U.S. IMPORTS OF AGRICULTURAL, FISH & FORESTRY PRODUCTS FROM IRAN
                                              CY 1996 - 2000 AND YEAR-TO-DATE COMPARISONS
                                                      (IN THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS)
 IMPORT MARKET: IRAN
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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           0           0           0 |         0           0      -
                                                                                                                                     
 INTERMEDIATE AGRICULTURAL TOTAL.........          0           0           0           0          26 |         0           0      -
   OTHER INTERMEDIATE PRODUCTS...........          0           0           0           0          26 |         0           0      -
                                                                                                                                     
 CONSUMER-ORIENTED AGRICULTURAL TOTAL....          0           0           0           0         573 |         0         730      -
   SNACK FOODS (INCL. CHOCOLATE).........          0           0           0           0           3 |         0          15      -
   OTHER FRESH FRUIT.....................          0           0           0           0          12 |         0          28*     -
   PROCESSED FRUIT & VEGETABLES..........          0           0           0           0         488 |         0         409      -
   FRUIT & VEGETABLE JUICES..............          0           0           0           0           8 |         0           2      -
   TREE NUTS.............................          0           0           0           0           3 |         0         110      -
   WINE AND BEER.........................          0           0           0           0          10 |         0           0      -
   SPICES................................          0           0           0           0          46 |         0         149      -
   OTHER CONSUMER-ORIENTED PRODUCTS......          0           0           0           0           3 |         0          18      -
                                                                                                                                     
 FOREST PRODUCTS (EXCL. PULP & PAPER)....          0           0           0           0           0 |         0           0      -
                                                                                                                                     
 FISH & SEAFOOD PRODUCTS, EDIBLE.........          0           0           0           0       1,484 |         0       1,029      -
   SHRIMP................................          0           0           0           0           0 |         0         102      -
   TUNA..................................          0           0           0           0          18*|         0           5      -
   OTHER EDIBLE FISH & SEAFOOD...........          0           0           0           0       1,465 |         0         922      -
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 AGRICULTURAL PRODUCT TOTAL                        0           0           0           0         599 |         0         730      -
 AGRICULTURAL, FISH & FORESTRY TOTAL               0           0           0           0       2,082 |         0       1,760      -
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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