U.S. EXPORTS OF AGRICULTURAL, FISH & FORESTRY PRODUCTS TO GABON
                                              CY 1996 - 2000 AND YEAR-TO-DATE COMPARISONS
                                                      (IN THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS)
 EXPORT MARKET: GABON
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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         677         509         908 |       206         348    68.83
   WHEAT.................................          0           0         631         509         901 |       206         340    65.23
   COARSE GRAINS.........................          0           0           0           0           6 |         0           7      -
   RICE..................................          0           0          46           0           0 |         0           0      -
                                                                                                                                     
 INTERMEDIATE AGRICULTURAL TOTAL.........          3           0          59         521*          0 |         0           0      -
   WHEAT FLOUR...........................          0           0           0          77*          0 |         0           0      -
   VEGETABLE OILS (EXCL SOYBEAN OIL).....          3           0           0           0           0 |         0           0      -
   FEEDS & FODDERS (EXCL PET FOODS)......          0           0          59           0           0 |         0           0      -
   HIDES & SKINS.........................          0           0           0           7*          0 |         0           0      -
   PLANTING SEEDS........................          0           0           0         424*          0 |         0           0      -
   OTHER INTERMEDIATE PRODUCTS...........          0           0           0          12           0 |         0           0      -
                                                                                                                                     
 CONSUMER-ORIENTED AGRICULTURAL TOTAL....        386         580         500       1,085       1,989*|       150       1,213   708.85
   SNACK FOODS (EXCL NUTS)...............         38          26          32          39           7 |         7           0   -100.0
   BREAKFAST CEREALS & PANCAKE MIX.......          0           0           0           0           3 |         0           0      -
   RED MEATS, FRESH/CHILLED/FROZEN.......         21         212         237         595*        489 |        12         231   1824.7
   POULTRY MEAT..........................         61         185          19          23       1,263*|        92         959   941.17
   DAIRY PRODUCTS........................          0           0           0          49          25 |         0           0      -
   PROCESSED FRUIT & VEGETABLES..........         22          35          34          47           0 |         0           0      -
   FRUIT & VEGETABLE JUICES..............          0           0          18          19           0 |         0           0      -
   NURSERY PRODUCTS & CUT FLOWERS........          0           0           0          33*          0 |         0           0      -
   OTHER CONSUMER-ORIENTED PRODUCTS......        244         123         160         282*        202 |        39          23   -41.29
                                                                                                                                     
 FOREST PRODUCTS (EXCL PULP & PAPER).....         10           0           0           0         367*|         0          25      -
   HARDWOOD LUMBER.......................          0           0           0           0          33*|         0           0      -
   SOFTWOOD AND TREATED LUMBER...........          0           0           0           0         331*|         0          25      -
   OTHER VALUE-ADDED WOOD PRODUCTS.......         10           0           0           0           4 |         0           0      -
                                                                                                                                     
 FISH & SEAFOOD PRODUCTS, EDIBLE.........          0           0           0           0          13 |         0         784*     -
   SALMON, CANNED........................          0           0           0           0           0 |         0          54*     -
   SURIMI (FISH PASTE)...................          0           0           0           0           0 |         0         253*     -
   OTHER EDIBLE FISH & SEAFOOD...........          0           0           0           0          13 |         0         477*     -
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 AGRICULTURAL PRODUCT TOTAL                      389         580       1,237       2,116       2,897*|       356       1,560   338.47
 AGRICULTURAL, FISH & FORESTRY TOTAL             399         580       1,237       2,116       3,276*|       356       2,369   565.83
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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