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

 

January - February February
Tobacco Type Quantity Value Quantity Value
1997 1998 1997 1998 1997 1998 1997 1998
Flue-cured
Unstemmed 972 2,175 1,634 5,435 972 1,135 1,634 2,812
Stemmed 8,516 5,462 36,721 20,733 2,982 2,081 15,236 8,364
Total Flue-cured 9,488 7,637 38,355 26,168 3,954 3,216 16,870 11,176
Burley
Unstemmed 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0
Stemmed 9,336 6,891 37,899 24,542 2,848 1,791 11,061 5,719
Total Burley 9,336 6,891 37,899 24,544 2,848 1,791 11,061 5,719
Turkish, Unst 31,436 25,655 141,925 128,541 10,218 9,433 45,398 52,533
Other Tobacco
Unstemmed 3,598 3,707 6,675 6,357 2,495 2,224 4,811 3,788
Stemmed 3,766 2,741 8,029 7,407 2,550 1,269 4,141 3,810
Total Cigarette Leaf 57,624 46,631 232,883 193,017 22,065 17,933 82,281 77,026
Cigar Wrapper
Unstemmed 91 55 1,313 1,037 56 45 927 861
Stemmed 90 57 4,650 1,767 40 36 1,881 1,026
Total Wrapper 181 112 5,963 2,803 96 81 2,808 1,887
Stems 2,105 4,339 731 1,472 793 3,657 252 1,137
Scraps 3,952 1,318 11,421 1,109 650 792 398 639
Total Unmanufactured 63,862 52,400 250,997 198,400 23,604 22,463 85,739 80,688

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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