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| 1997 | 1998 | 1997 | 1998 | 1997 | 1998/1 | |
| Exports: | ||||||
| Unmanufactured Tobacco | ||||||
| MT | 31,995 | 20,232 | 123,168 | 110,291 | 221,510 | 225,000 |
| $1,000 | 226,462 | 148,814 | 819,941 | 730,608 | 1,553,314 | 1,552,500 |
| $/MT | 7,078 | 7,355 | 6,657 | 6,624 | 7,012 | 6,900 |
| Bulk Smoking Tobacco | ||||||
| MT | 6,105 | 6,399 | 24,226 | 28,316 | 53,597 | 52,000 |
| $1,000 | 51,430 | 52,959 | 187,449 | 233,218 | 440,443 | 416,000 |
| $/MT | 8,424 | 8,276 | 7,738 | 8,236 | 8,218 | 8,000 |
| Cigarettes | ||||||
| Pieces (mil.) | 19,425 | 20,253 | 89,367 | 86,691 | 217,004 | 220,000 |
| $1,000 | 384,301 | 415,666 | 1,786,377 | 1,793,669 | 4,409,432 | 4,551,869 |
| Unmanufactured Tobacco Imports: | ||||||
| For Consumption | ||||||
| MT | 24,696 | 12,583 | 127,257 | 99,329 | 292,709 | 295,000 |
| $1,000 | 91,531 | 27,608 | 490,723 | 345,326 | 1,089,265 | 1,062,000 |
| $/MT | 3,706 | 2,194 | 3,856 | 3,477 | 3,721 | 3,600 |
| General Imports | ||||||
| MT | 37,152 | 23,277 | 142,805 | 111,760 | 306,839 | 315,000 |
| $1,000 | 152,888 | 67,277 | 563,490 | 382,787 | 1,128,613 | 1,165,500 |
| $/MT | 4,115 | 2,890 | 3,946 | 3,425 | 3,678 | 3,700 |
| Unmanufactured Imports from CBI Countries/2 | ||||||
| Metric Tons | ||||||
| Consump. | 928 | 1,178 | 5,345 | 6,332 | 15,297 | 15,000 |
| General | 1,394 | 1,345 | 5,882 | 6,458 | 16,439 | 17,000 |
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
July 1998
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