U.S. IMPORTS OF AGRICULTURAL, FISH & FORESTRY PRODUCTS FROM ROMANIA
CY 1996 - 2000 AND YEAR-TO-DATE COMPARISONS
(IN THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS)
IMPORT MARKET: ROMANIA
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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................. 17 0 0 17 172 | 77 14 -81.96
OTHER BULK COMMODITIES................ 17 0 0 17 172 | 77 14 -81.96
INTERMEDIATE AGRICULTURAL TOTAL......... 35 142 31 32 40 | 0 31 -
OTHER VEGETABLE OILS.................. 20 0 0 0 0 | 0 0 -
ESSENTIAL OILS........................ 0 5 0 20 18 | 0 0 -
OTHER INTERMEDIATE PRODUCTS........... 15 138 31 12 22 | 0 31 -
CONSUMER-ORIENTED AGRICULTURAL TOTAL.... 1,167 1,285 1,248 1,697 2,297 | 355 337 -5.21
SNACK FOODS (INCL. CHOCOLATE)......... 0 0 28 290* 0 | 0 51 -
RED MEATS, PREPARED/PRESERVED......... 392 0 0 0 0 | 0 0 -
CHEESE................................ 0 0 94 391 1,241 | 115 173 50.90
FRESH VEGETABLES...................... 0 2 8 10* 5 | 0 0 -
PROCESSED FRUIT & VEGETABLES.......... 160 42 72 64 30 | 10 28 187.69
FRUIT & VEGETABLE JUICES.............. 0 227 0 0 0 | 0 0 -
WINE AND BEER......................... 592 1,013 1,046 939 1,002 | 231 82 -64.46
SPICES................................ 24 0 0 0 18 | 0 0 -
OTHER CONSUMER-ORIENTED PRODUCTS...... 0 0 0 3 0 | 0 3 -
FOREST PRODUCTS (EXCL. PULP & PAPER).... 510 435 560 746 1,248 | 250 382 52.69
LOGS AND CHIPS........................ 0 0 0 13 18*| 0 0 -
HARDWOOD LUMBER....................... 0 0 0 0 26*| 26 25 -3.15
SOFTWOOD AND TREATED LUMBER........... 6 0 0 42* 4 | 0 0 -
PANEL PRODUCTS (INCL. PLYWOOD)........ 252 0 0 38 34 | 0 0 -
OTHER VALUE-ADDED WOOD PRODUCTS....... 253 435 560 653 1,167*| 225 357 59.03
FISH & SEAFOOD PRODUCTS, EDIBLE......... 0 49 744* 270 720 | 107 41 -61.73
OTHER EDIBLE FISH & SEAFOOD........... 0 49 744* 270 720 | 107 41 -61.73
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AGRICULTURAL PRODUCT TOTAL 1,218 1,427 1,279 1,746 2,510 | 433 382 -11.73
AGRICULTURAL, FISH & FORESTRY TOTAL 1,729 1,911 2,583 2,762 4,478 | 790 805 1.90
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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