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
                                December                    November
       SITC                                      
Section Description         Exports       Imports       Exports       Imports

                                                     (R)           (R)
Total                      63,704.8      91,193.9      60,913.1      93,959.7

       Summary:

Food and live animals       3,191.9       3,261.4       3,389.0       3,043.9

Beverages and tobacco         442.7         752.3         634.4         792.3

Crude materials, 
  inedible except 
  fuels                     2,377.0       1,828.8       2,356.3       1,923.9

Mineral fuels, 
  lubricants and
  related materials         1,085.8       8,083.1         910.5       8,004.6

Animal and vegetable
  oils, fats 
  and waxes                   157.8         126.6         140.5         128.4

Chemicals and related
  products, n.e.s.          5,963.2       5,332.7       6,205.5       5,810.3

Manufactured goods
  classified chiefly
  by material               4,766.8       9,772.4       5,012.8      10,267.2

Machinery and 
  transport equipment      31,652.1      43,553.6      28,476.8      44,010.2

Miscellaneous manufac-
  tured articles            6,630.3      14,422.5       6,454.9      15,634.1

Commodities and 
  transactions not
  classified elsewhere
  in SITC                   2,534.3       4,060.7       3,037.4       4,240.0

Reexports                   4,903.0           (X)       4,839.8           (X)

Timing adjustments              (X)           (X)        -544.8         104.7
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                                   1999
                            Cumulative to date

       SITC
Section Description        Exports       Imports

Total                     695,009.2   1,025,031.6

       Summary:

Food and live animals      36,952.6      35,092.6

Beverages and tobacco       6,677.3       8,615.3

Crude materials, 
  inedible except 
  fuels                    23,738.4      21,718.8

Mineral fuels, 
  lubricants and
  related materials         9,794.1      75,201.6

Animal and vegetable
  oils, fats 
  and waxes                 1,921.5       1,408.6

Chemicals and related
  products, n.e.s.         70,489.2      62,206.2

Manufactured goods
  classified chiefly
  by material              56,702.9     116,995.2

Machinery and 
  transport equipment     335,703.8     479,870.9

Miscellaneous manufac-
  tured articles           75,064.9     176,673.4

Commodities and 
  transactions not
  classified elsewhere
  in SITC                  27,281.9      46,983.3

Reexports                  50,631.7           (X)

Timing adjustments             50.9         265.6
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                                                1998
                                  December              Cumulative to date
       SITC
Section Description         Exports       Imports      Exports       Imports
                                                   
Total                      58,762.2      76,007.1     682,137.7     911,896.1

       Summary:

Food and live animals       3,193.8       2,965.3      36,972.9      33,423.2

Beverages and tobacco         560.1         589.1       7,759.8       7,755.8

Crude materials, 
  inedible except 
  fuels                     2,427.2       1,661.1      25,901.9      21,092.7

Mineral fuels, 
  lubricants and
  related materials           806.2       3,852.9      10,251.0      57,322.7

Animal and vegetable
  oils, fats 
  and waxes                   324.0         111.5       2,791.4       1,547.3

Chemicals and related
  products, n.e.s.          5,540.3       4,442.1      67,880.6      54,695.2

Manufactured goods
  classified chiefly
  by material               4,217.2       8,614.0      57,007.6     112,071.4

Machinery and 
  transport equipment      29,429.1      37,361.1     329,357.4     422,366.6

Miscellaneous manufac-
  tured articles            6,247.6      12,814.5      73,401.2     162,981.9

Commodities and 
  transactions not
  classified elsewhere
  in SITC                   1,936.5       3,595.5      25,131.2      38,639.3

Reexports                   4,080.1           (X)      45,682.6           (X)

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

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