Table 12

Table 12
U.S. Exports of Cigarettes
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
Belgium-Luxembourg	38,360,905	28,960,909	746,969	586,775	5,546,551	5,202,598	118,506	108,232
Greece	101	411,560	3	4,075	0	0	0	0
Netherlands	137,394	267,725	2,746	6,458	16,797	72,197	464	1,487
Germany	1,763,065	162,579	17,486	2,299	133,790	7,002	1,260	99
Spain	42,930	84,632	1,207	1,333	1,493	29,600	48	297
France	766	80,629	15	2,649	145	80,000	3	2,635
United Kingdom	12,131	1,657	121	27	0	0	0	0
Denmark	486	1,088	18	32	34	0	10	0
Italy	279	921	13	17	157	624	3	12
Sweden	0	166	0	3	0	0	0	0
Austria	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Finland	3,534,150	0	37,739	0	1,499,680	0	15,989	0
Ireland	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Portugal	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Total EU	43,852,207	29,971,866	806,318	603,669	7,198,647	5,392,021	136,283	112,762
Other Markets
Japan	46,094,013	46,322,140	1,033,123	1,052,961	5,047,388	5,811,716	114,762	139,347
Lebanon	7,415,091	7,109,823	118,376	124,410	975,470	825,240	16,382	14,017
Cyprus	4,718,570	6,888,627	74,179	86,095	839,870	842,170	8,579	7,913
Saudi Arabia	6,251,388	6,286,960	129,611	135,784	1,041,220	964,030	22,079	21,996
Russian Federation	12,443,624	6,129,579	263,696	139,035	2,729,400	898,810	56,269	19,428
Korea; Republic of	4,571,508	5,049,243	94,557	107,332	929,556	658,714	19,878	14,416
Singapore	5,456,256	3,744,842	62,523	53,073	665,884	473,826	8,023	5,981
Turkey	857,827	3,657,128	8,249	36,946	357,600	821,800	3,193	7,727
Hong Kong	3,658,319	2,708,733	61,911	54,744	422,970	457,490	6,629	9,236
Israel	2,307,349	2,096,700	44,603	40,090	296,400	351,115	5,330	6,615
Panama	1,529,361	2,009,991	31,292	37,345	144,050	136,294	2,716	1,407
Ukraine	926,889	1,896,813	19,292	43,958	289,670	159,170	6,529	3,763
Taiwan	1,451,294	1,880,343	29,051	44,541	115,800	206,060	2,393	4,332
Paraguay	1,497,492	1,627,579	29,334	30,598	172,108	179,740	3,761	4,177
Kuwait	1,311,399	1,473,532	27,396	32,464	193,016	131,090	4,152	3,088
United Arab Emirates	1,363,292	1,410,755	28,357	31,076	197,690	102,190	4,235	2,328
Morocco	1,028,860	1,201,350	19,140	23,574	254,120	328,275	4,469	6,915
Other	11,533,519	10,177,086	208,313	186,800	1,927,872	803,921	34,247	15,917
Total Other Markets	114,416,051	111,671,224	2,283,003	2,260,826	16,600,084	14,151,651	323,626	288,603
World Total	158,268,258	141,643,090	3,089,321	2,864,495	23,798,731	19,543,672	459,909	401,365

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

Last modified: Wednesday, November 26, 2003

Table 12 U.S. Exports of Cigarettes by Country of Destination (Metric Tons and Thousand Dollars)

Table 12
U.S. Exports of Cigarettes
by Country of Destination
(Metric Tons and Thousand Dollars)