U.S. IMPORTS OF AGRICULTURAL, FISH & FORESTRY PRODUCTS FROM BAHAMAS, THE
CY 1996 - 2000 AND YEAR-TO-DATE COMPARISONS
(IN THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS)
IMPORT MARKET: BAHAMAS, THE
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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................. 0 0 0 0 53 | 20 18 -10.78
TEA (INCL. HERB TEA).................. 0 0 0 0 53*| 20 18 -10.78
INTERMEDIATE AGRICULTURAL TOTAL......... 599 45 475 2 333 | 121 0 -100.0
FEEDS & FODDERS (EXCL. PET FOODS)..... 39 45 0 0 0 | 0 0 -
SUGARS, SWEETENERS, & BEVERAGE BASES.. 0 0 0 2 0 | 0 0 -
ESSENTIAL OILS........................ 560 0 471 0 304 | 114 0 -100.0
OTHER INTERMEDIATE PRODUCTS........... 0 0 3 0 29 | 7 0 -100.0
CONSUMER-ORIENTED AGRICULTURAL TOTAL.... 2,163 2,701 2,169 2,501 2,298 | 432 1,255 190.45
SNACK FOODS (INCL. CHOCOLATE)......... 2 63* 0 0 11 | 0 0 -
OTHER FRESH FRUIT..................... 2,072 2,634 1,329 1,435 1,021 | 358 1,058 195.71
FRESH VEGETABLES...................... 57 5 17 62 32 | 4 17 349.95
FRUIT & VEGETABLE JUICES.............. 32* 0 0 0 0 | 0 0 -
WINE AND BEER......................... 0 0 823 1,004 1,234*| 71 180 155.15
FOREST PRODUCTS (EXCL. PULP & PAPER).... 7 3 0 955* 0 | 0 0 -
HARDWOOD LUMBER....................... 0 0 0 955* 0 | 0 0 -
OTHER VALUE-ADDED WOOD PRODUCTS....... 7 3 0 0 0 | 0 0 -
FISH & SEAFOOD PRODUCTS, EDIBLE......... 32,690 39,300 34,054 47,703 61,798*| 21,723 15,004 -30.93
SHRIMP................................ 0 0 0 120 0 | 0 0 -
LOBSTER............................... 30,573 37,380 31,571 45,374 59,825*| 21,294 14,527 -31.78
OTHER EDIBLE FISH & SEAFOOD........... 2,117 1,921 2,483 2,209 1,973 | 428 476 11.22
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AGRICULTURAL PRODUCT TOTAL 2,762 2,746 2,644 2,503 2,684 | 573 1,273 122.19
AGRICULTURAL, FISH & FORESTRY TOTAL 35,459 42,049 36,698 51,162 64,481*| 22,296 16,277 -27.00
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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