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

 

January - December December
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 0 0 0 0
Stemmed 57,783 62,608 232,465 272,116 3,275 1,503 8,341 5,642
Total Flue-cured 59,509 64,717 235,014 276,449 3,275 1,503 8,341 5,642
Burley
Unstemmed 1,305 6 2,896 32 0 0 0 0
Stemmed 54,902 61,352 206,051 244,905 3,039 4,293 11,355 14,654
Total Burley 56,207 61,358 208,947 244,937 3,039 4,293 11,355 14,654
Turkish, Unst 90,211 86,311 366,725 401,491 10,229 12,891 31,591 64,732
Other Tobacco
Unstemmed 16,243 19,125 31,900 40,914 3,291 2,270 7,142 4,095
Stemmed 17,048 22,192 37,758 59,581 1,720 2,835 4,806 5,721
Total Cigarette Leaf 239,218 253,703 880,344 1,023,372 21,554 23,792 63,235 94,844
Cigar Wrapper
Unstemmed 563 674 4,520 9,962 47 70 540 1,655
Stemmed 461 794 11,985 30,006 178 292 2,373 6,903
Total Wrapper 1,023 1,468 16,505 39,968 225 362 2,913 8,558
Stems 53,088 25,405 19,938 8,001 1,813 510 669 241
Scraps 9,055 13,654 5,909 17,923 59 851 98 578
Total Unmanufactured 302,385 294,230 922,697 1,089,264 23,652 25,516 66,916 104,220

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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