U.S. IMPORTS OF AGRICULTURAL, FISH & FORESTRY PRODUCTS FROM CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC
                                              CY 1996 - 2000 AND YEAR-TO-DATE COMPARISONS
                                                      (IN THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS)
 IMPORT MARKET: CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC
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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.................        141       1,135       2,388       2,565*      1,894 |     1,206           0   -100.0
   TOBACCO...............................        141       1,135       2,388       2,462*      1,801 |     1,206           0   -100.0
   RAW COFFEE............................          0           0           0           0          94 |         0           0      -
   TEA (INCL. HERB TEA)..................          0           0           0         103           0 |         0           0      -
                                                                                                                                     
 INTERMEDIATE AGRICULTURAL TOTAL.........          0          33           0           8           0 |         0           0      -
   HIDES & SKINS.........................          0          32*          0           8           0 |         0           0      -
   OTHER INTERMEDIATE PRODUCTS...........          0           1           0           0           0 |         0           0      -
                                                                                                                                     
 CONSUMER-ORIENTED AGRICULTURAL TOTAL....          0           0           0           0           0 |         0           0      -
                                                                                                                                     
 FOREST PRODUCTS (EXCL. PULP & PAPER)....         41          46          44           0           0 |         0           0      -
   HARDWOOD LUMBER.......................         22*         10           0           0           0 |         0           0      -
   PANEL PRODUCTS (INCL. PLYWOOD)........          0          35          44           0           0 |         0           0      -
   OTHER VALUE-ADDED WOOD PRODUCTS.......         19           0           0           0           0 |         0           0      -
                                                                                                                                     
 FISH & SEAFOOD PRODUCTS, EDIBLE.........          0           0          56           0          34 |         4           0   -100.0
   TUNA..................................          0           0           0           0           4*|         4           0   -100.0
   LOBSTER...............................          0           0           0           0          30*|         0           0      -
   OTHER EDIBLE FISH & SEAFOOD...........          0           0          56*          0           0 |         0           0      -
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 AGRICULTURAL PRODUCT TOTAL                      141       1,168       2,388       2,573*      1,894 |     1,206           0   -100.0
 AGRICULTURAL, FISH & FORESTRY TOTAL             183       1,214       2,488       2,573*      1,928 |     1,211           0   -100.0
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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