U.S. IMPORTS OF AGRICULTURAL, FISH & FORESTRY PRODUCTS FROM CROATIA
                                              CY 1996 - 2000 AND YEAR-TO-DATE COMPARISONS
                                                      (IN THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS)
 IMPORT MARKET: CROATIA
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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.................        151          60          66          84         156 |        80          58   -27.24
   RICE..................................          0           0           0           0           3*|         0           0      -
   RAW COFFEE............................          0           0           0           0          52*|        52           0   -100.0
   TEA (INCL. HERB TEA)..................        149*         58          64          84         101 |        29          58   103.88
   RAW BEET & CANE SUGAR.................          2*          2           2           0           0 |         0           0      -
                                                                                                                                     
 INTERMEDIATE AGRICULTURAL TOTAL.........      2,012         152         218         161         443 |       341         134   -60.85
   OTHER VEGETABLE OILS..................         17          40          35          49*         34 |         9          19   104.69
   FEEDS & FODDERS (EXCL. PET FOODS).....      1,695           5          94           0         164 |       164           0   -100.0
   HIDES & SKINS.........................          0           0           0           3*          0 |         0           0      -
   PLANTING SEEDS........................        179*          0           0           0           0 |         0           0      -
   SUGARS, SWEETENERS, & BEVERAGE BASES..         60           3          31           4          39 |        36          33    -8.68
   ESSENTIAL OILS........................         34          69          21          44         106*|        74          49   -33.77
   COCOA PASTE & COCOA BUTTER............          0           0           0           0          34*|        19           0   -100.0
   OTHER INTERMEDIATE PRODUCTS...........         26          35          37          61          66 |        39          32   -17.64
                                                                                                                                     
 CONSUMER-ORIENTED AGRICULTURAL TOTAL....     10,850      10,022       6,985       8,000       8,703 |     2,046       2,498    22.14
   SNACK FOODS (INCL. CHOCOLATE).........      1,539       1,197       1,363       1,440       2,440*|       452         496     9.71
   RED MEATS, PREPARED/PRESERVED.........      4,976       5,730       2,554       2,180       1,234 |       186         241    29.15
   CHEESE................................      1,436*        176          11           0           0 |         0           0      -
   OTHER DAIRY PRODUCTS..................          0           0           3          40          62*|        10           2   -75.16
   FRESH VEGETABLES......................          0           0           0         133         223*|        28          92   231.23
   PROCESSED FRUIT & VEGETABLES..........        126          90         163         566         399 |        75          95    26.33
   FRUIT & VEGETABLE JUICES..............         61         202           0         300         218 |       156         577*  269.32
   TREE NUTS.............................          0           0          16          25          46*|        16          24    49.88
   WINE AND BEER.........................        566*        338         312         477         314 |        58          22   -62.40
   ROASTED & INSTANT COFFEE..............         40          68          86         148         209*|        46         104   125.86
   SPICES................................        612         478         240         508         416 |       200          44   -77.80
   OTHER CONSUMER-ORIENTED PRODUCTS......      1,493       1,741       2,236       2,183       3,142*|       817         799    -2.12
                                                                                                                                     
 FOREST PRODUCTS (EXCL. PULP & PAPER)....         20          28           2          27         157*|        45           7   -85.36
   PANEL PRODUCTS (INCL. PLYWOOD)........          0           0           0          10          44*|        23           0   -100.0
   OTHER VALUE-ADDED WOOD PRODUCTS.......         20          28           2          17         114*|        22           7   -70.36
                                                                                                                                     
 FISH & SEAFOOD PRODUCTS, EDIBLE.........        539         590*        205          46         152 |        44           7   -83.64
   TUNA..................................         49*          5          14           0           0 |         0           0      -
   OTHER EDIBLE FISH & SEAFOOD...........        490         585*        191          46         152 |        44           7   -83.64
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 AGRICULTURAL PRODUCT TOTAL                   13,013      10,234       7,269       8,244       9,301 |     2,467       2,690     9.04
 AGRICULTURAL, FISH & FORESTRY TOTAL          13,572      10,852       7,475       8,318       9,611 |     2,555       2,704     5.82
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 NOTE:       * DENOTES HIGHEST IMPORT LEVELS SINCE AT LEAST CY 1970           OR EMAIL FAS AT fasinfo@fas.usda.gov