U.S. IMPORTS OF AGRICULTURAL, FISH & FORESTRY PRODUCTS FROM BARBADOS
CY 1996 - 2000 AND YEAR-TO-DATE COMPARISONS
(IN THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS)
IMPORT MARKET: BARBADOS
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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................. 9 30 5 17 27 | 0 0 -
TEA (INCL. HERB TEA).................. 6 30* 5 0 0 | 0 0 -
OTHER BULK COMMODITIES................ 3 0 0 17 27 | 0 0 -
INTERMEDIATE AGRICULTURAL TOTAL......... 400 47 119 58 64 | 21 25 23.24
TROPICAL OILS......................... 4* 0 0 0 0 | 0 0 -
OTHER VEGETABLE OILS.................. 0 0 0 0 2*| 0 0 -
FEEDS & FODDERS (EXCL. PET FOODS)..... 0 0 18* 0 0 | 0 0 -
LIVE ANIMALS.......................... 0 11 5 3 5 | 5 8 50.00
SUGARS, SWEETENERS, & BEVERAGE BASES.. 348 11 12 0 9 | 9 18 100.65
ESSENTIAL OILS........................ 28* 15 9 9 0 | 0 0 -
OTHER INTERMEDIATE PRODUCTS........... 20 10 75 47 48 | 7 0 -100.0
CONSUMER-ORIENTED AGRICULTURAL TOTAL.... 361 463 486 561* 510 | 72 148 106.30
SNACK FOODS (INCL. CHOCOLATE)......... 247 256 302 308 405*| 58 58 -0.61
OTHER DAIRY PRODUCTS.................. 14* 4 6 0 0 | 0 0 -
OTHER FRESH FRUIT..................... 0 2 0 0 0 | 0 0 -
FRESH VEGETABLES...................... 0 3 13 0 0 | 0 0 -
PROCESSED FRUIT & VEGETABLES.......... 1 23* 0 5 3 | 0 0 -
FRUIT & VEGETABLE JUICES.............. 0 31 76 19 39 | 0 0 -
WINE AND BEER......................... 12 0 0 6 0 | 0 0 -
SPICES................................ 5 10* 3 4 6 | 6 0 -100.0
OTHER CONSUMER-ORIENTED PRODUCTS...... 82 134 85 219* 56 | 8 91 1083.3
FOREST PRODUCTS (EXCL. PULP & PAPER).... 2 15 0 3 6 | 0 5 -
LOGS AND CHIPS........................ 0 11* 0 0 0 | 0 0 -
OTHER VALUE-ADDED WOOD PRODUCTS....... 2 4 0 3 6 | 0 5 -
FISH & SEAFOOD PRODUCTS, EDIBLE......... 1,806 2,433 1,615 1,381 1,437 | 243 280 14.99
SHRIMP................................ 0 0 62 0 0 | 0 0 -
TUNA.................................. 1,497 1,979 1,379 1,005 1,294 | 186 257 38.69
OTHER EDIBLE FISH & SEAFOOD........... 309 454 174 376 143 | 58 22 -61.33
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AGRICULTURAL PRODUCT TOTAL 770 539 610 636 601 | 92 174 87.82
AGRICULTURAL, FISH & FORESTRY TOTAL 2,578 2,987 2,225 2,020 2,044 | 336 459 36.63
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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