U.S. IMPORTS OF AGRICULTURAL, FISH & FORESTRY PRODUCTS FROM ITALY
CY 1996 - 2000 AND YEAR-TO-DATE COMPARISONS
(IN THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS)
IMPORT MARKET: ITALY
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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................. 19,872 20,647 17,699 18,041 13,801 | 2,999 7,385 146.22
WHEAT................................. 0 4* 0 0 2 | 0 0 -
COARSE GRAINS......................... 0 0 7 21* 8 | 2 0 -100.0
RICE.................................. 5,613* 5,231 5,101 4,975 4,104 | 873 1,193 36.65
TOBACCO............................... 10,713 12,659 11,237 12,015 8,734 | 2,015 4,522 124.34
RUBBER & ALLIED PRODUCTS.............. 6 784 531 138 23 | 0 0 -
RAW COFFEE............................ 2,596 1,574 529 379 721 | 92 1,627 1672.8
TEA (INCL. HERB TEA).................. 76 76 96 36 96 | 7 0 -100.0
OTHER BULK COMMODITIES................ 867 318 199 476 111 | 10 44 354.06
INTERMEDIATE AGRICULTURAL TOTAL......... 400,980* 379,702 316,706 297,646 373,272 | 91,345 76,036 -16.76
TROPICAL OILS......................... 58 0 0 0 0 | 0 0 -
OTHER VEGETABLE OILS.................. 347,028* 322,089 257,930 245,270 330,045 | 79,072 66,488 -15.91
FEEDS & FODDERS (EXCL. PET FOODS)..... 3,063 1,748 1,680 1,015 1,357 | 287 270 -5.76
LIVE ANIMALS.......................... 22 3 190 66 234 | 52 10 -80.59
HIDES & SKINS......................... 193 371 414 387 309 | 96 89 -7.54
PLANTING SEEDS........................ 2,623 4,160* 3,027 3,680 3,631 | 1,105 677 -38.68
SUGARS, SWEETENERS, & BEVERAGE BASES.. 170 137 96 101 334 | 69 15 -78.96
ESSENTIAL OILS........................ 8,382 7,711 6,856 9,518 9,157 | 2,604 2,350 -9.75
COCOA PASTE & COCOA BUTTER............ 303 335 331 310 452*| 77 84 9.26
OTHER INTERMEDIATE PRODUCTS........... 39,138 43,147 46,183* 37,298 27,752 | 7,984 6,053 -24.19
CONSUMER-ORIENTED AGRICULTURAL TOTAL.... 892,307 974,748 1,051,099 1,142,493 1,162,097*| 262,527 244,609 -6.83
SNACK FOODS (INCL. CHOCOLATE)......... 61,118 62,685 87,077* 75,581 82,684 | 16,152 14,217 -11.98
RED MEATS, FRESH/CHILLED/FROZEN....... 5 158 0 15 249 | 102 41 -59.56
RED MEATS, PREPARED/PRESERVED......... 12,613 12,670 17,565 18,143 19,912*| 3,498 3,606 3.10
CHEESE................................ 145,333 137,636 132,408 145,688* 145,637 | 35,995 35,791 -0.57
OTHER DAIRY PRODUCTS.................. 2,118 3,785 4,193 3,832 5,234*| 1,101 2,361 114.48
OTHER FRESH FRUIT..................... 3,031 5,313 4,706 7,911* 7,722 | 4,410 3,264 -25.99
FRESH VEGETABLES...................... 6,212 5,645 8,335* 5,544 4,145 | 1,833 833 -54.57
PROCESSED FRUIT & VEGETABLES.......... 24,559 37,881 39,800* 30,982 19,688 | 4,363 4,944 13.30
FRUIT & VEGETABLE JUICES.............. 13,053 26,651 27,943 28,219 43,609*| 11,606 6,153 -46.98
TREE NUTS............................. 9,022 8,360 8,447 7,455 6,344 | 109 158 44.61
WINE AND BEER......................... 411,517 457,406 496,568 554,023 592,572*| 114,835 121,047 5.41
NURSERY PRODUCTS & CUT FLOWERS........ 4,331 4,941 6,063 6,283* 6,153 | 1,634 2,176 33.16
ROASTED & INSTANT COFFEE.............. 13,953 14,369 14,614 16,182 17,165*| 3,741 2,260 -39.59
SPICES................................ 1,187 804 1,122 1,103 1,345*| 202 174 -14.26
OTHER CONSUMER-ORIENTED PRODUCTS...... 184,256 196,444 202,258 241,531* 209,637 | 62,946 47,584 -24.40
FOREST PRODUCTS (EXCL. PULP & PAPER).... 69,413 90,708 99,318 104,264 124,491*| 23,089 28,179 22.04
LOGS AND CHIPS........................ 8 31 0 32 288*| 125 35 -72.17
HARDWOOD LUMBER....................... 231 191 326* 297 311 | 77 68 -11.35
SOFTWOOD AND TREATED LUMBER........... 23 18 42 0 60 | 11 14 29.62
PANEL PRODUCTS (INCL. PLYWOOD)........ 15,256 25,543 25,321 23,924 37,773*| 5,041 5,320 5.55
OTHER VALUE-ADDED WOOD PRODUCTS....... 53,895 64,924 73,629 80,010 86,059*| 17,836 22,741 27.50
FISH & SEAFOOD PRODUCTS, EDIBLE......... 2,705 3,878* 3,095 3,039 3,697 | 601 910 51.42
SHRIMP................................ 6 5 17 0 21 | 3 0 -100.0
TUNA.................................. 97 89 344 487 610 | 49 223 360.26
LOBSTER............................... 522* 0 72 0 200 | 0 0 -
GROUNDFISH, FILLET/STEAK.............. 0 0 1 0 7 | 0 0 -
OTHER EDIBLE FISH & SEAFOOD........... 2,080 3,784* 2,660 2,552 2,859 | 550 686 24.87
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AGRICULTURAL PRODUCT TOTAL 1,313,160 1,375,097 1,385,505 1,458,181 1,549,170*| 356,872 328,031 -8.08
AGRICULTURAL, FISH & FORESTRY TOTAL 1,385,277 1,469,683 1,487,918 1,565,483 1,677,358*| 380,562 357,119 -6.16
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NOTE: * DENOTES HIGHEST IMPORT LEVELS SINCE AT LEAST CY 1970 OR EMAIL FAS AT fasinfo@fas.usda.gov