U.S. IMPORTS OF AGRICULTURAL, FISH & FORESTRY PRODUCTS FROM CAMEROON
CY 1996 - 2000 AND YEAR-TO-DATE COMPARISONS
(IN THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS)
IMPORT MARKET: CAMEROON
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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................. 12,019 12,093 5,295 7,344 6,467 | 1,524 815 -46.50
COARSE GRAINS......................... 0 0 0 0 6*| 0 0 -
TOBACCO............................... 18 50 648 3,624 1,845 | 157 167 6.53
RUBBER & ALLIED PRODUCTS.............. 9,746 11,255* 4,013 2,766 2,725 | 786 482 -38.67
RAW COFFEE............................ 825 736 608 924 1,875 | 565 158 -72.11
TEA (INCL. HERB TEA).................. 24 36 25 21 2 | 0 8 -
OTHER BULK COMMODITIES................ 1,406* 16 0 9 15 | 15 0 -100.0
INTERMEDIATE AGRICULTURAL TOTAL......... 2,640 1,515 2,257 1,998 4,161 | 1,376 166 -87.96
TROPICAL OILS......................... 27* 0 5 8 0 | 0 0 -
FEEDS & FODDERS (EXCL. PET FOODS)..... 829* 316 338 0 0 | 0 0 -
HIDES & SKINS......................... 16 45 18 14 0 | 0 0 -
PLANTING SEEDS........................ 0 15 0 0 0 | 0 0 -
COCOA PASTE & COCOA BUTTER............ 1,586 901 1,478 1,345 3,946 | 1,251 158 -87.37
OTHER INTERMEDIATE PRODUCTS........... 183 237 417 631* 215 | 125 8 -93.91
CONSUMER-ORIENTED AGRICULTURAL TOTAL.... 6,537 6,134 2,150 671 569 | 383 56 -85.46
PROCESSED FRUIT & VEGETABLES.......... 13 83 51 65 0 | 0 7 -
WINE AND BEER......................... 0 0 7 0 0 | 0 0 -
ROASTED & INSTANT COFFEE.............. 6,524 6,051 2,072 586 569 | 383 49 -87.29
SPICES................................ 0 0 0 9 0 | 0 0 -
OTHER CONSUMER-ORIENTED PRODUCTS...... 0 0 20 11 0 | 0 0 -
FOREST PRODUCTS (EXCL. PULP & PAPER).... 2,283 3,988 3,959 5,047 10,012*| 1,410 1,855 31.58
LOGS AND CHIPS........................ 91 129 64 144 103 | 21 0 -100.0
HARDWOOD LUMBER....................... 1,063 1,260 2,255 3,424 8,853*| 1,233 1,352 9.69
SOFTWOOD AND TREATED LUMBER........... 0 157* 0 0 0 | 0 0 -
PANEL PRODUCTS (INCL. PLYWOOD)........ 300 764 1,083 1,137* 455 | 125 479 284.52
OTHER VALUE-ADDED WOOD PRODUCTS....... 828 1,677 558 343 601 | 31 24 -22.67
FISH & SEAFOOD PRODUCTS, EDIBLE......... 0 0 0 101 0 | 0 0 -
GROUNDFISH, FILLET/STEAK.............. 0 0 0 31* 0 | 0 0 -
OTHER EDIBLE FISH & SEAFOOD........... 0 0 0 70* 0 | 0 0 -
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AGRICULTURAL PRODUCT TOTAL 21,196 19,742 9,702 10,012 11,198 | 3,283 1,036 -68.43
AGRICULTURAL, FISH & FORESTRY TOTAL 23,479 23,729 13,661 15,160 21,210 | 4,693 2,892 -38.38
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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