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
                                   June                    May
          SITC                                   
  Section Description     Exports     Imports     Exports     Imports


                                                 (R)         (R)
Total                      56,962.2    77,247.9    56,660.9    73,999.9

       Summary:

Food and live animals       2,958.7     2,870.5     2,904.5     2,719.6

Beverages and tobacco         689.3       717.1       766.7       634.1

Crude materials, 
  inedible except 
  fuels                     1,877.4     1,769.8     1,927.1     1,807.6

Mineral fuels, 
  lubricants and
  related materials           816.2     4,829.5       881.9     4,970.9

Animal and vegetable
  oils, fats 
  and waxes                   231.4       134.7       182.1       120.4

Chemicals and related
  products, n.e.s.          5,931.4     4,627.7     5,888.2     4,373.2

Manufactured goods
  classified chiefly
  by material               4,798.2     9,875.8     4,856.8     9,494.6

Machinery and 
  transport equipment      27,703.2    35,323.0    27,202.4    34,590.8

Miscellaneous manufac-
  tured articles            6,174.9    14,078.3     6,094.3    12,237.4

Commodities and 
  transactions not
  classified elsewhere
  in SITC                   1,981.5     3,021.4     2,173.4     2,918.9

Reexports                   3,799.8         (-)     3,556.0         (-)

Timing adjustments              (-)         (-)       227.6       132.3
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                        Cumulative to date - 1998

          SITC
  Section Description     Exports     Imports

Total                     343,406.7   444,506.4

       Summary:

Food and live animals      18,531.3    17,152.7

Beverages and tobacco       4,076.8     3,659.2

Crude materials, 
  inedible except 
  fuels                    13,254.7    10,773.7

Mineral fuels, 
  lubricants and
  related materials         5,282.8    30,238.3

Animal and vegetable
  oils, fats 
  and waxes                 1,381.2       767.6

Chemicals and related
  products, n.e.s.         34,661.7    27,476.4

Manufactured goods
  classified chiefly
  by material              29,599.0    55,401.1

Machinery and 
  transport equipment     165,198.4   206,601.1

Miscellaneous manufac-
  tured articles           36,575.8    74,874.7

Commodities and 
  transactions not
  classified elsewhere
  in SITC                  12,674.8    17,747.8

Reexports                  22,102.2         (X) 

Timing adjustments             68.0      -186.2
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                                             1997
          SITC                    June            Cumulative to date
  Section Description     Exports     Imports     Exports     Imports

Total                      58,048.6    71,656.3   339,911.8   417,627.4

       Summary:

Food and live animals       3,041.5     2,606.2    19,452.6    15,933.0

Beverages and tobacco         648.3       651.2     4,026.7     3,598.9

Crude materials, 
  inedible except 
  fuels                     2,339.6     1,837.1    15,811.7    10,963.9

Mineral fuels, 
  lubricants and
  related materials           999.6     6,115.3     6,065.4    39,954.8

Animal and vegetable
  oils, fats 
  and waxes                   123.0       133.9       947.1       793.9

Chemicals and related
  products, n.e.s.          6,026.6     4,006.1    34,667.5    24,580.5

Manufactured goods
  classified chiefly
  by material               4,954.7     8,302.0    28,604.8    48,526.4

Machinery and 
  transport equipment      27,479.8    32,964.2   158,242.9   190,620.0

Miscellaneous manufac-
  tured articles            6,280.3    12,455.3    36,467.7    67,076.3

Commodities and 
  transactions not
  classified elsewhere
  in SITC                   2,325.0     2,585.0    13,281.2    15,579.7

Reexports                   3,830.2         (X)    22,344.1         (X) 

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

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