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

 

January - March March
Tobacco Type Quantity Value Quantity Value
1997 1998 1997 1998 1997 1998 1997 1998
Flue-cured
Unstemmed 1,486 3,331 2,593 8,240 515 1,156 959 2,805
Stemmed 10,019 5,822 44,060 22,227 1,502 360 7,340 1,495
Total Flue-cured 11,505 9,153 46,653 30,467 2,017 1,516 8,299 4,300
Burley
Unstemmed 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0
Stemmed 9,666 7,782 38,468 25,610 329 891 569 1,069
Total Burley 9,666 7,782 38,468 25,612 329 891 569 1,069
Turkish, Unst 41,857 31,929 195,487 160,912 10,421 6,274 53,562 32,371
Other Tobacco
Unstemmed 4,669 5,817 8,810 12,842 1,070 2,110 2,136 6,486
Stemmed 4,541 3,923 10,314 12,129 775 1,181 2,285 4,723
Total Cigarette Leaf 72,238 58,604 299,732 241,962 14,612 11,972 66,851 48,949
Cigar Wrapper
Unstemmed 157 91 2,631 1,566 67 36 1,318 530
Stemmed 123 90 5,301 2,663 33 33 651 896
Total Wrapper 281 181 7,932 4,229 100 69 1,969 1,426
Stems 2,571 5,870 992 1,873 467 1,531 261 401
Scraps 5,159 2,712 12,077 2,145 1,207 1,394 656 1,035
Total Unmanufactured 80,248 67,365 320,734 250,210 16,386 14,965 69,737 51,810

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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