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.


 
                               September 2000                August 2000
      SITC                                       
Section Description          Exports       Imports       Exports       Imports

                                                     (R)           (R)
Total                       67,114.7     106,708.0      67,964.8     107,941.2

       Summary:

Food and live animals        3,298.6       2,934.9       3,422.8       3,073.3

Beverages and tobacco          560.4         801.6         619.8         882.5

Crude materials, 
  inedible except 
  fuels                      2,179.5       1,740.7       2,394.2       1,807.3

Mineral fuels, 
  lubricants and
  related materials          1,206.9      11,868.7       1,210.2      11,754.0

Animal and vegetable
  oils, fats 
  and waxes                    101.7          97.9         105.8         110.3

Chemicals and related
  products, n.e.s.           6,784.1       6,752.2       7,068.1       6,575.1

Manufactured goods
  classified chiefly
  by material                5,529.8      11,454.6       5,858.0      11,668.7

Machinery and 
  transport equipment       31,315.8      48,128.0      31,677.8      47,974.4

Miscellaneous manufac-
  tured articles             7,061.2      18,490.0       7,547.1      19,301.5

Commodities and 
  transactions not
  classified elsewhere
  in SITC                    2,377.0       4,439.4       2,274.0       4,492.3

Reexports                    6,699.8           (X)       5,964.2           (X)

Timing adjustments               (X)           (X)        -177.1         301.7
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                           Cumulative to date 2000
      SITC
Section Description         Exports       Imports

Total                      577,393.4     898,395.5

       Summary:

Food and live animals       28,351.5      27,273.5

Beverages and tobacco        4,949.6       6,723.0

Crude materials, 
  inedible except 
  fuels                     20,681.9      17,289.2

Mineral fuels, 
  lubricants and
  related materials          9,153.3      96,222.9

Animal and vegetable
  oils, fats 
  and waxes                  1,066.2       1,061.0

Chemicals and related
  products, n.e.s.          59,091.6      54,476.1

Manufactured goods
  classified chiefly
  by material               49,021.4     101,620.2

Machinery and 
  transport equipment      270,318.7     406,786.2

Miscellaneous manufac-
  tured articles            62,812.9     148,600.4

Commodities and 
  transactions not
  classified elsewhere
  in SITC                   22,116.3      38,713.9

Reexports                   50,201.3           (X)

Timing adjustments            -371.2        -370.7
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                                September 1999         Cumulative to date 1999
     SITC
Section Description          Exports       Imports      Exports       Imports
                                                    
Total                       59,431.3      90,244.3     508,068.5     745,281.3

       Summary:

Food and live animals        3,152.3       2,789.7      26,952.6      25,872.1

Beverages and tobacco          529.8         784.7       5,055.0       6,223.4

Crude materials, 
  inedible except 
  fuels                      1,936.2       1,826.8      16,756.5      16,024.3

Mineral fuels, 
  lubricants and
  related materials            868.9       7,760.3       6,879.0      51,965.4

Animal and vegetable
  oils, fats 
  and waxes                    144.0         113.8       1,411.5       1,030.6

Chemicals and related
  products, n.e.s.           6,108.7       5,053.6      51,622.4      45,460.2

Manufactured goods
  classified chiefly
  by material                4,833.0      10,202.3      41,874.4      86,414.9

Machinery and 
  transport equipment       28,264.4      41,104.8     247,619.8     348,779.7

Miscellaneous manufac-
  tured articles             6,435.3      16,721.0      55,346.3     129,798.3

Commodities and 
  transactions not
  classified elsewhere
  in SITC                    2,687.1       3,887.3      18,147.6      33,712.5

Reexports                    4,471.7           (X)      36,403.3           (X)

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

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