U.S. IMPORTS OF AGRICULTURAL, FISH & FORESTRY PRODUCTS FROM GUYANA
CY 1996 - 2000 AND YEAR-TO-DATE COMPARISONS
(IN THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS)
IMPORT MARKET: GUYANA
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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................. 9,480 12,980 11,896 5,612 13,143 | 4,061 11 -99.72
RICE.................................. 0 68 0 66 296*| 34 11 -66.39
RAW BEET & CANE SUGAR................. 9,480 12,912 11,896 5,546 12,847 | 4,027 0 -100.0
INTERMEDIATE AGRICULTURAL TOTAL......... 4 0 18 453 999 | 136 16 -87.87
LIVE ANIMALS.......................... 0 0 0 0 5 | 0 10 -
SUGARS, SWEETENERS, & BEVERAGE BASES.. 0 0 6 407 943 | 122 0 -100.0
ESSENTIAL OILS........................ 0 0 0 0 2 | 0 0 -
OTHER INTERMEDIATE PRODUCTS........... 4 0 12 46 48 | 14 6 -52.51
CONSUMER-ORIENTED AGRICULTURAL TOTAL.... 262 148 392 215 711*| 129 195 51.37
CHEESE................................ 0 0 0 0 3*| 0 0 -
OTHER DAIRY PRODUCTS.................. 0 0 0 0 32*| 0 0 -
OTHER FRESH FRUIT..................... 0 0 4* 0 0 | 0 0 -
FRESH VEGETABLES...................... 11 7 3 0 7 | 0 0 -
PROCESSED FRUIT & VEGETABLES.......... 147 48 253* 100 240 | 80 115 43.68
SPICES................................ 0 1 4 5 5 | 0 0 -
OTHER CONSUMER-ORIENTED PRODUCTS...... 105 92 128 110 424*| 49 80 63.94
FOREST PRODUCTS (EXCL. PULP & PAPER).... 25,797* 17,958 12,646 11,003 12,365 | 2,672 3,429 28.33
LOGS AND CHIPS........................ 3 37 25 178 103 | 42 3 -92.51
HARDWOOD LUMBER....................... 1,381 1,396 1,197 917 744 | 151 155 2.76
SOFTWOOD AND TREATED LUMBER........... 6 9 0 81 251*| 93 93 -0.15
PANEL PRODUCTS (INCL. PLYWOOD)........ 24,125* 16,139 11,025 9,646 10,748 | 2,372 2,939 23.91
OTHER VALUE-ADDED WOOD PRODUCTS....... 282 378 400 181 518 | 15 239 1500.7
FISH & SEAFOOD PRODUCTS, EDIBLE......... 25,380 28,203 34,091 33,367 45,883*| 10,920 14,270 30.68
SHRIMP................................ 22,220 25,675 29,717 28,102 40,371*| 10,060 13,076 29.98
TUNA.................................. 0 0 1 0 6 | 0 0 -
GROUNDFISH, FILLET/STEAK.............. 25* 0 0 0 0 | 0 0 -
SALMON, WHOLE OR EVISCERATED.......... 37 6 22 8 0 | 0 0 -
OTHER EDIBLE FISH & SEAFOOD........... 3,099 2,523 4,350 5,256 5,507 | 859 1,194 38.88
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AGRICULTURAL PRODUCT TOTAL 9,747 13,128 12,306 6,279 14,853 | 4,326 223 -94.84
AGRICULTURAL, FISH & FORESTRY TOTAL 60,924 59,290 59,043 50,649 73,101*| 17,918 17,923 0.03
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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