Greetings one and all, An embargo upon one country by another affects both countries involved. Here are some statistics on the loss of trade to US and Cuba due to the US embargo of Cuba... ----- Original Message ----- From: Walter Lippmann <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: CubaNews <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Saturday, February 17, 2001 11:52 AM Subject: [CubaNews] TABLE-Estimates of U.S.-Cuba trade if no embargo TABLE- Estimates of U.S.-Cuba trade if no embargo WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Estimates by the U.S. International Trade Commission of U.S.-Cuba trade in the absence of U.S. sanctions, based on average 1996-98 trade data: In most cases, Cuba would account for less than 0.5 percent of U.S. sales. ESTIMATED ANNUAL U.S. EXPORTS TO CUBA Sector Total Cuban imports U.S. share Value U.S. share Million dollars Percent Million dollars Selected agricultural products Meat-A 95 65-80 62-76 Dairy-B 82 5-15 4-12 Wheat 86 40-60 34-52 Rice-C 99 40-60 40-59 Feed grains 10 90-100 9-10 Animal feed 53 80-90 42-48 Fats and oils 37 80-90 29-33 Dry beans-D 64 20-40 13-26 Cotton 12 50-70 6-8 Seafood 21 5-10 1-2 Total 559 43-58 241-327 Selected intermediate and manufactured goods Fertilizer 75 10-20 8-15 Pesticide 41 0-10 0-4 Pharmaceuticals 26 0-5 0-1 Textiles, apparel 60 10-15 6-9 Steel 121 E F Machinery 342 35-45 120-154 Transportation equipment 123 35-45 43-55 Power generation machinery 78 E F Electronic goods 169 0-10 0-17 Medical equipment 12 50-70 6-8 Plastics 42 0-10 0-4 Tires 33 65-75 21-55 Sporting goods 5 20-30 1-2 Total 1,127 18-26 204-294 Other products-G 2,129 10-20 213-426 Grand total 3,815 17-27 658-1,047 A, 1 percent of U.S. exports. B, 1-3 percent of U.S. exports. C, 4-6 percent of U.S. exports. D, 4-8 percent of U.S. exports. E, Less than 0.5 percent. F, Less than $500,000. G, miscellaneous imports, mostly intermediate and manufactured goods including coal, petroleum and petroleum products, natural gas, chemicals, dyes and paints, perfumes and cosmetics, herbicides, furniture, travel goods, watches and clocks. ESTIMATED ANNUAL U.S. IMPORTS FROM CUBA Sector Total Cuban exports U.S. share Value U.S. share Million dollars Percent Million dollars Selected Agricultural products Winter vegetables A 45-90 A Tropical fruit A 25-45 A Citrus fruit 46 20-50 9-23 Sugar 860 N/A N/A Distilled spirits 100 15-25 15-25 Cigars 99 15-30 15-30 Seafood 109 5-10 5-11 Total-B 1,214 13-25 45-89 Selected intermediate and manufactured goods Pharmaceuticals 36 0-5 0-2 Textils, apparel 10-15 0-1 Steel 44 0-25 0-11 Nickel and cobalt 391 Nil Nil Cement 25 75-95 19-24 Total 501 4-7 19-37 Other-C 101 5-20 5-20 Grand total-B 1,817 7-15 69-146 A, Less than $500,000. B, excludes sugar. C, miscellaneous products including coffee, tobacco other than cigars, chemicals, non-ferrous metals, metal products, travel goods.
