Export Market Report
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  ___________                             |                                     |                           November 13, 2009
 |           |                            |        US EXPORT MARKETS            |
 |  JAMAICA  |                            |       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        46399     49273     31073     20427     14356      8157    -43.18     20125     14229   -29.30    0.10
TOTAL APPAREL             22754     29822     14151      3815      2199      1973    -10.29      3138      3588    14.37    0.10
TEXTILE MILL PRODUCTS     23645     19451     16922     16613     12156      6184    -49.13     16987     10640   -37.36    0.10
Yarn                       2007      2263      1909       949       675       376    -44.30       996       651   -34.69    0.04
Fabric                    15256     10509      7721      7620      5547      2639    -52.42      7504      4712   -37.20    0.08
Made-Up Arts               6382      6678      7292      8043      5934      3169    -46.60      8488      5278   -37.82    0.20


Apparel:
M&B Trousers, Shorts        222      1986       396       399       289       106    -63.35       394       216   -45.24    0.07
M&B Kt T-shirt&Tk-top       745       153       319       245       126       175     38.70       163       294    79.80    0.11
M&B Other Knit Shirts        49       210       216       159       123        83    -32.16       231       120   -48.20    0.15
M&B Woven Shirts             67        98       193        90        16        42    156.88        23       115   410.67    0.16


Underwear exc fnd grmts   19477     21019     11012       570       474       656     38.37       631       752    19.13    0.66
Accessories                 237       510       410       296       139        76    -45.19       186       233    25.10    0.13
Other Apparel               613       662       331      1008       300       312      4.08       433      1020   135.68    0.18


Yarn:
Spun Yrns & Thread         1566      1564      1571       714       442       341    -22.81       703       613   -12.85    0.04


Fabric:
Cotton Broadwoven Fabs     1412       307       367       298       208       224      7.59       277       313    13.14    0.05
MMF Broadwoven Fabs        5650      1738       529       991       833       322    -61.31       904       481   -46.83    0.06
Silk&Other Vg Fib Fabs     2914      1794       217       694       488        10    -97.97       501       216   -56.84    0.58
Felts&Other Non-Wovens      809      1116       879       843       588       329    -44.02      1000       584   -41.54    0.04
Speclty & Indstrl Fabs     4125      4185      4579      4756      3393      1654    -51.26      4715      3016   -36.03    0.17


Made-up and Misc.:
Cordage, twine, etc.        274        85       310       319       275       100    -63.62       383       144   -62.43    0.10
Floor Coverings             870      1123      1444       734       657       484    -26.30      1727       561   -67.48    0.06
Curtains and Drapes         335       225        60       789       702        50    -92.92       739       137   -81.42    0.17
Bedroom Furnishings        1396      1613      1699      2586      1651       880    -46.71      2200      1816   -17.46    0.64
Bathroom Furnishings        703       752       757       479       312       434     39.36       447       602    34.69    1.89
Dining Rm Furnishings        99       203       340       182       141       148      5.28       175       190     8.30    1.51
Misc. Hsehld Furnish        105       253       284       465       296        69    -76.57       331       238   -28.09    0.51
Other Made-Up Articles     2600      2425      2397      2488      1902      1004    -47.22      2486      1590   -36.03    0.14