注:括号里的百分数为与上年同期相比根据日本财务省的贸易统计,2006年上半年香料进口总量为33,990吨(132.2%),总金额为374.9717亿日元(95.0%)。进口量增加3成的原因是合成香料的进口增长了6成。天然香料:香荚兰豆主产地马达加斯加过去由于气候灾害造成低产,但自2005年开始恢复 Note: The percentage in parentheses is compared with the same period of last year. According to the statistics of the Ministry of Finance of Japan, the total amount of spices imported in the first half of 2006 was 33,990 tons (132.2%), with a total amount of 3.74917 trillion yen (95.0%). The reason for the 30% increase in imports is that the import of synthetic spices has increased by 60%. Natural spices: Madagascar, a major producer of vanilla beans, used to suffer from low production in the past due to climate disasters, but it has been recovering since 2005.