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Table 14
U.S. Imports of Unmanufactured Tobacco
General Imports 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 12,527 4,888 59,168 10,624 5,518 3,124 25,408 4,929
Total Flue-cured 13,499 7,063 60,802 16,059 6,490 4,259 27,042 7,741
Burley
Unstemmed 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0
Stemmed 6,032 4,545 22,032 11,768 1,467 989 3,925 1,506
Total Burley 6,032 4,545 22,032 11,770 1,467 989 3,925 1,506
Turkish, Unst 24,616 14,928 109,382 79,413 14,056 5,839 64,316 34,761
Other Tobacco
Unstemmed 3,725 3,874 6,436 6,813 1,998 2,238 3,542 3,714
Stemmed 2,873 3,062 6,922 7,506 1,700 1,266 3,882 3,654
Total Cigarette Leaf 50,745 33,472 205,574 121,561 25,711 14,591 102,707 51,376
Cigar Wrapper
Unstemmed 91 55 1,313 1,037 62 45 951 861
Stemmed 90 57 4,650 1,767 40 36 1,881 1,026
Total Wrapper 181 112 5,963 2,803 102 81 2,832 1,887
Stems 2,238 5,540 876 2,421 704 3,648 244 1,112
Scraps 461 1,014 342 842 398 485 254 366
Total Unmanufactured 53,625 40,138 212,755 127,628 26,916 18,806 106,036 54,741

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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