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Table 14
U.S. Imports of Unmanufactured Tobacco
General Imports by Tobacco Type
(Metric Tons and Thousand Dollars)

 

January - August August
Tobacco Type Quantity Value Quantity Value
1996 1997 1996 1997 1996 1997 1996 1997
Flue-cured
Unstemmed 1,091 2,015 1,857 4,052 50 0 182 0
Stemmed 53,139 64,494 215,114 273,986 8,426 8,158 44,452 35,421
Total Flue-cured 54,230 66,509 216,971 278,038 8,476 8,158 44,634 35,421
Burley
Unstemmed 985 971 2,186 2,343 27 39 64 93
Stemmed 39,280 49,598 145,671 200,218 11,674 10,787 48,006 43,744
Total Burley 40,265 50,569 147,857 202,561 11,701 10,826 48,070 43,837
Turkish, Unst 72,813 67,098 298,518 323,998 7,011 1,906 25,264 6,980
Other Tobacco
Unstemmed 11,762 15,977 22,909 34,225 1,279 1,540 2,303 2,950
Stemmed 10,662 14,625 21,641 35,980 558 2,440 1,806 6,341
Total Cigarette Leaf 189,732 214,778 707,896 874,802 29,025 24,870 122,077 95,529
Cigar Wrapper
Unstemmed 379 444 3,437 6,093 64 59 459 802
Stemmed 182 358 7,160 16,990 50 60 3,039 3,664
Total Wrapper 562 802 10,596 23,083 114 119 3,498 4,466
Stems 24,755 16,796 11,040 5,724 5,853 3,542 1,867 1,113
Scraps 5,503 6,469 3,201 4,148 436 105 258 156
Total Unmanufactured 220,552 238,845 732,734 907,757 35,428 28,636 127,700 101,265

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

October 1997

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