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___________ | PRELIMINARY TEXTILE AND APPAREL IMPORTS |
| | | HTS Chapters 50-63 ONLY! |
| NETHLDS | | 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 1.024 0.249 0.188 0.129 -31.18 0.214 0.178 0.185 0.190 -11.16 0.18
201 Specialty Yarns 0.396 0.479 0.396 0.324 -18.21 0.462 0.373 0.399 0.407 -11.91 0.23
218 Fab, Color Yarn 0.043 0.016 0.016 0.002 -88.23 0.016 0.007 0.003 0.002 -85.73 0.00
219 Duck Fabric 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 -87.14 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 -90.19 0.00
220 Spec. Weave, Fab 0.180 0.472 0.361 0.444 22.99 0.434 0.569 0.571 0.555 28.06 0.39
222 Knit Fabric 0.355 0.319 0.314 0.128 -59.34 0.355 0.124 0.123 0.133 -62.64 0.01
223 Non-Woven Fabric 10.784 10.687 9.295 9.106 -2.03 10.789 11.308 11.262 10.498 -2.70 0.41
224 Pile/Tufted Fab. 0.237 0.152 0.129 0.141 9.23 0.160 0.172 0.167 0.164 2.57 0.07
225 Blue Denim Fab. 0.000 0.004 0.004 * * 0.004 * * * * *
226 Cheesecloth,Bati 0.014 0.004 0.003 0.008 185.66 0.007 0.009 0.009 0.010 42.94 0.02
227 Oxford Cloth 0.003 0.000 0.000 0.001 316.29 0.000 0.001 0.001 0.001 316.29 0.01
229 Special Fabric 5.971 5.829 4.805 4.850 0.95 6.132 5.891 5.980 5.875 -4.20 0.36
237 Playsuit,Sunsuit 0.001 0.000 0.000 * * 0.000 0.000 * * * *
239 Baby Garm / Acc 0.007 0.010 0.010 0.003 -73.73 0.012 0.005 0.004 0.003 -72.23 0.00
Cotton:
300 Carded Cot. Yarn 0.000 0.000 0.000 * * 0.000 * * * * *
301 Combed Cot. Yarn 0.004 0.015 0.012 0.005 -56.88 0.016 0.008 0.008 0.008 -49.92 0.00
313 Cotton Sheeting 0.118 0.005 0.004 0.000 -88.95 0.006 0.001 0.001 0.001 -82.12 0.00
314 Poplin,Broadcl. 0.003 0.000 0.000 0.002 * 0.000 0.002 0.002 0.002 807.22 0.00
315 Printcloth Fab. 0.256 0.058 0.052 0.018 -64.67 0.091 0.027 0.026 0.025 -72.43 0.03
317 Twill Fabric 0.086 0.011 0.011 0.000 -97.86 0.027 0.001 0.000 0.000 -99.13 0.00
326 Sateen Fabric 0.099 0.089 0.089 0.069 -21.55 0.098 0.078 0.081 0.070 -28.27 0.15
330 Cot.Handkerchief 0.000 0.000 0.000 * * 0.000 * * * * *
331 Cot.Glove/Mitten 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 * 0.000 * * 0.000 * 0.00
332 Cotton Hosiery 0.149 0.005 0.005 0.001 -85.77 0.112 0.001 0.001 0.001 -99.37 0.00
333 Suit-Typ Coat,MB 0.002 0.002 0.001 0.002 33.33 0.001 0.002 0.002 0.002 39.58 0.01
334 Oth. Coats, MB 0.014 0.003 0.003 0.002 -23.38 0.003 0.001 0.002 0.002 -33.71 0.00
335 W/G Cot. Coats 0.011 0.008 0.006 0.012 86.26 0.007 0.012 0.013 0.013 104.23 0.00
336 Cotton Dresses 0.007 0.030 0.008 0.023 179.36 0.010 0.039 0.045 0.045 370.08 0.01
338 Knit Shirts,MB 0.008 0.003 0.002 0.003 21.65 0.003 0.002 0.003 0.003 17.54 0.00
339 W/G Knit Blouse 0.004 0.002 0.001 0.004 158.62 0.002 0.003 0.003 0.004 104.31 0.00
340 N-Knt Shirts,MB 0.004 0.030 0.030 0.011 -62.49 0.030 0.007 0.012 0.011 -62.34 0.00
341 W/G N-Knt Blouse 0.007 0.008 0.006 0.027 311.75 0.008 0.027 0.028 0.028 257.70 0.01
342 Cotton Skirts 0.005 0.003 0.003 0.005 59.47 0.003 0.005 0.005 0.005 68.81 0.00
345 Cotton Sweater 0.009 0.003 0.002 0.002 5.88 0.002 0.001 0.002 0.003 33.82 0.00
347 Cot.M/B Trousers 0.008 0.026 0.026 0.004 -85.31 0.026 0.003 0.003 0.004 -85.01 0.00
348 W/G Slacks, etc. 0.010 0.006 0.005 0.008 52.41 0.006 0.007 0.008 0.009 54.01 0.00
349 Bras, & other 0.000 0.000 0.000 * * 0.000 * * * * *
350 Dress. Gown etc 0.000 0.001 0.001 * * 0.001 0.000 * * * *
351 Cot. Nghtwr/PJs 0.009 0.004 0.004 0.000 -98.82 0.004 0.000 * 0.000 -98.82 0.00
352 Cotton Underwear 0.000 0.001 0.001 0.002 13.70 0.001 0.002 0.002 0.002 10.43 0.00
354 Down Coats,W/G 0.000 0.000 0.000 * * 0.000 * * * * *
359 Oth. Cot. App. 0.074 0.021 0.018 0.033 78.80 0.021 0.038 0.035 0.035 70.16 0.01
360 Pillowcases 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.003 849.67 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.003 862.83 0.00
361 Cotton Sheets 0.003 0.001 0.001 0.003 341.54 0.001 0.003 0.003 0.003 341.54 0.00
362 Bedsprds/Quilt 0.002 0.001 0.001 0.004 248.99 0.001 0.001 0.001 0.004 253.54 0.00
363 Pile Towels 0.001 0.001 0.001 0.002 148.11 0.001 0.003 0.002 0.002 148.11 0.00
369 Oth. Cot. Manuf. 1.571 1.122 0.966 0.940 -2.69 1.344 1.108 1.120 1.096 -18.50 0.04
Wool:
400 Wool Yarns 0.074 0.043 0.035 0.043 22.02 0.044 0.055 0.050 0.050 14.99 0.17
410 Wool Woven Fab. 0.001 0.001 0.001 0.001 -20.15 0.001 0.001 0.001 0.001 -22.89 0.01
414 Oth Wool Fabric 0.441 0.512 0.448 0.339 -24.35 0.525 0.432 0.429 0.403 -23.26 4.15
431 Wool Glov/Mitns 0.000 0.000 0.000 * * 0.000 * * * * *
432 Wool Hosiery 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 * 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 * 0.02
433 Suit-Typ Ct,MB 0.000 0.001 0.001 0.001 -25.53 0.001 0.001 0.001 0.001 -25.53 0.01
434 Oth. Coats, M/B 0.004 0.000 0.000 0.000 33.33 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 33.33 0.00
435 W/G Coats, Wool 0.004 0.002 0.002 0.005 114.29 0.002 0.003 0.005 0.005 118.00 0.01
436 Wool Dresses 0.001 0.001 0.001 0.000 -42.86 0.001 0.001 0.001 0.001 -38.10 0.00
438 K Shirts,Blouses 0.001 0.002 0.002 0.001 -44.59 0.002 0.003 0.003 0.001 -43.62 0.00
439 Babies' garments 0.000 0.000 0.000 * * 0.000 0.000 * * * *
440 NK Shirts,Blouse 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 -66.67 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 -66.67 0.01
442 Wool Skirts 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 11.76 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 11.76 0.01
443 Wool Suits,M/B 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 22.22 0.000 0.001 0.000 0.000 22.22 0.00
444 Wool Suits,W/G 0.000 0.000 0.000 * * 0.000 * * * * *
445 Wool Sweater,MB 0.002 0.003 0.003 0.005 54.41 0.004 0.005 0.005 0.005 23.48 0.07
446 Wool Sweater,WG 0.001 0.001 0.001 0.000 -63.64 0.001 0.000 0.000 0.000 -59.09 0.00
447 Wool Trousers,MB 0.001 0.003 0.003 0.001 -80.57 0.003 0.000 0.000 0.001 -80.00 0.00
448 Wool Slacks,W/G 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 77.78 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 77.78 0.00
459 Oth.Wool Apparel 0.002 0.001 0.001 0.000 -67.88 0.001 0.001 0.000 0.000 -60.00 0.00
464 Wool Blankets 0.001 0.017 0.017 0.000 -97.60 0.018 0.000 0.000 0.000 -97.61 0.01
465 Floor Coverings 0.432 0.366 0.305 0.247 -18.91 0.397 0.298 0.307 0.308 -22.27 1.14
469 Oth. Wool Manuf. 0.004 0.002 0.002 0.002 0.51 0.003 0.002 0.002 0.002 -27.44 0.13
Man-Made Fiber:
600 Text Fil Yarn 1.631 0.429 0.424 0.122 -71.20 0.439 0.212 0.130 0.127 -70.99 0.02
603 Yarn>85% artif. 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.003 3835.71 0.000 0.003 0.003 0.003 3835.71 0.00
604 Yarn>85% Synth. 0.108 0.157 0.072 0.061 -14.89 0.111 0.146 0.147 0.147 31.62 0.07
606 N-Text Fil Yrn 7.659 9.784 8.528 6.053 -29.02 9.389 9.955 9.165 7.310 -22.15 0.78
607 Oth Stpl Fib Yrn 0.012 0.000 0.000 * * 0.012 * * * * *
611 Wov>85% Art Stp 0.001 0.000 0.000 0.000 -37.84 0.001 0.000 0.000 0.000 -64.19 0.00
613 MMF Sheeting Fab 0.001 0.000 0.000 * * 0.000 * * * * *
614 MMF Pop/Brdclth 0.001 0.001 0.001 0.000 -70.92 0.001 0.000 0.000 0.000 -70.92 0.00
615 MMF Printcloth 0.000 0.001 0.001 * * 0.001 * * * * *
617 MMF Twill/Sateen 0.003 0.000 0.000 0.002 * 0.000 0.002 0.002 0.002 * 0.01
618 Wov Artif Filam 0.013 0.003 0.003 0.001 -67.86 0.004 0.001 0.001 0.001 -79.51 0.00
619 Poly Fil Fab 0.014 0.014 0.003 0.003 -12.18 0.016 0.014 0.014 0.014 -14.53 0.01
620 Oth Synth Filam 2.264 9.097 7.390 3.256 -55.95 7.488 4.988 4.679 4.962 -33.73 0.74
624 Wov MMF Fabric 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.001 * 0.000 0.001 0.001 0.001 * 0.04
625 Pop,Broad Stp/Fl 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.001 * 0.000 0.001 0.001 0.001 * 0.00
628 Twl/Satn/Stp/Fil 0.000 0.000 0.000 * * 0.000 * * * * *
629 Oth Stap/Fil Fab 0.011 0.011 0.006 0.006 -1.97 0.009 0.011 0.011 0.011 11.93 0.02
631 Gloves/Mittens 0.000 0.002 0.002 0.000 -99.33 0.002 * * 0.000 -99.33 0.00
632 Hosiery 0.926 0.206 0.206 0.011 -94.80 0.207 0.010 0.010 0.011 -94.81 0.00
633 Suit-Typ Coat,MB 0.000 0.002 0.002 0.001 -69.33 0.002 0.000 0.000 0.001 -68.00 0.01
634 Other Coats, MB 0.011 0.005 0.004 0.001 -75.61 0.005 0.002 0.002 0.001 -70.45 0.00
635 Coats, W/G 0.009 0.029 0.028 0.014 -50.85 0.029 0.034 0.018 0.014 -49.40 0.00
636 Dresses 0.002 0.008 0.005 0.012 141.91 0.005 0.015 0.015 0.015 187.59 0.00
638 Knit Shirts, MB 0.003 0.001 0.000 0.001 114.29 0.001 0.001 0.001 0.001 55.81 0.00
639 Knit Blouses,WG 0.004 0.007 0.006 0.007 22.12 0.006 0.009 0.008 0.008 50.90 0.00
640 N-K Shirts, MB 0.046 0.003 0.003 0.001 -75.97 0.003 0.001 0.001 0.001 -76.87 0.00
641 N-K Blouses, WG 0.004 0.003 0.002 0.006 227.16 0.002 0.007 0.007 0.007 261.73 0.00
642 Skirts 0.005 0.004 0.003 0.002 -47.35 0.004 0.002 0.002 0.002 -50.19 0.00
644 MMF W/G Suits 0.000 0.001 0.001 0.000 -90.79 0.001 0.001 0.000 0.000 -90.79 0.00
645 MMF M/B Sweaters 0.001 0.000 0.000 0.000 25.00 0.000 * 0.000 0.000 0.00 0.00
646 MMF Sweaters,WG 0.004 0.003 0.003 0.003 9.89 0.003 0.003 0.001 0.003 9.89 0.00
647 Trousers,etc MB 0.012 0.002 0.002 0.001 -50.00 0.003 0.001 0.001 0.001 -76.02 0.00
648 Slacks,etc. WG 0.003 0.002 0.002 0.003 78.26 0.002 0.002 0.002 0.003 63.49 0.00
649 Bras/Ot Bod Sup 0.002 0.000 0.000 0.000 1750.00 0.000 * 0.000 0.000 1750.00 0.00
650 Dress Gown,Robe 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.025 * 0.000 0.025 0.025 0.025 * 0.01
651 Nightwear/PJs 0.000 0.000 0.000 * * 0.000 * * * * *
652 M-MF Underwear 0.004 0.001 0.000 0.007 1859.26 0.001 0.007 0.007 0.007 685.51 0.00
653 Down Coats, M/B 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.001 * 0.000 * 0.000 0.001 * 0.01
654 Down Coats, W/G 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 100.00 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 100.00 0.00
659 Oth. MMF App. 0.094 0.047 0.044 0.017 -61.72 0.053 0.024 0.021 0.020 -62.72 0.00
665 Floor Coverings 6.993 5.417 4.476 3.787 -15.41 5.940 4.976 5.002 4.727 -20.41 4.68
666 Other Furnishing 0.038 0.037 0.028 0.060 112.46 0.043 0.075 0.074 0.068 59.19 0.00
669 Other MMF Manuf 3.026 1.444 1.108 1.200 8.32 1.381 1.722 1.775 1.536 11.20 0.04
Silk and Vegetable Fiber:
800 S/V Yarns 0.007 0.000 0.000 * * 0.007 * * * * *
810 S/V Woven Fabric 0.087 0.021 0.018 0.015 -17.65 0.023 0.016 0.017 0.018 -19.63 0.01
831 Gloves Silk/Veg 0.000 0.000 0.000 * * 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 -93.44 0.00
832 Hosiery Slk/Veg 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 69.77 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 7.35 0.02
833 S/V S-T CoatsMB 0.000 0.001 0.001 0.000 -36.84 0.001 0.000 0.000 0.000 -31.58 0.02
834 S/VOth.CoatsM/B 0.001 0.000 0.000 0.000 100.00 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 -77.78 0.00
835 S/V Coats W/G 0.001 0.003 0.003 0.005 93.67 0.003 0.005 0.005 0.005 88.89 0.02
836 S/V Dresses 0.000 0.001 0.001 0.008 1170.59 0.001 0.008 0.008 0.008 1170.59 0.04
838 S/V K Shirts/Bls 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.001 102.78 0.000 0.001 0.001 0.001 100.00 0.00
839 Baby Silk/Veg Ga 0.000 0.000 0.000 * * 0.000 * * * * *
840 S/V Wov Shirts 0.001 0.001 0.001 0.004 247.22 0.001 0.004 0.004 0.004 248.61 0.01
842 S/V Skirts 0.001 0.001 0.001 0.003 261.22 0.001 0.003 0.003 0.003 261.22 0.02
843 S/V Suits, M/B 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 -12.50 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 212.50 0.02
844 WG Suits S/V 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 * 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 * 0.00
845 Sweaters, Veg. 0.000 0.001 0.001 0.000 -90.91 0.001 0.000 0.000 0.000 -90.91 0.00
846 Sweaters, Silk 0.000 0.000 0.000 * * 0.000 * * * * *
847 S/V Trousers MB 0.001 0.002 0.002 0.004 150.83 0.002 0.004 0.004 0.005 156.67 0.00
851 S/V Nightwear 0.001 0.000 0.000 0.001 * 0.000 0.001 0.001 0.001 * 0.11
852 S/V Underwear 0.001 0.000 0.000 * * 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 -78.38 0.03
858 S/V Neckwear 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 300.00 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 90.91 0.00
859 Oth. S/V Apparel 0.008 0.004 0.004 0.016 315.53 0.005 0.014 0.016 0.016 236.62 0.07
863 Towels Silk/Veg 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 * 0.000 * 0.000 0.000 * 0.00
899 Other S/V Manuf 0.061 0.045 0.020 0.120 503.55 0.021 0.141 0.143 0.145 589.39 0.11