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                       September                   August
 Section Description       Exports       Imports       Exports       Imports

                                                    (R)           (R)
Total                      58,808.7      90,218.9      57,521.6      89,776.4
       Summary:

Food and live animals       3,093.7       2,769.6       3,091.2       2,801.0

Beverages and tobacco         525.9         785.1         484.8         760.0

Crude materials, 
  inedible except 
  fuels                     1,905.8       1,840.4       1,925.5       1,963.8

Mineral fuels, 
  lubricants and
  related materials           836.2       7,619.7         875.9       7,420.0

Animal and vegetable
  oils, fats 
  and waxes                   144.7         115.9         131.6         116.4

Chemicals and related
  products, n.e.s.          6,110.7       5,052.2       6,072.2       5,163.8

Manufactured goods
  classified chiefly
  by material               4,799.0      10,209.8       4,758.7      10,191.1

Machinery and 
  transport equipment      27,939.3      41,055.4      27,762.5      40,474.3

Miscellaneous manufac-
  tured articles            6,398.9      16,722.2       6,230.2      16,728.0

Commodities and 
  transactions not
  classified elsewhere
  in SITC                   2,595.1       4,048.4       2,214.5       4,118.9

Reexports                   4,459.4           (X)       3,872.8           (X) 

Timing adjustments              (X)           (X)         101.7          39.1
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         SITC               Cumulative to date
 Section Description       Exports       Imports

Total                     507,650.4     745,455.1
       Summary:

Food and live animals      26,891.4      25,849.8

Beverages and tobacco       5,040.3       6,218.8

Crude materials, 
  inedible except 
  fuels                    16,762.2      16,046.4

Mineral fuels, 
  lubricants and
  related materials         6,808.2      51,294.9

Animal and vegetable
  oils, fats 
  and waxes                 1,441.2       1,046.1

Chemicals and related
  products, n.e.s.         51,744.9      45,423.4

Manufactured goods
  classified chiefly
  by material              41,780.5      86,439.9

Machinery and 
  transport equipment     246,272.5     348,779.0

Miscellaneous manufac-
  tured articles           55,227.5     129,809.5

Commodities and 
  transactions not
  classified elsewhere
  in SITC                  19,250.7      34,424.3

Reexports                  36,148.7           (X) 

Timing adjustments            282.3         123.2
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                                                1998
         SITC                    September               Cumulative to date
 Section Description       Exports       Imports       Exports       Imports

Total                      55,627.2      78,434.3     503,667.8     674,157.8

       Summary:

Food and live animals       2,725.9       2,611.7      27,164.6      24,997.6

Beverages and tobacco         589.5         663.7       5,939.6       5,677.1

Crude materials, 
  inedible except 
  fuels                     1,744.3       1,697.2      18,663.8      16,018.2

Mineral fuels, 
  lubricants and
  related materials           833.1       4,409.2       7,937.2      44,086.5

Animal and vegetable
  oils, fats 
  and waxes                   190.2         119.3       2,013.9       1,158.5

Chemicals and related
  products, n.e.s.          5,528.5       4,634.3      51,133.4      41,274.6

Manufactured goods
  classified chiefly
  by material               4,582.9       9,585.4      43,276.4      84,383.8

Machinery and 
  transport equipment      27,537.1      35,991.2     241,962.5     308,377.8

Miscellaneous manufac-
  tured articles            5,813.1      15,351.4      54,120.4     120,378.5

Commodities and 
  transactions not
  classified elsewhere
  in SITC                   2,120.2       3,370.8      18,190.0      27,805.1

Reexports                   3,962.4           (X)      33,266.1           (X) 

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


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