Table 16

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

	January - July
Tobacco Type	1996			1997
	Imports	Exports	Trade Balance	Imports	Exports	Trade Balance
Unmanufactured Tobacco
Flue-cured	142,990	408,214	265,224	143,723	509,519	365,796
Burley	85,104	271,011	185,907	112,059	372,659	260,600
Oriental	155,818	0	(155,818)	293,890	0	(293,890)
Other	56,211	103,194	46,983	94,716	134,402	39,686
Total Unman.	440,123	782,419	342,296	644,388	1,016,580	372,192
Manufactured Tobacco
Cigarettes	22,389	2,629,411	2,607,022	24,023	2,463,130	2,439,107
Other	95,366	282,987	187,621	220,592	309,921	89,329
Total Manuf.	117,755	2,912,398	2,794,643	244,615	2,773,051	2,528,436
Total	557,878	3,694,817	3,136,939	889,003	3,789,631	2,900,628

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