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                                          |                                         |                              January 19, 2012
  ___________                             | PRELIMINARY TEXTILE AND APPAREL IMPORTS |
 |           |                            |         HTS Chapters 50-63 ONLY!        |
 |  MOLDOVA  |                            | Preliminary 12/2011 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.

Because this report contains data for HTS Chapters 50-63 only, the following categories may be incomplete or not 
appear at all:  201, 229, 239, 359, 362, 369, 439, 459, 469, 621, 622, 659, 666, 669, 670, 859, 870, 871 and 899.


                           Calendar Years       Year-to-Date                 Year-Endings                             YE 12/2011
 Ctrl, Cat, Product        2009      2010    12/2010   12/2011  % Change   12/2010   10/2011   11/2011   12/2011  % Change % Share

                                                           (P)                                               (P)

Cotton or Man-Made Fiber:
 220 Spec. Weave, Fab      0.000     0.000     0.000     0.000       *       0.000     0.000     0.000     0.000      *      0.00
 226 Cheesecloth,Bati      0.000     0.000     0.000     0.000       *       0.000     0.000     0.000     0.000      *      0.00
 237 Playsuit,Sunsuit      0.000     0.000     0.000     0.000     26.32     0.000     0.000     0.000     0.000    26.32    0.00
 239 Baby Garm / Acc       0.000     0.001     0.001     0.000    -92.25     0.001      *         *        0.000   -92.25    0.00

Cotton:
 326 Sateen Fabric         0.000     0.000     0.000     0.000       *       0.000     0.000     0.000     0.000      *      0.00
 333 Suit-Typ Coat,MB      0.000     0.000     0.000     0.000    -20.00     0.000     0.000     0.000     0.000   -20.00    0.00
 334 Oth. Coats, MB        0.146     0.004     0.004     0.001    -62.61     0.004     0.003     0.002     0.001   -62.61    0.00
 335 W/G Cot. Coats        0.002     0.004     0.004     0.013    183.08     0.004     0.011     0.011     0.013   183.08    0.00
 336 Cotton Dresses        0.003     0.001     0.001     0.002     38.24     0.001     0.002     0.002     0.002    38.24    0.00
 338 Knit Shirts,MB        0.035     0.003     0.003     0.006     75.93     0.003     0.006     0.006     0.006    75.93    0.00
 339 W/G Knit Blouse       0.002     0.001     0.001     0.001    -16.36     0.001     0.001     0.001     0.001   -16.36    0.00
 340 N-Knt Shirts,MB       0.003     0.011     0.011     0.013     18.29     0.011     0.012     0.013     0.013    18.29    0.00
 341 W/G N-Knt Blouse      0.001     0.000     0.000     0.001     55.88     0.000     0.000     0.001     0.001    55.88    0.00
 342 Cotton Skirts         0.001     0.001     0.001     0.000    -39.47     0.001     0.000     0.000     0.000   -39.47    0.00
 345 Cotton Sweater        0.001     0.000     0.000     0.004   3933.33     0.000     0.003     0.003     0.004  3933.33    0.00
 347 Cot.M/B Trousers      0.116     0.000     0.000     0.000     26.32     0.000     0.000     0.000     0.000    26.32    0.00
 348 W/G Slacks, etc.      0.001     0.002     0.002     0.000    -87.39     0.002     0.000     0.000     0.000   -87.39    0.00
 349 Bras, & other         0.000     0.000     0.000      *          *       0.000      *         *         *         *       *  
 352 Cotton Underwear      0.000     0.000     0.000     0.000    146.67     0.000     0.000     0.000     0.000   146.67    0.00
 353 Down Coats,M/B        0.000     0.000     0.000     0.000       *       0.000     0.000     0.000     0.000      *      0.03
 354 Down Coats,W/G        0.000     0.000     0.000     0.000       *       0.000     0.000     0.000     0.000      *      0.01
 359 Oth. Cot. App.        0.002     0.030     0.030     0.018    -38.38     0.030     0.032     0.032     0.018   -38.38    0.00
 360 Pillowcases           0.000     0.005     0.005      *          *       0.005      *         *         *         *       *  
 362 Bedsprds/Quilt        0.006     0.033     0.033     0.008    -77.34     0.033     0.008     0.008     0.008   -77.34    0.00
 369 Oth. Cot. Manuf.      0.377     0.862     0.862     0.740    -14.22     0.862     0.818     0.809     0.740   -14.22    0.03

Wool:
 432 Wool Hosiery          0.000     0.000     0.000     0.000       *       0.000     0.000     0.000     0.000      *      0.00
 433 Suit-Typ Ct,MB        0.000     0.001     0.001     0.000    -86.67     0.001      *        0.000     0.000   -86.67    0.00
 434 Oth. Coats, M/B       0.002     0.001     0.001     0.000    -68.75     0.001     0.000     0.000     0.000   -68.75    0.00
 435 W/G Coats, Wool       0.111     0.203     0.203     0.045    -77.57     0.203     0.080     0.046     0.045   -77.57    0.07
 436 Wool Dresses          0.000     0.000     0.000     0.002   5600.00     0.000     0.002     0.002     0.002  5600.00    0.02
 438 K Shirts,Blouses      0.004     0.003     0.003     0.002    -27.08     0.003     0.003     0.002     0.002   -27.08    0.01
 442 Wool Skirts           0.000     0.001     0.001     0.000    -76.32     0.001     0.000     0.000     0.000   -76.32    0.00
 443 Wool Suits,M/B        0.017     0.000     0.000      *          *       0.000      *         *         *         *       *  
 445 Wool Sweater,MB       0.000     0.001     0.001     0.001      2.47     0.001     0.001     0.001     0.001     2.47    0.02
 446 Wool Sweater,WG       0.000     0.000     0.000     0.001    179.48     0.000     0.001     0.001     0.001   179.48    0.00
 447 Wool Trousers,MB      0.000     0.000     0.000     0.000      0.00     0.000     0.000     0.000     0.000     0.00    0.00
 448 Wool Slacks,W/G       0.000     0.000     0.000     0.000    -68.18     0.000     0.000     0.000     0.000   -68.18    0.00
 459 Oth.Wool Apparel      0.001     0.001     0.001     0.000    -83.47     0.001     0.000     0.000     0.000   -83.47    0.00
 465 Floor Coverings       0.000     0.000     0.000     0.000       *       0.000     0.000     0.000     0.000      *      0.00

Man-Made Fiber:
 633 Suit-Typ Coat,MB      0.000     0.000     0.000     0.000    250.00     0.000     0.000     0.000     0.000   250.00    0.00
 634 Other Coats, MB       0.000     0.008     0.008     0.008     -5.17     0.008     0.004     0.006     0.008    -5.17    0.00
 635 Coats, W/G            0.004     0.010     0.010     0.007    -30.43     0.010     0.007     0.007     0.007   -30.43    0.00
 636 Dresses               0.002     0.008     0.008     0.010     32.52     0.008     0.010     0.009     0.010    32.52    0.00
 638 Knit Shirts, MB       0.003     0.001     0.001     0.001    -51.52     0.001     0.001     0.001     0.001   -51.52    0.00
 639 Knit Blouses,WG       0.008     0.008     0.008     0.006    -22.28     0.008     0.005     0.006     0.006   -22.28    0.00
 640 N-K Shirts, MB        0.000     0.003     0.003     0.002    -27.74     0.003     0.003     0.002     0.002   -27.74    0.00
 641 N-K Blouses, WG       0.001     0.005     0.005     0.002    -58.25     0.005     0.002     0.002     0.002   -58.25    0.00
 642 Skirts                0.001     0.001     0.001     0.001     -6.67     0.001     0.001     0.001     0.001    -6.67    0.00
 644 MMF W/G Suits         0.000     0.000     0.000     0.000    315.38     0.000     0.000     0.000     0.000   315.38    0.00
 645 MMF M/B Sweaters      0.000     0.000     0.000     0.000       *       0.000      *         *        0.000      *      0.00
 646 MMF Sweaters,WG       0.001     0.001     0.001     0.001    111.76     0.001     0.000     0.000     0.001   111.76    0.00
 647 Trousers,etc MB       0.000     0.000     0.000     0.000    -60.00     0.000     0.000     0.000     0.000   -60.00    0.00
 648 Slacks,etc. WG        0.001     0.004     0.004     0.002    -60.07     0.004     0.004     0.004     0.002   -60.07    0.00
 652 M-MF Underwear        0.000     0.000     0.000     0.000    140.00     0.000     0.000     0.000     0.000   140.00    0.00
 653 Down Coats, M/B       0.001     0.015     0.015     0.019     24.61     0.015     0.021     0.022     0.019    24.61    0.17
 654 Down Coats, W/G       0.001     0.016     0.016     0.037    136.59     0.016     0.035     0.036     0.037   136.59    0.13
 659 Oth. MMF App.         0.004     0.001     0.001     0.009    672.13     0.001     0.008     0.008     0.009   672.13    0.00
 669 Other MMF Manuf       0.014     0.000     0.000      *          *       0.000      *         *         *         *       *  

Silk and Vegetable Fiber:
 810 S/V Woven Fabric      0.009     0.000     0.000      *          *       0.000      *         *         *         *       *  
 834 S/VOth.CoatsM/B       0.000     0.000     0.000     0.000       *       0.000     0.000     0.000     0.000      *      0.00
 835 S/V Coats W/G         0.000     0.000     0.000     0.000       *       0.000      *         *        0.000      *      0.00
 836 S/V Dresses           0.000     0.000     0.000     0.000       *       0.000     0.000     0.000     0.000      *      0.00
 838 S/V K Shirts/Bls      0.000     0.000     0.000     0.000    -16.67     0.000     0.000     0.000     0.000   -16.67    0.00
 840 S/V Wov Shirts        0.000     0.000     0.000     0.000    -67.86     0.000     0.001     0.000     0.000   -67.86    0.00
 842 S/V Skirts            0.000     0.000     0.000      *          *       0.000      *         *         *         *       *  
 845 Sweaters, Veg.        0.000     0.000     0.000     0.000       *       0.000      *         *        0.000      *      0.00
 846 Sweaters, Silk        0.000     0.000     0.000      *          *       0.000     0.000     0.000      *         *       *  
 847 S/V Trousers MB       0.000     0.000     0.000      *          *       0.000      *         *         *         *       *  
 859 Oth. S/V Apparel      0.010     0.000     0.000     0.000    -83.33     0.000     0.000     0.000     0.000   -83.33    0.00
 863 Towels Silk/Veg       0.009     0.004     0.004      *          *       0.004      *         *         *         *       *  
 899 Other S/V Manuf       0.000     0.000     0.000     0.001       *       0.000     0.001     0.001     0.001      *      0.00