U.S. IMPORTS OF AGRICULTURAL, FISH & FORESTRY PRODUCTS FROM PAPUA NEW GUINEA
CY 1996 - 2000 AND YEAR-TO-DATE COMPARISONS
(IN THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS)
IMPORT MARKET: PAPUA NEW GUINEA
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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................. 24,102 25,350 40,490 51,565 22,464 | 6,473 4,083 -36.92
RUBBER & ALLIED PRODUCTS.............. 0 216* 1 0 0 | 0 0 -
RAW COFFEE............................ 13,782 15,606 14,370 18,657 11,297 | 1,577 1,514 -3.96
COCOA BEANS........................... 9,217 5,697 22,376 29,019* 8,426 | 4,805 2,079 -56.73
TEA (INCL. HERB TEA).................. 1,103 584 808 898 556 | 91 489 437.72
RAW BEET & CANE SUGAR................. 0 3,247 2,935 2,991 2,186 | 0 0 -
INTERMEDIATE AGRICULTURAL TOTAL......... 138 0 39 72 7 | 0 0 -
HIDES & SKINS......................... 43 0 39 72 0 | 0 0 -
OTHER INTERMEDIATE PRODUCTS........... 95 0 0 0 7 | 0 0 -
CONSUMER-ORIENTED AGRICULTURAL TOTAL.... 413 396 168 482 768 | 74 406 447.53
FRESH VEGETABLES...................... 0 0 0 0 17*| 0 0 -
ROASTED & INSTANT COFFEE.............. 413 348 168 415 224 | 20 267 1203.0
SPICES................................ 0 48 0 67 527*| 54 139 159.52
FOREST PRODUCTS (EXCL. PULP & PAPER).... 125 42 23 192 130 | 0 15 -
LOGS AND CHIPS........................ 0 0 0 10 46*| 0 0 -
HARDWOOD LUMBER....................... 90* 0 0 47 17 | 0 13 -
OTHER VALUE-ADDED WOOD PRODUCTS....... 35 42 23 135 67 | 0 2 -
FISH & SEAFOOD PRODUCTS, EDIBLE......... 1,006 1,490 4,777 7,544 11,144 | 4,987 2,145 -56.98
TUNA.................................. 0 426 3,525 6,424 10,504 | 4,827 2,100 -56.50
LOBSTER............................... 1,006 1,064 1,252 1,120 640 | 160 46 -71.45
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AGRICULTURAL PRODUCT TOTAL 24,653 25,746 40,697 52,118 23,239 | 6,547 4,489 -31.43
AGRICULTURAL, FISH & FORESTRY TOTAL 25,784 27,278 45,496 59,854 34,514 | 11,533 6,649 -42.35
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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