Export Market Report
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  ___________                             |                                     |                             August 12, 2008
 |           |                            |        US EXPORT MARKETS            |
 |  DOM REP  |                            |       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      1227963   1070638   1007584    757486    403562    323994    -19.72    899552    677918   -24.64    4.22
TOTAL APPAREL            525526    464128    356007    205736    118113     81955    -30.61    281691    169578   -39.80    4.70
TEXTILE MILL PRODUCTS    702437    606510    651577    551750    285449    242039    -15.21    617861    508340   -17.73    4.08
Yarn                      33563     50542    145992    203052     96320    111155     15.40    182281    217887    19.53   10.13
Fabric                   628836    526333    480652    332516    179455    125748    -29.93    414296    278810   -32.70    3.77
Made-Up Arts              40037     29635     24932     16182      9674      5136    -46.91     21284     11643   -45.29    0.40


Apparel:
M&B Suits                    45        31         0        67        26       229    792.60        26       270   956.13    1.98
M&B Trousers, Shorts      26906      8096      6888      2939      1376      1039    -24.53      3966      2601   -34.40    0.80
M&B Kt T-shirt&Tk-top      6394     52111     30707      1349      1203       355    -70.52     10628       500   -95.29    0.23
M&B Other Knit Shirts      5994      4938      1378       442       209       251     20.10       414       484    16.82    0.63


W&G Ensembles               431        24       227      2763      1204       276    -77.07      1389      1836    32.17    5.09
W&G Suits                  1484       378       305       689       465        26    -94.41       758       250   -67.02    0.67
W&G Slacks,Shorts,Pants    6490      2098      1503       514       294       502     70.94       639       722    12.90    0.26
W&G Kt T-shirt&Tank-top    3246      1538       392       439       412       122    -70.44       542       148   -72.66    0.10
W&G Other Knit Shirts      2630       171       554       512       256       371     45.23       554       628    13.24    0.91
W&G Sweaters               6393      2730       516       171        76        32    -57.45       379       127   -66.49    0.10


Underwear exc fnd grmts  236334    209724    133300     22494     18233       297    -98.37     68686      4557   -93.37    3.07
Foundation Garments       74299     60803     25664      2246      1221       383    -68.60      2952      1408   -52.29    1.55
Swimwear                  15144      8807      8573      2887      1814       431    -76.22      4399      1504   -65.81    3.25
Jog & Oth Athletc Suits     110       211        41       805        78         0   -100.00        88       728   724.57    7.32
Hosiery                   63046     59493     86788     61630     37429     23273    -37.82     90604     47474   -47.60   12.44
Gloves                       45       286       565       626       353       421     19.05       561       693    23.62    1.16
Accessories                5112      1851      1339      1495       839       600    -28.46      1508      1256   -16.69    0.77
Infants wear                674       452       209       225        87       153     75.01       239       291    21.55    0.77
Other Apparel             61689     39508     53866    102741     52197     52853      1.26     90731    103397    13.96   16.32


Yarn:
Filament Yarn              6349     14307     25074      8552      4260      5713     34.10     15492     10005   -35.42    2.06
Spun Yrns & Thread        27214     36235    120918    194500     92060    105442     14.54    166789    207882    24.64   12.48


Fabric:
Cotton Broadwoven Fabs   280460    212288    200108     79780     53061     19115    -63.97    146773     45835   -68.77    6.47
MMF Broadwoven Fabs       85353     82000     81492     68959     29007     35107     21.03     73254     75059     2.46    6.95
Wool Woven Fabrics         6312      7905      5836      2480      1636       599    -63.41      4201      1443   -65.66    2.66
Silk&Other Vg Fib Fabs     6176      1195      1587       462       288       645    124.39      1339       820   -38.77    1.55
Knit & Knit Pile Fabs    151626    133995    107713    117747     57856     41769    -27.80    113503    101661   -10.43    6.04
Felts&Other Non-Wovens    14925     19719     16660     14428      8374      5947    -28.99     13313     12000    -9.86    0.75
Speclty & Indstrl Fabs    83985     69231     67256     48660     29234     22566    -22.81     61912     41992   -32.18    1.90


Made-up and Misc.:
Cordage, twine, etc.       8696      6627      1964       521       119       508    327.73       769       911    18.44    0.62
Floor Coverings            1308      1374      1213      1542       518       637     22.82       957      1660    73.48    0.15
Bedroom Furnishings         779       697       709      1718       614      1152     87.55       935      2256   141.20    0.63
Bathroom Furnishings        324       927       264       239        96        76    -20.98       251       219   -12.87    0.40
Misc. Hsehld Furnish       2539      1891      1838       494       380       107    -71.83      1608       221   -86.25    0.43
Other Made-Up Articles    26294     17169     17574     11389      7778      2632    -66.16     16127      6243   -61.29    0.56