Imported Pasta Products* to U.S.

(in 000,000 pounds)

Year Imports in Percent Change Total Pasta Imports Imports as Percent of Avg. Unit Value of Avg. Unit Value of
Million Pounds From All Countires in Total Imports Non-Egg Imports Egg Imports
Million Pounds
ITALY TURKEY ITALY TURKEY ITALY TURKEY ITALY TURKEY ITALY TURKEY

1975 10.5 53.5 20 $0.316 $0.447

1976 11.5 10 56.9 20 0.286 0.429

1977 14.5 26 57.3 25 0.258 0.432

1978 20.0 38 73.4 27 0.267 0.424

1979 21.1 6 77.4 27 0.266 0.488

1980 26.7 27 83.2 32 0.317 0.581

1981 41.8 57 101.9 41 0.322 0.480

1982 55.0 32 119.8 46 0.284 0.529

1983 72.9 33 138.3 53 0.250 0.397

1984 112.3 54 179.7 62 0.248 0.403

1985 109.7 -2 184.1 60 0.242 0.368

1986 109.5 0 191.2 57 0.237 0.432

1987 134.7 23 225.4 60 0.282 0.495

1988 130.9 -3 234.2 56 0.294 0.367

1989 165.0 15.9 26 278.9 59 5.7 0.309 0.194 0.405 N/A

1990 181.6 9.3 10 -42 291.3 62 3.2 0.328 0.233 0.361 0.210

1991 184.7 18.9 1.7 103 310.1 60 6.1 0.355 0.215 0.405 N/A

1992 202.2 33.0 9.5 75 337.3 60 9.7 0.380 0.212 0.447 0.218

1993 224.3 47.9 11 45 388.3 58 12.3 0.367 0.209 0.473 0.348

1994 304.6 66.6 35 39 503.0 60 13.2 0.389 0.217 0.462 0.987

1995 332.1 62.6 9 -6.6 532.5 62 11.7 0.405 0.220 0.660 0.202

1996 346.2 8.2 4.2 -87 531.7 65 1.5 0.396 0.263 0.834 N/A

1997 404.4 2.7 16.8 -67 583.7 69 0.47 0.369 0.247 0.837 0.236

1998** 344.9 1.4 519.3 66 0.27 0.345 0.243 0.801 0.248

*Import volumes reflect combined non-egg and egg added pasta products.
**January 1998 through October 1998