U.S. IMPORTS OF AGRICULTURAL, FISH & FORESTRY PRODUCTS FROM GREECE
CY 1996 - 2000 AND YEAR-TO-DATE COMPARISONS
(IN THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS)
IMPORT MARKET: GREECE
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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................. 57,904 67,976 48,808 98,295 43,874 | 9,468 1,884 -80.11
COARSE GRAINS......................... 0 0 0 0 0 | 0 4 -
RICE.................................. 3 4 0 0 0 | 0 0 -
TOBACCO............................... 55,343 67,573 45,344 31,949 42,252 | 9,012 1,467 -83.72
RUBBER & ALLIED PRODUCTS.............. 208 218 229 712* 418 | 39 11 -72.77
RAW COFFEE............................ 71 86 75 565 754 | 97 158 62.63
TEA (INCL. HERB TEA).................. 3 5 11 16 24*| 3 3 2.19
OTHER BULK COMMODITIES................ 2,276 90 3,150 65,052* 426 | 317 241 -24.20
INTERMEDIATE AGRICULTURAL TOTAL......... 14,697 14,758* 11,393 9,302 11,102 | 2,633 2,512 -4.57
TROPICAL OILS......................... 0 0 0 14* 0 | 0 0 -
OTHER VEGETABLE OILS.................. 13,817 14,110* 10,495 8,924 10,615 | 2,537 2,378 -6.27
FEEDS & FODDERS (EXCL. PET FOODS)..... 0 20 0 5 6 | 0 0 -
HIDES & SKINS......................... 48 93 37 0 8 | 2 0 -100.0
PLANTING SEEDS........................ 46 4 0 0 195*| 0 54 -
SUGARS, SWEETENERS, & BEVERAGE BASES.. 5 2 0 3 4 | 0 0 -
ESSENTIAL OILS........................ 329 278 714 255 0 | 0 34 -
COCOA PASTE & COCOA BUTTER............ 0 0 2 0 2 | 0 0 -
OTHER INTERMEDIATE PRODUCTS........... 452 252 145 102 272 | 93 45 -51.54
CONSUMER-ORIENTED AGRICULTURAL TOTAL.... 72,053 69,527 71,157 79,220 95,152*| 20,926 23,135 10.56
SNACK FOODS (INCL. CHOCOLATE)......... 2,744 4,573 5,752 6,178 7,150*| 1,383 2,001 44.72
RED MEATS, FRESH/CHILLED/FROZEN....... 0 0 0 33 0 | 0 0 -
CHEESE................................ 9,889 9,653 10,627* 9,961 10,135 | 2,218 2,238 0.92
OTHER DAIRY PRODUCTS.................. 49 9 80 193 357*| 66 110 67.49
OTHER FRESH FRUIT..................... 79 452 429 548 1,711*| 478 210 -56.04
FRESH VEGETABLES...................... 7 37 24 4 18 | 5 11 125.74
PROCESSED FRUIT & VEGETABLES.......... 51,325 43,937 43,874 51,783 66,616*| 14,831 16,229 9.42
FRUIT & VEGETABLE JUICES.............. 0 37 76 74 0 | 0 0 -
TREE NUTS............................. 202 1,517* 137 325 368 | 57 105 82.23
WINE AND BEER......................... 4,346 4,877 4,965 5,655 5,769*| 1,077 1,161 7.76
NURSERY PRODUCTS & CUT FLOWERS........ 0 0 0 0 3 | 3 0 -100.0
ROASTED & INSTANT COFFEE.............. 991 518 1,162* 917 388 | 141 126 -10.92
SPICES................................ 734 1,359 1,131 1,277 783 | 150 358 138.21
OTHER CONSUMER-ORIENTED PRODUCTS...... 1,687 2,558 2,900* 2,272 1,855 | 516 586 13.65
FOREST PRODUCTS (EXCL. PULP & PAPER).... 1,042 1,695 2,080 1,899 2,711*| 427 829 94.05
LOGS AND CHIPS........................ 0 0 0 68 200*| 0 72 -
HARDWOOD LUMBER....................... 45 56 177 243 305*| 0 163 -
SOFTWOOD AND TREATED LUMBER........... 0 93 47 60 143*| 23 47 103.10
PANEL PRODUCTS (INCL. PLYWOOD)........ 662 955 928 798 1,202*| 275 277 0.92
OTHER VALUE-ADDED WOOD PRODUCTS....... 335 591 928 730 860 | 129 270 108.27
FISH & SEAFOOD PRODUCTS, EDIBLE......... 1,019 1,065 1,828 1,114 1,962*| 379 609 60.69
SHRIMP................................ 0 0 18 0 0 | 0 0 -
TUNA.................................. 0 35 70 60 70 | 29 15 -48.24
GROUNDFISH, FILLET/STEAK.............. 0 0 9 0 0 | 0 0 -
OTHER EDIBLE FISH & SEAFOOD........... 1,019 1,030 1,730 1,054 1,892*| 350 594 69.83
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AGRICULTURAL PRODUCT TOTAL 144,653 152,260 131,358 186,817 150,128 | 33,027 27,531 -16.64
AGRICULTURAL, FISH & FORESTRY TOTAL 146,715 155,021 135,266 189,830 154,801 | 33,833 28,969 -14.38
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NOTE: * DENOTES HIGHEST IMPORT LEVELS SINCE AT LEAST CY 1970 OR EMAIL FAS AT fasinfo@fas.usda.gov