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                                          |                                         |                              November 6, 2008
  ___________                             | PRELIMINARY TEXTILE AND APPAREL IMPORTS |
 |           |                            |         HTS Chapters 50-63 ONLY!        |
 |  MACAU    |                            | 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      *         *         *         *       *  
 218 Fab, Color Yarn       0.005     0.000     0.000      *          *       0.005      *         *         *         *       *  
 220 Spec. Weave, Fab      0.002     0.002     0.001     0.000    -95.61     0.002     0.001     0.001     0.001   -37.15    0.00
 222 Knit Fabric           0.000     0.000     0.000     0.001       *       0.000      *        0.000     0.001      *      0.00
 225 Blue Denim Fab.       0.000     0.001     0.001      *          *       0.001      *         *         *         *       *  
 229 Special Fabric        0.002     0.000     0.000     0.002  12200.00     0.000     0.002     0.002     0.002 14800.00    0.00
 237 Playsuit,Sunsuit      0.176     0.240     0.162     0.024    -85.02     0.165     0.158     0.140     0.102   -38.15    0.31
 239 Baby Garm / Acc       1.052     1.086     0.973     0.574    -40.99     1.138     0.674     0.672     0.687   -39.65    0.08

Cotton:
 313 Cotton Sheeting       0.000     0.000     0.000      *          *       0.000      *         *         *         *       *  
 331 Cot.Glove/Mitten      0.000     0.000     0.000     0.000    -61.54     0.000     0.000     0.000     0.000   -61.54    0.00
 332 Cotton Hosiery        0.000     0.000     0.000     0.001       *       0.000      *         *        0.001      *      0.00
 333 Suit-Typ Coat,MB      0.345     0.181     0.174     0.050    -71.38     0.214     0.088     0.074     0.056   -73.83    0.35
 334 Oth. Coats, MB        1.683     1.131     1.003     0.585    -41.65     1.161     0.725     0.644     0.713   -38.59    0.19
 335 W/G Cot. Coats        7.458     5.472     4.672     3.076    -34.15     5.696     4.324     4.100     3.876   -31.95    0.61
 336 Cotton Dresses        2.012     2.129     1.818     2.162     18.90     2.569     2.421     2.450     2.473    -3.77    0.43
 338 Knit Shirts,MB        9.234     7.812     6.366     4.750    -25.39     7.059     6.941     6.757     6.195   -12.24    0.55
 339 W/G Knit Blouse      32.915    38.072    31.441    24.856    -20.94    35.595    33.706    33.037    31.487   -11.54    2.23
 340 N-Knt Shirts,MB       6.995     3.566     2.898     2.648     -8.61     3.878     3.544     3.517     3.316   -14.48    0.54
 341 W/G N-Knt Blouse      1.337     0.603     0.530     0.286    -46.08     0.709     0.465     0.401     0.359   -49.40    0.12
 342 Cotton Skirts         2.293     0.627     0.561     0.407    -27.56     0.654     0.466     0.462     0.472   -27.83    0.31
 345 Cotton Sweater        3.779     2.276     1.954     2.529     29.44     2.167     2.540     2.917     2.852    31.61    0.94
 347 Cot.M/B Trousers     14.086    14.470    11.106    13.475     21.34    12.456    17.976    17.511    16.840    35.20    1.54
 348 W/G Slacks, etc.     39.294    48.681    39.586    36.265     -8.39    44.841    48.563    48.297    45.359     1.16    2.82
 349 Bras, & other         1.498     0.158     0.151     0.046    -69.27     0.161     0.059     0.055     0.054   -66.59    0.15
 350 Dress. Gown etc       2.343     1.892     0.946     1.692     78.89     1.597     2.598     2.643     2.638    65.21    0.71
 351 Cot. Nghtwr/PJs       7.739     3.530     3.446     1.360    -60.54     3.863     1.148     1.275     1.443   -62.63    0.16
 352 Cotton Underwear     52.371    53.698    45.296    40.045    -11.59    53.775    45.779    46.414    48.447    -9.91    2.28
 353 Down Coats,M/B        0.000     0.001     0.000     0.000       *       0.000     0.001     0.001     0.001      *      0.15
 359 Oth. Cot. App.        1.283     0.373     0.306     0.353     15.09     0.409     0.422     0.408     0.420     2.53    0.12
 369 Oth. Cot. Manuf.      0.014     0.014     0.009     0.005    -46.06     0.009     0.017     0.012     0.010     2.54    0.00

Wool:
 400 Wool Yarns            0.001     0.000     0.000     0.000       *       0.000     0.000     0.000     0.000      *      0.00
 414 Oth Wool Fabric       0.000     0.000     0.000     0.000   1100.00     0.000     0.000     0.000     0.000   -87.23    0.00
 431 Wool Glov/Mitns       0.000     0.000     0.000      *          *       0.000      *         *         *         *       *  
 433 Suit-Typ Ct,MB        0.007     0.006     0.005     0.015    207.23     0.006     0.015     0.014     0.016   184.95    0.08
 434 Oth. Coats, M/B       0.025     0.043     0.040     0.024    -41.03     0.040     0.041     0.031     0.026   -35.20    0.14
 435 W/G Coats, Wool       0.062     0.039     0.038     0.047     25.60     0.039     0.062     0.053     0.049    24.43    0.06
 436 Wool Dresses          0.006     0.022     0.022     0.021     -4.36     0.022     0.012     0.021     0.021    -4.36    0.14
 438 K Shirts,Blouses      0.163     0.058     0.056     0.060      8.98     0.057     0.058     0.060     0.063    10.93    0.26
 439 Babies' garments      0.003     0.001     0.000     0.001    200.00     0.002     0.001     0.002     0.002   -18.89    0.32
 440 NK Shirts,Blouse      0.002     0.000     0.000     0.001       *       0.000     0.001     0.001     0.001      *      0.13
 442 Wool Skirts           0.127     0.000     0.000     0.003       *       0.008     0.003     0.003     0.003   -67.20    0.07
 443 Wool Suits,M/B        0.001     0.000     0.000     0.000    883.33     0.000      *        0.000     0.000   883.33    0.00
 445 Wool Sweater,MB       0.053     0.009     0.009     0.009      7.63     0.009     0.014     0.008     0.010    13.34    0.13
 446 Wool Sweater,WG       0.155     0.104     0.095     0.058    -39.54     0.109     0.123     0.102     0.066   -39.73    0.21
 447 Wool Trousers,MB      0.110     0.127     0.120     0.112     -6.84     0.136     0.162     0.146     0.119   -12.68    0.66
 448 Wool Slacks,W/G       0.026     0.010     0.010     0.028    184.98     0.010     0.035     0.028     0.028   172.34    0.28
 459 Oth.Wool Apparel      0.010     0.012     0.011     0.005    -56.97     0.011     0.008     0.006     0.005   -50.48    0.05
 464 Wool Blankets         0.000     0.000     0.000     0.000       *       0.000     0.000     0.000     0.000      *      0.00
 465 Floor Coverings       0.000     0.000     0.000      *          *       0.000     0.000     0.000      *         *       *  

Man-Made Fiber:
 618 Wov Artif Filam       0.000     0.000     0.000      *          *       0.000      *         *         *         *       *  
 619 Poly Fil Fab          0.000     0.000     0.000     0.000       *       0.000     0.000     0.000     0.000      *      0.00
 620 Oth Synth Filam       0.000     0.000     0.000     0.000     95.65     0.000     0.000     0.000     0.000    95.65    0.00
 621 Impression Fab        0.004     0.000     0.000      *          *       0.000      *         *         *         *       *  
 629 Oth Stap/Fil Fab      0.001     0.000     0.000      *          *       0.000      *         *         *         *       *  
 631 Gloves/Mittens        0.000     0.000     0.000     0.000    -71.74     0.000     0.000     0.000     0.000   -71.74    0.00
 632 Hosiery               0.002     0.002     0.002     0.003     66.27     0.002     0.003     0.003     0.003    66.23    0.00
 633 Suit-Typ Coat,MB      0.017     0.005     0.005     0.001    -71.90     0.009     0.002     0.002     0.001   -83.88    0.01
 634 Other Coats, MB       1.592     0.851     0.730     0.371    -49.23     0.872     0.614     0.545     0.492   -43.61    0.13
 635 Coats, W/G            1.146     1.198     1.077     0.589    -45.31     1.132     1.056     0.951     0.711   -37.23    0.15
 636 Dresses               0.300     0.862     0.809     0.354    -56.21     0.850     0.455     0.442     0.407   -52.10    0.07
 638 Knit Shirts, MB       2.801     2.068     1.831     1.411    -22.96     1.975     1.953     1.789     1.648   -16.56    0.23
 639 Knit Blouses,WG      15.643     9.869     8.772     5.866    -33.13    10.401     8.072     7.512     6.963   -33.05    1.27
 640 N-K Shirts, MB        1.831     0.657     0.634     0.334    -47.29     0.747     0.444     0.406     0.357   -52.20    0.23
 641 N-K Blouses, WG       0.380     0.040     0.037     0.093    150.11     0.052     0.082     0.085     0.096    83.27    0.05
 642 Skirts                0.430     0.275     0.221     0.165    -25.22     0.249     0.218     0.207     0.220   -11.74    0.27
 643 MMF Suits, M/B        0.000     0.000     0.000      *          *       0.000      *         *         *         *       *  
 644 MMF W/G Suits         0.002     0.007     0.000     0.018       *       0.000     0.025     0.025     0.025      *      0.06
 645 MMF M/B Sweaters      0.012     0.035     0.034     0.019    -45.84     0.035     0.031     0.030     0.019   -47.00    0.18
 646 MMF Sweaters,WG       0.927     0.490     0.454     0.420     -7.56     0.488     0.521     0.487     0.455    -6.72    0.32
 647 Trousers,etc MB       5.948     2.409     1.675     1.512     -9.71     2.206     2.460     2.322     2.246     1.85    0.49
 648 Slacks,etc. WG        4.508     2.381     1.912     2.478     29.60     2.406     2.992     2.938     2.947    22.52    0.80
 649 Bras/Ot Bod Sup       1.489     0.117     0.114     0.027    -76.21     0.121     0.030     0.030     0.030   -75.31    0.02
 650 Dress Gown,Robe       1.486     1.104     0.654     0.104    -84.04     0.773     0.686     0.603     0.554   -28.33    0.24
 651 Nightwear/PJs         5.800     1.212     1.051     0.288    -72.59     1.471     0.579     0.482     0.449   -69.47    0.08
 652 M-MF Underwear       39.218    22.208    19.472    10.615    -45.48    23.138    14.596    13.834    13.351   -42.30    2.43
 653 Down Coats, M/B       0.005     0.000     0.000     0.000       *       0.000      *        0.000     0.000      *      0.00
 659 Oth. MMF App.         3.069     2.498     2.178     1.377    -36.79     2.592     1.825     1.838     1.697   -34.54    0.11
 666 Other Furnishing      1.862     0.000     0.000     0.015       *       0.372     0.011     0.014     0.015   -96.09    0.00
 669 Other MMF Manuf       0.002     0.013     0.001     0.004    189.58     0.002     0.015     0.016     0.016   837.39    0.00

Silk and Vegetable Fiber:
 800 S/V Yarns             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      *         *         *         *       *  
 833 S/V S-T CoatsMB       0.005     0.004     0.002     0.009    284.21     0.002     0.005     0.005     0.011   354.43    0.57
 834 S/VOth.CoatsM/B       0.003     0.018     0.018     0.001    -97.00     0.018     0.001     0.001     0.001   -97.00    0.02
 835 S/V Coats W/G         0.010     0.006     0.006     0.011     85.54     0.006     0.013     0.011     0.011    64.36    0.03
 836 S/V Dresses           0.034     0.044     0.043     0.021    -50.35     0.073     0.022     0.022     0.023   -69.06    0.11
 838 S/V K Shirts/Bls      0.165     0.065     0.050     0.089     79.14     0.062     0.108     0.109     0.105    69.97    0.49
 839 Baby Silk/Veg Ga      0.001     0.001     0.001      *          *       0.001     0.000     0.000     0.000   -68.50    0.00
 840 S/V Wov Shirts        0.099     0.216     0.214     0.059    -72.60     0.240     0.060     0.060     0.060   -74.85    0.13
 842 S/V Skirts            0.074     0.069     0.066     0.011    -83.76     0.066     0.014     0.014     0.014   -79.01    0.11
 845 Sweaters, Veg.        0.336     0.047     0.038     0.023    -40.37     0.094     0.027     0.031     0.032   -66.27    0.11
 846 Sweaters, Silk        0.010     0.000     0.000     0.011       *       0.009     0.011     0.011     0.011    23.29    0.45
 847 S/V Trousers MB       0.480     1.149     1.147     0.122    -89.39     1.183     0.147     0.148     0.124   -89.52    0.06
 852 S/V Underwear         0.000     0.000     0.000      *          *       0.000     0.000     0.000     0.000      *      0.03
 859 Oth. S/V Apparel      0.031     0.020     0.019     0.001    -94.53     0.019     0.002     0.002     0.002   -90.45    0.01
 899 Other S/V Manuf       0.000     0.026     0.026     0.000    -99.03     0.026     0.027     0.027     0.000   -99.03    0.00