U.S. IMPORTS OF AGRICULTURAL, FISH & FORESTRY PRODUCTS FROM MACEDONIA (SKOPJE)
                                              CY 1996 - 2000 AND YEAR-TO-DATE COMPARISONS
                                                      (IN THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS)
 IMPORT MARKET: MACEDONIA (SKOPJE)
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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.................     16,562      16,932      25,630      24,230       9,597 |     8,357       9,452    13.10
   COARSE GRAINS.........................          0           0           0           0           3*|         0           0      -
   TOBACCO...............................     16,562      16,932      25,630      24,230       9,576 |     8,347       9,452    13.23
   TEA (INCL. HERB TEA)..................          0           0           0           0          18*|        10           0   -100.0
                                                                                                                                     
 INTERMEDIATE AGRICULTURAL TOTAL.........        101*         66          90           8          46 |        25           3   -89.14
   PLANTING SEEDS........................          4           2           7*          3           3 |         3           0   -100.0
   SUGARS, SWEETENERS, & BEVERAGE BASES..         16           0           0           0           0 |         0           0      -
   OTHER INTERMEDIATE PRODUCTS...........         81          64          83*          5          43 |        22           3   -87.72
                                                                                                                                     
 CONSUMER-ORIENTED AGRICULTURAL TOTAL....      1,967       1,630       1,673       2,756       1,580 |       529         488    -7.68
   SNACK FOODS (INCL. CHOCOLATE).........        178*          0          67          36         110 |         4          49   1034.4
   OTHER FRESH FRUIT.....................          0           0           0          32*          0 |         0           0      -
   PROCESSED FRUIT & VEGETABLES..........      1,041       1,002       1,098       2,054*        809 |       372         135   -63.86
   FRUIT & VEGETABLE JUICES..............        109          87           0           0           0 |         0           0      -
   TREE NUTS.............................          0           0           0           0          16*|         3           5    69.88
   WINE AND BEER.........................         76           0         235         243*        137 |        44         134   207.37
   ROASTED & INSTANT COFFEE..............          0           0           0           0           9*|         2           0   -100.0
   SPICES................................        489         483         261         386         450 |        98         147    50.27
   OTHER CONSUMER-ORIENTED PRODUCTS......         74*         58          12           5          50 |         5          18   258.03
                                                                                                                                     
 FOREST PRODUCTS (EXCL. PULP & PAPER)....          0           8*          0           0           0 |         0           0      -
   PANEL PRODUCTS (INCL. PLYWOOD)........          0           5*          0           0           0 |         0           0      -
   OTHER VALUE-ADDED WOOD PRODUCTS.......          0           3*          0           0           0 |         0           0      -
                                                                                                                                     
 FISH & SEAFOOD PRODUCTS, EDIBLE.........          0           0           0           0           0 |         0           0      -
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 AGRICULTURAL PRODUCT TOTAL                   18,631      18,628      27,392      26,994      11,224 |     8,911       9,943    11.58
 AGRICULTURAL, FISH & FORESTRY TOTAL          18,631      18,636      27,392      26,994      11,224 |     8,911       9,943    11.58
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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