U.S. IMPORTS OF AGRICULTURAL, FISH & FORESTRY PRODUCTS FROM ICELAND
                                              CY 1996 - 2000 AND YEAR-TO-DATE COMPARISONS
                                                      (IN THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS)
 IMPORT MARKET: ICELAND
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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           0          34          78           0 |         0           0      -
   TOBACCO...............................          0           0          34          23           0 |         0           0      -
   RAW COFFEE............................          0           0           0          54*          0 |         0           0      -
                                                                                                                                     
 INTERMEDIATE AGRICULTURAL TOTAL.........        905         483       1,092*        810       1,058 |       198         419   111.86
   FEEDS & FODDERS (EXCL. PET FOODS).....          2           0           0           0           0 |         0           0      -
   LIVE ANIMALS..........................        328         146         435         725         897*|        94         292   209.27
   HIDES & SKINS.........................        224         224           2           6           3 |         0           0      -
   PLANTING SEEDS........................         34          22         145*         77         127 |        83         127    52.69
   ESSENTIAL OILS........................          0           0           0           2           0 |         0           0      -
   OTHER INTERMEDIATE PRODUCTS...........        317          91         510*          0          31 |        20           0   -100.0
                                                                                                                                     
 CONSUMER-ORIENTED AGRICULTURAL TOTAL....      1,050         544         729         442         505 |         6           5   -27.35
   SNACK FOODS (INCL. CHOCOLATE).........        320         400*        249         177         221 |         6           0   -100.0
   RED MEATS, FRESH/CHILLED/FROZEN.......        548*        139         206          79         250 |         0           0      -
   CHEESE................................        173           0           0          55          11 |         0           0      -
   FRESH VEGETABLES......................          3           0           0           0           0 |         0           0      -
   PROCESSED FRUIT & VEGETABLES..........          0           0          57          49           0 |         0           0      -
   FRUIT & VEGETABLE JUICES..............          0           0          17           0           0 |         0           0      -
   WINE AND BEER.........................          5           0          51*          0           0 |         0           0      -
   NURSERY PRODUCTS & CUT FLOWERS........          0           0           2           0           0 |         0           0      -
   SPICES................................          0           0         147*         22           0 |         0           2      -
   OTHER CONSUMER-ORIENTED PRODUCTS......          0           5           0          60          23 |         0           2      -
                                                                                                                                     
 FOREST PRODUCTS (EXCL. PULP & PAPER)....          3          18          41           0           0 |         0           0      -
   PANEL PRODUCTS (INCL. PLYWOOD)........          0          17          41*          0           0 |         0           0      -
   OTHER VALUE-ADDED WOOD PRODUCTS.......          3           1           0           0           0 |         0           0      -
                                                                                                                                     
 FISH & SEAFOOD PRODUCTS, EDIBLE.........    180,379     184,299     188,364     238,362*    189,395 |    58,033      44,350   -23.58
   SHRIMP................................      1,636         999       2,136         395          67 |        36           0   -100.0
   TUNA..................................         10           6           2           0           6 |         6           0   -100.0
   LOBSTER...............................      1,807       1,162          20          41         606 |         4          57   1350.7
   GROUNDFISH, FILLET/STEAK..............    152,414     155,922     156,479     194,220*    157,870 |    48,994      38,832   -20.74
   SALMON, WHOLE OR EVISCERATED..........      3,982       3,596       7,284      14,407*      6,115 |     3,291         931   -71.73
   OTHER EDIBLE FISH & SEAFOOD...........     20,531      22,615      22,442      29,298      24,730 |     5,703       4,530   -20.56
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 AGRICULTURAL PRODUCT TOTAL                    1,955       1,027       1,855       1,330       1,563 |       204         423   107.59
 AGRICULTURAL, FISH & FORESTRY TOTAL         182,337     185,344     190,260     239,692*    190,958 |    58,237      44,773   -23.12
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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