Table 9
U.S. Exports of Flue-cured Tobacco
by Country of Destination
(Metric Tons and Thousand Dollars)

 

January - April April
COUNTRY Quantity Value Quantity Value
1996 1997 1996 1997 1996 1997 1996 1997
European Union/1
Germany 6,541 11,172 46,248 78,488 987 1,339 7,103 10,102
Belgium-Luxembourg 854 2,947 6,571 21,879 270 393 2,170 3,032
United Kingdom 2,568 2,488 17,021 18,436 254 817 1,773 6,376
Denmark 1,236 1,583 9,229 11,582 472 230 3,494 1,696
Italy 848 1,259 5,904 9,446 59 614 152 4,729
Netherlands 3,029 1,214 21,157 8,132 19 190 139 1,234
France 0 531 0 4,356 0 48 0 374
Spain 594 187 4,369 1,417 505 41 3,764 341
Sweden 58 111 445 851 0 111 0 851
Austria 238 0 1,703 0 0 0 0 0
Finland 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Greece 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Ireland 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Portugal 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Total EU 15,965 21,493 112,646 154,586 2,565 3,783 18,594 28,733
Other Markets
Japan 10,356 6,147 76,194 45,729 2,907 2,138 22,818 16,837
Turkey 3,316 3,960 16,574 29,243 253 0 795 0
Thailand 1,946 3,194 13,394 23,363 0 0 0 0
Korea; Republic of 3,045 2,504 24,929 21,520 614 0 5,028 0
Malaysia 1,938 1,930 12,921 13,854 531 562 3,828 4,183
Philippines 252 670 1,854 5,145 31 47 209 373
Indonesia 963 624 7,577 4,768 105 231 802 1,725
Taiwan 0 557 0 3,370 0 0 0 0
Switzerland 629 489 4,514 3,451 20 29 155 218
Australia 1,227 423 8,887 3,401 95 58 660 518
Hong Kong 278 313 2,101 2,535 59 228 447 1,881
Singapore 667 309 5,050 2,338 116 37 879 286
Pakistan 86 259 734 1,885 0 0 0 0
Russian Federation 8 142 55 328 0 0 0 0
Canada 72 131 173 386 72 58 173 44
Cyprus 119 99 858 744 0 99 0 744
Bangladesh 105 88 843 648 77 34 624 183
Other 476 440 3,308 2,601 73 152 526 754
Total Other Markets 25,483 22,279 179,966 165,309 4,953 3,673 36,944 27,746
World Total 41,448 43,772 292,612 319,895 7,518 7,456 55,538 56,479

1/ European Union (EU): Group of 15 countries formerly known as the European Community (EC).

Note: Due to data aggregation, rounding errors may occur.
Source: Compiled from Bureau of the Census Records.
Prepared by: USDA/FAS/COTS

June 1997