U.S. IMPORTS OF AGRICULTURAL, FISH & FORESTRY PRODUCTS FROM GUINEA
                                              CY 1996 - 2000 AND YEAR-TO-DATE COMPARISONS
                                                      (IN THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS)
 IMPORT MARKET: GUINEA
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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.................        623       6,212       2,522         534         143 |        41          42     1.70
   TOBACCO...............................          0           0           0          19*          0 |         0           0      -
   RUBBER & ALLIED PRODUCTS..............          0          22*         10           0           0 |         0           0      -
   RAW COFFEE............................        623       3,596       2,497         305         121 |        41          42     1.70
   COCOA BEANS...........................          0       2,594           0           0           0 |         0           0      -
   TEA (INCL. HERB TEA)..................          0           0          15           0          23 |         0           0      -
   OTHER BULK COMMODITIES................          0           0           0         211*          0 |         0           0      -
                                                                                                                                     
 INTERMEDIATE AGRICULTURAL TOTAL.........        993*        211         187         553         153 |        13           0   -100.0
   TROPICAL OILS.........................         85          18          17         200*         49 |        13           0   -100.0
   FEEDS & FODDERS (EXCL. PET FOODS).....        788*         66         155         294         103 |         0           0      -
   HIDES & SKINS.........................          0           1           3           6           1 |         0           0      -
   ESSENTIAL OILS........................          4           0           0           0           0 |         0           0      -
   OTHER INTERMEDIATE PRODUCTS...........        116         126          12          53           0 |         0           0      -
                                                                                                                                     
 CONSUMER-ORIENTED AGRICULTURAL TOTAL....         13          57       1,040*          5          23 |         7           0   -100.0
   SNACK FOODS (INCL. CHOCOLATE).........          4           0           0           0           0 |         0           0      -
   PROCESSED FRUIT & VEGETABLES..........          2           0           0           0           0 |         0           0      -
   NURSERY PRODUCTS & CUT FLOWERS........          0           1           0           0           0 |         0           0      -
   ROASTED & INSTANT COFFEE..............          6          56       1,033*          3          12 |         7           0   -100.0
   SPICES................................          0           0           7           0           9*|         0           0      -
   OTHER CONSUMER-ORIENTED PRODUCTS......          0           0           0           2           2 |         0           0      -
                                                                                                                                     
 FOREST PRODUCTS (EXCL. PULP & PAPER)....          2         284*         46          51          94 |        27          44    63.63
   LOGS AND CHIPS........................          0           7*          0           0           0 |         0           0      -
   HARDWOOD LUMBER.......................          0           0           0           0           5 |         0           0      -
   PANEL PRODUCTS (INCL. PLYWOOD)........          0         228*          0           0          19 |        19           0   -100.0
   OTHER VALUE-ADDED WOOD PRODUCTS.......          2          49          46          51          70*|         8          44   465.01
                                                                                                                                     
 FISH & SEAFOOD PRODUCTS, EDIBLE.........         19           0         148         102          51 |        47          20   -57.06
   TUNA..................................          0           0         148*         92          47 |        47          20   -57.06
   OTHER EDIBLE FISH & SEAFOOD...........         19*          0           0          11           4 |         0           0      -
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 AGRICULTURAL PRODUCT TOTAL                    1,629       6,480       3,749       1,093         319 |        62          42   -32.30
 AGRICULTURAL, FISH & FORESTRY TOTAL           1,650       6,764*      3,944       1,245         465 |       136         106   -21.85
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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