| January - March | ||||||
| Tobacco Type | 1997 | 1998 | ||||
| Imports | Exports | Trade Balance | Imports | Exports | Trade Balance | |
| Unmanufactured Tobacco | ||||||
| Flue-cured | 46,653 | 263,416 | 216,763 | 30,467 | 199,673 | 169,206 |
| Burley | 38,468 | 141,025 | 102,557 | 25,612 | 107,088 | 81,476 |
| Oriental | 195,487 | 0 | (195,487) | 160,912 | 0 | (160,912) |
| Other | 40,126 | 56,417 | 16,291 | 33,219 | 75,894 | 42,675 |
| Total Unman. | 320,734 | 460,858 | 140,124 | 250,210 | 382,655 | 132,445 |
| Manufactured Tobacco | ||||||
| Cigarettes | 9,510 | 1,114,935 | 1,105,425 | 13,118 | 1,045,109 | 1,031,991 |
| Other | 76,666 | 133,740 | 57,074 | 97,523 | 167,780 | 70,257 |
| Total Manuf. | 86,176 | 1,248,675 | 1,162,499 | 110,641 | 1,212,889 | 1,102,248 |
| Total | 406,910 | 1,709,533 | 1,302,623 | 360,851 | 1,595,544 | 1,234,693 |
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
May 1998
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