| January - December | ||||||
| Tobacco Type | 1996 | 1997 | ||||
| Imports | Exports | Trade Balance | Imports | Exports | Trade Balance | |
| Unmanufactured Tobacco | ||||||
| Flue-cured | 235,014 | 786,470 | 551,456 | 276,449 | 832,381 | 555,932 |
| Burley | 208,947 | 380,012 | 171,065 | 244,937 | 454,851 | 209,914 |
| Oriental | 366,725 | 0 | (366,725) | 401,491 | 0 | (401,491) |
| Other | 112,011 | 223,829 | 111,818 | 166,387 | 266,082 | 99,695 |
| Total Unman. | 922,697 | 1,390,311 | 467,614 | 1,089,264 | 1,553,314 | 464,050 |
| Manufactured Tobacco | ||||||
| Cigarettes | 37,783 | 4,735,788 | 4,698,005 | 44,050 | 4,409,433 | 4,365,383 |
| Other | 207,426 | 502,552 | 295,126 | 419,171 | 546,959 | 127,788 |
| Total Manuf. | 245,209 | 5,238,340 | 4,993,131 | 463,221 | 4,956,392 | 4,493,171 |
| Total | 1,167,906 | 6,628,651 | 5,460,745 | 1,552,485 | 6,509,706 | 4,957,221 |
1/ Imports for consumption.
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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