U.S. EXPORTS OF AGRICULTURAL, FISH & FORESTRY PRODUCTS TO MAURITIUS
                                              CY 1996 - 2000 AND YEAR-TO-DATE COMPARISONS
                                                      (IN THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS)
 EXPORT MARKET: MAURITIUS
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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           0           0 |         0           0      -
                                                                                                                                     
 INTERMEDIATE AGRICULTURAL TOTAL.........        379         164         275          96         693 |        19          23    16.66
   VEGETABLE OILS (EXCL SOYBEAN OIL).....          0           5           0           5           0 |         0           0      -
   FEEDS & FODDERS (EXCL PET FOODS)......         16           3           8           0         610*|         0           0      -
   LIVE ANIMALS..........................         11          11          14           0           0 |         0           0      -
   PLANTING SEEDS........................         20           3          25          25          23 |         0           3      -
   SUGARS, SWEETENERS, & BEVERAGE BASES..          0           0           4           0           0 |         0           0      -
   OTHER INTERMEDIATE PRODUCTS...........        333         141         223          65          60 |        19          19    -0.01
                                                                                                                                     
 CONSUMER-ORIENTED AGRICULTURAL TOTAL....        115         321         416         294         268 |        44          63    44.22
   SNACK FOODS (EXCL NUTS)...............          3          46         265*          9          26 |         8          37   340.70
   RED MEATS, FRESH/CHILLED/FROZEN.......         48           0           0           0           0 |         0           0      -
   DAIRY PRODUCTS........................          0          39           0           0          33 |         9           0   -100.0
   FRESH FRUIT...........................          7          62         136         150*        107 |         0           0      -
   PROCESSED FRUIT & VEGETABLES..........          0           0           0           0           9 |         0           0      -
   FRUIT & VEGETABLE JUICES..............          5           9*          0           0           0 |         0           0      -
   TREE NUTS.............................          0         158*          0          90          50 |         0          26      -
   WINE & BEER...........................          0           8           4           0          17*|         6           0   -100.0
   NURSERY PRODUCTS & CUT FLOWERS........          0           0           0           0           6 |         0           0      -
   OTHER CONSUMER-ORIENTED PRODUCTS......         53           0          12          45          20 |        20           0   -100.0
                                                                                                                                     
 FOREST PRODUCTS (EXCL PULP & PAPER).....         77          39         105         128*        117 |        43          13   -68.89
   HARDWOOD LUMBER.......................         56          39         102         123*        117 |        43          13   -68.89
   OTHER VALUE-ADDED WOOD PRODUCTS.......         21           0           4           4           0 |         0           0      -
                                                                                                                                     
 FISH & SEAFOOD PRODUCTS, EDIBLE.........         83*          0           0          24           0 |         0           0      -
   ROE & URCHIN (FISH EGGS)..............          0           0           0          24*          0 |         0           0      -
   OTHER EDIBLE FISH & SEAFOOD...........         83*          0           0           0           0 |         0           0      -
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 AGRICULTURAL PRODUCT TOTAL                      494         485         691         390         961 |        63          86    35.73
 AGRICULTURAL, FISH & FORESTRY TOTAL             654         525         796         542       1,078 |       106          99    -6.68
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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