Table 10

Table 10
U.S. Exports of Burley 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	9,705	10,489	73,336	85,560	185	179	1,573	1,353
Belgium-Luxembourg	3,937	6,037	28,866	49,794	161	0	764	0
Netherlands	7,242	5,300	56,231	43,748	0	0	0	0
Italy	3,141	2,804	21,570	19,423	179	0	731	0
Denmark	1,623	1,589	13,439	13,460	0	122	0	1,035
Spain	1,652	1,334	12,683	10,520	15	34	91	231
France	612	960	4,978	7,991	0	18	0	155
Sweden	38	278	306	2,115	0	0	0	0
United Kingdom	952	143	6,378	922	0	0	0	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	28,924	28,946	217,960	233,608	540	353	3,159	2,774
Other Markets
Turkey	2,351	7,471	18,706	61,147	0	0	0	0
Japan	8,395	6,702	52,892	53,129	5,206	1,012	26,529	8,763
Thailand	4,201	4,323	30,450	35,499	58	0	446	0
Malaysia	1,512	2,618	10,510	21,247	89	28	675	224
Philippines	1,549	2,305	12,075	19,886	167	128	1,380	1,162
Switzerland	1,017	1,561	7,668	11,838	17	4	143	27
Canada	513	738	2,237	2,810	118	242	582	1,070
Hong Kong	858	644	7,109	5,482	18	21	152	181
Singapore	1,366	607	11,270	5,092	50	23	427	196
Israel	227	295	1,628	1,235	0	0	0	0
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	203	86	1,659	633	37	0	340	0
Peru	68	28	487	257	3	3	27	30
Norway	23	22	188	182	0	0	0	0
South Africa; Republic of	0	19	0	138	0	0	0	0
Other	829	67	3,826	365	15	1	77	0
Total Other Markets	23,277	27,857	162,052	221,243	5,778	1,462	30,778	11,653
World Total	52,201	56,803	380,012	454,851	6,318	1,815	33,937	14,427

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