U.S. EXPORTS OF AGRICULTURAL, FISH & FORESTRY PRODUCTS TO FRENCH GUIANA
                                              CY 1996 - 2000 AND YEAR-TO-DATE COMPARISONS
                                                      (IN THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS)
 EXPORT MARKET: FRENCH GUIANA
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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.................        455         576         580*        400         336 |       138          69   -50.37
   TOBACCO...............................         50          60          83*         35          35 |        35          36     3.70
   PULSES................................        405         456*        397         365         301 |       103          32   -68.74
   PEANUTS...............................          0           0          40           0           0 |         0           0      -
   OTHER BULK COMMODITIES................          0          60*         60*          0           0 |         0           0      -
                                                                                                                                     
 INTERMEDIATE AGRICULTURAL TOTAL.........        179          71           0           7          55 |         0           0      -
   FEEDS & FODDERS (EXCL PET FOODS)......          3           0           0           0           0 |         0           0      -
   HIDES & SKINS.........................          3*          0           0           0           0 |         0           0      -
   PLANTING SEEDS........................         72          54           0           0          55 |         0           0      -
   SUGARS, SWEETENERS, & BEVERAGE BASES..         84          17           0           7           0 |         0           0      -
   OTHER INTERMEDIATE PRODUCTS...........         17           0           0           0           0 |         0           0      -
                                                                                                                                     
 CONSUMER-ORIENTED AGRICULTURAL TOTAL....        221         619*        609         507         203 |        29          94   221.57
   SNACK FOODS (EXCL NUTS)...............         39          58          78          12          18 |         0          10      -
   RED MEATS, PREPARED/PRESERVED.........          0           0           0           0           5 |         0           0      -
   POULTRY MEAT..........................          0           0           0         315*          0 |         0           0      -
   DAIRY PRODUCTS........................          7           0           0           0           0 |         0           0      -
   FRESH FRUIT...........................         61          85         102          52          16 |        16           0   -100.0
   FRESH VEGETABLES......................        113*         97          45          49          24 |         8          17   112.55
   PROCESSED FRUIT & VEGETABLES..........          0         213*         44           0           0 |         0           0      -
   FRUIT & VEGETABLE JUICES..............          0          28          57*         39           8 |         0           0      -
   TREE NUTS.............................          0           0          10*          0           0 |         0           0      -
   OTHER CONSUMER-ORIENTED PRODUCTS......          0         138         273*         40         132 |         5          67   1229.6
                                                                                                                                     
 FOREST PRODUCTS (EXCL PULP & PAPER).....        101          76         206*         57          84 |        23          12   -48.32
   SOFTWOOD AND TREATED LUMBER...........          0           0          16*          0           0 |         0           0      -
   PANEL PRODUCTS (INCL PLYWOOD).........         27          17          23           0          14 |        14           0   -100.0
   OTHER VALUE-ADDED WOOD PRODUCTS.......         74          60         167          57          71 |        10          12    22.85
                                                                                                                                     
 FISH & SEAFOOD PRODUCTS, EDIBLE.........          0          16*          0           0           0 |         0           0      -
   OTHER EDIBLE FISH & SEAFOOD...........          0          16*          0           0           0 |         0           0      -
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 AGRICULTURAL PRODUCT TOTAL                      855       1,266*      1,189         914         594 |       168         163    -2.81
 AGRICULTURAL, FISH & FORESTRY TOTAL             956       1,359       1,395*        970         678 |       191         175    -8.37
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 SOURCE:       U.S. BUREAU OF THE CENSUS TRADE DATA                           AT www.fas.usda.gov, SELECT SEARCH, THEN BICO REPORTS
 NOTE:       * DENOTES HIGHEST EXPORT LEVELS SINCE AT LEAST CY 1970           OR EMAIL FAS AT fasinfo@fas.usda.gov