U.S. IMPORTS OF AGRICULTURAL, FISH & FORESTRY PRODUCTS FROM HUNGARY
                                              CY 1996 - 2000 AND YEAR-TO-DATE COMPARISONS
                                                      (IN THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS)
 IMPORT MARKET: HUNGARY
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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.................         33          81         190          13         321 |        36         193   433.87
   TEA (INCL. HERB TEA)..................         23          24*          2           2           3 |         0           0      -
   OTHER BULK COMMODITIES................         11          57         187          11         318 |        36         193   433.87
                                                                                                                                     
 INTERMEDIATE AGRICULTURAL TOTAL.........     11,214      10,412      11,037      14,138*     11,139 |     3,173       2,277   -28.25
   OTHER VEGETABLE OILS..................         63         272           0          10           0 |         0           0      -
   FEEDS & FODDERS (EXCL. PET FOODS).....        172         640         174           0           0 |         0           0      -
   LIVE ANIMALS..........................          3           2           0           0          17 |         0           0      -
   HIDES & SKINS.........................          0           0           0           0          56 |        30           0   -100.0
   PLANTING SEEDS........................        554         899         685       2,088       2,017 |     1,609         551   -65.78
   SUGARS, SWEETENERS, & BEVERAGE BASES..          3          51          37          59*         57 |        14          19    36.05
   ESSENTIAL OILS........................        723       1,471*      1,297       1,169         666 |       366         525    43.58
   COCOA PASTE & COCOA BUTTER............          0           0           0           0           0 |         0           9*     -
   OTHER INTERMEDIATE PRODUCTS...........      9,698       7,077       8,844      10,813*      8,326 |     1,154       1,173     1.65
                                                                                                                                     
 CONSUMER-ORIENTED AGRICULTURAL TOTAL....     57,828      50,219      40,326      21,377      31,310 |     7,288      10,333    41.78
   SNACK FOODS (INCL. CHOCOLATE).........        744       1,492       1,534         910         787 |        62         179   188.81
   RED MEATS, PREPARED/PRESERVED.........      8,966       8,821       9,446       4,138       6,924 |     1,734       1,964    13.27
   CHEESE................................      1,298       1,078       2,568       2,507       1,388 |        68         162   138.74
   OTHER DAIRY PRODUCTS..................      2,920       4,865       5,053       4,286       7,811*|     1,890       1,732    -8.34
   OTHER FRESH FRUIT.....................          0          16           0          50           0 |         0           0      -
   FRESH VEGETABLES......................          0           1           0          43*         16 |         4           0   -100.0
   PROCESSED FRUIT & VEGETABLES..........      1,484       1,962       1,687       2,642       2,822 |     1,026         591   -42.39
   FRUIT & VEGETABLE JUICES..............     39,097*     28,898      17,299       4,033       8,408 |     1,655       4,903   196.28
   WINE AND BEER.........................      2,109       2,030       1,756       1,388       1,588 |       474         431    -9.03
   NURSERY PRODUCTS & CUT FLOWERS........         74          44           6          11          41 |        16           5   -69.00
   SPICES................................        712         517         480         763         818 |       237         302    27.07
   OTHER CONSUMER-ORIENTED PRODUCTS......        426         494         497         607         707 |       121          63   -47.67
                                                                                                                                     
 FOREST PRODUCTS (EXCL. PULP & PAPER)....      1,477       3,174       2,809       2,802       5,323*|       499       1,380   176.32
   HARDWOOD LUMBER.......................          2           0          42          10          47*|         4           0   -100.0
   PANEL PRODUCTS (INCL. PLYWOOD)........         91          13           0           0          34 |         0           3      -
   OTHER VALUE-ADDED WOOD PRODUCTS.......      1,385       3,161       2,767       2,792       5,243*|       496       1,377   177.84
                                                                                                                                     
 FISH & SEAFOOD PRODUCTS, EDIBLE.........          6          11           5          23           5 |         0           0      -
   OTHER EDIBLE FISH & SEAFOOD...........          6          11           5          23           5 |         0           0      -
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 AGRICULTURAL PRODUCT TOTAL                   69,076      60,712      51,553      35,529      42,771 |    10,497      12,802    21.96
 AGRICULTURAL, FISH & FORESTRY TOTAL          70,559      63,897      54,368      38,354      48,099 |    10,996      14,182    28.97
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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