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Table 2
U.S. Tobacco Trade Data

 

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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