Export Market Report
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  ___________                             |                                     |                             August 12, 2008
 |           |                            |        US EXPORT MARKETS            |
 |  LEBANON  |                            |       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         8993     11712     10282      9771      3938      5547     40.86      6820     11380    66.86    0.07
TOTAL APPAREL              4303      6256      4442      3551      1587      2530     59.45      3005      4494    49.58    0.12
TEXTILE MILL PRODUCTS      4690      5456      5840      6220      2352      3017     28.31      3815      6886    80.47    0.06
Yarn                        655      1988      2350      2973       530       841     58.70       996      3284   229.75    0.15
Fabric                     3487      2748      2895      2467      1340      1123    -16.18      2158      2250     4.25    0.03
Made-Up Arts                548       720       596       780       481      1053    118.77       661      1351   104.38    0.05


Apparel:
M&B Trousers, Shorts         20        72       177        72        37        68     84.91        87       104    18.77    0.03


W&G Slacks,Shorts,Pants       0       259       555       435       237       203    -14.05       298       402    34.82    0.15
W&G Kt T-shirt&Tank-top     222        26       565       141         8       121   1383.05       379       255   -32.72    0.17
W&G Dresses                 241       115       400       628       397       254    -35.93       554       485   -12.35    0.24


Underwear exc fnd grmts     234       529       162        62        32        81    155.18        64       111    72.91    0.07
Swimwear                     13       327       199       347       218       149    -31.75       281       277    -1.46    0.60
Accessories                 533      3297       726       122        79        85      6.73       193       128   -33.77    0.08
Other Apparel              2212       976       516      1074       296      1307    340.85       428      2084   386.30    0.33


Yarn:
Filament Yarn               471      1734      2111      1873       175         0   -100.00       546      1698   210.72    0.35
Spun Yrns & Thread          184       255       239      1100       355       841    136.90       450      1586   252.89    0.10


Fabric:
Cotton Broadwoven Fabs     1119       526       947       689       434        73    -83.16       686       328   -52.14    0.05
MMF Broadwoven Fabs        1032      1068       621       377       253       120    -52.46       436       244   -44.06    0.02
Silk&Other Vg Fib Fabs       59       121        83        45        12       195   1589.02        65       228   250.99    0.43
Knit & Knit Pile Fabs        25        83       141        62         0       192       0           9       254  2583.21    0.02
Speclty & Indstrl Fabs     1095       717       974      1179       596       516    -13.46       849      1098    29.40    0.05

Made-up and Misc.:
Floor Coverings             263       294       155       250       166       376    126.50       177       460   159.69    0.04
Other Made-Up Articles      102       184       261       373       226       602    165.88       321       748   132.80    0.07