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.


 
                                 April 2000                 March 2000
         SITC                                       
  Section Description       Exports       Imports       Exports       Imports

                                                     (R)           (R)
Total                       62,856.0      94,887.0      68,740.4     103,067.4

       Summary:

Food and live animals        2,965.4       3,032.3       3,354.8       3,325.6

Beverages and tobacco          576.2         705.2         636.8         734.8

Crude materials, 
  inedible except 
  fuels                      2,196.1       1,996.2       2,696.7       2,018.2

Mineral fuels, 
  lubricants and
  related materials            969.6       9,554.7       1,117.1      10,695.7

Animal and vegetable
  oils, fats 
  and waxes                    118.4         108.8         132.6         142.6

Chemicals and related
  products, n.e.s.           6,409.9       5,669.0       7,083.1       6,639.6

Manufactured goods
  classified chiefly
  by material                5,360.2      10,826.6       5,882.1      11,635.0

Machinery and 
  transport equipment       29,791.8      44,232.3      31,838.5      47,968.5

Miscellaneous manufac-
  tured articles             7,036.8      14,559.4       7,635.8      15,603.3

Commodities and 
  transactions not
  classified elsewhere
  in SITC                    2,175.4       4,202.7       2,824.1       4,690.4

Reexports                    5,256.2           (X)       6,151.7           (X)

Timing adjustments               (X)           (X)        -612.8        -386.3
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                           Cumulative to date 2000
         SITC
  Section Description       Exports       Imports

Total                      250,142.4     377,144.6

       Summary:

Food and live animals       12,321.1      12,176.6

Beverages and tobacco        2,210.2       2,647.2

Crude materials, 
  inedible except 
  fuels                      9,566.4       7,813.0

Mineral fuels, 
  lubricants and
  related materials          3,903.5      38,839.9

Animal and vegetable
  oils, fats 
  and waxes                    523.4         473.9

Chemicals and related
  products, n.e.s.          25,112.0      22,752.9

Manufactured goods
  classified chiefly
  by material               21,175.3      43,223.7

Machinery and 
  transport equipment      116,663.9     173,727.4

Miscellaneous manufac-
  tured articles            27,242.1      59,351.1

Commodities and 
  transactions not
  classified elsewhere
  in SITC                   10,294.6      16,748.2

Reexports                   21,243.0           (X)

Timing adjustments            -113.0        -609.3
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                                 April 1999              Cumulative to date
         SITC
  Section Description        Exports       Imports       Exports       Imports

Total                       57,282.9      79,980.3     223,887.5     309,668.0

       Summary:

Food and live animals        2,940.2       2,972.8      11,656.6      11,587.2

Beverages and tobacco          589.9         665.6       2,427.8       2,457.9

Crude materials, 
  inedible except 
  fuels                      1,832.5       1,817.4       7,662.2       6,706.8

Mineral fuels, 
  lubricants and
  related materials            803.9       5,264.1       2,778.5      17,273.1

Animal and vegetable
  oils, fats 
  and waxes                    169.6          95.9         716.6         441.6

Chemicals and related
  products, n.e.s.           5,710.7       5,056.6      22,274.1      19,755.1

Manufactured goods
  classified chiefly
  by material                4,715.8       9,404.4      18,280.4      36,490.2

Machinery and 
  transport equipment       28,226.1      37,834.8     110,551.6     148,238.7

Miscellaneous manufac-
  tured articles             6,240.0      13,005.2      24,123.0      52,073.4

Commodities and 
  transactions not
  classified elsewhere
  in SITC                    2,079.9       3,863.4       7,663.7      14,644.1

Reexports                    3,974.4           (X)      15,753.0           (X)

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

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