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| | March 16, 2010
___________ | PRELIMINARY TEXTILE AND APPAREL IMPORTS |
| | | HTS Chapters 50-63 ONLY! |
| ROMANIA | | Preliminary 2/2010 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 2/2010
Ctrl, Cat, Product 2008 2009 2/2009 2/2010 % Change 2/2009 12/2009 1/2010 2/2010 % Change % Share
(P) (P)
Cotton or Man-Made Fiber:
200 Yarns / Sew Thrd 0.031 0.017 0.012 0.011 -12.55 0.032 0.017 0.016 0.015 -51.75 0.01
201 Specialty Yarns 1.572 1.194 0.380 0.039 -89.62 1.845 1.194 0.853 0.853 -53.75 0.54
218 Fab, Color Yarn 0.000 0.006 0.000 * * 0.000 0.006 0.006 0.006 * 0.01
220 Spec. Weave, Fab 0.001 0.004 0.001 0.002 143.46 0.002 0.004 0.005 0.005 209.39 0.00
222 Knit Fabric 0.000 0.000 0.000 * * 0.000 * * * * *
223 Non-Woven Fabric 0.002 0.000 0.000 * * 0.002 * * * * *
225 Blue Denim Fab. 0.000 0.003 0.000 * * 0.000 0.003 0.003 0.003 * 0.01
229 Special Fabric 0.001 0.001 0.000 0.000 * 0.000 0.001 0.001 0.001 * 0.00
237 Playsuit,Sunsuit 0.001 0.001 0.000 0.000 21.43 0.001 0.001 0.001 0.001 -11.11 0.00
239 Baby Garm / Acc 0.013 0.014 0.002 0.001 -42.18 0.014 0.014 0.013 0.013 -5.54 0.00
Cotton:
317 Twill Fabric 0.000 0.000 0.000 * * 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 * 0.00
332 Cotton Hosiery 0.000 0.000 0.000 * * 0.000 * * * * *
333 Suit-Typ Coat,MB 0.035 0.032 0.015 0.004 -72.41 0.039 0.032 0.024 0.021 -44.90 0.20
334 Oth. Coats, MB 0.052 0.022 0.004 0.008 96.80 0.048 0.022 0.024 0.026 -44.64 0.01
335 W/G Cot. Coats 0.208 0.081 0.033 0.031 -5.89 0.189 0.081 0.074 0.079 -58.31 0.02
336 Cotton Dresses 0.604 0.355 0.107 0.075 -30.30 0.659 0.355 0.358 0.323 -51.05 0.05
338 Knit Shirts,MB 0.043 0.042 0.007 0.006 -9.56 0.040 0.042 0.040 0.041 1.23 0.00
339 W/G Knit Blouse 0.038 0.039 0.010 0.008 -14.33 0.036 0.039 0.038 0.038 5.29 0.00
340 N-Knt Shirts,MB 0.526 0.175 0.036 0.029 -20.20 0.395 0.175 0.156 0.167 -57.68 0.03
341 W/G N-Knt Blouse 0.447 0.151 0.045 0.032 -29.13 0.317 0.151 0.155 0.138 -56.41 0.04
342 Cotton Skirts 0.114 0.075 0.034 0.008 -75.02 0.130 0.075 0.058 0.050 -61.65 0.03
345 Cotton Sweater 0.143 0.048 0.010 0.094 862.34 0.137 0.048 0.107 0.132 -3.52 0.05
347 Cot.M/B Trousers 0.310 0.172 0.030 0.035 18.50 0.272 0.172 0.172 0.178 -34.66 0.02
348 W/G Slacks, etc. 0.168 0.097 0.027 0.024 -11.51 0.155 0.097 0.093 0.094 -39.36 0.01
349 Bras, & other 0.000 0.000 0.000 * * 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 266.67 0.00
350 Dress. Gown etc 0.008 0.000 0.000 0.000 * 0.008 0.000 0.000 0.000 -98.87 0.00
351 Cot. Nghtwr/PJs 0.007 0.000 0.000 0.000 150.00 0.007 0.000 0.000 0.000 -93.33 0.00
352 Cotton Underwear 0.001 0.000 0.000 0.000 * 0.001 0.000 0.000 0.000 -91.24 0.00
353 Down Coats,M/B 0.000 0.000 0.000 * * 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 -33.33 0.02
354 Down Coats,W/G 0.000 0.000 0.000 * * 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 -77.78 0.06
359 Oth. Cot. App. 0.123 0.027 0.009 0.009 -9.27 0.119 0.027 0.026 0.027 -77.72 0.01
369 Oth. Cot. Manuf. 0.290 0.058 0.001 0.003 150.00 0.201 0.058 0.060 0.060 -70.05 0.00
Wool:
400 Wool Yarns 0.576 0.407 0.106 0.013 -88.17 0.663 0.407 0.357 0.313 -52.80 1.45
414 Oth Wool Fabric 0.000 0.000 0.000 * * 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 -78.20 0.00
431 Wool Glov/Mitns 0.000 0.000 0.000 * * 0.000 * * * * *
433 Suit-Typ Ct,MB 0.033 0.034 0.003 0.003 -24.56 0.030 0.034 0.034 0.034 10.95 0.21
434 Oth. Coats, M/B 0.050 0.055 0.000 0.000 11.11 0.048 0.055 0.055 0.055 14.93 0.27
435 W/G Coats, Wool 0.330 0.189 0.001 0.002 57.14 0.330 0.189 0.189 0.190 -42.57 0.28
436 Wool Dresses 0.080 0.069 0.003 0.001 -63.51 0.080 0.069 0.069 0.067 -15.98 0.52
438 K Shirts,Blouses 0.082 0.075 0.001 0.002 93.55 0.076 0.075 0.076 0.076 0.25 0.35
439 Babies' garments 0.001 0.001 0.000 * * 0.001 0.001 0.001 0.001 -8.00 0.17
440 NK Shirts,Blouse 0.001 0.001 0.000 0.000 366.67 0.001 0.001 0.001 0.001 -29.51 0.13
442 Wool Skirts 0.020 0.019 0.002 0.000 -74.29 0.022 0.019 0.017 0.017 -19.39 0.56
443 Wool Suits,M/B 0.068 0.038 0.016 0.002 -88.75 0.068 0.038 0.032 0.023 -65.84 0.13
444 Wool Suits,W/G 0.002 0.002 0.000 * * 0.002 0.002 0.002 0.002 -4.50 0.13
445 Wool Sweater,MB 0.010 0.013 0.000 0.001 558.82 0.010 0.013 0.014 0.015 48.29 0.28
446 Wool Sweater,WG 0.034 0.032 0.000 0.001 1362.50 0.034 0.032 0.032 0.033 -2.40 0.15
447 Wool Trousers,MB 0.161 0.139 0.014 0.026 88.85 0.154 0.139 0.147 0.151 -1.85 1.00
448 Wool Slacks,W/G 0.067 0.048 0.004 0.003 -37.41 0.067 0.048 0.046 0.046 -30.88 0.89
459 Oth.Wool Apparel 0.018 0.015 0.000 0.000 9.41 0.018 0.015 0.015 0.015 -17.42 0.15
464 Wool Blankets 0.000 0.000 0.000 * * 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 * 0.01
465 Floor Coverings 0.007 0.007 0.000 0.009 5981.58 0.007 0.007 0.014 0.016 134.05 0.09
469 Oth. Wool Manuf. 0.000 0.007 0.000 0.000 * 0.000 0.007 0.007 0.007 * 0.55
Man-Made Fiber:
604 Yarn>85% Synth. 3.164 2.600 0.403 0.246 -38.99 2.994 2.600 2.361 2.443 -18.40 1.45
606 N-Text Fil Yrn 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 * 0.000 * * 0.000 * 0.00
607 Oth Stpl Fib Yrn 0.099 0.000 0.000 * * 0.099 0.000 0.000 0.000 -99.93 0.00
617 MMF Twill/Sateen 0.000 0.000 0.000 * * 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 -59.12 0.00
619 Poly Fil Fab 0.000 0.017 0.012 0.001 -91.57 0.012 0.017 0.004 0.006 -55.19 0.00
620 Oth Synth Filam 0.004 0.005 0.003 0.000 -97.83 0.007 0.005 0.002 0.002 -71.48 0.00
624 Wov MMF Fabric 0.000 0.000 0.000 * * 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 -80.33 0.00
631 Gloves/Mittens 0.000 0.000 0.000 * * 0.000 * * * * *
632 Hosiery 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 -95.65 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 -78.87 0.00
633 Suit-Typ Coat,MB 0.023 0.007 0.002 0.003 72.73 0.023 0.007 0.008 0.009 -62.65 0.07
634 Other Coats, MB 0.094 0.055 0.009 0.005 -48.09 0.083 0.055 0.051 0.051 -38.97 0.02
635 Coats, W/G 0.494 0.215 0.058 0.028 -51.70 0.492 0.215 0.196 0.185 -62.45 0.04
636 Dresses 1.384 0.888 0.060 0.070 16.72 1.409 0.888 0.885 0.898 -36.26 0.12
638 Knit Shirts, MB 0.032 0.018 0.004 0.002 -38.31 0.031 0.018 0.016 0.016 -47.83 0.00
639 Knit Blouses,WG 0.231 0.070 0.017 0.004 -73.80 0.235 0.070 0.057 0.058 -75.49 0.01
640 N-K Shirts, MB 0.017 0.018 0.002 0.006 261.84 0.015 0.018 0.018 0.022 47.00 0.02
641 N-K Blouses, WG 0.390 0.295 0.128 0.006 -95.70 0.497 0.295 0.193 0.172 -65.30 0.10
642 Skirts 0.163 0.074 0.013 0.003 -78.15 0.169 0.074 0.063 0.063 -62.39 0.07
643 MMF Suits, M/B 0.009 0.004 0.000 0.000 * 0.006 0.004 0.004 0.004 -32.79 0.03
644 MMF W/G Suits 0.029 0.022 0.002 0.018 708.81 0.029 0.022 0.035 0.038 32.31 0.12
645 MMF M/B Sweaters 0.002 0.007 0.000 0.001 * 0.002 0.007 0.008 0.008 439.22 0.09
646 MMF Sweaters,WG 0.018 0.010 0.003 0.017 423.58 0.018 0.010 0.013 0.024 33.97 0.02
647 Trousers,etc MB 0.029 0.016 0.004 0.001 -69.52 0.031 0.016 0.014 0.013 -58.48 0.00
648 Slacks,etc. WG 0.566 0.061 0.016 0.009 -45.31 0.551 0.061 0.054 0.053 -90.29 0.02
649 Bras/Ot Bod Sup 0.006 0.008 0.001 0.001 40.76 0.006 0.008 0.008 0.008 40.08 0.01
650 Dress Gown,Robe 0.046 0.000 0.000 0.000 * 0.038 0.000 0.000 0.000 -98.87 0.00
651 Nightwear/PJs 0.001 0.000 0.000 0.000 100.00 0.001 0.000 0.000 0.000 -58.33 0.00
652 M-MF Underwear 0.009 0.016 0.001 0.001 6.98 0.008 0.016 0.015 0.016 107.09 0.00
653 Down Coats, M/B 0.024 0.014 0.003 0.000 -93.51 0.026 0.014 0.013 0.011 -56.35 0.13
654 Down Coats, W/G 0.011 0.011 0.001 0.000 -91.67 0.012 0.011 0.011 0.010 -13.37 0.04
659 Oth. MMF App. 0.313 0.322 0.100 0.033 -67.04 0.365 0.322 0.295 0.255 -30.27 0.01
665 Floor Coverings 0.000 0.001 0.001 0.000 -95.91 0.001 0.001 0.001 0.000 -96.67 0.00
666 Other Furnishing 0.818 0.435 0.039 * * 0.692 0.435 0.427 0.396 -42.73 0.01
669 Other MMF Manuf 2.152 0.275 0.275 * * 1.933 0.275 0.275 * * *
Silk and Vegetable Fiber:
800 S/V Yarns 0.183 0.198 0.023 0.032 39.37 0.187 0.198 0.213 0.207 10.50 5.42
810 S/V Woven Fabric 0.019 0.012 0.000 0.001 68315.00 0.017 0.012 0.013 0.013 -22.29 0.04
831 Gloves Silk/Veg 0.001 0.000 0.000 * * 0.001 * * * * *
832 Hosiery Slk/Veg 0.000 0.000 0.000 * * 0.000 * * * * *
833 S/V S-T CoatsMB 0.006 0.003 0.001 0.001 78.26 0.003 0.003 0.003 0.003 10.00 0.29
834 S/VOth.CoatsM/B 0.001 0.000 0.000 0.000 -83.33 0.001 0.000 0.000 0.000 -43.75 0.02
835 S/V Coats W/G 0.019 0.016 0.005 0.004 -7.80 0.015 0.016 0.014 0.015 -0.22 0.11
836 S/V Dresses 0.025 0.011 0.006 0.006 11.11 0.026 0.011 0.010 0.011 -56.09 0.08
838 S/V K Shirts/Bls 0.017 0.002 0.001 0.001 64.47 0.013 0.002 0.002 0.002 -82.60 0.02
839 Baby Silk/Veg Ga 0.000 0.002 0.000 0.000 -6.85 0.001 0.002 0.001 0.002 241.25 0.06
840 S/V Wov Shirts 0.048 0.025 0.010 0.006 -39.90 0.044 0.025 0.019 0.021 -51.92 0.06
842 S/V Skirts 0.020 0.010 0.003 0.001 -78.69 0.014 0.010 0.010 0.008 -42.95 0.11
843 S/V Suits, M/B 0.004 0.000 0.000 0.000 * 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 145.10 0.11
844 WG Suits S/V 0.000 0.004 0.003 * * 0.003 0.004 0.002 0.000 -93.36 0.04
845 Sweaters, Veg. 0.003 0.001 0.000 0.003 830.00 0.001 0.001 0.001 0.003 494.74 0.02
846 Sweaters, Silk 0.000 0.001 0.000 * * 0.000 0.001 0.001 0.001 1300.00 0.13
847 S/V Trousers MB 0.048 0.030 0.011 0.010 -1.70 0.042 0.030 0.028 0.030 -28.84 0.03
850 EG S/V Drss.Gwn 0.000 0.000 0.000 * * 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.00 0.02
851 S/V Nightwear 0.000 0.000 0.000 * * 0.000 * * * * *
852 S/V Underwear 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 * 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 50.00 0.01
859 Oth. S/V Apparel 0.006 0.009 0.001 0.002 50.42 0.006 0.009 0.009 0.010 60.22 0.05
863 Towels Silk/Veg 0.000 0.001 0.000 * * 0.000 0.001 0.001 0.001 312.72 0.01
899 Other S/V Manuf 0.041 0.028 0.005 0.000 -91.29 0.046 0.028 0.027 0.023 -49.22 0.03