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___________ | PRELIMINARY TEXTILE AND APPAREL IMPORTS |
| | | HTS Chapters 50-63 ONLY! |
| GERMANY | | 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 2.027 2.172 1.811 1.877 3.67 2.086 2.346 2.359 2.239 7.34 2.09
201 Specialty Yarns 4.273 1.843 1.754 1.218 -30.58 2.531 0.820 0.979 1.307 -48.36 0.73
218 Fab, Color Yarn 0.364 0.206 0.177 0.252 42.84 0.200 0.277 0.287 0.282 40.75 0.40
219 Duck Fabric 0.068 0.062 0.056 0.035 -38.30 0.064 0.043 0.043 0.040 -36.34 0.06
220 Spec. Weave, Fab 0.874 1.003 0.802 0.696 -13.20 0.959 0.923 0.928 0.897 -6.41 0.64
222 Knit Fabric 6.691 7.280 6.788 3.535 -47.93 8.045 4.248 4.255 4.026 -49.96 0.39
223 Non-Woven Fabric 171.000 177.653 142.024 141.366 -0.46 166.938 188.927 184.422 176.995 6.02 6.99
224 Pile/Tufted Fab. 2.250 0.925 0.870 0.547 -37.05 1.043 0.438 0.422 0.603 -42.19 0.27
225 Blue Denim Fab. 0.006 0.000 0.000 0.000 44.20 0.001 0.000 0.000 0.000 -65.00 0.00
226 Cheesecloth,Bati 0.169 0.860 0.842 0.082 -90.30 0.893 0.103 0.102 0.100 -88.81 0.24
227 Oxford Cloth 0.000 0.001 0.000 0.002 489.68 0.000 0.001 0.003 0.003 602.65 0.02
229 Special Fabric 32.428 35.484 30.664 23.421 -23.62 35.779 28.849 29.010 28.241 -21.07 1.74
237 Playsuit,Sunsuit 0.001 0.001 0.001 0.000 -58.00 0.001 0.000 0.001 0.001 -40.00 0.00
239 Baby Garm / Acc 0.070 0.048 0.047 0.021 -56.38 0.051 0.019 0.019 0.022 -57.06 0.00
Cotton:
300 Carded Cot. Yarn 1.337 0.884 0.701 0.505 -28.02 0.813 0.789 0.679 0.687 -15.48 0.49
301 Combed Cot. Yarn 0.501 0.087 0.082 0.308 277.33 0.113 0.311 0.304 0.313 176.82 0.09
313 Cotton Sheeting 0.901 1.328 1.063 1.556 46.40 1.246 1.823 1.828 1.821 46.20 0.65
314 Poplin,Broadcl. 2.105 1.156 0.752 0.231 -69.22 1.063 0.741 0.643 0.636 -40.21 0.42
315 Printcloth Fab. 0.044 0.020 0.007 0.005 -25.51 0.009 0.019 0.018 0.018 94.43 0.02
317 Twill Fabric 2.149 1.963 1.728 1.585 -8.27 2.103 2.050 1.946 1.820 -13.42 2.01
326 Sateen Fabric 0.137 0.126 0.090 0.113 25.59 0.138 0.153 0.157 0.149 8.14 0.31
330 Cot.Handkerchief 0.002 0.003 0.002 0.002 -23.44 0.003 0.002 0.002 0.002 -11.39 0.02
331 Cot.Glove/Mitten 0.249 0.001 0.001 0.000 -89.75 0.001 0.000 0.000 0.000 -80.25 0.00
332 Cotton Hosiery 0.033 0.034 0.032 0.029 -8.95 0.035 0.030 0.029 0.031 -12.44 0.00
333 Suit-Typ Coat,MB 0.004 0.006 0.005 0.007 20.00 0.006 0.006 0.007 0.007 19.50 0.05
334 Oth. Coats, MB 0.021 0.031 0.031 0.043 40.76 0.033 0.044 0.042 0.044 34.32 0.01
335 W/G Cot. Coats 0.066 0.063 0.057 0.040 -30.59 0.061 0.049 0.048 0.046 -25.46 0.01
336 Cotton Dresses 0.032 0.057 0.055 0.038 -30.44 0.056 0.038 0.040 0.040 -27.66 0.01
338 Knit Shirts,MB 0.009 0.011 0.010 0.004 -60.29 0.012 0.007 0.004 0.005 -59.92 0.00
339 W/G Knit Blouse 0.010 0.016 0.014 0.013 -5.40 0.015 0.014 0.015 0.015 -1.43 0.00
340 N-Knt Shirts,MB 0.081 0.065 0.037 0.059 60.46 0.042 0.088 0.087 0.087 110.27 0.01
341 W/G N-Knt Blouse 0.042 0.047 0.045 0.018 -59.66 0.047 0.018 0.018 0.019 -58.49 0.01
342 Cotton Skirts 0.031 0.029 0.029 0.019 -32.16 0.030 0.020 0.021 0.020 -32.39 0.01
345 Cotton Sweater 0.013 0.022 0.021 0.017 -16.89 0.021 0.016 0.018 0.018 -14.08 0.01
347 Cot.M/B Trousers 0.035 0.025 0.022 0.029 29.43 0.026 0.032 0.029 0.032 23.46 0.00
348 W/G Slacks, etc. 0.055 0.043 0.040 0.182 351.92 0.053 0.187 0.185 0.185 246.10 0.01
349 Bras, & other 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 11.11 0.000 * 0.000 0.000 0.00 0.00
350 Dress. Gown etc 0.029 0.088 0.083 0.002 -97.45 0.085 0.026 0.007 0.007 -92.32 0.00
351 Cot. Nghtwr/PJs 0.070 0.046 0.043 0.033 -24.45 0.053 0.044 0.036 0.035 -33.33 0.00
352 Cotton Underwear 0.006 0.008 0.007 0.005 -26.37 0.007 0.009 0.006 0.006 -19.42 0.00
353 Down Coats,M/B 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 -75.00 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 -75.00 0.01
354 Down Coats,W/G 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 -87.50 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 -87.50 0.02
359 Oth. Cot. App. 0.091 0.081 0.077 0.042 -44.72 0.107 0.060 0.041 0.047 -56.34 0.01
360 Pillowcases 0.112 0.219 0.184 0.101 -45.09 0.206 0.192 0.169 0.137 -33.62 0.06
361 Cotton Sheets 1.713 1.880 1.597 1.007 -36.90 1.871 1.658 1.433 1.290 -31.05 0.10
362 Bedsprds/Quilt 0.904 1.301 1.187 0.192 -83.82 1.485 0.372 0.298 0.306 -79.42 0.09
363 Pile Towels 0.012 0.009 0.008 0.005 -39.19 0.009 0.007 0.006 0.006 -34.00 0.00
369 Oth. Cot. Manuf. 2.477 5.448 4.557 4.485 -1.58 4.918 4.865 5.215 5.376 9.32 0.19
Wool:
400 Wool Yarns 2.413 2.642 2.120 1.391 -34.38 2.574 2.084 2.021 1.913 -25.66 6.38
410 Wool Woven Fab. 0.203 0.182 0.153 0.129 -15.43 0.183 0.167 0.157 0.158 -13.43 0.95
414 Oth Wool Fabric 0.511 0.506 0.399 0.389 -2.61 0.495 0.449 0.448 0.495 -0.05 5.11
431 Wool Glov/Mitns 0.000 0.001 0.000 0.008 10000.00 0.000 0.001 0.006 0.009 11531.11 0.58
432 Wool Hosiery 0.014 0.009 0.008 0.007 -7.92 0.009 0.010 0.009 0.008 -8.92 0.42
433 Suit-Typ Ct,MB 0.004 0.005 0.003 0.008 150.46 0.005 0.009 0.010 0.010 95.76 0.05
434 Oth. Coats, M/B 0.007 0.034 0.034 0.006 -83.73 0.034 0.006 0.006 0.006 -82.45 0.03
435 W/G Coats, Wool 0.104 0.074 0.066 0.063 -5.56 0.077 0.071 0.071 0.070 -9.07 0.09
436 Wool Dresses 0.008 0.009 0.008 0.008 0.00 0.008 0.009 0.009 0.009 5.97 0.06
438 K Shirts,Blouses 0.004 0.005 0.004 0.006 50.93 0.005 0.006 0.006 0.007 42.44 0.03
439 Babies' garments 0.002 0.001 0.001 0.001 23.50 0.001 0.001 0.001 0.001 -6.18 0.22
440 NK Shirts,Blouse 0.001 0.002 0.002 0.001 -38.46 0.002 0.001 0.001 0.001 -32.10 0.14
442 Wool Skirts 0.015 0.012 0.012 0.010 -18.32 0.012 0.011 0.010 0.010 -17.43 0.25
443 Wool Suits,M/B 0.013 0.013 0.012 0.009 -28.08 0.013 0.010 0.011 0.010 -23.37 0.05
444 Wool Suits,W/G 0.001 0.001 0.001 0.001 46.67 0.001 0.001 0.001 0.001 29.31 0.04
445 Wool Sweater,MB 0.007 0.003 0.003 0.001 -69.16 0.005 0.001 0.001 0.001 -78.54 0.01
446 Wool Sweater,WG 0.008 0.008 0.007 0.007 -2.08 0.008 0.007 0.007 0.008 -0.16 0.03
447 Wool Trousers,MB 0.005 0.005 0.004 0.003 -32.07 0.006 0.003 0.003 0.003 -48.48 0.02
448 Wool Slacks,W/G 0.013 0.011 0.010 0.008 -21.98 0.011 0.008 0.008 0.008 -22.97 0.09
459 Oth.Wool Apparel 0.160 0.064 0.060 0.133 121.54 0.068 0.146 0.140 0.137 102.95 1.24
464 Wool Blankets 0.012 0.017 0.014 0.011 -17.40 0.019 0.015 0.015 0.014 -23.47 0.36
465 Floor Coverings 0.129 0.085 0.071 0.038 -46.79 0.118 0.060 0.054 0.052 -56.19 0.19
469 Oth. Wool Manuf. 0.003 0.008 0.005 0.004 -23.19 0.005 0.007 0.007 0.007 28.50 0.42
Man-Made Fiber:
600 Text Fil Yarn 41.865 3.618 3.561 2.156 -39.47 4.775 2.319 2.080 2.212 -53.67 0.40
603 Yarn>85% artif. 0.057 0.034 0.034 0.009 -73.88 0.034 0.009 0.009 0.009 -73.88 0.01
604 Yarn>85% Synth. 8.248 15.551 12.794 6.109 -52.25 14.940 10.218 9.869 8.866 -40.65 4.31
606 N-Text Fil Yrn 63.641 54.755 48.123 43.629 -9.34 56.427 53.425 54.339 50.260 -10.93 5.33
607 Oth Stpl Fib Yrn 0.384 0.271 0.255 0.317 24.35 0.289 0.364 0.331 0.333 15.05 0.45
611 Wov>85% Art Stp 0.030 0.027 0.025 0.023 -9.04 0.028 0.026 0.026 0.025 -10.54 0.26
613 MMF Sheeting Fab 0.014 0.007 0.005 0.024 365.26 0.011 0.016 0.022 0.026 130.36 0.32
614 MMF Pop/Brdclth 0.005 0.004 0.004 0.067 1774.57 0.006 0.068 0.068 0.068 1004.25 0.14
615 MMF Printcloth 0.002 0.000 0.000 0.040 * 0.000 0.040 0.040 0.040 * 0.70
617 MMF Twill/Sateen 0.015 0.040 0.037 0.014 -61.92 0.038 0.011 0.013 0.017 -55.11 0.05
618 Wov Artif Filam 0.292 0.093 0.083 0.067 -19.08 0.157 0.083 0.080 0.077 -50.80 0.25
619 Poly Fil Fab 0.714 0.861 0.711 0.516 -27.52 0.845 0.795 0.805 0.665 -21.28 0.29
620 Oth Synth Filam 2.145 2.024 1.741 1.870 7.41 1.919 2.212 2.212 2.153 12.17 0.32
621 Impression Fab 0.012 0.018 0.016 0.008 -47.13 0.016 0.011 0.011 0.011 -32.33 0.81
624 Wov MMF Fabric 0.015 0.005 0.002 0.003 50.61 0.005 0.005 0.005 0.005 17.64 0.16
625 Pop,Broad Stp/Fl 0.002 0.277 0.276 0.032 -88.32 0.278 0.033 0.033 0.033 -88.03 0.12
626 Printclth Stp/Fl 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 3.03 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 91.67 0.00
627 Sheeting Stap/Fl 0.000 0.041 0.000 0.001 18.33 0.000 0.042 0.042 0.042 8547.71 1.09
628 Twl/Satn/Stp/Fil 0.001 0.002 0.001 0.012 950.74 0.001 0.011 0.012 0.013 981.31 0.04
629 Oth Stap/Fil Fab 0.323 0.434 0.364 0.317 -12.72 0.427 0.404 0.410 0.388 -9.18 0.70
630 Handkerchiefs 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 * 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 * 0.00
631 Gloves/Mittens 0.011 0.026 0.023 0.023 -0.08 0.024 0.030 0.030 0.026 8.60 0.03
632 Hosiery 0.033 0.021 0.018 0.013 -26.26 0.024 0.019 0.017 0.016 -30.06 0.00
633 Suit-Typ Coat,MB 0.002 0.002 0.002 0.001 -71.21 0.002 0.001 0.001 0.001 -64.47 0.01
634 Other Coats, MB 0.023 0.023 0.021 0.016 -26.59 0.023 0.025 0.018 0.017 -23.07 0.00
635 Coats, W/G 0.074 0.073 0.070 0.054 -22.33 0.076 0.069 0.056 0.057 -24.80 0.01
636 Dresses 0.043 0.026 0.025 0.039 59.66 0.032 0.039 0.039 0.041 28.27 0.01
638 Knit Shirts, MB 0.006 0.005 0.004 0.002 -59.87 0.006 0.004 0.005 0.002 -63.45 0.00
639 Knit Blouses,WG 0.035 0.026 0.025 0.022 -13.19 0.026 0.023 0.023 0.023 -12.03 0.00
640 N-K Shirts, MB 0.017 0.005 0.005 0.005 11.34 0.008 0.005 0.005 0.005 -32.23 0.00
641 N-K Blouses, WG 0.010 0.009 0.009 0.009 -1.22 0.009 0.010 0.009 0.009 -2.35 0.00
642 Skirts 0.031 0.017 0.016 0.014 -11.71 0.018 0.017 0.016 0.016 -11.80 0.02
643 MMF Suits, M/B 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 325.00 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 307.69 0.00
644 MMF W/G Suits 0.001 0.001 0.001 0.000 -89.83 0.002 0.000 0.000 0.000 -86.02 0.00
645 MMF M/B Sweaters 0.001 0.000 0.000 0.001 933.33 0.000 0.001 0.001 0.001 933.33 0.01
646 MMF Sweaters,WG 0.011 0.008 0.008 0.006 -17.81 0.008 0.008 0.007 0.007 -12.40 0.00
647 Trousers,etc MB 0.017 0.023 0.023 0.013 -40.55 0.024 0.013 0.014 0.014 -42.22 0.00
648 Slacks,etc. WG 0.024 0.009 0.009 0.006 -27.67 0.010 0.007 0.006 0.007 -32.83 0.00
649 Bras/Ot Bod Sup 0.002 0.001 0.001 0.000 -52.97 0.001 0.000 0.000 0.000 -52.13 0.00
650 Dress Gown,Robe 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.022 10000.00 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.022 10000.00 0.01
651 Nightwear/PJs 0.006 0.004 0.001 0.001 -14.71 0.004 0.004 0.005 0.004 -5.56 0.00
652 M-MF Underwear 0.021 0.010 0.010 0.007 -22.58 0.011 0.006 0.007 0.008 -29.47 0.00
653 Down Coats, M/B 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 33.33 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 33.33 0.00
654 Down Coats, W/G 0.001 0.002 0.001 0.001 -44.19 0.002 0.001 0.001 0.001 -52.83 0.00
659 Oth. MMF App. 2.740 2.815 2.513 2.827 12.48 2.567 3.088 3.296 3.129 21.87 0.21
665 Floor Coverings 1.287 0.890 0.699 0.602 -13.82 0.853 0.787 0.804 0.793 -7.01 0.79
666 Other Furnishing 0.813 0.784 0.609 0.795 30.57 0.813 0.976 0.978 0.970 19.32 0.02
669 Other MMF Manuf 12.296 8.040 7.119 9.216 29.47 8.127 9.748 10.037 10.138 24.75 0.26
Silk and Vegetable Fiber:
800 S/V Yarns 0.013 0.040 0.040 0.227 468.49 0.040 0.225 0.228 0.228 467.06 2.65
810 S/V Woven Fabric 0.363 0.326 0.204 0.194 -4.90 0.299 0.331 0.333 0.316 5.71 0.21
831 Gloves Silk/Veg 0.000 0.003 0.003 0.123 3914.92 0.003 0.000 0.022 0.123 3894.46 3.08
832 Hosiery Slk/Veg 0.002 0.014 0.014 0.009 -33.45 0.014 0.010 0.009 0.009 -32.90 0.54
833 S/V S-T CoatsMB 0.001 0.000 0.000 0.001 90.91 0.000 0.001 0.001 0.001 118.18 0.04
834 S/VOth.CoatsM/B 0.000 0.001 0.000 0.001 7.14 0.000 0.001 0.000 0.001 14.29 0.02
835 S/V Coats W/G 0.018 0.013 0.012 0.226 1717.17 0.014 0.141 0.141 0.227 1541.90 0.71
836 S/V Dresses 0.003 0.005 0.004 0.004 -13.04 0.005 0.005 0.005 0.004 -13.93 0.02
838 S/V K Shirts/Bls 0.003 0.004 0.004 0.003 -17.59 0.004 0.004 0.003 0.003 -13.19 0.02
839 Baby Silk/Veg Ga 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 -33.33 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 -33.33 0.00
840 S/V Wov Shirts 0.007 0.003 0.003 0.003 12.42 0.003 0.003 0.003 0.003 22.36 0.01
842 S/V Skirts 0.004 0.003 0.003 0.002 -34.42 0.004 0.002 0.002 0.002 -42.57 0.02
843 S/V Suits, M/B 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 94.44 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 54.17 0.03
844 WG Suits S/V 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 -61.90 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 -60.56 0.00
845 Sweaters, Veg. 0.000 0.002 0.002 0.000 -92.98 0.002 0.000 0.000 0.000 -80.70 0.00
846 Sweaters, Silk 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 -85.71 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 -38.46 0.01
847 S/V Trousers MB 0.005 0.008 0.007 0.004 -42.95 0.007 0.005 0.005 0.005 -36.86 0.00
850 EG S/V Drss.Gwn 0.000 0.000 0.000 * * 0.000 * * * * *
851 S/V Nightwear 0.001 0.002 0.001 0.000 -93.33 0.002 0.002 0.001 0.000 -68.57 0.06
852 S/V Underwear 0.032 0.001 0.001 0.000 -76.11 0.001 0.001 0.001 0.000 -76.92 0.09
858 S/V Neckwear 0.001 0.001 0.001 0.001 31.15 0.001 0.001 0.001 0.001 21.77 0.03
859 Oth. S/V Apparel 0.045 0.024 0.019 0.018 -3.07 0.022 0.025 0.026 0.024 10.62 0.11
863 Towels Silk/Veg 0.001 0.001 0.001 0.001 0.22 0.001 0.000 0.000 0.001 2.13 0.04
899 Other S/V Manuf 0.433 0.349 0.240 0.370 54.23 0.360 0.396 0.416 0.479 33.10 0.35