U.S. IMPORTS OF AGRICULTURAL, FISH & FORESTRY PRODUCTS FROM MALTA & GOZO
CY 1996 - 2000 AND YEAR-TO-DATE COMPARISONS
(IN THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS)
IMPORT MARKET: MALTA & GOZO
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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 0 0 0 0 | 0 0 -
INTERMEDIATE AGRICULTURAL TOTAL......... 272 25 315 261 615*| 532 94 -82.39
TROPICAL OILS......................... 207* 0 170 0 0 | 0 0 -
OTHER VEGETABLE OILS.................. 0 0 123* 0 0 | 0 0 -
PLANTING SEEDS........................ 60* 9 0 13 0 | 0 10 -
SUGARS, SWEETENERS, & BEVERAGE BASES.. 6 16 22 9 43 | 0 84* -
OTHER INTERMEDIATE PRODUCTS........... 0 0 0 239 572*| 532 0 -100.0
CONSUMER-ORIENTED AGRICULTURAL TOTAL.... 8 14 16 49 15 | 2 11 351.38
SNACK FOODS (INCL. CHOCOLATE)......... 0 3 0 0 0 | 0 0 -
OTHER DAIRY PRODUCTS.................. 3 0 4 5 10*| 2 0 -100.0
OTHER CONSUMER-ORIENTED PRODUCTS...... 5 10 12 44* 5 | 0 11 -
FOREST PRODUCTS (EXCL. PULP & PAPER).... 0 0 2 0 0 | 0 0 -
OTHER VALUE-ADDED WOOD PRODUCTS....... 0 0 2 0 0 | 0 0 -
FISH & SEAFOOD PRODUCTS, EDIBLE......... 0 0 0 0 0 | 0 0 -
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AGRICULTURAL PRODUCT TOTAL 280 39 331 310 630 | 535 105 -80.46
AGRICULTURAL, FISH & FORESTRY TOTAL 280 39 333 310 630 | 535 105 -80.46
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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