U.S. IMPORTS OF AGRICULTURAL, FISH & FORESTRY PRODUCTS FROM DOMINICAN REPUBLIC
CY 1996 - 2000 AND YEAR-TO-DATE COMPARISONS
(IN THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS)
IMPORT MARKET: DOMINICAN 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................. 265,335 311,495 253,886 116,923 120,840 | 7,793 16,056 106.02
TOBACCO............................... 27,932 56,288* 43,359 32,866 27,077 | 4,029 10,294 155.47
RUBBER & ALLIED PRODUCTS.............. 7 0 0 1 0 | 0 0 -
RAW COFFEE............................ 35,217 34,031 32,227 4,576 3,151 | 1,640 202 -87.69
COCOA BEANS........................... 51,754 48,103 64,700 14,399 12,657 | 1,989 2,504 25.88
TEA (INCL. HERB TEA).................. 0 0 0 0 5 | 0 0 -
RAW BEET & CANE SUGAR................. 150,424 173,074 113,600 65,081 77,950 | 135 3,056 2171.4
OTHER BULK COMMODITIES................ 1 0 0 0 0 | 0 0 -
INTERMEDIATE AGRICULTURAL TOTAL......... 30,082 29,466 27,100 28,204 27,432 | 7,778 7,225 -7.11
TROPICAL OILS......................... 3 10 713 40 0 | 0 0 -
FEEDS & FODDERS (EXCL. PET FOODS)..... 0 4 84 20 205 | 0 19 -
LIVE ANIMALS.......................... 82 67 68 108 51 | 7 33 371.43
HIDES & SKINS......................... 108 95 82 3 1 | 1 0 -100.0
PLANTING SEEDS........................ 11 0 0 0 5 | 0 0 -
SUGARS, SWEETENERS, & BEVERAGE BASES.. 22,428 19,669 16,206 19,588 17,453 | 5,257 4,558 -13.30
ESSENTIAL OILS........................ 691 917 918 625 1,088*| 432 370 -14.40
COCOA PASTE & COCOA BUTTER............ 4,259 5,902 6,388 3,382 2,783 | 826 672 -18.65
OTHER INTERMEDIATE PRODUCTS........... 2,499 2,801 2,644 4,439 5,846*| 1,256 1,574 25.33
CONSUMER-ORIENTED AGRICULTURAL TOTAL.... 85,067 94,729 91,270 95,490 95,303 | 27,051 24,070 -11.02
SNACK FOODS (INCL. CHOCOLATE)......... 2,508 2,297 1,904 1,630 1,871 | 484 535 10.63
RED MEATS, PREPARED/PRESERVED......... 2,264 2,051 121 0 0 | 0 0 -
CHEESE................................ 0 0 1 0 0 | 0 0 -
OTHER DAIRY PRODUCTS.................. 111 106 99 24 245 | 85 0 -100.0
BANANAS AND PLANTAINS................. 3,276 4,664 3,263 5,113 2,751 | 437 626 43.33
OTHER FRESH FRUIT..................... 12,713 14,111 11,480 15,372 16,740*| 6,728 6,504 -3.33
FRESH VEGETABLES...................... 14,807 16,086 17,855* 14,239 16,713 | 3,399 4,344 27.80
PROCESSED FRUIT & VEGETABLES.......... 14,944 17,441 23,448* 19,770 16,886 | 7,345 3,228 -56.05
FRUIT & VEGETABLE JUICES.............. 6,776* 4,205 2,259 1,051 2,306 | 730 677 -7.38
TREE NUTS............................. 10,068 10,553 10,554 12,875* 11,184 | 3,078 2,773 -9.89
WINE AND BEER......................... 10,326 16,028* 13,117 11,497 12,080 | 2,203 2,444 10.98
NURSERY PRODUCTS & CUT FLOWERS........ 2,530 2,210 2,187 2,071 2,082 | 593 564 -5.02
ROASTED & INSTANT COFFEE.............. 727 675 371 8,010 8,136 | 1,102 1,074 -2.56
SPICES................................ 193 128 79 89 111 | 27 63 136.18
OTHER CONSUMER-ORIENTED PRODUCTS...... 3,823 4,172 4,532 3,748 4,199 | 841 1,238 47.29
FOREST PRODUCTS (EXCL. PULP & PAPER).... 297 551 1,244* 596 906 | 95 310 226.10
LOGS AND CHIPS........................ 5 0 0 0 0 | 0 0 -
HARDWOOD LUMBER....................... 0 0 0 12 0 | 0 54* -
SOFTWOOD AND TREATED LUMBER........... 0 0 3* 0 0 | 0 0 -
PANEL PRODUCTS (INCL. PLYWOOD)........ 0 0 0 0 42*| 0 0 -
OTHER VALUE-ADDED WOOD PRODUCTS....... 292 551 1,241* 584 864 | 95 256 169.05
FISH & SEAFOOD PRODUCTS, EDIBLE......... 388 1,836 1,134 542 845 | 111 337 203.29
SHRIMP................................ 205 0 0 0 395*| 0 0 -
TUNA.................................. 0 6 0 0 0 | 0 0 -
LOBSTER............................... 48 1,491 888 133 6 | 0 16 -
OTHER EDIBLE FISH & SEAFOOD........... 135 339 246 409 444 | 111 321 188.62
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AGRICULTURAL PRODUCT TOTAL 380,484 435,690 372,256 240,616 243,574 | 42,622 47,352 11.10
AGRICULTURAL, FISH & FORESTRY TOTAL 381,169 438,076 374,634 241,754 245,326 | 42,829 47,999 12.07
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NOTE: * DENOTES HIGHEST IMPORT LEVELS SINCE AT LEAST CY 1970 OR EMAIL FAS AT fasinfo@fas.usda.gov