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
                                    July                        June
          SITC                                       
  Section Description        Exports       Imports       Exports       Imports

                                                     (R)           (R)
Total                        51,444.9      75,963.4      57,081.2      77,012.9

       Summary:

Food and live animals         3,016.2       2,619.5       2,958.7       2,870.5

Beverages and tobacco           596.6         694.6         689.3         717.1

Crude materials, 
  inedible except 
  fuels                       1,924.2       1,801.3       1,877.4       1,769.8

Mineral fuels, 
  lubricants and
  related materials             835.5       4,762.7         816.2       4,829.5

Animal and vegetable
  oils, fats 
  and waxes                     217.9         115.2         231.4         134.7

Chemicals and related
  products, n.e.s.            5,582.4       4,724.3       5,931.4       4,627.7

Manufactured goods
  classified chiefly
  by material                 4,464.5       9,891.2       4,798.2       9,875.8

Machinery and 
  transport equipment        23,788.2      32,783.1      27,703.2      35,323.0

Miscellaneous manufac-
  tured articles              5,725.8      15,154.6       6,174.9      14,078.3

Commodities and 
  transactions not
  classified elsewhere
  in SITC                     1,786.6       3,417.1       2,180.3       3,021.4

Reexports                     3,507.0           (X)        3,799.8          (X)

Timing adjustments                (X)           (X)          -79.8       -235.0
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                          Cumulative to date -  1998
          SITC
 Section Description         Exports       Imports

Total                       394,970.5     520,234.8

       Summary:

Food and live animals        21,547.4      19,772.2

Beverages and tobacco         4,673.4       4,353.9

Crude materials, 
  inedible except 
  fuels                      15,178.9      12,575.0

Mineral fuels, 
  lubricants and
  related materials           6,118.3      35,001.0

Animal and vegetable
  oils, fats 
  and waxes                   1,599.1         882.8

Chemicals and related
  products, n.e.s.           40,244.0      32,200.7

Manufactured goods
  classified chiefly
  by material                34,063.5      65,292.3

Machinery and 
  transport equipment       188,986.7     239,384.1

Miscellaneous manufac-
  tured articles             42,301.6      90,029.2

Commodities and 
  transactions not
  classified elsewhere
  in SITC                    14,660.1      21,164.9

Reexports                    25,609.2           (X)

Timing adjustments              -11.8        -421.3
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                                                   1997
                                      July                  Cumulative to date
          SITC
  Section Description         Exports       Imports       Exports       Imports

Total                        54,909.4      74,896.4     394,821.2     492,523.9

       Summary:

Food and live animals         3,186.0       2,654.2      22,638.6      18,587.2

Beverages and tobacco           556.8         711.9       4,583.5       4,310.8

Crude materials, 
  inedible except 
  fuels                       2,274.2       1,943.6      18,085.9      12,907.5

Mineral fuels, 
  lubricants and
  related materials           1,109.7       6,133.2       7,175.2      46,088.0

Animal and vegetable
  oils, fats 
  and waxes                     186.5         141.1       1,133.6         934.9

Chemicals and related
  products, n.e.s.            5,814.4       4,408.9      40,481.9      28,989.4

Manufactured goods
  classified chiefly
  by material                 4,765.3       9,036.2      33,370.2      57,562.6

Machinery and 
  transport equipment        25,741.6      33,013.7     183,984.5     223,633.7

Miscellaneous manufac-
  tured articles              5,947.4      14,079.6      42,415.2      81,155.8

Commodities and 
  transactions not
  classified elsewhere
  in SITC                     1,839.2       2,774.1      15,120.4      18,353.8

Reexports                     3,488.1           (X)      25,832.2           (X)

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

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