U.S. EXPORTS OF AGRICULTURAL, FISH & FORESTRY PRODUCTS TO SLOVAKIA
                                              CY 1996 - 2000 AND YEAR-TO-DATE COMPARISONS
                                                      (IN THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS)
 EXPORT MARKET: SLOVAKIA
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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.................        186*         86          20          34          30 |         0           0      -
   TOBACCO...............................         76*          0           0           0           0 |         0           0      -
   PULSES................................         90*         21          10          18          22 |         0           0      -
   OTHER BULK COMMODITIES................         20          65*         11          17           8 |         0           0      -
                                                                                                                                     
 INTERMEDIATE AGRICULTURAL TOTAL.........        405       1,058*        405         453         452 |        99         121    22.04
   VEGETABLE OILS (EXCL SOYBEAN OIL).....          0           0           3           4           5 |         0           6*     -
   FEEDS & FODDERS (EXCL PET FOODS)......          0          24*          0           0           0 |         0           0      -
   HIDES & SKINS.........................        171         360*         15         158          49 |        36           0   -100.0
   PLANTING SEEDS........................          0          30          84*          0          46 |        44           0   -100.0
   SUGARS, SWEETENERS, & BEVERAGE BASES..          0           0          25          46          55*|         0          41      -
   OTHER INTERMEDIATE PRODUCTS...........        234         644*        278         245         296 |        20          75   279.58
                                                                                                                                     
 CONSUMER-ORIENTED AGRICULTURAL TOTAL....        545         637       1,094       1,199*        647 |       158         209    32.25
   SNACK FOODS (EXCL NUTS)...............        253         247         142         119          61 |        19           3   -81.44
   RED MEATS, PREPARED/PRESERVED.........          0          25*          0           0           0 |         0           0      -
   POULTRY MEAT..........................          0           0          68          14          55 |         0          14      -
   DAIRY PRODUCTS........................         94         181         300         353*        262 |       121           0   -100.0
   FRESH VEGETABLES......................          0           0           0           0           0 |         0          62*     -
   PROCESSED FRUIT & VEGETABLES..........          3           0          21           0          25*|         0           0      -
   FRUIT & VEGETABLE JUICES..............          0           0           0           5           0 |         0           0      -
   TREE NUTS.............................          0          31*          0           0           0 |         0           0      -
   WINE & BEER...........................          0          23*         15           0           0 |         0           0      -
   NURSERY PRODUCTS & CUT FLOWERS........          0           0           0          66*          9 |         3           0   -100.0
   PET FOODS (DOG & CAT FOOD)............         48          94         289*        188          27 |        15          21    43.51
   OTHER CONSUMER-ORIENTED PRODUCTS......        147          36         260         453*        208 |         0         107      -
                                                                                                                                     
 FOREST PRODUCTS (EXCL PULP & PAPER).....         77         156         582*        235          27 |         0           0      -
   HARDWOOD LUMBER.......................          7          34*          0           0           0 |         0           0      -
   PANEL PRODUCTS (INCL PLYWOOD).........         65          97         440*        168           0 |         0           0      -
   OTHER VALUE-ADDED WOOD PRODUCTS.......          6          25         142*         67          27 |         0           0      -
                                                                                                                                     
 FISH & SEAFOOD PRODUCTS, EDIBLE.........          0           0           0           0           0 |         0           0      -
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 AGRICULTURAL PRODUCT TOTAL                    1,136       1,780*      1,519       1,686       1,129 |       257         330    28.31
 AGRICULTURAL, FISH & FORESTRY TOTAL           1,213       1,936       2,101*      1,921       1,156 |       257         330    28.31
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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