Export Market Report
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  ___________                             |                                     |                           November 13, 2009
 |           |                            |        US EXPORT MARKETS            |
 |  BAHAMAS  |                            |       By Country,  9/2009 Data      |
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                                                  Data in thousand dollars

                                   Calendar Years                  Year-to-Date                  Year-Endings        YE  9/2009
 Group                    2005      2006      2007      2008     9/2008    9/2009  % Change    9/2008    9/2009  % Change % Share

TEXTILES & APPAREL        18324     24963     26620     17060     12285     14768     20.21     18826     19543     3.81    0.14
TOTAL APPAREL              6317      6965      9687      6583      4648      5944     27.88      6612      7879    19.16    0.22
TEXTILE MILL PRODUCTS     12008     17998     16933     10476      7637      8824     15.54     12214     11663    -4.51    0.11
Yarn                        282       248       291       113        82       141     72.61       107       172    61.59    0.01
Fabric                     1935      3515      2200      1630      1117      1795     60.73      1553      2308    48.59    0.04
Made-Up Arts               9790     14234     14442      8734      6438      6888      6.98     10554      9183   -12.99    0.35


Apparel:
M&B Suits                   166       101       977       162        92        41    -55.21       179       112   -37.53    0.83
M&B Trousers, Shorts        621       567       810       656       423       787     85.94       586      1020    74.13    0.31
M&B Kt T-shirt&Tk-top      1042       842       888       631       550       360    -34.57       805       441   -45.30    0.17
M&B Other Knit Shirts       720       703      1019       259       184       577    212.59       244       651   167.04    0.82
M&B Woven Shirts            493       634       166       141        96       146     52.76       135       192    41.46    0.27
M&B Sweaters                 88        54       214       122        21        33     59.50        57       135   136.63    0.13


W&G Slacks,Shorts,Pants     161       156       162        83        80       110     36.71       149       113   -24.44    0.04
W&G Kt T-shirt&Tank-top     196       238       913       413       234       531    126.91       320       710   122.07    0.42
W&G Other Knit Shirts        53       171        67       147        38       191    406.34        82       300   267.10    0.39
W&G Dresses                  28        80        29       201       133       153     15.20       144       221    53.64    0.11


Robes & Dressing Gowns      111       163       225        75        54        84     54.85       134       105   -21.71    0.67
Pajamas& Oth Nightwear       21        35        45        38        30       108    260.79        50       116   133.38    0.65
Underwear exc fnd grmts     913       986       506       525       402       446     10.91       486       569    17.18    0.50
Foundation Garments          22        53       138       242       124       152     21.93       209       269    28.48    0.36
Hosiery                     275       416       482       358       192       183     -5.15       344       348     0.99    0.10
Accessories                 550       640       817       582       370       384      3.82       630       597    -5.33    0.33
Infants wear                  6        70       174       223       191       373     94.88       227       404    77.83    0.80
Other Apparel               136       201       468       403       298       827    177.63       398       932   134.10    0.16


Yarn:
Spun Yrns & Thread          248       210       255       107        76       111     46.49        98       143    45.58    0.01


Fabric:
Cotton Broadwoven Fabs      226       412       368       370       295       182    -38.29       356       257   -27.66    0.04
MMF Broadwoven Fabs         236       416       177       152       123       575    366.10       172       603   249.97    0.08
Silk&Other Vg Fib Fabs      146       231        28       141        79        50    -37.05        85       111    30.27    0.30
Knit & Knit Pile Fabs       319       245       202       148       129        94    -27.11       142       113   -20.53    0.01
Felts&Other Non-Wovens      437       828       496       207       162       210     29.82       235       255     8.62    0.02
Speclty & Indstrl Fabs      554      1383       913       604       326       667    105.00       560       946    68.96    0.05


Made-up and Misc.:
Cordage, twine, etc.        362      1364       163       243       223       278     24.30       254       297    16.85    0.20
Floor Coverings            3340      5856      5580      3142      2138      3132     46.48      4319      4135    -4.26    0.47
Curtains and Drapes         795       871      1073       191       154       128    -16.79       495       165   -66.64    0.20
Bedroom Furnishings        1467      2051      2981      1940      1515       981    -35.22      2293      1407   -38.65    0.50
Bathroom Furnishings       1078      1308      1595       854       678       679      0.13       845       855     1.16    2.68
Dining Rm Furnishings       335       236       800       269       235       167    -28.74       394       202   -48.85    1.60
Misc. Hsehld Furnish        295       402       247       252       140        61    -56.56       197       173   -11.84    0.37
Other Made-Up Articles     2118      2147      2002      1842      1355      1462      7.84      1755      1948    10.98    0.17