U.S. IMPORTS OF AGRICULTURAL, FISH & FORESTRY PRODUCTS FROM MADAGASCAR
CY 1996 - 2000 AND YEAR-TO-DATE COMPARISONS
(IN THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS)
IMPORT MARKET: MADAGASCAR
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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................. 1,563 10,513 15,026 7,467 5,993 | 3,459 3,944 14.04
TOBACCO............................... 0 134 490* 193 284 | 69 0 -100.0
RAW COFFEE............................ 0 3,000 13,704 3,307 2,487 | 604 1,502 148.56
COCOA BEANS........................... 50 254* 75 212 131 | 105 0 -100.0
RAW BEET & CANE SUGAR................. 0 6,258 0 3,169 2,528 | 2,528 2,355 -6.87
OTHER BULK COMMODITIES................ 1,513 868 758 587 562 | 152 87 -42.72
INTERMEDIATE AGRICULTURAL TOTAL......... 1,779 1,864 1,727 1,382 1,211 | 36 1,164 3115.6
HIDES & SKINS......................... 8 33* 0 0 0 | 0 0 -
PLANTING SEEDS........................ 0 23 2 0 4 | 0 0 -
ESSENTIAL OILS........................ 430 558 407 413 459 | 27 1,164 4140.9
OTHER INTERMEDIATE PRODUCTS........... 1,341* 1,251 1,318 969 748 | 9 0 -100.0
CONSUMER-ORIENTED AGRICULTURAL TOTAL.... 22,867 28,046 24,485 19,472 31,087 | 6,182 25,079 305.69
FRESH VEGETABLES...................... 0 0 0 0 13*| 13 0 -100.0
TREE NUTS............................. 0 23 166* 0 0 | 0 0 -
NURSERY PRODUCTS & CUT FLOWERS........ 1,116* 764 530 508 481 | 107 82 -23.53
SPICES................................ 21,752 27,260 23,789 18,964 30,593 | 6,062 24,998 312.34
FOREST PRODUCTS (EXCL. PULP & PAPER).... 188 300 419 579* 472 | 137 125 -9.33
LOGS AND CHIPS........................ 0 15* 0 0 5 | 0 0 -
HARDWOOD LUMBER....................... 17 263 289 320* 179 | 77 66 -13.80
SOFTWOOD AND TREATED LUMBER........... 125* 0 0 0 0 | 0 0 -
PANEL PRODUCTS (INCL. PLYWOOD)........ 2 0 50 134* 129 | 51 59 14.05
OTHER VALUE-ADDED WOOD PRODUCTS....... 45 21 80 125 158*| 9 0 -100.0
FISH & SEAFOOD PRODUCTS, EDIBLE......... 9 15 45 0 957 | 0 0 -
SHRIMP................................ 0 0 0 0 957*| 0 0 -
OTHER EDIBLE FISH & SEAFOOD........... 9 15 45 0 0 | 0 0 -
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AGRICULTURAL PRODUCT TOTAL 26,209 40,423 41,238 28,321 38,291 | 9,677 30,187 211.96
AGRICULTURAL, FISH & FORESTRY TOTAL 26,405 40,738 41,703 28,899 39,719 | 9,814 30,312 208.86
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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