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.


 
                                   April 2002             March 2002
         SITC
  Section Description          Exports     Imports     Exports     Imports
 
                                                      (R)         (R)
Total                          58,066.5    96,775.9    60,631.1    91,579.5
 
       Summary:
 
Food and live animals           3,062.5     3,272.7     3,379.3     3,168.4
 
Beverages and tobacco             367.2       914.6       406.4       846.6
 
Crude materials,
  inedible except
  fuels                         2,134.3     1,822.5     2,236.2     1,724.7
 
Mineral fuels,
  lubricants and
  related materials               914.9    10,116.9       773.3     8,203.7
 
Animal and vegetable
  oils, fats
  and waxes                       140.6       105.4       151.3        93.6
 
Chemicals and related
  products, n.e.s.              6,747.1     7,092.2     6,819.3     6,713.9
 
Manufactured goods
  classified chiefly
  by material                   5,009.9    10,666.9     4,894.9     9,759.1
 
Machinery and
  transport equipment          26,319.4    42,815.0    28,300.8    42,091.4
 
Miscellaneous manufac-
  tured articles                6,093.4    15,631.3     6,518.2    14,391.0
 
Commodities and
  transactions not
  classified elsewhere
  in SITC                       2,058.0     4,338.5     1,935.0     4,442.1
 
Reexports                       5,219.3         (X)     5,221.9         (X)
 
Timing adjustments                  (X)         (X)        -5.4       145.1
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                             Cumulative to date 2002
         SITC
  Section Description          Exports     Imports
 
Total                         224,538.1   357,216.6
 
       Summary:
 
Food and live animals          12,543.2    12,539.4
 
Beverages and tobacco           1,597.6     3,142.8
 
Crude materials,
  inedible except
  fuels                         9,301.9     6,625.2
 
Mineral fuels,
  lubricants and
  related materials             3,374.0    32,134.3
 
Animal and vegetable
  oils, fats
  and waxes                       676.6       382.3
 
Chemicals and related
  products, n.e.s.             25,618.8    26,846.8
 
Manufactured goods
  classified chiefly
  by material                  18,939.3    39,685.4
 
Machinery and
  transport equipment         101,124.0   159,890.1
 
Miscellaneous manufac-
  tured articles               23,884.0    59,550.4
 
Commodities and
  transactions not
  classified elsewhere
  in SITC                       7,664.5    16,636.2
 
Reexports                      19,832.7         (X)
 
Timing adjustments                -18.6      -216.4
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                                  April 2001         Cumulative to date 2001
         SITC
  Section Description          Exports     Imports     Exports     Imports
 
Total                          62,014.6    96,264.7   257,277.0   393,309.6
 
       Summary:
 
Food and live animals           3,303.8     3,003.1    12,947.4    12,122.0
 
Beverages and tobacco             549.8       790.7     2,187.0     2,891.6
 
Crude materials,
  inedible except
  fuels                         2,113.6     1,823.8     9,768.1     6,862.2
 
Mineral fuels,
  lubricants and
  related materials             1,178.7    11,398.2     4,597.4    47,968.0
 
Animal and vegetable
  oils, fats
  and waxes                        88.3       106.4       401.1       401.3
 
Chemicals and related
  products, n.e.s.              6,735.4     6,853.9    27,223.9    27,137.9
 
Manufactured goods
  classified chiefly
  by material                   5,141.9    10,248.8    21,416.2    42,011.2
 
Machinery and
  transport equipment          28,147.0    42,404.7   118,344.8   173,641.8
 
Miscellaneous manufac-
  tured articles                6,820.0    15,288.4    27,799.9    63,665.5
 
Commodities and
  transactions not
  classified elsewhere
  in SITC                       2,579.6     4,346.8     9,784.4    16,608.2
 
Reexports                       5,356.7         (X)    22,806.7         (X)
 
Timing adjustments                  (X)         (X)         (X)         (X)

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