U.S. IMPORTS OF AGRICULTURAL, FISH & FORESTRY PRODUCTS FROM SLOVENIA
                                              CY 1996 - 2000 AND YEAR-TO-DATE COMPARISONS
                                                      (IN THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS)
 IMPORT MARKET: SLOVENIA
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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.................        457*         29          19          21          18 |         4           9   130.26
   RUBBER & ALLIED PRODUCTS..............        451*          0           8           0           0 |         0           0      -
   TEA (INCL. HERB TEA)..................          6          29*         11          21          18 |         4           9   130.26
                                                                                                                                     
 INTERMEDIATE AGRICULTURAL TOTAL.........      7,137*      3,560       1,683         261         487 |       108         128    19.36
   OTHER VEGETABLE OILS..................          0           0          11           0          36*|        13           0   -100.0
   FEEDS & FODDERS (EXCL. PET FOODS).....      6,579*      3,163       1,404           0           0 |         0           0      -
   HIDES & SKINS.........................          0           1*          1           0           0 |         0           0      -
   PLANTING SEEDS........................         15          10          21*         11          18 |        13          16    21.97
   SUGARS, SWEETENERS, & BEVERAGE BASES..        365         287         156         194         382*|        58          93    60.43
   ESSENTIAL OILS........................         21*          3           0           0           0 |         0           0      -
   OTHER INTERMEDIATE PRODUCTS...........        157          97          89          56          51 |        23          20   -15.31
                                                                                                                                     
 CONSUMER-ORIENTED AGRICULTURAL TOTAL....      6,331*      5,209       4,646       4,604       6,097 |     1,560         997   -36.05
   SNACK FOODS (INCL. CHOCOLATE).........        332         831         395         625       1,019 |       282         152   -46.28
   RED MEATS, PREPARED/PRESERVED.........          0           0           0          32           0 |         0           0      -
   CHEESE................................        533         880       1,070*        762         825 |         0          62      -
   OTHER DAIRY PRODUCTS..................          0           0           0         106*          0 |         0          18      -
   PROCESSED FRUIT & VEGETABLES..........        105          32           8           0          54 |         0          10      -
   FRUIT & VEGETABLE JUICES..............      1,890*        171          82         380         752 |       309           0   -100.0
   WINE AND BEER.........................      3,200       2,821       2,659       2,274       2,077 |       531         478    -9.93
   ROASTED & INSTANT COFFEE..............          0           1           0           3          13 |         0           0      -
   SPICES................................         21         128*         68           0           0 |         0           0      -
   OTHER CONSUMER-ORIENTED PRODUCTS......        251         345         364         421       1,357*|       437         278   -36.34
                                                                                                                                     
 FOREST PRODUCTS (EXCL. PULP & PAPER)....      1,027       1,013       1,196       1,923       2,384*|       373         590    58.17
   HARDWOOD LUMBER.......................          0           0           0           0          63*|         4          49   1280.7
   PANEL PRODUCTS (INCL. PLYWOOD)........          0           0           0          86*          0 |         0           0      -
   OTHER VALUE-ADDED WOOD PRODUCTS.......      1,027       1,013       1,196       1,837       2,321*|       369         541    46.42
                                                                                                                                     
 FISH & SEAFOOD PRODUCTS, EDIBLE.........          0           0           0           4         230*|        52          45   -13.43
   OTHER EDIBLE FISH & SEAFOOD...........          0           0           0           4         230*|        52          45   -13.43
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 AGRICULTURAL PRODUCT TOTAL                   13,925*      8,798       6,348       4,886       6,602 |     1,671       1,135   -32.07
 AGRICULTURAL, FISH & FORESTRY TOTAL          14,951*      9,812       7,544       6,813       9,216 |     2,096       1,770   -15.56
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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