U.S. IMPORTS OF AGRICULTURAL, FISH & FORESTRY PRODUCTS FROM BANGLADESH
CY 1996 - 2000 AND YEAR-TO-DATE COMPARISONS
(IN THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS)
IMPORT MARKET: BANGLADESH
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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................. 757 778 1,668 1,260 437 | 66 53 -20.03
RICE.................................. 19 94 95 187* 181 | 11 22 95.28
TOBACCO............................... 122 180 998 270 0 | 0 0 -
TEA (INCL. HERB TEA).................. 5 8 11 2 9 | 3 0 -100.0
OTHER BULK COMMODITIES................ 611 496 564 801 247 | 51 31 -39.69
INTERMEDIATE AGRICULTURAL TOTAL......... 273 370 896* 609 625 | 176 180 1.98
TROPICAL OILS......................... 0 0 0 0 4*| 4 0 -100.0
OTHER VEGETABLE OILS.................. 4 0 0 0 9*| 0 0 -
HIDES & SKINS......................... 0 0 0 16 26*| 0 0 -
PLANTING SEEDS........................ 0 0 6* 0 0 | 0 2 -
SUGARS, SWEETENERS, & BEVERAGE BASES.. 0 2 0 0 0 | 0 6* -
ESSENTIAL OILS........................ 0 11* 0 0 0 | 0 0 -
OTHER INTERMEDIATE PRODUCTS........... 269 357 890* 593 586 | 172 172 -0.30
CONSUMER-ORIENTED AGRICULTURAL TOTAL.... 131 350 47 71 162 | 22 23 6.28
SNACK FOODS (INCL. CHOCOLATE)......... 60 198* 19 26 64 | 10 0 -100.0
OTHER DAIRY PRODUCTS.................. 5* 0 0 3 0 | 0 0 -
OTHER FRESH FRUIT..................... 0 8* 0 0 0 | 0 0 -
FRESH VEGETABLES...................... 0 0 0 3 0 | 0 0 -
PROCESSED FRUIT & VEGETABLES.......... 65 88* 15 24 43 | 7 6 -16.04
FRUIT & VEGETABLE JUICES.............. 0 0 0 0 6*| 0 0 -
WINE AND BEER......................... 0 13* 0 0 0 | 0 0 -
SPICES................................ 1 35 8 0 0 | 0 3 -
OTHER CONSUMER-ORIENTED PRODUCTS...... 0 10 5 14 50*| 4 14 229.21
FOREST PRODUCTS (EXCL. PULP & PAPER).... 4 4 10 8 0 | 0 2 -
OTHER VALUE-ADDED WOOD PRODUCTS....... 4 4 10 8 0 | 0 2 -
FISH & SEAFOOD PRODUCTS, EDIBLE......... 111,379 134,324 92,430 114,829 148,152*| 20,379 11,056 -45.75
SHRIMP................................ 109,623 132,487 90,847 112,228 145,307*| 19,687 10,544 -46.44
LOBSTER............................... 0 0 45 0 19 | 16 0 -100.0
OTHER EDIBLE FISH & SEAFOOD........... 1,756 1,837 1,537 2,600 2,826*| 676 512 -24.22
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AGRICULTURAL PRODUCT TOTAL 1,162 1,498 2,611 1,940 1,224 | 264 255 -3.16
AGRICULTURAL, FISH & FORESTRY TOTAL 112,544 135,827 95,051 116,777 149,376*| 20,642 11,314 -45.19
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ANALYSIS BY: COMMODITY AND MARKETING PROGRAMS/FAS/USDA FOR MORE INFORMATION VISIT THE FAS WEB SITE "FASOnline"
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