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                                          |                                         |                              November 6, 2008
  ___________                             | PRELIMINARY TEXTILE AND APPAREL IMPORTS |
 |           |                            |         HTS Chapters 50-63 ONLY!        |
 |  MALAYSA  |                            | 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      0.238     0.234     0.234      *          *       0.234      *         *         *         *       *  
 201 Specialty Yarns       0.054     0.058     0.043     0.106    149.27     0.045     0.126     0.118     0.122   168.87    0.07
 218 Fab, Color Yarn       0.014     0.110     0.076      *          *       0.076     0.035     0.034     0.034   -55.07    0.05
 220 Spec. Weave, Fab      0.070     0.137     0.137     0.002    -98.84     0.139     0.015     0.015     0.002   -98.86    0.00
 222 Knit Fabric           0.244     0.957     0.863     0.443    -48.62     0.952     0.700     0.583     0.537   -43.57    0.05
 223 Non-Woven Fabric     19.527     6.430     5.493     2.887    -47.44     6.271     4.265     4.030     3.824   -39.02    0.15
 224 Pile/Tufted Fab.      0.001     0.000     0.000      *          *       0.001      *         *         *         *       *  
 225 Blue Denim Fab.       0.290     0.400     0.400      *          *       0.450      *         *         *         *       *  
 226 Cheesecloth,Bati      0.004     0.000     0.000      *          *       0.000      *         *         *         *       *  
 227 Oxford Cloth          0.250     0.000     0.000     0.006       *       0.000     0.006     0.006     0.006  1363.80    0.05
 229 Special Fabric       11.699     2.450     2.441     0.318    -86.96     2.477     0.538     0.332     0.328   -86.76    0.02
 237 Playsuit,Sunsuit      0.465     0.608     0.299     0.332     10.86     0.315     0.724     0.671     0.641   103.69    1.92
 239 Baby Garm / Acc       7.137     7.202     6.192     5.009    -19.11     7.261     5.896     6.003     6.019   -17.10    0.69

Cotton:
 300 Carded Cot. Yarn      0.000     0.345     0.345      *          *       0.345      *         *         *         *       *  
 301 Combed Cot. Yarn     22.086     5.090     3.387     1.525    -54.97     4.329     2.638     3.403     3.229   -25.42    0.91
 313 Cotton Sheeting       3.067     0.435     0.424     0.332    -21.75     0.424     0.337     0.344     0.343   -19.09    0.12
 314 Poplin,Broadcl.       1.752     1.311     1.124     0.185    -83.53     1.566     0.401     0.398     0.371   -76.30    0.25
 315 Printcloth Fab.       0.318     0.170     0.163     0.000    -99.71     0.163     0.007     0.007     0.007   -95.39    0.01
 317 Twill Fabric          0.080     0.098     0.050     0.030    -39.62     0.079     0.079     0.079     0.079    -0.75    0.09
 326 Sateen Fabric         1.851     0.689     0.689      *          *       0.944     0.137     0.137      *         *       *  
 330 Cot.Handkerchief      0.001     0.000     0.000     0.001   2266.67     0.000     0.001     0.001     0.001  2266.67    0.01
 331 Cot.Glove/Mitten      0.470     0.183     0.141     0.342    142.91     0.152     0.287     0.322     0.384   152.32    0.28
 332 Cotton Hosiery        3.674     5.885     3.958     4.662     17.79     4.275     6.874     6.905     6.590    54.14    0.99
 333 Suit-Typ Coat,MB      0.024     0.025     0.024     0.002    -92.66     0.034     0.015     0.014     0.003   -91.11    0.02
 334 Oth. Coats, MB        3.002     1.823     1.407     2.200     56.32     1.696     2.125     2.360     2.615    54.19    0.70
 335 W/G Cot. Coats        3.940     6.812     4.894     3.758    -23.22     5.378     6.824     6.146     5.676     5.54    0.89
 336 Cotton Dresses        1.796     2.601     2.214     2.876     29.93     2.687     3.337     3.343     3.264    21.48    0.57
 338 Knit Shirts,MB        9.410     9.153     7.662     5.961    -22.20     8.898     8.057     7.741     7.452   -16.25    0.66
 339 W/G Knit Blouse      18.118    19.343    16.736    15.070     -9.96    19.710    18.093    17.881    17.677   -10.32    1.25
 340 N-Knt Shirts,MB      14.646    15.464    13.150    10.686    -18.74    15.452    13.849    13.228    13.001   -15.86    2.12
 341 W/G N-Knt Blouse      1.152     1.338     1.174     1.308     11.42     1.571     1.365     1.392     1.472    -6.33    0.48
 342 Cotton Skirts         2.414     1.899     1.496     1.118    -25.28     1.958     1.480     1.525     1.520   -22.35    0.99
 345 Cotton Sweater        1.208     1.053     1.044     0.301    -71.19     1.087     0.482     0.384     0.310   -71.45    0.10
 347 Cot.M/B Trousers      9.109     7.607     6.524     6.589      0.99     8.237     7.354     7.452     7.672    -6.85    0.70
 348 W/G Slacks, etc.     19.872    20.436    16.136    18.201     12.80    19.791    22.985    22.889    22.502    13.70    1.40
 349 Bras, & other         0.535     0.410     0.338     0.358      6.13     0.498     0.403     0.448     0.431   -13.47    1.17
 350 Dress. Gown etc       7.017     9.416     8.300     8.182     -1.41    10.249     7.003     7.586     9.299    -9.27    2.49
 351 Cot. Nghtwr/PJs      24.299    17.387    15.583     7.026    -54.92    19.987    10.732    10.478     8.829   -55.83    0.95
 352 Cotton Underwear     36.150    28.376    21.850    24.606     12.62    27.018    31.423    30.409    31.133    15.23    1.47
 354 Down Coats,W/G        0.001     0.001     0.001      *          *       0.001      *         *         *         *       *  
 359 Oth. Cot. App.        1.057     0.701     0.680     0.520    -23.57     0.768     0.652     0.533     0.541   -29.60    0.15
 360 Pillowcases           0.000     0.000     0.000     0.114       *       0.000     0.083     0.093     0.114      *      0.05
 361 Cotton Sheets         0.001     0.000     0.000     1.554       *       0.000     1.124     1.267     1.554      *      0.12
 362 Bedsprds/Quilt        0.000     0.000     0.000      *          *       0.000      *         *         *         *       *  
 363 Pile Towels           0.037     0.015     0.015      *          *       0.015     0.012     0.012      *         *       *  
 369 Oth. Cot. Manuf.      1.251     1.695     1.409     0.743    -47.26     1.606     1.089     1.034     1.029   -35.90    0.04

Wool:
 400 Wool Yarns            0.093     0.121     0.117     0.289    146.33     0.117     0.146     0.146     0.293   149.27    0.98
 414 Oth Wool Fabric       0.000     0.000     0.000      *          *       0.000      *         *         *         *       *  
 433 Suit-Typ Ct,MB        0.000     0.000     0.000      *          *       0.000     0.000     0.000     0.000      *      0.00
 434 Oth. Coats, M/B       0.005     0.004     0.004     0.004     14.63     0.004     0.004     0.004     0.004    13.10    0.02
 435 W/G Coats, Wool       0.086     0.035     0.035     0.003    -90.50     0.035     0.037     0.030     0.003   -90.50    0.00
 436 Wool Dresses          0.000     0.001     0.001     0.000    -82.35     0.001     0.002     0.002     0.000   -82.35    0.00
 438 K Shirts,Blouses      0.002     0.009     0.009     0.006    -25.04     0.009     0.008     0.001     0.006   -24.93    0.03
 439 Babies' garments      0.000     0.000     0.000     0.002       *       0.000     0.002     0.002     0.002      *      0.48
 440 NK Shirts,Blouse      0.000     0.092     0.092     0.002    -98.09     0.092     0.002     0.002     0.002   -98.09    0.22
 442 Wool Skirts           0.005     0.000     0.000      *          *       0.000     0.000     0.000     0.000   -10.00    0.00
 443 Wool Suits,M/B        0.000     0.001     0.001     0.000    -99.00     0.001     0.000     0.000     0.000   -99.00    0.00
 445 Wool Sweater,MB       0.011     0.000     0.000     0.000    -66.67     0.000     0.000     0.000     0.000   -66.67    0.00
 446 Wool Sweater,WG       0.001     0.000     0.000     0.017   5587.50     0.000     0.017     0.017     0.017  5587.50    0.05
 447 Wool Trousers,MB      0.029     0.006     0.002     0.060   2339.39     0.014     0.063     0.064     0.064   348.05    0.35
 448 Wool Slacks,W/G       0.082     0.000     0.000     0.001   3650.00     0.000     0.001     0.001     0.001  3650.00    0.01
 459 Oth.Wool Apparel      0.000     0.000     0.000     0.011  41400.00     0.000     0.011     0.011     0.011 41400.00    0.10
 464 Wool Blankets         0.001     0.002     0.001     0.000    -86.60     0.001     0.002     0.002     0.002    17.45    0.04
 465 Floor Coverings       0.000     0.000     0.000     0.003  14583.33     0.000     0.003     0.003     0.003 14583.33    0.01

Man-Made Fiber:
 600 Text Fil Yarn        27.663    28.079    24.959    22.711     -9.01    28.140    25.181    25.855    25.831    -8.20    4.70
 604 Yarn>85% Synth.       1.038     1.678     1.562     0.813    -47.97     1.767     0.952     1.045     0.929   -47.42    0.45
 606 N-Text Fil Yrn        0.000     1.077     1.077      *          *       1.077      *         *         *         *       *  
 607 Oth Stpl Fib Yrn      0.238     0.000     0.000      *          *       0.000      *         *         *         *       *  
 613 MMF Sheeting Fab      0.009     0.000     0.000     0.000       *       0.000     0.000     0.000     0.000      *      0.00
 614 MMF Pop/Brdclth       7.329     5.177     4.329     2.767    -36.09     5.379     4.359     4.217     3.614   -32.81    7.52
 615 MMF Printcloth        0.000     0.000     0.000     0.000       *       0.000     0.000     0.000     0.000      *      0.01
 617 MMF Twill/Sateen      0.413     0.296     0.277     0.050    -81.99     0.307     0.105     0.086     0.069   -77.65    0.21
 619 Poly Fil Fab          6.310     4.663     3.979     3.126    -21.44     5.648     4.463     3.762     3.810   -32.54    1.65
 620 Oth Synth Filam       7.530     7.007     6.245     4.362    -30.16     7.187     5.306     5.082     5.124   -28.71    0.76
 621 Impression Fab        0.000     0.001     0.001      *          *       0.001      *         *         *         *       *  
 625 Pop,Broad Stp/Fl      0.307     0.371     0.272     0.296      8.90     0.318     0.362     0.363     0.395    24.32    1.44
 626 Printclth Stp/Fl      0.000     0.000     0.000     0.019       *       0.000     0.016     0.017     0.019      *      0.11
 629 Oth Stap/Fil Fab      0.060     0.025     0.025     0.002    -93.10     0.025     0.002     0.002     0.002   -93.10    0.00
 631 Gloves/Mittens        1.846     2.168     1.823     1.972      8.17     2.029     2.260     2.131     2.317    14.20    2.29
 632 Hosiery               9.768    10.093     6.769    13.772    103.46     7.185    15.994    16.491    17.096   137.94    4.67
 633 Suit-Typ Coat,MB      0.152     0.011     0.011     0.002    -85.16     0.074     0.012     0.007     0.002   -97.53    0.01
 634 Other Coats, MB       3.685     3.014     2.642     3.152     19.30     3.077     3.312     3.459     3.524    14.53    0.96
 635 Coats, W/G            4.107     2.533     2.123     2.628     23.82     2.583     3.199     3.031     3.039    17.63    0.65
 636 Dresses               0.151     0.282     0.239     0.717    199.73     0.274     0.681     0.686     0.759   177.05    0.12
 638 Knit Shirts, MB       3.714     4.267     3.563     3.921     10.05     4.072     5.192     4.861     4.626    13.59    0.65
 639 Knit Blouses,WG       2.864     3.352     2.977     4.108     38.00     3.225     5.019     4.662     4.483    39.00    0.81
 640 N-K Shirts, MB        0.406     0.215     0.215     0.003    -98.56     0.230     0.003     0.003     0.003   -98.64    0.00
 641 N-K Blouses, WG       0.582     0.327     0.313     0.045    -85.61     0.374     0.078     0.067     0.059   -84.15    0.03
 642 Skirts                0.953     1.181     0.979     0.565    -42.28     1.097     0.820     0.812     0.767   -30.11    0.95
 644 MMF W/G Suits         0.154     0.003     0.003      *          *       0.013      *         *         *         *       *  
 645 MMF M/B Sweaters      0.010     0.004     0.004     0.002    -53.51     0.004     0.005     0.003     0.002   -53.51    0.02
 646 MMF Sweaters,WG       0.239     0.086     0.082     0.158     92.56     0.138     0.199     0.148     0.162    17.10    0.11
 647 Trousers,etc MB      10.740    11.142     9.436     7.283    -22.82    11.291     9.318     9.356     8.989   -20.39    1.96
 648 Slacks,etc. WG       10.238     8.777     7.636     8.980     17.61     8.975    10.638    10.433    10.122    12.78    2.73
 649 Bras/Ot Bod Sup       3.831     2.481     2.014     1.796    -10.83     2.353     2.341     2.424     2.263    -3.80    1.39
 650 Dress Gown,Robe       1.692     1.494     1.487     1.250    -15.96     1.862     0.503     0.442     1.256   -32.53    0.54
 651 Nightwear/PJs         1.988     2.224     1.973     1.552    -21.34     2.227     1.471     1.357     1.803   -19.03    0.30
 652 M-MF Underwear       16.530    19.572    15.301    23.664     54.66    17.168    26.872    27.339    27.936    62.72    5.07
 653 Down Coats, M/B       0.013     0.030     0.030     0.003    -88.33     0.032     0.004     0.003     0.003   -89.07    0.03
 654 Down Coats, W/G       0.019     0.051     0.051     0.016    -68.57     0.051     0.023     0.019     0.016   -68.59    0.06
 659 Oth. MMF App.         2.396     3.100     2.360     3.292     39.49     2.702     4.087     4.029     4.032    49.21    0.27
 665 Floor Coverings       0.053     0.000     0.000     0.000       *       0.010     0.000     0.000     0.000   -99.10    0.00
 666 Other Furnishing      3.250     1.722     1.672     1.193    -28.63     2.344     0.958     0.916     1.244   -46.93    0.03
 669 Other MMF Manuf       1.296     0.730     0.579     1.518    162.28     0.870     1.545     1.550     1.669    91.80    0.04

Silk and Vegetable Fiber:
 810 S/V Woven Fabric      0.000     0.000     0.000     0.043   2173250     0.000     0.014     0.029     0.043  2173250    0.03
 831 Gloves Silk/Veg       0.413     0.242     0.201     0.115    -42.69     0.253     0.178     0.144     0.156   -38.16    3.91
 833 S/V S-T CoatsMB       0.002     0.000     0.000      *          *       0.000      *         *         *         *       *  
 834 S/VOth.CoatsM/B       0.000     0.001     0.001     0.000    -89.29     0.001     0.000     0.000     0.000   -85.71    0.01
 835 S/V Coats W/G         0.021     0.034     0.034     0.055     61.79     0.034     0.055     0.055     0.055    61.73    0.17
 836 S/V Dresses           0.000     0.071     0.065     0.034    -48.13     0.065     0.040     0.040     0.040   -37.94    0.20
 838 S/V K Shirts/Bls      0.008     0.013     0.013     0.006    -56.19     0.013     0.006     0.006     0.006   -56.28    0.03
 839 Baby Silk/Veg Ga      0.000     0.192     0.000     0.403       *       0.000     0.461     0.461     0.595      *      8.50
 840 S/V Wov Shirts        0.167     0.296     0.262     0.233    -11.01     0.278     0.268     0.268     0.268    -3.62    0.56
 842 S/V Skirts            0.059     0.004     0.000     0.006       *       0.001     0.010     0.010     0.010   541.00    0.07
 844 WG Suits S/V          0.000     0.000     0.000      *          *       0.000      *         *         *         *       *  
 847 S/V Trousers MB       0.169     0.652     0.597     0.043    -92.86     0.650     0.092     0.093     0.097   -85.00    0.05
 850 EG S/V Drss.Gwn       0.000     0.000     0.000      *          *       0.000      *         *         *         *       *  
 851 S/V Nightwear         0.001     0.000     0.000      *          *       0.000     0.000     0.000     0.000      *      0.02
 852 S/V Underwear         0.000     0.000     0.000     0.003       *       0.000     0.000     0.003     0.003      *      0.97
 858 S/V Neckwear          0.000     0.000     0.000     0.000       *       0.000     0.000     0.000     0.000      *      0.01
 859 Oth. S/V Apparel      0.261     0.036     0.036     0.083    130.52     0.108     0.021     0.042     0.083   -23.00    0.37
 863 Towels Silk/Veg       0.003     0.000     0.000      *          *       0.001      *         *         *         *       *  
 899 Other S/V Manuf       0.042     0.047     0.020     0.154    661.80     0.041     0.184     0.184     0.182   340.91    0.13