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

 

January - June June
COUNTRY Quantity Value Quantity Value
1996 1997 1996 1997 1996 1997 1996 1997
European Union/1
Germany 9,080 14,323 63,931 99,931 1,313 1,618 9,101 12,273
Belgium-Luxembourg 1,531 3,394 11,204 25,611 606 218 4,086 1,776
United Kingdom 4,391 3,003 28,103 22,469 1,368 158 7,597 1,205
Denmark 1,468 1,947 10,984 14,267 0 58 0 450
Netherlands 3,056 1,841 21,326 13,314 28 627 169 5,182
Italy 907 1,564 6,224 11,271 0 285 0 1,773
Spain 1,260 1,508 9,246 7,938 658 241 4,844 1,941
France 0 531 0 4,356 0 0 0 0
Sweden 101 111 754 851 0 0 0 0
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 22,031 28,224 153,476 200,007 3,973 3,204 25,798 24,599
Other Markets
Japan 10,742 14,368 79,424 102,670 0 0 0 0
Turkey 6,686 8,362 38,233 62,456 1,475 2,480 9,934 18,836
Thailand 1,946 3,194 13,394 23,363 0 0 0 0
Malaysia 2,921 3,099 19,307 21,494 577 729 4,228 5,194
Korea; Republic of 3,045 2,504 24,929 21,520 0 0 0 0
Hong Kong 680 1,094 5,755 8,767 102 0 774 0
Indonesia 1,634 911 12,749 7,118 273 144 2,128 1,216
Australia 1,277 835 9,302 6,490 19 256 164 1,976
Philippines 450 778 3,341 6,030 0 77 0 636
Switzerland 647 603 4,659 4,405 0 0 0 0
Taiwan 0 590 0 3,583 0 0 0 0
Singapore 1,018 484 7,670 3,703 173 19 1,303 161
Norway 321 408 1,863 2,460 96 0 541 0
Canada 161 300 449 906 51 45 188 158
Pakistan 202 259 1,641 1,885 58 0 454 0
Russian Federation 8 142 55 328 0 0 0 0
Bangladesh 142 115 1,150 873 19 17 160 145
Other 725 683 4,947 4,149 91 168 470 951
Total Other Markets 32,605 38,729 228,868 282,200 2,934 3,935 20,344 29,273
World Total 54,636 66,953 382,344 482,207 6,907 7,139 46,142 53,872

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

August 1997