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
                                    August                       July
       SITC                                       
 Section Description        Exports       Imports       Exports       Imports

                                                    (R)           (R)
Total                       53,064.4      76,171.1      51,676.3      76,285.0

       Summary:

Food and live animals        2,884.7       2,613.1       3,016.2       2,619.5

Beverages and tobacco          675.5         648.3         596.6         694.6

Crude materials, 
  inedible except 
  fuels                      1,749.8       1,757.7       1,924.2       1,801.3

Mineral fuels, 
  lubricants and
  related materials            785.3       4,732.3         835.5       4,762.7

Animal and vegetable
  oils, fats 
  and waxes                    227.5         121.9         217.9         115.2

Chemicals and related
  products, n.e.s.           5,526.7       4,334.3       5,582.4       4,724.3

Manufactured goods
  classified chiefly
  by material                4,523.0       9,497.8       4,464.5       9,891.2

Machinery and 
  transport equipment       25,058.0      34,155.6      23,788.2      32,783.1

Miscellaneous manufac-
  tured articles             5,846.3      14,975.8       5,725.8      15,154.6

Commodities and 
  transactions not
  classified elsewhere
  in SITC                    2,118.7       3,334.3       1,951.9       3,417.1

Reexports                    3,668.9           (X)       3,507.0           (X)

Timing adjustments               (X)           (X)          66.1         321.5
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                          Cumulative to date - 1998
       SITC
 Section Description        Exports       Imports

Total                      448,266.4     596,727.4

       Summary:

Food and live animals       24,432.2      22,385.2

Beverages and tobacco        5,348.9       5,002.2

Crude materials, 
  inedible except 
  fuels                     16,928.7      14,332.7

Mineral fuels, 
  lubricants and
  related materials          6,903.6      39,733.3

Animal and vegetable
  oils, fats 
  and waxes                  1,826.6       1,004.7

Chemicals and related
  products, n.e.s.          45,770.8      36,535.0

Manufactured goods
  classified chiefly
  by material               38,586.6      74,790.1

Machinery and 
  transport equipment      214,044.7     273,539.7

Miscellaneous manufac-
  tured articles            48,147.9     105,005.0

Commodities and 
  transactions not
  classified elsewhere
  in SITC                   16,944.1      24,499.2

Reexports                   29,278.1           (X)

Timing adjustments              54.3         -99.7
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                                                1997

       SITC                         August               Cumulative to date
 Section Description        Exports       Imports       Exports       Imports

Total                       56,661.9      73,005.5     451,483.1     565,529.4

       Summary:

Food and live animals        3,351.7       2,586.9      25,990.3      21,174.2

Beverages and tobacco          641.8         649.9       5,225.3       4,960.7

Crude materials, 
  inedible except 
  fuels                      2,328.9       1,816.8      20,414.8      14,724.3

Mineral fuels, 
  lubricants and
  related materials          1,135.3       6,509.8       8,310.5      52,597.8

Animal and vegetable
  oils, fats 
  and waxes                    193.1         127.0       1,326.7       1,061.9

Chemicals and related
  products, n.e.s.           5,822.6       4,306.0      46,304.5      33,295.3

Manufactured goods
  classified chiefly
  by material                4,948.3       8,312.6      38,318.5      65,875.3

Machinery and 
  transport equipment       26,473.9      32,598.8     210,458.4     256,232.5

Miscellaneous manufac-
  tured articles             6,258.5      13,491.7      48,673.7      94,647.5

Commodities and 
  transactions not
  classified elsewhere
  in SITC                    1,893.9       2,606.0      17,014.4      20,959.8

Reexports                    3,613.9           (X)      29,446.1           (X)

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


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