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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