EXHIBIT 4. EXPORTS AND IMPORTS BY SITC COMMODITY SECTIONS,
           NOT SEASONALLY ADJUSTED: 1997 AND 1998

In millions of dollars. Details may not equal totals due to rounding.
(X) Not applicable.  (R) Revised.



                                              1998

                                 April                    March
          SITC                                   
  Section Description      Exports     Imports     Exports     Imports
                                     
Total                      56,815.4    75,912.8    62,328.9    78,194.0

       Summary:

Food and live animals       3,002.6     2,892.8     3,355.5     3,036.8

Beverages and tobacco         713.0       692.6       704.0       638.1

Crude materials, 
  inedible except 
  fuels                     2,093.7     1,845.4     2,382.9     1,895.0

Mineral fuels, 
  lubricants and
  related materials           873.6     5,129.3       863.4     4,770.4

Animal and vegetable
  oils, fats 
  and waxes                   214.6       128.6       238.2       133.8

Chemicals and related
  products, n.e.s.          5,693.0     4,810.1     5,998.9     5,008.5

Manufactured goods
  classified chiefly
  by material               4,965.9     9,578.2     5,263.7     9,395.1

Machinery and 
  transport equipment      27,402.2    35,226.2    30,500.2    37,769.0

Miscellaneous manufac-
  tured articles            6,119.4    12,419.2     6,788.4    12,608.2

Commodities and 
  transactions not
  classified elsewhere
  in SITC                   2,030.5     3,190.3     2,158.0     3,015.0

Reexports                   3,706.9         (X)     4,073.3         (X)

Timing adjustments              (X)         (X)         2.4       -76.0
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                         Cumulative to date-1998
          SITC
  Section Description      Exports     Imports

Total                     229,729.8   293,345.2

       Summary:

Food and live animals      12,668.1    11,562.6

Beverages and tobacco       2,620.9     2,308.1

Crude materials, 
  inedible except 
  fuels                     9,450.3     7,196.3

Mineral fuels, 
  lubricants and
  related materials         3,584.6    20,437.9

Animal and vegetable
  oils, fats 
  and waxes                   967.7       512.6

Chemicals and related
  products, n.e.s.         22,842.0    18,475.5

Manufactured goods
  classified chiefly
  by material              19,944.0    36,030.7

Machinery and 
  transport equipment     110,292.8   136,687.2

Miscellaneous manufac-
  tured articles           24,306.5    48,558.9

Commodities and 
  transactions not
  classified elsewhere
  in SITC                   8,320.9    11,807.5

Reexports                  14,746.4         (X)

Timing adjustments            -14.4      -232.0
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                                            1997

                                 April            Cumulative to date
          SITC
  Section Description     Exports     Imports     Exports     Imports
                                                 
Total                      58,180.1    71,250.0   223,124.9   274,460.6

       Summary:

Food and live animals       3,262.2     2,741.0    13,279.7    10,556.2

Beverages and tobacco         567.5       649.7     2,566.0     2,234.9

Crude materials, 
  inedible except 
  fuels                     2,550.7     1,927.6    10,980.4     7,229.8

Mineral fuels, 
  lubricants and
  related materials         1,035.2     6,115.5     4,085.1    27,129.2

Animal and vegetable
  oils, fats 
  and waxes                   167.1       133.5       681.7       531.1

Chemicals and related
  products, n.e.s.          5,918.7     4,451.9    22,581.0    16,559.7

Manufactured goods
  classified chiefly
  by material               4,859.1     8,372.6    18,655.4    31,628.3

Machinery and 
  transport equipment      27,357.8    33,020.1   102,883.0   125,227.2

Miscellaneous manufac-
  tured articles            6,118.5    11,055.2    23,837.3    43,075.4

Commodities and 
  transactions not
  classified elsewhere
  in SITC                   2,572.4     2,783.0     8,711.0    10,288.6

Reexports                   3,770.9         (X)    14,864.1         (X)

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

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