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               March                   February
 Section Description       Exports      Imports      Exports      Imports

                                                  (R)          (R)
Total                      60,417.5     84,103.1     53,442.9     74,108.7

       Summary:

Food and live animals       3,184.0      3,030.7      2,852.5      2,700.2

Beverages and tobacco         699.9        715.6        646.3        562.6

Crude materials, 
  inedible except 
  fuels                     2,031.0      1,731.5      1,878.9      1,588.1

Mineral fuels, 
  lubricants and
  related materials           684.4      4,341.9        580.0      3,689.0

Animal and vegetable
  oils, fats 
  and waxes                   178.8        131.7        211.8        100.7

Chemicals and related
  products, n.e.s.          5,958.1      5,339.0      5,458.0      4,688.1

Manufactured goods
  classified chiefly
  by material               4,929.9      9,956.3      4,382.6      8,619.6

Machinery and 
  transport equipment      30,096.0     41,030.0     25,960.9     36,016.7

Miscellaneous manufac-
  tured articles            6,571.9     13,668.8      5,760.8     12,943.6

Commodities and 
  transactions not
  classified elsewhere
  in SITC                   1,839.5      4,157.5      1,927.6      3,382.3

Reexports                   4,244.0          (X)      3,750.0          (X) 

Timing adjustments              (X)          (X)         33.4       -182.1
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                                   1999
  
         SITC               Cumulative to date
Section Description        Exports      Imports

Total                     166,243.3    230,069.9

       Summary:

Food and live animals       8,743.5      8,618.8

Beverages and tobacco       1,835.0      1,789.8

Crude materials, 
  inedible except 
  fuels                     5,847.5      4,900.4

Mineral fuels, 
  lubricants and
  related materials         1,940.8     11,970.1

Animal and vegetable
  oils, fats 
  and waxes                   577.4        354.1

Chemicals and related
  products, n.e.s.         16,693.6     14,735.7

Manufactured goods
  classified chiefly
  by material              13,532.3     27,128.6

Machinery and 
  transport equipment      81,681.1    110,485.7

Miscellaneous manufac-
  tured articles           17,871.1     39,102.0

Commodities and 
  transactions not
  classified elsewhere
  in SITC                   5,757.2     10,996.5

Reexports                  11,603.4          (X) 

Timing adjustments            160.4        -12.0
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                                              1998

        SITC                        March             Cumulative to date
Section Description         Exports      Imports     Exports      Imports
                                                  
Total                      62,328.9     78,194.0    172,914.4    217,432.4

       Summary:

Food and live animals       3,355.5      3,036.8      9,665.5      8,669.8

Beverages and tobacco         704.0        638.1      1,907.9      1,615.5

Crude materials, 
  inedible except 
  fuels                     2,382.9      1,895.0      7,356.5      5,350.9

Mineral fuels, 
  lubricants and
  related materials           863.4      4,770.4      2,711.0     15,308.6

Animal and vegetable
  oils, fats 
  and waxes                   238.2        133.8        753.1        383.9

Chemicals and related
  products, n.e.s.          5,998.9      5,008.5     17,149.0     13,665.4

Manufactured goods
  classified chiefly
  by material               5,263.7      9,395.1     14,978.1     26,452.5

Machinery and 
  transport equipment      30,500.2     37,769.0     82,890.5    101,460.9

Miscellaneous manufac-
  tured articles            6,788.4     12,608.2     18,187.1     36,139.7

Commodities and 
  transactions not
  classified elsewhere
  in SITC                   2,158.0      3,015.0      6,290.4      8,617.2

Reexports                   4,073.3          (X)     11,039.5          (X) 

Timing adjustments              2.4        -76.0        -14.4       -232.0

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