U.S. EXPORTS OF AGRICULTURAL, FISH & FORESTRY PRODUCTS TO CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC
                                              CY 1996 - 2000 AND YEAR-TO-DATE COMPARISONS
                                                      (IN THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS)
 EXPORT MARKET: CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC
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                                                            CALENDAR YEARS (JAN-DEC)                 |      JANUARY - MARCH 
                                                                                                     |        COMPARISONS         % 
 PRODUCT                                        1996        1997        1998        1999        2000 |      2000        2001   CHANGE
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 BULK AGRICULTURAL TOTAL.................          0           0           0          42           0 |         0           0      -
   PULSES................................          0           0           0          42*          0 |         0           0      -
                                                                                                                                     
 INTERMEDIATE AGRICULTURAL TOTAL.........          0          12          85         218           0 |         0           0      -
   VEGETABLE OILS (EXCL SOYBEAN OIL).....          0          12           0         105           0 |         0           0      -
   PLANTING SEEDS........................          0           0          73*          0           0 |         0           0      -
   OTHER INTERMEDIATE PRODUCTS...........          0           0          12         113           0 |         0           0      -
                                                                                                                                     
 CONSUMER-ORIENTED AGRICULTURAL TOTAL....          6         639          12           0           0 |         0           0      -
   SNACK FOODS (EXCL NUTS)...............          0           6           4           0           0 |         0           0      -
   PROCESSED FRUIT & VEGETABLES..........          6           7*          4           0           0 |         0           0      -
   OTHER CONSUMER-ORIENTED PRODUCTS......          0         627*          3           0           0 |         0           0      -
                                                                                                                                     
 FOREST PRODUCTS (EXCL PULP & PAPER).....          0           0           0           0           0 |         0           0      -
                                                                                                                                     
 FISH & SEAFOOD PRODUCTS, EDIBLE.........          0           0           0           0           0 |         0           0      -
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 AGRICULTURAL PRODUCT TOTAL                        6         652          97         260           0 |         0           0      -
 AGRICULTURAL, FISH & FORESTRY TOTAL               6         652          97         260           0 |         0           0      -
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 SOURCE:       U.S. BUREAU OF THE CENSUS TRADE DATA                           AT www.fas.usda.gov, SELECT SEARCH, THEN BICO REPORTS
 NOTE:       * DENOTES HIGHEST EXPORT LEVELS SINCE AT LEAST CY 1970           OR EMAIL FAS AT fasinfo@fas.usda.gov