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                        June                        May
  Section Description       Exports       Imports       Exports       Imports

                                                     (R)           (R)
Total                       57,788.5      87,777.0      56,589.4      80,873.4

       Summary:

Food and live animals        3,087.7       2,975.9       2,820.3       2,986.1

Beverages and tobacco          535.0         766.7         602.2         692.5

Crude materials, 
  inedible except 
  fuels                      1,757.3       1,858.9       1,724.5       1,803.8

Mineral fuels, 
  lubricants and
  related materials            804.4       6,184.1         771.9       6,004.8

Animal and vegetable
  oils, fats 
  and waxes                    132.5         116.6         148.6         116.9

Chemicals and related
  products, n.e.s.           5,825.5       5,033.5       5,742.2       4,845.6

Manufactured goods
  classified chiefly
  by material                4,854.0      10,054.7       4,664.5       9,489.0

Machinery and 
  transport equipment       28,347.3      41,688.5      27,455.2      38,081.8

Miscellaneous manufac-
  tured articles             6,152.7      15,318.3       6,279.1      13,003.2

Commodities and 
  transactions not
  classified elsewhere
  in SITC                    1,974.6       3,779.9       2,044.5       3,670.5

Reexports                    4,317.5           (X)       4,007.7           (X) 

Timing adjustments               (X)           (X)         328.6         179.1
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                                    1999
         SITC                Cumulative to date
  Section Description       Exports       Imports

Total                      338,075.9     478,895.1

       Summary:

Food and live animals       17,598.2      17,553.7

Beverages and tobacco        3,562.7       3,913.1

Crude materials, 
  inedible except 
  fuels                     11,176.3      10,372.7

Mineral fuels, 
  lubricants and
  related materials          4,318.3      29,595.1

Animal and vegetable
  oils, fats 
  and waxes                  1,025.4         682.9

Chemicals and related
  products, n.e.s.          33,985.0      29,561.5

Manufactured goods
  classified chiefly
  by material               27,778.1      56,042.7

Machinery and 
  transport equipment      165,594.7     228,090.8

Miscellaneous manufac-
  tured articles            36,563.4      80,428.8

Commodities and 
  transactions not
  classified elsewhere
  in SITC                   12,238.7      22,345.6

Reexports                   23,869.1           (X) 

Timing adjustments             366.0         308.2
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                                                  1998
         SITC                     June                   Cumulative to date
  Section Description       Exports       Imports       Exports       Imports

Total                       56,994.0      76,917.9     343,043.1     443,372.7

       Summary:

Food and live animals        2,977.1       2,867.4      18,544.6      17,147.7

Beverages and tobacco          691.9         716.3       4,072.0       3,660.5

Crude materials, 
  inedible except 
  fuels                      1,891.3       1,769.0      13,246.3      10,767.1

Mineral fuels, 
  lubricants and
  related materials            835.7       4,741.4       5,462.3      29,909.9

Animal and vegetable
  oils, fats 
  and waxes                    229.2         140.6       1,381.5         759.7

Chemicals and related
  products, n.e.s.           5,807.5       4,682.6      34,539.0      27,569.3

Manufactured goods
  classified chiefly
  by material                4,802.5       9,901.8      29,660.7      55,419.7

Machinery and 
  transport equipment       27,738.6      35,021.1     165,208.7     205,524.3

Miscellaneous manufac-
  tured articles             6,163.9      14,090.8      36,694.1      74,879.5

Commodities and 
  transactions not
  classified elsewhere
  in SITC                    2,065.3       2,987.0      12,082.9      17,735.0

Reexports                    3,791.0           (X)      22,151.0           (X) 

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

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