Table 13

Table 13
U.S. Imports of Unmanufactured Tobacco
for Consumption by Tobacco Type
(Metric Tons and Thousand Dollars)

		January - September				September
Tobacco Type	Quantity		Value		Quantity		Value
	1996	1997	1996	1997	1996	1997	1996	1997
Flue-cured
Unstemmed	1,585	2,109	2,257	4,333	2	94	40	281
Stemmed	49,674	54,917	205,450	240,129	6,661	9,555	22,670	37,048
Total Flue-cured	51,259	57,026	207,707	244,462	6,663	9,649	22,710	37,329
Burley
Unstemmed	1,165	6	2,575	32	12	0	15	0
Stemmed	40,266	47,169	145,325	195,688	6,177	13,272	24,328	59,008
Total Burley	41,431	47,175	147,900	195,720	6,189	13,272	24,343	59,008
Turkish, Unst	41,857	65,135	174,671	297,695	4,812	621	17,338	2,934
Other Tobacco
Unstemmed	10,990	15,337	21,190	32,788	1,039	798	1,790	2,069
Stemmed	11,029	16,590	23,834	43,156	655	1,937	1,394	7,709
Total Cigarette Leaf	156,566	201,263	575,302	813,821	19,358	26,277	67,575	109,049
Cigar Wrapper
Unstemmed	419	515	3,182	7,159	49	71	143	1,066
Stemmed	222	387	8,392	17,575	40	29	1,232	585
Total Wrapper	641	902	11,574	24,734	89	100	1,375	1,651
Stems	36,602	21,906	14,274	6,878	10,289	5,692	2,823	1,555
Scraps	5,874	10,721	3,950	15,898	934	121	590	180
Total Unmanufactured	199,683	234,792	605,100	861,332	30,670	32,190	72,363	112,436

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

November 1997

Last modified: Wednesday, November 26, 2003