Table 2
U.S. Tobacco Trade Data

 

June January - June January - December
1996 1997 1996 1997 1996 1997/1
Exports:
Unmanufactured Tobacco
MT 16,344 18,659 119,406 141,827 222,316 230,000
$1,000 95,275 138,449 738,725 958,390 1,390,311 1,470,000
$/MT 5,829 7,420 6,187 6,757 6,254 6,391
Bulk Smoking Tobacco
MT 3,235 3,846 24,440 28,072 50,062 52,000
$1,000 27,331 28,328 188,738 215,777 381,320 400,000
$/MT 8,449 7,366 7,723 7,687 7,617 7,692
Cigarettes
Pieces (mil.) 20,670 17,393 117,836 106,760 243,897 240,000
$1,000 402,834 345,992 2,305,374 2,132,369 4,735,789 4,810,000
Unmanufactured Tobacco Imports:
For Consumption
MT 20,314 18,693 123,025 145,950 302,386 325,000
$1,000 76,673 63,279 374,027 554,002 922,697 1,220,000
$/MT 3,774 3,385 3,040 3,796 3,051 3,754
General Imports
MT 24444 29,392 159,498 172,197 326,453 340,000
$1,000 79164 111,925 509,779 675,415 1,052,536 1,225,000
$/MT 3,239 3,808 3,196 3,922 3,224 3,603
Unmanufactured Imports from CBI Countries/2
Metric Tons
Consump. 353 1,736 4,681 7,081 13,368 13,000
General 643 2,474 5,072 8,356 12,756 13,000

1/ Forecast

2/ Caribbean Basin Initiative (CBI) countries include: Antigua and Barbuda, Bahamas, Barbados, Belize, British Virgin Islands, Costa Rica, Dominica, Dominican Republic, El Salvador, Grenada, Guatemala, Haiti, Honduras, Jamaica, Montserrat, Netherland Antilles, St. Christopher-Nevis, St. Lucia, St. Vincent, Grenadines, Trinidad and Tobago, Panama and Guyana.

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

August 1997