U.S. EXPORTS OF AGRICULTURAL, FISH & FORESTRY PRODUCTS TO MACEDONIA (SKOPJE)
                                              CY 1996 - 2000 AND YEAR-TO-DATE COMPARISONS
                                                      (IN THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS)
 EXPORT MARKET: MACEDONIA (SKOPJE)
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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       5,999*          0       4,084       3,166 |     1,708           0   -100.0
   WHEAT.................................          0       3,672*          0           0         583 |         0           0      -
   COARSE GRAINS.........................          0       2,327           0       1,750           0 |         0           0      -
   RICE..................................          0           0           0         239*          0 |         0           0      -
   PULSES................................          0           0           0       2,095       2,583*|     1,708           0   -100.0
                                                                                                                                     
 INTERMEDIATE AGRICULTURAL TOTAL.........         19          28          13       5,087      11,693*|     8,191           0   -100.0
   WHEAT FLOUR...........................          0           0           0       3,506       9,724*|     7,817           0   -100.0
   SOYBEAN OIL...........................          0           0           0       1,576       1,604*|        10           0   -100.0
   VEGETABLE OILS (EXCL SOYBEAN OIL).....          0           0           0           0         354*|       354           0   -100.0
   PLANTING SEEDS........................          0           3           7           4          11 |        11           0   -100.0
   OTHER INTERMEDIATE PRODUCTS...........         19          25           6           0           0 |         0           0      -
                                                                                                                                     
 CONSUMER-ORIENTED AGRICULTURAL TOTAL....      2,616       1,836       2,850       1,301       8,345*|       342       1,680   391.62
   SNACK FOODS (EXCL NUTS)...............          0           0           0          67*         14 |         0           0      -
   RED MEATS, FRESH/CHILLED/FROZEN.......          0           0          95          13         141*|        22          12   -47.65
   POULTRY MEAT..........................      2,590       1,836       2,578       1,030       8,190*|       319       1,668   422.28
   DAIRY PRODUCTS........................          3           0           0         190*          0 |         0           0      -
   WINE & BEER...........................          6*          0           0           0           0 |         0           0      -
   OTHER CONSUMER-ORIENTED PRODUCTS......         16           0         177*          0           0 |         0           0      -
                                                                                                                                     
 FOREST PRODUCTS (EXCL PULP & PAPER).....          0           7         151*          0           0 |         0           7      -
   OTHER VALUE-ADDED WOOD PRODUCTS.......          0           7         151*          0           0 |         0           7      -
                                                                                                                                     
 FISH & SEAFOOD PRODUCTS, EDIBLE.........          0           0           0           0           0 |         0           0      -
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 AGRICULTURAL PRODUCT TOTAL                    2,634       7,864       2,863      10,471      23,204*|    10,241       1,680   -83.60
 AGRICULTURAL, FISH & FORESTRY TOTAL           2,634       7,870       3,014      10,471      23,204*|    10,241       1,687   -83.52
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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