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Table 14
U.S. Imports of Unmanufactured Tobacco
General Imports 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 15,708 7,019 70,901 14,479 3,181 2,131 11,733 3,856
Total Flue-cured 17,194 10,350 73,494 22,719 3,696 3,287 12,692 6,661
Burley
Unstemmed 0 33 0 81 0 33 0 79
Stemmed 7,503 5,452 24,296 12,665 1,470 907 2,263 896
Total Burley 7,503 5,485 24,296 12,746 1,470 940 2,263 975
Turkish, Unst 36,406 22,963 173,684 121,942 11,790 8,035 64,302 42,529
Other Tobacco
Unstemmed 5,578 6,022 10,522 13,666 1,853 2,148 4,086 6,852
Stemmed 3,855 4,107 9,954 11,868 982 1,046 3,032 4,363
Total Cigarette Leaf 70,536 48,927 291,950 182,941 19,791 15,456 86,375 61,380
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 2,934 6,792 1,163 3,009 695 1,252 287 588
Scraps 1,762 2,463 1,131 1,889 1,301 1,448 790 1,047
Total Unmanufactured 75,513 58,363 302,176 192,069 21,888 18,225 89,421 64,441

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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