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4. Read and translate the text:

FACTS IN BRIEF:

GNP (GROSS NATIONAL PRODUCT) :

 $4.526.7 THOUSAND MILLION (SEASONALLY ADJUSTED)
 PERSONAL CONSUMPTION - $3,012,I THOUSAND MILLION

AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION:

 CORN - $8.8 THOUSAND MILLION
 SOYBEANS - $9.7 THOUSAND MILLION
 WHEAT - $4.9 THOUSAND MILLION
 COTTON - $4.0 THOUSAND MILLION
 TOBACCO - 1.8 THOUSAND MILLION

BUSINESSES:

 NON-FARM PROPRIETORSHIPS AND PARTNERSHIPS - 14.1
MILLION
 CORPORATIONS - 3.3 MILLION
 NEW CORPORATIONS FORMED - 685,000

EXPENDITURES FOR NEW PLANTS AND EQUIPMENT:

 $388.6 THOUSAND MILLION

CORPORATE PROFITS AFTER TAXES:

 $142.9 THOUSAND MILLION

EXPORTS: $243.9 THOUSAND MILLION
IMPORTS: $406.2 THOUSAND MILLION

FREIGHT CARRIED ANNUALLY:

 2,424 THOUSAND MILLION METRIC TON-MILES
 RAILROADS - 36.5 PERCENT