Table 8
U.S. Exports of Unmanufactured Tobacco
by Country of Destination
(Metric Tons and Thousand Dollars)

 

January - May May
COUNTRY Quantity Value Quantity Value
1996 1997 1996 1997 1996 1997 1996 1997
European Union/1
Germany 15,481 22,416 109,356 157,955 3,337 4,488 25,775 32,012
Belgium-Luxembourg 3,432 9,395 16,684 50,656 1,864 856 5,487 5,074
Netherlands 12,942 6,477 78,190 46,783 1,985 2,257 7,591 17,820
Italy 4,507 5,094 30,839 31,848 1,384 949 11,404 7,201
United Kingdom 4,624 4,510 26,044 24,771 676 697 4,160 3,445
Spain 4,123 3,999 27,247 23,448 1,317 2,210 9,252 12,821
Denmark 3,210 3,944 18,646 23,307 491 681 3,369 4,290
France 1,102 1,971 8,381 14,577 2 0 11 0
Sweden 567 775 3,127 5,101 95 640 620 4,080
Finland 68 111 193 386 0 0 0 0
Austria 257 64 1,779 255 0 0 4 5
Ireland 7 28 7 348 0 0 0 0
Greece 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Portugal 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0
Total EU 50,319 58,782 320,494 379,435 11,152 12,778 67,673 86,749
Other Markets
Japan 18,562 25,658 103,913 144,661 4,482 12,175 7,183 85,876
Turkey 7,618 9,223 39,222 68,503 2,202 2,356 14,130 17,365
Thailand 6,090 7,564 43,399 59,057 0 0 0 0
Malaysia 3,059 4,357 19,477 32,207 608 1,277 3,582 9,562
Korea; Republic of 3,045 3,049 24,929 26,260 0 0 0 0
Switzerland 1,848 2,247 12,790 14,181 83 583 540 4,913
Philippines 914 1,739 7,343 14,192 198 170 1,487 1,545
Hong Kong 1,001 1,592 7,886 13,006 367 783 3,420 6,252
Dominican Republic 623 1,197 8,397 24,587 155 265 1,653 4,423
Indonesia 1,698 1,017 12,789 7,352 518 151 3,831 1,220
Australia 1,818 1,004 10,696 5,084 31 183 251 1,125
Singapore 1,405 753 10,542 5,642 276 219 2,121 1,611
Canada 579 727 1,950 2,483 50 138 135 443
Taiwan 26 590 204 3,583 0 33 0 214
Czech Republic 342 558 86 152 0 0 0 0
Norway 460 479 2,703 2,866 326 403 1,898 2,407
Israel 124 465 749 1,694 69 240 418 590
Other 3,531 2,168 15,881 14,995 286 242 1,826 2,167
Total Other Markets 52,743 64,387 322,956 440,505 9,651 19,218 42,475 139,713
World Total 103,062 123,169 643,450 819,940 20,803 31,996 110,148 226,462

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

July 1997