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Table 14
U.S. Imports of Unmanufactured Tobacco
General Imports by Tobacco Type
(Metric Tons and Thousand Dollars)

 

January - April April
Tobacco Type Quantity Value Quantity Value
1997 1998 1997 1998 1997 1998 1997 1998
Flue-cured
Unstemmed 1,982 3,444 3,899 8,501 495 113 1,306 261
Stemmed 25,583 14,897 107,144 38,926 9,875 7,878 36,244 24,447
Total Flue-cured 27,565 18,341 111,043 47,427 10,370 7,991 37,550 24,708
Burley
Unstemmed 16 187 38 448 16 153 38 367
Stemmed 12,644 6,699 46,253 16,612 5,141 1,246 21,958 3,947
Total Burley 12,660 6,886 46,291 17,060 5,157 1,399 21,996 4,314
Turkish, Unst 43,184 38,002 207,377 203,843 6,778 15,039 33,692 81,900
Other Tobacco
Unstemmed 7,584 8,582 15,302 19,846 2,006 2,560 4,779 6,181
Stemmed 6,978 5,257 16,472 15,562 3,123 1,150 6,518 3,693
Total Cigarette Leaf 97,971 77,068 396,485 303,738 27,434 28,139 104,535 120,796
Cigar Wrapper
Unstemmed 209 138 3,111 2,210 51 48 480 643
Stemmed 167 130 7,320 3,782 43 40 2,019 1,119
Total Wrapper 375 268 10,431 5,991 95 88 2,498 1,763
Stems 3,723 8,267 1,500 3,585 789 1,475 337 575
Scraps 3,583 2,883 2,187 2,197 1,820 421 1,055 307
Total Unmanufactured 105,652 88,485 410,602 315,510 30,139 30,121 108,426 123,441

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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