Export Market Report
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  ___________                             |                                     |                             August 12, 2008
 |           |                            |        US EXPORT MARKETS            |
 |  JAMAICA  |                            |       By Country,  6/2008 Data      |
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                                                  Data in thousand dollars

                                   Calendar Years                  Year-to-Date                  Year-Endings        YE  6/2008
 Group                    2004      2005      2006      2007     6/2007    6/2008  % Change    6/2007    6/2008  % Change % Share

TEXTILES & APPAREL        66329     46399     49273     31073     18739     10136    -45.91     44371     22469   -49.36    0.14
TOTAL APPAREL             42385     22754     29822     14151     10518      1480    -85.93     27151      5114   -81.17    0.14
TEXTILE MILL PRODUCTS     23944     23645     19451     16922      8222      8656      5.28     17219     17356     0.79    0.14
Yarn                       1674      2007      2263      1909      1209       505    -58.21      2266      1205   -46.84    0.06
Fabric                    17181     15256     10509      7721      3958      4048      2.28      8343      7812    -6.38    0.11
Made-Up Arts               5090      6382      6678      7292      3055      4102     34.30      6610      8339    26.17    0.29


Apparel:
M&B Trousers, Shorts        181       222      1986       396       211       232      9.91      2096       417   -80.10    0.13
M&B Kt T-shirt&Tk-top      1759       745       153       319       120        93    -23.19       181       291    60.50    0.13
M&B Other Knit Shirts       113        49       210       216        55        85     55.39       163       246    51.28    0.32


W&G Ensembles                17        43         0       168        98        36    -63.53        98       107     9.18    0.30
W&G Slacks,Shorts,Pants      70       127      3553       233       105        95     -9.02      3598       223   -93.80    0.08
W&G Woven Shirts             72        28       103       206        71        48    -32.83       122       183    50.10    0.31


Underwear exc fnd grmts   38025     19477     21019     11012      8830       243    -97.25     18674      2426   -87.01    1.63
Hosiery                      65        89       208       110        43        45      3.73       166       111   -32.93    0.03
Accessories                 202       237       510       410       332       114    -65.49       573       193   -66.33    0.12
Other Apparel               287       613       662       331       170       156     -8.64       480       316   -34.14    0.05


Yarn:
Filament Yarn               373       441       699       338       229       181    -20.88       558       290   -47.98    0.06
Spun Yrns & Thread         1301      1566      1564      1571       981       325    -66.91      1708       914   -46.46    0.05


Fabric:
Cotton Broadwoven Fabs     1586      1412       307       367       184        71    -61.21       303       254   -16.09    0.04
MMF Broadwoven Fabs        8035      5650      1738       529       274       431     57.41       986       686   -30.39    0.06
Silk&Other Vg Fib Fabs     1946      2914      1794       217       112       472    321.83       380       576    51.65    1.09
Knit & Knit Pile Fabs       125       298      1309      1114       878        29    -96.65      1445       266   -81.56    0.02
Felts&Other Non-Wovens     1257       809      1116       879       448       495     10.64      1212       926   -23.54    0.06
Speclty & Indstrl Fabs     4159      4125      4185      4579      2058      2550     23.91      4013      5071    26.37    0.23


Made-up and Misc.:
Cordage, twine, etc.        198       274        85       310       111       235    112.70       165       435   164.18    0.30
Floor Coverings             869       870      1123      1444       296       365     23.32       545      1513   177.59    0.14
Curtains and Drapes          95       335       225        60         3       528  16206.51       133       585   340.99    0.68
Bedroom Furnishings        1092      1396      1613      1699       844      1130     33.87      1994      1985    -0.45    0.55
Bathroom Furnishings        586       703       752       757       360       209    -41.97       647       605    -6.40    1.12
Dining Rm Furnishings       103        99       203       340       196        94    -52.24       323       237   -26.51    1.67
Misc. Hsehld Furnish        199       105       253       284       175        96    -45.16       304       205   -32.52    0.40
Other Made-Up Articles     1948      2600      2425      2397      1069      1445     35.10      2499      2773    10.95    0.25