EXHIBIT 4. EXPORTS AND IMPORTS BY SITC COMMODITY SECTIONS,
           NOT SEASONALLY ADJUSTED: 2001 and 2002

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


 
                                    January 2002
           SITC
     Section Description         Exports     Imports
                                           
Total                            52,457.6    85,420.7

       Summary:

Food and live animals             2,980.9     3,171.6

Beverages and tobacco               384.9       680.0

Crude materials, 
  inedible except 
  fuels                           2,500.2     1,541.1

Mineral fuels, 
  lubricants and
  related materials                 876.7     7,589.2

Animal and vegetable
  oils, fats 
  and waxes                         189.4        94.1

Chemicals and related
  products, n.e.s.                5,966.9     6,513.7

Manufactured goods
  classified chiefly
  by material                     4,556.5     9,810.8

Machinery and 
  transport equipment            22,977.8    36,765.1

Miscellaneous manufac-
  tured articles                  5,451.6    15,201.4

Commodities and 
  transactions not
  classified elsewhere
  in SITC                         1,829.4     4,053.6

Reexports                         4,743.2         (X)

Timing adjustments                    (X)         (X)
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                                    December 2001            January 2001
           SITC
     Section Description         Exports     Imports     Exports     Imports
                                                       
Total                            55,200.2    81,683.8    62,340.2   101,106.4

       Summary:

Food and live animals             3,219.7     3,096.6     3,015.6     3,251.2

Beverages and tobacco               383.6       731.3       511.0       690.9

Crude materials, 
  inedible except 
  fuels                           2,389.6     1,443.6     2,415.8     1,745.9

Mineral fuels, 
  lubricants and
  related materials                 997.0     6,765.2     1,177.1    13,276.1

Animal and vegetable
  oils, fats 
  and waxes                         156.6        90.7       110.0       111.1

Chemicals and related
  products, n.e.s.                6,112.4     5,525.4     6,573.1     6,973.3

Manufactured goods
  classified chiefly
  by material                     4,281.8     8,591.2     5,292.6    10,887.7

Machinery and 
  transport equipment            24,767.2    38,238.2    28,639.2    43,154.5

Miscellaneous manufac-
  tured articles                  5,868.1    13,443.0     6,595.4    16,956.1

Commodities and 
  transactions not
  classified elsewhere
  in SITC                         1,959.4     4,090.5     2,388.4     4,213.4

Reexports                         4,947.6         (X)     5,697.5         (X)

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

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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