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                     October                 September
 Section Description      Exports      Imports      Exports      Imports

                                                  (R)          (R)
Total                     62,073.0     94,385.1     59,244.0     90,218.7
       Summary:

Food and live animals      3,480.3      2,937.5      3,093.7      2,769.6

Beverages and tobacco        559.9        852.0        525.9        785.1

Crude materials, 
  inedible except 
  fuels                    2,242.9      1,919.6      1,905.8      1,840.4

Mineral fuels, 
  lubricants and
  related materials          989.6      7,819.0        836.2      7,619.7

Animal and vegetable
  oils, fats 
  and waxes                  182.0        107.6        144.7        115.9

Chemicals and related
  products, n.e.s.         6,575.5      5,639.8      6,110.7      5,052.2

Manufactured goods
  classified chiefly
  by material              5,142.8     10,515.7      4,799.0     10,209.8

Machinery and 
  transport equipment     29,302.3     43,528.2     27,939.3     41,055.4

Miscellaneous manufac-
  tured articles           6,752.1     16,807.3      6,398.9     16,722.2

Commodities and 
  transactions not
  classified elsewhere
  in SITC                  2,105.2      4,258.2      2,698.6      4,048.4

Reexports                  4,740.2          (X)      4,459.4          (X) 

Timing adjustments             (X)          (X)        331.9         -0.2
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                                 1999
         SITC             Cumulative to date
 Section Description     Exports      Imports

Total                    570,158.7    839,840.0
       Summary:

Food and live animals     30,371.7     28,787.3

Beverages and tobacco      5,600.2      7,070.8

Crude materials, 
  inedible except 
  fuels                   19,005.1     17,966.1

Mineral fuels, 
  lubricants and
  related materials        7,797.8     59,113.9

Animal and vegetable
  oils, fats 
  and waxes                1,623.2      1,153.7

Chemicals and related
  products, n.e.s.        58,320.4     51,063.2

Manufactured goods
  classified chiefly
  by material             46,923.3     96,955.6

Machinery and 
  transport equipment    275,574.8    392,307.1

Miscellaneous manufac-
  tured articles          61,979.7    146,616.8

Commodities and 
  transactions not
  classified elsewhere
  in SITC                 21,459.2     38,682.6

Reexports                 40,889.0          (X) 

Timing adjustments           614.2        123.0
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                                              1998
         SITC                   October              Cumulative to date
 Section Description      Exports      Imports      Exports      Imports

Total                     61,313.0     83,711.5    564,980.8    757,869.3

       Summary:

Food and live animals      3,403.1      2,767.2     30,567.7     27,764.9

Beverages and tobacco        631.1        806.0      6,570.6      6,483.2

Crude materials, 
  inedible except 
  fuels                    2,400.1      1,790.3     21,063.9     17,808.5

Mineral fuels, 
  lubricants and
  related materials          780.1      4,863.6      8,717.3     48,950.1

Animal and vegetable
  oils, fats 
  and waxes                  225.5        148.4      2,239.5      1,306.9

Chemicals and related
  products, n.e.s.         5,862.6      4,609.7     56,996.0     45,884.3

Manufactured goods
  classified chiefly
  by material              4,952.7      9,826.8     48,229.1     94,210.5

Machinery and 
  transport equipment     29,659.9     39,220.9    271,622.4    347,598.8

Miscellaneous manufac-
  tured articles           6,686.9     16,000.8     60,807.3    136,379.3

Commodities and 
  transactions not
  classified elsewhere
  in SITC                  2,531.1      3,677.8     20,721.1     31,482.9

Reexports                  4,179.8          (X)     37,445.9          (X) 

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


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