Export Market Report
                                                                                                                            C89

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  ___________                             |                                     |                           November 13, 2009
 |           |                            |        US EXPORT MARKETS            |
 |  KUWAIT   |                            |       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        26620     19313     22355     23563     16076     19566     21.71     20833     27052    29.85    0.20
TOTAL APPAREL              7334      8767     12365     15178     11212     13972     24.62     14240     17938    25.97    0.50
TEXTILE MILL PRODUCTS     19286     10546      9989      8385      4864      5594     15.00      6593      9114    38.23    0.09
Fabric                     3417      5546      3184      2756      1803      2524     40.04      2640      3478    31.74    0.06
Made-Up Arts              15813      4932      6745      5524      2974      2998      0.81      3855      5548    43.89    0.21


Apparel:
M&B Other Coats              96       137       100        92        73       283    289.41       148       303   104.72    0.39
M&B Trousers, Shorts        182       360       118        72        31       297    869.90       125       338   171.80    0.10
M&B Kt T-shirt&Tk-top       308        30        20       144       113       268    136.68       124       298   140.59    0.12
M&B Other Knit Shirts       201        80       123        38        13       259   1879.82        87       284   228.13    0.36
M&B Woven Shirts             64        78        20        38        35       159    359.45        46       163   253.87    0.23
M&B Sweaters                 22       265       159        45        24       214    776.26       111       235   111.47    0.23
W&G Skirts                   65       175        18        30        26       135    412.30        26       139   427.28    0.31


W&G Suits                    12       303       169       282       174       313     79.43       174       421   141.39    1.52
W&G Suit-type Coats          75       118        83        78        65        96     47.71        93       109    17.38    0.43
W&G Oth Coats & Jackets      75        40       186       130        85       135     59.80       129       181    40.12    0.18
W&G Slacks,Shorts,Pants     336       239       223        87        46       256    459.01        63       297   370.06    0.11
W&G Other Knit Shirts        65       321       154        28        24       120    400.64       127       124    -2.74    0.16
W&G Woven Shirts             43        82        63       295       252       124    -50.72       265       167   -36.93    0.26
W&G Dresses                1144      1492      2415      3889      2795      3904     39.69      3550      4999    40.80    2.40


Robes & Dressing Gowns      230       673       560       546       436       337    -22.76       529       447   -15.57    2.87
Pajamas& Oth Nightwear     1461      1400      1969      2092      1402      1894     35.07      1882      2584    37.31   14.54
Underwear exc fnd grmts     683       723      2685      1530      1059      1459     37.71      1647      1929    17.12    1.69
Foundation Garments          95       144       156       214       169       255     51.23       209       301    43.89    0.40
Swimwear                      6       113        58        31        27       137    408.10        31       141   363.48    0.34
Hosiery                     435       536       509       596       583       229    -60.64       593       243   -59.09    0.07
Accessories                 130       409       588      1943      1382       668    -51.63      1516      1230   -18.87    0.68
Other Apparel               871       487      1540      2604      2079      2136      2.71      2426      2661     9.66    0.47

Fabric:
Cotton Broadwoven Fabs      108       188       262       163        92       127     37.62       184       198     7.79    0.03
MMF Broadwoven Fabs         493       403       315       225       207       206     -0.47       254       224   -11.96    0.03
Speclty & Indstrl Fabs     2401      4345      1972      2109      1292      2048     58.54      1905      2865    50.40    0.16


Made-up and Misc.:
Floor Coverings            1403      3059      2219      2232      1091      1241     13.78      1547      2382    54.01    0.27
Bedroom Furnishings        5187       309       217       515       305       626    105.02       388       836   115.59    0.29
Bathroom Furnishings        495       554       658       343       165       187     13.40       250       365    46.20    1.15
Misc. Hsehld Furnish        156        84        50       204       123        40    -67.89       138       120   -12.85    0.26
Other Made-Up Articles     8535       806      3360      1866       931       864     -7.22      1168      1799    54.02    0.15