EXHIBIT 4. EXPORTS AND IMPORTS BY SITC COMMODITY SECTIONS,
           NOT SEASONALLY ADJUSTED: 2000 AND 2001

In millions of dollars. Details may not equal totals due to rounding.
(X) Not applicable.  (R) Revised.



                               January 2001               December 2000
      SITC                                          
Section Description         Exports       Imports       Exports       Imports

                                                    (R)           (R)
Total                       62,415.7     101,260.2      65,451.2      98,722.1

       Summary:

Food and live animals        3,015.6       3,251.2       3,201.3       3,168.7

Beverages and tobacco          511.0         690.9         566.3         737.6

Crude materials, 
  inedible except 
  fuels                      2,415.8       1,745.9       2,395.8       1,512.0

Mineral fuels, 
  lubricants and
  related materials          1,177.1      13,276.1       1,240.2      13,547.4

Animal and vegetable
  oils, fats 
  and waxes                    110.0         111.1         133.2         103.0

Chemicals and related
  products, n.e.s.           6,573.1       6,973.3       6,479.3       5,850.5

Manufactured goods
  classified chiefly
  by material                5,292.6      10,887.7       4,848.3       9,567.9

Machinery and 
  transport equipment       28,639.2      43,154.5      31,323.4      45,378.9

Miscellaneous manufac-
  tured articles             6,595.4      16,956.1       7,055.5      15,086.9

Commodities and 
  transactions not
  classified elsewhere
  in SITC                    2,388.4       4,213.4       2,665.5       4,148.3

Reexports                    5,697.5           (X)       5,680.7           (X)

Timing adjustments               (X)           (X)          15.7        -379.1
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                                January 2000
      SITC
Section Description          Exports       Imports

Total                       57,221.1      87,368.0

       Summary:

Food and live animals        2,935.2       2,947.4

Beverages and tobacco          429.7         591.9

Crude materials, 
  inedible except 
  fuels                      2,263.9       1,923.0

Mineral fuels, 
  lubricants and
  related materials          1,020.8       8,790.0

Animal and vegetable
  oils, fats 
  and waxes                    138.1         111.6

Chemicals and related
  products, n.e.s.           5,523.7       4,931.2

Manufactured goods
  classified chiefly
  by material                4,761.0      10,291.2

Machinery and 
  transport equipment       26,713.1      39,919.7

Miscellaneous manufac-
  tured articles             6,062.2      14,264.7

Commodities and 
  transactions not
  classified elsewhere
  in SITC                    2,375.9       3,878.1

Reexports                    4,714.8           (X)

Timing adjustments             128.5        -280.8

CONTACT: For more information, contact Haydn R. Mearkle (301-457-2246) or
         Nick Orsini (301-457-2311) Foreign Trade Division or see 
         our web site at "http://www.census.gov/foreign-trade/www/"

NOTE:  For information on more detailed data available, please see
       record titled "MORE DETAILED FOREIGN TRADE DATA AVAILABLE." 



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