U.S. IMPORTS OF AGRICULTURAL, FISH & FORESTRY PRODUCTS FROM BYELARUS, REPUBLIC OF
                                              CY 1996 - 2000 AND YEAR-TO-DATE COMPARISONS
                                                      (IN THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS)
 IMPORT MARKET: BYELARUS, REPUBLIC OF
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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         218*          0           0           0 |         0           0      -
   OTHER BULK COMMODITIES................          0         218*          0           0           0 |         0           0      -
                                                                                                                                     
 INTERMEDIATE AGRICULTURAL TOTAL.........          0           0           0           3           0 |         0           0      -
   ESSENTIAL OILS........................          0           0           0           3*          0 |         0           0      -
                                                                                                                                     
 CONSUMER-ORIENTED AGRICULTURAL TOTAL....      1,076*         59           0         333         160 |        70         144   106.00
   CHEESE................................        428*          0           0           0           0 |         0           0      -
   OTHER DAIRY PRODUCTS..................        649*         59           0         333         136 |        64         144   126.79
   FRESH VEGETABLES......................          0           0           0           0           4*|         0           0      -
   PROCESSED FRUIT & VEGETABLES..........          0           0           0           0           6*|         6           0   -100.0
   WINE AND BEER.........................          0           0           0           0          13*|         0           0      -
                                                                                                                                     
 FOREST PRODUCTS (EXCL. PULP & PAPER)....        639*         73         274         175         441 |       108         105    -2.40
   PANEL PRODUCTS (INCL. PLYWOOD)........        627*         20         257         110          33 |         0           0      -
   OTHER VALUE-ADDED WOOD PRODUCTS.......         12          53          17          65         408*|       108         105    -2.40
                                                                                                                                     
 FISH & SEAFOOD PRODUCTS, EDIBLE.........          0           0           0           0           0 |         0           0      -
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 AGRICULTURAL PRODUCT TOTAL                    1,076*        277           0         336         160 |        70         144   106.00
 AGRICULTURAL, FISH & FORESTRY TOTAL           1,715*        350         274         512         601 |       178         249    40.29
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 ANALYSIS BY:  COMMODITY AND MARKETING PROGRAMS/FAS/USDA                      FOR MORE INFORMATION VISIT THE FAS WEB SITE "FASOnline"
 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