U.S. IMPORTS OF AGRICULTURAL, FISH & FORESTRY PRODUCTS FROM HONG KONG
CY 1996 - 2000 AND YEAR-TO-DATE COMPARISONS
(IN THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS)
IMPORT MARKET: HONG KONG
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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................. 1,991 1,824 2,558 1,718 2,437 | 257 547 112.48
COARSE GRAINS......................... 15 5 0 0 3 | 0 0 -
RICE.................................. 72 135 200 176 294 | 94 77 -17.59
TOBACCO............................... 2 0 851* 0 0 | 0 0 -
RUBBER & ALLIED PRODUCTS.............. 33 0 0 0 0 | 0 86 -
RAW COFFEE............................ 0 0 205 0 0 | 0 0 -
TEA (INCL. HERB TEA).................. 1,554 1,298 1,078 1,160 1,868 | 160 303 89.39
RAW BEET & CANE SUGAR................. 22 0 0 0 0 | 0 0 -
OTHER BULK COMMODITIES................ 294 387 225 382 273 | 3 80 2439.9
INTERMEDIATE AGRICULTURAL TOTAL......... 14,578 16,236 13,230 14,008 9,804 | 2,092 2,425 15.94
OTHER VEGETABLE OILS.................. 1,376 1,378 1,463 1,047 1,096 | 186 88 -52.76
FEEDS & FODDERS (EXCL. PET FOODS)..... 82 0 0 5 0 | 0 0 -
LIVE ANIMALS.......................... 24 191 175 70 545*| 260 0 -100.0
HIDES & SKINS......................... 26 201 42 47 84 | 13 1 -95.40
PLANTING SEEDS........................ 382 614 498 814 142 | 33 39 17.96
SUGARS, SWEETENERS, & BEVERAGE BASES.. 141 351 108 66 237 | 18 218 1102.6
ESSENTIAL OILS........................ 1,015 1,474 1,255 1,309 940 | 291 172 -41.16
COCOA PASTE & COCOA BUTTER............ 0 0 0 88 0 | 0 0 -
OTHER INTERMEDIATE PRODUCTS........... 11,532 12,025 9,689 10,561 6,759 | 1,290 1,909 47.94
CONSUMER-ORIENTED AGRICULTURAL TOTAL.... 80,195 70,556 61,060 60,950 72,619 | 16,877 14,148 -16.17
SNACK FOODS (INCL. CHOCOLATE)......... 9,126 9,194 7,835 8,538 8,586 | 1,363 1,087 -20.30
RED MEATS, FRESH/CHILLED/FROZEN....... 261 366* 42 99 0 | 0 0 -
RED MEATS, PREPARED/PRESERVED......... 0 0 13 0 0 | 0 0 -
OTHER DAIRY PRODUCTS.................. 285 475* 121 312 156 | 58 0 -100.0
BANANAS AND PLANTAINS................. 0 0 50 0 0 | 0 0 -
OTHER FRESH FRUIT..................... 47 3 162 0 0 | 0 3 -
FRESH VEGETABLES...................... 4,416 3,522 1,269 1,187 5,703*| 1,602 1,657 3.43
PROCESSED FRUIT & VEGETABLES.......... 11,141 8,468 4,866 3,138 3,062 | 731 655 -10.35
FRUIT & VEGETABLE JUICES.............. 132 74 81 58 62 | 38 14 -61.81
TREE NUTS............................. 1,524 1,173 1,210 2,277 1,675 | 416 143 -65.62
WINE AND BEER......................... 2 0 0 108 7 | 7 0 -100.0
NURSERY PRODUCTS & CUT FLOWERS........ 214 83 131 56 103 | 19 12 -37.87
ROASTED & INSTANT COFFEE.............. 10 0 10 9 27 | 6 0 -100.0
SPICES................................ 2,964* 1,230 796 1,130 1,311 | 155 258 66.54
OTHER CONSUMER-ORIENTED PRODUCTS...... 50,074 45,967 44,473 44,038 51,926 | 12,482 10,318 -17.33
FOREST PRODUCTS (EXCL. PULP & PAPER).... 10,163 13,925 13,846 12,913 15,454 | 2,867 2,739 -4.47
HARDWOOD LUMBER....................... 1,290 2,334 372 317 1,283 | 256 0 -100.0
SOFTWOOD AND TREATED LUMBER........... 8 0 14 0 0 | 0 0 -
PANEL PRODUCTS (INCL. PLYWOOD)........ 80 958 622 200 118 | 27 75 178.20
OTHER VALUE-ADDED WOOD PRODUCTS....... 8,785 10,633 12,839 12,396 14,054 | 2,584 2,663 3.08
FISH & SEAFOOD PRODUCTS, EDIBLE......... 11,787 14,514 10,164 9,624 8,263 | 2,150 1,812 -15.74
SHRIMP................................ 983 1,804 890 1,779 1,711 | 293 140 -52.23
TUNA.................................. 11 66 0 32 8 | 0 0 -
LOBSTER............................... 0 0 0 12 0 | 0 0 -
GROUNDFISH, FILLET/STEAK.............. 0 32 158 152 0 | 0 0 -
OTHER EDIBLE FISH & SEAFOOD........... 10,794 12,612 9,116 7,650 6,544 | 1,857 1,672 -9.97
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AGRICULTURAL PRODUCT TOTAL 96,764 88,616 76,848 76,676 84,860 | 19,226 17,120 -10.95
AGRICULTURAL, FISH & FORESTRY TOTAL 118,714 117,055 100,858 99,214 108,578 | 24,243 21,671 -10.61
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NOTE: * DENOTES HIGHEST IMPORT LEVELS SINCE AT LEAST CY 1970 OR EMAIL FAS AT fasinfo@fas.usda.gov