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

 

January - November November
Tobacco Type Quantity Value Quantity Value
1996 1997 1996 1997 1996 1997 1996 1997
Flue-cured
Unstemmed 1,726 2,109 2,549 4,333 128 0 239 0
Stemmed 54,508 61,105 224,124 266,474 1,961 1,860 8,119 7,508
Total Flue-cured 56,234 63,214 226,673 270,807 2,089 1,860 8,358 7,508
Burley
Unstemmed 1,305 6 2,896 32 0 0 0 0
Stemmed 51,863 57,059 194,697 230,251 3,230 3,177 14,181 11,250
Total Burley 53,168 57,065 197,593 230,283 3,230 3,177 14,181 11,250
Turkish, Unst 79,982 73,420 335,134 336,759 2,520 4,556 10,831 19,636
Other Tobacco
Unstemmed 12,952 16,855 24,758 36,820 925 614 1,607 1,207
Stemmed 15,328 19,357 32,952 53,861 1,276 1,375 3,396 5,680
Total Cigarette Leaf 217,664 229,911 817,110 928,530 10,040 11,582 38,373 45,281
Cigar Wrapper
Unstemmed 516 604 3,980 8,307 72 42 639 571
Stemmed 282 502 9,612 23,103 20 77 487 4,439
Total Wrapper 798 1,105 13,592 31,410 92 119 1,126 5,010
Stems 51,275 24,895 19,269 7,760 3,051 1,181 1,229 282
Scraps 8,996 12,803 5,810 17,345 456 680 336 623
Total Unmanufactured 278,733 268,714 855,781 985,045 13,639 13,561 41,064 51,196

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

January 1998

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