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___________ | PRELIMINARY TEXTILE AND APPAREL IMPORTS |
| | | HTS Chapters 50-63 ONLY! |
| FIJI | | 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 * 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 * 0.00
201 Specialty Yarns 0.000 0.000 0.000 * * 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 * 0.00
223 Non-Woven Fabric 0.000 0.002 0.002 0.001 -39.84 0.002 0.002 0.001 0.001 -39.84 0.00
237 Playsuit,Sunsuit 0.000 0.000 0.000 * * 0.000 * * * * *
239 Baby Garm / Acc 0.000 0.000 0.000 * * 0.000 * * * * *
Cotton:
314 Poplin,Broadcl. 0.001 0.000 0.000 * * 0.000 * * * * *
334 Oth. Coats, MB 0.015 0.000 0.000 * * 0.015 * * * * *
335 W/G Cot. Coats 0.040 0.000 0.000 * * 0.026 * * * * *
336 Cotton Dresses 0.000 0.005 0.000 0.000 -40.00 0.000 0.005 0.005 0.005 2400.00 0.00
338 Knit Shirts,MB 0.011 0.031 0.031 * * 0.042 * * * * *
339 W/G Knit Blouse 0.223 0.018 0.018 0.000 -99.90 0.030 0.000 0.000 0.000 -99.94 0.00
340 N-Knt Shirts,MB 0.003 0.007 0.001 0.000 -51.85 0.001 0.007 0.007 0.007 1196.30 0.00
341 W/G N-Knt Blouse 0.002 0.002 0.000 0.000 -86.96 0.000 0.002 0.002 0.002 678.26 0.00
342 Cotton Skirts 0.000 0.000 0.000 * * 0.000 * * * * *
347 Cot.M/B Trousers 0.055 0.035 0.035 * * 0.035 0.006 * * * *
348 W/G Slacks, etc. 0.088 0.044 0.044 0.001 -98.11 0.064 0.001 0.001 0.001 -98.70 0.00
359 Oth. Cot. App. 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.001 * 0.000 * 0.001 0.001 * 0.00
Wool:
432 Wool Hosiery 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 20.00 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 -64.71 0.00
433 Suit-Typ Ct,MB 0.000 0.000 0.000 * * 0.000 * * * * *
434 Oth. Coats, M/B 0.000 0.001 0.001 * * 0.001 * * * * *
435 W/G Coats, Wool 0.002 0.000 0.000 * * 0.000 * * * * *
438 K Shirts,Blouses 0.029 0.022 0.016 0.005 -69.08 0.016 0.016 0.013 0.010 -35.65 0.04
439 Babies' garments 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 * 0.000 * 0.000 0.000 * 0.01
440 NK Shirts,Blouse 0.000 0.000 0.000 * * 0.000 0.000 0.000 * * *
442 Wool Skirts 0.000 0.001 0.000 * * 0.000 0.001 0.000 0.000 91.67 0.01
445 Wool Sweater,MB 0.001 0.000 0.000 0.000 * 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 * 0.00
446 Wool Sweater,WG 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 * 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 * 0.00
447 Wool Trousers,MB 0.001 0.001 0.001 * * 0.001 * * * * *
448 Wool Slacks,W/G 0.004 0.001 0.000 * * 0.000 0.001 0.001 0.001 74.19 0.01
459 Oth.Wool Apparel 0.010 0.013 0.012 0.010 -17.31 0.014 0.016 0.013 0.011 -24.15 0.10
Man-Made Fiber:
633 Suit-Typ Coat,MB 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 * 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 * 0.00
635 Coats, W/G 0.000 0.000 0.000 * * 0.000 0.000 0.000 * * *
636 Dresses 0.001 0.006 0.006 0.001 -90.51 0.006 0.004 0.001 0.001 -83.02 0.00
638 Knit Shirts, MB 0.000 0.001 0.001 0.001 -23.91 0.001 0.001 0.001 0.001 -23.91 0.00
639 Knit Blouses,WG 0.009 0.008 0.007 0.003 -56.45 0.008 0.006 0.005 0.004 -47.71 0.00
640 N-K Shirts, MB 0.022 0.008 0.003 0.001 -64.66 0.017 0.007 0.007 0.007 -61.34 0.00
641 N-K Blouses, WG 0.003 0.004 0.002 0.000 -94.96 0.002 0.003 0.003 0.002 7.51 0.00
642 Skirts 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 50.00 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 12.50 0.00
643 MMF Suits, M/B 0.000 0.001 0.001 * * 0.001 0.001 * * * *
647 Trousers,etc MB 0.002 0.004 0.004 0.000 -90.48 0.004 0.001 0.001 0.000 -91.13 0.00
648 Slacks,etc. WG 0.000 0.001 0.001 0.000 -90.91 0.001 0.000 0.000 0.000 -90.91 0.00
649 Bras/Ot Bod Sup 0.007 0.011 0.009 0.005 -50.40 0.011 0.007 0.007 0.006 -47.04 0.00
659 Oth. MMF App. 0.008 0.002 0.002 * * 0.003 0.001 0.001 * * *
665 Floor Coverings 0.000 0.000 0.000 * * 0.000 * * * * *
669 Other MMF Manuf 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 * 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 * 0.00
Silk and Vegetable Fiber:
838 S/V K Shirts/Bls 0.007 0.002 0.002 0.000 -96.58 0.002 0.001 0.001 0.000 -77.40 0.00
847 S/V Trousers MB 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 * 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 * 0.00
851 S/V Nightwear 0.004 0.000 0.000 * * 0.000 * * * * *
852 S/V Underwear 0.006 0.000 0.000 0.001 * 0.000 0.001 0.001 0.001 * 0.26
899 Other S/V Manuf 0.002 0.000 0.000 0.000 * 0.000 * * 0.000 * 0.00