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Table 2
U.S. Tobacco Trade Data

 

April January - April January - December
1997 1998 1997 1998 1997 1998/1
Exports:
Unmanufactured Tobacco
MT 19,622 29,760 91,173 90,058 221,510 220,000
$1,000 132,620 199,138 593,479 581,791 1,553,314 1,518,000
$/MT 6,759 6,691 6,509 6,460 7,012 6,900
Bulk Smoking Tobacco
MT 4,179 4,783 18,121 21,917 53,597 54,000
$1,000 28,674 42,373 136,018 180,259 440,443 432,000
$/MT 6,862 8,860 7,506 8,225 8,218 8,000
Cigarettes
Pieces (mil.) 14,548 16,268 69,942 66,438 217,004 218,000
$1,000 287,141 332,894 1,402,076 1,378,003 4,409,432 4,521,552
Unmanufactured Tobacco Imports:
For Consumption
MT 22,314 19,381 102,561 86,746 294,229 290,000
$1,000 78,458 67,508 399,192 317,718 1,089,265 1,044,000
$/MT 3,516 3,483 3,892 3,663 3,702 3,600
General Imports
MT 30,139 30,121 105,653 88,483 306,839 300,000
$1,000 108,426 123,441 410,602 315,510 1,128,613 960,000
$/MT 3,598 4,098 3,886 3,566 3,678 3,200
Unmanufactured Imports from CBI Countries/2
Metric Tons
Consump. 1,596 1,143 4,417 5,154 15,297 16,000
General 1,587 1,296 4,488 5,113 16,439 16,000

1/ Forecast

2/ Caribbean Basin Initiative (CBI) countries include: Antigua and Barbuda, Bahamas, Barbados, Belize, British Virgin Islands, Costa Rica, Dominica, Dominican Republic, El Salvador, Grenada, Guatemala, Haiti, Honduras, Jamaica, Montserrat, Netherland Antilles, St. Christopher-Nevis, St. Lucia, St. Vincent, Grenadines, Trinidad and Tobago, Panama and Guyana.

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

June1998

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