U.S. IMPORTS OF AGRICULTURAL, FISH & FORESTRY PRODUCTS FROM BULGARIA
CY 1996 - 2000 AND YEAR-TO-DATE COMPARISONS
(IN THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS)
IMPORT MARKET: BULGARIA
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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................. 20,849 9,481 22,918 28,080 12,375 | 3,362 11,300 236.16
TOBACCO............................... 20,849 9,463 22,808 28,056 12,360 | 3,362 11,300 236.16
RAW COFFEE............................ 0 0 110* 0 0 | 0 0 -
TEA (INCL. HERB TEA).................. 0 0 0 24* 0 | 0 0 -
OTHER BULK COMMODITIES................ 0 19 0 0 15 | 0 0 -
INTERMEDIATE AGRICULTURAL TOTAL......... 3,382 4,870 5,598 4,218 2,665 | 624 391 -37.31
OTHER VEGETABLE OILS.................. 29* 1 0 0 0 | 0 0 -
FEEDS & FODDERS (EXCL. PET FOODS)..... 0 0 3 11* 0 | 0 0 -
HIDES & SKINS......................... 10 0 0 0 9 | 9 0 -100.0
PLANTING SEEDS........................ 0 10 17 52 186*| 96 56 -41.20
SUGARS, SWEETENERS, & BEVERAGE BASES.. 0 0 0 0 28 | 0 17 -
ESSENTIAL OILS........................ 1,996 2,526 2,339 2,619 1,480 | 281 204 -27.28
OTHER INTERMEDIATE PRODUCTS........... 1,347 2,333 3,239* 1,537 962 | 239 114 -52.42
CONSUMER-ORIENTED AGRICULTURAL TOTAL.... 6,641 8,060 7,109 9,186 9,329*| 2,247 2,622 16.68
SNACK FOODS (INCL. CHOCOLATE)......... 0 16 0 107 310*| 164 11 -93.00
CHEESE................................ 2,404 4,485 4,112 5,698 5,249 | 1,241 1,498 20.66
OTHER DAIRY PRODUCTS.................. 0 0 0 0 6 | 0 0 -
FRESH VEGETABLES...................... 2 18 76 174* 157 | 0 0 -
PROCESSED FRUIT & VEGETABLES.......... 1,952* 1,275 1,096 1,851 1,768 | 395 764 93.46
FRUIT & VEGETABLE JUICES.............. 0 71 20 0 3 | 0 3 -
TREE NUTS............................. 0 0 5 61 150*| 0 67 -
WINE AND BEER......................... 1,413 1,228 856 693 788 | 249 87 -65.28
NURSERY PRODUCTS & CUT FLOWERS........ 9 11 4 0 11 | 0 0 -
SPICES................................ 672 306 248 150 234 | 20 58 188.56
OTHER CONSUMER-ORIENTED PRODUCTS...... 189 651 693* 452 653 | 178 135 -24.25
FOREST PRODUCTS (EXCL. PULP & PAPER).... 415 413 216 457 597*| 40 178 343.16
HARDWOOD LUMBER....................... 17* 0 0 0 0 | 0 0 -
SOFTWOOD AND TREATED LUMBER........... 0 0 0 0 40*| 0 0 -
PANEL PRODUCTS (INCL. PLYWOOD)........ 105* 9 0 0 0 | 0 0 -
OTHER VALUE-ADDED WOOD PRODUCTS....... 293 405 216 457 557*| 40 178 343.16
FISH & SEAFOOD PRODUCTS, EDIBLE......... 0 0 374 358 818*| 49 556 1025.1
SHRIMP................................ 0 0 272 86 0 | 0 0 -
SALMON, WHOLE OR EVISCERATED.......... 0 0 0 0 0 | 0 8* -
OTHER EDIBLE FISH & SEAFOOD........... 0 0 102 272 818*| 49 548 1009.4
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AGRICULTURAL PRODUCT TOTAL 30,871 22,412 35,626 41,484 24,370 | 6,233 14,314 129.64
AGRICULTURAL, FISH & FORESTRY TOTAL 31,286 22,825 36,216 42,299 25,785 | 6,323 15,048 137.99
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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