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                                          |                                         |                              January 19, 2012
  ___________                             | PRELIMINARY TEXTILE AND APPAREL IMPORTS |
 |           |                            |         HTS Chapters 50-63 ONLY!        |
 |  ETHIOP   |                            | 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      0.000     0.000     0.000      *          *       0.000      *         *         *         *       *  
 229 Special Fabric        0.000     0.006     0.006     0.027    362.59     0.006     0.027     0.027     0.027   362.59    0.00
 239 Baby Garm / Acc       0.000     0.000     0.000     0.000    -52.38     0.000     0.000     0.000     0.000   -52.38    0.00

Cotton:
 334 Oth. Coats, MB        0.007     0.003     0.003     0.089   3421.92     0.003     0.046     0.050     0.089  3421.92    0.03
 335 W/G Cot. Coats        0.000     0.000     0.000     0.002   2033.33     0.000     0.002     0.002     0.002  2033.33    0.00
 336 Cotton Dresses        0.003     0.009     0.009     0.006    -38.96     0.009     0.007     0.006     0.006   -38.96    0.00
 338 Knit Shirts,MB        0.031     0.247     0.247     0.109    -55.89     0.247     0.177     0.175     0.109   -55.89    0.01
 339 W/G Knit Blouse       0.000     0.013     0.013     0.029    118.25     0.013     0.028     0.029     0.029   118.25    0.00
 340 N-Knt Shirts,MB       0.016     0.000     0.000     0.001       *       0.000     0.001     0.001     0.001      *      0.00
 341 W/G N-Knt Blouse      0.001     0.003     0.003     0.003    -11.25     0.003     0.003     0.003     0.003   -11.25    0.00
 342 Cotton Skirts         0.000     0.000     0.000     0.000    237.50     0.000     0.000     0.000     0.000   237.50    0.00
 345 Cotton Sweater        0.001     0.000     0.000      *          *       0.000      *         *         *         *       *  
 347 Cot.M/B Trousers      0.013     0.020     0.020     0.425   2020.21     0.020     0.401     0.425     0.425  2020.21    0.04
 348 W/G Slacks, etc.      0.000     0.000     0.000     0.057  38470.00     0.000     0.042     0.057     0.057 38470.00    0.00
 350 Dress. Gown etc       0.000     0.000     0.000      *          *       0.000      *         *         *         *       *  
 352 Cotton Underwear      0.000     0.000     0.000      *          *       0.000      *         *         *         *       *  
 359 Oth. Cot. App.        0.011     0.024     0.024     0.105    334.53     0.024     0.041     0.052     0.105   334.53    0.03
 360 Pillowcases           0.003     0.000     0.000      *          *       0.000      *         *         *         *       *  
 362 Bedsprds/Quilt        0.000     0.018     0.018     0.000    -99.55     0.018      *        0.000     0.000   -99.55    0.00
 363 Pile Towels           0.000     0.000     0.000     0.000     -1.32     0.000     0.000     0.000     0.000    -1.32    0.00
 369 Oth. Cot. Manuf.      0.004     0.009     0.009     0.006    -37.43     0.009     0.007     0.006     0.006   -37.43    0.00

Wool:
 414 Oth Wool Fabric       0.000     0.000     0.000     0.001       *       0.000     0.001     0.001     0.001      *      0.01

Man-Made Fiber:
 629 Oth Stap/Fil Fab      0.000     0.000     0.000     0.000       *       0.000     0.000     0.000     0.000      *      0.00
 634 Other Coats, MB       0.027     0.000     0.000     0.004       *       0.000     0.002     0.003     0.004      *      0.00
 635 Coats, W/G            0.000     0.000     0.000     0.006       *       0.000     0.006     0.006     0.006      *      0.00
 636 Dresses               0.014     0.003     0.003      *          *       0.003      *         *         *         *       *  
 638 Knit Shirts, MB       0.939     1.095     1.095     1.466     33.87     1.095     1.401     1.423     1.466    33.87    0.18
 639 Knit Blouses,WG       0.015     0.075     0.075     0.087     15.80     0.075     0.046     0.068     0.087    15.80    0.01
 640 N-K Shirts, MB        0.108     0.075     0.075     0.102     37.05     0.075     0.137     0.118     0.102    37.05    0.07
 641 N-K Blouses, WG       0.187     0.105     0.105     0.036    -65.43     0.105     0.019     0.025     0.036   -65.43    0.02
 642 Skirts                0.000     0.000     0.000      *          *       0.000      *         *         *         *       *  
 647 Trousers,etc MB       0.435     0.229     0.229     0.367     60.43     0.229     0.392     0.404     0.367    60.43    0.06
 648 Slacks,etc. WG        0.273     0.124     0.124     0.082    -33.73     0.124     0.067     0.070     0.082   -33.73    0.02
 649 Bras/Ot Bod Sup       0.019     0.011     0.011     0.010     -7.02     0.011     0.010     0.010     0.010    -7.02    0.01
 659 Oth. MMF App.         2.110     0.951     0.951     3.258    242.46     0.951     2.523     2.772     3.258   242.46    0.16
 666 Other Furnishing      0.000     0.000     0.000     0.001       *       0.000     0.001     0.001     0.001      *      0.00

Silk and Vegetable Fiber:
 835 S/V Coats W/G         0.003     0.000     0.000     0.000       *       0.000     0.000     0.000     0.000      *      0.00
 859 Oth. S/V Apparel      0.005     0.002     0.002     0.003    100.00     0.002     0.003     0.003     0.003   100.00    0.01
 899 Other S/V Manuf       0.000     0.001     0.001     0.000    -63.30     0.001     0.001     0.000     0.000   -63.30    0.00