Tables 5 and 6

Table 5
Unmanufactured Tobacco:
U.S. Monthly Imports by Type
(Metric Tons, Calendar Year)

	Consumption			General
Month	1996	1997	1998	1996	1997	1998
January	24,563	40,257	29,937	31,500	26,710	21,331
February	16,090	23,604	22,463	21,966	26,916	18,806
March	15,064	16,386	14,965	21,031	21,888	18,225
April	24,256	22,314		28,802	30,139
May	22,738	24,696		31,755	37,152
June	20,314	18,693		24,444	29,392
July	17,508	27,696		25,625	38,013
August	28,481	28,955		35,428	28,636
September	30,670	32,190		29,201	25,619
October	65,411	20,361		34,282	14,454
November	13,639	13,561		18,900	9,911
December	23,652	25,516		23,519	18,009
SUB-TOTAL	55,717	80,247	67,365	74,497	75,514	58,362
YEAR TOTAL	302,386	294,229	67,365	326,453	306,839	58,362

Note: Due to Data Aggregation, Rounding Errors May Occur.
Source: Compiled from Bureau of the Census Records.
Prepared By: COTS/FAS/USDA

May 1998

Table 6
Unmanufactured Tobacco:
U.S. Monthly Imports by Type
(Thousand Dollars, Calendar Year)

	Consumption			General
Month	1996	1997	1998	1996	1997	1998
January	76,883	165,258	117,712	98,610	106,719	72,887
February	52,398	85,739	80,688	81,408	106,036	54,741
March	50,966	69,737	51,810	73,559	89,421	64,441
April	59,448	78,458		86,476	108,426
May	57,659	91,531		90,562	152,888
June	76,673	63,279		79,164	111,925
July	66,096	90,387		95,255	131,077
August	92,614	104,508		127,700	101,265
September	72,363	112,436		73,971	82,947
October	209,617	72,516		96,613	38,359
November	41,064	51,196		67,009	35,992
December	66,916	104,220		82,209	63,558
SUB-TOTAL	180,247	320,734	250,210	253,577	302,176	192,069
YEAR TOTAL	922,697	1,089,265	250,210	1,052,536	1,128,613	192,069

Note: Due to Data Aggregation, Rounding Errors May Occur.
Source: Compiled from Bureau of the Census Records.
Prepared By: COTS/FAS/USDA

May 1998

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