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                       August                       July
  Section Description       Exports       Imports       Exports       Imports

                                                     (R)           (R)
Total                       57,170.2      89,737.3      53,079.6      86,591.5
       Summary:

Food and live animals        3,091.2       2,801.0       3,108.3       2,725.4

Beverages and tobacco          484.8         760.0         466.8         760.6

Crude materials, 
  inedible except 
  fuels                      1,925.5       1,963.8       1,754.6       1,869.5

Mineral fuels, 
  lubricants and
  related materials            875.9       7,420.0         777.8       6,660.0

Animal and vegetable
  oils, fats 
  and waxes                    131.6         116.4         139.5         130.9

Chemicals and related
  products, n.e.s.           6,072.2       5,163.8       5,576.9       5,645.9

Manufactured goods
  classified chiefly
  by material                4,758.7      10,191.1       4,444.7       9,996.2

Machinery and 
  transport equipment       27,762.5      40,474.3      24,976.0      39,158.4

Miscellaneous manufac-
  tured articles             6,230.2      16,728.0       6,035.0      15,930.5

Commodities and 
  transactions not
  classified elsewhere
  in SITC                    1,964.8       4,118.9       1,973.4       3,911.4

Reexports                    3,872.8           (X)       3,947.5           (X) 

Timing adjustments               (X)           (X)        -121.0        -197.4
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                                     1999
         SITC                 Cumulative to date
  Section Description       Exports       Imports

Total                      448,490.3     655,197.2
       Summary:

Food and live animals       23,797.7      23,080.1

Beverages and tobacco        4,514.3       5,433.6

Crude materials, 
  inedible except 
  fuels                     14,856.5      14,206.1

Mineral fuels, 
  lubricants and
  related materials          5,972.0      43,675.1

Animal and vegetable
  oils, fats 
  and waxes                  1,296.5         930.1

Chemicals and related
  products, n.e.s.          45,634.2      40,371.2

Manufactured goods
  classified chiefly
  by material               36,981.5      76,230.0

Machinery and 
  transport equipment      218,333.2     307,723.5

Miscellaneous manufac-
  tured articles            48,828.6     113,087.3

Commodities and 
  transactions not
  classified elsewhere
  in SITC                   16,405.8      30,375.9

Reexports                   31,689.3           (X) 

Timing adjustments             180.6          84.1
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                                                1998
         SITC                      August                 Cumulative to date
  Section Description       Exports       Imports       Exports       Imports

Total                       53,420.1      76,013.6     448,040.7     595,723.5
       Summary:

Food and live animals        2,913.5       2,611.8      24,438.7      22,385.9

Beverages and tobacco          673.5         647.3       5,350.0       5,013.4

Crude materials, 
  inedible except 
  fuels                      1,759.2       1,759.1      16,919.5      14,321.1

Mineral fuels, 
  lubricants and
  related materials            802.3       4,866.7       7,104.1      39,677.3

Animal and vegetable
  oils, fats 
  and waxes                    224.5         142.0       1,823.7       1,039.2

Chemicals and related
  products, n.e.s.           5,495.1       4,308.8      45,604.9      36,640.3

Manufactured goods
  classified chiefly
  by material                4,561.6       9,437.5      38,693.5      74,798.3

Machinery and 
  transport equipment       25,300.9      33,993.0     214,425.4     272,386.6

Miscellaneous manufac-
  tured articles             5,883.9      14,961.8      48,307.4     105,027.1

Commodities and 
  transactions not
  classified elsewhere
  in SITC                    2,139.4       3,285.7      16,069.8      24,434.3

Reexports                    3,666.2           (X)      29,303.7           (X) 

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

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