U.S. IMPORTS OF AGRICULTURAL, FISH & FORESTRY PRODUCTS FROM CYPRUS
                                              CY 1996 - 2000 AND YEAR-TO-DATE COMPARISONS
                                                      (IN THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS)
 IMPORT MARKET: CYPRUS
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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.................        208         231         216         159         260 |        28          49    75.24
   TOBACCO...............................         61           0          71          45          90 |         0           0      -
   OTHER BULK COMMODITIES................        147         231         146         114         170 |        28          49    75.24
                                                                                                                                     
 INTERMEDIATE AGRICULTURAL TOTAL.........         23           2         141          46          83 |        10           0   -100.0
   OTHER VEGETABLE OILS..................          2           0         130*         34           0 |         0           0      -
   SUGARS, SWEETENERS, & BEVERAGE BASES..          0           0           2          12*          0 |         0           0      -
   ESSENTIAL OILS........................          0           2           9           0          80 |        10           0   -100.0
   OTHER INTERMEDIATE PRODUCTS...........         21           0           0           0           4 |         0           0      -
                                                                                                                                     
 CONSUMER-ORIENTED AGRICULTURAL TOTAL....      1,323       1,261       1,693       1,811       1,790 |       300         264   -12.17
   SNACK FOODS (INCL. CHOCOLATE).........         21          22          23          19          72 |        12           8   -28.37
   CHEESE................................        858         972       1,190       1,356       1,370*|       233         167   -28.54
   OTHER DAIRY PRODUCTS..................        172           0           0           0           0 |         0           0      -
   OTHER FRESH FRUIT.....................          0           0           0           0          21 |        21           0   -100.0
   FRESH VEGETABLES......................          0           0           0           6*          0 |         0           0      -
   PROCESSED FRUIT & VEGETABLES..........         13          68          20          75          70 |         0          19      -
   TREE NUTS.............................          0           0           0           3           0 |         0           0      -
   WINE AND BEER.........................        247         188         402*        239         191 |        24          22    -7.05
   ROASTED & INSTANT COFFEE..............          7           5          43          55          48 |         0          18      -
   SPICES................................          0           0          12          57*          5 |         0          30      -
   OTHER CONSUMER-ORIENTED PRODUCTS......          5           7           3           2          13 |        11           0   -100.0
                                                                                                                                     
 FOREST PRODUCTS (EXCL. PULP & PAPER)....         31           0          28           3          20 |         0           0      -
   SOFTWOOD AND TREATED LUMBER...........          0           0           0           0           7*|         0           0      -
   PANEL PRODUCTS (INCL. PLYWOOD)........          0           0           0           0          13*|         0           0      -
   OTHER VALUE-ADDED WOOD PRODUCTS.......         31           0          28           3           0 |         0           0      -
                                                                                                                                     
 FISH & SEAFOOD PRODUCTS, EDIBLE.........         36         304           6         451       1,061 |       206         239    15.96
   TUNA..................................          0           0           6           2           0 |         0           2      -
   GROUNDFISH, FILLET/STEAK..............         34         304*          0           0           0 |         0           0      -
   OTHER EDIBLE FISH & SEAFOOD...........          1           0           0         449       1,061 |       206         237    14.87
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 AGRICULTURAL PRODUCT TOTAL                    1,554       1,493       2,050       2,016       2,134 |       339         313    -7.45
 AGRICULTURAL, FISH & FORESTRY TOTAL           1,620       1,797       2,084       2,470       3,214 |       545         552     1.41
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 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