U.S. IMPORTS OF AGRICULTURAL, FISH & FORESTRY PRODUCTS FROM SAUDI ARABIA
CY 1996 - 2000 AND YEAR-TO-DATE COMPARISONS
(IN THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS)
IMPORT MARKET: SAUDI ARABIA
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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................. 398* 105 21 34 12 | 0 0 -
RICE.................................. 20 21 21* 0 12 | 0 0 -
RUBBER & ALLIED PRODUCTS.............. 0 45* 0 0 0 | 0 0 -
TEA (INCL. HERB TEA).................. 0 2* 0 0 0 | 0 0 -
OTHER BULK COMMODITIES................ 378* 38 0 34 0 | 0 0 -
INTERMEDIATE AGRICULTURAL TOTAL......... 138 169 51 290 572 | 26 98 273.05
LIVE ANIMALS.......................... 15 10 0 0 0 | 0 0 -
HIDES & SKINS......................... 0 0 15 179 227 | 0 98 -
PLANTING SEEDS........................ 2 5 0 0 9 | 0 0 -
SUGARS, SWEETENERS, & BEVERAGE BASES.. 115 7 0 105 287*| 5 0 -100.0
ESSENTIAL OILS........................ 0 45 0 0 0 | 0 0 -
OTHER INTERMEDIATE PRODUCTS........... 7 102 36 6 48 | 22 0 -100.0
CONSUMER-ORIENTED AGRICULTURAL TOTAL.... 281 588 401 428 1,153*| 222 189 -14.79
SNACK FOODS (INCL. CHOCOLATE)......... 90 444 186 259 596*| 207 138 -33.05
CHEESE................................ 0 7 4 0 9*| 0 0 -
FRESH VEGETABLES...................... 0 0 10* 0 0 | 0 0 -
PROCESSED FRUIT & VEGETABLES.......... 92 21 113 74 125*| 0 15 -
FRUIT & VEGETABLE JUICES.............. 33 0 0 51 26 | 5 0 -100.0
TREE NUTS............................. 0 20 0 0 25 | 0 0 -
WINE AND BEER......................... 0 0 58 0 47 | 0 0 -
NURSERY PRODUCTS & CUT FLOWERS........ 2 11 0 11 0 | 0 0 -
ROASTED & INSTANT COFFEE.............. 0 0 0 0 51*| 0 0 -
SPICES................................ 50 69* 0 0 0 | 0 0 -
OTHER CONSUMER-ORIENTED PRODUCTS...... 14 16 31 34 275*| 10 36 245.24
FOREST PRODUCTS (EXCL. PULP & PAPER).... 11 34 7 9 17 | 0 0 -
OTHER VALUE-ADDED WOOD PRODUCTS....... 11 34 7 9 17 | 0 0 -
FISH & SEAFOOD PRODUCTS, EDIBLE......... 0 181 213 3,427 4,741*| 1,180 1,573 33.25
SHRIMP................................ 0 181 0 3,347 4,702*| 1,162 1,573 35.35
TUNA.................................. 0 0 18 11 10 | 10 0 -100.0
LOBSTER............................... 0 0 0 0 21 | 0 0 -
OTHER EDIBLE FISH & SEAFOOD........... 0 0 195* 69 8 | 8 0 -100.0
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AGRICULTURAL PRODUCT TOTAL 817 862 473 753 1,737*| 248 287 15.55
AGRICULTURAL, FISH & FORESTRY TOTAL 829 1,077 694 4,188 6,495*| 1,428 1,859 30.17
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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