EXHIBIT 4. EXPORTS AND IMPORTS BY SITC COMMODITY SECTIONS,
           NOT SEASONALLY ADJUSTED: 1999 AND 2000

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



                           
                                January 2000
         SITC
 Section Description        Exports       Imports
                                   
Total                      56,938.5      87,648.8

       Summary:

Food and live animals       2,935.2       2,947.4

Beverages and tobacco         429.7         591.9

Crude materials, 
  inedible except 
  fuels                     2,263.9       1,923.0

Mineral fuels, 
  lubricants and
  related materials         1,020.8       8,790.0

Animal and vegetable
  oils, fats 
  and waxes                   138.1         111.6

Chemicals and related
  products, n.e.s.          5,523.7       4,931.2

Manufactured goods
  classified chiefly
  by material               4,761.0      10,291.2

Machinery and 
  transport equipment      26,713.1      39,919.7

Miscellaneous manufac-
  tured articles            6,062.2      14,264.7

Commodities and 
  transactions not
  classified elsewhere
  in SITC                   2,375.9       3,878.1

Reexports                   4,714.8           (X)

Timing adjustments              (X)           (X)
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                                                1999
                                 December                    January 
         SITC          
 Section Description       Exports       Imports       Exports       Imports

                       (R)           (R)
Total                      63,909.2      91,454.1      52,382.9      71,858.0

       Summary:

Food and live animals       3,191.9       3,261.4       2,706.9       2,887.9

Beverages and tobacco         442.7         752.3         488.8         511.7

Crude materials, 
  inedible except 
  fuels                     2,377.0       1,828.8       1,937.6       1,580.7

Mineral fuels, 
  lubricants and
  related materials         1,085.8       8,083.1         676.3       3,939.2

Animal and vegetable
  oils, fats 
  and waxes                   157.8         126.6         186.8         121.7

Chemicals and related
  products, n.e.s.          5,963.2       5,332.7       5,277.5       4,708.6

Manufactured goods
  classified chiefly
  by material               4,766.8       9,772.4       4,219.9       8,552.8

Machinery and 
  transport equipment      31,652.1      43,553.6      25,624.2      33,439.0

Miscellaneous manufac-
  tured articles            6,630.3      14,422.5       5,538.4      12,489.6

Commodities and 
  transactions not
  classified elsewhere
  in SITC                   2,732.5       4,060.7       1,791.9       3,456.7

Reexports                   4,903.0           (X)       3,609.3           (X)

Timing adjustments            204.3         260.2         127.0         170.1

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