U.S. IMPORTS OF AGRICULTURAL, FISH & FORESTRY PRODUCTS FROM SINGAPORE
CY 1996 - 2000 AND YEAR-TO-DATE COMPARISONS
(IN THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS)
IMPORT MARKET: SINGAPORE
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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................. 8,182 16,444 14,465 57,666* 15,100 | 5,670 2,446 -56.86
RICE.................................. 0 234* 11 11 0 | 0 0 -
RUBBER & ALLIED PRODUCTS.............. 5,758 8,184 11,482 55,026* 11,202 | 4,279 2,206 -48.44
RAW COFFEE............................ 1,599 6,075 1,320 116 94 | 4 0 -100.0
COCOA BEANS........................... 0 665 4 1,032 1,055 | 343 0 -100.0
TEA (INCL. HERB TEA).................. 180 228 190 763 963 | 521 209 -59.79
OTHER BULK COMMODITIES................ 646 1,056 1,459 717 1,786*| 524 31 -94.15
INTERMEDIATE AGRICULTURAL TOTAL......... 24,048 22,373 44,035 21,745 25,407 | 11,518 4,240 -63.19
TROPICAL OILS......................... 2,524 1,365 6,205 1,936 204 | 0 590 -
OTHER VEGETABLE OILS.................. 597 159 260 141 229 | 61 122 98.90
FEEDS & FODDERS (EXCL. PET FOODS)..... 0 558 739 60 39 | 0 180 -
LIVE ANIMALS.......................... 0 2 0 3 0 | 0 0 -
HIDES & SKINS......................... 0 0 0 0 6 | 0 0 -
PLANTING SEEDS........................ 49 4 47 298* 16 | 16 0 -100.0
SUGARS, SWEETENERS, & BEVERAGE BASES.. 4 37 149* 54 77 | 0 0 -
ESSENTIAL OILS........................ 679 1,076 997 2,835 1,104 | 202 414 105.22
COCOA PASTE & COCOA BUTTER............ 18,902 17,753 34,388 13,686 18,061 | 9,770 1,522 -84.42
OTHER INTERMEDIATE PRODUCTS........... 1,292 1,418 1,251 2,733 5,671 | 1,468 1,411 -3.89
CONSUMER-ORIENTED AGRICULTURAL TOTAL.... 15,741 21,683* 19,537 20,860 19,981 | 4,913 4,963 1.02
SNACK FOODS (INCL. CHOCOLATE)......... 4,506 5,227 6,328 6,616 7,433*| 1,734 2,302 32.73
RED MEATS, PREPARED/PRESERVED......... 0 0 0 0 63*| 0 0 -
OTHER DAIRY PRODUCTS.................. 284 207 288 313 357*| 14 79 485.46
OTHER FRESH FRUIT..................... 53 12 137* 77 0 | 0 0 -
FRESH VEGETABLES...................... 0 2 3 4 0 | 0 7 -
PROCESSED FRUIT & VEGETABLES.......... 2,576 3,240 3,359 2,728 1,761 | 270 544 101.07
FRUIT & VEGETABLE JUICES.............. 50 44 6 20 55 | 15 0 -100.0
TREE NUTS............................. 958 227 108 317 865 | 399 72 -82.02
WINE AND BEER......................... 0 208 145 63 67 | 11 18 63.76
NURSERY PRODUCTS & CUT FLOWERS........ 277 300 274 387 669 | 323 257 -20.58
ROASTED & INSTANT COFFEE.............. 192 241 348 453 479*| 79 103 29.65
SPICES................................ 2,198 6,861* 4,436 5,642 3,969 | 1,224 482 -60.61
OTHER CONSUMER-ORIENTED PRODUCTS...... 4,647 5,113 4,106 4,238 4,264 | 842 1,099 30.56
FOREST PRODUCTS (EXCL. PULP & PAPER).... 12,799 19,102 12,523 5,454 5,891 | 1,206 996 -17.40
LOGS AND CHIPS........................ 164 57 0 150 38 | 0 30 -
HARDWOOD LUMBER....................... 3,857 5,356 4,357 1,562 1,826 | 328 528 61.18
PANEL PRODUCTS (INCL. PLYWOOD)........ 1,880 1,121 578 1,015 2,044 | 419 289 -31.14
OTHER VALUE-ADDED WOOD PRODUCTS....... 6,899 12,569* 7,589 2,728 1,983 | 459 149 -67.61
FISH & SEAFOOD PRODUCTS, EDIBLE......... 62,259 75,165* 56,571 47,830 54,791 | 10,293 9,140 -11.20
SHRIMP................................ 5,976 4,347 3,549 2,023 3,350 | 1,425 1,868 31.10
TUNA.................................. 7,031 17,662* 10,906 10,691 6,416 | 760 527 -30.62
LOBSTER............................... 371 3,879* 705 0 0 | 0 0 -
GROUNDFISH, FILLET/STEAK.............. 16 199 653 30 177 | 0 0 -
OTHER EDIBLE FISH & SEAFOOD........... 48,863 49,077* 40,758 35,085 44,849 | 8,108 6,745 -16.82
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AGRICULTURAL PRODUCT TOTAL 47,971 60,499 78,038 100,271 60,488 | 22,100 11,649 -47.29
AGRICULTURAL, FISH & FORESTRY TOTAL 123,029 154,766* 147,132 153,554 121,170 | 33,600 21,785 -35.16
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NOTE: * DENOTES HIGHEST IMPORT LEVELS SINCE AT LEAST CY 1970 OR EMAIL FAS AT fasinfo@fas.usda.gov