U.S. IMPORTS OF AGRICULTURAL, FISH & FORESTRY PRODUCTS FROM LEBANON
CY 1996 - 2000 AND YEAR-TO-DATE COMPARISONS
(IN THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS)
IMPORT MARKET: LEBANON
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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................. 8,376 5,905 13,789 11,487 17,163*| 3,133 13,312 324.91
RICE.................................. 0 0 2 0 0 | 0 0 -
TOBACCO............................... 8,335 5,877 13,664 11,412 17,125*| 3,133 13,302 324.57
RUBBER & ALLIED PRODUCTS.............. 0 0 0 0 0 | 0 3 -
RAW COFFEE............................ 32 0 105* 16 18 | 0 4 -
TEA (INCL. HERB TEA).................. 5 9 3 27* 9 | 0 0 -
OTHER BULK COMMODITIES................ 5 19 15 31 11 | 0 4 -
INTERMEDIATE AGRICULTURAL TOTAL......... 7,591* 3,327 1,380 1,152 1,262 | 320 387 20.99
OTHER VEGETABLE OILS.................. 7,449* 3,003 1,107 919 1,010 | 244 360 47.58
HIDES & SKINS......................... 0 0 60 8 9 | 9 0 -100.0
PLANTING SEEDS........................ 2 33 11 12 0 | 0 9 -
SUGARS, SWEETENERS, & BEVERAGE BASES.. 117 242* 164 180 189 | 49 10 -80.58
ESSENTIAL OILS........................ 0 0 4 0 13 | 0 0 -
OTHER INTERMEDIATE PRODUCTS........... 23 49 34 34 42 | 19 9 -52.57
CONSUMER-ORIENTED AGRICULTURAL TOTAL.... 4,828 5,282 5,101 6,268 6,770*| 1,680 1,403 -16.50
SNACK FOODS (INCL. CHOCOLATE)......... 920 908 929 1,085* 1,053 | 288 139 -51.54
CHEESE................................ 0 0 20 14 0 | 0 0 -
OTHER DAIRY PRODUCTS.................. 16 26 52* 17 15 | 3 0 -100.0
FRESH VEGETABLES...................... 30 0 0 0 0 | 0 0 -
PROCESSED FRUIT & VEGETABLES.......... 1,052 1,227 951 1,241* 1,199 | 301 287 -4.53
FRUIT & VEGETABLE JUICES.............. 19 96 87 154 214*| 41 12 -71.86
TREE NUTS............................. 978 548 841 1,326 2,112*| 393 377 -4.00
WINE AND BEER......................... 157 238 508 374 600*| 239 236 -1.16
ROASTED & INSTANT COFFEE.............. 309 442 320 443 446 | 166 131 -21.54
SPICES................................ 726 1,002* 633 735 351 | 63 147 134.09
OTHER CONSUMER-ORIENTED PRODUCTS...... 620 794 762 880* 780 | 186 74 -60.55
FOREST PRODUCTS (EXCL. PULP & PAPER).... 17 56 50 126 160*| 30 2 -92.46
OTHER VALUE-ADDED WOOD PRODUCTS....... 17 56 50 126 160*| 30 2 -92.46
FISH & SEAFOOD PRODUCTS, EDIBLE......... 0 0 1 0 29 | 29 0 -100.0
TUNA.................................. 0 0 0 0 29*| 29 0 -100.0
OTHER EDIBLE FISH & SEAFOOD........... 0 0 1 0 0 | 0 0 -
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AGRICULTURAL PRODUCT TOTAL 20,796 14,514 20,270 18,907 25,195*| 5,133 15,102 194.22
AGRICULTURAL, FISH & FORESTRY TOTAL 20,813 14,570 20,321 19,033 25,384*| 5,192 15,105 190.90
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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