U.S. IMPORTS OF AGRICULTURAL, FISH & FORESTRY PRODUCTS FROM BURMA
                                              CY 1996 - 2000 AND YEAR-TO-DATE COMPARISONS
                                                      (IN THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS)
 IMPORT MARKET: BURMA
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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.................      4,369       4,660       3,538       3,850       3,308 |     1,149         404   -64.86
   RAW COFFEE............................          0           0          39          63           0 |         0           0      -
   TEA (INCL. HERB TEA)..................         36*          0           0           0           3 |         0           0      -
   OTHER BULK COMMODITIES................      4,333       4,660*      3,499       3,787       3,305 |     1,149         404   -64.86
                                                                                                                                     
 INTERMEDIATE AGRICULTURAL TOTAL.........      4,469*      1,826       2,327       2,186       4,276 |     1,449       1,508     4.06
   FEEDS & FODDERS (EXCL. PET FOODS).....      4,103       1,481       2,250       2,164       4,114*|     1,449       1,472     1.57
   PLANTING SEEDS........................        366*        340          67          21           0 |         0           0      -
   ESSENTIAL OILS........................          0           5           2           0         157 |         0          31      -
   OTHER INTERMEDIATE PRODUCTS...........          0           0           7           2           5 |         0           5      -
                                                                                                                                     
 CONSUMER-ORIENTED AGRICULTURAL TOTAL....        340*         15         209         102          79 |         0          77      -
   RED MEATS, FRESH/CHILLED/FROZEN.......          0           0           0          83*         54 |         0          77      -
   CHEESE................................        133*          0           6           0           0 |         0           0      -
   FRESH VEGETABLES......................          0           0           0           3*          0 |         0           0      -
   FRUIT & VEGETABLE JUICES..............          0           0         193*          0           0 |         0           0      -
   WINE AND BEER.........................         68          15           0          12           0 |         0           0      -
   NURSERY PRODUCTS & CUT FLOWERS........          0           0          10*          4           0 |         0           0      -
   ROASTED & INSTANT COFFEE..............          0           0           0           0          16*|         0           0      -
   SPICES................................          0           0           0           0           9 |         0           0      -
   OTHER CONSUMER-ORIENTED PRODUCTS......        139*          0           0           0           0 |         0           0      -
                                                                                                                                     
 FOREST PRODUCTS (EXCL. PULP & PAPER)....      4,428       3,696       7,112       8,094*      6,475 |     1,742       1,183   -32.07
   LOGS AND CHIPS........................        195         142         287          20          38 |         0         108      -
   HARDWOOD LUMBER.......................      4,140       3,357       6,728       7,387*      5,950 |     1,680         809   -51.81
   PANEL PRODUCTS (INCL. PLYWOOD)........          9          93*          0          85          76 |        32          36    11.89
   OTHER VALUE-ADDED WOOD PRODUCTS.......         85         103          97         601*        411 |        30         230   662.87
                                                                                                                                     
 FISH & SEAFOOD PRODUCTS, EDIBLE.........      5,376       6,996       1,843       4,531      27,837*|     3,533       9,068   156.65
   SHRIMP................................      5,363       6,763       1,281       3,654      26,905*|     3,341       8,288   148.08
   OTHER EDIBLE FISH & SEAFOOD...........         13         233         562         877         931 |       192         780   305.52
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 AGRICULTURAL PRODUCT TOTAL                    9,179*      6,501       6,074       6,138       7,663 |     2,598       1,988   -23.46
 AGRICULTURAL, FISH & FORESTRY TOTAL          18,983      17,193      15,029      18,763      41,975*|     7,873      12,240    55.47
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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