EXHIBIT 4. EXPORTS AND IMPORTS BY SITC COMMODITY SECTIONS,
           NOT SEASONALLY ADJUSTED: 2001 and 2002

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



 
                                     March 2002               February 2002
     SITC
Section Description              Exports      Imports      Exports      Imports
 
                                                        (R)          (R)
Total                           60,630.6     91,434.4     53,120.8     83,585.6
       Summary:
 
Food and live animals            3,379.3      3,168.4      3,120.6      2,926.8
 
Beverages and tobacco              406.4        846.6        439.1        701.7
 
Crude materials,
  inedible except
  fuels                          2,236.2      1,724.7      2,431.2      1,536.9
 
Mineral fuels,
  lubricants and
  related materials                773.3      8,203.7        809.1      6,224.4
 
Animal and vegetable
  oils, fats
  and waxes                        151.3         93.6        195.4         89.2
 
Chemicals and related
  products, n.e.s.               6,819.3      6,713.9      6,085.6      6,527.1
 
Manufactured goods
  classified chiefly
  by material                    4,894.9      9,759.1      4,478.0      9,448.6
 
Machinery and
  transport equipment           28,300.8     42,091.4     23,526.0     38,218.6
 
Miscellaneous manufac-
  tured articles                 6,518.2     14,391.0      5,820.8     14,326.7
 
Commodities and
  transactions not
  classified elsewhere
  in SITC                        1,929.1      4,442.1      1,827.7      3,802.1
 
Reexports                        5,221.9          (X)      4,648.3          (X)
 
Timing adjustments                   (X)          (X)       -260.8       -216.5
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                               Cumulative to date 2002
      SITC
Section Description             Exports      Imports
 
Total                          166,471.0    260,295.6
       Summary:
 
Food and live animals            9,480.8      9,266.7
 
Beverages and tobacco            1,230.4      2,228.3
 
Crude materials,
  inedible except
  fuels                          7,167.6      4,802.7
 
Mineral fuels,
  lubricants and
  related materials              2,459.1     22,017.4
 
Animal and vegetable
  oils, fats
  and waxes                        536.0        276.9
 
Chemicals and related
  products, n.e.s.              18,871.7     19,754.7
 
Manufactured goods
  classified chiefly
  by material                   13,929.4     29,018.5
 
Machinery and
  transport equipment           74,804.5    117,075.1
 
Miscellaneous manufac-
  tured articles                17,790.6     43,919.1
 
Commodities and
  transactions not
  classified elsewhere
  in SITC                        5,600.6     12,297.7
 
Reexports                       14,613.4          (X)
 
Timing adjustments                 -13.2       -361.5
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                                    March 2001          Cumulative to date 2001
      SITC
Section Description             Exports     Imports       Exports      Imports
 
Total                           70,586.0    103,414.2    196,041.4    295,814.2
       Summary:
 
Food and live animals            3,540.7      3,104.7      9,645.4      9,132.5
 
Beverages and tobacco              545.5        775.9      1,635.9      2,105.0
 
Crude materials,
  inedible except
  fuels                          2,785.6      1,707.6      7,676.5      5,041.7
 
Mineral fuels,
  lubricants and
  related materials              1,157.5     11,002.1      3,505.7     35,187.5
 
Animal and vegetable
  oils, fats
  and waxes                         98.0         76.5        316.1        294.0
 
Chemicals and related
  products, n.e.s.               7,592.7      6,926.1     20,883.9     20,336.5
 
Manufactured goods
  classified chiefly
  by material                    5,733.6     11,476.1     16,293.0     31,817.4
 
Machinery and
  transport equipment           32,655.8     47,020.3     90,245.5    131,329.5
 
Miscellaneous manufac-
  tured articles                 7,640.5     16,927.6     21,022.5     48,409.4
 
Commodities and
  transactions not
  classified elsewhere
  in SITC                        2,519.1      4,182.0      7,407.6     12,272.4
 
Reexports                        6,227.0          (X)     17,495.3          (X)
 
Timing adjustments                  89.9        215.2        -86.1       -111.6

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