U.S. IMPORTS OF AGRICULTURAL, FISH & FORESTRY PRODUCTS FROM SEYCHELLES
                                              CY 1996 - 2000 AND YEAR-TO-DATE COMPARISONS
                                                      (IN THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS)
 IMPORT MARKET: SEYCHELLES
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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.................          0           0           0          29           0 |         0           0      -
   TOBACCO...............................          0           0           0          29*          0 |         0           0      -
                                                                                                                                     
 INTERMEDIATE AGRICULTURAL TOTAL.........         50         434*          0          30           0 |         0           0      -
   PLANTING SEEDS........................          0           0           0          30*          0 |         0           0      -
   OTHER INTERMEDIATE PRODUCTS...........         50         434*          0           0           0 |         0           0      -
                                                                                                                                     
 CONSUMER-ORIENTED AGRICULTURAL TOTAL....         25           0           4           0           8 |         2           0   -100.0
   OTHER FRESH FRUIT.....................          0           0           0           0           6*|         0           0      -
   PROCESSED FRUIT & VEGETABLES..........          0           0           4           0           0 |         0           0      -
   OTHER CONSUMER-ORIENTED PRODUCTS......         25*          0           0           0           2 |         2           0   -100.0
                                                                                                                                     
 FOREST PRODUCTS (EXCL. PULP & PAPER)....        226         350*          2           0           8 |         0           0      -
   SOFTWOOD AND TREATED LUMBER...........        226         350*          2           0           0 |         0           0      -
   PANEL PRODUCTS (INCL. PLYWOOD)........          0           0           0           0           8*|         0           0      -
                                                                                                                                     
 FISH & SEAFOOD PRODUCTS, EDIBLE.........         27           0         237          37       1,028 |         0       2,025      -
   SHRIMP................................         27           0           0           0           0 |         0           0      -
   TUNA..................................          0           0           0          37           0 |         0           0      -
   OTHER EDIBLE FISH & SEAFOOD...........          0           0         237           0       1,028 |         0       2,025*     -
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 AGRICULTURAL PRODUCT TOTAL                       74         434           4          59           8 |         2           0   -100.0
 AGRICULTURAL, FISH & FORESTRY TOTAL             328         784         242          96       1,043 |         2       2,025    86598
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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