voluntary report public distribution date 10 27 2003 gain number c13015 caribbean basin retail food sector bahamas approved by margie bauer director agricultural trade office prepared joanna apergis marketing specialist highlights with the continued external investment into bahamian economy third highest of stop over visitors in and resulting high per capita gdp consumer has benefit more variety quality purchases imports nearly 107 million beverage products each year from united states this is mainly due to influence american culture which made us preferred most commonly visible on supermarket gas mart shelves includes psd changes no matrix unscheduled miami c11 c1 usda foreign service global agriculture information network template version 2 09 page unclassified section 1 market summary combined 700 islands 2000 cays that make up have an area slightly smaller than state connecticut inhabited 308 000