| January - January | ||||||
| Tobacco Type | 1997 | 1998 | ||||
| Imports | Exports | Trade Balance | Imports | Exports | Trade Balance | |
| Unmanufactured Tobacco | ||||||
| Flue-cured | 21,485 | 92,705 | 71,220 | 14,992 | 71,103 | 56,111 |
| Burley | 26,838 | 19,909 | (6,929) | 18,824 | 10,053 | (8,771) |
| Oriental | 96,527 | 0 | (96,527) | 76,008 | 0 | (76,008) |
| Other | 20,408 | 13,886 | (6,522) | 7,888 | 32,767 | 24,879 |
| Total Unman. | 165,258 | 126,500 | (38,758) | 117,712 | 113,923 | (3,789) |
| Manufactured Tobacco | ||||||
| Cigarettes | 3,559 | 330,014 | 326,455 | 3,274 | 346,296 | 343,022 |
| Other | 19,092 | 33,928 | 14,836 | 20,129 | 50,850 | 30,721 |
| Total Manuf. | 22,651 | 363,942 | 341,291 | 23,403 | 397,146 | 373,743 |
| Total | 187,909 | 490,442 | 302,533 | 141,115 | 511,069 | 369,954 |
1/ Imports for consumption.
Note: Due to Data Aggregation, Rounding Errors May Occur.
Source: Compiled from Bureau of the Census Records.
Prepared By: COTS/FAS/USDA
March 1998
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