U.S. IMPORTS OF AGRICULTURAL, FISH & FORESTRY PRODUCTS FROM AUSTRIA
                                              CY 1996 - 2000 AND YEAR-TO-DATE COMPARISONS
                                                      (IN THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS)
 IMPORT MARKET: AUSTRIA
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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.................         44          52          56         111         516*|        89          73   -18.03
   RUBBER & ALLIED PRODUCTS..............          1           0           1           1         197*|         0           0      -
   TEA (INCL. HERB TEA)..................         42          34          17          38          20 |         0           9      -
   OTHER BULK COMMODITIES................          1          18          38          72         299*|        89          63   -28.54
                                                                                                                                     
 INTERMEDIATE AGRICULTURAL TOTAL.........      2,253       3,314       4,192       4,217*      2,721 |     1,328         955   -28.07
   OTHER VEGETABLE OILS..................        136         353         270         288         475*|       150          63   -57.91
   FEEDS & FODDERS (EXCL. PET FOODS).....         96*          0          95           0           0 |         0           3      -
   LIVE ANIMALS..........................        169         120         188         111          40 |         0          65      -
   HIDES & SKINS.........................          7           0           1           3           2 |         0           0      -
   PLANTING SEEDS........................         31          30           0         557         599*|       552         230   -58.27
   SUGARS, SWEETENERS, & BEVERAGE BASES..         34          55         372          46         155 |        51          30   -40.39
   ESSENTIAL OILS........................      1,432       2,211       2,454*      2,259         724 |       227         470   107.24
   OTHER INTERMEDIATE PRODUCTS...........        348         546         811         953         726 |       349          94   -72.96
                                                                                                                                     
 CONSUMER-ORIENTED AGRICULTURAL TOTAL....     37,763      41,486      36,037      39,618      66,421*|    10,363      14,931    44.09
   SNACK FOODS (INCL. CHOCOLATE).........      5,243       4,316       5,127       5,961*      3,781 |       943         597   -36.73
   RED MEATS, FRESH/CHILLED/FROZEN.......          0          28           0           2         117 |         0           0      -
   RED MEATS, PREPARED/PRESERVED.........          9         228          26          62          40 |         0          77      -
   CHEESE................................     10,123       4,561       5,953       6,568       5,802 |     1,546         420   -72.86
   OTHER DAIRY PRODUCTS..................      3,195*        476       2,253          10         320 |         0           0      -
   PROCESSED FRUIT & VEGETABLES..........        778         719         728         786         685 |       139         128    -7.92
   FRUIT & VEGETABLE JUICES..............     16,042      24,563      12,956       8,768       3,554 |     1,103       2,538   130.23
   TREE NUTS.............................          0         120           9           0           0 |         0           0      -
   WINE AND BEER.........................      1,331       1,036       2,138       2,242       2,452*|       316         462    46.20
   NURSERY PRODUCTS & CUT FLOWERS........          0           2           6           8           6 |         0           0      -
   ROASTED & INSTANT COFFEE..............        308       1,150         368         315          84 |        47           8   -83.00
   SPICES................................          6          49          62          39          71 |        29          54    86.23
   OTHER CONSUMER-ORIENTED PRODUCTS......        728       4,239       6,410      14,857      49,510*|     6,240      10,648    70.65
                                                                                                                                     
 FOREST PRODUCTS (EXCL. PULP & PAPER)....     23,805      25,802      50,265      74,314      78,302*|    27,717      12,408   -55.23
   LOGS AND CHIPS........................          0           0           0           0       1,069*|         0          32      -
   HARDWOOD LUMBER.......................         15          14           1          15           0 |         0           0      -
   SOFTWOOD AND TREATED LUMBER...........        484      11,438      27,763      47,514*     45,767 |    12,070       8,535   -29.29
   PANEL PRODUCTS (INCL. PLYWOOD)........     21,007      12,964      20,102      24,066*     23,729 |    15,321       2,817   -81.61
   OTHER VALUE-ADDED WOOD PRODUCTS.......      2,299       1,385       2,399       2,719       7,738*|       326       1,024   214.11
                                                                                                                                     
 FISH & SEAFOOD PRODUCTS, EDIBLE.........          8          24          42           0           0 |         0           0      -
   TUNA..................................          0           0          18*          0           0 |         0           0      -
   OTHER EDIBLE FISH & SEAFOOD...........          8          24          24           0           0 |         0           0      -
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 AGRICULTURAL PRODUCT TOTAL                   40,060      44,853      40,286      43,946      69,658*|    11,779      15,959    35.49
 AGRICULTURAL, FISH & FORESTRY TOTAL          63,873      70,678      90,593     118,260     147,960*|    39,496      28,368   -28.18
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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 IMPORT LEVELS SINCE AT LEAST CY 1970           OR EMAIL FAS AT fasinfo@fas.usda.gov