U.S. IMPORTS OF AGRICULTURAL, FISH & FORESTRY PRODUCTS FROM GERMANY
CY 1996 - 2000 AND YEAR-TO-DATE COMPARISONS
(IN THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS)
IMPORT MARKET: GERMANY
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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................. 30,910 26,662 23,465 18,714 20,107 | 3,991 5,527 38.48
WHEAT................................. 133 117 41 85 119 | 22 30 35.17
COARSE GRAINS......................... 0 0 15 0 0 | 0 5 -
RICE.................................. 0 0 0 0 11 | 11 0 -100.0
TOBACCO............................... 2,660 1,231 3,004 2,610 2,153 | 405 553 36.68
RUBBER & ALLIED PRODUCTS.............. 907 616 344 432 268 | 20 48 137.30
RAW COFFEE............................ 2,486 2,572 3,702 2,110 1,498 | 693 85 -87.69
TEA (INCL. HERB TEA).................. 22,989 21,186 15,034 12,228 15,083 | 2,508 4,488 78.96
OTHER BULK COMMODITIES................ 1,734 940 1,325 1,250 976 | 332 318 -4.38
INTERMEDIATE AGRICULTURAL TOTAL......... 189,744 198,940 229,429* 187,533 176,517 | 46,482 40,766 -12.30
TROPICAL OILS......................... 0 8 0 2 65 | 3 0 -100.0
OTHER VEGETABLE OILS.................. 5,912 9,846 10,959 9,089 8,432 | 2,345 2,178 -7.13
FEEDS & FODDERS (EXCL. PET FOODS)..... 20,940* 17,479 12,435 17,329 17,976 | 4,707 4,248 -9.75
LIVE ANIMALS.......................... 11,772 16,318 21,035 29,072 37,969*| 7,747 10,104 30.43
HIDES & SKINS......................... 1,190 619 414 645 698 | 352 24 -93.22
PLANTING SEEDS........................ 6,285 7,983* 7,541 7,329 7,607 | 2,190 1,118 -48.95
SUGARS, SWEETENERS, & BEVERAGE BASES.. 589 352 610 1,694 1,626 | 31 116 268.99
ESSENTIAL OILS........................ 11,493 10,335 11,124 10,963 11,502 | 3,069 2,707 -11.80
COCOA PASTE & COCOA BUTTER............ 3,230 3,325 2,662 1,485 2,044 | 212 160 -24.63
OTHER INTERMEDIATE PRODUCTS........... 128,334 132,676 162,648* 109,924 88,597 | 25,824 20,111 -22.12
CONSUMER-ORIENTED AGRICULTURAL TOTAL.... 549,636 554,976 576,689 591,333 611,566*| 135,134 123,340 -8.73
SNACK FOODS (INCL. CHOCOLATE)......... 90,768 89,260 94,119 107,961 112,355 | 20,288 21,734 7.13
RED MEATS, FRESH/CHILLED/FROZEN....... 713* 224 285 164 281 | 88 213 142.74
RED MEATS, PREPARED/PRESERVED......... 584 788 1,061 1,866 2,014 | 594 452 -23.81
CHEESE................................ 23,185 19,327 24,738 36,810* 28,645 | 4,509 5,153 14.27
OTHER DAIRY PRODUCTS.................. 20,763 18,319 34,778 43,744 56,716*| 16,920 13,228 -21.82
OTHER FRESH FRUIT..................... 1 26 17 0 0 | 0 0 -
FRESH VEGETABLES...................... 1,171 4,092* 2,038 1,375 37 | 14 114 694.29
PROCESSED FRUIT & VEGETABLES.......... 14,590 19,073* 10,768 15,752 16,711 | 4,229 3,049 -27.91
FRUIT & VEGETABLE JUICES.............. 90,159* 60,497 40,771 28,270 34,532 | 8,261 6,857 -16.99
TREE NUTS............................. 21 101 115 261 610 | 96 3 -96.77
WINE AND BEER......................... 151,330 154,252 165,025 174,989 183,507 | 35,999 35,475 -1.46
NURSERY PRODUCTS & CUT FLOWERS........ 575 699 803* 787 577 | 302 186 -38.44
ROASTED & INSTANT COFFEE.............. 63,204 94,146* 85,353 73,654 68,603 | 17,944 14,947 -16.70
SPICES................................ 3,800 4,181 3,314 3,285 4,190*| 922 954 3.40
OTHER CONSUMER-ORIENTED PRODUCTS...... 88,772 89,991 113,502* 102,416 102,790 | 24,968 20,975 -15.99
FOREST PRODUCTS (EXCL. PULP & PAPER).... 53,424 64,838 90,875 110,133 165,222*| 31,896 51,486 61.42
LOGS AND CHIPS........................ 647* 386 405 345 352 | 86 353 308.82
HARDWOOD LUMBER....................... 1,507 1,407 1,217 1,105 1,793*| 457 598 30.95
SOFTWOOD AND TREATED LUMBER........... 278 852 540 7,762 42,100*| 9,264 9,622 3.86
PANEL PRODUCTS (INCL. PLYWOOD)........ 38,933 46,734 73,282 85,466 102,631*| 18,012 36,584 103.11
OTHER VALUE-ADDED WOOD PRODUCTS....... 12,058 15,459 15,431 15,454 18,347 | 4,076 4,329 6.21
FISH & SEAFOOD PRODUCTS, EDIBLE......... 2,419 2,460 2,469 3,351 4,661 | 936 1,765 88.49
SHRIMP................................ 20 68 200 58 62 | 0 0 -
GROUNDFISH, FILLET/STEAK.............. 312 424 144 683 624 | 60 0 -100.0
SALMON, WHOLE OR EVISCERATED.......... 0 0 0 15 0 | 0 0 -
OTHER EDIBLE FISH & SEAFOOD........... 2,087 1,969 2,124 2,595 3,975*| 877 1,765 101.34
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AGRICULTURAL PRODUCT TOTAL 770,291 780,579 829,582* 797,580 808,190 | 185,608 169,634 -8.61
AGRICULTURAL, FISH & FORESTRY TOTAL 826,133 847,877 922,927 911,064 978,074*| 218,440 222,885 2.03
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NOTE: * DENOTES HIGHEST IMPORT LEVELS SINCE AT LEAST CY 1970 OR EMAIL FAS AT fasinfo@fas.usda.gov