U.S. IMPORTS OF AGRICULTURAL, FISH & FORESTRY PRODUCTS FROM PARAGUAY
CY 1996 - 2000 AND YEAR-TO-DATE COMPARISONS
(IN THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS)
IMPORT MARKET: PARAGUAY
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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................. 3,218 4,981 4,376 5,310 4,778 | 2,593 467 -82.00
TOBACCO............................... 691 2,558* 943 981 535 | 535 270 -49.52
RAW COFFEE............................ 0 0 10 93 0 | 0 0 -
TEA (INCL. HERB TEA).................. 32 23 130 392 430*| 315 62 -80.38
RAW BEET & CANE SUGAR................. 2,289 2,065 3,294 3,813 3,813 | 1,743 135 -92.26
OTHER BULK COMMODITIES................ 206 335* 0 32 0 | 0 0 -
INTERMEDIATE AGRICULTURAL TOTAL......... 7,339 7,662 8,902 9,927 11,438 | 2,113 2,777 31.40
OTHER VEGETABLE OILS.................. 1,296 1,826 1,313 1,077 0 | 0 723 -
LIVE ANIMALS.......................... 0 0 0 0 13 | 0 0 -
HIDES & SKINS......................... 0 10 35 36 0 | 0 0 -
SUGARS, SWEETENERS, & BEVERAGE BASES.. 76 98 1,855 2,661 4,571*| 5 329 7010.9
ESSENTIAL OILS........................ 1,400 1,472 1,477 1,782 1,791 | 577 388 -32.81
OTHER INTERMEDIATE PRODUCTS........... 4,567 4,255 4,222 4,371 5,062*| 1,531 1,337 -12.67
CONSUMER-ORIENTED AGRICULTURAL TOTAL.... 45 384 319 0 0 | 0 6 -
RED MEATS, PREPARED/PRESERVED......... 0 189 0 0 0 | 0 6 -
PROCESSED FRUIT & VEGETABLES.......... 0 0 31 0 0 | 0 0 -
WINE AND BEER......................... 45 0 81* 0 0 | 0 0 -
ROASTED & INSTANT COFFEE.............. 0 98 207 0 0 | 0 0 -
OTHER CONSUMER-ORIENTED PRODUCTS...... 0 97* 0 0 0 | 0 0 -
FOREST PRODUCTS (EXCL. PULP & PAPER).... 16,517 16,015 8,396 12,794 16,090 | 4,863 2,107 -56.68
LOGS AND CHIPS........................ 0 3 0 0 14 | 0 0 -
HARDWOOD LUMBER....................... 426 283 216 75 352 | 313 0 -100.0
SOFTWOOD AND TREATED LUMBER........... 20 0 0 51 4 | 4 0 -100.0
PANEL PRODUCTS (INCL. PLYWOOD)........ 15,870 15,563 6,283 7,970 9,146 | 2,553 486 -80.99
OTHER VALUE-ADDED WOOD PRODUCTS....... 200 167 1,897 4,698 6,574*| 1,992 1,621 -18.64
FISH & SEAFOOD PRODUCTS, EDIBLE......... 0 4 0 4 0 | 0 0 -
OTHER EDIBLE FISH & SEAFOOD........... 0 4 0 4 0 | 0 0 -
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AGRICULTURAL PRODUCT TOTAL 10,602 13,026 13,598 15,237 16,216 | 4,706 3,250 -30.94
AGRICULTURAL, FISH & FORESTRY TOTAL 27,119 29,046 21,994 28,035 32,306 | 9,570 5,357 -44.02
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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