Table 15
U.S. Imports of Manufactured Tobacco
for Consumption by Tobacco Type
(Pieces, Metric Tons and Thousand Dollars)

 

    January - May     May    
Manufactured Products Quantity   Value   Quantity   Value  
  1996 1997 1996 1997 1996 1997 1996 1997
Cigarettes (1000 pcs.) 996,476 1,274,931 14,344 16,322 200,513 306,661 2,611 3,902
Cigars & Cheroots (MT) 1,197 2,400 51,522 140,217 278 612 12,514 36,101
Other Mfg. Products (MT) 482 528 6,876 6,628 71 92 1,281 1,409
Total Manufactured -- -- 72,742 163,167 -- -- 16,406 41,412

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

July 1997