U.S. IMPORTS OF AGRICULTURAL, FISH & FORESTRY PRODUCTS FROM PORTUGAL
CY 1996 - 2000 AND YEAR-TO-DATE COMPARISONS
(IN THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS)
IMPORT MARKET: PORTUGAL
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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................. 58 500 1,203 403 31 | 8 7 -13.27
COARSE GRAINS......................... 0 0 3 0 0 | 0 0 -
TOBACCO............................... 0 206 931 333 0 | 0 0 -
RAW COFFEE............................ 0 108 6 6 0 | 0 0 -
TEA (INCL. HERB TEA).................. 7 4 0 0 0 | 0 0 -
OTHER BULK COMMODITIES................ 51 183 263 63 31 | 8 7 -13.27
INTERMEDIATE AGRICULTURAL TOTAL......... 6,032 6,317 7,105* 4,582 6,658 | 1,564 1,089 -30.36
OTHER VEGETABLE OILS.................. 4,313* 3,950 4,154 2,788 3,432 | 776 599 -22.85
LIVE ANIMALS.......................... 18 3 36 3 0 | 0 0 -
HIDES & SKINS......................... 73 78 63 86 277 | 56 0 -100.0
PLANTING SEEDS........................ 5 0 0 0 0 | 0 0 -
SUGARS, SWEETENERS, & BEVERAGE BASES.. 0 4 0 0 0 | 0 0 -
ESSENTIAL OILS........................ 0 310 246 0 37 | 37 0 -100.0
OTHER INTERMEDIATE PRODUCTS........... 1,624 1,973 2,606 1,705 2,912 | 695 490 -29.40
CONSUMER-ORIENTED AGRICULTURAL TOTAL.... 57,291 63,545 58,049 68,918* 59,883 | 11,511 13,469 17.01
SNACK FOODS (INCL. CHOCOLATE)......... 964 859 898 1,206 1,732*| 350 146 -58.13
CHEESE................................ 2,989 2,895 2,111 2,513 2,454 | 602 259 -56.93
OTHER DAIRY PRODUCTS.................. 34 42 28 40 72 | 4 55 1278.6
OTHER FRESH FRUIT..................... 52* 1 17 0 0 | 0 0 -
FRESH VEGETABLES...................... 57 70 109 36 51 | 15 30 95.88
PROCESSED FRUIT & VEGETABLES.......... 4,482 2,510 1,853 885 1,549 | 147 259 76.28
FRUIT & VEGETABLE JUICES.............. 0 19 0 3 0 | 0 0 -
TREE NUTS............................. 661 3,729 370 667 587 | 0 14 -
WINE AND BEER......................... 45,846 51,044 49,210 59,084* 50,647 | 9,930 12,169 22.55
NURSERY PRODUCTS & CUT FLOWERS........ 99 190 282* 167 79 | 38 5 -87.25
ROASTED & INSTANT COFFEE.............. 308 233 230 312 367 | 64 80 24.75
SPICES................................ 0 27 12 18 197 | 12 23 81.65
OTHER CONSUMER-ORIENTED PRODUCTS...... 1,798 1,926 2,927 3,987 2,148 | 349 428 22.85
FOREST PRODUCTS (EXCL. PULP & PAPER).... 594 1,010 921 1,084 1,641 | 444 243 -45.26
HARDWOOD LUMBER....................... 34 13 17 0 183 | 36 0 -100.0
SOFTWOOD AND TREATED LUMBER........... 0 0 0 0 0 | 0 10 -
PANEL PRODUCTS (INCL. PLYWOOD)........ 17 101 536 368 709 | 184 108 -41.49
OTHER VALUE-ADDED WOOD PRODUCTS....... 543 895 369 716 749 | 224 125 -44.20
FISH & SEAFOOD PRODUCTS, EDIBLE......... 13,586 6,993 7,288 7,015 7,891 | 1,924 1,418 -26.28
SHRIMP................................ 23 22 11 8 33 | 6 9 35.59
TUNA.................................. 7,157 601 1,052 695 1,153 | 35 52 46.73
LOBSTER............................... 0 0 4 15 0 | 0 0 -
GROUNDFISH, FILLET/STEAK.............. 864 507 164 104 72 | 16 10 -39.15
SALMON, WHOLE OR EVISCERATED.......... 0 0 4 0 0 | 0 0 -
OTHER EDIBLE FISH & SEAFOOD........... 5,542 5,863 6,053 6,193 6,633 | 1,866 1,348 -27.76
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AGRICULTURAL PRODUCT TOTAL 63,381 70,363 66,357 73,903* 66,572 | 13,083 14,565 11.33
AGRICULTURAL, FISH & FORESTRY TOTAL 77,561 78,366 74,566 82,002* 76,104 | 15,451 16,226 5.02
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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