| December | January - December | January - December | ||||
| 1997 | 1997 | 1997 | 1997 | 1997 | 1997/1 | |
| Exports: | ||||||
| Unmanufactured Tobacco | ||||||
| MT | 21,801 | 19,950 | 222,316 | 221,510 | 222,316 | 225,000 |
| $1,000 | 115,477 | 133,487 | 1,390,311 | 1,553,314 | 1,390,311 | 1,552,500 |
| $/MT | 5,297 | 6,691 | 6,254 | 7,012 | 6,254 | 6,900 |
| Bulk Smoking Tobacco | ||||||
| MT | 4,553 | 4,073 | 50,062 | 53,597 | 50,062 | 52,000 |
| $1,000 | 32,350 | 35,148 | 381,320 | 440,443 | 381,320 | 416,000 |
| $/MT | 7,105 | 8,630 | 7,617 | 8,218 | 7,617 | 8,000 |
| Cigarettes | ||||||
| Pieces (mil.) | 19,438 | 14,982 | 243,897 | 217,004 | 243,897 | 220,000 |
| $1,000 | 360,619 | 313,239 | 4,735,789 | 4,409,432 | 4,735,789 | 4,470,310 |
| Unmanufactured Tobacco Imports: | ||||||
| For Consumption | ||||||
| MT | 23,652 | 25,516 | 302,386 | 294,229 | 302,386 | 295,000 |
| $1,000 | 66,916 | 104,220 | 922,697 | 1,089,265 | 922,697 | 1,062,000 |
| $/MT | 2,829 | 4,084 | 3,051 | 3,702 | 3,051 | 3,600 |
| General Imports | ||||||
| MT | 23,519 | 18,009 | 326,453 | 306,839 | 326,453 | 315,000 |
| $1,000 | 82,209 | 63,558 | 1,052,536 | 1,128,613 | 1,052,536 | 1,165,500 |
| $/MT | 3,495 | 3,529 | 3,224 | 3,678 | 3,224 | 3,700 |
| Unmanufactured Imports from CBI Countries/2 | ||||||
| Metric Tons | ||||||
| Consump. | 1,227 | 1,311 | 13,368 | 15,297 | 13,368 | 15,000 |
| General | 917 | 902 | 12,779 | 16,439 | 12,779 | 17,000 |
1/ Forecast
2/ Caribbean Basin Initiative (CBI) countries include: Antigua and Barbuda, Bahamas, Barbados, Belize, British Virgin Islands, Costa Rica, Dominica, Dominican Republic, El Salvador, Grenada, Guatemala, Haiti, Honduras, Jamaica, Montserrat, Netherland Antilles, St. Christopher-Nevis, St. Lucia, St. Vincent, Grenadines, Trinidad and Tobago, Panama and Guyana.
Note: Due to data aggregation, rounding
errors may occur.
Source: Compiled from Bureau of the Census Records.
Prepared by: USDA/FAS/COTS
February 1998
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