EXHIBIT 4. EXPORTS AND IMPORTS BY SITC COMMODITY SECTIONS,
           NOT SEASONALLY ADJUSTED: 1998 AND 1999

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



                                                1999

       SITC                       April                      March
  Section Description      Exports      Imports      Exports      Imports
                                     
Total                      57,129.6     80,033.7     60,622.3     84,326.3

       Summary:

Food and live animals       2,946.7      2,973.0      3,184.0      3,030.7

Beverages and tobacco         590.6        664.1        699.9        715.6

Crude materials, 
  inedible except 
  fuels                     1,847.0      1,809.5      2,031.0      1,731.5

Mineral fuels, 
  lubricants and
  related materials           801.2      5,436.1        684.4      4,341.9

Animal and vegetable
  oils, fats 
  and waxes                   166.9         95.2        178.8        131.7

Chemicals and related
  products, n.e.s.          5,723.7      4,946.7      5,958.1      5,339.0

Manufactured goods
  classified chiefly
  by material               4,727.3      9,370.5      4,929.9      9,956.3

Machinery and 
  transport equipment      28,111.1     37,834.7     30,096.0     41,030.0

Miscellaneous manufac-
  tured articles            6,260.4     13,005.3      6,571.9     13,668.8

Commodities and 
  transactions not
  classified elsewhere
  in SITC                   2,014.2      3,898.7      2,068.3      4,157.5

Reexports                   3,940.5          (X)      4,244.0          (X) 

Timing adjustments              (X)          (X)        -24.1        223.2
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                                  1999
         SITC               Cumulative to date
 Section Description       Exports      Imports

Total                     223,577.6    310,326.8

       Summary:

Food and live animals      11,690.3     11,591.8

Beverages and tobacco       2,425.6      2,453.9

Crude materials, 
  inedible except 
  fuels                     7,694.5      6,709.9

Mineral fuels, 
  lubricants and
  related materials         2,742.0     17,406.3

Animal and vegetable
  oils, fats 
  and waxes                   744.3        449.3

Chemicals and related
  products, n.e.s.         22,417.3     19,682.4

Manufactured goods
  classified chiefly
  by material              18,259.6     36,499.1

Machinery and 
  transport equipment     109,792.1    148,320.4

Miscellaneous manufac-
  tured articles           24,131.5     52,107.3

Commodities and 
  transactions not
  classified elsewhere
  in SITC                   8,000.2     14,895.2

Reexports                  15,543.9          (X) 

Timing adjustments            136.4        211.2
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                                               1998

       SITC                       April               Cumulative to date
  Section Description      Exports      Imports      Exports      Imports
                                                  
Total                      56,674.6     75,743.5    229,377.0    292,456.8

       Summary:

Food and live animals       2,976.9      2,888.5     12,644.3     11,553.9

Beverages and tobacco         710.6        692.5      2,612.5      2,308.3

Crude materials, 
  inedible except 
  fuels                     2,088.5      1,841.0      9,433.4      7,191.4

Mineral fuels, 
  lubricants and
  related materials           896.3      5,055.7      3,711.9     20,056.6

Animal and vegetable
  oils, fats 
  and waxes                   214.5        126.2        967.7        496.1

Chemicals and related
  products, n.e.s.          5,663.9      4,788.6     22,865.8     18,467.8

Manufactured goods
  classified chiefly
  by material               4,956.8      9,559.8     19,983.9     36,011.3

Machinery and 
  transport equipment      27,270.4     35,165.9    110,077.3    135,977.3

Miscellaneous manufac-
  tured articles            6,112.7     12,391.9     24,358.7     48,537.2

Commodities and 
  transactions not
  classified elsewhere
  in SITC                   2,080.8      3,233.4      7,943.4     11,856.9

Reexports                   3,703.1          (X)     14,778.1          (X) 

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

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