

Animal and vegetable
  oils, fats 
  and waxes                      201.7       136.3       172.1       122.9

Chemicals and related
  products, n.e.s.             6,088.1     4,281.0     5,821.4     4,290.9

Manufactured goods
  classified chiefly
  by material                  5,167.5     9,318.4     4,957.0     8,925.2

Machinery and 
  transport equipment         29,241.0    37,202.1    27,420.0    34,314.0

Miscellaneous manufac-
  tured articles               6,728.5    15,184.1     6,162.6    14,531.9

Commodities and 
  transactions not
  classified elsewhere
  in SITC                      1,821.7     2,964.2     1,809.2     2,756.6

Reexports                      3,790.5        (X)      3,617.9        (X) 

Timing adjustments                (X)         (X)       -126.8       252.1


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                                    1997

SITC                         Cumulative to date

Section Description
                              Exports     Imports
 


Total                        570,520.1   723,619.0


       Summary:

Food and live animals         33,045.1    26,694.4

Beverages and tobacco          6,573.8     6,415.3

Crude materials, 
  inedible except 
  fuels                       25,941.8    18,525.0

Mineral fuels, 
  lubricants and
  related materials           10,214.5    65,668.1

Animal and vegetable
  oils, fats 
  and waxes                    1,695.7     1,329.2

Chemicals and related
  products, n.e.s.            58,209.2    41,799.8

Manufactured goods
  classified chiefly
  by material                 48,367.4    84,148.0

Machinery and 
  transport equipment        266,445.1   327,468.4

Miscellaneous manufac-
  tured articles              61,455.0   124,309.6

Commodities and 
  transactions not
  classified elsewhere
  in SITC                     21,546.5    26,701.5

Reexports                     37,094.2        (X) 

Timing adjustments               -68.2       559.6


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                                            1996

SITC                              October            Cumulative to date

Section Description
                             Exports     Imports     Exports     Imports


                                                    
Total                         56,107.4    74,117.5   516,763.5   659,703.7


       Summary:

Food and live animals          3,944.1     2,511.4    37,361.2    23,865.9

Beverages and tobacco            792.1       736.6     6,637.7     5,540.7

Crude materials, 
  inedible except 
  fuels                        2,737.4     1,919.6    25,686.4    17,869.9

Mineral fuels, 
  lubricants and
  related materials            1,352.8     7,480.0     9,915.9    63,197.5

Animal and vegetable
  oils, fats 
  and waxes                      141.2       154.1     1,456.9     1,339.2

Chemicals and related
  products, n.e.s.             5,459.9     3,884.6    51,670.6    37,465.3

Manufactured goods
  classified chiefly
  by material                  4,693.0     8,557.4    43,600.5    76,646.5

Machinery and 
  transport equipment         25,310.1    32,695.2   230,749.9   300,049.1

Miscellaneous manufac-
  tured articles               6,112.2    13,604.3    55,597.2   109,882.4

Commodities and 
  transactions not
  classified elsewhere
  in SITC                      1,864.9     2,574.3    20,941.0    23,847.1

Reexports                      3,699.6        (X)     33,146.2        (X) 

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

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