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___________ | 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