U.S. IMPORTS OF AGRICULTURAL, FISH & FORESTRY PRODUCTS FROM KUWAIT
CY 1996 - 2000 AND YEAR-TO-DATE COMPARISONS
(IN THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS)
IMPORT MARKET: KUWAIT
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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................. 11 10 8 15 14 | 14 0 -100.0
OTHER BULK COMMODITIES................ 11 10 8 15* 14 | 14 0 -100.0
INTERMEDIATE AGRICULTURAL TOTAL......... 0 4 0 0 16 | 0 0 -
SUGARS, SWEETENERS, & BEVERAGE BASES.. 0 0 0 0 16*| 0 0 -
OTHER INTERMEDIATE PRODUCTS........... 0 4 0 0 0 | 0 0 -
CONSUMER-ORIENTED AGRICULTURAL TOTAL.... 4 121 75 39 126 | 26 27 2.97
SNACK FOODS (INCL. CHOCOLATE)......... 3 60 62 27 86*| 26 0 -100.0
PROCESSED FRUIT & VEGETABLES.......... 2 0 0 0 21 | 0 0 -
FRUIT & VEGETABLE JUICES.............. 0 61* 13 13 0 | 0 0 -
OTHER CONSUMER-ORIENTED PRODUCTS...... 0 0 0 0 19 | 0 27* -
FOREST PRODUCTS (EXCL. PULP & PAPER).... 0 0 10* 4 4 | 0 8 -
OTHER VALUE-ADDED WOOD PRODUCTS....... 0 0 10* 4 4 | 0 8 -
FISH & SEAFOOD PRODUCTS, EDIBLE......... 0 165 76 264 0 | 0 0 -
SHRIMP................................ 0 28 0 0 0 | 0 0 -
OTHER EDIBLE FISH & SEAFOOD........... 0 137 76 264* 0 | 0 0 -
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AGRICULTURAL PRODUCT TOTAL 15 136 83 54 156 | 40 27 -32.87
AGRICULTURAL, FISH & FORESTRY TOTAL 15 301 169 322 160 | 40 35 -13.06
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ANALYSIS BY: COMMODITY AND MARKETING PROGRAMS/FAS/USDA FOR MORE INFORMATION VISIT THE FAS WEB SITE "FASOnline"
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