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                      July                      June
  Section Description      Exports      Imports      Exports       Imports
                                                   (R)           (R)
Total                      53,006.4     86,788.9      57,953.0      87,750.4

       Summary:

Food and live animals       3,108.3      2,725.4       3,087.7       2,975.9

Beverages and tobacco         466.8        760.6         535.0         766.7

Crude materials, 
  inedible except 
  fuels                     1,754.6      1,869.5       1,757.3       1,858.9

Mineral fuels, 
  lubricants and
  related materials           777.8      6,660.0         804.4       6,184.1

Animal and vegetable
  oils, fats 
  and waxes                   139.5        130.9         132.5         116.6

Chemicals and related
  products, n.e.s.          5,576.9      5,645.9       5,825.5       5,033.5

Manufactured goods
  classified chiefly
  by material               4,444.7      9,996.2       4,854.0      10,054.7

Machinery and 
  transport equipment      24,976.0     39,158.4      28,347.3      41,688.5

Miscellaneous manufac-
  tured articles            6,035.0     15,930.5       6,152.7      15,318.3

Commodities and 
  transactions not
  classified elsewhere
  in SITC                   1,779.1      3,911.4       2,203.5       3,779.9

Reexports                   3,947.5          (X)       4,317.5          (X)

Timing adjustments              (X)          (X)         -64.4         -26.7
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                                   1999
         SITC               Cumulative to date
 Section Description       Exports      Imports

Total                     391,246.8    565,657.3

       Summary:

Food and live animals      20,706.5     20,279.1

Beverages and tobacco       4,029.5      4,673.7

Crude materials, 
  inedible except 
  fuels                    12,931.0     12,242.2

Mineral fuels, 
  lubricants and
  related materials         5,096.1     36,255.2

Animal and vegetable
  oils, fats 
  and waxes                 1,164.9        813.7

Chemicals and related
  products, n.e.s.         39,561.9     35,207.5

Manufactured goods
  classified chiefly
  by material              32,222.7     66,038.9

Machinery and 
  transport equipment     190,570.7    267,249.2

Miscellaneous manufac-
  tured articles           42,598.4     96,359.3

Commodities and 
  transactions not
  classified elsewhere
  in SITC                  14,246.8     26,257.0

Reexports                  27,816.6          (X)

Timing adjustments            301.6        281.5
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                                               1998
         SITC                      July               Cumulative to date
  Section Description      Exports      Imports      Exports       Imports
                                                  
Total                      51,577.5     76,337.2     394,620.6     519,709.9

       Summary:

Food and live animals       2,980.6      2,626.4      21,525.2      19,774.1

Beverages and tobacco         604.5        705.7       4,676.5       4,366.1

Crude materials, 
  inedible except 
  fuels                     1,914.0      1,794.8      15,160.3      12,561.9

Mineral fuels, 
  lubricants and
  related materials           839.5      4,900.7       6,301.8      34,810.7

Animal and vegetable
  oils, fats 
  and waxes                   217.7        137.6       1,599.2         897.2

Chemicals and related
  products, n.e.s.          5,570.9      4,762.2      40,109.9      32,331.5

Manufactured goods
  classified chiefly
  by material               4,471.2      9,941.1      34,131.9      65,360.8

Machinery and 
  transport equipment      23,915.8     32,869.3     189,124.5     238,393.6

Miscellaneous manufac-
  tured articles            5,729.4     15,185.9      42,423.5      90,065.4

Commodities and 
  transactions not
  classified elsewhere
  in SITC                   1,847.5      3,413.5      13,930.4      21,148.6

Reexports                   3,486.5          (X)      25,637.5           (X)

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

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