| January - February | ||||||
| Tobacco Type | 1997 | 1998 | ||||
| Imports | Exports | Trade Balance | Imports | Exports | Trade Balance | |
| Unmanufactured Tobacco | ||||||
| Flue-cured | 38,355 | 175,130 | 136,775 | 26,168 | 126,456 | 100,288 |
| Burley | 37,899 | 65,780 | 27,881 | 24,544 | 42,993 | 18,449 |
| Oriental | 141,925 | 0 | (141,925) | 128,541 | 0 | (128,541) |
| Other | 32,818 | 31,698 | (1,120) | 19,147 | 55,117 | 35,970 |
| Total Unman. | 250,997 | 272,608 | 21,611 | 198,400 | 224,566 | 26,166 |
| Manufactured Tobacco | ||||||
| Cigarettes | 8,029 | 701,535 | 693,506 | 7,401 | 671,541 | 664,140 |
| Other | 45,496 | 83,950 | 38,454 | 58,153 | 112,219 | 54,066 |
| Total Manuf. | 53,525 | 785,485 | 731,960 | 65,554 | 783,760 | 718,206 |
| Total | 304,522 | 1,058,093 | 753,571 | 263,954 | 1,008,326 | 744,372 |
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
April 1998
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