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.



                              February  2000               January 2000
         SITC                                      
 Section Description       Exports       Imports       Exports       Imports

                                                    (R)           (R)
Total                      60,753.2      91,764.4      57,221.1      87,368.0

       Summary:

Food and live animals       3,065.6       2,871.3       2,935.2       2,947.4

Beverages and tobacco         567.5         615.4         429.7         591.9

Crude materials, 
  inedible except 
  fuels                     2,409.7       1,875.7       2,263.9       1,923.0

Mineral fuels, 
  lubricants and
  related materials           796.0       9,799.5       1,020.8       8,790.0

Animal and vegetable
  oils, fats 
  and waxes                   134.4         111.0         138.1         111.6

Chemicals and related
  products, n.e.s.          6,095.2       5,513.0       5,523.7       4,931.2

Manufactured goods
  classified chiefly
  by material               5,172.0      10,470.9       4,761.0      10,291.2

Machinery and 
  transport equipment      28,320.4      41,607.0      26,713.1      39,919.7

Miscellaneous manufac-
  tured articles            6,507.3      14,923.7       6,062.2      14,264.7

Commodities and 
  transactions not
  classified elsewhere
  in SITC                   2,564.7       3,977.0       2,530.0       3,878.1

Reexports                   5,120.4           (X)       4,714.8           (X)

Timing adjustments              (X)           (X)         128.5        -280.8
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                            Cumulative to date
         SITC
 Section Description       Exports       Imports

Total                     117,974.4     179,132.4

       Summary:

Food and live animals       6,000.8       5,818.7

Beverages and tobacco         997.2       1,207.2

Crude materials, 
  inedible except 
  fuels                     4,673.6       3,798.7

Mineral fuels, 
  lubricants and
  related materials         1,816.8      18,589.5

Animal and vegetable
  oils, fats 
  and waxes                   272.5         222.5

Chemicals and related
  products, n.e.s.         11,618.9      10,444.2

Manufactured goods
  classified chiefly
  by material               9,933.0      20,762.1

Machinery and 
  transport equipment      55,033.5      81,526.7

Miscellaneous manufac-
  tured articles           12,569.5      29,188.4

Commodities and 
  transactions not
  classified elsewhere
  in SITC                   5,094.7       7,855.1

Reexports                   9,835.2           (X)

Timing adjustments            128.5        -280.8
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                               February  1999         Cumulative to date 1999
         SITC
 Section Description       Exports       Imports       Exports       Imports

Total                      53,442.9      74,108.7     105,825.8     145,966.8

       Summary:

Food and live animals       2,852.5       2,700.2       5,559.5       5,588.1

Beverages and tobacco         646.3         562.6       1,135.0       1,074.2

Crude materials, 
  inedible except 
  fuels                     1,878.9       1,588.1       3,816.5       3,168.9

Mineral fuels, 
  lubricants and
  related materials           580.0       3,689.0       1,256.3       7,628.2

Animal and vegetable
  oils, fats 
  and waxes                   211.8         100.7         398.6         222.4

Chemicals and related
  products, n.e.s.          5,458.0       4,688.1      10,735.5       9,396.7

Manufactured goods
  classified chiefly
  by material               4,382.6       8,619.6       8,602.5      17,172.3

Machinery and 
  transport equipment      25,960.9      36,016.7      51,585.1      69,455.7

Miscellaneous manufac-
  tured articles            5,760.8      12,943.6      11,299.2      25,433.2

Commodities and 
  transactions not
  classified elsewhere
  in SITC                   1,927.6       3,382.3       3,917.8       6,839.0

Reexports                   3,750.0           (X)       7,359.4           (X)

Timing adjustments             33.4        -182.1         160.4         -12.0



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