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.



                             December 2000          November 2000
      SITC                                      
Section Description       Exports     Imports     Exports     Imports

                                                (R)         (R)
Total                     66,230.3    99,101.2    67,910.1   106,133.9

       Summary:

Food and live animals      3,290.1     3,168.7     3,387.6     3,169.4

Beverages and tobacco        567.4       737.6       607.3       876.0

Crude materials, 
  inedible except 
  fuels                    2,428.1     1,512.0     2,574.4     1,767.4

Mineral fuels, 
  lubricants and
  related materials        1,243.9    13,547.4     1,314.9    11,438.1

Animal and vegetable
  oils, fats 
  and waxes                  135.8       103.0       118.7       107.6

Chemicals and related
  products, n.e.s.         6,591.9     5,850.5     7,047.0     6,491.1

Manufactured goods
  classified chiefly
  by material              4,980.0     9,567.9     5,542.5    10,891.5

Machinery and 
  transport equipment     31,614.9    45,378.9    31,185.7    49,356.9

Miscellaneous manufac-
  tured articles           7,126.9    15,086.9     7,496.7    17,165.9

Commodities and 
  transactions not
  classified elsewhere
  in SITC                  2,532.5     4,148.3     2,684.1     4,618.4

Reexports                  5,718.8         (X)     5,973.9         (X)

Timing adjustments             (X)         (X)       -22.8       251.7
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                        Cumulative to date 2000
      SITC
Section Description       Exports     Imports

Total                    782,428.8 1,216,743.2

       Summary:

Food and live animals     38,721.6    36,791.9

Beverages and tobacco      6,697.1     9,259.5

Crude materials, 
  inedible except 
  fuels                   28,328.0    22,366.5

Mineral fuels, 
  lubricants and
  related materials       13,134.1   133,589.7

Animal and vegetable
  oils, fats 
  and waxes                1,420.9     1,399.8

Chemicals and related
  products, n.e.s.        79,918.7    73,633.3

Manufactured goods
  classified chiefly
  by material             65,314.2   133,968.0

Machinery and 
  transport equipment    365,990.4   553,187.6

Miscellaneous manufac-
  tured articles          85,067.7   200,901.7

Commodities and 
  transactions not
  classified elsewhere
  in SITC                 30,050.7    51,789.6

Reexports                 68,131.3         (X)

Timing adjustments          -345.8      -144.3
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                             December 1999       Cumulative to date 1999
      SITC
Section Description        Exports     Imports     Exports     Imports
                                                
Total                     63,807.9    91,296.5   695,797.2 1,024,618.2

       Summary:

Food and live animals      3,228.2     3,264.0    37,144.2    35,093.7

Beverages and tobacco        453.8       751.4     6,701.3     8,618.3

Crude materials, 
  inedible except 
  fuels                    2,391.8     1,826.5    23,720.0    21,701.1

Mineral fuels, 
  lubricants and
  related materials        1,094.2     7,961.6     9,880.0    75,802.7

Animal and vegetable
  oils, fats 
  and waxes                  154.2       123.4     1,892.5     1,389.3

Chemicals and related
  products, n.e.s.         6,004.7     5,324.4    70,504.0    62,203.3

Manufactured goods
  classified chiefly
  by material              4,736.7     9,890.0    56,771.0   117,070.6

Machinery and 
  transport equipment     31,538.1    43,669.3   337,229.0   479,897.3

Miscellaneous manufac-
  tured articles           6,553.9    14,454.5    75,170.1   176,673.6

Commodities and 
  transactions not
  classified elsewhere
  in SITC                  2,671.2     4,031.5    25,816.0    46,168.3

Reexports                  4,980.9         (X)    50,969.1         (X)

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

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