Export Market Report
                                                                                                                            C79

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  ___________                             |                                     |                             August 12, 2008
 |           |                            |        US EXPORT MARKETS            |
 |  JAPAN    |                            |       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       513873    573680    563846    466436    236761    220588     -6.83    502539    450263   -10.40    2.80
TOTAL APPAREL            233525    280374    233748    188400     94320     87188     -7.56    208280    181268   -12.97    5.03
TEXTILE MILL PRODUCTS    280348    293306    330098    278036    142441    133399     -6.35    294259    268994    -8.59    2.16
Yarn                      46486     39582     56766     42905     18177     24213     33.21     44567     48942     9.82    2.27
Fabric                   120057    128000    154634    127083     72355     65441     -9.56    147088    120169   -18.30    1.63
Made-Up Arts             113805    125724    118698    108047     51909     43745    -15.73    102604     99883    -2.65    3.44


Apparel:
M&B Ensembles              2401      1415       714      1101       355       459     29.51       633      1206    90.43    8.15
M&B Suits                  1773      1621      1441      1258       496       426    -14.07      1466      1188   -18.98    8.71
M&B Dress Coat             2730      2550      2085      1605       190       551    190.73      1881      1966     4.53   13.85
M&B Other Coats            8590     11174     10471     11459      4736      4041    -14.67     11147     10764    -3.43   15.47
M&B Trousers, Shorts      17107     35044     26358     12219      7036      3676    -47.75     17741      8860   -50.06    2.74
M&B Kt T-shirt&Tk-top     26168     37231     24117     14225      7217      9514     31.83     14414     16522    14.63    7.49
M&B Other Knit Shirts     12995     10776      9400      8993      5126      4040    -21.19      9476      7907   -16.56   10.28
M&B Woven Shirts           5329      5614      5077      5133      2908      2998      3.08      5217      5223     0.11    8.81
M&B Sweaters               4476      4189      2290      5617      1847      3037     64.37      3484      6807    95.36    6.45
W&G Skirts                 1942      2222      1605      1052       649      1314    102.59      1361      1718    26.25    4.30


W&G Ensembles              9087      6116      7968      7062      3624      3402     -6.14      7557      6840    -9.49   18.98
W&G Suits                  2985      4467      5570      4436      2631      1819    -30.87      6350      3623   -42.94    9.74
W&G Suit-type Coats        5686      3842      2600      2354      1031       506    -50.95      2556      1829   -28.46    6.05
W&G Oth Coats & Jackets    2802      2913      2675      1672       325       850    161.49      1918      2197    14.55    3.19
W&G Slacks,Shorts,Pants   17344     32635     34215     19497     11351      7524    -33.71     28396     15670   -44.81    5.68
W&G Kt T-shirt&Tank-top    5694     10381      9316      9919      5260      6057     15.13      9474     10715    13.11    7.29
W&G Other Knit Shirts      2059      2113      2601      1550       918      1087     18.41      1560      1719    10.17    2.49
W&G Woven Shirts           3476      2998      2142      3891      2465      1004    -59.26      3771      2430   -35.55    4.13
W&G Sweaters               3692      1583      1978      1086       373       522     39.88      1297      1235    -4.83    1.01
W&G Dresses                3899      3770      4689      6574      2318      3363     45.09      4821      7619    58.03    3.83


Robes & Dressing Gowns     1131       651       438      2706       709      1256     77.19       998      3253   225.96   11.68
Pajamas& Oth Nightwear      268       487       396       328       157       248     57.41       397       418     5.39    1.90
Underwear exc fnd grmts   13077     10551      8526     10289      4538      6070     33.77      8323     11821    42.03    7.97
Foundation Garments        3851       749       362       266        60       176    195.30       293       382    30.60    0.42
Swimwear                    254       219       334       420       225       274     21.54       294       468    59.33    1.01
Jog & Oth Athletc Suits     466       720       412       746       327       264    -19.24       613       683    11.35    6.87
Hosiery                    5317      6844      6150      5381      2790      2913      4.40      6221      5504   -11.52    1.44
Gloves                     1094      2595      1006       972       398       521     30.92       914      1095    19.76    1.83
Accessories               17166     23621     17451     15583      7119      8271     16.17     16188     16734     3.37   10.22
Infants wear               1237      1313      1116      1808       946       631    -33.35      1642      1492    -9.13    3.96
Other Apparel             49430     49967     40243     29199     16193     10374    -35.93     37876     23380   -38.27    3.69


Yarn:
Filament Yarn             27812     20166     30561     27374     11853     17056     43.89     28392     32576    14.74    6.70
Spun Yrns & Thread        18674     19416     26204     15531      6323      7158     13.19     16175     16366     1.18    0.98


Fabric:
Cotton Broadwoven Fabs     4663      5987      3245      4411      3065      1772    -42.17      4777      3119   -34.72    0.44
MMF Broadwoven Fabs        5724      5892      8038      4804      2248      2755     22.54      6344      5310   -16.29    0.49
Wool Woven Fabrics          433       245       504       705       369       181    -51.06       657       517   -21.30    0.95
Silk&Other Vg Fib Fabs     1374       648       867      3006      2790       812    -70.88      3399      1029   -69.72    1.94
Knit & Knit Pile Fabs      5526      5986      6251      5804      3187      2798    -12.22      6645      5414   -18.52    0.32
Felts&Other Non-Wovens    67892     67130     90029     63439     35595     36665      3.01     75500     64510   -14.56    4.03
Speclty & Indstrl Fabs    34446     42112     45700     44914     25102     20458    -18.50     49766     40270   -19.08    1.82


Made-up and Misc.:
Cordage, twine, etc.       3218      2864      2983      3825      1463      1828     24.96      3191      4190    31.30    2.87
Floor Coverings           33450     27245     22241     16487      9203      8117    -11.80     19116     15400   -19.44    1.42
Curtains and Drapes         328       146       182       576       198       285     44.31       304       664   118.61    0.78
Bedroom Furnishings        6113      5271      5970      4822      2121      1675    -21.02      5067      4377   -13.62    1.21
Bathroom Furnishings       1553      1183       965      1109       354       334     -5.39       882      1090    23.57    2.01
Misc. Hsehld Furnish        809       902       522       409       196       165    -15.76       427       378   -11.46    0.73
Other Made-Up Articles    68243     88070     85790     80789     38359     31329    -18.33     73582     73758     0.24    6.63