Mexican export figures seem to be understated when compared 

 with United States import statistics. The difference amounted to approxi- 

 mately 3 million pounds in 1951 and 19^2 and to about 1 million pounds in 

 1953 and 195U. 



TABLE 29.~COMPivRISON OF MEXICAN EXPORT RECORDS ON FRESH AND 



FROZEN SHRIMP TO THE UNITED STATES, AND UNITED STATES IMPORT 



RECORDS ON FRESH AND FROZEN SHRIMP FROM MEXICO 



(In thousands of pounds, headless basis. Figures based on 

 official published documents of both countries.) 



Year 



United States 

 imports from 

 Mexico 



Mexico 

 exports to 

 United States 



Difference 



2,853 



2,876 



1,267 



91^6 



For the above-stated reasons it is preferable to use the United 

 States import figures for studying the trend in Mexican shrimp exports. 



TABLE 30.— UNITED STATES IMPORTS OF FRESH AND FROZEN SHRBlP FROM MEXICO 



(Headless basis) 



Year 



Thousand pounds 



Year 



Thousand pounds 



19liO 



i9ia 



I9h2 

 19h3 

 19hh 

 19hS 

 19h6 

 19h7 



ii,913 

 3,116 

 hM9 

 5,7U7 

 6,082 

 7,871; 

 12,056 

 13,228 



19hQ 

 19h9 

 1950 

 195L 

 1952 

 1953 

 195U 



21,ii77 

 29,382 



39,653 

 39,S1S 

 33,762 

 36,768 

 314,886 



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