U.S. IMPORTS OF AGRICULTURAL, FISH & FORESTRY PRODUCTS FROM GEORGIA, REPUBLIC OF
                                              CY 1996 - 2000 AND YEAR-TO-DATE COMPARISONS
                                                      (IN THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS)
 IMPORT MARKET: GEORGIA, REPUBLIC OF
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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.................          0          64         340         677*        506 |        96         305   216.94
   TEA (INCL. HERB TEA)..................          0          64         340         677*        506 |        96         305   216.94
                                                                                                                                     
 INTERMEDIATE AGRICULTURAL TOTAL.........         62          90         297*        175         110 |        18          29    65.05
   OTHER VEGETABLE OILS..................          3*          0           0           0           0 |         0           0      -
   PLANTING SEEDS........................          0           0           3           3          18*|        18          10   -44.60
   OTHER INTERMEDIATE PRODUCTS...........         59          90         293*        172          92 |         0          19      -
                                                                                                                                     
 CONSUMER-ORIENTED AGRICULTURAL TOTAL....        123         237       1,102       1,766*      1,169 |       284         392    38.21
   SNACK FOODS (INCL. CHOCOLATE).........         39*          0           0           0           8 |         0           0      -
   PROCESSED FRUIT & VEGETABLES..........         40*          6           3           0           8 |         0          12      -
   FRUIT & VEGETABLE JUICES..............         44*          0           0           0          23 |         0           0      -
   TREE NUTS.............................          0           0           0           0           0 |         0          78*     -
   WINE AND BEER.........................          0         185       1,099       1,732*      1,116 |       284         299     5.59
   OTHER CONSUMER-ORIENTED PRODUCTS......          0          47*          0          34          15 |         0           3      -
                                                                                                                                     
 FOREST PRODUCTS (EXCL. PULP & PAPER)....         41           0           0          19          66*|         0           0      -
   HARDWOOD LUMBER.......................          0           0           0          13*          0 |         0           0      -
   OTHER VALUE-ADDED WOOD PRODUCTS.......         41           0           0           6          66*|         0           0      -
                                                                                                                                     
 FISH & SEAFOOD PRODUCTS, EDIBLE.........          0           0           0           0           0 |         0           0      -
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 AGRICULTURAL PRODUCT TOTAL                      186         392       1,739       2,618*      1,785 |       397         726    82.73
 AGRICULTURAL, FISH & FORESTRY TOTAL             227         392       1,739       2,638*      1,850 |       397         726    82.73
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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