Export Market Report
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  ___________                             |                                     |                             August 12, 2008
 |           |                            |        US EXPORT MARKETS            |
 |  KUWAIT   |                            |       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        22772     26620     19313     22355     12722     10591    -16.75     23116     20224   -12.51    0.13
TOTAL APPAREL              8410      7334      8767     12365      6329      7238     14.37     11419     13275    16.25    0.37
TEXTILE MILL PRODUCTS     14362     19286     10546      9989      6393      3353    -47.56     11697      6949   -40.59    0.06
Fabric                     8706      3417      5546      3184      1820      1212    -33.39      3919      2577   -34.24    0.03
Made-Up Arts               5468     15813      4932      6745      4539      2079    -54.18      7718      4286   -44.47    0.15


Apparel:
M&B Other Coats             120        96       137       100        24        26      7.87       122       101   -16.81    0.15
M&B Trousers, Shorts        142       182       360       118        24        26      7.35       243       120   -50.67    0.04
M&B Sweaters                 29        22       265       159        25         3    -89.90       184       136   -25.68    0.13


W&G Suits                    50        12       303       169        57        77     34.99       228       189   -17.12    0.51
W&G Oth Coats & Jackets      22        75        40       186       111        62    -44.16       134       137     2.07    0.20
W&G Other Knit Shirts        22        65       321       154        26        24     -7.93       294       152   -48.22    0.22
W&G Woven Shirts              0        43        82        63        23       204    783.97        65       244   277.81    0.41
W&G Dresses                 440      1144      1492      2415      1046      1829     74.88      1704      3198    87.69    1.61


Robes & Dressing Gowns       68       230       673       560       338       271    -19.64       807       494   -38.77    1.77
Pajamas& Oth Nightwear     1137      1461      1400      1969      1150       916    -20.39      1985      1734   -12.63    7.87
Underwear exc fnd grmts    1644       683       723      2685      1807       753    -58.34      2306      1631   -29.30    1.10
Foundation Garments         142        95       144       156        80       124     55.72       175       200    14.64    0.22
Hosiery                     601       435       536       509       254       323     27.23       501       578    15.32    0.15
Accessories                 626       130       409       588       243       778    220.42       636      1123    76.53    0.69
Other Apparel              1366       871       487      1540       520      1498    188.03       742      2518   239.42    0.40


Fabric:
Cotton Broadwoven Fabs      149       108       188       262        97        52    -46.67       225       216    -4.01    0.03
MMF Broadwoven Fabs         730       493       403       315       249       191    -23.43       324       257   -20.73    0.02
Felts&Other Non-Wovens      301       265       362       500       443        63    -85.75       763       120   -84.28    0.01
Speclty & Indstrl Fabs     7126      2401      4345      1972       967       864    -10.67      2398      1869   -22.08    0.08

Made-up and Misc.:
Floor Coverings            1090      1403      3059      2219      1129       725    -35.75      3427      1816   -47.02    0.17
Bedroom Furnishings        1775      5187       309       217        53       252    377.38       214       416    94.17    0.12
Bathroom Furnishings        541       495       554       658       310       161    -47.88       532       510    -4.27    0.94
Misc. Hsehld Furnish        127       156        84        50        35        86    141.93        64       100    56.20    0.20
Other Made-Up Articles     1674      8535       806      3360      2790       761    -72.72      3175      1331   -58.07    0.12