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.


 
                                     May 2002              April 2002
            SITC
    Section Description        Exports     Imports     Exports     Imports
                                                       (R)         (R)
Total                          59,878.9    98,010.9    58,061.5    96,978.2
 
       Summary:
 
Food and live animals           3,009.9     3,250.5     3,062.5     3,272.7
 
Beverages and tobacco             438.3       954.3       367.2       914.6
 
Crude materials,
  inedible except
  fuels                         2,134.3     1,969.4     2,134.3     1,822.5
 
Mineral fuels,
  lubricants and
  related materials               894.5    10,291.9       914.9    10,116.9
 
Animal and vegetable
  oils, fats
  and waxes                       122.7       105.9       140.6       105.4
 
Chemicals and related
  products, n.e.s.              7,172.1     7,296.2     6,747.1     7,092.2
 
Manufactured goods
  classified chiefly
  by material                   5,108.2    10,904.0     5,009.9    10,666.9
 
Machinery and
  transport equipment          27,053.8    42,858.3    26,319.4    42,815.0
 
Miscellaneous manufac-
  tured articles                6,329.8    16,011.0     6,093.4    15,631.3
 
Commodities and
  transactions not
  classified elsewhere
  in SITC                       2,356.1     4,369.4     2,031.0     4,338.5
 
Reexports                       5,259.2         (X)     5,219.3         (X)
 
Timing adjustments                  (X)         (X)        22.0       202.3
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                             Cumulative to date 2002
          SITC
   Section Description         Exports     Imports
 
Total                         284,411.9   455,429.8
 
       Summary:
 
Food and live animals          15,553.2    15,789.9
 
Beverages and tobacco           2,035.9     4,097.2
 
Crude materials,
  inedible except
  fuels                        11,436.2     8,594.6
 
Mineral fuels,
  lubricants and
  related materials             4,268.5    42,426.1
 
Animal and vegetable
  oils, fats
  and waxes                       799.3       488.2
 
Chemicals and related
  products, n.e.s.             32,790.9    34,143.0
 
Manufactured goods
  classified chiefly
  by material                  24,047.5    50,589.4
 
Machinery and
  transport equipment         128,177.8   202,748.4
 
Miscellaneous manufac-
  tured articles               30,213.8    75,561.5
 
Commodities and
  transactions not
  classified elsewhere
  in SITC                       9,993.6    21,005.7
 
Reexports                      25,091.9         (X)
 
Timing adjustments                  3.4       -14.1
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                                   May 2001            Cumulative to date
                                                               2001
            SITC
    Section Description        Exports     Imports     Exports     Imports
 
Total                          64,931.4    96,605.0   322,208.3   489,914.6
 
       Summary:
 
Food and live animals           3,182.7     3,014.1    16,130.2    15,136.1
 
Beverages and tobacco             533.2       833.0     2,720.2     3,724.6
 
Crude materials,
  inedible except
  fuels                         2,110.3     1,854.8    11,878.3     8,717.0
 
Mineral fuels,
  lubricants and
  related materials             1,189.0    11,616.5     5,786.5    59,584.5
 
Animal and vegetable
  oils, fats
  and waxes                       104.9        94.0       506.0       495.2
 
Chemicals and related
  products, n.e.s.              7,132.6     6,709.6    34,356.4    33,847.5
 
Manufactured goods
  classified chiefly
  by material                   5,369.5    10,825.0    26,785.7    52,836.3
 
Machinery and
  transport equipment          29,966.4    41,351.5   148,311.2   214,993.3
 
Miscellaneous manufac-
  tured articles                7,044.8    15,954.8    34,844.7    79,620.3
 
Commodities and
  transactions not
  classified elsewhere
  in SITC                       2,443.1     4,351.6    12,227.5    20,959.7
 
Reexports                       5,854.9         (X)    28,661.6         (X)
 
Timing adjustments                  (X)         (X)         (X)         (X)

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