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___________ | PRELIMINARY TEXTILE AND APPAREL IMPORTS |
| | | HTS Chapters 50-63 ONLY! |
| COLOMB | | 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 0.027 0.000 0.000 0.000 * 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 * 0.00
201 Specialty Yarns 10.330 9.685 7.888 7.103 -9.95 9.408 8.607 8.804 8.900 -5.40 4.97
218 Fab, Color Yarn 0.054 0.000 0.000 0.005 * 0.000 0.005 0.005 0.005 * 0.01
219 Duck Fabric 0.000 0.000 0.000 * * 0.000 * * * * *
220 Spec. Weave, Fab 0.008 0.004 0.004 0.008 110.30 0.005 0.010 0.009 0.008 75.03 0.01
222 Knit Fabric 0.328 0.159 0.147 0.291 97.29 0.181 0.189 0.292 0.303 67.32 0.03
223 Non-Woven Fabric 4.794 18.272 18.257 0.139 -99.24 18.451 0.345 0.340 0.154 -99.16 0.01
224 Pile/Tufted Fab. 0.001 0.000 0.000 0.001 1675.36 0.001 0.001 0.001 0.001 130.26 0.00
226 Cheesecloth,Bati 0.000 0.000 0.000 * * 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 * 0.00
229 Special Fabric 2.553 1.470 1.401 0.535 -61.84 2.013 0.887 0.870 0.603 -70.04 0.04
237 Playsuit,Sunsuit 0.242 0.435 0.345 0.156 -54.70 0.409 0.261 0.258 0.246 -39.86 0.74
239 Baby Garm / Acc 2.330 1.869 1.613 1.485 -7.92 1.949 1.707 1.746 1.741 -10.63 0.20
Cotton:
301 Combed Cot. Yarn 0.131 0.000 0.000 * * 0.000 * * * * *
313 Cotton Sheeting 0.002 0.000 0.000 * * 0.000 * * * * *
314 Poplin,Broadcl. 0.000 0.000 0.000 * * 0.000 * * * * *
317 Twill Fabric 0.000 0.023 0.023 0.005 -78.16 0.023 0.005 0.005 0.005 -78.16 0.01
331 Cot.Glove/Mitten 0.000 0.000 0.000 * * 0.000 * * * * *
332 Cotton Hosiery 12.247 10.866 9.780 6.362 -34.95 11.544 8.503 7.937 7.449 -35.48 1.12
333 Suit-Typ Coat,MB 0.028 0.042 0.042 0.033 -20.36 0.042 0.039 0.034 0.034 -20.57 0.21
334 Oth. Coats, MB 0.230 0.028 0.027 0.006 -79.16 0.044 0.009 0.007 0.007 -84.80 0.00
335 W/G Cot. Coats 0.274 0.128 0.116 0.067 -42.06 0.128 0.083 0.084 0.079 -38.53 0.01
336 Cotton Dresses 1.024 0.797 0.660 0.535 -19.06 0.757 0.670 0.679 0.672 -11.31 0.12
338 Knit Shirts,MB 5.035 2.896 2.646 1.636 -38.16 3.381 2.064 1.912 1.886 -44.21 0.17
339 W/G Knit Blouse 2.148 1.609 1.435 0.838 -41.61 1.768 1.132 1.130 1.012 -42.78 0.07
340 N-Knt Shirts,MB 0.312 0.309 0.246 0.184 -25.21 0.303 0.259 0.243 0.247 -18.53 0.04
341 W/G N-Knt Blouse 0.290 0.288 0.238 0.139 -41.84 0.275 0.226 0.207 0.189 -31.44 0.06
342 Cotton Skirts 0.437 0.153 0.149 0.034 -77.23 0.161 0.044 0.037 0.037 -76.90 0.02
345 Cotton Sweater 0.026 0.081 0.030 0.009 -70.75 0.032 0.062 0.062 0.060 87.84 0.02
347 Cot.M/B Trousers 21.661 13.699 11.817 9.625 -18.55 15.088 12.037 11.819 11.508 -23.73 1.06
348 W/G Slacks, etc. 6.746 2.032 1.813 1.620 -10.63 2.514 1.721 1.800 1.839 -26.84 0.11
349 Bras, & other 0.031 0.019 0.014 0.014 -4.01 0.019 0.013 0.017 0.018 -6.42 0.05
350 Dress. Gown etc 0.102 0.096 0.085 0.069 -18.45 0.115 0.090 0.090 0.080 -30.06 0.02
351 Cot. Nghtwr/PJs 0.149 0.121 0.118 0.086 -27.44 0.166 0.078 0.087 0.089 -46.51 0.01
352 Cotton Underwear 13.256 7.222 6.191 7.636 23.35 8.803 8.481 8.833 8.668 -1.54 0.41
354 Down Coats,W/G 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.002 * 0.000 0.002 0.002 0.002 * 1.32
359 Oth. Cot. App. 0.522 0.443 0.384 0.344 -10.28 0.432 0.414 0.416 0.404 -6.50 0.12
360 Pillowcases 0.010 0.000 0.000 0.015 * 0.001 0.015 0.015 0.015 1089.65 0.01
361 Cotton Sheets 0.033 0.029 0.025 * * 0.035 0.009 0.004 0.004 -88.51 0.00
362 Bedsprds/Quilt 0.011 0.043 0.043 0.020 -53.78 0.043 0.020 0.020 0.020 -54.44 0.01
363 Pile Towels 3.511 3.641 2.994 1.814 -39.41 3.648 2.720 2.528 2.460 -32.55 0.85
369 Oth. Cot. Manuf. 7.081 6.408 4.963 3.782 -23.80 6.270 5.373 5.162 5.227 -16.63 0.18
Wool:
400 Wool Yarns 0.000 0.004 0.000 * * 0.000 0.004 0.004 0.004 * 0.01
410 Wool Woven Fab. 0.090 0.067 0.056 0.074 32.12 0.063 0.066 0.085 0.084 33.56 0.51
414 Oth Wool Fabric 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 -83.10 0.001 0.000 0.000 0.000 -90.28 0.00
431 Wool Glov/Mitns 0.000 0.000 0.000 * * 0.000 * * * * *
432 Wool Hosiery 0.001 0.015 0.015 0.028 80.99 0.015 0.029 0.030 0.028 78.56 1.41
433 Suit-Typ Ct,MB 2.500 2.195 1.923 1.448 -24.69 2.331 1.743 1.754 1.720 -26.21 8.33
434 Oth. Coats, M/B 0.015 0.061 0.061 0.007 -88.92 0.061 0.007 0.007 0.007 -88.75 0.04
435 W/G Coats, Wool 0.029 0.033 0.031 0.035 12.66 0.032 0.040 0.040 0.036 13.96 0.04
436 Wool Dresses 0.003 0.019 0.018 0.011 -37.67 0.018 0.015 0.010 0.012 -32.33 0.08
438 K Shirts,Blouses 0.012 0.021 0.021 0.029 38.24 0.025 0.022 0.025 0.029 15.03 0.12
439 Babies' garments 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 * 0.000 * * 0.000 * 0.00
440 NK Shirts,Blouse 0.013 0.027 0.025 0.027 6.78 0.025 0.024 0.023 0.028 11.30 3.54
442 Wool Skirts 0.006 0.008 0.006 0.023 303.96 0.007 0.023 0.025 0.025 262.23 0.61
443 Wool Suits,M/B 0.246 0.157 0.140 0.066 -53.23 0.160 0.109 0.100 0.083 -48.11 0.39
444 Wool Suits,W/G 0.007 0.000 0.000 0.001 3370.00 0.001 0.001 0.001 0.001 6.36 0.06
445 Wool Sweater,MB 0.000 0.000 0.000 * * 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 75.00 0.00
446 Wool Sweater,WG 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 -80.95 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 -80.00 0.00
447 Wool Trousers,MB 1.343 1.190 0.979 1.124 14.75 1.176 1.323 1.333 1.334 13.40 7.39
448 Wool Slacks,W/G 0.029 0.029 0.024 0.038 56.57 0.029 0.035 0.045 0.043 47.86 0.44
459 Oth.Wool Apparel 0.009 0.028 0.010 0.055 456.14 0.011 0.068 0.071 0.073 561.66 0.66
464 Wool Blankets 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 * 0.000 * * 0.000 * 0.00
465 Floor Coverings 0.000 0.002 0.002 0.000 -98.13 0.002 0.001 0.001 0.000 -97.34 0.00
469 Oth. Wool Manuf. 0.000 0.000 0.000 * * 0.000 * * * * *
Man-Made Fiber:
600 Text Fil Yarn 0.049 0.043 0.042 * * 0.059 0.001 0.001 0.000 -99.31 0.00
603 Yarn>85% artif. 0.001 0.000 0.000 * * 0.000 * * * * *
604 Yarn>85% Synth. 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.002 * 0.000 * * 0.002 * 0.00
606 N-Text Fil Yrn 0.000 0.000 0.000 * * 0.000 * * * * *
607 Oth Stpl Fib Yrn 0.000 0.000 0.000 * * 0.000 * * * * *
617 MMF Twill/Sateen 0.016 0.001 0.001 * * 0.001 0.000 0.000 * * *
618 Wov Artif Filam 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.002 * 0.000 * 0.002 0.002 * 0.01
619 Poly Fil Fab 0.252 0.404 0.376 0.217 -42.28 0.402 0.193 0.205 0.245 -39.16 0.11
620 Oth Synth Filam 2.688 2.029 1.189 8.937 651.54 1.233 7.331 7.889 9.777 693.18 1.46
624 Wov MMF Fabric 0.033 0.014 0.010 0.010 -0.78 0.011 0.015 0.015 0.014 27.28 0.44
625 Pop,Broad Stp/Fl 0.000 0.000 0.000 * * 0.000 * * * * *
626 Printclth Stp/Fl 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 * 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 * 0.00
629 Oth Stap/Fil Fab 0.000 0.002 0.002 0.004 56.28 0.003 0.004 0.004 0.004 38.23 0.01
630 Handkerchiefs 0.001 0.000 0.000 * * 0.000 * * * * *
631 Gloves/Mittens 0.000 0.001 0.001 0.000 -66.13 0.001 0.001 0.000 0.000 -65.67 0.00
632 Hosiery 7.165 6.600 5.438 4.698 -13.60 7.057 6.002 6.113 5.860 -16.96 1.60
633 Suit-Typ Coat,MB 0.310 0.268 0.241 0.224 -6.95 0.261 0.234 0.251 0.252 -3.50 1.84
634 Other Coats, MB 0.404 0.342 0.312 0.316 1.35 0.322 0.398 0.390 0.346 7.55 0.09
635 Coats, W/G 0.352 0.340 0.289 0.310 7.18 0.343 0.377 0.370 0.361 5.25 0.08
636 Dresses 4.529 3.037 2.534 1.913 -24.49 3.095 2.564 2.484 2.416 -21.95 0.39
638 Knit Shirts, MB 2.932 1.749 1.531 1.279 -16.43 2.003 1.690 1.549 1.497 -25.23 0.21
639 Knit Blouses,WG 1.374 0.945 0.782 0.856 9.50 1.009 0.948 0.990 1.019 1.02 0.19
640 N-K Shirts, MB 0.672 0.692 0.596 0.398 -33.25 0.758 0.508 0.490 0.494 -34.85 0.32
641 N-K Blouses, WG 0.709 0.452 0.385 0.365 -5.18 0.498 0.461 0.446 0.432 -13.23 0.23
642 Skirts 0.396 0.352 0.310 0.313 0.92 0.356 0.385 0.387 0.355 -0.27 0.44
643 MMF Suits, M/B 0.000 0.000 0.000 * * 0.000 * * * * *
644 MMF W/G Suits 0.000 0.002 0.002 0.002 -34.22 0.002 0.003 0.002 0.002 -34.32 0.00
645 MMF M/B Sweaters 0.023 0.022 0.022 0.012 -46.60 0.023 0.020 0.012 0.012 -48.02 0.11
646 MMF Sweaters,WG 0.047 0.017 0.016 0.017 3.46 0.017 0.021 0.020 0.018 3.98 0.01
647 Trousers,etc MB 1.846 1.810 1.563 0.923 -40.92 1.952 1.344 1.261 1.171 -40.03 0.25
648 Slacks,etc. WG 3.210 1.600 1.468 0.783 -46.64 2.032 1.060 0.979 0.915 -54.94 0.25
649 Bras/Ot Bod Sup 1.015 0.637 0.565 0.498 -11.97 0.716 0.544 0.567 0.569 -20.54 0.35
650 Dress Gown,Robe 0.181 0.096 0.089 0.066 -26.43 0.091 0.074 0.078 0.073 -20.36 0.03
651 Nightwear/PJs 1.095 0.992 0.862 0.475 -44.91 1.032 0.632 0.624 0.605 -41.35 0.10
652 M-MF Underwear 3.734 3.590 3.022 2.212 -26.81 3.561 2.912 2.823 2.780 -21.93 0.50
653 Down Coats, M/B 0.000 0.002 0.002 0.000 -82.61 0.002 0.000 0.000 0.000 -82.61 0.00
659 Oth. MMF App. 5.425 5.153 4.380 4.618 5.41 5.305 5.454 5.491 5.390 1.60 0.36
665 Floor Coverings 0.001 0.001 0.001 0.000 -66.53 0.001 0.000 0.000 0.000 -66.84 0.00
666 Other Furnishing 1.274 0.682 0.673 0.586 -13.01 0.809 0.586 0.645 0.595 -26.53 0.01
669 Other MMF Manuf 0.425 0.551 0.544 0.685 25.95 0.564 0.401 0.597 0.692 22.85 0.02
Silk and Vegetable Fiber:
810 S/V Woven Fabric 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.001 204.30 0.000 0.001 0.001 0.001 197.79 0.00
831 Gloves Silk/Veg 0.000 0.000 0.000 * * 0.000 * * * * *
832 Hosiery Slk/Veg 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 82.05 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 82.05 0.02
833 S/V S-T CoatsMB 0.008 0.001 0.000 * * 0.000 0.001 0.001 0.001 212.50 0.04
834 S/VOth.CoatsM/B 0.000 0.001 0.000 0.000 -66.67 0.000 0.001 0.001 0.001 566.67 0.03
835 S/V Coats W/G 0.003 0.002 0.002 0.001 -63.79 0.002 0.001 0.001 0.001 -53.45 0.00
836 S/V Dresses 0.077 0.007 0.006 0.025 327.63 0.006 0.024 0.028 0.026 320.86 0.13
838 S/V K Shirts/Bls 0.012 0.012 0.006 0.013 96.38 0.008 0.020 0.021 0.018 133.90 0.08
839 Baby Silk/Veg Ga 0.018 0.016 0.011 0.009 -18.20 0.020 0.012 0.013 0.014 -27.47 0.20
840 S/V Wov Shirts 0.005 0.005 0.003 0.004 18.36 0.004 0.005 0.006 0.006 63.68 0.01
842 S/V Skirts 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 * 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 * 0.00
844 WG Suits S/V 0.000 0.000 0.000 * * 0.000 * * * * *
845 Sweaters, Veg. 0.001 0.000 0.000 0.000 450.00 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 450.00 0.00
847 S/V Trousers MB 0.008 0.001 0.001 0.001 82.86 0.001 0.001 0.001 0.001 102.04 0.00
850 EG S/V Drss.Gwn 0.000 0.001 0.001 * * 0.001 * * * * *
851 S/V Nightwear 0.000 0.000 0.000 * * 0.000 * * * * *
852 S/V Underwear 0.001 0.000 0.000 0.001 912.50 0.000 0.001 0.001 0.001 912.50 0.26
859 Oth. S/V Apparel 0.138 0.188 0.166 0.177 6.67 0.209 0.188 0.187 0.199 -4.91 0.89
899 Other S/V Manuf 0.018 0.025 0.022 0.016 -26.68 0.023 0.021 0.021 0.019 -17.81 0.01