U.S. IMPORTS OF AGRICULTURAL, FISH & FORESTRY PRODUCTS FROM ALGERIA
                                              CY 1996 - 2000 AND YEAR-TO-DATE COMPARISONS
                                                      (IN THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS)
 IMPORT MARKET: ALGERIA
 ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
                                                            CALENDAR YEARS (JAN-DEC)                 |      JANUARY - MARCH 
                                                                                                     |        COMPARISONS         % 
 PRODUCT                                        1996        1997        1998        1999        2000 |      2000        2001   CHANGE
 ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
 BULK AGRICULTURAL TOTAL.................          0           0           0           0           0 |         0           0      -
                                                                                                                                     
 INTERMEDIATE AGRICULTURAL TOTAL.........          0         713*         19           0           0 |         0           0      -
   SUGARS, SWEETENERS, & BEVERAGE BASES..          0         581*          0           0           0 |         0           0      -
   ESSENTIAL OILS........................          0         132          19           0           0 |         0           0      -
                                                                                                                                     
 CONSUMER-ORIENTED AGRICULTURAL TOTAL....         15           0       1,977*        801          43 |        14          29   103.10
   PROCESSED FRUIT & VEGETABLES..........          0           0          43          58          26 |        14          13   -10.67
   WINE AND BEER.........................          0           0           0          34          17 |         0          16      -
   ROASTED & INSTANT COFFEE..............          0           0       1,934*        708           0 |         0           0      -
   OTHER CONSUMER-ORIENTED PRODUCTS......         15*          0           0           0           0 |         0           0      -
                                                                                                                                     
 FOREST PRODUCTS (EXCL. PULP & PAPER)....          0          40*          0           0           0 |         0           0      -
   PANEL PRODUCTS (INCL. PLYWOOD)........          0          40*          0           0           0 |         0           0      -
                                                                                                                                     
 FISH & SEAFOOD PRODUCTS, EDIBLE.........          0           0           0           0         157*|       157           0   -100.0
   SHRIMP................................          0           0           0           0         138*|       138           0   -100.0
   LOBSTER...............................          0           0           0           0          19*|        19           0   -100.0
                                        _____________________________________________________________________________________________
 AGRICULTURAL PRODUCT TOTAL                       15         713       1,997*        801          43 |        14          29   103.10
 AGRICULTURAL, FISH & FORESTRY TOTAL              15         753       1,997*        801         200 |       172          29   -83.10
 ====================================================================================================================================
 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