U.S. IMPORTS OF AGRICULTURAL, FISH & FORESTRY PRODUCTS FROM MARSHAL ISLANDS
CY 1996 - 2000 AND YEAR-TO-DATE COMPARISONS
(IN THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS)
IMPORT MARKET: MARSHAL ISLANDS
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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................. 111 156 179 84 131 | 42 22 -48.88
OTHER BULK COMMODITIES................ 111 156 179 84 131 | 42 22 -48.88
INTERMEDIATE AGRICULTURAL TOTAL......... 1,732 2,480 1,082 1,214 0 | 0 0 -
TROPICAL OILS......................... 1,732 2,480 1,082 1,211 0 | 0 0 -
OTHER INTERMEDIATE PRODUCTS........... 0 0 0 2 0 | 0 0 -
CONSUMER-ORIENTED AGRICULTURAL TOTAL.... 0 11 0 0 13*| 0 0 -
NURSERY PRODUCTS & CUT FLOWERS........ 0 11 0 0 13*| 0 0 -
FOREST PRODUCTS (EXCL. PULP & PAPER).... 0 0 0 0 0 | 0 0 -
FISH & SEAFOOD PRODUCTS, EDIBLE......... 73 33 7 655 27 | 4 15 321.81
TUNA.................................. 60 25 0 652 16 | 0 15 -
OTHER EDIBLE FISH & SEAFOOD........... 13 7 7 3 11 | 4 0 -100.0
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AGRICULTURAL PRODUCT TOTAL 1,843 2,647 1,261 1,298 144 | 42 22 -48.88
AGRICULTURAL, FISH & FORESTRY TOTAL 1,916 2,680 1,268 1,952 171 | 46 37 -19.32
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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