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

 

January - August August
COUNTRY Quantity Value Quantity Value
1996 1997 1996 1997 1996 1997 1996 1997
European Union/1
Germany 10,265 15,613 72,374 109,566 746 236 5,315 1,724
Belgium-Luxembourg 3,127 4,301 22,293 32,002 1,027 434 7,277 3,051
United Kingdom 7,342 4,239 46,631 32,378 1,713 580 9,443 4,656
Denmark 2,227 2,418 16,595 17,698 512 326 3,789 2,387
Netherlands 3,453 2,022 23,675 14,899 397 0 2,350 0
Italy 1,158 1,623 7,020 11,620 204 59 681 349
Spain 1,314 1,557 9,586 8,349 54 49 340 411
France 0 582 0 4,760 0 0 0 0
Greece 163 212 1,492 1,695 0 116 0 859
Sweden 216 147 1,596 1,133 115 0 842 0
Austria 238 0 1,703 0 0 0 0 0
Finland 20 0 153 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 29,524 32,716 203,119 234,099 4,768 1,801 30,037 13,436
Other Markets
Japan 10,796 14,368 79,701 102,670 0 0 0 0
Turkey 8,218 10,112 47,655 74,952 1,363 1,750 8,995 12,496
Malaysia 3,523 4,022 23,611 28,110 344 473 2,427 3,434
Thailand 1,946 3,194 13,394 23,363 0 0 0 0
Korea; Republic of 3,045 2,504 24,929 21,520 0 0 0 0
Hong Kong 803 1,215 6,686 9,622 70 93 534 636
Indonesia 1,797 1,172 14,096 9,287 86 145 708 1,216
Australia 1,392 994 10,146 7,736 116 61 844 515
Philippines 544 856 3,982 6,686 47 0 319 0
Singapore 1,329 609 10,034 4,682 112 75 848 583
Switzerland 680 603 4,913 4,405 32 0 254 0
Taiwan 0 590 0 3,583 0 0 0 0
Norway 321 408 1,863 2,460 0 0 0 0
Canada 349 321 880 1,042 42 21 122 136
Pakistan 202 259 1,641 1,885 0 0 0 0
Bangladesh 161 190 1,314 1,518 0 21 0 180
Cyprus 218 178 1,574 1,339 99 79 715 595
Other 747 781 4,918 4,112 89 43 439 325
Total Other Markets 36,071 42,376 251,337 308,972 2,400 2,761 16,205 20,116
World Total 65,595 75,092 454,456 543,071 7,168 4,562 46,242 33,552

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

October 1997