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| | January 19, 2012
___________ | PRELIMINARY TEXTILE AND APPAREL IMPORTS |
| | | HTS Chapters 50-63 ONLY! |
| CHINA P | | Preliminary 12/2011 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 12/2011
Ctrl, Cat, Product 2009 2010 12/2010 12/2011 % Change 12/2010 10/2011 11/2011 12/2011 % Change % Share
(P) (P)
Cotton or Man-Made Fiber:
200 Yarns / Sew Thrd 17.960 23.373 23.373 28.537 22.09 23.373 27.888 28.467 28.537 22.09 22.89
201 Specialty Yarns 11.181 19.938 19.938 29.609 48.51 19.938 27.759 28.944 29.609 48.51 12.91
218 Fab, Color Yarn 22.015 20.613 20.613 13.624 -33.90 20.613 13.117 13.570 13.624 -33.90 36.16
219 Duck Fabric 1.931 2.454 2.454 1.919 -21.83 2.454 1.941 1.889 1.919 -21.83 4.61
220 Spec. Weave, Fab 91.150 86.816 86.816 58.733 -32.35 86.816 55.348 56.255 58.733 -32.35 54.26
222 Knit Fabric 540.243 828.810 828.810 848.308 2.35 828.810 826.921 849.074 848.308 2.35 54.57
223 Non-Woven Fabric 438.603 626.330 626.330 695.540 11.05 626.330 669.534 681.058 695.540 11.05 24.82
224 Pile/Tufted Fab. 90.465 100.737 100.737 107.427 6.64 100.737 99.390 101.690 107.427 6.64 62.61
225 Blue Denim Fab. 10.967 11.147 11.147 8.763 -21.39 11.147 8.537 8.199 8.763 -21.39 36.93
226 Cheesecloth,Bati 14.754 42.006 42.006 117.970 180.84 42.006 111.036 111.631 117.970 180.84 84.42
227 Oxford Cloth 0.262 0.613 0.613 0.236 -61.53 0.613 0.249 0.231 0.236 -61.53 41.66
229 Special Fabric 236.327 304.573 304.573 434.647 42.71 304.573 397.428 418.118 434.647 42.71 18.67
237 Playsuit,Sunsuit 9.227 23.392 23.392 17.488 -25.24 23.392 16.827 16.720 17.488 -25.24 40.46
239 Baby Garm / Acc 463.366 519.898 519.898 437.919 -15.77 519.898 451.032 441.855 437.919 -15.77 56.01
Cotton:
300 Carded Cot. Yarn 3.924 5.892 5.892 2.763 -53.11 5.892 3.199 2.805 2.763 -53.11 1.85
301 Combed Cot. Yarn 1.957 11.572 11.572 4.157 -64.07 11.572 3.844 4.186 4.157 -64.07 2.47
313 Cotton Sheeting 73.747 109.949 109.949 87.349 -20.56 109.949 90.681 89.669 87.349 -20.56 37.41
314 Poplin,Broadcl. 63.548 66.985 66.985 52.392 -21.79 66.985 54.497 53.310 52.392 -21.79 44.23
315 Printcloth Fab. 27.803 30.742 30.742 22.725 -26.08 30.742 24.822 22.629 22.725 -26.08 39.76
317 Twill Fabric 19.900 49.300 49.300 44.041 -10.67 49.300 47.552 45.121 44.041 -10.67 59.08
326 Sateen Fabric 16.385 14.833 14.833 8.381 -43.50 14.833 8.966 9.002 8.381 -43.50 28.47
330 Cot.Handkerchief 7.534 8.285 8.285 6.287 -24.12 8.285 7.005 6.680 6.287 -24.12 96.45
331 Cot.Glove/Mitten 51.950 67.472 67.472 68.987 2.25 67.472 69.020 68.971 68.987 2.25 60.91
332 Cotton Hosiery 107.542 133.927 133.927 123.012 -8.15 133.927 130.033 125.812 123.012 -8.15 18.60
333 Suit-Typ Coat,MB 6.260 7.632 7.632 9.522 24.77 7.632 9.662 9.309 9.522 24.77 64.49
334 Oth. Coats, MB 158.216 171.238 171.238 157.499 -8.02 171.238 163.893 158.946 157.499 -8.02 51.37
335 W/G Cot. Coats 279.099 258.079 258.079 205.762 -20.27 258.079 218.149 210.617 205.762 -20.27 50.54
336 Cotton Dresses 312.489 372.519 372.519 276.542 -25.76 372.519 278.854 278.556 276.542 -25.76 42.27
338 Knit Shirts,MB 89.496 122.777 122.777 111.680 -9.04 122.777 111.847 111.095 111.680 -9.04 9.86
339 W/G Knit Blouse 254.960 327.171 327.171 288.962 -11.68 327.171 296.919 291.878 288.962 -11.68 23.58
340 N-Knt Shirts,MB 160.822 219.121 219.121 182.218 -16.84 219.121 190.168 185.031 182.218 -16.84 26.91
341 W/G N-Knt Blouse 153.307 155.638 155.638 87.533 -43.76 155.638 94.749 91.123 87.533 -43.76 37.22
342 Cotton Skirts 62.869 55.792 55.792 47.809 -14.31 55.792 46.178 46.669 47.809 -14.31 37.27
345 Cotton Sweater 243.917 270.772 270.772 261.521 -3.42 270.772 262.251 257.923 261.521 -3.42 89.94
347 Cot.M/B Trousers 193.700 254.203 254.203 210.697 -17.11 254.203 222.773 213.192 210.697 -17.11 19.16
348 W/G Slacks, etc. 508.456 663.193 663.193 562.856 -15.13 663.193 563.261 560.021 562.856 -15.13 36.58
349 Bras, & other 15.411 21.446 21.446 13.891 -35.23 21.446 15.547 14.629 13.891 -35.23 44.64
350 Dress. Gown etc 164.700 195.620 195.620 150.866 -22.88 195.620 157.250 150.656 150.866 -22.88 44.47
351 Cot. Nghtwr/PJs 439.406 488.989 488.989 370.670 -24.20 488.989 392.957 373.156 370.670 -24.20 53.44
352 Cotton Underwear 154.671 274.644 274.644 192.950 -29.75 274.644 201.200 195.116 192.950 -29.75 10.07
353 Down Coats,M/B 0.299 0.324 0.324 0.249 -23.09 0.324 0.247 0.252 0.249 -23.09 75.41
354 Down Coats,W/G 0.069 0.101 0.101 0.171 68.20 0.101 0.161 0.171 0.171 68.20 65.08
359 Oth. Cot. App. 159.668 177.432 177.432 166.576 -6.12 177.432 172.279 169.133 166.576 -6.12 45.25
360 Pillowcases 58.866 68.952 68.952 50.718 -26.44 68.952 54.077 52.064 50.718 -26.44 29.60
361 Cotton Sheets 362.990 435.321 435.321 290.216 -33.33 435.321 305.162 294.944 290.216 -33.33 29.30
362 Bedsprds/Quilt 63.027 87.892 87.892 74.684 -15.03 87.892 77.266 75.317 74.684 -15.03 26.81
363 Pile Towels 46.286 64.362 64.362 54.971 -14.59 64.362 55.980 54.584 54.971 -14.59 20.74
369 Oth. Cot. Manuf. 870.902 982.957 982.957 797.140 -18.90 982.957 803.623 804.409 797.140 -18.90 34.81
Wool:
400 Wool Yarns 2.339 2.519 2.519 2.893 14.83 2.519 2.781 2.817 2.893 14.83 9.95
410 Wool Woven Fab. 1.664 2.243 2.243 2.076 -7.43 2.243 2.261 2.179 2.076 -7.43 16.23
414 Oth Wool Fabric 0.679 1.246 1.246 0.850 -31.75 1.246 0.845 0.878 0.850 -31.75 10.90
431 Wool Glov/Mitns 0.804 0.573 0.573 0.663 15.76 0.573 0.633 0.661 0.663 15.76 59.15
432 Wool Hosiery 0.369 0.794 0.794 1.113 40.16 0.794 0.999 1.102 1.113 40.16 35.12
433 Suit-Typ Ct,MB 5.206 6.372 6.372 4.437 -30.36 6.372 4.789 4.546 4.437 -30.36 24.92
434 Oth. Coats, M/B 13.150 18.767 18.767 18.112 -3.49 18.767 18.581 17.954 18.112 -3.49 63.30
435 W/G Coats, Wool 41.100 44.628 44.628 33.891 -24.06 44.628 34.882 33.826 33.891 -24.06 53.39
436 Wool Dresses 8.943 10.535 10.535 10.198 -3.20 10.535 10.039 10.251 10.198 -3.20 70.79
438 K Shirts,Blouses 18.013 24.717 24.717 22.330 -9.66 24.717 22.917 22.441 22.330 -9.66 81.73
439 Babies' garments 0.184 0.223 0.223 0.161 -27.75 0.223 0.155 0.159 0.161 -27.75 46.62
440 NK Shirts,Blouse 0.217 0.282 0.282 0.282 -0.22 0.282 0.268 0.283 0.282 -0.22 31.61
442 Wool Skirts 1.429 1.358 1.358 1.577 16.14 1.358 1.549 1.573 1.577 16.14 48.71
443 Wool Suits,M/B 6.011 7.950 7.950 7.090 -10.81 7.950 7.213 7.067 7.090 -10.81 33.93
444 Wool Suits,W/G 1.096 1.573 1.573 1.218 -22.57 1.573 1.308 1.220 1.218 -22.57 75.70
445 Wool Sweater,MB 3.726 4.808 4.808 5.093 5.93 4.808 4.966 5.079 5.093 5.93 83.26
446 Wool Sweater,WG 20.380 26.540 26.540 25.175 -5.15 26.540 25.061 25.051 25.175 -5.15 92.27
447 Wool Trousers,MB 3.796 5.280 5.280 3.977 -24.67 5.280 4.242 4.096 3.977 -24.67 23.43
448 Wool Slacks,W/G 2.042 2.196 2.196 1.927 -12.25 2.196 2.021 1.970 1.927 -12.25 36.63
459 Oth.Wool Apparel 7.051 7.261 7.261 5.990 -17.51 7.261 5.985 5.994 5.990 -17.51 65.95
464 Wool Blankets 0.322 0.334 0.334 0.432 29.55 0.334 0.376 0.394 0.432 29.55 16.25
465 Floor Coverings 3.104 3.784 3.784 3.295 -12.94 3.784 3.417 3.343 3.295 -12.94 15.76
469 Oth. Wool Manuf. 0.587 0.791 0.791 0.559 -29.32 0.791 0.520 0.535 0.559 -29.32 26.79
Man-Made Fiber:
600 Text Fil Yarn 21.025 33.989 33.989 33.410 -1.71 33.989 32.235 32.964 33.410 -1.71 5.44
603 Yarn>85% artif. 8.958 15.307 15.307 9.108 -40.50 15.307 9.128 9.355 9.108 -40.50 8.62
604 Yarn>85% Synth. 15.551 23.900 23.900 23.743 -0.65 23.900 23.638 24.381 23.743 -0.65 11.02
606 N-Text Fil Yrn 169.778 277.726 277.726 397.580 43.16 277.726 383.624 392.016 397.580 43.16 48.37
607 Oth Stpl Fib Yrn 9.381 26.111 26.111 25.614 -1.90 26.111 27.227 27.256 25.614 -1.90 32.70
611 Wov>85% Art Stp 2.141 5.159 5.159 8.779 70.17 5.159 7.280 8.194 8.779 70.17 64.53
613 MMF Sheeting Fab 3.131 3.337 3.337 1.696 -49.17 3.337 1.622 1.512 1.696 -49.17 32.31
614 MMF Pop/Brdclth 24.613 34.399 34.399 28.889 -16.02 34.399 30.724 29.473 28.889 -16.02 66.61
615 MMF Printcloth 0.801 1.070 1.070 2.513 134.96 1.070 1.820 2.121 2.513 134.96 58.52
617 MMF Twill/Sateen 9.026 10.738 10.738 9.466 -11.85 10.738 9.198 9.250 9.466 -11.85 52.87
618 Wov Artif Filam 2.393 5.358 5.358 3.200 -40.28 5.358 2.866 2.803 3.200 -40.28 20.21
619 Poly Fil Fab 66.768 82.159 82.159 106.268 29.34 82.159 96.483 99.544 106.268 29.34 45.23
620 Oth Synth Filam 64.375 99.221 99.221 153.725 54.93 99.221 149.293 151.764 153.725 54.93 15.16
621 Impression Fab 0.458 0.517 0.517 3.144 507.54 0.517 2.167 2.907 3.144 507.54 47.07
624 Wov MMF Fabric 0.478 0.483 0.483 0.496 2.72 0.483 0.536 0.496 0.496 2.72 22.66
625 Pop,Broad Stp/Fl 2.836 1.267 1.267 2.420 91.01 1.267 2.036 2.190 2.420 91.01 20.09
626 Printclth Stp/Fl 1.253 0.882 0.882 0.834 -5.46 0.882 1.230 0.964 0.834 -5.46 11.62
627 Sheeting Stap/Fl 2.021 0.969 0.969 1.449 49.57 0.969 0.952 1.307 1.449 49.57 44.34
628 Twl/Satn/Stp/Fil 18.693 15.955 15.955 15.943 -0.07 15.955 12.822 13.204 15.943 -0.07 74.12
629 Oth Stap/Fil Fab 15.587 16.232 16.232 17.878 10.14 16.232 16.855 16.910 17.878 10.14 42.68
630 Handkerchiefs 1.506 1.733 1.733 2.105 21.51 1.733 2.154 2.109 2.105 21.51 97.24
631 Gloves/Mittens 57.175 68.644 68.644 75.726 10.32 68.644 76.827 76.203 75.726 10.32 69.58
632 Hosiery 299.366 414.664 414.664 472.944 14.05 414.664 462.977 466.341 472.944 14.05 80.53
633 Suit-Typ Coat,MB 6.330 9.453 9.453 12.174 28.79 9.453 11.669 12.102 12.174 28.79 47.66
634 Other Coats, MB 172.863 211.393 211.393 202.164 -4.37 211.393 205.004 202.764 202.164 -4.37 49.78
635 Coats, W/G 267.979 293.418 293.418 301.375 2.71 293.418 303.039 300.893 301.375 2.71 58.15
636 Dresses 413.904 485.324 485.324 599.154 23.45 485.324 575.844 585.759 599.154 23.45 53.98
638 Knit Shirts, MB 50.956 77.317 77.317 79.588 2.94 77.317 78.415 78.682 79.588 2.94 9.98
639 Knit Blouses,WG 240.069 295.243 295.243 318.768 7.97 295.243 305.958 309.608 318.768 7.97 37.21
640 N-K Shirts, MB 31.698 37.797 37.797 31.947 -15.48 37.797 33.274 33.140 31.947 -15.48 22.71
641 N-K Blouses, WG 90.611 95.755 95.755 110.675 15.58 95.755 107.385 109.448 110.675 15.58 50.59
642 Skirts 36.576 48.626 48.626 54.529 12.14 48.626 50.638 52.644 54.529 12.14 46.53
643 MMF Suits, M/B 11.218 13.040 13.040 13.994 7.32 13.040 13.875 14.038 13.994 7.32 78.89
644 MMF W/G Suits 16.455 14.264 14.264 10.307 -27.74 14.264 11.079 10.652 10.307 -27.74 43.53
645 MMF M/B Sweaters 3.735 6.571 6.571 6.650 1.21 6.571 6.889 6.746 6.650 1.21 49.20
646 MMF Sweaters,WG 88.982 92.998 92.998 115.540 24.24 92.998 112.744 113.269 115.540 24.24 70.08
647 Trousers,etc MB 93.815 117.851 117.851 113.094 -4.04 117.851 123.731 118.612 113.094 -4.04 19.56
648 Slacks,etc. WG 75.723 116.942 116.942 118.054 0.95 116.942 117.548 117.443 118.054 0.95 27.92
649 Bras/Ot Bod Sup 87.878 106.516 106.516 106.532 0.02 106.516 107.259 106.921 106.532 0.02 61.09
650 Dress Gown,Robe 161.528 188.750 188.750 191.781 1.61 188.750 194.953 192.839 191.781 1.61 70.04
651 Nightwear/PJs 411.387 447.341 447.341 451.883 1.02 447.341 463.082 452.477 451.883 1.02 62.66
652 M-MF Underwear 236.772 311.759 311.759 328.986 5.53 311.759 323.861 326.124 328.986 5.53 50.23
653 Down Coats, M/B 5.848 6.324 6.324 7.630 20.65 6.324 7.596 7.601 7.630 20.65 69.19
654 Down Coats, W/G 20.190 19.923 19.923 21.053 5.67 19.923 20.888 20.743 21.053 5.67 74.32
659 Oth. MMF App. 973.943 1213.394 1213.394 1156.870 -4.66 1213.394 1171.775 1152.981 1156.870 -4.66 56.28
665 Floor Coverings 31.611 42.070 42.070 46.774 11.18 42.070 45.825 46.120 46.774 11.18 39.23
666 Other Furnishing 3413.403 4347.499 4347.499 4260.011 -2.01 4347.499 4249.913 4271.848 4260.011 -2.01 84.94
669 Other MMF Manuf 1860.968 2458.718 2458.718 2608.717 6.10 2458.718 2594.925 2600.001 2608.717 6.10 62.01
670 Flat Goods, etc. 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 * 0.000 * * 0.000 * 100.00
Silk and Vegetable Fiber:
800 S/V Yarns 1.625 2.199 2.199 2.680 21.85 2.199 2.386 2.669 2.680 21.85 56.15
810 S/V Woven Fabric 20.535 20.298 20.298 25.043 23.37 20.298 26.333 26.014 25.043 23.37 64.11
831 Gloves Silk/Veg 2.887 2.795 2.795 4.426 58.33 2.795 4.105 4.136 4.426 58.33 80.44
832 Hosiery Slk/Veg 0.690 1.775 1.775 1.445 -18.60 1.775 1.694 1.580 1.445 -18.60 32.23
833 S/V S-T CoatsMB 0.694 0.711 0.711 0.781 9.88 0.711 0.767 0.799 0.781 9.88 46.68
834 S/VOth.CoatsM/B 2.275 2.604 2.604 2.650 1.79 2.604 2.640 2.638 2.650 1.79 89.30
835 S/V Coats W/G 12.195 11.229 11.229 11.498 2.40 11.229 11.752 11.601 11.498 2.40 70.75
836 S/V Dresses 9.532 12.519 12.519 9.915 -20.80 12.519 10.134 9.959 9.915 -20.80 63.23
838 S/V K Shirts/Bls 11.915 12.564 12.564 11.267 -10.33 12.564 11.800 11.709 11.267 -10.33 86.13
839 Baby Silk/Veg Ga 2.005 1.098 1.098 1.581 44.08 1.098 1.526 1.585 1.581 44.08 54.54
840 S/V Wov Shirts 24.413 21.916 21.916 15.144 -30.90 21.916 15.692 15.558 15.144 -30.90 57.65
842 S/V Skirts 6.056 5.736 5.736 3.291 -42.62 5.736 3.661 3.442 3.291 -42.62 64.06
843 S/V Suits, M/B 0.245 0.435 0.435 0.269 -38.04 0.435 0.225 0.268 0.269 -38.04 65.04
844 WG Suits S/V 0.719 1.140 1.140 0.589 -48.38 1.140 0.640 0.605 0.589 -48.38 78.73
845 Sweaters, Veg. 18.013 15.645 15.645 17.751 13.46 15.645 15.678 16.537 17.751 13.46 95.76
846 Sweaters, Silk 1.000 0.849 0.849 0.473 -44.30 0.849 0.594 0.503 0.473 -44.30 94.54
847 S/V Trousers MB 100.621 85.534 85.534 98.025 14.60 85.534 97.559 96.726 98.025 14.60 80.03
850 EG S/V Drss.Gwn 0.254 0.850 0.850 0.400 -52.90 0.850 0.323 0.324 0.400 -52.90 83.95
851 S/V Nightwear 0.340 0.232 0.232 0.771 231.95 0.232 0.783 0.770 0.771 231.95 83.57
852 S/V Underwear 0.315 0.377 0.377 0.315 -16.56 0.377 0.305 0.325 0.315 -16.56 71.09
858 S/V Neckwear 1.622 0.939 0.939 0.987 5.04 0.939 1.050 1.017 0.987 5.04 81.41
859 Oth. S/V Apparel 12.713 23.346 23.346 21.713 -6.99 23.346 23.658 22.757 21.713 -6.99 71.87
863 Towels Silk/Veg 3.115 3.733 3.733 3.963 6.16 3.733 3.948 3.866 3.963 6.16 81.65
899 Other S/V Manuf 51.145 60.617 60.617 62.888 3.75 60.617 64.443 64.089 62.888 3.75 39.96