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  ___________                             | PRELIMINARY TEXTILE AND APPAREL IMPORTS |
 |           |                            |         HTS Chapters 50-63 ONLY!        |
 |  MCDONIA  |                            | 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      0.000     0.000     0.000     0.000    -38.00     0.001     0.000     0.000     0.000   -55.56    0.00
 223 Non-Woven Fabric      0.000     0.079     0.031     0.607   1879.23     0.031     0.495     0.654     0.656  2037.06    0.03
 229 Special Fabric        0.171     0.087     0.087      *          *       0.090      *         *         *         *       *  
 237 Playsuit,Sunsuit      0.000     0.000     0.000     0.000    -33.33     0.000     0.000     0.000     0.000   -33.33    0.00
 239 Baby Garm / Acc       0.000     0.000     0.000     0.000       *       0.000     0.000     0.000     0.000      *      0.00

Cotton:
 331 Cot.Glove/Mitten      0.000     0.000     0.000      *          *       0.000      *         *         *         *       *  
 333 Suit-Typ Coat,MB      0.023     0.000     0.000     0.000    300.00     0.000     0.000     0.000     0.000   -69.23    0.00
 334 Oth. Coats, MB        0.000     0.001     0.001     0.000    -90.63     0.001     0.001     0.000     0.000   -87.50    0.00
 335 W/G Cot. Coats        0.001     0.005     0.005     0.002    -52.11     0.005     0.002     0.003     0.002   -53.33    0.00
 336 Cotton Dresses        0.009     0.003     0.001     0.003    246.15     0.010     0.006     0.006     0.006   -44.15    0.00
 338 Knit Shirts,MB        0.000     0.000     0.000     0.001   5500.00     0.000     0.001     0.001     0.001  5575.00    0.00
 339 W/G Knit Blouse       0.005     0.000     0.000     0.000    -32.69     0.000     0.000     0.000     0.000   -21.15    0.00
 340 N-Knt Shirts,MB       0.037     0.182     0.159     0.087    -45.19     0.179     0.115     0.113     0.110   -38.76    0.02
 341 W/G N-Knt Blouse      1.114     0.323     0.322     0.049    -84.92     0.405     0.052     0.053     0.049   -87.85    0.02
 342 Cotton Skirts         0.002     0.003     0.003     0.002    -41.24     0.003     0.002     0.002     0.002   -45.05    0.00
 345 Cotton Sweater        0.017     0.000     0.000     0.000     60.00     0.000     0.000     0.000     0.000   120.00    0.00
 347 Cot.M/B Trousers      0.009     0.008     0.006     0.008     35.99     0.007     0.009     0.008     0.010    43.53    0.00
 348 W/G Slacks, etc.      0.047     0.007     0.007     0.007      2.20     0.008     0.006     0.007     0.007    -9.51    0.00
 350 Dress. Gown etc       0.176     0.000     0.000      *          *       0.000     0.000     0.000     0.000      *      0.00
 351 Cot. Nghtwr/PJs       0.596     0.000     0.000      *          *       0.000      *         *         *         *       *  
 352 Cotton Underwear      0.053     0.000     0.000      *          *       0.000      *         *         *         *       *  
 359 Oth. Cot. App.        0.001     0.004     0.004     0.006     68.63     0.004     0.006     0.006     0.006    41.51    0.00
 363 Pile Towels           0.000     0.000     0.000      *          *       0.000      *         *         *         *       *  
 369 Oth. Cot. Manuf.      0.000     0.000     0.000     0.000     21.43     0.000     0.000     0.000     0.000    21.43    0.00

Wool:
 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      *      0.01
 433 Suit-Typ Ct,MB        0.194     0.041     0.041     0.002    -94.10     0.043     0.002     0.003     0.002   -94.35    0.01
 434 Oth. Coats, M/B       0.285     0.000     0.000      *          *       0.065      *         *         *         *       *  
 435 W/G Coats, Wool       0.098     0.117     0.114     0.102    -10.60     0.122     0.116     0.106     0.105   -13.93    0.13
 436 Wool Dresses          0.000     0.001     0.001     0.001     15.38     0.001     0.001     0.001     0.001    15.38    0.00
 438 K Shirts,Blouses      0.000     0.000     0.000     0.000     10.00     0.000     0.000     0.000     0.000    10.00    0.00
 440 NK Shirts,Blouse      0.000     0.000     0.000     0.000     80.00     0.000     0.000     0.000     0.000    80.00    0.05
 442 Wool Skirts           0.005     0.001     0.001     0.000    -71.15     0.001     0.001     0.001     0.000   -38.46    0.01
 443 Wool Suits,M/B        0.007     0.001     0.001      *          *       0.001      *         *         *         *       *  
 444 Wool Suits,W/G        0.000     0.000     0.000     0.002    398.77     0.000     0.001     0.001     0.002   398.77    0.07
 446 Wool Sweater,WG       0.000     0.000     0.000     0.000    -42.86     0.000     0.000     0.000     0.000   -42.86    0.00
 447 Wool Trousers,MB      0.000     0.000     0.000      *          *       0.000     0.000      *         *         *       *  
 448 Wool Slacks,W/G       0.001     0.001     0.001     0.000    -64.00     0.001     0.000     0.000     0.000   -70.27    0.00
 459 Oth.Wool Apparel      0.001     0.002     0.002     0.001    -33.62     0.002     0.001     0.001     0.001   -33.62    0.01

Man-Made Fiber:
 633 Suit-Typ Coat,MB      0.083     0.002     0.002     0.000    -98.04     0.002     0.000     0.000     0.000   -98.04    0.00
 635 Coats, W/G            0.003     0.002     0.002     0.003     64.00     0.002     0.003     0.004     0.003    38.33    0.00
 636 Dresses               0.005     0.006     0.006     0.004    -33.94     0.007     0.004     0.005     0.004   -37.85    0.00
 638 Knit Shirts, MB       0.000     0.000     0.000     0.000       *       0.000     0.000     0.000     0.000      *      0.00
 639 Knit Blouses,WG       0.004     0.002     0.002     0.001    -39.13     0.002     0.001     0.001     0.001   -40.96    0.00
 640 N-K Shirts, MB        0.000     0.001     0.001     0.000    -17.86     0.001     0.000     0.000     0.000   -20.69    0.00
 641 N-K Blouses, WG       0.006     0.003     0.003     0.008    219.12     0.003     0.009     0.009     0.008   222.81    0.00
 642 Skirts                0.001     0.001     0.001     0.001     -3.66     0.001     0.001     0.001     0.001   -17.00    0.00
 646 MMF Sweaters,WG       0.000     0.000     0.000      *          *       0.000     0.000     0.000      *         *       *  
 647 Trousers,etc MB       0.000     0.000     0.000     0.000     90.00     0.000     0.000     0.000     0.000    11.76    0.00
 648 Slacks,etc. WG        0.018     0.004     0.004     0.005     35.50     0.006     0.006     0.006     0.006    -2.04    0.00
 650 Dress Gown,Robe       0.000     0.000     0.000      *          *       0.000      *         *         *         *       *  
 652 M-MF Underwear        0.130     0.000     0.000      *          *       0.000      *         *         *         *       *  
 654 Down Coats, W/G       0.000     0.000     0.000     0.000       *       0.000     0.000     0.000     0.000      *      0.00
 659 Oth. MMF App.         0.000     0.000     0.000     0.000       *       0.000     0.000     0.000     0.000      *      0.00
 666 Other Furnishing      0.000     0.005     0.005      *          *       0.005      *         *         *         *       *  
 669 Other MMF Manuf       0.001     0.003     0.002     0.000    -74.81     0.002     0.001     0.001     0.001   -26.24    0.00

Silk and Vegetable Fiber:
 833 S/V S-T CoatsMB       0.000     0.009     0.009     0.000    -99.66     0.009     0.000     0.000     0.000   -99.66    0.00
 835 S/V Coats W/G         0.000     0.003     0.003     0.000    -95.95     0.003     0.000     0.000     0.000   -95.95    0.00
 836 S/V Dresses           0.000     0.003     0.003     0.000    -92.86     0.003     0.000     0.000     0.000   -92.86    0.00
 838 S/V K Shirts/Bls      0.000     0.000     0.000      *          *       0.000      *         *         *         *       *  
 840 S/V Wov Shirts        0.105     0.042     0.042     0.001    -97.28     0.056     0.001     0.001     0.001   -97.92    0.00
 842 S/V Skirts            0.000     0.000     0.000      *          *       0.000      *         *         *         *       *  
 847 S/V Trousers MB       0.000     0.001     0.001     0.001    -51.85     0.001     0.001     0.001     0.001   -46.91    0.00
 850 EG S/V Drss.Gwn       0.000     0.000     0.000      *          *       0.000      *         *         *         *       *  
 859 Oth. S/V Apparel      0.000     0.000     0.000      *          *       0.000      *         *         *         *       *  
 899 Other S/V Manuf       0.000     0.000     0.000      *          *       0.000      *         *         *         *       *