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.



                                 June  2000                   May  2000
         SITC                                       
  Section Description       Exports       Imports       Exports       Imports

                                                     (R)           (R)
Total                       68,300.7     104,163.7      64,262.4     100,725.9

       Summary:

Food and live animals        3,132.1       2,987.3       3,067.3       3,124.2

Beverages and tobacco          554.8         832.7         543.8         794.8

Crude materials, 
  inedible except 
  fuels                      2,231.2       1,984.8       2,226.9       2,086.3

Mineral fuels, 
  lubricants and
  related materials            915.4      11,542.4         934.5      10,266.3

Animal and vegetable
  oils, fats 
  and waxes                    117.8         122.7         109.3         140.0

Chemicals and related
  products, n.e.s.           7,113.3       6,102.7       6,552.2       6,370.6

Manufactured goods
  classified chiefly
  by material                5,843.1      11,607.1       5,486.0      11,952.2

Machinery and 
  transport equipment       32,570.6      47,270.9      30,557.4      45,561.6

Miscellaneous manufac-
  tured articles             7,587.8      17,172.6       6,773.0      16,176.5

Commodities and 
  transactions not
  classified elsewhere
  in SITC                    2,175.3       4,540.4       2,242.7       4,165.6

Reexports                    6,059.2           (X)       5,220.7           (X)

Timing adjustments               (X)           (X)         548.6          87.9
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                           Cumulative to date 2000
         SITC
  Section Description       Exports       Imports

Total                      382,635.9     581,962.2

       Summary:

Food and live animals       18,520.5      18,288.0

Beverages and tobacco        3,308.8       4,274.8

Crude materials, 
  inedible except 
  fuels                     14,024.5      11,884.2

Mineral fuels, 
  lubricants and
  related materials          5,753.4      60,648.6

Animal and vegetable
  oils, fats 
  and waxes                    750.5         736.6

Chemicals and related
  products, n.e.s.          38,777.5      35,226.2

Manufactured goods
  classified chiefly
  by material               32,504.3      66,783.0

Machinery and 
  transport equipment      179,791.8     266,559.9

Miscellaneous manufac-
  tured articles            41,602.8      92,700.2

Commodities and 
  transactions not
  classified elsewhere
  in SITC                   14,923.4      25,454.1

Reexports                   32,522.9           (X)

Timing adjustments             155.3        -593.5
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                                June 1999              Cumulative to date 1999
         SITC
  Section Description       Exports       Imports       Exports       Imports

Total                       57,824.6      87,879.7     338,200.9     478,513.1

       Summary:

Food and live animals        3,051.8       2,984.7      17,553.0      17,557.7

Beverages and tobacco          500.1         764.9       3,557.1       3,917.3

Crude materials, 
  inedible except 
  fuels                      1,743.1       1,858.5      11,145.3      10,373.5

Mineral fuels, 
  lubricants and
  related materials            789.2       6,105.5       4,340.4      29,685.2

Animal and vegetable
  oils, fats 
  and waxes                    129.7         115.0         995.2         668.7

Chemicals and related
  products, n.e.s.           5,843.4       5,144.2      33,869.9      29,668.3

Manufactured goods
  classified chiefly
  by material                4,798.8      10,073.9      27,797.5      56,049.4

Machinery and 
  transport equipment       28,417.7      41,724.4     166,594.3     228,100.8

Miscellaneous manufac-
  tured articles             6,213.0      15,345.6      36,658.5      80,439.3

Commodities and 
  transactions not
  classified elsewhere
  in SITC                    2,038.4       3,763.1      11,598.5      22,052.9

Reexports                    4,299.6           (X)      24,091.1           (X)

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


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