Table 16

Table 16
U.S. Tobacco Trade Balance:
Unmanufactured and Manufactured
(Thousand Dollars)

	January - June
Tobacco Type	1996			1997
	Imports	Exports	Trade Balance	Imports	Exports	Trade Balance
Unmanufactured Tobacco
Flue-cured	115,282	382,344	267,062	94,767	482,207	387,440
Burley	63,523	262,259	198,736	88,875	354,881	266,006
Oriental	147,111	0	(147,111)	288,177	0	(288,177)
Other	48,111	94,122	46,011	82,183	122,521	40,338
Total Unman.	374,027	738,725	364,698	554,002	959,609	405,607
Manufactured Tobacco
Cigarettes	17,737	2,305,375	2,287,638	20,109	2,132,370	2,112,261
Other	75,146	248,368	173,222	182,730	269,991	87,261
Total Manuf.	92,883	2,553,743	2,460,860	202,839	2,402,361	2,199,522
Total	466,910	3,292,468	2,825,558	756,841	3,361,970	2,605,129

1/ Imports for consumption.

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

August 1997