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___________ | PRELIMINARY TEXTILE AND APPAREL IMPORTS |
| | | HTS Chapters 50-63 ONLY! |
| ISRAEL | | 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 0.419 0.342 0.308 0.405 31.35 0.384 0.451 0.415 0.439 14.46 0.41
201 Specialty Yarns 2.133 1.291 1.161 2.724 134.53 1.161 2.854 2.854 2.854 145.69 1.59
218 Fab, Color Yarn 0.037 0.004 0.004 0.090 2227.49 0.004 0.090 0.091 0.090 2204.92 0.13
219 Duck Fabric 0.000 0.129 0.126 0.037 -70.61 0.126 0.040 0.043 0.040 -67.92 0.06
220 Spec. Weave, Fab 2.542 2.326 2.014 0.780 -61.30 2.388 1.366 1.182 1.091 -54.31 0.77
222 Knit Fabric 0.512 0.359 0.359 0.577 60.48 0.575 0.698 0.581 0.577 0.22 0.06
223 Non-Woven Fabric 271.199 230.764 188.533 189.636 0.59 224.917 255.280 235.007 231.867 3.09 9.16
224 Pile/Tufted Fab. 0.079 0.037 0.028 0.038 36.45 0.045 0.053 0.048 0.047 5.51 0.02
226 Cheesecloth,Bati 0.003 0.100 0.063 0.212 237.07 0.066 0.284 0.248 0.248 278.79 0.58
229 Special Fabric 100.418 133.378 110.593 158.989 43.76 128.131 178.135 174.669 181.774 41.87 11.20
237 Playsuit,Sunsuit 0.036 0.012 0.012 0.013 5.83 0.012 0.012 0.013 0.013 5.83 0.04
239 Baby Garm / Acc 0.524 0.413 0.365 0.346 -5.17 0.385 0.489 0.440 0.394 2.25 0.05
Cotton:
313 Cotton Sheeting 0.425 0.160 0.160 * * 0.222 0.000 0.000 0.000 -99.96 0.00
314 Poplin,Broadcl. 0.031 0.005 0.005 0.000 -97.06 0.016 0.000 0.000 0.000 -99.07 0.00
315 Printcloth Fab. 0.001 0.002 0.002 * * 0.002 * * * * *
317 Twill Fabric 0.133 0.207 0.178 0.055 -69.28 0.178 0.111 0.103 0.084 -52.82 0.09
326 Sateen Fabric 0.541 0.042 0.042 0.054 26.04 0.071 0.063 0.054 0.054 -24.88 0.11
330 Cot.Handkerchief 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 * 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 * 0.00
332 Cotton Hosiery 0.288 0.324 0.220 0.143 -34.84 0.248 0.268 0.252 0.247 -0.30 0.04
333 Suit-Typ Coat,MB 0.006 0.000 0.000 0.000 -30.00 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 10.00 0.00
334 Oth. Coats, MB 0.016 0.000 0.000 0.005 13400.00 0.000 0.005 0.005 0.005 13900.00 0.00
335 W/G Cot. Coats 0.172 0.065 0.041 0.011 -73.18 0.050 0.037 0.035 0.035 -30.98 0.01
336 Cotton Dresses 0.221 0.224 0.197 0.193 -2.17 0.211 0.226 0.223 0.220 4.00 0.04
338 Knit Shirts,MB 1.517 1.034 0.873 0.458 -47.60 0.960 0.703 0.675 0.618 -35.60 0.05
339 W/G Knit Blouse 2.328 0.799 0.748 0.295 -60.51 0.892 0.400 0.374 0.346 -61.15 0.02
340 N-Knt Shirts,MB 0.131 0.045 0.045 0.139 209.41 0.072 0.133 0.138 0.140 93.21 0.02
341 W/G N-Knt Blouse 0.050 0.024 0.022 0.032 41.26 0.029 0.022 0.020 0.034 17.07 0.01
342 Cotton Skirts 0.096 0.134 0.122 0.041 -66.79 0.138 0.054 0.052 0.052 -62.19 0.03
345 Cotton Sweater 0.438 0.294 0.286 0.066 -76.80 0.292 0.099 0.039 0.074 -74.54 0.02
347 Cot.M/B Trousers 0.186 0.305 0.291 0.238 -17.95 0.292 0.319 0.302 0.253 -13.35 0.02
348 W/G Slacks, etc. 1.774 0.382 0.354 0.204 -42.24 0.568 0.267 0.249 0.233 -59.03 0.01
349 Bras, & other 0.026 0.022 0.017 0.020 18.08 0.020 0.025 0.025 0.025 22.22 0.07
350 Dress. Gown etc 1.060 0.331 0.304 0.139 -54.25 0.304 0.236 0.168 0.166 -45.37 0.04
351 Cot. Nghtwr/PJs 0.566 0.436 0.429 0.050 -88.34 0.453 0.381 0.371 0.056 -87.53 0.01
352 Cotton Underwear 10.612 5.618 4.741 2.943 -37.92 6.836 4.411 4.317 3.820 -44.11 0.18
359 Oth. Cot. App. 0.391 0.436 0.375 1.142 204.06 0.422 1.169 1.146 1.202 184.84 0.34
360 Pillowcases 1.927 1.654 1.538 0.761 -50.52 1.984 1.031 0.942 0.876 -55.82 0.40
361 Cotton Sheets 15.850 12.354 11.384 5.640 -50.45 14.508 7.518 6.933 6.611 -54.43 0.49
362 Bedsprds/Quilt 4.555 3.384 2.858 2.843 -0.52 3.592 3.500 3.361 3.369 -6.19 1.01
363 Pile Towels 5.540 5.360 4.510 5.936 31.62 5.501 6.404 6.678 6.786 23.35 2.35
369 Oth. Cot. Manuf. 12.925 10.981 8.924 10.171 13.98 11.026 11.690 12.012 12.229 10.91 0.43
Wool:
400 Wool Yarns 0.001 0.000 0.000 * * 0.001 * * * * *
410 Wool Woven Fab. 0.349 0.098 0.095 0.019 -79.86 0.131 0.043 0.042 0.022 -82.81 0.14
414 Oth Wool Fabric 0.001 0.001 0.001 0.001 -23.50 0.001 0.001 0.001 0.001 -23.50 0.01
431 Wool Glov/Mitns 0.000 0.001 0.001 * * 0.001 0.000 * * * *
432 Wool Hosiery 0.003 0.000 0.000 * * 0.001 * * * * *
433 Suit-Typ Ct,MB 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.004 * 0.000 * 0.000 0.004 * 0.02
434 Oth. Coats, M/B 0.002 0.000 0.000 * * 0.002 * * * * *
435 W/G Coats, Wool 0.002 0.000 0.000 0.002 2050.00 0.000 0.001 0.002 0.002 330.00 0.00
436 Wool Dresses 0.005 0.003 0.003 0.000 -88.89 0.003 0.000 0.000 0.000 -88.89 0.00
438 K Shirts,Blouses 0.001 0.004 0.003 0.001 -76.19 0.003 0.001 0.001 0.001 -72.89 0.00
439 Babies' garments 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 * 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 * 0.01
440 NK Shirts,Blouse 0.000 0.001 0.001 0.011 726.15 0.001 0.003 0.004 0.011 713.64 1.35
442 Wool Skirts 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.002 4800.00 0.000 0.002 0.002 0.002 2350.00 0.05
443 Wool Suits,M/B 0.002 0.005 0.005 0.001 -70.20 0.005 0.001 0.001 0.001 -70.74 0.01
444 Wool Suits,W/G 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 * 0.000 * 0.000 0.000 * 0.00
446 Wool Sweater,WG 0.001 0.001 0.001 0.000 -98.00 0.001 * 0.000 0.000 -98.00 0.00
447 Wool Trousers,MB 0.024 0.000 0.000 0.009 3429.41 0.001 0.000 0.000 0.009 1365.85 0.05
448 Wool Slacks,W/G 0.003 0.001 0.001 0.000 -45.45 0.001 0.001 0.000 0.000 -51.52 0.00
459 Oth.Wool Apparel 0.053 0.003 0.003 0.000 -86.22 0.006 0.001 0.001 0.000 -91.89 0.00
464 Wool Blankets 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.008 * 0.000 0.005 0.008 0.008 * 0.19
465 Floor Coverings 0.001 0.001 0.001 0.000 -76.89 0.001 0.000 0.000 0.000 -64.51 0.00
469 Oth. Wool Manuf. 0.000 0.000 0.000 * * 0.000 * * * * *
Man-Made Fiber:
600 Text Fil Yarn 14.883 7.533 6.111 9.474 55.03 8.569 10.718 10.588 10.896 27.15 1.98
604 Yarn>85% Synth. 0.001 0.003 0.003 * * 0.003 0.003 0.003 * * *
606 N-Text Fil Yrn 0.576 1.475 1.212 0.675 -44.25 1.297 1.002 0.999 0.939 -27.59 0.10
611 Wov>85% Art Stp 0.000 0.000 0.000 * * 0.000 * * * * *
613 MMF Sheeting Fab 0.070 0.162 0.105 0.169 60.89 0.105 0.264 0.256 0.226 115.30 2.77
614 MMF Pop/Brdclth 0.002 0.000 0.000 0.002 * 0.000 * 0.002 0.002 * 0.00
615 MMF Printcloth 0.002 0.036 0.036 0.026 -29.79 0.036 0.026 0.026 0.026 -29.79 0.45
617 MMF Twill/Sateen 0.000 0.058 0.058 0.000 -99.64 0.058 0.000 0.000 0.000 -99.64 0.00
618 Wov Artif Filam 0.041 0.000 0.000 0.000 * 0.026 0.000 0.000 0.000 -99.12 0.00
619 Poly Fil Fab 0.534 0.151 0.151 0.000 -99.97 0.151 0.003 0.003 0.000 -99.97 0.00
620 Oth Synth Filam 0.832 0.917 0.897 0.206 -77.02 1.036 0.216 0.230 0.226 -78.18 0.03
624 Wov MMF Fabric 0.082 0.000 0.000 * * 0.000 * * * * *
625 Pop,Broad Stp/Fl 0.005 0.004 0.004 0.000 -90.84 0.007 0.000 0.000 0.000 -94.91 0.00
626 Printclth Stp/Fl 0.004 0.000 0.000 * * 0.000 * * * * *
627 Sheeting Stap/Fl 0.035 0.068 0.000 0.001 * 0.000 0.068 0.068 0.068 * 1.80
628 Twl/Satn/Stp/Fil 0.000 0.001 0.001 * * 0.001 0.001 * * * *
629 Oth Stap/Fil Fab 0.148 0.248 0.204 0.358 75.35 0.241 0.389 0.384 0.401 66.53 0.73
631 Gloves/Mittens 0.000 0.000 0.000 * * 0.000 * * * * *
632 Hosiery 1.035 1.515 1.346 0.564 -58.11 1.482 0.872 0.774 0.733 -50.55 0.20
633 Suit-Typ Coat,MB 0.001 0.000 0.000 0.008 6575.00 0.000 * * 0.008 6575.00 0.06
634 Other Coats, MB 0.089 0.047 0.041 0.000 -99.41 0.041 0.006 0.006 0.006 -86.26 0.00
635 Coats, W/G 0.150 0.174 0.171 0.057 -66.46 0.176 0.079 0.063 0.061 -65.60 0.01
636 Dresses 0.589 1.195 1.145 0.176 -84.59 1.202 0.306 0.270 0.226 -81.17 0.04
638 Knit Shirts, MB 2.295 1.442 0.991 1.696 71.23 1.307 2.010 2.157 2.147 64.23 0.30
639 Knit Blouses,WG 4.664 3.894 3.422 4.089 19.49 4.065 3.889 4.253 4.561 12.20 0.83
640 N-K Shirts, MB 0.010 0.001 0.001 0.002 101.85 0.001 0.002 0.002 0.002 91.23 0.00
641 N-K Blouses, WG 0.208 0.079 0.076 0.125 64.53 0.083 0.123 0.128 0.128 54.23 0.07
642 Skirts 0.058 0.048 0.042 0.037 -11.61 0.048 0.044 0.045 0.043 -9.96 0.05
643 MMF Suits, M/B 0.001 0.000 0.000 0.006 3677.27 0.000 0.002 0.006 0.006 3677.27 0.03
644 MMF W/G Suits 0.000 0.001 0.001 0.000 -76.49 0.001 * 0.000 0.000 -76.49 0.00
645 MMF M/B Sweaters 0.311 1.049 0.857 0.146 -83.01 0.908 0.577 0.506 0.338 -62.78 3.27
646 MMF Sweaters,WG 0.068 0.866 0.419 0.079 -81.08 0.430 0.862 0.723 0.527 22.46 0.37
647 Trousers,etc MB 0.136 0.257 0.232 0.661 184.96 0.245 0.856 0.751 0.686 180.07 0.15
648 Slacks,etc. WG 0.788 0.650 0.559 0.260 -53.45 0.671 0.375 0.365 0.351 -47.74 0.09
649 Bras/Ot Bod Sup 0.884 0.981 0.847 1.093 29.08 1.038 1.128 1.172 1.228 18.24 0.75
650 Dress Gown,Robe 1.642 0.220 0.195 0.070 -64.08 0.334 0.095 0.095 0.096 -71.43 0.04
651 Nightwear/PJs 0.572 0.178 0.150 0.045 -69.79 0.242 0.072 0.072 0.073 -69.80 0.01
652 M-MF Underwear 30.837 29.465 25.166 23.981 -4.71 30.301 28.218 28.998 28.280 -6.67 5.14
659 Oth. MMF App. 2.146 1.716 1.394 1.400 0.38 1.728 1.799 1.662 1.721 -0.38 0.12
665 Floor Coverings 0.665 0.508 0.443 0.429 -3.05 0.557 0.498 0.495 0.494 -11.22 0.49
666 Other Furnishing 0.926 0.634 0.634 1.060 67.31 0.755 1.042 1.053 1.061 40.45 0.03
669 Other MMF Manuf 0.659 5.858 4.649 1.892 -59.30 4.667 4.185 3.744 3.101 -33.57 0.08
Silk and Vegetable Fiber:
810 S/V Woven Fabric 0.002 0.001 0.000 0.017 6798.79 0.000 0.016 0.018 0.018 4333.66 0.01
831 Gloves Silk/Veg 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 * 0.000 * 0.000 0.000 * 0.00
832 Hosiery Slk/Veg 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 * 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 * 0.00
833 S/V S-T CoatsMB 0.000 0.000 0.000 * * 0.000 * * * * *
834 S/VOth.CoatsM/B 0.000 0.000 0.000 * * 0.000 0.000 0.000 * * *
835 S/V Coats W/G 0.001 0.001 0.000 0.002 330.77 0.000 0.002 0.002 0.002 335.71 0.01
836 S/V Dresses 0.001 0.000 0.000 0.001 360.00 0.000 0.001 0.001 0.001 228.57 0.00
838 S/V K Shirts/Bls 0.006 0.002 0.002 0.002 -16.51 0.009 0.001 0.002 0.002 -76.08 0.01
840 S/V Wov Shirts 0.008 0.001 0.001 0.001 -49.25 0.002 0.001 0.001 0.001 -60.44 0.00
842 S/V Skirts 0.001 0.007 0.007 0.000 -96.16 0.008 0.000 0.000 0.000 -96.36 0.00
844 WG Suits S/V 0.001 0.000 0.000 * * 0.000 * * * * *
847 S/V Trousers MB 0.001 0.002 0.002 0.001 -58.42 0.002 0.001 0.001 0.001 -50.49 0.00
850 EG S/V Drss.Gwn 0.000 0.000 0.000 * * 0.000 * * * * *
851 S/V Nightwear 0.001 0.000 0.000 * * 0.001 * * * * *
852 S/V Underwear 0.000 0.005 0.001 0.002 29.09 0.001 0.006 0.005 0.005 334.55 1.52
858 S/V Neckwear 0.000 0.001 0.001 * * 0.001 * * * * *
859 Oth. S/V Apparel 0.066 0.005 0.005 0.006 9.72 0.008 0.003 0.004 0.006 -21.79 0.03
863 Towels Silk/Veg 0.000 0.240 0.233 0.118 -49.53 0.233 0.124 0.124 0.124 -46.69 4.79
899 Other S/V Manuf 0.148 0.169 0.146 0.129 -11.91 0.220 0.145 0.151 0.151 -31.02 0.11