U.S. IMPORTS OF AGRICULTURAL, FISH & FORESTRY PRODUCTS FROM GAMBIA, THE
                                              CY 1996 - 2000 AND YEAR-TO-DATE COMPARISONS
                                                      (IN THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS)
 IMPORT MARKET: GAMBIA, THE
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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           0           0           0           0 |         0           0      -
                                                                                                                                     
 INTERMEDIATE AGRICULTURAL TOTAL.........          0           0           6           3           0 |         0           0      -
   TROPICAL OILS.........................          0           0           6*          3           0 |         0           0      -
                                                                                                                                     
 CONSUMER-ORIENTED AGRICULTURAL TOTAL....          0          13           0           0           0 |         0           0      -
   SPICES................................          0          13*          0           0           0 |         0           0      -
                                                                                                                                     
 FOREST PRODUCTS (EXCL. PULP & PAPER)....          2           5           3           3          12 |         0           0      -
   OTHER VALUE-ADDED WOOD PRODUCTS.......          2           5           3           3          12 |         0           0      -
                                                                                                                                     
 FISH & SEAFOOD PRODUCTS, EDIBLE.........          7          19         241*         35         196 |         0           0      -
   SHRIMP................................          0           0           2           3         157*|         0           0      -
   OTHER EDIBLE FISH & SEAFOOD...........          7          19         238*         32          39 |         0           0      -
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 AGRICULTURAL PRODUCT TOTAL                        0          13           6           3           0 |         0           0      -
 AGRICULTURAL, FISH & FORESTRY TOTAL               8          37         249          41         208 |         0           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