| February | January - February | January - December | ||||
| 1997 | 1998 | 1997 | 1998 | 1997 | 1998/1 | |
| Exports: | ||||||
| Unmanufactured Tobacco | ||||||
| MT | 24,399 | 16,948 | 44,313 | 37,614 | 221,510 | 225,000 |
| $1,000 | 146,108 | 110,641 | 272,608 | 224,564 | 1,553,314 | 1,552,500 |
| $/MT | 5,988 | 6,528 | 6,152 | 5,970 | 7,012 | 6,900 |
| Bulk Smoking Tobacco | ||||||
| MT | 4,855 | 5,855 | 8,708 | 12,141 | 53,597 | 52,000 |
| $1,000 | 41,222 | 50,122 | 68,402 | 91,794 | 440,443 | 416,000 |
| $/MT | 8,491 | 8,560 | 7,855 | 7,560 | 8,218 | 8,000 |
| Cigarettes | ||||||
| Pieces (mil.) | 18,327 | 15,777 | 34,164 | 32,141 | 217,004 | 220,000 |
| $1,000 | 371,521 | 325,245 | 701,535 | 671,541 | 4,409,432 | 4,596,646 |
| Unmanufactured Tobacco Imports: | ||||||
| For Consumption | ||||||
| MT | 23,604 | 22,463 | 63,861 | 52,400 | 294,229 | 295,000 |
| $1,000 | 85,739 | 80,688 | 250,997 | 198,400 | 1,089,265 | 1,062,000 |
| $/MT | 3,632 | 3,592 | 3,930 | 3,786 | 3,702 | 3,600 |
| General Imports | ||||||
| MT | 26,916 | 18,806 | 53,626 | 40,137 | 306,839 | 315,000 |
| $1,000 | 106,036 | 54,741 | 212,755 | 127,628 | 1,128,613 | 1,165,500 |
| $/MT | 3,940 | 2,911 | 3,967 | 3,180 | 3,678 | 3,700 |
| Unmanufactured Imports from CBI Countries/2 | ||||||
| Metric Tons | ||||||
| Consump. | 1,227 | 1,311 | 13,368 | 15,297 | 15,297 | 16,000 |
| General | 917 | 902 | 12,779 | 16,439 | 16,439 | 16,000 |
1/ Forecast
2/ Caribbean Basin Initiative (CBI) countries include: Antigua and Barbuda, Bahamas, Barbados, Belize, British Virgin Islands, Costa Rica, Dominica, Dominican Republic, El Salvador, Grenada, Guatemala, Haiti, Honduras, Jamaica, Montserrat, Netherland Antilles, St. Christopher-Nevis, St. Lucia, St. Vincent, Grenadines, Trinidad and Tobago, Panama and Guyana.
Note: Due to Data Aggregation, Rounding Errors May Occur.
Source: Compiled from Bureau of the Census Records.
Prepared By: COTS/FAS/USDA
April 1998
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