U.S. IMPORTS OF AGRICULTURAL, FISH & FORESTRY PRODUCTS FROM MONGOLIA
                                              CY 1996 - 2000 AND YEAR-TO-DATE COMPARISONS
                                                      (IN THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS)
 IMPORT MARKET: MONGOLIA
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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           6 |         6           0   -100.0
   TOBACCO...............................          0           0           0           0           6 |         6           0   -100.0
                                                                                                                                     
 INTERMEDIATE AGRICULTURAL TOTAL.........      1,874       1,747         136           5           1 |         1           5   236.16
   HIDES & SKINS.........................          4           0           0           5           0 |         0           0      -
   PLANTING SEEDS........................          0           0          51*          0           0 |         0           0      -
   OTHER INTERMEDIATE PRODUCTS...........      1,870       1,747          85           0           1 |         1           5   236.16
                                                                                                                                     
 CONSUMER-ORIENTED AGRICULTURAL TOTAL....          0           0           0           0           0 |         0           0      -
                                                                                                                                     
 FOREST PRODUCTS (EXCL. PULP & PAPER)....          0           0           0           6           3 |         0           0      -
   OTHER VALUE-ADDED WOOD PRODUCTS.......          0           0           0           6           3 |         0           0      -
                                                                                                                                     
 FISH & SEAFOOD PRODUCTS, EDIBLE.........          0           0           0         187*          0 |         0           0      -
   TUNA..................................          0           0           0         165*          0 |         0           0      -
   OTHER EDIBLE FISH & SEAFOOD...........          0           0           0          21           0 |         0           0      -
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 AGRICULTURAL PRODUCT TOTAL                    1,874       1,747         136           5           7 |         7           5   -32.72
 AGRICULTURAL, FISH & FORESTRY TOTAL           1,874       1,747         136         198          10 |         7           5   -32.72
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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