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                      May                       April
  Section Description      Exports      Imports      Exports        Imports
 
                                    
Total                      56,057.5     80,694.3      57,250.0       79,951.6

       Summary:

Food and live animals       2,820.3      2,986.1       2,946.7        2,973.0

Beverages and tobacco         602.2        692.5         590.6          664.1

Crude materials, 
  inedible except 
  fuels                     1,724.5      1,803.8       1,847.0        1,809.5

Mineral fuels, 
  lubricants and
  related materials           771.9      6,004.8         801.2        5,436.1

Animal and vegetable
  oils, fats 
  and waxes                   148.6        116.9         166.9           95.2

Chemicals and related
  products, n.e.s.          5,742.2      4,845.6       5,723.7        4,946.7

Manufactured goods
  classified chiefly
  by material               4,664.5      9,489.0       4,727.3        9,370.5

Machinery and 
  transport equipment      27,455.2     38,081.8      28,111.1       37,834.7

Miscellaneous manufac-
  tured articles            6,279.1     13,003.2       6,260.4       13,005.3

Commodities and 
  transactions not
  classified elsewhere
  in SITC                   1,841.3      3,670.5       2,233.6        3,898.7

Reexports                   4,007.7          (X)       3,940.5            (X) 

Timing adjustments              (X)          (X)         -99.0          -82.2
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                                   1999
         SITC               Cumulative to date
  Section Description      Exports      Imports

Total                     279,755.6    390,938.9

       Summary:

Food and live animals      14,510.5     14,577.9

Beverages and tobacco       3,027.7      3,146.4

Crude materials, 
  inedible except 
  fuels                     9,419.0      8,513.8

Mineral fuels, 
  lubricants and
  related materials         3,513.9     23,411.0

Animal and vegetable
  oils, fats 
  and waxes                   892.9        566.3

Chemicals and related
  products, n.e.s.         28,159.5     24,528.0

Manufactured goods
  classified chiefly
  by material              22,924.1     45,988.0

Machinery and 
  transport equipment     137,247.3    186,402.2

Miscellaneous manufac-
  tured articles           30,410.6     65,110.5

Commodities and 
  transactions not
  classified elsewhere
  in SITC                  10,060.9     18,565.7

Reexports                  19,551.6          (X) 

Timing adjustments             37.4        129.0
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                                              1998
         SITC                       May                 Cumulative to date
  Section Description       Exports      Imports      Exports        Imports
                                                                
Total                      56,672.2     73,997.9     286,049.1      366,454.7

       Summary:

Food and live animals       2,923.3      2,726.4      15,567.5       14,280.4

Beverages and tobacco         767.6        635.9       3,380.1        2,944.1

Crude materials, 
  inedible except 
  fuels                     1,921.7      1,806.7      11,355.1        8,998.1

Mineral fuels, 
  lubricants and
  related materials           914.7      5,112.0       4,626.6       25,168.6

Animal and vegetable
  oils, fats 
  and waxes                   184.7        123.0       1,152.3          619.1

Chemicals and related
  products, n.e.s.          5,865.8      4,418.9      28,731.5       22,886.7

Manufactured goods
  classified chiefly
  by material               4,874.3      9,506.6      24,858.3       45,517.9

Machinery and 
  transport equipment      27,392.8     34,525.8     137,470.1      170,503.1

Miscellaneous manufac-
  tured articles            6,171.4     12,251.4      30,530.2       60,788.7

Commodities and 
  transactions not
  classified elsewhere
  in SITC                   2,074.1      2,891.1      10,017.5       14,748.0

Reexports                   3,581.8          (X)      18,360.0            (X) 

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


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