TABLE 15
U.S. IMPORTS OF MANUFACTURED TOBACCO
FOR CONSUMPTION BY TYPE
(PIECES, METRIC TONS AND $1,000)
	JAN-MAR					:	MARCH
TOBACCO TYPE	QUANTITY		:	VALUE		:	QUANTITY		:	VALUE
	1996	1997	:	1996	1997	:	1996	1997	:	1996	1997
MANUFACTURED PRODUCTS
CIGARETTES (THOUS PCS)	581,608	696,957		8,651	9,510		174,857	118,993		2,558	1,481
CIGARS/CHER (MT)	645	1,269		27,104	73,753		242	531		10,683	30,617
MANUFACTURED, NEC (MT)	248	217		3,508	2,913		71	42		1,007	552
TOTAL MANUFACTURED	----	----		39,263	86,176		----	----		14,248	32,650
NOTE: TOTAL MANUFACTURED CALCULATED FOR VALUE ONLY BECAUSE OF UNLIKE UNITS.
SOURCE: COMPILED FROM BUREAU OF THE CENSUS RECORDS.
PREPARED BY USDA/FAS/TCSD
MAY 1997