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| | November 6, 2008
___________ | PRELIMINARY TEXTILE AND APPAREL IMPORTS |
| | | HTS Chapters 50-63 ONLY! |
| MEXICO | | Preliminary 10/2008 Data in Million M2 |
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(P) These data are limited preliminary import data based on import figures from U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP).
It will be supplanted by official imports from the Census Bureau as those data become available. The release of these data
is to allow preliminary analysis of the impact of total imports into the United States and imports from China into the
United States to facilitate the administration of the textile safeguard in China's WTO Accession Agreement.
Calendar Years Year-to-Date Year-Endings YE 10/2008
Ctrl, Cat, Product 2006 2007 10/2007 10/2008 % Change 10/2007 8/2008 9/2008 10/2008 % Change % Share
(P) (P)
Cotton or Man-Made Fiber:
200 Yarns / Sew Thrd 28.473 25.097 21.554 19.430 -9.85 25.459 23.402 23.099 22.974 -9.76 21.44
201 Specialty Yarns 32.575 28.314 23.854 34.737 45.62 29.026 33.975 36.325 39.197 35.04 21.89
218 Fab, Color Yarn 5.106 6.413 5.942 1.577 -73.47 7.090 2.566 2.293 2.047 -71.12 2.88
219 Duck Fabric 0.275 0.517 0.437 0.727 66.55 0.501 0.803 0.779 0.807 61.23 1.29
220 Spec. Weave, Fab 4.932 4.026 3.430 3.245 -5.41 4.219 3.843 3.780 3.841 -8.96 2.73
222 Knit Fabric 128.573 73.933 65.205 45.233 -30.63 83.651 57.710 57.027 53.961 -35.49 5.16
223 Non-Woven Fabric 277.533 286.028 241.488 228.562 -5.35 283.546 276.022 275.273 273.102 -3.68 10.79
224 Pile/Tufted Fab. 5.150 3.555 3.065 2.843 -7.23 3.580 3.380 3.378 3.334 -6.87 1.50
225 Blue Denim Fab. 4.653 4.165 3.285 4.023 22.48 4.159 5.418 5.237 4.904 17.91 11.11
226 Cheesecloth,Bati 0.026 0.967 0.603 3.270 442.05 0.610 3.237 3.488 3.634 495.52 8.55
227 Oxford Cloth 0.003 0.000 0.000 0.001 412.67 0.000 0.001 0.001 0.001 412.67 0.01
229 Special Fabric 124.339 134.246 112.397 108.315 -3.63 133.554 135.541 135.237 130.165 -2.54 8.02
237 Playsuit,Sunsuit 4.244 2.775 2.198 1.774 -19.28 2.879 2.423 2.404 2.351 -18.32 7.05
239 Baby Garm / Acc 1.853 1.881 1.509 1.783 18.12 1.791 1.871 1.982 2.154 20.26 0.25
Cotton:
300 Carded Cot. Yarn 23.344 12.816 10.961 18.813 71.63 14.216 19.090 19.142 20.667 45.38 14.60
301 Combed Cot. Yarn 76.183 53.747 41.487 39.262 -5.36 49.686 54.513 55.335 51.522 3.69 14.54
313 Cotton Sheeting 0.330 0.623 0.354 0.431 21.57 0.421 0.809 0.701 0.700 66.02 0.25
314 Poplin,Broadcl. 0.802 1.283 1.251 0.216 -82.74 1.582 0.254 0.252 0.248 -84.34 0.16
315 Printcloth Fab. 0.001 0.000 0.000 * * 0.001 * * * * *
317 Twill Fabric 1.378 1.302 1.084 0.480 -55.66 1.128 0.743 0.745 0.699 -38.00 0.77
326 Sateen Fabric 0.003 0.975 0.975 0.220 -77.39 0.975 0.319 0.221 0.220 -77.38 0.47
330 Cot.Handkerchief 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.001 97.84 0.000 0.001 0.001 0.001 97.84 0.01
331 Cot.Glove/Mitten 10.321 8.652 7.340 5.880 -19.89 8.652 7.378 7.333 7.192 -16.87 5.26
332 Cotton Hosiery 73.296 65.842 56.274 54.485 -3.18 66.089 63.006 64.112 64.053 -3.08 9.63
333 Suit-Typ Coat,MB 0.495 0.275 0.254 0.201 -20.94 0.286 0.224 0.227 0.222 -22.45 1.41
334 Oth. Coats, MB 10.763 13.629 11.820 12.190 3.13 13.963 13.126 13.880 13.999 0.26 3.74
335 W/G Cot. Coats 4.456 6.821 5.804 3.148 -45.77 6.547 5.429 4.615 4.165 -36.38 0.65
336 Cotton Dresses 2.167 3.187 3.039 2.808 -7.62 3.248 3.006 2.937 2.955 -9.03 0.51
338 Knit Shirts,MB 89.169 61.721 52.069 52.370 0.58 64.128 60.550 61.308 62.022 -3.28 5.51
339 W/G Knit Blouse 135.591 120.212 102.386 93.411 -8.77 121.501 111.239 111.025 111.238 -8.45 7.88
340 N-Knt Shirts,MB 14.073 9.319 8.174 6.682 -18.25 10.198 7.891 7.849 7.827 -23.24 1.28
341 W/G N-Knt Blouse 4.304 3.230 2.865 1.713 -40.22 3.533 2.227 2.111 2.078 -41.18 0.67
342 Cotton Skirts 3.820 1.873 1.749 0.986 -43.62 2.485 1.145 1.134 1.110 -55.35 0.73
345 Cotton Sweater 3.684 0.106 0.076 0.233 206.92 0.562 0.163 0.236 0.263 -53.10 0.09
347 Cot.M/B Trousers 220.784 203.460 172.049 161.467 -6.15 206.398 192.885 194.955 192.878 -6.55 17.68
348 W/G Slacks, etc. 121.978 106.430 93.121 74.964 -19.50 110.665 90.472 88.728 88.273 -20.23 5.49
349 Bras, & other 0.460 0.440 0.369 0.432 17.11 0.427 0.468 0.475 0.503 17.79 1.36
350 Dress. Gown etc 0.397 0.330 0.295 0.188 -36.48 0.329 0.225 0.246 0.223 -32.29 0.06
351 Cot. Nghtwr/PJs 11.808 9.611 8.067 7.692 -4.64 9.351 9.368 9.596 9.236 -1.22 1.00
352 Cotton Underwear 36.442 23.763 19.974 22.076 10.53 25.616 26.011 25.829 25.866 0.97 1.22
353 Down Coats,M/B 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.001 * 0.000 0.001 0.001 0.001 * 0.22
354 Down Coats,W/G 0.003 0.042 0.037 0.006 -85.02 0.037 0.041 0.005 0.011 -71.07 7.06
359 Oth. Cot. App. 40.557 42.099 35.182 34.973 -0.60 40.858 42.342 42.305 41.890 2.53 11.99
360 Pillowcases 1.387 1.516 1.385 0.720 -48.03 1.604 0.937 0.892 0.850 -46.97 0.38
361 Cotton Sheets 12.329 12.379 11.358 7.641 -32.73 12.744 8.920 8.943 8.662 -32.03 0.64
362 Bedsprds/Quilt 4.520 5.003 4.623 1.885 -59.24 5.150 2.683 2.459 2.264 -56.04 0.68
363 Pile Towels 3.595 2.030 1.697 1.315 -22.51 1.981 1.680 1.640 1.648 -16.83 0.57
369 Oth. Cot. Manuf. 25.992 40.493 35.005 25.275 -27.80 38.580 32.382 31.684 30.763 -20.26 1.08
Wool:
400 Wool Yarns 0.080 0.420 0.386 0.751 94.65 0.416 0.695 0.718 0.786 88.88 2.62
410 Wool Woven Fab. 6.494 5.719 4.880 4.377 -10.30 6.082 5.079 5.151 5.216 -14.24 31.47
414 Oth Wool Fabric 2.024 2.846 2.257 1.969 -12.74 2.528 2.624 2.616 2.559 1.22 26.38
431 Wool Glov/Mitns 0.003 0.000 0.000 0.002 * 0.000 * * 0.002 * 0.12
432 Wool Hosiery 0.020 0.049 0.037 0.152 311.19 0.038 0.138 0.149 0.164 331.88 8.37
433 Suit-Typ Ct,MB 3.204 2.959 2.424 2.603 7.40 2.882 3.242 3.177 3.138 8.90 15.19
434 Oth. Coats, M/B 0.053 0.135 0.127 0.129 1.24 0.129 0.133 0.114 0.137 5.91 0.71
435 W/G Coats, Wool 0.954 1.047 0.951 0.484 -49.09 1.066 0.650 0.618 0.580 -45.56 0.71
436 Wool Dresses 0.077 0.396 0.286 0.142 -50.53 0.309 0.436 0.348 0.252 -18.59 1.72
438 K Shirts,Blouses 0.289 0.191 0.173 0.197 13.81 0.199 0.178 0.182 0.214 7.63 0.90
439 Babies' garments 0.001 0.000 0.000 * * 0.000 * * * * *
440 NK Shirts,Blouse 0.302 0.318 0.295 0.240 -18.45 0.306 0.268 0.266 0.264 -13.77 32.94
442 Wool Skirts 0.071 0.075 0.063 0.056 -11.26 0.070 0.067 0.068 0.068 -2.95 1.64
443 Wool Suits,M/B 3.219 3.048 2.608 2.394 -8.22 3.097 2.856 2.805 2.834 -8.50 13.38
444 Wool Suits,W/G 0.000 0.001 0.001 0.000 -98.22 0.001 * * 0.000 -98.22 0.00
445 Wool Sweater,MB 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 53.85 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 53.85 0.00
446 Wool Sweater,WG 0.057 0.109 0.102 0.060 -41.36 0.106 0.072 0.068 0.067 -36.59 0.21
447 Wool Trousers,MB 3.805 3.047 2.601 2.320 -10.80 3.138 2.887 2.849 2.766 -11.86 15.31
448 Wool Slacks,W/G 0.097 0.131 0.118 0.061 -48.15 0.134 0.088 0.075 0.074 -44.31 0.76
459 Oth.Wool Apparel 0.049 0.050 0.042 0.051 20.87 0.053 0.057 0.055 0.059 10.34 0.53
464 Wool Blankets 0.018 0.005 0.005 0.006 18.04 0.006 0.002 0.002 0.006 5.26 0.16
465 Floor Coverings 0.043 0.035 0.033 0.031 -5.85 0.043 0.035 0.036 0.033 -24.31 0.12
469 Oth. Wool Manuf. 0.012 0.013 0.012 0.010 -14.01 0.014 0.013 0.012 0.011 -16.60 0.69
Man-Made Fiber:
600 Text Fil Yarn 119.936 113.629 96.177 76.974 -19.97 117.816 103.302 99.725 94.426 -19.85 17.18
603 Yarn>85% artif. 0.065 0.194 0.194 0.207 6.75 0.194 0.107 0.157 0.207 6.75 0.18
604 Yarn>85% Synth. 11.197 5.581 4.765 4.336 -9.00 6.027 5.226 5.323 5.152 -14.52 2.50
606 N-Text Fil Yrn 49.717 21.696 19.216 35.224 83.31 22.191 31.676 36.025 37.704 69.91 4.00
607 Oth Stpl Fib Yrn 12.847 9.317 8.384 4.842 -42.25 9.356 6.436 5.938 5.775 -38.28 7.87
611 Wov>85% Art Stp 0.070 0.028 0.028 * * 0.034 * * * * *
613 MMF Sheeting Fab 0.404 0.425 0.407 0.095 -76.56 0.525 0.106 0.106 0.114 -78.30 1.40
614 MMF Pop/Brdclth 1.755 7.453 5.544 0.372 -93.29 6.063 3.639 2.972 2.281 -62.37 4.75
615 MMF Printcloth 0.044 0.327 0.179 0.953 433.04 0.180 1.211 1.211 1.101 513.17 19.19
617 MMF Twill/Sateen 1.183 0.435 0.391 0.323 -17.43 0.397 0.369 0.419 0.367 -7.46 1.15
618 Wov Artif Filam 0.013 0.028 0.023 0.013 -42.56 0.024 0.014 0.011 0.018 -25.34 0.06
619 Poly Fil Fab 4.002 3.836 2.984 0.916 -69.32 3.435 2.265 1.903 1.767 -48.55 0.77
620 Oth Synth Filam 14.221 15.487 13.616 18.151 33.31 15.684 19.306 20.258 20.022 27.66 2.99
621 Impression Fab 0.021 0.082 0.082 0.012 -84.81 0.082 0.043 0.044 0.013 -84.20 0.98
624 Wov MMF Fabric 3.415 1.838 1.587 1.286 -18.95 2.107 1.523 1.526 1.537 -27.06 46.66
625 Pop,Broad Stp/Fl 0.308 1.640 1.533 0.002 -99.85 1.533 0.339 0.224 0.109 -92.92 0.40
626 Printclth Stp/Fl 0.009 0.000 0.000 0.000 * 0.000 * * 0.000 * 0.00
627 Sheeting Stap/Fl 0.143 0.000 0.000 0.000 51.38 0.012 * * 0.000 -96.44 0.01
628 Twl/Satn/Stp/Fil 0.001 0.007 0.007 * * 0.007 * * * * *
629 Oth Stap/Fil Fab 0.610 0.140 0.139 0.022 -84.23 0.175 0.029 0.030 0.022 -87.16 0.04
630 Handkerchiefs 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.004 1494.97 0.000 0.000 0.001 0.004 1494.97 0.21
631 Gloves/Mittens 8.320 7.920 6.498 6.423 -1.15 7.710 8.038 7.845 7.845 1.74 7.77
632 Hosiery 10.380 13.472 11.037 13.159 19.22 12.816 15.119 15.392 15.594 21.67 4.26
633 Suit-Typ Coat,MB 0.153 0.117 0.098 0.075 -23.42 0.111 0.095 0.093 0.094 -15.68 0.69
634 Other Coats, MB 15.035 12.926 10.969 5.469 -50.13 13.045 8.396 8.070 7.427 -43.06 2.03
635 Coats, W/G 8.885 6.230 5.495 3.880 -29.39 6.897 4.667 4.613 4.615 -33.09 0.99
636 Dresses 16.259 19.889 18.110 13.749 -24.08 19.385 15.357 15.162 15.528 -19.90 2.51
638 Knit Shirts, MB 134.047 76.358 63.308 62.512 -1.26 80.041 77.163 77.315 75.562 -5.59 10.61
639 Knit Blouses,WG 54.030 41.394 35.694 36.611 2.57 42.537 42.936 42.785 42.310 -0.53 7.69
640 N-K Shirts, MB 22.127 18.065 15.862 12.158 -23.35 18.968 14.436 14.304 14.361 -24.29 9.30
641 N-K Blouses, WG 12.865 11.426 9.806 6.241 -36.36 11.371 8.494 8.143 7.861 -30.87 4.23
642 Skirts 6.855 3.373 3.174 2.284 -28.02 3.476 2.716 2.646 2.483 -28.56 3.07
643 MMF Suits, M/B 0.105 0.028 0.026 0.010 -61.59 0.053 0.020 0.020 0.012 -77.61 0.06
644 MMF W/G Suits 0.020 0.013 0.004 0.003 -21.35 0.004 0.014 0.013 0.013 194.22 0.03
645 MMF M/B Sweaters 0.643 0.678 0.493 0.653 32.67 0.600 0.854 0.849 0.839 39.92 8.12
646 MMF Sweaters,WG 1.548 1.687 1.510 1.095 -27.46 1.779 1.421 1.309 1.273 -28.45 0.89
647 Trousers,etc MB 69.039 58.194 51.138 35.149 -31.27 61.578 46.395 44.465 42.205 -31.46 9.18
648 Slacks,etc. WG 35.788 27.294 23.535 19.104 -18.83 27.448 23.769 23.376 22.862 -16.71 6.17
649 Bras/Ot Bod Sup 7.548 5.950 5.058 3.489 -31.02 6.079 4.995 4.686 4.381 -27.92 2.69
650 Dress Gown,Robe 2.331 1.323 1.138 0.732 -35.69 1.569 1.050 0.979 0.916 -41.60 0.39
651 Nightwear/PJs 10.276 7.537 6.375 5.307 -16.76 9.120 7.155 6.882 6.469 -29.07 1.09
652 M-MF Underwear 45.671 40.002 35.210 13.351 -62.08 42.411 23.288 20.205 18.143 -57.22 3.30
653 Down Coats, M/B 0.004 0.001 0.001 0.002 58.62 0.002 0.002 0.002 0.002 -16.36 0.02
659 Oth. MMF App. 197.310 147.653 125.849 95.189 -24.36 157.947 120.805 118.804 116.993 -25.93 7.84
665 Floor Coverings 1.129 1.243 1.022 1.046 2.40 1.207 1.376 1.312 1.267 4.99 1.25
666 Other Furnishing 278.600 290.681 244.880 188.296 -23.11 289.262 241.561 236.505 234.098 -19.07 5.86
669 Other MMF Manuf 494.594 409.944 353.507 321.553 -9.04 419.696 374.501 375.271 377.990 -9.94 9.78
Silk and Vegetable Fiber:
800 S/V Yarns 0.007 0.000 0.000 0.000 -86.96 0.000 * 0.000 0.000 -86.96 0.00
810 S/V Woven Fabric 0.027 0.271 0.025 0.000 -99.02 0.034 0.271 0.249 0.246 624.73 0.16
831 Gloves Silk/Veg 0.005 0.000 0.000 0.058 37362.26 0.001 0.008 0.033 0.058 8421.46 1.44
832 Hosiery Slk/Veg 0.240 0.037 0.028 0.023 -19.50 0.059 0.031 0.032 0.031 -47.04 1.82
833 S/V S-T CoatsMB 0.011 0.011 0.009 0.004 -54.31 0.011 0.004 0.004 0.005 -48.70 0.28
834 S/VOth.CoatsM/B 0.005 0.010 0.009 0.017 92.69 0.010 0.018 0.019 0.019 87.46 0.80
835 S/V Coats W/G 0.050 0.020 0.018 0.017 -2.70 0.022 0.020 0.019 0.019 -11.62 0.06
836 S/V Dresses 0.008 0.018 0.014 0.015 5.48 0.014 0.008 0.008 0.019 33.07 0.10
838 S/V K Shirts/Bls 0.644 0.329 0.305 0.133 -56.39 0.386 0.188 0.168 0.158 -59.15 0.73
839 Baby Silk/Veg Ga 0.005 0.003 0.003 0.006 80.22 0.004 0.003 0.004 0.006 70.75 0.09
840 S/V Wov Shirts 0.032 0.039 0.032 0.025 -21.35 0.039 0.033 0.029 0.032 -15.61 0.07
842 S/V Skirts 0.027 0.002 0.002 0.000 -75.25 0.002 0.000 0.000 0.000 -68.32 0.00
843 S/V Suits, M/B 0.007 0.000 0.000 0.003 685.42 0.001 0.002 0.002 0.003 356.97 0.61
844 WG Suits S/V 0.002 0.002 0.002 0.001 -33.10 0.002 0.001 0.002 0.002 21.67 0.08
845 Sweaters, Veg. 0.030 0.000 0.000 0.000 * 0.002 0.000 0.000 0.000 -88.14 0.00
847 S/V Trousers MB 0.594 0.131 0.128 0.032 -75.37 0.242 0.037 0.036 0.035 -85.68 0.02
850 EG S/V Drss.Gwn 0.003 0.001 0.001 * * 0.002 * * * * *
851 S/V Nightwear 0.001 0.000 0.000 * * 0.000 * * * * *
852 S/V Underwear 0.002 0.000 0.000 0.002 * 0.000 0.002 0.002 0.002 * 0.44
858 S/V Neckwear 0.002 0.002 0.002 0.002 6.40 0.003 0.002 0.002 0.002 -27.99 0.04
859 Oth. S/V Apparel 0.619 0.931 0.795 0.704 -11.35 0.923 0.974 0.964 0.840 -8.90 3.77
899 Other S/V Manuf 23.808 13.460 12.009 4.809 -59.95 15.007 6.862 6.421 6.261 -58.28 4.58