U.S. IMPORTS OF AGRICULTURAL, FISH & FORESTRY PRODUCTS FROM NETHERLANDS ANTILLES
                                              CY 1996 - 2000 AND YEAR-TO-DATE COMPARISONS
                                                      (IN THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS)
 IMPORT MARKET: NETHERLANDS ANTILLES
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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.................      3,559           0           0          48           0 |         0           3      -
   TOBACCO...............................          0           0           0           0           0 |         0           3      -
   RAW COFFEE............................         37           0           0          48           0 |         0           0      -
   RAW BEET & CANE SUGAR.................      3,522*          0           0           0           0 |         0           0      -
                                                                                                                                     
 INTERMEDIATE AGRICULTURAL TOTAL.........          0         154         200         143         162 |         8          19   127.04
   FEEDS & FODDERS (EXCL. PET FOODS).....          0          51          50          60          40 |         8           4   -49.67
   LIVE ANIMALS..........................          0           3           0          24*          0 |         0           0      -
   PLANTING SEEDS........................          0          18         100*         55           0 |         0           0      -
   ESSENTIAL OILS........................          0           0           0           0          15 |         0          15      -
   OTHER INTERMEDIATE PRODUCTS...........          0          83          51           5         106 |         0           0      -
                                                                                                                                     
 CONSUMER-ORIENTED AGRICULTURAL TOTAL....        689       1,576       1,900       1,003       2,233 |     1,121          56   -95.05
   SNACK FOODS (INCL. CHOCOLATE).........          0           0          85          80         155*|         0          10      -
   OTHER DAIRY PRODUCTS..................          2           0           0           0           0 |         0           0      -
   PROCESSED FRUIT & VEGETABLES..........         31           0          87*          0           0 |         0           0      -
   WINE AND BEER.........................          7           5           0           0           0 |         0           0      -
   NURSERY PRODUCTS & CUT FLOWERS........          0           0           0           0          22 |        22          45   103.78
   OTHER CONSUMER-ORIENTED PRODUCTS......        649       1,571       1,727         923       2,055 |     1,099           0   -100.0
                                                                                                                                     
 FOREST PRODUCTS (EXCL. PULP & PAPER)....          5          13           3          42*          2 |         0           0      -
   OTHER VALUE-ADDED WOOD PRODUCTS.......          5          13           3          42*          2 |         0           0      -
                                                                                                                                     
 FISH & SEAFOOD PRODUCTS, EDIBLE.........     14,125      18,886*     18,324      14,852      16,082 |     1,289          29   -97.76
   SHRIMP................................          0          68          21           0          81 |         0          16      -
   TUNA..................................     14,082      18,752*     18,302      14,786      15,760 |     1,289           0   -100.0
   LOBSTER...............................          0           2           0           6           0 |         0           0      -
   OTHER EDIBLE FISH & SEAFOOD...........         43          65           0          61         241 |         0          13      -
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 AGRICULTURAL PRODUCT TOTAL                    4,248       1,730       2,100       1,194       2,394 |     1,129          78   -93.12
 AGRICULTURAL, FISH & FORESTRY TOTAL          18,378      20,629*     20,427      16,088      18,479 |     2,419         107   -95.59
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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 IMPORT LEVELS SINCE AT LEAST CY 1970           OR EMAIL FAS AT fasinfo@fas.usda.gov