U.S. IMPORTS OF AGRICULTURAL, FISH & FORESTRY PRODUCTS FROM CZECH REPUBLIC
CY 1996 - 2000 AND YEAR-TO-DATE COMPARISONS
(IN THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS)
IMPORT MARKET: CZECH REPUBLIC
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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................. 44 0 0 0 0 | 0 0 -
OTHER BULK COMMODITIES................ 44 0 0 0 0 | 0 0 -
INTERMEDIATE AGRICULTURAL TOTAL......... 3,784 3,565 3,034 3,353 5,459 | 2,503 1,159 -53.69
TROPICAL OILS......................... 0 0 0 0 0 | 0 151* -
OTHER VEGETABLE OILS.................. 6 0 0 9* 0 | 0 0 -
FEEDS & FODDERS (EXCL. PET FOODS)..... 158 0 0 0 0 | 0 0 -
LIVE ANIMALS.......................... 24 0 0 4 0 | 0 15 -
HIDES & SKINS......................... 283* 36 0 36 198 | 0 0 -
PLANTING SEEDS........................ 218* 3 21 3 13 | 0 10 -
OTHER INTERMEDIATE PRODUCTS........... 3,095 3,526 3,014 3,301 5,249 | 2,503 984 -60.67
CONSUMER-ORIENTED AGRICULTURAL TOTAL.... 7,075 7,895 11,518 12,283 12,414*| 2,525 3,852 52.59
SNACK FOODS (INCL. CHOCOLATE)......... 252 130 59 1,722 2,992*| 955 724 -24.15
RED MEATS, PREPARED/PRESERVED......... 0 0 0 12 0 | 0 0 -
CHEESE................................ 394 225 616 1,416* 176 | 40 40 0.00
OTHER DAIRY PRODUCTS.................. 226 69 1,788* 300 258 | 0 304 -
FRESH VEGETABLES...................... 0 2 7* 0 0 | 0 6 -
PROCESSED FRUIT & VEGETABLES.......... 542 674 886 1,175 353 | 86 87 1.04
FRUIT & VEGETABLE JUICES.............. 94 0 0 0 0 | 0 0 -
WINE AND BEER......................... 4,619 6,226 6,893 6,758 8,047*| 1,247 2,564 105.61
NURSERY PRODUCTS & CUT FLOWERS........ 5 0 0 0 18*| 0 0 -
ROASTED & INSTANT COFFEE.............. 0 0 0 14 14*| 0 0 -
SPICES................................ 575 117 649 639 174 | 101 34 -66.71
OTHER CONSUMER-ORIENTED PRODUCTS...... 369 451 621* 248 381 | 95 93 -2.28
FOREST PRODUCTS (EXCL. PULP & PAPER).... 539 786 687 763 4,708*| 187 3,675 1865.3
LOGS AND CHIPS........................ 2 0 0 0 8*| 8 0 -100.0
HARDWOOD LUMBER....................... 0 0 0 0 0 | 0 19 -
SOFTWOOD AND TREATED LUMBER........... 0 224 43 0 3,608*| 0 3,396 -
PANEL PRODUCTS (INCL. PLYWOOD)........ 0 0 0 12 79 | 0 0 -
OTHER VALUE-ADDED WOOD PRODUCTS....... 538 563 645 751 1,013 | 179 261 45.84
FISH & SEAFOOD PRODUCTS, EDIBLE......... 0 0 0 44* 0 | 0 0 -
OTHER EDIBLE FISH & SEAFOOD........... 0 0 0 44* 0 | 0 0 -
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AGRICULTURAL PRODUCT TOTAL 10,903 11,460 14,553 15,636 17,873 | 5,027 5,011 -0.32
AGRICULTURAL, FISH & FORESTRY TOTAL 11,443 12,246 15,240 16,443 22,582*| 5,214 8,687 66.59
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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