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.


 
                                      October 2001            September 2001
          SITC                                         
   Section Description             Exports     Imports     Exports     Imports
                                                           (R)         (R)
Total                              60,842.0   101,339.9    55,334.0    89,684.1

       Summary:

Food and live animals               3,833.4     3,462.9     3,229.4     3,017.8

Beverages and tobacco                 419.7     1,017.3       348.1       793.2

Crude materials, 
  inedible except 
  fuels                             2,538.4     1,722.8     1,935.3     1,579.9

Mineral fuels, 
  lubricants and
  related materials                   875.7     8,915.9       907.3     9,139.8

Animal and vegetable
  oils, fats 
  and waxes                           148.9       103.8       111.2        89.2

Chemicals and related
  products, n.e.s.                  6,726.4     7,467.9     6,283.1     6,184.3

Manufactured goods
  classified chiefly
  by material                       5,178.0    10,704.9     4,658.9     9,568.1

Machinery and 
  transport equipment              27,185.9    44,325.5    24,751.4    38,639.9

Miscellaneous manufac-
  tured articles                    6,373.9    19,053.3     6,098.0    17,075.3

Commodities and 
  transactions not
  classified elsewhere
  in SITC                           2,061.5     4,565.5     2,057.4     3,911.9

Reexports                           5,500.2         (X)     4,915.5         (X)

Timing adjustments                      (X)         (X)        38.4      -315.5
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                                 Cumulative to date 2001
            SITC
     Section Description           Exports     Imports

Total                             617,697.7   968,590.5

       Summary:

Food and live animals              33,039.6    30,881.1

Beverages and tobacco               4,697.4     8,146.9

Crude materials, 
  inedible except 
  fuels                            22,562.9    17,296.9

Mineral fuels, 
  lubricants and
  related materials                10,672.3   108,785.9

Animal and vegetable
  oils, fats 
  and waxes                         1,065.3     1,000.0

Chemicals and related
  products, n.e.s.                 67,532.7    66,823.4

Manufactured goods
  classified chiefly
  by material                      51,543.5   104,623.8

Machinery and 
  transport equipment             281,253.9   419,771.1

Miscellaneous manufac-
  tured articles                   66,870.4   169,076.7

Commodities and 
  transactions not
  classified elsewhere
  in SITC                          23,388.5    42,126.4

Reexports                          55,099.7         (X)

Timing adjustments                    -28.7        58.4
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                                     October 2000          Cumulative to date
                                                                 2000
            SITC
     Section Description           Exports     Imports     Exports     Imports
                                                         
Total                              69,634.8   113,812.1   649,093.1 1,013,174.7
       Summary:
Food and live animals               3,650.3     3,188.5    31,767.9    30,477.2

Beverages and tobacco                 572.0       927.4     5,487.4     7,645.3

Crude materials, 
  inedible except 
  fuels                             2,646.3     1,803.1    23,248.1    19,072.2

Mineral fuels, 
  lubricants and
  related materials                 1,424.3    12,722.0    10,651.5   110,309.3

Animal and vegetable
  oils, fats 
  and waxes                            97.0       133.1     1,164.9     1,193.2

Chemicals and related
  products, n.e.s.                  7,027.3     6,881.8    66,232.4    61,324.6

Manufactured goods
  classified chiefly
  by material                       5,742.2    11,931.0    54,977.9   113,401.1

Machinery and 
  transport equipment              32,399.0    51,820.3   304,964.2   458,262.7

Miscellaneous manufac-
  tured articles                    7,465.2    20,057.9    70,738.3   168,538.9

Commodities and 
  transactions not
  classified elsewhere
  in SITC                           2,373.8     4,347.1    23,326.6    42,950.2

Reexports                           6,237.5         (X)    56,533.9         (X)

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

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