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
 
                                   January
         SITC
Section Description         Exports      Imports
                                     
Total                      52,057.7     71,687.9

       Summary:

Food and live animals       2,706.9      2,887.9

Beverages and tobacco         488.8        511.7

Crude materials, 
  inedible except 
  fuels                     1,937.6      1,580.7

Mineral fuels, 
  lubricants and
  related materials           676.3      3,939.2

Animal and vegetable
  oils, fats 
  and waxes                   186.8        121.7

Chemicals and related
  products, n.e.s.          5,277.5      4,708.6

Manufactured goods
  classified chiefly
  by material               4,219.9      8,552.8

Machinery and 
  transport equipment      25,624.2     33,439.0

Miscellaneous manufac-
  tured articles            5,538.4     12,489.6

Commodities and 
  transactions not
  classified elsewhere
  in SITC                   1,791.9      3,456.7

Reexports                   3,609.3          (X) 

Timing adjustments              (X)          (X) 
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                                               1998
                                December                   January
         SITC           
  Section Description     Exports      Imports      Exports      Imports

                        (R)          (R)          (R)          (R)  
Total                      58,615.1     76,242.4     55,349.6     70,459.3

       Summary:

Food and live animals       3,207.1      2,980.2      3,134.9      2,848.6

Beverages and tobacco         565.2        590.7        598.2        473.1

Crude materials, 
  inedible except 
  fuels                     2,413.3      1,652.2      2,478.2      1,771.5

Mineral fuels, 
  lubricants and
  related materials           808.5      3,903.8        993.6      5,749.5

Animal and vegetable
  oils, fats 
  and waxes                   300.1        126.6        272.0        137.7

Chemicals and related
  products, n.e.s.          5,546.0      4,491.3      5,674.7      4,428.7

Manufactured goods
  classified chiefly
  by material               4,241.4      8,634.9      4,793.0      8,712.8

Machinery and 
  transport equipment      29,710.1     37,659.9     26,000.3     31,498.7

Miscellaneous manufac-
  tured articles            6,236.2     12,835.5      5,584.1     12,056.5

Commodities and 
  transactions not
  classified elsewhere
  in SITC                   2,057.2      3,598.9      2,005.5      2,862.1

Reexports                   4,196.7          (X)      3,427.9          (X) 

Timing adjustments           -480.0       -231.7        200.4        -80.0


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