U.S. IMPORTS OF AGRICULTURAL, FISH & FORESTRY PRODUCTS FROM PHILIPPINES
CY 1996 - 2000 AND YEAR-TO-DATE COMPARISONS
(IN THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS)
IMPORT MARKET: PHILIPPINES
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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................. 110,094 113,425 94,395 76,062 47,917 | 16,081 25,672 59.64
RICE.................................. 86 0 22 0 2 | 0 0 -
TOBACCO............................... 3,932 6,098 5,897 5,478 5,325 | 1,366 1,013 -25.86
RUBBER & ALLIED PRODUCTS.............. 503 7 3 0 5 | 0 0 -
RAW COFFEE............................ 38 44 0 2 12 | 0 6 -
COCOA BEANS........................... 0 0 430 0 0 | 0 0 -
TEA (INCL. HERB TEA).................. 18 5 1 0 2 | 0 0 -
RAW BEET & CANE SUGAR................. 98,231 100,591 82,186 64,854 34,812 | 12,964 23,895 84.32
OTHER BULK COMMODITIES................ 7,286 6,679 5,856 5,728 7,758 | 1,751 758 -56.71
INTERMEDIATE AGRICULTURAL TOTAL......... 301,101 316,061 321,983 197,131 207,864 | 49,806 45,186 -9.27
TROPICAL OILS......................... 278,727 292,382 298,562 176,307 189,211 | 45,309 39,030 -13.86
OTHER VEGETABLE OILS.................. 0 22 64 75 133 | 52 38 -26.40
FEEDS & FODDERS (EXCL. PET FOODS)..... 24* 0 0 0 0 | 0 0 -
LIVE ANIMALS.......................... 0 25 0 0 5 | 5 0 -100.0
PLANTING SEEDS........................ 0 2 30 7 0 | 0 0 -
SUGARS, SWEETENERS, & BEVERAGE BASES.. 458 351 222 309 369 | 64 60 -6.12
ESSENTIAL OILS........................ 140 0 411* 140 5 | 0 0 -
COCOA PASTE & COCOA BUTTER............ 5,598 5,378 4,064 2,504 1,185 | 341 644 88.72
OTHER INTERMEDIATE PRODUCTS........... 16,154 17,902 18,630* 17,788 16,956 | 4,034 5,414 34.21
CONSUMER-ORIENTED AGRICULTURAL TOTAL.... 183,606 198,868 187,787 204,925 212,161*| 49,179 45,582 -7.31
SNACK FOODS (INCL. CHOCOLATE)......... 4,309* 4,142 3,581 3,798 3,794 | 654 772 18.12
RED MEATS, PREPARED/PRESERVED......... 4 0 0 0 0 | 0 0 -
CHEESE................................ 34 19 62 151* 71 | 0 0 -
OTHER DAIRY PRODUCTS.................. 26 30 266 153 392*| 50 35 -30.60
BANANAS AND PLANTAINS................. 0 0 0 14 14 | 5 3 -43.36
OTHER FRESH FRUIT..................... 81 161 39 48 64 | 0 0 -
FRESH VEGETABLES...................... 312 319 264 215 347*| 56 107 92.49
PROCESSED FRUIT & VEGETABLES.......... 95,660 101,346 96,356 109,416 114,313*| 26,732 22,069 -17.44
FRUIT & VEGETABLE JUICES.............. 29,421 35,449 33,921 33,717 39,063*| 8,077 13,671 69.26
TREE NUTS............................. 41,981 45,280 41,590 44,640 41,063 | 10,860 6,573 -39.48
WINE AND BEER......................... 164 21 320 1,238 1,050 | 307 222 -27.78
NURSERY PRODUCTS & CUT FLOWERS........ 1,511 1,655 1,691 1,809 2,775*| 366 182 -50.24
ROASTED & INSTANT COFFEE.............. 0 0 0 3 0 | 0 0 -
SPICES................................ 123 113 153 192 272*| 92 43 -52.92
OTHER CONSUMER-ORIENTED PRODUCTS...... 9,981 10,333 9,543 9,532 8,941 | 1,981 1,906 -3.77
FOREST PRODUCTS (EXCL. PULP & PAPER).... 43,025 44,096 34,794 33,772 33,242 | 7,938 8,418 6.04
LOGS AND CHIPS........................ 33 0 142 27 19 | 0 0 -
HARDWOOD LUMBER....................... 2,581 3,215 2,241 3,013 2,842 | 618 505 -18.24
SOFTWOOD AND TREATED LUMBER........... 0 0 46 283 23 | 23 0 -100.0
PANEL PRODUCTS (INCL. PLYWOOD)........ 91 0 16 3 260 | 5 98 1852.8
OTHER VALUE-ADDED WOOD PRODUCTS....... 40,320 40,881* 32,348 30,447 30,098 | 7,292 7,815 7.17
FISH & SEAFOOD PRODUCTS, EDIBLE......... 108,345 139,836 159,455 161,268* 148,689 | 43,271 35,768 -17.34
SHRIMP................................ 12,350 13,014 20,134 17,350 22,906 | 3,770 5,047 33.89
TUNA.................................. 66,827 83,468 96,073* 89,499 68,944 | 27,158 15,510 -42.89
LOBSTER............................... 0 4 9 70 107 | 13 154 1110.5
SALMON, WHOLE OR EVISCERATED.......... 24 7 0 0 0 | 0 0 -
OTHER EDIBLE FISH & SEAFOOD........... 29,145 43,344 43,239 54,349 56,731*| 12,331 15,057 22.11
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AGRICULTURAL PRODUCT TOTAL 594,801 628,354 604,165 478,118 467,942 | 115,066 116,441 1.20
AGRICULTURAL, FISH & FORESTRY TOTAL 746,170 812,287 798,413 673,158 649,872 | 166,276 160,626 -3.40
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NOTE: * DENOTES HIGHEST IMPORT LEVELS SINCE AT LEAST CY 1970 OR EMAIL FAS AT fasinfo@fas.usda.gov