Table 15

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

		January - July				July
Manufactured Products	Quantity		Value		Quantity		Value
	1996	1997	1996	1997	1996	1997	1996	1997
Cigarettes (1000 pcs.)	1,618,460	1,820,504	22,389	24,023	350,000	281,423	4,652	3,914
Cigars & Cheroots (MT)	1,870	3,652	83,194	211,718	377	647	18,184	36,557
Other Mfg. Products (MT)	921	678	12,172	8,874	167	85	2,035	1,305
Total Manufactured	--	--	117,754	244,615	--	--	24,871	41,777

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