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.




           SITC                          May 2001               April 2001
     Section Description           Exports     Imports     Exports     Imports
                                                          (R)         (R)
Total                              64,870.5    97,056.0    62,224.1    96,394.7

       Summary:

Food and live animals               3,179.9     3,010.9     3,320.8     3,006.4

Beverages and tobacco                 533.2       835.8       549.0       787.8

Crude materials, 
  inedible except 
  fuels                             2,134.0     1,848.8     2,118.4     1,822.6

Mineral fuels, 
  lubricants and
  related materials                 1,176.2    12,075.9     1,170.0    11,774.8

Animal and vegetable
  oils, fats 
  and waxes                            98.8        94.2        88.8       107.7

Chemicals and related
  products, n.e.s.                  7,147.0     6,721.2     6,801.4     6,721.4

Manufactured goods
  classified chiefly
  by material                       5,365.0    10,816.7     5,128.1    10,298.9

Machinery and 
  transport equipment              29,738.4    41,361.4    28,210.9    42,361.6

Miscellaneous manufac-
  tured articles                    7,034.0    15,943.3     6,798.2    15,288.9

Commodities and 
  transactions not
  classified elsewhere
  in SITC                           2,509.5     4,347.7     2,675.0     4,348.0

Reexports                           5,954.4         (X)     5,347.7         (X)

Timing adjustments                      (X)         (X)        15.7      -123.6
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                                 Cumulative to date 2001
            SITC
     Section Description          Exports     Imports

Total                             323,136.0   489,264.9

       Summary:

Food and live animals              16,146.1    15,149.9

Beverages and tobacco               2,718.0     3,728.6

Crude materials, 
  inedible except 
  fuels                            11,928.9     8,713.1

Mineral fuels, 
  lubricants and
  related materials                 5,851.9    59,038.2

Animal and vegetable
  oils, fats 
  and waxes                           503.7       495.9

Chemicals and related
  products, n.e.s.                 34,832.4    33,779.1

Manufactured goods
  classified chiefly
  by material                      26,786.1    52,933.0

Machinery and 
  transport equipment             148,194.9   215,052.5

Miscellaneous manufac-
  tured articles                   34,854.8    79,641.5

Commodities and 
  transactions not
  classified elsewhere
  in SITC                          12,592.2    20,968.2

Reexports                          28,797.3         (X)

Timing adjustments                    -70.3      -235.2
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                                         May 2000         Cumulative to date 
                                                               2000
           SITC
     Section Description           Exports     Imports     Exports     Imports
                                                         
Total                              64,673.1   101,067.0   315,781.3   478,327.7

       Summary:

Food and live animals               3,095.6     3,132.4    15,173.1    15,311.8

Beverages and tobacco                 548.6       798.9     2,733.4     3,445.1

Crude materials, 
  inedible except 
  fuels                             2,239.5     2,078.6    11,767.7     9,882.0

Mineral fuels, 
  lubricants and
  related materials                   949.2    10,638.4     4,873.2    49,528.4

Animal and vegetable
  oils, fats 
  and waxes                           109.5       134.0       630.8       612.3

Chemicals and related
  products, n.e.s.                  6,622.8     6,415.4    31,797.0    29,110.5

Manufactured goods
  classified chiefly
  by material                       5,574.4    11,970.1    27,013.5    55,034.0

Machinery and 
  transport equipment              31,236.0    45,547.4   149,022.7   219,085.1

Miscellaneous manufac-
  tured articles                    6,958.9    16,217.7    34,378.9    75,454.8

Commodities and 
  transactions not
  classified elsewhere
  in SITC                           2,055.8     4,134.1    11,913.7    20,863.7

Reexports                           5,282.9         (X)    26,477.3         (X)

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

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