Export Market Report
                                                                                                                            C76

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  ___________                             |                                     |                             August 12, 2008
 |           |                            |        US EXPORT MARKETS            |
 |  ITALY    |                            |       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       102340    107524    114475    110369     59448     62946      5.88    117370    113867    -2.98    0.71
TOTAL APPAREL             31001     35943     39133     35478     18139     16935     -6.64     38300     34274   -10.51    0.95
TEXTILE MILL PRODUCTS     71339     71581     75341     74891     41309     46011     11.38     79071     79593     0.66    0.64
Yarn                       6310      6459      8154      9762      5363      5622      4.83     10584     10021    -5.32    0.47
Fabric                    43537     45893     45002     40394     22965     28365     23.51     43188     45794     6.03    0.62
Made-Up Arts              21492     19228     22185     24735     12981     12024     -7.37     25298     23778    -6.01    0.82


Apparel:
M&B Ensembles               252       846       127       272        66      1128   1607.81       109      1334  1122.54    9.02
M&B Suits                   179       140      1287       849       226        20    -91.33       311       642   106.45    4.71
M&B Dress Coat              127       111       122       117        27       422   1491.15        97       512   429.46    3.61
M&B Other Coats            7574      8691      7155       632       327        84    -74.33      4236       389   -90.82    0.56
M&B Trousers, Shorts       1580      1328      1261      1016       655       544    -16.97      1372       904   -34.10    0.28
M&B Kt T-shirt&Tk-top       654      1281       694       628       222       233      5.00       552       639    15.72    0.29
M&B Other Knit Shirts       380       356      1139      1206       512       558      8.87      1197      1251     4.54    1.63
M&B Woven Shirts            941       409       441       251       190       257     35.22       282       317    12.66    0.54
M&B Sweaters                284       842       446      1170       592       664     12.22       912      1242    36.10    1.18
W&G Skirts                  341       955       560       518       389      1024    163.35       757      1153    52.37    2.88


W&G Ensembles               217       219        78       152        47        81     71.41        62       186   198.04    0.52
W&G Suits                   910      1286      3887       945       726       363    -49.93      3052       582   -80.93    1.56
W&G Suit-type Coats         306       859      1329      1092       865        94    -89.16      1919       321   -83.29    1.06
W&G Oth Coats & Jackets    2291      1602      1253       978       364       140    -61.57      1168       754   -35.46    1.09
W&G Slacks,Shorts,Pants    3207      5417      5635      4580      2697      2789      3.41      4903      4672    -4.71    1.69
W&G Kt T-shirt&Tank-top     871      1269      1865      2052      1047       684    -34.63      2070      1689   -18.40    1.15
W&G Other Knit Shirts       755       145       131       568       222       317     43.00       318       663   108.52    0.96
W&G Woven Shirts            130       164       646       182       103       323    213.83       454       402   -11.49    0.68
W&G Sweaters                780       275       317       241       136       412    203.31       194       517   166.70    0.42
W&G Dresses                 928       998      1706      3288      1836      1425    -22.40      2661      2877     8.12    1.45


Robes & Dressing Gowns      257       205        50       124        14        28     95.75        38       138   266.33    0.49
Underwear exc fnd grmts     793       415       295       349       295       294     -0.43       435       347   -20.15    0.23
Swimwear                    253      1720      1168       761       293       151    -48.46       808       619   -23.36    1.34
Hosiery                    1508      1299      1256       774       259       184    -28.80       774       700    -9.66    0.18
Gloves                      115       138       210       134        74        51    -31.12       165       111   -32.31    0.19
Accessories                1414      2311      4082      5813      1927      1852     -3.91      4707      5738    21.90    3.50
Infants wear                  5         5        91       122        12        55    344.08        18       165   793.47    0.44
Other Apparel              3397      2288      1592      6411      3795      2739    -27.82      4417      5355    21.24    0.85


Yarn:
Filament Yarn               802       905      1439      2441      1708       983    -42.47      2795      1716   -38.62    0.35
Spun Yrns & Thread         5508      5554      6715      7321      3655      4640     26.93      7789      8306     6.63    0.50


Fabric:
Cotton Broadwoven Fabs     2607      1839      1761      1735       990      1028      3.85      1922      1773    -7.75    0.25
MMF Broadwoven Fabs        4234      4306      6961      6636      3449      3728      8.10      6328      6916     9.28    0.64
Wool Woven Fabrics         1140       681       469       765       216       630    191.93       308      1180   282.83    2.17
Silk&Other Vg Fib Fabs      387       759       788      1169       595       808     35.73      1066      1382    29.64    2.61
Knit & Knit Pile Fabs      1586      2816      2644      1626      1156       795    -31.23      2010      1265   -37.07    0.08
Felts&Other Non-Wovens    12144     12252     10319     10614      6048      7147     18.16     10880     11713     7.65    0.73
Speclty & Indstrl Fabs    21439     23241     22061     17848     10511     14230     35.37     20673     21566     4.32    0.98


Made-up and Misc.:
Cordage, twine, etc.        211       352       391       391       191       367     91.83       304       566    86.08    0.39
Floor Coverings            5585      5942      7022      8030      3702      2989    -19.26      7961      7317    -8.09    0.68
Curtains and Drapes         145        62        69       408       146        53    -63.79       173       315    82.09    0.37
Bedroom Furnishings        3954      1585      2689      1256       625      1628    160.29      1678      2258    34.61    0.63
Bathroom Furnishings         20       265       154        43        19       279   1377.88        98       303   210.68    0.56
Dining Rm Furnishings        35        63        75        84        11        76    615.33        50       149   200.95    1.05
Misc. Hsehld Furnish        183       203        75       236       212        82    -61.55       264       105   -60.25    0.20
Other Made-Up Articles    11358     10756     11710     14288      8074      6551    -18.87     14771     12764   -13.59    1.15