Export Market Report
                                                                                                                            C79

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  ___________                             |                                     |                           November 13, 2009
 |           |                            |        US EXPORT MARKETS            |
 |  IRELAND  |                            |       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        32251     34447     33809     36015     28447     26124     -8.16     36404     33692    -7.45    0.25
TOTAL APPAREL              8844     10321      9805     11540      8954      7414    -17.20     11559      9999   -13.50    0.28
TEXTILE MILL PRODUCTS     23407     24127     24003     24475     19492     18710     -4.01     24845     23693    -4.64    0.23
Yarn                       1582      1745      1457      1129       827       718    -13.22      1045      1020    -2.43    0.06
Fabric                    17105     15087     12320     15691     12850     15066     17.24     15854     17906    12.95    0.31
Made-Up Arts               4719      7295     10226      7655      5815      2926    -49.67      7946      4766   -40.01    0.18


Apparel:
M&B Other Coats              24       466        94        88        83       101     21.52       102       106     3.27    0.14
M&B Kt T-shirt&Tk-top        89        79        93       239       212        86    -59.29       227       113   -50.22    0.04


W&G Slacks,Shorts,Pants      54       725      1194      1237      1120       336    -69.96      1556       454   -70.84    0.16
W&G Other Knit Shirts        32       113        10        16         9       150   1522.35        13       156  1117.60    0.21
W&G Dresses                 554       984      1156      1041       812       659    -18.86      1160       887   -23.49    0.43


Robes & Dressing Gowns       71       127       165       508       374       785    109.91       417       919   120.43    5.91
Underwear exc fnd grmts     108       227       644       993       703      1046     48.73       983      1335    35.90    1.17
Foundation Garments        4610      5645      5404      5704      4341      3521    -18.89      5527      4883   -11.65    6.50
Accessories                 170        97       187       288       209        26    -87.57       236       106   -55.22    0.06
Other Apparel               864       368       227       411       262       308     17.36       300       457    52.26    0.08


Yarn:
Filament Yarn               439       349       653       918       659       558    -15.32       837       817    -2.34    0.24
Spun Yrns & Thread         1143      1396       804       211       169       160     -5.00       209       203    -2.77    0.01


Fabric:
Cotton Broadwoven Fabs       21       190        78       150       124       154     24.23       158       180    13.67    0.03
MMF Broadwoven Fabs         652       559       552       260       236       123    -47.70       489       148   -69.71    0.02
Knit & Knit Pile Fabs       817       862       272      2684      2291      1379    -39.81      2302      1772   -23.02    0.18
Felts&Other Non-Wovens     9510      8402      7430      9746      8006     10230     27.78      9744     11970    22.85    0.80
Speclty & Indstrl Fabs     6076      4950      3894      2731      2080      3164     52.14      3020      3815    26.33    0.21


Made-up and Misc.:
Cordage, twine, etc.        172       192        45       159       159       190     19.44       167       190    13.83    0.13
Floor Coverings            1305      3611      3364      3756      2759       410    -85.12      3731      1408   -62.27    0.16
Bedroom Furnishings         194       349       328       283       245        71    -70.98       408       109   -73.22    0.04
Misc. Hsehld Furnish        243        81      1935       617       479       287    -40.01       632       425   -32.70    0.91
Other Made-Up Articles     2503      2630      4211      2578      1953      1874     -4.02      2737      2499    -8.69    0.21