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| | November 6, 2008
___________ | PRELIMINARY TEXTILE AND APPAREL IMPORTS |
| | | HTS Chapters 50-63 ONLY! |
| _CAFTA | | 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 0.336 0.914 0.664 0.652 -1.77 0.721 0.782 0.897 0.903 25.15 0.84
201 Specialty Yarns 18.699 12.876 11.477 10.639 -7.30 16.031 11.976 11.725 12.038 -24.91 6.72
218 Fab, Color Yarn 0.589 0.042 0.037 0.068 81.96 0.038 0.073 0.073 0.073 88.95 0.10
219 Duck Fabric 0.061 0.015 0.014 0.002 -84.96 0.069 0.002 0.002 0.003 -95.64 0.00
220 Spec. Weave, Fab 0.265 0.175 0.163 0.083 -49.17 0.219 0.072 0.066 0.095 -56.84 0.07
222 Knit Fabric 2.578 8.166 7.425 2.041 -72.51 7.810 2.931 2.774 2.782 -64.38 0.27
223 Non-Woven Fabric 0.785 4.730 3.350 6.902 106.01 3.359 9.241 9.346 8.282 146.59 0.33
224 Pile/Tufted Fab. 0.068 0.167 0.150 0.070 -53.62 0.178 0.110 0.106 0.086 -51.64 0.04
225 Blue Denim Fab. 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.003 * 0.000 0.000 0.001 0.003 * 0.01
226 Cheesecloth,Bati 0.209 0.416 0.416 0.523 25.83 0.416 0.481 0.481 0.523 25.83 1.23
227 Oxford Cloth 0.022 0.001 0.000 * * 0.000 0.001 0.001 0.001 * 0.01
229 Special Fabric 3.659 2.558 2.180 2.051 -5.91 2.535 2.512 2.556 2.429 -4.18 0.15
237 Playsuit,Sunsuit 3.143 5.367 4.637 4.513 -2.66 5.073 5.671 5.414 5.243 3.36 15.71
239 Baby Garm / Acc 37.516 35.047 29.824 33.715 13.05 35.089 38.011 38.899 38.938 10.97 4.48
Cotton:
300 Carded Cot. Yarn 1.203 0.273 0.114 0.432 280.28 0.116 0.399 0.457 0.591 407.71 0.42
301 Combed Cot. Yarn 0.454 2.037 2.037 0.000 -99.99 2.039 0.769 0.494 0.000 -99.99 0.00
313 Cotton Sheeting 0.078 0.021 0.020 0.170 762.62 0.098 0.164 0.170 0.171 74.86 0.06
314 Poplin,Broadcl. 0.003 0.011 0.008 0.027 237.82 0.008 0.013 0.023 0.029 273.15 0.02
315 Printcloth Fab. 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 * 0.000 * * 0.000 * 0.00
317 Twill Fabric 0.082 0.176 0.171 0.205 19.86 0.180 0.237 0.238 0.210 16.66 0.23
326 Sateen Fabric 0.067 0.044 0.044 0.000 -98.86 0.111 0.009 0.009 0.000 -99.55 0.00
330 Cot.Handkerchief 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.008 * 0.000 0.008 0.008 0.008 * 0.09
331 Cot.Glove/Mitten 1.296 1.312 1.218 0.771 -36.71 1.475 0.996 0.915 0.865 -41.36 0.63
332 Cotton Hosiery 187.335 217.799 178.565 208.666 16.86 206.351 242.877 247.180 247.900 20.13 37.26
333 Suit-Typ Coat,MB 0.227 0.139 0.119 0.127 6.63 0.154 0.146 0.149 0.146 -4.94 0.93
334 Oth. Coats, MB 6.947 3.497 2.175 4.903 125.45 2.662 6.700 6.707 6.225 133.85 1.66
335 W/G Cot. Coats 26.376 15.082 12.640 13.753 8.81 17.291 16.751 17.366 16.196 -6.34 2.53
336 Cotton Dresses 6.712 11.119 8.870 8.531 -3.82 10.254 10.734 10.789 10.780 5.13 1.87
338 Knit Shirts,MB 438.256 435.965 366.177 367.780 0.44 442.569 432.150 438.432 437.567 -1.13 38.90
339 W/G Knit Blouse 356.546 345.526 290.190 292.709 0.87 345.484 346.848 350.224 348.044 0.74 24.64
340 N-Knt Shirts,MB 41.035 42.978 36.757 30.699 -16.48 44.721 37.194 37.417 36.921 -17.44 6.02
341 W/G N-Knt Blouse 5.661 4.913 4.255 3.249 -23.65 5.020 4.042 4.025 3.907 -22.17 1.27
342 Cotton Skirts 10.476 12.467 10.460 5.782 -44.72 12.002 7.686 7.703 7.789 -35.10 5.10
345 Cotton Sweater 4.069 8.517 7.142 0.606 -91.51 7.666 6.317 3.168 1.981 -74.15 0.65
347 Cot.M/B Trousers 180.898 146.061 124.427 99.672 -19.90 153.283 129.161 125.678 121.305 -20.86 11.12
348 W/G Slacks, etc. 160.620 147.227 125.828 113.455 -9.83 152.077 137.268 137.062 134.854 -11.32 8.38
349 Bras, & other 1.743 1.246 1.082 0.703 -35.02 1.357 0.965 0.926 0.867 -36.10 2.35
350 Dress. Gown etc 13.009 13.136 11.654 5.749 -50.67 12.926 7.549 7.590 7.232 -44.05 1.94
351 Cot. Nghtwr/PJs 26.755 25.627 24.149 17.057 -29.37 29.164 18.711 17.751 18.536 -36.44 2.00
352 Cotton Underwear 1025.859 984.646 825.701 849.355 2.86 991.329 998.868 1005.591 1008.301 1.71 47.54
353 Down Coats,M/B 0.001 0.001 0.001 * * 0.001 * * * * *
354 Down Coats,W/G 0.000 0.000 0.000 * * 0.000 * * * * *
359 Oth. Cot. App. 10.487 12.939 11.383 6.690 -41.23 13.036 8.842 8.678 8.246 -36.74 2.36
360 Pillowcases 0.010 0.009 0.009 0.005 -48.74 0.009 0.004 0.004 0.005 -45.42 0.00
361 Cotton Sheets 0.080 0.009 0.009 0.013 49.33 0.009 0.011 0.011 0.013 49.33 0.00
362 Bedsprds/Quilt 1.520 0.506 0.402 0.100 -75.09 0.450 0.272 0.198 0.204 -54.65 0.06
363 Pile Towels 1.318 1.412 1.202 1.268 5.51 1.472 1.353 1.433 1.478 0.40 0.51
369 Oth. Cot. Manuf. 7.548 3.109 2.647 2.637 -0.36 3.373 3.051 2.909 3.100 -8.12 0.11
Wool:
400 Wool Yarns 0.000 0.000 0.000 * * 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 * 0.00
410 Wool Woven Fab. 0.001 0.003 0.003 0.003 14.35 0.003 0.004 0.003 0.003 14.91 0.02
414 Oth Wool Fabric 0.000 0.009 0.001 0.000 -63.57 0.001 0.008 0.009 0.009 1100.78 0.09
432 Wool Hosiery 0.059 0.014 0.014 0.001 -94.83 0.026 0.001 0.001 0.001 -97.25 0.04
433 Suit-Typ Ct,MB 1.457 1.034 0.877 0.312 -64.48 1.062 0.564 0.503 0.468 -55.90 2.27
434 Oth. Coats, M/B 1.069 0.500 0.368 0.050 -86.52 0.521 0.374 0.325 0.182 -65.15 0.95
435 W/G Coats, Wool 6.890 7.068 6.443 6.315 -1.99 7.139 6.829 6.838 6.940 -2.78 8.48
436 Wool Dresses 0.041 0.262 0.147 0.112 -23.44 0.152 0.329 0.239 0.228 49.69 1.56
438 K Shirts,Blouses 0.054 0.178 0.175 0.244 39.52 0.175 0.263 0.248 0.247 41.17 1.03
439 Babies' garments 0.022 0.018 0.017 0.010 -43.99 0.017 0.010 0.010 0.010 -41.53 2.05
440 NK Shirts,Blouse 0.052 0.022 0.018 0.016 -11.04 0.059 0.020 0.021 0.020 -66.72 2.45
442 Wool Skirts 0.039 0.056 0.051 0.024 -52.98 0.064 0.040 0.031 0.030 -53.42 0.71
443 Wool Suits,M/B 1.529 1.221 1.126 0.254 -77.44 1.404 0.458 0.387 0.348 -75.17 1.64
444 Wool Suits,W/G 0.001 0.001 0.000 0.002 * 0.000 0.003 0.003 0.003 * 0.13
445 Wool Sweater,MB 0.033 0.000 0.000 0.000 * 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 100.00 0.00
446 Wool Sweater,WG 0.002 0.003 0.000 0.004 1219.23 0.000 0.007 0.007 0.007 2018.52 0.02
447 Wool Trousers,MB 1.257 0.941 0.778 0.469 -39.78 1.058 0.701 0.672 0.631 -40.36 3.49
448 Wool Slacks,W/G 0.444 0.370 0.318 0.123 -61.43 0.409 0.241 0.207 0.175 -57.24 1.78
459 Oth.Wool Apparel 0.023 0.093 0.062 0.077 23.84 0.070 0.128 0.124 0.108 52.90 0.97
464 Wool Blankets 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 -95.16 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 -65.67 0.00
465 Floor Coverings 0.006 0.007 0.006 0.008 25.87 0.008 0.009 0.009 0.009 17.39 0.03
469 Oth. Wool Manuf. 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 * 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 * 0.03
Man-Made Fiber:
600 Text Fil Yarn 0.006 0.872 0.747 0.625 -16.26 0.747 1.103 1.112 0.750 0.38 0.14
603 Yarn>85% artif. 0.000 0.004 0.004 * * 0.004 * * * * *
604 Yarn>85% Synth. 0.128 0.000 0.000 0.023 * 0.002 0.023 0.023 0.023 1144.54 0.01
606 N-Text Fil Yrn 0.848 0.061 0.056 0.049 -13.05 0.135 0.042 0.039 0.054 -60.41 0.01
607 Oth Stpl Fib Yrn 0.000 0.018 0.018 0.110 504.21 0.018 0.021 0.110 0.110 504.21 0.15
611 Wov>85% Art Stp 0.013 0.000 0.000 0.001 4.53 0.001 0.000 0.001 0.001 -45.44 0.01
613 MMF Sheeting Fab 0.056 0.020 0.020 0.008 -60.60 0.020 0.015 0.006 0.008 -60.60 0.10
614 MMF Pop/Brdclth 0.942 1.126 1.021 0.777 -23.84 1.321 0.930 0.908 0.882 -33.20 1.84
615 MMF Printcloth 0.000 0.000 0.000 * * 0.000 * * * * *
617 MMF Twill/Sateen 0.009 0.010 0.010 0.041 309.16 0.010 0.010 0.010 0.041 309.16 0.13
618 Wov Artif Filam 0.000 0.000 0.000 * * 0.000 0.000 * * * *
619 Poly Fil Fab 0.516 0.502 0.496 0.483 -2.63 0.506 0.532 0.494 0.489 -3.25 0.21
620 Oth Synth Filam 8.994 6.079 5.766 2.403 -58.32 7.200 2.223 2.345 2.717 -62.27 0.41
624 Wov MMF Fabric 0.000 0.108 0.108 * * 0.108 * * * * *
625 Pop,Broad Stp/Fl 0.001 0.002 0.002 * * 0.002 * * * * *
628 Twl/Satn/Stp/Fil 0.003 0.000 0.000 * * 0.000 * * * * *
629 Oth Stap/Fil Fab 0.024 3.057 2.401 1.092 -54.51 2.401 2.418 2.204 1.749 -27.16 3.16
630 Handkerchiefs 0.008 0.005 0.004 0.007 64.77 0.005 0.007 0.007 0.008 47.45 0.45
631 Gloves/Mittens 0.432 0.527 0.486 0.285 -41.22 0.585 0.370 0.349 0.327 -44.10 0.32
632 Hosiery 29.083 26.339 22.191 20.351 -8.29 26.476 25.709 25.363 24.498 -7.47 6.69
633 Suit-Typ Coat,MB 1.493 1.451 1.151 0.829 -28.02 1.514 1.210 1.211 1.128 -25.46 8.26
634 Other Coats, MB 17.988 20.380 17.449 28.469 63.15 21.885 25.895 28.290 31.401 43.48 8.58
635 Coats, W/G 25.230 21.713 18.574 18.696 0.66 22.199 19.409 21.622 21.836 -1.64 4.68
636 Dresses 14.290 24.932 21.605 13.184 -38.98 24.374 18.148 17.399 16.511 -32.26 2.67
638 Knit Shirts, MB 223.589 256.747 204.163 317.599 55.56 240.353 349.808 362.343 370.183 54.02 51.97
639 Knit Blouses,WG 42.338 37.639 31.619 37.434 18.39 37.516 43.005 43.711 43.455 15.83 7.90
640 N-K Shirts, MB 44.723 44.775 37.754 33.504 -11.26 45.194 40.887 40.898 40.526 -10.33 26.24
641 N-K Blouses, WG 10.985 10.921 9.080 7.768 -14.46 11.004 9.940 9.885 9.608 -12.69 5.17
642 Skirts 10.065 6.066 5.539 4.113 -25.74 6.693 4.904 4.798 4.640 -30.67 5.73
643 MMF Suits, M/B 4.121 3.626 3.101 2.902 -6.45 3.977 3.309 3.410 3.426 -13.85 17.89
644 MMF W/G Suits 0.021 0.009 0.000 0.088 232920.0 0.000 0.052 0.076 0.097 256580.0 0.22
645 MMF M/B Sweaters 0.348 0.334 0.329 0.095 -71.22 0.468 0.195 0.137 0.100 -78.65 0.97
646 MMF Sweaters,WG 4.626 4.051 3.148 3.553 12.89 3.815 4.558 4.796 4.456 16.80 3.13
647 Trousers,etc MB 86.266 98.379 83.266 75.003 -9.92 99.039 88.646 89.039 90.116 -9.01 19.60
648 Slacks,etc. WG 60.871 56.305 48.595 46.131 -5.07 59.137 51.601 52.770 53.841 -8.96 14.53
649 Bras/Ot Bod Sup 27.803 23.964 19.991 18.686 -6.53 24.754 22.335 22.398 22.659 -8.46 13.89
650 Dress Gown,Robe 9.716 7.102 6.588 4.567 -30.68 8.239 5.186 5.239 5.080 -38.34 2.18
651 Nightwear/PJs 17.980 11.621 9.155 7.252 -20.78 12.311 9.830 9.986 9.718 -21.06 1.64
652 M-MF Underwear 102.610 94.080 78.734 93.250 18.44 96.590 104.903 106.106 108.596 12.43 19.72
653 Down Coats, M/B 0.000 0.000 0.000 * * 0.000 * * * * *
654 Down Coats, W/G 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.001 * 0.000 * * 0.001 * 0.00
659 Oth. MMF App. 102.153 97.811 80.347 77.541 -3.49 96.656 94.643 95.112 95.005 -1.71 6.37
665 Floor Coverings 0.006 0.011 0.010 0.003 -74.39 0.010 0.009 0.004 0.004 -63.80 0.00
666 Other Furnishing 11.517 3.446 2.948 18.577 530.18 4.344 14.159 16.860 19.075 339.12 0.48
669 Other MMF Manuf 28.742 23.556 20.237 23.550 16.37 21.920 22.953 24.348 26.869 22.58 0.70
Silk and Vegetable Fiber:
810 S/V Woven Fabric 0.129 0.062 0.006 0.217 3437.20 0.017 0.209 0.241 0.272 1478.17 0.18
831 Gloves Silk/Veg 0.078 0.049 0.042 0.046 10.19 0.052 0.053 0.053 0.053 1.47 1.32
832 Hosiery Slk/Veg 0.005 0.000 0.000 0.004 * 0.005 0.004 0.004 0.004 -16.64 0.25
833 S/V S-T CoatsMB 0.013 0.039 0.035 0.012 -64.44 0.038 0.017 0.017 0.017 -55.54 0.90
834 S/VOth.CoatsM/B 0.005 0.004 0.004 0.002 -64.52 0.008 0.001 0.001 0.002 -80.85 0.07
835 S/V Coats W/G 0.171 0.031 0.025 0.216 774.34 0.040 0.227 0.229 0.223 455.29 0.70
836 S/V Dresses 0.012 0.014 0.013 0.187 1306.84 0.013 0.187 0.188 0.188 1292.98 0.96
838 S/V K Shirts/Bls 0.047 0.155 0.019 0.006 -69.33 0.020 0.149 0.148 0.142 601.33 0.66
839 Baby Silk/Veg Ga 0.005 0.002 0.002 0.004 124.92 0.005 0.005 0.005 0.005 0.82 0.07
840 S/V Wov Shirts 0.200 0.071 0.056 0.111 98.63 0.108 0.127 0.126 0.126 17.32 0.26
842 S/V Skirts 0.022 0.129 0.126 0.008 -93.90 0.126 0.008 0.008 0.011 -91.31 0.09
843 S/V Suits, M/B 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 * 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 * 0.05
844 WG Suits S/V 0.000 0.000 0.000 * * 0.000 * * * * *
845 Sweaters, Veg. 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 * 0.000 * * 0.000 * 0.00
847 S/V Trousers MB 0.463 0.097 0.090 0.353 291.06 0.095 0.360 0.361 0.360 280.76 0.17
850 EG S/V Drss.Gwn 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 * 0.000 * 0.000 0.000 * 0.06
851 S/V Nightwear 0.000 0.026 0.026 0.022 -15.96 0.026 0.018 0.020 0.022 -15.96 2.90
852 S/V Underwear 0.010 0.006 0.006 0.003 -54.30 0.007 0.003 0.003 0.003 -60.09 0.81
858 S/V Neckwear 0.019 0.002 0.002 0.001 -73.70 0.002 * * 0.001 -73.70 0.01
859 Oth. S/V Apparel 0.129 0.458 0.259 1.090 321.42 0.305 1.194 1.275 1.289 322.71 5.79
863 Towels Silk/Veg 0.000 0.000 0.000 * * 0.000 * * * * *
899 Other S/V Manuf 0.062 0.094 0.094 0.158 68.82 0.096 0.118 0.120 0.158 64.65 0.12