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                      November                    October
  Section Description       Exports       Imports       Exports       Imports

                                                     (R)           (R)
Total                       61,193.7      93,855.0      62,305.5      94,423.0
       Summary:

Food and live animals        3,389.0       3,043.9       3,480.3       2,937.5

Beverages and tobacco          634.4         792.3         559.9         852.0

Crude materials, 
  inedible except 
  fuels                      2,356.3       1,923.9       2,242.9       1,919.6

Mineral fuels, 
  lubricants and
  related materials            910.5       8,004.6         989.6       7,819.0

Animal and vegetable
  oils, fats 
  and waxes                    140.5         128.4         182.0         107.6

Chemicals and related
  products, n.e.s.           6,205.5       5,810.3       6,575.5       5,639.8

Manufactured goods
  classified chiefly
  by material                5,012.8      10,267.2       5,142.8      10,515.7

Machinery and 
  transport equipment       28,476.8      44,010.2      29,302.3      43,528.2

Miscellaneous manufac-
  tured articles             6,454.9      15,634.1       6,752.1      16,807.3

Commodities and 
  transactions not
  classified elsewhere
  in SITC                    2,773.2       4,240.0       2,356.1       4,258.2

Reexports                    4,839.8           (X)       4,740.2           (X)

Timing adjustments               (X)           (X)         -18.4          37.9
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                                    1999
         SITC                Cumulative to date
  Section Description       Exports       Imports

Total                      631,584.9     933,733.0
       Summary:

Food and live animals       33,760.7      31,831.2

Beverages and tobacco        6,234.6       7,863.1

Crude materials, 
  inedible except 
  fuels                     21,361.4      19,890.0

Mineral fuels, 
  lubricants and
  related materials          8,708.3      67,118.5

Animal and vegetable
  oils, fats 
  and waxes                  1,763.7       1,282.0

Chemicals and related
  products, n.e.s.          64,525.9      56,873.6

Manufactured goods
  classified chiefly
  by material               51,936.1     107,222.8

Machinery and 
  transport equipment      304,051.7     436,317.3

Miscellaneous manufac-
  tured articles            68,434.6     162,250.9

Commodities and 
  transactions not
  classified elsewhere
  in SITC                   24,483.4      42,922.6

Reexports                   45,728.8           (X)

Timing adjustments             595.7         160.9
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                                                  1998
         SITC                     November                Cumulative to date
  Section Description       Exports       Imports       Exports       Imports
                                                    
Total                       58,394.8      78,019.7     623,375.6     835,889.1
       Summary:

Food and live animals        3,211.4       2,693.1      33,779.1      30,458.0

Beverages and tobacco          629.1         683.6       7,199.7       7,166.8

Crude materials, 
  inedible except 
  fuels                      2,410.8       1,623.0      23,474.7      19,431.5

Mineral fuels, 
  lubricants and
  related materials            727.5       4,519.7       9,444.8      53,469.8

Animal and vegetable
  oils, fats 
  and waxes                    227.9         128.9       2,467.4       1,435.8

Chemicals and related
  products, n.e.s.           5,344.3       4,368.8      62,340.3      50,253.1

Manufactured goods
  classified chiefly
  by material                4,561.3       9,246.9      52,790.4     103,457.4

Machinery and 
  transport equipment       28,306.0      37,406.8     299,928.3     385,005.6

Miscellaneous manufac-
  tured articles             6,346.3      13,788.1      67,153.6     150,167.4

Commodities and 
  transactions not
  classified elsewhere
  in SITC                    2,473.6       3,560.9      23,194.7      35,043.7

Reexports                    4,156.6           (X)      41,602.5           (X)

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

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