U.S. IMPORTS OF AGRICULTURAL, FISH & FORESTRY PRODUCTS FROM LITHUANIA
                                              CY 1996 - 2000 AND YEAR-TO-DATE COMPARISONS
                                                      (IN THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS)
 IMPORT MARKET: LITHUANIA
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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          43           8           7          71*|        20          36    75.70
   OTHER BULK COMMODITIES................          0          43           8           7          71*|        20          36    75.70
                                                                                                                                     
 INTERMEDIATE AGRICULTURAL TOTAL.........        287*        139           8           0          23 |         7           0   -100.0
   FEEDS & FODDERS (EXCL. PET FOODS).....        221*        132           0           0          16 |         0           0      -
   HIDES & SKINS.........................         66           5           0           0           0 |         0           0      -
   ESSENTIAL OILS........................          0           2*          0           0           0 |         0           0      -
   OTHER INTERMEDIATE PRODUCTS...........          0           0           8           0           7 |         7           0   -100.0
                                                                                                                                     
 CONSUMER-ORIENTED AGRICULTURAL TOTAL....     11,085       9,383      19,489      22,321      32,842*|     6,170       6,991    13.31
   SNACK FOODS (INCL. CHOCOLATE).........          0           0          53           0          14 |         0           8      -
   CHEESE................................     10,334       7,502      17,472      21,425      31,473*|     5,880       6,850    16.51
   OTHER DAIRY PRODUCTS..................        294       1,390       1,624*        422         388 |        71           0   -100.0
   FRESH VEGETABLES......................          0           0           0           0           4*|         0           0      -
   PROCESSED FRUIT & VEGETABLES..........          0           0           0           0          46*|         3          18   470.24
   FRUIT & VEGETABLE JUICES..............         40           0           0           0           7 |         7           0   -100.0
   WINE AND BEER.........................          8          67          38          42          93*|         0          14      -
   NURSERY PRODUCTS & CUT FLOWERS........          0           0           3          31*          0 |         0           0      -
   SPICES................................         29          31*          0           0           0 |         0           0      -
   OTHER CONSUMER-ORIENTED PRODUCTS......        379         393         299         402         818*|       209         101   -51.77
                                                                                                                                     
 FOREST PRODUCTS (EXCL. PULP & PAPER)....        598       1,908       5,132      10,976      28,794*|     5,699       6,798    19.28
   LOGS AND CHIPS........................          0           0           0           0          45*|         0           0      -
   HARDWOOD LUMBER.......................         37           0           0          63         149 |         0         455*     -
   SOFTWOOD AND TREATED LUMBER...........        323       1,366       3,627       8,320      24,588*|     5,006       5,187     3.62
   PANEL PRODUCTS (INCL. PLYWOOD)........        219         131         554         839       2,134*|       252         468    85.98
   OTHER VALUE-ADDED WOOD PRODUCTS.......         19         411         951       1,754       1,879*|       442         689    55.71
                                                                                                                                     
 FISH & SEAFOOD PRODUCTS, EDIBLE.........          0         157           0          12         102 |         0           0      -
   OTHER EDIBLE FISH & SEAFOOD...........          0         157           0          12         102 |         0           0      -
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 AGRICULTURAL PRODUCT TOTAL                   11,371       9,565      19,505      22,328      32,936*|     6,197       7,026    13.39
 AGRICULTURAL, FISH & FORESTRY TOTAL          11,969      11,630      24,637      33,317      61,832*|    11,896      13,825    16.21
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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