Tables 5 and 6

Table 5
Unmanufactured Tobacco:
U.S. Monthly Imports by Type
(Metric Tons, Calendar Year)

	Consumption			General
Month	1995	1996	1997	1995	1996	1997
January	7,900	24,238	39,021	9,383	30,750	26,195
February	7,742	15,705	23,421	11,157	21,799	26,594
March	9,285	13,987	16,099	18,216	19,474	21,689
April	5,480	23,693	22,116	11,357	27,237	29,714
May	6,140	21,642	24,661	16,430	30,469	36,649
June	5,564	19,277	17,598	10,003	22,706	28,334
July	11,498	16,711	26,838	15,477	24,508	34,764
August	18,532	27,689	27,544	16,915	34,089	27,506
September	26,827	29,760	31,288	18,012	28,486	24,891
October	18,720	65,182		15,822	33,737
November	22,394	13,277		18,252	18,636
December	13,245	22,627		27,878	22,586
SUB-TOTAL	98,968	192,702	228,586	126,950	239,518	256,336
YEAR TOTAL	153,327	293,788	228,586	188,902	314,477	256,336

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

November 1997

Table 6
Unmanufactured Tobacco:
U.S. Monthly Imports by Type
(Thousand Dollars, Calendar Year)

	Consumption			General
Month	1995	1996	1997	1995	1996	1997
January	28,083	76,316	161,346	22,172	97,747	105,939
February	23,562	52,072	85,572	38,826	81,140	105,241
March	25,512	49,930	69,113	50,874	72,542	89,043
April	15,534	58,784	78,156	32,816	82,158	108,128
May	16,074	54,977	91,489	46,351	87,542	151,560
June	15,759	74,811	61,862	32,043	75,061	110,578
July	39,083	64,716	89,110	47,825	92,986	122,157
August	57,389	91,587	101,540	43,360	125,160	99,221
September	74,863	70,718	110,169	45,028	72,870	81,008
October	55,501	208,076		45,039	94,144
November	67,703	40,557		53,261	66,583
December	33,345	65,269		82,400	80,640
SUB-TOTAL	295,859	593,911	848,357	359,295	787,206	972,875
YEAR TOTAL	452,408	907,813	848,357	539,995	1,028,573	972,875

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

November 1997

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