Table 12.--Shrimp: U.S. imports for consumption, by kinds, by months, January 1973-December 1975

1/ Data reported on a product-weight basis, except for those of shell-on shrimp, which are reported on a heads-off, shell-on basis.

Source: Compiled from official statistics of the U.S. Department of Commerce.

Source: Compiled from official statistics of the U.S. Department of Commerce.

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Table 14.--Shrimp in airtight containers: U.S. exports of domestic merchandise, by principal markets, 1971-75

Source: Compiled from official statistics of the U.S. Department of Commerce.

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‒‒‒‒‒‒1,000 pounds--:_40,478: 35,029 : 47,646: 34,111: 34,664 Domestic--‒‒‒‒do‒‒‒‒‒‒: 30,003 : 28,984: 37,434 : 27,728: 28,078 Foreign----‒‒‒do‒‒‒‒‒‒: 10,475 : 6,095 10,212 : 6,383 : 6,586 Value----1,000 dollars--: 46,070 : 42,258 : 72,433 : 59,353 : 70,581 In airtight containers: : Quantity, total-

:

:

:

:

:

:

:

:

Total:

Quantity, total-

-----1,000 pounds--:_48,812 : 43,537 : 57,637 : 41,932: 40,891 Domestic-‒‒‒‒ ---do‒‒‒‒‒‒: 38,337 : 37,434 : 47,383 : 34,613 : 34,301 Foreign----‒‒‒do‒‒‒‒‒‒-: 10,475 : 6,103 10,254 : 6,419 : 6,590 Value----1,000 dollars--: 55,348 : 52,997: 86,962: 71,256: 80,850

Source: Compiled from official statistics of the U.S. Department of Commerce.

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Count per pound :: 21-25 31-40: 51-67 ::

:

::

:

Table 16.--Ex-vessel prices per pound of raw headless shrimp, by months, January 1968-October 1975 1/

Year and :

month

Count per pound : 21-25 : 31-4051-67

::

1968 January-----: $1.02 : $0.73: $0.47 :: January----: $1.88: $1.24 : $0.79

.79

Year and

:

::

month
1972

.77 :

.52

.81 :

.56

.85 :

.47 :: December---: :: 1975 1.12 : .83 : .47 :: January----: 1.22 : .89 : .52 1.34 : .97 : .60 1.40 : 1.04 : 1.46 : 1.07 : 1.53 : 1.04 : 1.58 : .98 : 1.60 : 1.07 : September---: 1.57 : .99 : October-----: 1.57 : 1.02 : November----: 1.69 : 1.10 : December----: 1.79 : 1.16 :

.80 :
.80 :

.46 November---:

1.51 :

1.18 :

.78

1.47 :

1.16 :

.77

:

:

::

:

1.59 :

1.26 :

.84

February---:

1.82 :

1.46 : .98

March------:

2.07 :

1/ Weighted average, all species, South Atlantic and gulf. 2/ Not available.

Source: Commerce.

Compiled from official statistics of the U.S. Department of