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                        July 2001                June 2001
     Section Description           Exports     Imports     Exports     Imports
                                                          (R)         (R)
Total                              54,890.7    94,894.0    63,420.7    96,252.5

       Summary:

Food and live animals               3,176.8     3,089.9     3,072.0     3,085.3

Beverages and tobacco                 357.8       881.8       392.7       854.1

Crude materials, 
  inedible except fuels             1,957.7     1,770.6     2,043.5     1,728.1

Mineral fuels, 
  lubricants and
  related materials                   878.2    10,596.5     1,018.6    10,976.2

Animal and vegetable oils,
  fats and waxes                      101.7       114.9        96.9        95.5

Chemicals and related
  products, n.e.s.                  6,302.8     6,849.0     6,777.6     6,488.9

Manufactured goods
  classified chiefly
  by material                       4,607.5    10,488.9     5,167.1    10,406.7

Machinery and 
  transport equipment              24,222.0    38,771.5    29,839.9    41,824.2

Miscellaneous manufac-
  tured articles                    6,137.7    18,155.3     6,936.2    16,660.3

Commodities and 
  transactions not
  classified elsewhere
  in SITC                           2,144.3     4,175.7     2,567.4     4,246.4

Reexports                           5,004.2         (X)     5,526.3         (X)

Timing adjustments                      (X)         (X)       -17.4      -113.3
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                                 Cumulative to date 2001
            SITC
     Section Description           Exports     Imports

Total                             441,449.8   680,477.5

       Summary:

Food and live animals              22,394.9    21,325.1

Beverages and tobacco               3,468.6     5,464.5

Crude materials, 
  inedible except 
  fuels                            15,930.1    12,211.8

Mineral fuels, 
  lubricants and
  related materials                 7,748.7    80,611.0

Animal and vegetable
  oils, fats 
  and waxes                           702.3       706.3

Chemicals and related
  products, n.e.s.                 47,912.7    47,117.1

Manufactured goods
  classified chiefly
  by material                      36,560.8    73,828.6

Machinery and 
  transport equipment             202,256.8   295,648.1

Miscellaneous manufac-
  tured articles                   47,928.6   114,457.2

Commodities and 
  transactions not
  classified elsewhere
  in SITC                          17,284.1    29,390.2

Reexports                          39,327.8         (X)

Timing adjustments                    -65.7      -282.4
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                                       July 2000           Cumulative to date
                                                                 2000
            SITC
     Section Description           Exports     Imports     Exports     Imports

Total                              60,029.3   101,986.3   443,812.8   684,840.9

       Summary:

Food and live animals               3,158.2     2,978.5    21,422.4    21,272.3

Beverages and tobacco                 462.5       766.6     3,742.8     5,048.0

Crude materials, 
  inedible except 
  fuels                             2,091.7     1,850.1    16,056.6    13,718.6

Mineral fuels, 
  lubricants and
  related materials                   997.7    12,169.1     6,777.5    73,546.7

Animal and vegetable
  oils, fats 
  and waxes                           108.4       118.1       856.6       854.2

Chemicals and related
  products, n.e.s.                  6,468.9     5,944.3    45,343.6    41,158.9

Manufactured goods
  classified chiefly
  by material                       5,142.5    11,763.4    37,883.7    78,446.6

Machinery and 
  transport equipment              27,672.2    43,976.6   209,227.2   310,403.4

Miscellaneous manufac-
  tured articles                    6,632.8    18,099.0    48,543.8   110,697.9

Commodities and 
  transactions not
  classified elsewhere
  in SITC                           2,175.7     4,320.6    16,340.4    29,694.4

Reexports                           5,118.6         (X)    37,618.1         (X)

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