U.S. IMPORTS OF AGRICULTURAL, FISH & FORESTRY PRODUCTS FROM BOTSWANA
                                              CY 1996 - 2000 AND YEAR-TO-DATE COMPARISONS
                                                      (IN THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS)
 IMPORT MARKET: BOTSWANA
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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           0           0           0           0 |         0           0      -
                                                                                                                                     
 INTERMEDIATE AGRICULTURAL TOTAL.........         20          23          20           5          24 |         0           4      -
   LIVE ANIMALS..........................          0           0           0           0          23 |         0           0      -
   HIDES & SKINS.........................          0          23          20           3           2 |         0           4      -
   OTHER INTERMEDIATE PRODUCTS...........         20           0           0           2           0 |         0           0      -
                                                                                                                                     
 CONSUMER-ORIENTED AGRICULTURAL TOTAL....         15           0           0           0           5 |         5           0   -100.0
   FRESH VEGETABLES......................         15*          0           0           0           2 |         2           0   -100.0
   SPICES................................          0           0           0           0           3*|         3           0   -100.0
                                                                                                                                     
 FOREST PRODUCTS (EXCL. PULP & PAPER)....          5           0           8           0           0 |         0           0      -
   OTHER VALUE-ADDED WOOD PRODUCTS.......          5           0           8           0           0 |         0           0      -
                                                                                                                                     
 FISH & SEAFOOD PRODUCTS, EDIBLE.........          0           0           0           0           0 |         0           0      -
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 AGRICULTURAL PRODUCT TOTAL                       35          23          20           5          29 |         5           4   -23.15
 AGRICULTURAL, FISH & FORESTRY TOTAL              40          23          28           5          29 |         5           4   -23.15
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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