TABLE 5
UNMANUFACTURED TOBACCO: U.S. MONTHLY IMPORTS,
CALENDAR YEARS 1994, 1995, AND 1996 (METRIC TONS)
		CONSUMPTION				GENERAL
MONTH		1995	1996	1997		1995	1996	1997
JANUARY		8,886	24,563	40,257		10,500	31,500	26,710
FEBRUARY		7,942	16,090	23,604		11,277	21,966	26,916
MARCH		9,567	15,064	16,386		20,195	21,031	21,888
APRIL		5,687	24,256			11,808	28,802
MAY		6,584	22,738			16,867	31,755
JUNE		6,112	20,314			10,760	24,444
JULY		36,201	17,508			16,568	25,625
AUGUST		19,205	28,481			17,478	35,428
SEPTEMBER		31,170	30,670			19,393	29,201
OCTOBER		20,165	65,411			16,983	34,282
NOVEMBER		23,479	13,639			18,695	18,900
DECEMBER		15,292	23,652			28,564	23,519
SUB-TOTAL		26,395	55,717	80,247		41,972	74,497	75,514
YEAR TOTAL		190,290	302,386	80,247		199,088	326,453	75,514
NOTE: DUE TO DATA AGGREGATION, ROUNDING ERRORS MAY OCCUR.
SOURCE: COMPILED FROM BUREAU OF THE CENSUS RECORDS.
PREPARED BY USDA\FAS\TCSD
MAY 1997
TABLE 6
UNMANUFACTURED TOBACCO: U.S. MONTHLY IMPORTS,
CALENDAR YEARS 1994, 1995, AND 1996 (THOUSAND DOLLARS)
		CONSUMPTION				GENERAL
MONTH		1995	1996	1997		1995	1996	1997
JANUARY		29,498	76,883	165,258		24,170	98,610	106,719
FEBRUARY		23,867	52,398	85,739		38,975	81,408	106,036
MARCH		25,788	50,966	69,737		52,627	73,559	89,421
APRIL		15,755	59,448			33,191	86,476
MAY		16,478	57,659			46,774	90,562
JUNE		16,727	76,673			33,757	79,164
JULY		119,842	66,096			50,788	95,255
AUGUST		58,073	92,614			44,021	127,700
SEPTEMBER		79,440	72,363			47,070	73,971
OCTOBER		57,204	209,617			46,203	96,613
NOVEMBER		69,469	41,064			53,821	67,009
DECEMBER		37,995	66,916			83,261	82,209
SUB-TOTAL		79,153	180,247	320,734		115,772	253,577	302,176
YEAR TOTAL		550,136	922,697	320,734		554,658	1,052,536	302,176
NOTE: DUE TO DATA AGGREGATION, ROUNDING ERRORS MAY OCCUR.
SOURCE: COMPILED FROM BUREAU OF THE CENSUS RECORDS.
PREPARED BY USDA\FAS\TCSD
MAY 1997