U.S. IMPORTS OF AGRICULTURAL, FISH & FORESTRY PRODUCTS FROM GABON
CY 1996 - 2000 AND YEAR-TO-DATE COMPARISONS
(IN THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS)
IMPORT MARKET: GABON
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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................. 135 0 0 67 0 | 0 0 -
RUBBER & ALLIED PRODUCTS.............. 135 0 0 67 0 | 0 0 -
INTERMEDIATE AGRICULTURAL TOTAL......... 1,289* 375 416 601 347 | 68 106 56.71
FEEDS & FODDERS (EXCL. PET FOODS)..... 1,289* 375 416 580 327 | 68 94 39.22
OTHER INTERMEDIATE PRODUCTS........... 0 0 0 21 20 | 0 12 -
CONSUMER-ORIENTED AGRICULTURAL TOTAL.... 0 10 0 0 0 | 0 0 -
FRESH VEGETABLES...................... 0 4* 0 0 0 | 0 0 -
SPICES................................ 0 6* 0 0 0 | 0 0 -
FOREST PRODUCTS (EXCL. PULP & PAPER).... 183 259 2,543 4,676 6,217*| 2,460 418 -83.01
LOGS AND CHIPS........................ 0 0 0 40 0 | 0 0 -
HARDWOOD LUMBER....................... 144 192* 84 25 69 | 25 41 64.51
PANEL PRODUCTS (INCL. PLYWOOD)........ 39 66 2,458 4,605 6,112*| 2,435 377 -84.52
OTHER VALUE-ADDED WOOD PRODUCTS....... 0 0 0 6 36 | 0 0 -
FISH & SEAFOOD PRODUCTS, EDIBLE......... 0 2 0 0 0 | 0 0 -
OTHER EDIBLE FISH & SEAFOOD........... 0 2 0 0 0 | 0 0 -
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AGRICULTURAL PRODUCT TOTAL 1,424 385 416 668 347 | 68 106 56.71
AGRICULTURAL, FISH & FORESTRY TOTAL 1,607 646 2,958 5,344 6,563 | 2,528 524 -79.26
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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