Table 15

Table 15
U.S. Imports of Manufactured Tobacco
for Consumption by Tobacco Type
(Pieces, Metric Tons and Thousand Dollars)

		January - April				April
Manufactured Products	Quantity		Value		Quantity		Value
	1996	1997	1996	1997	1996	1997	1996	1997
Cigarettes (1000 pcs.)	795,963	968,270	11,733	12,419	214,355	271,313	3,081	2,910
Cigars & Cheroots (MT)	919	1,788	39,008	104,116	273	519	11,904	30,363
Other Mfg. Products (MT)	411	436	5,595	5,219	164	219	2,087	2,306
Total Manufactured	--	--	56,335	121,755	--	--	17,072	35,579

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

June 1997