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                              September                     August
                          
Section Description                                
                              Exports       Imports       Exports       Imports


                                                      (R)           (R)
Total                         57,359.5      76,615.6      56,704.7      73,001.5


       Summary:

Food and live animals          3,485.5       2,707.9       3,397.0       2,592.3

Beverages and tobacco            637.1         686.1         639.6         657.7

Crude materials, 
  inedible except 
  fuels                        2,289.5       1,857.2       2,357.3       1,827.5

Mineral fuels, 
  lubricants and
  related materials              976.0       6,423.1       1,112.5       6,532.2

Animal and vegetable
  oils, fats 
  and waxes                      172.1         122.9         192.1         129.7

Chemicals and related
  products, n.e.s.             5,821.4       4,290.9       5,768.7       4,305.9

Manufactured goods
  classified chiefly
  by material                  4,957.0       8,925.2       4,943.1       8,372.7

Machinery and 
  transport equipment         27,420.0      34,314.0      26,132.8      32,764.1

Miscellaneous manufac-
  tured articles               6,162.6      14,531.9       6,173.3      13,514.3

Commodities and 
  transactions not
  classified elsewhere
  in SITC                      1,820.4       2,756.6       2,139.6       2,607.8

Reexports                      3,617.9       (X)           3,618.5         (X) 

Timing adjustments             (X)           (X)             230.2        -302.8


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                                     1997

  SITC                        Cumulative to date

Section Description
                             Exports       Imports



Total                        509,011.3     641,729.1


   Summary:

Food and live animals         29,501.1      23,887.7

Beverages and tobacco          5,871.8       5,645.0

Crude materials, 
  inedible except 
  fuels                       22,700.2      16,584.0

Mineral fuels, 
  lubricants and
  related materials            9,094.3      58,634.4

Animal and vegetable
  oils, fats 
  and waxes                    1,494.0       1,192.9

Chemicals and related
  products, n.e.s.            52,121.1      37,518.9

Manufactured goods
  classified chiefly
  by material                 43,199.9      74,829.6

Machinery and 
  transport equipment        237,204.1     290,266.4

Miscellaneous manufac-
  tured articles              54,726.5     109,125.5

Commodities and 
  transactions not
  classified elsewhere
  in SITC                     19,736.0      23,737.3

Reexports                     33,303.7          (X) 

Timing adjustments                58.6         307.4


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                                                 1996

 SITC                            September                 Cumulative to date

Section Description
                              Exports       Imports       Exports       Imports


                                                      
Total                         50,598.5      68,308.9     460,656.2     585,586.2


    Summary:

Food and live animals          3,544.3       2,379.2      33,417.1      21,354.5

Beverages and tobacco            696.4         584.6       5,845.6       4,804.1

Crude materials, 
  inedible except 
  fuels                        2,195.0       1,799.3      22,948.9      15,950.3

Mineral fuels, 
  lubricants and
  related materials            1,071.4       6,992.9       8,563.1      55,717.5

Animal and vegetable
  oils, fats 
  and waxes                      132.3          94.3       1,315.7       1,185.1

Chemicals and related
  products, n.e.s.             5,040.9       3,650.4      46,210.7      33,580.8

Manufactured goods
  classified chiefly
  by material                  4,284.6       7,647.9      38,907.5      68,089.1

Machinery and 
  transport equipment         22,655.0      30,414.3     205,439.8     267,354.0

Miscellaneous manufac-
  tured articles               5,594.8      12,409.6      49,484.9      96,278.1

Commodities and 
  transactions not
  classified elsewhere
  in SITC                      1,849.8       2,336.4      19,076.1      21,272.8

Reexports                      3,534.2       (X)          29,446.6       (X) 

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

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