U.S. IMPORTS OF AGRICULTURAL, FISH & FORESTRY PRODUCTS FROM PAKISTAN
CY 1996 - 2000 AND YEAR-TO-DATE COMPARISONS
(IN THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS)
IMPORT MARKET: PAKISTAN
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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................. 14,416* 4,464 7,595 6,586 9,298 | 2,159 1,292 -40.14
RICE.................................. 3,651 4,409 7,574 6,567 9,270*| 2,144 1,261 -41.19
RUBBER & ALLIED PRODUCTS.............. 0 0 2 0 0 | 0 0 -
TEA (INCL. HERB TEA).................. 8 2 8 0 17 | 14 0 -100.0
OTHER BULK COMMODITIES................ 10,757* 53 11 19 10 | 0 31 -
INTERMEDIATE AGRICULTURAL TOTAL......... 21,176* 11,860 11,901 14,526 13,387 | 4,563 3,070 -32.70
FEEDS & FODDERS (EXCL. PET FOODS)..... 4,915* 3,152 1,997 1,048 0 | 0 0 -
LIVE ANIMALS.......................... 0 0 0 95* 0 | 0 0 -
HIDES & SKINS......................... 930* 30 78 459 160 | 54 30 -45.06
PLANTING SEEDS........................ 0 0 0 281* 69 | 0 0 -
SUGARS, SWEETENERS, & BEVERAGE BASES.. 705 877 2,178 1,686 4,087*| 1,449 941 -35.08
ESSENTIAL OILS........................ 0 0 1 0 0 | 0 0 -
OTHER INTERMEDIATE PRODUCTS........... 14,626 7,801 7,647 10,957 9,071 | 3,059 2,100 -31.36
CONSUMER-ORIENTED AGRICULTURAL TOTAL.... 7,304 8,849 9,407 10,370 9,573 | 3,279 2,272 -30.71
SNACK FOODS (INCL. CHOCOLATE)......... 233 140 253 278 375 | 49 114 134.48
OTHER DAIRY PRODUCTS.................. 2 9 3 0 10 | 2 18 691.02
OTHER FRESH FRUIT..................... 0 0 4 0 0 | 0 6 -
FRESH VEGETABLES...................... 0 0 2 3 6 | 3 9 230.12
PROCESSED FRUIT & VEGETABLES.......... 3,301 2,385 3,068 4,990 4,500 | 1,381 1,004 -27.29
FRUIT & VEGETABLE JUICES.............. 152 45 61 650 664 | 624 3 -99.54
TREE NUTS............................. 152 3,361 3,673* 309 578 | 310 49 -84.28
NURSERY PRODUCTS & CUT FLOWERS........ 12 72 52 24 33 | 4 0 -100.0
SPICES................................ 2,773 2,397 1,802 2,979 1,761 | 556 603 8.57
OTHER CONSUMER-ORIENTED PRODUCTS...... 677 441 489 1,138 1,645*| 350 466 33.12
FOREST PRODUCTS (EXCL. PULP & PAPER).... 399 350 460 542* 413 | 52 106 103.38
HARDWOOD LUMBER....................... 0 4 0 0 0 | 0 0 -
PANEL PRODUCTS (INCL. PLYWOOD)........ 0 0 3 0 0 | 0 0 -
OTHER VALUE-ADDED WOOD PRODUCTS....... 399 347 457 542* 413 | 52 106 103.38
FISH & SEAFOOD PRODUCTS, EDIBLE......... 16,269 12,705 7,692 11,014 8,596 | 1,801 2,226 23.60
SHRIMP................................ 14,089 11,111 6,852 9,652 7,462 | 1,487 2,009 35.05
LOBSTER............................... 124 0 0 0 6 | 0 0 -
OTHER EDIBLE FISH & SEAFOOD........... 2,055* 1,594 840 1,362 1,129 | 313 217 -30.74
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AGRICULTURAL PRODUCT TOTAL 42,896* 25,173 28,903 31,482 32,257 | 10,000 6,635 -33.65
AGRICULTURAL, FISH & FORESTRY TOTAL 59,563* 38,228 37,055 43,038 41,267 | 11,853 8,966 -24.36
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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