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Table 2
U.S. Tobacco Trade Data

 

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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