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| | September 4, 2008
___________ | PRELIMINARY TEXTILE AND APPAREL IMPORTS |
| | | HTS Chapters 50-63 ONLY! |
| ETHIOP | | Preliminary 8/2008 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 8/2008
Ctrl, Cat, Product 2006 2007 8/2007 8/2008 % Change 8/2007 6/2008 7/2008 8/2008 % Change % Share
(P) (P)
Cotton or Man-Made Fiber:
200 Yarns / Sew Thrd 0.000 0.000 0.000 * * 0.000 * * * * *
220 Spec. Weave, Fab 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 * 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 * 0.00
226 Cheesecloth,Bati 0.000 0.000 0.000 * * 0.000 0.000 * * * *
237 Playsuit,Sunsuit 0.000 0.000 0.000 * * 0.000 * * * * *
239 Baby Garm / Acc 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 * 0.000 * * 0.000 * 0.00
239 Baby Garm / Acc 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 * 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 * 0.00
Cotton:
334 Oth. Coats, MB 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 * 0.000 * 0.000 0.000 * 0.00
334 Oth. Coats, MB 0.000 0.003 0.002 0.004 154.17 0.002 0.007 0.007 0.006 239.58 0.00
335 W/G Cot. Coats 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.007 * 0.000 * 0.007 0.007 * 0.00
335 W/G Cot. Coats 0.174 0.352 0.152 0.070 -54.09 0.229 0.284 0.284 0.270 17.98 0.04
336 Cotton Dresses 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.001 * 0.000 * 0.000 0.001 * 0.00
336 Cotton Dresses 0.000 0.003 0.002 0.002 -3.13 0.002 0.005 0.003 0.003 13.85 0.00
338 Knit Shirts,MB 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.001 * 0.000 * 0.001 0.001 * 0.00
338 Knit Shirts,MB 0.119 0.020 0.003 0.070 1952.30 0.070 0.089 0.089 0.086 22.30 0.01
339 W/G Knit Blouse 0.015 0.015 0.014 0.000 -99.65 0.027 0.001 0.001 0.001 -96.15 0.00
340 N-Knt Shirts,MB 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.044 * 0.000 * 0.000 0.044 * 0.01
340 N-Knt Shirts,MB 0.000 0.007 0.003 0.173 6149.28 0.003 0.180 0.180 0.178 6305.80 0.03
341 W/G N-Knt Blouse 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.011 * 0.000 * 0.009 0.011 * 0.00
341 W/G N-Knt Blouse 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.008 22733.33 0.000 0.008 0.008 0.008 22733.33 0.00
342 Cotton Skirts 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 * 0.000 * * 0.000 * 0.00
342 Cotton Skirts 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 -25.00 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 -25.00 0.00
347 Cot.M/B Trousers 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.003 * 0.000 * 0.000 0.003 * 0.00
347 Cot.M/B Trousers 0.008 0.031 0.022 0.026 17.23 0.022 0.036 0.036 0.035 55.73 0.00
348 W/G Slacks, etc. 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.013 * 0.000 * 0.010 0.013 * 0.00
348 W/G Slacks, etc. 0.095 0.152 0.066 0.036 -44.88 0.099 0.129 0.129 0.123 24.50 0.01
359 Oth. Cot. App. 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.008 * 0.000 * 0.000 0.008 * 0.00
359 Oth. Cot. App. 0.034 0.003 0.002 0.006 144.18 0.003 0.007 0.007 0.007 121.02 0.00
360 Pillowcases 0.142 0.156 0.045 0.024 -47.96 0.054 0.158 0.158 0.134 146.81 0.06
361 Cotton Sheets 0.245 0.202 0.064 0.034 -46.94 0.162 0.207 0.207 0.172 5.67 0.01
362 Bedsprds/Quilt 0.185 0.138 0.072 0.007 -90.12 0.159 0.132 0.132 0.072 -54.50 0.02
363 Pile Towels 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 * 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 * 0.00
369 Oth. Cot. Manuf. 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 * 0.000 * 0.000 0.000 * 0.00
369 Oth. Cot. Manuf. 1.072 0.001 0.001 0.003 350.62 0.482 0.003 0.003 0.003 -99.34 0.00
Wool:
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 * * * * *
436 Wool Dresses 0.000 0.004 0.004 * * 0.004 0.004 0.004 * * *
443 Wool Suits,M/B 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 * 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 -18.33 0.00
447 Wool Trousers,MB 0.000 0.000 0.000 * * 0.000 * * * * *
459 Oth.Wool Apparel 0.000 0.000 0.000 * * 0.000 * * * * *
465 Floor Coverings 0.000 0.000 0.000 * * 0.000 * * * * *
Man-Made Fiber:
634 Other Coats, MB 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.005 * 0.000 * * 0.005 * 0.00
634 Other Coats, MB 0.019 0.005 0.005 0.002 -49.62 0.024 0.002 0.002 0.002 -90.29 0.00
635 Coats, W/G 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.006 * 0.000 * 0.006 0.006 * 0.00
635 Coats, W/G 0.185 0.006 0.006 0.086 1426.99 0.124 0.086 0.086 0.086 -30.84 0.02
636 Dresses 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.006 * 0.000 * 0.003 0.006 * 0.00
636 Dresses 0.000 0.010 0.000 0.017 * 0.000 0.026 0.026 0.026 * 0.00
638 Knit Shirts, MB 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.194 * 0.000 * 0.070 0.194 * 0.03
638 Knit Shirts, MB 0.653 0.525 0.428 0.817 90.87 0.571 1.024 0.969 0.914 60.08 0.13
639 Knit Blouses,WG 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 * 0.000 * * 0.000 * 0.00
639 Knit Blouses,WG 0.007 0.021 0.015 0.000 -99.51 0.022 0.014 0.011 0.006 -74.22 0.00
640 N-K Shirts, MB 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.028 * 0.000 * 0.016 0.028 * 0.02
640 N-K Shirts, MB 0.119 0.072 0.064 0.044 -30.62 0.064 0.072 0.052 0.052 -18.42 0.03
641 N-K Blouses, WG 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.022 * 0.000 * 0.013 0.022 * 0.01
641 N-K Blouses, WG 0.060 0.134 0.095 0.093 -2.42 0.148 0.171 0.170 0.132 -10.70 0.07
642 Skirts 0.000 0.000 0.000 * * 0.000 * * * * *
643 MMF Suits, M/B 0.014 0.000 0.000 * * 0.014 * * * * *
647 Trousers,etc MB 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.100 * 0.000 * 0.054 0.100 * 0.02
647 Trousers,etc MB 0.541 0.179 0.098 0.358 264.23 0.205 0.485 0.448 0.439 114.29 0.10
648 Slacks,etc. WG 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.099 * 0.000 * 0.049 0.099 * 0.03
648 Slacks,etc. WG 0.128 0.401 0.198 0.183 -7.77 0.288 0.465 0.409 0.385 33.95 0.10
649 Bras/Ot Bod Sup 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.005 * 0.000 * * 0.005 * 0.00
649 Bras/Ot Bod Sup 0.023 0.016 0.016 0.020 27.12 0.017 0.021 0.021 0.020 21.26 0.01
659 Oth. MMF App. 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.697 * 0.000 * 0.420 0.697 * 0.05
659 Oth. MMF App. 0.945 0.932 0.558 0.903 62.02 1.101 1.434 1.347 1.277 16.02 0.09
666 Other Furnishing 0.010 0.001 0.001 0.000 -65.22 0.010 0.000 0.000 0.000 -95.32 0.00
Silk and Vegetable Fiber:
835 S/V Coats W/G 0.000 0.000 0.000 * * 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 * 0.00
859 Oth. S/V Apparel 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.006 * 0.000 * 0.001 0.006 * 0.02
859 Oth. S/V Apparel 0.001 0.001 0.001 0.001 -23.61 0.002 0.002 0.002 0.001 -36.73 0.01
899 Other S/V Manuf 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 * 0.000 * 0.000 0.000 * 0.00
899 Other S/V Manuf 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.003 1900.00 0.000 0.003 0.003 0.003 1022.22 0.00