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                                          |                                         |                              November 6, 2008
  ___________                             | PRELIMINARY TEXTILE AND APPAREL IMPORTS |
 |           |                            |         HTS Chapters 50-63 ONLY!        |
 |  HONDURA  |                            | 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      0.222     0.805     0.560     0.622     11.06     0.609     0.750     0.865     0.867    42.49    0.81
 201 Specialty Yarns       0.151     0.004     0.004     0.173   4665.05     0.072     0.127     0.127     0.173   140.94    0.10
 218 Fab, Color Yarn       0.000     0.000     0.000     0.000       *       0.000      *         *        0.000      *      0.00
 219 Duck Fabric           0.000     0.000     0.000      *          *       0.000      *         *         *         *       *  
 220 Spec. Weave, Fab      0.002     0.001     0.001     0.002    189.35     0.001     0.002     0.003     0.003   147.86    0.00
 222 Knit Fabric           0.312     0.956     0.932     0.826    -11.36     1.000     0.777     0.778     0.850   -14.93    0.08
 223 Non-Woven Fabric      0.002     1.434     1.281     2.205     72.11     1.283     3.438     3.418     2.358    83.77    0.09
 224 Pile/Tufted Fab.      0.049     0.150     0.134     0.054    -59.59     0.158     0.094     0.090     0.070   -55.53    0.03
 225 Blue Denim Fab.       0.000     0.000     0.000     0.001       *       0.000      *         *        0.001      *      0.00
 227 Oxford Cloth          0.000     0.001     0.000      *          *       0.000     0.001     0.001     0.001      *      0.01
 229 Special Fabric        2.105     2.033     1.703     1.617     -5.07     1.973     2.093     2.101     1.946    -1.33    0.12
 237 Playsuit,Sunsuit      0.458     0.238     0.191     0.272     41.96     0.273     0.287     0.310     0.319    16.71    0.95
 239 Baby Garm / Acc       9.641     8.363     7.473     8.586     14.89     8.497    10.188    10.161     9.476    11.52    1.09

Cotton:
 300 Carded Cot. Yarn      0.789     0.157     0.000     0.148       *       0.000     0.305     0.305     0.305      *      0.22
 301 Combed Cot. Yarn      0.000     1.852     1.852      *          *       1.852     0.769     0.494      *         *       *  
 314 Poplin,Broadcl.       0.000     0.000     0.000     0.001       *       0.000     0.001     0.001     0.001      *      0.00
 317 Twill Fabric          0.000     0.000     0.000     0.081       *       0.000     0.081     0.081     0.081      *      0.09
 331 Cot.Glove/Mitten      0.940     1.047     0.976     0.489    -49.86     1.168     0.682     0.603     0.561   -52.00    0.41
 332 Cotton Hosiery       55.548   115.420    91.821   125.139     36.29    99.907   142.102   145.724   148.737    48.88   22.35
 333 Suit-Typ Coat,MB      0.001     0.000     0.000      *          *       0.000      *         *         *         *       *  
 334 Oth. Coats, MB        3.112     0.982     0.476     1.738    265.48     0.495     2.214     2.349     2.245   353.19    0.60
 335 W/G Cot. Coats        7.453     4.051     3.701     7.254     95.99     5.366     6.217     7.134     7.604    41.71    1.19
 336 Cotton Dresses        1.907     1.616     1.319     2.095     58.88     1.670     2.340     2.431     2.393    43.31    0.42
 338 Knit Shirts,MB      241.262   221.485   188.639   170.933     -9.39   229.870   201.116   203.973   203.780   -11.35   18.12
 339 W/G Knit Blouse     101.901   102.988    83.724    88.693      5.93   102.946   105.624   106.933   107.956     4.87    7.64
 340 N-Knt Shirts,MB      14.182    12.925    11.255     8.011    -28.82    14.044     9.678     9.695     9.681   -31.07    1.58
 341 W/G N-Knt Blouse      2.874     2.208     1.934     1.280    -33.84     2.309     1.614     1.591     1.553   -32.71    0.50
 342 Cotton Skirts         0.723     4.172     3.413     2.518    -26.22     3.681     3.198     3.191     3.277   -10.96    2.14
 345 Cotton Sweater        0.227     0.232     0.135     0.003    -97.48     0.147     0.111     0.104     0.100   -32.09    0.03
 347 Cot.M/B Trousers     39.423    33.402    28.989    28.404     -2.02    34.554    33.879    33.124    32.816    -5.03    3.01
 348 W/G Slacks, etc.     38.927    47.303    40.723    37.002     -9.14    48.525    44.420    43.996    43.582   -10.19    2.71
 349 Bras, & other         0.915     0.828     0.701     0.488    -30.33     0.886     0.736     0.696     0.615   -30.61    1.67
 350 Dress. Gown etc       3.054     4.868     4.785     0.786    -83.58     4.819     0.872     0.872     0.868   -81.99    0.23
 351 Cot. Nghtwr/PJs       1.812     1.640     1.446     0.354    -75.50     2.374     0.599     0.601     0.548   -76.90    0.06
 352 Cotton Underwear    338.430   360.768   295.561   335.151     13.40   349.665   386.580   393.969   400.359    14.50   18.88
 359 Oth. Cot. App.        5.317     6.756     5.749     3.964    -31.04     6.770     5.565     5.462     4.971   -26.57    1.42
 360 Pillowcases           0.000     0.000     0.000      *          *       0.000     0.000     0.000     0.000      *      0.00
 369 Oth. Cot. Manuf.      0.195     0.581     0.529     0.227    -57.13     0.622     0.316     0.284     0.279   -55.18    0.01

Wool:
 410 Wool Woven Fab.       0.001     0.000     0.000      *          *       0.000      *         *         *         *       *  
 433 Suit-Typ Ct,MB        0.037     0.000     0.000      *          *       0.000      *         *         *         *       *  
 436 Wool Dresses          0.000     0.011     0.000      *          *       0.000     0.011     0.011     0.011      *      0.07
 438 K Shirts,Blouses      0.001     0.040     0.037     0.000    -99.93     0.037     0.003     0.003     0.003   -91.27    0.01
 440 NK Shirts,Blouse      0.007     0.001     0.001     0.002    106.38     0.001     0.002     0.002     0.002   131.91    0.27
 443 Wool Suits,M/B        0.000     0.000     0.000      *          *       0.000      *         *         *         *       *  
 447 Wool Trousers,MB      0.235     0.146     0.122     0.100    -18.53     0.181     0.120     0.124     0.123   -31.92    0.68
 448 Wool Slacks,W/G       0.162     0.072     0.056     0.019    -66.95     0.082     0.053     0.048     0.035   -57.35    0.36
 459 Oth.Wool Apparel      0.005     0.026     0.022     0.022      0.03     0.022     0.041     0.042     0.026    16.13    0.23

Man-Made Fiber:
 600 Text Fil Yarn         0.001     0.000     0.000     0.038       *       0.000     0.037     0.037     0.038      *      0.01
 604 Yarn>85% Synth.       0.110     0.000     0.000      *          *       0.000      *         *         *         *       *  
 606 N-Text Fil Yrn        0.708     0.026     0.026     0.018    -29.30     0.096     0.018     0.018     0.018   -80.85    0.00
 611 Wov>85% Art Stp       0.000     0.000     0.000      *          *       0.000      *         *         *         *       *  
 614 MMF Pop/Brdclth       0.027     0.004     0.004     0.001    -62.80     0.004     0.001     0.001     0.001   -62.80    0.00
 619 Poly Fil Fab          0.000     0.008     0.008      *          *       0.008     0.007     0.007      *         *       *  
 620 Oth Synth Filam       0.000     0.002     0.002     0.000    -81.03     0.002     0.000     0.000     0.000   -81.03    0.00
 628 Twl/Satn/Stp/Fil      0.003     0.000     0.000      *          *       0.000      *         *         *         *       *  
 629 Oth Stap/Fil Fab      0.001     0.000     0.000     0.000       *       0.000      *        0.000     0.000      *      0.00
 630 Handkerchiefs         0.004     0.005     0.004     0.004    -11.48     0.005     0.004     0.004     0.004   -17.49    0.25
 631 Gloves/Mittens        0.432     0.526     0.485     0.285    -41.19     0.584     0.369     0.348     0.326   -44.13    0.32
 632 Hosiery               2.276     0.912     0.870     0.762    -12.45     1.152     0.647     0.747     0.804   -30.22    0.22
 633 Suit-Typ Coat,MB      0.003     0.000     0.000      *          *       0.000      *         *         *         *       *  
 634 Other Coats, MB       4.701     9.632     7.560    18.045    138.68     8.543    16.110    17.816    20.117   135.47    5.50
 635 Coats, W/G            1.058     1.820     1.470     1.062    -27.76     1.720     1.484     1.422     1.412   -17.89    0.30
 636 Dresses               0.152     0.190     0.177     0.116    -34.52     0.246     0.091     0.107     0.129   -47.46    0.02
 638 Knit Shirts, MB     130.842   140.309   111.473   153.551     37.75   129.288   180.573   182.994   182.388    41.07   25.60
 639 Knit Blouses,WG       6.251     7.167     6.158     5.928     -3.74     7.181     6.863     6.999     6.937    -3.41    1.26
 640 N-K Shirts, MB       24.719    25.679    21.360    19.910     -6.79    25.444    24.610    24.679    24.228    -4.78   15.69
 641 N-K Blouses, WG       3.270     4.016     3.275     2.694    -17.74     3.897     3.611     3.547     3.435   -11.85    1.85
 642 Skirts                0.214     0.119     0.087     0.129     48.23     0.171     0.142     0.154     0.161    -5.78    0.20
 645 MMF M/B Sweaters      0.018     0.001     0.001     0.000    -83.33     0.001     0.000     0.000     0.000   -61.11    0.00
 646 MMF Sweaters,WG       0.051     0.022     0.003     0.012    316.84     0.003     0.024     0.024     0.031   968.42    0.02
 647 Trousers,etc MB      21.303    33.754    27.615    36.030     30.47    31.657    39.045    40.571    42.169    33.21    9.17
 648 Slacks,etc. WG        7.463     7.706     6.825     4.880    -28.50     7.805     5.174     5.414     5.761   -26.18    1.55
 649 Bras/Ot Bod Sup       8.675     8.122     6.669     6.795      1.89     8.137     8.094     8.153     8.248     1.37    5.05
 650 Dress Gown,Robe       2.217     0.019     0.014     0.021     46.08     0.016     0.030     0.027     0.025    56.99    0.01
 651 Nightwear/PJs         1.833     3.249     2.499     3.183     27.38     2.598     4.000     4.040     3.934    51.41    0.66
 652 M-MF Underwear       26.226    22.287    18.798    27.336     45.42    22.566    29.241    30.010    30.825    36.60    5.60
 659 Oth. MMF App.        24.542    24.206    20.289    19.919     -1.83    23.672    23.965    24.093    23.835     0.69    1.60
 666 Other Furnishing      1.239     1.322     1.094     0.647    -40.82     1.248     1.042     0.926     0.875   -29.83    0.02
 669 Other MMF Manuf       2.080     2.646     2.248     8.252    267.09     2.655     5.782     7.007     8.650   225.78    0.22

Silk and Vegetable Fiber:
 832 Hosiery Slk/Veg       0.005     0.000     0.000     0.000       *       0.005     0.000     0.000     0.000   -94.91    0.02
 833 S/V S-T CoatsMB       0.005     0.000     0.000      *          *       0.000      *         *         *         *       *  
 835 S/V Coats W/G         0.000     0.015     0.009      *          *       0.009     0.015     0.015     0.007   -25.30    0.02
 838 S/V K Shirts/Bls      0.000     0.142     0.006      *          *       0.007     0.142     0.142     0.136  1944.97    0.63
 840 S/V Wov Shirts        0.005     0.001     0.001      *          *       0.001      *         *         *         *       *  
 847 S/V Trousers MB       0.005     0.000     0.000     0.000      0.00     0.000     0.000     0.000     0.000     0.00    0.00
 851 S/V Nightwear         0.000     0.000     0.000     0.000       *       0.000      *         *        0.000      *      0.01
 852 S/V Underwear         0.000     0.000     0.000     0.000      0.00     0.000      *         *        0.000     0.00    0.03
 859 Oth. S/V Apparel      0.062     0.309     0.135     0.960    612.36     0.170     1.050     1.129     1.134   565.55    5.09
 899 Other S/V Manuf       0.008     0.011     0.011     0.000    -97.99     0.011      *         *        0.000   -97.99    0.00