U.S. IMPORTS OF AGRICULTURAL, FISH & FORESTRY PRODUCTS FROM SLOVAKIA
                                              CY 1996 - 2000 AND YEAR-TO-DATE COMPARISONS
                                                      (IN THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS)
 IMPORT MARKET: SLOVAKIA
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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.................         93*          3           0           8           0 |         0           0      -
   COARSE GRAINS.........................          0           0           0           4*          0 |         0           0      -
   TEA (INCL. HERB TEA)..................         93*          0           0           0           0 |         0           0      -
   OTHER BULK COMMODITIES................          0           3           0           4*          0 |         0           0      -
                                                                                                                                     
 INTERMEDIATE AGRICULTURAL TOTAL.........      1,463         722         949       1,279         676 |       255          47   -81.72
   FEEDS & FODDERS (EXCL. PET FOODS).....      1,210         250         350         522           0 |         0           0      -
   HIDES & SKINS.........................          0           0           2*          0           0 |         0           0      -
   SUGARS, SWEETENERS, & BEVERAGE BASES..         63*          4           0           0           0 |         0           0      -
   OTHER INTERMEDIATE PRODUCTS...........        190         468         597         757         675 |       255          47   -81.72
                                                                                                                                     
 CONSUMER-ORIENTED AGRICULTURAL TOTAL....      1,691       1,520       1,757*      1,714       1,488 |       193         160   -16.95
   SNACK FOODS (INCL. CHOCOLATE).........         18          49*         32          26           0 |         0           0      -
   CHEESE................................      1,572*      1,331       1,543       1,475       1,203 |       193          48   -75.03
   OTHER DAIRY PRODUCTS..................          0          61           0           0         166*|         0           0      -
   OTHER FRESH FRUIT.....................          0          20          40*          0           0 |         0           0      -
   PROCESSED FRUIT & VEGETABLES..........         15           0           0          29          49 |         0          27      -
   WINE AND BEER.........................         87          49         129         155          70 |         0          51      -
   SPICES................................          0           0           0          28           0 |         0          34*     -
   OTHER CONSUMER-ORIENTED PRODUCTS......          0           9          13           2           0 |         0           0      -
                                                                                                                                     
 FOREST PRODUCTS (EXCL. PULP & PAPER)....         19           7         283*         17         121 |         9           5   -40.82
   HARDWOOD LUMBER.......................          0           0           0           0          17*|         9           0   -100.0
   PANEL PRODUCTS (INCL. PLYWOOD)........          0           0           0           0          15*|         0           0      -
   OTHER VALUE-ADDED WOOD PRODUCTS.......         19           7         283*         17          89 |         0           5      -
                                                                                                                                     
 FISH & SEAFOOD PRODUCTS, EDIBLE.........          0           0           0           0           0 |         0           0      -
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 AGRICULTURAL PRODUCT TOTAL                    3,248       2,245       2,706       3,001       2,164 |       448         207   -53.80
 AGRICULTURAL, FISH & FORESTRY TOTAL           3,267       2,253       2,989       3,018       2,285 |       457         212   -53.54
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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