| January - April | ||||||
| Tobacco Type | 1996 | 1997 | ||||
| Imports | Exports | Trade Balance | Imports | Exports | Trade Balance | |
| Unmanufactured Tobacco | ||||||
| Flue-cured | 50,657 | 292,612 | 241,955 | 60,197 | 319,895 | 259,698 |
| Burley | 39,506 | 179,806 | 140,300 | 56,568 | 198,071 | 141,503 |
| Oriental | 117,018 | 0 | (117,018) | 228,399 | 0 | (228,399) |
| Other | 32,514 | 60,884 | 28,370 | 54,028 | 75,512 | 21,484 |
| Total Unman. | 239,695 | 533,302 | 293,607 | 399,192 | 593,478 | 194,286 |
| Manufactured Tobacco | ||||||
| Cigarettes | 11,733 | 1,483,780 | 1,472,047 | 12,419 | 1,402,076 | 1,389,657 |
| Other | 44,603 | 154,997 | 110,394 | 109,335 | 172,253 | 62,918 |
| Total Manuf. | 56,336 | 1,638,777 | 1,582,441 | 121,754 | 1,574,329 | 1,452,575 |
| Total | 296,031 | 2,172,079 | 1,876,048 | 520,946 | 2,167,807 | 1,646,861 |
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
June 1997