) when tobacco exports are falling is almost three times greater than the increase in GDP when exports are rising. Model …-based simulations indicate that variability in tobacco exports leads to slower economic growth because GDP falls by a relatively large … amount in response to a given decrease in exports, while recovering little during an upswing in exports. Gains in tobacco …

This statistical reference summarizes current· and historical data on U.S. foreign trade in agricultural products …. Tables highlight commodity and country information, including values, quantities, principal markets for agricultural exports …

The value of U.S. agricultural exports rose $4.3 billion to $39.1 billion in FY 1989 as exports to virtually every … major market surpassed year-earlier levels. Canada and Mexico were the largest suppliers of agricultural commodities to the …

distribution, food, beverage and tobacco (FBT) processing, primary agriculture and input suppliers. It concludes with a review of …