Table 9

Table 9
U.S. Exports of Flue-cured Tobacco
by Country of Destination
(Metric Tons and Thousand Dollars)

		January - December				December
COUNTRY	Quantity		Value		Quantity		Value
	1996	1997	1996	1997	1996	1997	1996	1997
European Union/1
Germany	15,489	18,761	110,178	131,165	1,653	1,418	12,468	8,788
Belgium-Luxembourg	7,551	7,319	52,721	53,595	953	384	7,234	2,688
United Kingdom	9,726	6,142	65,016	46,842	79	59	578	457
Netherlands	5,451	4,389	38,507	31,160	384	1,149	2,791	7,748
Italy	3,785	3,803	19,985	22,263	889	1,130	4,423	5,541
Denmark	3,221	3,509	23,872	25,779	38	154	251	1,119
Spain	1,524	1,726	10,849	9,630	15	37	92	311
France	296	1,174	2,238	9,107	139	453	1,059	3,342
Greece	203	469	1,791	3,547	40	79	299	593
Sweden	849	396	6,225	2,927	0	0	0	0
Ireland	212	61	1,487	436	0	0	0	0
Austria	417	40	2,785	265	179	40	1,082	265
Finland	20	0	153	0	0	0	0	0
Portugal	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Total EU	48,744	47,788	335,805	336,715	4,368	4,903	30,276	30,851
Other Markets
Japan	22,940	23,731	166,063	164,470	980	3,852	3,447	29,698
Turkey	8,338	10,112	48,022	74,952	0	0	0	0
Korea; Republic of	6,552	6,541	54,398	58,379	0	0	0	0
Malaysia	5,059	5,563	34,410	39,136	421	427	3,073	3,096
Thailand	3,032	5,198	21,688	37,811	1,086	2,003	8,294	14,448
Taiwan	4,116	5,053	26,863	31,618	2,361	2,256	14,578	14,081
Switzerland	1,741	1,916	12,748	13,771	58	0	447	0
Indonesia	2,254	1,586	17,653	12,162	224	120	1,808	778
Hong Kong	1,490	1,408	11,766	11,031	518	18	3,795	143
Australia	1,900	1,362	13,746	10,681	198	272	1,455	2,135
Philippines	1,135	1,157	6,870	9,257	430	53	2,020	458
Singapore	1,934	1,042	14,583	8,033	66	100	498	818
Norway	745	769	4,283	4,584	0	20	0	126
Pakistan	403	432	3,231	3,314	38	20	304	164
China; Peoples Republic of	54	427	250	2,342	0	212	0	1,164
Canada	449	386	1,263	1,314	0	0	0	0
Nigeria	12	303	27	2,064	0	251	0	1,818
Other	1,897	1,684	12,801	10,747	207	259	1,700	1,902
Total Other Markets	64,051	68,670	450,665	495,666	6,587	9,863	41,419	70,829
World Total	112,795	116,458	786,470	832,381	10,955	14,766	71,695	101,680

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

February 1998

Last modified: Wednesday, November 26, 2003

Table 9 U.S. Exports of Flue-cured Tobacco by Country of Destination (Metric Tons and Thousand Dollars)

Table 9
U.S. Exports of Flue-cured Tobacco
by Country of Destination
(Metric Tons and Thousand Dollars)