Table 15

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

		January - June				June
Manufactured Products	Quantity		Value		Quantity		Value
	1996	1997	1996	1997	1996	1997	1996	1997
Cigarettes (1000 pcs.)	1,268,460	1,539,081	17,737	20,109	271,984	264,150	3,393	3,787
Cigars & Cheroots (MT)	1,492	3,005	65,009	175,162	296	605	13,487	34,945
Other Mfg. Products (MT)	755	592	10,137	7,568	272	65	3,261	940
Total Manufactured	--	--	92,883	202,838	--	--	20,141	39,672

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

August 1997