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Quantity and Value of Shipments of Chocolate and Chocolate Type Confectionery

                                        1995        1995        1996        1996

                                 Metric tons 1,000 dollarMetric tons 1,000 dollar


Solid                                187,177     895,506     192,132     905,239
Solid with Inclusions                115,260     677,187     122,275     726,236
Enrobed or molded:  with candy, fruit, nut
 or granola center                   611,961   3,154,539     611,607   3,264,926
Enrobed or molded:  with bakery product
 center                               89,786     459,949      97,400     517,763
Panned                               246,959   1,154,508     248,496   1,217,547
Assortments and other                124,081     853,143     138,953     943,019
Chocolate type, n.s.k.                     0           0           0           0
  Total                            1,375,224   7,194,832   1,410,863   7,574,730

n.s.k.--Not specified by kind.


Quantity and Value of Shipments of Chocolate Products Other Than Confectionery

                                        1995        1995        1996        1996

                                 Metric tons 1,000 dollarMetric tons 1,000 dollar
Baking Chocolate (bars or blocks)      7,626      26,617       7,366      25,735
Chocolate Coatings (blocks, wafers,
 liquid)                             154,197     370,147     135,371     324,620
Chocolate Liquor                      18,662      44,996      17,128      40,202
Cocoa Butter                          10,969      36,971      10,142      35,136
Compound Coatings (blocks, wafers,
 liquid)                              94,953     152,744      87,167     134,307
Chocolate Chips and Baking Pieces    184,091     502,156     168,208     474,587
Cocoa Powder, Syrup/Toppings, and    214,920     352,056     212,577     353,285
Nonconfectionery Chocolate, n.s.k          0           0           0           0
  Total                              685,419   1,485,687     637,959   1,387,872

n.s.k.--Not specified by kind.

Source:  U.S. Department of Commerce Report, 1997 MA20D, Confectionery

October 1997                     Horticultural and Tropical Products Division, FA


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