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.



                                March 2000                February 2000
         SITC                                      
 Section Description       Exports       Imports       Exports       Imports

                                                    (R)           (R)
Total                      69,019.4     103,453.7      61,324.9      91,822.3

       Summary:

Food and live animals       3,354.8       3,325.6       3,065.6       2,871.3

Beverages and tobacco         636.8         734.8         567.5         615.4

Crude materials, 
  inedible except 
  fuels                     2,696.7       2,018.2       2,409.7       1,875.7

Mineral fuels, 
  lubricants and
  related materials         1,117.1      10,695.7         796.0       9,799.5

Animal and vegetable
  oils, fats 
  and waxes                   132.6         142.6         134.4         111.0

Chemicals and related
  products, n.e.s.          7,083.1       6,639.6       6,095.2       5,513.0

Manufactured goods
  classified chiefly
  by material               5,882.1      11,635.0       5,172.0      10,470.9

Machinery and 
  transport equipment      31,838.5      47,968.5      28,320.4      41,607.0

Miscellaneous manufac-
  tured articles            7,635.8      15,603.3       6,507.3      14,923.7

Commodities and 
  transactions not
  classified elsewhere
  in SITC                   2,490.3       4,690.4       2,765.1       3,977.0

Reexports                   6,151.7           (X)       5,120.4           (X)

Timing adjustments              (X)           (X)         371.3          57.9
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                          Cumulative to date 2000
         SITC
 Section Description       Exports       Imports


Total                     187,565.4     282,643.9

       Summary:

Food and live animals       9,355.7       9,144.3

Beverages and tobacco       1,634.0       1,942.0

Crude materials, 
  inedible except 
  fuels                     7,370.3       5,816.9

Mineral fuels, 
  lubricants and
  related materials         2,933.9      29,285.2

Animal and vegetable
  oils, fats 
  and waxes                   405.1         365.1

Chemicals and related
  products, n.e.s.         18,702.0      17,083.9

Manufactured goods
  classified chiefly
  by material              15,815.1      32,397.1

Machinery and 
  transport equipment      86,872.0     129,495.2

Miscellaneous manufac-
  tured articles           20,205.3      44,791.7

Commodities and 
  transactions not
  classified elsewhere
  in SITC                   7,785.4      12,545.5

Reexports                  15,986.8           (X)

Timing adjustments            499.8        -223.0
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                               March 1999             Cumulative to date 1999
         SITC  
 Section Description       Exports       Imports       Exports       Imports

Total                      60,622.3      84,326.3     166,448.0     230,293.1

       Summary:

Food and live animals       3,184.0       3,030.7       8,743.5       8,618.8

Beverages and tobacco         699.9         715.6       1,835.0       1,789.8

Crude materials, 
  inedible except 
  fuels                     2,031.0       1,731.5       5,847.5       4,900.4

Mineral fuels, 
  lubricants and
  related materials           684.4       4,341.9       1,940.8      11,970.1

Animal and vegetable
  oils, fats 
  and waxes                   178.8         131.7         577.4         354.1

Chemicals and related
  products, n.e.s.          5,958.1       5,339.0      16,693.6      14,735.7

Manufactured goods
  classified chiefly
  by material               4,929.9       9,956.3      13,532.3      27,128.6

Machinery and 
  transport equipment      30,096.0      41,030.0      81,681.1     110,485.7

Miscellaneous manufac-
  tured articles            6,571.9      13,668.8      17,871.1      39,102.0

Commodities and 
  transactions not
  classified elsewhere
  in SITC                   2,068.3       4,157.5       5,986.0      10,996.5

Reexports                   4,244.0           (X)      11,603.4           (X)

Timing adjustments            -24.1         223.2         136.4         211.2

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