U.S. IMPORTS OF AGRICULTURAL, FISH & FORESTRY PRODUCTS FROM MALAWI
CY 1996 - 2000 AND YEAR-TO-DATE COMPARISONS
(IN THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS)
IMPORT MARKET: MALAWI
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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................. 59,360 87,874* 37,778 55,075 60,113 | 16,031 19,317 20.50
TOBACCO............................... 47,181 79,250* 20,001 37,157 49,157 | 14,030 12,725 -9.30
RAW COFFEE............................ 438 278 109 301 400 | 150 33 -78.34
TEA (INCL. HERB TEA).................. 4,185 4,037 11,524 12,971* 10,543 | 1,850 2,960 59.96
RAW BEET & CANE SUGAR................. 7,401 4,248 5,823 4,402 0 | 0 3,600 -
OTHER BULK COMMODITIES................ 156 62 321 244 13 | 0 0 -
INTERMEDIATE AGRICULTURAL TOTAL......... 0 4 16 4 0 | 0 0 -
OTHER VEGETABLE OILS.................. 0 4 4 4 0 | 0 0 -
SUGARS, SWEETENERS, & BEVERAGE BASES.. 0 0 12 0 0 | 0 0 -
CONSUMER-ORIENTED AGRICULTURAL TOTAL.... 1,465 1,079 531 2,171 471 | 140 33 -76.19
FRESH VEGETABLES...................... 0 16 4 0 0 | 0 0 -
PROCESSED FRUIT & VEGETABLES.......... 12 13 62 26 15 | 0 0 -
TREE NUTS............................. 1,398 1,050 420 2,126 387 | 124 0 -100.0
ROASTED & INSTANT COFFEE.............. 0 0 0 0 3 | 0 0 -
SPICES................................ 55 0 46 19 66 | 15 33 119.51
FOREST PRODUCTS (EXCL. PULP & PAPER).... 131 18 59 7 0 | 0 0 -
OTHER VALUE-ADDED WOOD PRODUCTS....... 131 18 59 7 0 | 0 0 -
FISH & SEAFOOD PRODUCTS, EDIBLE......... 0 0 0 0 0 | 0 0 -
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AGRICULTURAL PRODUCT TOTAL 60,825 88,957* 38,326 57,250 60,584 | 16,171 19,350 19.66
AGRICULTURAL, FISH & FORESTRY TOTAL 60,956 88,975* 38,385 57,256 60,584 | 16,171 19,350 19.66
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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