Table 10

Table 10
U.S. Exports of Burley Tobacco
by Country of Destination
(Metric Tons and Thousand Dollars)

		January - November				November
COUNTRY	Quantity		Value		Quantity		Value
	1996	1997	1996	1997	1996	1997	1996	1997
European Union/1
Germany	9,520	10,310	71,763	84,207	136	265	836	2,216
Belgium-Luxembourg	3,776	6,037	28,102	49,794	1,140	521	7,423	4,258
Netherlands	7,242	5,300	56,231	43,748	0	0	0	0
Italy	2,962	2,804	20,839	19,423	0	0	0	0
Denmark	1,623	1,467	13,439	12,426	182	182	1,525	1,526
Spain	1,637	1,300	12,592	10,289	52	40	314	275
France	612	942	4,978	7,837	0	0	0	0
Sweden	38	278	306	2,115	0	0	0	0
United Kingdom	952	143	6,378	922	298	0	2,024	0
Finland	21	11	172	74	0	0	0	0
Austria	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Greece	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Ireland	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Portugal	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Total EU	28,384	28,593	214,800	230,834	1,808	1,008	12,122	8,275
Other Markets
Turkey	2,351	7,471	18,706	61,147	0	0	0	0
Japan	3,189	5,690	26,363	44,366	837	56	6,954	499
Thailand	4,144	4,323	30,004	35,499	0	0	0	0
Malaysia	1,423	2,589	9,834	21,023	79	61	572	485
Philippines	1,383	2,178	10,696	18,724	42	275	343	1,874
Switzerland	1,000	1,557	7,525	11,811	0	0	0	0
Hong Kong	840	623	6,957	5,301	138	27	1,198	230
Singapore	1,316	584	10,843	4,896	95	54	805	463
Canada	395	495	1,655	1,740	0	0	0	0
Israel	227	295	1,628	1,235	42	35	270	303
Egypt	0	170	0	706	0	0	0	0
Hungary	0	105	0	787	0	0	0	0
Australia	165	96	1,347	810	0	0	0	0
Indonesia	166	86	1,319	633	0	0	0	0
Peru	65	25	460	227	0	3	0	28
Norway	23	22	188	182	0	0	0	0
South Africa; Republic of	0	19	0	138	0	0	0	0
Other	812	67	3,749	365	34	16	157	90
Total Other Markets	17,499	26,395	131,274	209,590	1,267	527	10,299	3,972
World Total	45,883	54,988	346,074	440,424	3,075	1,535	22,421	12,247

1/ European Union (EU): Group of 15 countries formerly known as the European Community (EC).

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

January 1998

Last modified: Wednesday, November 26, 2003