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.


 
                                     July 2002                 June 2002
          SITC
   Section Description          Exports      Imports      Exports      Imports
                                                         (R)          (R)
Total                           55,063.2    100,479.4     59,893.1     96,602.2
 
       Summary:
 
Food and live animals            3,199.0      3,296.9      3,006.4      3,175.8
 
Beverages and tobacco              305.0      1,009.7        357.6        948.7
 
Crude materials,
  inedible except
  fuels                          2,129.6      1,691.4      2,050.6      1,489.8
 
Mineral fuels,
  lubricants and
  related materials                873.9     10,161.3        892.8      9,769.9
 
Animal and vegetable
  oils, fats
  and waxes                        162.2        126.2        181.1        114.3
 
Chemicals and related
  products, n.e.s.               6,738.0      7,597.8      7,047.6      7,061.2
 
Manufactured goods
  classified chiefly
  by material                    4,682.6     11,418.6      5,053.8     10,653.6
 
Machinery and
  transport equipment           23,944.4     41,518.8     27,729.0     42,341.0
 
Miscellaneous manufac-
  tured articles                 5,891.2     19,337.3      6,437.4     16,911.2
 
Commodities and
  transactions not
  classified elsewhere
  in SITC                        2,129.5      4,321.4      2,062.8      4,553.5
 
Reexports                        5,007.7          (X)      5,280.1          (X)
 
Timing adjustments                   (X)          (X)       -206.0       -416.6
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                               Cumulative to date 2002
          SITC
   Section Description          Exports      Imports
 
Total                          399,449.7    652,766.2
 
       Summary:
 
Food and live animals           21,758.6     22,262.5
 
Beverages and tobacco            2,698.5      6,055.5
 
Crude materials,
  inedible except
  fuels                         15,616.4     11,775.8
 
Mineral fuels,
  lubricants and
  related materials              6,035.3     62,357.3
 
Animal and vegetable
  oils, fats
  and waxes                      1,142.6        728.7
 
Chemicals and related
  products, n.e.s.              46,576.4     48,801.9
 
Manufactured goods
  classified chiefly
  by material                   33,783.9     72,661.6
 
Machinery and
  transport equipment          179,851.2    286,608.2
 
Miscellaneous manufac-
  tured articles                42,542.4    111,809.9
 
Commodities and
  transactions not
  classified elsewhere
  in SITC                       14,147.5     29,880.5
 
Reexports                       35,379.7          (X)
 
Timing adjustments                 -82.8       -176.0
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                                                           Cumulative to date
                                      July 2001                   2001
          SITC
   Section Description           Exports      Imports      Exports      Imports
 
Total                           54,610.8     94,625.4    440,152.6    680,203.1
 
       Summary:
 
Food and live animals            3,175.0      3,091.8     22,388.1     21,309.9
 
Beverages and tobacco              358.9        879.8      3,472.3      5,458.7
 
Crude materials,
  inedible except
  fuels                          1,964.4      1,769.5     15,875.4     12,209.0
 
Mineral fuels,
  lubricants and
  related materials                867.2      9,893.1      7,662.7     79,902.2
 
Animal and vegetable
  oils, fats
  and waxes                         99.9        114.6        702.8        705.5
 
Chemicals and related
  products, n.e.s.               6,336.0      6,976.4     47,462.7     47,288.5
 
Manufactured goods
  classified chiefly
  by material                    4,613.1     10,514.0     36,571.7     73,732.7
 
Machinery and
  transport equipment           24,084.7     39,091.2    202,286.4    295,858.7
 
Miscellaneous manufac-
  tured articles                 6,135.8     18,156.9     47,913.9    114,426.4
 
Commodities and
  transactions not
  classified elsewhere
  in SITC                        2,043.8      4,138.0     16,699.1     29,311.7
 
Reexports                        4,932.0          (X)     39,117.5          (X)
 
Timing adjustments                   (X)          (X)          (X)          (X)
 

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