EXHIBIT 4. EXPORTS AND IMPORTS BY SITC COMMODITY SECTIONS,
           NOT SEASONALLY ADJUSTED: 2000 AND 2001

In millions of dollars. Details may not equal totals due to rounding.
(X) Not applicable.  (R) Revised.



                                      February 2001           January 2001
      SITC                                           
Section Description                 Exports     Imports     Exports     Imports

                                                           (R)         (R)
Total                              63,221.7    91,466.7    62,340.2   101,106.4

       Summary:

Food and live animals               3,089.1     2,776.7     3,015.6     3,251.2

Beverages and tobacco                 579.4       638.2       511.0       690.9

Crude materials, 
  inedible except 
  fuels                             2,475.1     1,588.2     2,415.8     1,745.9

Mineral fuels, 
  lubricants and
  related materials                 1,171.1    10,909.3     1,177.1    13,276.1

Animal and vegetable
  oils, fats 
  and waxes                           108.2       106.4       110.0       111.1

Chemicals and related
  products, n.e.s.                  6,718.1     6,437.0     6,573.1     6,973.3

Manufactured goods
  classified chiefly
  by material                       5,266.7     9,453.6     5,292.6    10,887.7

Machinery and 
  transport equipment              28,950.5    41,154.7    28,639.2    43,154.5

Miscellaneous manufac-
  tured articles                    6,786.6    14,525.6     6,595.4    16,956.1

Commodities and 
  transactions not
  classified elsewhere
  in SITC                           2,506.1     3,877.0     2,286.5     4,213.4

Reexports                           5,570.8         (X)     5,697.5         (X)

Timing adjustments                      (X)         (X)        26.5      -153.9
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                                   Cumulative to date         
                                         2001
       SITC                         
Section Description                Exports     Imports

Total                             125,561.9   192,573.1

       Summary:

Food and live animals               6,104.7     6,027.8

Beverages and tobacco               1,090.4     1,329.1

Crude materials, 
  inedible except 
  fuels                             4,890.9     3,334.1

Mineral fuels, 
  lubricants and
  related materials                 2,348.2    24,185.4

Animal and vegetable
  oils, fats 
  and waxes                           218.1       217.5

Chemicals and related
  products, n.e.s.                 13,291.2    13,410.4

Manufactured goods
  classified chiefly
  by material                      10,559.4    20,341.3

Machinery and 
  transport equipment              57,589.7    84,309.2

Miscellaneous manufac-
  tured articles                   13,382.0    31,481.7

Commodities and 
  transactions not
  classified elsewhere
  in SITC                           4,792.5     8,090.5

Reexports                          11,268.3         (X)

Timing adjustments                     26.5      -153.9
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                                                           Cumulative to date
                                     February 2000               2000
      SITC
Section Description                Exports     Imports     Exports     Imports

Total                              61,324.9    91,822.3   118,546.0   179,190.2

       Summary:

Food and live animals               3,065.6     2,871.3     6,000.8     5,818.7

Beverages and tobacco                 567.5       615.4       997.2     1,207.2

Crude materials, 
  inedible except 
  fuels                             2,409.7     1,875.7     4,673.6     3,798.7

Mineral fuels, 
  lubricants and
  related materials                   796.0     9,799.5     1,816.8    18,589.5

Animal and vegetable
  oils, fats 
  and waxes                           134.4       111.0       272.5       222.5

Chemicals and related
  products, n.e.s.                  6,095.2     5,513.0    11,618.9    10,444.2

Manufactured goods
  classified chiefly
  by material                       5,172.0    10,470.9     9,933.0    20,762.1

Machinery and 
  transport equipment              28,320.4    41,607.0    55,033.5    81,526.7

Miscellaneous manufac-
  tured articles                    6,507.3    14,923.7    12,569.5    29,188.4

Commodities and 
  transactions not
  classified elsewhere
  in SITC                           2,765.1     3,977.0     5,295.1     7,855.1

Reexports                           5,120.4         (X)     9,835.2         (X)

Timing adjustments                    371.3        57.9       499.8      -223.0

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